1974 

Ce.'nsus 

· of 

Agriculture 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Volume I Part 26 

Montana 

State and 

County Data 

Volume I Part 26 

Montana 

State and 

County Data 

Issued May 1977 

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U.S. Department of Commerce 

Juanita M. Kreps, Secretary 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Robert l. Hagan, Anlng Dln'l lor 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Robert L. Hagan, Acting Director 

Shirley Kallek, Associate Director for Economic Fields 

AGRICULTURE DIVISION 

Orvin L. Wilhite, Chief 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS-Many persons participated in the various activities of the 1974 

Census of Agriculture. Primary direction was by 

Shirley Kallek, Associate Director for Economic Fields. Her predecessor, James W. 

Turbitt, now Associate Director for Administration and Field Operations, directed the early 

stages of planning for the census. 

This report was prepared in the Agriculture 

Division under the general supervision of J. 

Thomas Breen, Chief (to February 1976), and 

Orvin L. Wilhite, his successor. Arnold L. 

Bollenbacher, assisted by Thomas D. Monroe, 

Donald R. Jahnke, John A. Blackledge, William 

A. Harlan, and John C. Womack, was directly 

responsible for review and analysis of the data 

and for clerical and computer edit and tabulation specifications. Kenneth R. Norell. assisted 

by Albert W. Graybill, coordinated the organization and content of the publication tables. 

Robert S. Taylor, assisted by John E. Adkins, 

Stephen M. SchObel, Loyd C. Brown, Jack H. 

Margolis, Edward J. James, and William R. 

Adams, was directly responsible for the operational aspects of data collection, processing, 

and tabulation, including preparation of control 

systems, clerical procedures, and computer 

programs. Janet W. Hall provided editorial 

services and coded the Linotron table formats 

of this report for publication via the Linotron 

computer system. J. Jack Ingram (to September 

1974) and Charles E. Rogers, his successor, 

assisted by Darrell D. Prochaska and Harold V. 

Edwards, were directly responsible for mailing 

list acquisition and unduplication, de~ign of 

sampling procedures for data collection, monitoring of processing, and evaluation of coverage. 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. O. 

Bryant Benton, Chief, Data Preparation Division, Jeffersonville, Indiana (to March 1976), 

and Don L. Adams, his successor, assisted by 

Robert L. Allen, Rebecca Nesbit, and Darrell L. 

Farabee, were directly responsible for clerical 

and data-i!ncoding operations. 

The computer processing facilities used were 

under the general supervision of James R. 

Pepal, Chief, Computer Services Division (to 

May 1976), and Thomas C. DiNenna, his 

successor. 

Forms design was accomplished under the 

general supervision of Cecil B. Matthews, Chief, 

Administrative Services Division (to September 

1975), and Henry J. Husmann, his successor, 

assisted by Gladys S. Potts and Cathern S. 

Kline. 

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 publ ication 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. Dean L. Quirin, 

Agriculture Division, and Dorothy W. Whitson, 

Public Information Office, were primarily 

responsible for developing and coordinating the 

public relations program. 

Special tribute is paid to the mill ions of farm 

and ranch operators and other agricultureassociated 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. 

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1974 census of agriculture. 

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REPORTS OF 1974 CENSUS 

OF AGRICULTURE 

Preliminary Reports. Four pages of data published separately for each county having 10 

farms or more, and for each State, the four 

geographic regions, and the United States. 

The statistics printed in these reports are 

superseded by those in the final reports, 

Volumes I through IV. 

Volume I. State and County Data. One for each 

State, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, covering the area and its subdivisions. 

The reports for the States contain data for all 

farms and farms with sales of $2,500 and over. 

Chapter I contains detailed data at the State 

level classified by size of farm, tenure and age 

of farm operator, type of organization, value 

of products sold, and major type of farm; 

Chapter II, county data summarized by subject; 

Chapter III, county data by subject for miscellaneous crop and livestock items found in 

relatively few counties; Chapter IV, county 

data by county. 

Volume II. Statistics by Subject. Chapters containing total data for the United States, geographic regions and divisions, and States, for all 

farms and farms with sales of $2,500 and over. 

Volume III. Agricultural Services. Data by 

county for each State covering establishments 

whose primary activities are providing agricultural services. Data at the U.S., State, and 

county levels for all establishments are presented for selected four-digit standard industrial 

classification codes by size and type of organization. Data shown include dollar volume of 

business, gross receipts from products provided, 

gross receipts, labor and payroll by type of service performed, capital expenditures, and expenditures for electricity, gasoline, petroleum, 

and other fuels. 

Volume IV. Special Reports. 

Parr 1. Graphic Summary. Profiles the Nation's 

agricultural system in a series of U.S. maps, a 

number of which are printed in color. The characteristics of America's farms in 1974 are ill ustrated for crops, livestock, and many other 

characteristics. 

Parr 2. Ranking Counties and States. Reports 

on the top ranking 100 counties and 10 States 

in descending order of importance for 88 selected items for '1974 with comparative data for 

1969. 

Part 3. Coverage Evaluation. Shows the completeness of the agriculture census for States, 

geographic divisions, and the United States. 

Data also show the characteristics of farms 

missed by value of sales and by selected standard industrial (type-of-farm) classifications. 

Sampling reliability of the estimate of coverage 

is shown by value of sales classifications. 

Parr 4. Procedural History. A comprehensive 

summary of the procedures used in conducting 

the 1974 Census of Agriculture in the 50 

States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin 

Islands. The history explains the procedures 

used from early planning and testing through 

tabulation and publication of the final reports. 
CONTENTS 

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

Table-Farms and Value of Products Sold by 1974 and 1959 Definitions, With 

Comparable Data for Agricultural Operations Excluded by 1974 Definition: 

1974 and 1969 ........................................ . 

Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 1974 and 1969 ................ . 

Olart 1-Olanges in the State's Agriculture: 1974 from 1969 .......... . 

Chart 2-Profile of the State's Agriculture: 1974 ................... . 

Map-Number of Farms: 1974 ............................... . 

Map-Land in Farms: 1974 ................................. . 

Map-Value of Crops Sold: 1974 ............................. . 

Map-Value of Livestock, Poultry, and Their Products Sold: 1974 ....... . 

Map-Cattle and Calves: 1974 ................. ' .............. . 

Map-Wheat Harvested: 1974 ............................... . 

Map-Sheep and Lambs: 1974 ............................... . 

Map-Barley Harvested: 1974 ............................... . 

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

CHAPTER I. State Data 

All Farms 

Page 

IX 

XII 

XIII 

XIV 

XVI 

XVIII 

XVIII 

XVIII 

XVIII 

XIX 

XIX 

XIX 

XIX 

XX 

TABLE 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1940 to 1974 ...... 1-1 

2. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of 

Farm: 1974,1969, and 1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 

3. Farm Operators-Tenure and Characteristics: 1974,1969, 

and 1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 

4. Farm Income and Sales: 1974, 1969, and 1964 ......... 1.2 

5. Farm Production Expenses: 1974, 1969, and 1964 . . . . . . . 1-3 

6. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974, 1969, 

and 1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 

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

and 1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 

B. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1974, 1969, 

and 1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 

9. Summary by Occupation and Age: 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over 

TABLE 10. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974,1969, and 

1964. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11 

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

1974,1969, and 1964 ......................... 1-11 

12. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds: 

1974 and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12 

13. Agricultural Chemicals Used: 1974 and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . 1.12 

III 
CONTENTS Continued 

IV 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over Continued Page 

TABLE 14. Farm Operators-Tenure and Characteristics: 1974,1969, 

and 1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1·13 

15. Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 . . . . . . 1·13 

16. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural 

Products: 1974 and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1·14 

17. Farm Production Expenses: 1974, 1969, and 1964 . . . . . . . 1·14 

18. Farm Payroll and Employment: 1974,1969, and 1964 .... 1·16 

19. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974,1969, and 1964. 1-16 

20. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 .......... 1·17 

21. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 . . . . 1-18 

22. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 ...... 1·20 

23. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 . . . . 1·21 

24. Other Livestock and Livestock Products-Inventory and 

Sales: 1974 and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1·21 

25. Selected Crops Harvested: 1974,1969, and 1964 ........ 1·22 

26. Value of Agricultural Products Sold by Commodity 

Group and Total Value of Sales: 1974 .............. 1-25 

27. Contracts: 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26 

28. Summary by Tenure of Farm Operator and Type of 

Organization: 1974 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28 

29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm 

Operator: 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-36 

30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1·52 

31. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 . . . . 1·68 

32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 

1974. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-76 

33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms 

by Value of Sales: 1974 

Cash grain farms .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-92 

Cotton farms ........................... (Not shown) 

Tobacco farms ..................•....... (Not shown) 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field 

cropfarms .............................. 1·100 

Vegetable and melon farms .................. (Not shown) 

Fruit and tree nut farms .................... (Not shown) 

Horticultural specialty farms ................. (Not shown) 

General farms, primarily crop ................ (Not shown) 

Livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and animal 

specialty ............................... 1-108 

Dairy farms ............................ (Not shown) 

Poultry and egg farms ..................... (Not shown) 

Animal specialty farms ..................... (Not shown) 

General farms, primarily livestock ............. (Not shown) 

Farms not classified by SIC .................. (Not shown) 

CHAPTER II. County Summary Data 

TABLE 1. Number, Land, and Value of Farms: 1974 and 1969 . . . . . . 11·1 

2. Land Use: 1974 .............................. 11·2 

3. Irrigation: 1974 .............................. 11-3 

4. Tenure of Farm Operators and Type of Organization of 

Farms: 1974 ............................... 11-4 

5. Olaracteristics of All Farm Operators: 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-5 
CONTENTS Continued 

CHAPTER II Continued Page 

TABLE 6. Farms by Standard Industrial Classification for Farms 

With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 ............... 11-6 

7. Farms by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 ... _ . . . 11-7 

8. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 ........ 11-8 

9. Farm Production Expenses: 1974 ................... 11-9 

10. Farm Production Expenses by Item Purchased: 1974 ...... 11-10 

11. Machinery and Equipment: 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-13 

12. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 _ . . . . . . . . . . . 11-14 

13. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1974 ..... _ ..... _ . . 11-17 

14. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1974 _ .... __ ... _ 11-18 

15. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 ...... _ .. _ ....... _ 11-20 

16. Horses and Ponies-Inventory and Sales: 1974 ....... _ . . . 11-24 

17. Field Corn for All Purposes: 1974 .. __ .. __ ..... __ ... _ 11-24 

18. Field Corn for Grain: 1974 _ .. _ . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-25 

19. Sorghums for All Purposes, Except Sirup: 1974 .......... 11-26 

20. Sorghums for Grain: 1974 ........................ 11-27 

21. Wheat for Grain: 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-27 

22. Soybeans: 1974 ............................... 11-28 

23. Hay, Excluding Sorghum Hay: 1974. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-29 

24. Peanuts for Nuts: 1974 .......................... 11-30 

25. Cotton: 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-30 

26. Tobacco: 1974 ................ ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-31 

27. Irish Potatoes: 1974 ............................ 11-32 

28. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, or Melons: 1974 .............. 11-33 

29. Berries: 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-33 

30. Land in Orchards: 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-34 

31. Farm Operator Debt for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 ................................. 11-35 

32. Grain Storage Capacity for Farms With Sales of $2,500 

and Over: 1974. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-36 

33. Characteristics of Farms and Specified Excluded Agricultural 

Operations: 1974.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-36 

CHAPTER III. County Miscellaneous Data 

TABLE 1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10. 

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

Miscellaneous Poultry: 1974 ... " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111-1 

Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties: 1974 . . . . . . 111-1 

Mink: 1974 ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111-2 

Colonies of Bees: 1974 .......................... 111-2 

Angora Goats: 1974 ......................... (Not shown) 

Milk Goats: 1974 ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111-3 

Fish:1974 ................................... 111-3 

Hay, Field Seeds, Other Specified Field Crops, and 

Berries: 1974 ............................... . 

Grains, Dry Beans and Peas, Sweetpotatoes, and Sugar 

Crops: 1974 ................................ . 

Vegetables Harvested for Sale: 1974 ................. . 

Fruits and Nuts: 1974 .......................... . 

Forest Products-Sales: 1974 ..................... . 

NUrsery and Greenhouse Products: 1974 .............. . 

Farm Operators by Selected Racial and Ethnic Group: 

1974 .. ',' ..............•......•............ 

111-3 

111-6 

111-8 

111-9 

111-10 

111-10 

111·10 

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CONTENTS Continued 

VI 

CHAPTER IV. County Data (The following tables are common to 

each county) 

TABLE 

Montana 

Beaverhead. 

Big Horn 

Blaine. 

Broadwater 

Carbon 

Carter. 

Cascade. 

Chouteau. 

Custer. 

Daniels 

Dawson. 

Deer Lodge 

Fallon. 

Fergus. 

Flathead 

Gallatin. 

Garfield. 

Glacier 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10. 

11. 

Farms, Land In Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 .....• 

Farm Operators-Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 

1969 •..•.•.....••......•...•.•.........••. 

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 

and 1969 •...............•..•.......•....... 

Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural 

Products: 1974 and 1969 ....................... . 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 ..•.......... 

Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 .. , ... . 

Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 .... . 

Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 

1974 and 1969 .............................. . 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 .......... . 

Crops: 1974,,.:::,od 1969 .......................... . 

Irrigation and'Commercial Fertil izer on Pastureland and 

Harvested Crops for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 .......................... . 

12. Agricultural Chem icals Used and Cost of Materials for 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds 

for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

1969 ..................................... . 

14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 

1974 ..................................... . 

15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 

and Over: 1974 and 1969 ....................... . 

IV-l Lewis and Clark 

IV-7 Liberty 

IV-13 Lincoln 

IV-19 McCone. 

IV-25 Madison. 

IV-31 Meagher. 

IV-37 Mineral 

IV-43 Missoula 

IV-49 Musselshell. 

IV-55 Park 

IV-61 Petroleum 

IV-67 Phillips 

IV-73 Pondera. 

IV-79 Powder River 

IV-85 Powell. 

IV-91 Prairie. 

IV-97 Ravalli. 

IV-l03 Richland 

IV-l09 Roosevelt. 

Golden Valley. IV-115 Rosebud 

Granite IV-121 Sanders. 

Hill. IV-127 Sheridan 

Jefferson. IV-133 Silver Bow. 

Judith Basin. IV-139 Stillwater. 

Lake. IV-145 Sweet Grass . 

Page 

IV-1 

IV-1 

IV-2 

IV-2 

IV-2 

IV-3 

IV-3 

IVA 

IV4 

IV-5 

IV-5 

IV-6 

IV-6 

IV-6 

IV-6 

IV-151 

IV-157 

IV-163 

IV-169 

IV-175 

IV-181 

IV-187 

IV-193 

IV-199 

IV-205 

IV-211 

IV-217 

IV-223 

IV-229 

IV-235 

IV-241 

IV-247 

IV-253 

IV-259 

IV-265 

IV-271 

IV-277 

IV-283 

IV-289 

IV-295 
CONTENTS Continued 

CHAPTE R IV Continued 

Teton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. IV-3D1 

Toole. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. IV-3D7 

Treasure ................ IV-313 

Valley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. IV-319 

APPENDIXES 

A. General Explanation 

Page 

Wheatland ............. " IV-325 

Wibaux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. IV-331 

Yellowstone ............ " IV-337 

A-1 

Taking the Census . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 

Enumeration Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 

Mailing List ...................................... A-1 

Report Forms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 

Initial Mailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 

FolloVlup Procedures .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 

Major Changes in Data Collected .......................... A-2 

Office Processing .................................... A-3 

1969 Data Corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 

Definitions and Explanations ............................ A-3 

Farm Classifications .................................. A-9 

Unpublished Data .................................. " A-11 

Nonsampling Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. A-11 

Census Coverage .................... ; .............. " A-12 

Statistical Adjustments ................................ A-12 

Nonresponse .................................... " A-12 

Sampling ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. A-12 

Reliability of Adjustment for Nonresponse and Sampling ........ A-12 

8. Characteristics of Agricultural Operations Qualifying as Farms by the 1959 

Definition but Excluded by the 1974 Definition: 1974 and 1969. . . . . .. 8-1 

C. Report Forms 

Regular Report Form .................................. C-1 

Short Report Form .................................... C-23 

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

VII 

INTRODUCTION 

Authority, Area Covered, 

and History 

The 1974 Census of Agriculture was 

taken in accordance with the provisions 

of Title 13, United States Code, reaffirmed by section 818 of the Agricu 1-

ture and Consumer Protection Act of 

1973 (Public Law 93-86). Sections 142(a) 

and 191 of Title 13 provide for a census 

of agriculture every 5 years in each State, 

the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 

Guam, ,md the Virgin Islands. 

The 1974 census is the 20th nationwide census of agriculture and the second 

conducted primarily by mail. The first 

agricultural census data INere collected in 

1840 as part of the sixth decennial 

census. Since that time, a census of 

agriculture has been a part of each 

decennial census program, and since 1920 

a national census of agricultu re has been 

taken every 5 years. 

Farm Definition 

For each of the 20 censuses of agriculture 

except the first, taken in 1840, the 

agency responsible for conducting the 

census has established minimum criteria 

which define a farm for the purpose of 

the census. As the Nation has developed 

and grown, agriculture also has changed 

and grown, and from time to time the 

minimum criteria for the definition of a 

farm have been changed. 

Prior to 1974, the eighth and most 

recent change in minimum criteria was 

for the 1959 Census of Agriculture, when 

the definition of a farm was based primarily on a combination of acres in the 

place and value of agricultural products 

sold. 

The word "place" was defined to include all land on which agricultural operations were conducted at any time in the 

census year under the day-to-day control 

or supervision of one person or partnership. Control may have been exercised 

through ownership or management or 

through a lease, rental, or cropping 

arrangement. 

Places of less than 10 acres in the 

census year were counted as farms if the 

estimated sales of agricultural products 

for the year amounted to at least $250. 

Places of 10 or more acres in the census 

year were counted as farms if the estimated sales of agricultural products 

for the year amounted to at least $50. 

Places having less than the $50 or $250 

minimum estimated sales in the census 

year were also counted as farms if they 

could normally be expected to produce 

agricultural products in sufficient quantity to meet the requirements of the 

definition. 

Using the 1959 definition, the 1969 

census reported about 571,000 farms in 

the United States having sales of less than 

$1,000; these farms comprised 20.9 

percent of all farms but contributed less 

than 1 percent of total sales. In 1974 

there were only about 152,000 such 

farms, accounting for less than 6 hundredths of 1 percent of total sales. 

Between censuses many of these small 

farms had ceased operations, while 

many others had sales of $1,000 or more 

in the census year, either because of increased agricultural activity or because 

of increases in the per unit value of agricultural products sold. 

In view of increases in price levels and 

other changes in the structure of agricultural operations, various individuals 

and organizations, including members of 

the Census Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics, the Office of Management and Budget, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, agreed that a change 

in the definition of a farm was justified. 

The Department of Commerce announced 

on August 12, 1975, that the census definition of a farm, for purposes of publishing the 1974 census data, was any 

establishment which during the census 

year had' or normally would have had 

sales of agricultural products of $1,000 

or more. 

In the next 10 months, Congress 

held four hearings on the appropriateness 

of changing the definition. During this 

time, Public Law 94-229, enacted March 

15, 1976, included a provision requiring 

the statistical classification of farms in 

effect on January 1, 1975, to be continued in effect through June 30, 1976, 

and that any statistical report issued on 

or before June 30, 1976, should reflect 

such classification, but could also incl ude 

additional classifications as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of Commerce. 

Definition for preliminary reports. Publication of the preliminary county reports 

began in April 1976, and these reports 

for all counties and States, the four regions, and the United States were tabulated and published in accordance with 

the same farm definition used for the 

1959, 1964, and 1969 censuses. 

Definition for final reports. For all final 

reports, the 1974 statistics are in accordance with the 1974 definition, which 

differs from the earlier definition in only 

two respects: 

IX 
INTRODUCTION Continued 

1. The criterion for number of "acres 

in place" has been deleted. 

2. The criterion for minumum value 

of agricultural products sold has 

been changed to $1,000. 

Thus for 1974, a farm was defined to 

include all land on which agricultural 

operations were conducted at any time 

in the census year under the day·to-day 

control of an individual management, 

and from which $1,000 or more of agri· 

cultural products were sold during the 

census year. Control may have been exercised through ownership or management, or through a lease, rental, or cropping arrangement. Places having less than 

the minimum $1,000 sales in the census 

year were also counted as farms if they 

could normally be expected to produce 

agricultural products in sufficient quantity to meet the requirements of the 

definition. 

Three tables in this report provide 

users with measures of the effect of the 

change in definition: The table following 

this introduction shows farms and sales, 

by county, for 1974 and 1969, for both 

the old and the new definitions, and also 

for those places exduded by the 1974 

but not by the 1959 definition. In chapter 

II, table 33 presents data by county for 

1974 showing comparisons between 

farms (1974 definition) and agricultural 

operations that would have been farms 

under the 1959 definition. The table that 

comprises appendix B presents data by 

State for 1974 and 1969 showing characteristics of 1974 agricultural operations 

excluded by the new definition and of 

1969 farms having less than $1,000 total 

value of sales. 

The 1974 "all farms" data shown in 

State tables 1 through 9 and county 

tables 1 through .10 are for those agricultural operations with at least $1,000 

in total (or potential) sales of farm products. All other tables in this report 

are limited to farms with sales of $2,500 

or more (see the paragraphs in appendix A that describe the report forms 

and the enumeration method). 

Comparability of Data 

In general, data for 1974 and earlier 

x 

censuses are comparable with data from 

earlier censuses only for farms with 

$2,500 or more total value of sales, because the data for farms with $2,500 

or more value of sales are not affected 

by the change in farm definition. Data 

for all farms for 1974 are based on the 

new definition so they are not directly 

comparable to earlier censuses. It is also 

important to note that in addition to 

the difference in farm definition used 

in this report from that in the preliminary 

version, this final report contains 1974 

figures which will not agree with figures 

in the preliminary reports because of 

corrections, additions, and deletions. 

Even for farms with $2,500 or more 

value of sales, the difference in timing 

and the change from personal interview 

to mail enumeration affect the comparability between the data for 1974 

and 1969 and that for earlier censuses. 

Both 1974 and 1969 censuses were taken 

by mail; all earlier censuses were taken 

by direct interview. 

Dramatic changes in rates of farm 

expenditure and unit prices of products 

sold between the 1969 and 1974 censuses 

affect the comparability of some census 

data. During the period between the two 

censuses, prices paid by farmers greatly 

increased. Prices received by farmers also 

increased but with wide fluctuations 

among commodities at different times 

during the census year of 1974. 

Crop and livestock production data are 

for the calendar year 1974, except for a 

few crops (such as citrus) for which the 

production year overlaps the calendar 

year. Expenditures, crops irrigated, usage 

of agricultural chemicals and fertilizers, 

and sale of farm products were all asked 

for the calendar year. Respondents were 

instructed to report inventory numbers of 

livestock, poultry, and other specified 

items as of December 31, 1974. The 

reporting period and inventory data are 

the same as for the 1969 census. 

Censuses prior to 1969 were taken by 

enumerators, each assigned to a specific 

geographic area. Field work for the 1964 

and 1959 censuses was completed largely 

in October, November, and December of 

the reference year. Livestock and poultry 

inventories for those two censuses were as 

of the time of enumeration. Other variations in time of enumeration occurred in 

censuses prior to 1959. 

Graphics 

On the following pages, there is a graphic 

presentation of selected agricultural 

statistics for this State. The first four dot 

maps are being published for all States. 

The second four dot maps have been 

selected to present data of particular 

importance to this State. 

Tabular Presentation 

State data-In chapter I, State tables 1 

through 27 show detailed State level data 

generally accompanied by historical data 

for one or more censuses. Tables 28 

through 33 provide 1974 State data 

cross-tabulated by various farm classifications. 

County summary data-A summary of 

selected data items for each county of the 

State is presented in chapter II of th is 

publication. In these tables the counties 

are listed in alphabetical order with the 

State total at the beginning of each table. 

County miscellaneous data-In chapter 

III, data for additional crop and livestock 

items not common to a large number of 

counties are reported in a separate set of 

tables by county for each State. Some of 

these items, even though reported in only 

a few counties of the State, are sufficiently important to account for a significant proportion of the agricultural 

production. 

Counties not having the subject item 

of a given table, or with only a very 

limited number of farms reporting the 

item, are not listed separately; their data 

are combined with other counties and 

presented as "All other." 

Final county data-Six pages of data are 

presented in chapter IV for each county 

with 1 0 farms or more in 1974. The 

tables include final data for each county 

and are more comprehensive than those 

in the preliminary reports. Data are for 

the year 1974 with inventory (on place) 
INTRODUCTION Continued 

figures as of December 31, 1974. Information covering all farms and farms 

with sales of $2,500 and over are presented for both the 1974 and 1969 

censuses. A State level six-page report like 

the county report is published at the 

beginning of the chapter. 

Preliminary county data-Preliminary reports have been published separately for 

all counties in the United States with 10 

farms or more in 1974. This four-page 

series provided, at the earliest possible 

date, usable information on a limited 

number of major data items, with comparative final figures from the 1969 census. 

The reports were issued on a flow 

basis, with a State report following the 

release of the last county report for each 

State. Tables showing regional and U.S. 

totals were also prepared as a part of this 

series. 

For all States, the same table format 

was used to present the data except data 

for six selected crops shown in table 7. 

These crops were varied by State depending upon their relative importance. 

For major 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. 

"See Text" Reference 

The remark "See text" in the tables refers 

to explanations, definitions, and classifications in sections 5 and 6 of appendix A. 

Abbreviations and Symbols 

The following abbreviations and symbols 

are used throughout the tables: 

Represent~ 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. 

XI 
INTRODUCTION Continued 

FARMS AND VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD By 1974 AND 1959 DEFINITIONS, WITH COMPARABLE DATA FOR AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS ExCLUDED BY 1974 DEFINITION. 1974 AND 1969 

--------------------r-------------------------------~-------------------------------,---------------------------

COUNTY 

NUHBER 

BY 1974 DEFINITION 

VALUE OF AGR I CUL TURAL 

PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000) 

NUMBER 

~Y 1959 DEF I N IT I ON 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 

PRODuCTS SOLD ($1,000) 

AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS 

EXCLUDED BY 1974 DEFINITION 

BUT NOT BY 1959 DEFINITION 

NUMBER 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 

SOLD ($1,000) 

------------------~------------------~---------------~-----------------+------------~-------------

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

--------------------------------------f-----------------+---------------+----------------t------------f-------------

MONTANA, TOTAL 

BEAVERHEAD. 

BIG HORN. 

BLAINE. 

BROADWATER. 

CARBON. 

CARTER. 

CASCADE • 

CHOUTEAU. 

CUSTER. 

DANIELS 

DAWSON ••• 

DEER LODGE. 

FALLON. 

FERGUS. 

FLATHEAD • 

GALLATIN. 

GARF IELD. 

GLACIER ••• 

GOLDEN VALLEY 

GRAN I TE 

HILL. •• 

JEFFERSON •• 

JUD /TH BAS IN. 

LAKE. 

LEWI S AND CLARK 

LI8ERTY 

LINCOLN 

MAD! SON 

MCCONE. 

MEAGHER 

MINERAL 

MISSOULA. 

MUSSELSHELL 

PARK ••• 

PETROLEUH 

PHILLIPS. 

PONDERA ••• 

POWDER RIVER. 

POWELL. 

PRAIRIE 

RAVALLI 

RICHLAND. 

ROOSE VEL T 

ROSEBUD 

SANDERS 

SHEQIDAN. 

SILVER BOW. 

STILLWATER. 

SWEET GRASS 

TETON 

TOOLE 

TREASURE. 

VALLEY. 

WHEATLAND 

WIBAUX. 

YELLOWSTONE 

XII 

23 324 

293 

508 

487 

186 

662 

329 

772 

854 

387 

470 

557 

63 

309 

802 

770 

733 

279 

344 

128 

133 

747 

160 

389 

1 004 

280 

299 

156 

38q 

475 

112 

q7 

310 

215 

35q 

96 

5qO 

518 

369 

175 

221 

749 

633 

677 

3q? 

293 

675 

82 

416 

258 

687 

365 

111 

746 

138 

200 

1 035 

22 74q 1 033 239 

298 19 755 

505 3q 630 

5ql 23 291 

187 10 013 

622 2q 538 

3qq 11 138 

782 q3 701 

B76 60 q37 

3ql 22 363 

qq6 20 312 

532 26 89q 

53 1 4q 7 

300 12 985 

865 32 352 

637 13 700 

722 31 692 

279 lq 100 

296 16 989 

lq9 8 815 

133 q 361 

736 

162 

365 

8qO 

294 

299 

137 

370 

485 

116 

37 

218 

210 

360 

90 

q96 

510 

350 

161 

213 

667 

665 

690 

359 

318 

709 

87 

42q 

277 

667 

393 

119 

686 

155 

192 

979 

qO 058 

3 10q 

18 q42 

16 292 

10 171 

15 126 

1 151 

13 573 

22 695 

6 278 

3qq 

q 826 

7 855 

10 7q7 

q 459 

2q 05q 

23 Ooq 

12 922 

7 762 

12 q6q 

13 178 

q3 209 

32 206 

18 132 

3 480 

29 236 

3 205 

21 306 

6 856 

33 768 

15 140 

8 779 

33 744 

6 269 

8 642 

67 2q9 

574 924 

17 692 

17 788 

14 241 

5 924 

13 484 

7 796 

26 475 

23 019 

13 349 

8 506 

10 917 

1 852 

6 212 

19 448 

8 662 

20 594 

9 303 

9 183 

4 251 

3 349 

15 526 

3 044 

9 243 

11 204 

e 421 

7 904 

1 107 

10 788 

10 13~ 

6 599 

218 

3 106 

4 672 

8 260 

3 571 

12 763 

15 411 8 530 

5 179 

6 017 

9 655 

15 603 

12 704 

12 632 

3 445 

12 541 

791 

10 848 

6 480 

15 570 

11 242 

4 812 

15 695 

5 478 

3 226 

40 457 

24 392 

302 

523 

498 

188 

685 

339 

824 

866 

410 

477 

574 

64 

322 

829 

870 

773 

286 

352 

130 

143 

758 

171 

400 

1 047 

304 

300 

188 

402 

481 

118 

50 

369 

234 

369 

99 

558 

532 

378 

179 

227 

855 

649 

686 

356 

310 

696 

87 

433 

268 

694 

368 

116 

781 

145 

203 

1 126 

24 951 1 033 548 

308 19 758 

540 34 633 

561 23 294 

207 10 014 

674 24 545 

374 11 142 

87B 43 718 

901 60 444 

386 22 367 

466 20 313 

552 26 903 

67 1 448 

321 12 989 

914 32 362 

825 13 734 

831 31 704 

294 14 103 

333 16 994 

154 8 816 

140 4 366 

770 

188 

381 

1 012 

357 

306 

190 

387 

510 

122 

46 

327 

228 

397 

95 

513 

528 

364 

169 

229 

860 

720 

715 

390 

376 

734 

108 

453 

292 

695 

407 

121 

720 

165 

211 

1 139 

40 062 

3 106 

18 442 

16 304 

10 176 

15 126 

1 157 

13 575 

22 697 

6 279 

344 

4 838 

7 859 

10 750 

4 460 

24 059 

23 006 

12 926 

7 764 

12 466 

13 210 

43 222 

32 208 

18 135 

3 483 

29 244 

3 206 

21 310 

6 859 

33 770 

15 140 

8 781 

33 750 

6 269 

8 642 

67 274 

575 802 

17 695 

17 809 

14 246 

5 935 

13 505 

7 809 

26 515 

23 029 

13 370 

8 512 

10 925 

1 857 

6 218 

19 470 

8 734 

20 636 

9 308 

9 200 

4 253 

3 352 

15 540 

3 055 

9 249 

11 260 

8 449 

7 908 

1 123 

10 795 

10 141 

6 601 

223 

3 146 

4 679 

8 273 

3 572 

12 772 

15 419 

8 535 

5 180 

6 025 

9 729 

15 629 

12 713 

12 649 

3 467 

12 548 

803 

10 865 

6 485 

15 577 

11 248 

4 814 

15 711 

5 481 

3 236 

qO 524 

1 068 

9 

15 

11 

2 

23 

10 

52 

12 

23 

7 

17 

1 

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27 

100 

40 

7 

8 

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11 

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43 

24 

1 

32 

18 

6 

6 

3 

59 

19 

15 

3 

18 

14 

9 

4 

6 

106 

16 

9 

14 

17 

21 

5 

17 

10 

7 

3 

5 

35 

7 

3 

91 

2 207 

10 

35 

20 

20 

52 

30 

96 

25 

45 

20 

20 

14 

21 

49 

188 

109 

15 

37 

5 

7 

34 

26 

16 

172 

63 

7 

53 

17 

25 

6 

9 

109 

18 

37 

5 

17 

18 

14 

8 

16 

193 

55 

25 

31 

58 

25 

21 

29 

15 

28 

14 

2 

34 

10 

19 

160 

309 

3 

3 

3 (l) 

7 

4 

17 

7 

5 

1 

8 (l) 

4 

10 

34 

12 

3 

4 

(l) 

5 

4 

2 

1 

12 

5 

5 

2 

3 (l) 

13 

4 

4 

2 

4 

2 

4 

2 

2 

33 

13 

2 

3 

3 

8 

1 

4 

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1 

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7 

(l) 

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878 

3 

21 

5 

11 

21 

13 

41 

10 

21 

6 

7 

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71 

q2 

5 

17 

1 

3 

13 

11 

6 

56 

27 

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16 

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6 

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9 

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2 

8 

74 

26 

10 

17 

21 

7 

12 

17 

5 

8 

5 

2 

16 

3' 

10 

68 
HIGHLIGHTS of the State's Agriculture: 1974 and 1969 

Farms with sales of 

All Farms $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 1 1974 1969 

Nu mber of farms .................................... total. . 23324 24951 20177 20603 

Acres in fa rms ...................................... total. . 62158351 62918247 56731 193 57733713 

per farm .. 2665 2522 2812 2802 

Acres of harvested cropland .......................... total. . 8426881 7937203 8375 116 7833008 

per farm .. 361 318 415 380 

Number of farms by size: 

1 to 49 acres ............................................ 2727 2768 1 125 809 

50 to 499 acres .......................................... 6143 6548 4860 4637 

500 acres and over ....................................... 14454 15635 14 192 15 157 

1,000 acres and over .................................... 11 464 12296 11 313 12087 

Value of land and buildings ............................ total. . 6952 194 000 3748207000 6422438000 3440525000 

per farm .. 298070 150223 318 305 166991 

Value of machinery and equipment on farms ............... total. . 752934000 421 206 000 721 833000 402239000 

per farm .. 32282 16881 35775 19523 

Machinery and equipment on farms-specified items (number): 

Automobiles ............................................ 28205 29605 25285 25734 

Motortrucks, inclu ding pickups ............................. 61 904 58325 57853 53407 

Tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers ............. 58457 58729 54633 54361 

Value of all agricultural products sold .................... total. . 1 033239 000 575 802 000 1027135000 568703000 

per farm .. 44299 23077 50906 27603 

Cro ps ........................................... total. . 549876000 189423 000 548526000 187676000 

per farm .. 23576 7592 27 186 9 109 

Livestock, poultry, and their products .................. total. . 480277 000 384878000 475551000 379668000 

per farm .. 20592 15425 23569 18428 

Number of farms, excluding abnormal farms, by value 

of agricultural product sold: 

Under $2,500 ..................... " .................... 3340 4525 295 270 

$2,500 and over ......................................... 19882 20333 19 882 20333 

$2,500 to $9,999 ...................................... 4175 6 175 4 175 6 175 

$10,000 to $39,999 .................................... 8207 11 064 8207 11 064 

$40,000 to $99,999 .................................... 5358 2448 5358 2448 

$100,000 to $199,999 .................................. 1 540 452 1 540 452 

$200,000 and over ..................................... 602 194 602 194 

Value of agricultural products sold by farms, excluding 

abnormal farms, having sales ofUnder $2,500 ........................................... 3971 000 4708000 368000 352000 

$2,500 and over ......................................... 1 026766000 568351 000 1 026766000 568 351 000 

$2,500 to $9,999 ...................................... 24455000 36795000 24455000 36795000 

$10,000 to $39,999 " .................................. 186232000 231 723000 186232 000 231 723000 

$40,000 to $99,999 .................................... 331 851 000 143 214000 331 851 000 143214000 

$100,000 to $199,999 .................................. 206780000 } 156618000 { 206780000 } 156618000 $200,000 and over ..................................... 277 448 000 277 448 000 

Farm production expenses-specified items: 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ......................... . 

Commercial fertilizer .................................... . 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for the farm business ... . 

Farm labor, contract labor, machine hire and customwork ....... . 

47185000 22063000 46270000 21 606 000 

39053000 14 132 000 38685000 13945000 

53253000 32484000 52478000 31 453 000 

69296000 52053000 68412000 50809000 

I Not fully comparable because of change in farm definition; see introduction. 

XIII 
CHART 1. Changes in the State's Agriculture: 1974 From 1969 

FARMS WITH SALES OF 

$2,500 AND OVER 

Number of farms .................. total.. 

Acres in farms .................... total. . 

per farm .. 

Acres of harvested cropland ....... total. . 

per farm .. 

Number of farms by size: 

1 to 49 acres ........................ . 

50 to 499 acres ...................... . 

500 to 999 acres ..................... . 

1,000 to 1,999 acres .................. . 

2,000 acres and over .................. . 

Value of land and buildings .......... total.. 

per farm .. 

per acre .. 

Value of all agricultural products 

sold ........................... total.. 

per farm .. 

Crops ........................ total. . 

per farm .. 

Livestock, poultry, and 

their products .... , .......... total.. 

per farm .. 

Number of farms by value of agricultural 

products sold: 

Under $2,500 ....................... . 

$2,500 and over ~ .................... . 

XIV 

$2,500 to $9,999 .................. . 

$10,000 to $39,999 

$40,000 to $99,999 

$ 1 00,000 and over ................. . 

PERCENT DECREASE 

-2.1 

-1.7 

-6.2 

D.Y 

PERCENT INCREASE 

6.9 

9.2 

______ 39.1 

Y.s 

-12.9-_ 

-2.~ 

-2.2 

_____ S6.7 

• ____ 90.6 ______ SS.3 

• ____ SO.6 _____ Sy.y 

___ .2~.3 

192.3 :: 19B.~ 

" ___ 27.9 

9.3 

-32.Y ____ • 

-2~.S---. IIB.9 __ _____ 231.6 __ 

o 
CHART 1. Changes in the State's Agriculture: 1974 From 1969-Continued 

FARMS Willi SALES OF 

$2,500 AND OVER 

Value of agricu Itural products sold 

by farms hCPJing sales ofUnder $2,500 ....................... . 

$2,500 and over ..................... . 

$2,500 to $9,999 .................. . 

$10,000 to $39,999 

$40,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 and over ................. . 

Farm production expenses-specifiel! items: 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ....... . 

Commercial fertilizer ................. . 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil 

for the farm business ................. . 

Farm labor, contract labor, machine hire 

and customwork .................... . 

Value of machinery and equipment on 

farms ................... dollars .. 

Machinery and equipment on farmsspecified items: 

Automobiles .............. number .. 

Motortrucks, including pickups ... number .. 

Tractors, excluding garden tractors 

and motor tillers .......... number .. 

r 

I 

60 

PERCENT DECREASE 

I , I I r 

-]].~ 

-19.6 

-1.7 

f I I I J 

50 40 30 20 10 

PERCENT INCREASE 

I I I I J 

_'-1.6 

80.7 

1]1.7 

209.2 

11'-1.2 

177.'-1 

66.8 

]'-1.6 

79.~ 

I 

,,8.] 

[].~ 

1 1 J I I 

o 10 20 30 40 50 

I 

I 

60 

XV 
CHART 2. Profile of the State's Agriculture: 1974 

ALL FARMS PERCENT OF TOTAL FARMS 

Farms by size: I I I I I J 

1 to 99 acres ............... , ........ . 16.~ 

100 to 499 acres ..................... . 21.~ 

500 to 999 acres ..................... . 12.8 

1,000 to 1,999 acres .................. . 17.4 

2,000 acres and over .................. . 31.8 

Farms by value of land and buildings: 

$1 to $19,999 ....................... . 6.3 

$20,000 to $39,999 8.8 

$40,000 to $99,999 21.4 

$100,000 to $499,999 ................ . 49. I 

$500,000 and over ................... . 14.4 

Farms by value of machinery and equipment: 

$1 to $999 ......................... . 0.3 

$1,000 to $4,999 .................... . 9.1 

$5,000 to $19,999 .................. .. 30.6 

$20,000 to $49,999 .................. . 37.3 

$50,000 and over .................... . 19.9 

Farm 0 pe rators by age: 1 

Under 35 years ...................... . 12.3 

35 to 44 years ....................... . 16.8 

45.to 54 years ....................... . 24.7 

55 to 64 years ....................... . 26.0 

65 years and older .................... . 14.2 

Farm operators working off farm: I 

None .............................. . 42.7 

1 to 99 days ........................ . 9.~ 

100 days or more .................... . 21.7 

Farm operators by tenure: 

Full owners ......................... . 4S".8 

Part owners ......................... . 43.S" 

Tenants ............................ . ID.B 

I I J _1 I I 

o 10 20 30 40 50 60 

I Data apply only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships. 

XVI 
CHART 2. Profile of the State's Agriculture: 1974- Continued 

ALL FARMS 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: 

Under $2,500 ....................... . 

$2,500 to $4,999 .................... . 

$5,000 to $9,999 .................... . 

$10,000 to $19,999 

$20,000 to $39,999 

$40,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 and over ................... . 

Value of agricultural products sold by farms 

having sales ofUnder $2,500 .... , .... , .. , ... , ...... . 

$2,500 to $4,999 

$5,000 to $9,999 

$10,000 to $19,999 

$20,000 to $39,999 

$40,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 and over ................... . 

Farms by amount of total production 

expenses: 

$1 to $999 ......................... . 

$1,000 to $4,999 

$5,000 to $9,999 

$10,000 to $19,999 

$20,000 to $59,999 

$60,000 and over .................... . 

Sources of farm income: 

Crops ............................. . 

Livestock, poultry, and their products .... . 

Other farm-related sources! ............ . 

Type of organization for farms with sales of 

$2,500 and over: 

I ndividual or fami Iy .................. . 

Partnership ......................... . 

Corporation ........................ . 

Other ............................. . 

• • • 

.-

~ 

o 

PERCENT OF TOTAL FARMS 

I I I I 

ILi.Li 

7. 1 

ID.9 

1~.6 

19.8 

23.1 

9.2 

D.Li 

D.6 

1.8 

~ • I 

12.9 

32.2 

S.Lf 

19.2 

IS.D 

2D.7 

28.7 

1 I. I 

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8.Li 

6. 1 

D.Li 

I I I I 

10 20 30 40 

I 

Lf7.D 

SI.S 

LfS.D 

8S.1 

I 

50 

! Includes forest products sold, and income from customwork and other agricultural services, recreational services, participation in government 

ferm programs, rental of farm property, and other miscellaneous sources closely related to the agricultural operation. 

I 

I 

60 

XVII 
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74·1MT 

74 ~ 3MT 

NUMBER OF FARMS: 1974 

1 DOT ~ 50 

VALUE OF CROPS SOLD: 1974 

1 DOT ~ $1,000,000 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

8ureau of the Census 

: 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

8ureau of the Cenius 

74·2MT 

74 - 4MT 

LAND IN FARMS: 1974 

1 DOT ~ 20,000 ACRES 

VALUE OF LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, 

AND THEIR PRODUCTS SOLD: 1974 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Bure-ou of the Census 

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CATTLE AND CALVES: 1974 

1 DOT = 2,500 

SHEEP AND LAMBS: 1974 

1 DOT = 500 

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74 - 10MT 

74 - 26MT 

WHEAT HARVESTED: 1974 

1 DOT = 2,500 ACRES 

BARLEY HARVESTED: 1974 

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(FARMS WITH SALES OF $2,500 AND OVER) 

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Table 1. 

All Farms 

All forms ______________________________ number __ 

land in forms ____________________________ acreL_ 

Average size of form ____________________ acres-_ 

Approximate land area _____________________ ocreL_ 

Proportion in farms ____________________ percenL_ 

Voluo of land and building' ________________ $1,000 __ 

~::~~~: ~:~ ~~~~-~=~=~================= ~~::~~~== Land In Farms According to Use 

Totol cropland ____________________________ farms __ 

ocreL_ Horvested croplond ______________________ farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 ocres _____________________________ _ 

110 9 ocres ____________________________ _ 

10 10 19 ocres __________________________ _ 

20 to 29 ocres __________________________ _ 

30 to 49 ocres __________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres ____________________________ _ 

10010 1990cro' __________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres __________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocro'- _________________________ _ 

1,000 acres and over _________ ._. __________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocro' _____________________ _ 

2,000 acres and over ____________________ _ 

(roplond used only for posture or grazing ___ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see text) _________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Woodland, including woodland posture _. ______ farmL_ 

acres __ Other land (see text) _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land _____________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $9,999 _________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,99L ___________________________ _ 

$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 ond ovor ____________________________ _ 

Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1940 to 1974 

1974 1969 1964 1959 1954 1950 

23 324 24 951 27 020 28 959 33 061 35 085 

62 158 351 62 918 247 65 833 500 64 081 391 61 468 903 59 247 434 

2 665 2522 2 437 2 213 1 859 1 689 

93 157 952 93 157 952 93 271 500 93 271 040 93 361 920 93 361 920 

66.7 67.5 70.5 68.7 65.8 63.5 

6 952 194 3 748 207 2 791 022 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

298 070 150 222 103 275 76 761 44 653 28 475 

112 60 42 35 24 17 

21 368 22 709 25 212 27 486 31 218 33 331 

15 445 720 16 108 575 15 388 450 15 077 767 14 508 389 13 928 528 

20 376 21 404 24 308 26 726 30 575 32 090 

8 426 881 7 937 203 7 812 650 8 158 899 8 414 058 7 576 173 

3 199 3 268 4 124 4 655 5 770 7 137 

689 657 986 1 122 1 680 1 945 

739 732 837 1 017 1 105 1 398 

612 620 769 866 1 017 1 296 

1 159 1 259 1 532 1 650 1 968 2 498 

2 346 2 598 3 369 3 776 4 728 5 534 

3 542 3 986 4 840 5 510 6 495 6 998 

5 607 6 247 7 059 7 718 8 694 8 389 

3 692 3 722 3 608 3 877 3 778 3 201 

1 990 1 583 1 308 1 190 1 110 831 

1 589 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

401 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

7 017 8 741 6 680 6 539 6 630 8 918 

1 144 873 1 441 261 1 030 750 944 930 737 975 1 271 471 

11 180 13 676 16 450 17 547 19 121 20 656 

5 873 966 6730 III 6 545 050 5 973 938 5 356 356 5 080 884 

2 933 3 286 4 081 4 772 5 340 7 098 

2 049 728 1 752 055 2 125 285 2 437 862 2 163 660 3 159 878 

19 808 21 294 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

44 662 903 45 057 617 48 319 355 46 565 762 44 796 854 42 159 028 

8 714 9 197 10 843 11 935 13 114 13 457 

1 759 040 1 841 421 1 893 350 1 874 520 I 890 671 I 716 792 

1974 1969 

575 I 258 

I Forms by acres irrigated: 1 to 9 ocres __________________________________ 

904 I 697 10 to 49 ocres ________________________________ 

2 042 3 686 

2 756 4 408 50 to 99 ocres ________________________________ 

2 237 3 175 100 to 199 ocres ______________________________ 

2 767 3 440 

2272 2 290 200 to 499 acres ______________________________ 

6 414 3 979

1 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ 

3 357 I 018 1.000 acres and over __________________________ 

1945 1940 

37 747 41 823 

58 787 318 46 451 594 

1 557 1 111 

93 642 240 93 642 240 

62.8 49.6 

(NA) (NA) 

13 720 8 373 

9 8 

35 743 40 811 I 11 318 688 14 789 043 

34 853 38 092 

7 439 470 5 748 069 

8 103 (NA) 

2 358 (NA) 

1 456 (NA) 

1 445 (NA) 

2 844 (NA) 

6 420 (NA) 

7 778 (NA) 

9 084 (NA) 

2 840 (NA) 

628 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

4 531 21 265 

400092 4 654 6391 (NA) (NA) 

3 479 126 4 386 335 

4 497 6 941 1 

1 084 970 1 137 345 

(NA) (NA) 

46 383 660 (NA) 

12 997 15 087 

I 555 480 I 587 602 

1974 1969 

484 489 1 

I 997 I 943

I 638 I 784 1 

I 966 2 2971 

I 937 I 978 

466 494 1 226 212 

Table 2, Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Farm: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

All Farms 

All forms _ number __ 

with harvested cropland __ 

with irrigated land __ 

forms by size: 1 to 9 acres _____ number __ 

With harvested cropland _ With irrigated land _____ _ 

10 to 49 acres ___ number __ 

With harvested cropland _ With irrigated land _____ _ 

50 to 69 acres ___ number __ 

With harvested cropland _ With irrigated land _____ _ 

70 to 99 acres ___ number __ 

With harvested cropland _ With irrigated land _____ _ 

100 to 139 acres_ number __ 

With harvested cropland _ With irrigated land _____ _ 

140 to 179 acres _ number __ 

With harvested cropland _ With irrigated land _____ _ 

180 to 219 ocres_ number __ 

With harvested cropland _ With irrigated land _____ _ 

220 to 259 acres _ number __ 

With harvested cropland _ With irrigated land _____ • 

260 to 499 acres. number __ 

With harvested cropland _ With irrigated land _____ _ 

SOD to 999 acres _ number __ 

With harvested cropland _ 

With irrigated land _____ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres __________ number __ 

With harvested crop/and • With irrigated land • ____ _ 

2,000 ocr., and aver ___________ number __ 

With harvesled cropland _ 

With irrigated land _____ _ 

Number of forms 

1974 1969 

23 324 24 951 

20 376 21 404 

8 714 9 197 

1 177 1 283 

239 179 

183 153 

1 550 I 485 

I 044 837 

864 699 

394 386 

311 274 

236 198 

731 771 

576 634 

410 440 

694 627 

570 490 

366 359 

888 1 007 

801 864 

488 543 

496 545 

443 492 

291 327 

507 552 

458 489 

323 342 

2 433 2 660 

2 195 2 401 

1 132 1 281 

2 990 3 339 2 798 3 069 

1 068 1 177 

4 053 4 700 

3 907 4 485 

1 020 1 187 

7 411 7 596 

7 034 7 190 

2 333 2491 

1964 

27 020 

24 308 

10 843 

704 

209 

203 

I 641 

I 039 

863 

385 

286 

229 

897 

770 

553 

758 

653 

507 

1 353 

I 211 

830 

640 

579 

428 

626 

580 

425 

3 130 

2 906 

1 596 

3 954 

3 739 

1 367 

5 101 

4 909 

1 265 

7 831 

7 427 

2 577 

1974 Census of Agriculture-State Data 

land in farms (acres) 

1974 1969 1964 

62 158 351 62 918 247 65 833 500 

53 405 933 54 973 814 (NA) 

22 788 584 24 371 938 25 467 110 

2 544 2 740 2 382 

I 054 979 (NA) 

908 840 (NA) 

42 601 38 251 42 840 

29 912 22 715 (NA) 

24 215 17 401 (NA) 

22 813 22 557 22 377 

18 070 16 166 (NA) 

13 715 11 695 (NA) 

58 633 62 517 72 960 

46 059 51 504 (NA) 

32 767 35 817 (NA) 

80934 73 679 89 286 

66 822 57 865 (NA) 

43 242 42 273 (NA) 

139 891 158 763 213 895 

126 214 136 379 (NA) 

76 651 85 454 (NA) 

98 286 107 898 126 875 87923 97466 (NA) 

57 643 64 734 (NA) 

120 188 131 458 148 785 

108 629 116 505 (NA) 

76 353 81 342 (NA) 

883 528 976 213 I 153 150 798 004 880 473 (NA) 

407 263 467 968 (NA) 

2 204 589 2 467 139 2 933 250 2 068 091 2 279 334 (NA) 

763 930 844 378 (NA) 

5 887 521 6 799 193 7 376 450 

5 689 321 6 491 983 (NA) 

1 451 815 1 693 778 (NA) 

S2 616 823 52 077 839 53 6'51 500 

44 365 834 44 822 445 (NA) 

19 840 082 21 026 258 (NA) 

Harvested cropland (acres) Irrigated land (acres) I 1974 1969 1964 1974 1969 1964 1 

8 426 881 7 937 203 7 812 650 1 759 040 I 841 421 1 893 360 

8 426 881 7 937 203 7 812 650 I 726 706 1 811 321 I 380 121 

2 406 472 2 389 792 2 311 671 I 759 040 I 841 421 I 893 360 

64B 668 530 710 661 686 

64B 668 530 499 520 (NA) 

429 444 (NA) 710 661 686 

16 288 11 787 12 283 16 594 12 432 14 369 

16 288 II 787 12 283 13 045 9 690 (NA) 

10 085 7 315 (NA) 16 594 12 432 14 369 

9609 7 516 6 786 8 575 6 805 7 882 9 609 7 516 6786 7 747 5 849 (NA) 

6 120 4 755 (NA) 8 575 6 805 7 882 23 290 23 145 27 024 21 926 22 411 28 677 23 290 23 145 27 024 19 873 20 825 (NA) 

15 450 15 492 (NA) 21 926 22 411 28 677 

32 803 26 965 34160 26 380 25 280 37 264 32 803 26 965 34160 23 690 23 355 (NA) 

19 310 19024 (NA) 26 380 25 280 37 264 59 458 60 725 80 740 46 590 50 627 78 330 59 458 60 725 80 740 44 665 49 283 (NA) 

36 767 40 313 (NA) 46 590 50 627 78 330 

40 287 43 359 47 470 33 135 35 329 46 789 40 287 43 359 47470 32 551 34 550 (NA) 

27 373 30 911 (NA) 33 135 35 329 46 789 49 263 50 169 55 765 42 291 44 816 52 208 49 263 50 169 55 765 40 720 42 948 (NA) 

35 205 36 639 (NA) 42 291 44 816 52 208 

320 159 323 190 368 945 188 504 211 255 241 616 320 159 323 190 368 945 184 308 207 558 (NA) 

163 343 182 012 (NA) 188 504 211 255 241 616 689 544 689 470 804 535 223 008 232 191 230 472 689 544 689 470 804 535 221 319 230 148 (NA) 

247 116 247 408 (NA) 223 008 232 191 230 472 

I 688 696 1 754 909 1 844 250 231 308 244 274 228 911 1 688 696 1 754 909 I 844 250 229 445 242 656 (NA) 

332 331 348 489 (NA) 231 308 244 274 228 911 

5 496 836 4 945 300 4 530 150 920 019 955 340 926 156 5 496 836 4 945 300 4 530 150 908 844 943 939 (NA) 

I 512 943 1 456 990 (NA) 920 019 955 340 926 156 

Montana 1-1 
Table 3. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

All Farms 

Forms and land in forms operated by_ All form operators ____________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ________________________ formL_ 

acreL_ 

Full owners ----- ___________________________ formL_ 

ocres_ Harvested cropland ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Port owners ________________________________ formL_ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland ______________________ forms-_ 

acres_ 

Tenants ___________________________________ formL_ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ______________________ formL_ 

acres-_ 

Percent of tenancy ______________________________ _ 

Form operators by age group:J Under 25 years _____________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeorL _____________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors ______________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors- _____________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeorL ____________________________________ _ 

65 years and over ___________________________________ _ 

Average 0ge _____________________________ • __________ _ 

form operators by place of residence:) On form operated ___ • _______________________________ _ 

On another farm ___ • ___ • ___ • _________ • ______________ _ 

In a rural area not on a farm _________________________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban area ________________________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work off farm:) None ___________ • _________________ • _______________ _ 

Any _______________________________________________ _ 

I fa 49 days _____________________________________ _ 

50 fa 99 days ____________________________________ _ 

100 fa 149 days _________________________________ _ 

150 fa 199 days _________________________________ _ 

200 days ond over _______________________________ _ 

Not reporting _______________________________________ _ 

Form aperotors by principal occupation:J 

Forming _________________ • _________________________ _ 

Other _________________ • __________________________ _ 

Farm operators by off-farm income:} Reporting any _______ • _____________________ • ________ _ 

Off-form income equal to or greater than value of form products sold _________________________ • __________ _ 

OH-form income less than value of form products sold Not reporting or reporting none ________________________ _ 

ISee text. 

10ata are only for farms operated by Blocks. 

1974 

23 324 

62 15S 351 

20 376 8 426 881 

10 677 14 138 107 

8 584 2 035 023 

10 135 

43 760 198 

9 685 5 697 443 

2 512 4 260 046 

2 107 694 4 I 5 

10.8 

474 2 391 

3 912 

5 762 

6 069 

3 307 

51. I 

15 441 

71 7 -~ 371 2 211 _ 

9 952 

7 284 

I 632 

595 

587l- 766 _ 

3 704 

4 679 

16 967 

4 948 

14 700 

4 71 7 

9 983 

7 215 

All forms 

1969 

24 951 

62 918 247 

21 404 7 937 203 

10 745 II 968 129 

8 275 

I 646 207 

II 241 

46 306 983 

10 684 5 554 098 

2 965 4 643 135 

2 445 

736 898 

11.8 

460 2 704 

5 175 

7 312 

6 132 

3 168 

50.0 

19 327 

3 498 

(NA) 

I~ *~! } I 108 

I 805 

4 802 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1964 

27 020 

65 833 500 

24 308 7 812 650 

II 431 9 456 150 

9 619 

1 623 750 

IQ 043 

44 183 500 

I I 524 5 154 250 

3 249 

4 974 450 

2 930 853 215 

12.0 

364 3 017 

6 570 7 81 I 

5 543 

3 715 

49.7 

22 722 

3 412 

(NA) 

9 940 

4 086 

5 854 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms operated by Block and other races l 

1974 

261 

549 455 

222 

65 299 

73 180 845 

48 

9 862 

137 

302 301 

129 47 898 

51 66 309 

45 7 539 

19.5 

I 

35 

54 

65 

67 

39 

50.4 

185 

J} 

87 

121 

15 

17 

1~ l- 67 -

53 

168 

93 

185 

63 

122 

76 

1969' 

24 

58 737 

10 4 259 

16 8 014 

2 

90 

5 

48 042 

5 2 587 

3 

2 681 

3 

I 582 

12.5 

15 

54.3 

10 

3 

(NA) 

18 

I} 

15 

2 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1964 

478 

2 037 012 

(NA) 

76 054 

173 91 472 

('IA) 

13 901 

230 

661 108 

(NA) 

52 621 

64 83 700 

(NA) 

6 848 

13.4 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

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

11974 dota apply only to individual or family operations <sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 4. 

All Farms 

Number of forms by value of sales: $100,000 and over ________________________ farms- - $1,000_ 

$40.000 to $99.999 ________________________ farms_ 

$J.()OO_ -

- $20.000 fa $39.999 ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ $10.000 fa $ 19,999 ________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ -

- $5,000 fa $9.999 __________________________ farms_ 

$1,000 __ $2,500 fa $4.999 (see texf) _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Under $2.500 _____________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ $2.000 to $2.499 ________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ $1,500 fa $ I .999- _______________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ $ I .000 fa $ 1.499 ________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Under $1.000 (se. texf) __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Abnormal forms __________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Market value of agricultural products sold (s.e text) ________________________________ $ I .000 __ 

Averoge per farm ______________________ dollors __ 

1-2 Montana 

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Farm Income and Sales: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

1974 1969 1964 

2 142 646 251 

484 228 156618 53 185 

5 358 2 448 I 318 

331 851 143 214 75 236 

4 591 5 302 3 860 

133 199 147 743 105 143 

3 616 5 762 6 575 

53 033 83 981 93 690 

2 520 3 800 5 518 

18 425 28 016 40 608 

1 655 2 375 3 522 

6 030 8 780 12 930 

3 340 4 525 5 886 

3 971 4 708 6 094 

570 668 908 

I 259 (NA) (NA) 

661 773 917 

I 145 (NA) (NA) 

784 784 1 021 

964 (NA) (NA) 

I 325 2 300 3 040 

603 (NA) (NA) 

102 93 90 

2 502 2 743 2 772 

033 239 575 802 389 658 

44 299 23 077 14 421 

All Farms 

Market value of ogricultu rol products sold - Continued Crops, including nursery products and hoy _____ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Nursery and greenhouse products ___________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Forest products ____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000_ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __________ farms_ 

$1.000 __ Poultry and paultry products _______________ forms- - $1,000 __ 

Income from form-related sources: Total before taxes and expenses _____________ .farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural seNices __ farms __ 

$1.00(1-- Rec,-eational services _____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Government form programs ________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments _______________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other form-related sources ________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources ________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

15 972 

549 876 

84 

1 464 

496 

3 087 18 140 

480277 I 290 

8800 

7 017 

33 706 

2 520 8 738 

165 

780 

3 286 

8 319 

2 062 

12 358 

981 

3 511 

2 414 

10 168 

1969 1964 

17 241 (NA) 

189 423 171 610 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

454 556 I 500 718 19 436 (NA) 

384 878 216 719 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(~A) (NA) 

3 307 (NA) 

6096 (NA) 

286 281 742 611 

13 185 (NA) 

59 767 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 5. Farm Production Expenses: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

All Farms 

Total farm production expenses ________________ farms_ - $1.000_ 

Farms with expenditures of- $1 fo $999 __________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 fo $1,999 _____________________________ _ 

- $2,000 fo $2,999 _____________________________ _ 

- $3,000 to $4,999-____________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999-____________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $39,999 ___________________________ _ 

- $40,000 ond over ____________________________ _ 

-

livestock and poultry purchased _______________ formL - $1,000_ - Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $99-__________________________________ _ 

$100 to $499- _______________________________ _ -

- $500 fo $999 ________________________________ _ 

- $1.000 fo $2,499-____________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________ _ 

- $10,000 fo $19,999 ___________________________ _ 

- $20,000 ond over ____________________________ _ 

-

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________ formL - $1.000_ 

farms with expenditures of- $1 to $99 ___________________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 ________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 ________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________ _ 

- $10,000 fo $19,999 ___________________________ _ 

- $20,000 ond over ____________________________ _ 

-

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________ forms_ -

- ton5_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms thot used- 11049 tons-________________________________ _ 

50 fo 99 fon' ________________________________ _ - 100 fo 199 fon' ______________________________ _ -

- 200 to 499 ton' ______________________________ _ 

- 500 tons and over _____________________________ _ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $99 ___________________________________ _ 

- $100 to $499 _________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499-_____________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ _ 

$20,000 ond over _____________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees ________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $99 ____________________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 _________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499-_____________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999-_____________________________ _ $5,000 fo $9,999 ______________________________ _ 

$10,000 ond over _____________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

forms with expenditures of- $1 to $99-___________________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 _________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999-_____________________________ _ 

1974 

23 303 

769 064 

I 255 

I 398 

I 167 

I 899 

3 500 4 830 

4 7991- 4 455 _ 

9 825 

124 203 

972 

I 475 

I 401 

2009 

I 354 

I 018 

722 } 874 

15 940 

123 454 

904 

2 868 

2 248 

3 771 

2 556 

I 698 

I 011 } 884 

II 376 

324 225 

47 185 

10 084 

711 

342 

167 

72 

I 077 

2 650 

I 659 

2 595 

I 525 

955 

542 } 373 

8 332 

10400 

I 839 

2 525 

I 362 

I 614 

601 

258 

133 

II 005 

39 053 

442 

I 858 

1 652 

2 896 

2 002 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

1969 1964 

24 951 27 016 

464 392 (NA) 

2 124 (NA) 

I 958 (NA) 

I 535 (NA) 

2 681 (NA) 

5 162 (NA) 

5 664 (NA) 

5 827 (NA) 

12 043 12 946 

104 277 56 298 

1314 } 2 396 7 317 

I 812 

2 165 2 171 

I 420 I 316 

I 235 991 

I 701 I 151 

17 324 17 139 

49 761 28 256 

I 747 2 388 

5 4491-

3 118 9 602 

3 571 1- I 687 ~ 4 1751 

951 574 

801 400 

12 127 12 821 

302 526 151 342 

22 063 II 4091 

10 975 12 211 \ 633 337 

312 161 

143 66 

64 17 

I 763 (NA) 

4 485 (NA) 

2 100 (NA) 

2 085 (NA) 

864 (NA) 

481 (NAJ 

348 (NA) 

7 772 12 226 

3 811 3 866 

2 408 4 467 

3 232 5 470 1 249 I 510 

680 } 160 779 30 

13 

12 066 10 208 14 132 7 670 

I 347 I 767 

3 986 3 776 2 641 2 279 

2 6841- I 002 _ 2 243 

All Farms 

Commercial fertilizer - Continued 

Forms with expenditures of - Continued $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________ -_ -- ---- ----

$10,000 to $19,999 __________________ -- -- -- -- ----

$20,000 ond over _____________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals, including lime (see text) ___________________________________ forms __ 

$1,OO(L 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $99 ______________________ - _____ ---- ------

$100 to $499 ________________________ -- -- -- -----

$500 fo $999 ____________________ - ___ -- -- -- -----

$1,000 10 $2,499 ______________________ ---- -- ----

$2,500 to $4,999 ______________________ -- ---- ----

$5.000 to $9,999 ____________________ -- -- -- -- ---- $10,000 ond over ______________________________ _ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for the form business ___________________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 10 $99 ______________________________ - ___ ----

$100 to $499 ______________________ ---- ---- -----

$500 to $999 ________________________ -_ ---- ----- $1,000 to $2,499 _______________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ______ - _______________ -- -- -- ---- $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________ - ____ _ 

$10,000 and over ______________________________ _ 

Hired form lobor _____________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $499 ____________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 __________________________ -_ ---- ---

$1,000 to $2,499 _______________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $4,999 ____________________________ - __ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 _______________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________ _ 

$20,000 and over ______________________________ _ 

Contract lobor and machine hire and customwork _______________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Contract lobar _____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 fo $99 ___________________________________ _ 

$100 to $499- _______________________________ _ 

$500 10 $999 ________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $2,499 _____________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________ _ 

$10,000 and over ____________________________ _ 

Machine hire and customwork ________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $110 $99 ___________________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 ________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $2,499 _____________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________ _ $10.000 and over ____________________________ _ 

All other production expenses __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $499- ___________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 __________________________________ _ $1,000 to $2,499-______________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 _______________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________ _ 

$20,000 ond over ______________________________ _ 

1974 1969 1964 

308 313 } 143

1 597 } 93 250 

10 296 (NA) (NA) 

12 523 3 976 (NA) 

I 600 (NA) (NA) 

3 470 (NA) (NA) 

2 026 (NA) (NA) 

2 006 (NA) (NA) 

738 (NA) (NA) 

330 (NA) (NA) 

126 (NA) (NA) 

22 938 24 650 26 170 

53 253 32 484 31 230 

I 108 1 621 I 670 

4 099 5 813 6 440 

3 293 5 447 6 176 

6971 8 494 ~ II 444 4 923 2 692 

2 030 485 440 514 98 

9 929 14 554 16064 

47 288 36 955 29 1281 

2 483 5 399 6 804 

I 246 2 484 2 749\ 1 917 3 034 3 376 

I 682 I 839 I 860 

I 456 I 060 821 

747 ' 4541 398 J- 738 

(NA) 13 173 12 795 

22 009 15 098 9368 

2 063 (NA) (NAJ 

4 321 (NA) (NA) 

32 (NA) (NA) 1 

497 (NA) (NA) 

394 (NA) (NA) 

592 (NA) (NAJ 

346 (NA) (NA) 

154 (NA) (NA) 

48 (NA) (NA) 

9 558 (NA) (NA) 

17 688 (NAJ (NA) 

919 (NA) (NA) 

2 910 (NA) (NAJ 

I 744 (NA) (NA) 

2 048 (NA) (NAJ 

1 089 (NA) (NA) 

595 (NA) (NA) 

253 (NA) (NA) 

22 573 23 731 (NAJ 

336 882 203 897 (NAJ 

I 932 2 319 (NA) 

I 432 I 612 (NAJ 

2 874 3 545 (NAJ 

3 010 4 291 (NA) 

3 985 5 648 (NA) 

4 451 } 6 316 (NAJ 4 889 

Montana 1-3 
Table 6. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

All Farms 

Automobiles ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 1964 __ 

By number on hond: 2 or 3-____________________ 1974 __ 

4 and over _________________ 1974 __ 

Motortrucks, including pickups ____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1964 __ 

By number on hond: 2 or 3 _____________________ 1974_ 

4 and over _________________ 1974_ 

Tractors, excluding garden tractors 

and motor tillers _______________ 1974_ 

By number on hand: 

1969_ 

1964_ 

2 or 3 _____________________ 1974_ 

4 and over _________________ 197.L 

Wheel tractors, eXcluding garden 

tractors and motor tillers ______ 1974_ 

Crawler tractors ______________ 1974_ 

Groin and bean combines, self· propelled only __________________ 1974_ 

(ornpickers, corn heads, and 

1969_ 

1964_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

picker-shellers _________________ 1974_ -

All Farms 

1969_ 

1964_ 

Tobie 7. 

-

-

Forms 

19 231 

20 980 

24 513 

6 238 

440 

21 542 

22 940 

25 222 

10 III 

6 059 

20 503 

21 829 

24 216 

10 338 

5 909 

20 351 3 889 

9 299 

9 401 

9 953 

878 

426 

176 

Livestock 

Value of livestock and poultry _____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 1964 __ 

Value of poultry ______________________________ 1974 __ 

Value of livestock _____________________________ 1974 __ 

Cottle and calves ________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 1964 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ________________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

1964 __ Beef cows _________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 1964 __ 

Milk cows ________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 1964 __ 

Hogs and pigs __________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1964 __ 

Feeder pigs sold _______________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1964 __ 

Horses and ponies _______________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 1964 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

1964' __ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ___________________ J974 __ 

1969 __ 1964 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ______________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 1964 __ 

Other livestock and poultry _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Number 

28 205 

29 605 

35 081 

13 574 2 078 

61 904 

58 325 

58 214 

24 401 

32 131 

58 457 

58 729 

61 832 

25 141 

29 060 

53 914 

4 543 

11 392 

11 687 

12 266 

913\ 

~~~ I 

an d P 

lVolue of major poultry and livestock inventory items. 

lVolue of sales of livestock, poultry, and their products ($1.000). 

3Chickens 4 months old or older. 

1-4 Montana 

ou 

Manufactured in previous 5 yeors 

Forms Number 

13 182 16 541 14 734 17 615 (NA) (NA) 

2 739 5 768 92 422 

13 915 21 763 13 667 20972 (NA) (NA) 

4 466 9 878 

637 3 073 

7 910 10 854 

8 531 14 162 (NA) (NA) 

2 223 4 689 

127 605 

7 859 10 669 169 185 

2 189 2 410 3 214 3 768 (NA) (NA) 

89 96 

136 

(NA) (~~ I 

(ornpickers, corn heads. and 

picker-shellers - (on. Corn heads for combines ________ 1974 __ 

Other corn pickers and picker- shellers ______________________ 1974 __ 

Mower conditioners ______________ 1974 __ Pickup balers ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 1964 __ 

Wind rowers, pull and self.propelled __ 1974 __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar and flywheel type ________________ 1974 __ 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _______________________ _ 

By value group: $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 and over _________________ _ 

Farms 

96 

792 

2 975 

9 956 10 472 

10968 

8 105 

I 386 

1974 

Forms 

22 640 

66 

2 122 

2 968 

4 160 

3 755 

4 937 

2 191 

2 441 

It rry- nven t ory an d S a es: 1974 1969 an 

Inventory 

Value 

Forms Number ($1,000) 

18 356 (NA) '557 478 (NA) (NA) '615 777 (NA) (NA) '384 502 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

16 937 3 211 584 520 189 

17 851 2 933 897 567 189 

20 792 2 873 450 351 063 

15 750 I 722 476 322 138 

16 130 I 542 981 341 666 

19 830 I 452 850 200 492 

15 144 I 690 839 312 805 (NA) I 506 150 331 353 

(NA) I 397 748 190 904 

4 003 31 637 9 333 

5 876 36 831 10 313 

10 302 55 102 9 588 

2 717 212 456 9 283 

3 379 216 925 7 830 

4 740 168 055 4 138 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

2 237 630 877 18 524 

3 072 I 049 792 29 870 

3 754 I 459 950 28 201 7 744 48 020 7 780 

II 109 70 054 8 462 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

3 758 980 156 1 682 

5 258 969 629 1 253 

11 073 993 185 I 093 

3 676 885 569 1 550 

5 071 808 657 1 092 

10 441 908 695 (NA) 

457 39 515 20 

68 9 798 3 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

I 186 (NA) (NA) 

I 811 (NA) (NA) 

Manufactured in previous 5 yeors 

Number Farms Number 

107 40 45 

806 51 51 

3 205 861 891 

10 613 3 003 3 084 

II 059 4 506 4 650 

II 458 (NA) (NA) 

8 792 2 976 3 096 

I 512 547 569 

1969 

Value Value 

($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

752 934 24 341 421 206 

35 712 424 

6 675 5 585 15 643 

20911 4 768 32071 

57 627 5 597 74 066 

90 467 3 159 72 267 

187 578 2 691 96 527 \ 122 340 1- I 829 130 209 267 301 J 

d 1964 

Sales 

Forms Number 

18 140 '480 277 19 436 '384 878 (NA) '216 719 

1 290 '8 800 

18 004 '471 477 

16 773 1 831 367 

17 902 I 944 478 

19 724 I 419 850 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

2 731 373 412 

3 196 323 125 

3 701 249 835 641 54 735 

747 65 354 

2 243 536 751 

3 062 844 083 

3 645 I 175 850 I 368 5 763 

2 021 7 999 

I 534 7322 

471 636 837 748 503 597 (NA) 387 095 

449 532 689 

683 313 079 (NA) (NA) 

108 31 706 

63 18 869 9 44 960 

304 (X) 

448 (X) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Doto 
Table 8. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

All Farms 

All farms ___ ._._. ___________________ number._ 

Forms with harvested cropland _. _____ number._ acres __ 

All crops harvested, including nursery products _. ___ • ___ • __ • _____________ • __ forms __ 

value of production $1,000 __ Field corn for all purposes _____________ forms __ For groin or seed ___________________ farms-. 

acres __ 

bushels-. 

value of production $1,000 __ 

Cut for silage, green chop or dry fodder, or hogged or grazed ___ • ___ • ____ • __ forms-. 

acres __ 

value of production $1,000 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes, except sirup __ forms __ For groin or seed ___________________ forms-. 

acres-. 

bushels-. value of production $1,000 __ 

Cut for silage. green chop, dry forage, or hoy, or hogged or grazed _________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

value of production $1,000 __ 

Wheat for grain ______________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

bushels __ 

value of production $1,000 __ Other small groins for grain ____________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

value of production $1,000 __ 

Soybeans for beans- __________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ 

value of production $1,000 __ 

Hoy and gross silage, excluding sorghum hoy (see text) _______________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ 

value of production $1.000 __ 

1974 

23 324 

20 376 

8 426 881 

20 376 

827 639 

1 223 

181 

11 020 620 069 

2 108 

1 084 

76 650 

16 526 

42 

42 

946 

102 

11 779 

4 729 604 

109 127 964 

444 433 

10 024 

385 707 

99 644 

14 883 

2 158 312 

3 658 936 

198 203 

1969 

24 951 

21 404 

7 937 203 

21 404 

278 126 1 103 

98 

5 009 360 131 

457 

1 047 

53 314 

6 763 

36 

5 307 

13 369 

14 

33 

380 

83 

13 328 

3 669 549 

94 305 823 

113 551 

12 754 

917 387 

56 855 

15 977 

2 189 762 

3 602 073 

76 396 

1964 

27 020 

24 308 

7 812 650 

24 308 

254 819 

1 457 

100 3 144 

170 905 

215 

(NA) 

57 981 

4 667 

7 

4 

138 

628 2 

(NA) 

23 

2 

15 513 

3 742 750 

87 632 500 

111 2991 (NA) 

1 786 565 

42 06: I 

(NA) 

2 115 809 

3 221 003 

73 373 

lData for forms, acreage, and sales of Irish and sweetpatotaes were combined in 1969 and 1964. 

All Farms 

(attan ____________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

boIes-_ 

value of production $1.000 __ Peanuts for nuts ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

poundL_ 

value of production $1.000 __ 

Tobacco ___________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

pounds __ 

value of production $1,000 __ 

Irish potatoes 1 ______________________ farms-_ 

acreL_ 

hundredweight __ 

volue of production $1,000 __ Sweetpatatoes' _____________________ farms-_ 

acreL_ 

bushels __ 

value of production $1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ___________________________ farms-_ 

ocres __ 

value of production $1,00o __ 

8erries for sale _____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

value of production $1.000 __ land in orchards ____________________ formL_ 

ocres __ 

value of production $1,000 __ 

1974 

249 -r 6 547 502 872 9 017 

= J 

134 

751 

308 

43 

21 

9 

292 

590 

927 

1969 

2 

(l) 

120 

524 

6 628 

(NA) 

4 237 

159 

645 

288 

69 

56 

29 

301 

623 

485 

1964 

(NA) = I 6 863 

(NA) 

5 934 

171 

691 

250 

1 ii I 53 

636 

1 840 I 

(NA) 

Other crops ________________________ Iorms-_ 1 255 (NA) (NA) I ocres__ 90 928 104 144 143 322 

value 01 produclion $1.000__ 56 361 18 967 (NA) 1 

Greenhouse products under gloss or Of her protection _______________ forms-_ 55 43 (NA) 

sq. ft.__ 742 810 740 937 732 844 I value 01 production $1,000__ L-____________________ 997 864 (NA) ~ 

Tabl e 9 s ummary b ·V o ccupa Ion an dA ~ge: 1974 

All Farms 

farms and Land in Farms 

Forms ________________________ " _________ number __ 

percent __ land in forms _____________________________ acres __ 

Average size of form _____________________ acres __ 

Value 01 land and buildings _________________ $1.000 __ Average per form _______________________ dallarL_ 

Average per acre ________________________ dollarL_ 

Forms by value of form: $110 $9,999 ______________________________ _ 

$10.00010 $19.999 _________________________ _ $2D.000 10 $39,999 _________________________ _ 

$40.00010 $69.999 _________________________ _ 

$70.000 10 $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,00010 $149,999 _______________________ _ 

$150.00010 $199.999 _______________________ _ $200.00010 $499.99L ______________________ _ $500.000 and over _________________________ _ 

Owned and rented lands by form aperatar3: land owned _____________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ land rented or leased from Qthers __________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land rented or leased to otherL ____________ farmL_ 

ocres __ 

Land in Farml According to Ule 

Total cropland _____________________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 ocres _______________________________ _ 

10 to 19 ocre'-____________________________ _ 

20 to 29 ocre'-____________________________ _ 

30 to 49 ocres _____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocre'- __________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocre'-__________________________ _ 

50010 999 ocre'-__________________________ _ 

1,000 acres and over _______________________ _ 

(ropland used only for posture or grazing ____ farms __ 

acres __ Other cropland (see text) __________________ farms __ 

ocres-_ 

Total 

23 324 

100.0 

62 158 351 

2 665 

6 952 194 

298 070 

112 

575 

904 

2 042 2 756 

2 237 

2 767 

2 272 

6 414 

3 357 

20946 

45 418 869 

12 688 20 087 093 

2 277 

3347611 

21 368 

15 445 720 

20 376 8 426 881 

689 

739 

612 

1 159 

2 346 

3 542 

5 607 

3692 

1 990 

7 017 

1 144 873 

11 180 

5 873 966 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

I I 

Forms with sales 

01 $2,500 

and over Total 

I I 20 177 3 045 

86.5 13.1 

56 731 193 444 970 

2 812 146 

6 422 438 176 156 

318 305 57 851 

113 396 

265 307 511 393 1 265 771 

2 003 747 

1 874 359 2 533 231 2 149 119 

6 288 112 3 289 6 

18 051 2 804 39 449 186 425 233 

11 920 706 

18 655 415 156 808 1 926 336 1 373 408 137 071 

18 966 2 368 15 257 374 162 663 

18 509 1 840 8375 116 41 885 

221 466 235 502 302 309 781 376 2 157 185 

3 535 1 

5 600 1 3 691 - 1 987 -

5 597 1 401 1 040 944 93 254 10 849 315 5 841 314 27 524 

Forms with sales under $2,500 

I I I 

Occupation farming Occupation other than forming 

less than 65 years Less than 65 years Abnormal 

65 years and over 65 years and over forms 

I I 691 381 1 809 164 102 

3.0 1.6 7.8 0.7 0.4 126 486 74 902 208 843 34 739 4 982 188 

183 197 115 212 48 845 

41 321 22 253 103 045 9 536 353 600 59 799 58 407 56 963 58 149 3 466 670 

327 297 493 275 71 

113 47 134 13 3 113 60 190 30 - 177 70 486 38 6 100 106 503 38 6 68 39 231 21 4 46 24 151 10 3 22 17 74 6 4 50 17 38 7 14 2 1 2 1 62 

629 359 1 659 157 91 144 678 77 546 180 074 22 935 5 544 450 114 60 503 29 62 29 440 15 254 95 777 16 337 1 274 870 85 53 171 27 15 47 632 17 898 67 008 4 533 1 837 132 

449 292 1 502 125 34 43 221 23 899 85 614 9 929 25 683 

341 236 1 161 102 27 8 509 5 988 25 016 2 372 9 880 

97 60 277 32 2 90 39 354 19 2 40 44 210 15 1 62 64 225 25 2 50 29 95 11 4 1 - - - 6 1 - - - 6 - - - - 1 - - - - 3 

243 155 950 53 19 20 959 13 888 53 629 4 778 10 675 94 47 155 19 16 13 753 4 023 6 969 2 779 5 128 

Montana 1-5 
Table 9. Summary by Occupation and Age: 1 974- Continued 

All Farms 

Land in Farms According to Use - Con. 

Woodland. including woodland posture _________ forms-_ 

acres-_ Other land (see text) ________________________ formL_ 

acres-_ Irrigated land ______________________________ farmL_ 

acresColor and Tenure of Operator 

All form operators: Full owners ________________________________ _ Porl owners ________________________________ _ 

- Tenonts ___________________________________ _ 

White form operators: Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Pan owners ________________________________ _ Tenonts ___________________________________ _ 

Block and other roces, see text: Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Port owners ___________ • ____________________ _ 

Tenants _____________ • _______________ _ 

Farm Operator Characteristics I 

Form operators by age group: Under 25 years _________ ._. ___________________ _ 

25 to 34 years ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yearL _______________________________ _ 

- 45 to 54 years ________________________________ _ 

- 55 to 64 yearL _______________________________ _ 

- 65 years and over _________ • _______ • _____ • _____ • - Average age _________________________ • _____ • __ _ 

-

Form operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________ • 

On another form ___ • _______ • __________________ _ 

- In a rural area not on a form _________________ • __ 

In a city, town, or urban oreo ___________________ _ 

form operators reporting days of work off form _____ _ None _________________ ._. ___ • ___ • ___ • ________ _ 

- Any _________________________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days _______________________ • _______ _ 

50 to 99 doys ______________________________ _ 

- 100 to 149 doys ____________________________ _ 

150 to 199 doys ____________________________ _ 

200 days and over __________________________ _ 

form operators by principal occupation: forming _______ • _________________ • ___________ _ 

Other _______________________________________ _ 

-

form operators reporting off-form income: Reporting any ___________________________ • ____ _ 

Off·form income equal to or greater than value of form products sold _________________________ _ - Off-form income less than value of form products sold ___________ • __________________ _ 

- Not reporting or reporting none __________________ _ 

Farms by Size 

J to 9 ocres ____________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _. ________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocreL _________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _________ • ________________________ _ 

tOO to 139 acres ________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ________ . ___________________ . ___ _ 

180 to 219 ocreL _______________________________ _ 

- 220 fa 259 ocres ________________________________ _ - 260 to 499 ocres ________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres _________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre'- ____________________________ _ 

2,000 acres and over ____________________________ _ 

Value of Products Sold 

Market value of all agricultural products sold (see text) ___________________________________ $1,000_ 

Average per farm _____________________ dollars. -

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: Under $1,000 (,ee text) _______________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _____________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 _______ • ___________________ • __ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _______ • ______________ -_ -_ ---- $2,500 and over _____________________________ _ 

(raps and hoy sold _________________________ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Forest products __________ • _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock and livestock products ___________ • __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with sales 

01 $2.500 Totol and over 

2 933 2 333 

2 049 728 I 511 931 

19 808 17 558 

44 662 903 39 961 888 

8 714 7 528 

I 759 040 I 717 764 

10 677 8 283 

10 135 9 652 2 512 2 242 

10 148 7 822 

9 123 8 700 2 383 2 127 

73 47 

137 126 

51 48 

474 399 1 

2 391 2 026 3 912 3 270 

5 762 5 018 

6 069 5 395 

3 307 2 762 

51.1 51.2 

15 441 1 13 405 

717 636 

371 303 

2 211 I 924 

17 236 14 543 

9 952 9 244 

7 284 5 299 

I 632 I 487 

595 511 

587 496 

766 552 

3 704 2 253 

16 967 15 895 

4 948 2 975 

14 700 12 302 

4 717 2 472 

9 983 9 830 

7 215 6 568 

I 177 606 

I 550 519 

394 212 

731 411 

694 485 

888 723 

496 408 

507 440 

2 433 2 181 

2 990 2 879 

4 053 3 994 

7 411 7 319 

I 033 239 I 027 135 

44 299 50 906 

I 399 108 

784 43 

663 75 

571 69 

19 907 19 882 

15 901 14 942 

548 412 547 086 

84 61 

I 464 I 440 

496 440 

3 087 3 058 

18 004 15 646 

471 477 466 822 

I 290 I 060 

8 800 8 729 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text_ 

1-6 Montano 

Forms with sales under $2,500 

Occu potion forming Occupation other than forming 

less than 65 years less than 65 years Abnormal 

Totol 65 years and over 65 years and over farms 

582 120 67 371 24 18 

59 843 15 546 9 227 32 445 2 625 477 954 

2 151 562 281 I 196 112 99 

222 464 67 719 41 776 90 784 22 185 4 478 551 

I 160 208 138 757 57 26 

27 427 5 391 3 379 17 475 I 182 13 849 

2 352 580 323 I 312 137 42 

434 48 34 333 19 49 

259 63 24 164 8 II 

2 326 577 321 I 292 136 (X) 

423 48 32 324 19 (X) 

256 63 24 161 8 (X) 

26 3 2 20 I (X) 

II - 2 9 - (X) 

3 - - 3 - (X) 

75 37 - 38 - (X) 

365 62 - 303 - (X) 

642 91 - 551 - (X) 

744 193 - 551 - (X) 

674 308 - 366 - (X) 

545 - 381 - 164 (X) 

50.5 49.5 71.7 44.6 70.6 (X) 

2 036 409 252 1 276 99 (X) 

81 40 7 31 3 (X) 

68 7 6 49 6 (X) 

287 22 8 228 29 (X) 

2 693 533 261 I 758 141 (X) 

708 352 211 87 58 (X) 

I 985 181 50 I 671 83 (X) 

145 52 30 50 13 (X) 

84 24 7 38 15 (X) 

91 30 2 53 6 (X) 

214 16 - 187 II (X) 

I 451 59 II I 343 38 (X) 

I 072 691 381 - - (X) 

I 973 - - I 809 164 (X) 

2 398 372 201 I 705 120 (X) 

2 245 318 152 I 674 101 (X) 

153 54 49 31 19 (X) 

647 319 180 104 44 (X) 

568 243 81 215 29 3 

I 028 135 88 750 55 3 

182 24 21 129 8 -

319 53 43 202 21 I 

202 20 23 150 9 7 

163 39 28 89 7 2 

87 25 6 55 I I 

66 18 13 31 4 I 

247 72 37 121 17 5 

108 25 26 48 9 3 

56 31 II 13 I 3 

19 6 4 6 3 73 

3 603 870 478 2 058 197 2 502 

I 183 1 259 I 253 1 137 I 202 24 530 

I 217 242 137 777 61 74 

741 165 84 449 43 -

586 160 89 304 33 2 

501 124 71 279 27 I 

- - - - - 25 

938 168 112 601 57 21 

879 166 113 540 61 447 

22 8 2 12 - 1 

22 8 4 9 - 2 

56 14 4 36 2 -

29 9 I 16 2 -

2 341 548 279 I 401 113 17 

2 628 675 354 I 465 134 2 027 

227 52 26 143 6 3 

45 13 5 27 (Z) 26 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 9. Summary by Occupation and Age: 1 974 - Continued 

All Farms 

Production Expenses 

Total farm production expenses _______________ formL 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenditures of- $110 $49L ________________________________ _ 

$500 10 $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,999 __________________ -- ------ ---

$2,000 10 $2,999 ________ - _______ -- -- ---- -- ---

$3,000 10 $4,999 ________ - _______ -- ----------- $5,000 10 $9,999 __________________ - _______ - __ $10,000 and over ___________________________ _ 

Livestock and poultry purchased ______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenditures of- $110 $99 __________________________________ _ 

$10010 $499 _______________________________ _ $50010 $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $2,499 ____________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ____________________________ _ $5,000 and over ____________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ________________ formL 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenditures of- $110 $99 __________________________________ _ 

$10010 $499 _______________________________ _ 

$500 10 $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,00010 $2,499 ____________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ____________________________ _ 

$5,000 and over ____________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________ forms_ 

Forms thot usedtons-

$1,000_ 

1 to 49 tons ________________________________ _ 5010 99 lon'- ______________________________ _ 

10010 199 lon'- ____________________________ _ 

20010 499 10nL ____________________________ _ 

500 tons and over ___________________________ _ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $99 __________________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 _______________________________ _ $500 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ _ $5,000 and over ____________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs. plants. and trees __________ , _____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $9L _________________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 _______________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ _ 

$5,000 and over ____________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $99 __________________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 _______________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _______________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$1,000 - 10 $2,499 _____________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 _____________________________ _ $5,000 and over _____________________________ _ 

Other ogriculturol chemicols (see text) _________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenditures of- $1 to $9L __________________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 _______________________________ _ 

- $50010 $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $2,499 _____________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ _ 

$5,000 and over _____________________________ _ 

-

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel ond oil for form business _________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $99 ___________________________________ _ $100 10 $499-_______________________________ _ 

$500 to $999-_______________________________ _ $1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________ _ 

1~:6~~ ~~J~Z:r9 :::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::: 

Hired form labor ___________________________ formL. 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $99 ___________________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 ________________________________ _ 

$50010 $99L _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________ _ 

$2.50010 $4,999 _____________________________ _ $5,000 and over _____________________________ _ 

1974 Census of Agriculture-State Data 

Total 

23 303 

769 064 

508 

747 

1 398 

1 167 1 899 3 500 14 084 

9 825 124 203 

972 

1 475 

1 401 

2 009 

1 354 

2 614 

15 940 

123 454 

9041 2868 

2 248 3 771 

2 556 

3 593 

11 376 

324 225 I 47 185 

10 084 

711 

342 

167 

72 

I 0771 

2 650 

1 659 

2 595 

1 525 

1 870 

8 332 

10 400 I 1 839 

2 525 

1 362 

1 614 

601 

391 

11 005 

39 053 

442 

1 858 

1 652 2 896 

2 002 

2 155 

10 296 

12 523 

1 600 

3 470 

2 026 

2006 

738 

456 

22 938 

53 253 

1 108 4099 

3 293 

6 971 

4 923 2 544 

9 929 

47 288 

560 

1 923 

1 246 

1 917 

1 682 

2 601 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 

ond over Total 

20 177 3 024 

761 176 5 609 

30 415 

119 628 

458 934 

676 456 

1 477 420 

3 352 141 

14 065 -

8 547 1 269 

123 293 837 

621 351 

I 106 369 

1 141 256 

1 776 232 

1 294 60 

2 609 1 

13 677 2 246 

120 984 1 516 

520 3841 

2 026 839 

1 768 479 

3 297 472 

2 485 71 

3 581 I 

10 271 I 092 

317 545 3 7931 46 270 498 

8 986 1 091 

707 1 

342 - 165 - 71 -

785 291 I 2 152 498 

1 508 149 

2 455 138 

1 509 15 

1 862 1 

7 524 792 

10 294 80 

I 313 523 

2 257 261 1 352 7 

1 613 1 600 - 389 -

10 154 826 38 685 211 

226 214 

1 358 497 

1 570 79 2 853 35 1 999 1 2 148 -

9 950 330 12 476 21 

1 340 257 

3392 72 2 022 1 2 006 - 736 - 454 -

20 004 2 832 52 478 663 

258 848 2 345 I 675 3 011 279 

6934 28 4 916 2 2 540 -

9 365 544 

46 591 165 

383 177 1 659 263 1 172 .72 1 890 26 1 673 6 2 588 -

Forms with sales under $2.500 

Occupation forming Occupation other than farming 

Less 65 yeors thon 65 yeors Less rhon 

65 yeors and over 65 yeors ond over 

682 374 1 804 164 

1 286 611 3 448 264

1 

96 59 228 32 

147 93 352 36 

180 108 590 56 

115 61 293 17 

115 42 246 17 

29 11 95 6 

- - - -

257 98 864 50 1 159 73 582 23 

81 27 225 18 

84 23 249 13 

45 11 189 11 

29 35 161 7 

17 2 40 I 

1 - - -

464 246 1 445 91 

395 164 879 78 

63 391 271 111 

140 III 554 34 

104 32 324 19 

139 55 256 22 

18 9 40 4 

- - - 1 

304 121 615 52 

1 205 440 I 1 887 261 I 161 66 234 37 

304 121 615 51 

- - - 1 

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

69 27 186 91 

153 48 274 23 

29 21 89 10 

44 23 63 8 

9 2 3 1 

- - - 1 

138 90 530 34 

15 7 55 4 

85 71 345 22 

47 19 183 12 

5 - 2 -

1 - - - - - - - - - - -

165 93 524 44 57 23 123 8 

49 31 122 12 79 50 340 28 16 8 51 4 21 4 10 - - - 1 - - - - -

85 52 168 25 5 3 12 2 

67 43 128 19 18 8 40 6 

- 1 - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

617 349 1 714 152 147 82 402 32 

193 105 501 49 359 204 1 021 91 53 40 174 12 12 - 16 - - - 2 - - - - -

97 62 351 34 31 20 92 22 

28 17 121 11 49 31 175 8 11 11 44 6 8 3 8 7 I - 3 2 - - - -

Montana 

Abnormol forms 

102 

2 279 

63 

-

6 

5 

2 

7 

19 

9 

74 

-

-

4 

1 

-

4 

17 

954 

-

3 

I 

2 

-

11 

13 

2 8871 

417 

7 

3 

-

2 

1 

1 I 

-

2 

2 

1 

7 

16 

25 

3 

7 

3 

-

1 

2 

25 

156 

2 

3 

3 

8 

2 

7 

16 

25 

3 

6 

3 

-

2 

2 

102 

112 

2 

79 

3 

9 

5 

4 

20 

532 

-

1 

2 

1 

3 

13 

1-7 
Table 9. 

All Farms 

Production Expenses- Continued 

(ontroct labor _____________________________ forms- - $1.000_ - Farms with expenditures of- $1 10 $99 __________________________________ _ 

- $100 10 $499 _______________________________ _ 

- $500 10 $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,00010 $2,499. ___________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999. ___________________________ _ 

- $5,000 and over ____________________________ _ 

-

Machine hire and customwork ________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Farms with expenditures of- $110 $99. _________________________________ _ 

$100 10 $499 _______________________________ _ 

$50010 $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1.000 10 $2,499 ____________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999. ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 and over ____________________________ _ 

Other production expenses __________________ farms-

$1,000_ Farms with expenditures of- $110 $99 __________________________________ _ 

$10010 $499 _______________________________ _ 

$50010 $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ _ 

$2,50010 $4,999. ___________________________ _ 

$5.000 and over ____________________________ _ 

Farm-Related Income and Expenses 

Farm-related income ________________________ farms-

$1.000_ 

Farms with form-related income of- $110 $499. ________________________________ _ 

$50010 $999 _______________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,999 ____________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 ____________________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ _ 

$5,000 and over ____________________________ _ 

Customwork and other agricultural services __ forms_ 

$1.000_ Recreational services _____________________ forms-

$1.000_ Government form pragroms ________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Rent of formland or from lease or sole of allotments ___________________________ formL 

$1,000_ Other form-related sources ________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Expenses for form-related income sources ______ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ Motortrucks, including pickups _______________ farms_ 

number _ 

Tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tiHers ____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Wheeltroctors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers ________________________ formL 

number _ Crawler tractors _____ ._. _________________ farmL 

number _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled ________ formL 

number _ 

Carnpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers ____ formL 

number _ Corn heads for combines . ___________ . _____ forms. 

number _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ formL 

number _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Mower conditioners _______________________ • forms_ 

number __ 

- Pickup balers _____________________________ • farmL 

number __ 

Windrawers, pull and self-propelled ___________ .forms __ number __ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ___ • ___________ • _______ • ____________ • farmL_ 

number __ 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____ • __________________ • _______ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by value of machinery and equipment: $1 to $999 __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $4,999 ____________________ ---_ -- - __ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ____________________ -_ -_ -- ---- $10,00010 $19,999 ___________________________ _ 

$20,00010 $29,999 ___________________________ _ 

$30,00010 $49,999 ___________________________ _ 

$50,000 and over ____________________________ _ 

1-8 Montana 

Summary by Occupation and Age: 1974-Continued 

Forms with sales under $2,500 

Occupation farming Occupation other than farming 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 less than 65 years less than 65 years Abnormal Total and over Total 65 years and over 65 years and over farms 

2 063 1 946 115 28 15 65 7 2 

4 321 4 282 36 7 4 24 2 2 

32 7 25 3 9 II 2 - 497 424 73 24 4 41 4 -

394 385 8 - I 6 I I 

592 583 8 I 1 6 - 1 

346 345 1 - - I - - 202 202 - - - - - -

9 558 8 806 743 125 84 506 28 9 

17 688 17 539 144 24 18 92 9 5 

919 597 320 69 36 207 8 2 

2 910 2 546 360 47 40 259 14 4 

1 744 1 691 52 5 6 37 4 1 

2 048 2 037 9 2 2 3 2 2 

1 089 1 087 2 2 - - - -

848 848 - - - - - - 22 573 20 127 2 420 557 283 I 463 117 26 

336 882 334 553 I 935 446 217 I 188 84 394 

334 83 251 66 36 134 15 -

I 598 599 995 237 92 617 49 4 

I 432 1 940 490 103 87

1 280 20 2 

2 874 2 334 534 114 56 337 27 6 

3 010 2 870 138 34 11 87 6 2 

13 325 13 301 12 3 I 8 - 12 

7 017 6 433 502 105 69 296 32 82 

33 706 29 480 1 174 324 102 710 38 3 052 

I 535 I 3201 211 1 28 26 140 17 4 

954 872 80 14 12 48 6 2 

I 235 I 154 78 23 18 34 3 3 

749 715 30 7 5 15 3 4 

890 849 34 15 I 17 I 7 

I 654 I 523 69 18 7 42 2 62 

2 520 2 349 170 32 20 105 13 I 

8 7381 8 378 (0) (0) 35 187 10 (0) 

165 152 11 2 1 6 2 2 

780 676 (0) (0) (Z) 35 (Z) (0) 

3 286 3 153 128 23 II 83 II 5 

8 319 8 231 75 18 4 47 6 13 

2 062 I 721 262 57 40 150 15 79 

12 358 8 728 675 172 57 425 20 2 956 

981 950 28 2 7 17 2 3 

3 511 3 468 28 5 6 15 2 15 

2 414 2 128 211 40 29 133 9 75 

10 168 7 230 368 110 31 217 11 2 570 

19 231 16 995 2 160 495 273 I 278 114 76 

28 205 25 285 2 754 581 316 1 720 137 166 

21 542 18 955 2 494 536 298 I 537 123 93 

61 904 57 853 3 625 778 399 2 271 177 426 

20 503 18 267 2 141 424 265 1 341 111 95 

58 457 54 633 3 446 746 436 2 094 170 378 

20 351 18 145 2 112 421 262 I 323 106 94 

53 914 50 314 3 235 696 412 I 971 156 365 

3 889 3 682 198 47 24 115 12 9 

4 543 4 319 211 50 24 123 14 13 

9 299 9 202 87 40 15 25 7 10 

II 392 11 279 99 44 23 25 7 14 

878 860 16 13 - 1 2 2 

913 895 16 13 - 1 2 2 

96 92 2 - - - 2 2 

107 103 2 - - - 2 2 

792 778 14 13 - I - -

806 792 14 13 - 1 - -

2 975 2 663 309 62 39 193 15 3 

3 205 2 886 315 64 39 197 15 4 

9 956 9 397 546 122 55 345 24 13 

10 613 10 046 554 125 57 348 24 13 

8 105 7 866 225 46 23 147 9 14 

8 792 8544 233 46 24 154 9 15 

I 386 I 344 38 7 1 27 3 4 

I 512 1 464 44 7 1 29 7 4 

22 640 19 731 2 807 598 333 1 728 148 102 

752 934 721 833 26 356 5 672 3 346 15 993 I 345 4 745 

66 35 30 6 5 18 I 1 

2 122 1 294 820 195 82 498 45 8 

2 968 I 957 I 007 207 121 632 47 4 

4 160 3 430 721 144 100 432 45 9 

3 755 3 606 142 25 14 96 7 7 

4 937 4 801 74 15 9 47 3 62 

4 632 4 608 13 6 2 5 - 11 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 9. Summary by Occupation and Age: 1 974 - Continued 

All Farms 

Livestock and Poultry 

livestock and poultry inventory: conle and colveL ________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 ta 4 ____________________________________ _ 5 ta 9 ____________________________________ _ 

10 ta 19 __________________________________ _ 

20 and over _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________ formL_ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 ta 4 __________________________________ _ 

5 ta 9 __________________________________ _ 10 ta 19 ________________________________ _ 

20 and over _____________________________ _ 

Beef cows __________________________ forms __ 

number __ Milk cows _________ ~ ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Hogs and pigs ___________________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 ta 4 ____________________________________ _ 

5 ta 9 ____________________________________ _ 

10 ta 24 __________________________________ _ 

25 and over _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between December 1 of 

preceding yeor and November 30 _________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms by litters farrowed: 1 litter _________________________________ _ 

2 to 4 litters ____________________________ _ 

5 to 9 litters ____________________________ _ 

10 to 19 litters __________________________ _ 

." 20 litters and over ____________________ • __ _ 

Sheep and lombs _________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 ________________________________________ _ 

2 ta 4 ____________________________________ _ 

5 ta 9 ____________________________________ _ 

10 ta 24 __________________________________ _ 

25 and over _______________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies ________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 ________________________________________ _ 

2 ta 4 ____________________________________ _ 

5 ta L ___________________________________ _ 

10 ta 24 __________________________________ _ 25 and over _______________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 ta 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 ta 39L _______________________________ _ 400 ta 1.599 ______________________________ _ 

1.600 and over ____________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______ forms __ 

number __ 

Other livestock and poultry ________________ formL_ 

Livestock and poultry sold: Cottle and colveL ________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hogs and pigs ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ Feeder pigs sold ________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs _________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Horses and ponieL _______________________ forms __ 

number __ Chickens 3 months old or older _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________ forms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______ forms __ 

number __ 

Other livestock and poultry ________________ forms __ 

Crops Harvested 

Fie~~r~~n~~~ ~II purposes ___________________ forms __ 

I to 4 ocres _________________________________ _ 

5 fa 14 ocres ________________________________ _ 

15 to 24 ocres _______________________________ _ 25 acres and over ____________________________ _ 

For groin or seed _________________________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Cut for silage, green chop. or dry fodder, or h~~S9~~S~; grazed ______ • __________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Tatal 

16 937 

3 211 584 

624 

714 

1 380 14 219 

15 750 1 722 476 

1 094 

924 

1 617 

12 115 

15 144 

1 690 839 4 003 

31 637 

2 717 

212 456 

597 

360 

535 

1 225 

2 038 42 953 

250 

494 

352 

365 

577 

2 237 

630 877 

34 

144 

123 

259 

1 677 

7 744 

48 020 

1 137 

3 548 

1 932 

853 

274 

3 758 

980 156 

3 349 

322 

43 

44 

3 676 

885 569 

457 

39 515 

1 186 

16 773 

1 831 367 

2 731 

373 412 

641 54 735 

2 243 

536 751 

1 368 

5 763 

471 636 837 

449 

532 689 

108 

31 706 

304 

1 223 

18 

118 

166 

921 

181 

11 020 

620 069 

1 084 

76 650 

1974 Census of Agriculture-State Data 

Forms with sales 

af $2.500 

and over Tatal 

14 743 2 179 

3 160 549 41 499 

334 289 

327 387 

697 683 

13 385 820 

13 937 1 BOO 1 695 486 21 961 

599 494 

501 423 

1 089 527 

11 748 356 

13 470 1 663 

1 665 255 21 075 

3 500 497 

30 231 886 

2 391 

205 771 4 320 319 I 459 138 

293 1 661 466 68 1 173 48 

1 825 208 41 669 753 

180 70 

407

1 

86

1 320 32 

345 

3:~ I 573 

1 896 

616 256 11 810 

27 7 

102 41 

86

1 

37 

164 95 

1 517 158 

6 511 1 221 

43 306 4 154 

814 322 2 937 610 

1 693 234 

795 I 55 

272 -

3 144 611 958 974 19 387 

2 758 591 303 18 

39 2 

44 - 3 099 574 

867 001 17 093 

390 66 36 447 2 888 

811 374 

14 850 1 908 

1 813 073 13 487 2 450 275 

365 732 4 563 

536 103 52 795 1 773 1 917 323 525 369 10 286 

1 188 175 

5 294 459 

388 80 625 185 7 252 

376 70 

522 251 6 038 

91 16 

30586 960 192 112 

1 193 24 

17 - 108 10 

154 12 914 2 169 10 10 811 162 613 851 4 190 

1 064 14 75 996 212 

Forms with soles under $2,500 

Occupation forming Occupation other than forming 

less than 65 years less than 65 years I 65 years and over 65 years and over 

501 266 1 311 101 

11 129 6 000 22 297 2 073 

51 31 202 5 

46 41 279 21 

166 70 417 30 

238 124 413 45 

406 230 1 080 84 

5 828 3 613 11 397 1 123 

85 50 338 21 

77 44 286 16 

145 62 293 27 

99 74 163 20 

385 211 986 81 

5 667 3 487 10 824 1 097 

90 57 333 17 

161 126 573 26 

78 18 218 

9; I 999 179 3 049 

28 8 99 

24 ~ I 39 11 13 47 

: I 13 1 33 

56 15 136 

225 24 494 

1: I 8 11 51 

39 !I 44 , 4 27 -I 5 14 1 

- - - -

58 30 234 16 

3 777 1 170 5 663 1 200 

1 - 6 -

2 1 38 - 3 

~ I 28 - 5 80 3 

47 16 82 13 

218 79 878 46 

673 281 3 058 142 

74 18 214 16 

100 40 451 19 

38 18 168 10 

6 :1 45 1 

- - -

117 77 398 19 

4 054 2 521 12 180 632 

109 74 389 19 

8 3 7 - - - 2 -

- - - - 106 69 380 19 3 642 2 138 10 683 630 

9 4 53 - 520 45 2 323 - 76 21 267 10 

470 247 1 100 91 3 625 1 965 7 242 655 74 18 179 4 1 318 181 3 004 60 32 10 61 - 577 109 1 087 - 59 27 221 16 3 237 1 111 5 184 754 

25 10 135 5 45 18 381 15 11 7 59 3 661 1 323 5 196 72 10 1 56 3 611 273 5 082 72 1 1 13 1 100 60 750 50 17 2 89 4 

13 2 5 4 

- - - - 5 2 2 1 8 - 2 2 - - 1 1 8 - 2 - 132 - 30 - 3 540 - 650 -

5 2 3 4 60 24 54 74 

Montana 

Abnormal 

forms 

15 

9 

53~ I 

-

14 

13 

5 029 

1 t I 11 

4 509 

6 520 

2 36: I 

: I 

4 

5 

531 

-

1 

-

-

4 

3 

2 811 

-

1 

=1 

2 

12 

560 

1 

1 

5 

3 

2 

3 

1 795 

-

1 

2 

-

3 

1 475 

1 

180 

1 

15 

4 807 

6 

3 117 

2 167 

3 

1 096 

5 

10 

3 4400 

3 4 400 

1 

160 

-

6 

1 

-

-

5 

2 

47 

2 028 

6 442 

1-9 
Table 9. 

All Farms 

Crops Harvested - Continued 

Sorghums for all purposes, except sirup ________ farms __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ocres _________________________________ _ 5 to 14 ocres ________________________________ _ 

15 to 24 ocres _______________________________ _ 25 acres and over ____________________________ _ 

For groin or seed _________________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

bushelL_ Cut for siloge. green chop, dry forage or hoy, or hogged or grozed _____________________ formS-_ 

QcreL_ 

Wheat for groin ____________________________ farmL_ 

Forms withacreL_ 

bushelL_ 

1 to 4 acres _________________________________ _ 

5 to 14 acres ________________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acres _______________________________ _ 

25 acres and over ____________________________ _ 

Other small grains for groin _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 acres _________________________________ _ 

5 to 14 aCreL _______________________________ _ 

15 to 24 ocres _______________________________ _ 

25 acres and over ____________________________ _ 

Soybeans for beons _________________________ farms __ 

Forms withacres __ 

bushelL_ 

1 to 4 ocres ________________________________ _ 

5 to 14 acreL _______________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acreL ______________________________ _ 

25 acres and aver ____________________________ _ 

Hay and gross silage. excluding sorghum hoy (see text) _____________________ farmL_ 

Forms withacres-_ 

tons-_ 

I to 4 ocres _________________________________ _ 

5 to 14 oCreL _______________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acres _______________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 acres and over ____________________________ _ 

Caftan ___________________________________ farmL_ 

Forms withocreL_ 

boles __ 

1 to 4 acreL _______________________________ _ 

5 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 acres and over ____________________________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts _____ _ 

Forms with-

_ _________ farms __ 

ocres-_ 

pounds-_ 

1 to 4 ocreL ________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ocres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 14 ocres _______________________________ _ 

15 acres and over ____________________________ _ 

Tobacco _________________________________ forms-_ 

Forms withacres __ 

pounds-_ 

0.1 to 0.4 acres- _____________________________ _ 

0.5 to 0.9 acres- _____________________________ _ 1.0 to 1.4 ocres ______________________________ _ 

1.5 to 1.9 ocreL _____________________________ _ 

2.0 to 4.9 acreL _____________________________ _ 

5.0 acres and over ___________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ____________________________ forms __ 

Farms withacres __ 

hundredweight __ 

O. I to 0.9 acreL _____________________________ _ 

1.0 to 2,9 acreL _____________________________ _ 

3.0 to 4.9 ocreL _____________________________ _ 

5.0 acres and ove:- ___________________________ _ 

Sweetpototoes _____________________________ formL_ 

Farms withacres __ 

bushels __ 

0.1 to 0.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

1.0 to 2.9 ocreL _____________________________ _ 

3.0 to 4.9 acreL _____________________________ _ 5.0 acres and over ___________________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sole _____ forms-_ 

ocreL_ 

Forms with- 0.1 to 0.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

1.0 to 2.9 ocres ______________________________ _ 

3.0 to 4.9 ocres- _____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 9.9 ocres ______________________________ _ 

10.0 acres and over __________________________ _ 

1- 10 Montana 

Summary by Occupation and Age: 197 4 -Continued 

Forms with soles 

01 $2.500 

T otol and over 

4 

109 

42 

4 

15 

4 

19 

42 

946 

11 779 

729 604 

127 964 

63 

326 

375 

11 015 

10 024 

385 707 

121 

823 

963 

8 117 

=1 

14 883 

2 158 312 

3 658 936 

1931 

1 096 

1 167 

2 505 

9 922 

249 

6 547 

502 872 

98 

44 

8 

99 

134 

751 

42 

46 

9 

9 

28 

30 

2 

8 

3 

17 

30 

789 

11 605 

4 724 346 

109 005 222 

42 

265 

327 

10 971 

9 789 

380 222 

821 

733 

898 

8 076 

= 1 

13 341 

2118640 

3 602 733 

88 

574 

821 

2 106 

9 752 

201 

6 503 

499 096 

65 

33 

7 

96 

84 

676 

16 

27 

6 

9 

26 

TOlol 

12 

12 

157 

160 

2 633 

45 958 

20 

58 

47 

35 

219 

3 245 

38 

87 

64 

30 

=1 

1 521 

35 072 

49 170 

104 1 

517 

346 

395 

159 

45 

35 

2 826 

32 

10 

1 

2 

48 

64 

25 

19 

3 

Forms with soles onder $2,500 

Occupation forming 

less than 

65 years 

2 

13 

34 

737 

10 855 

3 

8 

11 

12 

45 

592 

11 

16 

13 

5 

262 

6 704 

9 327 

28 

85 

48 

56 

45 

15 

10 

252 

11 

3 

1 

14 

16 

65 years 

and over 

1 

18 

26 

400 

8 664 

6 

9 

4 

7 

32 

492 

41 

13 

11 

4 

186 

4 986 

7 052 

8 

46 

40 

71 

21 

6 

3 

182 

Occupation other than forming 

less than 

65 years 

7 

120 

92 

1 352 

24 109 

11 

38 

28 

15 

129 

896 

20 

55 

38 

16 

999 

21 478 

29 675 

59 

370 

242 

244 

84 

18 

18 

795 

14 

2 

29 

44 

15 

11 

2 

65 years 

and over 

8 

144 

2 330 

13 

265 

74 

1 904 

3 116 

9 

16 

16 

24 

9 

6 

5 

597 

Abnormal 

forms 

14 

2 625 

76 784 

16 

2 240 

1 

3 

1 

11 

21 

4 600 

7 033 

4 

11 

3 

9 

950 

2 

11 

1974 Census of Agriculture-State Data 
Table 9. Summary by Occupation and Age: 197 4 -Continued 

All Farms 

Crops Harvested - Continued 

Berries for sale ____________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Forms with- 0,) to 0.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

1.0 to 2,9 acreL _____________________________ _ 

3.0 to 4.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

5.0 acres and over ___________________________ _ 

land in orchards ___________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Forms with- 0.1 to 0,9 acres ______________________________ _ 

1.0 to 2.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

3,0 to .4.9 ocres ______________________________ _ 

5,0 to 9.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

10,0 acres and over __________________________ _ 

AU other crapL ____________________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Forms with- 0.1 to 0.9 acres- _____________________________ _ 

1.0 to 2.9 ocres ______________________________ _ 

3.0 to .4.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

5.0 to 9.9 acreL _____________________________ _ 

10.0 to 14.9 acreL ___________________________ _ 

15.0 to 2.4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

25.0 acres and over __________________________ _ 

Greenhouse products under glass or other protection ______________________________ farmL_ 

square feeL -

I 

form, with ,ole, I of $2,500 

Total and over 

43 13 

21 12 

37 9 

5 3 

- - I I 

292 133 

I 590 I 175 

44 

83 121 19 

57 16 

68 49 

40 37 

I 255 I 211 

90 928 90 810 

44 33 

42 19 

21 16 

48 47 

79 76 

104 1 104 1 917

1 

916 

55 43 

742 810 i 734 178 

Forms with sales under $2.500 

I Occupation forming Occupation other than forming 

65 years Less thO,l 65 years Abnormal I Less than forms Total 65 years and over 65 years and over 

29 10 4 15 - I 

(Z) 8 I I 6 -

= I 2~ I 10 

~I ~I 13 

- 2 

- - - - - - - -

156 25 28 87 16 3 

10 406 62 85 205 54 

30 4 

I ~ I 24 

~I ~I 64 8 38 

41 12 13 II 

18 I I 12 

3 - I 2 - -

40 20 4 16 - 4 

84 43 8 33 - 34 

II 7 - 4 

~I -

2~ I 10 4 7 2 

- - 4 1 

I - - -

~I 2 

=1 

1 

- - =1 =1 - I - -

12 7 ~I 5 - -

8 632 5 740 -i 2892 - -

Table 10, Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

Forms With Sales of $2,500 and Over 

Forms ____________________________________ number __ 

land in forms _______________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm _______________________ acres-_ 

Value of land and building, ___________________ $1,000 __ Average per form _________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre __________________________ dallars __ 

land in Fanns According to Use 

Total cropland _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 ta.49 acres ________________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to .499 acreL ____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocreL ____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres and over _________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre' ________________________ _ 

2,000 acres and over _______________________ _ 

Crap/and used only for pasture or grazing ______ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Cropland in cover craps, legumes, and sail·impravement 

grasses, not harvested and nat pastured ______ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Cropland on which all craps failed _____________ forms __ 

acres __ 

1974 

20 177 

56 731 193 

2 812 

6 422 438 

318 305 

113 

18 966 

15 257 374 

18 509 8 375 116 

I 539 2 157 

3 535 

5 600 

3 691 

I 987 

I 587 

400 

5 597 

I 040 944 

607 94 253 

876 

188 132 

1969 1964 

20 603 21 044 57 733 713 58 418 635 

2 802 2 7761 3 440 525 2 528 827 

166 991 120 169 

60 43 

19 555 (NA) 

15 741 492 14 821 647 

18 999 20 165 

7 833 008 7 587 634 

I 497 I 298 

2 112 2 482 3 849 4 490 

6244 7 006 

3 720 3 599 

I 577 I 290 

I 307 (NA) 

270 (NA) 

7 103 5 185 

I 320 170 922577 

I 405 2 920 

152 993 372 031 

582 I 279 

120 648 127 600 

Forms With Sales of $2,500 and Over 1974 1969 1964 

Land in Farms According to Use - Con. 

Total cropland - Continued Cropland in cultivated summer faUaw _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

9 914 II 710 13 574 1 

294 602 5 943 953 572 521 Cropland idle _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

I 087 2 141 2 155 

264 327 370 720 239 284 

Total woodland _____________________________ farms __ 2 333 2 462 2 573 

acres __ 511 931 486 931 729 409 Woodland pastured ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________ farms __ 

I 850 2 083 2 273 

146 601 241 518 552 718 1 777 630 541 

acres __ 365 330 245 413 176 691 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and WOOdland pasture __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

13 215 14 431 16964 

38 989 905 39 398 253 41 013 839 Improved pasture/and and range/and _________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

2 605 3 109 4 820 

I 425 380 I 457 956 967 727 

Unimproved pastureland and rangeland _______ farmL_ II 574 13 090 (NA) 

acres __ 37 564 525 37 940 297 40046112 

Other land (see text> _________________________ farmL_ 13 345 13 165 19 453 acres __ 971 983 107 037 853 626 

I rrigated land _______________________________ farms-_ 7 528 7 951 8 602 acres __ 717 764 800 321 788 962 Total pastureland, all types __________________ farms __ 16 397 17 698 (NA) 

acre~ __ 41 177 450 41 959 941 43 489 134 

Table 11. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Farm: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

1974 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres in Total acres Acres Total acres Acres 

1974 1969 1964 farms Number in farms harvested Number in farms irrigated 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over _________________ _ 20 177 20603 21 044 56 731 193 18 509 52 938 343 8 375 116 7 528 22 336 694 I 717 764 Forms with- 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ _ 606 455 196 I 177 86 349 243 61 303 244 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ _ 519 354 236 14 522 310 9 106 5 793 292 8 570 6 503 50 to 69 ocres ________________________________ _ 212 164 89 12 358 183 10648 6 469 144 8 439 5 709 70 to 99 acres ________________________________ _ 411 380 353 33 238 348 28 130 16 473 288 23 200 16 697 100 to 139 ocreL _____________________________ _ 485 392 395 56921 432 50 806 28 142 309 36 492 24 238 140 to 179 oCreL _____________________________ _ 723 642 754 114 097 677 106 818 55 068 438 68 829 44 596 180 to 219 ocre' ______________________________ _ 408 403 408 80953 380 75 476 38 565 262 52 004 32 324 220 to 259 ocro'-_____________________________ _ 440 448 461 104 294 404 95 784 47 069 296 69 953 41 138 260 to 499 ocr.' ______________________________ _ 2 181 2 208 2 297 793 570 2 067 752 150 314 642 I 069 385 559 186 027 500 to 999 ocro'-_____________________________ _ 2 879 3 070 3 433 2 125 333 2 739 2 025 847 686 941 I 046 747 379 222 035 3 994 4 583 4 839 5 813 131 3 866 5 638 230 I 686 789 I 010 I 439 589 230 625 7 319 7 504 7 583 47 581 599 7 017 44 144 999 5 488 922 2 313 19 496 377 907 628 2 693 (NA) (NA) 33 283 911 2 508 30 215 758 2 435 785 I 122 15 693 447 574 676 

1,000 to 1.999 ocre' ___________________________ _ 

2,000 acres and over __________________________ _ 5,000 acres and aver ________________________ _ 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Montana 1-11 
Table 12. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds: 1974 and 1969 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over 

Forms irrigated in census year ____________________ formL_ 

Proportion of farms _________________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigoted ______________________________ acres __ 

Average per farm ___________________________ acres __ 

Irrigated farms by acres irrigated: 1 ta 9 acres - ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 ta 49 acres --------- ____________________ formL_ 

acres-_ 50 to 99 acres - ____________________________ farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

100 ta 199 acres ___________________________ farmL_ 

ocreL_ 200 ta 499 acres ----- ______________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 500 to 999 acres - __________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 1,000 acres and aver _______________________ farms-_ 

aeres __ 

Cropland irrigated _________________ • _____________ farms-_ 

acres-. Harvested cropland irrigated ___ • ________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland posture irrigated ______________________ farms-_ 

acres __ Other cropland irrigated __ • _____________________ farms __ 

aeres __ 

Improved pastureland and rangeland irrigated _______ farms __ 

aeres-_ 

1974 

7 528 

37.3 

717 764 

228.2 

202 

1 006 

1 255 

36 184 

1 499 

106 873 

1 957 

271 613 

1 931 

573 835 

463 

304 275 

221 

423 978 

7 424 

606 798 

7 183 

367 432 

2 152 

226 404 

220 

12 962 

648 

110 966 

1969 

7 951 

38.5 

800 321 

226.4 

147 

705 

1 249 

37 378 

1 599 

114 008 

2 285 

319 619 

1 969 

583 024 

493 

325 094 

209 

420 493 

7 871 

641 728 

7 590 

370 809 

2 797 

252 254 

381 

18 665 

829 

158 593 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water appJied_. ____ acre-feeL. Average per acre irrigated __________________ acre-feeL_ 

Method of irrigation: Furrows or ditches ___ • ____________________ • ____ farms __ 

acres __ Flooding _____________________________________ Farms __ 

acres-_ Self-propelled sprinkler systems __________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other sprinkler systems _______________ • _________ forms-_ 

acres._ Subirrigatian _______ • __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in irrigated farms ___________________________ acres-_ Cropland _______________________ • _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _ _________________________ acres __ 

Forms nat irrigated in 1974 but irrigated between 1970 and 1973 __________________________________ farms __ 

acres irrigated __ 

Farms with artificial drainage ______________________ farms __ 

Proportion of farms ________________________ percenL_ Land in forms with drainage ______________________ . acres-_ Land drained __________________________________ acres __ 

Average per form _______________ • ____________ acres-. 

Land drained by systems installed in census year ____ farms-_ 

acres-. 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____ farms __ 

number __ 

ocres-_ 

Table 13. Agricultural Chemicals Used: 1974 and 1969 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over 

Tatol chemical casts, including fertilizer and lime _____ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer __________ _ ________ formL_ 

ocres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Dry fertilizer _______________________________ forms __ 

tons __ 

Forms by tans used: 1 to 49 tons _________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 tons ________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 tons _________________ • ____________ _ 

200 to 499 tons ______________________________ _ 

500 to 799 tons ______________________________ _ 

800 to 999 tons ______________________________ _ 

J .000 tons and over ___________________________ _ 

Liquid fertilizer _____________ • _______________ forms __ 

tons __ 

Forms by tons used: J to 9 tons __________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 tons ________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 tons ________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 tons ______________________________ _ 

200 to 499 tons _____________________________ _ 

500 tons and aver ____________________________ _ 

Lime ________________________________________ farms __ 

forms by tons used: 

ocres on which used __ 

tans._ 

$1,000 __ 

1 to 49 tons ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 tons ___ : ______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 tons ________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 tons ________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 tons ________________________________ _ 1,000 tans and aver _____________________________ _ 

1969 Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over r----------------- 1974 

13 665 

51 161 

10 155 

3 623 887 

38 685 

8 859 

197 391 

7 953 

650 

201 

46 il1 -

423 

8 276 

241 

140 

28 

10 

14 492 

17 862 

9 726 

3 023 844 

13 945 

9 650 

142 807 

9 205 

319 

107 

18 

1 

574 

747 

367 

180 

17 

9 

I 

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

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and 

lime - Continued 

Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants. etc. to control insects, 

nematodes, diseases. and weeds: Insects on hoy craps _________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Insects on ather crops ________________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ $1.000 __ Nematodes in crops __________________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Diseases in crops and orchards ________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Weeds or grass in crops ______________________ farms __ 

ocres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Weeds or brush in pasture ____________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ $1.000 __ 

Weeds on other land _________________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ $1.000 __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____________________________ farms._ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ____________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other chemicals (see text). ______________ • _______ farms._ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

2 985 625 

1.7 

3 012 

532 523 

4 253 

906 

61 581 

~*~ J I 746 

209 298 

514 

50 894 

22 336 694 

3 837 048 

2 379 838 

252 

19 411 

962 

4.8 

2 842 495 

134 042 

139.3 

65 

3 550 

6 548 

36 014 

78 666 

1974 

931 

89 483 

300 

2 086 

782 090 

3 880 

109 

19 523 

301 

279 

123 475 

304 

6 977 

3 466 308 

6 659 

514 

68 097 

238 

I 044 

39 622 

ISO 

101 

9 431 

52 

740 

242 

141 

350 

1969 

3 552 645 

2.0 

3 245 

616 071 

4 910 

032 684 

1 377 

147 910 

311 

36 768 

24 047 219 

4 114 175 

2 349 192 

(X) 

(X) 

955 

9.4 

4 444 711 

257 292 

131.5 

99 

6 679 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

626 

56 000 

liS 

506 

98 517 

176 

41 

379 

19 

382 

168 237 

197 

8 132 

2 903 493 

2 720 

970 

86 872 

177 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

150 

18 571 

41 

4 402 

394 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1- 12 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture-State Data 
Table 14. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Forms and land in forms operated by- All form operators _______________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland __________ forms __ 

OCreL_ 

Full owners ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland ________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Part owners __________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested croplond ________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

Tenants ______________________ farms __ 

aCreL_ Harvested cropland ________ farms __ 

acres __ Percent af tenancy _________________ _ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family ______________ formL_ 

ocreL_ Partnership _____________________ farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

Corporation, including family corparotians ___________________ farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

1974 

Total forms 

20 177 

56 731 193 

18 509 

8 375 116 

8 283 

11 685 966 

7 175 

I 997 205 

9 652 

41 143 500 

9 337 

5 686 859 

2 242 

3 901 727 

1 997 

691 052 

11.1 

17 177 

37 428 818 

1 693 

6 509 264 

1 229 

12 293 386 

Forms 

operated 

by Block 

and other 

races, see 

text 

221 

542 195 

204 

64 804 

47 

176 602 

40 

9 742 

126 

299 584 

120 47 613 

48 

66009 44 

7449 

21.7 

212 

503 315 9 

38 880 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 1964 

20 603 21 044 57 733 713 58 418 635 

18 999 20 165 

7 833 008 7 587 634 

7 493 7 135 

9 098 838 (NA) 

6 530 (NA) 

1 583 834 (NA) 

10 708 11 104 

44 215 394 (NA) / 10 323 (NA) 

5 527 165 (NA) 

2 402 2 609 

4 419 481 (NA) 

2 146 (NA) 

722 009 (NA) 

11.6 12.3 

17 226 (NA) 

38 359 356 (NA) 

2 483 

9 542 937 

742 (NA) 

9 439 189 (NA) 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Forms by type of organization -Continued Other ___________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Form operators by age group:1 Under 25 yeors _________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _________________________ _ 35 to 44 yeors _________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors _________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors _________________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________ _ 

Average age ___________________________ _ 

Farm operators by place of residence: I 

On farm aperated _______________________ _ 

On another farm ________________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a farm ____________ _ 

In 0 city, town, or urban area _____________ _ 

Form operators reporting days af wark off form I __________________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days ___________________________ _ 

50 to 99 days __________________________ _ 

100 to J49 days ________________________ _ 

J50 to J99 days ________________________ _ 

200 days and over ______________________ _ 

Form operators by principo! occupation:! Forming _______________________________ _ 

Other than forming ______________________ _ 

1974 

Total forms 

78 

499 725 

399 

2 026 

3 270 

5 018 5 395 

2 762 

51.2 

13 405 

636 

303 

I 924 

5 299 

J 487 

5lJ 

496 

552 2 253 

J5 895 

2 975 

Forms operated 

by Block / and other 

races, see 

text 

(NA) 

(NA) 

J 

28 

50 

47 

61 

34 

50.5 

J55 7 l 

3~ j88 

15 

J4 

5; I} 

J~~ / 

1969 

152 392 23 J 

321 

2 J43 

4 279 6 2J J 

5 235 2 4J4 

50.0 

J6 624 

2 588 

7 358 

2 660 

912 

J 270 

2 5J6 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

275/ 2 400 

5 353 

6 360 4 345 2 311 

(NA) 

17 872/ 

2 55J 

6 224 

2 504/ 94J 

981 

I 7981 

(NA) / (NA) 

:~I L-__________ ~ __________ ~ 

t1974 data apply only to individual or family operations <sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 15. Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over J974 1969 J974 J969 Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over r-------------------~ ~------------------~ Market value of agricultural products sold (see textL _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Average per farm __________________ dollars __ 

Forms by value af agricultural products sold: Under $2.500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $4.999 ____________________ . ___________ _ 

$5.000 to $7.499 ________________________________ _ $7,500 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 $59,999 ______________________________ _ 

$60.000 and over ________________________________ _ 

$60.000 to $79.999 _______________________ • ____ _ $80.000 to $99,999 ____________________________ _ 

$100.000 and over _____________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199.999 ________________________ _ 

$200.000 to $499.999 ________________________ _ 

$500.000 and over ___________________________ _ 

Form sales by commodity or commodity group: 

Crops. including nursery products and hoy _____ forms __ 

$J.OOO __ Groins _________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco _______________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

IJncludes goats and mohair sold. 

1974 Census of Agriculture-State Data 

20 J77 

027 J35 

50 906 

295 

655 

405 

I J5 

969 

J 647 

2 603 

J 988 2 766 

4 734 

J 625 

967 

2 J42 I 540 

496 

106 

14 995 548 526 

J2 833 

454 120 

20 603 

568 703 

27 602 

270 

2 375 

2 012 

I 788 

3 19J 

2 57J 

3 4JO 

J 892 

J 513 

I 581 

628 

307 

646 

452 

145 

49 

15 539 J87 676 

13 541 

151 264 

Form sales by commodity or commOdity group - Continued 

Crops, including nursery products and hoy - Continued Cotton and cottonseed _____________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Field seeds, hoy, forage. and silage __________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Other field crops __________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Vegetables, sweet corn. and melans __________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Fruits. nuts. and berries ____________________ forms __ 

$J.Ooo __ Nursery and greenhouse products ___________ forms __ 

$J,Ooo __ 

Forest products sold _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products sold ______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products ________________ forms __ 

$1,000._ Dairy products ___________________________ forms __ 

$J.Ooo __ Cottle and calves _________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Sheep. Iambs. and woal ____________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Hogs and pigs ____________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Other livestock and livestock productL _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

5 Oll 5 724 

46 571 15 822 

701 1 119 

45 498 J8 885 78 9J 274 247 99 85 622 277 

61 4J 

440 J8J 

440 355 3 058 359 

15 748 16 694 475 551 379 668 J 060 J 542 8 729 4 658 870 1 874 19 039 13 ll4 14 850 (NA) 

401 230 324 755 ""I (NA) 

16 676 '37 141 2 450 

24 669 

I 306 5 209 _ 

Montana 1-13 
Table 16. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over 1974 1969 Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over 

Income from form~related sources before toxes and expenses- formL_ r-------------------~ 

Farms by total form related income: $1,000 __ 

$1 to $249 _____________________________________________ _ $250 to $49L __________________________________________ _ 

$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 ond over _______________________________________ _ 

Customwork and other agricultural services _____________ farmL. 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with income of- $1 to $24L __________________________________________ _ 

$250 to $499 _________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 _________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 ond over _____________________________________ _ 

Recreational services _______ ._._. ___________________ formL. 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with income of- $1 to $249 ___________________________________________ _ 

$250 to $499 _________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 ond over _____________________________________ _ 

Government form progromL _________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Forms with income of- $1 10 $24L __________________________________________ _ 

$250 to $49L ________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 and over __________________ _ _______________ _ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ _________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with income of- $1 to $249 ___________________________________________ _ 

$250 to $499 _________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 and over _____________________________________ _ 

Other form-related sources ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with income of- $1 to $249 ___________________________________________ _ 

$250 to $499 _________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 and over _____________________________________ _ 

Expenses for form-related income sources _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with income of- $1 to $249 _____________________________________________ _ 

$250 to $499 ___________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 and over _______________________________________ _ 

6 433 

29 480 

662 

658 

872 

2 718 

805 

462 

128 

128 

2 349 

8 378 

315 

287 

401 

938 

226 

182 

152 

676 

34 

18 

25 

45 

14 

16 

3 153 

8 231 

501 

438 

484 

271 

283 

176 

I 721 

8 728 

177 

154 

233 

734 

220 

203 

950 

3 468 

194 

134 

147 

299 

100 

76 

2 128 

7 230 

368 

244 

356 

813 

192 

155 

!Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

(NA) Totol family income fram off·form sources' _______________ forms-. 

(NA) $1,000 __ 

Farms by family off-form income: (NA) $1 to $249 ____________________________________________ _ 

(NA) $250 to $49L _________________________________________ _ 

(NA) $500 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

(NA) $1,000 to $4,999 _______________________________________ _ (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________________ _ 

(NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ _ (NA) $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________________________ _ 

(NA) $30,000 ond over ______________________________________ _ 

2 999 

5 771 

673 

558 

604 

937 

129 

98 

242 

646 

62 

30 

31 

80 

24 

15 

12 415 

59 017 

520 

588 

I 091 

6 008 

2 878 

I 330 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Nonform business. other thon form-related I ____________ formL. 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with income ot- $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 and over _____________________ • ______________ _ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips' ___________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with income of- $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 ond over ____________________________________ _ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties! ______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with income of- $1 to $249 __________________________________________ _ 

$250 to $499 ________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 ond over ____________________________________ _ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc. l ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with income of- $1 to $249 __________________________________________ _ 

$250 to $499 ________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 ond over ____________________________________ _ 

Rental income of nonfarm propenyl ___________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with income of- $110 $249 __________________________________________ _ 

$250 to $499 ________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 and over ____________________________________ _ 

Table 17, Farm Production Expenses: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Total form production expenseL _______ formL 

$1.000_ Forms with expenditures of-

-

- $1 to $1.999 _________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,999 _____________________ _ - $3,000 to $4,999 _____________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ____________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ____________________ _ 

$40,000 to $49,999 ____________________ _ 

$50,000 ond over _____________________ _ 

$50,000 to $59,999 __________________ _ 

$60,000 to $79,999 __________________ _ 

$80,000 to $99,999 __________________ _ $100,000 ond over __________________ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $499 ___________________________ _ $500 to $99L ________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,99L _____________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________ _ 

Forms 

20 177 

(X) 

607 

676 

I 477 

3 352 4 824 

4 796 

I 117 

3 328 

759 

908 

497 

I 164 

8 547 

(X) 

I 727 

I 141 

3 070 

I 016 

1974 

Expenses 

($1.000) 

(X) 

761 176 

816 

I 704 

5 917 

24 804 70 467 

137 105 

49 893 

470 469 

41 525 62 578 

44 381 

321 986 

(X) 

123 293 

337 

796 

7 346 

6 995 

1969 1964 

20 603 21 088 455 490 (NA) 

834 (NA) 

955 (NA) 

2 330 (NA) 

5 019 (NA) 

5 653 (NA) 

3 713 (NA) 

576 (NA) 

I 523 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

10 499 10 868 

103 109 54 848 

2 6741- I 542 _ 5 540 

3 360 3 234 

I 231 963 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

livestock and poultry pu rchosed - Continued 

Forms with expenditures of - Continued $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 and over ____________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $49L _________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________ _ 

$10,00010 $14,999 ___________________ _ 

$15,000 to $19,999 ___________________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 ___________________ _ 

$30,000 to $39,999 ___________________ _ 

$40,000 to $49,999 ___________________ _ $50,000 ond over ____________________ _ 

Forms 

504 

217 

296 

152 

83 

341 

13 677 

(X) 

2 546 

I 768 

5 782 

1 693 

671 

339 

324 

170 

85 

299 

1974 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

5 912 3 659 

6 959 

5 105 3666 

82 518 

(X) 

120 984 

590 

I 287 

14 224 

II 718 

8 000 

5 782 

7 696 5 734 

3 699 

62 253 

1969 

~, 270 

280 f 156 

107 

334 _ 

14 723 

48 452 

5 143 2 718 } 5 121 

949 

317 } 142 

141 

52 

42 

98 

1974 

10 630 

73 373 

674 

530 

917 

3 817 2 185 

I 915 

348 

244 

I 501 

14 138 

92 

63 

93 

470 

316 

292 

175 

5 574 

37 848 

453 

334 

445 

532 

327 

252 

231 

5 821 13 877 

I 311 

718 

969 

2 176 

412 

235 

I 884 

4 940 

61 

97 

220 

301 

177 

28 

1 033 

2 569 

122 

145 

274 

370 

71 

51 

1964 

621 

510 

13 466 

26 501 

8 597 

3 915 

570 

235 

149 

1- 14 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture-State Data 
Table 17. Farm Production Expenses: 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Farms by 10ns purchased: 1 to 49 10n5-_________________________ _ 

50 10 99 lon'-________________________ _ 100 10199 lon. _______________________ _ 

20010499 lon' _______________________ _ 50010 79910n'- ______________________ _ 

80010 999 lon'-______________________ _ 

1,000 tons and over ___________________ _ 

Forms with expenditures of- $110 $499 ___________________________ _ $500 10 $999 _________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $4,999 ______________________ _ $5,00010 $9,99L _____________________ _ 

$10,00010 $14,999 ____________________ _ $15,00010 $19,999 ____________________ _ 

$20,00010 $29,999 ____________________ _ 

$30.00010 $39,999 ____________________ _ 

$40.00010 $49,999 ____________________ _ $50,000 and over _____________________ _ 

Feed ingredientL ____________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms by tons purchased: 1 to 49 10ns __________________________ _ 

50 to 99 lon'-________________________ _ 10010 19910n. _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 ton'- ______________________ _ 50010 79910n'-______________________ _ 

800 to 999 lon'- ______________________ _ 1,000 tons and over ___________________ _ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $499 ___________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________________ _ $1,000 to $1.999 ______________________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,99L _____________________ _ 

$5.00010 $9,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,99L ___________________ _ $20,000 ond over _____________________ _ 

Whole groins _______________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by tons purchased: 1 to 49 ton5- _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 lon' _________________________ _ 

10010199 ton'- ______________________ _ 200 10 499 lon'-______________________ _ 

500 to 799 lon'- ______________________ _ 800 to 999 lon' _______________________ _ 

1,000 tons and over ___________________ _ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $499 ___________________________ _ $500 to $999 _________________________ _ 

$1.00010 $1,999 ______________________ _ 

$2.000 to $4,999 ______________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 ____________________ _ $20.000 ond over _____________________ _ 

Hoy, green chop, and siloge ___________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms by tons purchased: 1 to 49 tons _________________________ _ 

501099 ton'- ________________________ _ 10010199 ton. _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 ton. _______________________ _ 

50010 799 lon'-______________________ _ 

80010 999 ton'-______________________ _ 1.000 tons and over ___________________ _ 

Farms with expenditures of- $1 to $499 ___________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1.999 ______________________ _ $2.00010 $4.99L _____________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9.99L _____________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19.999 ____________________ _ $20,000 ond over _____________________ _ 

Animal health cost for livestock and poultry ___________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Farms with expenditures of- $110 $99 ____________________________ _ 

$100 to $49L ________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2.999 ______________________ _ 

$3.000 to $4.99L _____________________ _ 

$5.000 and over ______________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________ farmL_ 

Farms with expenditures of-

$1.000 __ 

$1 to $499 ___________________________ _ 

$50010 $999 _________________________ _ 

$1.00010 $4.999 ______________________ _ $5.000 to $9,999 ______________________ _ 

$10.000 ond over _____________________ _ 

Cammerical fertilizer _________________ forms __ 

Forms with expenditures of-

$1.000 __ 

$110 $499 ___________________________ _ 

$500 to $99L ________________________ _ 

$1.00010 $4.999 ______________________ _ 

1974 

Farms 

10 271 

(X) 

8 986 

707 

342 

165 

39 

7 

25 

2 937 

1 508 

3 964 

951 

352 

189 

148 

67 

36 

119 

3 212 

(X) 

3 041 

84 

40 

30 

10 

1 

6 

1 917 

396 

353 

283 

131 

71 

61 

6 419 

(X) 

5 512 

405 

249 

152 

41 

10 

50 

2 413 

939 

979 

1 118 

436 

265 

269 

3 433 

(X) 

1 937 

586 

459 

294 

67 

21 

69 

723 

520 

594 

822 

398 

199 

177 

11 899 

(X) 

2 848 5 454 

1 955 

1 313 

191 

138 

7 524 

(X) 

3 570 

1 352 

2 213 

257 

132 

10 154 

(X) 

1 584 

1 570 

4 852 

1974 Census of Agriculture-State Data 

Expenses 

($1.000) 1969 1964 

(X) 10 899 10 621 

46 270 21 606 10 704 

(X) 9 756 10 048 (X) 632 328 (X) 310 153 (X) 

1~~ } 

62 (X) 

(X) 10 16 (X) 28 

630 5 173 (NA) 

1 081 1 986 (NA) 

9 207 2 918 (NA) 

6 530 480 (NA) 

4 134 160 (NA) 

3 220 62 (NA) 

3 525 48 (NA) 

2 254 } 1 588 71 (NA) 

14 101 

(X) 2 621 (NA) 

7 085 3 701 (NA) 

(X) 2 437 (NA) 

(X) 94 (NA) 

(X) 49 (NA) 

(X) 29 (NA) 

(X) 1 3 (NA) 1 (X) 4 (NA) 

(X) 5 (NA) 

306 1 409 (NA) 

270 475 (NA) 

488 336 (NA) 

865 277 (NA) 

868

1 

64 (NA) 

947 1 60 (NA) 3 339 .1 

(X) 5 232 5 996 

47 578 14 228 10 062 

(X) 4 111 (NA) 

(X) 490 (NA) 

(X) 1 255 (NA) 1 (X) 186 (NA) 

(X) 35 (NA) 

(X) 13 (NA) 

(X) 42 (NA) 

454 2 442 (NA) 

665 987 (NA) 

1 373 774 (NA) 

3 4431 601 (NA) 1 2 942 199 (NA) 

3618 1- 228 (NA) 35 082 . 

(X) 4 426 5 149 20 051 8 917 5 735 

(X) 2 739 (NA) 

(X) 683 (NA) 

(X) 533 (NA) 

(X) 341 (NA) 

(X) } 76 (NA) (X) 

(X) 54 (NA) 

162 1 721 (NA) 

373 921 (NA) 

825 762 (NA) 

2 550 664 (NA) 

2 649 225 (NA) 

2612 } 133 (NA) 10 880 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

6 929 (NA) (NA) 

138 (NA) (NA) 

1 324 (NA) (NA) 

1 296 (NA) (NA) 

2 015 (NA) (NA) 

691 (NA) (NA) 

1 465 (NA) (NA) 

(X) 6 861 10 564 

10 294 3 720 3 717 

658 4 741 8 305 949 1 242 1 488 

4 527 837 } 1 687 29 771 

2 473 12 

(X) 10 977 8 990 

38 685 13 945 7 466 

412 4 292 (NA) 

1 135 2 608 (NA) 

11 693 3 673 (NAl 

1974, 1969, and 1964-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Commercial fertilizer - Continued 

Forms with expenditures of - Continued $5.000 to $9,999 ____________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,99L _________________ _ 

$20,000 to $29.999 __________________ _ $30,000 and over ___________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

lime _____________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 10 $99 ___________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 _______________________ _ - $500 to $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.999 _____________________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 _____________________ _ 

$5,000 and over _____________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals, excluding lime ond fertilizer (see text) _____________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures 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 and over ____________________ _ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business _____________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Farms with expenditures 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 and over ____________________ _ 

Gosoline ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures af- $1 to $499 ________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ______________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ___________________ _ 

$2.000 to $4,999 ___________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 ___________________ _ 

$10,000 ond aver __________________ _ 

Diesel oi'-_______________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $499 ________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ______________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.999 ___________________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999 ___________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________ _ 

$10,000 and over __________________ _ 

LP gas, butane, and propane _______ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $99 _________________________ _ $100 to $499 ______________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ______________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 ___________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4.999 ___________________ _ $5,000 and over ___________________ _ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 10 $99 _________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 ______________________ _ $500 to $999 ______________________ _ 

$1.000 to $2.999 ___________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4.999 ___________________ _ $5,000 and over ___________________ _ 

Hired form lobar ___________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $99 ___________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 ________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $2,499 _____________________ _ $2.500 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 and over ____________________ _ 

Contract lobar _____________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $499 __________________________ _ 

$500 10 $999 ________________________ _ $1.000 to $4.999 _____________________ _ 

$5.000 10 $9.999 _____________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19,999 ___________________ _ 

$20.000 and over ___________________ _ 

-

1974 

Forms 

1 305 

596 

142 

105 

-

(X) 

-

-

-

. 

-

-

9 950 

(X) 

1 340 

3 392 

2 022 

1 624 

1 118 

328 

126 

20 004 

(X) 

2 603 

3 011 

4 912 

6 938 

2 028 

432 

80 

19 741 

(X) 

4 168 

4 465 

6 022 4 401 

575 

110 

14 000 

(X) 

5 413 

3 431 

3 037 

1 817 

265 

37 

4 754 

(X) 

1 149 

2 003 

967 

546 

62 

27 

19 953 

(X) 

7 628 

10 214 

1 555 

531 

21 

4 

9 365 

(X) 

383 

1 659 

1 172 

1 890 

1 673 

1 454 

745 

192 

118 

79 

1 946 

(X) 

431 

385 

928 

154 

38 

10 

Expenses 

($1,000) 1969 

8 862 311 

7 976 76 

3 297 } 17 5309 

(] -

-

-

- . 

- - . -

- - . -

(X) 11 165 

12 476 3 917 

64 3 655 

909 5 389 

1 434 1 357 

2 249 546 

3 3461 175 

2 212 36 

2 263 7 

(X) 1 20 532 

52 4781 31 453 

718 3 733 

2 201 1 5 118 

7 157 6 643 

21 518 4 464 { 13 330 481 

5484 11- 93 2 069 _, J 

(X) 20 290 

30 491 19 827 

1 138 6 179 

3 247 6 702 

8 490 5 405 

12 572 1 1 838 

3627 1 166 1 416 _ 

(X) 12 712 

15 142 7 471 

1 274 7 513 

2 414 3 099 

4 120 1 1 568 

5 115 481 

1 691 } 51 527 

(X) 5 168 

2472 1 297 

49 2 087 517 2 366 

648 508 

836 191 219 } 16 202 

(X) 20 522 4 374 2 858 

378 10 546 2 191 9 146 984 704 719 120 

73 } 6 29 

(X) 13 407 

46 591 36 088 

22 911 449 } 3 541 818 2 360 

3 078 2 993 6 008 1 816 10 029 1 053 10 221 483 4 487 140 4440 75 } 7039 35 

(X) 2 523 4 282 3 354 

116 970 275 535 2 107 910 1 011 87 499 19 275 2 

Montana 

1964 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(1M) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

21 061 1 

29 801 

3 628 

5 678 

11 333 

422 1 

20 9381 19 859 

(NA) 1 (NA) 

(NA) 1 (NA) 

(NA) 

11 249 

5 999 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

4 385 

977 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

21 057 

2 966 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

14 668 

28 584 

5 575 

2 664 

3 330 

1 834 

815 

312 

115 

23 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1-15 
Table 17. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Machine hire and customwork I ________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $499 ___________________________ _ $500 to $999 _________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ______________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9.999 ______________________ _ 

$10.000 and over _____________________ _ 

All other production expenses _________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

IDoto for 1964 includes contract lobor. 

Farm Production Expenses: 

1974 

Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) 1969 1964 

8 806 (X) 10 673 10 832 (X) 17 539 11 368 9034 

3 143 741 5 400 5 926 1 691 1 192 2 163 2 277 3 124 6 929 2 776 2 424 595 4 028 259 159 253 4 649 75 46 

20 101 (X) 20 550 (NA) 

(X) 327 624 200 085 (NA) 

1974, 1969, and 1964 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

All other production expenses - Continued 

Forms with expenditures of- $1 to $499 __________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________ _ 

$10,000 and over ____________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 _________________ _ $30,000 to $39,999 _________________ _ 

$40.000 to $49,999 _________________ _ 

$50.000 and over __________________ _ 

Farms 

843 

897 

5 164 

3 969 

9 228 

4 413 

2 018 

1 058 

562 

1 177 

1974 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

225 

623 

14 133 

28 805 

283 838 

61 761 

48 131 

35 703 

24 707 

113 535 

Table 18. Farm Payroll and Employment: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over 

Hired form lobar ____________________________________________________________________ forms __ 

workers-_ 

Workers and wages by number of days worked: amount paid, $1,000 __ 

150 days or more _______________________________________________________________ forms-_ 

workers-_ 

amount paid. $1,QOO __ Less than 150 days ______________________________________________________________ forms __ 

workerL_ 

amount paid, $1,000 __ 25 to 149 days _______________________________________________________________ formL_ 

less than 25 doys ___________________________________________ _ 

workerL_ 

amount paid. $1,000 __ ________________ forms __ 

workers __ 

amount paid, $1,000 __ 

Contract lobar ____________________________________________________________________ forms __ 

amount paid, $1,000 __ Forms reporting workers furnished by contractor _______________________________________ forms __ 

workers __ 

amount paid, $1,000 __ 

Corporations __________________________________________________________________ . ____ forms __ 

With salaried oHicers reported ______________________________________________________ forms-. 

number of officers-_ 

amount paid, $ J ,000 __ 

1974 1969 

9 365 13 407 

39 596 46 380 

46 591 36 088 

4 088 4 279 

8 214 7 571 

34 221 (NA) 

7 521 11 859 

31 382 38 809 

12 369 (NA) 

4 364 (NA) 

10 994 (NA) 

9 455 (NA) 

4 806 (NA) 

20 388 (NA) 

2 914 (NA) 

I 946 2 523 

4 282 3 354 

I 106 (NA) 

5 070 (NA) 

2 707 (NA) 

I 229 (NA) 

521 (NA) 

I 110 (NA) 

7 698 (NA) 

Table 19. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

1974 1969 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over Manufactured 1970 to 1974 Manufactured 1965 to 1969 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Automobiles _______________ . ______ . ___ . __________ _ - 16 995 25 285 II 906 15 121 17 986 25 734 13 009 15 699 2 or 3- ________________________________________ _ 5 696 12 432 2 614 5 512 5 417 11 792 2 198 4 658 4 and over _____________________________________ _ 419 I 973 90 407 398 1 771 65 295 Motortrucks, induding pickups _____________________ _ 2 or 3- _______________________________________ _ 

4 and over _____________________________________ _ 

- 18 955 57 853 12 716 20 428 19 586 53 407 12 226 19 302 

9 185 22 441 4 368 9 676 } 15 052 48 873 4 426 II 502 5 951 31 593 631 3 035 

Tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers ___ _ - 18 267 54 633 7 249 10 104 19002 54 361 8020 13 389 2 or 3 ____________________________ . ____________ _ 9 391 23 095 2 156 4 549 10 525 26 019 2 515 5 830 4 and over _____________________________________ _ 5 775 28 437 123 585 5 115 24 980 530 2 584 

Wheel tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillerL ___________________ . ______________ _ 18 145 50 314 7 200 9 923 18 763 49 241 7 855 12 531 Crawler frocfors ___________________ . ____________ _ 3 682 4 319 166 181 4 276 5 120 750 858 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only ___________ _ 9 202 II 279 2 180 2 399 9 175 II 434 3 162 3 704 Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers ___________ _ 860 895 87 94 405 447 129 135 Corn heads for combines _________________________ _ 92 103 38 43 108 121 48 50 

778 792 51 51 308 326 83 85 

2 663 2 886 827 857 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Other cor~~ickers and picker-shellers _______________ _ Mower condItioners _______________________________ _ 

9 397 10 046 2 959 3 040 9908 10 487 4 367 4 507 

7 866 8 544 2 959 3 079 7 078 7 686 3 801 4 068 

I 344 1 464 539 555 I 555 I 695 585 620 

Pickup balers _____________________________________ _ 

Windrowers. pull and self-propelled ___________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____ _ 

1974 1969 

Forms Value ($1.000) Forms 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _. 19 731 721 833 20348 

I 329 4 210 3 356 

I 957 13 681 4 091 

I 859 21 702 3 247 

I 571 26 159 2 083 

3 606 86 923 3 118 

2 586 86 444 I 722 

2 215 95 672 931 

4 608 387 040 1 800 

2 180 121 699 (NA) 

I 270 101 543 (NA) 

1 158 163 798 (NA) 

By value of machinery and equipment: $1 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 ond over _____________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $69,999 __________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ _ 

$100,000 and over __________________________ _ 

1969 1964 

1 029 (NA) 

803 (NA) 

6 795 (NA) 

5 622 (NA) 

6 301 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

1964 

14 668 

(NA) 

28 584 

5 849 

10 798 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) I 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1964 

Forms Number 

19600 28 676 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

20 484 51 538 

(NA) (NA) 

20096 55 468 

11 905 29 134 

4 643 22 786 

19919 50 177 

4 399 5 291 

9642 II 893 

172 176 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

9 896 10 327 

(NA) (NA) 

I 347 I 411 

Value ($1.000) 

402 239 

9 774 

27 814 

36 628 

33 999 

71 317 

55944 

39 218 

127 544 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

I - 16 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

1974 

Any poultry __________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _ 

Forms with- 1 to 1.599 ______________ _ 

1,600 to 3,199 __________ _ 

3.200 to 9.999 __________ _ 

10,000 and over _________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __ 

Farms with- 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 and over ________ _ 

Forms 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 and over ___________ _ 

- None _. _____________________ _ -

Forms 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 and over ___________ _ None - _______________________ _ 

-

Specified poultry sold __________ _ 1 to 1.999 _________________ _ - 2.000 to 3.999 _____________ _ 

- 4.000 to 7.999 _____________ _ 

- B.OOO to 15.999 _____________ _ 

16.000 to 29,999 ___________ _ - 30.000 to 59.999 ___________ _ - 60.000 to 99.999 ___________ _ - 100.000 and over ____________ _ 

Specified poultry sold ___________ _ 1 to 1.999 __________________ _ 

2.000 to 3.999 ______________ _ 

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 ____________ _ 

100,000 and over ____________ _ 

Table 20. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Soles Farms With Sales of Inventory Soles 

Farms Number Farms Number $2,500 and Over Forms Number Farms Number 

1974 - Continued 

1 1 3 280 (X) 482 (X) Broilers and other meat-type 

3 144 958 974 388 625 185 chickenL ___________________ 390 36 447 91 30 586 

Turkeys, totol ________________ 184 1 609 27 8 724 

3 100 163 729 352 44 577 Heavy breeds for slaughter ___ 107 928 25 8 462 

10 24 350 8 18 517 light breeds for slaughter ____ 28 359 3 240 

7 48 500 12 67 996 Hens kept for breedin9 _______ 85 322 2 22 

27 722 395 16 494 095 Ducks, geese, and other poultry _ 290 (X) 1 

32 (X) 1 

3 099 867 001 376 522 251 1969 

2 731 85 884 221 8 388 Any poultry ____________________ 4 625 (X) 784 (X) 

285 43 572 98 17 953 Chickens 3 months old or older __ 4 507 906 536 676 484 809 

41 29 475 23 17 366 Hens and pullets of loying 

8 20 400 9 20 517 age ______________________ 4 367 754 161 620 295 545 

10 66 900 11 59 996 Broilers and other meat-type 

14 169 719 8 109 640 chickenL __________ • ________ 57 9 255 50 17 077 

7 211 356 3 77 996 Turkeys, totol ________________ 211 2 996 i 35 32 777 

2 (D) 3 210 395 Hens kept for breedin9 _______ 155 715 10 208 

1 (0) - - Other turkeys ______________ 136 2 281 26 32 569 

Selected poultry inventories, 1974 

Chickens 3 months old or older 

Pullet chicks and Broilers and other meat· 

Total Hens and pullets of laying age kept for- Pullets 3 months old Roosters and mole pullets under 3 type chickens 

or older not of laying months old chickens Table or market eggs Hatching eggs oge 

Forms Number Forms Number I Forms Number I Forms Number Forms Number I Forms Number I Forms Number I 

3 144 958 974 3 047 830 861 136 36 140 109 84 372 1 118 7 601 37 34 8591 320 27 747/ 

2 758 89 361 2 673 82 780 105 2 530 69 1 031 1 1 019 3 020 24 842

1 

273 16 410 1 

303 47 169 292 42 236 23 1 910 23 1 891 88 1 132 4 117 36 2 762 

39 27 199 39 25 875 5 1 200 - 7 124 - 5 1 075 

10 24 350 10 22 300 1 (0) 3 1 500 1 (0) 1 500 3 950 

7 48 500 1 7 42 900 1 - -I 3 5 600 1 - -I 2 (0) 1 - -I 16 196 094 16 175 719 - - 6 20 300 1 1 75 5 17 900 2 4 550 1 7 222 641 6 157 241 2 (D) 3 (0) 2 (0) - - 1 2 000 

3 (0) 3 (D) - - 2 (0) - - 1 (D) -

I (0) 1 (0) - - -

(xl i - - - - -

(X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 5 10 792 70 8 700 

Selected poultry sales, 1974 

Chickens 3 months old or older Hens and pullets of laying age Pullets 3 months old or older Broilers and other meat· type Value of poultry and poultry 

not of laying age chickens products 

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

358 584 463 352 520 327 6 61 175 60 26 082 989 8 525 

140 6 9061 136 6 607 - 1751 

39 3 367 620 102 1 135 13 916 133 13 707 3 11 1 315 286 274 

39 12 331 39 12 290 - - 3 1 000 39 191 

10 13 409 10 13 386 - - 1 400 10 173 

7 20 100 7 20 100 - - 1 1 250 7 492 

16 96 206 16 90 206 1 (0) 4 10 750 16 1 845 

7 178 700 7 121 136 2 (0) 1 8 000 7 2 040 

3 (0) 3 (0) - - - - 3 (D) 

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

30 40 722 24 1 924 3 38 600 31 4 504 71 204 

Selected poultry sales. 1974 - Continued 

Chickens 3 months old or older Hens and pullets of laying age Pullets 3 months old or older Roosters and mole chickens Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 

not of laying age months old 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

388 625 185 376 522 251 9 (D) 32 (D) 4 99 354 48 369 344 47 499 4 275 31 1 159 4 99 6 14 725 7 16 725 - - 1 (D) - - 10 50 996 10 50 996 2 (0) - - - - 9 104 204 7 81 640 1 (0) - - - -

4 (0) 4 (0) 1 (D) - - - - 1 (0) 1 (D) 1 (D) - - - - 4 280 395 3 210 395 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Selected poultry sales, 1974 - Continued 

Broilers and other meat-type Turkeys Heavy breed turkeys for light breed turkeys for Turkey hens kept for breeding chickens slaughter slaughter 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

91 30 5B6 27 8 724 25 8 462 3 240 2 22 89 14 586 26 (D) 24 (D) 3 240 2 22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 16 000 1 (0) 1 (D) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1974 Census of Agriculture-State Dota Montana 1-17 
Table 21. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over 

Any livestock _____________________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Any cottle, hogs, or sheep - _______________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Cottle and col .... es __________________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with1 to 9 cottle and colveL ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 cattle and calveL ______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 cottle and colves- ______________________________ 1974 __ 50 to 99 cottle and colveL ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 cottle and colveL ____________________________ 1974 __ 200 to 499 cottle and colveL ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 to 999 cottle and calveL ____________________________ 1974 __ 

1,000 to 2,499 cottle and calves _________________________ 1974 __ 

2,500 cottle and calves and over _________________________ 1974_ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________________ 1974_ - 1969_ - 8eef caws ______________________________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ Milk - cows _____________________________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ -

Heifers and heifer calves- ___________________________________ 1974_ - 1969_ - Seef heifers ____________________________________________ 1974_ 

Milk - heifers ____________________________________________ 1974_ -

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ____________________ 1974_ - 1969_ -

Cattle fattened on groin and concentrates sold __________________ 1974_ 

1969_ - Forms with fa1tened cottle sold: 1 to 9 cattle __________________________________________ 1974_ - 10 to 19 cattle ________________________________________ 1974_ 

20 to 49 cattle ________________________________________ 1974_ - 50 to 99 cottle ________________________________________ 1974_ - 100 to 199 cattle ______________________________________ 1974_ - 200 to 499 cattle ______________________________________ 1974_ - 500 to 999 cattle ______________________________________ 1974_ - 1,000 to 2,499 cattl"- __________________________________ 1974_ - 2,500 cottle and over __________________________________ 1974_ -

Cows and heifers that hod calved _______________________________ _ - Beef cows _________________________________________________ _ 

- Forms with- 1 to 9 beef cows ________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 19 beef cows ______________________________________ _ 

- 20 to 49 beef cows ______________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 beef cows ______________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 199 beef cows ____________________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 beef cows ____________________________________ _ - 500 to 999 beef cows ____________________________________ _ - 1,000 beef cows and over _________________________________ _ -

Milk cows __________________________________________________ _ 

- Forms with- lor 2 milk cows ________________________________________ _ 

3 to 4 milk cows ________________________________________ _ 

- 5 to 9 milk cows ________________________________________ _ 

10 fa 19 milk cows ______________________________________ _ 

- 20 to 49 milk cows ______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 milk cows ______________________________________ _ - 100 fa 499 milk cows ____________________________________ _ 

- 500 milk cows and over __________________________________ _ -

Cattle sold ______________________________________ - ___ - ___ ------- Forms with- 1 to 9 cottle ______________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 19 cottle ____________________________________________ _ 

- 20 to 49 cattle ____________________________________________ _ - 5010 99 cattle _____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 cattle ____ ~ ______________________________________ _ 200 to 499 cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 cattle ________________________________ -- -- -- ------ 1,000 cottle and over _______________________________________ _ 

Colves sold ____________________________________ ---- -- -- -- -- -----

Forms with- lor 2 calves ______________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 calves ______________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 calves ______________________________________________ _ 10 to 19 calves ____________________________________________ _ 

20 to 49 colves ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 colves ____________________________________________ _ 100 to 499 calves __________________________________________ _ 

500 calves and over ________________________________________ _ 

1- 18 Montono 

Inventory 

Forms Number 

15 600 (X) 

16 673 ()() 

15 259 (X) 

16 083 (X) 

14 743 3 160 549 15 492 2 883 188 

661 3 065 697 9 654 

2 416 80 706 2 989 213 433 

3 462 487 280 3 173 959 097 948 622 669 327 464 418 

70 320 227 

13 937 I 695 486 

14 294 I 517 957 13 470 I 665 255 

13 709 1 482 906 

3 500 30 231 5 237 35 051 

12 155 756 881 13 245 718 978 

II 766 738 415 

I 074 18 466 

12 892 708 182 

14 422 646 253 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Inventory, 1974 

Farms Number 

13 937 I 695 486 

13 470 I 665 255 

931 4 428 

1 062 15 114 

3 010 97 392 

3 258 226 789 

2892 394 920 

I 877 534 098 

333 215 165 

107 177 349 

3 500 30 231 

2 411 3 306 

445 I 485 

225 I 379 

109 I 361 

115 3 792 135 9 344 59 (D) 

I (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) 

1974 and 1969 

Soles 

Forms Number Sales ($1,000) 

15 646 (X) 466 822 

16 584 (X) 375 010 

15 510 (X) 442 574 

16 422 (X; (NA) 

14 850 I 813 073 401 230 

15 806 1 920 678 324 755 

I 510 7 310 I 574 

I 739 24 622 4 853 

3 914 128 317 23 998 

3 294 232 569 43 182 

2 407 332 813 62 323 

I 509 442 381 87 323 

319 210 096 47 062 

121 175 237 44 460 

37 259 728 86 456 

(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) 

I 212 299 224 III 057 

787 204 274 (NA) 

369 I 339 383 

197 2 649 703 

285 8 635 2 495 

129 9 215 2 912 

78 10 158 3 577 

69 20 505 7 039 

39 26 733 10 975 

21 30 969 12088 

25 189 021 70 886 

Sales, 1974 

forms Number Sales ($1,000) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

12 684 I 160 736 316 884 

2 764 13 045 2 985 

2 195 30 018 6809 3 424 107 545 24 647 I 980 136 357 32 213 

I 233 166 049 40077 791 229 488 56 994 

181 119 647 34 390 

116 358 587 118 769 

8 725 652 337 84 346 

395 559 70 248 846 112 

620 4 244 564 1 215 16 835 2 195 

2 455 79048 10 306 I 904 132 363 17 209 

I 785 326 876 42426 

103 91 566 II 464 

1974 Census of Agriculture-State Data 
Table 21. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Inventory, 1974 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Forms with milk cow inventory ________ _ 1 to.4 milk cows __________________ _ 

Cottle and calves 

Farms Number 

3 500 733 612 2 856 595 689 

Cows and heifers that hod calved 

Total cows Milk cows 

Forms Number Forms Number 

3 500 414 643 3500 30 231 

2 856 336 358 2 856 4 791 

Heifers for milk cow Beef heifers and heifer Steers, steer calves, bulls, 

replacement calves and bull colves 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

892 13 698 2 668 155 598 3 041 149 673 

480 2 605 2 335 135 718 2 516 121 008 5 to 9 milk cows __________________ _ 10 to 19 milk cows ________________ _ 201029 milk cows ________________ _ 

301049 milk cows ________________ _ 

50 to 99 milk cows ________________ _ 

225 64 776 225 35 383 225 I 379 82 

~~ / 

157 13 303 183 15 675/ 109 14 550 109 8 498 109 1 361 63 67 2 616 92 2 834 

35 5 795 35 3 166 35 825 23 224 18 762 26 1 643 

80 9 947 80 5 884 80 2 967 69 I 366 38 681 66 2 016 

135 23 256 135 13 178 135 9344 121 4 832 36 I 496 110 3 750 100 fa 199 milk cows ______________ _ 46 12 432 46 7 272 46 5 819 43 2 666 15 876 35 1 618 200 to 499 milk cows ______________ _ 13 (0) 13 (0) 13 (0) 10 858 1 86 10 (0) 

500 milk cows and over ____________ _ No milk COWL ______________________ _ I (0) I (0) 1 (0) I 130 1 60 I (0) 

11 243 2 426 937 10 437 I 280 843 (X) (X) 182 4 768 9 098 582 817 9 851 558 509 

Soles, 1974 

Cottle and colves CoHle Calves Value of dairy products 

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

Forms with milk cow inventory ________ _ 3 408 347 685 71 157 3 015 205 030 2 103 142 655 851 18 463 1 to 4 milk cows _________________ _ - 2 764 291 176 58 864 2 454 169 430 I 703 121 746 361 135 5 to 9 milk cows __________________ _ 225 29 124 6 333 199 18 631 128 10 493 102 131 10 to 19 milk cows ________________ _ 109 6 047 I 190 85 3 846 54 2 201 78 464 20 to 29 milk cows ________________ _ 35 2 406 616 28 I 543 25 863 35 419 

80 3 630 596 77 I 7491 56 I 881 80 2 131 

135 7 289 I 620 117 

~ l~ I 94 2 978 135 7 862 46 5 649 I 396 41 34 2 081 46 4 752 

- 13 (0) (0) 13 (0) 7 412 13 (0) 

I (0) (0) I (0) - - I (0) 

II 442 I 465 388 330 073 9 669 955 706 6 622 509 682 19 575 

30 to 49 milk cows ________________ _ 

50 to 99 milk cows ________________ _ 

100 to 199 milk cows ______________ _ 

200 to 499 milk cows _____________ _ 500 milk cows and over ____________ _ No milk cows- ______________________ _ 

Inventory, 1974 

I I I I Sales of cottle and calves, 1974 

Cottle 1 and calves Cows and heifers that hod Heifers and heifer calves Steers, steer calves, bulls, 

calved and bull calves 

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

- 14 743 3 160 549 13 937 I 695 486 12 155 756 881 12 892 708 182 14 428 I 764 958 388 530 - 661 3 065 487 I 388 282 701 378 976 366 9 729 I 882 

- 697 9 654 606 4 8981 475 2 352 553 2 404 697 10 940 2 147 

- 2 416 80 706 2 214 47 385 I 776 17 4311 I 984 15 883 2 415 57 452 10 608 

- 2 989 213 433 2 865 131 487 2447 44 238 2 570 37 708 2 989 124 987 22 149 - 3 462 487 280 3 361 293 369 3029 104 759 3 131 89 152 3 453 253 492 45 768 - 3 173 959 097 3 110 548 069 2 885 224 705 2 970 186 323 3 169 487446 96448 

- 948 622 669 923 329 147 881 151 808 918 141 714 945 317 657 68 680 

- 327 464 418 310 220 664 313 121 369 321 122 385 325 262 730 66 063 - 70 320 227 61 119 079 67 89 511 67 III 637 69 240 525 74 786 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) ()() 422 48 115 12 700 

Forms with cottle and calves inventory _ 1 to 9 cottle and calves ___________ _ 

10 to 19 cottle and calves _________ _ 

20 to 49 cottle and calves _________ _ 

50 to 99 cottle and calves _________ _ 

lOa to 199 cottle and calves _______ _ 200 to 499 cottle and calves _______ _ 

SOD to 999 cottle and calves _______ _ 

1,000 to 2,499 cattle and calves ____ _ 

2.500 cottle and calves and over ____ _ No cottle and calves _________________ _ 

1 - 13 937 3 014 116 13 937 I 695 486 II 615 703 880 12 231 614 750 13 689 1 561 868 324 308 - 599 12 561 599 I 323 348 4 011 406 7 227 385 14 074 2 906 501 II 017 501 3422 388 3 651 404 3944 486 10 003 2 254 I 089 38 884 I 089 15 491 881 12 459 936 10 934 1 089 27 010 6 768 - I 205 55 101 I 205 28 701 931 13 359 I 035 13 041 I 205 30 952 5 951 - I 857 127 169 I 857 70 883 I 497 29 135 I 615 27 151 I 856 73 771 15 098 - 3 397 4153M 3 397 237 248 2 898 95 989 3 023 82 107 3 389 207 304 38 481 - 2 947 691 016 2 947 402 976 2 581 158 230 2 653 129 810 2944 350 751 69 355 - I 899 935 863 I 899 540 673 1 677 209 639 I 740 185 551 I 896 490 020 99 210 - 335 390 138 335 216 339 311 91 714 316 82 085 332 177 800 38 085 - 108 337 023 108 178 430 103 85 693 103 72 900 107 180 183 46199 806 146 433 (X) (X) 540 53 001 661 93 432 I 161 251 205 76 922 

Forms with cows and heifers that had calved inventory __________________ _ 1 to 4 cows _____________________ _ 

5 to 9 cows _____________________ _ 

10 to 19 cows ___________________ _ 

20 to 29 cows ___________________ _ 

30 to 49 cows ___________________ _ 50 to 99 cows ___________________ _ 10010199 cows _________________ _ 

20010499 cows _________________ _ 

50010999 cows _________________ _ 

1,000 cows and over _____________ _ No cows ___________________________ _ 

- 13 470 2 978 183 13 470 I 679 077 II 279 692 957 II 898 606 149 13 285 I 5M 188 320 593 450 8 415 450 2 041 301 3 055 326 3 319 297 8 930 I 992 - 481 II 483 481 3 850 369 3 611 385 4 022 468 9 724 2 216 I 062 40 070 I 062 16 381 862 12 540 918 II 149 I 062 27 540 6 792 - I 197 56 515 I 197 29 545 924 13 774 I 033 13 196 I 197 30 860 5 982 - I 813 126 170 I 813 70 831 I 460 28 357 I 583 26 982 I 812 73 823 15 159 - 3 258 400 381 3 258 229 201 2 764 91 457 2 905 79 723 3 250 203 056 37 699 - 2 892 682 581 2 892 398 191 2 529 155 318 2 607 129 072 2 889 346 028 68 064 - I 877 930 379 I 877 535 948 I 659 208 255 I 725 186 176 I 874 486 984 98 574 - 333 386 166 333 215 659 308 90 897 313 79 610 330 177 410 37 995 - 107 336 023 107 177 430 103 85 693 103 72 900 106 179 833 46 119 I 273 182 366 467 16 409 876 63 924 994 102 033 1 565 268 885 80 637 

Forms with beef cow inventory _______ _ 1 to 4 beef cows _________________ _ 

5 to 9 beet 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 _____________ _ 20010499 beef cows _____________ _ 

500 to 999 beef cow'-____________ _ 

1,000 beef cows and over _________ _ No beef cows _______________________ _ 

Soles, 1974 

Cottle Cottle and calves Calves Fattened on groin and concentrates 

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

14 850 I 813 073 401 230 12 684 I 160 736 316 884 I 212 299 224 111 057 8 725 652 337 84 346 - 702 I 705 380 579 1 333 327 77 147 36 193 372 53 - 808 5 605 I 194 675 3 971 971 62 329 94 339 I 634 223 - I 739 24 622 4 853 1448 15 650 3 666 143 I 255 347 879 8972 1 187 - 3 914 128 317 23 998 3 215 72 867 16 798 302 5 956 I 656 2 316 55 450 7 201 - 3 294 232 569 43 182 2 793 121 920 28 899 189 6 417 I 947 2 202 110 649 14 282 - 2 407 332 813 62 323 2 143 172 931 41 474 185 10 930 3 572 I 621 159 882 20 849 - 1 509 442 361 87 323 1 379 259 240 '63 687 140 22 458 7577 925 183 141 23 636 - 319 

477 645 

210 096 

061 177 978 452 512 824 161 062 114 251 732 95 828 250 132 237 16 916 

156 47 062 300 138 480 36 019 55 26 961 10 771 186 71 616 9 042 434 965 130 916 152 374344 123 042 59 224 751 85 057 64 60 621 7 874 

Forms with sales of cottle and colves ___ _ 1 to 4 cottle and calves ___________ _ 

5 to 9 cottle and calves ___________ _ 

10 to 19 cattle and calves _________ _ 

20 to 49 caftle and calves _________ _ 

SO to 99 cottle and calves _________ _ 10010199 collie ond colves _______ _ 

20010499 collie ond colves _______ _ 

500 cottle and calves and over _____ _ 50010999 calli. ond colves ______ _ 

1,000 cattle and calves and over ___ _ 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Montana 1-19 
Table 21. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Forms 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 ______________ _ 

200 to 499 beef cows ______________ _ 

- 500 to 999 beef cows ______________ _ 

- 1,000 beef cows and over __________ _ - No beef cows _______________________ _ 

-

Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Sales, 1974 - Continued 

Cottle 

Total cottle and calves 

Fattened on groin and concentrates 

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

13 285 I 544 188 320 593 11 357 929 013 240 662 1 013 147 650 54 830 7 982 297 8 930 1 992 250 7 241 I 755 35 361 102 151 468 9 724 2 216 411 7 729 1 969 40 3 521 I 036 227 

I 062 27 540 6 792 875 20 230 5 860 96 7 608 2 882 577 I 197 30 860 5 982 980 18 225 4 359 117 3 139 I 003 696 

I 812 73 823 15 159 I 513 45 118 11 316 137 7 149 2 519 I 058 

3 250 203 056 37 699 2 718 107 036 25 333 214 7 996 2 397 2 063 2 889 346 028 68 01>4 2 538 192 905 48 322 199 25 212 9 539 1 797 I 874 486 984 98 574 I 670 288 570 72 522 128 34 629 12 902 1 166 

330 177 410 37 995 303 III 487 29 848 32 13 506 5 203 186 106 179 833 46 119 99 130 472 39 377 15 44 529 17 246 61 I 565 268 885 80 637 I 327 231 723 76 222 199 151 574 56 227 743 

Calves 

Sales 

Number ($1,000) 

615 175 79 931 

I 689 237 

1 995 247 

7310 933 

12 635 I 623 

28 705 3 843 

96 020 12 365 

153 123 19 742 

198 414 26 052 65 923 8 147 

49 361 6 742 

37 162 4 415 

Table 22. Hogs and Pigs -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Total hogs and pigs _______________ _ 

1 to 24 hogs and pigL __________ _ 

25 to 49 hogs and pigL _________ _ 

50 to 99 hogs and pigs __________ _ 

100 to 199 hogs and pigL _______ _ 

200 to 499 hogs and pigL _______ _ 

500 hogs and pigs and over ______ _ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for 

-

-

-

-

-

breeding __________________ formsnumber _ 

Other hogs and pigs _________ forms- - number _ Feeder pigs sold _____________ formsnumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with hog and pig inventory ___ _ - 1 to 9 hogs and pigL ___________ _ 

10 to 24 hogs and pigs __________ _ 

25 to 99 hogs and pigs __________ _ 

100 to 199 hogs and pigL _______ _ - 200 to 499 hogs and pigL _______ _ - 500 to 999 hogs and pigL _______ _ 

- 1,00e hogs and pigs and over ____ _ No hogs and pigs ________________ _ 

Forms with hogs and pigs sold _____ _ - I fa 9 hogs and pigL ___________ _ 

10 fa 49 hogs and pigL _________ _ 

50 to 99 hogs and pigs __________ _ 

100 to 199 hogs and pigL _______ _ 

200 to 499 hogs and pigL _______ _ - 500 to 999 hogs and pigL _______ _ 

1,000 hogs and pigs and over ____ _ - No hogs and pigs ________________ _ 

Forms by litters farrowed _________ _ 1 litter _______________________ _ 

2 fa 4 litters __________________ _ - 5 to 9 litters __________________ _ - 10 to 19 litters ________________ _ - 20 to 49 litters ________________ _ - 50 to 99 litters ________________ _ 

- 100 to 199 litters ______________ _ 

- 200 litters and over _________ :. __ _ 

- No titters __________________ ------ -

Forms by litters farrowed __________ _ I litter ________________________ _ 

2 to 4 litters ___________________ _ 

5 to 9 litters ___________________ _ 10 to 191itlers _________________ _ 

20 to 491itlers _________________ _ 

50 to 99 litters _________________ _ 

100 to 1991itlers _______________ _ 

200 litters and over _____________ _ 

, - 20 Montana 

Inventory, 1974 Sales, 1974 Inventory, 1969 Sales, 1969 

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

2 391 205 771 2 450 365 732 24 669 3022 207 288 2 918 309 439 

I 218 10 1>47 853 9 147 633 I 558 13 1>49 I 103 12 120 

332 I I 733 365 12 996 818 505 17 621 535 18 689 

316 21 202 41 I 28 767 I 827 422 29 492 490 34 223 

266 35 287 353 48 070 3 199 284 38 303 402 54 453 

182 52 917 313 94 71>4 6 245 191 55 145 287 87 507 

77 73 985 155 171 988 I I 947 62 53 078 101 102 447 

1974 1969 

1974 1969 Forms Number Forms Number 

Litters of pigs farrowed betweenI 539 2 103 December 1 of preceding year and 

24 451 32 589 November 30 _________________________________ I 825 41 669 2 284 39 827 

2 248 2 734 

181 320 174 699 

536 1>49 December 1 of preceding year and 

52 795 62 963 May 31 ____________________________________ I 599 23 280 I 952 20 595 

I 021 (NA) June land November 30 ______________________ I 310 18 389 I 773 19 232 

Inventory, 1974 Sales, 1974 

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

Sales Sales 

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

2 391 205 771 I 539 24 451 2 248 181 320 2 102 340 507 22 957 488 49 285 954 

752 3 159 285 76 I 650 2 398 463 13 712 752 96 3900 62 

466 7 488 306 I 574 432 5 914 466 21 377 I 125 109 7 494 141 

648 32 935 490 4 736 642 28 199 1>48 67 320 4 153 166 15 239 307 

266 35 287 236 4 426 265 30 861 266 53 831 3 795 60 6 227 123 

182 52 917 157 5 826 182 47 091 182 78 907 5 448 41 10 971 224 

44 28 973 37 2 808 44 26 165 44 40 225 2 926 12 3 489 58 

33 45 012 28 4 320 33 40 692 33 65 135 4 757 4 1 965 39 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 348 25 225 I 712 48 3 510 67 

2 102 204 775 I 492 24 381 I 968 180 394 2 450 365 732 24 669 536 52 795 I 021 

299 3 015 129 436 280 2 579 421 I 998 143 27 134 3 

686 16 202 451 2 386 631 13 816 797 20 145 I 309 154 3 157 55 

361 19 030 272 2 542 332 16 488 411 28 767 I 827 121 5 168 100 

319 28 076 272 3322 301 24 754 353 48 070 3 199 94 7 947 147 

289 50 014 240 6 058 279 43 956 313 94 71>4 6 245 101 17 625 360 

90 30 541 81 3 695 89 26 846 95 6 I 224 4 089 28 10 693 201 

58 57 897 47 5 942 56 51 955 60 11071>4 7 858 II 8 071 156 

289 996 47 70 280 926 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

I 707 177 603 I 539 24 451 I 51>4 153 152 I 765 300 789 19 786 535 52 555 1 015 

159 I 166 128 237 138 929 134 1 708 118 34 217 4 

370 5 884 309 I 099 314 4 785 393 10 332 701 77 I 136 22 

296 10 630 267 I 1>40 273 8 990 320 17 763 1 100 113 3710 69 

327 19 698 305 3 008 304 16 690 345 34 568 2 203 III 6 385 115 

355 44 535 335 6 050 338 38 485 369 78 447 5 132 126 16 272 322 

128 35 804 124 4 1>48 128 31 156 130 57 925 3 778 54 12 516 248 

44 26 508 43 3 419 42 23 089 45 45 333 3 019 16 7 389 136 

28 33 378 28 4 350 27 29 028 29 54 713 3 735 4 4 930 99 

684 28 168 - - 684 28 168 685 1>4 943 4 883 I 240 6 

litters of pigs farrowed between December 1, 1973 and November 30, 1974 

Total December I, 1973 and May 31,1974 June I. 1974 and November 30, 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

I 825 41 669 I 599 23 280 1 310 18 389 

180 180 118 118 62 62 

407 1 187 327 751 214 436 

320 2 147 274 1 285 224 862 

345 4 489 324 2 688 282 1 801 

369 10 693 352 5 899 338 4 794 

130 8 456 130 4 684 120 3 772 

45 5 763 45 3 255 41 2 508 

29 8 754 29 4 600 29 4 154 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 23. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Inventory of- Sheep and lambs __ forms_ 

number _ 

lambs under 1 year 

-

-

old ___________ farms_ - number _ 

Ewes t year old or older _________ farms-_ 

number _ 

Roms and wethers 1 year old or older _________ farms_ 

number _ 

forms with sheep and lambs inventory ______________ _ 

1 to 24 sheep and lambs _ 

25 to 99 sheep and lambs 

100 to 299 sheep and lambs _______________ _ 

300 to 999 sheep and lambs _______________ _ 

1,000 to 2,499 sheep and lambs _______________ _ 

2,500 to 4,999 sheep and 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

lambs _______________ _ 

- 5,000 sheep and lambs and over _____________ _ 

- No sheep or lambs _______ _ -

Forms with ewes 1 year old 0 r older inventory _________ _ - 1 to 24 ewes __________ _ 

- 25 to 99 ewes _________ _ - 100 to 199 ewes _______ _ - 200 to 499 ewes _______ _ - 500 to 999 ewes _______ _ - 1,000 to 2.499 ewes ____ _ - 2,500 to 4,999 ewes ____ _ 

- 5,000 ewes and over ____ _ 

- No ewes ________________ _ 

-

Total 

Forms Number 

I 896 616 256 

379 3 582 

522 28 291 

509 89 778 

320 176 358 

133 197 052 

30 101 680 

3 19 515 

(X) (X) 

I 768 594 604 

396 7 312 

549 48 504 

313 61 286 

287 132 697 

116 112 846 

94 176 056 

II (D) 

2 (0) 

128 21 652 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 1974 1969 Over 

Sheep and lambs sold_ forms-_ 

I 896 2 662 number __ 

616 256 I 029 091 

I 363 I 994 Sheep and lambs 

176 826 301 041 shorn _____________ forms-_ 

number __ 

I 768 2 465 pounds of wooL_ 

420 053 701 333 

Value of sales from sheep, 

I 590 2 196 lambs. and wooL ___ forms-_ 

19 377 26 717 $1,000 __ 

Inventory. 1974 

Soles of sheep and 

lumbs under I year Ewes 1 yeor old or Rams and wethers lambs, 1974 

old older J yeor old or older 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

I 363 176 826 I 768 420 053 I 590 19 377 I 815 498 794 

256 I 089 289 2 101 234 392 299 9 334 

375 5868 505 21 122 457 I 301 522 30 468 

369 21 4741 504 65 378 463 2 926 509 80 656 

227 50 165 311 120 503 285 5 690 319 151 743 

107 54 990 128 137 245 122 4 817 133 142 201 

26 38 730 28 59 151 26 3 799 30 68 838 

3 4 510 3 14 553 3 452 3 15 554 

(X) (X) 1 (X) (X) (X) D() 102 26 575 

I 259 156 119 I 768 420 053 I 553 18 432 I 723 473 485 

286 2 757 396 4 007 303 548 352 11 926 

407 16 483 549 30 265 494 I 756 549 43 317 

216 16 717 313 42 401 290 2 168 313 52 624 

199 43 693 287 85 625 260 3 379 286 112 165 

72 26 223 116 83 747 104 2 876 116 89 893 

69 40 516 94 129 328 89 6 212 94 119 388 

8 (0) II (0) II I 168 II (D) 

2 (0) 2 (0) 2 325 2 (0) 

104 20 707 (X) (X) 37 945 194 51 884 

1974 1969 

I 917 2 654 

525 369 826 913 

I 780 (NA) 

524 823 (NA) 

5 303 149 (NA) 

I 939 (NA) 

16 676 (NA) 

Value of sheep. Sheep and lambs shorn, 1974 lombs. and wool, 1974 

Pounds of Sales 

Forms Number wool Forms ($1,000) 

I 726 513 908 5 185 726 I 837 15 961 

223 3 545 39 150 320 285 

516 28 400 303 567 522 I 002 

509 75 852 801 698 509 2 588 

315 146 213 I 479 150 320 4 717 

130 164 448 I 611 335 133 4 418 

30 76 221 732 475 30 2 377 

3 19 229 218 351 3 573 

54 10 915 117 4231 102 715 

I 681 502 144 5 084 444 I 739 15 057 

309 ·7 454 80 762 367 374 

549 36 769 390 561 549 I 380 

313 50 437 516 555 313 1 723 

287 103 971 I 067 296 287 3 689 

116 98 038 979 752 116 2 675 

94 155 423 I 525 581 94 3 7841 II (0) (0) II (0) 

2 (0) (D) 2 (0) i 99 22 679 218 705 200 I 619 

Table 24. Other Livestock and Livestock Products-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Horses and ponies _______ _ Horses _____________ _ 

- Ponies _______________ _ 

Mules, burros, and donkeys _____________ _ 

- Mink and their pelts _____ _ Colonies of bees _______ _ 

Honey sold (pounds) ____ _ Goats _________________ _ 

- Angora goots ________ _ 

Mohair sold (pounds) _________ _ - Milk goats __________ _ 

- Goats' milk sold (gallons) _____ _ - Other goats _________ _ -

Rabbits and their pelts __ _ - Chinchillas and their pelts __ faxes and their pelts _____ _ Poultry hatched _________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products ______ _ 

Catfish _______________ _ 

Trout _________________ _ 

-

Other food-type fish _____ _ Tropical fish- __________ _ 

Other - fish _____________ _ 

-

1974 

Forms 

6 511 

6 398 

930 

152 

16 

86 

(NA) 

21 

-

(NA) 

10 

(NA) 

13 

21 

4 

I 

(NA) 

106 

Total 

Soles farms ($1,000) 

- - II 252 

- -

- -

- -

Inventory 

1969 

Number Forms 

43 306 9 497 

41 509 9 148 

I 797 I 992 

I 488 214 

16 936 24 

55 907 127 

(NA) (NA) 

61 133 

- 5 

(NA) INA) 

44 39 

(NA) (NA) 

17 104 

408 183 

539 38 

73 (NA) 

INA) INA) 

(X) 104 

Any 

Forms Pounds Forms 

- - - 4 102 200 7 

- - -

- - - - - -

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Number 

63 047 

58 597 

4 450 

624 

19 751 

55 633 

(NA) 

402 

10 

INA) 

151 

INA) 

241 

2 804 

3 094 

(NA) 

INA) 

(X) 

fish sales, 1974 

Number Farms 

- - 628 512 4 

- - - -

- -

Sales 

1974 1969 

forms Number Sales ($1.000) Forms Number 

I 188 5 294 1 700 I 735 7 428 

I 150 5 107 I 686 I 660 7 004 

71 187 14 126 424 

11 539 17 20 49 

15 22 782 428 25 34 182 

2 172 3 (NA) (NA) 

68 4 882 696 2616 109 6 666 505 - - - 12 76 

- - - - -

- - - INA) INA) - - - 5 47 

I 3 000 2 (NA) (NA) - - - 7 29 

13 629 I 28 I 781 3 239 7 36 2 474 I 146 3 (NA) INA) 2 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

20 (X) 180 27 (X) 

Acres under water for 

Only pounds Only number fish production 

Sales Soles Pounds (~I,OOO) forms Number ($1,000) farms Acres 

- - - - - - - 102 200 37 7 628 512 215 10 98 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Montana 1-21 
Table 25. 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 

and Over 

Field corn for all purposes: For grain or seed (busnelsL __________________ _ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) _________________________ _ 

Cut for dry fodder or hogged or grazed ________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes, except sirup: For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ _ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) ________________________ _ 

- Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons. dry) _________ _ 

Hogged or grozed _________________________ _ -

-

Wheat for groin (bushelsL ____________________ _ - Oats for groin (bushels) ______________________ _ 

- Barley for grain (bushels) _____________________ _ - Rye for grain (bushels) _______________________ _ -

All hoy (tons, dryL __________________________ _ 

- Alfalfa and alfolfa mixtures for hoy or dehydrating (tons, dryL ___________________ _ 

- Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover and grosses for hoy (tons, dry) ________________ _ 

Small groin hoy (tons, dryL _________________ _ - lespedezo for hoy (tons, dry) _______________ _ 

Wild hoy (tons, dry) _______________________ _ -

Other hoy, including Coastal Bermuda gross (tons, dry) _________________________ _ 

- Gross silage (tons, green) ___________________ _ - Hoy crops cut and fed green (tons, green) _____ _ -

Field seeds _________________________________ _ 

- Red clover seed (pounds) ___________________ _ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) ______________________ _ 

-

Soybeans for beans (bushels} __________________ _ - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ____________________ _ - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL ________________ _ - Sweetpototoes (bushels) ______________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) ___________________________ _ - Cotton (bales) ______________________________ _ 

-

Vegetables _________________________________ _ 

- Tomatoes ________________________________ _ 

Sweet corn _______________________________ _ 

- Cucumbers and pickles _____________________ _ Watermelons - _____________________________ _ 

- Snap beans, bush and pole __________________ _ - Green peas _______________________________ _ 

Strawberries (poundsL _______________________ _ - land in orchards ____________________________ _ -

Field corn for all purposes: Acres harvested, 1974 _____________________ _ - 1 to 14 acres ___________________________ _ - 15 to 24 acres __________________________ _ 

- 25 to 49 acres __________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 ocres __________________________ _ 

- JOO fa 249 ocres ________________________ _ 

- 250 to 499 acres ________________________ _ 

- 500 acres and over ______________________ _ -

Field corn for groin or seed: Acres harvested, 1974 _____________________ _ 

- 1 to 14 ocreL __________________________ _ - 15 to 24 acres ___________ "l" ______________ _ 

- 25 to 49 ocres __________________________ _ 

- 50 fa 99 acres __________________________ _ - 100 to 249 ocres ________________________ _ - 250 to 499 ocro'- _______________________ _ 

500 acres and over ______________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes, except sirup: Acres harvested, 1974 _____________________ _ 

- 1 to 14 oCreL. _________________________ _ - 15 to 24 ocres __________________________ _ 

- 25 fa 49 acres __________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 ocro'- _________________________ _ 

100 to 249 ocro'- ________________________ _ 

250 to 499 ocro'- ________________________ _ 

500 acres and over _______________________ _ 

1- 22 Montano 

Selected Crops Harvested: 1974, 1969, and 1964 

1974 1969 1964 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Quantity 

169 10 811 613 851 85 4 831 351 061 94 3 102 168 273 

987 70 858 1 026 900 908 45 982 672 300 993 37 812 408 810 96 5 138 (X) 160 7 004 (X) (NA) 19 335 (X) 

- - - 3 287 12 355 4 138 I 628 

9 237 2 254 9 561 7 984 2 15 250 

18 I 425 2 057 22 767 1 373 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

4 127 (X) 1 40 (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

11 605 4 724 346 109 005 222 12 641 3 636 810 93 607 205 14 315 3 682 268 86 484 361 

3 416 166 757 6 314 094 6 009 342 274 16 516 927 5 748 212 573 7 613 183 

8 332 I 173 848 34 992 654 9 850 1 522 877 61 630 901 12 164 1 441 223 45 092 482 

74 4 373 107 835 103 7 035 142 952 223 15 878 310937 

13 341 2 118 640 3 602 733 14 268 2 141 390 3 527 534 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

10 033 I 230 887 2 422 870 9 941 1 092 119 2 210 813 11 074 946 574 I 894 659 

2 513 254 348 412206 2 944 314 916 471 609 2 654 250 414 366 339 

2 507 140 218 179 555 3 934 233 759 313 633 4 214 166 752 201 204 

4 142 202 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

2 918 401 169 467 550 3 223 448 457 475 149 3 951 472 089 455 372 

745 57 410 66 806 461 31 433 31 555 2 455 148 902 126 429 

206 25 197 134 694 63 9 127 45 624 252 16 143 73 517 

92 9 269 25 946 185 11 579 28 702 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

548 39 601 (X) 442 26 461 (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

10 834 41 008 21 469 67 929 60 1 562 320 135 

474 29 226 2 723 779 323 18 778 I 657 725 830 43 339 4 562 <126 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 201 6 503 I 499 096 447 6 491 I 351 052 1 456 6 616 1 115 352 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

84 676 (X) 102 1 525 (X) 116 I 573 (X) 

10 5 (X) 20 11 (X) 16 15 (X) 

60 196 (X) 55 196 (X) 69 490 (X) 

27 13 (X) 23 14 (X) 15 10 (X) 

2 1 (X) 8 2 (X) 1 1 (X) 

15 4 (X) 12 7 (X) - - (X) 

25 349 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) 

7 11 16 493 20 30 78 693 24 20 43 196 

133 1 175 (X) 124 1 022 (X) 335 1 062 (X) 

Irrigated land Commercial fertilizer used 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Tons, dry Tons, liquid 

I 193 86 807 861 63 486 839 68002 10 442 519 

125 I 121 84 734 59 529 66 5 

154 2 997 110 2 136 102 1 952 293 13 

323 11 203 249 8 530 220 7 593 1 111 53 

312 20 825 215 14 573 230 15 116 2 286 98 

228 31 497 165 23 065 180 25 078 3577 136 

44 13 679 33 10 165 42 12 749 2 076 178 

7 5 485 5 4 283 6 4 985 I 034 35 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres Bushels Forms Acres 

169 10 811 613 851 87 5 867 

36 301 12 621 13 117 

13 260 16 873 8 150 40 1 362 70989 23 756 38 2 449 133 186 21 1 351 

39 5 121 309 432 21 2 843 2 668 (0) - - 1 650 (0) 1 650 

Irrigated land Commercial fertilizer used 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Tons. dry Tons, liquid 

30 1 789 10 441 12 364 26 - 10 86 3 29 5 35 4 -

3 62 1 20 2 40 4 - 9 311 3 87 3 9'1 9 -

5 345 1 70 1 55 2 -

1 135 1 135 1 135 8 -

1 350 I 100 - - - - I 500 - - - - - -

1974 Census of Agriculture-State Data 
Table 25. Selected Crops Harvested: 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 

and Over 

Sorghums (milo) for groin or seed: Acres harvested. 1974 _____________________ _ 

- 1 to 14 acres ___________________________ _ 

- 1510 24 ocreL _________________________ _ 

- 2S to 49 ocres __________________________ _ 5010 99 - acres __________________________ _ 

- 10010 249 ocre'- _______________________ _ 

- 25010 499 ocres ________________________ _ 

- 500 acres and over ______________________ _ 

-

Wheat for groin (bushels): Acres harvested, 1974 _____________________ _ - 1 to 14 ocres ___________________________ _ 

- 15 to 24 ocres __________________________ _ 

- 25 to 49 ocre5 __________________________ _ - SO to 99 ocres __________________________ _ 

- 100 to 249 ocres ________________________ _ 

- 25010 499 ocreL _______________________ _ 

- 500 acres and over ______________________ _ -

Soybeans for beans (bushels): Acres harvested. 1974 _____________________ _ - 1 to 14 ocre5 ___________________________ _ - 15 to 24 acres __________________________ _ - 25 to 49 acres __________________________ _ - SO to 99 acreL _________________________ _ 

- 100 to 2.49 acres ________________________ _ 

- 250 to 499 acres ________________________ _ - 500 ocres ond over ______________________ _ -

Oats for groin (bushels); Acres harvested, 1974 _____________________ _ - 1 to 14 acres ___________________________ _ - 15 to 24 acres __________________________ _ 

- 25 to 49 acres __________________________ _ - 50 to 99 acres __________________________ _ - 100 to 249 acres ________________________ _ 

- 250 to 499 acreL _______________________ _ - 500 acres and over ______________________ _ 

-

8arley for groin (bushels); 

Acres harvested, 1974 _____________________ _ - 1 to 14 acres ___________________________ _ - 15 to 24 acres __________________________ _ - 25 ta.49 acres __________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 acres __________________________ _ 

- 100 to 249 acres ________________________ _ 

- 250 to 499 acres ________________________ _ - 500 acres and over ______________________ _ 

-

All hay (Ions. dry), Acres harvested, 1974 _____________________ _ - 1 to 14 acres ___________________________ _ - 15 to 24 acres __________________________ _ 

- 25 to 49 acres __________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 acres __________________________ _ - 100 to 249 acres ________________________ _ 

- 250 to 499 acres ________________________ _ - 500 acres and over ______________________ _ -

Forms 

11 605 

307 

327 

836 

1 335 

2 826 2 640 3 334 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3 416 

765 

664 

922 

654 

350 

51 

10 

8 332 

694 

783 1 498 

1 902 

2 200 

859 

396 

13 341 

662 

821 

2 106 3 215 

4 278 

1 572 

687 

Forms 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Acres Quantity 

4 724 346 109 005 222 

2 634 95 553 

6 325 217 268 

29 985 983 151 

94 008 2 567 169 

464 734 11 143 176 

939 899 21 737 685 

3 186 761 72 261 220 

- - - -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

166 757 6 314 094 

6 509 312 081 

12 614 519 218 

31 751 1 257 925 

41 977 1 590 000 

48 633 1 808 210 

16 866 593 320 

8 407 233 340 

1 173 848 34 992 654 

6 265 266 530 

14904 581 151 

53 238 1 946 630 

130 644 4 451 011 

337 080 10 261 410 

284 563 7 975 359 

347 154 9 510 563 

2 118 640 3 602 733 

5 767 11 403 

15 466 31 991 

75 099 148 940 

222 485 426 718 

655 023 1 119 168 

516 120 884 148 

628 680 980 365 

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hoy or dehydrating 

Forms Acres Tons, dry 

Acres harvested, 1974 _______________________ _ - 10 033 1 230 887 2 422 870 1 to 14 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 706 6 139 13 242 \5 to 24 acres ____________________________ _ 

- 813 15 400 35 389 25 to 49 acres ____________________________ _ 

- 1 910 66 746 151 522 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ _ 

- 2 472 168 654 370 388 100 10 249 ocres __________________________ _ 

- 2 954 441 276 869 091 25010 499 ocreL _________________________ _ 

- 883 287 200 541 885 500 acres and over ________________________ _ 

- 295 245 472 441 353 

lespedela for hoy 

forms Acres Tons. dry 

Acres harvested, 1974 _______________________ _ - 4 142 202 1 to 14 acre5 _____________________________ _ 

- - - - 15 to 24 acres ____________________________ _ 

- 1 15 15 25 to 49 acreL ___________________________ _ 

- 2 52 52 SO to 99 acres ____________________________ _ 

- 1 75 135 100 10 249 ocreL _________________________ _ 

- - - - 25010499 ocreL _________________________ _ 

- - - - 500 acres and over ________________________ _ 

- - - -

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

1974, 1969, and 1964-Continued 

Irrigated land 

Acres Bushels Forms Acres 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Irrigated land Commercial fertilizer used 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Tons, dry Tons, liquid 

1 063 67 356 5 560 2 253 264 89 087 5 06~ 1 142 1 177 92 827 79 

140 2 623 135 2 571 229 

249 7 997 341 12 442 879 16 

193 10 873 546 36 971 2 123 50 

186 16 228 1 232 189 093 8 407 205 

87 12 272 1 364 441 411 16 364 371 

66 16 186 1 850 1 569 949 61 006 4 425 

- - - - -

=1 - - - - -

- - - - -

=1 - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

870 24 398 1 028 60 829 3 229 91 

339 2 740 160 1 373 102 2 

202 3 579 152 2 831 194 5 

198 6 449 306 10 496 533 11 

97 5 732 232 14 807 737 25 

28 3 182 152 21 186 1 250 44 

5 (0) 22 7 516 272 4 

1 (0) 4 2 620 141 -

1 980 132 842 3 703 607 116 32 195 1 346 

312 2 756 178 1 673 151 2 

284 5 223 249 4629 351 3 

459 15 505 558 19 351 1 329 17 

429 26 956 848 56 709 3 456 83 

327 37 466 1 119 166 743 8 983 337 

121 23 309 508 157 520 7 959 348 

48 21 627 243 200 491 9 966 557 

6 519 1 018 128 3 108 420 919 38 747 348 

267 2 392 100 866 102 1 

371 6 791 147 2 631 261 (Z) 

965 32 451 451 14 791 1 516 20 

1 583 100 236 700 41 111 3 785 43 

1 983 253 120 1 003 110 536 10 228 89 

879 229 025 464 98 241 8 649 171 

471 394 113 243 152 743 14 206 23 

Clover, timothy. and mixtures of clover and grosses Small groin hoy for hoy 

Forms Acres Tons. dry Forms Acres Tons. dry 

2 513 254 348 412 206 2 507 140 218 179 555 276 2 460 4 243 464 4 113 6089 292 5 562 9 335 401 7 609 10904 510 17 813 28 372 669 23 181 29 764 628 42 251 66 919 589 38 421 46 250 583 85 016 137 401 330 46 208 58 462 170 54 138 89 480 46 14 50S 17 194 54 47 108 76 456 8 6 178 10 892 

Wild hay Other hoy, includes Coastal Bermuda gross 

Forms Acres Tons, dry Forms Acres Tons. dry 

2 918 401 169 467 550 745 57 410 66 806 417 3368 3 951 146 1 184 1 541 388 7 191 8 579 90 1 655 1 B46 554 18 566 21 353 176 6 056 6 649 559 35 613 40100 159 10 451 12 758 637 92 283 99 303 129 17 940 20 565 186 62 271 77 057 31 9663 10 405 177 181 877 217 207 14 10461 13 042 

Montana 1-23 
Table 25_ Selected Crops Harvested: 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 

and Over 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight); Acres harvested, 1974 ______________________ _ 

0.1 to 0.9 ocreL _________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 ocreL _________________________ _ 

5.0 to 14.9 ocreL ________________________ _ 15.0 to 24.9 ocreL _______________________ _ 

25.0 to 49.9 acreL _______________________ _ 

50.0 to 99.9 acreL _______________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acreL _____________________ _ 

250.0 to 499.9 ocre'- _____________________ _ 

500.0 acres and over _____________________ _ 

Sweetpatataes (bushels): Acres harvested, 1974 ______________________ _ 

0.1 to 0.9 ocreL _________________________ _ 

1.0 to 2.9 ocreL _________________________ _ 

3.0 to 4.9 ocres __________________________ _ 

5.0 to 9.9 acreL _________________________ _ 

10.0 to 24.9 ocreL _______________________ _ 

25.0 to 49.9 acreL _______________________ _ 

50.0 acres and over ______________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds): Acres harvested, 1974 ______________________ _ 

0.1 to 0.4 acreL _________________________ _ 

0.5 to 0.9 ocreL _________________________ _ 

LO to 1.4 ocreL _________________________ _ 

1.5 to 1.9 ocreL _________________________ _ 

2.0 to 2.9 acreL _________________________ _ 

3.0 to 4.9 oCreL ________________________ _ 

5.0 to 9.9 acreL _________________________ _ 

10.0 to 19.9 acreL ______________________ _ 

20.0 acres and over ______________________ _ 

Cotton (boles): Acres harvested, 1974 ______________________ _ I to 14 acres ____________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acres ___________________________ _ 

25 to 49 ocres ___________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres _________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres _________________________ _ 

500 acres and over _______________________ _ 

Apples (pounds), Acres, 1974 ______________________________ _ 

0.1 to 0.9 acreL _________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acreL _________________________ _ 

5.0 to 14.9 acreL ________________________ _ 

15.0 to 24.9 ocreL _______________________ _ 

25.0 to 49.9 ocres _______________________ _ 

50.0 to 99.9 ocreL _______________________ _ 

]00.0 acres and over _____________________ _ 

Peaches (pounds): Acres, 1974 ______________________________ _ 

0.1 to 0.9 ocreL ________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 ocreL _________________________ _ 

5.0 to 14.9 oCreL ________________________ _ 

15.u to 24.9 ocreL _______________________ _ 

25.0 to 49.9 ocreL _______________________ _ 

50.0 to 99.9 ocres ________________________ _ 

100.0 acres and over ___________________ _ 

Gropes (tons): Acres, 1974 _____ . _________________________ _ 

0.1 fa 0.9 oCreL _________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 ocreL _________________________ _ 

5.0 to 14.9 acreL ________________________ _ 

15.0 to 24.9 acres ________________________ _ 

25.0 to 49.9 ocreL _______________________ _ 

50.0 to 99.9 acreL _______________________ _ 

100.0 acres and over ____________________ _ 

Oranges (boxes): Acres, 1974 _______________________________ _ 

0.1 to 0.9 acreL _________________________ _ 1.0 to 4.9 ocres __________________________ _ 

5.0 to 14.9 ocreL ________________________ _ 15.0 to 24.9 ocreL ________ :.. ______________ _ 

.25.0 to 49.9 ocres ________________________ _ 

50.0 to 99.9 ocres- _______________________ _ 100.0 acres and over _____________________ _ 

Forms 

201 

65 

40 

19 

11 

19 

29 

13 

5 

Forms 

59 

21 

17 

19 

1 

Acres 

6 503 

17 

69 

177 

214 

712 

937 

848 

530 

Total 

Acres 

261 

7 

32 

149 

15 

59 

(Z) 

(Z) 

Quantity 

499 096 

2 246 

9 803 

37 894 

36 950 

167 760 

472 180 

461 000 

311 263 

Trees 

16 641 

445 

1 614 

7 552 

600 

6 430 

15 

15 

1974, 1969, and 1964-Continued 

Irrigated land Commercial fertilizer used 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Tons, dry Tons, liquid 

143 6 417 129 6 449 192 42 

31 9 13 4 2 

20 38 20 39 12 

15 144 19 165 46 

11 199 11 214 118 

19 712 19 712 186 26 

29 937 29 937 683 

13 848 13 848 641 14 

5 530 5 530 504 2 

Trees not of bearing age Trees of bearing age Harvested 

Forms Trees Forms Trees Forms Quantity 

20 7 673 49 8 968 37 445 961 

7 90 17 355 17 39 911 

7 596 13 I 018 6 40 000 

5 557 18 6 995 13 326 050 

1 600 1 40 000 

6 430 

15 

15 

~----------------.---~----------~--~--------------~--------------~ 

land in vegetables: Acres harvested, 1974 ________________ ------- 0.1 fa 0.9 ocres __________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 ocres- _________________________ _ 

5.0 to 14.9 ocreL ________________________ _ 

15.0 fa 24.9 ocreL _______________________ _ 

25.0 to 49.9 ocres ________________________ _ 

50.0 to 99.9 ocr •• ________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 ocres ______________________ _ 

250.0 to 499.9 ocre'- _____________________ _ 

500.0 acres and over _____________________ _ 

1- 24 Montana 

Forms 

84 

16 

33 

18 

12 

4 

I 

Acres 

676 

5 

63 

165 

251 

143 

50 

Irrigated land 

Forms 

75 

14 

29 

15 

12 

4 

I 

Acres 

625 

4 

55 

128 

245 

143 

50 

Forms 

62 

4 

23 

18 

12 

4 

1 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Acres Tons, dry 

654 

1 

46 

163 

251 

143 

50 

76 

1 

13 

25 

20 

17 

1 

Tons, liquid 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 25. Selected Crops Harvested: 1974, 1969, and 1964-Continued 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 

and Over 

Irrigated land Commercial fertilizer used 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Tons, dry Tons, liquid 

land in orchards: Acres in orchards, 1974 _____________________ _ 0.1 to 0.9 ocre' __________________________ _ 1.0 to 4.9 ocres __________________________ _ 

5.0 fa 14.9 ocres- ________________________ _ 

15.0 to 24.9 ocre' ________________________ _ 25.0 to 49.9 ocre' ________________________ _ 

133 1 175 104 941 73 781 173 12 

12 5 6 3 4 3 1 -

35 90 28 68 10 29 9 -

72 573 58 459 49 370 108 11 

8 135 8 135 6 105 25 (Z) 

4 (0) 3 (D) 3 (D) 12 - 50.0 to 99.9 ocre' ________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 ocre' ______________________ _ 1 59 - - - - - -

1 (0) 1 (0) I (D) 18 -

250.0 to 499.9 ocre'- _____________________ _ - - - - - - - -

500.0 ocres and over _____________________ _ - - - - - - - -

Table 26. Value of Agricultural Products Sold by Commodity Group and Total Value of Sales: 1974 

Total 1 Under $2,499 (see text) 1 $2.500 to $4.999 1 $5.000 to $7,499 1 

Forms Sale, ($1,000) Forms Sales ($1.000) Forms Sale' ($1,000) Forms Sale, ($1.000) 

Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over 

6 030 I ! 20 177 I 027 135 295 368 I 655 1 405 8 704 [ 

12 833 454 120 38 44 409 993 500 2 137 

- - - - -

=1 

-

- - - - - =1 -

5 Oil 46 571 21 20 292 620 307 830 

Agricultural products sold __________________________ _ 

Groins _________________________________________ _ 

Tobacco _______________________________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ___________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage _________________ _ Other field crops ________________________________ _ 701 45 498 17 23 12 II 7 16 Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ________________ _ 78 274 - - 18 26 6 11 Fruits, nuts, and berries __________________________ _ 99 622 I 2 36 109 20 107 

Poultry and poultry products _____________________ _ - 1 060 8 729 15 2 103 28 79 43 Dairy productL ________________________________ _ 

- 870 19 039 3 1 60 46 60 77 Cottle and colveL ______________________________ _ 

Sheep, lombs, and wool __________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs __________________________________ _ 

- 14 850 401 230 1 172 2171 I 263 3 400 1 I 049 4 509 

1 939 16 676 18 11 210 358 153 399 

2 450 24 669 20 19 177 257 148 316 Other livestock and livestock products ______________ _ 1 306 5209 34 19 100 83 95 127 Nursery and greenhouse products __________________ _ 61 I 440 4 5 6 18 10 36 Forest products _________________________________ _ 440 3 058 7 4 59 80 60 97 

$7.500 to $9.999 $10.000 to $14,999 $15.000 to $19.999 $20.000 to $29.999 

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

Agricultural products sold __________________________ _ I 115 9 721 1 969 24 493 I 647 28 540 2 603 64 161 

503 2 810 I 076 8 835 1 004 11 812 I 754 28 330 - - - - - - - -

Grains _________________________________________ _ 

Tobacco _______________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - Cotton and cottonseed ___________________________ _ 

306 1 198 502 2 500 429 2 630 739 5 127 

- 8 36 21 68 11 74 39 429 

- 5 19 12 24 I 5 7 48 - 12 84 13 116 4 53 6 28 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage _________________ _ Other field crops _______________________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _______________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries _______________ • _________ _ 

- 45 17 104 80 104 99 166 111 42 60 77 173 77 250 III 547 808 4 594 1 435 10 509 1 175 11 295 I 921 24 959 118 403 196 734 192 812 292 2 070 113 326 237 891 209 I 022 305 1 763 64 88 145 239 89 230 152 270 4 24 9 105 6 90 10 194 31 61 60 217 25 167 50 285 

Poultry and poultry products ___________ • _________ _ Dairy products ___________ • ______________________ _ 

Cottle and calves _. ______________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _________ • ________________ _ Hogs and pigs _____ • ____________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products ______________ _ Nursery and greenhouse products __________________ _ Forest products _________________________________ _ 

$30.000 to $39,999 $40,000 to $59,999 $60.000 to $79.999 $80.000 to $99,999 $100,000 and over 

Sales Soles Sales Sales Sales Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

Agricultural products sold _________________________ _ 

- 1 988 69 038 2 766 134 641 1 625 111 251 967 85 959 2 142 484 228 

1 557 36 025 2 210 75 063 I 311 62 754 797 48 081 I 674 177 236 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 506 4 233 681 6 778 424 4809 254 3 617 550 14 210 44 996 104 3 428 107 4684 77 4 661 254 31 072 4 16 5 29 6 16 - - 14 79 3 5 2 (0) 1 2 1 (0) - -

Groins _________________________________________ _ 

Tobacco ____________ • __________________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ___________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage _________________ _ Other field crop' ________________________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries __________________________ _ 

92 123 148 230 70 79 35 94 99 7 821 88 943 122 2 440 59 2 161 45 2 271 126 10 069 1 454 22 804 1 999 40 023 1 195 31 514 717 23 166 1 662 224 239 209 1 327 198 2 225 117 1 800 71 1 136 165 5 400 280 1 883 395 3 398 185 2 351 122 2 135 259 10 306 142 285 161 629 97 673 65 509 162 2 057 4 144 1 (0) 3 140 1 (D) 3 563 33 253 43 309 20 268 12 141 40 1 177 

Poultry and poultry product'- _____________________ _ Dairy products-________________________ • ________ _ 

Cottle and colveL _______________________________ _ 

Sheep. lomb" and wool __________________________ _ Hog, and pig, __________________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products ______________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products __________________ _ Forest products _________________________________ _ 

1974 Census of Agriculture-State Data Montana 1-25 
Table 27. Contracts: 1974 

Farms With Sales of Feeder cottle Milk and and/or $2,500 and Over Started other dairy Fattened stocker Breeding Slaughter Breeding Broilers pullets Chicken eggs Turkeys products cottle cottle cottle hogs Feeder pigs hogs 

Any contracts - ________________ forms-_ 57 158 33 

Production controct or agreement ____________________ fa rms __ 23 23 17 (o-ap _____ • _________ • _____ • forms __ 5 Feed company _______________ forms-_ 

Packer ___ • _____________ • ___ forms-_ 

Processor _____ • _________ • ___ farms __ Other 15 _______________ • _____ • forms-_ I 15 15 Not reported - _______________ forms __ 2 7 2 

Marketing contract or agreement _____ • ___ • __________ forms-_ 22 82 Co-op ___ • ___________ ._. ___ • forms-_ 8 3 Feed company _______________ formL_ 7 Packer - ____________________ farms-_ 2 Processor _____________ • _____ farms __ 14 Other ______________________ farms __ 61 Not reported ________________ farms __ 9 

Contracts or agreements for both production and morketing _______ forms-_ 16 Co-op ______________________ forms-_ 

Feed com pony _______________ farms-_ 

Packer _____________________ forms-_ 

Processor ___________________ forms-_ 

Other ______________________ forms __ 

Not reported ________________ forms-_ 

Other contracts _. ______________ forms __ 17 Co-op ______________________ forms __ 

Feed company ______________ .forms-_ 

Packer ____________________ .forms-_ 

Processor ___________________ forms-_ 

Other ______________________ forms-. 17 Not reported ________________ forms-_ 

Unspecified contracts ___________ farms-_ 20 

Contractor furnished: Feed _______________________ forms __ 12 Chicks, pullets, cottle, feeder pigs. etc. ___________________ forms __ 20 Seed ______________________ • forms-_ 

Fertilizer ____________________ forms __ 

Chemicals ___________________ forms-_ 

lobar ______________________ forms __ 

Machinery. equipment, or buildings _______________ • ___ forms __ 

Harvesting __________________ forms-_ 

Transportation _______________ forms __ 7 17 Processing/packing ___________ forms-_ 15 1 Credit _____________ • ________ forms __ 2 Technical assistance __________ farms __ 3 Other ______________________ forms __ 9 None _________________ • _____ farms-_ 27 4 75 Not reported ________________ forms __ 10 2 36 

Amount received from controctor for 

product covered by contrac'- ____ forms __ 2 44 6 122 20 4 3 1 $1,000 __ (0) 3 397 2 024 3 401 599 (0) 6 (0) 

Not reported ________________ forms __ I 13 1 36 13 1 

$1 to $2,499 ________________ forms __ I 2 20 4 2 $1,000 __ 1 1 23 7 3 $2,500 to $4,999 ___ • _________ form'-_ 1 11 4 1 $1.000 __ 4 36 12 3 $5,000 to $7,499 _____________ forms __ 1 8 3 $1,000 __ 5 50 18 

$7,500 to $9,999. ____________ forms __ 10 2 $1,000 __ 83 18 $10,000 to $14,999 _____ • _____ forms __ 20 2 $1,000 __ 250 (0) 

$15,000 to $19,999 •• _________ forms __ 12 $1.000 __ 198 $20,000 to $29,99L ________ ._form'-_ 7 14 2 $1,000 __ 186 340 (0) 

$30,000 and over ____________ forms __ 1 35 3 27 3 1 1 $1.000 __ (0) 3 202 2 015 2 421 479 (0) (0) 

Controct specified: Exact price __________________ forms __ 3 76 11 

Method of determining price ___ forms-_ 38 48 9 Neither price nor method ______ forms __ 12 15 8 

Not reported ________________ forms __ 4 19 5 

Market value of aU products sold 

for forms with specified items under contract ________________ 1 forms __ 3 57 7 158 33 4 4 1 

$1,000 __ (0) 170 5 430 6 207 13 780 7 614 183 69 (0) 

1-26 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 27. Contracts: 1974-Continued 

Olher Fruit, 

Farml With Salel of livestock Vegetables Vegetables Fruit. citrus, including 

$2,500 and Over and/or Field and for fresh for nuts tor citrus for 

poullry seed corn Soybeans Wheol co"on market processing fresh market processing Sugar beets Other crops 

Any contracts _______________ • _ forms __ 19 651 12 352 556 

Production contract or 38 119 142 

°r:!~e~~==== ==== ==== ==== == == ~~~~:== 3 9 13 Feed company _______________ farms __ 12 3 Packer _____________________ forms __ 1 2 

Processor _. _______ • _______ • _ forms __ 6 108 62 5 Other _._._. _____ 3 47 ._. ________ forms __ 12 10 Not reported ___ • _______ • ___ • forms __ 5 

Marketing contract or 512 120 285 

°r:!~e~~ ====== == == == == ====== :~~~:== 15 1 67 4 210 Feed company _______________ forms __ 27 1 44 Packer _____________________ forms __ 2 2 Processor ___________________ forms __ 105 81 3O Other ______________________ forms __ 159 4 88 

Not reported ________________ forms __ 69 10 20 

Contracts or agreements for both production and marketing _______ forms __ 22 46 Co·op ______________________ 6 forms __ 

Feed company ___________ • ___ forms __ 4 Packer _____________________ I 1 forms __ 

Processor _. _________________ forms __ 20 20 Other ______________________ farms __ 6 11 Not reported ________________ forms __ I 4 

Other contracts ________________ farms-_ 2O 27 37 Co--op ______________________ forms __ 3 4 Feed company _______________ forms __ 2 Packer _____________________ forms __ 

Processor ___________________ forms __ 25 9 Other ______________________ forms __ IS 1 19 Not reported ________________ forms __ 2 1 3 

Unspecified contracts ___________ forms __ 72 64 46 

Contractor furnished: Feed _______________________ forms __ 

Chicks, pullets, cottle, feeder pigs, etc. ___________________ farms __ Seed _________ • _____________ farms __ 18 73 116 Fertilizer _______________ • ____ forms __ 1O 7 3 Chemicals ___________________ forms __ 5 27 11 lobar ______________________ forms __ 8 24 5 Machinery, equipment, or buildings ___________________ forms __ 

Harvesting __________________ forms __ 14 9 9 7 Transportation _______________ farms-_ 18 6 13 27 Processing/pocking ___ • _______ forms __ 3 5 77 20 Credit _____________________ • forms __ 2O 16 7 Technical assistance _____ • ____ farms __ 7 100 74 Other ______________________ forms __ I 32 9 17 None _______________________ forms __ 12 274 93 203 Not reported ________________ farms __ I 287 83 156 

Amount received from contractor for product covered by controcL ____ forms __ 14 1 490 9 5 273 410 $1.000 __ 305 10 14 065 33 46 13 281 7 659 Not reported ________________ farms __ 5 161 3 79 146 $110 $2,499 ________________ forms __ 2 26 2 1 9 51 $1,000 __ 2 31 4 (Z) 3 60 $2,50010 $4,999 _____________ forms __ 1 37 6 6 64 $1.000 __ 3 139 23 20 239 $5,000 10 $7,499 _____________ farms __ I 39 1 6 44 $1,000 __ 7 242 6 36 267 

$7,50010 $9,999 _____________ forms __ 34 2 4 40 $1,000 __ 299 18 37 342 $10,000 10 $14,999 ___________ forms __ 2 1 54 1 18 57 $1,000 __ (D) 10 650 13 212 702 $15,000 10 $19,999 ___________ forms __ 1 59 1 22 41 $1,000 __ 17 973 16 366 691 $20,000 10 $29,999 ___________ forms __ 5 89 40 35 $1,000 __ 123 2 102 960 828 $30,000 ond over ____________ forms __ 2 152 168 78 $1.000 __ (0) 9 629 11 648 4 529 

Contract specified: Exact price __________________ forms __ 10 463 Method 11 327 of determining price ___ forms __ 5 80 Neither 256 167 price nor method ______ forms __ 4 21 Not reported _______________ .forms __ 32 9 87 53 53 

Morkel volue of all producls sold 

for forms with specified items under contract ________________ farms __ 19 1 651 12 5 352 556 $1,000 __ 919 (D) 45 689 990 55 40 478 38 409 

1974 Census of Agriculture-State Data Montana 1- 27 
Table 28. Summary by Tenure of Farm Operator and Type of Organization: 1974 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farms and Land in Farms 

Farms _____ .. _______________ number __ 

percenL_ Land in farms ________________ acres-_ 

Average size of form ________ acreL_ 

Value of land and buildings ____ $1,000 __ Averoge per form __________ dollars-_ 

Average per acre ___________ dollorL_ 

Forms by value of form: $1 to $9,999 _____________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _______________ _ - $40,000 10 $69,999 _______________ _ 

- $70,000 10 $99,999 _______________ _ 

- $100,000 10 $149,999 _____________ _ - $150,00010 $199,999 _____________ _ - $200,000 to $499,999 _____________ _ 

- $500,000 and over _______________ _ -

Owned and rented land by farm operator Land owned ________________ farms- - acres-- Land rented or leased from others ____________________ forms- - acres-- Land rented or leased to others ____________________ forms- - acres_ -

land in Farms According to Use 

Totol cropland ________________ forms_ - acres-- Harvested cropland __________ farms_ - acresForms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 acres _______________ _ 

- 100 to 199 ocres _____________ _ - 200 to 499 ocres _____________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________ _ - 1,000 acres and over _________ _ - 1,000 to 1.999 ocreL _______ _ - 2,000 acres and over _______ _ -

Cropland: 

Posture or grazing only ____ farms_ - ocres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil 

improvement grosses not 

harvested or postured _____ formsacres_ 

On which all crops foiled ___ formsIn cultivated summer follow __________________ formsacres- Idle ____________________ formsIJcres_ 

Total woodland _______________ formsacresWoodland postured __________ formsacresWoodlo ld not pastured ______ farmsacresPosture/and and rangeland, other than 

crop/and and woodland posture _____________________ formsacresImproved posture/and and rangeland _________________ formsacresUnimproved posture/and and range/and _________________ farmsacresOther land (see text) ___________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Toto/ posture/and _____________ forms_ 

acres- Irrigated land _________________ forms-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- ocres_ 

Irrigated cropland harvested __ farms_ 

ocres_ -

Artificial drainage _____________ formsacres droined_ 

Artificial ponds, piTS, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ________________ formsnumber _ 

acresRace and Tenure af Farm Operatar 

All form operators _________________ _ 

Full owners ___________________ _ 

Port owners ___________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Tenonts _______________________ _ 

1-28 Montana 

Total 

20 177 

100.0 56 731 193 

2 812 6 422 438 

318 305 

113 

265 

511 

1 265 2 003 

I 874 

2 533 

2 149 

6 288 3 289 

18 051 39 449 186 

11 920 

18 655 415 

1 926 

I 373 408 

1 

18 966 

15257374 

18 509 

8 375 116 

1 539 

2 1571 3 535 

5 600 3 691 

I 987 

1 587 

400 

I 5 597 1 040 944 

607 

94 253 

876 

188 132 

9 914 

5 294 602 

I 087 

264 327 

2 333 I 511 931 

1 850 

1 146 601 

777 

365 330 

13 215 

38 989 905 

2 605 

I 425 380 

11 574 

37 564 525 

13 345 

971 983 

16 397 

41 177 450 

7 528 

1 717 764 7 183 

I 367 432 

962 

134 042 

6 548 

36 014 

78 666 

20 177 

8 283 

9 652 

2 242 

Tenure of form operator 

Full owners Part owners 

8 283 9 652 41.1 47.8 11 685 966 41 143 500 I 411 4 263 1 619 725 4 372 125 195 548 452 976 

139 106 

219 2 367 22 897 103 I 332 349 1 028 595 1 188 1 061 

840 I 084 I 811 3 919 601 2 517 

8 283 9 652 12 284 108 27 035 818 

26 9 652 

25 287 14 689 206 

874 908 623 429 581 524 

7 474 9 436 3 614 228 10 394 918 

7 175 9 337 I 997 205 5 686 859 

1 077 313 

1 304 613 

I 736 1 305 I 947 2 984 

828 2 538 

283 1 584 

228 1 250 

55 334 

2 616 2 436 

392 856 566 425 

218 330 

30 214 59 842 271 526 43 287 130 425 

3 017 5 795 1 087 433 3778711 

412 528 63 233 172 656 

1 091 1 099 347 871 1 089 495 

836 899 247 104 840 876 

415 319 100 767 248 619 

4 645 7 444 

7 444 992 29 037 295 

1 178 1 229 

524 994 809 697 

3 839 6 747 

6 919 998 28 227 598 

5 511 6 605 

278 875 621 792 

6 455 8 426 

8 084 952 30 444 596 

3 407 3 444 

629 806 975 683 3 200 3344 

482 139 793 068 

371 493 

39 046 84 158 

1 941 4 075 

7 843 25 938 17 320 56 864 

8 283 9 652 

8 283 -

- 9 652 

- -

Type of organization 

Tenants Individual or family Partnerships Corporations Other 

2 242 17 177 1 693 1 229 78 

11.1 85.1 8.4 6.1 0.4 

3 901 727 37 428 818 6 509 264 12 293 386 499 725 

1 740 2 179 3 845 10 003 6 407 

430 588 4 603 745 658 701 1 124 209 35 782 

192 055 268 018 389 074 914 735 458 748 

110 123 101 91 72 

44 226 29 4 6 

122 470 29 7 5 

265 1 162 79 19 5 

322 1 844 112 36 11 

251 I 728 112 28 6 

284 2 315 154 53 11 

225 1 908 171 56 14 

558 5 316 607 355 10 

171 2 208 400 671 10 

116 15 383 1 425 1 186 57 

129 260 25 838 380 4 155 921 9 120 509 334 376 

2 242 9872 1 155 847 46 

3 940 922 12 678 888 2 471 985 3 331 458 173 084 

144 1 638 140 141 7 

168 455 1 088 450 118 642 158 581 7 735 

1 

2 056 16 151 1 600 1 154 61 

1 248 228 11 687 967 1 620 501 1 869 632 79 274 

1 997 15 740 1 574 1 136 59 

691 052 6 326 189 899 922 1 114 831 34 174 

149 I 422 76 36 5 

240 1 2 001 116 33 7 

494 3 215 217 89 14 

669 4 750 524 309 17 

325 3 023 377 285 6 

120 1 329 264 384 10 

109 1111 216 254 6 

11 218 48 130 4 

545 4 859 434 288 16 

81 663 797 200 III 821 117 511 14 412 

59 528 50 29 -

4 197 74 978 10 862 8 413 - 79 732 85 58 1 

14 420 151 960 17 165 18 387 620 

1 102 8 407 919 556 32 

428 458 4 134 830 555 970 585 453 18 349 

147 929 100 53 5 

28 438 202 810 24 761 25 037 11 719 

143 1 937 202 188 6 

74 565 868 996 170 518 468 494 3923 

115 1 529 168 150 3 

58 621 663 888 133 137 346 993 2 583 

43 649 64 61 3 

15 944 205 108 37 381 121 501 1 340 

1 126 10 992 1 169 1 011 43 

2 507 618 24 124 363 4 637 607 9 815 228 412 707 

198 2 225 215 162 3 

90 689 I 119 030 144 678 159 052 2 620 

988 9 535 I 037 961 41 

2 416929 23 005 333 4 492 929 9 656 176 410 087 

1 229 11 342 1 101 852 50 

71 316 747 492 80 638 140 032 3 821 

1 516 13 881 1 377 1 088 51 

2 647 902 25 585 451 4 882 565 10 279 732 429 702 

677 6 249 651 612 16 

112 275 1 132 245 184 180 396 319 5 020 

639 5 939 630 600 14 

92 225 890 487 159 003 313002 4 940 

98 791 96 74 1 

10 838 107 985 13 291 12 726 40 

532 5 157 696 667 28 

2 233 24 414 5 291 6 159 150 

4 483 50 746 9 182 18 158 582 

2 242 17 177 1 693 I 229 78 

- 7 330 539 382 32 

- 7 952 874 802 24 

2 242 I 895 280 45 22 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

1 
Table 28. Summary by Tenure of Farm Operator and Type of Organization: 1974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Race and Tenure of Farm 

Operator - Continued 

All form operotors- Continued 

White l -------- -- -------------- --- full owners ____________________ _ 

Port owners ____________________ _ 

Tenants _______________________ _ 

Black and other racesl _____________ _ 

full owners ____________________ _ 

Part owners ____________________ _ 

Tenants _______________________ _ 

Farm. by Type of Organization 

Individual or family ____________ formL_ 

acres __ Partnership __________________ farmL_ 

ocres __ 

Corporation, including family owned ______________________ forms __ 

acres __ Other _______________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Farm Credit 

Totol operator form debt _______ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Debts secured by real estate __ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Debts not secured by real estate ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farm Operator Characteristics 1 

form operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors ____________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors ____________________ _ 45 to 54 yearL ___________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeorL ___________________ _ 

65 years and over _________________ _ Average oge ______________________ _ 

form operators by place of residence: On form operated _________________ _ On another form __________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form _______ _ 

In a city. town, or urban area _______ _ 

farm operators by principal occupation: forming _________________________ _ Other ___________________________ _ 

form operators reporting off-form incomeGreater than value of form products sold ____________________________ _ 

less than value of form products sold _ Not reporting or none ______________ _ 

form operators reporting days of work off farm __________________________ _ 1 to 49 doys _____________________ _ 

50 to 99 doys ____________________ _ 

100 to 149 doys __________________ _ 

150 to 199 doys __________________ _ 

200 days and over ________________ _ 

Persons in household (other than form 

operator) working off form: forms reporting ___________________ _ Number of persons ________________ _ 

By number of days worked: 1 to 49 doys _________________ _ 

50 to 99 doys ________________ _ 

100 to 149 doys ______________ _ 

150 to 199 doys ______________ _ 

200 days and over ____________ _ 

Farm. by Size 

1 to 9 ocres ________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres ______________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres ______________________ _ 70 to 99 acres ______________________ _ 100 to 139 ocreL ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ____________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ____________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ____________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocreL ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocreL ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres _________________ _ 

2,000 acres and over ________________ _ 

Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification (s •• t.xt) 

Cosh groin forms (011) _______________ _ 

Cotton forms (0131) _________________ _ 

Tobocco forms (0132) ________________ _ 

Totol 

18 649 

7 822 

8 700 

2 127 

221 

47 

126 

48 

17 177 

37 428 818 

1 693 

6 509 264 

1 229 

12 293 386 

78 

499 725 

10 334 

867 325 

7 958 

609 671 1 

6 531 

257 654 

399 

2 026 

3 270 

5 018 

5 395 

2 762 

51.2 

13 405 

636 

303 

1 924 

15 895 

2 975 

2472 

9 830 

6 568 

5 299 

1 487 

511 

496 

552 

2 253 

2 859 

3 432 

1 041 

429 

333 

473 

1 156 

606 

519 

212 

411 

485 

723 

408 

440 

2 181 

2 879 

3 994 

7 319 

8 8Q.4 

-

-

Tenure of form operator 

full owners Port owners 

7 822 8 700 

7 822 -

- 8 700 

- - 47 126 

47 - - 126 

- -

7 330 7 952 

8 803 560 25 957 859 

539 874 

1 074 891 4 668 381 

382 802 

1 743 250 10 121 477 

32 24 

64 265 395 783 

3 815 5 717 

247 845 592 918 

3 158 4800 

186 828 422 843 

2 166 3 563 

61 018 170 076 

84 114 

708 753 

1 213 1 613 

1 930 2 702 

2 469 2 576 

1 465 1 068 

53.2 51.2 

5 409 6 827 

251 135 

94 121 

745 790 

6 163 7972 

1 706 854 

1 496 672 

3 489 5 188 

2 884 2 966 

2 454 2 021 

500 778 

193 200 

218 182 

273 192 

1 270 669 

1 169 1 309 

1 412 1 589 

362 572 

174 218 

148 138 

187 206 

541 455 

531 6 

387 51 

139 42 

312 54 

329 65 

516 94 

238 96 

247 142 

1 240 590 

1 374 1 115 

1 432 2 127 

1 538 5 270 

2 758 4 918 

- -

- -

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Type of organization 

Tenants Individual or family Partnerships Corporations 

2 127 16 965 1 684 -

- 7 286 536 -

- 7 831 869 -

2 127 1 848 279 -

48 212 9 -

- 44 3 -

- 121 5 -

48 47 1 -

1 895 17 177 - -

2 667 399 37 428 818 - -

280 - 1 693 -

765 992 - 6 509 264 -

45 - - 1 229 

428 659 - - 12 293 386 

22 - - - 39 677 - - -

802 8 601 898 806 

26 561 575 859 102 361 186 437 

- 6 612 664 672 

- 409 931 70 343 127 249 

802

1 

5 425 568 515 

26 561 165 928 32 018 59 188 

201 1 360 39 -

~I 1 843 183 -

3 078 192 -

386 4 591 427 -

350 4 875 520 - 229 2 430 .332 -

43.6 51.0 53.2 -

1 169 12 165 1 240 -

250 1 507 129 - 88 260 43 -

389 1 698 226 -

1 760 14 393 1 502 - 415 2 784 191 -

3Q.41 2 336 136 - 1 153 8 820 1 010 - 718 6 021 S47 -

824 4 945 3S4 - 209 1 383 lQ.4 - 118 471 40 - 96 459 37 - 87 513 39 - 314 2 119 134 -

381 2 521 338 - 431 3 010 422 -

107 908 133 - 37 391 38 - 47 295 38 - 80 432 41 - 160 984 172 -

69 521 50 25 81 463 30 25 31 195 13 3 45 377 26 8 91 450 28 5 113 690 27 3 74 375 26 5 51 403 31 6 351 2 008 128 40 390 2 612 198 58 435 3 S47 316 116 511 5 536 820 935 

1 128 7 628 760 388 - - - - - - - -

Montana 

Other 

I 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

78 

499 725 

29 

2 668 

10 

2 148

1 

23 

520 

-

-

-

~I 

-/ 

=1 

-

-

-I 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10 

1 

1 

-

2 

3 

2 

-

5 

11 

15 

28 

28 

-

-

1-29 
Table 28. Summary by Tenure of Farm Operator and Type of Organization: 1 974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farms by Standanl Industrial 

Classification (see text) - Con. 

Sugar crop. Irish potato, hoy I peanut, 

and other field crop forms (0133, 0134, 0139) ____________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ______ _ Fruit and tree nut farms (017) _________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (DIS) _____ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (0191) ___ _ 

Livestock forms. except dairy, poultry, and animol specialty (021) ___________ _ 

Dairy forms (024) ___________________ _ 

:~~~'J ~;ci~~;y ffur~Ss (~~5i) =========== General forms. primarily livestock (0291) ___________________________ _ 

forms not classified by SIC ___________ _ 

Value of Products Sold 

Market volue of agricultural products sold ________________________ forms- - $1,000_ - Forms by volue of agricultural product s sold: 

$500,000 and over _____________ _ 

$200,000 fa $499,999 ___________ _ 

$100,000 fa $199,999 ___________ _ 

$40,000 fa $99,999 _____________ _ 

$20,000 fa $39,999 _____________ _ 

$10,000 fa $19,999 _____________ _ 

$5,000 fa $9,999 _______________ _ 

$2,500 fa $4,999 _______________ _ 

Under $2,500 (see fexf) _________ _ 

Groin sold ___________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Sales of $40.000 and over ____ farms-

$1.000_ Tobacco sold _________________ forms-

$1.000_ Sales of $40.000 and over ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Cotton and cottonseed sold _____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms-

$1.000_ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage sold ________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms-

$1.000_ 

Other field crops sold __________ farmL 

$1.000_ 

Soles of $40,000 and over ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons sold ________________________ forms-

$1,000. 

Soles of $40,000 and over ____ formL 

$1.000_ 

Fruit, nuts. and berries sold _____ formL 

$1,000_ 

Soles of $40,000 and over ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products sold_forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Soles of $40.000 and over ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Dairy products sold ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms-

$1.000_ Cottle and calves sold __________ forms-

$1.000_ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold ____ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ far:mL 

$1,000_ 

Other fives tack and livestock products 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

sold ________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ 

Soles of $40,000 and over ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products sold ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Forest products sold ___________ forms_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1- 30 Montana 

Total 

1 607 

12 

76 

48 

421 

8 511 

304 

32 

127 

83 

152 

20 177 

1 027 135 

106 

496 

1 540 

5 358 

4 591 

3 616 

2 520 

1 655 

295 

12 833 

454 120 

3 867 

321 39~ I 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5 011 

46 571 

176 

12 550 

701 

45 498 

400 

40 063 

78 

274 

-

-

99 

622 

2 

(0) 

1 060 

8 729 

36 

7 951 

870 

19 039 

178 

15 230 

14 850 

401 230 

1 868 

268 293 

2 450 

24 669 

125 

11 237 

1 939 

16 676 

86 

5 826 

1 306 

5 209 

35 

3 156 

61 1 440 

7 

819 

440 

3 058 

11 

913 

Tenure of farm operator 

Full owners Part owners 

800 543 

5 2 

72 4 

45 2 166 217 

4 032 3 730 

168 103 

23 6 93 26 

32 41 

89 60 

8 283 9 652 

304 093 623 378 

35 60 

99 378 

295 1 153 

1 448 3 417 

1 678 2 336 

1 847 1 263 

1 555 666 1 151 319 

175 60 

4 236 7 073 

97 241 317 437 

706 2 856 

52 421 247 249 

- -

- -

- - - -

- - - - - - - -

2 183 2 288 

17 771 23 538 

61 103 

3 798 7 552 

235 321 

13 077 25 085 

123 203 

11 193 22 874 

31 35 

103 112 

- - - -

85 14 

563 59 

2 - (D) - 459 514 

5 310 2 224 

17 15 

4 923 1 880 

406 380 

7 971 9 022 

76 82 

5 922 7 705 

6 079 7 470 

141 616 219 395 

499 1 282 

92 292 146 667 

1 009 1 155 

10 092 12 179 

49 67 

4 832 5 657 

793 972 

4 398 10 933 

17 63 

1 101 4 352 

495 690 

3 412 1 484 

26 6 

2 385 572 

54 6 

1 332 106 

6 1 

(D) (0) 

207 222 

1 207 1 804 

4 7 

373 540 

Type of organization 

Tenants Individual or family Partnerships Corporations Other 

264 1 427 121 54 5 

5 12 - - -

- 62 8 5 1 

1 27 9 12 -

38 372 29 19 1 

749 7 073 700 699 39 

33 248 33 23 -

3 23 3 6 -

8 105 7 13 2 

10 65 12 5 1 

3 135 11 5 1 

2 242 17 177 1 693 1 229 78 

99 664 697 409 120 479 204 191 5 055 

11 43 14 47 2 

19 259 57 175 5 

92 1 042 226 270 2 

493 4 357 535 455 11 

577 4 049 364 159 19 

506 3 274 261 68 13 

299 2 340 137 25 18 

185 1 548 83 19 5 

60 265 16 11 3 

1 524 10 978 1 133 682 40 

39 442 351 829 47 685 53 238 1 369 

305 3 043 440 375 9 

21 72~ I 235 045 37 225 48 230 891 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

540 4 325 376 298 12 

5 262 36 059 4 254 6 190 68 

12 119 20 37 - 1 200 7 443 1 402 3 705 -

145 595 77 26 3 

7 336 36 002 5 596 3 888 12 

74 331 46 23 - 5 996 31 163 5 050 3 851 -

12 66 10 1 1 

59 257 12 3 3 

- - - - -

- - - - -

- 84 8 6 1 

- 515 71 30 6 

- 2 - - - - (D) - - - 87 896 106 51 7 

1 194 4 119 563 3 871 175 

4 25 2 7 2 

1 147 3 488 (D) 3 846 (D) 

84 733 87 46 4 

2 047 13 575 2 761 2 605 98 

20 131 28 18 1 

1 603 10 457 (D) 2 251 (0) 

1 301 12 471 1 271 1 054 54 

40 219 219 486 54 049 124 892 2 802 

87 1 118 232 512 6 29 335 108 413 41 401 116 197 2 283 

286 2 098 227 114 11 2 398 18969 2 738 2 550 411 

9 81 19 22 3 748 7490 1 483 1 931 333 

174 1 630 159 144 6 

1 345 11 036 1 526 4 071 42 

6 39 10 37 - 373 2 463 508 2 854 -

121 1 035 115 147 9 313 3 158 567 1 478 5 

3 21 5 9 - 200 1 520 441 1 195 -

1 40 9 12 - 2 519 159 762 -

- 2 - 5 - - (D) - (D) - 11 358 37 42 3 47 1 884 498 613 63 - 5 3 3 - - 381 279 253 -

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 28. Summary by Tenure of Farm Operator and Type of Organization: 1974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Fann Production ExpenH. 

Total production expenses ____ forms __ 

$1,000._ 

Livestock and poultry purchased _forms __ $1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ forms __ 

ton5 __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredients _____________ farms __ 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole groins _______________ forms __ 

tons __ $1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop. and siloge ___ forms __ ton5 __ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health cost for livestock and poultry _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees __ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ______ farms __ 

acres fertilized __ 

dry tons __ 

liquid or gas tons __ 

Other agricultural chemicals (see text) _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lime ______________________ formL_ 

tons __ $1.000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Gasoline ___________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Diesel oiL __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

LP gas, butane, and propane __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms __ $1.000 __ 

Hired farm labor _____________ .farms __ $1,000 __ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _________ farmL. 

warkers __ 25 to 149 days ___________ forms __ 

workers-_ Less than 25 doys _________ formL_ 

workers __ 

Contract labor ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farms __ $1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Farm-Related Income and bpenses 

Form-related income ___________ form 5._ 

$1.000 __ 

$10.000 and over ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Form-related income from -

Customwork and other agricultural services ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Povments from government form programs _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent from farmland and 

povments from lease or sale of allotments _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other form-related income ____ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources _______ . ______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Totol 

20 177 

761 176 

8 547 

123 293 

13 677 

120 984 

10 271 

317 545 

46 270 

3 212 

50 780 

7 085 

6 419 

437 086 

47 578 

3 433 

511 433 

20 051 

11 899 

6929 

7 524 

10 294 

10 1541 38 685 

9 006 

3 623 887 

197 391 

8 276 

9 950 

12 476 

-

-

-

20 004 

52 478 

19 741 

30 491 1 14 000 

15 142 

4 754 

2 472 

19953 

4 374 

9 365 

46 591 

4 088 

8 214 

4364 

10 994 

4806 

20 388 

1 946 

4 282 

8 806 

17 539 

20 101 

327 624 

6433 

29 480 

718 

16 320 

2 349 

8 378 

152 

676 

3 153 

8 231 

1 721 

8 728 

950 

3468 

2 128 

7 230 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Tenure of form operator 

Full owners Part owners Tenants 

8 283 9 652 2 242 

238 955 449 178 73 043 

3 403 4 292 852 

50 032 56 518 16 743 

5 621 6 788 1 268 

49 288 55 284 16 412 

4 133 5 187 951 

126 854 164 453 26 238 

18 527 23 874 3 869 

1 250 1 708 254 

14 994 26 890 8 897 

2 112 3 770 1 203 

2 768 3 051 600 

195 559 162 641 78 887 

21 436 17 534 8 607 

1 265 1 849 319 

187 911 244 915 78 607 

7 212 10 106 2 733 

4 658 6 196 1 045 

2 165 4 213 551 

2 779 3 994 751 

2 698 6 789 808 

3 583 5 487 1 0841 9 520 26 135 3 030 

3 106 4 982 918\ 775 286 2 576 064 272 537 

48 323 134 648 14 421 

1 554 5 854 

3 026 5 796 1 ~:: \ 2 544 8 920 1 01: 1 - - - - - - - -

8 174 9 628 2 202 

15 353 32 820 4 305 

8 061 9 519 2 161 

9 669 18 356 2 4651 4 753 7 693 1 554 

3 673 10 215 1 254 

1 535 2 757 462 

670 1 601 201 

8 149 9 610 2 194 

1 341 2 648 385 

3 008 5 479 878 

12 020 31 729 2 841 

1 085 2 782 221 

2 109 5689 416 

1 261 2 735 368 

3 065 7 039 890 

1 701 2 586 519 

8 128 10 491 1 769 

672 I 097 177 

1 262 2 678 342 

3 147 4 730 929 

4 263 11 831 1 445 

8 232 9 638 2 231 

89 811 212 261 25 552 

2 205 3 543 685 

8 203 18 419 2 858 

194 440 84 

4 014 10 770 1 536 

703 1 307 339 

2 438 4 576 I 364 57 80 15 

215 404 57 

1 020 1 857 276 

1 947 5 666 617 

723 883 115 2 981 5 180 567 

308 579 63 622 2 593 254 

746 1 142 240 2 069 4 491 670 

Type of organization 

Individual or family Partnerships Corporations 

17 177 1 693 I 229 

481 915 89 094 186 348 

7 076 769 673 

60 157 16 981 45 874 

11 478 1 162 991 

61 889 17 046 41 070 

8 565 882 792 

202 422 29 263 83 360 

29 973 4 280 11 621 

2 624 282 288 

25 700 6 550 17 679 

3872 886 2200 

5 390 548 451 

166 469 84 732 184 236 

17 802 9 136 20 451 

2 835 306 281 

247 225 64 678 193 292 

10 242 2 745 6 799 

9 749 1 120 989 

4 332 795 1 744 

6354 663 490 

7 549 1 165 1 552 

8 451 920 761 

28 178 4 288 6 058 

7 429 841 715 

2 656 671 391 710 557 445 

142 829 21 105 32 513 

5 925 1 463 889 

8 203 1 011 705 

9 163 1 405 1 849 

- - - - - -

- - -

17 024 1 678 1 224 

39 546 5577 7 101 

16 808 1 646 1 213 

23 245 3 173 3934 

11 621 1 309 1 021 

11343 1 698 2 013 

3 786 416 532 

1 636 251 574 

16 980 1 672 1 223 

3 321 455 580 

7 473 863 996 

25 754 4 712 15 792 

2 891 381 807 

4 619 831 2 715 

3 339 444 564 7 420 1 247 2 293 

3 992 429 368 16 147 1 961 2 216 

1 568 164 208 

3 036 427 812 7 527 712 541 

13 371 1 580 2 502 17 109 1 691 1 226 228 940 35 117 61 994 

5399 571 438 22 179 2 871 4 025 536 79 99 11 144 1 735 3 090 

1 978 226 137 6700 778 586 117 14 20 595 55 20 

2 624 286 235 6 355 909 956 

1 459 121 132 6090 729 1 853 786 77 83 2 439 401 611 

1 806 197 115 5 713 678 695 

Montana 

Other 

78 

3 818 

29 

281 

9~ \ 

32 

2 501 

396 

18 

853 

128 

30 

1 650 

189 

11 

6 238 

266 

41 

58 

17 

29 

22 

161 

21 

18 061 

945 

-

31 

5~ 1 

-

-

78 

254 

74 

138 

49 

88 

20 

12 

78 

18 

33 

333 

9 

49 

17 

34 

17 

64 

6 

6 

26 

86 

75 

1 572 

25 

404 

4 

350 

8 

314 

1 

6 

8 

11 

9 

56 

4 

18 

10 

145 

1-31 
Table 28. Summary by Tenure of Farm Operator and Type of Organization: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Family OH-Farm Income I 

Family off-form income _________ forms. 

$1,000_ - Forms by family off-form income: $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 and over ______________ _ 

-

Family off-form income fromNonfarm-related business _____ forms. - $1.000_ 

Wages, salaries, commissions. and -

tips ______________________ forms. - $1,000_ - Interest, dividends, or royalties _. _. _. _. _____ • _._. forms. 

$1,000_ Federal Social Security, pensions. - etc. ______________________ formL 

$1.000_ 

Rent of nonfarm property _________ ._. _. _. _. forms. 

$1,000_ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles ___ . ___ . ___ • ______ formsnumber _ 2 or 3. ____________________ forms_ 

number _ 4 and over _______ . _. _. _. _. _ formsnumber _ 

Motortrucks, including pickups __ formsnumber _ 2 or 3 _____________________ farmsnumber _ 4 and over _________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers _________________ farmsnumber _ 2 or 3 ___________________ farmsnumber _ 4 aod over _______________ farmsnumber _ 

Wheel tractors, excluding garden 

tractors and motor tillers ____ farms_ 

number _ 

Crawler tractors ____________ farmsnumber _ 

Groin and bean combines, self- propelled ____________________ farmsnumber _ 

Carnpickers, corn heads, and picker- shellers _____________________ formsnumber _ 

Corn heads for combines _____ farms_ 

number _ 

Other corn pickers and picker- shellers ___________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Mower conditioners ___________ farms_ 

number _ Pickup balers _________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Wind rowers, pull and self- propelled ____________________ formsnumber _ 

Field forage horvesters, shear bar ________________________ forms-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number _ -

Value af Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of machinery and equipment _______________ farms- - $1,000_ - Forms by volue group: $1 to $4,999 _____________ forms. - $1,000_ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - $10,000 to $19,999 ________ forms. 

$1,000_ -

$20,000 to $49,999 ________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

$50,000 to $99,999 ________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

$100,000 and over ________ forms. 

$1,000 __ 

Total 

10 630 

73 373 

674 

530 

917 

3 817 

2 185 1 915 

348 

244 

1 501 

14 138 

5 574 37 848 

5 821 13 877 

I 884 

4 940 

1 033 

2 569 

16 995 

25 285 

5 696 

12 432 

419 

I 973 

18 955 

57 853 

9 185 22 441 

5 951 

31 593 

18 267 

54 633 

9 391 

23 095 

5 775 

28 437 

18 145 

50 314 

3 682 

4 319 

9 202 

11 279 

860 

895 

92 

103 

778 

792 

2 663 2 886 

9 397 10 046 

7 866 

8 544 

1 344 

I 464 

19 731 721 833 

I 329 

4 210 

1 957 

13 681 3 430 

47 862 

8 407 

269 040 3 450 

223 242 

1 158 163 798 

Tenure of form operator 

Full owners Port owners 

4 417 4 927 34 682 30 494 

202 362 175 301 333 480 1 484 1 899 961 942 975 687 

173 143 114 113 

646 656 6 995 5 791 

2 458 2 229 18 787 13 349 

2 243 3 062 5 253 7 927 

958 801 2 573 2 057 

448 525 1 074 I 371 

6 697 8 552 9 431 13 466 1 999 3 233 

4 343 7 087 108 285 498 1 345 

7 523 9 412 

18 231 34 208 3 878 4 281 

9 157 10 796 

1 386 4 076 

6 815 22 357 

7 210 9 222 

19 155 30 913 

3 924 4 538 

9 516 11 343 

1 688 3 693 8 041 18 579 

7 135 9 184 

17 687 28 308 

I 291 2 169 

1 468 2 605 

2 741 5 469 

3 135 6 997 

323 429 

343 443 

33 52 

34 61 

295 382 

309 382 

I 106 I 340 

1 193 1 466 

3 530 5 070 

3 727 5 490 

2592 4 631 

2 737 5 117 

438 781 

480 844 

7 980 9 589 

217 102 444 100 

776 309 

2 379 1 035 

1 092 578 

7 612 4 047 

I 658 I 325 

22 984 18 664 

3 419 4 120 

105 514 136 338 

841 2 360 

51 947 155 933 

194 897 

26 666 128 083 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1-32 Montana 

Type of organization 

Tenants Individual or family Partnerships Corporations Other 

1 286 9 659 971 - - 8 196 67 418 5 955 - -

110 596 78 - -

54 490 40 - - 104 830 87 - -

434 3 429 388 - - 282 1 983 202 - -

253 1 796 119 - -

32 311 37 - -

17 224 20 - -

199 1 349 152 - -

1 352 12 907 1 231 - -

887 5 136 438 - -

5 712 35 155 2692 - -

516 5 291 530 - -

697 12 642 1 235 - -

125 I 683 201 - - 310 4 390 551 - -

60 933 100 - -

124 2 323 246 - -

1 746 14 553 I 391 1 000 51 

2 388 20647 2 544 2 018 76 

464 4 529 641 509 17 

1 002 9 775 1 457 1 165 35 

26 233 88 96 2 

130 I 081 425 458 9 

2 020 16087 I 591 1 211 66 

5 414 45 818 5 884 5 961 190 

1 026 8 085 652 416 32 

2 488 19659 1 626 1 081 75 

489 4 531 697 713 10 

2 421 22 688 4 016 4 798 91 

I 835 15 492 1 532 I 179 64 

4 565 43 754 5 266 5 426 187 

929 8 319 646 397 29 

2 236 20 376 1 618 1 025 76 

394 4 367 672 719 17 

1 817 20 572 3 434 4 338 93 

1 826 15 390 I 521 1 171 63 

4 319 40 639 4 780 4 725 170 

222 2 712 400 557 13 

246 3 115 486 701 17 

992 7 726 881 572 23 

1 147 9 181 1 190 878 30 

108 781 39 35 5 

109 803 45 42 5 

7 74 9 9 - 8 76 13 14 -

101 714 32 27 5 

101 727 32 28 5 

217 2 196 250 210 7 

227 2 330 273 276 7 

797 7 767 887 714 29 

829 8 179 980 855 32 

643 6368 770 710 18 

690 6801 858 865 20 

125 I 026 161 155 2 

140 1 100 182 178 4 

2 162 16 766 1 668 1 222 75 

60631 556 049 74 647 88 897 2 240 

244 1 205 99 17 8 

796 3 863 279 45 23 

287 1 813 107 26 11 

2 022 12 663 749 190 80 

447 3 089 230 99 12 

6 214 43 199 3 151 1 366 146 

868 7 339 641 393 34 

27 187 234 100 20 799 13 146 994 

249 2 599 437 408 6 

15 362 166 402 28 774 27 674 392 

67 721 154 279 4 

9050 95 823 20895 46 476 605 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data 
Table 28. Summary by Tenure of Farm Operator and Type of Organization: 1974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Agricultural Chemical. 

Agricultural chemicols ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer ___________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

$1,000 __ lime ________________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, fumigants, etc. to 

cantrolInsects on hoy crops _________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Insects on other crops _______ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Nematodes in crops _________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Diseases in crops and orchards __________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Weeds or gross in crops _____ farms __ 

acres an which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Weeds or brush in pasfure ____ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Weeds on ather lond _________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Defoliation, growth of crops, or thinning of fruit ______________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry _____________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other chemicals (see text) ______ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Grain Storage Facilities on Farm 

Forms with groin storage facilities: Nane ____________________________ _ 

Under 1,000 bushels _______________ _ 1,00010 4,999 bushels _____________ _ 

5,00010 9,999 bushels _____________ _ 

10,00010 24,999 bushels ___________ _ 25,00010 49,999 bushels ___________ _ 

50,000 bushels and over ____________ _ Not reporting _____________________ _ 

Livestock 

Cottle and calves ______________ farmL_ 

number __ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows _______________ farms __ 

number __ Milk cows _______________ farms-_ 

number __ 

Heifers and heifer calves that hod not calved _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

Beef heifers and heifer calves __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Heifers and heifer calves for milk cow replacement _____ forms __ 

number __ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Cottle and calves sold __________ forms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ ColveL ____________________ forms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Cottle _____________________ forms __ 

Fattened on groin and 

number __ $1.000 __ 

concentrates _____________ form s __ 

number __ $1.000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Used or to be used for breeding __________________ forms __ 

number __ Other _____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Tolol 

13 665 

51 161 

10 155 3 623 887 

205 668 38 685 

-

-

-

-

931 

89 483 

300 

2 086 

782 090 

3 880 

109 

19 523 

301 

279 

123 475 

304 6977 

3 466 308 

6 659 

514 

68 097 

238 

1 044 

39 622 

150 

101 

9 431 

52 

1 740 

242 

1 141 

350 

3 473 

1 546 

3 510 

2 075 

2 887 

1 460 

742 

4 484 

14 743 

3 160 549 

13 937 

1 695 486 

13 470 

1 665 255 3500 

30 231 

12 155 

756 881 

11 766 

738 415 

1 074 

18 466 

12 892 

708 182 

14 850 

1 813 073 

401 230 

8 725 652 337 

84 346 

12 684 

1 160 736 

316 884 

1 212 

299 224 

111 057 

2 391 

205 771 

1 539 

24 451 

2 248 

181 320 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Tenure of farm operator 

Full owners Port owners 

4 723 7 413 

12 064 35 055 3 584 5 487 775 286 2 576 064 49 877 140 501 9 520 26 135 

- - - - - - - -

324 528 25 243 59 531 

80 205 527 1 336 142 472 580 863 716 2 834 

30 66 

3 176 14 608 58 227 

97 156 

20 014 96 088 59 222 1 910 4 235 

626 060 2 552 343 

1 344 4 763 

185 295 

16 557 50 321 

64 169 324 610 

8 123 28 494 

30 108 

27 67 

3 116 5 769 

16 33 

505 I 097 

63 161 

459 531 113 197 

1 833 1 097 738 661 1 416 1 721 

679 1 187 

721 1 910 

301 I 046 

110 590 

2 485 1 440 

5 984 7 459 

955 060 1 989 833 

5 571 7 165 500 344 1 082 911 

5 308 7 014 

487 826 1 068 151 1 402 I 792 

12 518 14 760 

4 697 6 404 

220 129 482 918 

4 502 6 254 

212 583 474 189 

468 496 

7 546 8 729 

5 037 6 731 234 587 424 004 

6 079 7 470 

607 596 1 035 422 141 616 219 395 3 549 4 383 209 143 390 854 264<14 51 443 5 148 6 451 

398 453 644 568 115 132 167 952 

4<14 625 145 680 94 263 55 274 35 319 

985 1 123 79626 104 339 

643 708 9 703 12 038 918 1 059 

69923 92 301 

Type of organization 

Tenants Individual or family Partnerships Corporations 

1 529 11 455 I 249 923 

4 043 37 341 5 694 7 907 

1 084 8 452 920 761 

272 537 2 656 671 391 710 557 445 

15 290 148 754 22 568 33 401 

3 030 28 178 4 288 6 058 

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - -

79 763 79 87 

4 709 64 360 8 158 16 415 

15 222 24 54 

223 I 711 207 161 

58 755 586 406 76 867 115 264 

330 2 928 382 556 

13 88 10 10 

I 739 14 764 2 135 2 437 

16 238 24 35 

26 221 32 24 

7 373 94 068 17 277 II 678 

23 235 38 30 

832 5 732 754 470 

287 905 2 539 389 446 846 466 908 

5: I 4 792 821 I 013 

414 47 50 

1 219 49 228 7 646 II 073 

5 173 23 41 

110 830 110 102 

3 005 28 621 6 126 4 845 

12 106 26 18 

7 76 II 13 

5~ I 7 444 454 1 483 

40 3 9 

138 1 351 1.79 204 

18 129 34 77 

151 999 79 57 

39 300 30 17 

I 543 2 929 322 200 147 1 355 113 72 

373 2 967 320 209 

209 1 764 180 127 256 2 398 308 170 113 1 115 195 147 42 464 94 180 

559 4 185 161 124 

1 300 12 381 1 274 I 034 215 656 2 045 630 379 357 709 279 

1 201 11 665 1 227 994 112 231 1 136 057 204 411 343 754 114<1 11 256 1 183 980 109 278 I 113 274 200842 340 056 306 2 879 335 274 2 953 22 783 3 569 3 698 

I 054 10 097 I 093 925 53 834 479 817 98 503 173 809 

1 010 9 770 1 056 905 51 643 466 550 95 261 171 988 

110 877 114 73 2 191 13 267 3 242 I 821 

I 124 10 757 1 143 954 49 591 429 756 76 443 191 716 

1 301 12 471 I 271 I 054 170 055 1 097 830 228 240 475 071 40 219 2194<16 54 049 124 892 793 7 333 765 591 52 340 453 255 70 621 124 837 6 419 58 647 8 805 16 575 1 085 10 582 1 103 956 117 715 644 575 157 619 350 234 33 800 160 840 45 244 108 318 

103 970 120 119 59 281 87 415 55 398 155 542 20 463 31 312 21 120 58 267 

283 2 042 225 113 21 806 159 418 22 714 18 866 

188 1 316 145 70 2 710 19 430 2 386 2 172 271 1 912 215 110 i9 096 139 988 20 328 16 694 

Montana 

Other 

38 

220 

22 18 061 

945 

161 

-

-

-

-

2 

550 

I 

3 55~ I 14 

1 

187 

4 

2 

452 

1 

21 

13 165 

33 

3 

150 I 

2 

30 

(l) 

I 

50 I (l) 

6 

2 

6 

2 

I 22 

6 

14 

4 

11 

3 

4 

14 

54 

26 283 

51 11 264 

51 

11 083 

12 

181 

40 

4 752 

35 

4 616 

10 

136 

38 

10 267 

54 

11 932 

2 802 

36 3 624 

319 

43 

8 308 2 482 

3 

869 

357 

11 4 773 

8 463 

11 

4 310 

1-33 
Table 28. Summary by Tenure of Farm Operator and Type of Organization: 1974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Livestock - Continued 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ Feeder pigs- ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

liMers of pigs farrowed betweenDecember 1 of preceding yeor and November 30 ______________ forms __ 

number __ December 1 and May 31 ___ forms __ 

number __ 

June 1 and November 30 ___ tormL_ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages _____ forms __ 

number _ 

lambs under 1 yeor old ______ forms_ - number _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older _____ forms- - number _ 

Roms and wethers 1 yeor old or older _____________________ forms-- number _ 

Sheep and lambs sold __________ tormL 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _________ forms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponieL ____________ farmL 

number_ Sold ____________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Horses ____________________ farmL 

number _ Sold ____________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ 

Any goats __________________ formL 

number _ Sold _____________________ formL 

Poultry 

number _ 

$1.000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ formL 

number _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Sold ____________________ forms_ - number _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _ formL 

number _ 

Kept for table or market egg production ______________ farmsnumber _ 

Kept for hatching egg production ______________ formL 

number _ 

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

number _ 

Roosters and mole chickens ___ forms_ 

number _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Broilers and other meot·type chickens sold ________________ formL 

number _ 

Turkeys _____________________ formL 

number _ Sold ____________________ formsnumber_ 

Heavy breeds for slaughter ___ formL 

number _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Sold ____________________ farmL - number_ 

light breeds for slaughter ____ formsnumber _ Sold ____________________ farmL 

number _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _ formsnumber _ Sold ____________________ farmsnumber_ 

Crops Harvested 

Field corn for all purposes ______ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres-_ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Field corn for groin or seed ___ formL_ 

acreL_ 

bushelL_ Irrigated _________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

1-34 Montana 

Totol 

2 450 

365 732 

24 669 

536 

52 795 

1 021 

1 825 

41 669 

1 599 

23 280 

1 310 

18 389 

1 896 

616 256 

1 363 

176 826 

1 768 

420 053 

1 590 

19 377 

1 917 

525 369 

1 780 

524 823 

5 303 149 

6 511 

43 306 

1 188 

5 294 

1 700 

6 398 

41 509 

1 150 

5 107 

1 686 

21 

61 

-

-

-

3 144 

958 974 

388 

625 185 

3 099 

867 001 

3 047 

830 861 

136 

36 140 

109 

84 372 

1 118 

7 601 

42 

45 651 

91 

30 586 

184 

1 609 

27 

8 724 

107 

928 

25 

8 462 

28 

359 

3 

240 

85 

322 

2 

22 

1 193 

86 807 

839 

68 002 

169 

10 811 

613 851 

87 

5 867 

Tenure of form operator 

Full owners Port owners 

1 009 1 155 

156 988 173 014 

10 092 12 179 

243 210 

29 328 17 627 

567 340 

770 834 

16 924 20 302 

680 726 

9 559 11 183 

522 616 

7 365 9 119 

764 958 

153 504 413 032 

548 685 

39 967 122 099 

720 886 

108 850 277 498 

638 812 

4 687 13 435 

783 961 

141 630 337 261 

723 895 

131 223 349 881 

1 320 478 3 551 044 

2 432 3 462 

13 532 26 288 

418 661 

2 067 2 870 

705 903 

2 378 3 410 

12 925 25 245 

406 640 

2 007 2 767 

699 896 

9 10 

45 14 

- - - - - -

1 251 1 645 

543 363 295 367 

189 171 

405 406 149 669 

1 232 1 626 

501 648 261 591 

1 214 1 598 

481 068 246 512 

52 69 

20 580 15 079 

40 58 

37 865 30 636 

443 582 

3 850 3 140 

14 24 

8 127 23 972 

39 42 

4 771 24 500 

79 87 

535 953 

13 12 

275 442 

42 54 

339 490 

12 11 

233 222 

13 15 

67 292 

1 2 

25 215 

37 38 

129 171 

1 1 

17 5 

422 632 

26 647 51 869 

281 453 

21 089 40062 

71 77 

3 949 5 967 

213 040 355 190 

36 41 

2 016 3 364 

Type of organization 

Tenonts Individual or family Partnerships Corporations Other 

286 2 098 227 114 11 

35 730 282 420 41 301 35 733 6 278 

2 398 18 969 2 738 2 550 411 

83 472 46 17 1 

5 840 45 741 4 552 2 402 100 

114 905 71 42 3 

221 1 570 168 79 8 

4 443 32 743 4377 3 439 1 110 

193 1 373 147 72 7 

2 538 18 337 2 531 1 905 507 

172 1 128 119 56 7 

1 905 14 406 1 846 1 534 603 

174 1 586 164 140 6 

49 720 408 946 55 614 150 385 1 311 

130 1 136 117 106 4 

14 760 123 995 14 160 38 375 296 

162 1 479 151 133 5 

33 705 271 164 39 809 108 080 1 000 

140 1 326 131 128 5 

1 255 13 787 1 645 3 930 15 

173 1 614 155 143 5 

46 478 351 186 48 231 124 535 1 417 

162 1 488 146 140 6 

43 719 334 100 47 456 142 172 1 095 

431 627 3 342 595 484 984 1 462 825 12 745 

617 5 362 565 565 19 

3 486 32 441 3 968 6 554 343 

109 938 107 134 9 

357 4 271 321 673 29 

92 1 352 106 237 5 

610 5 261 557 562 18 

3 339 31 002 3 784 6 426 297 

104 905 106 131 8 

333 4 101 318 661 27 

91 1 339 106 236 5 

2 19 - 2 -

2 59 - 2 -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

248 2 644 314 174 12 

120 244 521 420 73 053 345 593 18 908 

28 323 35 24 6 

70 110 238 373 55 619 325 008 6 185 

241 2 608 308 171 12 

103 762 466 475 70 802 312 825 16899 

235 2 571 299 165 12 

103 281 449 961 69 466 294 535 16899 

15 107 19 10 -

481 16 514 1 336 18 290 -

11 82 13 13 1 

15 871 49945 1 880 30 547 2 000 

93 946 107 60 5 

611 5000 371 2 221 9 

4 33 5 3 1 

13 552 26 772 830 16049 2000 

10 81 5 4 1 

1 315 27 162 109 2 065 1 250 

18 164 12 6 2 

121 1 305 65 232 7 

2 25 - 1 1 

8 007 8 517 - 200 7 

11 95 6 5 1 

99 871 36 20 1 

2 24 - - 1 

8 007 8 455 - - 7 

- 24 2 2 - - 138 16 205 - - 2 - 1 -

- 40 - 200 - 10 77 5 2 1 

22 296 13 7 6 

- 2 - - - - 22 - - -

139 975 127 90 1 

8 291 62064 13 079 11 639 25 

105 681 88 69 1 

6 851 47 103 11 034 9 840 25 

21 150 7 12 - 895 8401 1 269 1 141 -

45 621 441 322 82 220 90 309 -

10 73 3 11 -

487 3928 863 1 076 -

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 28. Summary by Tenure of Farm Operator and Type of Organization: 1 974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Cropo Harv •• tecl- Continued 

Sorghums for all purposes ______ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ formL_ 

ocreL_ 

Sorghums for groin or seed ___ formL_ 

ocreL_ 

bushelL_ 

Irrigoted _________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Soybeans for beans- ___________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

bushelL_ 

Irrigated ___________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

acres __ 

Peanuts for nuts ______________ formL_ 

ocreL_ 

poundL_ Irrigoted ___________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ acres __ 

WheoL ______________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

bushelL_ Irrigoted ___________________ farmL_ 

ocreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acreL_ 

Cotton ______________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

baleL_ 

Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Tobacco _____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

poundL_ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

ocreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

Irish potatoes ________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

hundredweight __ Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acreL_ 

Hay _________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

tonL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farmL_ 

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hoy or dehydrating _________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover and grasses for hay ________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Field seeds ___________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Vegetables ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigoted ___________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Berries ______________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ acres __ 

land in orchards ______________ farmL_ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ acres __ 

Tolol 

30 

1 789 

12 

364 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11 605 

4 724 346 

109 005 222 

1 063 

67 356 

5 560 

2 253 264 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

201 

6 503 

1 499 096 

143 

6417 

129 

6 449 

13 341 

2 118 640 

3 602 733 

3 108 

420 919 

10 033 

1 230 887 

2 422 870 

5 307 

604 235 

2 513 

254 348 

412 206 

1 337 

142 292 

548 

39 601 

120 

8 262 

20 

1 667 

84 

676 

75 

625 

62 

654 

13 

12 

11 

12 

4 

8 

133 

1 175 

104 

941 

73 

781 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Tenure of farm operator 

Full owners Port owners Tenants 

7 22 I 

370 I 364 55 

2 9 I 

142 167 55 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

3 632 6 593 I 380 

956 838 3 349 964 417 544 

22 041 447 77 448 362 9 515 413 

389 550 124 

20489 42 112 4 755 

I 531 3 429 600 

420 331 1 661 398 171 535 

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- -

- =1 -

- - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

89 97 15 

2 300 3 730 474 

498 194 893 417 107 485 

62 68 13 

2 241 3 704 472 

53 63 13 

2 274 3704 472 

5 330 6 860 1 151 

686 502 I 289 175 142 963 

1 183 257 2 179 537 239 939 

1 207 I 668 233 

128 215 269 860 22 844 

3986 5 208 839 

397 397 751 577 81 913 

808 025 1 461 815 153 030 

2264 2608 435 

214 041 354 565 35 629 

1 101 1 216 196 

86 937 147 331 20 080 

140 522 236 955 34 729 

667 565 105 

55 045 77 956 9 291 

140 374 34 

9 177 28 383 2 041 

35 80 5 

1 841 6 265 156 

2 17 1 

46 1 421 200 

36 36 12 

216 312 149 

33 31 11 

187 290 148 

25 26 11 

202 305 148 

5 8 - 9 3 - 5 6 - 9 3 - 3 1 - 8 (Z) -

101 28 4 

994 156 25 

82 20 2 

807 123 11 

62 9 2 697 74 11 

Type of organization 

Individual or family Partnerships Corporations Olher 

25 4 I -

I 203 451 135 - II - I -

229 - 135 - - - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - -

9 902 I 046 619 38 

3 696 360 511 239 502 186 14 561 

84 750 358 11 600 188 12 310 336 344 340 

896 98 66 

47 088 9 785 10 392 9~ 1 4 617 539 388 16 

1 719 334 227 357 302 208 4 365 

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - -

=1 - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

162 25 II 3 

4 685 815 989 14 

1 071 065 208 026 218 269 I 736 

114 19 9 I 

4 619 808 989 2 

102 18 6 3 

4636 811 988 14 

11 209 1 137 953 42 

1 475 941 222 351 406 780 13 568 

2 484 754 394 072 702 723 21 184 

2 467 301 334 6 

246 212 56 939 116064 I 704 

8 413 851 735 34 

896783 125 668 205 946 2 490 

1 734 659 262 796 421 613 3 802 

4377 460 458 12 

410 305 67 312 125 986 632 

2 104 220 180 9 

184 378 25 877 38 647 5 446 288 996 4J 545 64 220 15 445 1 108 115 113 1 97 894 14 802 29 563 33 

424 45 79 - 27 307 3 775 8 519 - 95 10 15 - 6079 759 1 424 - 15 3 2 - 1 361 200 106 -

72 10 1 1 

622 39 12 3 66 8 1 - 586 28 12 - 56 4 1 1 609 30 12 3 

12 - 1 - 12 - (Z) - 10 - 1 - 12 - (Z) - 4 - - - 8 - - - 109 15 8 1 1 023 96 47 9 81 15 7 1 789 96 47 9 57 10 6 - 643 92 47 -

Montana 1- 35 
Table 29. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farms and Land in Farms 

Forms _____________________ number __ 

percenL_ land in farms ________________ acres-_ 

Average size of form ________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings ____ $1,000 __ Average per form __________ dollars __ 

Average per ocre ___________ dollars-_ 

Forms by value of form: $110 $9,999 _____________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _______________ _ 

- $20,000 10 $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 10 $69,999 _______________ _ 

$70,00010 $99,999 _______________ _ - $100,000 to $149,999 _____________ _ 

- $150,000 to $199,999 _____________ _ 

- $200,000 to $499,999 _____________ _ - $500,000 ond ovor _______________ _ -

Owned and rented land by farm operator land owned ________________ forms- - acresland rented or leased from others ____________________ formsacresland rented or leased to others ____________________ forms_ 

acresLand in Farms According to Use 

T otol cropland ________________ formsocres_ Harvested cropland __________ forms_ 

acresForms by acres harvested: I to 49 ocres ________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________ _ 

100 to 199 acreL ____________ _ 

200 to 499 acreL ____________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________ _ 

1.000 acres and over _________ _ 

1,000 to 1.999 ocro' ________ _ 

2,000 acres and over _______ _ 

Cropland: Posture or grazing only ____ formsacres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil 

improvement grosses not harvested or pastured _____ farmsacresOn which all crops foiled ___ formsacres_ 

In cultivated summer follow __________________ farmsacres_ Idle _____________________ formsacresTotal woodland _______________ farmsacres- Woodland pastured _________ farmsacresWoodland not postured ______ formsacres_ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than 

crop/and and woodland posture _____________________ formsacres_ 

Improved posture/and and rangeland _________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Unimproved pasturefand and rangeland _________________ farmsacres_ 

Other land (see text} ___________ forms_ 

acresTotal pastureland _____________ farmsr acres_ 

Irrigated lond _________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acresIrrigated cropland harvested __ formsocres_ -

Artificial drainage _____________ farms_ 

acres droined_ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ________________ farmsnumber _ 

acres_ 

Race and Tenure of Farm Operator 

All farm operators _________________ _ Fuff owners ___________________ _ 

Part owners ___________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Tenants - _______________________ _ 

1-36 Montana 

Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 1974 

Farming 

Age of form operator 

Total forming and 65 years and other occupations TOlol Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

18 870 15 895 337 1 628 2 584 4 160 4 719 2 467 

100,0 84.2 1.8 8.6 13.7 22.0 25.0 13.1 43 938 082 39 766 441 377 625 3 376 226 6 960 791 12 016 644 10 887 320 6 147 835 

2 328 2 502 1 121 2 074 2 694 2 889 2 307 2492 

5 262 446 4 780 138 57 285 452 125 871 417 1 458 128 1 309 621 631 563 

278 879 300 732 169 985 277 718 337 236 350 511 277 521 256 004 

120 120 152 134 125 121 120 103 

255 186 12 36 29 31 37 41 

499 336 30 41 31 56 95 83 

1 241 786 56 86 105 114 238 187 

1 956 1 414 38 165 167 290 476 278 

1 840 1 402 28 139 189 295 447 304 

2 469 2 022 65 171 270 471 644 401 

2 079 1 828 31 202 328 458 552 257 

5 923 5 476 59 560 979 1 621 1 615 642 

2 608 2 445 18 228 486 824 615 274 

16 808 14 212 167 1 165 2 265 3 876 4 441 2 298 

29 994 301 26 983 804 187 471 1 769 790 4 393 161 8017 735 7 967 291 4 648 356 

11 027 9 752 266 1 154 1 759 2 740 2 651 1 182 

15 150873 13 788 300 201 116 1 682 944 2 668 797 4 204 858 3 232 987 1 797 598 

1 778 1 4481 16 101 186 347 479 319 

1 207 092 1 005 663 10 962 76 508 101 167 205 949 312 958 298 119 

17 751 15 179 302 1 527 2 488 4 022 4 519 2 321 

13 308 468 12 472 836 168 383 1 201 164 2 211 896 3 929 874 3 549 918 1 411 601 

17 314 14 945 296 1 499 2 463 3 973 4 457 2 257 

7 226 111 6 795 076 92 143 650 271 1 230 845 2 118985 1 937 023 765 809 

1 498 899 24 87 96 175 247 270 

2 117 1 496 39 141 185 295 508 328 

3 432 2 919 90 336 480 670 864 479 

5 274 4 799 87 463 812 1 288 1 449 700 

3 400 3 284 42 326 583 1 010 979 344 

1 593 1 548 14 146 307 535 410 136 

1 327 I 1 295 12 127 256 442 349 109 

266 253 2 19 51 93 61 27 

5 293 4 278 80 420 767 1 164 1 276 571 

909 021 773 030 11 204 73 306 139 835 229 221 205 710 113 754 

578 498 8 51 88 135 167 49 

85 840 79 337 1 059 4 914 9 443 17 294 36 872 9 755 

817 722 10 97 109 201 207 98 

169 125 157 877 1 548 15 509 22 727 54 082 49 568 14 443 

9 326 8 496 151 845 1 325 2 467 2 558 1 150 

4 690 800 4 458 944 60 013 421 926 781 244 1 454 132 1 258 394 483 235 

1 029 873 14 87 137 218 275 142 

227 571 208 572 2416 35 238 27 802 56 160 62351 24 605 

2 139 1 681 9 138 282 411 511 330 

1 039 514 892 783 2 742 72 875 159 623 276 940 214 676 165 927 

1 697 1 338 5 110 226 337 402 258 

797 025 684 316 2 488 56 957 116 526 216 623 158 669 133 053 

713 544 6 38 82 117 186 115 

242 489 208 467 254 15 918 43 097 60 317 56 007 32 874 

12 161 10 633 129 1 004 1 735 2 987 3 153 1 625 

28 761 970 25 671 563 191 682 2 041 571 4 471 707 7 607 341 6 897 774 4 461 488 

2 440 2 078 23 161 357 541 670 326 

1 263 708 1 126 748 7 303 64 405 171 651 281 459 413 852 188 078 

10 572 9 291 113 908 1 518 2 666 2 701 1 385 

27 498 262 24 544 815 184 379 1 977 166 4 300 056 7 325 882 6 483 922 4 273 410 

12 443 10 637 193 1 037 1 722 2 820 3 221 1 644 

828 130 729 259 14 818 60 616 117 565 202 489 224 952 108 819 

15 258 12945 188 1 254 2 148 3 502 3 843 2010 

30 468 016 27 128 909 205 374 2 171 834 4 728 068 8 053 185 7 262 153 4 708 295 

6 900 5 679 86 558 1 079 1 518 1 639 799 

1 316 425 1 177 705 11 894 107 552 246 658 365 771 310 260 135 570 

6 569 5 483 85 543 1 051 1 473 1 575 756 

1 049 490 943 752 9623 88 148 200 107 280 603 250 291 114 980 

887 785 20 82 165 243 207 6B 

121 276 113 189 1 514 9 275 27 436 36 502 26 263 12 199 

5 853 5 243 69 498 933 1 556 1 477 710 

29 705 27 042 246 2 027 6 230 7 826 7 309 3404 

59 927 53 781 485 4 573 9 783 16085 15 122 7 734 

18 870 15 895 337 1 628 2 584 4 160 4 719 2 467 

7 869 6 163 71 476 827 1 425 2 076 1 288 

8 826 7 972 95 680 1 425 2436 2 342 994 

2 175 1 760 171 472 332 299 301 185 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farm. and Land in Farm. 

Forms _____________________ number __ 

percent __ 

land in forms ________________ acres-_ 

Average size of farm ________ acres __ 

Value of lond ond buildings ____ $1,000 __ Average per form __________ dollars-_ 

Averoge per ocre ___________ dollors-_ 

Forms by value of form: $1 to $9,999 _____________________ _ $10,000 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 ond over ________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by form operator: land owned ________________ forms __ 

land rented or leased from others ____________________ farms-_ 

land rented or leased to others ____________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Land in Farms According to Use 

Totol cropland ________________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland __________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ________________ _ 100 to 199 ocreL _____________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ______________ _ 500 to 999 ocreL _____________ _ 

1,000 acres and over __________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL_~ ______ _ 

2,000 acres and over ________ _ 

Cropland: Posture or grazing only ____ farms __ acres __ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil 

improvement grosses not harvested or pastured _____ farms __ 

acres __ 

On which all crops foiled ___ farms __ acres __ 

In cultivated sum mer follow __________________ farms __ 

acres __ Idle _____________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland _______________ farms __ 

acres __ Waadland postured __________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Woodland not pastured ______ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than 

cropland and woodland pasture _____________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Impraved pastureland and rangeland _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Unimpraved pastureland and rangeland _________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Other land {see text} ___________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Total pastureland _____________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated cropland harvested __ farms __ acres __ 

Artificial drainage _____________ farms __ 

acres drained __ 

Artificial pands, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

acres __ 

Race and Tenure of Farm Operator 

All form operators __________________ _ Full owners ____________________ _ 

Port awners ____________________ _ 

Tenants _______________________ _ 

Totol 

2 975 

15.8 4 171 641 

I 402 

482 308 162 120 

116 

69 

163 

455 

542 

438 

447 

251 

447 

163 

2 596 

3 010 497 

I 275 

1 362 573 

330 1 201 429 

2572 

835 632 

2 369 

431 0351 

599 

621 

513 

475 

116 

45 

32 

13 

1 015 135 991 

80 

6 503 

11 

95

248 1 

830 231 856 

156 

18 999 

458 

146 731 

359 

112 709 

169 

34 022 

1 528 

3 090 407 

362 136 960 

1 281 

2 953 447 

1 806 

98 871 

2 313 

3 339 107 

1 221 

138 720 

1 086 105 738 

102 

8 087 

610 

2 663 

6 146 

2 975 

1 706 

854 

415 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data 

Under 25 yeors 

62 

0.3 44 365 

716 7 707 

124 304 

174 

4 

9 

11 

10 

10 

3 

4 

8 

3 

33 

23 642 

49 23 813 

4 

3 090 

49 

20 135 

44 

9 463 

6 

11 

14 

11 

I 

1 

-

I 

16 

I 953 

2 

80 

2 

257 

11 

6 962 

I 

1 420 

-

-

-

-

-

-

25 

21 127 

6 969 

22 

20 158 

42 

3 103 

36 

23 080 

13 1 821 

11 

1 241 

I 

80 

12 

46 

43 

62 

13 

19 

30 

Other occupation 

Age af form aperatar 

25 ta J..4 yeors 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 

398 686 858 

2.1 3.6 4.5 

295 927 694 048 1 202 857 

744 1 012 I 402 

44 052 102 146 144 320 

110 682 148 901 168 205 

149 147 120 

11 11 20 

25 46 30 

74 100 130 

88 106 164 

72 103 121 

48 125 146 

26 61 68 

47 101 128 

7 33 51 

308 585 788 

175 348 435 673 819 329 

166 302 356 

129 182 314 863 449 015 

22 91 114 

8 603 56 488 65 487 

347 579 767 

82 780 149 950 268 515 

308 540 713 

42 571 82 441 140 215 

95 156 185 

87 138 178. 

40 128 157 

76 90 137 

10 21 36 - 7 20 

- 6 14 

- I 6 

172 220 327 17434 24 725 38 200 

19 8 25 734 206 3 004 

7 20 31 

566 I 633 4 145 

100 154 261 20 244 34 668 78 865 

20 41 37 1 231 6277 4 086 

36 120 139 8 094 22 936 41 487 30 93 112 3 712 20 368 33 322 12 38 47 4 382 2 568 8 165 

156 378 436 188 424 499 698 870 975 

45 93 109 17 668 29 564 26 368 

126 318 364 170 756 470 134 844 607 

236 410 517 16 629 21 464 21 880 

301 543 683 209 570 544 791 942 497 178 306 395 15 667 26 069 47 832 159 260 352 12 055 18 280 36 181 

11 25 36 727 2 487 2 278 

61 124 193 178 549 715 270 1 354 1 797 

398 . 686 858 232 386 505 73 188 266 93 112 87 

1974-Continued 

65 years and 

55 ta 64 years a .... er 

676 295 

3.6 1.6 

1 259 963 674 481 

I 864 2 286 

124 115 59 968 

183 603 203 280 

99 89 

14 9 

32 21 

92 48 

121 

89 43 53/ 

99 26 

67 25 

115 48 

47 22 

630 252 

992 255 564 250 / 

283 119 

293 157 152 543 

66 33 1 

25 449 42 312\ 

587 243\ 223 235 91 017 

547 217 

110 146 46 1991 

119 38/ 136 71 

121 53 

129 32

1 

30 18 

12 5 

9 

3 ~I 

215 65

1 46 260 7 419 

20 6 2 072 407 

23 12 

2 971 I 676 

200 104 57 670 33 447 

36 21 4 116 1 869 

118 45 47 177 27 037 96 28 31 821 23 486 48 24 15 356 3 551 

370 155 969 314 540 869 

74 35 31 066 31 325 

325 126 938 248 509 544 

404 197 20 237 15 558 

542 208 1 047 395 571 774 243 86 33 310 14 021 220 84 24 928 13 053 

21 8 1 550 965 

160 60 852 323 2 054 629 

676 295 393 177 234 74 49 44 

Montana 1- 37 
Tobie 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 1974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Race and Tenure of Farm 

Operator - Continued 

All form operators - Continued White' _________________________ _ 

- Full owners ___________________ _ 

- Port owners ___________________ _ - Tenants ______________________ _ 

- Block and other roces l ____________ _ 

- Full owners ___________________ _ - Port owners ___________________ _ Tenants ______________________ _ 

-

Farms by Type of Organization 

Individual or family ____________ forms- - ocres_ - Partnership __________________ forms- - acresCorporation, including family owned ______________________ forms-- acres_ - Other _______________________ formL 

acresFarm Credit 

Total operator form debt _______ formL 

$1.000_ Debts secured by real estate __ forms-

$1,000_ 

Debts not secured by real estate ____________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Farm Operator Characteristicsl 

Farm operators by age group: Under 25 years __________________ _ 

25 to 34 yearL __________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeorL __________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL __________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeorL __________________ _ 

65 years and over ________________ _ 

Average age _______ • _______ • ___ _ 

Form operators by place of residence: On form operated ___ • ____________ _ 

On another farm _________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form ______ _ 

In a city, town, or urban area ______ _ 

Form operators by principal occupation: Forming ________________________ _ 

Otller __________________________ _ 

Form operators reporting off-form 

income -

Greater than value of form products sold ___________________________ _ 

Less than value of farm products sold Not reporting or none _____________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work off form _________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days ____________________ _ 

50 to 99 days ___________________ _ 

100 to 149 days _________________ _ 

150 to 199 days _________________ _ 

200 days and over _______________ _ 

Persons in household <other than form 

aperafor) working off form: Forms reporting __________________ _ 

Number of persons _______________ _ 

By number of days worked: 1 to 49 days ________________ _ 

50 fa 99 days _______________ _ 

100 to 149 days _____________ _ 

150 to 199 days _____________ _ 

200 days and over ___________ _ 

Farms by Size 

1 to 9 acres _____________________ ~ __ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres. ____________________ _ 

70 fa 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre'- __________________ _ 

140 to 179 acreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre'- __________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

220 to 259 ocre'- __________________ _ - 260 to 499 OcreL __________________ _ 

- 500 to 999 ocreL __________________ _ - 1,000 to 1,999 ocre'- _______________ _ - 2,000 acreS and over _______________ • 

farml by Standard Indultrial 

Clalliflcatlon (lee text, 

(ash groin forms (011) _______________ _ 

(otton forms (0131) _________________ _ Tobacco forms (0132) ________________ _ 

Total forming and 

other occupations 

18 649 

7822 

8 700 

2 127 

221 

47 

126 

48 

17 177 

37 428 818 

I 693 

6 509 264 

-

-

-

-

9 499 

678 220 

7 276 480 274 

5 993 

197 946 

399 

2 026 3 270 

5 018 5 395 

2 762 

51.2 

13 405 

636 

303 

I 924 

15 895 

2 975 

2 472 

9 830 

6 568 

5 299 

I 487 

511 

496 

552 

2 253 

2 859 

3 432 

I 041 

429 

333 

473 

I 156 

571 

493 

208 

403 

478 

717 

401 

434 

2 136 2 810 

3 863 

6 356 

8 388 

-

-

Total Under 25 years 

15 734 337 

6 130 71 7872 95 I 732 171 

161 - 33 - 100 - 28 -

14 393 306 

33 872 427 345 203 

I 502 31 

5 894 014 32 422 

- - - - - -

- -

7 984 141 

614 929 6 162 6 136 78 

433 099 4 097 

5 089 95 

181 830 2 065 

337 337 

I 628 - 2 584 -

4 160 - 4 719 - 2 467 -

51.6 22.1 

I II 596 185 

574 80 195 II 

I 226 27 

15 895 337 

- -

948 40 

8 753 200 6 194 97 

2 977 141 

I 407 50 

461 31 399 20 

245 8 

465 32 

2 108 39 

2 491 41 

875 14 

325 2 

229 3 

321 4 

741 18 

371 25 

236 21 

121 8 

231 II 

305 8 

486 18 

288 7 

328 II 

I 675 67 2 395 60 

3 570 51 

5 889 50 

7 571 190 

- - - -

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1- 38 Montano 

Forming 

Age of form operator 

65 years and 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

I 602 2 556 4 133 4 665 2 441 

472 819 I 420 2 063 I 285 

672 I 408 2 418 2 306 973 

458 329 295 296 183 

26 28 27 54 26 

4 8 5 13 3 

8 17 18 36 21 

14 3 4 5 2 

I 470 2 419 3 783 4 252 2 163 

2 906 818 6 110 779 10 368 026 9 383 776 4 757 825 

158 165 377 467 304 

469 408 850 012 I 648 618 I 503 544 I 390 010 

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

919 I 634 2 460 2 126 704 

69 376 155 604 217 558 128 897 37 333 

608 I 309 I 990 I 650 501 

50 685 113 629 148 792 90 566 25 330 

618 I 112 I 568 I 272 424 

18 691 41 975 68 766 38 331 12 003 

- - - - - I 628 - - - -

- 2 584 - - -

- - 4 160 - -

- - - 4 719 - - - - - 2 467 

30.1 40.0 49.7 59.3 70.8 

I 121 I 928 3 165 3 474 I 723 

155 101 87 104 47 

34 30 45 49 26 

101 175 316 382 225 

I 628 2 584 4 160 4 719 2 467 

- - - - -

114 125 187 259 223 

909 I 441 2 403 2 582 I 218 

605 I 018 I 570 I 878 I 026 

504 566 842 689 235 

239 259 403 337 119 

100 77 113 116 24 

48 86 137 78 30 

31 60 72 46 28 

86 84 117 112 34 

234 405 649 593 188 

245 471 819 706 209 

83 174 315 236 53 

27 54 118 94 30 

28 51 70 48 29 

30 65 94 96 32 

77 127 222 232 65 

57 52 58 113 66 

33 23 38 56 65 

II 18 26 31 27 

23 30 35 82 50 

33 43 59 81 81 

65 80 85 151 87 

35 50 61 87 48 

28 53 67 123 46 

175 256 366 506 305 

264 338 596 735 402 

351 571 926 I 124 547 

553 I 070 I 843 I 630 743 

I 

767 I 180 2 057 2 295 I 

- - - - 08~ I - - - -

1974 Census of Agriculture - Stote Doto 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Race and Tenure of Farm 

Operator - Continued 

All form operators - Continued White' __________________________ _ 

Full owners ____________________ _ 

Port owners ____________________ _ Tenants _______________________ _ 

Block and other races' _____________ _ Full owners ____________________ _ 

Port owners ____________________ _ 

Tenonts _______________________ _ 

Farm. by Type of Organizaiion 

Individual or family ____________ forms __ 

aereL_ 

Partnership __________________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Corporation, including family owned ______________________ forms __ 

acreL_ Other _______________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Farm Credit 

Total operator form debt _______ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Oeb1s secured by real es1ate __ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Debts not secured by real estate ____________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Farm Operator Characteristics I 

Form operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________ _ 

25 to 34 years ____________________ _ 

35 to 44 yearL ___________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL ___________________ _ 

55 to 64 years ____________________ _ 

65 years and aver _________________ _ 

Average age ______________________ _ 

Form operators by place of residence: On form operated _________________ _ 

On another form __________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form _______ _ 

In a city, fawn, or urban area _______ _ 

Form operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________________ _ 

Other ___________________________ _ 

Form operators reporting off-form 

incomeGreater than value of form products sold ____________________________ _ 

less than value of form products sold _ Not reporting or none ______________ _ 

Farm operators reporting days of work off farm __________________________ _ 1 to 49 days _____________________ _ 

50 to 99 day, ____________________ _ 

100 to 149 days __________________ _ 

150 to 199 days __________________ _ 

200 days and over ________________ _ 

Persons in household (other than form 

operator) working off form: Forms reporting ___________________ _ 

Number of persons ________________ _ 

By number of days worked: I to 49 day, _________________ _ 

50 to 99 day, ________________ _ 

100 to 149 day, ______________ _ 150 to 199 day, ______________ _ 

200 days and over ____________ _ 

Farm. by Si.e 

1 to 9 acres ________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ______________________ _ 

50 to 69 acre5. _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocre5. _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acre'- ___________________ _ 140 to 179 acre'-___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acre' ____________________ _ 

220 to 259 acre'-___________________ _ 260 to 499 acre'- ___________________ _ 500 to 999 acre' ____________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre' _________________ _ 

2,000 acres and over _____ . _______ . __ . 

Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification Is •• t."t) 

Co,h groin form' (011) _______________ _ 

Cotton form, (0131) _________________ _ 

Tobacco form, (0132) ________________ _ 

Total 

2 915 

1 692 

828 

395 

60 

14 

26 

20 

2 784 

3 556 391 

191 

615 250 

-

-

-

-

I 515 

63 290 

1 140 

47 175 

904 

16 115 

62 

398 

686 

858 

676 

295 

48.5 

I 809 

62 

108 

698 

-

2 975 

1 524 

1 077 

374 

2322 

80 

50 

97 

307 

I 788 

751 

941 

166 

104 

104 

152 

415 

200 

257 

87 

172 

173 

231 

113 

106 

461 

415 

293 

467 

817 

-

-

Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 

61 396 

13 231 

18 72 30 93 

1 2 

- I 

I I 

- -

54 373 

25 603 266 080 

8 25 

18 762 29 847 

- - - - - -

- -

30 246 

907 8 443 

13 162 

669 6 497 

23 165 

237 1 946 

I 62 - - 398 

- -

- - - - - -

21.2 30.4 

27 263 

14 12 

2 20 

13 71 

- -

62 398 

29 228 

28 132 

5 38 

48 340 

6 13 

9 10 

3 12 

5 40 

25 265 

6 96 

8 100 

2 22 

2 13 

- 14 

1 18 

3 33 

8 35 

5 46 

- 20 

2 44 

1 24 

4 33 

11 12 

5 10 

5 64 

7 42 

11 37 

3 31 

28 108 

- - - - 'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) ond partnerships; see text. 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Other occupation 

Age of form operator 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 

664 838 

385 502 

170 262 

109 74 

22 20 

1 3 

18 4 

3 13 

659 808 

644 534 973 686 

27 50 

49 514 229 171 

- -

- -

- - - -

415 470 

17 469 23 929 

331 366 

13 194 17 733 

244 282 

4 276 6 196 

- -

- -

686 -

- 858 

- - - - 39.9 49.4 

407 552 

11 10 

32 33 

168 206 

- -

686 858 

395 477 

229 317 

62 64 

588 741 

15 11 

7 10 

19 26 

92 84 

455 610 

171 275 

216 375 

36 65 

30 41 

23 40 

36 52 

91 177 

44 39 

67 86 

24 20 

48 35 

31 63 

60 72 32 28 

18 34 97 169 

101 113 

66 67 

98 132 

176 243 

- - - -

1974 - Continued 

65 years and 

55 to 64 years over 

669 287 

391 170 

232 74 

46 43 

7 8 

2 7 

2 -

3 I 

623 267 

1 136 006 510 482 

53 28 

123 957 163 999 

- -

- -

- -

-

-I 274 80 I 9 932 2 610 1 206 62 

7 279 1 803 

154 36

1 

2 653 807 

I - -

- -

- -

- -

676 -

- 295 

58.8 72.3 

I 411 149 

9 6 

14 7 

166 74 

- -

676 295 I 

298 97 

271 100 

107 98 

493 112 

22 13 

7 7 

27 10 

73 13 

364 69 

152 51 

180 62 

27 14 

16 2 

13 14 

36 9 

88 23 

41 33 

40 13 

13 10 

30 13 

48 6 

39 23 

19 11 

25 14 

91 35 120 32 

78 34 132 71 

180 82 

- - - -

Montana 1-39 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 1974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification (see text) - Con. 

Sugor crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, 

and other field crop farms (0133, 0134, 0139) ____________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) _____ _ - Fruit and tree nut farms (017) _________ _ 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) _____ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (0191) __ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animol specialty (021) __________ _ - ~airy forms (024) __________________ _ 

- Poultry and egg forms (025) _________ _ - Animol specialty forms (027) _________ _ 

- General farms, primarily livestock (0291) ___________________________ _ 

- Forms not classified by SIC __________ _ -

Value of Products Sold 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________ formL - $1,000_ - Forms by value of agricultural product s sold: 

$500,000 and over _____________ _ 

$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 _______________ _ 

Under $2,500 (see text) _________ _ 

Groin sold ___________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ Tobacco sold _________________ formL 

$1,000_ Sales of $40.000 and over ____ farmL 

$1,000_ 

(otton and cottonseed sold _____ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ formL 

$1,000_ 

Field seeds, hay, forage. and silage sold ________________________ formL 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 and over ____ formL 

$1,000_ 

Other field crops sold __________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Sales of $40.000 and over ____ formL 

$1,000_ 

Vegetables, sweet corn. and melons sold ________________________ formL 

$1,000_ 

Sales of $40,000 ond aver ____ formL 

$1,000_ 

Fruit, nuts, and berries sold _____ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Sales of $40,000 ond over ____ formL 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products sold_farms-

$1,000_ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Doiry products sold ____________ forms-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 and over ____ formL - $1,000_ Cottle and calves sold __________ forms- - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 and over ____ formL - $1,000_ - Hogs ond pigs sold ____________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Soles of $40,000 ond over ____ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sheep, ~ombs, and wool sold ____ forms- - $1,000_ - Soles of $40.000 and over ____ formL - $1,000_ - Other livestock ond livestock products sold ________________________ formL 

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 and over ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products sold ________________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

-

Sales of $40,000 ond over ____ forms-_ 

$1,000_ 

Forest products sold ___________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 ond over ____ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

1-40 Montana 

Totol forming and 

other occupotions 

1 548 

12 

70 

36 

401 

7 773 

281 

26 

112 

77 

146 

18 870 

817 839 

57 

316 

1 268 

4892 

4 413 

3 535 

2477 

1 631 

281 

12 111 1 399 514 

3 483 

272 270 

-

-

-

-

=1 

-

4 701 

40 313 

139 

8 845 

672 

41 598 

377 

36 213 

76 

269 

-

-

92 

586 

2 

(0) 

1 002 

4 683 

27 

3 937 

820 

16 335 

159 

12 918 

13 742 

273 536 

1 350 

149 814 

2 325 

21 708 

100 

8 973 

I 789 

12 563 

49 

2 972 

1 150 

3 725 

26 

1 961 

49 

678 

2 

(0) 

395 

2 382 

8 

660 

Totol Under 25 years 

1 257 42 

5 - 33 -

19 - 354 5 

6 155 97 

259 2 

22 - 65 -

64 - 91 I 

15 895 337 

762 439 9 669 

51 -

296 1 3 

1 232 7 

4 681 69 

4 033 71 

2 938 78 

1 637 47 

884 42 

143 20 

10 926 236 

381 397 5 488 

3 382 46 

264 772 2 917 

- -

- - - - - -

=1 

-

-

- - -

3 996 64 

35 976 554 

129 3 

8 046 186 

645 37 

41 295 935 

376 10 (D) (D) 

52 -

206 - - - - -

48 -

381 -

2 - (0) -

849 5 

4 501 1 

26 - (0) -

736 4 

15 858 120 

153 2 

12 586 (0) 

II 683 175 

246 459 2 024 

I 245 7 

135 614 860 

1 999 46 

19 987 427 

96 2 

8 680 (0) 

1 460 26 

11 049 117 

44 -

2 659 -

913 7 

3 027 4 

23 -

1 771 -

26 -

354 - I - (D) -

307 I 

1 950 1 

7 -

(D) -

Forming 

Age of farm operator 

65 yeors and 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

152 248 280 353 182 

I 1 2 1 -

1 6 2 9 15 

- 1 8 6 4 

46 73 92 100 38 

599 979 1 578 1 808 I 094 

31 53 78 80 15 

2 1 9 6 4 

8 13 18 18 8 

5 12 15 26 6 

16 17 21 17 19 

1 628 2 584 4 160 4 719 2 467 

70 948 143 360 246 920 205 971 85 570 

2 9 24 10 6 

22 64 102 72 33 

117 261 435 305 107 

449 873 1 422 1 390 478 

475 681 1 027 1 210 569 

310 419 678 921 532 

139 173 324 535 419 

86 88 131 240 297 

28 16 17 36 26 

1 146 1 810 3 006 3 230 I 4981 37 461 70 256 121 030 106 631 40 532 

303 646 1 120 958 309 

24 378 52 163 90 797 70 506 24 013 

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

426 742 1 003 1 142 619 

3 913 7 333 10 374 9 414 4 388 

16 15 46 39 10 

890 1 007 3 182 2 188 594 

85 138 171 180 34 

5 178 10 616 12 930 10 145 1 491 

52 90 110 99 15 4 341 9 586 11 695 8 675 1 307 

4 5 16 23 4 

38 9 60 94 4 

- - - - - - - - - -

2 9 6 14 17 

7 79 30 148 117 

- - - 2 - - - - (D) - 66 127 234 296 121 

336 201 1 408 1 783 773 

3 1 9 9 4 (D) (D) I 245 1 515 712 

66 149 202 236 79 I 800 2 438 5 703 4 809 990 17 24 52 50 8 I 417 1 756 4 713 3 806 (D) 

1 200 1 987 3 166 3 412 1 743 17 405 45 750 84 789 63 248 33 243 

88 242 415 337 156 

6 575 25 245 53 622 30 9S0 18 362 

266 415 546 522 204 

2 966 3 745 5 746 5 462 1 642 12 18 36 21 7 1 116 I 248 2 790 2 796 (0) 151 263 381 422 217 1 065 2 074 3 235 3 055 1 502 

2 11 12 9 10 (D) 720 877 470 (0) 

99 186 267 232 122 371 555 1 011 744 342 3 4 8 5 3 187 343 647 359 235 

- 2 11 9 4 

- 6 85 104 160 - - - - I - - - - (D) 

19 59 80 83 65 408 300 520 335 386 

3 1 1 1 I 

337 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farml by Standard Indultrial 

Clailification (lee lexl) - Con. 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, 

and other field crop farms (0133, 0134, 0139) ____________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) ______ _ 

fruit and tree nut forms (0171- ________ _ Horticultural specialty farms (018) _____ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (0191) ___ _ 

livestock forms. except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) ___________ _ Dairy forms (024) ___________________ _ 

Poultry and egg forms (025) ______ , ___ _ 

Animol specialty forms (027) __________ _ 

General forms, primarily livestock (0291) ____________________________ _ 

Forms not classified by SIC ___________ _ 

Value of Products Sold 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms by value of agricultural products 

sold, 

$500,000 and over ______________ _ 

$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 ________________ _ 

Under $2,500 (see text) __________ _ 

Groin sold ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco sold _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed sold _____ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage sold ________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other field crops sold __________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Soles of $40,000 and aver ____ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons sold ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Fruit, nuts, and berries sold _____ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold_ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dairy products sold ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves sold __________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold ____ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products sold ________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products sold ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forest products sold ___________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farm,-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Total 

291 

7 

37 

17 

47 

1 618 

22 

4 

47 

13 

55 

2 975 

55 450 

2g 1 36 

211 

380 

597 

840 

747 

138 

I 185 

18 116 

101 

7 497 

-

-

-

-

=1 

-

705 

4 337 

10 

798 

27 

303 

1 

(D) 

24 

63 

-

-

44 

205 

-

-

153 

182 

1 

(0) 

84 

478 

6 

332 

2 059 

27 077 

105 

14 200 

326 

1 721 

4 

292 

329 

1 514 

5 

313 

237 

699 

3 

190 

23 

324 

I 

(0) 

88 

432 

1 

(D) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Under 25 years 

3 

-

-

-

-

29 

-

-

1 

-

I 

62 

642 

-

-

1 

-

4 

19 

19 

10 

9 

32 

360 

I 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7 

52 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 

(Z) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

29 

186 

-

-

3 

14 

-

-

6 

25 

-

-

3 

6 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other occupation 

Age of farm ope rotor 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 

46 69 86 

2 1 1 

- 20 6 

3 5 3 

5 11 17 

209 370 467 

3 7 8 

- - 1 

12 11 11 

1 5 1 

9 11 14 

398 686 858 

5 227 11 845 17 039 

- 2 I 

1 3 9 

I 4 13 

18 41 68 

44 76 118 

82 124 181 

115 202 234 

112 185 212 

25 49 22 

147 245 369 

I 804 3 412 6 333 

8 17 40 

(0) 1 138 3 135 

- - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - -

- - -

94 174 225 

551 749 I 500 

- 1 4 

- (0) 440 

5 5 10 

31 22 228 

- - 1 

- - (0) 

5 4 9 7 3 32 - - - - - - 1 21 8 (Z) 121 33 - - - - - - 31 33 43 35 12 79 

- - 1 - - (0) 

7 21 30 165 41 168 

3 - 2 163 - (D) 

240 480 621 1 969 6 538 7 314 

4 23 34 614 3899 3 631 

69 87 96 291 441 532 - 1 1 - (0) (0) 65 64 99 193 245 374 - 1 2 

- (0) (0) 

37 68 63 109 114 153 1 - - (0) - -

3 8 5 27 52 184 

- - 1 

- - (0) 

7 20 24 46 95 109 - - - - - -

1 974 - Continued 

65 years and 

55 to 64 years over 

65 22 

2 1 

8 3 

4 2 

12 2 

372 171 

3 1 

3 -

10 

~ 1 

5 

12 

676 295 

14 008 6 6881 

2 

~ 1 4 

12 5 

58 26 

104 34 

142 49 

186 84 

143 85 

25 8 

277 115 1 4 493 I 714 

27 8 

2 003 658 

- -

- -

- -

- -

- - - -

- - - -

148 57 

1 022 463 

3 2 

158 (0) 

5 

21 ~I - - - -

5 I 

17 5 

- - - -

11 3 

43 8 - - - - 38 7 

53 3 - - - -

21 5 96 8 1 - (0) - 4l!1 208 

7 122 394l! 

28 16 3 579 2477 

53 18 

373 70 2 - (D) - 72 23 368 309 - 2 - (D) 

47 19 273 44 2 - (D) -

4 3 42 20 - - - -

25 12 87 96 

- 1 

- (D) 

Montana 1-41 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 1974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Fann Production Expenses 

Total production expenses ____ farms_ - $1.000_ Livestock and poultry purchased _farmL 

$1.000_ 

-

-

-

Feed for livestock and poultry ___ farms_ - $1.000_ 

Commercially mixed formula -

feeds _____________________ farmL - tons-

$1,000_ -

- Feed ingredients _____________ farms_ - tons-

$1,000_ -

-

Whole groins _______________ farmL 

tons-

$1.000_ - Hay. green chop, and silage ___ forms_ 

tons_ 

$1.000_ -

Animal heolth cost for livestock and poultry _____________________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Seeds. bulbs, plonts, and trees __ forms-

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ farms_ 

$1.000_ Commercial fertilizer used ______ formL 

acres fertilized_ 

dry tons_ 

liquid or gas tonsO1her agricultural chemicals (see text) _______________________ formL 

$1.000_ lime ______________________ farmstons_ 

$1,000_ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel 

and oil for form business ______ forms-

$1.000_ Gosoline _________________ .formL 

$1,000_ Diesel oil_ _ _______ farms-

$1.000_ 

LP gas, butane, and propane __ forms-

$1.000_ 

Motor oil. grease, piped gas, 

kerosene. and fuel oil _______ forms-

$1,000_ 

Hired form lobar ______________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Workers by number of days worked; 150 d'lYs or more _________ farmsworkers- 25 to 149 days ___________ formsworkers_ 

Less than 25 days- _______ farmsworkersContract lobar _______________ forms-

$1.000_ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All other production expenses ___ forms- - $1,000_ 

Farm-Related Income and Expen.e. 

Form-related income ___________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

$10,000 and over ___________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Form·fe/aled income framCustomwark and other agricultural services- __________________ forms-

$1.000_ Recreational services ____ " ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

Payments from government form programs ________________ .farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Rent from farmland and 

payments from lease or sale of 

-

-

-

-

-

-

allotments __________ • ______ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Other form-related income _. __ forms.. 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for farm-related income sources ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1-42 Montana 

Total forming ond 

other occupations Total 

18 870 15 895 571 009 521 996 7 845 6 541 77 138 68 652 

12 640 10 550 

78 935 69 655 

9 447 7 958 231 685 200 820 34 253 29 685 

2 906 2 505 32 249 29 265 4 758 4 350 

5 938 4 852 251 200 225 477 

26 938 24 169 

3 141 2 572 311 903 276 099 

12 987 II 450 

10 869 9 385 

5 126 I 4 622 

7 017 6 139 

8 714 8 199 

9 371 8 267 

32 466 30 853 

8 270 7 452 

3 048 381 2 914 054 

163 934 155 752 

7 388 7 008 

I 9 214 8 344 

10 569 10 173 

- -

- - - -

18 702 15 791 

45 123 41 622 

18 454 15 593 

26 419 24 055 

12 930 II 619 

13 041 12 375 

4 202 3 815 

I 886 I 745 

18 652 15 756 

3 776 3 448 

8 336 7 303 

30 466 27 597 

3 272 3 018 

5 450 4 995 

3 783 3 412 

8 667 7 843 

4 421 3 738 

18 108 15 240 

I 732 I 490 

3 464 3 147 

8 239 7 114 

14 951 13 489 

18 800 15 863 

264 057 243 987 

5 970 5 142 

25 050 22 348 

615 556 

12 880 II 616 

2 204 I 969 

7 478 6 746 

131 104 

650 461 

2 910 2 576 

7 264 6 852 

I 580 I 241 

6 819 5 646 

863 765 

2 839 2 643 

2 003 I 735 

6 391 5 735 

Farming 

Age of form operator 

65 years and 

Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

337 I 628 2 584 4 160 4 719 2 467 

6 149 48 172 100 757 174 772 134 896 57 250 

118 775 I 221 I 784 I 818 825 

796 6 236 15 341 26 220 13 954 6 105 

174 I 084 I 779 2 853 3 125 I 535 

550 5 940 10983 25 894 17 717 8 570 

137 818 I 357 2 152 2 313 I 181 

I 716 20 612 34 075 64 394 55 100 24 923 

267 2 917 5 119 9 454 8 300 3 628 

25 247 426 702 762 343 

78 2 213 5 570 9 811 6 859 4 734 

12 324 835 I 451 I 027 701 

80 523 801 I 314 I 437 697 

I 915 15 352 31 798 97 244 49 927 29 241 

189 I 683 3 209 10 573 5 450 3 066 

45 275 445 748 736 323 

I 997 23 985 47 602 110 037 66 477 26 002 

82 I 016 I 820 4 416 2 940 I 176 

130 965 I 698 2 624 2 693 I 275 

40 426 923 I 480 I 226 526 

122 625 I 092 1 780 I 792 728 

167 766 I 729 2 774 2 113 650 

155 887 I 485 2 304 2 461 975 

392 3 350 6 368 9 831 8277 2 634 

137 774 I 360 2 123 2 201 857 

39 296 286 913 575 248 931 649 814 554 266 394 

I 779 16 762 32 439 49 438 41 109 14 225 

86 659 I 688 2 390 I 818 367 

187 889 I 405 2 363 2 506 994 

151 991 I 914 3 206 2 926 985 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

332 I 613 2 558 4 147 4 697 2 444 

575 4 005 7 719 12 987 II 523 4 814 

325 I 582 2 533 4 106 4 638 2 409 

321 2 249 4 448 7 426 6 655 2 955 

242 I 195 2 021 3 268 3 391 I 502 

170 I 244 2 327 3 963 3 448 I 223 

90 405 659 I 059 I 131 471 

36 165 311 554 460 219 

330 I 609 2 554 4 142 4 684 2 437 

48 346 631 I 044 960 417 

114 680 I 246 2 181 2 163 919 

234 I 999 4 746 9 680 7 744 3 193 

20 210 489 I 003 911 385 

32 324 804 I 754 I 456 625 

43 313 687 I 080 935 354 

127 663 I 666 2 610 2 012 765 

75 377 597 I 080 I III 498 

348 I 403 2 180 4 874 4 394 2 041 

29 161 272 393 447 188 

51 391 672 871 857 305 

137 709 I 175 I 987 2 071 I 035 

193 I 276 2 378 4 212 3 660 I 770 

337 I 626 2 579 4 155 4 708 2 458 

3 000 22 792 47 984 77 616 64 898 27 697 

147 583 942 I 453 I 443 574 

486 2 167 3 910 6 951 6 309 2 525 

8 60 93 185 137 73 

158 I 063 I 888 3 927 3 198 I 382 

85 293 417 595 444 135 

276 873 I 305 2 302 I 608 382 

I 7 28 36 25 7 

I 27 68 161 143 61 

52 290 491 753 732 258 

88 717 I 256 2 318 I 888 586 

15 87 183 298 429 229 

95 282 673 I 328 I 939 I 329 

13 69 127 249 230 77 

26 269 608 842 730 166 

79 208 321 455 468 204 

165 593 I 085 I 685 I 558 649 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

I 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farm Production Expenoe. 

Total production expenses ____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

livestock and poultry purchased _forms __ $1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ formL_ 

ton5 __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredients _____________ forms __ 

ton5 __ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole grains _______________ forms __ 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and siloge ___ formL_ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health cost for livestock and poultry _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees __ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ______ forms __ 

acres fenilized __ dry tons __ 

liquid or gas ton5 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals (see text) _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________________ farms __ 

tons __ $1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petraleum fuel and oil far farm business ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel aiL __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil. grease, piped gas, 

kerosene, and fuel ail _______ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form labor ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Workers by number I)f days worked: 150 days or mare _________ forms __ 

warkerL_ 25 to 149 days ___________ farm'-_ 

workers __ less than 25 days _________ formL_ 

workers __ 

Contract labor ________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwark ___ farms __ $1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fann.Relaled Income and Expenses 

Farm~reloted income ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $10,000 and aver ___________ farm'-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Form·related income from -

Customwork and other agricultural services ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Payments from government form programs _________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent from farmland and 

payments from lease or sale of allotments _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other farm-related income ____ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Totol 

2 975 

49 014 

1 304 

8 486 

2 090 

9 281 

1 489 30 865 

4 568 

401 

2 984 

407 

1 086 

25 724 2 768 

569 

35 804 

1 537 

1 484 

504

878 1 

515 1 104 1 613 

818 134 327 

8 182 

380 

870 

396 

-

-

-

2 911 1 3 500 

2 861 2364 

1 311 

666 

387 

141 

2 896 1 

328 

1 033 2 869 

254 

455 

371 

824 

683 2 868 

242 

317 

1 125 

1 463 

2 937 20 070 

828 

2 702 

59 1 263 

235 

732 

27 

189 

334 

411 

339 

1 172 

98 

197 

268 

656 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Under 25 years 

62 

649 

21 

116 

32 

92 

23 

465 

59 

8 

13 

3 

11 

121 

16 

7 

354 

14 

21 

6 

16 

8 

21 

17 

9 

894 

51 

9 

16 

8 

-

-

-

57 

53 

56 

35 

21 

11 

7 

3 

57 

5 

19 

17 

2 

2 

6 

6 

13 

21 

5 

4 

20 

16 

56 

312 

19 

73 

1 

12 

5 

13 

-

-

5 

6 

11 

52 

4 

2 

8 

9 

Other occupation 

Age of form ope rotor 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 

398 686 858 

4 891 11 979 14 566 

221 315 362 

1 260 2 790 1 687 

292 491 613 

862 2 839 2 229 

197 335 433 

2 381 11 411 6 317 

332 I 688 950 

70 85 116 

496 631 854 

54 92 128 

176 271 308 

2 877 6 161 6 407 

314 646 723 

80 151 165 

4 316 9 603 10 087 

163 413 428 

187 338 461 

45 120 155 

127 200 275 

50 110 186 

155 272 332 

143 331 590 

101 189 263 

9 684 24 948 51 689 

580 1 730 2 910 

11 21 246 

125 213 254 

27 99 138 

- - -

- - -

- - -

387 679 841 

387 762 1 074 

378 672 826 282 529 698 

156 281 397 

57 135 222 

32 69 132 

9 18 58 

387 675 834 

39 79 96 

119 250 312 89 532 1 098 

5 50 94 

5 79 177 32 91 124 49 167 327 96 183 184 419 926 856 

30 48 69 32 58 76 130 283 332 142 307 477 393 675 853 1 853 4 031 6 856 

109 199 265 287 685 816 4 17 18 69 414 382 

41 64 66 140 205 181 2 7 11 4 111 18 

48 87 97 40 76 120 

45 65 119 87 285 443 18 10 32 16 8 53 

30 56 82 54 161 168 

1974 - Continued 

65 years and 

55 to 64 years over 

676 295 

11 526 5 402 

284 

~I 2 089 

478 184 

1 878 1 381 

357 144 

7 452 2 838 

1 069 470 

87 35 

858 132 

109 21 

233 87 

4 164 5 996 

448 621 

III 55 

5 534 5 911 

252 268

334 143 1 120 571 198 62 

100 61 

239 85 

355 177 

186 70 

30 797 16 315 

I 742 1 170 

57 37 

1 

202 60 

97 27 

- -

- -

- -

664 283 1 874 351 

650 279 

587 232 

335 121 

170 71 

101 46 

38 16 

660 283 78 33 

252 81 709 423 

74 29 

126 66 81 37 173 102 166 41 

486 160 

60 30 96 51 271 89 

425 95 666 294 4 782 2 236 

176 60 557 284 12 7 226 160 

42 17 131 62 6 1 48 8 

79 18 130 39 

72 27 163 143 30 4 85 32 

70 22 193 70 

Montana 1-43 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 1974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Family Off-Farm Income I 

Family off-form income _________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by family off-form income: $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 ond over .. _________ .. .. 

Family off-form income from- Nonform-related business _____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Wages, salaries. commissions. and tips _________ • ____________ forms_ 

$1,000. - Interest. dividends. or royalties ___ • _ •. __ ._. ______ forms_ - $1,000. - Federal Sociol Security, pensions. etc. _________ • _____ • ______ farms_ · $1,000_ 

Rent of nonform property _________________ • forms-

$1,000_ -

-

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles _____ . _____ • ___ • __ farmsnumber _ 

· 2 or 3 _____________________ formL 

number _ 4 and over ___ •. ____ . _______ farms_ 

number _ 

Motortrucks. including pickups __ farms_ 

number _ 2 or 3 _____________________ farmsnumber _ 4 and over _________________ formsnumber _ 

Tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers _________________ formL 

number _ 2 or 3 ___________________ forms_ 

number _ 4 and over _______________ farms_ 

number _ 

Wheel tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers ____ formsnumber _ Crawler tractors ____________ farmL 

number _ 

Groin and bean combines, self- propelled ____________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Cornpickers, earn heads, and picker- shellers _____________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Corn heads for combines _____ formL 

number _ 

Other cornpickers and picker- shellers ___________________ farmL 

number _ 

Mower conditioners ___________ farms_ 

· 

· 

-

-

-

· 

· 

-

-

-

-

-

number _ - Pickup balers _________________ formL 

number _ 

Windrowers, pull and self- propelled ____________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar ________________________ formsnumber _ 

Value of Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of machinery 

-

-

· 

and equipment _______________ forms __ 

$1,000_ - Forms by value group: $110 $4,999 _____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________ forms __ 

$1,000_ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______ .forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$20,00010 $49,999 .. ______ forms __ 

$1,000_. 

$50,000 to $99,999 .. ______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$100,000 ond over __ .. ____ forms __ 

$1,000_. 

Total forming and 

other occupations 

10 630 

73 373 

674 

530 

917 

3 817 

2 185 

1 915 

348 

244 

1 501 

14 138 

5 574 

37 848 

5 821 

13 877 

1 884 

4 940 

1 033 

2 569 

15 944 

23 191 

5 170 

11 232 

321 

1 506 

17 678 

51 702 

8 737 

21 285 

5 228 

26 704 1 

17 024 

49 020 

8 965 

21 994 

5 039 

24 006 

16 911 

45 419 

3 112 

3 601 

8 607 

10 371 

820 

848 

83 

89 

746 

759 

2 446 

2 603 

8 654 

9 159 

7 138 

7 659 

1 187 

1 282 

18 434 

630 696 

1 304 

4 142 

1 920 

13 411 

3 319 

46 349 

7 980 

254 899 

3 036 

195 177 

875 

116 717 

Totol Under 25 years 

8 106 199 

40 814 864 

641 17 

500 21 

877 31 

3 462 70 

1 558 34 

806 24 

144 - 118 2 

931 21 

6 229 48 

3 632 145 

16 424 668 

4 916 91 

12 100 94 

1 601 13 

4 174 41 

828 1 3 

1 887 13 

13 771 257 

20 157 329 

4 534 52 

9 847

1 

118 

288 2 

1 361 8 

15 055 292 

46 465 727 

7 463 155 

18 326 361 

4992 56 

25 539 285 

14 592 228 

43 708 524 

7 700 126 

19 027 285 

4 717 38 

22 506 175 

14 509 227 

40 473 496 

2 792 23 

3 235 28 

8 049 112 

9 742 133 

747 15 

761 15 

75 2 

81 2 

678 13 

680 13 

2 053 27 

2 169 29 

7 619 85 

8 056 87 

6 502 81 

6 983 87 

1 087 9 

1 172 10 

15 598 324 

580 199 8 013 

771 61 

2 505 198 

1 352 51 

9 541 360 

2 547 58 

35 906 856 

7 149 117 

230 737 3 641 

2 933 27 

188 824 1 668 

846 10 

112 685 1 290 

tAppfies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1-44 Montano 

Forming 

Age of form operator 

65 years and 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

839 1 272 2 158 2 353 1 285 

3 446 6 393 11 365 11 743 7 004 

119 146 165 162 32 

60 101 143 142 33 

114 140 226 295 71 

299 488 916 1 Oll 678 

139 232 395 445 313 

93 105 233 234 117 

II 31 44 34 24 

4 29 36 30 17 

125 205 262 229 89 

617 1 242 1 964 1 928 430 

511 673 1 055 949 299 

2 277 3 465 4 765 4 016 1 232 

375 678 1 343 1 646 783 

375 1 167 3 581 4 437 2 446 

44 100 206 365 873 

100 259 529 865 2 379 

39 108 228 290 160 

77 260 526 495 517 

1 329 2 268 3 764 4 114 2 039 

1 719 3 423 5 886 5 927 2 873 

299 832 1 483 1 271 597 

628 1 811 3 265 2 743 1 2821 17 42 99 91 37 

78 218 439 432 186 

1 514 2 468 4 013 4 506 2 262 

4 252 8 165 13 797 13 617 5 907 

771 1 205 1 931 2 255 1 146 

1 855 2 971 4 847 5 530 2 762 

412 934 1 619 1 472 499 

2 066 4 865 8 487 7 308 2 528 

1 417 2 403 3 945 4 409 2 190 

3 770 7 424 12 627 13 339 6 024 

700 1 295 2 035 2 334 1 210 

1 704 3 202 5 117 5 772 2 947 

377 822 1 482 1 428 570 

1 726 3 936 7 082 6 920 2 667 

1 409 2 393 3927 4 383 2 170 

3 543 6 871 11 687 12 314 5 562 

199 489 810 869 402 

227 553 940 1 025 462 

737 1 405 2 379 2 463 953 

847 1 696 2 936 2 992 1 138 

83 157 199 175 118 

83 162 203 176 122 

3 17 27 19 7 

3 19 29 19 9 

80 143 174 156 112 

80 143 174 157 113 

180 393 552 607 294 

182 417 578 646 317 

650 1 348 2 175 2 330 1 031 

676 1 426 2 322 2 466 1 079 

570 1 171 1 940 1 957 783 

604 1 254 2 099 2 089 850 

110 241 331 294 102 

123 258 360 314 107 

1 585 2 526 4 125 4 640 2 398 

52 651 106 316 179 318 164 942 68 959 

110 79 123 204 194 

357 258 415 676 600 

165 139 245 418 334 

1 165 967 1 734 2972 2 342 

279 364 564 786 496 

3 918 5 172 7977 11 095 6 888 

703 1 217 1 888 2 176 1 048 

22 305 39 406 61 980 70 282 33 124 

264 538 999 851 254 

16 823 35 135 65 224 54 262 15 713 

64 189 306 205 72 

8 083 25 379 41 987 25 655 10 291 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Family OH·Farm Income' 

Family off-form income _________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

forms by family off-form income: $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 ond over _______________ _ 

family off-form income from - Nonform-related business _____ farm L. 

$1,000 __ 

Woges, salaries, commissions, and tips ______________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, etc. ______________________ formL. 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of nonfarm property __________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 2 or 3 _____________________ forms __ 

number __ 4 and over _________________ forms __ 

number _. 

Motortrucks, including pickups __ forms-_ 

number __ 2 or 3 _____________________ forms __ 

number __ 4 and over _________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers _________________ forms __ 

number __ 2 or 3 ___________________ forms-_ 

number __ 4 and over _______________ farms-_ 

number __ 

Wheel tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers ____ forms-_ 

number __ Crawler troctors ____________ forms __ 

number __ 

Groin and bean combines, self- propelled ____________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker- shellers _____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Corn heads for combines _____ forms __ 

number __ 

Other cornpickers and picker- shellers ___________________ farms-_ 

number __ 

Mower conditioners ___________ forms-_ 

number __ Pickup balers _________________ formL_ 

number __ 

Windrowers, pull and self- propelled ____________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar ________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Value of Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of machinery and equipment _______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _____________ farm'-_ 

$1,000 __ $5,000 to $9,999 __________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ $10,000 to $19,999 ________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $50,000 to $99,999 ________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ $100,000 ond over ________ forms __ 

$1,000_. 

Total 

2 524 

32 559 

33 

30 

40 

355 

627 

I 109 

204 

126 

570 7910 

I 942 

21 424 

905 

I 777 

283 

766 

205 

682 

2 173 

3 034 

636 

I 385

1 33 

145 

2 623 

5 237 

I 274 

2 959 

236 

1 165

1 

2 432 

5 312 

I 265 

2 967 

322 

1 500 

2 402 

4 946 

320 

366 

558 

629 

73 

87 

8 

8 

68 

79 

393 

434 

I 035 

1 103 

636 

676 

100 

110 

2 836 

50 497 

533 

1 637 

568 3 871 

772 

10 443 

831 

24 163 

103 

6 352 

29 

4 032 

Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 

53 3M 

415 4 009 

1 4 

2 4 

2 2 

17 36 

10 99 

19 170 

I 20 

I 9 

6 76 

76 656 

46 287 

325 3 122 

23 110 

14 101 

I 22 (Z) 44 

- 20 

- 86 

41 270 

52 344 

8 53 

19 127 

-

- -

50 355 

80 591 

17 147 

39 346 2 10 

10 47 

43 300 74 610 

18 146 

43 342 

2 32 

8 146 

43 297 

71 582 

3 28 3 28 

10 61 13 63 

- 14 

- 20 - -

- -

- 14 

- 20 

I 51 

1 53 10 127 12 134 

8 75 

9 76 

1 17 

1 21 

55 378 

989 5 168 

11 99 

36 304 14 80 97 528 17 111 222 1 548 

10 83 249 2 535 1 5 (D) 252 

2 - (D) - lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data 

Other occupation 

Age of form operator 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 

616 780 

8 337 11 081 

3 10 

6 II 

10 7 

74 86 

132 170 

308 356 

51 93 

32 47 

124 196 

2 062 2 933 

503 616 

5 714 7 242 

186 296 

245 544 

38 71 

124 188 

42 74 

192 174 

504 650 

680 995 

146 242 

316 521 

2 19 

8 85 

605 769 

I 183 I 630 

310 375 

723 881 

45 87 

210 442 

556 739 1 108 I 618 

266 397 

623 921 

53 98 

248 453 

548 733 I 037 1 523 61 92 

71 95 

115 181 129 208 

9 16 9 21 2 2 2 2 

7 14 7 19 

97 121 

114 128 244 324 259 339 

158 177 165 187 

22 30 23 34 

660 824 10 184 16 252 

142 116 429 349 155 160 1 052 1 066 171 249 2 278 3 322 

168 248 4 715 7 201 19 37 1 201 2 247 

5 14 510 2 067 

1974 - Continued 

65 years and 

55 to 6-4 years over 

543 188 

6 773 I 944 

15 

Ig/ 

4 

9 

79 63 

165 51 

216 40 

29 10 

26 11 

133 35 

I 839 344 

394 96 

4 142 879 

216 74 

547 326 

73 78/ 143 267 

45 24 1 

101 129/ 

497 211 / 675 288 

125 62 

272 13~ 1 10 

41 

11/ 603 241 

1 267 486 

315 110/ 715 255 

68 24 

332 124 1 

570 1 358 544 224/ 306 132 

730 308/ 102 35 

466 179 

558 223 1 I 233 

98 500 38 / 

125 44 

136 551 154 62 

17 17 

18 19 

2 2 2 2 

16 17 16 17 

86 37 

91 47 238 92 

256 103 

154 64 163 76 

22 8 22 9 

649 270 12 425 5 478 

114 51 371 147 112 47 787 340 167 57 2 269 804 

223 99 

6 521 2 941 27 14 1 657 (D) 

6 2 820 

Montana 1-4S 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Agricultural Chemical. 

Agricultural chemicols ________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ___________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ lime ________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used __ 

tans_ 

$1,000_ -

-

Sprays, dusts, fumigants, etc. to 

controlInsects on hoy crops _________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

$1,000_ - Insects on other crops _______ forms_ - acres on which used_ 

$1.000_ Nematodes in crops _________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

$1,000_ 

Diseases in crops and orchards __________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

$1,000_ Weeds or grass in crops _____ formL 

ocres on which used_ 

$1.000_ 

Weeds or brush in pasturL ___ formsacres on which used_ 

$1,000_ Weeds on other lond _________ formsacres on which used_ 

$1,000_ 

Defoliation, growth of crops, or thinning of fruit ______________ formL 

acres on which used_ 

$1.000_ 

Insect control on li .... estock and poultry _____________________ farmL 

$1.000_ 

Other chemicals (see text) ______ formL 

$1,000_ 

Grain Storage Facilities on Farm 

Forms with groin storage facilities: None ___________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Under 1,000 bushels ______________ _ 

- 1,000 to 4,999 bushels ____________ _ 

5,000 to 9,999 bushels ____________ _ 

10,000 to 24,999 bushels __________ _ 

25,000 to 49,999 bushels __________ _ 

50,000 bushels and o .... er ___________ _ Not reporting ____________________ _ 

Livestock 

Cottle and cal .... es _____________ farmL 

number_ 

Cows and heifers that hod cal .... ed ____________________ farmL 

number _ Beef cows _______________ farmL 

number _ Milk cows _______________ formL 

number _ 

Heifers and heifer calves that hod not col .... ed _____________ formL 

number _ 

Beef heifers and heifer col .... es __________________ formL 

number _ 

Heifers and heifer col .... es for milk cow replacement _____ forms_ 

number _ 

Steers, steer col .... es, bulls, and bull 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

col .... es ____________________ farmL - number _ 

Cattle and col .... es sold __________ f~rms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ COr .... eL ____________________ formL 

-

-

-

-

- number _ $1,000 __ CoUle • ___________________ .formL_ 

Fattened on groin and 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

concentrates _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs _______________ .formL_ 

number __ 

Used or to be used for breeding __________________ forms __ 

number __ Other ____________________ .formL_ 

number __ 

1-46 Montana 

Total forming and other occupations 

12 704 

43 034 

9372 

3 048 381 

171 322 

32 466 

-

-

-

-

842 

72 518 

246 

1 918 

663 273 

3 310 

98 

16 899 

262 

253 

111 345 

273 

6 486 

2 986 235 

5 612 

461 

56 874 

196 

940 

34 747 I 132 

87 

7 898 

43 

1 530 

163 

1 078 

331 

3 251 

1 468 

3 287 

1 944 

2 706 

1 310 

558 

4 346 

13 655 

2 424 987 

12 892 

1 340 468 

12 439 

1 314 116 

3 214 

26 352 

11 190 

578 320 

10 826 

561 811 

991 

16 509 

11 900 

506 199 

13 742 

I 326 070 

273 536 

8 098 

523 876 

67 452 

11 685 

802 194 

206 084 

1 090 

142 813 

52 432 

2 267 

182 132 

1 461 

21 816 

2 127 

160 316 

Total Under 25 years 

11 223 232 41 026 543 

8 268 155 

2 914 054 39 296 

162 760 1 866 

30 853 392 

- -

- - - - - -

779 15 

68 275 780 

233 3 

1 780 28 

640811 9 541 

3 199 45 

96 3 

16 833 453 

260 10 

239 3 

111 089 638 

270 2 

6 006 116 

2 873 867 37 332 

5 420 74 

410 1 

51 718 10 

169 (Z) 

882 13 

33 028 470 

127 3 

85 2 

7 862 215 

43 1 

1 390 11 

151 1 

895 53 

300 11 

2 298 80 

1 188 13 

2 848 35 

1 811 26 

2 597 37 

1 284 17 

540 6 

3 329 123 

11 568 177 

2 169 963 18 399 

10 997 161 

1 199 188 9 462 

10 624 156 

1 174 382 9 268 

2 761 17 

24 806 194 

9 604 136 

521 302 3 988 

9 288 130 

505 997 3 856 

862 14 

15 305 132 

10 192 143 

449 473 4 949 

11 683 175 

1 189 061 12 000 

246 459 2 024 

6 882 114 

464 836 7 424 

60 093 985 

9 954 128 

724 225 4 576 

186 366 1 038 

925 12 

131 543 260 

48 504 68 

1 926 39 

167 976 4 168 

1 270 28 

20 018 774 

1 810 36 

147 958 3 394 

Forming 

Age of farm operator 

65 years and 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

1 207 1 902 3 073 3 376 1 433 

4 341 8 282 13 038 11 203 3 619 

887 1 485 2 305 2 461 975 

286 913 575 248 931 649 814 554 266 394 

17 421 34 127 51 828 42 927 14 592 

3 350 6 368 9 831 8277 2 634 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

78 150 216 228 92 

4 888 15 429 17 321 20 528 9 329 

17 65 49 62 37 

203 319 534 519 177 

52 046 112 235 205 796 190 827 70 366 

262 590 1 015 954 333 

10 18 26 34 5 

411 2 960 4 548 6 680 1 781 

9 36 77 107 20 

35 41 62 69 29 

15 054 21 059 33 948 32 946 7 444 

35 63 73 77 21 

641 1 054 1 756 1 804 635 

285 752 545 842 962 006 811 733 231 202 

600 1 037 1 755 1 477 477 

40 79 112 132 46 

4 936 9 627 12 195 20 170 4 780 

13 26 43 72 15 

89 189 248 260 83 

2 108 6 402 10 993 10 623 2 432 

10 27 40 40 7 

9 18 22 29 5 

467 974 2 354 2 568 1 284 

3 6 12 13 8 

141 289 441 381 127 

15 27 54 39 16 

94 124 245 253 126 

27 37 89 84 51 

294 365 527 615 417 

131 184 294 364 202 

280 466 714 914 439 

160 295 495 542 293 

214 442 799 822 283 

134 234 418 372 109 

26 109 225 132 42 

389 489 688 958 682 

1 203 1 970 3 146 3 402 1 670 

194 574 412 948 662 101 600 570 281 371 

1 135 1 887 3 005 3 248 1 561 

109 705 225 301 360 089 336 880 157 751 

1 094 1 826 2 893 3 142 1 513 

107044 220 901 351 642 329 653 155 874 

293 576 814 731 330 

2 661 4400 8447 7 227 1 877 

1 000 1 674 2 631 2810 1 353 

45 560 99 882 163 933 141 007 66932 

963 1 623 2 533 2 722 1 317 

43 675 97 160 159 280 136 737 65 289 

95 179 222 260 92 

1 885 2 722 4 653 4 270 1 643 

1 039 1 764 2 828 2 952 1 466 

39 309 87 765 138 079 122 683 56 688 

1 200 1 987 3 166 3 412 1 743 

95 580 224 764 378 438 314 911 163 368 

17 405 45 750 84 789 63 248 33 243 

707 1 147 1 821 2 057 1 036 

42 923 81 062 136 795 127 876 68 756 

5 364 10 268 17 839 16 798 8 839 

1 036 1 715 2 703 2 886 1 486 

52 657 143 702 241 643 187 035 94 612 

12 042 35 482 66 950 46 450 24 404 

98 155 283 265 112 

4 679 16 559 67 421 26 145 16 479 

1 561 6 023 25 362 9 416 6 074 

259 426 516 500 186 

26 669 33 012 47 279 38 207 18 641 

175 264 361 319 123 

3 133 3 670 5 694 4 654 2 093 

249 395 483 469 178 

23 536 29 342 41 585 33 553 16 548 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Agricultural Chemical. 

Agricultural chemicals ________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer ___________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ 

lime ________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, fumigants, etc. to 

controlInsects on hoy crops _________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Insects on other crops _______ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Nematodes in crops _________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Diseases in crops and orchards __________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Weeds or gross in crops _____ formL_ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Weeds or brush in posture ____ farms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Weeds on other land _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Defoliation, growth of crops, or thinning of fruit ______________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

insect control on livestock and poultry _____________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other chemicals (see text) ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Grain Storage Facilities on Farm 

Farms with groin storage facilities: None ____________________________ _ 

Under 1,000 bushels _______________ _ 

1.000 to 4,999 bushels _____________ _ 

5,000 to 9,999 bushels _____________ _ 

10,000 to 24,999 bushels ___________ _ 

25,000 to 49,999 bushels ___________ _ 

50,000 bushels and over ____________ _ Not reporting _____________________ _ 

Livestock 

Cottle and calves ______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ forms __ 

number __ Beef cows _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Milk cows _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Heifers and heifer calves that hod not calved _____________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Beef heifers and heifer calves __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Heifers and heifer calves for 

milk cow replacement _____ forms-_ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls, and bull calves ____________________ farms-_ 

number __ 

Cottle and calves sold __________ forms-_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Colves-____________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ Cottle _____________________ forms-_ 

Fattened on groin and 

number __ 

$1.000 __ 

concentrotes _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Used or to be used for breeding __________________ forms __ 

number __ Other _____________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Total 

1 481 

2 009 

1 104 

134 327 

8 562 

I 613 

-

-

-

-

63 

4 243 

13 

138 , 22 462 

111 

2 

66 

2 

14 

256 

3 

480 

112 368 

192 

51 

5 156 

27 

58 

1 

71~ / 

2 

36 

(l) 

140 

12 

183 

31 / 

953 

280 

439 

133 

109/ 

26 

18 

1 017 

2 087 

255 024 

1 895 

141 280 

1 815 

139 734 

453 

1 546 

1 586 

57 018 

1 538 

55 814 

129 

1 204 

1 708 

56 726 

2 059 

137 009 

27 077 

1 216 

59 040 

7 359 

1 731 

77 969 

19 718 

165 

11 270 

3 928 

341 

14 156 

191 

I 798 

317 

12 358 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Under 25 years 

33 

25 

21 

894 

59 

17 

-

-

-

-

1 

55 

(l) 

2 

240 

I 

-

-

-

-

-

-

11 

4 871 

6 

2 

24 

(l) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 

(l) 

1 w 

19 

-

6 

3 

2 

-

1 

31 

28 

3 899 

26 

2 353 

25 

2 341 

6 

12 

23 

829 

22 

807 

1 

22 

22 

717 

29 

1 112 

186 

15 

591 

64 

22 

521 

122 

-

-

-

1 

23 

1 

13 

1 

10 

Other occupation 

Age of form operator 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 

210 360 437 

170 430 728 

155 272 332 

9 684 24 948 51 689 

590 I 751 3 156 

143 331 590 

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

6 22 14 

147 1 883 1 044 

(l) 7 2 

17 40 38 

856 5 546 7 749 

5 28 45 

- - 1 

- - 51 

- - 1 

2 9 2 

2 144 10 

(l) 3 (l) 

55 107 151 

8 085 21 996 41 766 

14 39 74 

2 13 17 

47 2 212 352 

(l) 11 1 

8 13 20 

610 218 633 

2 I 1 

- - I 

- - 1 

- - (l)' 

20 31 40 

1 4 3 

47 35 56 

4 7 10 

147 230 270 

34 72 89 

36 93 139 

13 24 40 

5 27 31 

1 6 12 

- 3 9 

162 231 268 

286 487 612 

17 505 51 276 78 791 

249 445 560 10 524 27 102 43 089 226 430 539 

10 257 26 800 42 554 

67 123 136 267 302 535 

178 363 494 

3 597 11 853 18 573 

171 349 479 

3 419 11 716 18 362 

19 33 40 178 137 211 

205 396 508 3 384 12 321 17 129 

240 480 621 11 914 30 567 36 817 1 969 6 538 7 314 164 249 347 6 634 9272 14 879 716 1 114 1 841 176 423 532 5 280 21 295 21 938 1 253 5 424 5 473 

15 37 60 234 7 490 2 465 50 2 496 1 078 

81 86 96 4 169 2 737 3 245 

43 51 58 327 425 600 74 82 87 3 842 2 312 2 645 

1974-Continued 

65 years and 

55 to 64 years over 

I 

329 112/ 452 204 

239 85 

30 797 16 3151 I 799 1 207 

355 177 

-

- -

- -

- -

17 

30r 1 805 

2 

30 11 

5 071 3 000 

23 10 

1 -

15 -

(l) 

;1 I 

100 

(l) 

124 32/ 

28 960 6 690 I 48 II 

13 4 

2 305 

14 21: I 16 

238 20 

1 w/ 1 -

35 - (l) -

36 11 

3 1 

33 11 

6 3 

194 J 56 29 

121 44 

43 10 

34 10 

4 3 

3 2 

221 104 

473 201 

71 539 32 014 

430 185 

38 857 19 355 

414 181 

38 500 19 282 

93 28 

357 73 

369 159 

16 440 5 726 

361 156 15 808 5 702 

24 12 

632 24 

403 174 

16 242 6 933 

481 208 38 712 17 B87 

7 122 3 948 

301 140 

19 547 8 117 2 640 984 412 166 19 165 9 770 

4 482 2 964 

37 16 656 425 162 143 

59 18 3 320 662 

29 9 

301 132 

55 18 3 019 530 I 

Montana 1-47 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 1974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Livestock - Continued 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ formL_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigs _________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

liners of pigs farrowed between- December 1 of preceding year and 

November 30 ______________ farmL - number _ 

December 1 and Moy 31 ___ forms_ - number _ 

June 1 and November 30 ___ formL - number _ - Sheep and lambs of all ogeL ____ farms_ - number _ - lambs under 1 yeor old ______ farms- - number _ - Ewes I yeor old or older _____ formL - number _ 

Roms and wethers 1 year old or -

older _____________________ formL - number _ -

Sheep and lambs sold __________ forms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lombs shorn _________ formsnumber _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponieL ____________ forms_ 

number _ Sold ____________________ formsnumber _ 

$1,000_ Horses ____________________ formsnumber _ Sold ____________________ formsnumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Any goats ___________________ formsnumber _ Sold ______________________ forms_ 

Poultry 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ forms_ 

number _ 

Sold ____________________ formsnumber _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age_formsnumber _ 

Kept for table or market egg 

production ______________ forms_ 

number _ 

Kept for hatching egg production ______________ forms-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

number _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying oge _________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Roosters and mole chickenL __ formsnumber _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________________ formsnumber _ 

Broilers and other meat-type 

chickens sold ________________ formsnumber _ 

Turkeys _____________________ formsnumber _ 

Sold ____________________ formsnumber _ 

Heavy breeds for slaughter ___ forms_ 

number _ 

Sold ____________________ formsnumber _ 

light breeds for slaughter ____ forms-

, number_ 

Sold ____________________ forms-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

number __ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _ forms-_ 

number __ 

Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Crops Harvested 

Field corn for all purposes ______ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

acres __ 

Field corn for groin or seed ___ forms __ 

ocres __ 

bushels __ 

Irrigated _________________ forms __ 

ocres-_ 

1- 48 Montana 

Total farming and 

ather occupations 

2 325 323 721 

21 708 

518 50 293 

977 

1 738 

37 120 1 520 

20 868 

1 247 

16 252 

1 750 

464 560 

1 253 138 155 

1 630 

310 973 

1 457 

15 432 

1 7691 399 417 

1 634 381 556 

3 827 579 

5 927 

36 409 1 045 

4 592 1 I 458 

5 818 34 786 

1 011 

4 419 

1 446 

19 

59 

-

-

-

2 958 

594 473 

358 293 992 

2 916 537 277 

2 870 

519 427 

126 

17 850 

95 

51 825 

1 053 

5 371 

38 27 602 

86 27 271 

176 I 370 

25 

8 517 

101 

907 

24 8 455 

26 

154 

2 

40 

82 

309 2 

22 

1 102 

75 143 

769 

58 137 

157 

9 670 

523 542 

76 

4 791 

Total Under 25 years 

1 9'19 46 294 980 9 312 19 987 427 418 8 43 414 4 788 846 98 

1 502 34 33 723 1 087 1 330 28 18 928 560 1 071 31 14 795 527 

1 426 24 406 437 5 306 1 016 23 126 925 1 933 1 322 23 

266 030 3 186 

1 178 23 13 482 187 

1 446 26 

348 654 3 514 I 340 24 330 695 3 348 3 333 086 37 403 

4 838 75 29 394 275 

832 7 

3 301 27 1 034 4 

4 748 75 

28 065 274 805 7 

3 182 26 1 026 4 

13 -

31 -

- - - -

- -

2 519 17 

565 647 653 

304 1 

260 890 10 

2 492 17 

511 070 605 

2 452 17 

494 781 605 

105 - 16 289 -

81 2 

50 172 18 

872 10 

4 405 30 

33 1 

16 526 3 

68 2 

24 126 145 

142 3 I 040 31 

21 -

8 421 -

80 2 

674 24 

20 - 8 359 - 21 1 

140 4 

2 - 40 -

69 1 

226 3 

2 - 22 -

1 043 12 

71 625 647 

736 11 

55 587 617 

149 1 

9 229 21 

507 139 1 285 

73 1 

4 705 21 

Forming 

Age of form operator 

65 years and 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

266 415 546 522 204 

43 706 55 057 84 279 75 055 27 571 

2 966 3 745 5 746 5 462 I 642 

65 85 114 96 50 

6 575 8 513 12 271 5 867 5 400 

145 175 219 108 101 

208 301 418 397 144 

5 564 6 021 9 758 7 652 3 641 

186 267 368 354 127 

3 078 3 471 5 210 4 538 2 071 

169 220 299 250 102 

2 486 2 550 4 548 3 114 1 570 

152 260 372 406 212 

39 832 68 940 116 187 114 546 61 626 

112 195 238 300 148 

12 361 26 290 35 931 33 646 16 764 

139 231 340 388 201 

25 576 41 056 77 127 77 640 41 445 

128 208 308 337 174 

1 895 1 594 3 129 3 260 3417 

151 260 376 416 217 

35 578 64 145 101 444 96 915 47 058 

134 224 355 398 205 

30 319 55 071 96 952 92 480 52 525 

291 923 543 321 963 742 959 314 537 383 

536 932 1 354 1 330 611 

3 024 5 494 8 270 8 016 4 315 

93 169 238 212 113 

431 463 837 1 211 332 1 182 158 268 345 77 

531 914 I 331 1 302 595 

2 907 5 162 7 898 7 694 4 130 

87 161 232 209 109 

412 440 811 1 169 324 

180 157 265 343 77 

3 3 3 2 2 

4 5 9 3 10 

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

194 443 670 777 418 

41 093 37 149 165 210 216 049 105 493 

22 45 80 114 42 

14 139 14 248 59 613 126 320 46 560 

191 436 668 767 413 

38 750 36309 145 762 200 470 89 174 

190 427 665 748 405 

38430 35 786 144 955 186 493 88 512 

7 17 21 42 18 

320 523 807 13 977 662 

3 13 16 26 21 

2 026 208 18 814 13 342 15 764 

76 176 231 249 130 

317 632 634 2 237 555 

4 3 9 12 4 

232 135 3864 7 238 5 054 

9 14 21 20 2 

1 364 1 964 2 879 17 599 175 

10 26 43 39 21 

86 229 296 282 116 

- 5 5 6 5 

- 147 8 112 137 25 

4 18 23 25 8 

56 143 202 186 63 

- 5 4 6 5 

- 127 8 095 112 25 

2 5 4 7 2 

12 51 20 36 17 

- 1 - 1 - - 15 - 25 - 5 9 23 16 15 

18 35 74 60 36 

- 1 1 - -

- 5 17 - -

122 251 295 275 88 

6 652 18 397 23 955 16 518 5 456 

87 200 210 178 50 

5 295 15 649 19 181 11 682 3 163 

21 34 42 33 18 

1 100 1 887 3 540 1 667 1 014 

61 894 104 464 199 334 87 569 52 593 

8 21 18 16 9 

522 1 234 1 727 744 457 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Live.lock - Conlinued 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ forms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Feeder pigL ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweenDecember 1 of preceding year and November 30 ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

December 1 and May 31 ___ farms __ 

number __ ' 

June 1 and November 30 ___ forms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all oges _____ formL_ 

number __ lambs under 1 yeor old ______ forms __ 

number __ Ewes 1 yeor old or older _____ forms-_ 

number __ 

Roms and wethers 1 year old or older _____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs sold __________ forms-_ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shorn _________ forms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies _____________ formL_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ Horses ____________________ forms-_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ farms-_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Any goats ___________________ forms __ 

number __ Sold ______________________ farms __ 

Poultry 

number __ 

$1.000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ forms __ 

number __ Sold ____________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _ farms __ 

number __ 

Kept for table or market egg production ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Kept for hatching egg production ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying oge _________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Roosters and mole chickens ___ forms __ 

number __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ______________ . ___ formL_ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ________________ farmL_ 

number __ 

Turkeys _____________________ formL_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Heavy breeds for slaughter ___ forms-_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

light breeds for slaughter • ___ forms __ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding_forms __ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Crop. Harve.led 

Field corn for all purposes ______ farms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acres __ 

Field corn for groin or seed ___ farms __ 

ocres __ 

bushels-_ Irrigated ___________ • ___ • _ farms __ 

acre5-_ 

Tolo1 

326 

28 741 

1 721 

100 

6 879 

131 

236 

3 397 

190 

1 940 

176 

1 457 

324 

58 123 

237 

11 230 

308 

44 943 

279 

1 950 

323 

50 763 

294 

50 861 

494 493 

1 089 

7 015 

213 

1 291 

424 

1 070 

6 721 

206 

1 237 

419 

6 

28 

-

-

-

439 

28 826 

54 

33 102 

424 

26 207 

418 

24 646 

21 

1 561 

14 

1 653 

181 

966 

5 

11 076 

18 

3 145 

34 

330 

4 

96 

21 

233 

4 

96 

5 

14 

-

-

13 

83 

-

-

59 

3 518 

33 

2 550 

8 

441 

16 403 

3 

86 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Under 25 years 

3 

215 

14 

-

-

-

3 

26 

2 

8 

2 

18 

6 

1 094 

6 

453 

6 

626 

5 

15 

6 

828 

6 

696 

6 802 

11 

33 

3 

26 

6 

11 

31 

2 

25 

6 

-

-

-

-

-

6 

75 

-

-

6 

73 

5 

62 

1 

11 

-

-

2 

2 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3 

185 

1 

33 

-

-

-

-

-

Other occupation 

Age of form operator 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 

69 87 96 

5 107 7 558 8 689 

291 441 532 

20 32 31 

1 184 2 413 1 703 

22 44 24 

50 68 69 

490 916 1 252 

37 53 59 

246 522 702 

37 49 51 

244 394 550 

67 57 100 

7 573 7 803 16 754 

44 43 73 

1 506 2 838 2 656 

62 51 96 

5 821 4 761 13 579 

55 46 89 

246 2Q.j 519 

64 62 98 

5 547 8 495 13 284 

60 49 90 

6229 6 596 14 948 

63 789 66 296 140 500 

172 285 318 

800 1 871 1 993 

32 64 56 

96 434 310 

100 99 92 170 278 313 

766 1 787 1 880 

32 64 53 , 

95 430 301 

100 98 90 

1 4 1 

1 26 1 

- - - - - - - - -

89 101 125 

6 139 3 544 8 133 

16 12 12 

2 584 801 25 552 

87 96 122 

5 814 3 331 7 755 

86 94 122 

5 744 3277 7 Q.j2 

3 4 5 70 54 713 

2 3 2 40 66 35 

36 40 52 

285 147 343 

- 2 2 

- 66 10 510 

2 2 13 200 100 2 645 

8 8 8 72 48 54 1 - - 10 - - 7 3 6 68 31 41 1 - - 10 - - - - 2 

- - 7 

- - - - - - 1 5 2 4 17 6 

- - - - - -

9 13 15 535 527 1 112 7 7 7 440 351 941 2 3 1 21 16 306 1 183 320 7 650 1 1 - 17 1 -

1974 - Continued 

65 yeors ond 

55 to 64 yeors over 

53 18 

5 772 1 400 

373 70 

13 4 

830 749 

17 24 

37 9 

551 162 

30 9 

350 112 

29 8 

201 50 

73 21 

14 712 10 187 

52 19 

1 611 2 166 

72 21 

12 637 7 519 

64 20 

464 502 

70 23 

13 386 9 223 

68 21 

14 519 7 873 

136 880 80 226 

236 67 

1 773 545 

40 18 

343 82 

101 26 

232 66 

1 721 536 

37 18 

304 82 

99 26 

- -

- - - -

- - - -

95 23 

10 175 760 

13 1 

4 162 

90 2~ I 8 493 741 

88 23 

7 805 716 

7 1 

688 25 

7 - 1 512 - 39 12 

170 19 

1 - 500 -

1 - 200 -

8 2 

74 82 

1 2 

7 79 

4 1 

27 66 

1 2 7 79 2 1 

4 3 

- - - - 4 1 

43 13 

- -

- -

11 8 

743 416 

8 3 622 163 

1 1 

30 68 

450 6800 

- 1 

- 68 

Montana 1-49 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 1974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Crops Harvested - Continued 

Sorghums for all purposes ______ forms_ - acreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ formsacres-- Sorghums for groin or seed ___ forms- - acres_ 

bushels-- Irrigafed _________________ forms- - acres-- Soybeans for beOI1L ___________ farms- - acresbushels--

- Irrigated ___________________ forms- - ocres_ - Commercial fertilizer used ____ formsacres--

Peanuts for nuts ______________ forms_ 

acrespounds--

Irrigo1ed ___________________ farms_ 

acresCommercial fertilizer used ____ formsacres_ 

WheoL ______________________ formsocres_ 

bushels- Irrigated ___________________ formsocres_ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms_ 

acres_ 

(otton ______________________ farms. 

acres. 

boles. Irrigated ___________________ farms_ 

acres. 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms. 

acres_ 

Tobacco _____________________ farms. 

acres. 

pounds. Irrigated ___________________ farms. 

acres. 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms_ 

acres_ 

Irish potatoes __ _ __________ farms_ 

acres. 

hundredweight _ Irrigated ___________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Commercial fertilizer used ___ forms. - acres. 

Hay _________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

tons. 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms_ 

acres. 

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for 

hoy or dehydrating _________ forms_ 

acres. 

tons, dry_ 

-

Irrigated _________________ farms. - acres. 

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clave 

and grasses for hay ________ farms. 

acres. 

tons, dry_ 

Irrigated _________________ forms. 

acres. 

Field seeds ___________________ farms. 

acres. Irrigated ___ • _______________ farms. 

acres. 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms. 

acres. 

Vegetable, ___________________ forms. 

acres. Irrigated ___________________ farms. 

acres. 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms. 

acres. 

Berries ______________________ forms. 

acres. Irrigated ___________________ farms_ 

acres. 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms_ 

acres_ 

Land in archards ______________ farms. 

ocres. 

-

r 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Irrigafed ___________________ forms. - acres_ - Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms. - acres. -

1- SO Montana 

Total forming and 

other occupations Total 

29 25 I 654 I 558 II 10 

229 222 - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

10 948 1 9 986 

4 207 599 4 014 760 96 350 546 92 060 556 994 913 56 873 53 623 

5 156 4 828 

I 946 691 I 874 235 

- -

=1 -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - -

=1 -

-

- -

- -

- -

187 156 

5 501 5 438 

I 279 091 I 268 205 

133 116 

5 426 5 392 

120 108 

5 448 5 399 

12 346 10 674 

I 698 292 I 517422 

2 878 826 2 588 693 

2 768 2 431 

303 151 273 536 

9 264 8 029 

I 022 451 909 924 

I 997 455 I 790 304 

4 837 4 124 

477 617 416 4117 

2 324 I 917 

210 255 185 322 

332 541 294 726 

I 223 969 

112 696 98 972 

469 425 

31 082 28 813 

105 97 

6 838 6 223 

18 15 

I 561 I 411 

82 57 

661 549 

74 50 

613 515 

60 42 

639 536 

12 7 

12 5 10 5 

12 5 

4 2 

8 2 

124 74 

I 119 744 

96 56 

885 636 

67 37 

735 545 

Forming 

Age of farm operator 

65 years and 

Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years aver 

- 2 4 8 10 I 

- 82 167 254 555 500 

- I 2 3 4 -

- 12 67 26 117 - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

213 997 I 607 2 799 2 986 I 384 

62 582 374 576 711 290 I 283 243 I 150 976 432 093 

I 383 582 8 506 834 16 413 679 29 372 294 26 344 401 10 039 766 

13 106 197 257 261 79 

570 4 250 15 039 17 263 12 908 3 593 

97 498 828 I 421 I 458 526 

30 761 177 263 357 076 604 710 533 143 171 282 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- 13 18 48 56 21 

- 437 605 2 718 I 400 278 

- 89 490 130 972 671 479 313 330 62 934 

- 13 15 38 37 13 

- 436 604 2 713 I 381 258 

- II 16 35 35 II 

- 432 604 2 712 I 378 272 

139 I 043 I 806 2 890 3 207 I 589 

16 694 138 940 277 397 431 822 440 125 212 444 

26 248 239 962 506 664 745 671 736 009 334 139 

26 232 510 695 684 284 

I 201 24 513 57 602 85 145 75 057 30018 

88 792 I 424 2 172 2 378 I 175 

8 219 83 806 174 820 260 765 260 037 122 277 

14 950 164 880 364 269 517628 506 311 222 266 

47 399 808 I 142 I 198 530 

3 665 36 097 84 440 123 875 116 131 52 279 

18 170 321 525 576 307 

I 249 18 695 29 771 53 197 54 902 27 508 

2 124 29 842 49 551 86 288 83 708 43 213 

13 81 182 258 266 169 

665 8 390 16 771 30 334 26 145 16667 

2 34 89 122 115 63 

35 3 328 4 834 9 988 7 509 3 119 

I 5 24 32 20 15 

20 503 I 433 3077 410 780 

- I 4 5 5 -

- 500 374 285 252 -

- 5 6 17 24 5 

- 89 34 115 303 9 

- 5 6 14 22 3 

- 89 25 107 293 2 

- 4 5 13 19 I 

- 86 33 112 300 5 

- - I 2 2 2 

- - (Z) 2 3 (l) 

- - - 2 2 I 

- - - 2 3 (Z) 

- - - 2 - -

- - - 2 - -

2 3 16 13 20 20 

14 23 132 79 366 130 

- I 13 II 17 14 

- 16 113 75 351 81 

- I 6 7 12 II 

- 16 60 59 323 88 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 29. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Farm Operator: 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Cropi Harvelted - Continued 

Sorghums for all purposes ______ forms-. 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Sorghums for groin or seed ___ formL_ 

ocres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________ farms __ 

Qcres-_ 

Soybeans for beonL ___________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _____ • ____________ .farmL_ 

acres._ Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Peanuts for nuts ______________ forms __ 

aeres __ 

pounds __ Irrigated _______________ • ___ forms __ 

cereL. Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

acreL. 

WheaL. _. _________ • _______ • _ formL. 

aeres __ 

bushels-. Irrigated ___ • _. ___ • ___ • ___ ._ formL. 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cotton ______________________ forms __ 

acreL_ 

boies __ Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Tobacco _____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

poundL_ Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ formL_ 

acres __ 

Irish potatoes ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

hundredweight __ Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ formL_ 

ocres __ 

Hoy _________________________ farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

tons __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acres __ 

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hoy or dehydrating _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover and grosses for hoy ________ forms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Field seeds ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables ___________________ formL_ 

acreL_ Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acres __ 

Berries ______________________ forms __ 

acreL_ Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ acres __ 

Land in orchards ______________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

Totol 

4 

96 

1 

7 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

962 

192 839 

4 289 990 

81 

3 250 

328 

72 456 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

31 

63 

10 886 

17 

35 

12 

49 

I 672 

180 870 

290 133 

337 

29 615 

I 235 

112 527 

207 151 

713 

61 130 

407 

24 933 

37 815 

254 

13 724 

44 

2 269 

8 

615 

3 

150 

25 

112 

24 

98 

18 

104 

5 

7 

5 

7 

2 

6 

50 

374 

40 

250 

30 

190 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Under 25 years 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

26 

6 570 

96 506 

1 

24 

3 434 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19 

I 875 

2 535 

3 

157 

15 

I 385 

I 846 

6 

617 

3 

228 

435 

I 

93 

I 

12 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other occupation 

Age of form operator 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - - - - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - - - - -

- - -

- - -

118 188 279 

17 938 36 134 65 128 

412 257 815 846 I 458 207 

13 18 24 

393 722 655 

31 58 114 

4500 12 410 29 925 

- - -

- - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

3 6 14 

9 22 23 

840 4 443 4 311 

2 4 9 

3 21 9 

3 I 6 9 20 19 

211 378 522 

18 157 34 070 56 448 24 749 56 752 98 924 51 78 111 

2 435 5 024 8 827 

159 274 379 II 582 19 253 37 861 17 404 36 763 76 323 104 159 245 7 371 9 455 23 077 

51 115 105 

2 288 5 578 6 580 3 203 9522 9 531 33 71 72 I 005 2 983 3 494 

2 13 5 79 594 183 - 2 I 

- 60 25 

- - - - - -

5 5 9 21 5 43 5 4 9 21 3 34 5 2 6 21 3 40 

I - 2 (Z) - 7 I - 2 (l) - 7 - - 1 

- - 6 

7 21 9 68 175 64 5 20 6 8 168 27 

- 19 5 - 148 26 

1974 - Continued 

65 years and 

55 to 64 yeors over 

4 -

96 -

1 -

7 - - -

- -

- - - - - -

- -

- -

-

~I -

-

-

- -

- -

- -

- -

-

~I -

-

-

250 101 1 48 433 18 636/ I 116 526 390 648 

15 10 

914 542 

89 

18 038 7 331 14: 

-

-

- =1 - -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

-

=1 

-

-

6 

18~ 1 

8 I 112 

I 

I 

I ~ 1 I I 

391 151 

48 623 21 697 

69 436 37 737 

66 28 7 460 5 712 

297 111 

28 641 13 805 

47 197 27 618 

148 51 

12 895 7 715 

90 43 

7 314 2 945 10 706 4 418 

53 24 4 326 I 823 

15 8 

906 495 

I 4 200 330 

3 - 150 -

5 I 

34 10 5 I 

29 10 4 I 

30 10 

2 - (Z) - 2 - (Z) - I - (l) -

10 3 59 8 6 3 

39 8 

3 3 8 9 

Montana I-51 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over Total 1 to 9 acres 10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100 to 139 acres 

Farms and Land in Farm. 

Forms _____________________ number __ 20 177 606 519 212 411 485 percent __ 100.0 3.0 2.6 1.1 2.0 2.4 land in forms ________________ acres-_ 56 731 193 177 14 522 12 358 33 238 56 921 Average size of form ________ ocres-_ 2 812 2 28 58 81 117 Value of land and buildings ____ $1.000 __ 6 422 438 12 565 26 425 12 881 26 550 35 508 Average per form __________ dollars-_ 318 305 20 734 50915 60 762 64 597 73 212 Average per ocre ___________ dollorL_ 113 10 675 I 820 I 042 799 624 

Forms by value of form: $1 to $9,999 ______________________ 265 203 44 5 5 3 $10,000 to $19,999 _________________ 511 193 64 19 33 48 $20,000 to $39,999 _________________ I 265 119 138 49 65 101 $40,000 to $69,999 _________________ 2 003 71 175 76 137 123 $70,000 to $99,999 _________________ I 874 9 47 32 105 90 $100,000 to $149,999 _______________ 2 533 8 23 22 50 78 $150,000 to $199,999 _______________ 2 149 I 13 4 9 22 $200,000 to $499,999 _______________ 6 288 I 15 5 7 18 $500,000 and over _________________ 3 289 I 2 

Owned and rented land by farm operator: land owned ________________ forms __ 18 051 547 442 184 370 400 ocreL_ 39 449 land rented or leased from 186 166 316 27 830 17 971 40 576 62 039 

others ____________________ forms-_ II 920 84 132 73 100 156 acres __ 18 655 415 9 619 land rented or leased to 3 098 2 869 6 215 14 430 

others ____________________ formL_ I 926 113 48 18 44 61 acreL_ I 373 408 174 758 16 406 8 482 13 553 19 548 

Land in Farms According to Use 

Totol cropland ________________ forms __ 18 966 103 402 199 387 462 acres __ IS 257 374 324 9 754 9 759 25 208 44 474 Harvested cropland __________ farms __ 18 509 86 310 183 348 432 acreL_ 8 375 116 243 5 793 6 469 16473 28 142 Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres __________________ I 539 86 310 131 178 146 50 to 99 acres _________________ 2 157 52 170 194 100 to 199 acres ______ ~ ________ 3 535 92 200 to 499 acres _______________ 5 600 500 to 999 acres _______________ 3 691 1,000 acres and over ___________ I 987 1,000 to 1,999 acres __________ I 587 2.000 acres and aver _________ 400 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only ____ farmL_ 5 597 17 194 93 199 256 acres __ 040 944 55 3 757 2922 7 202 13 528 Cover crops. legumes, and soil 

improvement grosses not 

harvested or postured _____ formL_ 607 13 5 5 9 acreL_ 94 253 65 106 83 167 On which all crops foiled ___ farms __ 876 3 7 14 acreL_ 188 132 26 146 220 In cultivated sum mer fal/ow __________________ farmL_ 9 914 I 5 10 37 62 

acreL_ 294 602 4 52 149 994 875 Idle _____________________ formL_ I 087 4 8 5 14 31 

ocreL_ 264 327 18 87 87 310 542 

Total woodland _______________ forms __ 2 333 6 55 26 48 68 acreL_ 511 931 12 733 575 286 2 438 Woodland postured __________ farmL_ I 850 3 24 16 42 46 acres __ 146 601 4 313 283 024 567 Woodland not postured ______ farmL_ 777 5 32 10 18 28 

acreL_ 365 330 8 420 292 262 871 

Pastureland and rangeland. other than 

cropland and woodland posture _____________________ farmL_ 13 215 30 97 53 122 143 

ocreL_ 38 989 905 70 674 312 4 717 7 086 

Improved pasture/and and rangeland _________________ forms __ 2 605 9 54 28 58 57 acres-_ I 425 380 22 787 504 I 850 2 887 

Unimproved pastureland and rangeland _________________ forms __ II 574 21 54 29 76 102 acres __ 37 564 525 48 887 808 2 867 4 199 

Other land (see text) ___________ formL_ 13 345 519 307 99 245 265 

acreL_ 971 983 771 2 361 712 2027 2923 

Total pastureland _____________ farmL_ 16 397 50 286 138 320 359 

ocres-_ 41 177 450 129 5 744 4 517 12943 22 181 Irrigated land _________________ formL_ 7 528 61 292 144 288 309 . acres __ 717 764 244 6 503 5 709 16697 24 238 

'rrigated cropland harvested __ forms __ 7 183 50 224 131 254 280 acres __ 367 432 186 3 986 4 III II 669 16 808 

Artificial drainage _____________ farms __ 962 3 15 18 25 36 acres drained __ 134 042 II 350 651 219 2 157 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs. and earthen tanks ________________ farms __ 6 548 23 30 16 23 36 number __ 36 014 83 69 37 36 113 

acres __ 78 666 51 59 21 23 54 

Race and Tenure of farm Operator 

All form operators ___________________ 20 177 606 519 212 411 485 Full owners _____________________ 8 283 531 387 139 312 329 Port owners _____________________ 9 652 6 51 42 54 65 Tenants ________________________ 2 242 69 81 31 45 91 

1- 52 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 140 fa 179 acres 180 fa 219 acres 220 fa 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres 1,000 to 1,999 acres 2,000 acres and over 

farm. and Land in farm. 

farms ~ _______ _____________ number __ 723 408 440 2 181 2 879 3 994 7 319 

percenL_ 3.6 2.0 2.2 10.8 14.3 19.8 36.3 

land in forms ________________ ocreL_ 114 097 80 953 104 294 793 570 125 333 5 813 131 47 581 599 

Average size of form ________ acres __ 158 198 237 364 738 I 455 6 501 

Value of land and buildings ____ $1,000 __ 57 145 40 450 49 777 282 554 483 763 935 171 4 459 649 

Average per form __________ dollorL_ 79 039 99 141 113 130 129 552 168 032 234 144 609 325 

Average per ocre ___________ dollors __ 501 500 477 356 228 161 94 

Forms by value of form: $1 fa $9,999 ______________________ 2 I 2 $10,000 fa $19,999 _________________ 85 16 II 34 I 6 I 

$20,000 fa $39,999 _________________ 154 55 60 325 135 44 20 $40,000 to $69,999 _________________ 139 77 80 458 400 205 62 $70,000 to $99,999 _________________ 134 65 74 319 522 316 161 

$100,000 to $149,999 _______________ 106 100 86 328 663 660 409 

$150,000 fa $199,999 _______________ 62 64 62 255 402 715 540 $200,000 to $499,999 _______________ 40 30 67 440 635 830 3 200 $500,000 and over _________________ I 20 121 218 2 926 

Owned and rented land by farm operatar: land owned ________________ farmL_ 613 336 393 I 865 2 499 3 575 6 827 

acres __ 108 963 69 617 93 344 726 038 593 424 4 062 802 32 480 266 

land rented or leased fram others ____________________ farmL_ 210 170 193 941 I 515 2 564 5 782 

acres __ 27 520 22 897 27 508 229 227 680 593 949 131 15 682 308 

land rented or leased to athers ____________________ formL_ 64 28 39 231 259 339 682 

acres __ 22 386 II 561 16 558 161 695 148 684 198 802 580 975 

Land in farm. According 10 Use 

Total cropland ________________ farms __ 704 391 422 2 130 2 782 3 901 7 083/ acres __ 86 834 58 708 73 480 563 006 282 494 185 635 9917698 Harvested cropland __________ farmL_ 677 380 404 2 067 2 739 3 866 7 017 

acreL_ 55 068 38 565 47 069 314 642 686 941 686 789 5 488 922/ Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres __________________ 118 54 41 174 128 79 94 50 to 99 acres _________________ 346 134 114 410 284 193 260 100 to 199 acres _______________ 213 181 209 915 671 519 735 I 200 to 499 acres _______________ 11 40 568 499 490 I 992 500 to 999 acres _______________ 157 528 1,000 acres and aver ___________ 57 2 I 006/ 930 1,000 to 1,999 ocro'-_________ 57 I 530 2,000 acres and aver _________ 400 

Cropland: Pasture I 248/ or grazing only ____ farms __ 379 193 223 938 965 892 acres __ 22 405 14 261 19 694 128 007 195 393 180 002 453 718 I (aver craps, legumes, and sail 

improvement grasses nat harvested or postured _____ formL_ 16 9 8 81 108 138 213 acres __ 4Il 366 289 4 611 10 648 14 874 62 629 On which all craps foiled ___ farms __ 9 8 14 83 144 216 378 acres __ 258 354 605 4 479 16 238 36 223 129 583 In cultivated sum mer fallow __________________ farmL_ 162 74 91 848 I 537 2 715 4 372 acres __ 7 014 4 618 5 047 101 973 351 077 207 159 3614640, Idle _____________________ farms __ 33 21 18 136 189 281 347 acres __ I 678 544 776 9 294 22 197 60 588 168 206 

Total woodland _______________ farms __ 110 70 74 323 411 336 806 acres __ 6 085 159 6 295 40 903 103 374 129 882 215 189 Woodland postured __________ farms __ 83 57 60 265 301 267 686 acres __ 4 254 3 920 4354 32 491 64 568 90 692 943 131 Woodland nat postured ______ farms __ 40 26 24 104 176 115 199 acreL_ I 831 I 239 I 941 8 412 38 806 39 190 272 058 

Posture land and rangeland, ather than 

cropland and woodland pasture _____________________ farm s __ 228 142 189 939 1 681 2 951 6 640 acreL_ 13 676 II 389 19 025 149 052 650 407 2 323 184 35 808 313 Improved pastureland and rangeland _________________ farms __ 92 66 80 359 429 586 787 acres __ 5 194 4 155 6 481 44 436 117 865 317 580 923 619 Unimproved pastureland and rangeland _________________ farms __ 155 100 132 691 1 394 2 542 6 278 acres __ 8 482 7 234 12 544 104 616 532 542 2 005 604 34 884 694 

Other land (see textL __________ farms __ 451 248 286 1 363 I 874 2 778 4910 acreL_ 7 502 5 697 5 494 40 609 89 058 174 430 640 399 

Total pastureland _____________ farms __ 550 310 361 I 665 2304 3 271 6 783 acres __ 40 335 29 570 43 073 309 550 910 368 2 593 878 37 205 162 Irrigated land _________________ farms __ 438 262 296 1 069 I 046 I 010 2 313 acres __ 44 596 32 324 41 138 186 027 222 035 230 625 907 628 Irrigated cropland harvested __ farms __ 416 254 275 I 023 I 013 979 2 284 acres __ 33 133 24 216 30 278 140 428 176 466 181 841 744 310 

Artificial drainage _____________ farms __ 46 27 42 162 128 167 293 acres drained __ 3 569 972 799 18 977 16 219 21 388 62 730 Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs. and earthen tanks ________________ farms __ 59 28 44 281 647 I 418 3 943 number __ 116 71 83 638 I 521 3 882 29 365 acres __ 97 45 81 719 2 054 6 931 68 532 

Race and Tenure of Farm Operator 

All farm operators ___________________ Full owners _____________________ 723 408 440 2 181 2 879 3 994 7 319 

Part owners _____________________ 516 238 247 1 240 1 374 I 432 1 538 

Tenants ________________________ 94 96 142 590 1 115 2 127 5 270 113 74 51 351 390 435 511 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data Montana ,-53 
Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Race and Tenure of Farm 

Operator - Continued 

All form operatars - Continued White' __________________________ _ 

Tenants 

~~~ o::~;~s _______________________ ===================== _ 

Black and other races! _____________ _ Full owners ____________________ _ 

Part owners ____________________ _ 

Tenants _______________________ _ 

Farms by Type of Organization 

Individual or family ____________ formL_ 

acreL_ Partnership __________________ farms __ 

Corporation, including family owned ______________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ Other _______________________ farms __ 

ocreL_ 

Farm Credit 

Total operator farm debt _______ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Debts secured by real estate __ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Debts nat secured by real estate ____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Farm Operator Characteristics 1 

Form operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________ _ 

25 to 34 yearL ___________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeorL ____________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL ___________________ _ 

5510 64 yearL ___________________ _ 

65 years and aver _________________ _ 

Average age ______________________ _ 

Farm operators by place of residence: On form operated _________________ _ 

On another farm __________________ _ 

In a rural area, nat an a farm _______ _ 

In a city. town. or urban area _______ _ 

Form operators by principal occupation; Farming __________________________ _ 

Other _________________________ • __ 

Farm operators reporting off-farm 

income -

Greater than value of form products sold ____________________________ _ 

less than value of farm products sold _ Not reporting or none ______________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work off form __________________________ _ 

I to 49 days _____________ • _______ _ 

50 to 99 days ____________________ _ 

10010 149 days __________________ _ 

15010 199 days __________________ _ 

200 days and over ________________ _ 

Persons in household (other than form 

operator) working off farm: Farms reporting _______ • ___________ _ 

Number of persons ________________ _ 

By number of days worked: I to 49 days _________________ _ 

5010 99 days ________________ _ 

10010 149 days ______________ _ 15010 199 days ______________ _ 

200 days and over ___ _ 

Farms by Size 

J to 9 acres ________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ______________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ______________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres ______________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres. _____________ :. _____ _ 140 to 179 ocres ____________________ _ 

180'fo 219 acres ___________ • __ -- -- --- 220 to 259 ocreL. __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ____________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ____________________ _ 

1,00010 1,999 ocro'- ________________ _ 2,000 acres and over ________________ _ 

Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification (se. text) 

Cosh grain forms (OJ 1)--- ____________ _ 

Colton forms (0131) _________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) ________________ _ 

Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 

Tolol 

18 649 

7 822 

8 700 2 127 

221 

47 

126 

48 

17 177 

37 428 818 

1 693 

6 509 264 

I 229 

12 293 386 

78 

499 725 

10 334 

867 325 

7 958 

609 671 

6 531 

257 654 

399 

2 026 

3 270 

5 018 

5 395 

2 762 

51.2 

13 405 

636 

303 

924 

15 895 

2 975 

2 472 

9 830 

6 568 

5 299 

I 487 

511 

496 

552 

2 253 

2 859 

3 432 

041 

429 

333 

473 

156 

606 

519 

212 

411 

485 

723 

408 

440 

2 181 

2 879 

3 994 

7 319 

8 804 

1 to 9 acres 

569 

495 

6 

68 

2 

2 

521 

048 

50 

64 

25 

55 

10 

10 

165 

2 841 

72 

028 

116 

813 

33 

92 

96 

97 

154 

99 

49.9 

273 

27 

16 

56 

371 

200 

153 

152 

266 

193 

30 

12 

10 

16 

125 

85 

94 

22 

7 

6 

17 

42 

606 

10 to 49 acres 

490 

364 

50 

76 

3 

3 

463 

13 228 

30 

759 

25 

520 

1 

15 

187 

130 

126 

3 279 

116 

I 851 

26 

79 

90 

124 

96 

78 

48.4 

323 

36 

11 

36 

236 

257 

246 

132 

115 

307 

30 

19 

12 

19 

227 

110 

144 

35 

18 

13 

15 

63 

519 

39 

tApplies only to individual or family operations {sole proprietorships} and partnerships; see text. 

1- S4 Montana 

1974-Continued 

50 to 69 acres 

11 

207 

136 

42 

29 

I 

195 

377 

13 

734 

3 

182 

I 

65 

92 

727 

66 

323 

53 

404 

8 

31 

42 

46 

44 

37 

50. I 

142 

15 

6 

16 

12 I 

87 

106 

54 

48 

112 

10 

1 

5 

19 

77 

58 

64 

11 

8 

6 

7 

32 

212 

28 

70 to 99 acres 

382 

299 

41 

42 

21 

7 

12 

2 

377 

30 446 

26 

2 173 

8 

619 

192 

4 948 

148 

3 545 

I I 7 

I 402 

13 

67 

78 

70 

112 

63 

49.5 

290 

24 

I 

26 

231 

172 

161 

149 

93 

209 

21 

13 

15 

26 

134 

78 

85 

10 

15 

9 

13 

38 

41 I 

58 

10010 139 acres 

475 

326 

64 

85 

3 

450 

52 842 

?8 3 229 

5 

603 

2 

247 

208 5 832 

149 

4 020 

124 

1 812 

9 

57 

74 

122 

129 

87 

51.8 

346 

30 

4 

39 

305 

173 

170 

177 

131 

228 

33 

12 

15 

30 

138 

99 

113 

27 

11 

7 

17 

51 

485 

93 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 140 10 179 acre. 18010 219 acre. 220 10 259 acre. 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres 1,000 to 1,999 acres 2,000 acres and over 

Race and Tenure of Fann 

Operator - Continued 

All form operators - Continued White' ___________________________ 708 395 431 2 103 2 789 3 822 6 278 Full owners _____________________ 512 227 246 1 206 1 327 1 364 1 320 Port Qwners _____________________ 92 95 134 569 1 078 2 037 4 492 Tenants ________________________ 104 73 51 328 384 421 466 Black and other races' ______________ 9 6 3 33 21 41 78 Full owners _____________________ 2 5 1 6 4 5 12 Part owners _____________________ 1 2 11 17 32 51 Tenants ________________________ 16 4 15 

Fannl by Type of Organization 

Individual or family ____________ forms __ 690 375 403 2 008 2 612 3 547 5 536 acres __ 108 928 74 407 95 604 730 416 924 344 159 024 29 227 154 Partnership __________________ forms-_ 27 26 31 128 198 316 820 acreL_ 4 235 Corporation, including family 5 172 7 340 46 836 148 123 4.:< 853 5 825 746 

owned ______________________ farms __ 3 5 6 40 58 116 935 acres __ 454 981 350 14 319 43 829 169 466 12 061 008 Other _______________________ farms __ 3 2 5 II 15 28 ocres-_ 480 393 I 999 9 037 19 788 467 691 

Farm Credit 

Tofal operator form debt _______ forms __ 325 183 217 975 I 404 2 029 4 357 $1,000 __ 9 274 5 409 7384 41 010 67 399 110 337 606 034 Debts secured by real estate __ forms-_ 251 136 163 719 I 033 I 541 3 554 $1,000 __ 6 628 3 852 4977 28 III 46 611 78 727 427 569 Debts not secured by real estafe ____________________ forms __ 180 97 138 618 916 I 265 2 791 $1,000 __ 2 646 I 557 2 407 12 899 20 789 31 610 178 465 

Fann Operator Characteristics 1 

Form operators by age group: Under 25 years ____________________ 22 18 16 72 67 62 53 25 to 34 yeors _____________________ 98 47 38 239 306 388 584 35 to 44 yeors _____________________ 140 82 71 353 439 637 168

1 45 to 54 yeors _____________________ 157 89 101 535 709 993 975 55 to 64 yeors _____________________ 190 106 148 597 855 202 762 65 years and over __________________ 110 59 60 340 434 581 814 Average oge _______________________ 50.1 49.7 51.6 50.9 51.6 51.8 51.3 

Form operators by place of residence: On farm operated __________________ 

On 468 298 315 392 916 2 792 4 850 another farm ___________________ 39 20 16 140 80 103 106 In a rural area, not on a form ________ 12 9 13 44 62 56 69 In a city, town, or urban area ________ 68 28 35 308 387 453 4721 Farm operators by principal occupation: Forming __________________________ 

Other ____________________________ 486 288 328 675 2 395 3 570 5 889 231 113 106 461 415 293 467 

Form operators reporting off-form 

incomeGreater than value of form products .old _____________________________ 225 116 107 430 321 226 211 less 

Not than value of form products sold _ 297 159 202 073 590 2 229 3 616 reporting or none _____ . _________ 195 126 125 633 899 I 408 2 529 

Form operators reporting days of work off farm ___ . _______________________ 

110 49 day. ______________________ 327 168 169 797 918 836 035 

5010 99 day. _____________________ 48 35 35 154 259 333 499 100 10 149 day. ___________________ 32 12 II 76 122 101 100 15010 199 day. ___________________ 36 16 16 96 80 105 90 

200 days and over _________________ 38 26 22 93 105 77 81 173 79 85 378 352 220 265 

Persons in household Cather thon farm 

operator) working off form: Forms reporting ____________________ 

Number of persons _________________ III 63 100 379 459 535 782 

By number of days worked: 133 71 117 454 553 646 958 1 to 49 day. __________________ 5010 99 day. _________________ 23 13 27 114 158 212 389 

100 to 149 day. _______________ 16 7 13 54 8~ 83 117 15010 199 day. _______________ 14 13 15 48 56 62 84 200 days and over _____________ 30 II 17 48 76 106 116 50 27 45 190 183 183 252 

Farml by Size 

1 to 9 acres _________________________ 

10 to 49 acres _______________________ 

50 to 69 ocres _______________________ 

7010 99 ocre'-______________________ 10010 139 ocre'-____________________ 140 to 179 ocre. _____________________ 723 18010 219 ocres _____________________ 408 220 to 259 ocre'-____________________ 26010 499 ocre'- ____________________ 440 

50010 999 ocro'-____________________ 2 181 

1.00010 1.999 ocre. __________________ 2 879 

2,000 acres and over _________________ 3 994 

7 319 

Farms bI Standard Industrial 

Classllealian (lee text) 

(ash groin form. (011) ________________ 195 80 98 855 417 2 535 3 406 (otlon form. (0131) __________________ Tobacco form. (0132) _________________ 

lApplies only fa individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Montana I-55 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over Total 1 to 9 acres 10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100 to 139 acres 

Farms by Standard Industrial 

Clauifieatlon (see toxt) - Con. 

Sugar crap, Irish potato, hay, peanut, 

and other field crop forms (0133,0134, 

0139) •••••••••.•....••••.•....•.•• 607 2 50 37 101 III Vegetable and melon forms (016) _______ 12 4 4 2 1 fruit and tree nut forms (017) __________ 76 20 46 7 I Horticultural specialty farms (018) ______ 48 39 5 1 1 General forms, primarily crop (0191) ____ 421 2 4 11 Livestock farms. except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) ____________ 8 511 478 306 . 116 215 231 ~airy forms (024) •....•.•.•.••.•..... 304 12 16 9 17 22 Poultry and egg farms (025) •........•. 32 7 9 2 2 Animol specialty forms (027) ___________ 127 42 26 4 5 General farms, primarily livestock 

(0291) .••.•........•.•.•..•........ 83 6 Farms not classified by SIC ____________ 152 10 

Value of Products Sold 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________ formL_ 20 177 606 519 212 411 485 

$1.000 .. 027 135 9 723 21 117 3 276 12 021 15 344 Forms by value of agricultural products 

sold: 

$500,000 and over .......•...... _ 106 1 5 2 3 $200,000 to $499,999 .....•.•.•.•• 496 3 5 2 2 $100,000 to $199,999 .....•...•.•• 1 540 12 11 1 4 3 $40,000 to $99,999 .........•...•• 5 358 34 37 9 19 43 $20,000 to $39,999 .....•.•.•.•.•• 4 591 55 23 22 33 53 

$10,000 to $19,999 ...•.•.•.•.•.•• 3 616 107 51 28 56 84 

$5,000 to $9,999 •.....•.......... 2 520 164 147 57 158 165 

$2,500 to $4,999._ .•.•.•..•. _ .... 1 655 204 204 81 125 111 Under $2,500 (see text) ._ ••••••... 295 26 36 13 12 21 

Groin sold ___________________ farms __ 12 833 77 52 134 183 

$1.000 .. 454 120 212 194 532 090 Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farmL_ 3 867 

$1,000_. 321 390 Tobacco sold _________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 .. Sales of $40,000 ond over ____ farms-_ 

$1,000 .. 

Cotton and cottonseed sold _____ forms __ 

$1,000 .. Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms-_ 

$1.000 .. 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage sold ________________________ farmL_ 5 011 75 56 150 177 

$1.000_. 46 571 196 187 663 013 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms-_ 176 

$1.000 .. 12 550 

Other field crops sold __________ forms __ 701 9 30 16 29 40 

$1.000 .. 45 498 11 167 452 621 592 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 400 4 4 19 

$1,000 .• 40 063 187 233 095 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons sold ________________________ forms __ 78 6 11 5 6 

$1,000 .• 274 14 34 35 12 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 

$1,000 .• 

Fruit, nuts, and berries sold _____ farms __ 99 21 50 9 

$1,000 .• 622 87 323 79 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 2 

$1.000_. (0) 

Poultry and poultry products sald_ farmL_ 060 32 43 29 29 

$1,000 .. 729 415 3 348 33 811 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 36 3 7 2 

$1,000 .. 951 (0) 3 304 (D) 

Dairy products sold ____________ farmL_ 870 20 35 18 30 41 

$1,000 .. 19 039 334 764 202 439 748 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 178 3 11 3 4 7 

$1,000 .. 15 230 232 697 151 231 457 

Cottle and calves sold __________ formL_ 14 850 412 300 135 286 352 

$1,000 .. 401 230 4592 12 588 518 8 754 9 300 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farmL_ 1 868 16 10 1 9 8 

$1.000 __ 268 293 (0) 11 397 (0) 7 453 7 407 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ formL_ 2 450 128 124 42 59 61 

$1.000 .• 24 669 507 871 460 595 287 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 125 6 14 2 2 

$1,000 .. 11 237 560 091 (0) (0) 

Sheep. Iambs, and wool sold ____ forms __ I 939 44 56 25 42 53 

$1,000_. 16 676 145 96 56 163 167 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 86 

$1.000 .. 5 826 

Other !i~estock and livestock products sold ________________________ forms __ 1 306 64 53 16 21 27 

$1,000 .. 5 209 835 250 52 202 160 

Sales of $40,000 and over _. ___ forms __ 35 17 11 1 2 

$1.000 .. 3 156 489 145 (0) (0) 

Nursery and greenhouse products sold ________________________ torms __ 61 40 7 2 2 

$1.000 .. 440 769 234 (0) (0) 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ tormL_ 7 3 2 1 

$1,000 .. 819 281 (0) (0) 

Forest products sold ___________ forms __ 440 9 5 5 17 

$1,000 .. 3 058 35 (0) 10 (0) 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ torms __ 11 

$1,000._ 913 

,-56 Montana J 974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

2,000 acres and over $2,500 and Over 140 to 179 ocres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 ocres 500 to 999 acres 1,000 to 1,999 acres 

Farml by Standard Indultrial 

Clallificatlon (I •• t.d)-Con. 

Sugar crap. Irish potato, hoy, peanut, 

and other field crop farms (0133,0134, 0139) _____________________________ 152 86 98 334 276 173 187 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) _______ 

Fruit and tree nut forms (017) __________ 1 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) ______ I I 

General farms. primarily crap (0191) ____ 20 15 17 56 95 92 102 

livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, 142 3 53~ I and animal specialty (021) ____________ 291 188 195 811 004 Dairy farms (024) ____________________ 42 21 22 80 39 16 

Poultry and eg9 farms (025) ___________ 4 7 I 

Animal specialty farms (027) ___________ 6 10 7 

General forms. primarily livestock 12 28 (0291) _____________________________ 12 9 

Farms not classified by SIC ____________ 22 21 16 46 

Value of Products Sold 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________ farms-_ 7 319 723 408 440 2 181 2 879 3 994 $1,000 __ 12 982 10 143 11 819 65 936 112 883 160 995 590 895 

Farms by value of agricultural products 

sold, 

$500,000 and over _______________ I 6 14 7 66 $200,000 to $499,999 _____________ 2 5 5 18 35 24 395

1 

$100,00010 $199,999 _____________ 12 16 16 102 87 142 I 134 $40,000 to $99,99L ______________ 67 37 56 242 380 377 3 057 $20,00010 $39,999 _______________ 81 66 71 418 903 296 I 570 $10,00010 $19,999 _______________ 148 108 107 644 835 711 737 1 $5,00010 $9,999 _________________ 234 91 105 446 414 300 239 $2,500 to $4,999 _________________ 155 59 71 263 185 109 Under $2,500 (see text) ___________ 24 26 8 42 26 28 33 88\ 

Grain sold ___________________ forms __ 354 211 228 I 365 2 059 3 154 5 014 

$1,000 __ 2 298 520 2 005 16 205 37 451 104 035 288 570 \ Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ I 2 2 30 162 I 058 2 612 $1,000 __ (0) (D) (0) 617 9040 63 328 247 174 Tobacco sold _________________ forms __ -I $1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed sold _____ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Soles of $40,000 ond over ____ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and siloge sold ________________________ farmL_ 270 152 182 763 854 910 I 419 1 $1,000 __ 499 923 415 6 401 8 016 7 712 18 542 Soles of $40,000 ond over ____ farms-_ I I 10 30 26 108 $1,000 __ (D) (0) 667 724 I 617 8 441 

Other field crops sold __________ farms __ 52 48 51 173 130 57 66 $1,000 __ 197 2 503 2 939 12 713 II 142 6 329 4 831 Sales of $40,000 ond over ____ farms-_ 24 32 32 134 81 38 32 $1,000 __ 456 186 2 428 II 845 10 259 6068 306 Vegetables, sweet corn, ond melons sold ________________________ farms __ 9 3 9 II 

2~ 1 $1,000 __ (D) 31 36 (D) Sales of $40,000 and aver ____ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Fruit, nuts, and berries sold _____ farms __ 2 I 6 2 $1,000 __ (0) (Z) 9 (D) Soles of $40,000 and over ____ farms-_ I I $1.000 __ (0) (0) 

Paultry and poultry products sold_ farmL_ 36 34 23 122 152 201 350 $1,000 __ 17 22 10 603 340 140 984 Sales of $40,000 and aver ____ farms __ 4 3 17 $1.000 __ 511 163 837 

Dairy products sold ____________ farms __ 68 36 37 161 128 119 177 $1,000 __ 779 977 264 5 344 3 235 573 2 379 Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 16 II 14 56 25 13 15 $1.000 __ 365 784 063 4 528 2 601 I 273 I 847 Cattle and calves sold __________ farms __ 478 297 330 I 436 I 988 2 610 6 226 $1,000 __ 4 042 3 356 3 619 21 247 47 146 35 080 249 987 Sales of $40,000 and aver ____ farms-_ 13 8 13 54 96 126 I 514 $1,000 __ 192 258 589 II 186 32 437 12 721 178 922 

Hags and pigs sold ____________ forms __ 93 57 48 249 355 470 764 $1.000 __ 544 376 330 737 2 902 3 782 10 278 Sales of $40,000 and aver ____ farms __ 2 2 8 15 20 54 $1,000 __ (0) (0) 474 104 287 6 012 Sheep, lambs, and wool sold ____ forms __ 83 54 46 216 244 309 767 $1,000 __ 266 125 158 351 122 747 II 279 Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms-_ 5 4 3 74 $I,OOL 490 301 137 4 898 

Other livestock and livestock products sold ________________________ farms __ 33 36 18 101 126 193 618 $1.000 __ 207 28 19 106 143 304 903 Sales of $40,000 and aver ____ forms-_ 2 I I $1,000 __ (D) (D) (0) Nursery and greenhouse products sold ________________________ forms __ 3 3 $1.000 __ 273 39 Soles of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ I $1,000 __ (D) 

Forest products sold ___________ farms __ 17 15 59 62 58 185 

Sales of $40,000 

$1.000 __ 60 51 145 274 282 112 and over ____ farms __ 

$1.000 __ II 

913 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Montana I-57 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over Total 1 to 9 acres 10 to 49 ocres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100 fa '39 ocres 

Farm Production Expenses 

Total production expenses ____ forms __ 20 177 606 519 212 411 485 $1,000 __ 761 176 8 499 22 492 2 996 12 771 15 281 livestock and poultry purchased _forms __ 8 547 291 248 91 172 203 $1,000 __ 123 293 1 582 8 158 525 5 449 5 482 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___ formL_ 13 677 466 380 142 277 336 $1,000 __ 120 984 2 794 Commercially mixed formula 9 227 968 3677 4 854 

feeds _____________________ forms __ 10 271 339 285 98 204 229 tons __ 317 545 11 292 22 043 536 4 668 10 156 $1,000 __ 46 270 1 581 3 174 235 662 I 466 Feed ingredients _____________ formL_ 3 212 125 68 29 45 59 tons __ 50 780 277 454 974 530 2 686 $1,000 __ 7 085 211 218 149 244 377 

Whole groins _______________ forms __ 6 419 250 203 71 156 179 ton5-_ 437 086 7 611 42 146 739 17 738 20 027 $1,000 __ 47 578 863 4 835 534 2 029 I 957 Hoy, green chop, and silage ___ farmL_ 3 433 76 103 46 65 101 ton5-_ 511 433 3 703 27 594 090 19 554 40 184 $1,000 __ 20 051 139 I 001 50 742 I 054 

Animal health cost for livestock and poultry _____________________ forms __ II 899 332 248 108 224 240 $1.000 __ 6 929 68 108 24 90 81 Seeds, bulbs. plants. and trees __ forms __ 7 524 69 164 70 133 203 $1,000 __ 10 294 72 32 29 45 III Commercial fertilizer purchased __ forms __ 10 154 65 168 III 197 231 $1.000 __ 38 685 16 74 93 169 304 Commercial fertilizer used ______ forms __ 9 006 41 140 88 153 194 acres fertilized __ 3 623 887 153 2 440 3 196 7 253 II 345 dry tonL_ 197 391 35 382 452 816 I 346 liquid or gas tonL_ 8 276 5 12 28 9 40 

Other agricultural chemicals (see 

text) _______________________ farms __ 9 950 69 138 53 100 147 $1.000 __ 12 476 5 33 13 19 45 lime ______________________ farmL_ 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel 

and oil for form business ______ forms __ 20 004 558 507 210 406 477 $1.000 __ 52 478 515 379 157 359 444 Gasoline ___________________ formL_ 19 741 551 499 209 400 470 $1,000 __ 30 491 377 256 116 256 319 Diesel aiL __________________ formL_ 14 000 137 135 63 137 200 

$1,000_ 15 142 55 49 19 38 71 

lP gas. butane. and propane __ farms-_ 754 74 57 14 42 48 $1,000 __ 472 21 29 7 32 10 

Motor oil. grease. piped gas. kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farmL_ 19 953 554 503 208 405 473 $1.000 __ 4 374 63 45 16 34 44 

Hired form labor ______________ farms-_ 9 365 106 140 69 129 127 

$1,000 __ 46 591 585 870 121 275 460 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _________ farmL_ 4 088 33 33 6 13 21 

workerL_ 8 214 97 134 14 39 65 

25 to 149 days ___________ farmL_ 4 364 46 42 18 24 35 

warkerL_ 10 994 148 168 79 71 104 

less tItan 25 days _________ farmL_ 4 806 68 105 55 108 89 

workers __ 20 388 381 021 402 292 405 

Contract lobar ________________ farmL_ I 946 8 31 14 42 48 

$1,000 __ 4 282 8 56 15 33 62 

Machine hire and customwark ___ farmL_ 8 806 132 163 83 161 167 

$1,000 __ 17 539 58 82 69 79 112 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ 20 101 594 514 211 411 476 

$1.000 __ 327 624 2 797 3 476 982 2 574 3 326 

Farm-Related Incame and Expenses 

Farm.related income ___________ forms __ 6 433 76 96 57 116 116 

$1,000 __ 29 480 314 425 209 238 444 

$10.000 and over ___________ formL_ 718 10 8 5 6 II 

$1.000 __ 16 320 130 244 87 83 234 

Form-related income fromCustomwark and other agricultural services ___________________ fortns __ 2 349 26 42 21 43 30 

$1.000 __ 8 378 110 175 82 77 178 

Recreational services ________ farms __ 152 3 2 I I 3 

$1.000 __ 676 I 3 3 5 6 

Payments from government form programs _________________ farms __ 3 153 10 24 13 36 48 

$1,000 __ 8 231 3 6 21 33 50 

Rent from farmland and 

payments from lease or sale of allotments _________________ forms __ I 721 46 23 24 50 46 

$1,000 __ 8 728 199 174 96 117 182 

Other form-related income ____ farms __ 950 2 13 7 10 12 

$1.000 __ 3 468 (l) 67 7 6 28 

Expenses for form-related 35 39 14 32 42 income sources ______________ formL_ 2 128 $1,000 __ 7 230 96 200 43 39 139 

1- 58 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 140 to 179 acre. 180 to 219 acre. 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres 1,000 to 1,999 ocres 2,000 acres and over 

Fann Production Expenses 

Totol production expenses ____ forms-_ 723 408 440 2 181 2 879 3 994 7 3191 

$1.000 __ 9 626 7 119 8 603 47 539 82 787 101 934 441 528 

livestock and poultry purchased _ farms-_ 280 191 172 831 I 092 I 354 3622 

$1.000 __ 649 182 I 717 8 999 20 277 9 433 58 841 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___ forms __ 470 281 298 I 318 I 797 2 366 5 546 

$1.000 __ I 959 194 I 506 9 304 17 065 9 855 58 581 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ forms __ 316 188 191 938 I 310 4 4021 I 771 

ton5 __ 5 801 4 056 3 227 24 402 28 499 34 566 167 299 

$1.000 __ 886 637 479 3 642 4 220 4 978 24 309 

Feed ingredients _____________ forms-_ 77 77 65 266 399 559 I 443 

ton5-_ 610 517 724 2 163 3 340 3 230 32 276 

$1.000 __ 108 75 102 319 484 471 4 327 

Whole groins _______________ forms __ 263 155 155 677 873 007 2 430 

tons __ 5 746 2 541 5 419 33 765 89 629 24 805 182 9231 $ 1.000 __ 629 290 557 3468 9 894 2 684 19 839 

Hoy, green chop. and siloge ___ formL_ 131 74 73 329 445 594 I 396 

tons-_ 10 151 4 702 7 544 44 216 70 077 41 436 241 182 

$1.000 __ 336 191 368 I 875 2 467 I 721 10 106 

Animol health cost for livestock and poultry _____________________ forms __ 370 219 258 I 102 447 2 075 5 276 

$1.000 __ 102 60 78 365 620 772 i ~~ I Seeds, bulbs, plonts, ond trees __ forms __ 260 189 207 855 123 I 410 

$1.000 __ 138 169 170 779 133 I 650 5 965 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms __ 368 235 248 1 154 1 356 2 057 3 964 

$1.000 __ 536 428 560 2 797 4 071 6 665 22 971 

Commercial fertilizer used ______ forms-_ 301 190 224 984 I 204 I 856 3 631 1 

acres fertilized __ 23 628 16 978 23 935 137 750 268 590 671 078 2 457 541 I 

dry tanL_ 2 704 1 989 2 805 14 042 20 246 33 459 119 116 

liquid or gas tonL_ 31 148 75 342 746 1 225 5 616 

Other agricultural chemicals (see text) _______________________ farms-_ 245 142 180 952 375 2 371 4 1781 $1,000 __ 65 54 95 480 059 2 526 8 083 lime ______________________ farms __ 

= 1 tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

73J Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ 711 403 438 2 140 2 864 3 982 $1,000 __ 749 488 589 3 085 5 399 9 592 Gasoline 30 7221 ___________________ farms __ 703 398 432 2 090 2 808 3 939 7 242 $1.000 __ 529 335 397 1 966 3 293 5 415 17 233 Diesel oiL __________________ farms __ 321 225 270 1 365 1 993 3 206 5 9481 $1,000 __ 120 89 127 726 1 459 3 037 9 350 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms-_ 84 59 55 373 494 883 2 571 I $1,000 __ 21 17 16 117 182 327 1 694 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms __ 710 403 433 2 135 2 851 3 974 $1,000 __ 7 3041 79 47 49 275 465 813 2 445 

Hired form lobar ______________ farmL_ 228 150 168 777 1 073 1 770 4 6281 $1.000 __ 389 453 338 2 030 3 283 5 002 32 785 Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _________ formL_ 35 31 36 209 315 534 2 822 warkers __ 61 83 48 322 527 814 6 010 25 to J49 days ___________ farms-_ 77 47 61 JOO 455 822 2 437 workerL_ 139 137 120 821 122 726 6 359 less than 25 days _________ farms __ 174 97 110 474 614 954 1 958 workers __ 915 330 475 2 737 2 388 2 972 8 070 

Contract lobar ________________ farms __ 70 53 50 239 228 306 857 $1,000 __ 88 98 99 479 490 617 2 238 Machine hire and customwork ___ farmL_ 319 167 190 927 222 I 784 3 491 $1,000 __ 222 115 139 987 1 573 2 938 11 167 All other production expenses ___ farms __ 718 400 438 2 170 2 872 3 987 7 310 $1,000 __ 3 729 2 879 3 312 18 235 27 816 52 886 205 613 

farm. Related Income and Expense. 

Form-related income ___________ farmL_ 203 101 137 693 953 I 355 2 530 $1,000 __ 461 309 326 993 3 126 5 374 16 262 $10,000 and over ___________ farms-_ 7 2 3 46 77 124 419 $1,000 __ 122 (D) .(D) 726 1 394 2 246 10 887 

Form-related income from -

Custamwork and other agricultural services ___________________ forms __ 82 48 60 278 343 539 837 $1,000 __ 229 78 107 895 060 825 3 560 Recreational services ________ forms-_ I 3 2 9 19 26 82 $1,000 __ 5 113 3 39 107 125 266 Payments from government form programs _________________ farms __ 106 43 69 310 492 655 1 347 $1,000 __ 110 64 87 428 838 706 4 885 Rent from farmland and 

payments from lease or sale of allotments _________________ farms __ 46 21 39 193 232 339 662 $1,000 __ 96 51 123 559 888 052 5 191 Other form-related income ____ farms-_ 25 7 14 80 125 237 418 $1.000 __ 20 3 7 71 232 666 2 359 

Expenses for form-related income sources ______________ farms-_ 79 48 46 250 313 479 751 $1,000 __ 142 54 87 603 745 430 3 652 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Montana I-59 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over Tolol 1 10 9 acres 10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100 1o 139 acres 

Family OK·Farm Income' 

Family aff-form income _________ formL_ 10 630 280 368 151 284 328 $1.000._ 73 373 2 310 Forms by family off-farm income: 3 708 573 2 540 2 984 

$110 $249 ______________________ 674 8 11 2 9 13 $25010 $499 ____________________ 530 6 8 2 3 10 $500 1o $999 ____________________ 917 16 5 6 9 11 $1,000 1o $4,99L ________________ 3817 85 95 34 83 84 $5,00010 $9,999 _________________ 2 185 73 69 34 64 83 $10,000 1o $19,999 _______________ 1 915 73 152 61 100 104 $20,00010 $29,999 _______________ 348 11 19 8 12 13 $30,000 ond over ________________ 244 8 9 4 10 

Family aff-farm income from- Nonfarm-related business _____ farms __ 1 501 48 52 31 46 59 $1,000 __ 14 138 399 Wages. salaries. commissions, and 555 303 294 526 

tips _________ ._. ___ . _____ • farms __ 5 574 215 284 111 188 214 $1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or 37 848 603 2 669 038 791 2 010 

royalties _____________ ._. __ farms-. 5 821 94 121 61 113 135 $1,000 __ 13 877 132 184 93 165 212 Federal Social Security. pensions. etc. ______________________ farmL_ 1 884 40 69 30 65 68 $1.000 __ 4 940 147 238 74 176 206 Rent of nonfarm 

property _____________ ._._. farms-_ 1 033 19 29 15 29 26 $1.000 __ 2 569 29 62 64 114 30 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles ___ • _____________ • farms __ 16 995 362 365 154 322 381 number _. 25 285 457 461 199 417 483 2 or 3 _____________________ formL_ 5 696 60 84 42 73 88 number __ 12 432 126 177 87 150 184 4 and aver _________________ farmL_ 419 9 1 6 2 number __ 1 973 38 24 8 

Motortrucks. including pickups __ farmL_ 18 955 421 448 186 364 414 

number __ 57 853 647 702 340 624 773 2 cr 3 _____________________ farmL_ 9 185 145 157 85 164 164 

number __ 22 441 324 358 196 373 370 4 and aver _________________ farmL_ 5 951 13 14 13 14 43 

number __ 31 593 60 67 56 65 196 

Tractors. excluding garden tractors and motor tillers _________________ farmL_ 18 267 272 376 173 347 397 number __ 54 633 480 604 343 667 900 2 or 3 ___________________ farmL_ 9 391 133 149 90 194 240 

number __ 23 095 298 328 209 447 561 4 and aver ___ • ___________ farmL_ 5 775 12 15 15 21 51 

number __ 28 437 55 64 66 88 233 

Wheel tractors. excluding garden 

tractors and motor tillers ____ farms __ 18 145 266 368 169 345 388 

number __ 50 314 461 556 324 638 850 Crawler tractors ____________ farmL_ 3 682 19 39 17 26 37 

number __ 4 319 19 48 19 29 50 

Grain and bean combines. self- propelled _________________ • __ farmL_ 9 202 25 21 17 39 65 

number __ 11 279 30 23 17 40 70 

Corn pickers. corn heods. and picker- shellers _____________ ._. _____ farmL_ 860 11 number __ 895 13 

Corn heads for combines _____ farmL_ 92 3 

number __ 103 4 

Other corn pickers and picker- shellers ___________________ farms __ 778 8 

number __ 792 9 

Mower conditioners ___________ farmL_ 2 663 14 41 25 59 71 

number __ 2 886 15 42 25 59 74 

Pickup balers ______ . ____ • _____ farmL_ 9 397 57 71 59 136 205 

number __ 10 046 61 72 62 136 209 

Windrawers. pull and self- propelled. ____________ • ______ farms __ 7 866 48 35 27 81 71 

number __ 8 544 49 38 27 84 74 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar ________________________ farmL_ 1 344 10 8 18 41 

number __ 1 464 10 12 19 46 

Value of Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of machinery and equipment _______________ farr:ns __ 19 731 493 487 201 394 463 

$1.000 __ 721 833 6 688 6 093 2 999 5 945 8 199 

Farms by value group: $110 $4,999 _____________ forms __ 1 329 148 137 54 70 69 

$1,000 __ 4 210 454 400 176 221 223 

$5,00010 $9,999 __________ forms __ 1 957 104 113 47 78 111 

$1,000 __ 13 681 708 767 323 535 770 

$10,000 fO $19,999 ________ forms __ 3 430 90 141 48 131 121 

$1,000 __ 47 862 233 947 650 783 716 

$20,000 fo $49,999 ________ forms __ 8 407 143 86 48 109 148 

$1,000 __ 269 040 3 852 2 365 325 3 020 166 

$50,00010 $99,999 ________ forms __ 3 450 8 9 2 6 8 

$1.000 __ 223 242 441 (0) (0) 387 524 

$100.000 and over ________ farmL_ 1 158 1 2 6 

$1,000 __ 163 798 (0) (0) 800 

'Applies only to individual or fomily operotions (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

J - 60 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974- Continued 

Farms With Sales of 2,000 acres and over $2,500 and Over 140 to 179 acres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres 1,000 to 1,999 acres 

Family OH·Farm Income' 

Familv off-farm income _________ farmL_ 488 255 282 1 316 1 671 2 088 3 119 

$1,000 __ 4 121 2 570 2 467 9 831 11 093 10 936 19 240 

Farms bV familv off-form income: $1 to $249 ______________________ 66 95 154 275 18 8 15 $250 to $499 ____________________ 18 7 15 63 84 115 199 

$500 to $999 ____________________ 32 14 23 86 166 233 316 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________ 131 80 87 419 583 849 287 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ 103 53 56 307 383 434 526 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ 162 58 68 303 268 223 343 

$20,000 to $29,999 _______________ 15 18 8 49 60 51 84 

$30,000 and aver ________________ 9 17 10 23 32 29 89 

Familv off-farm income from- Nonform-related 259 295 340 business _____ farms __ 63 53 42 213 $1.000 __ 564 475 585 942 2 444 2 150 3 902 

Wages, salaries, commissions, and tips ______________________ farmL_ 941 1 239 320 157 178 787 940 

$1.000 __ 2 828 582 334 5 899 6 107 4 741 6 245 

Interest, dividends, or rovalties __________________ farmL_ 1 993 214 103 133 683 874 1 297 

$1.000 __ 378 289 245 068 585 2 735 6 790 

Federal Social Security, pensions, etc. ______________________ forms __ 389 420 102 51 56 270 324 $1.000 __ 234 172 182 744 741 991 036 

Rent of nonfarm property __________________ forms __ 31 16 24 104 142 190 408 

$1.000 __ 117 53 122 178 215 319 267 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

""I Automobiles __________________ formL_ 560 336 356 1 775 2 399 3 491 

number __ 730 448 457 2384 3 337 5 178 10 734 2 or 3 _____________________ farms __ 132 82 73 458 693 1 183 2 728 

number __ 288 184 163 004 518 2580 5 971 .4 and over _________________ forms __ 4 3 3 16 32 76 267/ number __ 18 13 14 79 145 366 I 264 

Motortrucks, including pickups __ formL_ 623 369 405 1 975 2 699 3 851 7 200 

number __ 165 756 895 4 525 6 915 11 997 28 514 , 2 or 3 _____________________ forms __ 291 179 194 1 099 1 618 1 978 3 111 

number __ 649 417 428 2 561 3 869 4 933 7 963 4 and over _________________ farmL_ 53 42 68 293 519 1 381 3 498 number __ 237 191 324 381 2484 6572 19 960 

Tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers _________________ farms __ 609 370 391 1 901 2604 3 738 7 089 number __ 344 904 991 4 680 6 751 10 573 26 396 2 or 3 ___________________ farms __ 326 199 237 1 053 1 488 2 190 3 092 , number __ 784 476 582 2 529 3 659 5 350 7 872 4 and aver _______________ formL_ 80 70 67 370 544 1 013 3 517 number __ 357 327 322 I 673 2 520 4 688 18 044 Wheel tractors, excluding garden 

tractors and motor tillers ____ farms __ 602 369 389 1 893 2 590 3 717 7 049 number __ 272 849 934 4 419 6 342 9 878 23 791 Crawler tractors ____________ farmL_ 59 51 50 241 367 608 2 168 number __ 72 55 57 261 409 695 2 605 

Groin and bean combines, self4 , propelled ____________________ farms __ 132 94 115 735 407 2 440 4 112 number __ 137 95 120 786 529 2 856 5 576 Corn pickers. corn heads. and picker4 shellers _____________________ farmL_ 11 8 16 102 124 168 418 number __ 11 10 16 112 130 172 429 Corn heads for combines _____ forms __ 3 4 5 16 12 16 32 number __ 3 4 5 17 12 17 40 Other corn pickers and picker- shellers ___________________ farmL_ 6 11 89 113 153 389 number __ 6 11 95 118 155 389 

Mower conditioners ___________ farms __ 88 74 86 314 422 434 035 number __ 88 75 88 328 461 464 I 167 Pickup balers _________________ forms __ 313 215 204 974 315 726 4 122 number __ 323 230 212 013 381 810 4 537 Wind rowers, pull and self- propelled ____________________ forms __ 169 108 148 690 975 624 3 890 number __ 171 108 149 716 016 710 4 402 Field forage harvesters, shear bar ________________________ farms __ 56 38 53 197 180 175 559 number __ 64 43 55 209 193 190 614 

V.lue of Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of machinery and equipment _______________ forms __ 684 398 431 2 099 2 826 3954 7 301 $1,000 __ 12 171 7 969 9 690 48 601 75 672 143 784 394 020 Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _____________ farms __ 119 31 39 214 207 135 106 $1,000 __ 350 104 126 670 715 431 342 $5,000 to $9,999 __________ farms __ 132 86 77 357 351 249 252 $1.000 __ 933 612 515 2 509 2 466 752 791 $10,000 to $19,999 ________ farms __ 165 106 117 495 628 616 772 $1.000 __ 2 250 446 595 6 902 8 760 8 653 10 927 

$20,000 to $49,999 ________ farms __ 240 153 160 847 I 304 2 047 3 122 $1,000 __ 6 888 4 397 4 779 25 483 39 591 67 283 105 891 $50,000 to $99,999 ________ farms __ 24 21 31 161 275 780 2 125 $1.000 __ 1 306 (0) 865 10 038 16 633 48 921 141 189 $100,000 and aver ________ farm'-_ 4 1 7 25 61 127 924 $1.000 __ 445 (0) 810 2 999 7 509 16 745 133 880 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Montana 1- 61 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over Total 1 to 9 acres 10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100 to 139 ocres 

Agricultural Chemical. 

Agricultural chemicols- _______ forms-_ 13 665 99 237 128 219 265 $1,000 __ 51 161 21 107 106 188 349 Commercial fertilizer ___________ forms __ 10 155 65 169 III 197 231 acres on which used __ 3 623 887 153 2 440 3 196 7 253 11 345 tonL_ 205 668 40 394 479 825 1 386 $1.000 __ Lime ________________________ farms-_ 38 685 16 74 93 169 304 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, fumigants, etc. to 

controlInsects on hoy crops- ________ forms-_ 931 1 4 8 10 16 acres on which used __ 89 483 1 46 112 206 576 $1.000 __ 300 (Z) (Z) 1 1 2 Insects on other crops _______ farms __ 2 086 24 27 10 10 30 acres on which used __ 782 090 51 273 229 376 249 $1,000 __ 3 880 2 8 2 4 10 Nematodes in crops _________ forms __ 109 1 3 1 7 

ocres on which used __ 19 523 5 34 31 176 

$1.000 __ 301 (Z) (Z) 1 4 Diseases in crops and orchards __________________ farmL_ 279 9 14 3 3 acres on which used __ 123 475 45 140 46 103 $1.000 __ 304 1 7 2 (Z) 

Weeds or gross in crops _____ forms-_ 6977 8 21 16 52 84 

acres on which used __ 3 466 308 18 397 519 990 4 369 $1.000 __ 6 659 (Z) 2 3 9 20 

Weeds or brush in posture ____ farmL_ 514 1 3 2 9 5 

acres on which used __ 68 097 2 24 13 125 158 $1.000 __ 238 (Z) (Z) (Z) 1 1 Weeds on other 10nd _________ farmL_ 1 044 3 8 4 6 30 

acres on which used __ 39 622 3 99 67 17 291 $1.000 __ 150 (Z) 1 (Z) (Z) 1 

Defoliation, growth of crops, or thinning of fruit ______________ farmL_ 101 1 1 1 

acres on which used __ 431 4 50 20 60 

$1,000 __ 52 (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) 

Insect control on livestock and poultry _____________________ farmL_ 740 13 30 14 14 26 

$1,000 __ 242 (Z) 9 2 2 5 Other chemicals (see text) ______ farms __ 141 18 60 13 24 24 

$1,000 __ 350 1 5 3 2 2 

Grain Storage Facilities on Farm 

Farms with groin storage facilities: None _____________________________ 473 202 191 75 162 167 

Under 1,000 bushels ________________ 1 546 26 46 32 44 67 1,000 to 4,999 bushels ______________ 3 510 34 39 20 54 69 5,000 to 9,999 bushels ______________ 2 075 11 6 3 8 5 10,000 to 24,999 bushels ____________ 2 887 7 5 2 5 25,000 to 49,999 bushels ____________ 1 460 1 2 2 50,000 bushels and over _____________ 742 3 1 Not reporting ______________________ 4 484 325 227 81 139 171 

Livestock 

Cattle and calveL _____________ farmL_ 14 743 383 283 133 297 353 

number __ 160 549 33 692 23 887 6 500 22930 22 668 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ formL_ 13 937 347 230 118 255 301 

number __ 695 486 19 052 5 902 2 723 6 756 9 830 

Beef cows _______________ farmL_ 13 470 324 196 103 226 269 

number __ 665 255 18 542 4 875 2 350 5 991 8 479 

Milk cows _______________ farmL_ 3 500 68 79 42 69 105 

number __ 30 231 510 1 027 373 765 1 351 

Heifers and heifer calves that hod not calved _____________ formL_ 12 155 279 205 97 205 276 

number __ 756 881 6 958 6 716 370 7441 5 966 

Beef heifers and heifer calves . _________________ farmL_ 11 766 266 181 87 181 251 

number __ 738 415 6 601 6 135 210 6 806 5 232 

Heifers and heifer calves for 

milk cow replacement _____ farmL_ 1 074 30 42 17 34 48 

number __ 18 466 357 581 160 635 734 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ____________________ farmL_ 12 892 284 219 109 219 290 

number __ 708 182 7 682 11 269 2 407 8 733 6 872 

Cottle and calves sold __________ farms __ 14 850 412 300 135 286 352 

number __ 813 073 23 664 36 053 5 714 32 791 30 526 

$1,000 __ 401 230 4 592 12 588 1 518 8 754 9300 

CalveL ____________________ farmL_ 8 725 247 137 72 147 175 

number __ 652 337 10 230 2 874 1 497 2 818 4 141 

$1,000 __ 84 346 1 272 350 198 397 520 

Cottle _____________________ farmL_ 12 684 320 261 115 238 316 

number __ 160 736 13 434 33 179 4 217 29 973 26 385 

$1.000 __ 316 884 3 320 12 238 1 320 8 356 8 780 

Fattened on groin and concentrates _____________ farmL_ 1 212 42 35 17 33 33 

number __ 299 224 3 808 27 587 1 692 25 196 19 616 

$1,000 __ 111 057 1 106 10 980 658 7 227 7 180 

Hogs and pigs ________________ farmL_ 2 391 117 112 40 64 57 

number __ 205 771 12 562 16 757 2 163 3 904 120 

Used or to be used for breeding __________________ farmL_ 1 539 85 82 23 41 35 

number __ 24 451 326 2 070 236 457 295 

Other _____________________ forms __ 2 248 107 104 36 59 51 

number __ 181 320 11 236 14 687 927 3 447 2 825 

1- 62 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 2,000 acres and oyer $2,500 and Over 140 to 179 oc res 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres 1,000 to J, 999 acres 

Agricultural Chemical. 

Agricultural chemicols ________ farms __ 438 258 284 I 480 I 873 3 001 5 3831 

$1,000 •. 601 481 655 3 278 5 130 9 190 31 054 

Commercial fertilizer ___________ forms __ 368 235 248 I 154 I 356 2 057 3 964 

acres on which used __ 23 628 16 978 23 935 137 750 268 590 671 078 2 457 541 

ton5 __ 2 735 2 137 2 880 14 384 20 992 34 684 124 732 

$1,000 •. 536 428 560 2 797 4 071 6 665 22 971 

lime _____________ . __________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

=1 

ton5 __ 

$1,000 .• 

Sprays, dusts, fumigants, etc. to 

control- 189 419 Insects on hay crops _________ farms __ 25 29 14 108 108 

acres on which used __ 578 903 310 5 390 6 870 12 383 62 108 

$1,000 •. 2 3 I 17 24 37 212 

Insects on other crops _______ forms __ 28 17 36 151 271 574 908 

acres on which used __ 794 042 3 053 13 184 48 123 168 179 544 537 

$1.000 •• 9 6 25 110 307 826 2 573 

Nematodes in crops _________ forms __ 3 II I 13 17 19 33 

acres on which used __ 102 284 139 710 908 4 018 12 116 

$1,000 •. I 7 2 16 44 60 166 

Diseases in crops and orchards __________________ forms __ 71 III 6 10 5 17 30 

acres on which used __ 376 626 473 660 6 419 33 107 80 480 

$1,000 •• 2 2 2 6 27 83 171 

Weeds or gross in crops _____ farms __ 138 84 133 622 988 I 784 3 047 

acres on which used __ 9 498 6 432 II 795 76 542 219 544 751 722 2 383 482 

$1,000 .• 39 23 58 262 526 I 333 4 384 

Weeds or brush in pasture ____ farms __ 17 14 10 50 99 82 2221 acres an which used __ 241 594 208 377 4 912 168 55 275 

$1,000 •. I 2 I 4 23 15 192 

Weeds on other land _________ farms __ 46 17 28 120 166 223 393 

acres on which used __ 396 186 178 2 294 4 851 8 423 22 817 

$1,000 •• 2 I I 9 20 26 90 

Defoliation, growth of crops, or thinning af fruit ______________ farms __ 51 I 2 I 9 12 19 

acres on which used __ I 129 200 382 684 3 434 4 467 

$1.000 .• (Z) I 2 2 5 21 20 1 Insect control on livestock and poultry _____________________ farms __ 41 20 30 134 195 280 943 

$1,000 •. 2 3 2 II 21 19 165 

Other chemicals (see text) ______ forms-_ 58 20 14 189 159 204 358 

$1,000 .• 8 7 2 42 62 105 III 

Grain Storage Facilities on Farm 

Farms with grain storage facilities: 

810 1 None _____________________________ 200 112 128 531 475 420 

Under 1,000 bushels ••.•••••.••••..• 95 55 56 214 246 223 442 1,000 to 4,999 bushels •.•••.•••••..• 140 87 123 568 624 617 135 5,000 to 9,999 bushels .•...•.....•.. 20 19 25 215 434 554 775 

10,000 to 24,999 bushels •.••.•••.•.• 8 4 14 71 395 045 331 

25,000 to 49,999 bushels •..•.....•.. I I 6 49 394 003 50,000 bushels and over _____________ I 2 3 12 62 658 Not reporting ______________________ 258 128 94 573 644 679 165 

livestocl< 

Cottle and calves ______________ farms __ 484 297 336 I 434 I 973 2 594 6 176 number __ 30 455 24 293 28 535 142 201 250 384 328 783 2 246 221 Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ farms __ 434 262 310 I 343 I 846 2 472 6 019 number __ 15 963 II 787 12 761 72 880 115 750 185 391 236 691 Beef cows _______________ farms-_ 385 240 283 1 251 I 794 2 418 5 981 number __ 13 660 10 405 II 187 65 957 110 885 182 250 230 674 Milk cows _______________ farms-_ 149 95 85 356 415 590 I 447 number __ 2 303 I 382 574 6 923 4 865 3 141 6 017 Heifers and heifer calves that hod not calved _____________ farms __ 359 237 265 I 114 I 543 2 138 5 437 number __ 7 220 6 245 8 714 34 761 59 467 72 533 539 490 Beef heifers and heifer calves __________________ farms-_ 327 221 240 I 032 I 491 2 097 5 392 number __ 6 166 5 535 7810 30 874 56 153 70 410 535 483 Heifers and heifer calves for 

milk cow replacement _____ farms __ 79 37 41 161 144 168 273 number __ I 054 710 904 3 887 3 314 2 123 4 007 Steers, steer calves, bulls, ond bull calves ____________________ farms __ 382 238 286 I 197 I 697 2 290 5 681 number __ 7272 6 261 7 060 34 560 75 167 70 859 470 040 

Cattle ond calves sald __________ farms-_ 478 297 330 I 436 I 988 2 610 6 226 number __ 19 214 15 065 16 392 86 910 175 307 171 368 200 069 $1.000 .• 4 042 3 356 3 619 21 247 47 146 35 080 249 987 Calves _____________________ farms __ 253 156 156 778 I 145 I 532 3 927 number __ 6 584 4 105 3 828 24 465 47 465 71 725 472 605 $1,000 •• 746 524 502 3 077 6 281 9 206 61 273 Cottle _____________________ farms __ 412 259 284 I 205 I 670 2 168 5 436 number __ 12 630 10 960 12 564 62 445 127 842 99643 727 464 $1,000 •• 3 297 2 832 3 117 18 170 40 865 25 874 188 714 Fattened on grain and concentrates _____________ forms __ 56 27 33 136 154 202 444 number __ 2 130 2 587 3 998 23 960 71 792 16 357 100 501 $1,000 •. 734 995 I 059 9 103 27 975 6 001 38 041 

Hogs and pigs ________________ farms __ 94 72 39 244 359 441 752 number __ 6 863 4 285 3 223 13 389 24 624 33 654 61 227 Used or to be used for breeding __________________ farmL_ 55 38 27 157 234 288 474 

Other _____________________ number __ 781 421 241 717 3 153 4 461 9 293 farms-_ 87 71 37 228 338 424 706 number __ 6 082 3864 2 982 11 672 21 471 29 193 71 934 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data Montana 1-63 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over Total 1 to 9 acres 10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100 to 139 acres 

Livestock - Continued 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ forms __ 2 450 128 124 42 59 61 number __ 365 732 23 123 29 448 7 018 10 256 4 814 $1,000 __ 24 669 1 507 1 871 460 595 287 Feeder pigs _________________ formL_ 536 39 43 17 17 15 number __ 52 795 4 050 5 887 591 2 357 391 $1,000 __ 1 021 92 101 28 40 18 

Utters of pigs farrowed betweenDecember t of preceding year and November 30 ______________ forms __ 1 825 107 94 35 46 40 number __ 41 669 2 279 3 694 954 885 712 

December 1 and May 31 ___ forms __ I 599 94 89 32 42 37 number __ 23 280 253 2 013 528 528 406 June 1 and November 30 ___ forms-_ I 310 82 81 26 34 32 number __ 18 389 026 1 681 426 357 306 

Sheep and lambs of all oges _____ formL_ 1 896 39 54 22 42 55 number __ 616 256 5 056 2 998 2 337 6 696 5 567 Lambs under 1 year old ______ forms-_ I 363 28 43 20 31 40 number __ 176 826 983 483 811 2 957 2 038 Ewes 1 year old or older _____ formL_ 1 768 33 51 20 41 51 number __ 420 053 3 609 2 367 448 3 593 3 400 

Roms and wethers 1 year old or older _____________________ forms-_ I 590 27 44 18 35 43 number __ 19 377 464 148 78 146 129 

Sheep and lambs sold __________ forms __ 1 917 44 54 25 40 52 number __ 525 369 5 136 190 513 5 278 5 919 Sheep and lambs shorn _________ formL_ 1 780 31 44 22 39 47 number __ 524 823 4577 2 966 1 772 3 876 5 048 

pounds of wooL_ 5 303 149 47 343 29 166 18 967 40 040 48 747 

Horses and ponieL _ __________ forms __ 6 511 133 121 61 107 132 number __ 43 306 674 684 279 371 612 Sold ____________________ forms __ I 188 30 36 15 18 21 

number __ 5 294 274 210 50 53 44 

$1.000 __ 1 700 78 107 52 30 24 Horses ____________________ farms-_ 6 398 133 117 55 104 128 

number __ 41 509 658 628 257 354 579 Sold ____ _______________ formL_ 1 150 30 34 15 18 19 

number __ 5 107 268 189 50 53 35 

$1,000 __ 1 686 77 106 52 30 22 

Any goats _ _ _________ forms-_ 21 2 number __ 61 21 

Said ------------- ___ forms-_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ formL_ 3 144 51 81 30 68 81 

number __ 958 974 35 158 277 785 312 4 346 105 058 Sold ____________________ farms-_ 388 19 19 4 14 13 

number __ 625 185 11 561 311 588 266 2 037 52 714 

Hens and pullets of laying age_farms __ 3 099 49 78 30 67 79 

number __ 867 001 33 744 245 576 244 4 043 84 788 

Kept for table or market egg production ______________ forms __ 3 047 49 76 28 63 74 

number __ 830 861 33 134 227 532 809 3 973 84 603 

Kept for hatching egg production ______________ formL_ 136 6 4 4 4 6 

number __ 36 140 610 18 044 435 70 185 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _________________ farmL_ 109 4 4 2 2 

number __ 84 372 310 30 055 260 19 850 

Rooster ~ and mole chickens ___ formL_ 1 118 15 24 15 16 24 

number __ 7 601 104 154 68 43 420 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________________ forms __ 42 2 3 2 

number __ 45 651 510 22 510 66 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ________________ formL_ 91 2 10 1 4 2 

number __ 30 586 150 2 094 350 270 269 

Turkeys _____________________ farms __ 184 5 7 6 10 

number __ 609 59 31 44 90 

Sold ____________________ forms __ 27 3 2 3 

number __ 724 8 023 11 47 

Heavy breeds for slaughter ___ forms-_ 107 4 4 3 8 

number __ 928 43 16 32 83 

Sold ____________________ formL_ 25 3 2 3 

number __ 8 462 8 023 11 47 

light breeds for slaughter ____ formL_ 28 1 

number __ 359 3 

Sold ____________________ farmL_ 3 number __ 240 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _ forms __ 85 1 4 

, number __ 322 13 12 

Sold ____________________ formL_ 2 

number __ 22 

Crop. Harveated 

Field corn for aU purposes ______ forms __ 1 193 6 8 22 47 

ocres __ 86 807 130 138 540 468 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms-_ 839 4 5 9 34 

ocreL_ 68 002 118 89 330 194 

Field corn for grain or seed ___ formL_ 169 1 1 4 

ocres __ 10 811 10 1 64 

bushelL_ 613 851 533 95 2 870 

Irrigated _________________ formL_ 87 1 1 3 

acreL_ 5 867 10 1 54 

1-64 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 14010 179 ocr •• 18010 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres 1,000 to 1,999 acres 2,000 acres and over 

L1ve.tock - Continued 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ forms __ 93 57 48 249 355 470 764 

number __ 9 139 5560 5 507 30 563 42 545 54 484 143 275 

$1.000 __ 544 376 330 1 737 2 902 3 782 10 278 

Feeder pigs _________________ forms-_ 24 23 14 68 68 81 127 

number __ 171 878 123 10 717 4 527 594 10 509 

$1,000 __ 42 19 17 219 87 161 197 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- December 1 of preceding yeor and November 30 ______________ farmL_ 336 557 62 43 34 194 277 

number __ 173 811 474 191 792 6 933 15 771 

December 1 and May 31 ___ forms __ 58 30 27 165 234 297 494 

number __ 567 327 249 963 2 682 3 964 8 800 

June 1 and November 30 ___ forms-_ 53 31 25 133 189 236 388 

number __ 606 484 225 228 2 110 2 969 6 971 

Sheep and lombs of all oges _____ farmL_ 83 48 45 210 246 291 761 

number __ 10 422 4 486 3 991 41 997 39 004 60 417 433 285 

lambs under 1 year old ______ forms __ 68 40 30 161 183 205 514 

number __ 4 540 1 468 1 193 20 338 14 582 21 431 106 002 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older _____ forms __ 74 46 45 200 233 267 707 

number __ 5 666 2 867 2 696 20 717 23 160 37 351 313 179 

Roms and wethers 1 year old or older _____________________ forms __ 62 38 35 183 215 249 641 

number __ 216 151 102 942 262 I 635 14 104 

Sheep and lambs sold __________ forms __ 83 52 44 213 243 307 760 

number __ 9 402 793 186 37 094 33 112 57 898 357 848 

Sheep and lambs shorn _________ farms __ 74 31 44 209 227 285 727 

number __ 5 963 3 212 3 393 30 645 28 133 47 143 388 095 

pounds of wooL_ 61 269 34 247 36 767 284 589 277 817 511 925 3 912 272 1 

Horses and ponieL ____________ forms __ 181 100 118 590 826 I 041 3 101 

number __ 941 444 628 2 549 3 893 5 529 26 702 Sold ____________________ forms __ 27 32 17 90 116 181 605 

number __ 170 98 46 299 331 705 3 014 

$1,000 __ 81 26 19 76 110 240 857 Horses ____________________ farms-_ 176 98 117 581 810 1 012 3 067 number __ 866 429 589 2 390 3 693 5 194 25 872 Sold ____________________ forms __ 24 32 17 89 114 165 593 

number __ 160 95 46 290 320 665 2 9361 $1,000 __ 79 26 19 75 110 237 852 

Any goats ___________________ forms __ 4 4 9 number __ 7 10 20 Sold ______________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ 

Poultry 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ forms-_ 108 67 52 320 431 644 1 211 number __ 6 320 167 2 401 74 452 154 158 34 259 259 558 Sold ____________________ forms __ 10 13 7 57 58 60 114 number __ I 655 I 256 I 482 37 046 85 399 20 733 99 448 Hens and pullets of laying age_forms __ 108 67 51 311 422 637 1 200 number __ 6 030 3 975 2 301 Kept for table or market egg 72 027 152 969 32 964 227 340 

production ______________ forms __ 108 66 51 303 418 627 I 184 number __ 5 312 3 963 2 301 71 Kept for hatching egg 293 152 480 32 267 213 194 

production ______________ forms-_ 5 I 15 15 25 51 number __ 718 12 734 489 697 14 146 Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _________________ forms __ 3 3 2 12 15 20 42 number __ 120 80 38 906 598 644 29 511 Roosters and mole chickens ___ forms-_ 49 33 17 116 137 222 450 number __ 170 112 62 519 591 651 707 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________________ forms __ I 3 5 6 20 number ._ 12 571 4 915 193 15 874 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ________________ forms __ 6 4 2 II II 16 22 number __ 900 340 24 654 349 526 21 660 

Turkeys _____________________ forms __ 4 3 24 19 35 68 

Sold number __ 13 75 121 81 281 801 ___ . ________________ forms-_ I I 2 2 6 7 number __ 35 66 19 101 149 273 Heavy breeds far slaughter ___ farms-_ I 3 12 11 21 39 

Sold ____________________ number forms _. __ 3 74 74 50 188 360 I 1 I 2 6 6 number __ 10 66 2 101 144 58 light breeds for slaughter ____ forms __ 4 3 6 12 number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 23 13 44 268 I 2 number __ 25 Turkey hens kept for breeding _ forms __ 3 10 215 8 12 38 

Sold ____________________ number forms-_ __ 10 24 18 49 173 I I number __ 17 5 

Crop. HaNe.ted 

field corn for all purposes ______ forms __ 64 59 66 223 164 158 374 

Commercial 

ocres __ 3 243 2 338 3 478 12 925 13 387 11 209 37 949 fertilizer used ____ forms 

ocres __ 

__ 50 40 55 169 122 119 232 

Field corn 2 673 1 628 2884 10 506 11 371 9 407 27 802 for groin or seed ___ forms 

ocres._ 

__ 7 7 7 32 29 38 43 

bushels __ 309 399 536 1 851 2 085 2 249 3 307 

Irrigated _________________ forms __ 15 070 17 055 16 159 103 029 145 924 137 519 175 597 

ocres __ 3 6 3 21 20 14 15 44 389 160 1 144 1 261 1 155 1 649 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Montana 1-65 
Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Crop. Harve.ted - Continued 

Sorghums for all purposes ______ forms __ 

acres-_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ formL_ 

acres-_ Sorghums for grain or seed ___ forms __ 

acres-_ 

bushelL_ Irrigated _________________ formL_ 

ocres __ 

Soybeans for beonL ___________ formL_ 

acres __ 

bushels-_ Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 

acres-_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Peanuts for nuts ______________ formL_ 

ocreL_ 

pounds-_ Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Wheat _______________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 

acres-_ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Cotton ______________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

boIes-_ 

Irrigated ___________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Tobacco _____________________ formL_ 

acreL_ 

poundL_ 

Irrigated ___________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Irish potatoes ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

hundredweight __ Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 

acres-_ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

Hay _________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

tanL_ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farmL_ 

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hoy or dehydrating _________ farms __ 

acreL_ tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover and grosses for hay ________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Field seeds ___________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 

acreL_ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ acres __ 

Vegetables ___________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ Irrigated ___________________ #orm5-_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Berries ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 

acres-_ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

land in orchards ______________ formL_ 

acres-_ Irrigated ___________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms-_ 

ocres-_ 

1- 66 Montana 

Table 30. Summary by Size of Farm: 

Total 

30 

789 

12 

364 

11 605 

4 724 346 

109 005 222 

1 063 

67 356 

5 560 

2 253 264 

201 

6 503 

499 096 

143 

6 417 

129 

6 449 

13 341 

2118640 

3 602 733 

3 108 

420 919 

10 033 

1 230 887 

2 422 870 

5 307 

604 235 

2 513 

254 348 

412 206 

1 337 

142 292 

548 

39 601 

120 

8 262 

20 

667 

84 

676 

75 

625 

62 

654 

13 

12 

11 

12 

4 

8 

133 

175 

104 

941 

73 

781 

1 to 9 acres 

2 

13 

550 

1 

8 

1 

8 

7 

6 

248 

7 

6 

5 

5 

8 

19 

60 

3 

11 

6 

15 

55 

4 

13 

7 

28 

6 

28 

6 

24 

25 

103 

20 

83 

15 

74 

10 to 49 acres 

30 

520 

18 553 

10 

138 

11 

182 

10 

61 

9 403 

7 

47 

8 

59 

191 

3 267 

8 682 

34 

603 

131 

2 173 

6438 

91 

529 

55 

724 

494 

43 

565 

11 

58 

10 

50 

8 

55 

2 

(Z) 

2 

(Z) 

50 

426 

42 

361 

37 

306 

1974-Continued 

50 to 69 acres 

32 1 036 

30 615 

10 

180 

11 

257 

5 

145 

27 710 

5 

145 

5 

145 

136 

3 671 

8 769 

39 

I 004 

98 

2 334 

6 330 

75 

703 

29 

814 

613 

24 

624 

1 

20 

1 

20 

6 

37 

6 

35 

3 

35 

8 174 

4 

71 

6 

81 

70 to 99 acres 

74 

2 179 

68 126 

27 

514 

28 

818 

8 

90 

19 826 

5 

88 

5 

88 

277 

10042 

25 167 

75 

2564 

204 

7 040 

19 431 

163 

5 758 

74 

1 969 

4 074 

64 

792 

3 

56 

I 

26 

6 

7 

6 

7 

6 

7 

2 

12 

2 

12 

2 

12 

100 to 139 acres 

107 

4 384 

131 484 

35 

860 I 33 

041 

4 

142 

35 170 

3 

141 

2 

140 

352 

15 569 

36 996 

100 

3 816 

268 

10 516 

27 571 

191 

6 558 

87 

2 768 

5 701 

70 

2 298 

2 

148 

6 

55 

6 

55 

5 

54 

2 

11 

1 

1 

1 

1 

~----------------------------------.----------------------------~ 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

C'Op' Harve.ted - Continued 

Sorghums far all purposes ______ forms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

aereL. Sorghums far groin or seed ___ formL. 

aereL. 

bushels __ Irrigated _______________ ._ farms-. 

acres __ 

Soybeans far beans ___ ._. ___ ._. forms-. 

aereL. 

bushels __ Irrigated _____________ . _. ___ form L. 

oeres __ 

Commercial fertilizer IJsed ____ f<JrmL. 

acres __ 

Peanuts far nuts ______________ formL. 

acres __ 

pounds-_ Irrigated ___________________ farm 5-. 

ceres-. Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

acreL. 

WheaL. _. _ .. ________ . _. ___ . _ farms-. 

aereL. 

bushels-_ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cam mercial fertilizer used ____ farm s-_ 

acres __ 

Catton ______________________ farm s-_ 

acres __ 

bales-_ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Tobacco _________________ . ___ farm s-_ 

acreL_ 

pounds __ Irrigated _. _________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Irish potatoes ________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

hundredweight __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used . ___ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Hay _________________________ farms __ 

aeres __ 

tans __ 

Commercial fertilizer used . ___ farmL. 

acres __ 

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hay or dehydrating _________ farms-_ 

acres __ tans, dry __ Irrigated . ________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover and grasses for hay ________ farmL_ 

acres-_ 

tans, dry __ Irrigated . ____ . ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Field seeds ___________________ farms_. 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ farms-. 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Vegetables __ . ________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _____ . _____________ forms __ 

acres-. Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

ocres-_ 

Berries ______________________ forms __ 

acres-_ Irrigated ______ . ____________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acres __ 

land in orchards ______________ farms __ 

aereL_ Irrigated . __________________ farms __ 

acres._ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Table 30. 

14010 179 ocr •• 

241 

11 635 

336 416 

70 

1 846 

93 

3 971 

6 

73 18 687 

3 

72 

2 

72 

519 27 549 

60 174 

132 

6 137 

424 

20 169 47 890 

307 14 334 

92 3 563 

6 299 

64 

2 687 

5 

93 

3 

67 

1 

12 

10 

130 

9 

129 7 

129 

6 

54 

5 

46 

2 

26 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Summary by Size of Farm: 1974-Continued 

18010 219 ocr •• 

146 

7 747 

212 574 

54 

1 678 

58 

591 

8 

228 61 846 8 

228 

6 227 

311 18 513 

43 350 

83 

3 967 

260 

13 705 35 916 

195 9 753 

56 

127 

4 109 

43 

617 

3 

42 

1 

20 

3 

53 

3 

53 

2 

53 

1 

(Zl 

1 

(Zl 

220 10 259 acr.s 

154 

8366 

238 414 

55 

1 592 

81 

4 099 

8 

199 

53 978 7 

199 7 

199 

331 

22 756 

53 814 

88 

5 153 

269 

15 911 41 604 

199 11 625 

63 

3 294 

6 767 

47 

2 842 

3 

61 

3 

61 

1 

21 

2 

25 

2 

25 

2 

25 

2 

22 

2 

22 

1 

12 

260 to 499 acres 

3 

90 

I 

10 

1 128 115 491 

2 866 864 

247 

9 1I9 

457 

37 040 

38 

1 806 433 492 

35 

787 

32 

799 

1 449 

118 9\0 

272 231 

412 

30 796 

1 139 

79 393 202 457 

776 55 026 

305 20 352 

38 330 

214 14 3\0 

27 

911 

12 

403 4 

138 

9 

126 

8 114 

8 

125 

1 

(Zl 

1 

(Zl 

15 

118 

13 

104 

5 

60 

500 to 999 acres 1.000 to 1,999 acres 2,000 ocres and over 

3 

280 

2 

190 

1 847 

350 017 

8 055 431 

208 

14 679 

762 

125 873 

42 

1 630 

366 1I0 

29 

617 

27 

620 

1 811 

192 911 

386 305 

436 41 612 

1 384 

122998 

282 302 

761 

73 910 

405 

34 123 

61 030 

212 

19 275 

49 

375 

11 

220 

1 

200 

12 

114 

11 

104 

8 

111 

1 

(Zl 

1 

(Z) 

1 

(Zl 

5 

210 

4 

208 

2 

205 

2 

48 

3 023 1 111 181 

25 280 584 

159 

12 255 

1 407 

451 590 

27 

1 507 

345 229 

15 

496 

11 

494 

2 441 293 470 

503 798 

478 

54 509 

I 781 

183 874 

362 239 

774 

84 622 

389 32 422 

49 999 

168 17 140 

83 3 869 

17 

746 

1 

10 

3 

4 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

6 

1 

6 

Montana 

21 1 364 

8 

157 

~I 

4 821 

3 111 7771 1I 765 611 

187 

23 887 , 

2 618 

625 79; 1 

=1 

=, 

381 

618 

125 797 

19 

592 

19 

601 

5 455 

14119031 

2 203 387 

1 228 

270 747 

4 069 

772 759 

390 637 

1 771 

339 404 

956 

152 188 

232 785 

386 79 138 

372 

33 026 

71 

6 699 

12 

286 

9 

40 

6 

23 

6 

35 

2 

(Zl 

1 

(Z) 

15 

38 

9 

26 

1 

5 

1-67 
Table 31. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 

Farms With Sales of Total agricultural $500,000 and $200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $2,500 and Over products sold over $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 

Farml and Land in Farm. 

Forms _____________________ number __ 20 177 106 496 I 540 5 358 4 591 3 616 2 520 I 950 percenL_ 100.0 0.5 2.5 7.6 26.6 22.8 17.9 12.5 9.7 Land in forms ________ .:. _______ acres-_ 56 731 193 193 540 6 183 592 9 717910 19 537 384 10 153 403 4 901 586 963 975 079 803 Average size of form ________ acreL_ 2 812 30 128 12 467 6 310 3 646 2 212 I 356 779 554 Value of land and buildings ____ $1,000 __ 6 422 438 215 559 632 742 109 832 2 205 894 178 969 601 635 288 998 188 808 Average per form __________ dollors-_ 318 305 2 033 578 275 690 720 670 411 701 256 800 166 381 114 682 96 825 Average per acre ___________ dollorL_ 113 67 102 114 113 116 123 147 175 

Farms by value of farm: $1 to $9,999 ______________________ 265 6 25 57 86 91 $10,000 to $19,999 _________________ 511 21 40 84 154 212 $20,000 to $39,999 _________________ 1 265 1 3 16 68 159 256 391 371 $40,000 to $69,999 _________________ 2 003 6 11 28 158 293 518 529 460 $70,000 to $99,999 _________________ 1 874 4 8 33 201 396 589 387 256 $100,000 to $149,999 _______________ 2 533 3 7 58 408 745 712 400 200 $150,000 to $199,999 _______________ 2 149 1 17 90 560 692 462 214 113 $200,000 to $499,999 _______________ 6 288 18 73 502 2 630 779 769 306 211 $500,000 and over _________________ 3 289 73 377 813 I 306 462 169 53 36 

Owned and rented land by farm operator Land awned ________________ formL_ 18 051 95 478 I 452 4 883 4 046 3 134 2 248 I 715 ocreL_ 39 449 186 land rented or leased fram 2 040 082 4 428 621 6 693 140 13 193 965 7 052 308 3 555 426 554 728 930 916 

others ____________________ farms-_ II 920 71 397 I 245 3 914 2 915 1 774 973 631 acreL_ 18 655 415 164 015 807 779 157 509 land rented or leased to 6 680 877 3 352 564 550 325 617 972 324 374 

others ____________________ farmL_ I 926 14 56 162 462 398 344 290 200 acres __ I 373 408 10 557 52 808 132 739 337 458 251 469 204 165 208 725 175 487 

Land in Farms According to Use 

Total cropland ________________ formL_ 18 966 87 479 I 506 5 242 4472 3 396 2 227 I 557 acres-_ IS 257 374 355 016 380 232 786 980 5 970 963 759 945 276 687 483 057 244 494 Harvested cropland __________ farms __ 18 509 85 474 I 494 5 209 4 442 3 324 2 094 I 387 acres-_ 8 375 116 227 418 841 268 599 853 3 294 923 469 785 637 138 216 838 87 893 Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres __________________ I 539 2 4 13 43 102 214 456 705 SO to 99 acres _________________ 2 157 2 5 10 96 269 555 773 447 100 to 199 acreL ______________ 3 535 3 13 71 416 902 315 627 188 200 to 499 acres _______________ 5 600 13 68 254 I 494 2 387 118 225 41 500 to 999 acres _______________ 3 691 13 77 378 2 378 715 115 12 3 1.000 acres and over ___________ 1 987 52 307 768 782 67 7 I 3 1,000 to 1,999 acreL _________ I 587 9 106 643 752 66 7 I 3 2,000 acres and over _________ 400 43 201 125 30 I 

Cropland: 

Posture or grazing only ____ farms-_ 5 597 20 106 369 I 278 I 204 I 094 805 721 acres __ 040 944 47 503 45 435 130 411 259 844 198 879 178 979 102 336 77 557 

Caver craps, legumes. and soil 

improvement grosses not harvested or postured _____ farms-_ 607 2 II 55 170 175 94 51 49 acres-_ 94 253 320 4 942 25 341 24 928 22 418 8 841 4 777 2 686 On which all craps foiled ___ farms-_ 876 5 20 61 246 234 153 101 56 

acres-_ 188 132 6 460 7 816 14 419 62 889 36629 33 404 15 504 II 011 

In cultivated summer follow __________________ farmL_ 9 914 31 267 948 3 507 2 607 I 538 670 346 

acreL_ 294 602 62 965 461 247 984 120 2 220 742 979 969 395 359 130 149 60 051 Idle _____________________ forms __ I 087 3 23 84 317 259 223 103 75 acres __ 264 327 10 350 19 524 32 836 107 637 52 265 22 966 13 453 5 296 

Total woodland _______________ farmL_ 2 333 6 44 130 468 476 449 428 332 

acreL_ 511 931 58 879 90 117 267 359 418 734 271 876 212 476 125 827 66 663 Woodland pastured __________ forms __ I 850 5 33 III 363 387 335 351 265 

acreL_ 146 601 58 540 79 437 164 306 323 328 209 452 155 479 101 071 54 988 Waadlond not postured ______ farms-_ 777 I 15 34 171 136 172 137 III 

acreL_ 365 330 339 10 680 103 053 95 406 62424 56997 24 756 II 675 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than 

cropland and woodland pasture _____________________ farms-_ 13 215 82 402 I 189 3 904 3 215 2 238 I 320 865 

acres-_ 38 989 905 2 761 516 4 654 100 6 532 750 12 790 747 6 930 786 3 286 657 293 424 739 925 

Improved postureland and rangeland _________________ farmL_ 2 605 10 66 183 629 610 490 350 267 acres __ I 425 380 60 833 54 553 103 289 394 864 410 912 217 736 113 998 69 195 

Unimproved pastureland and rangeland _________________ forms-_ II 574 78 378 I 102 3 527 2 812 I 926 I 074 677 acres __ 37 564 525 2 700 683 4 599 547 6 429 461 12 395 883 6 519 874 3 068 921 179 426 670 730 

Other land (see fextL __________ farms-_ 13 345 90 357 I 092 3 673 3 034 2 354 I 568 I 177 

acreL_ 971 983 18 129 59 143 130 821 356 940 190 796 125 766 61 667 28 721 

Total pastureland _____________ farms __ 16 397 87 433 I 310 4 437 3 819 2 874 I 958 I 479 

acreL_ 41 177 450 2 867 559 778972 6 827 467 13 373 919 7339 117 3 621 115 496 831 872 470 Irrigated land _________________ farms-_ 7 528 63 261 647 I 764 I 659 I 306 981 847 'ocres __ 717764 91 257 187 120 283 893 527 653 310 547 180 137 83 860 53 297 

Irrigated cropland harvested __ farms-_ 7 183 60 257 635 I 733 I 618 I 241 893 746 

acreL_ 367 432 85 551 148 455 241 840 433 313 235 277 134 097 56 452 32 447 

Artificial drainage _____________ farmL_ 962 9 48 126 310 202 141 72 54 acres drained __ 134 042 6 769 14 440 27 421 45 046 24 571 9 395 3 662 2 738 

Artificial ponds, pits. reservoirs. and earthen tanks ________________ farms __ 6 548 40 216 708 2 251 I 635 I 001 433 264 number __ 36 014 2 117 2 117 5 335 13 281 7 308 3 704 I 364 788 

acres __ 78 666 3 037 6499 14 177 30 974 14 623 6 062 2 014 281 

Race ond Tenure of Farm Operator 

All farm operators ___________________ 20 177 106 496 540 5 358 4 591 3 616 2 520 I 950 Full owners _____________________ 8 283 35 99 295 I 448 I 678 I 847 I 555 I 326 Port owners _____________________ 9 652 60 378 153 3 417 2 336 I 263 666 379 Tenonts ________________________ 2 242 II 19 92 493 577 506 299 245 

1-68 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 31. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of TOf~~~~~~t~lt~~~1 $500,000 and $200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to 

$2,500 and Over over $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4.999 

Race and Tenure of Farm 

Operator - Continued 

All form operators - Continued White' ___________________________ 18 649 56 315 259 4 841 4 364 3 495 2 423 896 Full owners _____________________ 7 822 19 64 241 I 296 I 601 I 789 I 515 297 Port owners _____________________ 8 700 32 238 932 3 070 2 225 I 221 618 364 Tenants ________________________ 2 127 5 13 86 475 538 485 290 235 Block and other races' ______________ 221 I I 9 51 49 40 54 16 Full owners _____________________ 47 I I 7 9 II 10 8 Port owners _____________________ 126 8 42 16 14 41 4 Tenonts ________________________ 48 2 24 15 3 4 

Farm. by Type of Organization 

Individual or family ____________ forms __ 17 177 43 259 I 042 4 357 4 049 3 274 2 340 I 813 ocreL_ 37 428 818 736 250 2 615 786 144 615 13653 498 8 370 112 4 274 855 727 483 906 219 Partnership __________________ formL_ I 693 14 57 226 535 364 261 137 99 ocreL'_ 6 509 264 (0) 688 099 (0) 2 063 821 065 931 355 858 136 200 93 697

1 

Corporation, including family 

30 owned ______________________ forms __ I 229 47 175 270 455 159 68 25 ocres __ 12 293 386 279 037 2 825 049 3 310 277 790 713 689 761 255 531 77 328 65 690 Other _______________________ farms __ 78 2 5 2 II 19 13 18 8 acres __ 499 725 (0) 54 658 (0) 29 352 27 599 15 342 22 964 14 197 

Farm Credit 

Total operator farm debt _______ farmL_ 10 334 68 314 956 3 118 2 405 I 653 I 089 731 $1,000 __ 867 325 69 938 113899 149 955 275 560 144 653 65 770 28 482 Debts 19 0671 secured by real estate __ farms __ 7 958 52 273 815 2 524 I 784 I 186 760 564 $1,000 __ 609 671 39 458 74 611 105 932 197 602 103 919 48 813 22 642 16 694 Debts nat secured by real 

370 1 estate ____________________ farmL_ 6 531 53 219 625 I 996 I 590 I 028 650 $1,000 __ 257 654 30 480 39 288 44 023 77 959 40 734 16 958 5 840 2 3721 

Farm Operator Characteristics 1 

Farm operators by age group: Under 25 years ____________________ 399 3 8 69 75 97 66 25 to 34 yearL ____________________ 81 1 2 026 2 23 118 467 519 392 254 251 35 to 44 yeorL ____________________ 3 270 II 67 265 914 757 543 375 338

1 45 to 54 yeorL ____________________ 5 018 25 III 448 490 145 859 558 382 55 to 64 yearL ____________________ 5 395 12 76 317 448 314 063 721 444 65 years and over __________________ 2 762 7 36 112 504 603 581 503 416 Average age _______________________ 51.2 51.5 50.4 49.8 50.5 50.9 51.6 52.9 51.2 

Form operators by place of residence: On farm operated __________________ 

On 13 405 28 202 926 3 698 3 252 2 400 661 238 another form ___________________ 636 3 7 6 102 130 154 109 125 In a rural area, not an 0 form ________ 303 3 3 21 62 66 65 35 48 In a city, town, or urban area ________ I 924 8 39 109 439 433 417 287 192 1 Farm operators by principal occupation: Farming __________________________ 15 895 51 296 232 4 681 4 033 2 938 637 027

1 

Other ____________________________ 2 975 6 20 36 211 380 597 840 885 

Form operators reporting off-form 

129 1 

incameGreater than value of farm products sold _____________________________ 2472 I 2 16 105 359 860 less than value of farm products sold _ 9 830 24 172 715 2 966 2 697 2 026 918 312 Not 1 reporting or none _______________ 6 568 33 143 551 I 910 I 611 I 150 699 471 

Form operators reporting days of work off farm ___________________________ 

1 to 49 days ______________________ 5 299 32 153 811 993 158 119 024 

50 to 99 days _____________________ I 487 13 89 398 401 314 173 99 100 to 149 days ___________________ 511 3 12 106 120 118 83 69 

150 to 199 days ___________________ 496 3 19 80 94 130 95 72 

200 days and over _________________ 552 2 9 52 102 132 128 124 2 253 II 24 175 276 464 640 660 

Persons in household (other than farm 

operator) working off farm: Forms reparting ____________________ 

Number of persons _________________ 2 859 20 133 620 630 630 465 357 

By 3 432 25 169 759 738 752 562 421 number of days worked: I to 49 days __________________ 

50 to 99 doys _________________ 041 9 72 316 243 188 138 75 100 to 149 days _______________ 429 3 19 104 103 94 58 48 150 to 199 days _______________ 333 2 16 60 63 83 71 37 

200 days and over _____________ 473 4 15 96 113 94 82 69 156 7 47 183 216 293 213 192 

Farms by Size 

1 to 9 ocres _________________________ 

10 to 49 acres _______________________ 606 I 12 34 55 107 164 230 50 to 69 acres _______________________ 519 5 11 37 23 51 147 240 70 to 99 ocres _______________________ 212 I I 9 22 28 57 94 100 411 2 2 4 19 33 56 158 137 to 139 ocres _____________________ 140 485 3 2 3 43 53 84 165 132 to 179 ocro .. ____________________ 

180 723 2 12 67 81 148 234 179 to 219 ocros _____________________ 408 5 16 37 66 108 91 85 220 to 259 ocro .. ____________________ 

260 440 I 5 16 56 71 107 105 79 to 499 ocre .. ____________________ 

500 2 181 6 18 102 242 418 644 446 305 to 999 ocres _____________________ 2 879 14 35 87 380 903 835 414 211 1,000 to 1,999 ocres __________________ 

2.000 ocres and aver _________________ 3 

7 319 

994 7 24 142 1 377 296 711 300 137 66 395 134 3 057 570 737 239 121 

Farms bI Standard Industrial 

Classllcation (s.e text) 

Cosh groin forms (011) ________________ 

Cotton 8804 II 210 838 3 150 2 243 405 669 278 forms (0131) __________________ 

Tobocco forms (0132) _____ ------------

lApp lies only to individual or family aperotians (sale proprietorships) ond partnerships; see te:d. 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Montana 1-69 
Table 3l. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of Totologricultural $500,000 and $200,00010 $100,00010 $40,00010 $20,00010 $10,00010 $5,000 10 $2,50010 

$2,500 and Over products sold over $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 

Farms by Standard Industrial 

Clanifi.ation (see textl - Can. 

Sugor crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, 

and other field crop forms (0133, 0134, 0139) _____________________________ 607 57 158 380 279 299 240 185 Vegetable and melon forms (016) _______ 12 I 2 3 6 Frui~ and tree nut farms (017) __________ 76 2 I 12 28 33 Horticultural specialty farms (018) ______ 48 2 4 12 14 8 7 General forms, primarily crop (0191) ____ 421 35 124 137 76 32 10 Livestock forms. except dairy, poultry, and animol specialty (021) ____________ 8 51\ 79 196 417 528 806 708 468 309 Doiry farms (024) ____________________ 304 I 6 64 120 57 27 19 10 Paultry and egg farms (025) ___________ 32 3 6 7 3 4 5 2 2 Animal specialty farms (027) ___________ 127 2 10 25 12 26 23 29 General forms. primarily livestock (0291) _____________________________ 83 10 1\ 16 14 1\ 14 Forms not classified by SIC ________ 152 2 10 22 30 17 67 

Value 01 Products Sold 

Market value of ogricultural products sold ________________________ farmL_ 20 177 106 496 I 540 5 358 4 591 3 616 2 520 I 950 $1.000 __ 027 135 135 616 141 832 206 780 331 851 133 199 53 033 18 425 6 398 Farms by value of agriculfural products 

sold: 

$500.000 and aver _______________ 106 106 $200.00010 $499,999 _____________ 496 496 $100,00010 $199,999 _____________ I 540 540 $40.00010 $99,999 _______________ 5 358 5 358 $20,00010 $39.999 _______________ 4 591 4 591 $10,00010 $19,999 _______________ 3 616 3 616 $5,000 to $9,999 _________________ 2 520 2 520 $2,50010 $4.999 _________________ I 655 655 Under $2.500 (see lext) ___________ 295 295 

Grain sold ___________________ farms __ 12 833 52 364 I 258 4 318 3 311 2 080 I 003 447 

$1.000 __ 454 120 12 402 57 782 107 052 185 898 64 355 20 647 4 946 037 Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farmL_ 3 867 39 294 964 2 570 $1.000 __ 321 390 12 165 56 666 102 342 150 217 Tobacco sold _________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Catton and cottonseed sold _____ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and aver ____ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage sold ________________________ farmL_ 5 Oil 17 1\6 417 I 359 I 245 931 613 313 

$1,000 __ 46 571 2 003 3 647 8 560 15 204 9 360 5 130 2 028 640 

Sales of $40,000 and over __ _farmL_ 176 12 31 68 65 $1,000 __ 12 550 I 922 2 588 4 712 3 328 

Other field crops sold ________ _ farmL_ 701 12 79 163 288 83 32 15 29 

$1,000 __ 45 498 4 518 12 437 14 1\7 12 773 425 142 52 34 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 400 1\ 72 148 169 $1,000 __ 40 063 4 503 12 393 13 655 513 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons sold ________________________ formL_ 78 8 4 1\ II 13 1\ 18 

$1,000 __ 274 (D) (D) 46 64 29 31 26 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Fruit, nuts, and berries sold _____ formL_ 99 4 9 17 32 37 

$1.000 __ 622 118 33 169 191 III 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farmL_ 2 2 $1,000 __ (D) (D) 

Poultry and poultry products sold_farmL_ I 060 8 35 56 253 258 208 124 1\8 

$1,000 __ 8 729 3 467 3 430 924 403 234 179 60 31 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 36 6 20 7 3 $1.000 __ 7 951 3 465 3 407 900 179 

Dairy products sold ____________ farmL_ 870 6 29 91 226 199 154 102 63 

$1.000 __ 19 039 969 827 7 274 872 491 423 137 47 

Sales of $40,000 and aver ____ farmL_ 178 5 12 67 94 

$1.000 __ 15 230 967 482 7 1I4 5 667 

Cattle and calves solci __________ formL_ 14 850 92 397 I 173 3 911 3 375 2 610 I 857 I 435 

$1.000 __ 401 230 110 239 55 652 58 348 94 702 47 763 21 805 9 103 3 617 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ I 868 87 273 536 972 

$1,000 __ 268 293 110 156 53 793 49 385 54 959 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ forms __ 2 450 6 65 188 702 585 446 261 197 

$1,000 __ 24 669 371 3 519 5 416 7 885 3 646 914 642 276 

Soles of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 125 4 26 45 50 

$1.000 __ 1\ 237 347 3 152 4 009 2 729 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold ____ farms __ I 939 7 43 1I5 386 501 388 271 228 

$1.000 __ 16 676 536 954 2 910 5 161 3 397 547 802 369 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 86 4 16 29 37 

$1.000 __ 5 826 450 625 886 865 

Other livestock and livestock products sold ________________________ farms-_ I 306 16 48 98 323 294 234 159 134 

$1,000 __ 5 209 58 640 359 810 555 470 215 102 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 35 4 10 21 

$1,000 __ 3 156 565 241 350 

Nursery and greenhouse products sold ________________________ formL_ 61 I 2 5 14 15 14 10 

$1,000 __ 440 (D) (D) 261 338 195 60 23 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 7 I 2 4 

$1.000 __ 819 (D) (D) 256 

Forest products sold ___________ formL_ 440 3 16 21 75 83 85 91 66 

$1.000 __ 3 058 46 637 494 718 538 383 158 84 

Soles of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 1\ 4 5 2 

$1,000 __ 913 428 (D) (0) 

1- 70 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 3l. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974- Continued 

Farms With Sales of Total agricultural $500,000 and $200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to 

$2,500 and Over products sold over $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 

Fann Production Exp.n ••• 

Total production expenses ____ forms __ 20 177 106 496 1 540 5 358 4 591 3 616 2 520 1 950 I 

$1,000 __ 761 176 134 664 104 026 132 989 218 080 96 347 44164 19 392 11 513 

Livestock and poultry purchased _ formL_ 8 547 82 299 743 2 295 1 918 1 432 993 785 

$1,000 __ 123 293 53 666 18 276 12 874 18 714 9 513 5 382 2 814 2 053 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___ formL_ 13 677 95 369 1 068 3 452 3 064 2 434 1 781 1 414 

$1,000 __ 120 984 42 364 15 902 16 364 22 230 11 665 6 429 3 673 2 356 

Commercially mixed formula 292 feeds _____________________ forms __ 10 271 79 312 841 2 712 2 329 1 775 1 931 I ton5 __ 317 545 58 346 48 570 55 973 76 308 38 986 20 807 11 282 7 274 

$1,000 __ 46 270 8 186 7 313 8 146 11 094 5 690 3 ll4 I 661 1 067 

Feed ingredientL ____________ forms __ 3 212 36 110 310 900 749 526 376 205 

tons-_ 50 780 17 057 7 281 8 212 10 008 672 915 073 564 

$1,000 __ 7 085 2 141 I 088 1 187 I 443 672 307 159 89 

Wilole groins _______________ forms __ 6 419 64 196 465 1 484 1 379 I 167 950 714 

tons __ 437 086 233 766 51 113 41 628 51 725 26 671 15 912 9 779 6 491 I $1,000 __ 47 578 25 813 5 377 4 500 5 537 2 905 1 709 I 029 707 

Hoy, green dop, and silage ___ forms __ 3 433 53 III 279 879 760 547 440 364 

10n5 __ 5ll 433 177 608 56 008 62 067 103 443 52 385 30 609 18 573 10 740 

$1,000 __ 20 051 6 224 2 124 2 531 4 157 2 398 I 299 824 494 

Animol health cost for livestock and poultry _____________________ forms __ II 899 93 384 093 3 347 2 697 983 333 969 

$1,000 __ 6 929 910 8ll 176 2 054 1 060 521 260 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees __ forms __ 7 524 58 293 790 2 320 1 745 ~2: I 133 689 

$1,000 __ 10 294 619 839 2 250 3 221 1 430 611 228 96 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms-_ 10 154 70 394 I 158 3 383 2 431 388 783 547 

$1,000 __ 38 685 2 256 6 316 9 120 13 483 4 808 693 658 350 1 Commercial fertilizer used ______ forms __ 9 006 70 389 1 119 3 178 2 114 134 598 404 

acres fertilized __ 3 623 887 147 458 526 043 866 790 429 756 449516 141 928 41 049 21 347 

dry tons __ 197 391 12 285 32 565 45 330 69 152 24 555 8 634 3 127 1 744 

liquid or gas tonL_ 8 276 652 1 290 2 590 2 966 540 163 46 31 

Other agricultural chemicals (see text) _______________________ forms __ 9 950 74 378 111 3 538 2 462 391 633 363 

$1,000 __ 12 476 583 2 052 750 4 619 1 707 533 167 65 lime ______________________ forms __ 

=1 tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for farm business ______ farms __ 20 004 106 496 I 539 5 358 4 557 3 591 2 481 876 

$1,000 __ 52 478 574 4 571 9 064 18 821 10 057 5 055 2 252 085 Gasoline ___________________ forms __ 19 741 106 495 1 532 5 303 4 477 3 538 2 441 849 $1,000 __ 30 491 731 2 321 4 714 10 470 6 280 3 439 1 682 853 Diesel aiL __________________ farms-_ 14 000 98 461 1 448 4 827 3 549 2 210 912 495 1 $1,000 __ 15 142 573 557 3 168 5 945 2 545 987 271 94 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms __ 4 754 53 231 627 1 714 112 596 271 150 $1,000 __ 2472 143 323 465 897 ~96 170 56 20 Motor oil. grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms __ 19 953 106 495 538 5 356 4 555 3 577 2 463 863 $1,000 __ 4 374 127 370 716 1 509 835 458 241 117 

Hired form lobar ______________ forms __ 9 365 96 444 1 195 3 389 2 099 ll3 620 409 $1,000 __ 46 591 5 504 8 966 10 331 14 574 4 657 636 550 371 1 Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _________ farmL_ 4 088 94 396 834 I 734 678 244 67 workers-_ 8 214 791 435 1 831 2 830 884 309 77 41 57 I 25 to 149 days ___________ farms __ 4 364 56 272 687 1 732 906 440 177 94 workers-_ 10 994 711 365 2 046 3 697 918 799 292 166 less than 25 doys _________ forms __ 4 806 30 170 494 1 517 1 136 661 480 318 workers __ 20 388 481 )63 2 784 6 613 3 733 2 589 2 037 088 

Contract labor ________________ farms __ 1 946 8 103 256 678 409 239 149 104 $1,000 __ 4 282 48 573 000 569 599 285 129 78 Machine hire and customwork ___ forms __ 8 806 48 253 805 2 707 2 045 448 867 633 $1,000 __ 17 539 712 2 063 3 479 6 053 2 954 1 394 581 302 All otner production expenses ___ forms __ 20 101 106 496 1 539 5 358 4 591 3 616 2 520 1 875 $1,000 __ 327 624 26 428 42 656 64 581 112 741 47 895 20 624 8 080 4 619 

Farm-Relaled Inca me and Expenses 

Farm-related income ___________ farmL_ 6 433 35 182 538 1 837 1 592 1 107 686 456 $1,000 __ 29 480 947 939 3 674 8 598 6 356 3 703 2 318 944 $10,000 and over ___________ farms __ 718 19 55 85 215 156 88 50 50 $1,000 __ 16 320 883 527 2 387 4 633 3 092 I 551 1 008 240 

Farm-related income fromCustomwork and other agricultural services ___________________ form L_ 2 349 7 54 202 704 608 384 231 159 $1,000 __ 8 378 214 463 071 2 570 842 1 042 742 432 R.ecreational services ________ forms __ 152 1 3 9 29 35 33 19 23 $1,000 __ 676 (Z) 2 20 44 74 123 99 315 Payments from government form programs _________________ farms __ 3 153 17 106 284 941 832 523 265 185 $1,000 __ 8 231 99 502 140 930 991 001 319 249 Rent from farmland and 

payments from leose or sale of ollotments _________________ forms __ I 721 16 52 ll8 404 392 311 256 172 

Otner $1,000 __ 8 728 593 572 959 838 790 177 028 770 form-related income ____ forms __ 950 5 36 105 330 232 125 65 52 $1.000 __ 3 468 41 400 483 216 659 361 130 179 

Expenses for form-related income sources ______________ farms __ 2 128 6 35 157 570 563 386 234 177 $1,000 __ 7 230 63 361 928 889 599 000 635 756 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Montana 1-71 
Table 3l. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1 974- Continued 

Farms With Sales of Total agricultural $500,000 ond $200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to 

$2,500 and Over products sold over $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 

Family OH-Fann Income 1 

Family off-form income _________ farms __ 10 630 18 129 554 2 435 2 371 2 098 I 644 I 381 $1,000 __ 73 373 404 904 3 203 Forms by family off-form income: 12 348 13 678 14 713 14 001 13 121 

$1 to $249 ______________________ 674 II 45 215 195 119 58 31 $250 to $499 ____________________ 530 7 34 160 170 99 37 23 $500 to $999 ____________________ 917 II 58 295 245 180 90 38 $1,000 to $4,999 _________________ 3 817 4 48 244 024 910 696 498 393 $5,000 to $9.999 _________________ 2 185 4 18 93 392 446 498 410 324 $10,000 to $19,999 _______________ I 915 2 10 61 251 293 385 447 466 $20,000 to $29,999 _______________ 348 3 II 6 51 58 76 70 73 $30,000 ond over ________________ 244 5 13 13 47 54 45 34 33 

Family off-form income from - Nonform-related business _____ forms __ I 501 5 15 61 287 316 334 259 224 $1.000 __ 14 138 Wages, salaries. commissions. and 119 877 632 2 426 2 562 2 700 2 563 2 259 

tips ___________ • ___ . ______ farms __ 5 574 6 42 209 987 I 117 1 175 I 090 948 $1,000 __ 37 848 147 333 932 4 458 6 305 8 282 8 683 8 709 Interest, dividends. or royalties _____ • _. _________ • forms._ 5 821 9 92 382 I 618 I 418 I 075 706 521 $1.000 __ 13 877 112 544 368 4 086 3 344 2 176 384 863 Federal Social Security, pensions, etc. _____ ._. _. _________ . __ forms __ I 884 9 52 305 397 423 379 318 $1,000 __ 4 940 18 126 769 993 049 004 979 Rent of nonfarm property __________________ formL. I 033 4 16 67 261 237 211 134 103 $1.000 __ 2 569 23 132 146 608 475 507 366 312 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles _______ • ___ . ______ formL. 16 995 75 434 I 433 4 969 3 894 2 914 I 972 304 number __ 25 285 180 882 2 717 7 983 5 474 3 777 2 599 673 2 or 3 _____________________ formL_ 5 696 39 241 751 2 117 1 135 669 475 269 number __ 12 432 93 544 670 4 580 2 473 452 038 582 4 and over _________________ formL_ 419 12 38 93 151 67 22 18 18 number __ I 973 63 183 458 702 309 102 82 74 

Motortrucks, including pickups __ formL_ 18 955 105 491 I 532 5 312 4 338 3 330 2 247 I 600 number __ 57 853 933 3 206 7 548 20 142 12 127 7 276 4 047 2 574 2 or 3 _____________________ formL_ 9 185 23 106 416 2 293 2 683 2 008 I 027 629 number __ 22 441 58 285 I 136 6 035 6 515 4 659 2 331 422 4 and over _________________ forms __ 5 951 79 380 1 071 2 766 I 103 360 143 49 number __ 31 593 872 2 916 6 367 13 854 5 060 1 655 639 230 

Tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers _________________ formL_ 18 267 101 490 I 507 5 204 4 269 3 208 2 083 I 405 number __ 54 633 668 2 586 6 297 17 642 12 277 7 880 4 549 2 734 2 or 3 ___________________ formL_ 9 391 27 95 508 2 493 2 572 1 778 1 222 696 

number __ 23 095 68 247 I 309 6 265 6 476 4 293 2 829 608 4 and over _______________ farmL_ 5 775 68 380 937 2 303 I 116 604 249 118 number __ 28 437 594 2 324 4 926 10 969 5 220 2 761 I 108 535 

Wheel tractors, excluding garden 

tractors and motor tillers ____ forms __ 18 145' 100 487 I 502 5 181 4 244 3 184 2 056 I 391 

number __ 50 314 583 2 273 5 723 16 242 II 419 7 337 4 199 2 538 Crawler tractors ____________ forms __ 3 682 45 206 453 1 229 777 484 309 179 

number __ 4 319 85 313 574 I 400 858 543 350 196 

Groin and bean combines, self- propelled ____________________ formL_ 9 202 38 310 072 3 571 2400 182 467 162 

number __ II 279 73 552 527 4 405 2 747 290 506 179 

Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker- shellers _____________________ forms __ 860 12 54 144 312 197 99 29 13 

number __ 895 19 54 146 318 201 108 29 20 

Corn heods for combines _____ forms __ 92 3 9 16 34 20 7 2 I 

number __ 103 10 9 16 37 21 7 2 I 

Other corn pickers and picker- shellers ___________________ formL_ 778 9 45 130 280 179 96 27 12 

number __ 792 9 45 130 281 180 101 27 19 

Mower conditioners ___________ forms __ 2 663 17 80 204 666 640 493 317 246 

number __ 2 886 40 liS 224 700 677 530 341 259 

Pickup balers _________________ forms __ 9 397 46 270 827 2 679 2 359 676 950 590 

number __ 10 046 89 342 945 2 849 2489 737 983 612 

Windrowers, pull and self- propelled ____________________ formL_ 7 866 43 261 842 2 628 2 073 170 586 263 

number __ 8 544 83 364 976 2 871 2 156 218 602 274 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar ________________________ formL_ I 344 39 109 753 462 253 129 71 28 

number __ I 464 59 122 266 500 275 136 77 29 

Value of Machinery ond Equipment 

Estimated market value of machinery and equipment _______________ formL_ 19 731 106 496 1 540 5 358 4 496 3 544 2 443 I 748 

$1,000 __ 721 833 13 966 53 183 116 588 263 740 137 693 74 347 39 562 22 753 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _____________ form'-_ I 329 1 4 39 123 306 413 443 

$1,000 __ 4 210 4 9 130 394 I 002 I 291 1 380 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________ forms __ I 957 I I 12 91 287 615 535 415 

$1,000 __ 13 681 6 5 82 639 2071 4 315 3 702 2 862 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________ forms __ 3 430 4 12 40 378 875 927 637 557 

$1.000 __ 47 862 50 177 558 5 454 12 519 12 764 8640 7 698 

$20,000 to $49,999 ________ forms __ 8 407 27 III 467 2 630 2 568 I 507 796 301 

$1.000 __ 269 040 929 4 173 17 419 92 281 79 850 44 123 21 630 8 635 

$50,000 to $99,999 ________ forms __ 3 450 22 147 607 I 846 572 175 53 28 

$1.000 __ 223 242 542 10665 42 345 119 342 34 200 10 450 3050 649 

$)00,000 and over ________ formL_ I 158 51 225 410 374 71 14 9 4 

$1,000 __ 163 798 11 436 38 162 56 176 45 894 8 660 I 692 I 249 530 

'Applies only fa individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text_ 

1- 72 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 3l. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of Total agricultural $500,000 and $200,00010 $100,00010 $40,00010 $20,000 10 $10,000 10 $5,000 10 $2,500 10 

$2,500 and Over products sold over $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 

Agricultural Chemical. 

Agricultural chemicals ________ forms __ 13 665 93 444 I 349 4 458 3 359 2 101 116 7451 

$1,000 __ 51 161 2 839 8 368 II 870 18 102 6 516 2 226 825 415 

Commercial fertilizer ___________ farms __ 10 155 70 394 I 158 3 383 2 431 I 388 783 548 

acres on which used __ 3 623 887 147 458 526 043 866 790 429 756 449 516 141 928 41 049 21 347 

10n5 __ 205 668 12 937 33 855 47 920 72 117 25 095 8 797 3 172 I 774 

$1,000 __ 38 685 2 256 6 316 9 120 13 483 4 808 I 693 658 350 

lime ________________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ tonL_ $1.000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, fumigants, etc. to con1rol- 50 38 Insects on hay cropL ________ farmL_ 931 7 41 90 335 251 119 

acres on which used __ 89 483 4 400 9 364 14 386 35 212 15 789 7277 907 148 

$1,000 __ 300 15 25 57 113 56 22 7 4 

Insects on other crops _______ formL_ 2 086 31 147 277 834 471 213 80 33 

acres on which used __ 782 090 35 920 138 031 163 352 314 020 97 744 22 622 6 635 766 

$1,000 __ 3 880 215 824 783 I 415 463 117 46 17 

Nematodes in crops _________ forms __ 109 9 23 39 29 7 2 

acres on which used __ 19 523 140 6 198 7 570 772 814 29 

$1,000 __ 301 30 72 105 79 14 (Zl 

Diseases in crops and orchards __________________ forms __ 43 22 19 279 1 12 33 102 47 

acres on which used __ 123 475 150 6 149 29 853 61 838 13 388 9 374 238 485 

$1,000 __ 304 I 31 63 145 32 24 4 4 

Weeds or gross in crops _____ forms __ 6977 40 280 885 2 711 I 759 879 J21 102 

acres on which used __ 3 466 308 74 390 424 878 785 832 461 862 509 824 162 648 37 459 9 415 

$1.000 __ 6 659 279 1 051 1 614 2 488 867 277 64 19 

Weeds or brush in posturL ___ farms-_ 514 3 24 58 142 126 94 40 27 1 acres on which used __ 68 097 5 787 8 315 15 458 21 323 11 116 2 766 2 332 000 

$1,000 __ 238 25 19 56 76 31 12 15 4 

Weeds on other land _________ farms __ 1 044 15 59 127 410 246 110 52 25 

acres on which used __ 39 622 090 2 257 6 587 17 217 8 343 2 936 845 347 

$1,000 __ 150 4 10 26 64 32 10 2 2 

Detoliation, growth of crops, or thinning of fruit ______________ farms __ 101 3 9 14 37 21 15 I I 

acres on which used __ 9 431 490 621 805 4 289 962 914 320 30 

$1.000 __ 52 3 3 4 22 12 4 2 I 

Insect control on livestock and poultry _____________________ farms __ 740 32 93 223 617 387 239 100 49 $1.000 __ 242 39 39 44 69 30 14 5 2 

Other chemicals (see text) ______ forms __ 141 4 33 72 317 258 183 141 133 

$1.000 __ 350 1 19 31 121 105 38 21 12 

Grain Storage Facilities on Farm 

Forms with groin storage facilities: 

7321 None _____________________________ 3 473 15 48 99 427 584 787 781 Under 1.000 bushels ________________ I 546 1 8 35 205 373 409 322 193 1,000104,999 bushels ______________ 3 510 10 55 158 758 027 928 398 176 5,000 to 9,999 bushels ______________ 2 075 6 38 133 661 761 378 75 23 10,0001024,999 bushels ____________ 2 887 15 57 239 505 804 201 48 18 25,000 to 49,999 bushels ____________ 1 460 12 57 347 850 164 21 5 4 50,000 bushels and over _____________ 742 32 158 288 222 37 1 3 1 Not reporting ______________________ 4 484 15 75 241 730 841 891 888 803 

Livestock 

Cottle and colveL _____________ farms __ 14 743 90 390 1 148 3 860 3 340 2 625 1 844 1 446 number __ 160 549 267 959 J4J 318 482 386 959 744 571 288 306 731 143 414 85 709 Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ forms __ 13 937 65 352 I 083 3 718 3 224 2 472 I 707 1 316 number __ 695 486 84 922 161 977 254 166 541 619 339 918 182 309 82 679 47 896 Beef cows _______________ forms __ 13 470 64 J46 1 024 3 582 3 145 2 419 I 623 I 267 number __ 665 255 83 817 159 341 245 813 531 645 335 918 180087 81 409 47 225 Milk cows _______________ farms __ 3 500 13 78 264 906 861 626 446 306 number __ 30 231 1 105 2 636 Heifers and heifer calves that 

8 353 9 974 4 000 2 222 270 671 

had not calved _____________ forms __ 12 155 76 356 988 3 296 2 793 2 106 I 428 1 112 number __ 756 881 73 662 92 100 122 280 224 144 125 927 66 474 32 882 19 412 Beef heifers and heifer calves __________________ forms __ II 766 76 347 931 3 176 2 726 2 049 1 378 1 083 number __ 738 415 73 338 91 194 116 879 218 091 122 936 65 069 32 093 18 815 Heifers and heifer calves for 

milk cow replacement _____ forms __ 1 074 7 33 100 271 239 191 138 95 number __ 18 466 324 906 5 401 6 053 2 991 1 405 789 597 Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ____________________ farms __ 12 892 85 363 1 040 3500 2972 2 244 1 525 1 163 number __ 708 182 109 375 89 241 105 940 193 981 105 443 57 948 27 853 18 401 

Cottle and calves sold __________ farms __ 14 850 92 397 I 173 3 911 3 375 2 610 I 857 1 435 number __ 813 073 328 036 220 649 262 360 499 498 282 975 136 751 58 367 24 437 $1,000 __ 401 230 110 239 55 652 58 348 94 702 47 763 21 805 9 103 3 617 Colves _____________________ farms __ 8 725 24 166 579 2 273 2065 1 657 1 139 822 number __ 652 337 22 570 51 474 85 090 225 832 145 727 77 260 31 019 13 365 $1.000 __ 84 346 3 361 7 082 11 561 29 811 18 009 9 383 3666 1 474 Cottle _____________________ farms __ 12 684 89 369 1 06J 3 419 2 948 2 136 1 530 1 130 number __ 160 736 305 466 169 175 177 270 273 666 137 248 59 491 27 J48 11 072 $1.000 __ 316 884 106 879 48 569 46 787 64 891 29 755 12 422 5 438 2 143 Fattened on groin and concentrates _____________ forms __ I 212 54 86 165 J46 208 135 122 96 number __ 299 224 219 983 34 105 20042 15 981 4 655 2 372 458 628 $1.00L 111 057 84 074 12 720 6958 4 985 1 253 578 338 151 

Hogs and pigs ________________ farms __ 2 391 7 62 182 653 569 435 277 206 number __ 205 771 2 921 32 178 39 478 63 453 32 474 22 159 7 925 5 183 Used or to be used for breeding __________________ farms __ I 539 2 39 115 429 385 262 176 131 

Other number __ 24 451 300 3 058 4 268 7 633 4 426 2 686 1 243 837 _____________________ farms __ 2 248 6 60 175 630 535 403 255 184 number __ 181 320 2 621 29120 35 210 55 820 28 048 19 473 6 682 4346 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data Montana 1-73 
Table 31. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of Totol agricultural $500,000 and $200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $2,500 and Over products sold over $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 

Livestock - Continued 

Hags and pigs sold ____________ formL_ 2 450 6 65 188 702 585 446 261 197 number __ 365 732 16 408 50 237 73 353 110 501 60 143 34 817 12 855 7 418 $1,000 __ 24 669 1 371 3 519 5 416 7 885 3 646 1 914 642 276 Feeder pigs _________________ formL_ 536 9 30 99 137 103 78 80 number __ 52 795 850 4 431 11 203 15 224 11 187 150 3 750 $1,000 __ 1 021 38 81 236 296 218 94 59 

litters ot pigs farrowed betweenDecember 1 of preceding year and November 30 ______________ farmL_ 1 825 3 44 130 506 450 338 202 152 number __ 41 669 590 5 829 7 503 12 522 7 320 4 751 954 200 December 1 and May 31 ___ farms-_ I 599 3 41 117 454 397 300 170 117 number __ 23 280 345 118 4 213 6 986 4 310 2 617 041 650 June I and November 30 ___ farms-_ I 310 2 35 103 369 330 223 140 108 number __ 18 389 245 711 3 290 5 536 3 010 2 134 913 550 

Sheep and lambs of all ogeL ____ farms __ 1 896 7 43 109 378 492 382 269 216 number __ 616 256 18 825 61 705 100 006 195 800 132 019 61 986 32 251 13 664 lambs under 1 year old ______ tormL_ 1 363 5 35 79 265 341 276 208 154 number __ 176 826 5 549 24 729 30 066 52 456 37 018 15 759 8 082 3 167 Ewes 1 year old or older _____ farmL_ 1 768 7 36 100 345 464 356 260 200 number __ 420 053 Rams and wethers 1 year old or 

12 758 35 623 66 027 137 972 90 485 44 297 22 962 9 929 

alder _____________________ farms-_ I 590 7 32 83 310 419 336 232 171 number __ 19 377 518 1 353 3 913 5 372 4 516 1 930 1 207 568 

Sheep and lambs sold __________ formL_ 1 917 7 41 114 383 498 384 265 225 number __ 525 369 17 974 50 992 94 977 159 768 113 180 50 727 25 255 12 496 Sheep ond lombs shorn _________ formL_ 1 780 7 39 106 359 458 364 251 196 number __ 524 823 16 670 46 378 90 921 169 820 III 170 51 222 26 605 12 037 

pounds of wooL_ 5 303 149 180 870 452 511 928 272 701 227 137 585 513 864 269 969 118 851 

Horses and ponieL ____________ forms-_ 6 511 42 179 473 1 635 1 470 1 191 841 680 number __ 43 306 273 2 433 4 277 10 957 8 948 6 355 4 573 4 490 Sold ____________________ formL_ 1 188 16 43 87 284 279 216 138 125 number __ 5 294 154 492 349 1 417 1 209 885 459 329 $1,000 __ 1 700 58 138 103 453 396 309 153 92 Horses ____________________ formL_ 6 398 41 173 470 1 612 1 441 1 170 828 663 number __ 41 509 269 2 351 4 135 10 525 8 589 6 082 4 353 4 205 Sold ____________ _______ formL_ 1 150 16 42 83 273 273 210 133 120 number __ 5 107 154 488 339 393 151 842 446 294 $1,000 __ 1 686 58 137 102 451 393 306 152 88 

Any goats ___________________ formL_ 21 3 9 2 number __ 61 10 30 10 Sold ______________________ formL_ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Poultry 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ forms-_ 3 144 10 62 192 798 732 623 401 326 

number __ 958 974 302 383 359 256 114 418 61 470 50 458 38 516 20 247 12 226 Sold ____________________ forms __ 388 6 27 22 80 76 90 44 43 

number __ 625 185 241 599 229 917 66 637 53 258 15 178 12 681 3 323 2 592 

Hens and pullets of laying oge_formL_ 3 099 10 61 191 789 722 613 399 314 

number __ 867 001 284 975 312 709 94 293 59 998 48 756 36 744 18 373 11 153 

Kept for table or morket egg production ______________ forms __ 3 047 9 59 188 780 710 604 394 303 

number __ 830 861 (0) (0) 93 988 58 568 47 750 35 748 16 717 10 521 

Kept for hatching egg production ______________ formL_ 136 2 3 6 30 27 24 23 21 

number __ 36 140 (0) (0) 305 430 006 996 656 632 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _________________ forms __ 109 2 12 8 25 19 18 11 14 

number __ 84 372 (0) 44 425 (0) 670 949 546 337 417 

Roosters and mole chickens ___ forms __ I 118 3 18 68 251 257 235 165 121 

number __ 7 601 (0) 122 (0) 802 753 226 537 656 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________________ forms __ 42 1 5 3 12 7 7 3 4 

number __ 45 651 12 000 15 200 6 300 10 812 338 397 516 88 

Broilers and other meot·type chickens sold ________________ formL_ 91 1 5 5 23 18 14 12 13 

number __ 30 586 8 000 12 200 395 2 800 2 076 883 2 533 699 

Turkeys _____________________ formL_ 184 1 8 41 40 35 32 27 

number __ I 609 200 120 328 283 219 274 185 

Sold ____________________ formL_ 27 1 3 4 7 2 6 4 

number __ 8 724 200 8 027 113 198 26 137 23 

Heavy breeds for slaughter ___ forms __ 107 7 20 26 16 18 20 

number __ 928 49 232 150 144 189 164 

Sold ____________________ forms-_ 25 3 4 7 2 5 4 

number __ 8 462 8 012 108 173 26 120 23 

light breeds for slaughter ____ forms __ 28 1 3 9 4 4 4 3 

number __ 359 200 32 42 24 19 32 10 

Sold ____________________ forms-_ 3 1 1 1 

number __ 240 200 15 25 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _ forms __ 85 5 18 21 19 17 5 

number __ 322 39 54 109 56 53 11 

Sold ____________________ forms __ 2 1 1 

number __ 22 5 17 

Crops Harvested 

Field corn for all purposes ______ forms __ 1 193 32 96 215 394 251 121 48 36 

ocres-_ 86 807 9 207 15 014 19 777 24 100 12 510 4 498 125 576 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 839 28 87 171 275 176 70 19 13 

ocreL_ 68 002 8 557 13 220 16 391 17 914 8 471 2683 526 240 

Field corn for groin or seed ___ formL_ 169 3 14 24 50 33 28 8 9 

ocre5 __ 10 811 820 1 636 1 492 3 711 1 689 1 208 124 131 

bushels __ 613 851 61 357 118 855 110 021 210 473 67 824 35 825 3 698 5 798 

Irrigated _________________ forms-_ 87 3 12 19 25 9 10 4 5 

ocres __ 5 867 820 1 533 959 1 570 424 479 24 58 

1-14 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 31. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of T otol agricultural $500,000 and $200,000 ta $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to 

$2,500 and Over products sold over $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 

Crops Harvested - Continued 

Sorghums for all purposes ______ farmL_ 30 3 4 3 11 6 2 

acreL_ 789 147 376 120 351 708 80 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ formL_ 12 1 3 2 4 1 

ocreL_ 364 37 26 50 234 10 

Sorghums for groin or seed ___ farmL_ 

acres __ 

bushelL_ Irrigated _________________ farmL_ 

~I acres __ 

Soybeans for beons ____________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

bushelL_ 

Irrigated ___________________ formL_ 

ocreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ formL_ 

acres __ 

Peanuts for nuts ______________ forms __ 

acreL_ 

poundL_ 

Irrigated ___________________ formL_ 

ocreL_ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

acreL_ 

WheaL ______________________ forms __ II 605 45 327 1 183 4 057 3 031 1 854 800 308 

ocres __ 4 724 346 88 261 473 884 989 539 2 015 240 791 508 283 458 66 297 16 1591 bushelL_ 109 005 222 2 817 169 12 783 547 25 181 787 45 860 889 15932361 5 086 214 113 721 229 534 

Irrigated ___________________ $armL_ 1 063 13 41 173 327 269 142 68 30 

ocreL_ 67 356 5 669 5 918 17 759 20 496 10974 4 389 1 647 504

Commercial fertilizer used ____ formL_ 5 560 36 256 817 2 318 1 286 582 203 62 1 

ocreL_ 2 253 264 63 130 327 486 580 075 947 232 253 569 65 215 13 995 2 562 

Cotton ______________________ formL_ 

acreL_ 

boleL_ Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 

acreL_ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

=1 acres __ 

Tobacco _____________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

pounds __ 

Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

acres __ 

Irish potatoes ________________ formL_ 201 2 23 22 52 37 26 15 24 1 

ocreL_ 6 503 204 3 035 1 257 1 510 368 83 18 28 hundredweight __ 499 096 (0) 707 428 323 681 330 881 60 272 12 131 2 297 (0) 

Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 143 2 19 21 39 24 13 9 16 

ocreL_ 6 417 204 3 016 257 503 349 48 13 27 Commercial fertilizer used ____ formL_ 129 2 22 19 41 21 10 7 7 acreL_ 6 «9 192 3 035 255 507 361 65 12 22 

Hoy _________________________ formL_ 13 341 65 335 1 056 3 573 3 224 2 418 1 590 1 080 acres __ 2 118 640 86 489 159 436 297 915 700 282 434 759 260 857 117 955 60 947 tonL_ 3 602 733 168 141 314 661 547 675 173 462 719 690 410 178 180 952 87 974 Commercial fertilizer used ____ formL_ 3 108 27 130 332 925 750 «8 284 212 acres __ 420 919 30 172 46 353 69 235 137 796 78 154 36 208 14 204 797 Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for 

hoy or dehydrating _________ farms __ 10 033 42 266 852 2 704 2 452 1 791 1 158 768 acres __ I 230 887 45 758 91 194 176 075 393 8« 261 915 157 355 69 593 35 153 tons. dry __ 2 422 870 91 737 212 693 383 549 780 757 497 081 279 «2 119 265 58 346 Irrigated _________________ farmL_ 5 307 30 186 505 1 355 1 263 927 594 «7 acres __ 604 235 33 331 54 604 99 471 182 579 115 7~7 72 743 28 529 17 181 

Clover, timothy. and mixtures of clover and grosses for hoy ________ farms __ 2 513 9 56 157 564 583 472 404 268 acreL_ 254 348 8 645 13 689 28 485 77 634 57 973 38 400 19 022 10 500 tons, dry __ 412 206 21 975 22 229 45 112 122 829 94 298 60 068 30090 15 605 Irrigated _________________ forms __ I 337 4 27 68 250 292 273 240 183 acreL_ 142 292 2 140 9 769 15 520 43 995 32018 21 711 10 567 6572 

Field seeds ___________________ farms __ 548 3 19 64 182 160 74 32 14 acres __ 39 601 875 2 417 8 563 14 980 7 907 3 300 968 591 Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 120 2 5 16 36 33 14 5 9 acres __ 8 262 375 519 132 766 604 418 190 258 Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 20 6 5 5 3 1 acres __ 667 346 910 109 262 40 

Vegetables ___________________ farms __ 84 2 8 5 11 12 14 12 20 acres __ 676 21 78 99 124 148 95 54 58 Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 75 2 4 5 11 12 12 11 18 acres __ 625 21 61 99 115 134 88 52 56 Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 62 2 6 4 10 8 10 9 13 ocres __ 654 21 76 99 123 141 93 51 51 

Berries ______________________ farms __ 13 2 3 1 3 4 acres __ 12 (Z) 7 (Z) 5 1 Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 11 1 3 1 3 3 ocres __ 12 (Z) 7 (Z) 5 (Z) Commerciol fertilizer used ____ farms __ 4 2 2 acres __ 8 6 2 

Land in orchards ______________ farms __ 133 2 14 15 27 34 41 ocres __ 175 16 284 105 224 296 250 Irrigafed ___________________ farms __ 104 2 10 12 21 23 36 ocreL_ 941 16 268 96 193 189 180 Commercial fertilizer used ____ farmL_ 73 1 5 5 11 24 27 ocreL_ 781 10 245 66 136 192 132 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Montana 1-75 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farms and Land in Farml 

Farms _____________________ number __ 

percent __ land in farms ________________ acres-_ 

Average size of farm ________ acres-_ 

Value of land and buildings ____ $1.000 __ Average per form __________ dollars __ 

Average per ocre ___________ dollarL_ 

Farms by value of form: $1 to $9,999 _____________________ _ 

$10,000 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 and over ________________ _ 

Owned and rented lond by form operator Land owned ________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Land rented or leased from others ____________________ farmL_ 

ocres __ 

Land rented or leased to others ____________________ farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

Land in Farms According to Use 

Toto! cropland ________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland __________ forms-_ 

ocreL_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 ocres _________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ______________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres ______________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ______________ _ 

1,000 acres and over __________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL ________ _ 

2.000 acres and over ________ _ 

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 ___ farms-_ 

In cultivated summer fallow __________________ forms __ 

acres __ Idle _____________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Total woodland _______________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Woodland postured __________ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

Woodland not postured ______ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other than 

cropland and woodland posture _____________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Improved posturelond and rangeland _________________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Unimproved pastureland and rangeland _________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Other land (see textL __________ farms-_ 

ocres __ 

Total pasturelond _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated land _________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Irrigated cropland harvested __ forms __ ocres __ 

Artificial drainage _____________ forms-_ 

acres drained __ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs. and earthen tanks ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

acres-_ 

Rate and Tenure af Farm Operatar 

AU form operators __________________ _ 

Full owners ____________________ _ 

Port owners ____________________ _ 

Tenants _______________________ _ 

1-76 Montana 

Total forms 

20 177 

100.0 56 731 193 

2 812 

6 422 438 

318 305 

113 

265 

511 

I 265 

2 003 

1 874 

2 533 2 149 

6 288 

3 289 

18 051 

39 449 186 

II 920 

18 655 415 

I 926 

I 373 408 

18 966 

15 257 374 

18 509 

8375116 

I 539 

2 157 

3 535 5 600 

3 691 

I 987 

I 587 

400 

5 597 

040 944 

607 

94 253 

876 

188 132 

9 914 

5 294 602 

I 087 264 327 

2 333 511 931 

I 850 146 601 

777 

365 330 

13 215 

38 989 905 

2 605 425 380 

II 574 

37 564 525 

13 345 971 983 

16 397 

41 177 450 7 528 

717 764 

7 183 

367 432 

962 

134 042 

6 548 36 014 

78 666 

20 177 

8 283 

9 652 

2 242 

Cosh groin forms Cotton forms Tobacco forms (011) (0131) (0132) 

8 804 

43.6 19 859 417 

2 256 

2 746 197 

311 926 

138 

10 

119 

468 

704 

786 

064 

I 012 

3 210 

1 431 

7 746 

13 076 345 

6 054 

7 294 534 

847 

511 462 

8 804 

10 791 136 

8 804 

707 333 

132 

493 

I 067 

2 747 

2 759 

I 606 

I 294 

312 

I 639 

303 304 

374 

49 638 

434 

121 409 

7 136 

4 423 880 

698 

185 572 

458 145 796 

277 73 969 

234 

71 827 

5 601 

8 423 235 

942 

474 395 

4 914 

7 948 840 

6 097 

499 250 

6 468 

8 800 508 I 189 

213 484 

I 156 

183 775 

265 

29 359 

3 259 13 314 

30 760 

8 804 

2 758 

4 918 

I 128 

Sugar crop, Irish 

potato, hoy, peanut, and other 

field crop forms 

(0133,0134,0139) 

I 607 

8.0 798 738 I 119 

336 304 

209 274 

187 

5 

54 

152 

214 

201 

254 

208 

395 

124 

1 349 

406 536 

808 445 303 

156 

53 101 

I 607 

492 960 

I 607 

363 382 

144 

325 

520 

476 

109 

33 

27 

6 

691 

70 335 

44 

3 030 

60 

8 178 

278 

38 933 

82 9 102 

227 196 397 

189 

112 115 

72 

84 282 

780 

074 284 

201 56 846 

649 017 438 

969 35 097 

I 261 256 734 

I 290 

282 837 

I 287 

250 605 

187 

29 699 

182 

737 

120 

607 

800 

543 

264 

Vegetable and 

melon forms 

(016) 

12 

0.1 

482 

40 

788 65 702 

I 636 

4 

2 

4 

I 

I 

7 

225 

7 

257 

12 

394 

12 

241 

11 

4 

142 

3 

40 

I 

30 

2 

10 

5 

48 

5 

182 

12 

306 

12 

240 

12 

5 

2 

5 

Fruit and tree 

nut forms 

(017) 

76 

0.4 

198 

29 

6 804 89 532 

3 096 

5 

4 

8 

25 

10 

7 

10 

7 

76 

4264 

4 

15 

3 2 081 

76 

986 

76 

910 

75 

4 

45 

5 

30 

34 

714 

5 

35 

31 

679 

5 

122 

2 

72 

3 

50 

54 

376 

13 

202 

62 

782 

62 

767 

2 

10 

2 

2 

(Z) 

76 

72 

4 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974-Continued 

livestock forms, General forms, Farms With Sales of except dairy. 

Horticultural General forms, poultry, and primarily 

$2,500 and Over specialty forms primarily crop animal specialty Poultry and egg Animol specialty livestock Forms not 

(018) (0191) (021) Dairy farms (024) farms (025) farms (027) (0291) classified by SIC 

Fann. and Land in Farm. 

Forms _____________________ number __ 48 421 8 511 304 32 127 83 152 

percent __ 0.2 2.1 42.2 1.5 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.8 

land in farms ________________ acreL_ 834 783 209 33 412 151 135 879 8 280 50928 274 893 404 184 

Average size of form ________ ocreL_ 17 1 860 3 926 447 259 401 3 312 2 659 

Value of land and buildings ____ $1.000 __ 2 683 124 087 3 047 817 56 748 5 453 13 972 34 122 47 464 

Average per form __________ dollorL_ 55 886 294 743 358 103 186 670 170 398 110 018 411 103 312 2621 Average per acre ___________ dollors __ 3 216 158 91 418 659 274 124 117 

Forms by value of farm: 8 $110 $9.999 ______________________ 5 226 2 $10.000 10 $19,999 _________________ 8 4 298 10 7 4 

$20,001) 10 $39,999 _________________ 14 15 549 18 20 5 10 

$40,001) 10 $69,999 _________________ 9 41 884 48 41 13 15 

$70,000 10 $99,999 _________________ 3 30 752 39 4 15 7 23 

$100,00010 $149,999 _______________ 4 71 029 57 4 7 8 27 

$150.00010 $199,999 _______________ 2 50 800 34 3 7 8 14 

$200,00010 $499,999 _______________ 3 143 2 376 79 3 17 21 34 

$500,000 and over _________________ 67 1 597 17 4 5 19 25 

Owned and rented lond by form operator: land owned ________________ formL_ 47 383 7 799 272 30 120 73 149 

ocreL_ 812 520 624 23 798 359 98 623 10 725 38 331 217 048 277 294 

land rented or leased from others ____________________ farmL_ 3 255 4 496 136 9 34 51 63

1 

acres-_ 22 274 848 10 380 588 38 288 2372 14 996 63 114 141 078 

land rented or leased to others ____________________ farms __ 29 835 13 5 15 10 13 

acreL_ 12 263 766 796 1 032 4 817 2399 5 269 14 188 / 

Land in Farm. According to Use 

Total cropland ________________ forms __ I 48 421 7 407 286 20 72 82 

ocres __ 406 257 750 3 482 974 74 642 181 11 550 96 893 44 502 131 I Harvested cropland __________ farms __ 48 421 7 009 265 19 53 80 115 

acreL_ 304 163 961 2 008 463 47 132 106 4 150 57 320 19 814 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 36/ to 49 acres __________________ 47 10 995 44 24 12 50 to 99 acres _________________ 1 36 1 194 56 17 7 26 100 to 199 acres _______________ 103 1 702 83 8 20 26 200 to 499 acreL ______________ 169 2 089 70 3 22 20 50010 999 oore'- ______________ 77 724 11 1 6 4 1,000 acres and over _________ ._ 26 305 1 13 3 1,00010 1,999 oores __________ 22 240 1 3 2,000 acres and over _________ 65 12 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only ____ farms __ I 195 2 723 203 11 42 30 54 

acreL_ 15 40 186 587 560 21 188 663 3 785 5 770 7 951 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil improvement grosses not harvested or postured _____ farms __ 2 7 164 5 4 2 4 

acreL_ 14 467 37 466 166 78 110 283 On which all crops foiled ___ farmL_ 1 19 326 20 1 2 4 9 

acreL. 2 864 51 201 490 20 109 192 5 667 / In cultivated summer fallow __________________ formL_ 2 194 2 176 54 3 10 37 23 acreL_ 48 50 363 732 968 5 338 392 2 819 29 589 10 270 Idle _____________________ farmL_ 2 11 260 10 3 6 8 acreL_ 23 909 65 316 328 609 912 517 

Total woodland _______________ farmL_ 2 53 1 375 31 8 18 13 114 acres __ 222 11 132 041 256 2 792 812 2 646 7 256 101 908 Woodland postured __________ farmL_ 45 1 184 27 6 10 11 96 ocreL_ 7 991 855 850 855 740 541 100 85 405 Woodland not pastured ______ farmL_ 2 14 362 11 3 8 3 37 acres __ 222 3 141 185 406 937 72 105 156 16 503 

Postureland and rangeland, other than 

cropland and woodland posture _____________________ farms __ 4 275 6 225 128 13 40 55 86 acreL_ 100 498 974 28 481 073 53 798 3 094 35 336 166 350 253 499 Improved postureland and rangeland _________________ farms __ 55 1 285 64 7 9 13 25 acres __ 20 061 851 680 6 571 

Unimproved pastureland and 257 1 729 3 274 9 457 

rangeland _________________ farms __ 3 235 5 510 88 9 34 50 77 ocres __ 92 478 913 27 629 393 47 227 837 33 607 163 076 244042 

Other land (see text) ___________ farms __ 17 297 5 418 217 26 96 54 95 acres __ 106 15 353 406848 4 647 193 1 396 4 394 4 275 

Total pastureland _____________ farmL_ 5 392 7 660 281 19 78 73 142 acres __ 115 547 151 29 924 483 76 841 5 497 40 662 178 220 346 855 Irrigated land _________________ forms __ 19 287 4 276 249 11 39 41 53 acres __ 235 65 944 080 296 49 291 223 2 785 8 498 12 083 Irrigated cropland harvested __ farms __ 19 286 4 009 224 10 29 39 50 ocres __ 222 58 035 817471 36 862 881 443 7 457 9 674 

Artificial drainage _____________ farms __ 39 419 25 2 5 4 14 acres droined __ 5 082 65 278 907 190 405 038 074 Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks _______ . ________ formL_ 1 108 2 875 34 7 15 31 34 number __ I 429 20 714 86 11 57 207 456 acres __ (Z) 786 45 288 49 27 47 317 273 

Race and Tenure of Form Operator 

All form operators ________ . ________ ._ 48 421 8 511 304 32 127 83 152 Full owners _____________________ 45 166 4 032 168 23 93 32 89 Port owners __________ . ____ . _____ Tenants _____________________ 2 217 3 730 103 6 26 41 60 . __ I 38 749 33 3 8 10 3 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data Montana 1-77 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Race and Tenure of Farm 

Operator - Continued 

All form operators - Continued White! __________________________ _ 

Full owners ____________________ _ Port owners ____________________ _ 

Tenants _______________________ _ 

Block and other races' _____________ _ 

Full owners ____________________ _ 

Port owners ____________________ _ 

Tenants _______________________ _ 

Farms by Type of Organization 

Individual or family ____________ forms __ 

acres __ Partnership __________________ formL_ 

ocres __ 

Corporation, including family owned ______________________ formL_ 

acres __ Other _______________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

Farm Credit 

Total operator form debt _______ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Debts secured by real estate __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Debts not secured by real estate ____________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Farm Operator Characteristics I 

Form operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeorL ___________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeorL ___________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeorL ___________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeorL ___________________ _ 

65 years and over _________________ _ 

Average oge ______________________ _ 

Form operators by place of residence: On form operated _________________ _ 

On another form __________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form _______ _ 

In a city, town, or urban oreo _______ _ 

Form operators by principal occupation: Forming _________________________ _ 

Other ___________________________ _ 

F?rm operators reporting off-form 

Income -

Greater than value of form products sold ____________________________ _ 

less than value of form products sold _ Not reporting or none ______________ _ 

Farm operators reporting days of work off form __________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days _____________________ _ 

50 to 99 day, ____________________ _ 

100 to 149 day, __________________ _ 

150 to 199 day, __________________ _ 

200 days and over ________________ _ 

Persons in household (other than form 

operator) working off form: Forms reporting ___________________ _ 

Number of persons ________________ _ 

By number of days worked: I to 49 days _________________ _ 

50 to 99 day, ________________ _ 

100 to 149 day, ______________ _ 150 to 199 days ______________ _ 

200 days and over ____________ _ 

Farms by Size 

I to 9 ocres ____________________ , ____ _ 

10 to 49 ocres ______________________ _ 

50 to~69 ocres ______________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres- _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocr.' ____________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ____________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocr.'- ___________________ _ 220 to 259 ocres ____________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ____________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ____________________ _ 

1.000 to 1.999 ocr.' _________________ _ 2,000 acres and over ________________ _ 

farms by Stand ani Industrial 

Classification (see text) 

Cosh groin form, (011) _______________ _ 

Cotton forms (0131) _________________ _ 

Tobacco form' (0132) ________________ _ 

Total forms 

18 649 

7 822 

8 700 

2 127 

221 

47 

126 

48 

17 177 

37 428 818 

1 693 

6 509 264 

I 229 

12 293 386 

78 

499 725 

10 334 

867 325 

7 958 

609 671 

6 531 

257 654 

399 

2 026 

3 270 

5 018 

5 395 

2 762 

51.2 

13 405 

636 

303 

1 924 

15 895 

2 975 

2472 

9 830 

6 568 

5 299 

I 487 

511 

496 

552 

2 253 

2 859 

3 432 

041 

429 

333 

473 

156 

606 

519 

212 

411 

485 

723 

408 

440 

2 181 

2 879 

3 994 

7 319 

804 

Cash groin forms 

(011) 

8 307 

2 647 

4 572 

1 088 

81 

12 

49 

20 

7 628 

15 288 205 

760 

2 107 810 

388 

2 423 805 

28 

39 597 

4 183 

316 552 

3 261 

239 132 

2 524 

77 420 

218 

875 

1 356 

2 300 

2 475 

I 164 

51.1 

5 428 

338 

166 

1 329 

571 

817 

562 

4 848 

2 978 

2 058 

688 

233 

191 

234 

712 

147 

379 

501 

179 

110 

194 

395 

39 

28 

58 

93 

195 

80 

98 

855 

1 417 

2 535 

3 406 

8 804 

Cotton forms 

(0131) 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1- 78 Montana 

T abaeto forms 

(0132) 

Sugor crop, Irish 

potato, hay. 

peanut. and other 

field crop farms 

(0133.0134.0139) 

531 

767 

507 

257 

17 

15 

2 

1 427 

272 557 

121 

126 974 

54 

390 340 

5 

8 867 

756 

46 599 

581 

32 510 

483 

14 089 

45 

198 

317 

366 

418 

204 

49.6 

040 

75 

36 

87 

257 

291 

259 

747 

542 

506 

131 

53 

38 

44 

240 

225 

275 

63 

22 

41 

41 

108 

2 

50 

37 

101 

111 

152 

86 

98 

334 

276 

173 

187 

Vegetable and 

melon forms 

(016) 

11 

4 

2 

5 

I 

1 

12 

482 

2 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

3 

2 

3 

3 

I 47.4 

Fruit and tree 

nut farms 

(017) 

69 

65 

4 

62 

827 

8 

292 

5 

64 

1 

15 

30 

145 

25 

123 

7 

22 

1 

26 

8 

17 

18 

53.7 

38 

2 

3 

17 

33 

37 

41 

17 

12 

42 

3 

1 

6 

5 

27 

13 

15 

20 

46 

7 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974- Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Race and Tenure of Farm 

Operator - Continued 

All form operators - Continued 

White 1 ------ ---- -------------- __ _ Full owners ____________________ _ 

Port owners ____________________ _ Tenonts _______________________ _ 

Block and other rocest _____________ _ 

Full owners ____________________ _ 

Port owners ____________________ _ 

Tenants _______________________ _ 

Farms by Type of Organization 

Individual or family ____________ forms __ 

acres __ Partnership _________________ ._ form 5-_ 

Corporation, including family owned ______________________ form5-_ 

ocreL_ Other _______________________ form s __ 

ocres __ 

Farm Credit 

Total operator form debt _______ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Debts secured by real estate __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Debts not secured by real estate ____________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Farm Operator Characteristics I 

Form operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeorL ___________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors- ___________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors- ___________________ _ 55 to 64 yeors ____________________ _ 

65 years and over _________________ _ 

Average age ______________________ _ 

Form operators by place of residence: On farm operated _________________ _ 

On another form __________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form _______ _ 

In a city, town, or urban area _______ _ 

Farm operators by principal occupation: Farming _________________________ _ Other _______ • _. _. ___________ • _._. 

Form operators reporting off-farm incomeGreater than value of form products sold ____________________________ _ 

less than value of form products sold _ Not reporting or none ______________ _ 

Farm operators reporting days of work off farm __________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days ___ ._._._. ___________ • 50 to 99 days _________ • __________ _ 

100 to 149 day, __ • ______ • ___ ••••• _ 150 to 199 days ._. ______ ._._. ___ •• 

200 days and over ________________ _ 

Persons in household (other than form 

operator) working off form: Farms reporting _______________ . ___ _ 

Number of persons ________________ _ 

By number of days worked: I to 49 days • __ • ___________ ._. 50 to 99 days ________ • _______ _ 

100 to 149 days ___ ••• ______ ••• 150 to 199 days • ______ • ______ _ 

200 days and over ____________ _ 

Farms by Size 

1 to 9 ocres ________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres ______________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres ______________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres ______________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocr.'. ________ •• _ •• ______ _ 140 to 179 ocres ____________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocr., •• ___ ••• ___ ._ ••• _. __ _ 220 to 259 ocros _____ • ___________ • __ _ 

260 to 499 ocre'. __________ • ____ • ___ _ 

500 to 999 ocres. __________ • ____ • ___ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres. __ ••• ______ ••••• _ 2,000 acres and over _____ . __________ _ 

Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification (see tut) 

Cosh groin form, (011)- __ • __ • ______ ._. Cotton forms (0131) • ______ •• ________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) ••••• _ •••• _ ••••• _ 

Horticultural 

specialty forms 

(018) 

36 

33 

2 

I 

27 

266 

9 

74 

12 

494 

15 

(0) 

14 

(D) 

9 

209 

3 

6 

II 

10 

6 52.7 

21 

19 

17 

6 

9 

21 

12 

I 

1 

3 

3 

8 

10 

39 

5 

1 

General farms, 

primarily crop 

(0191) 

400 

162 

203 

35 

I 

372 

623 118 

29 

62 154 

19 

97 732 

I 

205 

245 

17 372 

190 

12 395 

170 

4 977 

5 

51 

84 

109 

112 

40 

49.6 

316 

5 

6 

12 

354 

47 

29 

211 

161 

104 

40 

5 

II 

9 

39 

66 

79 

22 

10 

12 

6 

29 

2 

4 

7 

II 

20 

15 

17 

56 

95 

92 

102 

Livestock forms, 

except dairy, 

poultry, and 

animol specialty 

(021) 

7 659 

3 781 

3 190 

688 

114 

30 

59 

25 

7 073 

19 646 930 

700 

4 049 470 

699 

9 286 554 

39 

429 197 

4 723 

456 358 

3 587 

304 121 

3 081 

152 237 

126 

808 

I 349 2 045 

2 180 

I 265 

51.7 

6029 

209 

80 

451 

6 155 

I 618 

I 417 

3 710 

2646 

2 353 

575 

201 

224 

229 

124 

294 

545 

417 

199 

152 

212 

565 

478 

306 

116 

215 

231 

291 

188 

195 

811 

004 

1 142 

3 534 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Dairy forms (024) 

277 

152 

95 

30 

4 

2 

I 

I 

248 

92 115 

33 15 808 

23 

27 956 

186 

15 926 

152 

10 513 

133 

5 413 

2 

34 

60 

86 

83 

16 

49.0 

243 

259 

22 

16 

137 

128 

56 

20 

5 

5 

3 

23 

42 

50 

14 

7 

4 

5 

20 

12 

16 

9 

17 

22 

42 

21 

22 

80 

39 

16 

8 

Poultry and egg Animol specialty 

forms (025) forms (027) 

26 

18 

6 

2 

23 

6 641 

3 

652 

6 987 

16 

879 

13 

259 

7 

621 

2 

1 

10 

9 

4 

54.5 

19 

I 

22 

2 

16 

8 

110 

80 

22 

8 

2 

1 

1 

105 43 337 

7 

390 

13 

5 401 

2 

I 800 

62 

2 536 

44 

523 

41 

013 

I 

20 

24 

29 

28 

10 

48.2 

80 

1 

4 

12 

65 

47 

48 

27 

37 

51 

6 

1 

5 

7 

32 

19 

22 

4 

1 

3 

7 

7 

42 

26 

6 

4 

5 

8 

3 

2 

6 

10 

7 

8 

General forms, 

primarily 

livestoc.l.: Form s nof 

(0291) classified by SIC 

77 

29 

38 

10 

65 

171 174 

12 

56 201 

5 

(0) 

I 

(0) 

39 

2 328 

33 

833 

23 

495 

6 

17 

16 

31 

7 

51.3 

58 

64 

13 

16 

45 

16 

22 

4 

2 

3 

16 

18 

3 

1 

5 

5 

1 

12 

9 

12 

28 

Montana 

146 

84 

59 

3 

135 

282 166 

II 

89 439 

5 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

77 

5 962 I 57 

4 809 

51 

153 

2~ I 28 

35 

29 

27 

50.2 

124 

9: I 

;+ I 

71 

58 

17 

81 

15 

9 

9 

12 

36 

25 

34 

12 

4 

7 

3 

8 

1 

10 

2 

3 

7 

9 

8 

7 

22 

21 

16 

46 

1-79 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification (see text) - Con. 

Sugar crap, Irish potato. hoy. peanut, 

and ather field crap farms (0133,0134, 0139) ____________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) ______ _ 

Fruit and tree nut farms (017)-________ _ 

Horticultural specialty farms (OlB) _____ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (0191) ___ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) ___________ _ 

Dairy farms (024) ___________________ _ 

Paultry and egg farms (025) __________ _ Animal specialty forms (027) __________ _ 

General forms. primarily livestock (0291) ____________________________ _ 

Farms not classified by SIC ___________ _ 

Value of Product. Sold 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Farms by value of agricultural products 

sold: 

$500.000 and aver ______________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 ____________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 ____________ _ 

$40.000 to $99,99L _____________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ 

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

$2,500 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

Under $2,500 (see text) __________ _ 

Grain sold ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco sold _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotfan and cottonseed sold _____ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds. hoy. forage, and silage sold ________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Other field crops sold __________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons sold ________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40.000 and over ____ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Fruit, nuts, and berries sald _____ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold_forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Dairy products sold ____________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves sold __________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hags and pigs sold ____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and aver ____ formL_ 

$1:000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold ____ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products sold ________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales of ~O,OOO and over ____ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products sold ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Forest products sold ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ $1,000 __ 

1-80 Montana 

Total farms 

607 

12 

76 

48 

421 

8 511 

304 

32 

127 

83 

152 

20 177 027 135 

106 

496 

1 540 

5 358 

4 591 

3 616 

2 520 

1 655 

295 

12 833 

454 120 

3 867 

321 390 

5 011 46 571 

176 

12 550 

701 45 498 

400 

40 063 

78 

274 

99 

622 

2 

(0) 

1 060 

8 729 

36 

7 951 

870 19 039 

178 

15 230 14 850 

401 230 

1 868 

268 293 

2 450 24 669 

125 

11 237 

1 939 

16 676 

86 5 826 

1 306 

5 209 

35 3 156 

61 

440 

7 

819 

440 

3 058 

11 

913 

Cash grain forms 

(011) 

8 804 

465 029 

11 

210 

838 

3 150 

2 243 

1 405 

669 

246 

32 

8 804 

401 788 

3 603 

302 014 

1 489 

8 317 

27 

546 

27 

511 

3 

331 

4 

3 

435 

304 

1 

(D) 

142 

343 

2 

(0) 

4 768 47 918 

176 

11 271 

805 3984 

7 

542 

341 

511 

1 

(D) 

245 

199 

2 

15 

26 

133 

1 

(D) 

Cotton farms 

(0131) Tobacco forms (0132) 

Sugar crop, Irish 

potato. hoy. peanut, and other 

field crap farms 

(0133,0134,0139) 

607 

1 607 

82 169 

9 

57 

158 

380 

279 

299 

240 

161 

24 

775 

8 328 

33 

2 584 

1 376 

21 633 

100 

7 185 

549 

40 596 

358 

36 298 

16 

66 

41 

33 

34 

269 

2 

(0) 

972 

9 634 

52 

3 349 

129 

558 

140 

952 

5 

320 

43 

38 

34 

59 

Vegetable and melan farms 

(016) 

12 

12 

143 

1 

18 

5 

12 

12 

104 

1 

(Z) 

1 

(Z) 

Fruit and tree 

nut farms 

(017) 

76 

76 

624 

2 

1 

12 

28 

32 

1 

76 

601 

2 

(D) 

2 

16 

1 

(Z) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974-Continued 

livestock forms, General farms. Farms With Sales of except dairy, 

Horticultural General farms, poultry, and primarily 

$2,500 and Over specialty forms primarily crop animal specialty Poultry and egg Animol specialty livestock Farms not 

(018) (0191) (021) Dairy farms (024) farms (025) farms (027) (029') classified by SIC 

farms b, Standard Industrial 

Classification (see text) - Con. 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy. peanut, 

and ather field crap farms (0133, 0134, 0139) _____________________________ 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) _______ Fruit and tree nut forms (O17) __________ 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) ______ 48 General forms, primarily crop (0191) ____ 421 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animol specialty (021) ____________ 8 511 Dairy farms (024) ____________________ 304 Paultry and egg farms (025) ___________ 32 Animol specialty forms (027) ___________ 127 

General forms, primarily livestock 83 

152/ 

(0291) _____________________________ 

forms not classified by SIC ____________ 

Value of Products Sold 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________ farmL_ 83 152 48 421 8 511 304 32 127 $1.000 __ 413 20 041 415 690 21 437 6 584 4 202 6 951 2 854 

Forms by value of agricultural products 

2/ 

sold, 

$500,000 and aver _______________ I 79 I 2 $200,000 to $499,999 _____________ I 6 196 6 2 10 $100,000 to $199,999 _____________ 2 35 417 64 10 5 $40,000 to $99,999 _______________ 4 124 528 120 25 11 I~ 1 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ 12 137 806 57 12 16 

22/ $10,000 to $19,999 _______________ 14 76 708 27 26 14 30 $5,000 to $9,999 _________________ 8 32 468 19 23 11 17 $2,500 to $4,999 _________________ 5 10 138 9 12 11 

~/ Under $2,500 (see text) ___________ 2 171 1 17 3 

Grain sold ___________________ farmL_ 418 2647 89 9 6 62 22 $1,000 __ 6 991 34 094 146 112 34 504 122 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 41 173 3 13 $1,000 __ 2 498 12 778 (0) 101 (D~ 1 Tobacco sold _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and aver ____ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Catton and cottonseed sold _____ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and aver ____ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage sold ________________________ farms __ I 402 I 620 42 5 11 25 $1.000 __ 38/ (Z) 4-889 10 849 360 43 23 238 19~ Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 19 29 1 $1,000 __ (0) 2 444 (D) 

(l~ / 

Other field crops sold __________ forms __ 37 72 3 6 $1,000 __ 334 2 767 159 120 Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms-_ II 24 2 2 

=1 $1,000 __ 950 2 265 119 100 Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons sold ________________________ forms __ 8 32 1 $1,000 __ 38 59 (l) 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruit, nuts, and berries sold _____ forms __ 13 I $1,000 __ 11 (l) 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold_ farms __ 36 445 18 32 3 39 10 $1,000 __ 56 705 10 6 281 (l) 337 3 Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms-_ 5 19 11 $1.000 __ (D) 114 265 

Dairy products sald ____________ farms __ 15 322 304 48 2 $1,000 __ 17 748 16 728 932 (ll Sales of $40.000 and over ____ forms-. 3 164 7 $1,000 __ 258 14 194 514 Cottle and calves sold. _________ farmL_ 395 8 170 304 16 38 81 100 $1,000 __ 5 791 332 804 2 899 84 151 056 872 Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farmL_ 29 I 591 9 6 5 $1.000 __ 866 250 145 895 373 394 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ farms __ 102 I 339 32 5 30 $1,000 __ 683 17 890 108 10 425 Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 2 104 12 $1.000 __ 93 9 258 343 Sheep, lambs, and wool sold ____ forms __ 37 1 372 8 4 3 23 11 $1,000 __ 196 13 714 (0) (0) 10 243 24 Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 2 77 I $1,000 __ (D) 5 303 (D) 

Other livestock and livestock products said ________________________ forms __ 13 823 12 1 127 26 15 $1.000 __ 9 845 (D) (D) 3 970 83 6 Sales of $40,000 and aver ____ farms __ I I 33 $1,000 __ (0) (0) 3 048 Nursery and greenhouse products sold _____________________ • __ farms __ 48 $1,000 __ 410 Sales of $40,000 and aver ____ farms __ 7 $1,000 __ 819 

Forest products sold ___________ forms __ 7 253 3 110 $1,000 __ 32 201 5 618 Sales of $40,000 and aver ____ farms __ 3 7 $1,000 __ 159 (D) 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data Montana 1-81 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farm Production Expense. 

Total production expenses ____ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

livestock and paultry purchased _ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ forms __ 

ton5 __ 

$1,000 __ Feed ingredientL ____________ farms-_ 

tons __ 

$l.000 __ 

Whale grains _______________ farms-_ 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage ___ forms-_ 

ton5-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Animal health cost for livestock and poultry _____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer used _~ ____ farms-_ 

acres fertilized __ 

dry tons-_ liquid or gas tans __ 

Other agricultural chemicals (see text) _______________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ Lime ______________________ farms-_ 

1an5 __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and ather petroleum fuel and oil for farm business ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oiL _______________ . __ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil. grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired farm lobar ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _________ farms __ 

workers-_ 25 to '49 days ___________ farms __ 

workers-_ less than 25 days- ________ forms __ 

workers-_ 

Contract labor ________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwark ___ farms __ $1.000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Farm-Related Income and Expenses 

Farm-related income ___________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

$10,000 and aver ___________ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Form-related income fromCust~mwark and other agricultural servlces- __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Payments from government form programs _________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

R.ent from farmland and payments from lease or sale of allotments _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other form-related income ____ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources ______________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

1- 82 Montana 

Total forms 

20 177 

761 176 

8 547 

123 293 

13 677 

120 984 

10 271 

317 545 

46 270 

3 212 

50 780 

7 085 

6 419 

437 086 

47 578 

3 433 

511 433 

20 051 

11 899 

6 929 

7 524 

10 294 

10 154 

38 685 

9 006 

3 623 887 

197 391 

8 276 

9 950 

12 476 

20 004 

52 478 

19 741 

30 491 

14 000 

15 142 

4 754 

2472 

19 953 

4 374 

9 365 

46 591 

4 088 

8 214 

4 364 

10 994 

4 806 

20 388 

1 946 

4 282 

8 806 

17 539 

20 101 

327 624 

6 433 

29 480 

718 

16 320 

2 349 

8 378 

152 

676 

3 153 

8 231 

1 721 

8 728 

950 

3 468 

2 128 

7 230 

Cash grain farms 

(011) 

8 804 

266 947 

2 545 

11 337 

4 241 

11 233 

3 177 

38 575 

5 687 

913 

4 666 

716 

442 

21 575 

2 302 

1 070 

57 634 

2 528 

3 689 

1 235 

3 219 

5 693 

5 008 

22 579 

4 539 

2 615 392 

111 521 

6 121 

6 105 

9 454 

8 730 

26 432 

8 576 

13 201 

7 774 

10 050 

2 004 

970 

8 715 

2 212 

3 975 

15 327 

1 539 

2 578 

1 990 

3 994 

1 978 

6 855 

653 

1 514 

4 435 

11 644 

8 794 

150 498 

2 936 

15 452 

410 

9 033 

1 174 

5 003 

24 

131 

1 381 

5 179 

688 

2 675 

543 

2 465 

1 059 

3 935 

Cotton forms 

(0131) 

Tobacco forms 

(0132) 

Sugar crop, Irish potato. hoy. 

peanut, and other 

field crop farms 

(0133,0134,0139) 

1 607 

47 954 

565 

4 659 

822 

2 223 

584 

6 907 

1 010 

168 

747 

117 

416 

6 647 

721 

122 

10 438 

375 

792 

260 

912 

552 

1 018 

4 725 

921 

163 553 

23 692 

898 

683 

938 

I 596 

3 652 

1 578 

2 199 

1 072 

996 

331 

142 

595 

315 

757 

757 

274 

506 

320 

335 

437 

2 741 

318 

950 

700 

953 

1 606 

24 285 

592 

2 513 

63 1 317 

178 

622 

5 

15 

364 

826 

176 

978 

45 

72 

183 

597 

Vegetable and 

melon forms 

(016) 

12 

91 

2 

3 

2 

2 

(l) 

1 

2 

(I) 

2 

(I) 

12 

7 

12 

5 

12 

216 

26 

1 

12 

5 

12 

4 

3 

(I) 

12 

1 

6 

25 

2 

4 

2 

12 

3 

36 

1 

(Z) 

12 

44 

1 

(Z) 

Fruit and tree nut farms 

(017) 

76 

664 

2 

1 

3 

14 

2 

1 

2 

(l) 

4 

I 

46 

10 

65 

23 

58 

720 

152 

12 

61 

26 

76 

21 

76 

17 

20 

1 

I 

(I) 

76 

3 

59 

211 

5 

6 

16 

51 

54 

253 

13 

23 

30 

15 

76 

331 

13 

104 

3 

73 

9 

98 

2 

3 

1 

(I) 

11 

73 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974- Continued 

livestock farms, 

Farms With Sales of except dairy, General forms, 

$2,500 and Over Horticultural General forms. poultry, and primarily 

specialty forms primarily crop animal specialty Poultry and egg Animal specialty livestock Forms nof 

(018) (0191) (021) Dairy forms (024) forms (025) forms (027) (0291) classified by SIC 

Farm Production Expenl.1 

Totof production expenses ____ formL_ 48 421 8 511 304 32 127 83 152 

$1,000 __ 142 12 947 397 057 17 269 6 089 3 517 711 788 

livestock and poultry purchased _ formL_ 2 224 4 844 149 32 60 65 57 

$1.000 __ I 395 102 592 224 567 462 541 512 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___ forms __ 316 7 655 299 32 91 81 127 

$1,000 __ 042 93 359 6 958 3472 581 618 488 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ forms __ 6 233 5 792 225 32 64 64 90 

tonL_ 25 4 543 216 022 20 518 21 700 873 5 434 929 

$1,000 __ 5 670 31 166 2 969 3 124 311 I 018 306 

Feed ingredientL ____________ forms __ 96 I 894 82 5 25 20 9 

ton5 __ 376 40 234 2 445 804 114 359 35 

$1,000 __ 61 5 540 305 114 20 207 6 

Whole groins _______________ farmL_ 154 4 074 169 14 56 37 54 

tons __ 815 382 808 17 362 740 407 2 925 803 

$1.000 __ 202 41 688 I 892 233 151 309 78 

Hoy, green chop, and silage ___ formL_ 37 1 955 149 2 35 22 40 

tonL_ 2 662 386 191 49 050 18 2 050 910 479 

$1,000 __ 110 14 966 I 791 I 100 84 99 

Animal health cast for livestock and paultry _____________________ farms __ 6 292 6 566 277 27 82 73 89 

$1.000 __ 1 126 4 939 231 II 44 56 26 

Seeds, bulbs. plants, and trees __ farms-_ 35 204 2 828 160 6 16 37 49

1 $1.000 __ 127 276 2 407 146 4 6 51 16 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms-_ 25 293 3 411 192 10 19 49 52 

$1,000 __ 9 119 9 418 476 11 15 245 58 

Commercial fertilizer used ______ farmL_ 21 281 2 897 177 9 15 46 30 

acres fertilized __ 214 74 402 696 150 26 476 099 788 40 144 733 

dry tans __ 46 5 952 51 586 2 587 78 89 I 369 294 

liquid or gas tans __ (Z) 176 989 41 7 22 10 

Other agricultural chemicals (see 29 1 text) _______________________ forms __ 22 228 2 621 123 12 10 47 

$1,000 __ 2 174 I 693 47 3 3 119 16 

lime ______________________ farms-_ 

tans-. $1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and ail for form business __ . ___ forms __ 47 419 8 431 304 32 125 83 149 

$1,000 __ 55 294 19 373 783 98 218 360 186 

Gasoline ___________________ farms-_ 46 412 8 353 303 32 125 82 146 

$1,000 __ 40 760 13 261 484 52 155 180 138 

Diesel aiL ____ . _. ___________ farms-_ 4 336 4 414 226 10 24 58 59 

$1.000 __ I 362 3406 186 15 25 78 21 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms __ 97 2 177 79 12 18 18 14 

$1,000 __ 53 1 163 48 18 8 60 8 

Motor oil, grease. piped gas, 

kerosene, and fuel ail _______ forms __ 47 419 8 402 298 32 125 83 149 

$1,000 __ 13 119 I 542 65 14 30 42 20 

Hired farm lobar ______________ forms-. 25 220 3 953 180 25 61 38 66 $1,000 __ 440 918 23 114 327 538 533 181 221 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _________ forms __ 12 90 I 964 113 15 34 18 22 

workerL_ 99 146 4 354 257 110 78 37 39 25 to 149 days ___________ farms __ 18 93 I 758 77 9 35 18 28 

workers-_ 164 338 4 622 182 68 119 42 67 less than 25 doys _________ farmL_ 8 105 2029 79 15 36 17 45 workers __ 100 554 7 683 583 279 125 79 100 

Contract lobar ________________ forms __ 37 852 26 5 19 7 16 $1,000 __ 94 I 551 58 13 47 11 22 Machine hire and customwork ___ farmL_ 5 192 3 221 129 6 19 35 33 $1,000 __ 1 299 4 357 146 6 34 27 56 All other production expenses __ . forms __ 48 421 8 465 304 32 121 83 139 $1,000 __ 500 6 210 134 254 5 873 365 575 SOl 187 

Farm-Related Incame and Expenses 

Farm-related income ___________ forms __ 139 2 522 83 10 31 41 63 $1,000 __ 359 9 998 137 33 180 154 544 $10,000 ond over ___________ farms __ 5 217 4 4 12 $1,000 __ 79 5 199 101 84 434 

Form-related income fromCustomwork and other agricultural serviceL __________________ formL. 62 833 40 15 16 15 $1,000 __ 149 2 278 60 98 21 34 Recreational services _. ______ forms __ 112 1 I I 6 $1.000 __ 409 3 (Z) 42 75 Payments from government farm programs _________________ forms __ 80 241 36 27 21 $1,000 __ 128 905 48 

Rent from farmland and 46 99 

payments from lease or sale of allotments _________________ forms __ 35 759 10 4 10 11 $1,000 __ 70 4684 16 27 19 21 33 231 Other form-related income ____ forms __ 16 306 13 3 3 7 $1,000 __ 12 723 11 12 5 60 12 105 

Expenses for farm-related income sourceS ______________ forms __ 2 44 755 24 8 16 $1,000 __ 4 82 187 32 23 I 31 57 231 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data Montana 1-83 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1 974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Family OK·Farm Income' 

Family oH-farm incame _________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by family oH-form income: $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 and over _______________ _ 

Family off-farm income fromNonform-related business _____ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Wages. sa/aries, commissions. and tips ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, etc. ______________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 2 or 3 _____________________ forms-_ 

number __ 4 and over _________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Motortrucks, including pickups __ forms-_ 

number __ 2 or 3 _____________________ farms-_ 

number __ 4 and over _________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tilters _________________ farmL_ 

number __ 2 or 3 ___________________ farmL_ 

number __ 

4 and over _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Wheel tractors, excluding garden 

tractors and motor tillers ____ forms-_ 

number __ 

Crawler tractors ____________ farms __ 

number __ 

Groin and bean combines, self- propelled ______ • __________ • __ forms-_ 

number __ 

Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker- sheller) _____________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Corn heads for combines _____ farms-_ 

number._ 

Other corn pickers and picker- shellers _____ . _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ Pickup balers _________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Windrowers, pull and self- propelled _________ • __________ forms __ 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar ________________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Val.e of Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of machinery and equipment _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _____________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ $5,00010 $9,999 __________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________ form,-_ 

$1.000 __ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$50,000 to $99,999 ________ form,-_ 

$1,000 __ 

$100,000 and over ________ form'-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Total farms 

10 630 73 373 

674 

530 

917 

3 817 

2 185 

1 915 

348 

244 

1 501 14 138 

5 574 

37 848 

5 821 

13 877 

1 884 4 940 

1 033 

2 569 

16 995 

25 285 

5 696 12 432 

419 

1 973 

18 955 57 853 

9 185 

22 441 

5 951 

31 593 

18 267 

54 633 

9 391 

23 095 

5 775 

28 437 

18 145 

50 314 

3 682 

4 319 

9 202 11 279 

860 

895 

92 

103 

778 

792 

2 663 

2 886 

9 397 10 046 

7 866 

8 544 

1 344 

1 464 

19 731 

721 833 

1 329 

4 210 1 957 

13 681 

3 430 47 862 

8 407 

269 040 

3 450 

223 242 

1 158 

163 798 

Cash grain farms 

(011) 

4 647 

26 351 

314 

235 

490 

876 

866 

691 

108 

67 

590 4 540 

2 199 

12 862 

2 911 

6 178 

789 

930 

436 

842 

7 639 

11 754 

2 779 

6 042 

229 

1 081 

8 316 

29 686 3 948 

10 007 

3 534 

18 845 

8 166 

23 754 

4 385 10 743 

2 444 

11 674 

8 132 

22 207 

1 252 

1 547 

6410 

8 173 

590 

603 

33 

40 

563 

563 

685 

738 

3 263 3 443 

3 262 3 627 

331 

356 

8 606 

386 796 

359 

1 111 

538 

3 809 

1 075 15 018 

3 795 

125 960 

2 084 

136 067 

755 

104 831 

Cotton forms 

(0131) 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

,-84 Montana 

Tobacco farms 

(0132) 

Sugor crop, Irish potato, hoy, 

peanut, and other 

field crop forms 

(0133,0134,0139) 

817 6 747 

61 

46 

63 

220 

163 

198 

40 

26 

136 

325 

506 

3 970 

376 

777 

125 

341 

83 

334 

322 

919 

421 

945 

20 

93 

1 464 4 192 

589 

1 398 

447 

2 366 

1 419 

4 420 

639 

1 605 

523 

2 558 

1 409 

4 134 

250 

286 

426 

456 

72 

78 

27 

31 

46 

47 

277 

289 

866 

922 

693 

722 

262 

278 

1 559 

53 099 

94 

298 

183 

247 

288 4 098 

699 

21 918 

217 

14 078 

78 

11 460 

Vegetable and 

melon forms 

(016) 

10 

79 

1 

3 

2 

4 

1 

(Z) 

7 

63 

8 

11 

12 

14 

2 

4 

11 

16 

2 

4 

1 

4 

11 

16 

12 

72 

7 

25 

3 

17 

1 

10 

1 

20 

Fruit and tree 

nut forms 

(017) 

57 

734 

16 

9 

19 

5 

6 

17 

285 

28 

303 

25 

37 

13 

98 

6 

11 

44 

58 

12 

26 

61 

91 

20 

46 

1 

5 

61 

98 

22 

49 

3 

13 

50 

67 

21 

31 

75 

864 

24 

59 

13 

92 

24 

332 

13 

326 

1 

55 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Family OH-Fann Income' 

Family off-form income _________ form L. 

$1.000 __ 

Forms by family off-form income: $110 $249 _____________________ _ 

$25010 $499 ___________________ _ $500 10 $999 ___________________ _ 

$1.00010 $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ $20,000 to $29,999 ______________ _ $30,000 and aver _______________ _ 

Family off-farm income fromNonfarm-related business ____ .forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Wages, salaries, commissions, and tips _. ____________________ form s __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties _______ • ___ ._. ____ forms-. 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, etc. ____ • __ • _. _. ___ • ______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of nonform proper1y __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 2 or 3 _____________________ forms __ 

number __ 4 and over _________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Motortrucks, including pickups __ forms __ number __ 2 or 3 _____________________ farms __ 

number __ 4 and over _________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers _________________ farms-_ 

number __ 2 or 3 ___________________ farms __ 

number __ 4 and over _______________ farms-_ 

number __ 

Wheel tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers ____ forms __ 

number __ Crawler tractors ____________ farms __ 

number __ 

Groin and bean combines, self- propelled ____________________ formL_ 

number __ 

Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker- shellers _____________________ farms __ 

number __ Corn heads for combines _____ forms __ number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker- shellers ___________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Mower conditioners ___________ formL_ 

number __ Pickup balers _________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and self- propelled ____________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar ________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Value of Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of machinery and equipment _______________ form s __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 _____________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ $5,000 10 $9,999 __________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ $10,000 to $19,999 ________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

$20,00010 $49,999 ________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

$50,00010 $99,999 ________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ $100,000 ond over ________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Horticultural specialty forms 

(018) 

15 

146 

4 

14 

9 

105 

6 

II 

4 

15 

30 

38 

7 

15 

35 

58 

11 

23 

2 

13 

25 

48 

10 

23 

3 

13 

25 

46 

2 

2 

39 

620 

6 

16 

12 

84 

11 

154 

8 

218 

2 148 

General forms, 

primarily crop 

(0191) 

203 

266 

18 

16 

27 

48 

46 

36 

10 

2 

25 

304 

120 

734 

84 

134 

27 

84 

II 

10 

352 

517 

127 

285 

2 

9 

410 

167 

208 

504 

128 

589 

403 

258 

227 

577 

136 

641 

398 

169 

74 

89 

259 

293 

27 

32 

23 

28 

92 

99 

286 

306 

229 

239 

61 

63 

419 

15 685 

9 

28 

41 

281 

66 

944 

210 

7 184 

81 

5 418 

12 

1 830 

livestock farms, 

except dairy, 

poultry, and 

animal specialty 

(021) 

4500 

34 401 

257 

216 

315 

522 

011 

878 

172 

129 

662 6 447 

2 476 

18 163 

2 228 6 251 

845 

2 276 

450 

I 263 

7 007 

10 112 

2 140 

4 656 

160 

749 

8 001 20 961 

4 050 

9609 

I 714 

9 115 

7 566 

23 256 3 793 

9 317 

2492 

12 658 

7 511 

21 045 

I 953 

2 211 

I 940 

2 149 

166 

177 

27 

27 

142 

150 

457 

1 602 

4 615 4 980 

3 433 

3 683 

574 

621 

8 332 

243 078 

772 

2 488 

1 066 

7 435 

1 828 25 492 

3 417 

105 276 

977 

61 952 

272 40 433 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and por1nerships; see text. 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data 

Dairy forms (024) 

128 

683 

10 

7 

12 

56 

20 

20 

2 

I 

15 

54 

68 

450 

69 

107 

21 

58 

12 

15 

277 

450 

121 

276 

5 

23 

283 

777 

176 

423 

57 

304 

290 

890 

169 

435 

87 

421 

290 

857 

31 

33 

91 

95 

80 

82 

194 

204 

144 

151 

105 

130 

300 

II 463 

17 

56 

22 

157 

42 

561 

133 

4 365 

65 3 960 

21 

2 363 

Poultry and egg Animol specialty 

forms (025) forms (027) 

16 

43 

2 

13 

6 

17 

1 

(Z) 

27 

36 

7 

16 

31 

85 

19 

45 

6 

34 

28 

69 

14 

31 

5 

29 

28 

67 

2 

2 

4 

13 

13 

32 

088 

4 

12 

2 

10 

7 

97 

13 

328 

4 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

72 

851 

1 

13 

20 

28 

5 

4 

17 

123 

49 

529 

32 

124 

12 

44 

7 

31 

95 

133 

33 

68 

I 

119 

259 

55 

132 

18 

81 

78 

147 

19 

42 

14 

60 

75 

141 

6 

6 

9 

9 

23 

23 

II 

11 

125 

2 029 

15 

49 

39 

281 

35 

464 

33 

002 

2 

(D) 

1 

(0) 

General forms, 

primarily 

livestock Forms not 

(0291) classified by SIC 

52 

836 

4 

17 

8 

11 

I 

2 

10 

607 

29 

154 

26 

38 

II 

23 

8 

15 

72 

103 

19 

41 

1 

10 

80 

249 

42 

97 

22 

136 

82 

276 

35 

85 

32 

176 

82 

255 

16 

21 

41 

74 

25 

29 

50 

59 

44 

60 

83 

566 

5 

16 

12 

86 

12 

159 

36 

082 

6 411 

12 

813 

Montana 

113 

235 

4 

I 

33 

33 

27 

5 

5 

22 

427 

77 

497 

51 

213 

28 

66 

13 

331 

124/ 

I~I 59 

1 

41 

143 

314 

65 

153 

22 

105 

138 

401 

76 

184 

35 

190 

134 

310 

75 

91 

21 

24 

33 

33 

83 

92 

38 

39 

149 

3 473 

17 

52 

26 

182 

41 

532 

49 

361 

11 

714 

5 

632 

1-85 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1 974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Agricultural Chemical. 

Agricultural chemicals ________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ___________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ lime ________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays. dusts, fumigants, etc. to 

controlInsects on hoy crops _________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Insects on other crops _______ formL_ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ Nematodes in crops _________ formL_ 

ocres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Diseases in crops and orchards __________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Weeds or gross in crops _____ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Weeds or brush in posturL ___ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Weeds on other lond _________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Defoliation, growth of crops, or thinning of fruit ______________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1.000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry _____________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other chemicals (see text) ______ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Grain Storage Facilities on Farm 

Forms with groin storage facilities: None ____________________________ _ 

Under 1,000 bushels _______________ _ 

1,000 to 4,999 bushels _____________ _ 

5,000 to 9,999 bushels _____________ _ 

10,000 to 24,999 bushels ___________ _ 

25,000 to 49,999 bushels ___________ _ 

50,000 bushels and over ____ _ Not reparting _________________ _ 

livestock 

Cottle and calves ______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Cavls and heifers that hod calved ____________________ forms-_ 

number __ Beef cows _______________ forms __ 

number __ Milk cows _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Heifers and heifer calves that hod not calved _____________ farms-_ 

number __ 

Beef heifers and heifer calves __________________ farms-_ 

number __ 

Heilers and heifer calves for milk cow replacement _____ farms-_ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ____________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sald __________ farms __ -number __ 

$1,000 __ 'Calves- ____________________ forms __ 

number __ $1.000 __ Cottle _____________________ forms __ 

Fattened on groin and 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

concentrates _____________ forms-_ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Used or to be used for breeding __________________ farms-_ 

number __ Other _____________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

, - 86 Montana 

Total forms 

13 665 51 161 10 155 

3 623 887 

205 668 38 685 

931 

89 483 

300 

2 086 

782 090 

3 880 

109 

19 523 

301 

279 123 475 

304 

6977 3 466 308 

6 659 

514 

68 097 

238 

1 044 

39 622 

150 

101 

9 431 

52 

740 

242 

141 

350 

3 473 

1 546 

3 510 

2 075 

2 887 

I 460 

742 

4 484 

14 743 

160 549 

13 937 

695 486 13 470 

665 255 3 500 

30 231 

12 155 

756 881 

11 766 

738 415 

1 074 

18 466 

12 892 708 182 

14 850 813 073 

401 230 8 725 

652 337 

84 346 

12 684 160 736 

316 884 

1 212 299 224 

III 057 

2 391 

205 771 

1 539 

24 451 

2 248 

181 320 

Cosh groin forms Cotton forms Tobacco farms (011) (0131) (0132) 

7 299 32 034 

5 008 

2 615 392 

117 643 

22 579 

309 

22 374 

74 

1 442 

673 565 

3 163 

50 15 831 

218 

191 

111 208 

246 

4 877 

3 021 598 

5 274 

123 20 859 

51 

468 25 673 

90 

49 

180 

39 

597 

55 

650 

245 

518 

221 

137 1 220 

2 269 

1 266 

638 

535 

4 840 

609 610 

4 590 

348 752 4 498 

346 465 

860 

2 287 

3 845 139 473 

3 784 137 231 

233 2 242 

4 166 121 385 

4 768 

277 919 47 918 

2 876 

140 696 

17 598 

3 846 

137 223 

30 320 

372 9 697 

2 856 

763 

38 018 

475 

4 905 

720 33 113 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, 

peanut. and other field crop forms 

(0133,0134,0139) 

1 107 

5 663 

1 018 163 553 

24 590 4 725 

13/ 

10 686 

37 

189 

22 945 

263 

45 

2 251 

50 

13 

506 

20 

466 

74 377 

488 

37 

2 397 

15 

159 

3 078 

14 

15 

154 7 

97 

10 

101 

34 

370 

167 

365 

95 

48 

18 

6 

538 

966 

107 762 

864 58 372 

840 

57 760 

174 

612 

712 

24 424 

700 

23 856 

48 

568 

782 

24 966 

972 49 219 

9 634 

451 

18 392 2 420 

789 

30 827 

7 214 

91 3 681 1 143 

152 

5 975 

80 

605 

140 

5 370 

Vegetable and 

melon forms 

(016) 

12 

6 

12 

216 

27 

5 

6 

18 

(Z) 

3 

122 

(Z) 

2 

(Z) 

10 

3 

40 

2 

13 

2 

9 

1 

2 

10 

3 

17 

3 

19 

3 

2 

11 

1 

2 

8 

2 

Fruit and tree nut forms 

(017) 

71 

49 

65 

720 

164 

23 

1 

10 

(Z) 

28 

431 

11 

1 

14 

(Z) 

25 

254 

11 

5 

65 

1 

1 

2 

(Z) 

16 

3 

49 

27 

2 

70 

2 

36 

2 

36 

2 

14 

2 

14 

2 

20 

2 

51 

16 

1 

6 

1 

2 

45 

15 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974 - Continued 

livestock forms, General forms, Farms With Sales of except dairy, 

Horticultural General forms, poultry, and primarily 

$2,500 and Over specialty forms primarily crop animol specialty Poultry and egg Animol specialty livestock Forms not 

(018) (0191) (021) Dairy forms (024) forms (025) forms (027) (0291) classified by SIC 

Agricultural Chemical. 

Agricultural chemicals ________ forms-_ 32 326 4 430 213 17 26 63 69 

$1.000 __ II 293 II 112 524 14 18 364 74 

Commercial fertilizer ___________ forms __ 26 293 3 4 I I 192 10 19 49 52 

ocres on which used __ 214 74 402 696 150 26 476 099 788 40 144 4 733 

10ns __ 46 6 128 52 575 2 627 85 89 I 391 303

1 

$1,000 __ 9 1 119 9418 476 II 15 245 58 

Lime ________________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ $1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, fumigonts, etc. to controlInsects on hoy crops _________ forms __ 52 420 II I 6 

ocres on which used __ 780 50 031 740 8 854 

$1,000 __ 14 170 3 (l) 3 

Insects on other crops _______ forms-_ 14 42 337 14 I 10 3 

acres on which used __ 15 7 404 60 427 403 320 13 254 2 308 

$1,000 __ (Z) 53 313 8 2 61 7 

Nematodes in crops _________ forms-_ I 2 10 acres on which used __ 5 91 331 $1,000 __ (Z) 3 30 Diseases in crops and 

orchards __________________ forms __ I 4 37 I 6 

92? I acres on which used __ 60 218 7 381 31 897 

$1,000 __ (Z) 3 20 (Z) 2 

Weeds or gross in crops _____ forms __ 3 174 I 323 78 3 3 28 14 

acres on which used __ 61 37 968 305 143 7 382 350 510 16 565 2 16~ / $1,000 __ I 88 725 24 2 I 50 

Weeds or brush in posture ____ forms __ 22 303 19 I I 3 5 

acres on which used __ 795 43 259 500 5 2 35 245 

$1,000 __ 3 167 I (l) (Z) (Z) I 

Weeds on other lond _________ forms-_ 31 363 17 I 3 2 

acres on which used __ 505 9 935 342 2 31 56 

$1,000 __ 2 42 2 (l) I (l) 

Defoliation, growth of crops, or -/ thinning of fruit ______________ forms __ I 2 31 acres on which used __ I 41 039 14 $1,000 __ (Z) (Z) 6 (Z) 

Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________ :- _____ forms __ 40 933 42 9 5 12 5 $1,000 __ 3 161 9 I (Z) 2 (Z) 

Other chemicals (see text) ______ farms __ 4 25 321 12 2 4 $1,000 __ (Zl 5 60 I (Z) (Z) 

Grain Storage Facilities on Farm 

Forms with groin storage facilities: None _____________________________ 27 36 2 252 71 9 59 20 52 Under 1,000 bushels ________________ 1 35 I 016 47 5 18 8 28 1,000 to 4,999 bushels ______________ 132 I 755 73 2 8 23 15 5,000 to 9,999 bushels ______________ 50 645 46 5 9 5 10,000 to 24,999 bushels ____________ 51 487 15 3 9 4 25,000 to 49,999 bushels ____________ 17 153 2 2 50,000 bushels and over _____________ 4 85 I 8 Not reporting ______________________ 20 96 2 118 49 39 6 46

1 

Livestock 

Cottle and calves- _____________ forms-_ I 367 8 005 301 16 45 80 number __ 17 56 938 2 307 608 1171 41 518 612 2 118 15 619 18 637 Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ forms __ 338 7 601 299 13 36 78 113 number __ 30 993 211 832 23 792 280 298 9 749 10 361 / Beef cows _______________ forms-_ 325 7 484 92 13 33 70 110 number __ 30 809 206 496 3 489 264 288 8 314 10 317 Milk cows _______________ forms __ 65 2 008 298 6 4 53 31 number __ 184 5 336 20 303 16 10 I 435 44 Heifers and heifer calves that hod not calved _____________ forms __ 296 6 825 278 10 30 59 95 number __ 13 609 560 034 II 557 156 394 2 870 4 332 Beef heifers and heifer calves __________________ farms-_ 281 6 726 89 8 27 53 94 number __ 13 177 554 606 2 328 150 380 2 333 4 325 Heifers and heifer calves for 

milk cow replacement _____ forms __ 26 471 255 3 28 number __ 432 5 428 Steers. steer calves, bulls, and bull 9 229 14 537 

calves ____________________ farms-_ 326 7 159 245 12 32 62 102 number __ 12 336 535 742 6 169 176 426 3000 3 944 

Cottle and calves sald __________ farms __ 395 8 170 304 16 38 81 100 number __ 29 499 429 905 13 939 429 985 5 741 5 364 $1.000 __ 5 791 332 804 2 899 84 151 I 056 872 Calves-____________________ farms-_ 182 4 883 204 2 17 45 62 number __ II 106 470 825 5 539 18 455 2 591 2 698 $1,000 __ I 521 61 678 432 2 50 344 300 Cottle _____________________ forms-_ 348 7 222 272 15 32 70 85 number __ 18 393 959 080 8 400 411 530 150 2 666 $1,000 __ 4 271 271 127 2 467 82 101 712 572 Fattened on groin and concentrates _____________ farms __ 40 654 30 3 10 10 number __ 2 201 281 754 380 96 187 226 $1,000 __ 682 105 758 489 20 47 62 

Hogs and pigs ________________ forms __ 84 I 311 33 3 5 28 II number __ 5 124 142 177 116 48 62 13 212 38 Used or to be used for breeding __________________ forms __ 58 891 12 I 2 19 I 

Other _____________________ number __ 658 16 580 80 1 8 598 16 forms __ 78 I 238 30 2 3 26 number __ 4 466 125 597 036 47 10 I 54 II 614 22 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data Montana 1-87 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Livestock - Continued 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ Feeder pigs _________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweenDecember 1 of preceding year and November 30 ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

December 1 and May 31 ___ formL_ 

number __ 

June 1 and November 30 ___ forms-_ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of aU oges _____ forms __ 

number __ 

lambs under 1 year old ______ formL_ 

number __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older _____ forms __ 

number __ 

Roms and wethers 1 year old or older _____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs sold __________ formL_ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _________ forms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponieL ____________ farms __ 

number __ Sold ____________________ formL_ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ Horses ____________________ forms-_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ formL_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Any goats ___________________ farms-_ 

number __ Sold ______________________ formL_ 

Poultry 

number __ 

$1.000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ forms __ number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _ forms-_ 

number __ 

Kept for table or market egIJ production ______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Kept for hatching egg production ______________ formL_ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Roosters and mole chickens ___ forms-_ 

number __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Turkeys _____________________ farmL_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Heavy breeds for slaughter ___ formL_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

light breeds for slaughter ____ 'forms-_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding_farms-_ number __ Sold ____________________ formL_ 

number __ 

Crops Harvested 

Field corn for all purposes ______ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ acres __ 

Field corn for groin or seed ___ farms-_ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

1-88 Montana 

Total forms 

2 450 

365 732 

24 669 

536 

52 795 

1 021 

1 825 

41 669 

1 599 

23 280 

1 310 

18 389 

1 896 

616 256 

1 363 

176 826 

1 768 

420 053 

1 590 

19 377 

1 917 

525 369 

1 780 

524 823 

5 303 149 

6 511 

43 306 

1 188 

5 294 

1 700 

6 398 

41 509 

1 150 

5 107 

1 686 

21 

61 

3 144 

958 974 

388 

625 185 

3 099 

867 001 

3 047 

830 861 

136 

36 140 

109 

84 372 

1 118 

7 601 

42 

45 651 

91 

30 586 

184 

1 609 

27 

8 724 

107 

928 

25 

8 462 

28 

359 

3 240 

85 

322 

2 

22 

1 193 

86 807 

839 

68 002 

169 

10 811 

613 851 

87 

5 867 

Cash groin farms 

(011) 

805 

61 217 

3 984 

131 

9 243 

167 

572 

6 959 

483 

4 087 

372 

2 872 

346 

61 467 

253 

17 549 

311 

42 053 

275 

865 

335 

51 302 

310 

51 339 

525 662 

1 673 

8 067 

228 

747 

169 

1 625 

7 581 

212 

688 

166 

5 

12 

1 234 

76 769 

142 

16 915 

1 217 

74 330 

1 200 

72 748 

42 

582 

35 

930 

406 

509 

14 

668 

36 

3 154 

54 

448 

8 

175 

32 

319 

8 

155 

11 

70 

1 

15 

21 

59 

1 

5 

205 

13 174 

123 

151 

52 

3 454 

197 350 

19 

1 703 

Cotton forms 

(0131) 

Tobacco farms 

(0132) 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, 

peanut, and other field crop farms (0133,0134,0139) 

129 

9 201 

558 

35 

2 367 

39 

90 

049 

73 

652 

63 

397 

131 

29 219 

98 

14 142 

117 

14 489 

97 

588 

138 

26 966 

114 

17 329 

172 966 

376 

874 

40 

118 

36 

370 

802 

39 

112 

36 

153 

10 130 

18 

1 762 

150 

9 683 

148 

9 423 

4 

260 

2 

175 

57 

272 

4 

199 

7 

21 

2 

12 

368 

25 017 

293 

21 627 

38 

2900 

186 565 

28 

2 297 

Vegetable and melon forms 

(016) 

1 

20 

1 

20 

1 

20 

1 

75 

1 

35 

1 

35 

Fruit and tree nut forms 

(017) 

3 

82 

3 

69 

2 

50 

1 

19 

2 

13 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Livestock - Continued 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigL ________________ formL_ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ 

Litters of pigs farrowed betweenDecember 1 of preceding year and November 30 ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

December 1 and May 31 ___ formL_ 

number __ 

June 1 and November 30 ___ forms-_ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all oges _____ formL_ 

number __ 

lambs under 1 year old ______ formL_ 

number __ Ewes 1 year old or older _____ farmL_ 

number __ 

Roms and wethers 1 year old or older _____________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs sold __________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shorn _________ farms-_ 

number __ 

pound s of wool __ 

Horses and ponies _____________ formL_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ farms-_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Horses ____________________ forms-_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms-_ 

number __ $1.000 __ 

Any goats ___________________ farmL_ 

number __ Sold ______________________ forms __ 

Poultry 

number __ 

$1.000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ forms __ number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age_farmL_ number __ 

Kept for table or market egg production ______________ farmL_ 

number __ 

Kept for hatching egg production ______________ forms __ 

number __ Pullets 3 months old or older not of loying age _________________ forms-_ 

number __ Roosters and mole chickens ___ forms __ 

number __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens sold ________________ farms-_ 

number __ 

Turkeys _____________________ formL_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Heavy breeds for slaughter ___ farmL_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

light breeds for slaughter ____ forms __ number __ Said ____________________ farms __ 

number __ Turkey hens kept for breeding _ farmL_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ formL_ 

number __ 

Crops Harvested 

Field corn for all purposes ______ forms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acres __ 

Field corn for groin or seed ___ forms __ 

acres-_ 

bushelL_ Irrigated _________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

Horticultural 

specialty forms 

(018) 

3 

20 

3 

20 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

General forms, 

primarily crop 

(0191) 

102 

9925 

683 

17 

117 

23 

72 

884 

61 

509 

51 

375 

34 

6 251 

25 

2 315 

34 

3 819 

29 

117 

37 

6477 

35 

4 203 

48 212 

126 

659 

13 

24 

9 

120 

640 

12 

23 

9 

77 

8 374 

15 

3 535 

77 

8 292 

76 

8 214 

4 

78 

1 

16 

25 

66 

1 

32 

1 

400 

3 

12 

75 

109 

65 

4 441 

9 

666 34 157 

6 

310 

livestock forms, 

except dairy, 

poultry, and 

animol specialty 

(021) 

1 339 

261 870 

17 890 

341 

39 167 

772 

1 047 

29 402 

942 

16 261 

791 

13 141 

1 339 

503 923 

949 

137 560 

1 264 

350 162 

1 149 

16 201 

1 358 

430 097 

1 279 

443 220 

4 463 258 

4 065 

28 848 

789 

3 154 

788 

4 019 

27 809 

773 

3 057 

781 

15 

48 

1 540 

125 766 

151 

43 322 

1 516 

109 909 

1 487 

106 218 

81 

3 691 

53 

13 499 

602 

2 358 

19 

4 551 

37 

15 249 

114 

842 

15 

183 

68 

516 

14 

141 

15 

81 

1 

25 

56 

245 

1 

17 

472 

40 079 

311 

30 310 

67 

3 674 

190 593 

31 

1 440 

Dairy farms (024) 

32 

781 

108 

3 

423 

8 

15 

160 

13 

93 

12 

67 

8 

248 

3 

83 

6 

154 

6 

11 

8 

227 

6 

207 

966 

70 

249 

11 

22 

6 

68 

205 

10 

17 

5 

39 

2 422 

3 

261 

39 

2 406 

38 

2 396 

1 

10 

9 

16 

3 

619 

60 

134 

42 

2 243 

3 

117 

186 

3 

117 

Poultry and egg Animol specialty 

farms (025) farms (027) 

1 

36 

2 

4 

916 

4 

312 

2 

575 

2 

29 

4 

701 

3 

515 

4 788 

588 

8 

22 

8 

21 

30 

776 

31 

484 616 

30 

533 640 

29 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

9 

53 010 

4 

126 

5 

29 200 

2 

400 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

5 

286 

10 

2 

133 

2 

3 

17 

2 

12 

2 

5 

2 

759 

2 

471 

2 

262 

2 

26 

3 

237 

3 

360 

3 530 

70 

2 092 

68 

1 005 

623 

70 

2 061 

67 

996 

621 

4 

112 

1 

9 

4 

112 

4 

112 

1 

45 

1 

45 

General forms, 

primarily 

livestock Forms not 

(0291) classified by SIC 

30 

21 248 

1 425 

6 

338 

11 

23 

180 

23 

656 

17 

524 

20 

12 791 

19 

4 089 

20 

8 181 

20 

521 

23 

8 717 

23 

7 275 

78 686 

38 

474 

24 

190 

63 

34 

416 

23 

183 

63 

42 

145 730 

25 

74 681 

42 

127 815 

42 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

6 

16 700 

4 

215 

3 

11 200 

5 

10 390 

2 

208 

2 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

2 

208 

1 

200 

4 

182 

3 

150 

Montana 

7 

168 

8 

1 

7 

(Z) / 

2 

17 

2 

10 

1 

7/ 12 

682 

10 

305 

12 

358 

10 

19 

11 

645 1 

37~ 4 081 / 

82 

1 001 / 15 

34 

6 

81 1 

954 

14 

31 

6 

=1 

21 

793 

2 

84 

20 

725 I 

20 

725 

3 

42 

9 

26 

2 

100 

2 

67 

1 

66 

1 

66 

1 

66 

6 

30 

1-89 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Crops Harvested - Continued 

Sorghums for all purposes ______ farms __ 

acres-_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

Sorghums for grain or seed ___ tormL_ 

acres-_ 

bushels-_ Irrigated _________________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Soybeans for beans- ___________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

bushels __ Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 

acres-_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farmL_ 

acres-_ 

Peanuts for nuts ______________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

pounds __ Irrigated ___________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms-_ 

acres __ 

WheaL ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels-_ Irrigated ___________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farmL_ 

acres-_ 

Cotton ______________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

boIes __ Irrigated ___________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Tobacco _____________________ tarms __ 

acres-_ 

pounds-_ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Irish potatoes ________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ hundredweight __ Irrigated ___________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Hay _________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

fans-_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures tor hoy or dehydrating _________ farms-_ 

acres-_ tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of dover and grosses for hay ________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

fans, dry __ Irrigated _________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Field seeds ___________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ irrigated ___________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Vegetables ___________________ farms-_ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Berries ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

land in orchards ______________ farms-_ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ farms-_ 

ocres-_ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

1- 90 Montana 

Total farms 

30 

789 

12 

364 

II 605 

4 724 346 

109 005 222 

I 063 

67 356 

5 560 

2 253 264 

201 

6 503 

499 096 

143 

6 417 

129 

6 449 

13 341 

2 118 640 

3 602 733 

3 108 

420 919 

10 033 

I 230 887 

2 422 870 

5 307 

604 235 

2 513 

254 348 

412 206 

I 337 

142 292 

548 

39 601 

120 

8 262 

20 

667 

84 

676 

75 

625 

62 

654 

13 

12 

II 

12 

4 

8 

133 

175 

104 

941 

73 

781 

Cash grain farms 

(011) 

II 

554 

4 

93 

8 516 

4 262 681 

97 682 801 

371 

29 553 

4 180 

2 008 375 

29 

34 

4 565 

12 

24 

7 

22 

4 352 

450 964 

635 170 

710 

61 292 

2 912 

254 138 

424 391 

872 

71 988 

566 

38 642 

45 442 

89 

5 609 

116 

7 286 

17 

310 

5 

258 

4 

14 

4 

5 

3 

13 

2 

(l) 

I 

(Z) 

I 

(l) 

9 

40 

2 

15 

I 

5 

Cotton farms 

(0131) 

Tobacco farms 

(0132) 

Sugar crop, Irish 

pototo. hoy. 

peanut, and other field crop farms 

(0133,0134,0139) 

4 

177 

I 

7 

412 

31 878 

880 883 

259 

13 473 

212 

18 422 

83 

5 896 

383 265 

77 

5 865 

77 

5 892 

I 462 

215 382 

504 003 

418 

45 156 

1 260 

148 277 

387 687 

966 

101 925 

249 

27 689 

54 926 

183 

17 884 

51 

4 403 

21 

095 

2 

234 

17 

205 

15 

195 

15 

202 

5 

48 

5 

48 

I 

7 

Vegetable and 

melon farms 

(016) 

5 

16 

(D) 

5 

16 

5 

16 

47 

175 

I 

7 

I 

40 

160 

1 

40 

1 

7 

15 

I 

7 

12 

140 

12 

139 

12 

136 

Fruit and tree nut farms 

(017) 

3 

63 

130 

I 

40 

2 

23 

40 

I 

13 

76 

853 

62 

720 

58 L- 677 ______________________________________________________________ ~ 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 32. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Crop. Harvested - Cantinued 

Sorghums for all purposes ______ forms __ acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ acres __ 

Sorghums for groin or seed ___ forms-_ 

ocres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________ form L_ 

acreL_ 

Soybeans for beons ____________ formL_ 

acres __ 

bushels-_ 

Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

aereL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms-_ 

acreL_ 

Peanuts for nuts ______________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

paundL_ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ 'farmL_ 

acres __ 

WheaL ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

aereL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Cotton ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

boIes __ Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

Tobacco _____________________ farms __ 

aeres-_ 

pounds __ Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Commercial 'fertilizer used ____ farms __ aeres __ 

Irish potatoes ________________ farms __ 

aeres __ 

hundredweight __ Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Hoy _________________________ form L_ 

aeres __ tons __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hoy or dehydrating _________ farms __ 

aereL_ tons. dry __ Irrigated _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover and grosses for hoy ________ farms __ 

acres-_ tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________ farms __ 

aeres __ 

Field seeds ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

aeres __ 

Vegetables ___________________ farms __ 

aereL_ 

Irrigated _______ . _. _________ farms __ 

aereL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms-. 

aereL_ 

Berries ______ . _______________ farms __ 

aeres __ frrigated _________ . _. ___ . ___ farms __ 

aereL_ Commercial fertilizer used . ___ farms __ 

acres __ 

land in orchards ______________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________ .. farmL_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ aeres __ 

Horticultural specialty farms 

(018) 

1 

10 

10 

I 

10 

1 

10 

10 

1 

10 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

General farms, 

primarily crop 

(0191) 

340 

54 014 

390 877 

98 

5 376 

166 

30 235 

12 

190 

37 476 

12 

189 

10 

186 

410 

71 549 

162 667 

116 

14 014 

373 

54 712 

133 885 

243 

29 083 

68 

7 935 

15 234 

38 

3 670 

51 

2 860 

8 

438 

4 

660 

8 

139 

8 

132 

6 

137 

livestock forms, 

except dairy, 

poultry, and 

animol specialty 

(021) 

15 

058 

7 

264 

2 175 

351 448 

8 364 972 

276 

15 549 

923 

179 524 

64 

305 

58 328 

33 

269 

26 

273 

6609 

1 319 656 

2 159 646 

1 709 

283 185 

5 083 

735 991 

375 682 

2 943 

374 712 

1 513 

169 975 

279 889 

963 

108 367 

321 

24 432 

73 

5 119 

7 

415 

36 

152 

30 

127 

24 

143 

6 

3 

5 

3 

2 

2 

32 

159 

28 

150 

10 

91 

Dairy forms (024) 

75 

5 250 

215 227 

44 

2 894 

42 

2 655 

I 

25 

(D) 

I 

25 

I 

25 

252 

28 199 

88 187 

96 

10 128 

222 

20 654 

69 891 

194 

18 424 

36 

2 431 

5 197 

28 

957 

1 

(Zl 

1 

(Z) 

Poultry and egg Animol specialty forms (025) forms (027) 

8 3 

520 493 

19 510 4 370 

3 1 

95 13 

3 

209 

15 50 

983 2977 

609 3 774 

5 6 

380 356 

9 30 

525 1 710 

713 2 212 

4 16 

215 766 

4 20 

232 728 

594 134 

3 14 

200 477 

I 

10 

Generol forms, 

primarily 

livestock Forms not 

(0291) clossified by SIC 

59 

17 037 

421 744 

9 

353 

31 

13 371 

5 

37 

5 370 

3 

29 

3 

35 

73 

11 413 

20 757 

22 

3 595 

61 

7 679 

16 098 

32 

4 065 

12 

721 

854 

3 

99 

6 

484 

1 

300 

2 

100 

4 

26 

4 

26 

2 

25 

Montana 

~/ 

=/ 

17 

I 025 

24 838 

21 50 

,,~ I 

=1 

=1 

2 

2 

92 

112 

17 397 

26 605 

23 

2 756 

80 

7 138 

12 111 

35 

3 004 

43 

5 978 

8 911 

14 

4 012 

2 126 

1 

(Zl 

1 

(ll 

1 

(Z) 

1 

(Zl 

2 

66 

1-91 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farms and Land in Farms 

Farms _____________________ number __ 

percent __ land in forms ________________ acres-_ 

Average size of farm ________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings ____ $1.000 __ Average per farm __________ dollars-_ 

Average per acre ___________ dollarL_ 

Forms by value of form: $1 to $9,999 _____________________ _ 

$10,000 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 ond over ________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by form operator land owned ________________ farms-_ 

Land rented or leased from others ____________________ farms-_ 

land rented or leased to others ____________________ farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

Land in Farms According to Use 

Total cropland _______________ formL_ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland _________ farms __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 ocreL ___ ~ ____________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres ______ ~ _________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres ______________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres __ ~ ___________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ________ ~ _____ _ 

1,000 acres and over __________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 ocreL ________ _ 

2,000 acres and over ____ ~ ___ _ 

Cropland, 

Posture or grazing only ____ formL_ 

ocres __ 

(over crops, legumes, and soil 

improvement grosses not 

harvested or postured _____ formL_ 

acreL_ 

On which all crops foiled ___ formL_ 

In cultivated summer fallow __________________ formL_ 

ocreL_ Idle _____________________ formL_ 

ocreL_ 

Total woodland ______________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Wrodlond postured _________ forms-_ 

ocreL_ 

Woodland nof postured ______ forms __ 

acreL_ 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other than 

cropland and woodland pasture _____________________ forms __ 

Improved postureland and rangeland _________________ farms-_ 

Unimproved posturelond and rangeland _________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Other land (see text> ___________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Total posture/and _____________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Irrigated land ______________ ..: __ formL_ 

acres-_ 

Irrigated cropland harvested __ formL_ 

acreL_ 

Artificia/ drainage _____________ farms __ 

acres drained __ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tonks ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

acreL_ 

Race and Tenure of Farm Operator 

Aliform operators __________________ _ 

full owners ____________________ _ 

Port owners ____________________ _ 

Tenonts _______________________ _ 

1- 92 Montono 

Total $100,000 and over 

8 804 1 059 

100.0 12.0 19859417 6 265 379 2 256 5 916 2 746 197 876 827 311 926 827 977 

138 140 

10 

119 

468 3 704 2 786 13 

064 18 

1 012 31 

3 210 314 1 431 678 

7 746 1 010 13 076 345 4 099 159 

6 054 931 

7 294 534 2 278 774 

847 127 

511 462 112 554 

8 804 1 059 

10 791 136 3 219 325 

8 804 1 059 

5 707 333 819 259 

132 

493 

1 067 

2 747 10 

2 759 203 

1 606 846 

1 294 562 

312 284 

1 639 157 

303 304 55 203 

374 41 

49 638 10 907 

434 44 

121 409 19 257 

7 136 886 

4 423 880 271 690 

698 67 

185 572 43 009 

458 37 

145 796 27 374 

277 27 

73 969 18 793 

234 13 

71 827 8 581 

5 601 829 

8 423 235 2 911 033 

942 108 

474 395 80 326 

4 914 778 

7 948 840 2 830 707 

6 097 771 

499 250 107 647 

6 468 865 

8 800 508 2 985 029 

1 189 202 

213 484 71 316 

1 156 198 

183 775 62 682 

265 40 

29 359 6 359 

3 259 540 

13 314 3 309 

30 760 9 310 

8 804 059 

2 758 128 

4 918 878 

1 128 53 

Cosh groin forms (011) 

$40,000 to $99,999 $20,000 to $39,999 

3 150 2 243 

35.8 25.5 

8 281 239 3 480 267 

2 629 1 552 

140 796 469 299 

362 157 209 228 

138 135 

2 8 

30 71 

49 154 

88 234 

221 441 

348 398 

792 832 

620 105 

2 876 1 947 

5 331 639 2 327 756 

2 450 1 488 

120 195 272 136 

275 220 

170 595 119 625 

3 150 2 243 

4 680 197 901 170 

3 150 2 243 

2 468 521 958 835 

11 

18 195 

562 394 

872 587 

698 56 

671 55 

27 1 

547 439 

109 089 71 876 

120 118 

15 674 12 055 

154 106 

45 295 20029 

2 734 1 891 

956 548 805 704 

235 176 

85 070 32 671 

132 107 

53 933 32 305 

82 69 

24 780 19 523 

71 48 

29 153 12 782 

2 173 1 402 

3 344 840 447 505 

304 265 

176 468 144 604 

1 956 1 192 

168 372 302 901 

2 246 1 563 

202 269 99 287 

2 416 1 642 

3 478 709 538 904 

379 321 

75 059 41 698 

371 315 

65 601 35 281 

116 69 

13 411 6 953 

1 388 808 

5 832 2 601 

14 336 4 758 

3 150 2 243 

703 756 

2 163 165 

284 322 

$10,000 to $19,999 

1 405 

16.0 

335 846 

951 

177 639 

126 433 

133 

1 

23 

127 

262 

306 

288 

181 

196 

21 

1 137 

911 261 

779 

473 179 

133 

48 594 

1 405 

734 478 

1 405 

349 151 

6 

94 

549 

661 

90 

5 

5 

270 

40 788 

53 

6 884 

81 

26 128 

1 085 

294 573 

137 

16 954 

80 

20 074 

34 

4 237 

54 

15 837 

751 

521 406 

163 

53 798 

628 

467 608 

943 

59 888 

916 

566 431 

151 

16 294 

143 

13 296 

25 

878 

372 

114 

752 

405 

626 

498 

281 

$5,000 to $9,999 

669 

7.6 

394 142 

589 

62 496 

93 418 

159 

5 

46 

150 

166 

118 

80 

49 

48 

7 

565 

332 261 

289 

108 930 

72 

47 049 

669 

203 554 

669 

89 599 

48 

256 

248 

109 

7 

1 

1 

146 

15 767 

27 

2 722 

39 

8 950 

402 

80 987 

59 

5 529 

69 

8 793 

44 

3 927 

31 

4 866 

335 

155 961 

70 

14 885 

278 

141 076 

428 

25 834 

447 

175 655 

77 

5 880 

71 4 428 

13 

598 

115 

384 

503 

669 

382 

172 

115 

$2,500 to $4,999 

278 

3.2 

102 544 

369 

19 140 

68 847 

187 

4 

40 

87 

71 

27 

16 

5 

28 

211 

74 269 

117 

41 320 

20 

13 045 

278 

52 412 

278 

21 968 

78 

132 

57 

11 

80 

10 581 

15 

396 

10 

750 

138 

14 378 

24 

2 339 

33 

3 317 

21 

2 709 

17 

608 

111 

42 490 

32 

4 314 

82 

38 176 

146 

4 325 

182 

55 780 

59 

3 237 

58 

2 487 

2 

160 

36 

74 

101 

278 

163 

42 

73 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Cosh groin forms (011) 

$2,500 and Over Total $100,000 and over $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 

Race and Tenure of Fann 

Operator - Continued 

All form operators - Continued White' ___________________________ 8 307 652 272 856 2 969 2 177 381 Full owners _____________________ 2 647 99 655 738 617 377 161 Port owners _____________________ 4 572 708 2 035 137 488 162 42 Tenants ________________________ I 088 49 279 302 276 113 69 

Block and other races' ______________ 81 5 27 25 10 10 Full owners _____________________ 12 3 3 3 I Port owners _____________________ 49 24 7 5 8 Tenonts ________________________ 20 15 2 I 

Fann. by Type of Organization 

Individual or family ____________ formL_ 7 628 725 2 696 2 032 1 287 619 269 

acres __ IS 288 205 742 921 6 804 256 087 833 210 485 341 976 100 734 Partnership __________________ forms __ 760 136 300 170 104 43 

74: I ocres __ 2 107 810 789 274 884 208 302 239 103 003 27 346 Corporation, including family owned ______________________ forms __ 388 196 148 32 8 2 ocres __ 2 423 805 726 329 578 083 80 743 17 480 21 100 70 Other _______________________ forms __ 28 2 6 9 6 5 acres __ 39 597 6 855 14 692 9 452 4 878 720 

Fann Credit 

Total operator form debt _______ formL_ 4 183 642 I 782 1 011 465 206 77 $1,000 __ 316 552 125 614 126 158 46 121 13 366 3 889 404 Debts secured by real estate __ formL_ 3 261 563 1 437 746 315 142 58 $1.000 __ 239 132 94 220 95 955 34 591 10048 106 211 

Debts not secured by real estate ____________________ forms __ 2 524 404 I 102 606 265 106 41 $1,000 __ 77 420 31 395 30 203 11 529 3 318 783 193 

Fann Operator Characteristics' 

Form operators by age group: Under 25 years ____________________ 218 7 41 52 56 30 32 25 to 34 years _____________________ 875 77 280 242 153 80 43 35 to 44 yearL ____________________ 1 356 187 524 330 203 83 29 45 to 54 yeorL ____________________ 2 300 320 932 567 303 135 43 55 to 64 yeorL ____________________ 2 475 192 925 701 421 184 52 65 years and over __________________ 1 164 78 294 310 255 150 77 Average oge _______________________ 51.1 49.6 50.7 51.4 51 :9 52.9 50.1 

Form operators by place of residence: On farm operated __________________ 5 428 571 2 180 468 752 328 129 On another form ___________________ 338 5 61 84 88 55 45 1 In a rural area, not on a form ________ 166 12 48 34 42 18 12 In a city, town, or urban area ________ 1 329 107 366 341 317 152 46 

Form operators by principal occupation: Forming __________________________ Other 7 571 845 2 903 2 044 170 446 163 ____________________________ 817 16 93 158 221 216 113 

Farm operators reporting off~form 

incomeGreater than value of form products 

1571 'old _____________________________ 562 1 13 40 131 220 Less than value of form products sold _ 4 848 482 862 376 838 239 51 Not reporting or none _______________ 2 978 378 121 786 422 203 68 

Form operators reporting days of work off form ___________________________ 1 2 058 103 533 489 499 283 151 to 49 day, ______________________ 

50 688 57 254 187 118 48 24 to 99 day, _____________________ 233 11 77 51 60 21 13 100 to 149 days ___________________ 191 12 50 53 45 22 9 150 to 199 days ___________________ 234 6 41 58 78 34 17 200 days and over _________________ 712 17 111 140 198 158 88 

Persons in household (other than form operator) working off form: Farms reporting ____________________ 147 95 386 288 234 106 38 Number of persons _________________ 379 119 474 345 269 127 45 By number of days worked: 1 to 49 days __________________ 

50 501 55 220 113 72 32 9 to 99 day, _________________ 100 to 149 day, _______________ 179 11 59 56 38 12 3 110 10 37 24 27 12 150 to 199 day, _______________ 194 16 54 60 32 21 11 200 days and over _____________ 395 27 104 92 100 50 22 

Farm. by Size 

1 to 9 ocres _________________________ 

10 to 49 ocres _______________________ 39 50 15 23 to 69 ocres _______________________ 70 to 99 ocres _______________________ 28 4 7 14 

100 to 139 ocre'-____________________ 58 3 31 24 

140 to 179 ocre'- ____________________ 93 5 20 48 19 

180 to 219 ocre'- ____________________ 195 18 43 93 40 

220 to 259 ocre,-____________________ 80 11 23 26 20 260 to 499 ocre,-____________________ 98 4 23 24 32 15 500 to 999 ocre'- ____________________ 855 4 43 178 364 197 69 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre' __________________ 1 417 12 186 581 479 126 33 

2,000 acres and over _________________ 2 535 86 147 905 319 65 13 3 406 957 768 519 125 29 8 

Farms by Standanl Industrial 

Clanifleatlan (see text) 

Co,h groin forms (011) ________________ Cotton forms (0131) __________________ 8 804 059 150 2 243 405 669 278 Tobacco forms (0132) _________________ 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data Montana 1-93 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification (see text) -Con. 

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 (0191) ___ _ 

Livestock forms, except dairy. poultry, and animol specialty (021) ___________ _ 

Dairy forms (024) .....•.•.••....•.... 

Poultry and egg forms (025) ••.•.•.•.•. Animol specialty forms (027) __________ _ 

General forms. primarily livestock (0291) .•.•.•..............•........ Forms not classified by SIC ___________ _ 

Value of Products Sold 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________ forms __ 

~I,OOO .• Forms by value of agricultural products 

sold: 

~500,OOO and over ...•.•......... 

$200,000 10 ~99,999 .•.•..•...... 

$100,000 10 ~199,999 .•.•..•...... 

~O,OOO 10 $99,999 .•.•.•....•.... 

~20,OOO 10 ~39,999 ••.•.•......... 

~10,OOO 10 ~19,999 ••.•.•......... 

$5,000 10 ~9,999 .....•.••..••••.• 

~2,500 10 ~,999 .......•.•.•.•.•. 

Under ~2,500 (see lex!) •..•.•.•.•. 

Groin sold ___________________ formL_ 

~I,OOO .• Soles of $40.000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1.000 .. Tobacco sold _________________ forms __ 

$1.000 .. Soles of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1,000 •. 

Cotton and cottonseed sold _____ formL_ 

~I,OOO .. Soles of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1.000 .. 

Field seeds. hoy, forage. and silage sold ________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 .• Soles of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1,000 .• 

Other field crops sold __________ formL_ 

~I,OOO .. Soles of $40.000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1.000 .. 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons sold ________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 .. Soles of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

~I,OOO .. 

Fruit, nuts, and berries sold _____ formL_ 

~I,OOO .. 

Soles of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1.000 .• 

Poultry and poultry products sold_formL_ 

$1,000 .. Soles of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1,000 .. 

Dairy products sold ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 .. Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 

$1.000 •• Cottle and calves sold __________ formL_ 

~I,OOO .• Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 

~1.000 .• 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ farmL_ 

~ 1,000 .• 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1,000 •• 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold ..: ___ farms __ 

$1.000 .. Sales of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1.000 .• 

Other livestock and livestock products sold ________________________ formL_ 

~1.000 •• Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farmL_ 

$1.000 .. 

Nursery and greenhouse products sold ________________________ forms __ 

~I,OOO .• 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

~I,OOO •• 

Foresf products sold ___________ farmL_ 

~I,OOO .• 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farmL_ 

~I,OOO •• 

1-94 Montana 

Total 

8 804 

465 029 

11 

210 

838 

3 150 

2 243 

1 405 

669 

246 

32 

8 804 

401 788 

3 603 

302 014 

1 489 

8 317 

27 

546 

27 

511 

3 

331 

435 

304 

1 

(0) 

142 

343 

2 

(0) 

4 768 

47 918 

176 

11 271 

805 

3 984 

7 

542 

341 

511 

1 

(D) 

245 

199 

2 

15 

26 

133 

I 

(0) 

$100,000 and over 

1 059 

176 553 

11 

210 

838 

1 059 

152 906 

1 059 

152 906 

199 

2 994 

26 

(0) 

5 

367 

3 

331 

40 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

15 

217 

2 

(0) 

679 

18 097 

166 

10 847 

96 

379 

7 

542 

43 

421 

1 

(0) 

36 

41 

2 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

Cosh groin forms (01 1) 

~o,ooo to ~99,999 $20,000 to $39,999 

3 150 

195 068 

150 

3 150 

168 877 

2 544 

149 108 

548 

3 353 

1 

(0) 

10 

108 

150 

113 

41 

81 

1 877 

20 160 

10 

425 

348 

768 

93 

513 

95 

61 

7 

25 

2 243 

66 438 

2 243 

2 243 

56 682 

395 

395 

6 

33 

133 

55 

53 

28 

1 21 I 

7 076 

218 

627 

119 

440 

65 

58 

1 

10 

5 

33 

$10,000 10 $19,999 

1 405 

21 009 

405 

1 405 

18 141 

206 

413 

77 

(0) 

24 

12 

642 2 080 

106 

176 

51 

91 

35 

33 

2 

(0) 

$5,000 10 $9,999 

669 

4 985 

669 

669 

4 317 

114 

139 

24 

7 

275 

436 

27 

30 

23 

36 

10 

11 

~2,500 to ~4,999 

278 

977 

246 

32 

278 

865 

27 

24 

11 

2 

84 

70 

10 

4 

12 

10 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Tobie 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Fann Production Exponl.1 

Tofol production expenses ____ farms-_ 

$1,000 .• livestock and poultry purchased _ forms-_ 

$1.000 .• 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___ forms __ 

$1,000 •. 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ forms __ 

tons __ 

$1,000 •. Feed ingredients-____________ farms __ 

tons __ 

$1.000 •• 

Whole groins _______________ formL_ 

tons __ 

$1,000 .. 

Hay, green chop, and silage ___ forms-_ 

tOOL_ 

$1,000 .• 

Animol health cost for livestock and poultry _____________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 .• Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees __ forms-_ 

$1,000 .. Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms __ 

$1,000 .• Commercial fertilizer used ______ forms-_ 

acres fertilized __ 

dry tonL_ 

liquid or gas tonL_ 

Other agricultural chemicals (see text) _______________________ formL_ 

$1,000 .• lime ______________________ formL_ 

tons __ 

$1,000 .. 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ formL_ 

$1,000 •• Gasoline ___________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 .• Diesel oiL __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ formL_ 

$1.000 •. Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ formL_ 

$1,000 .. 

Hired form lobar ______________ formL_ 

$1,000 .• Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more ________ .farms-_ 

workers-. 25 to 149 days ___________ formL_ 

workers __ less than 25 doys _________ forms __ 

workerL_ 

Contract labor ________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 •. Machine hire and customwork ___ formL. 

$1,000 .. All other production expenses ___ farmL_ 

$1,000 •. 

Farm.Related Income and Expense. 

Form-related income ___________ farmL_ 

~I,OOO .• $10,000 and over ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 •• 

Form-related income fromCustomwork and other agricultural services-__________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .• Recreational services ________ formL_ 

$1,000 •• Payments from government form programs _________________ forms __ 

$1.000 .• Rent from farmland and 

payments from lease or sale of allotments _________________ forms __ 

Other farm-related income __ __ $f~~~~== $1.000 •• 

Expenses for form-related income Sources ______________ forms __ 

$1.000 .• 

TOiol 

8 804 

266 947 2 545 II 337 

4 241 

II 233 

3 177 

38 575 

5 687 

913 

4 666 

716 

442 

21 575 

2 302 

I 070 

57 634 

2 528 

3 689 

I 235 3 219 

5 693 

5 008 22 579 

4 539 

2 615 392 

III 521 

6 121 

6 105 

9 454 

8 730 

26 432 

8 576 

13 201 

7 774 

10 050 

2 004 

970 

8 715 

2 212 

3 975 

15 327 

I 539 

2 578 

I 990 3 994 

I 978 

6 855 

653 

I 514 4 435 

II 644 

8 794 

150 498 

2 936 15 452 

410 

9 033 

I 174 

5 003 

24 

131 

I 381 5 179 

688 

2 675 

543 

2 465 

I 059 

3 935 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Dato 

$100,000 and Over 

I 059 

100 998 

388 4 771 

600 4066 

471 

14 579 

2 141 

173 

976 

306 

206 7 334 

755 

163 20 359 

864 

583 

435 

492 

2 539 

842 

10 225 

815 087 898 51 109 

3 186 

876 

3 784 

I 059 7 536 

I 057 

3 430 

I 043 

3 221 

375 

284 

059 

601 

811 

7 835 

549 

234 

487 

305 

330 

525 

116 

447 

603 

4 313 

I 059 

55 047 

355 3 197 

83 2 415 

151 

175 

3 

3 

155 

862 

94 

611 

77 

545 

106 

796 

$40,000 to $99,999 

3 150 

109 823 

996 4 173 

I 650 4517 

I 262 

15 285 2 267 

387 

615 

254 

581 

8 566 

938 

441 

23 558 

I 058 

I 501 

499 

I 218 

2 012 

2 027 

8 854 

I 908 

121 056 43 675 

2 461 

2 421 

3 794 

3 150 II 335 

3 113 

5 598 

3 026 4 350 

882 

461 

3 148 

926 

I 856 

5 731 

754 

051 

966 

790 

884 

3 135 

278 

697 

I 715 

4 373 

3 150 

63 838 

I 043 

5 796 

159 

3 516 

458 

915 

9 

7 

445 

2 005 

227 

859 

227 

011 

353 

3&2 

Cash groin farms (011) 

$20,000 to $39,999 

2 243 

38 209 

616 

479 

051 

764 

772 

5 699 

818 

209 

768 

110 

355 

3 832 

415 

263 9 580 

421 

934 

208 

761 

686 

I 211 

2 485 

I 089 

303 523 

12 166 

349 

569 

358 

2 217 

4 856 

2 160 

2 579 

2 038 

I 707 

458 

157 

2 216 

413 

860 

360 

188 

238 

359 

639 

479 

285 

167 

256 

025 

I 785 

2 243 21 971 

791 

3 619 

97 

I 873 

312 

060 

382 

314 

194 

695 

134 

547 

298 

020 

$10,000 to $19,999 

I 405 

13 III 

334 

554 

592 

628 

405 

2 064 

310 

106 

249 

37 

195 

325 

139 

138 

3 099 

141 

451 

67 

431 

323 

584 

749 

472 

80 035 3 470 

109 

826 

402 

393 

957 

358 

115 

131 

604 

188 

52 

385 

186 

308 

286 

36 

42 

126 

194 

180 

445 

46 

65 

665 

836 

I 405 

7 243 

464 

817 

48 

774 

156 

546 

2 

8 

239 

723 

103 

286 

65 

253 

186 

519 

$5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

669 

37M 

148 

265 

257 

198 

205 

719 

116 

33 

39 

5 

76 

395 

43 

47 

803 

35 

162 

17 

233 

III 

248 

211 

194 17 699 

902 

II 

315 

98 

656 

589 

640 

374 

405 

136 

69 

12 

653 

67 

95 

74 

5 

6 

43 

56 

73 

402 

35 

39 

311 

268 

669 

873 

195 

650 

15 

258 

70 

234 

2 

I 

105 

184 

47 

162 

29 

69 

81 

155 

Montana 

062 

63 

95 

~61 62 

230 

35 

5 

19 

5 

29

1 

124 

12 

18 

235 

8 

58 

9 

84 

21 

96

1 55 

181 61 199 

9: 1 

I~ 1 

255 

159 

248 

105

131 1 32 

32 

254 

18 

45 

41 

7 

7 

9 

10 

32 

63 

II 

II 

116 

68 

268 

525 

88 

374 

8 

197 

27 

73 

4 

109 

55 

90 

23 

62 

II 

40 

35 

64 

1-95 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Cosh groin forms (01l) 

$2,500 and Over Totol $100,000 and over $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 

Family Off-Famn Income l 

Family oH~form income _________ formL_ 4 647 390 1 590 1 197 858 422 190 $1,000 __ 26 351 2 153 7 751 5 869 5 521 3 381 676 

Forms by family oft-form income: $1 to $249 ______________________ 314 29 133 93 40 17 2 $250 to $499 ____________________ 235 19 96 83 22 13 2 $500 to $999 ____________________ 490 40 207 116 95 23 9 $1,000 to $4,999 _________________ 876 176 681 513 301 141 64 $5,000 to $9,999 _________________ 866 71 255 219 192 90 39 $10,000 to $19,999 _______________ 691 40 156 141 176 117 61 $20,000 to $29,999 _______________ 108 5 34 20 24 14 11 $30,000 ond over ________________ 67 10 28 12 8 7 2 

Family oft-form income fromNonform-related business _____ forms __ 590 37 191 149 132 56 25 

$1,000 __ 4 540 366 607 979 971 484 134 

Wages, salaries, commissions, and tips ______________________ formL_ 2 199 146 621 529 485 280 138 

$1.000 __ 12 862 679 2 859 2 607 3 234 2 236 247 

Interesf, dividends. or royalties __________________ formL_ 2 911 282 I 089 780 467 216 77 

$1.000 __ 6 178 932 2 534 526 734 325 126 

Federal Social Security. pensions, etc. ______________________ formL_ 789 32 197 229 184 105 42 

$1.000 __ 930 69 501 564 464 219 114 

Rent of nonfarm property __________________ formL_ 436 41 160 102 66 37 10 

$1.000 __ 842 107 252 194 118 117 54 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ formL_ 7 639 983 2 965 I 928 098 507 158 

number __ II 754 928 4 847 2 704 407 674 194 

2 or 3 _____________________ formL_ 2 779 537 I 307 538 253 122 22 

number __ 6 042 186 2 817 185 539 266 49 

.4 and over _________________ farmL_ 229 78 100 36 7 5 3 

number __ I 081 374 472 165 30 28 12 

Motortrucks, including pickups __ farmL_ 8 316 I 056 3 129 2 098 I 264 564 205 

number __ 29 686 6 008 12 716 6419 3 085 106 352 

2 or 3 _____________________ formL_ 3 948 262 I 201 I 271 846 280 88 

number __ 10 007 754 3 269 3 144 986 650 204 .4 and over _________________ farmL_ 3 534 773 I 838 677 189 48 9 

number __ 18 845 5 233 9 357 3 125 870 220 40 

Tractors. excluding garden tractors and motor fillers _________________ formL_ 8 166 I 055 3 083 2 074 1 219 551 184 

number __ 23 754 4 530 9 699 5 459 2 682 049 335

2 or 3 ___ _______________ farmL_ 1 4 385 337 I 637 I 329 692 310 80 

number __ 10 743 872 4 071 3 297 632 687 184 

.4 and over _______________ formL_ 2 444 683 1 171 394 149 34 13 

number __ II 674 3 623 5 353 1 811 672 155 60 

Wheel tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor tillers ____ formL_ 8 132 I 051 3 074 2 062 1 211 550 184 

number __ 22 207 4 046 9 083 5 209 2 549 995 325 

Crawler trocfors ____________ forms __ I 252 318 533 225 122 45 9 

number __ I 547 484 616 250 133 54 10 

Groin and bean combines. self- propelled ____________________ formL_ 6 410 908 2 673 685 824 247 73 

number __ 8 173 511 3 421 973 918 271 79 

Corn pickers. corn heads. and picker- shellp.rs _____________________ formL_ 590 136 210 140 76 26 

number __ 603 142 212 141 80 26 

Corn heads for combines _____ forms __ 33 7 14 6 5 I 

number __ 40 12 15 7 5 1 

Other cornpickers and picker- shellers ___________________ forms __ 563 130 197 134 75 25 

number __ 563 130 197 134 75 25 

Mower conditioners ___________ formS-_ 685 94 269 178 84 44 16 

number __ 738 103 279 192 91 57 16 

Pickup balers _________________ formL_ 3 263 492 300 844 423 151 53 

number __ 3 443 558 364 875 436 157 53 

Wind rowers. pull and self- propelled ____________________ formL_ 360 358 112 3 262 528 871 33 

number __ 3 627 662 517 911 381 118 38 

field forage harvesters. shear bar ________________________ formS-_ 331 78 134 69 34 13 

number __ 356 85 145 74 36 13 

Value of Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of machinery and equipment _______________ 059 3 150 2 177 I 359 633 228 farms __ 8 606 I 

$1.000 __ 386 796 100 632 170 213 72 964 29 240 10 769 2977 

Forms by value group: $1 359 I 13 30 141 108 66 to $4,999 _____________ form'-_ 

$1.000 __ I III I 43 91 464 304 208 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________ forms __ 538 2 22 121 219 123 51 

$1,000 __ 3 809 12 149 897 553 817 382 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________ form'-_ I 075 14 160 368 331 138 64 

$1,000 __ 15 018 203 2 349 5 299 4 526 812 828 

$20,000 to $49.999 ________ farmL_ 3 795 242 1 408 1 267 585 250 43 

$1,000 __ 125 960 9 563 50 677 40 284 17 349 6 789 298 

$50,000 to $99,999 ________ form'-_ 2 084 383 1 264 348 75 11 3 

$1.000 __ 136 067 27 404 82 495 20 873 4 456 678 161 

$100,000 and over ________ forms __ 755 417 283 43 8 3 1 

$1.000 __ 104 831 63 450 34 500 5 519 892 370 100 

lAppiies only to individual or family operations {sale proprietorships} and partnerships; see text. 

1-96 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974 - Con. 

Farms With Sales of Cosh grain forms (011) 

$2,500 and Over Total $100,000 and aver $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 

Agricultural Chemical. 

Agricultural chemicals-_______ forms __ 7 299 998 2 834 I 867 I 025 422 IJ 

$1.000 __ 32 034 14 009 12 648 3 844 I lSI 310 73 

Commercial fertilizer ___________ forms __ 5 008 842 2 027 I 211 584 248 96 

acres on which used __ 2 615 392 087 898 121 056 303 523 80 035 17 699 5 181 

tonL_ II 7 643 54 295 46 137 12 516 3 579 912 204 

$1.000 __ 22 579 10 225 8 854 2 485 749 211 55 lime ________________________ forms __ 

~I acres on which used __ 

tonL_ $1.000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, fumigan1s, etc. to 

controlInsects on hoy crops- ________ formL_ 309 3 37 129 103 26 II ocres on which used __ 22 374 6 260 10 023 4 706 887 416 82 

$1.000 __ 74 18 32 19 2 2 Insects on other crops 

acres on 

_______ 

which 

formL_ 

used __ I 442 257 652 342 142 41 <ZJ I 673 565 275 285 287 054 86 506 18 813 013 894 

$1,000 __ 3 163 I 403 I 236 399 92 28 5 

Nematodes in crops _________ farms __ 50 9 17 17 7 ocres on which used __ IS 831 5 413 6 716 2 888 814 $1.000 __ 218 54 9() 59 14 Diseases in crops and orchards __________________ formL_ 191 27 87 37 23 10 7 

ocres on which used __ III 208 31 291 58 303 12 199 7 997 894 52

1 I $1.000 __ 246 64 136 29 13 2 Weeds or gross in crops _____ forms __ 4877 739 I 982 I 249 642 218 47 

ocres on which used __ 3 021 598 067 219 1 321 867 448 041 146 388 32 201 5 882 

$1.000 __ 5 274 2 ISO 2 102 728 236 49 9 1 Weeds or brush in posturL ___ forms __ 123 29 43 31 14 6 acres on which used __ 20 859 13 336 5 398 518 537 70 

4~ I $1,000 __ 51 29 14 5 3 (ll Weeds on other 10nd _________ formL_ 468 75 216 123 41 II 

acres on which used __ 25 673 123 12 825 5 621 834 230 

(l~ \ 

$1.000 __ 90 20 46 19 4 (ll 

Defoliation, growth of crops, or thinning of fruit ______________ formL_ 49 II 19 9 9 I acres on which used __ 180 662 749 661 788 320 =1 $1.000 __ 39 3 19 II 2 Insect control on livestock and poultry _____________________ forms __ 597 125 275 127 58 II I $1,000 __ 55 27 18 7 3 (ll (ll Other chemicals (see text) ______ formL_ 650 50 206 170 J13 75 36 $1.000 __ 245 IS 98 83 30 14 3 

Grain Storage Facilities on Farm 

Forms with groin storage facilities: None _____________________________ 518 13 59 95 lSI 137 63 Under 1,000 bushels ________________ 221 I 20 61 56 59 24 1,000 to 4,999 bushels ______________ 137 IS 165 322 407 176 52 5,000 to 9,999 bushels ______________ I 220 24 324 529 289 43 JI 10,000 to 24,999 bushels ____________ 2 269 131 230 699 172 32 5 25,000 to 49,999 bushels ____________ I 266 310 782 lSI 20 3 50,000 bushels and over _____________ 638 395 212 28 I 2 Not reporting ______________________ I 535 170 358 358 309 217 123 

Livestock 

Cottle and colves ______________ forms __ 4 840 672 I 880 I 228 670 290 100 number __ 609 6 I 0 200 319 248 404 108 756 37 368 II 327 3 436 Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ formL_ 4 590 639 I 821 I 176 619 251 84 number __ 348 752 109 743 144 749 65 178 21 819 5 SOl 762 Beef cows _______________ forms __ 4 498 636 I 789 I 160 601 229 83 number __ 346 465 109 146 143 946 64 666 21 599 367 741 Milk cows _______________ forms __ 860 103 341 248 106 51 JI number __ 2 287 597 803 512 220 134 21 Heifers and heifer calves that hod not calved _____________ forms __ 3 845 573 I 556 963 485 201 67 number __ 139 473 49 025 55 137 22 980 8 182 3 219 930 Beef heifers and heifer colyes __________________ farmL_ 3 784 567 I 538 947 475 191 66 number __ 137 231 48 507 54 583 22 247 7 922 3 049 923 Heifers and heifer calves for milk cow replacement _____ farms __ 233 24 71 75 39 20 number __ 2 242 518 554 733 260 170 Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ____________________ formL_ 4 166 603 I 672 I 074 541 203 73 number __ 121 385 41 551 48 518 20 598 7 367 2 607 

Cottle and calves sold __________ forms __ 744\ 4 768 679 I 877 I 211 642 275 number 

$1.000 

__ 

__ 277 919 94 719 118 152 47 022 14 556 2 953 5~ Colyes _____________________ formL_ 47 918 18 097 20 160 7 076 2 080 436 70 2 876 370 I 169 746 389 159 43 number __ 140 696 38 967 63 941 27 229 8 535 740 284 

Cottle _____________________ $1.000 formL_ __ 17 598 5 088 8 191 3 lSI 939 203 27 3 846 588 I 547 984 473 189 65 number __ 137 223 55 752 54 2)) 19 793 6 021 213 233 $1.000 __ 30 320 13 009 )) 969 3 925 I 141 233 43 Fattened on groin and concentrates _____________ forms __ 372 66 166 84 33 20 3 number __ 9 697 4 360 3 725 lSI 348 99 14 $1.000 __ 2 856 I 359 I ))2 278 81 23 2 Hogs and pigs ________________ formL_ 

number 763 86 320 205 104 33 IS 

Used 

__ 38 018 )) 162 16 410 7 167 2 493 641 145 or to be used for breeding __________________ forms __ 

number __ 475 53 200 134 63 20 5 Other _____________________ formL_ 4 905 069 2 129 182 374 131 20 

number 720 84 308 189 94 30 IS __ 33 ))3 10 093 14 281 5 985 2 J19 510 125 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Montana 1-97 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Livestock - Continued 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ farmL_ 

number __ $1.000 __ Feeder pigs _________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ 

liMers of pigs farrowed betweenDecember 1 of preceding year and November 30 ______________ farmL_ 

number __ 

December 1 and May 31 ___ formL_ 

number __ 

June 1 and November 30 ___ formL_ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all oges _____ formL_ 

number __ 

lambs under 1 year old ______ forms __ 

number __ 

Ewes I year old or older _____ farmL_ 

number __ 

Rams and wethers I year old or older _____________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lombs sold __________ forms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs sharn _________ farmL_ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses ond ponieL ____________ farms-_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ Horses ____________________ farmL_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ formL_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Any goats ___________________ forms __ 

number __ Sold ______________ _______ farmL_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ forms-_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ formL_ 

number __ 

Hens and pullets of loving age_formL_ number __ 

Kept for table or market egg production ______________ formL_ 

number __ 

Kept for hatching egg production ______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of loying age _________________ formL_ 

number __ 

Roosters and mole chickens ___ forms __ number __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Turkeys _____________________ formL_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ farmL_ 

number __ 

Heavy breeds for slaughter ___ forms __ number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

light breeds for slaughter .. ___ farmL_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _ forms-_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Crops Harvested 

Field corn for all purposes ______ forms __ acres-_ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

acreL_ 

field corn for groin or seed ___ farms __ acres __ bushels __ Irrigated _________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

1- 98 Montana 

Total 

805 

61 217 

3 984 

131 

9 243 

167 

572 

6 959 

483 

4 087 

372 

2 872 

346 

61 467 

253 

17 549 

311 

42 053 

275 

865 

335 

51 302 

310 

51 339 

525 662 

1 673 

8 067 

228 

747 

169 

1 625 

7 581 

212 

688 

166 

5 

12 

1 234 

76 769 

142 

16 915 

1 217 

74 330 

I 200 

72 748 

42 

582 

35 

930 

406 

509 

14 

668 

36 

154 

54 

448 

8 

175 

32 

319 

8 

155 

11 

70 

1 

15 

21 

59 

I 

5 

205 

13 174 

123 

9 151 

52 

3 454 

197 350 

19 

1 703 

$100,000 and over 

96 

20 404 

1 379 

15 

166 

59 

64 

464 

55 

915 

43 

549 

43 

17 864 

28 

5 015 

38 

12 439 

32 

410 

42 

13 638 

41 

15 131 

155 933 

277 

752 

36 

152 

41 

273 

652 

32 

144 

40 

123 

12 505 

13 

1 897 

122 

12 222 

118 

12 029 

5 

193 

2 

20 

47 

263 

1 

100 

4 

195 

5 

81 

1 

20 

5 

35 

1 

5 

2 

27 

1 

15 

3 

19 

44 

113 

33 4 113 

7 

831 

52 855 

4 

643 

Cash grain farms (OIl) 

$40,000 to $99,999 

348 

25 532 

1 768 

47 

2 250 

47 

250 

3 264 

212 

815 

166 

449 

93 

19 712 

62 

5 890 

77 

13 274 

65 

548 

91 

17 037 

80 

16 772 

173 094 

657 

2 807 

87 

201 

47 

643 

2 631 

79 

188 

46 

477 

30 411 

47 

6 597 

472 

29 712 

467 

29 329 

15 

383 

13 

284 

139 

415 

8 

226 

13 

075 

23 

200 

3 

110 

12 

159 

3 

105 

5 

21 

8 

20 

1 

5 

66 

4 757 

37 

3 259 

14 

1 361 

92 164 

8 

616 

$20,000 to $39,999 

218 

11 109 

627 

39 

774 

38 

154 

527 

132 

980 

98 

547 

114 

16 595 

83 

4 801 

III 

11 112 

101 

682 

118 

15 206 

112 

13 594 

139 847 

395 

680 

61 

244 

49 

377 

563 

57 

213 

48 

323 

18 463 

38 

3 142 

318 

17 626 

313 

17 029 

11 

597 

7 

436 

109 

401 

3 

290 

9 

961 

12 

86 

4 

45 

7 

65 

4 

45 

3 

18 

55 

162 

39 

1 423 

20 

839 

37 236 

3 

266 

$10,000 to $19,999 

106 

3 287 

176 

17 

589 

14 

77 

501 

66 

278 

45 

223 

55 

112 

46 

128 

46 

2 851 

43 

133 

49 

3 599 

45 

3 156 

31 739 

215 

939 

33 

123 

28 

206 

884 

33 

116 

27 

206 

11 682 

33 

4 302 

201 

11 222 

199 

10 928 

8 

294 

8 

110 

76 

350 

2 

52 

6 

349 

10 

64 

6 

48 

1 

4 

4 

12 

29 

848 

11 

300 

9 

346 

13 032 

3 

161 

$5,000 to $9,999 

27 

739 

30 

10 

406 

8 

21 

179 

13 

80 

18 

99 

26 

2 588 

23 

568 

26 

948 

24 

72 

23 

392 

22 

2 091 

19 299 

83 

639 

6 

10 

3 

82 

613 

6 

10 

3 

69 

2 548 

7 

273 

68 

2 446 

67 

2 366 

2 

80 

3 

55 

23 

47 

3 

174 

4 

17 

2 

12 

7 

178 

$2,500 to $4,999 

10 

146 

4 

3 

58 

1 

6 

24 

5 

19 

2 

5 

15 

596 

11 

147 

13 

429 

10 

20 

12 

430 

10 

595 

5 750 

46 

250 

5 

17 

2 

44 

238 

5 

17 

2 

36 

160 

4 

704 

36 

102 

36 

067 

1 

35 

2 

25 

12 

33 

1 

400 

4 

116 

3 

56 

2 

77 

2 063 

1 

17 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

CroPI Harvelted - Continued 

Sorghums for all purposes ______ forms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms-_ 

ocreL_ 

Sorghums for groin or seed ___ forms __ 

acres __ 

bushelL_ 

Jrrigo1ed _________________ forms-_ 

Dcres __ 

Soybeans for beans ____________ forms __ 

ocres __ bushels __ Irrigated ___________________ forms-_ 

ocres-_ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ ocreL_ 

Peanuts for nuts ______________ forms-_ 

Dcres __ 

pounds __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms-_ 

ocres-_ 

WheoL ______________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

bushels-_ 

Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cotton ______________________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

bales __ 

Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

aeres __ 

Tobacco _____________________ farms __ 

aeres __ 

pounds __ Irrigated ___________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms-_ 

ocres __ 

Irish potatoes ________________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

hundredweight __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acres __ 

Hay _________________________ farms __ 

aeres __ 

tons __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acres __ 

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hoy or dehydrating _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________ farms __ 

aeres __ 

Clover. timothy. and mixtures of clover and grosses for hoy ________ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________ farms-. 

acres __ 

Field seeds ___________________ farms-_ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

aeres __ 

Vegetables ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

acres __ 

Berries _______ • ______________ farmL_ 

acres __ Irrigated __ • ______ • _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

acres._ 

land in orchards ______________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________ • _________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Commerciol fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acres __ 

Totol 

11 

554 

4 

93 

8 516 

4 262 681 

97 682 801 

371 

29 553 

4 180 

2 008 375 

29 

34 

4 565 

12 

24 

7 

22 

4 352 

450 964 

635 170 

710 

61 292 

2 912 

254 138 

424 391 

872 

71 988 

566 

38 642 

45 442 

89 

5 609 

116 

7 286 

17 

310 

5 

258 

4 

14 

4 

5 

3 

13 

2 

(ll 

1 

(ll 

1 

(ll 

9 

40 

2 

15 

1 

5 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

$100,000 ond over 

3 

356 

2 

6 

I 052 

1 362 550 

35 665 895 

61 

10 339 

775 

845 353 

3 

2 

291 

2 

2 

578 

120 305 

188 995 

153 

22 891 

420 

73 638 

133 177 

157 

27 588 

92 

9 850 

14 227 

19 

1 707 

34 

4 078 

5 

543 

3 

206 

Cosh groin forms (011) 

$40,000 to $99,999 $20,000 to $39,999 

3 124 

I 859 888 

42 039 164 

111 

9 979 

1 810 

865 266 

10 

12 

480 

3 

9 

3 

9 

1 657 

192 628 

268 092 

294 

24 694 

1 098 

103 269 

172 127 

296 

24 509 

202 

15 831 

18 172 

28 

2 030 

35 

634 

4 

464 

2 

12 

2 

3 

2 

12 

1 

(ll 

4 

10 

8 

198 

2 

87 

2 185 

711 759 

14 249 480 

99 

5 231 

964 

225 314 

8 

16 

2 553 

2 

11 

2 

12 

1 169 

88 574 

118 479 

183 

10 296 

778 

50 057 

79 810 

244 

13 424 

141 

7 571 

7 476 

21 

314 

27 

094 

2 

71 

1 

(ll 

1 

(ll 

1 

(ll 

$10,000 to $19,999 

1 353 

255 735 

4 538 499 

56 

2 705 

420 

57 435 

6 

3 

204 

3 

1 

2 

1 

599 

34477 

40 842 

52 

2 520 

359 

17 465 

25 506 

103 

4 405 

74 

4 116 

3 943 

12 

318 

12 

224 

4 

82 

1 

12 

2 

10 

1 

10 

$5,000 to $9,999 

573 

58 285 

987 427 

26 

916 

164 

12 747 

268 

12 010 

15 435 

20 

689 

198 

7 652 

11 208 

42 

290 

48 

005 

335 

3 

32 

8 

256 

2 

150 

1 

40 

2 

14 

$2,500 to $4,999 

_I 

229 

14 464 

202 336 

18 

3~~ 1 2 260 

~I =1 

2 

2 

37 

2 

2 

81 1 2 970 

3 327 

8 

202 

59 

2 057 

2 563 

30 

772 

9 

269 

289 

6 

208 

Montana 1-99 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133, 0134, 0139) 

$2,500 and Over Total $100.000 and over $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 

Farms and Land in Farms 

Forms _____________________ number __ I 607 224 380 279 299 240 185 percenL_ 100.0 13.9 23.6 17.4 18.6 14.9 11.5 land in farms ________________ acreL_ 798 738 586 492 416 263 337 926 246 340 142 761 68 956 Average size of form ________ ocres-_ 1 119 2 618 1 095 I 211 824 595 373 Value of land and buildings ____ $1,000 __ 336 304 105 641 84 200 62 932 45 516 24 146 13 869 Average per form __________ dollorL_ 209 274 471 613 221 578 225 562 152 227 100 608 74 967 Average per ocre ___________ dollars __ 187 180 202 186 185 169 201 

Forms by value of form: $1 to $9,999 ______________________ 5 1 2 2 $10.000 to $19.999 _________________ 54 8 4 3 13 26 $20,000 to $39,999 _________________ 152 3 8 25 29 43 44 $40,000 to $69,999 _________________ 214 11 41 23 42 47 50 $70,000 to $99,999 _________________ 201 8 48 30 48 46 21 $100,000 to $149,999 _______________ 254 17 71 38 71 44 13 $150,000 to $199,999 _______________ 208 38 58 37 44 16 15 $200,000 to $499,999 _______________ 395 92 113 102 48 27 13 $500,000 and over _________________ 124 55 33 19 14 2 I 

Owned and rented land by form operator 

Land owned ________________ forms-_ I 349 196 301 219 266 215 152 

OCreL_ 406 536 461 263 301 775 249 731 213 587 119 602 60 578 

land rented or leased from others ____________________ forms-_ 808 164 231 155 109 85 64 ocres __ 445 303 131 809 119 458 93 823 55 228 28 425 16 560 

Land rented or leased to others ____________________ forms-_ 156 19 24 24 42 21 26 

aCreL_ 53 101 6 580 4 970 5 628 22 475 5 266 8 182 

Land in Farms According to Use 

Total cropland ________________ farmL_ 1 607 224 380 279 299 240 185 

aCreL_ 492 960 147 683 129 145 87 005 73 089 35 517 20 521 

Harvested cropland __________ farmL_ 1 607 224 380 279 299 240 185 

acres __ 363 382 115 768 97 223 65 343 49 624 23 282 12 142 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres __________________ 144 3 10 11 36 84 1 50 to 99 acres _________________ 325 34 40 66 114 71 

100 to 199 acreL ______________ 520 31 179 93 128 64 25 200 to 499 acres _______________ 476 129 121 107 91 25 3 

500 to 999 acreL _____________ 109 40 37 26 3 I 2 

1,000 acres and aver ___________ 33 24 6 3 

1,000 to 1,999 acreL _________ 27 18 6 3 2,000 acres and over _________ 6 6 

Cropland: 

Posture or grazing only ____ farmL_ 691 91 173 128 131 86 82 

acreL_ 70 335 12 049 18 545 11 424 15 289 6 589 6 439 

Caver crops, legumes, and sail 

23: I improvement grosses not harvested or postured _____ farms __ 44 4 13 10 4 5 

ocreL_ 3 030 617 621 872 146 540 

On which all crops failed ___ farmL_ 60 10 19 17 6 3 

acreL_ 8 178 959 2 152 2 781 407 190 68~ I In cultivated summer fallow __________________ formL_ 278 47 72 55 38 40 26

acres 1 __ 38 933 14 854 8 876 5 670 5 892 2 886 755 

Idle _____________________ farmL_ 82 11 19 19 18 9 6 

ocreL_ 9 102 2 436 1 728 915 I 731 2 030 262 

Total woodland _______________ formL_ 227 28 39 41 34 57 28 

ocreL_ 196 397 128 300 15 865 14 272 14 703 16 448 6 809 

Woodland pastured __________ formL_ 189 26 31 36 29 47 20 

acreL_ 112 115 57 622 13 820 13 706 13 187 10 247 3 533 

Woodland not postured ______ farmL_ 72 7 13 9 10 22 11 

ocreL_ 84 282 70 678 2 045 566 I 516 6 201 3 276 

Pastureland and rangeland, ather than 

cropland and woodland pasture _____________________ farmL_ 780 128 184 148 153 102 65 

ocres __ 074 284 305 106 265 322 231 126 149 437 84 717 38 576 

Improved pasture/and and rangeland _________________ farmL_ 201 34 52 34 38 21 22 

acreL_ 56 846 180 13 499 17 595 11 801 3 676 2 095 

Unimproved pasture/and and rangeland _________________ formL_ 649 106 153 128 126 88 48 

ocres __ 017 438 296 926 251 823 213 531 137 636 81 041 36 481 

Other land (see textL __________ formL_ 969 149 226 164 183 145 102 

acres __ 35 097 5 403 5 931 5 523 9 III 6 079 3 050 

Total pastureland _____________ formL_ I 261 173 300 234 249 177 128 

acreL_ 256 734 374 777 297 687 256 256 177 913 101 553 48 548 

Ir~jgoted land _________________ form s __ 1 290 221 358 231 204 152 124 

acreL_ 282 837 104 982 79 786 43 122 31 957 14 108 8 882 

Irrigated cropland harvested __ formL_ 1 287 221 358 229 203 152 124 

acres __ 250 605 94 764 72 928 36 836 27 368 11 681 7 028 

Artificial drainage _____________ farmL_ 187 54 70 28 16 12 7 

acres drained __ 29 699 12 733 II 403 3 756 707 874 226 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs. and 182 25 37 39 46 21 14 earthen tanks ________________ farmL_ 

number __ 737 127 98 250 189 51 22 

ocreL_ 120 173 141 389 246 90 81 

Race and Tenure of Farm Operator 

All farm operators ______________ -_ --- 607 224 380 279 299 240 185 

Full owners _____________________ 800 60 149 124 191 155 121 

Port owners __________________ --- 543 136 150 92 75 59 31 

Tenants ________________________ 264 28 81 63 33 26 33 

1-100 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Race and Tenure of Farm 

Operator - Continued 

All form operators - Continued White' __________________________ _ 

Full owners ____________________ _ 

Port owners ____________________ _ Tenonts _______________________ _ 

Block and other races l _____________ _ 

Full owners ____________________ _ 

Port owners ____________________ _ 

T enonts _______________________ _ 

Farm. by Type of Organization 

Individual or family ____________ forms __ 

acres __ Partnership __________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Corporation, including family owned ______________________ formL_ 

acres-_ Other _______________________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Farm Credit 

Total operator form debt _______ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Debts secured by real estate __ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Debts not secured by real estate ____________________ forms-_ 

~1.000 __ 

Farm Operator Characteristics I 

Form operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors ____________________ _ 

35 to 44 yearL ___________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeorL ___________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors ____________________ _ 

65 years and over _________________ _ 

Average oge ______________________ _ 

Form operators by place of residence: On form operated _________________ _ 

On another form __________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form _______ _ 

In a city, town, or urban area _______ _ 

Form operators by principal occupation: Forming _________________________ _ 

Other ___________________________ _ 

Form operators reporting oH-farm 

incomeGreater than value of form products sold ____________________________ _ 

less than value of farm products sold _ Not reporting or none ______________ _ 

Farm operators reporting days of work oH form __________________________ _ 

I to 49 days _____________________ _ 

50 to 99 days ____________________ _ 

100 to 149 days __________________ _ 

150 to 199 days __________________ _ 

200 days and over ________________ _ 

Persons in household (other than farm 

operator) working oH form: Farms reparting ___________________ _ 

Number of persons ________________ _ 

By number of days worked: I to 49 days _________________ _ 

50 to 99 days ________________ _ 

100 to 149 day, ______________ _ 

150 to 199 day, ______________ _ 

200 days and aver ____________ _ 

Farm. by Size 

1 to 9 acres ________________________ _ 

)0 to 49 acres ______________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres ______________________ _ 

70 to 99 acreL _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres ____________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ____________________ _ 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 and over ________________ _ 

Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classificatlan (see text) 

Co,h groin forms (011)-______________ _ Cotton forms (0131) _________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) ________________ _ 

Total 

531 

767 

507 

257 

17 

15 

2 

I 427 

272 557 

121 

126 974 

54 

390 340 

5 

8 867 

756 

46 599 

581 

32 510 

483 

14 089 

45 

198 

317 

366 

418 

204 

49.6 

040 

75 

36 

87 

257 

291 

259 

747 

542 

506 

131 

53 

38 

44 

240 

225 

275 

63 

22 

41 

4 I 

108 

2 

50 

37 

101 

III 

152 

86 

98 

334 

276 

173 

187 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133, 0134, 0139) 

~ I 00,000 and over 

195 

47 

121 

27 

166 

205 095 

29 

51 718 

29 

329 679 

136 

20 293 

118 

14 390 

89 

5 904 

21 

51 

64 

48 

II 

48.3 

157 

193 

2 

121 

74 

19 

12 

18 

23 

4 

11 

II 

69 

58 

27 

43 

$40,000 to ~99,999 

371 

144 

148 

79 

I 

343 

366 76 I 

29 

16 725 

8 

32 777 

178 

10 186 

135 

6277 

116 

3 909 

18 

51 

82 

98 

104 

19 

47.0 

268 

16 

3 

12 

364 

8 

202 

170 

56 

31 

6 

6 

3 

10 

39 

49 

II 

9 

7 

13 

9 

4 

9 

27 

35 

26 

33 

96 

67 

33 

49 

$20,000 to $39,999 

270 

122 

87 

61 

2 

247 

305 199 

25 

16 683 

7 

16 044 

148 

7 41 I 

96 

5 054 

108 

2 358 

46 

58 

56 

73 

36 

49.3 

190 

II 

17 

12 

244 

28 

7 

171 

94 

87 

26 

24 

7 

7 

23 

50 

56 

16 

3 

13 

9 

15 

5 

8 

II 

15 

17 

12 

20 

57 

52 

42 

40 

$10,000 to $19,999 

216 

25 

293 

186 

74 

33 

275 

711 

18 

527 

5 

(0) 

I 

(0) 

140 

149 

105 

3 894 

90 

I 255 

44 

43 

68 

84 

50 

50.8 

181 

16 

2 

16 

213 

80 

55 

138 

100 

116 

31 

9 

4 

II 

61 

52 

70 

6 

7 

7 

6 

44 

2 

2 

16 

23 

20 

19 

22 

60 

67 

35 

33 

'AppHes only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

~5,000 to ~9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

221 181 

149 119 

46 31 

26 31 

13 

13 ~I 

222 174 

122 170 56 621 

12 

6 44~ 1 

9 879 

4 

(0) (0) 

2 2 

(0) (0) 

91 63

1 

176 383 

69 58 

709 187 1 

56 

468 196 24/ 

4 161 

17 19

42 4 1 I 

55 25 

71 38 

45 43 

53.3 49.9 

152 92 

12 

3 2~ 1 

18 21 

155 88 

79 94 

83 114 1 

97 18 54 50 

123 105 

26 5 10 

14 4 

15 7 

58 85 

43 23 52 25 

18 3 I I II I 

5 6 17 14 

I 

311 10 

9 14 39 26 28 17 35 41 11 7 

6 6 34 18 24 8 29 7 14 8 

Montano 1-101 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification (see textl-Con, 

Sugar crop. Irish potato. hay. peanut. 

and other field crop farms (0133, 0134, 

0139) •.•....•.••••..••••.•....•.•. Vegetable and melon forms (016) ______ _ 

Fruit and tree nut forms (017L ________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) _____ _ 

General forms. primarily crop (019t) ___ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) ___________ _ 

Ooiry forms (024) ...•.•.••....•.••••. 

~~y~~ ~~ci~~?y f~r:ss (~225j) =========== General forms. primarily livestock 

(0291) .•.•.••......••••....•.•.•••• Forms not classified by SIC ___________ _ 

Value of Products Sold 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. Forms by value of agricultural products 

sold, 

$500,000 and over .......•.•••..• 

$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 ...•.••.•........ Under $2,500 (see text) •.......... 

Groin sold ___________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 .• Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms-_ 

$1,000 .. Tobacco sold _________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 .. Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Cotton and cottonseed sold _____ forms-_ 

$1,000 .. Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 

$1.000 •. Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage sold ________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 .. Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 

$1,000 .• 

Other field crops sold __________ forms-_ 

$1,000 .• Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 

$1,000 .• 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons sold ________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 •• Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms-_ 

$1,000 .. 

Fruit, nuts, and berries sold _____ forms __ 

$1,000 .• Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 

$1.000 .. Poultry and poultry products sold_forms-_ 

$1.000 .. Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 

$1,000 •• 

Dairy products sald ____________ forms-_ 

$1,000 •• Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms __ 

$1,000 .. Cattle and calves sald __________ farms-_ 

$1,000 .. Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 

$1.000 .. 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 .. Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 

$1,000 •• 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold ___ .:farms __ 

$1,000 .. Sales of $40,000 and over ____ farms-_ 

$1,000 .. 

Other livestock and livestock products sold _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .• Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 

$1.000 .• 

Nursery and greenhouse products sold ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 •• Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Forest products sold ___________ farms-_ 

$1,000 .• 

Sole. of $40,000 ond over •••• forms.. 

$1,000 •• 

1- 102 Montana 

Tatol 

607 

1 607 

82 169 

9 

57 

158 

380 

279 

299 

240 

161 

24 

775 

8 328 

33 

584 

1 376 

21 633 

100 

7 185 

549 

40 596 

358 

36 298 

16 

66 

41 

33 

34 

269 

2 

(0) 

972 9 634 

52 3 349 

129 

558 

140 

952 

5 

320 

43 

38 

34 

59 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop farms (0133, 0134, 0139) 

$100,000 ond over 

224 

224 42 821 

9 

57 

158 

178 

4 645 

32 

(D) 

150 

5 519 

42 

4 161 

191 

26 863 

190 

26 831 

4 

36 

5 175 

2 

(D) 

166 

4 759 

47 

3 139 

24 

229 

26 

586 5 320 

$40,000 to $99,999 

380 

380 24 553 

380 

266 2 477 

1 

(0) 

274 

6309 

58 3 025 

256 12 225 

168 

9 468 

5 

17 

10 

11 

14 

82 

279 

2 992 

5 209 

41 

207 

31 

209 

9 

13 

3 

12 

$20,000 to $39,999 

279 

279 

8 022 

279 

148 

772 

256 4 655 

62 

311 

9 

14 

175 

099 

26 

62 

29 

63 

8 

11 

6 

20 

$10,000 to $19,999 

299 

299 

4 309 

299 

94 

293 

293 

3 227 

15 

123 

11 

5 

172 

515 

21 

45 

33 

71 

10 

14 

$5,000 to $9,999 

240 

240 

804 

240 

58 

107 

234 

408 

7 

44 

2 

(Z) 

109 

200 

12 

13 

18 

21 

11 

9 

$2,500 to $4,999 

185 

185 

660 

161 

24 

31 

34 

169 

515 

18 

30 

71 

68 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Fann Production Expens.s 

Totol production expenses ____ forms __ $1,000 __ 

livestock and poultry purchased _forms __ $1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and paultry ___ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ forms __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ Feed ingredients _____________ farms __ 

tonL_ $1,000 __ 

Whole grains _______________ formL_ 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, green chap, and silage ___ formL_ 

tonL_ $1,000 __ 

Animal health cost for livestock and poultry _____________________ form 5 __ 

$1,000 __ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ______ farms __ 

acres fertilized __ 

dry tonL_ 

liquid or gas tons __ 

Other agricultural chemicals (see text) _______________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________________ forms __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for farm business ______ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline ___________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Diesel aiL __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form labor ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _________ farm5-_ 

warkers __ 25 to 149 days ___________ farms __ 

workers-_ less than 25 days _________ farms __ 

workers __ 

Contract labor ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and custamwarL __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Farm.Related Income and Expenses 

Farm-related income ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $10,000 and aver ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farm-related income from -

Customwork and other agricultural services _____ . _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Payments from government farm programs _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent from farmland and 

payments from lease or sale of allotments _________________ farm 5-. 

$1,000 __ 

Other farm-related income ____ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for farm-related income sources ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Totol 

I 607 

47 954 

565 

4 659 

822 

2 223 

584 

6 907 

I 010 

168 

747 

117 

416 

6 647 

721 

122 

10 438 

375 

792 

260 

912 

552 

1 018 

4 725 

921 

163 553 

23 692 

898 

683 

938 

1 596 

3 652 

1 578 

2 199 

I 072 

996 

331 

142 

595 

315 

757 

757 

274 

506 

320 

335 

437 

2 741 

318 

950 

700 

953 

I 606 

24 285 

592 

2 513 

63 

I 317 

178 

622 5 

15 

364 

826 

176 

978 

45 

72 

183 

597 

1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133, 0134, 0139) 

$100,000 ond over 

224 

24 892 

112 

2 518 

129 

019 

95 

3 019 

436 

39 

271 

44 

79 

2 959 

316 

28 

5 839 

223 

137 

89 

207 

937 

213 

2 605 

213 

80 007 

12 887 

639 

180 

585 

224 

305 

224 

684 

219 

451 

109 

60 

224 

110 

191 

2 339 

139 

277 

106 

706 

82 

693 

105 

555 

123 

377 

224 

12 563 

106 

937 

21 

628 

35 

82 

2 

10 

82 

405 

15 

398 

12 

43 

25 

217 

$40,00010 $99,999 

380 

12 959 

160 

214 

197 

588 

132 

703 

252 

51 

242 

39 

100 

786 

195 

35 

3 481 

102 

219 

75 

316 

387 

337 

381 

334 

49 741 

7 185 

190 

245 

262 

380 

102 

378 

659 

334 

311 

95 

42 

380 

89 

245 

962 

88 

170 

112 

363 

128 

149 

123 

287 

201 

227 

380 

6 473 

163 

461 

5 

90 

40 

120 

2 

5 

133 

289 

12 

36 

16 

11 

42 

59 

$20,00010 $39,999 

279 

5 126 

102 

465 

147 

261 

99 

018 

139 

22 

131 

19 

76 

675 

78 

16 

422 

25 

151 

51 

158 

143 

196 

434 

167 

18 600 

2 134 

41 

120 

65 

277 

570 

273 

354 

209 

138 

75 

28 

277 

49 

128 

263 

28 

38 

52 

162 

75 

388 

43 

69 

118 

150 

279 

2 655 

112 

554 

22 

366 

40 

231 

67 

83 

29 

229 

7 

11 

40 

105 

$10,000 10 $19,999 

299 

2 831 

86 

197 

166 

196 

125 

577 

87 

40 

72 

10 

82 

796 

85 

13 

295 

14 

135 

22 

112 

53 

121 

148 

100 

8 399 

758 

13 

64 

14 

296 

380 

290 

273 

161 

65 

31 

9 

296 

33 

100 

126 

16 

17 

35 

65 

71 

328 

22 

18 

98 

99 

299 

577 

99 

328 

9 

143 

29 

100 

45 

31 

58 

195 

6 

2 

33 

109 

$5,00010 $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

240 

308 

55 

119 

111 

114 

74 

383 

64 

13 

21 

3 

47 

366 

40 

13 

294 

8 

101 

17 

59 

15 

89 

95 

68 

4372 

451 

15 

33 

4 

238 

195 

235 

148 

89 

21 

11 

2 

238 

23 

62 

43 

2 

2 

10 

30 

53 

107 

10 

12 

85 

69 

240 

626 

77 

142 

3 

49 

21 

56 

I 

(Z) 

28 

9 

43 

72 

3 

6 

28 

63 

Montana 

185 

838 

50 

145 

72 

45 

59 

206 

33 

3 

11 

2 

~I 17 

108 

3 

49 

7 

60 

17 

62

63 1 

2 4~ I 277 

(Z)\ 

41 

~I 

181 

101 

178 

79 1 60 

9 

10 

1 

180 

II 

31 

24 

1 

2 

5 

9 

28 

76 

15 

8 

75 

30 

184 

393 

35 

90 

3 

41 

13 

33 

9 

10 

19 

47 

1 

(Z) 

15 

43 

1-103 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Sugor crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop farms (0133, 0134, 0139) 

$2,500 and Over Total $100,000 and over $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 

Family Off-Farm Income I 

Family off-form income _________ farmL_ 817 80 133 151 170 154 129 $1.000 __ 

forms by family off-farm income: 6 747 361 570 052 884 420 461 

$1 to $249 ______________________ 61 11 21 9 9 11 $250 to $499 ____________________ 46 9 15 12 7 2 1 $500 to $999 ____________________ 63 15 17 11 10 7 3 $1.000 to $4,999 _________________ 220 23 45 50 38 38 26 $5,000 to $9,999 _________________ 163 13 13 28 42 45 22 $10,000 to $19,999 _______________ 198 5 18 36 36 38 65 $20,00010 $29,999 _______________ 40 2 2 2 16 8 10 $30,000 and over ________________ 26 2 2 3 12 5 2 

family off-farm income from- Nonfarm-related business _____ forms __ 136 6 22 27 32 29 20 $1,000 __ 325 37 135 Wages, salaries. commissions. and 236 358 372 188 

fips ______________________ formL_ 506 35 60 99 107 108 97 $1,000 __ 3 970 192 254 Interest, dividends. or 653 050 809 013 

royalties _______ ._. ________ farms-_ 376 53 78 58 81 57 49 $1,000 __ 777 federal Sociol Security. pensions. 112 131 114 217 108 95 

etc. _____ . ________________ forms-_ 125 13 13 37 31 28 $1,000 __ 341 29 34 112 88 76 Rent of nonfarm property ___ • _. ____________ farms __ 83 6 10 14 25 12 16 $1.000 __ 334 17 21 17 148 43 89 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles _______ • __________ forms-_ 322 211 360 215 234 194 108 numbN __ 919 378 527 270 333 277 134 2 or 3 _____________________ farms-_ 421 108 133 41 63 55 21 number __ 945 243 286 88 155 126 47 4 and over _________________ forms-_ 20 8 4 2 2 4 number __ 93 40 18 10 9 16 

Motortrucks, including pickups __ forms-_ I 464 223 378 248 259 217 139 number __ 4 192 193 346 618 452 352 231 2 or 3 _____________________ forms-_ 589 47 153 154 98 77 60 number __ I 398 125 395 364 223 165 126 4 ond over _________________ forms-_ 447 172 192 44 17 15 7 number __ 2 366 064 918 204 85 62 33 

Troctors, excluding gorden tractors and motor tillers _________________ farmL_ I 419 218 371 241 253 204 132 number __ 4 420 005 341 708 629 473 264 2 or 3 ___________________ farms-_ 639 52 146 139 117 124 61 number __ I 605 145 379 358 296 286 141 4 and over _______________ farms-_ 523 160 202 66 50 30 15 number __ 2 558 854 939 314 247 137 67 

Wheel tractors, excluding garden 

'ractars and motor tillers ____ farms __ I 409 218 371 241 251 197 131 number __ 4 134 955 275 656 578 422 248 Crawler troctors ____________ farms-_ 250 44 60 47 45 39 15 number __ 286 50 66 52 51 51 16 

Groin and bean combines, self- prapeJled ____________________ farms-_ 426 122 145 87 39 28 number __ 456 136 152 92 43 28 

Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker- shellers _____________________ forms-_ 72 25 36 9 number __ 78 27 39 10 Corn 'leads for combines _____ forms __ 27 10 12 5 number __ 31 12 14 5 

Other cornpickers and picker- shellers ___________________ forms-_ 46 15 25 number __ 47 15 25 

Mower conditioners ___________ farmL_ 277 46 58 52 58 36 27 number __ 289 54 59 53 59 37 27 Pickup balers _________________ farms-_ 866 120 206 172 189 102 77 number __ 922 137 224 182 194 106 79 

Wind rowers, pull and self- propelled ____________________ farms-_ 693 III 187 135 130 78 52 number __ 722 119 195 139 136 80 53 

field foroge harvesters, shear bar ________________________ forms-_ 262 98 102 43 

number __ 278 105 107 46 

Value .f Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of mochinery and equipment _______________ farmL_ 1 559 224 380 268 294 237 156 

$1,000 __ 53 099 17 791 16 592 7 122 5 797 3 788 2 009 

forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _____________ forms __ 94 2 20 19 30 23 

$1.000 __ 298 9 63 57 96 75 

$5,00010 $9,999 __________ forms __ 183 6 18 60 54 45 

$1.000 __ 247 51 135 394 375 291 

$10,00010 $19,999 ________ forms __ 288 6 38 47 69 63 65 

$1,000 __ 4 098 80 584 687 952 849 947 

$20.000 to $49,999 ________ forms._ 699 68 231 160 134 85 21 

$1,000 __ 21 918 2 557 8 130 (0) 3 650 2 143 (0) 

$50,00010 $99,999 ________ forms __ 217 89 87 22 12 5 2 

$1,000 __ 14 078 6 083 5 529 (0) 745 324 (0) 

$100,000 and over ________ forms __ 78 61 16 1 

$1,000 __ II 460 9 072 2 289 100 

'Applies only fa individuol or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1-104 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farm5 With Sale5 of Sugor crop, Irish potato, hoy. peanut, and other field crop forms (0133. 0134, 0139) 

$2,500 and Over Tolal $100,000 and over $40,000 10 $99,999 $20,00010 $39,999 $10.000 fa $19,999 $5,000 fa $9,999 $2,500 fa $4,999 

Agricultural Chemical. 

Agricultural chemicaIL _______ forms-_ I 107 217 343 211 149 97 J 

$1,000 •. 5 663 3 190 643 499 163 99 69 

Commercial fertilizer ___________ formL_ I 018 213 337 196 121 89 62 

acres on which used __ 163 553 80 007 49 741 18 600 8 399 4372 434 

tons __ 24 590 13 525 7 375 2 175 771 466 277 

$1,000 •. 4 725 2 605 I 381 434 148 95 63 

Lime ________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 •. 

Sprays, dusts, fumigonts, etc. 10 

contralInsects on hay crops _________ formL_ 131 27 51 32 16 2 3 

acres on which used __ 10 686 2 289 3 301 766 2 235 35 60 

$1,000 •. 37 9 12 9 7 I 

Insects on other crops _______ forms __ 189 79 74 30 5 I (Z~ I acres on which used __ 22 945 15 136 5 837 812 147 13 

$1,000 .• 263 In 73 17 I I 

Nematodes in crops _________ formL_ 45 15 20 10 

acres on which used __ 2 251 956 761 534 

$1,000 •. 50 26 13 12 

Diseases in crops and 

orchards __________________ forms-_ 13 8 2 I 2 

ocres on which used __ 506 078 136 50 242 

4j I $1,000 •• 20 19 I (Z) I 

Weeds or grass in crops _____ farms __ 466 148 197 77 26 12 

acres on which used __ 74 377 46 049 20 695 5 364 623 240 

$1,000 •• 488 321 142 17 I 

Weeds : 1 or brush in pasturL ___ formL_ 37 4 II 7 9 3 

acres on which used __ 2 397 110 824 213 168 47 35 

$1,000 .. 15 (Z) 8 6 I (Z) (Z) 

Weeds on other 10nd _________ formL_ 159 50 73 20 4 8 4 

acres on which used __ 3 078 391 223 272 142 36 14 

~l,OOO .. 14 7 5 I I (Z) (Z) 

Defoliation, growth of crops, or thinning of fruit ______________ formL_ 15 9 4 2 

acres on which used __ 154 918 166 70 

$1,000 .. 7 6 I (Z) =1 Insect control on livestock and poultry _____________________ forms __ 97 31 36 20 9 I 

$1,000 .• 10 6 3 I (Z) (Z) 

Other chemicals (see text) ______ forms __ 101 19 28 10 8 10 26 

$l.000 .. 34 22 5 2 j' I 3 

Grain Storage Facilities on Farm 

Forms with groin storage facilities: None _____________________________ 370 39 76 60 83 67 45 

Under 1,000 bushels ••.••.•••.•.••.. 167 14 49 32 28 26 18 

1,000 fa 4,999 bushels .••••••.••••.. 365 75 121 74 55 31 9 

5,000 fa 9,999 bushels ••••.•••••.••• 95 31 32 18 13 I 

10,00010 24,999 bushels ••••••••••.. 48 22 13 8 I 

25,00010 49,999 bushels .....•.....• 18 12 4 I 50,000 bushels and over _____________ 6 3 I 2 Not reporting ______________________ 538 28 84 

Livestock 

84 116 114 112 1 

Cottle ond calves ______________ formL_ 966 162 270 170 184 109 71 number __ 107 762 40 082 33 306 15 453 10 393 5 432 3 096 Cows ond heifers that hod calved ____________________ forms __ 864 145 235 155 167 101 61 number __ 58 372 21 491 16989 187 6 025 3 046 634 Beef cows _______________ farmL_ 840 142 226 150 165 97 60 number __ 57 760 21 312 16 799 9 109 5 940 2 982 618 Milk cows _______________ farmL_ 174 17 53 26 39 27 12 number __ 612 179 190 78 85 64 16 Heifers and heifer calves thot hod not calved _____________ formL_ 712 127 212 131 129 73 40 number __ 24 424 9 062 8236 3 402 2 010 131 583 Beef heifers and heifer calves __________________ forms __ 700 125 206 129 128 72 40 number __ 23 856 8 847 8 045 3 322 989 070 583 Heifers and heifer calves for milk cow replacement _____ farms __ 48 5 15 II 9 8 number __ 568 215 191 80 21 61 Steers, steer calves, bulls. ond bull colves ____________________ farms __ 782 138 228 136 141 86 53 number __ 24 966 9 529 8 081 2 864 2 358 255 879 

Cottle ond calves sold __________ farms __ 972 166 279 175 172 109 71 number __ 49 219 21 733 15 976 6 337 3 463 259 451 $1,000 •. 9 634 4 759 2 992 I 099 515 200 68 Calves _____________________ farms __ 451 65 119 87 103 51 26 number __ 18 392 7277 5 696 2 758 2 006 526 129 $1,000 .• 2 420 I 085 678 344 237 61 14 Cottle _____________________ formL_ 789 144 233 144 126 83 59 number __ 30 827 14 456 10 280 3 579 457 733 322 $1,000 •• 7 214 3 674 2 314 754 278 139 54 fattened on groin and concentrates _____________ form L_ 91 28 30 12 II 9 number __ 3 681 2 334 072 155 52 65 $l.000 .• I 143 763 311 38 14 16 

Hogs and pigs ________________ farms __ 152 24 39 31 31 16 11 number __ 5 975 917 873 113 710 256 106 Used or to be used for breeding __________________ farms __ 80 13 24 19 9 10 5 

Other number __ 605 122 200 110 85 68 20 _____________________ forms __ 140 23 37 26 30 14 10 number __ 5 370 795 673 003 625 188 86 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Montana I-lOS 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Sugar crop, Irish po!oto, hoy, peanut, and o!her field crop forms (0133, 0134, 0139) 

$2,500 and Over To!ol $100,000 and over $<10.000 !o $99,999 $20,000 !o $39,999 $10,000 !o $19,999 $5,000 !o $9,999 $2,500 !o $<1,999 

Livestock - Continued 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ forms __ 129 24 41 26 21 12 5 

number __ 9 201 064 3 255 109 303 336 134 

$1,000 __ 558 229 207 62 45 13 4 Feeder pigL ________________ forms __ 35 5 8 8 4 5 5 

number __ 2 367 92 894 337 762 201 81 

$1.000 __ 39 1 18 8 6 3 2 

litters of pigs farrowed between- December 1 of preceding year and November 30 ______________ forms __ 90 15 27 21 10 11 6 

number __ 049 220 390 187 157 68 27 

December 1 and May 31 ___ forms __ 73 12 24 15 9 8 5 

number __ 652 135 253 114 85 43 22 

June 1 and November 30 ___ formL_ 63 11 20 15 9 5 3 

number __ 397 85 137 73 72 25 5 

Sheep and lambs of all oges _____ formL_ 131 24 30 29 31 15 

number __ 29 219 15 822 7 594 2 610 2 410 777 

lambs under 1 year old ______ forms __ 98 21 24 22 16 14 

number __ 14 142 8 322 4 705 395 463 256 

Ewes 1 year old or older _____ formL_ 117 19 26 24 31 15 

number __ 14 489 7 283 2 733 124 852 493 

Rams and wethers 1 year old or older _____________________ forms __ 97 16 20 18 27 15 

number __ 588 217 156 91 95 28 

Sheep and lambs sold __________ forms __ 138 26 30 29 33 18 2 

number __ 26 966 16 167 787 2 218 2 073 677 44 

Sheep and lambs sharn _________ farmL_ 114 19 26 22 31 15 I 

number __ 17 329 9 882 2 723 I 959 2 159 605 I 

pounds of waoL_ 172 966 94 155 29 455 20 786 22 774 5 790 6 

Horses and panieL ____________ farmL_ 376 42 71 70 91 62 40 

number __ 874 256 357 365 326 342 228 

Sold ____________________ farmL_ 40 5 8 7 9 7 4 

number __ 118 27 23 29 19 12 8 

$1,000 __ 36 5 11 10 7 2 I 

Horses ____________________ farmL_ 370 41 69 70 90 60 40 

number __ 802 244 342 352 320 321 223 

Sold ____________________ farmL_ 39 5 8 7 8 7 4 

number __ 112 24 21 29 18 12 8 

$1.000 __ 36 4 11 10 7 2 I 

Any goats ___________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Sold ______________________ farmL_ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ 

Poultry 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ farmL_ 153 19 31 34 38 22 9 

number __ 10 130 987 3044 2 719 2 558 547 275 

Sold ____________________ farms __ 18 2 5 3 2 2 4 

number __ I 762 160 467 744 132 42 217 

Hens and pullets of laying age _ farmL_ 150 18 31 33 38 22 8 

number __ 9 683 900 2906 2 697 2 419 526 235 

Kept for table or market egg production ______________ farmL_ 38 22 8 148 17 31 32 

number __ 9 423 870 2 706 2 667 2 419 526 235 

Kept for hatching egg production ______________ farms __ 4 I 2 I 

number __ 260 30 200 30 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _________________ farms __ 2 I I 

number __ 175 75 100 

Roosters and mole chickens ___ forms-_ 57 7 12 12 10 12 4 

number __ 272 12 38 22 139 21 40 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________________ farmL_ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ________________ farmL_ 4 2 2 

number __ 199 175 24 

Turkeys _____________________ farmL_ 7 3 

number __ 21 14 

Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Heavy breeds for slaughter ___ forms __ 2 2 

number __ 12 12 

Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

light breeds for slaughter ____ forms __ 

number __ Sold ___________________ :.farmL_ 

number __ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _forms __ number __ 

Sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Crop. Harve.ted 

Field corn for all purposes ______ farms __ 368 124 159 56 16 6 7 

acreL_ 25 017 12 720 149 3 056 723 146 223 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 293 107 125 45 11 I 4 

ocres __ 21 627 11 614 6 937 2 403 523 10 140 

Field corn for groin or seed ___ farms __ 38 18 16 2 2 

acres __ 2 900 1 783 I 021 36 60 

bushelL_ 186 565 136 698 45 157 3310 400 

Irrigated _________________ farms __ 28 18 8 2 

acres __ 2 297 I 783 478 36 

1-106 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture -State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Crop. Harve.ted - Continued 

Sorghums for all purposes ______ formL_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Sorghums for groin or seed ___ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushelL_ Irrigated _________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Soybeans far beons ____________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

bushelL_ Irrigated ___________________ formL_ 

ocreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Peanuts for nuts ______________ formL_ 

ocres __ 

poundL_ Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ acres __ 

Wheat _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 

ocreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ formL_ 

ocreL_ 

Catton ______________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

bales __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Tobacco _____________________ formL_ 

ocres __ 

pounds __ Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

acreL_ 

Irish potatoes ________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

hund redweig ht __ Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

ocreL_ 

Hay _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acres __ 

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hay or dehydrating _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover and grasses for hay ________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

tans, dry __ Irrigated _________________ forms __ 

acreL_ 

Field seeds ___________________ farms __ 

acreL_ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ formL_ 

acres __ 

Vegetables ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ formL_ 

acreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

Berries ______________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Irrigated _____ . _____________ forms __ 

acreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

acres __ 

land in orchards ______________ farms __ 

acreL_ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

QcreL_ 

Tolal 

4 

177 1 

7 

412 

31 878 

880 883 

259 

13 473 

212 18 422 

83 5 896 

383 265 

77 5 865 

77 5 892 

I 462 

215 382 504 003 

418 

45 156 

I 260 148 277 

387 687 

966 101 925 

249 

27 689 

54 926 

183 17 884 

51 4 403 

21 

095 

2 234 

17 

205 

15 

195 

15 

202 

5 

48 

5 

48 

1 

7 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

Sugar crop, Irish pofato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop farms (0133, 0134, 0139) 

$100,000 and over 

108 17 751 

501 637 

84 

7 932 

72 II 647 

31 

4 178 017 953 

31 4 178 

31 

178 

181 

39 648 119 615 

75 

12 882 

175 31 165 

101 201 

167 26 933 

14 

2 886 

6 190 

13 2 366 

5 811 

3 

141 

4 

90 

4 

90 

4 

90 

$40,000 10 $99,999 

126 7 210 

225 911 

93 

3 417 

74 4 359 

30 1 370 305 530 

30 

370 

30 

370 

328 

52 952 142 000 

118 

12 448 

306 38 494 

112690 

271 29 109 

37 

6 905 13 540 

27 

4 397 

13 

499 

5 

133 

5 

66 

5 

66 

5 

66 

1 

15 

I 

15 

$20,00010 $39,999 

80 3 683 

85 797 

42 

212 

39 

534 

11 

278 50 094 

10 

266 

11 

278 

261 

48 189 106 197 

88 9 701 

210 26 560 

70 123 

164 16 705 

62 

8 995 

18 854 

40 4 329 

9 

842 

6 

572 

I 

34 

4 

36 

4 

27 

3 

33 

3 

27 

3 

27 

1 

7 

$10,000 10 $19,999 

2 

47 

I 

90 

5" 

100 

193 

18 

394 

18 

641 

6 

51 

8260 

3 

33 

3 

48 

294 

43 324 79 834 

56 

5 438 

258 31 938 

62 748 

169 18 160 

50 

4577 

8 875 

39 3 617 

8 631 

I 

16 

I 

200 

I 

10 

I 

10 

I 

10 

$5,000 10 $9,999 

2 

80 

32 

930 

16 664 

18 

474 

7 221 

2 

(Zl 

19 

1 

(Z) 

234 

20 661 39 341 

52 

3 181 

189 13 612 

29 176 

119 

6 951 

47 

2648 

4 627 

29 

617 

10 

392 

1 

20 

$2.500 10 $4.999 

12 

204 

3 681 

~I 

2~ I 

~I =1 

=1 

3 

18 

409 

2 

18 

2 

18 

164 

10 608 

17 016 

29 

I 506 

122 6 508 

11 749 

76 

4 067 

39 

1 678 

2 840 

35 

558 

6 

228 

5 

213 

Montana 1-107 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farms and Land in Farms 

Farms _____________________ number __ 

percenL_ land in forms ________________ acres-_ 

Average size of form ________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings ____ $1.000 __ Average per farm __________ dollars-_ 

Average per acre ___________ dollarL_ 

Forms by value of form; $1 to $9,999 _____________________ _ 

$10,000 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 and ave' ________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by farm operator land owned ________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

land rented or leased from others ____________________ farms-_ 

land rented or leased to others ____________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

land in Farms According to Use 

Total cropland ________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland __________ farms-_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocreL _____________ _ 

200 to 499 acreL _____________ _ 

500 to 999 acreL ____________ _ 

1,000 acres and over __________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres _________ _ 

2,000 acres and over ________ _ 

Cropland; 

Posture or grazing only ____ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil 

improvement grosses not harvested or pastured _____ farms __ 

acres-_ 

On which all crops foiled ___ farms-_ 

acres __ 

In cultivated summer follow __________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Idle _____________________ farms-_ 

ocres-_ 

Total woodland _______________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Woodland postured __________ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

Woodland not postured ______ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Posture/and and rangeland, other than 

cropland and woodland posture _____________________ farms-_ 

Improved pastureland and rangeland _________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Unimproved pasturelond and rangeland _________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Other land (see text} ___________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Total posturelond _____________ farms-_ 

. acres-_ Irrigated land _________________ farms-_ 

ocres __ 

Irrigated cropland harvested __ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Artificial drainage _____________ forms __ 

acres drained __ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ________________ forms-_ 

number __ ocres __ 

Race and Tenure af farm Operatar 

All form operators __________________ _ Full owners ____________________ _ 

Part owners ____________ -_ -_ -- --- Tenants _______________________ _ 

.- 108 Montana 

Total $100,000 and ave, 

8 511 692 

100.0 8.1 33412 151 11 659 977 

3 926 16 850 3 047 817 886 081 358 103 280 464 

91 76 

226 

298 

549 9 884 16 752 13 

029 22 

800 25 2 376 140 1 597 467 

7 799 665 

23 798 359 196 857 

4 496 519 

10 380 588 3 533 190 

835 76 

766 796 70 070 

7 407 640 

3 482 974 970 295 

7 009 626 

2 008 463 614 936 

995 8 

1 194 13 

1 702 35 

2 089 151 

724 197 

305 222 

240 160 

65 62 

2 723 180 

587 560 134 473 

164 19 

37 466 15 969 

326 25 

51 201 6 969 

2 176 256 

732 968 181 749 

260 28 

65 316 16 199 

1 375 88 

041 256 234 355 

1 184 75 

855 850 204 757 

362 21 

185 406 29 598 

6 225 608 

28 481 073 10 367 027 

1 285 91 

851 680 122 877 

5 510 579 

27 629 393 10 244 150 

5 418 502 

406 848 88 300 

7 660 649 

29 924 483 10 706 257 

4 276 432 

080 296 337 459 

4 009 422 

817 471 276 292 

419 68 

65 278 26 311 

2 875 357 

20 714 5 914 

45 288 13 824 

8 511 692 

4 032 173 

3 730 492 

749 27 

livestock farms, except dairy. poultry, and animol specialty (021) 

$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 

1 528 1 806 1 708 1 468 1 309 

18.0 21.2 20.1 17.2 15.4 

10 391 673 6 054 270 151 715 393 473 761 043 

6 801 3 352 1 845 

901 526 589 062 347 037 

590 004 326 170 203 183 

949 581 

190 091 134 020 

129 490 102 383 

87 97 110 136 176 

5 20 54 68 79 

9 21 48 83 137 

13 52 78 

39 83 180 

181 216 

276 290 

39 109 210 

82 202 314 

198 183 

259 150 

117 225 218 

605 781 478 

139 76 

222 150 

619 313 128 42 28 

1 434 1 642 1 537 1 338 1 183 

261 128 255 853 2317477 076 164 690 880 

1 060 1 143 808 555 411 

290 406 909 714 963 022 472 268 211 988 

147 138 155 186 133 

159 861 111 297 128 784 154 959 141 825 

1 431 1 697 1 498 

019 365 687 390 432 231 

1 192 949 

229 834 143 859 

1 412 1 670 1 434 1 070 797 

638 581 392 540 216 369 97 505 48 532 

17 55 152 314 449 

38 193 359 368 223 

170 548 559 294 96 

702 777 343 90 26 

415 89 19 4 

70 8 2 

67 8 2 

3 

400 518 596 522 507 

112 288 97 865 112 795 75 796 54 343 

32 45 30 13 25 

8 397 9 351 463 242 044 

61 91 59 54 36 

15 149 13 269 6 696 6 107 3 011 

588 590 369 209 164 

225 962 155 941 90 947 43 613 34 756 

50 58 61 28 35 

18 988 18 424 3 961 5 571 173 

263 279 274 258 213 

322 581 197 208 146 112 94 768 46 232 

222 242 224 232 189 

263 722 152 841 III 286 82 711 40 533 

73 66 86 63 53 

58 859 44 367 34 826 12 057 5 699 

1 383 1 523 1 243 841 627 

8 910 023 5 090 171 2 520 108 040 996 552 748 

219 274 264 249 188 

193 459 233 924 146 774 94 458 60 188 

1 291 1 375 1 095 673 497 

716564 4 856 247 2 373 334 946 538 492 560 

970 1 142 1 096 898 810 

139 704 79 501 53 264 27 875 18 204 

1 460 1 708 1 547 1 241 1 055 

9 286 033 340 877 2 744 189 199 503 647 624 

805 944 835 682 578 

324 930 199 804 120 300 60 005 37 798 

797 915 784 602 4l!9 

255 905 142 561 84 290 37 500 20 923 

100 90 80 42 39 

17 118 12 240 5 432 2 003 2 174 

750 741 551 283 193 

6 780 4 242 2 289 894 595 

16 052 9 138 3 880 369 024 

528 806 708 468 309 

469 664 904 919 903 

959 975 623 405 276 

100 167 181 144 130 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Race and Tenure of Farm 

Operator - Continued 

All form operators - Continued White! __________________________ _ Full owners ____________________ _ 

Port owners ____________________ _ Tenants _______________________ _ 

Block and other racesl _____________ _ 

Full owners ____________________ _ 

Port owners ____________________ _ 

Tenants _______________________ _ 

Farms by Type of Organization 

Individual or family ____________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Partnership __________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

Corporatian, including family owned ______________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Other _______________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Farm Credit 

Total operator farm debt _______ farms __ 

$1,000 •• 

Debts secured by real estate __ farmL_ 

$1,000 .• 

Debts not secured by real estate ____________________ farm L_ 

$1.000 .. 

Farm Operator Characteristics 1 

Form operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________________ _ 

25 to 34 years ____________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors ____________________ _ 

.45 to 54 yearL ___________________ _ 55 to 6.4 yeorL ___________________ _ 

65 years and over _________________ _ 

Average oge ______________________ _ 

Farm operators by place of residence; On farm operated _________________ _ 

On another farm __________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a farm _______ _ 

In a city, town, or urban area _______ _ 

Farm operators by principal occupation: Forming _________________________ _ Other ___________________________ _ 

Farm operators reporting off-farm income -

Greater than value of form products sold ____________________________ _ 

less than value of farm products sold _ Not reporting or none ______________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work off form __________________________ _ 

I to 49 days •.••.•••.•••••.•.•.•.• 

50 to 99 doys ....•.......•.•••••.. 

100 to 149 doys •.•••.••••••••.•••• 

150 to 199 doys ••••••.•••.•.•.•.•. 200 days and over ________________ _ 

Persons in household (other than form 

operator) working off form: Forms reporting ___________________ _ 

Number of persons ________________ _ 

By number of days worked: 

I to 49 days ••.•.•••••.•••••.• 

50 to 99 days ••••.•.•.•.•••.•. 

100 to 149 days ••••••.•.•.•.•. 

150 to 199 days ••.•.•.•.•..... 200 days and over ____________ _ 

Farms by Size 

I to 9 acres- _______________________ _ 10 to.49 acres ______________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres ______________________ _ 70 to 99 acres ______________________ _ 

100 to 139 oeres. •••••••.•••••••.•.•• 

140 to 179 oeres. .••••••.•.•.......•. 

180 to 219 oeres. •••••••••••.•.•••.•. 

220 to 259 oeres. ....•.••.•••••••.... 

260 to 499 oeres. •••••••••.•••••••••• 

500 to 999 oere'-•••••••••••••••••••• 

1,000 to 1.999 oere'-••••.••.•.•.•...• 2,000 acres and over ________________ _ 

Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification (see text) 

Cash groin forms (011) ••••••••••.•.••• 

Colton forms (0131) ...•...•..•.•••••• 

Tobacco forms <0132>-..•.•••••••••••• 

Totol $100,000 ond Over 

7 659 444 3 781 123 

3 190 303 

688 18 

114 5 

30 2 

59 3 

25 

7 073 345 

19,646 930 4 208 246 

700 104 

4 049 470 820 478 

699 237 

9 286 554 5 256 371 

39 6 429 197 374 882 

4 723 459 

456 358 170 525 

3 587 372 

304 121 99 678 

3 081 328 152 237 70 847 

126 3 

808 30 1 349 88 

2 045 147 

2 180 126 

I 265 55 

51.7 51.3 

6 029 327 

209 10 

80 8 451 39 

6 155 407 

I 618 42 

I 417 1 

3 710 245 

2 646 203 

2 353 53 575 21 

201 2 

224 7 

229 7 

124 16 

294 35 545 45 

417 13 

199 10 152 3 212 I 

565 18 

478 7 

306 7 

116 2 215 7 231 3 291 4 

188 4 

195 6 811 24 

004 42 

1 142 42 

3 534 544 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

$40,000 to $99,999 $20,000 to $39,999 $10,000 to $19,999 

226 674 625 

386 621 867 

751 901 593 

89 152 165 

22 21 29 

4 5 7 

17 7 9 

I 9 13 

1 077 1 543 1 533 

140 796 4 733 363 2 696 088 

171 152 121 

120 440 722 267 223 582 

275 102 48 

115 777 580 698 223 883 

5 9 6 

14 660 17 942 8 162 

974 I 109 944 

124 964 83 206 43 785 

801 837 688 

85 650 58 589 32 218 

652 772 606 

39 313 24 617 11 567 

7 17 37 

97 193 176 

250 318 256 

379 466 430 

338 475 506 177 226 249 

51.7 50.8 51.6. 

021 400 304 

20 32 49 

8 11 19 

51 73 73 

159 516 413 

89 179 241 

2 50 140 

747 014 942 

499 631 572 

182 362 453 

93 166 147 

22 37 45 

21 29 61 

7 32 31 

39 98 169 

152 256 290 184 297 351 

66 104 99 24 40 45 14 24 38 23 40 48 57 89 121 

16 37 86 19 14 28 2 6 16 5 13 35 5 22 31 12 35 66 2 34 50 8 18 51 51 143 195 80 210 257 155 293 339 173 981 554 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

$5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

412 278 

895 889 

380 262 

137 127 

29 8 

7 5 

20 3 

2 

I 365 1 210 

230 565 637 872 

76 

08 182 64 521 76[ 

17 20 

51 497 58 328 

10 3 

13 229 322 

717 520 [ 20 719 13 159 

500 389 

16 499 11 487 1 

444 279 [ 4 221 672 

31 31 [ 

146 166 1 213 224 

337 286 [ 424 311 

290 268 

53.0 518 [ 

081 896 

39 59 

11 23 1 104 111 

964 696 

477 590 

497 7271 533 

411 229 [ 330 

632 

82 671 66 I 48 47 

54 52 71 81 

377 425 

288 273 345 323 

79 56 

40 40 39 34 54 46 133 147 

138 194 94 144 31 59 80 75 79 91 87 87 

50 48 

58 54 201 197 257 158 200 113 193 89 

Montana 1-109 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farms by Standanl Indultrial 

Classification (see text) - Con. 

Sugar crop. Irish potato, hoy, peanut, 

ond olher field crop forms (0133, 0134, 0139) ____________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ______ _ 

Fruit and tree nut forms <017L ________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) _____ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (0191) ___ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) ___________ _ 

Doiry forms (024) .................. .. 

:~~~~ ~;:ci~~iy ff:r~ss (Po~5i) =========== General farms. primarily livestock 

(0291) ............................ _ Forms not classified by SIC ___________ _ 

Value of Products Sold 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 .. 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 

$500,000 ond over .............. _ 

$200,00010 $499,999 ............ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 .......... ___ 

$40,00010 $99,999 .............. _ 

$20,000 1o $39,999 .............. _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 .............. _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 ................ _ 

$2,50010 $4,999 ................ _ 

Under $2,500 (see lexl) .......... _ 

Groin sold ___________________ formL_ 

$1.000 .. Sales of $.40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1.000 .. Tobacco sold _________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1.000 .. 

Cotton and cottonseed sold _____ forms __ 

$1.000 .. Sales of $.40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1.000 .. Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage sold ________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 .. Sales of $-40,000 and over ____ forms __ 

$1.000 .. 

Other field crops sold __________ formL_ 

$1.000 .. Sales of $.40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1,000 .. 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons sold ________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 .. Sales of $.40,000 ond over ____ formL_ 

$1,000 .. 

Fruit, nuts, and berries sold _____ forms __ 

$1,000 .. So:es of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1,000 .. Poultry ond poultry products sold_forms __ 

$1,000 .. Sales of $.40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1,000 .. 

Dairy products sold ____________ farmL_ 

$1,000 .. 

Sales of $-40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1.000 .. Cottle and calves sold __________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Soles of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1,000 .. 

Hogs ond pigs sold ____________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. Sales of $.40,000 and over ____ forms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold ____ formL_ 

$1,000 .. Sales of $40,000 and over ____ formL_ 

$1,000 .. 

Other livestock ond livestock products sold ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. Sales of $40,000 and over ____ forms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Nursery and greenhouse products sold ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Sales of $40,000 ond over ____ formL_ 

$1,000 .. 

Forest products sold ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. Soles of $40,000 ond over ____ forms __ 

$1.000 .. 

1-110 Montana 

TOIOI 

8 511 

8 511 

415690 

79 

196 

417 

528 

806 

708 

468 

138 

171 

2 647 

34 094 

173 

12 778 

I 620 

10 849 

29 

2 444 

72 

2 767 

24 

2 265 

32 

59 

13 

11 

445 

705 

5 

(D) 

322 

748 

3 

258 

8 170 

332 804 

I 591 

250 145 

I 339 

17 890 

104 

9 258 

1 372 

13 714 

77 

5 303 

823 

845 

I 

(D) 

253 

201 

3 

159 

$100,000 and over 

692 

692 

231 568 

79 

196 

417 

344 

15 400 

159 

12 183 

146 

3 874 

26 

2 310 

38 

2 597 

24 

2 265 

9 

31 

23 

537 

5 

(D) 

19 

444 

3 

258 

677 

196 621 

638 

195 986 

112 

7 223 

55 

6 572 

85 

4 102 

40 

3 439 

99 

244 

1 

(D) 

27 

495 

3 

159 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry. and animal specialty (021) 

$40,000 1o $99,999 

528 

1 528 

93 306 

528 

724 

11 229 

14 

596 

388 

3 385 

3 

135 

9 

144 

1 

(Z) 

69 

27 

39 

76 

1 487 

68 093 

953 

54 159 

259 

5 349 

49 

2 686 

248 

4 361 

37 

865 

183 

242 

54 

397 

$20,000 1o $39,999 

806 

1 806 

51 104 

806 

750 

5 178 

433 

2 061 

7 

15 

93 

37 

72 

68 

I 752 

37 785 

301 

2 832 

327 

2 818 

191 

164 

48 

139 

$10,00010 $19,999 

I 

24 

708 

708 

763 

708 

473 

747 

336 

082 

8 

17 

98 

54 

86 

114 

1 643 

18 579 

286 

638 

280 

340 

153 

97 

38 

84 

$5,00010 $9,999 

468 

I 468 

10 602 

468 

235 

421 

219 

364 

81 

34 

62 

26 

I 392 

8 303 

208 

587 

226 

738 

111 

57 

4 

2 

51 

62 

$2,500 1o $4,999 

309 

I 309 

4 347 

138 

171 

121 

118 

98 

84 

2 

(l) 

81 

15 

44 

20 

1 219 

3 423 

173 

261 

206 

356 

86 

41 

35 

25 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974 - Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Farm Production Expenlel 

Totol production expenses ____ forms __ $1,000 __ 

livestock and poultry purchased _ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ farmL_ 

ton5-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredients _____________ forms __ 

tonL_ $1,000 __ 

Whole grains _______________ formL_ 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and siloge ___ forms __ 

tOO5-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health cost for livestock and poultry _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Seeds, bulbs. plants. and trees __ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ______ farms __ 

acres fertilized __ dry tanL_ 

liquid or gas tanL_ 

Other agricultural chemicals (see text) _______________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Lime ______________________ farmL_ 

tanL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ $1,000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Diesel ail ___________________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

LP gas, butane, and propane __ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _________ farmL_ 

warkerL_ 25 to 149 days ___________ farms __ 

workers Less than 25 days ________ 3armL_ 

workers 

Contract lobar ________________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Funn-Related Income and Expenses 

Farm-related income ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $10,000 and over ___________ form'-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Form-related income from -

Customwark and other agricultural services ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Payments from government form pragroms _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent from farmland and 

payments from lease or sale of allotments _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other form-related income ____ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for farm-related income sources ______________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Total 

8 511 

397 057 

4 844 

102592 

7 655 

93 359 

5 792 

216 022 

31 166 

I 894 

40 234 

5 540 

4 074 

382 808 

41 688 

I 955 

386 191 

14 966 

6 566 4 939 

2 828 

2 407 

3 411 

9 418 

2 897 

696 150 

51 586 

989 

2 621 

I 693 

8 431 

19 373 

8 353 

13 261 

4 414 

3 406 

2 177 

I 163 

8 402 

I 542 

3 953 

23 114 

I 964 

4 354 

I 758 

4 622 

2 029 

7 683 

852 

I 551 

3 221 

4 357 

8 465 

134 254 

2 522 

9 998 

217 

5 199 

833 

2 278 

112 

409 

241 

905 

759 

4 684 

306 

723 

755 

2 187 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

$100,000 and over 

692 

221 126 

527 75 577 

656 

60 628 

542 

106 865 

15 253 

203 

26 817 

3 565 

370 

301 411 

32 980 

206 

246 210 

8 830 

692 

2 168 

351 

946 

445 

3 983 

431 

294 583 

21 460 

560 

415 

804 

692 

5 307 

687 

3 120 

602 

347 

351 

461 

690 

379 

599 

12 254 

520 

2 093 

351 

784 

231 

392 

119 

503 

313 

369 

691 

57 588 

241 

2 228 

51 

I 690 

55 

415 

8 

9 

141 

397 

70 

089 

45 

318 

52 

302 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animol specialty (021) 

$40,000 to $99,999 

I 528 

81 631 

965 

II 833 

I 359 

13 809 

I 128 

48 263 

7 010 

392 

6 845 

990 

681 

34 225 

3 620 

319 

50 736 

2 187 

I 378 

I 316 

635 

650 

813 

2 608 

743 

215 473 

14 893 

255 

710 

474 

I 528 

5 484 

I 513 

3 675 

I 223 

I 043 

660 

348 

528 

417 

I 087 

6 629 

764 

383 

557 

283 

430 

I 656 

242 

508 

654 

299 

I 528 

37 021 

530 

2 112 

48 

972 

165 

445 

15 

28 

300 

552 

150 

915 

75 

173 

140 

397 

$20,000 to $39,999 

I 806 

46 855 

I 068 

6 843 

I 646 

8 563 

I 298 

28 517 

4 150 

444 

3564 

510 

832 

19 955 

2 164 

424 

37 719 

I 740 

I 442 

743 

696 

482 

865 

596 

717 

109 469 

8 721 

115 

660 

245 

I 800 

4 009 

I 783 

2 917 

I 120 

579 

541 

197 

799 

315 

977 

2 670 

427 

565 

434 

846 

501 

723 

182 

248 

792 

881 

I 806 

20 575 

611 

953 

33 

791 

218 

474 

30 

61 

346 

542 

145 

784 

81 

91 

205 

409 

$10,000 to $19,999 

I 708 

25 862 

925 4 397 

I 525 

5 234 

I 137 

17 024 

2 536 

348 

486 

245 

812 

12 948 

I 392 

360 

25 507 

I 061 

264 

398 

509 

199 

578 

702 

471 

46784 

3 736 

31 

417 

93 

I 700 

2 453 

I 690 

I 859 

816 

280 

342 

101 

700 

213 

608 

015 

169 

209 

242 

428 

349 

308 

150 

178 

621 

423 

I 708 

10 770 

483 

333 

26 

493 

174 

318 

29 

72 

220 

223 

136 

672 

43 

49 

149 

286 

$5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

I 468 

13 332 

743 

2 302 

I 323 

3 178 

955 

9 545 

I 391 

315 

993 

148 

775 

8 420 

888 

355 

16 874 

750 

994 

209 

344 

84 

390 

328 

289 

17 794 

I 635 

20 

241 

55 

I 446 

I 375 

I 429 

I 087 

381 

108 

186 

41 

431 

140 

408 

341 

57 

66 

112 

180 

305 

033 

94 

68 

442 

230 

I 468 

5 164 

374 

390 

30 

649 

116 

346 

16 

98 

126 

122 

155 

775 

30 

50 

106 

350 

Montana 

I 309 

8 251 

616 

639 

146

1 

948 

732 

5 808 

826 

192 

530 

82 

604

1 5~ 

291 

9 144 

397 

796

1 

106 

293 

45 

320 1 201 

246 

12 047 

I 141 

8 

178 

23 

265 

745 

251 

603

272 1 

50 

97 

14 

254 

78 

274 

205 

27 

38 

62 

101 

213 

571 

65 

46 

399 

155 

I 264 

3 137 

283 

982 

29 

604 

105 

280 

14 

142 

108 

69 

103 

449 

32 

42 

103 

44J 

1-111 
Tobie 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

$2,500 and Over Totol $100.000 and over $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 

Family Off.Farm Income 1 

Family off-form income _________ formL_ 4 500 185 586 898 943 961 927 $1,000 __ 34 401 2 273 3 448 5 964 6 154 8 262 8 301 forms by family off-form income: $1 to $249 ______________________ 257 13 50 80 64 26 24 $250 to $499 ____________________ 216 9 37 65 67 20 18 $500 to $999 ____________________ 315 9 55 100 69 59 23 $1,000 to $4,999 _________________ 522 75 245 310 332 283 277 $5,000 to $9,999 _________________ 011 27 104 176 223 253 228 $10,000 to $19,999 _______________ 878 22 67 102 141 253 293 $20,000 to $29,999 _______________ 172 13 13 29 28 48 41 $30,000 ond over ________________ 129 17 15 36 19 19 23 

Family off-form income fromNonform-related business _____ forms __ 662 30 63 120 145 155 149 $1,000 __ 6 447 688 621 061 169 527 381 Woges, salaries. commissions, and tips ______________________ farms-_ 2 476 60 238 425 494 632 627 $1,000 __ 18 163 436 049 2 781 3 272 5 041 5 585 Interest, dividends. or royalties __________________ forms-_ 2 228 122 375 512 474 397 348 $1,000 __ 6 251 927 255 527 097 895 551 Federal Sociol Security, pensions. etc. ______________________ forms-_ 845 20 80 143 179 220 203 $1,000 __ 2 276 53 207 354 407 613 642 Rent of nonfarm property __________________ forms-_ 450 32 76 108 95 72 67 $1.000 __ I 263 168 317 241 209 185 141 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms-_ 7 007 599 I 362 I 543 421 167 915 number __ 10 112 201 2 171 2 204 824 525 187 2 or 3 _____________________ farms._ 2 140 309 560 482 311 281 197 number __ 4 656 700 211 042 668 610 425 4 and over _________________ farms._ 160 52 45 28 12 9 14 number _. 749 263 203 129 58 38 58 

Motortrucks. including pickups __ farms __ 8 001 685 I 511 I 741 I 617 I 345 102 number __ 20 961 3 790 5 176 4 509 3 352 2 390 744 1 2 or 3 _____________________ farms._ 4 050 170 766 I 110 954 626 424 number __ 9 609 428 I 943 2 656 2 204 417 961 4 and aver _________________ farms._ I 714 493 636 347 136 74 28 number __ 9 115 3 340 3 124 569 621 328 133 

Tractors. excluding gorden tractors ond motor tillers _________________ farms._ 566 669 I 466 I 707 I 559 I 212 953 number __ 23 256 3 365 5 683 5 389 4 129 2 804 886 2 or 3 ___________________ farms._ 3 793 190 563 945 869 728 498 number __ 9 317 476 I 436 2 409 2 128 717 151 4 and over _______________ farms __ 2 492 453 817 596 369 177 80 number __ 12 658 2 863 4 161 2 814 I 680 780 360 Wheel tractors, excluding garden 

tractors and motor tillers ____ farmL_ 7 511 664 I 455 I 696 I 547 I 201 948 number __ 21 045 2 980 5 017 4 888 3 817 2 589 754 Crawler tractors ____________ forms._ I 953 300 590 459 283 200 121 number __ 2 211 385 666 501 312 215 132 

Groin and bean combines. self· propelled _____ • ______________ formL_ I 940 304 602 519 268 176 71 number __ 2 149 380 669 554 277 191 78 

Cornpickers. corn heads, and picker- shellers _____________________ farmL_ 166 37 53 44 19 11 number __ 177 38 54 46 19 18 Corn heads for combines _____ formL_ 27 10 6 8 I I number __ 27 10 6 8 I I 

Other cornpickers ond picker- shellers _________ • _________ farms._ 142 28 47 38 18 10 number __ 150 28 48 38 18 17 

Mower conditioners ___________ forms._ 457 126 281 341 309 222 178 number __ I 602 179 304 361 335 232 191 Pickup balers _______________ • _ forms._ 4 615 435 989 160 959 650 422 number __ 4 980 567 064 240 999 673 437 

Wind rowers. pull and self- propelled ___________________ • 422 913 945 619 369 165 forms._ 3 433 number __ 3 683 535 986 980 638 374 170 

field foroge harvesters. shear bar _______________ • ___ • ____ farms._ 574 176 148 108 76 45 21 

number __ 621 199 160 113 80 47 22 

Value of Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated morket volue of machinery and equipment _______________ farms._ 8 332 692 I 528 I 793 I 691 1 436 1 192 $1,000 __ 243 078 54 167 64 886 50 065 35 177 23 274 15 509 

Farms by volue group: $1 to $4,999 _____________ form'-_ 772 19 64 135 243 309 

$1,000 __ 2 488 4 63 211 442 798 969 $5,000 to $9,99L _________ form'-_ I 066 II 45 126 293 327 264 $1.000 __ 7 435 73 311 880 2 068 2 306 797 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________ forms __ I 828 28 152 406 463 394 385 $1,000 __ 25 492 400 2 111 5 780 6432 5410 5 360 

$20,00010 $49,999. _______ form'-_ 3 417 225 832 I 002 716 429 213 

$1,000 __ 105 276 7 892 28 177 30 294 20969 II 833 6 111 

$50,000 to $99,999 ________ form'-_ 977 251 415 173 80 37 21 

$1,000 __ 61 952 17 224 26 234 10 409 4 766 2 048 271 

$100,000 and over ________ forms __ 272 175 65 22 4 6 

$1.000 __ 40 433 28 574 7 990 2 491 500 879 

'Applies only to individual or fomily operotions (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1-112 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture - Stote Doto 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animol specialty (021) 

$2,500 and Over Total $100,000 ond over $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 

Agricultural Chemical. 

4J Agricultural chemicols ________ forms __ 4 430 538 1 046 1 103 796 529 

$1,000 __ 11 112 4 787 3 083 1 841 795 383 224 

Commercial fertilizer ___________ forms __ 3 411 445 813 865 578 390 320 

acres on which used __ 696 150 294 583 215 473 109 469 46784 17 794 12 047 

tons __ 52 575 22 019 15 149 8 836 3 767 1 655 1 149 

$1,000 __ 9 418 3 983 2 608 1 596 702 328 201 

lime ________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ $1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, fumigants, etc. to 

controlInsects on hoy crops _________ formL_ 420 62 126 96 71 33 32 

acres on which used __ 50 031 17 892 19 133 6 839 775 1 386 006 

$1,000 __ 170 65 62 23 12 4 4 

Insects on other crops _______ formL_ 337 101 87 81 43 16 

51! I acres on which used __ 60 427 30 211 17 263 8 256 737 445 

$1,000 __ 313 153 86 41 16 13 

Nematodes in crops _________ formL_ 10 6 I 2 I 

acres on which used __ 331 894 72 350 15 

$1,000 __ 30 20 2 8 (Zl 

Diseases in crops and orchards __________________ formL_ 37 8 8 8 8 2 

acres on which used __ 7 381 2 663 738 I 108 828 41 3 

$1,000 __ 20 9 6 3 2 (Z) 

Weeds WI or gross in crops _____ forms-_ I 323 258 425 358 166 77 39 

acres on which used __ 305 143 141 311 96 964 47 548 12 767 4 543 2 010 

$1,000 __ 725 378 196 102 32 13 

Weeds or brush in pasture ____ farms-_ 303 46 70 76 59 31 2~ I acres on which used __ 43 259 15 991 14 452 7 975 862 2 215 764 

$1,000 __ 167 70 53 19 7 15 3 

Weeds on other land _________ farms-_ 363 65 102 88 59 31 18 

acres on which used __ 9 935 129 2 844 175 942 557 288 

$1,000 __ 42 II II II 5 2 I 

Defoliation, growth of crops, or 

thinning of fruit ______________ farms-_ 31 5 II 9 I 

acres on which used __ 039 335 359 191 124 3~ I $1,000 __ 6 2 2 I (l) 

Insect control on livestock and 

4~ I poultry _____________________ farms-_ 933 162 259 222 159 85 $1,000 __ 161 81 42 21 II 5 

Other chemicals (see text) ______ farms-_ 321 35 64 61 55 50 

5~ I $1,000 __ 60 13 15 16 7 5 

Grain Storage Facilities on Farm 

Forms with groin storage facilities: I None _____________________________ 2 252 86 241 371 492 521 Under 1,000 bushels ________________ 541 I I 016 21 III 245 287 221 131 1,000 to 4,999 bushels ______________ I 755 107 396 561 408 175 108 5,000 to 9,999 bushels ______________ 645 93 252 192 68 28 12 10,000 to 24,999 bushels ____________ 487 131 220 88 24 15 JI 25,000 to 49,999 bushels ____________ 153 83 54 11 I 2 50,000 bushels and over _____________ 85 69 7 7 I Not reporting ______________________ 2 118 102 247 331 428 505 

livestock 

Cottle and calves- _____________ forms-_ 8 005 658 1 453 I 724 I 619 I 361 I 190 number __ 2 307 608 809 017 637 510 417 508 246 697 122 974 73 902 Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ forms __ 7 601 584 1 418 I 686 I 542 I 276 I 095 number __ 211 832 344 749 357 212 249 245 146 966 71 963 41 697 Beef cows _______________ forms __ 7 484 580 I 415 I 668 I 529 1 235 I 057 number __ 206 496 343 791 356 321 248 140 145 796 71 243 41 205 Milk cows _______________ farms __ 2 008 142 367 497 416 333 253 number __ 5 336 958 891 I 105 I 170 720 492 Heifers and heifer calves that 

had not calved _____________ farms __ 6 825 602 1 301 I 510 1 362 I 097 953 number __ 560 034 218 921 150 416 92 367 53 781 27 754 16 795 8eef heifers and heifer calves __________________ farms-_ 6 726 599 I 294 I 497 I 333 1 071 932 number __ 554 606 217 920 148 979 91 176 52 981 27 322 16 228 Heifers and heifer calves for 

milk cow replacement _____ farmL_ 471 34 68 89 108 90 82 number __ 5 428 I 001 1 437 191 800 432 567 Steers, steer calves. bulls. and bull calves ____________________ formL_ 7 159 633 I 373 I 573 1 427 1 178 975 number __ 535 742 245 347 129 882 75 896 45 950 23 257 15 410 

Cottle and calves sold __________ forms __ 8 170 677 1 487 1 752 I 64J I 392 I 219 number __ 429 905 672 752 347 012 219 270 114 709 53 110 23 052 $1,000 __ 332 804 196 621 68 093 37 785 18 579 8 303 3 423 CalveL ____________________ forms __ 4 883 257 837 I 095 1 085 890 719 number __ 470 825 105 704 148 668 110 688 64 721 28 319 12 725 $1,000 __ 61 678 15 001 20 078 13 853 7 980 3 353 1 412 Cottle _____________________ forms __ 7 222 659 I 398 I 605 I 410 1 190 960 number __ 959 080 567 048 198 344 108 582 49 988 24 791 10 327 $1,000 __ 271 127 181 620 48 015 23 932 10 599 4 950 2 011 Fattened on groin and 

concentrates _____________ farms __ 654 181 126 97 79 88 83 number __ 281 754 264 671 10 258 3 035 919 275 596 $1,000 __ 105 758 100 707 3 276 867 470 293 144 

Hogs and pigs ________________ formL_ I 311 113 248 301 271 210 168 number __ 142 177 47 226 41 713 23 033 18 511 6 833 4 861 Used or to be used for 

breeding __________________ forms __ 891 72 179 210 176 137 number __ 16 580 4 718 5 020 2 876 2 168 1 008 790 1171 Other _____________________ forms __ I 238 109 240 291 253 194 151 number __ 125 597 42 508 36 693 20 157 16 343 5 825 4 071 . 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data Montana 1-113 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Livestock - Continued 

Hogs and pigs sold ____________ forms-_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigs _________________ formL_ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweenDecember 1 of preceding yeor and November 30 ______________ farmL_ 

number __ 

December 1 and May 31 ___ farms-_ 

number __ 

June 1 and November 30 ___ formL_ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages _____ formL_ 

number __ 

lambs under 1 yeor old ______ formL_ 

number __ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older _____ farmL_ 

number __ 

Roms and wethers 1 yeor old or older _____________________ formL_ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs sold __________ forms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shorn _________ farms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies _____________ forms __ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ Horses ____________________ forms __ 

number __ Sold ____________________ formL_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Any goats ___________________ forms __ 

number __ Sold ______________________ farmL_ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ forms-_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ farms-_ 

number __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age_farms-_ number __ 

Kept for table or market egg production ______________ formL_ 

number __ 

Kept for hatching egg production ______________ formL_ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age _________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Roosters and mole chickens ___ forms __ 

number __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Turkeys _____________________ forms-_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Heavy breeds for slaughter ___ formL_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ formL_ 

number __ 

light breeds for slaughter ____ farms __ 

number __ Sold ____________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

'Turkey hens kept for breeding _ formL_ 

number __ Sold ____________________ formL_ 

number __ 

Crops Harvested 

Field corn for 011 purposes ______ farms __ acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ acres __ 

Field corn for groin or seed ___ forms __ ocres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________ formL_ 

ocres __ 

1- 114 Montono 

Tofol 

1 339 

261 870 

17 890 

341 

39 167 

772 

1 047 

29 402 

942 

16 261 

791 

13 141 

1 339 

503 923 

949 

137 560 

1 264 

350 162 

1 149 

16 201 

1 358 

430 097 

1 279 

443 220 

4 463 258 

4 065 

28 848 

789 

3 154 

788 

4 019 

27 809 

773 

3 057 

781 

15 

48 

1 540 

125 766 

151 

43 322 

1 516 

109 909 

1 487 

106 218 

81 

3 691 

53 

13 499 

602 

2 358 

19 

551 

37 

15 249 

114 

842 

15 

183 

68 

516 

14 

141 

15 

81 

1 

25 

56 

245 

1 

17 

472 

40 079 

311 

30 310 

67 

3 674 

190 593 

31 

1 440 

$100,000 and over 

112 

94 568 

7 223 

15 

2 767 

49 

77 

8 992 

75 

4 929 

67 

4 063 

81 

132 157 

60 

41 690 

75 

85 812 

64 

4 655 

83 

123 181 

81 

121 186 

225 327 

336 

5 762 

97 

792 

241 

334 

5 67'1 

97 

790 

241 

81 

61 869 

12 

31 380 

81 

49 623 

81 

49 426 

3 

197 

7 

12 178 

28 

68 

2 

4 000 

3 

10 300 

3 

39 

1 

7 

2 

14 

1 

7 

1 

5 

2 

20 

141 

23 212 

118 

19 924 

14 

1 269 

96 485 

11 

859 

livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and onimal specialty (021) 

$40,000 to $99,999 $20,000 to $39,999 

259 301 

74 195 45 245 

5 349 2 832 

36 80 

706 11 036 

163 229 

195 250 

8 243 5 381 

187 228 

4 551 3 088 

155 199 

3 692 2 293 

243 324 

166 759 110 416 

172 217 

41 512 31 202 

231 305 

120 635 75 550 

214 276 

4 612 3 664 

248 325 

134 940 93 432 

240 301 

148 553 93 951 

479 506 960 546 

832 912 

7 308 5 781 

174 186 

891 592 

207 159 

825 904 

7 087 5 593 

172 184 

883 570 

206 157 

253 333 

11 071 13 592 

17 24 

268 1 827 

249 330 

10 476 13 088 

245 324 

9 654 12 734 

12 14 

822 354 

10 9 

270 201 

93 126 

325 303 

2 4 

54 48 

5 8 

050 815 

14 27 

121 188 

1 2 

3 53 

7 18 

72 81 

1 2 

3 28 

4 1 

21 6 

1 

25 

7 17 

28 101 

117 101 

7 976 5 592 

73 61 

5 184 3 388 

16 8 

857 742 

47 464 21 965 

6 1 

310 50 

$10,000 fo $19,999 

286 

29 364 

1 638 

80 

9 712 

195 

232 

3 998 

210 

2 206 

157 

1 792 

273 

52 982 

195 

12 983 

256 

38 375 

248 

1 624 

278 

43 601 

266 

44 437 

441 890 

812 

4 210 

147 

418 

87 

803 

4 028 

142 

383 

85 

6 

26 

336 

17 040 

44 

5 834 

331 

15 907 

325 

15 233 

14 

674 

10 

436 

136 

697 

5 

345 

5 

310 

23 

151 

2 

26 

10 

96 

2 

26 

3 

15 

13 

40 

63 

2 359 

38 

1 316 

15 

640 

17 426 

5 

156 

$5,000 fo $9,999 

208 

11 531 

587 

60 

4 416 

82 

159 

661 

140 

898 

112 

763 

224 

28 586 

168 

7 165 

215 

20 319 

190 

1 102 

220 

22 975 

210 

23 680 

243 182 

655 

3 124 

103 

272 

54 

648 

2 973 

99 

267 

54 

2 

10 

285 

13 078 

28 

1 925 

284 

12 400 

280 

11 324 

20 

076 

7 

282 

121 

396 

2 

16 

7 

925 

22 

168 

5 

71 

13 

99 

4 

54 

3 

24 

12 

45 

1 

17 

33 

754 

16 

469 

7 

112 

518 

4 

24 

$2,500 to $4,999 

173 

6 967 

261 

70 

3 530 

55 

134 

127 

102 

589 

101 

538 

194 

13 023 

137 

3 008 

182 

9 471 

157 

544 

204 

11 968 

181 

11 413 

112 807 

518 

2 663 

82 

189 

40 

505 

2 449 

79 

164 

38 

252 

116 

26 

1 088 

241 

8 415 

232 

7 847 

18 

568 

10 

132 

98 

569 

4 

88 

9 

849 

25 

175 

4 

23 

18 

154 

4 

23 

3 

10 

5 

11 

17 

186 

5 

29 

7 

54 

735 

4 

41 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
Table 33. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 1974-Con. 

Farms With Sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Crops Harvested - Continued 

Sorghums for all purposes ______ forms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ formL_ 

acres __ Sorghums for groin or seed ___ forms __ 

acres-_ 

bushelL_ 

Irrigated _________________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Soybeans for beans ____________ forms __ 

acres __ bushels __ Irrigated ___________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Peanuts for nuts ______________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

pounds __ Irrigated ___________________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Wheat _______________________ farms __ 

ocres-_ 

bushels __ Irrigated ___________________ farm s-_ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms-_ 

ocres __ 

Cotton ______________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

boIes __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

Tobacco _____________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

pounds __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Irish potatoes ________________ farms __ 

ocres-_ 

hundredweight __ Irrigated ___________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

Hoy _________________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

tons __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms-_ 

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hay Or dehydrating _________ formL_ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover and grosses for hoy ________ formL_ 

ocres-_ tans, dry __ 

Irrigated _________________ formL_ 

acreL_ 

field seeds ___________________ formL_ 

acreL_ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ 

acres __ 

Berries ______________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ forms __ 

acreL_ Commercial fertilizer used ____ farms __ acres __ 

land in orchards ______________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Commercial fertilizer used ____ formL_ 

acreL_ 

Tolol 

15 

I 058 7 264 -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 175 

351 448 

8 364 972 

276 

15 549 

923 179 524 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

64 

305 

58 328 

33 

269 

26 

273 

6 609 

1 319 656 

2 159 646 1 709 

283 185 

5 083 735 991 

1 375 682 

2 943 374 712 

1 513 

169 975 

279 889 

963 

108 367 

321 24 432 

73 

5 119 

7 

415 

36 

152 

30 

127 

24 

143 

6 

3 

5 

3 

2 

2 

32 

159 

28 

150 

10 

91 

1974 Census of Agriculture - State Data 

$100.000 and over 

4 

167 

2 

57 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

310 135 879 

3 671 259 

47 

6 790 

198 86 137 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7 

156 

34 065 

4 

144 

6 

144 

568 

344 574 

623 973 

204 

96 907 

456 181 685 

379 640 

313 115 643 

98 

33 804 62 172 

55 20 441 

41 6 185 

12 

923 

2 

130 

10 

63 

6 

46 

7 

61 

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 

10 

1 

10 

1 

10 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (O2!) 

$40,000 10 $99,999 $20,000 10 $39,999 $10,000 10 $19,999 $5,000 fa $9,999 $2,500 fa $4,999 

3 3 5 - -

120 153 618 - -

2 2 1 - -

50 147 10 - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - -

~I - - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

655 624 362 166 58

1 123 381 62 956 21 831 6 191 I 210 2 921 191 I 254 112 404 247 93 225 20 938 

66 85 50 20 4 637 2 981 843 221 7~ 1 341 229 114 29 12 

63 318 22 813 6 039 947 270 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

=1 - - - - - - -

;1 - - - - - - - - - - - . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

10 14 10 8 15 110 9 21 5 4 19 611 1 749 1 747 508 648 4 8 4 4 9 105 7 9 1 3 6 4 4 4 2 109 6 13 1 (l) 

1 332 1 567 1 370 I 012 760 1 412 158 269 950 168 700 80 958 4J 316 657 066 436 427 262 829 118 251 61 100 423 422 297 202 161 91 708 52 592 25 341 9 812 6 825 

1 073 1 265 1 044 712 533 221 126 165 767 98 166 45 210 24 037 410 898 301 767 171 068 72 622 39 687 612 730 573 397 318 108 439 76 290 44 623 18 399 11 318 

280 340 307 289 199 48 744 37 258 27 514 14 842 7 813 78 532 60 919 4J 462 23 404 11 400 166 206 207 195 134 34 017 23 684 17 054 8 597 4 574 

116 98 48 11 7 10 117 5 400 2 123 254 353 25 21 9 2 4 2979 832 320 20 45 1 3 1 - - 180 55 50 - -

1 1 8 7 9 1 3 66 14 5 1 1 7 6 9 1 3 61 12 4 1 - 7 5 4 1 - 66 12 4 

1 1 - 2 2 (Zl (Zl - 2 (ll 1 1 - 2 1 (ll (ll - 2 (ll - - - 2 - - - - 2 -

6 8 8 4 5 33 47 32 27 9 6 7 6 4 4 34 45 28 27 7 2 2 1 3 1 19 35 2 24 1 

Montana 1-115 

Table 1. Number, Land, and Value of Farms: 1974 and 1969 

Montano, totol ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Beaverhead _______ 1974 __ 1969 __ Big Harn __________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Blaine ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Broadwater _______ J 974 __ 1969 __ Corban ___________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corter ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Cascade __________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chouteau _________ 1974 __ 1969 __ Custer ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Daniels ___________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dawson __________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Deer ladg"-_______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Fallon ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Fergus ___________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Flathead __________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Gallatin ___________ 1974 __ 1969 __ Gariie[d __________ 1974 __ 

[969 __ 

Glacier ___________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Ga[den Valley ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Granite ___________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hill ______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Jefferson _________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Judith Basin _______ 1974 __ 1969 __ lake _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

lewis and Clark ____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

liberty ___________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ lincoln ___________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

McCone __________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Madison __________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Meagher __________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Minerol ___________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Missoulo __________ 1974 __ 1969 __ Musse[shell _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Pork _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Petroleum _________ J 974 __ 1969 __ 

Phillips ___________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Pandera __________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Powder River ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ Pawe[L __________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Prairie ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Ravalli ___________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Richland __________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Raaseve[t _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rosebud __________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sanders __________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sheridan __________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

23 324 

24 951 

293 

308 

508 

540 

487 

561 

186 

207 

662 

674 

329 

374 

772 

878 

854 

901 

387 

386 

470 

466 

557 

552 

63 

67 

309 

321 

802 

914 

770 

825 

733 

831 

279 

294 

344 

333 

128 

154 

133 

140 

747 

770 

160 

188 

389 

381 

I 004 

I 012 

280 

357 

299 

306 

156 

190 

475 

510 

384 

387 

112 

122 

47 

46 

310 

327 

215 

228 

354 

397 

96 

95 

540 

513 

518 

528 

369 

364 

175 

169 

221 

229 

749 

860 

633 

720 

677 

715 

342 

390 

293 

376 

675 

734 

Farms and land in forms 

All forms 

Average size 

Acres in af form Percent of 

forms (acres) land area 

62 158 351 2 665 66.7 

62 918 247 2 522 67.5 

I 317 615 4 497 37.1 

I 689 818 5 486 47.6 

2 647 912 5 212 82.4 

2 816 994 5 217 87.6 

2 352 763 4 831 86.0 2 260 133 4 029 82.6 416 188 2 238 54.5 

494 321 2 388 64.7 

648 421 979 49.0 

656 .044 973 49.6 

I 548 769 4 708 73.0 

I 546 379 4 135 72.9 

I 401 752 I 816 82.3 

I 511 838 I 722 88.8 2 399 302 2 809 95.5 2 351 567 2 610 93.6 

2 370 927 6 126 98.6 

2 299 464 5 957 95.7 B81 201 I 875 95.4 

840 419 I 803 91.0 

I 407 844 2 528 92.8 

I 406 513 2 548 92.7 232 527 3 691 49.1 

256 285 3 825 54.1 

923 255 2 986 88.4 

960 779 2 993 91.9 

2 188 272 2 729 80.6 

2 136 366 2 337 78.7 

331 564 431 10.1 

393 889 477 12.0 

837 814 I 143 52.0 950 857 I 144 59.0 

2 098 684 7 522 73.6 

2 352 783 8 003 82.5 I 614 502 4 693 85.1 

I 525 087 4 580 80.4 684 386 5 347 90.9 

730 840 4 746 97.1 1 381 641 2 869 34.4 

394 223 2 816 35.6 

I 788 805 2 395 95.5 

I 856 141 2 411 99.1 

337 534 2 110 31.9 

400 759 2 132 37.9 

874 835 2 249 72.7 

912 661 2 395 75.9 

753 206 750 78.81 569 708 563 59.6 

946 170 3 379 42.5 

I 054 664 2 954 47.4 

947 781 3 170 102.9 

890 584 2 910 96.7 

65 385 419 2.8 

100 500 529 4.2 

I 435 875 3 023 86.1 

I 430 969 2 806 85.8 

I 191 433 3 103 52.8 

I 048 920 2 710 46.5 

880 359 7 860 58.4 

935 985 7672 62.1 

25 946 552 3.3 

26 619 579 3.4 

262 024 845 15.7 

339 484 I 038 20.3 

I 210 100 5 628 100.2 

I 144 940 5 022 94.8 

828 634 2 341 49.3 

857 888 2 161 51.0 

695 701 7 247 65.7 

634 489 6 679 59.9 

I 947 367 3 606 58.4 

I 826 569 3 561 54.8 

886 848 I 712 84.2 

844 590 I 600 80.2 

I 718 763 4 658 81.7 

I 694 561 4 655 80.5 

734 688 4 198 49.1 

702 074 4 154 47.0 

800 920 3 624 72.3 

655 049 2 860 59.2 

268 648 359 17.6 

297 626 346 19.5 

I 160 400 I 833 87.2 

1 253 504 1 741 94.2 

1 542 605 2 279 101.1 

1 431 769 2 002 93.8 

3 009 037 8 798 93.3 

2 963 025 7 598 91.9 

432 238 I 475 24.3 

500 412 I 331 28.1 

I 124 172 I 665 103.7 

I 094 323 I 491 100.9 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Averoge size 

Acres in of form 

Farms forms (acres) 

20 177 56 731 193 2 812 

20 603 57 733 713 2 802 

257 I 256 687 4 890/ 285 I 636 991 5 744 

462 2 093 560 4 532 

463 2 237 267 4 832 

425 I 596 534 3 757 

487 I 595 608 3 276 

161 410 973 2 553 

166 488 092 2 940 

581 638 930 I 100 

579 635 311 I 097/ 

308 I 525 743 4 954 

330 I 517 392 4 598 

661 I 377 891 2 085 

696 I 482 097 2 129 

820 2 389 395 2 914 

848 2 334 403 2 753 

314 2 297 834 7 318 

290 2 226 069 7 676/ 454 856 949 I 888 

435 834 196 I 918 

512 I 371 796 2 6791 495 I 344 864 2 717 

40 229 258 5 731 

45 252 695 5 615 

287 919 567 3 204 

288 947 819 3 291 

729 2 066 283 2 834 

807 2 017 153 2 500 

484 301 117 622 

465 351 276 755 1 

595 821 997 I 382 

640 909 022 I 420 

259 2 055 573 7 937 

269 2 315 476 8 608 

299 830 793 2 779 

286 783 644 2 740 

121 683 597 5 650 

136 721 707 5 307

1 123 380 267 3 092 

121 391 583 3 2361 

705 I 680 690 2 384 

693 I 719 928 2 482 

125 323 717 2 590 1 128 383 641 2 997 

352 870 710 2 474 

345 904 686 2 622 

707 363 593 514 1 688 378 129 550 207 938 020 4 531 

255 I 035 887 4 062 

296 947 719 3 202 

292 886 204 3 035 94 57 695 614 

91 75 518 830 

461 I 431 236 3 105 464 I 409 475 3 038 

335 I 107 461 3 306 

352 996 903 2 832 97 860 956 8 876 

114 919 609 8 067 

29 23 277 803 23 22 105 961 

155 180 252 I 163 171 190 943 1 117 

185 I 178 536 6 370 187 I 119 682 5 988 309 806 152 2 609 

330 841 019 2 549 90 588 624 6 540 82 527 568 6 434 

516 I 821 496 3 530 450 I 637 563 3 639 495 884 119 I 786 497 838 550 I 687 339 I 710 266 5 045 331 I 683 394 5 086 150 691 623 4 611 151 665 221 4 405 212 657 383 3 101 192 648 585 3 378 

512 255 094 498 538 276 235 513 591 I 134 913 I 920 620 I 195 843 I 929 659 1 222 615 I 855 636 1 116 862 I 756 309 2 768 620 8 960 340 2695616 7 928 201 272 875 I 358 255 322 080 I 263 657 I 075 297 I 637 662 I 058 419 I 599 

Value of land and buildings 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Average per Average per Average per Average per 

farm ocre farm ocre 

298 070 [ 12 318 305 113 

150 222 60 166 991 60 

570 184 127 634 041 130 / 316 117 58 329 561 57 

446544 86 367 352 81 

252 928 48 233 137 48 

341 795 71 310 442 83 

167 012 41 153 045 47 

269 076 120 304 194 119 

152 919 64 185 388 63 

190 249 194 210 186 191 

97 375 100 / 

108 198 99/ 

258 350 55 271 128 55 

143 836 35 156 959 34 

262 174 144 297 627 143 

140 250 81 169 191 79 

385 912 137 399 787 137 

219 627 84 229 871 84 

418 582 68 484 331 66 

216 061 36 269 980 35

1 

267 621 143 274 072 145 

134 781 75 142 874 75 

232 229 92 245 547 92 1 132 603 52 143 163 53 

313 921 85 409 626 71 

162 030 42 229 387 41 

244 619 82 260 421 81 

125 695 42 135 804 41 

306 843 112 329 892 116 

145 953 62 159 384 64 

168 126 390 227 442 366 

83 933 176 1 119 158 158 1 

251 706 220 / 289 228 209 

124 569 109 149 456 105 

427 385 57 455 384 57 

241 893 30 260 261 30 

500 361 107\ 350 560 126 

323 907 71 173 984 63 

310 958 58 327 748 58 

159 721 34 177 161 33 

373 541 130 1 398 862 129 1 213 631 76 242 465 

75\ 288 815 121 292 000 122 

183 674 76 185 610 75 

231 105 110 269 407 104 

119 564 56 159 032 53 

309 353 138 337 825 137 

180 931 76 196 775 75 

193 279 258 1 174 251 339 

66 872 119 80 864 147 

399 830 118 519 627 115 

154 198 52 201 135 50 

349 III 110 352 551 110 

216 255 74 224 757 74 114 853 274 152 234 248 64 756 122 97 436 117 

384 859 127 394 899 127 136 911 49 146 692 48 391 117 126 429 987 130 189 697 70 203 409 72 546 295 70 603 795 68 267 562 35 283 276 35 

113 605 206 139 059 173 61 154 106 91 208 95 193 264 229 305 467 263 124 122 120 181 252 162 335 423 60 376 014 59 148 453 30 174 278 29 348217 149 388 364 149 157 904 73 183 552 72 378 480 52 373 330 57 175 189 26 172 564 27 

364 807 101 359 961 102 134 287 38 142 739 39 300 637 176 311 883 175 184 401 115 193 838 115 355 028 76 379 544 75 160 951 35 172 978 34 462 737 110

1 

477 616 104 317 904 77 341 838 78 269 886 74 260 622 84 123 460 43 138 454 41 

158 506 442 203 101 408 71 782 207 96 676 188 294 939 161 310 689 162 100 573 58 III 799 58 300 943 132 292 800 158 136 233 68 136 138 78 512 340 58 492 237 55 214 576 28 231 120 29 260 323 176 213 812 157 90 231 68 94 259 75 238 623 143 241 085 147 121 433 81 131 216 82 

Montana 11-1 
Table 1. Number, Land, and Value of Farms: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Farms and land in forms Value of land and buildings 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 and over All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Average size Average size Acres in of farm Percent of Acres in of form Average per Average per Average per Average per 

Farms forms (acres) land area Forms farms (acres) farm acre farm acre 

- 82 133 090 1 623 29.1 55 121 910 2 217 225 686 139 286 001 129 

- 108 99 229 919 21.7 60 86 974 1 450 67 426 73 92 727 64 

- 416 880 641 2 117 76.7 356 874 505 2 456 269 478 127 304 550 124 

Silver Bow ________ 1974_ 

1969_ Stillwater _________ 1974_ 

- 453 903 187 1 994 78.7 388 888 253 2 289 129 939 65 146 847 64 

- 258 786 875 3 050 66.8 230 777 684 3 381 306 871 101 335 487 99 

1969_ Sweet Grass _______ 1974_ 

1969_ - 292 849 553 2 909 72.2 255 841 675 3 301 163 515 56 182 650 55 Tetan ____________ 1974_ 687 1 254 879 1 827 85.5 658 1 240 002 1 885 292 609 160 303 401 161 

- 695 1 226 882 1 765 83.6 627 1 205 064 1 922 177 029 100 192 081 100 

- 365 1 086 126 2 976 87.0 344 1 080 957 3 142 315 557 106 331 614 106 

1969_ Taale _____________ 1974_ 

1969_ - 407 1 205 720 2 962 96.6 374 1 182 581 3 162 205 267 69 215 650 68 

Treasure __________ 1974_ - 111 575 761 5 187 91.3 93 463 635 4 985 418 634 81 449 399 90 1969_ - 121 636 638 5 261 101.0 108 549 211 5 085 184 145 35 195 639 38 Valley ____________ 1974_ 746 2 174 187 2 914 68.3 678 1 543 676 2277 286 215 98 287 233 126 1969_ - 720 1 942 421 2 698 61.0 646 1 491 379 2 309 150 018 56 147 124 64 Wheatland ________ 1974_ - 138 820 147 5 943 90,2 120 819 230 6 827 413 114 70 470 947 69 1969_ - 165 877 579 5 319 96.5 135 840 814 6 228 212 697 40 241 730 39 Wibaux ___________ 1974_ - 200 506 467 2 532 88.9 192 504 410 2 627 253 152 100 261 830 100 1969_ - 211 522 558 2 477 91.7 181 513 880 2 839 116 059 47 129 945 46 Yellowstone _______ 1974_ - 1 035 1 385 365 1 339 82.8 771 1 347 501 1 748 206 078 154 254 262 145 1969_ - 1 139 1 612 068 1 415 96.3 811 1 561 552 1 925 102 035 72 130 676 68 

Table 2. Land Use: 1974 

Cropland 

Total Harvested Used only for posture 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over and over and over 

Part 1 of 2 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Montona, totaL ______ _ 

- 21 368 15 445 720 18 966 15 257 374 20 376 8 426 881 18 509 8 375 116 7 017 1 144 873 5 597 1 040 944 

8eaverhead ___________ _ 241 210 316 222 205 288 235 159 757 219 159 451 86 38 356 80 33 634 Big Harn ______________ _ 

- 428 264 196 411 261 998 414 161 028 403 160 757 161 44 905 150 43 046 Blaine ________________ _ 

- 453 391 929 411 383 561 437 225 435 407 223 216 115 13 449 96 10 636 Broadwater ___________ _ 179 116 639 157 113 680 171 63 631 154 63 331 74 18 450 59 15 791 Corban _______________ _ 618 183 778 556 178 945 571 100 534 540 99 978 372 60 487 324 56 753 Corter ________________ _ 

- 283 135 161 272 133 473 276 95 958 269 95 695 43 11 454 35 10 184 Cascade ______________ _ 722 438 159 635 431 570 700 248 986 623 247 441 226 29 054 177 25 031 Chouteau _____________ _ 819 1 191 033 803 1 188 571 798 616 757 792 616 623 94 17 502 87 17 052 Custer ________________ _ 

- 317 138 866 272 133 980 292 79 533 259 77 995 113 8 285 75 5 354 Daniels _______________ _ - 442 556 182 437 555 668 440 289 646 435 289 546 80 26 706 79 26 702 

Dawson ______________ _ 

- 501 430 906 476 428 092 480 227 802 467 227 425 110 18 799 94 17 139 

46 21 296 36 19 715 41 13 159 33 12 723 20 7 783 15 6 811 

- 280 222 487 274 221 937 272 124 690 269 124 542 78 14 786 76 14 726 

Deer lodge ____________ _ Fallon ________________ _ 

732 549 759 686 544 722 697 306 286 667 305 414 217 55 335 186 51 737 

732 120 804 466 108 896 690 83 717 450 77 613 362 21 634 225 16 353 

Fergus _______________ _ 

Flathead ______________ _ Gallatin _______________ _ - 678 275 320 556 265 021 627 158 077 536 154 563 351 59 169 267 53 451 Gorlield ______________ _ 

- 202 142 567 195 141 194 191 83 364 188 83 347 19 3 460 15 2 104 Glacier _______________ _ - 306 384 468 273 378 994 285 206 430 269 205 902 94 16 838 72 12 288 

108 80 309 104 79 936 103 37 558 99 37 507 24 5 598 22 5 276 

124 42 442 115 41 234 117 29 924 114 29 829 45 11 962 38 10 884 

Golden Valley __________ _ Granite _______________ _ 

Hill __________________ _ 

- 712 1 042 021 687 1 035 129 693 530 468 682 529 985 78 16 300 64 12 644 Jefferson _____________ _ 139 52 974 115 51 439 127 33 704 112 33 437 64 7 985 44 6 722 Judith Basin ___________ _ - 351 302 021 335 299 682 342 168 940 331 168 606 95 25 077 89 24 576 lake _________________ _ 948 150 425 674 140 378 876 79 781 638 75 990 559 61 696 425 55 552 

lewis and Clark ________ _ - 250 106 667 194 104 120 240 60 049 189 58 933 106 20 104 72 18 834 

295 560 993 294 560 933 292 286 072 292 286 072 21 6 028 20 5 968 

143 13 934 88 11 383 127 9 779 84 8 578 66 3 047 33 1 986 

liberty _______________ _ 

lincoln _______________ _ 

McCone ______________ _ - 448 474 539 440 473 523 440 239 573 435 239 207 67 15 350 65 15 110 Madison ______________ _ 

- 342 146 336 311 143 163 325 90 268 300 89 271 148 37 948 130 35 794 Meagher ______________ _ 

- 102 63 071 92 61 513 91 51 285 87 51 031 26 6 311 22 5 839 

47 3 595 29 2 928 46 2 361 28 1 916 29 814 17 652 

- 288 49 828 147 42 144 232 29 664 138 27 534 191 17 351 85 11 955 

Mineral _______________ _ 

Missoula ______________ _ 

174 73 735 154 70 410 162 45 202 150 44 749 41 6804 29 4 536 

329 125 429 295 121 904 312 75 495 286 74 784 138 24 986 116 22 303 

- 85 (0) 83 (0) 84 27 571 83 27 536 22 (0)1:- 21 (D) 

513 405 420 498 404 268 506 237 767 493 237 268 113 15 550 109 15 422 

- 486 586 798 472 585 106 480 274 679 468 274 361 131 27 198 126 26 732 

- 313 139 507 306 139 315 305 97 033 300 96 989 48 14 449 46 14 301 

- 164 103 595 143 95 139 158 69 774 138 65 763 66 21 880 54 20 294 

- 198 (D) 197 (0) 194 62 987 193 62 937 33 (0) 32 (D) 

Musselshell ___________ _ Pork _________________ _ 

Petroleum _____________ _ Phillips _______________ _ 

Pondera ______________ _ 

Powder River __________ _ Powell ________________ _ 

Prairie ________________ _ 

Ravalli _______________ _ 697 87 752 479 79 505 618 50 605 432 46 993 456 33 462 310 28 993 

590 421 837 557 419 781 574 243 324 547 242 684 143 19 577 123 18 220 

656 776 732 647 775 424 650 381 570 645 381 325 138 33 302 135 32 781 

274 157 430 266 156 071 261 90 211 257 90 075 70 12 281 65 11 058 

276 49 424 192 42 717 262 30 512 187 28 476 146 15 753 90 11 380 

660 683 552 647 681 068 654 359 936 642 358 786 131 18 527 124 17 382 

72 20 101 48 17 675 64 12 640 47 12 162 26 5 870 14 3 940 

363 204 530 326 202 297 339 124 023 320 123 730 119 17 297 92 15 717 

215 92 436 200 91 781 207 50 832 196 50 603 107 34 330 98 33 930 

641 559 101 620 557 266 623 303 831 608 303 361 210 32 785 202 32 283 

Richland _______________ _ Roosevelt _____________ _ 

Rosebud _______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ Sheridon _______________ _ Silver Bow _____________ _ 

Stillwater ______________ _ 

Sweet Gross-___________ _ Teton _________________ _ 

348 617 565 333 615 149 338 283 453 324 283 035 25 5 109 24 5 089 

91 46 659 87 46 388 90 30 105 86 29 952 30 3 343 29 3 303 

699 715 904 655 711 050 682 371 377 646 370 059 139 23 099 122 21 880 

124 87 607 108 87 147 119 52 388 104 52 236 25 13 701 24 13 473 

193 152 826 189 151 960 183 80 247 i 80 80 171 58 12 869 55 12 502 

931 316 558 701 305 389 843 177 103 668 173 623 468 38 179 319 32 704 

Toole __________________ _ TreosurL ______________ _ 

Vailey _________________ _ 

Wheatland _____________ _ Wiboux ________________ _ 

Yellowstone ____________ _ 

11- 2 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data 
Table 2. Land Use: 1974-Continued 

Woodland, including woodland pasture Other land, including other pasturelond 

Part 2 of 2 All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 and over All forms Forms with sates of $2.500 and over 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Montono, toto'-_______ _ 2 933 2 049 728 2 333 I 511 931 19 808 44 662 903 17 558 39 961 888 

Beaverhead ____________ _ 

Big Horn _______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ____________ _ 

Corbon ________________ _ 

Corter _________________ _ 

Coscade _______________ _ 

Chouteau ______________ _ Custer _________________ _ 

Doniels ________________ _ 

Dawson _______________ _ 

Deer lodge _____________ _ Fallon _________________ _ 

40 19 103 39 19 085 256 I 088 196 223 I 032 314 

40 140 597 35 32 895 407 2243119 368 I 798 667 

30 29 981 27 10 421 441 I 930 853 393 I 202 552 

25 18 427 24 18 341 149 281 122 132 278 952 

74 12 145 68 II 997 534 452 498 482 44 7 988 

24 9 168 24 9 168 316 1 404 440 298 I 383 102 

68 <16 497 65 46 347 669 917 096 585 899 974 

22 5 283 20 5 213 767 I 202 986 741 I 195 611 

31 19 783 31 19 783 336 2 212 278 282 2 144 071 

4 511 4 511 411 324 508

1 

396 300 770 

16 7 252 14 6074

1 

502 969 686 <165 937 630 1 

7 121 644 6 121 641 54 89 587 36 87 902 

9 2 245 9 2 245 280 698 523 260 695 385 Fergus ________________ _ Flotheod _______________ _ 

Gallatin ________________ _ 

149 95 628 144 95 054 684 I 542 885 634 I 426 507 

421 93 201 286 80 015 592 117 559 382 112 206 

82 28 372 60 26 873 578 534 122 501 530 103 Garfield _______________ _ 16 31 025 16 31 025 262 I 925 092 248 I 883 354 Glacier ________________ _ 7 26 025 6 3 925 258 I 204 009 236 447 874 

Golden Volley ___________ _ Granite ________________ _ 

Hill ___________________ _ 

Jefferson ______________ _ 

Judith Basin ____________ _ lake __________________ _ 

lewis and ClorL ________ _ liberty _______________ _ 

Lincoln _______________ _ 

McCone _______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher _______________ _ 

15 15 311 14 15 291 1 114 588 7661 109 588 370 

72 69 093 70 69 056 126 270 106 119 269 977 

16 24 254 I 14 6 389 632 722 530 I 593 639 172 

36 29 867 25 24 0171 133 254 693 109 248 261 

22 4 244 20 4 112 353 568 570 321 566 916 

230 225 015 136 34 782 673 377 7661 494 188 433 

65 94 059 52 92 431 235 745 444 184 741 <169 

4 777 4 777 265 386 011 263 386 009 

- 115 32 192 77 28 351 114 19 2591 68 17 961 

18 2 114 18 2 114 439 959 222 428 955 599 

53 21 732 41 20 476 325 I 023 365 287 943 822 

30 26 896 30 26 896 98 790 392 89 772 547 

Mineral _______________ _ - 42 14 7271 25 12 8221 37 7 6241 23 7 527 Missoulo _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ Perk __________________ _ 

Petraleum _____________ _ 

121 54 1121 67 47 468 228 158 084 120 90 640 

54 89 238 48 88 105 204 I 047 127 179 I 020 021 

84 68 326 77 66 063 308 634 879 273 618 185 

- 2 (D) 2 (D) 91 651 024 86 544 302 Phillips _______________ _ - 10 5 620 9 5 597 489 I 536 327 471 I 411 631 Pondero _______________ _ 10 5 350 10 5 350 452 294 700 433 293 663 Powder River ___________ _ 31 15 896 29 14 196 357 I 563 360 331 I 556 755 PoweIL ________________ _ 

PreiriL ________________ _ 98 177 933 88 168 764 I 149 453 160 130 427 720 

2 (0) 2 (D) 207 685 579 198 542 134 

Ravalli ________________ _ 169 49 947 122 47 819 539 130 949 384 127 770 Richlend _______________ _ 38 10 446 37 10 387 558 728 117 525 704 745 Roosevelt _____________ _ 27 3 241 25 2968 570 762 632 555 444 223 Rosebud _______________ _ 23 56 317 21 15 267 308 2 795 290 279 2 597 282 Sanders ______________ _ 157 129 325 104 50 431 228 253 489 166 179 727 Sheridan _______________ _ 12 4210 12 4 210 584 436 410 571 390 019 Silver Bow _____________ _ 

Stillwater _____________ _ 

Sweet Grass ___________ _ 

18 6 742 15 6 597 67 106 247 I 48 97 638 

- 55 14 817 44 14 241 384 661 294 333 657 967 

- 54 27 962 52 26 928 245 666 477 222 658 975 Teton _________________ _ 9 2 441 8 2 341 583 693 337 560 680 395 

Toole __________________ _ 8 5 485 7 5 455 339 463 076 321 460 353 Treasure _______________ _ 20 6 351 18 6 303 101 522 751 84 410 944 Volley _________________ _ 64 12 709 56 II 996 660 I 445 574 616 820 630 Wheatland _____________ _ 12 5 490 12 5 490 127 727 050 110 726 593 Wiboux- _______________ _ I 10 I 10 182 353 631 175 352 440 Yellowstone ____________ _ 71 28 775 63 26 001 808 I 040 032 639 I 016 III 

Table 3. Irrigation: 1974 

Irrigated farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

All irrigated forms Estimated quantity of land irrigated irrigation water applied Harvested cropla nd irrigoted land irrigated by sprinklers 

land in Average per land in land irrigated acre irrigated 

irrigated forms Total irrigated forms Forms (acres) (acres) Forms Acres (acre-feet) (acre-feet) Farms Acres (acres) Forms Acres 

Montana,'otoL _______ _ 8 714 1 759 040 22 788 584 7 528 I 717 764 2 985 625 1.7 7 183 I 367 432 22 336 694 I 985 270 879 

225 192 708 I 077 595 208 190 830 411 065 2.2 202 139 276 I 022 842 62 26 260 194 38 553 440 852 184 38 316 62 478 1.6 177 32 933 439 463 5 841 226 50 962 911 244 209 50 345 61 693 1.2 208 40 678 898 935 17 2 246 140 43 788 356 03B 125 43 525 90 445 2.1 122 33 71B 351 767 59 B 461 436 71 430 479 844 403 70 280 141 813 2.0 387 51 744 477 068 37 5 432 34 5 956 263 332 33 5 356 8 479 1.6 32 4 986 250 491 3 350 244 29 584 460 620 202 28 357 45 321 1.6 195 22 691 453 592 40 4 114 68 13 131 500 164 67 13 101 15 735 1.2 66 12 805 500 134 31 2 745 179 30 158 791 495 135 27 135 53 670 2.0 125 24 144 734 049 4 410 14 2 016 61 002 14 2 016 3 618 1.8 14 1 816 61 002 1 100 90 15 266 228 751 83 15 046 25 734 1.7 83 13 979 201 805 6 822 33 16 059 227 603 32 16 044 32 ·292 2.0 30 12 530 227 123 9 1 490 24 4 087 106 643 24 4 087 7 934 1.9 20 2 130 106 643 - - 102 12 542 532 581 99 11 892 15 377 1.3 94 10913 518 781 18 1 126 

1974 Census af Agriculture-County Summary Data Montano 11-3 
Table 3. Irrigation: 1 974 - Continued 

Irrigated forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

All irrigated forms Estimated quantity of Land irrigated irrigation water applied Harvested cropland irrigated land irrigated by sprinklers 

land in Average per land in land irrigated acre irrigated 

irrigated forms Total irrigated forms Forms (acres) (acres) Forms Acres (acre-feet) (acre-feet) Forms Acres (acres) Farms Acres 

Flathead _______________ _ Gallatin _______________ _ 

Gartield ______________ _ Glacier _______________ _ 

Golden Valley __________ _ 

Granite _______________ _ 

Hill 

JeHe-r~~~ -~====== ==== === Judith 8osin ___________ _ lake _________________ _ 

211 28 383 145 584 171 26 494 31 549 1.2 161 22 001 137 919 145 22 072 - 431 84 529 548 276 378 82 365 127 483 1.5 351 62 463 541 209 167 33 281 

- 31 5 056 373 630 31 5 056 6 927 lA 31 5 002 373 630 I 80 62 17 109 228 987 57 16 992 19 353 1.1 54 15 114 228 836 4 561 49 10 384 446 775 47 10 354 22 588 2.2 45 8 747 446 437 14 798 

- 114 38 393 337 224 110 38 193 67 091 1.8 108 28 379 336 607 41 4 512 

- 54 4 311 204 653 50 3 860 6 630 1.7 48 3 761 195 688 12 1 092 

- 97 17 132 239 463 86 16 872 28 449 1.7 84 14 424 238 782 47 2 601 

- 58 10 720 297 938 58 10 720 12 843 1.2 55 9 461 297 938 3 105 

- 722 83 866 294 920 543 79 704 102 983 1.3 513 49 132 286 290 361 45 324 

lewis and Clork ________ _ Ubeny _______________ _ 

- 185 36 022 766 914 141 34 975 79 542 2.3 139 27 874 763 567 37 5 143 16 2 648 187 508 16 2 648 3 700 lA 16 2 288 187 508 7 418 lincoln _______________ _ 64 4 594 40 725 48 4 280 6 956 1.6 46 3 770 38 384 33 3 281 McCone ______________ _ 

- 30 3 447 113 829 29 3 441 4 427 1.3 27 2 715 113 819 2 90 Madison ______________ _ 314 94 012 1 079 931 291 93 265 206 526 2.2 282 73 332 1 054 112 80 15 056 Meagher ______________ _ 77 44 050 799 755 74 41 616 80 410 1.9 71 37 908 782 060 17 3 135 MineraL ______________ _ 

Missoulo ______________ _ 31 1 302 18 295 16 819 1 288 1.6 15 675 16 041 13 589 

- 202 19 866 141 168 111 18 597 34 893 1.9 102 15 234 133 836 71 8 884 Musselshell ___________ _ 65 9 233 565 653 58 9 097 11 304 1.2 56 8 304 559 715 4 326 Park _________________ _ 

- 265 59 015 726 721 242 58 343 87 468 1.5 232 45 620 707 368 42 6 747 

Petroleum _____________ _ - 57 13 301 411 798 57 13 301 16 360 1.2 57 12 537 411 798 3 255 Phillips _______________ _ 208 50 606 971 934 199 49 217 42 572 .9 192 45 016 905 777 8 2 040 Pondera ______________ _ 

Powder River __________ _ PawelL _______________ _ 

- 238 42 295 392 163 235 42 264 45 661 1.1\ 228 35 046 392 102 65 10 726 

- 51 8 862 400 424 51 8 862 13 673 1.5 51 8372 400 424 1 20 

- 137 65 317 655 240 124 62 918 92 723 1.5 121 56 040 617 916 43 6 376 Proirie ________________ _ 

- 61 7 373 131 995 61 7 373 15 170 2.1 61 6 949 131 995 - - Ravalli _______________ _ 638 69 087 245 002 456 63 809 158 801 2.5 403 38 976 234 025 262 19 664 Richland ______________ _ 218 28 382 241 336 198 27 954 51 080 1.8 196 26 912 240 445 17 1 736 Roosevelt _____________ _ - 31 4 402 73 496 31 4 402 5 846 1.3 30 4 066 73 496 - - Rosebud ______________ _ 128 30 628 1 157 166 127 30 613 49 286 1.6 123 27 057 I 156 984 6 3 318 

Sanders ______________ _ 

Sheridan ______________ _ 

Silver Bow ____________ _ 

- 138 17 191 218 658 119 16 838 20 157 1.21 113 13 735 213 652 79 8 187 

- 12 1 385 29 272 12 I 385 1 996 1.4 12 1 189 29 272 3 266 

- 48 13 903 113 681 36 13 618 21 942 1.6 35 10 755 109 905 17 1 675 Stillwater _____________ _ 190 22 402 354 988 157 21 961 40 928 1.9 152 17 626 352 171 9 953 Sweet Grass- __________ _ - 171 48 388 651 106 164 48 263 110 389 2.3 154 27 508 650 246 10 1 196 Teton ________________ _ 

- 333 89 443 725 204 327 89 315 146 058 1.6 317 74 592 724 984 30 2 632 Toole _________________ _ 26 2 825 153 829 25 2 814 3 216 1.1 24 2 454 152 538 12 577 Treasure ______________ _ 

- 49 13 326 241 438 48 13 321 23 649 1.8 47 12 488 241 433 4 367 Volley ________________ _ 159 35 496 536 600 153 35 381 43 431 1.2 145 31 801 533 950 4 610 Wheatland ____________ _ Wibaux _______________ _ 

Yellowstone ___________ _ 

- 82 26 441 632 499 69 26 359 44 718 1.71 66 22 009 632 319 1 200 

9 464 52 282 9 464 745 1.6 9 4221 52 282 - -

643 67 211 402 760 495 63 311 119 159 1.9 i 456 51 335 i 395 539 18 1 589 

Table 4. Tenure of Farm Operators and Type of Organization of Farms: 1974 

form operators by tenure Forms with sales of $2,500 and over by type of 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 and over organization 

Full Pan Percent of Full Pan Percent of Individual Panner- CarporaTotal owners owners Tenants tenancy Total owners owners Tenants tenancy or family ships tians Other 

Montano, totoL ____ _ - 23 324 10 677 10 135 2 512 10.8 20 177 8 283 9 652 2 242 11.1 17 177 1 693 1 229 78 

Beaverhead 293 205 75 13 4A 257 177 68 12 4.7 167 25 65 - Big Horn ______________ _ Blaine ________________ _ 

- 508 180 237 91 17.9 462 142 231 89 19.3 395 28 32 7 

487 247 202 38 7.8 425 203 192 30 7.1 375 26 22 2 Broadwater ___________ _ 186 101 67 18 9.7 161 78 66 17 10.6 139 15 7 - Corban _______________ _ 662 390 196 76 11.5 581 321 192 68 11.7 508 57 16 - Carter ________________ _ 

- 329 137 157 35 10.6 308 123 152 33 10.7 261 21 22 4 Cascade ______________ _ 772 418 286 68 8.8 661 331 268 62 9A 568 43 48 2 Chouteau _____________ _ 854 232 501 121 14.2 820 214 501 105 12.8 683 76 58 3 Custer ________________ _ 387 194 148 45 11.6 314 134 144 36 11.5 249 23 42 - Daniels _______________ _ 470 129 270 71 15.1 454 119 269 66 14.5 403 37 11 3 

Dawson _______________ _ 557 186 296 75 13.5 512 159 288 65 12.7 426 41 44 I Deer lodge _____________ _ Fallon _________________ _ 

Fergus ________________ _ Flathead _______________ _ 

63 28 31 4 6.3 40 22 16 2 5.0 36 1 3 -

309 105 165 39 12.6 287 84 165 38 13.2 244 21 20 2 

802 323 373 106 13.2 729 276 361 92 12.6 632 80 14 3 

770 504 233 33 4.3 484 269 186 29 6.0 438 37 7 2 Goflatin ________________ _ 

Gartield _______________ _ 

Glacier ________________ _ 

733 398 235 100 13.6 595 283 221 91 15.3 510 46 37 2 

279 101 149 29 lOA 259 86 148 25 9.7 200 13 45 1 

344 109 178 57 16.6 299 75 174 50 16.7 258 19 19 3 

Golden Volley ___________ _ Granite ________________ _ 128 55 65 8 6.3 121 48 65 8 6.6 98 14 9 - 133 76 47 10 7.5 123 69 47 7 5.7 95 10 18 -

Hill ___________________ _ 747 217 390 140 18.7 705 183 385 137 19A 614 75 11 5 JeHerson ______________ _ 

Judith Basin __ . _________ _ lake __________________ _ 

lewis and ClarL ________ _ liberty ________________ _ 

Lincoln ________________ _ McCone _______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher _______________ _ 

MineraL _______________ _ 

Missoulo _______________ _ Musselshell ____________ _ Pork __________________ _ 

160 109 43 8 5.0 125 82 37 6 4.8 104 14 5 2 

389 144 202 43 11.1 352 125 197 30 8.5 296 37 18 1 

1 004 704 251 49 4.9 707 452 218 37 5.2 657 34 15 1 

280 157 105 18 6A 207 103 92 12 5.8 170 11 26 -

299 82 190 27 9.0 296 79 190 27 9.1 237 37 21 1 

156 112 35 9 5.8 94 63 23 8 8.5 87 5 2 -

475 192 235 48 10.1 461 179 235 47 10.2 384 32 45 -

384 228 130 26 6.8 335 192 121 22 6.6 252 39 42 2 

112 49 51 12 10.7 97 38 48 11 11.3 71 10 15 I 

47 31 13 3 6A 29 17 10 2 6.9 25 1 3 -

310 215 80 15 4.8 155 90 54 11 7.1 132 12 11 -

215 73 131 11 5.1 185 52 125 8 4.3 150 25 10 -

354 209 118 27 7.6 309 172 113 24 7.8 255 22 31 I 

11- 4 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data 
Table 4. Tenure of Farm Operators and Type of Organization of Farms: 1974 - Continued 

Farm operators by tenure Forms with soles of $2,500 and over by type of 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 and over organization 

Full Port Percent of Full Port Percent of Individual Portner- (orporoTotal owners owners Tenonts tenancy Totol owners owners Tenonts tenancy or family ships tions Other 

96 32 60 4 4.2 90 31 57 2 2.2 75 8 7 -

540 298 217 25 4.6 516 281 212 23 4.5 458 33 23 2 

518 183 266 69 13.3 495 162 265 68 13.7 419 42 32 2 

Petroleum ______________ _ Phillips ________________ _ 

Pondera ________________ _ 

369 155 174 40 10.8 339 133 170 36 10.6 270 28 41 -

175 77 86 12 6.9 150 64 76 10 6.7 116 22 9 3 

Powder River ___________ _ PoweIL _______________ _ 

Prairie _________________ _ 221 90 III 20 9.0 212 83 110 19 9.0 181 16 13 2 

Rovalli ________________ _ 749 501 212 36 4.8 512 314 172 26 5.1 464 32 16 -

Richland _______________ _ 633 265 285 83 13. I 591 236 276 79 13.4 516 53 22 -

Roosevelt ______________ _ 677 204 395 78 11.5 659 193 392 74 11.2 571 62 21 5 

Rosebud _______________ _ 342 135 170 37 10.8 309 107 167 35 11.3 267 15 24 3 

Sanders _______________ _ 293 168 105 20 6.8 201 104 84 13 6.5 185 8 8 - Sheridan _______________ _ 675 221 369 85 12.6 657 206 367 84 12.8 561 64 29 3 

Silver Bow _____________ _ 82 55 22 5 6.1 55 33 18 4 7.3 44 5 6 -

Stillwater ______________ _ 416 182 192 42 10.1 356 127 189 40 11.2 304 30 22 -

Sweet Grass ____________ _ 258 132 94 32 12.4 230 116 90 24 10.4 194 II 24 I Teton _________________ _ 687 274 316 97 14.1 658 258 312 88 13.4 563 66 28 I 

T aole __________________ _ 365 97 218 50 13.7 344 84 217 43 12.5 291 4 I 12 -

Treasure _______________ _ III 38 58 15 13.5 93 27 55 II 11.8 66 14 12 I Volley _________________ _ 746 318 346 82 11.0 678 280 321 77 11.4 590 58 26 4 

Wheatland _____________ _ 138 56 62 20 14.5 120 38 62 20 16.7 86 16 18 - Wiboux ________________ _ 200 54 109 37 18.5 192 48 109 35 18.2 172 14 5 I 

Yellowstone ____________ _ I 035 502 383 150 14.5 771 318 329 124 16.1 665 68 37 I 

Table 5. Characteristics of All Farm Operators: 1974 

(Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see texf.) 

Form operators by place of residence Farm operators reporting days of work off form Farm operators by principal 

occupation 

Average age In a rural In a city. I ! Form of form On form On another area, not on town, or Under 100 to 200 days I I 

operators operator operated form a form urban area i Any days 100 days 199 days ond over Forming Other i 

Montano, totaL _______ _ 21 915 51.1 15 441 717 371 2 211 I 7 284 2 227 I 353 3 704 16 967 4 9481 

226 51.2 151 4 5 18

1 

45 8 8 29 178 48\ 467 49.9 303 20 15 27 125 38 20 67 384 83 

451 49.5 322 9 6 41 I 138 43 29 66 362 89 

- 179 52.8 125 9 5 16 64 30 8 26 139 40 I - 646 50.7 491 15 6 43 216 61 42 113 505 141 

Beaverhead ___________ _ 

Big Horn _______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ___________ _ 

Carbon _______________ _ 

Carter _________________ _ 301 53.4 231 10 2 19 50 20 8 22 226 75 Cascade _______________ _ 720 51.8 536 12 13 70 309 80 56 173 500 220 Chouteau _____________ _ - 793 50.9 526 32 10 126 178 78 40 60 719 74 Custer _________________ _ 341 50.5 219 10 2 36 116 40 15 61 248 93 Daniels _______________ _ - 455 51.3 246 18 12 99 101 39 27 35 420 35 

- 511 50.7 339 13 II 69 129 51 22 56 410 101 

59 47.7 44 - 3 I 21 7 5 9 26 33 I 286 49.6 180 7 3 39 71 34 5 32 252 34 

Dawson ______________ _ Deer Lodgf- ___________ _ 

Fallon _________________ _ Fergus _______________ _ - 780 50.8 577 19 11 73 186 75 30 81 667 113 Flathead _______________ _ 759 51.5 613 15 13 18 433 71 91 271 406 353 Gollatin _______________ _ - 689 51.3 548 18 19 30 276 82 52 142 493 196 Garfield _______________ _ 232 53.1 169 4 5 14 53 29 5 19 188 44 

- 319 48.5 190 24 16 47 126 42 30 54 236 83 119 51.7 93 7 - 5 34 21 - 13 97 22 

- 115 54.9 88 I - 6 43 10 10 23 94 21 

Glacier _______________ _ Golden Volley __________ _ 

Granite _______________ _ 

728 50.4 419 32 21 152 205 71 62 72 628 100 

- 152 54.0 106 3 2 19 64 10 8 46 98 54 

- 369 52.9 255 20 9 36 73 36 10 27 329 40 

- 983 52.6 736 28 13 67 476 113 88 275 591 392 253 49.1 178 2 10 13 124 17 13 94 148 105 

- 277 50.6 178 6 3 51 64 23 20 21 259 18 

- 154 51.2 128 3 3 6 97 16 13 68 74 80 430 51.3 279 17 9 64 100 47 16 37 388 42 335 53.8 266 6 2 14 86 37 14 35 284 51 95 55.8 70 4 - 7 25 9 6 10 69 26 

Hill 

Jeff;r-s~~ -~= == == = =~ ==== =- Judith Basin ___________ _ Lake _________________ _ 

Lewis and Clark _________ _ liberty _______________ _ 

Lincoln _______________ _ 

McCone _______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ Meogher _______________ _ 

44 50.0 37 - - 4 30 5 6 19 14 30 298 51.8 244 2 3 12 164 13 33 118 145 153 202 55.8 140 4 5 22 74 25 10 39 145 57 321 52.9 240 5 6 

~I 114 27 27 60 243 78 86 51.4 64 2 - 18 6 3 9 77 9 510 50.6 349 32 5 139 67 18 54 434 76 484 49.6 349 16 4 49 124 54 22 48 437 47 328 52.4 243 7 3 16 86 36 16 34 258 70 162 52.1 116 2 6 9 55 18 4 33 118 44 205 48.9 133 11 2 21 48 28 6 14 182 23 

Minerol ________________ _ Missoulo _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ Park _________________ _ 

Petroleum ______________ _ Phillips _______________ _ 

Pondera _______________ _ Powder River ___________ _ PowelL _______________ _ 

Proirie _________________ _ 

732 49.6 609 II 9 15 410 70 86 254 415 317 608 49.9 423 24 6 43 157 66 29 62

1 

529 79 649 50.9 376 22 7 129 146 58 34 54 575 74 313 51.5 210 8 3 30 84 31 14 39 265 48 283 49.8 226 7 2 14 162 15 35 112 140 143 641 51.6 409 30 17 109 174 85 39 50 583 58 75 50.5 62 I 2 2 41 3 11 27 39 36 394 53.6 309 6 4 21 96 33 25 38 337 57 233 52.8 177 10 2 9 55 20 5 30 184 49 657 49.9 443 43 18 80 181 82 27 72 575 82 

Ravalli ________________ _ Richland _______________ _ 

Roosevelt ______________ _ 

Rosebud _______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ 

Sheridan _______________ _ SHver Bow _____________ _ 

Stillwater ______________ _ 

Sweet Gross ____________ _ Teton _________________ _ 

353 50.2 233 8 3 62 117 61 20 36 302 51 96 49.7 62 10 - 6 23 12 2 9 86 10 710 50.0 470 28 18 105 232 72 55 105 586 124 120 54.3 89 2 2 18 34 13 7 14 98 22 193 48.3 132 10 2 21 48 24 7 17 167 26 994 50.0 690 48 13 102 444 65 59 320 615 379 

T oole __________________ _ 

Treasure _______________ _ Volley _________________ _ 

Yellowstone ~~eoo~~a_~d_============== ____________ _ 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data Montana 11-5 
Table 6. Farms by Standard Industrial Classification for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Field crops, except cosh groins 

Part 1 of 2 Sugar crops, Irish 

potatoes, hoy, 

peanuts, and other Vegetables and Fruits and Cosh groins TOlol Cotton Tobacco field crops melons tree nuts Forms (011) (013) (0131) (0132) (0133,0134,0139) (016) (017) 

Montano, totoL _______ _ 20 177 8 804 1 607 - - 1 607 12 76 

Beaverhead ___________ _ 

Big Horn _______________ _ 

Blaine ________________ _ 

Broadwater ___________ _ Carbon _______________ _ 

Carter ________________ _ 

Cascade ______________ _ 

ChouteC'u _____________ _ 

Custer ________________ _ 

Daniels _______________ _ 

257 11 21 - - 21 - - 462 115 55 - - 55 · -

- 425 190 28 - - 28 - - 161 38 42 - - 42 - - 581 94 139 - - 139 - -

- 308 40 10 - - 10 - -

- 661 295 59 - · 59 2 1 

- 820 705 7 - - 7 - - 314 53 51 - - 51 - - 454 409 - - - - - · 

Dawson ______________ _ 

Deer lodge ____________ _ 

fallon ________________ _ 

Fergus _______________ _ 

- 512 305 36 - - 36 - -

- 40 - 12 - - 12 - - 287 155 9 - - 9 - - 729 316 32 - - 32 - - Flolheod ______________ _ 

- 484 165 54 - - 54 1 3 Gollotin _______________ _ 

Garfield ______________ _ Glacier _______________ _ 

595 190 57 - · 57 - -

- 259 75 2 - - 2 · - - 299 180 9 - - 9 - - Golden Volley __________ _ - 121 37 5 - - 5 - - Granite _______________ _ 123 - 16 - - 16 - -

Hill _. ________________ _ 

- 705 606 2 - - 2 - - JeHerson _____________ _ - 125 16 20 - - 20 1 - Judith Bosin ___________ _ 

Lake _________________ _ 

lewis and ClarL _______ _ 

352

1 

181 1 7 - - 7 -

- 707 46 100 - - 100 - 681 

- 207 22 27 - - 27 1 - liberty _______________ _ 296 260 - - - - - - lincoln _______________ _ 94 1 15 - - 15 - - McCone ______________ _ 461 348 9 - - 9 - - Madison ______________ _ 335 9 46 - - 46 - - Meagher ______________ _ 97 3 5 - · 5 - -

MineraL ______________ _ 

Missaula ______________ _ 

Musselshell ___________ _ Pork _________________ _ 

Petroleum _____________ _ Phillips _______________ _ 

Pondero ______________ _ 

29 1 4 - - 4 - · 

- 155 1 12 1 33 - - 33 4 · 

185

1 

37 9 · - 9 - - 309 36 24 - - 24 · - 90 4 8 - - 8 · · 

516 224 33 - - 33 - - - 495 363 12 - - 12 - · Powder River __________ _ 339 57 16 - - 16 - - Powell ________________ _ 150 4 22 - - 22 - - Prairie ________________ _ 212 85 20 - · 20 · -

Ravalli _______________ _ 512 14 1 66 - - 66 1 3 Richland _____________ ._ - 591 283 108 - - 108 - - Roosevelt _____________ _ 659 533 9 - - 9 - - Rosebud ___ • __________ _ 

- 309 73 24 - - 24 - - Sanders _____________ ._ 201 19 27 - - 27 - 1 Sheridan ______________ _ 

- 657 586 4 - - 4 - - Silver Bow ____________ _ 

- 55 1 6 - - 6 - - Stillwater ____________ .. _ 356 107 27 - - 27 - - Sweet GrasL __________ _ 230 11 9 - - 9 - - Te10n ________________ _ 

- 658 429 31 - - 31 - -

Toole ________________ _ 344 276 4 - - 4 - - TreasurL __ • __________ _ 93 14 26 - - 26 - - Volley ________________ _ 678 442 22 - - 22 - - Wheatland ____________ _ - 120 20 3 · - 3 - - Wibaux _______________ _ 192 118 1 - - I - - Yellowstone ___________ _ 771 190 184 - - 184 2 -

Part 2 of 2 livestock, except 

Horticultural General forms, dairy, poultry. and General forms, 

specialties primarily crop animal specialties Dairy Poultry and eggs Animal specialties primarily livestock Forms not classified (018) (0191) (021) (024) (025) (027) (0291) by SIC 

Montano, totoL ______ _ 48 421 8 511 304 32 127 83 152 

Beaverhead ___________ _ I 5 217 - - 1 - 1 Big Horn ______________ _ 

Blaine ________________ _ - 40 245 - 1 3 I 2 

- - 16 183 4 - I 3 - Broadwater ___________ _ · 7 69 - 1 1 1 2 Carbon ____________ .. __ _ I 25 309 7 2 2 2 - Corter ________________ _ 

- - - 257 - - - · 1 Cascade ______________ _ 3 14 250 22 2 4 6 3 Chouteau _____________ _ - 1 3 99 - - - I 4 ,Custer ________________ _ 

- 1 2 198 4 1 4 - - Daniels _______________ _ · 3 42 · - - - · 

Dawson ______________ _ 1 5 153 6 - 1 3 2 Deer lodge ____________ _ 

FoUon _____________ • __ _ 3 1 23 - - - - 1 

- - 3 120 - - - - - Fergus ___ • _. ___ • _____ _ 

Flolheod ______________ _ 2 19 342 3 - 5 6 4 

4 20 175 18 1 10 8 25 Gallotin _______________ _ · 37 206 73 4 11 11 4 Garfield _____ ._. ______ _ 

- · 2 178 - - - 2 - Glacier _____________ • __ · I 102 - I 4 2 - Golden Volley __________ _ 

Granite ____ • __________ _ · I 78 - - - - -

- . 100 - - 1 - 6 

Hill __________________ _ 2 6 66 2 - - 1 - Jefferson _____________ _ · - 76 5 1 1 - 5 

Judith Basin ___________ _ lake _________________ _ 

lewis and Clark ________ _ 

· 4 157 1 - 2 - -

I 14 410 49 1 9 4 5 

5 1 140 4 1 4 1 1 liberty _____ • ______ • __ _ - - 35 - - - 1 -

II - 6 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data 
Table 6. Farms by Standard Industrial Classification for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974-Con. 

Part 2 of 2 

lincoln ________________ _ McCone _______________ _ Madison _______________ _ Meagher _______________ _ 

MineroL _______________ _ 

Missoulo _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ Park __________________ _ 

Petroleum ______________ _ Phillips _____ . __________ _ 

Pondero _______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ PoweIL ____ . __________ _ 

Proirie _________________ _ Revolli ________________ _ 

Richland _______________ _ 

Roosevelt ______________ _ Rosebud _______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ Sheridan _______________ _ 

Silver Bow _____________ _ Stillwater ______________ _ 

Sweet Grass ____________ _ Teton _________________ _ Taole __________________ _ 

Treasure _______________ _ Volley _________________ _ 

Wheatland _____________ _ 

Wibaux ________________ _ 

Yellowstone ____________ _ 

Horticultural 

specialties 

(018) 

Table 7. 

General forms, 

primarily crop 

(0191) 

6 

2 

22 

8 

3 

2 

2 

10 

18 

6 

II 

3 

2 

II 

24 

I 

I 

18 

I 

I 

26 

Livestock, except 

dairy, poultry, and 

animol specialties 

(021) 

49 

100 

272 

85 

17 

87 

133 

230 

75 

233 

106 

260 

III 

103 

350 

174 

102 

197 

130 

61 

41 

205 

207 

162 

58 

52 

191 

89 

70 

309 

Dairy 

(024) 

2 

38 

2 

I 

2 

2 

2 

31 

Poultry and eggs 

(025) 

Animol specialties 

(027) 

16 

5 

5 

Farms by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 

General farms, 

primarily livestock Farms not classified 

(0291) by SIC 

25 

I 

II 

I 

I 

I 

14 

I 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over, excluding abnormal forms Forms with sales under $2,500, excluding abnormal forms I 

$2,500 to $1.000 to I 

$100,000 $40,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $4.999. $2,000 to $1.500 to $1.499, I All forms Total and over $99,999 $39.999 $19,999 $9,999 (see text) Totol $2.499 $1.999 (see text) 

Montano, toto'-______ _ - 23 324 20 177 2 142 5 358 4 591 3 616 2 520 I 950 3 045 501 586 I 958 

- 293 257 46 88 58 36 20 

5~ I 34 7 I 26 508 462 59 97 116 73 64 44 7 9 28 487 425 60 129 102 72 46 16 50 9 18 23 186 161 20 42 39 31 14 15 25 I 4 20 

- 662 581 39 103 118 131 123 67 81 14 18 49 329 308 14 91 90 46 42 25 19 2 4 13 

- 772 661 73 129 142 117 109 91 109 II 29 69 

- 654 820 171 343 146 92 37 31 34 II 4 19 387 314 51 77 66 51 34 35 69 9 7 53 

- 470 454 33 167 128 82 24 20 15 4 5 6 

Beaverhead ___________ _ Big Horn _______________ _ Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ___________ _ Corban _______________ _ Carter ________________ _ 

Cascade ______________ _ 

Chouteau _____________ _ Custer ________________ _ 

Daniels _______________ _ 

- 557 512 68 176 106 83 47 32 44 12 11 21 

- 63 40 4 7 9 7 4 9 22 - 14 8 309 287 26 85 79 61 23 13 21 5 7 9 802 729 56 220 190 125 91 47 68 12 12 44 770 484 25 59 84 99 118 99 284 61 55 168 733 595 71 156 118 86 102 62 133 15 36 82 279 259 38 73 49 49 22 28 19 5 I 13 

- 344 299 48 83 51 56 25 36 42 19 7 I; I 128 121 9 29 34 18 14 17 7 2 I - 133 123 7 33 25 30 17 II 10 6 -

747 705 94 285 161 98 46 21 39 5 6 28 160 125 3 21 20 25 29 27 34 2 7 25 389 352 40 110 82 55 36 27 36 6 I 29 1 004 707 30 61 94 164 195 163 292 50 50 192 280 207 26 31 35 40 35 40 72 6 13 53 299 296 33 97 87 53 15 II 3 - - 3 156 94 - 3 II 15 32 33 62 4 9 49 475 461 52 168 104 86 33 18 14 4 I 9 384 335 25 63 97 80 34 36 44 II 12 21 112 97 17 19 17 22 17 5 14 I - 13 

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 _______________ _ 

47 29 - I 5 4 10 9 18 3 4 II 310 155 8 19 27 32 28 41 154 19 21 114 215 185 16 38 61 23 29 18 27 4 8 15 354 309 17 54 67 80 48 43 44 10 8 26 96 90 10 23 25 16 8 8 3 I I I 540 516 56 116 146 103 57 38 19 7 6 6 518 495 41 157 153 66 49 29 23 6 4 13 369 339 24 85 82 89 39 20 30 4 4 22 175 150 11 44 37 28 16 14 24 2 9 13 221 212 29 77 45 28 17 16 8 2 I 5 749 512 19 57 91 92 122 131 236 33 40 163 

MineroL _______________ _ 

Missoula _______________ _ Musselshell ____________ _ 

Pork __________________ _ 

Petroleum ______________ _ 

;~~~~~o -=~= == == == = =~== == Powder River ___________ _ 

Ravalli 

;~ci:i~== ________________ == == == ==== == == == _ 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Summary Data Montana 11-7 
Richlond _______________ _ 

Roosevelt _____________ _ 

- Rosebud ______________ _ Sanders ______________ _ 

- Sheridan ______________ _ 

- Silver Bow ____________ _ 

- Stillwater _____________ _ - Sweet Gross ___________ _ - Teton ________________ _ 

- Toole _________________ _ 

-

Treasure ______________ _ 

- Volley ________________ _ 

- Wheatland ____________ _ 

- Wibaux _______________ _ 

Yellowstone ___________ _ -

Part 1 of 2 

All Farms 

Montano, totoL ______ _ 

Beaverhead ___________ _ Big Horn ______________ _ 

Blaine ________________ _ 

Broadwater ___________ _ 

Corban _______________ _ 

Carter ________________ _ 

Cascode ______________ _ Chouteau _____________ _ 

Custer _______ _ Daniels _______________ _ 

Dawson ______________ _ 

Deer LodgL ___________ _ 

Follon ________________ _ 

Fergus _______________ _ 

Flathead ______________ _ Gallatin _______________ _ 

Garfield ______________ _ 

Glacier _______________ _ 

Golden Valley __________ _ Granite _______________ _ 

Hill __________________ _ 

JeHerson _____________ _ 

Judith Basin ___________ _ Lake _________________ _ 

Lewis and Clork ________ _ liberty _______________ _ 

Lincoln ___ • ___________ _ 

McCone • _____________ _ 

Madison ______________ _ Meagher ______________ _ 

MineraL ______________ _ 

Missoulo ___ • __________ _ 

Musselshell ___________ _ Pork _______________ • __ 

Petroleum _____________ _ Phillips ___________ • ___ _ 

Pondera ______________ _ 

Powder River __________ _ Powell. __ • ___________ ._ 

Proirie ________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ravalli _____ • __________ _ 

Richland _______________ _ 

Roosevelt ______________ _ Rosebud _______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ Sheridan _______________ _ 

Silver Bow _____________ _ Stillwater ___________ • __ • 

Sweet GrasL ___________ _ Teton _________________ _ 

Toole. _________________ _ 

Treasure _____ • _________ _ Volley _________________ _ 

Wheatland _____________ _ 

Wiboux ____ • ___________ _ 

Yellowstone _. __________ _ 

11- 8 Montana 

Table 7. Farms by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 - Continued 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over, excluding abnormal forms Forms with sales under $2,500, excluding abnormal forms 

$2,500 10 $1.000 to 

$100,000 $40,00010 $20,000 10 $10,000 to $5,000 to $4,999, $2,000 10 $1,50010 $1,499, All forms Total and over $99,999 $39,999 $19,999 $9,999 (see text) Total $2,499 $1.999 (see text) 

633 591 113 173 126 90 56 33 39 5 15 19 

677 659 6B 213 lBO 120 56 22 16 3 6 7 342 309 45 79 66 5B 32 29 31 3 10 lB 293 201 1 19 27 52 55 47 90 9 13 6B 675 657 52 20B lBB 133 54 22 16 3 4 9 

B2 55 5 3 B 11 14 14 26 4 5 17 

416 356 32 97 B7 63 46 31 60 12 21 27 

25B 230 5 41 61 46 33 44 2B 4 7 17 

6B7 65B 64 20B IBO 125 46 35 2B B 7 13 

365 344 31 B7 BO 79 46 21 21 - - 21 

111 93 24 29 20 7 7 6 16 3 4 9 

746 67B 75 220 164 122 64 33 62 B 13 41 

13B 120 lB 17 25 2B 20 12 lB - 2 16 

200 192 19 60 51 41 9 12 7 1 1 5 

1 035 771 121 lBB 131 97 109 125 261 46 30 lB5 

Table 8. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 

Agricultural products sold Crops and hoy Nursery and greenhouse Forest products livestock and livestock Poultry and poultry products products products 

Value Average per Value Value Value Value Value I 

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

1 033 239 44 299 15 901 54B 412 B4 1 464 496 3 OB7 lB 004 471 477 I 290 B BOO 

19 755 67 423 103 3 197 3 B 6 243 270 16 302 10 5 

34 630 6B 169 331 13 627 - - B 3B 436 20 920 17 45 

23 291 47 B25 349 13 454 - - 1 (0) 391 (0) 24 29 

10 013 53 B33 129 6 056 1 (Z) 10 5B 147 2 957 11 942 

24 53B 37 066 43B 11 459 1 12 1 (Z) 575 12 936 23 131 

II 13B 33 B54 147 2 576 - - 3 2 310 B 557 13 4 

43 701 56 60B 527 17 76B 4 (0) 2 (0) 5BI 25 126 61 571 

60 437 70 769 75B 52 476 1 10 4 6 450 7 933 35 11 

22 363 57 7B6 20B 6 293 1 (0) 3 (0) 339 15 B39 29 20B 

20 312 43 217 433 17 172 1 2 - - 239 3 135 23 3 

26 B94 4B 2B4 444 19 552 1 (0) - - 434 (0) 27 14 

I 447 22 96B 24 570 3 32 - - 50 B45 13 1 

12 9B5 42 023 237 7 359 - - - - 264 5 612 26 14 

32 352 40 339 565 17 OB9 2 (0) 31 (0) 702 14 B96 43 56 

13 700 17 792 507 7 134 9 90 BB 2B6 555 6 162 55 2B 

31 692 43 236 49B 13 9BI - - B 14 615 16 OBO 36 1 61B 

14 100 50 53B 146 4 B3B - - I (Z) 263 9 262 4 (Z) 

16 9B9 49 3B7 230 12 164 1 2 - - 219 4 60B B 215 

B B15 6B B67 79 I B65 - - 1 I 120 6 94B 5 I 

4 361 32 7B9 64 667 - - 15 317 126 3 377 I (Z) 

40 05B 53 625 653 35 17B 2 (0) - - 359 (0) 22 B3 

3 104 19 400 66 915 - - 11 43 140 2 132 19 13 

lB 442 47 409 2B4 B B75 - - 4 4 335 9 551 15 12 

16 292 16 227 516 7 076 6 II 21 B6 766 B B54 30 264 

10 171 36 325 143 1 5BO 7 326 11 56 233 7 907 11 302 

15 126 50 5B9 2B4 12 742 - - - - 137 2 27B 15 107 

1 151 7 37B 50 25B I 1 61 202 132 6B9 12 2 

22 695 47 779 421 16 957 - - - - 352 5 72B 31 9 

13 573 35 346 165 3 226 - - 1 1 353 10 341 B 5 

6 27B 56 054 32 734 - - 13 112 107 5 332 6 101 

344 7 319 19 64 3 43 7 34 43 204 4 (Z) 

4 B26 15 56B 147 1 1B2 5 212 14 65 252 3 354 46 13 

7 B55 36 535 9B I BBO 1 (Z) 24 372 201 5 596 11 7 

10 747 30 359 IBI 2 663 1 (0) 17 (0) 330 7 B69 35 12 

4 459 46 44B 51 5B5 - - - - B9 3 B73 2 (Z) 

24 054 44 544 424 12 736 1 10 1 (Z) 457 11 29B 33 10 

23 004 44 409 449 16 712 - - I 1 337 5 9B3 31 309 

12 922 35 019 20B 4 12B - - 2 5 350 B 7B5 14 3 

7 762 44 354 Bl 1 764 - - 25 295 162 5 701 4 2 

12 464 56 39B 155 5 66B - - - - 201 6 791 14 5 

13 17B 17 594 315 2 503 7 37 36 B2 665 9 452 57 1 104 

43 209 6B 261 529 24 599 3 3 I (Z) 506 1B 576 53 32 

32 206 47 572 623 24 909 1 5 - - 3B7 7 275 35 17 

IB 132 53 OIB lB6 6 B07 - - I (0) 309 (0) 19 6 

3 4BO II B77 131 9B7 1 (0) 47 (0) 252 2 226 34 13 

29 236 43 313 647 25 35B - - - - 403 3 B52 44 25 

3 205 39 OB5 24 51B 2 (0) 1 (0) 69 2666 2 1 

21 306 51 216 245 7 OB9 - - 1 I 3B3 14 052 29 164 

6 B56 26 574 B9 1 037 - - B 9 250 5 712 9 9B 

33 76B 49 153 566 20 B13 1 3 - - 453 12 541 32 411 

15 140 41 479 321 11 710 I 3 - - 171 3 13B 17 2B9 

B 779 79 090 73 5 291 - - 2 5 100 3 4B3 3 (Z) 

33 744 45 233 640 23 307 2 10 1 1 511 10 400 55 26 

6 269 45 42B 71 I 171 - - 1 5 126 4 B13 12 279 

B 642 43 210 16B 5 lBB - - - - 161 3 443 17 11 

67 249 64 975 629 22 905 11 199 2 2 B36 42 976 45 1 16B 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data 
Part 2 of 2 

Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 

and Over 

Montana, totoL _______ _ 

Beaverhead ____________ _ Big Horn _______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ____________ _ Corbon ________________ _ 

corler _________________ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ 

Chouteau ______________ _ 

Custer _________________ _ 

Daniels ________________ _ 

Dowson _______________ _ 

Deer lodge _____________ _ 

Follon _________________ _ 

Fergus ________________ _ 

Flathead _______________ _ 

Gallatin ________________ _ 

Garfield _______________ _ 

Glacier ________________ _ Golden Valley ___________ _ 

Granite ________________ _ 

Hill ___________________ _ 

Jefferson ______________ _ 

Judith Basin ____________ _ 

Lake __________________ _ 

lewis cnd Clork _________ _ 

liberty ________________ _ 

Lincoln ________________ _ 

McCone _______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher _______________ _ 

Mineral ________________ _ 

Missoulo _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ Park __________________ _ 

Petroleum ______________ _ Phillips ________________ _ Pondera _______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ Powell _________________ _ 

Proirie _________________ _ 

Ravalli ________________ _ 

Richland _______________ _ Roosevelt ______________ _ 

Rosebud _______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ 

Sheridan _______________ _ 

Silver Bow _____________ _ Stillwater ______________ _ 

Sweet GrosL ___________ _ 

Teton _________________ _ 

Toole __________________ _ 

Treasure _______________ _ Volley _________________ _ 

Wheatland _____________ _ Wibaux ________________ _ 

Yellowstone ____________ _ 

Montano. totoL _______ _ 

Beaverhead ____________ _ Big Horn _______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ____________ _ Carbon ________________ _ 

Corter _________________ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ 

Chouteau ______________ _ 

~~~~:rs- === == = ====== = = == = 

Dawson _______________ _ 

Fergus ~~~~nl~~~~ ________________ == == == == == == == _ 

Flathead 

Gallatin _:::::::::::::::: Garfield 

g~~~~; v~~;;======:===== 

Table 8. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974- Continued 

Agricultural products sold Crops and hoy Nursery and greenhouse Forest products livestock and livestock 

products products 

Value Average per Volue Value Value Value 

($1,000) farm Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

I 027 135 50 906 14 942 547 086 61 I 440 440 3 058 15 646 466 822 

19 714 76 708 99 3 193 I 6 6 243 243 16 266 

34 574 74 835 324 13 624 - - 8 38 399 20 868 

22 905 53 894 328 13 206 - - I (0) 351 (0) 

9 993 62 068 126 6 054 - - 10 58 128 2 941 

24 445 42 074 423 II 446 I 12 I (l) 513 12 857 

11 116 36 091 143 2 573 - - 3 2 293 8 537 

43 565 65 908 496 17 740 3 (0) 2 (0) 492 25 021 

60 393 73 650 755 52 473 I 10 3 6 420 7 893 

21 628 68 879 196 6 282 I (0) 3 (0) 276 15 118 

20 285 44 681 430 17 167 - - - - 226 3 115 

26 830 52 402 436 19 543 I (0) - - 395 (0) 

I 415 35 375' 19 562 3 32 - - 33 

12 955 45 139 237 7 359 - - - - 243 5 8221 581 

32 262 44 255 550 17 075 2 (0) 30 (0) 644 14 822 

13 319 27 519 356 6 963 7 86 72 278 373 5972 

31 253 52 526 446 13 878 - - 8 14 509 15 747 

14 077 54 351 143 4 836 - - I (l) 249 9 240 

16 902 56 528 222 12 153 - - - - 184 4 534 

8 805 72 769 78 I 865 - - I I 114 6 939 

4 346 35 333 61 663 - - 15 317 120 3 366 

39 834 56 502 646 35 169 2 (0) - - 333 (0) 

3 069 24 552 61 909 - - 11 43 112 2 105 

18 390 52 244 278 8 860 - - 4 4 304 9 514 

15 956 22 569 399 6 957 4 9 18 85 580 8 641 1 10 085 48 720 108 I 554 6 326 11 56 184 7 851 

15 123 51 091 284 12 742 - - - - 135 2 276 

1 102 11 723 40 252 - - 48 195 84 654 22 676 49 189 419 16 954 - - - - 342 5 713 

13 457 40 170 158 3219 - - 1 1 316 10 233 6 257 64 505 30 725 - - 13 112 94 5 320 

319 II 000 13 60 I (0) 6 (0) 27 187 

4 670 30 129 94 I 145 4 212 7 63 130 3 2421 7 817 42 254 92 I 873 - - 24 372 176 5 566 

10 690 34 595 168 2 650 1 (0) 16 (0) 293 7 828 4 454 49 489 51 585 - - - - 86 3 869 

24 023 46 556 415 12 726 I 10 I (l) 443 II 278 22 974 46 412 440 16 699 - - I I 324 5 965 

12 887 38 015 206 4 128 - - 2 5 320 8 751 7 066 47 107 73 I 744 - - 25 295 141 5 026 12 453 58 741 155 5 668 - - - - 193 6 779 

12 908 25 211 1 233 2 437 5 35 34 82 468 9 252 

43 098 72 924 512 24 521 - - I (l) 479 18 545 32 170 48 816 619 24 892 I 5 - - 375 7 257 18 096 58 563 185 6 807 - - I (0) 280 (0) 

3 391 16 871 105 968 1 (0) 36 (0) 189 2 168 

29 188 44 426 636 25 320 - - - - 395 3 843 3 178 57 782 17 512 2 (0) I (0) 49 2 644 21 218 59 601 237 7 083 - - I I 327 13 972 6 818 29 643 85 1 034 - - 8 9 225 5 677 33 729 51 260 555 20 800 I 3 - - 430 12 516 I 15 120 43 953 307 II 694 I 3 - - 165 3 134 8 756 94 151 72 5 289 - - 2 5 85 3 461 33 659 49 645 613 23 274 2 10 1 I 464 10 350 6 250 52 083 58 I 168 - - I 5 109 4 798 8 637 44 984 167 5 187 - - - - 156 3 439 66 833 86 684 543 22 824 9 198 2 2 628 42 642 

Table 9. Farm Production Expenses: 1974 

Form production expenses Forms by form production expenses for all forms 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Total Average per Totol Average per Under $1,00010 $3,000 10 $5,00010 $10,000 to $20,000 10 ($1,000) form ($1,000) form $1,000 $2,999 $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 $39.999 

769 064 33 003 761 176 37 725 I 255 2 565 1 899 3 500 4 830 4 799 

16 807 57 362 16 725 65 078 14 13 17 34 59 42 29 533 58 136 29 450 63 745 24 39 51 68 109 99 16 935 34 774 16 594 39 045 36 31 26 62 91 119 8 188 44 500 8 144 50 584 9 18 9 26 43 38 18 927 28 634 18 811 32 377 41 89 60 119 148 121 9 182 28 OBO 9 160 29 740 12 16 20 33 95 87 35 438 45 904 35 228 53 295 44 96 67 145 155 133 34 322 40 190 34 278 41 802 26 47 31 84 156 269 17 484 45 178 16 767 53 39B 29 42 20 57 74 71 10 706 22 779 10 678 23 520 6 47 32 76 131 106 

15 891 28 530 15 774 30 809 15 47 50 70 110 137 1 194 19 258 1 166 29 150 3 22 3 II 5 9 8 348 27 016 8 311 28 958 15 16 14 44 78 84 23 493 29 330 23 387 32081 32 66 62 118 180 176 10 156 13 190 9 635 19 907 III 193 122 130 93 74 24 840 33 934 24 254 40 763 46 87 73 119 131 124 10 900 39 350 10 869 41 965 9 . 27 18 37 58 55 11 963 34 776 11 847 39 622 14 39 12 60 64 63 7 358 57 484 7 339 60 653 I 17 8 20 32 29 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data 

Poultry and poultry products 

Value ;:orms ($1,000) 

I 060 8 729 

8 5 

15 44 

23 8 

8 940 

22 131 

13 4 

56 570 

34 II 

13 204 

23 3 

25 14 

I (l) 

26 14 

41 56 

25 19 

29 I 614 

4 (l) 

7 215 

5 I 

1 (l) 

21 82 

8 12 

15 12 

21 263

1 6 299 

14 

IO~ 1 

9 

31 

8 

6 101 I 2 (Z) 

7 8 

10 

27 I~ I 2 (Z) 

32 10 

31 309 

14 3 

3 1 14 5 

44 I 103 I 49 32 

35 17 

16 5 18 9 

44 25 I (l) 

20 162 

7 98 

32 411 

16 289 2 (l) 

50 24 

12 279 

15 10 39 I 167 

$40,000 to $60,000 and $59,999 over 

1 878 2 577 

38 76 40 78 44 78 15 26 37 46 32 32 44 88 88 153 30 64 42 30 

69 59 

3 6 27 31 77 90 21 26 60 92 34 39 41 51 8 13 

Montono 11-9 
Table 9. Farm Production Expenses: 1974 - Continued 

Farm production expenses Forms by form production expenses for all farms 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 and Over 

Total Average per Total Average per Under $1,000 to $3,000 to $5,000 to $10,000 to $20,000 to $40,000 to $60,000 and ($1,000) farm ($1,000) form $1,000 $2,999 $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 $39,999 $59,999 over 

Granite _______________ _ 

Hili 

JeH;r-s~~ - ~ = == == === = === =- Judith 8asin ___________ _ 

lake _________________ _ 

lewis and Clork ________ _ liberty _______________ _ 

lincoln _______________ _ 

McCone ______________ _ 

Madison _______ • ______ _ 

3 812 28 879 3 794 30 846 3 5 17 3 43 31 13 17 21 935 29 364 21 652 30 712 31 41 64 83 153 202 101 72 3 002 18 763 2 942 23 536 9 30 13 39 27 23 7 12 14 982 38 514 14 923 42 395 21 32 24 51 70 98 36 57 14 592 14 534 14 006 19 810 102 223 120 209 165 105 39 41 

- 10 520 37 571 10 380 50 145 20 51 39 35 35 49 14 37 10 250 34 281 10 248 34 622 5 7 6 41 74 94 34 38 - I 059 6 788 952 10 128 23 55 33 17 17 9 I I 13 908 29 280 13 882 30 113 7 24 23 79 114 120 52 56 13 436 35 081 13 295 39 687 20 42 26 45 77 83 43 47 

Meagher ______________ _ 

Minerol _______________ _ 

Missoula. _____________ _ 

Musselshell ___________ _ Pork ________________ ._ 

Petroleum __ . __________ _ 

6277 56 045 6 251 64 443 5 8 II 14 24 16 9 25 353 7 511 324 II 172 3 22 6 4 5 6 I - - 4 897 15 848 4 576 29 523 51 91 40 47 37 21 7 15 - 6 969 32 414 6 911 37 357 II 26 10 30 61 44 10 23 - 10 817 30 556 10 721 34 696 9 48 36 60 78 64 21 38 4 072 42 417 4 066 45 178 3 7 5 16 22 17 8 18 Phillips _______________ _ 

Pondera __ . ____ . ____ . __ 

Powder River _____ . ____ _ Powell ________________ _ 

17 916 33 239 17 883 34 657 15 45 26 88 133 113 47 72 16 287 31 503 16 260 32 848 14 19 28 64 120 168 53 51 - 10 795 29 255 10 746 31 699 21 17 24 51 87 102 24 43 

- 7 791 44 520 7 219 48 127 II 21 12 18 41 28 20 24 

Prairie _________ . ______ _ 

Ravalli _. _____________ _ 

Richland •. ____________ _ 

Roosevelt _____________ _ 

8 764 39 656 8 740 41 226 8 12 15 20 37 71 30 28 

- 12 924 17 301 12 428 24 273 63 167 96 167 108 78 27 41 

- 30 119 47 657 30 004 50 768 13 48 47 78 124 150 65 107 19 043 28 129 19 008 28 844 II 38 40 131 167 162 63 65 Rosebud . _____________ _ 15 558 45 625 15 510 50 194 12 27 24 48 67 75 29 59 Sanders ______________ _ 3 402 II 611 3 215 15 995 35 53 46 70 40 36 6 7 Sheridan ______________ _ 

- 14 201 21 039 14 175 21 575 17 42 52 121 219 151 35 38 Silver Bow ____________ _ - 3 117 38 012 3 068 55 782 10 13 10 24 12 5 3 5 Stillwater _____________ _ 19 718 47 399 19 590 55 028 10 66 29 49 100 80 29 53 Sweet GrasL __________ _ - 6 435 24 942 6 390 27 783 II 35 24 34 54 57 20 23 

Teton ___ • ____________ _ 

- 25 313 36 846 25 258 38 386 20 24 28 118 169 177 69 82 Toole _________________ _ 10 766 29 496 10 739 31 218 14 16 30 52 83 96 33 41 Treosure _____ . ________ _ 

- 5 756 51 856 5 728 61 591 5 17 I 13 19 17 16 23 Volley _ .. ______ • ______ _ 

- 22 002 29 493 21 869 32 255 33 51 67 90 188 177 72 68 Wheatland _. ___ • ______ _ - 5 060 36 667 5 003 41 692 I II 22 16 32 22 13 21 Wibaux ___ • ___________ _ 5 778 28 890 5 763 30 016 4 8 13 31 56 46 17 25 Yellowstone • __ ._._._. __ 55 775 53 993 55 241 71 649 117 171 97 131 160 170 61 126 

Table 10. Farm Production Expenses by Item Purchased: 1974 

Farm production expenses Purchases for farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Part 1 of 4 Farms with sales of Feed for livestock and poultry 

All farms $2,500 and Over livestock and poultry 

Total Commerically mixed formula feed 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

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

Montano, totol. ______ _ 23 303 769 064 20 177 761 176 8 547 123 293 13 677 120 984 10 271 317 545 46 270 

Beaverhead __ . ________ _ 293 16 807 257 16 725 130 2 773 218 3 194 199 13 379 I 967 Big Horn ______________ _ 508 29 533 462 29 450 227 6 939 342 6 098 271 7 013 I 040 Blaine ______ .. ________ _ 487 16 935 425 16 594 181 I 714 305 I 807 186 4 528 655 Broadwater ___________ _ - 184 8 188 161 8 144 69 230 108 I 174 74 5 597 746 Corban _______________ _ 661 18 927 581 18 811 286 4 520 429 3 778 271 5 188 794 Corter _________________ _ 327 9 182 308 9 160 171 I 289 268 I 490 219 7 018 977 Cascade _______________ _ 772 35 438 661 35 228 299 9 223 451 7 691 371 II 889 I 716 Chouteau _____________ _ 854 34 322 820 34 278 210 2 012 374 I 896 325 4810 779 Custer _______ • _________ _ 387 17 484 314 16 767 173 4 184 247 2 806 192 13 118 I 647 Daniels __________ . ____ _ 470 10 706 454 10 678 116 575 177 790 115 I 252 169 

Dawson _______________ _ 557 15 891 512 15 774 223 I 555 339 I 187 271 4 623 632 Deer ladgL. ___________ _ Fallon _________________ _ 62 I 194 40 I 166 18 82 29 237 13 416 49 

309 8 348 287 8 311 143 868 204 679 156 2 506 399 Fergus • ______________ :._ 

Flathead _______________ _ 801 23 493 729 23 387 372 2 569 559 3 346 477 12 629 I 897 

770 10 156 484 9 635 205 897 322 I 740 246 4910 766 Gallatin. ________ • ____ . __ 732 24 840 595 24 254 299 3 511 440 5 567 375 21 621 2 918 Garfield _______________ _ 277 10 900 259 10 869 138 2 039 218 2 214 174 7 169 I 007 Glacier _______ • ________ _ 344 II 963 299 II 847 85 697 161 I 191 93 3 698 538 Golden Volley ___________ _ Granite __ . _____________ _ 128 7 358 121 7 339 66 2 861 102 729 88 2 507 342 

132 3 812 123 3 794 61 586 100 571 79 2 305 305 

Hill ___________________ _ 747 21 935 705 21 652 173 I 048 309 I 141 252 3577 572 JeHerson _. ____________ _ 160 3 002 125 2 942 60 331 99 583 61 922 157 Judith Basin ____ ._. _____ _ 389 14 982 352 14 923 135 2 185 274 2 793 237 II 970 I 789 lake _________ • ______ . __ I 004 14 592 707 14 006 284 I 689 542 2 515 344 6 655 I 036 lewis and Clork. ______ . __ 280 10 520 207 10 380 92 I 892 169 2 537 121 12 792 I 698 liberty ___ • __ . _________ _ 

lincoln ___________ • ____ _ 299 10 250 296 10 248 75 527 128 628 88 2 307 297 

156 I 059 94 952 43 113 80 168 37 605 66 McCone _______________ _ 475 13 908 461 13 882 184 716 279 I 247 195 4 441 688 Madison _. _____________ _ 383 13 436 335 13 295 171 I 973 271 2 063 226 5 275 824 Meagher _______________ _ 

Minerol ________________ _ 112 6277 97 6 251 52 632 79 I 098 44 I 895 241 

47 353 29 324 10 52 22 52 14 127 18 Missoulo _______________ _ 309 4 897 155 4 576 59 771 113 936 89 I 493 240 Musselshell __________ • __ 215 6 969 185 6 911 100 I 464 160 I 493 128 5 396 761 

11- 10 Montano 1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data 
Table 10. Farm Production Expenses by Item Purchased: 1974 - Continued 

Form production expenses Purchases for forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Feed for livestock and poultry 

All forms Forms with soles of livestock and poultry $2.500 and over Part 1 of 4 Total CommericoUy mixed formula feed 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

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

354 10 817 309 10 721 147 1 830 256 1 794 169 4 896 775 

96 4 072 90 4 066 43 1 017 70 613 55 2 715 390 

539 17 916 516 17 883 253 2 231 376 1 868 280 8 261 I 189 

517 16 287 495 16 260 164 978 276 1 851 205 4 958 815 

369 10 795 339 10 746 185 1 891 290 1 344 244 6 880 972 

175 7 791 150 7 219 72 I 058 111 851 80 1 934 303 

221 8 764 212 8 740 129 1 662 165 1 407 143 4 813 710 

747 12 924 512 12 428 269 2 124 430 3 260 321 12 018 I 795 

632 30 119 591 30 004 280 8 281 404 4 454 303 7 075 989 

677 19 043 659 19 008 181 I 484 311 I 927 212 4 264 647 

Pork __________________ _ 

Petroleum ______________ _ Phillips _____ • __________ _ 

Pondera _______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ 

Powell _________________ _ 

Proirie _________________ _ 

Ravalli ________________ _ 

Richland _______________ _ 

Roosevelt ______________ _ 

341 15 558 309 15 510 \ 129 2 927 250 2 275 200 6 240 931 

293 3 402 201 3 215 102 419 169 492 110 I 070 144 

675 14 201 657 14 175 173 434 335 748 227 I 731 246 

82 3 117 55 3 068 27 762 47 932 25 1 450 189 

416 19 718 356 19 590 196 5 727 297 4 750 234 6 473 923 

258 6 435 230 6 390 144 809 207 1 202 152 3 815 610 

Rosebud _______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ 

Sheridan _______________ _ 

Silver Bow _____________ _ 

Stillwater ______________ _ 

Sweet GrasL ___________ _ Teton _________________ _ 687 25 313 658 25 258 212 2 994 365 4 867 267 6 974 I 162 

Toole __________________ _ 365 10 766 344 10 739 95 500 156 1 063 107 2 414 406 

TreasurL ______________ _ 111 5 756 93 5 728 46 634 74 661 58 I 834 337 

746 22 002 678 21 869 260 I 969 394 2 063 251 5 024 724 

138 5 060 120 5 003 66 600 100 807 85 3 040 463 

Volley _________________ _ 

Wheatland _____________ _ 

Wibaux ________________ _ 200 5 778 192 5 763 99 629 135 524 101 1 641 266 

Yellowstone ____________ _ 1 033 55 775 771 55 241 365 19 817 541 15 791 411 24 399 3 555 

Purchases for forms with soles of $2,500 and over-Continued 

Feed for livestock and poultry - Continued Animo! health costs Seeds. bulbs, plants. and 

trees 

Part 2 of 4 Feed ingredients Whole groins Hay, green chop, silage, etc. 

Forms Tons 

Expenses I 

($1,000) Forms Tons 

Expenses I 

($1,000) Forms Tons 

Expenses I 

($1,000) Farms 

Expenses I 

($1,000) Forms 

Expenses I 

($1.000) 

Montana. totaL ______ _ - 3 212 50 780 7 085 6 419 437 086 47 578 3 433 511 433 20 051 II 899 6 929 7 524 10 294 

Beaverhead ___________ _ 64 1 606 219 94 5 851 660 47 7 486 348 205 209 49 135 

Big Horn _______________ _ 114 2 647 348 161 35 573 3 886 68 19 177 823 277 344 172 309 Blaine ________________ _ 66 741 109 163 6 646 641 74 9 194 401 261 191 177 289 

- 33 224 39

1 

50 1 185 118 35 4 644 271 1 103 58 1 72 231 1 

- 87 875 164 260 16 094 1 739 122 25 717 1 080 396 147 258 272 

Broadwater ___________ _ 

Corban _______________ _ 

74 712 78 152 3 242 359 24 1 703 

77\ 

254 118 95 52 

78 2 400 298 214 39 311 4 383 149 24 067 1 294 384 301 255 241 

- 93 756 99 106 7 291 739 91 5 481 280 310 129 243 438 

64 3 615 439 82 4 979 534 43 5 629 187

1 

208 160 139 179 

- 41 474 85 83 3 070 285 50 5 685 252 178 78 155 173 

- 88 465 66 142 3 275 373 56 4 481 116 293 110 231 261 

2 4 1 19 I 178 120 9 I 518 67

1 

26 23 14 21 1 74 271 50 89 1 554 178 25 1 657 52 205 105 105 87 

- 118 1 478 253 208 7 609 863 102 8 089 334\ 534 281 260 263 

- 64 761 136 138 5 742 616 75 4 961 222 276 92 209 245 

- 89 1 700 203 145 12 950 1 555 119 21 068 892 400 292 270 347 

56 I 373 194 92 6 871 779 37 5844 234 199 100 61 63 

Carter ________________ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ 

Chouteau _____________ _ 

Custer _________________ _ 

Doniels _______________ _ 

Dawson ______________ _ 

Deer Lodge ____________ _ Fallon ________________ _ 

Fergus _______________ _ 

Flothead ______________ _ 

Gallatin _______________ _ 

Garfield _________ • _____ _ 

Glacier _______________ _ - 27 692 98 95 3 022 346 65 4 817 209 139 102 103 322 

20 964 167 38 1 053 99 29 2 326 122 92 35 41 29 

- 16 226 37 61 688 90 27 2 704 139 86 58 37 25 

Golden Volley ___________ _ Granite _______________ _ 

58 554 65 113 2 162 268 71 4 570 237 239 80 177 369 

- 18 121 22 71 1 383 164 45 4 754 241 90 49 41 29 

Hill 

JeHe-r~~ ~ -== == = = = == = = = = =- Judith 80sin ___________ _ 61 463 70 103 5 920 628 61 8 431 306 203 124 130 180 Lake _________________ _ - 82 528 101 340 8 695 772 133 13 556 607 442 171 249 201 Lewis and Clork _________ _ 28 122 19 93 3 346 365 53 9 259 456 138 109 65 88 

27 242 48 43 I 327 179 49 1 993 104 107 48 94 

15 34 5 52 385 46 22 817 52 59 8 36 20~ \ 

80 754 113 109 2 518 269 64 4 260 176 251 100 143 254 

84 1 330 168 128 3 320 378 59 17 414 694 263 218 116 140 24 1 165 168 40 3 109 328 30 7 981 361 73 66 31 41 

liberty ________________ _ 

Uncoln _______________ _ 

McCone _______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher _______________ _ 

4 6 1 15 158 13 9 302 21 16 3 16 6 13 27 4 58 3 936 465 38 5 009 227 95 54 63 77 32 541 58 64 4 410 481 46 5 301 194 136 98 66 42 42 98 17 139 4 988 571 61 9 645 432 234 133 109 139 11 723 72 26 1 243 124 8 585 27 70 59 34 32 95 522 75 220 3 671 405 74 4 812 199 293 209 188 260 62 745 108 134 5 332 578 92 7 596 350 251 93 183 367 62 431 48 117 2 660 277 24 947 48 254 135 87 55 24 42 11 65 1 354 159 35 7 099 378 103 118 37 39 38 696 111 88 4 920 482 26 2 444 104 152 80 98 159 

Minerol ________________ _ 

Missoula _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ Park __________________ _ 

Petroleum ______________ _ 

Phillips ________________ _ 

Pondero _______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ Powell _________________ _ 

Prairie _________________ _ 

76 357 63 216 5 763 623 159 23 080 778 331 172 184 115 116 1 099 183 185 25 637 2 599 69 15 854 683 346 164 321 482 108 1 231 189 152 8 258 870 75 8 111 221 284 100 220 349 68 1 639 241 105 7 254 765 52 10 446 339 221 154 126 170 18 17 3 100 1 437 179 54 3 130 167 127 36 69 60 91 448 86 150 2 250 219 113 4 536 196 280 72 187 303 9 1 211 107 42 4 232 439 21 5 034 196 34 73 20 9 85 2 042 285 140 28 334 3 103 65 13 749 438 257 140 133 164 56 784 108 98 2 862 321 55 3 451 162 188 85 97 47 88 I 864 376 144 20 973 2077 122 23 321 1 252 322 213 267 396 

Ravalli ________________ _ 

Richland ____________ • __ _ 

Roosevelt ______________ _ Rosebud _______________ • 

Sanders _______________ _ 

~~~~~8~;.- == == ==== == ==== Stillwater ______________ _ 

Sweet Gross ____________ _ 

Teton _________________ _ 

22 638 95 70 2 711 289 61 10 129 272 125 58 144 381 16 29 7 39 1 527 170 19 4 699 148 68 61 50 121 114 1 369 250 170 6 449 666 116 11 511 423 326 216 243 322 21 549 50 45 1 784 188 26 2 086 106 95 72 51 49 54 505 70 61 1 354 139 24 1 375 50 123 50 83 133 142 5877 606 292 84 243 9 619 155 87 899 2 012 477 375 420 516 

J974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data Montana II - 11 
Table 10. Farm Production Expenses by Item Purchased: 1974-Continued 

Purchases for forms with sales of $2,500 and over - Continued 

Commercial fertilizer Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil 

Part 3 of 4 Total Gasoline Diesel fuel lP gas. butane. propane Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil 

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

Montano. toto'- _______ _ 10 154 38 685 20 004 52 478 19 741 30 491 14 000 15 142 4 754 2 472 19 953 4 374 

Beaverhead ____________ _ 

Big Horn _______________ _ Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ____________ _ 

Corbon _______________ _ Corter _________________ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ 

Chouteau _____________ _ 

Custer _________________ _ 

Daniels _______________ _ 

135 712 256 933 253 643 163 168 54 39 256 83 204 I 024 462 I 391 461 751 324 429 157 89 462 121 157 550 423 I 320 416 742 323 381 129 75 423 122 

100 657 159 536 158 348 93 131 30 17 159 40 346 I 194 581 1 102 578 748 335 227 112 39 581 88 60 142 308 736 304 494 168 132 127 55 308 55 393 1 576 658 1 546 651 949 401 425 100 34 655 137 495 3 173 807 2 819 795 I 365 710 I 120 165 92 804 243 

162 694 309 885 305 533 184 214 118 66 307 71 148 508 M9 1 179 439 572 424 450 89 45 M5 III 

Dawson ______________ _ 391 I 294 505 I 381 498 765 376 432 161 79 504 105 Deer LodgL ___________ _ 

Follon ________________ _ 

Fergus _______________ _ 

flathead ______________ _ 

Gallatin _______________ _ 

Garfield ______________ _ 

- 14 59 39 92 39 69 16 10 2 I 39 12 

- 170 M9 287 792 280 44<1 216 245 95 33 287 70 

- 407 I 592 718 I 959 712 I 191 517 517 166 97 715 154 

- 317 I 011 482 606 469 389 256 1M 33 II 482 62 

412 I 692 588 I 429 578 805 379 437 140 77 586 III 

- 79 248 259 845 258 523 158 201 89 57 259 63 Glacier _______________ _ - 129 683 296 I 029 296 529 242 378 76 31 296 91 Golden Volley __________ _ - 69 121 120 295 120 178 82 82 40 15 120 21 Granite _______________ _ 

- 76 167 123 258 121 204 58 27 19 6 123 21 

Hill __________________ _ 

Jefferson _____________ _ 

- 244 I 191 1 695 2 074 682 998 628 816 1 177 86 684 174 

- 44 164 124 266 122 196 54 37 10 7 123 25 Judith Basin ___________ _ - 211 826 340 908 340 581 240 226 87 26 340 74 lake _________________ _ 

- 306 582 695 897 690 599 357 213 26 6 695 80 Lewis and Clork ________ _ 

- 81 403 206 538 206 3M 124 108 39 31 206 55 Liberty _______________ _ - 135 690 295 I 045 291 498 267 418 70 36 291 93 lincoln _______________ _ 

- 39 44 94 91 86 66 39 10 8 6 94 10 McCone ______________ _ 

- 259 808 461 I 368 456 737 384 466 152 68 458 98 Madison ______________ _ 

- 181 649 335 865 335 661 163 112 36 24 335 68 Meagher ______________ _ 

- 39 262

1 97 396

1 

95 259

1 

62 53

1 32 50 97 35 

MineroL ______________ _ 10 5 29 27 29 21 13 4 I (Z) 29 3 Missoula ______________ _ 

- 55 90 151 265 147 182 70 57 9 3 151 23 Musselshell ___________ _ 91 169 185 422 183 271 113 97 58 22 185 32 Pork _________________ _ 158 465 309 684 308 438 194 150 54 49 309 47 Petroleum _____________ _ - 17 18 90 213 88 160 52 26 29 12 90 16 Phillips _______________ _ 157 568 503 I 682 495 I 008 330 418 179 107 503 149 Pondero ______________ _ 369 I 508 495 I 490 489 775 413 524 107 57 495 134 Powder River __________ _ Powell ________________ _ 

Prairie ________________ _ 

- 88 186

1 

329 912 324 584 197 179 124 82

1 

329 67 

- 55 343 150 394 1M 268 91 81 30 16 150 29 

- 144 M2 210 582 207 352 151 151 83 36 210 43 

Ravalli _______________ _ - 310 455 510 603 508 455 176 85 21 7 507 55 Richland ______________ _ 

- 437 I 831 587 I 799 579 965 484 559 201 115 587 160 Roosevelt _____________ _ 166 463 652 I 822 630 916 593 671 151 91 651 145 Rosebud _____ _ 118 610 308 885 307 555 175 198 154 75 307 58 Sanders ______________ _ 78 131 201 261 199 177 130 54 7 I 201 29 Sheridan ______________ _ 160 533 648 I 686 642 863 590 632 114 57 647 134 Silver Bow ____________ _ 

- 19 39 54 127 53 92 20 20 4 4 54 10 Stillwater _____________ _ 235 590 354 835 351 513 201 201 102 56 354 65 Sweet Gross ___________ _ - 122 256 230 429 229 304 124 61 42 28 230 36 Teton ________________ _ 530 2 400 657 I 815 652 I 072 512 516 132 78 656 150 

Toole _________________ _ - 103 494 342 I 110 333 543 287 420 77 30 342 117 Trposure ______________ _ 59 554 93 323 93 204 61 86 42 II 93 21 Volley ________________ _ 

- 181 828 666 I 920 658 I 051 582 626 174 99 660 1M Wheatland ____________ _ - 75 267 119 387 118 243 72 76 40 32 119 36 Wibaux _______________ _ - 130 323 192 477 183 280 140 132 61 30 192 34 Yellowstone ___________ _ - 484 I 952 769 I 744 758 I 015 486 509 219 76 768 143 

Purchases for forms with sales of $2.500 and over - Continued 

Part 4 of 4 Hired form labor Contract lobar Machine hire and customwork Agricultural chemicals. including All other production expenses lime 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

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

Montano. toto'- ______ _ - 9 365 46 591 I 946 4 282 8 806 17 539 9 950 12 476 20 101 327 624 

Beaverhead ___________ _ - 166 I 714 60 185 67 167 54 86 256 6 618 Big Horn ______________ _ Bfoine ________________ _ 231 I 914 38 133 196 603 193 284 458 10 411 

- 212 I 041 50 135 190 526 197 245 423 8 776 Broadwater ___________ _ - 72 581 26 53 66 122 72 135 158 4 366 Corban _______________ _ - 242 875 70 134 284 310 257 147 576 6 330 Corter ________________ _ 137 393 55 101 152 302 101 63 307 4 471 Cascade ______________ _ 

- 338 I 989 53 82 248 406 359 427 660 II 746 

Chouteau _____________ _ 476 2 416 61 194 391 I 560 590 I 101 819 18 539 Custer ________________ _ 

Daniels _______________ _ 160 983 60 192 145 313 135 145 314 6 225 

- 156 455 17 45 229 485 288 454 454 5 935 

Dawson _______________ _ Deer Ladge _____________ _ Fallon _________________ _ 

203 761 51 151 292 682 309 497 510 7 894 

19 1M 4 23 14 30 4 2 40 452 

107 380 16 67 173 379 125 143 287 4 362 Fergus _______________ _ 

Flathead _______________ _ 335 I 433 57 66 284 412 371 462 729 II 004 

200 609 27 31 192 132 197 131 482 4 142 

Gallatin ________________ _ Garfield _______________ _ 

Glacier ________________ _ 

Golden Valiey ___________ _ Granite ________________ _ Hili ___________________ _ 

Jefferson ______________ _ 

318 I 780 46 78 248 233 274 148 593 9 177 

99 457 40 58 88 197 102 94 256 4 554 

143 905 28 81 114 0160 140 365 298 6 011 

48 304 6 13 74 89 51 24 119 2 837 

78 398 17 30 26 33 15 7 123 I 660 

338 I 002 74 186 345 880 494 778 705 12 903 

52 242 15 14 38 43 26 32 125 I 189 

" - 12 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data 
Table 10. Farm Production Expenses by Item Purchased: 1 974- Continued 

Purchases for forms with sales of $2,500 and over - Continued 

Part 4 of 4 Hired form lobar Controcf labor Machine hire and cusfomwork Agricultural chemicals, including All other production expenses lime 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

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

Judifh Bosin ____________ _ lake __________________ _ 

lewis and Clark _________ _ liberty ________________ _ 

lincoln ________________ _ 

McCone _______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ Meagher _______________ _ 

Minero'-_______________ _ Missoulo _______________ _ 

165 699 37 66 144 237 201 228 352 6 676 

357 I 202 56 78 295 201 206 127 702 6 343 

98 932 22 27 52 55 65 58 207 3 741 / 159 663 16 54 131 341 227 541 296 5 505 

41 103 6 4 24 7 8 I 93 404 

180 885 43 122 245 624 281 320 461 7 437 

183 I 449 45 88 113 211 73 40 334 5 598 

62 526 20 61 30 85 26 52 97 3 032 

II 26 3 2 6 I II I 29 148 

80 447 13 17 32 34 51 17 153 I 868 

Musselshell ____________ _ Park __________________ _ 

Petroleum _____________ _ Phillips _______________ _ 

Pondera _______________ _ 

Powder River __________ _ 

84 431 24 37 65 78 74 38/ 

183 2 640 

153 901 33 88 118 117 105 50 308 4 520 

57 293 10 25 26 28 25 22~ 89 I 760 -

- 235 I ISO 45 96 210 710 220 513 8 854 

253 929 32 64 180 339 350 589 495 8 051 

- 165 763 46 74 127 245 126 91 339 5 050 PoweIL _______________ _ 

- 94 797 12 26 40 69 34 37 147 3 487 Prairie ________________ _ - 104 359 25 81 97 160 118 186 212 3 622 Ravalli _______________ _ - 227 I 057 40 47 222 164 118 48 512 4 383 Richland ______________ _ 

Roosevelt _____________ _ 

Rosebud ______________ _ 

Sonders ______________ _ 

Sheridan ______________ _ 

Silver 80w ____________ _ 

Stillwater _____________ _ 

Sweet GrosL __________ _ 

Teton ________________ _ 

Toole _________________ _ 

Treasure ______________ _ Volley ________________ _ 

Wheatland ____________ _ 

Wiboux _______________ _ 

Yellowstone ___________ _ 

- 250 I 116 71 

247/ 285 549 331 350 / 589 10 731 / 

- 269 964 37 79 319 736 408 551 658 10 532 

- 157 I 210 29 48 142 359 134 172 308 6 700 

- 78 267 I 21 26 1 

73 65 I 40 18 1 

199 I 441 I - 249 696 27 

2~ / 

296 418 431 507 656 

- 8~: / 19 225 5 10 16 7 

12~ / 

54 

- 160 885 35 40 185 277 180 354 6 053 

- 115 559 30 

I~/ 104 104 73 21 230 2 835 

- 285 I 205 57 288 484 410 531 / 648 10 251 I - 153 618 24 147 366 254 552 344 5 560 

- 52 524 17 72 53 131 51 124 93 2 524 

- 276 I 224 57 131 357 I 009 382 540 677 II 648 

- 67 463

1 

14 23

1 

53 123

1 

49 40 I 119 2 172 I - 65 169 10 12 114 262 123 126 192 3 058 i - 332 2 048 j 113 2B2j 367 5691 404 3831 766 II 765 

Table 11, Machinery and Equipment: 1974 

Estimated market value of machinery and equipment Tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor 

tillers 

Forms by estimated value of machinery and equipment for all forms 

AU farms Farms with sales of All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 and over $2,500 and over 

Value Value $1 to $5,000 to $10,000 to $20,000 to $30,000 to $50,000 Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 $29,999 $49,999 and over Forms Number Forms Number 

Montano, toto'- _______ _ 22 640 752 934 19 731 721 833 2 188 2 968 4 160 3 755 4 937 4 632 20 503 58 457 18 267 54 633 

8eoverhead ____________ _ 282 12 354 253 II 974 10 25 42 56 72 77 265 I 247 238 I 187 8ig Horn _______________ _ 506 16 763 460 16 328 46 58 87 133 96 86 452 I 313 413 I 255 810ine _________________ _ 

8roadwater ____________ _ 

Corban ________________ _ 

Caner _________________ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ 

Chouteau ______________ _ 

Custer _________________ _ 

Daniels ________________ _ 

466 17 615 420 16 800 29 46 82 68 129 112 422 I 331 394 I 258 180 7 200 157 7 007 12 19 28 33 45 43 169 565 152 538 645 16 097 573 15 403 71 133 133 127 97 84 585 I 647 530 I 556 320 9 335 303 9 115 31 42 62 57 78 50 290 891 273 860 764 23 879 653 22 865 79 103 176 131 151 124 707 I 813 622 I 678 816 43 292 788 43 053 30 50 82 112 195 347 779 2 389 762 2 358 373 12 242 306 10 901 45 55 57 63 84 69 324 I 046 276 918 441 18 211 430 18 104 25 37 51 72 124 132 412 I 044 403 I 028 

Dawson _______________ _ 

Deer lodgL ____________ _ 

Fallon _________________ _ 

Fergus ________________ _ 

Flathead _______________ _ 

Gallatin ________________ _ 

Garfield _______________ _ 

Glacier ________________ _ 

Golden Valley ___________ _ Granite ________________ _ 

542 20 312 504 20 055 51 63 86 91 116 135 483 I 450 455 I 409 59 I 509 37 I 166 8 7 24 6 8 6 51 135 30 109 301 II 203 284 II 024 20 25 58 54 78 66 271 813 259 790 773 26 105 710 25 457 66 75 139 138 198 157 697 2 138 657 2 065 764 14 000 480 II 359 133 192 185 118 87 49 698 I 430 453 I 074 711 21 830 582 20 354 72 102 120 142 149 126 632 I 599 529 I 415 268 8 898 254 8 763 32 30 57 47 46 56 234 729 227 714 316 II 973 285 II 586 41 35 46 47 64 83 258 672 243 645 123 4 411 118 4 362 5 10 30 20 33 25 115 342 112 338 129 4 420 123 4 365 6 14 26 23 30 30 115 467 112 460 

Hill 

JeHe-r~~~ -=~=~ == = = ==== === Judith 80sin ____________ _ lake __________________ _ 

lewis and ClarL ________ _ liberty ________________ _ 

lincoln ________________ _ 

McCone _______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher _______________ _ 

718 31 804 681 30 862 38 71 101 90 179 239 665 I 668 634 I 597 154 3 332 122 2 986 25 28 31 36 23 II 140 410 113 353 371 13 495 337 13 185 28 37 70 61 79 96 337 I 113 312 1 070 974 17 213 682 14 705 201 191 292 135 95 60 845 1 804 626 1 478 268 6810 199 6 154 31 45 74 38 42 38 245 718 191 630 287 14 878 286 14 866 9 II 21 32 102 112 269 755 268 754 155 2 461 94 1 794 24 41 45 24 16 5 144 295 88 198 472 18 942 459 18 761 30 37 67 69 151 118 431 I 261 419 I 237 376 10 476 329 10 022 43 32 91 81 81 48 342 I 084 306 1 019 107 3 588 95 3 497 6 20 22 18 14 27 95 344 87 333 

MineraL _______________ _ 

Missoulo _______________ _ Musselshell ____________ _ Pork __________________ _ 

Petroleum ______________ _ Phillips ________________ _ 

Pondero _______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ PoweL ________________ _ 

45 810 27 610 6 13 9 11 4 2 42 99 26 67 294 5 355 146 4 016 62 78 68 27 36 23 238 533 136 365 208 5 994 182 5 657 31 22 46 34 44 31 174 491 156 457 347 9 279 306 8 958 31 67 71 63 76 39 304 900 271 842 94 2 893 89 2 742 7 8 15 24 24 16 88 276 84 263 520 19 180 499 18 872 24 52 88 95 139 122 482 1 597 467 I 558 514 20 424 493 20 119 38 37 77 76 133 153 466 I 336 454 1 316 365 11 379 336 II 180 36 36 78 77 77 61 329 991 307 959 173 5 647 148 5 212 10 17 36 43 40 27 160 632 141 570 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Summary Data Montana 11-13 
Table 11. Machinery and Equipment: 1974-Continued 

Estimated market value of machinery and equipment Tractors, excluding garden tractors and motor 

tillers 

Forms by estimated value of machinery and equipment for aU forms 

All forms Farms with soles of AU forms Forms with soles at $2,500 and over $2,500 and aver 

Value Value $1 to $5,000 to $10.000 to $20.000 to $30,000 to $50,000 Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 $29,999 $49,999 and over Forms Number Forms Number 

214 7 894 206 7 802 17 17 23 35 72 50 193 579 189 571 

- 721 11 828 501 10 049 141 181 185 117 66 31 614 1 366 451 1 121 

614 24 798 576 24 327 40 65 84 94 163 168 560 1 843 532 1 796 

Prairie ________________ _ Ravalli _______________ _ 

Richland ______________ _ 

650 27 562 635 27 396 28 63 79 96 181 203 598 1 634 588 1 614 

330 11 289 305 11 058 38 34 55 59 85 59 286 906 272 880 

- 290 5 419 198 4 363 38 54 88 60 40 10 269 628 188 484 

Roosevelt _____________ _ Rosebud ______________ _ 

Sonders _______ M ______ _ 

Sheridan ______________ _ 653 26 253 638 25 984 28 44 94 114 193 180 634 1 844 623 1 824 

- 81 1 578 54 1 239 13 18 24 10 9 7 75 212 51 155 

409 12 058 352 11 621 68 45 67 67 96 66 365 1 078 330 1 025 

248 5 528 225 5 363 32 38 66 50 40 22 211 644 195 616 

Silver Bow ____________ _ StiHwoter _____________ _ 

Sweet Grass ___________ _ 

Teton ________________ _ 

- 683 25 175 655 24 786 25 63 127 116 189 163 655 1 891 632 1 857 Toole _________________ _ 

- 347 16 342 333 16 225 28 27 26 42 96 128 323 931 314 914 TreosurL _____________ _ 

- 106 4 708 92 4 538 6 18 16 14 18 34 97 386 87 363 Volley ____ . ___________ _ 718 27 060 657 26 314 47 97 80 118 180 196 666 1 804 617 1 721 Wheatland ____________ _ 135 4 381 118 4 139 16 21 30 14 29 25 119 369 104 341 Wibaux _______________ _ 199 7 665 192 7 496 6 21 25 37 63 47 189 567 183 555 Yellowstone ___________ _ 1 021 27 786 764 24 891 125 198 218 140 182 158 894 2 407 685 2 075 

Table 12. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 

Inventory , 

Cottle and calves Cows and heifers that hod calved 

Total Beef cows 

AU forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 and over AU forms farms with sales of All forms Forms with sales of 

$2.500 and over $2,500 and aver 

Part 1 of 4 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

Montana, totoL ______ _ 16 937 3211584 14 743 3 160 549 15 750 1 722 476 13 937 1 695 486 15 144 1 690 839 13 470 1 665 255 

8eaverhead ___________ _ 252 148 063 230 147 641 246 78 986 227 78 787 244 78 895 226 78 704 Big Horn ______________ _ 409 132 854 377 131 993 387 62 191 359 61 722 381 62 085 354 61 619 

360 90 868, 334 89 619 347 50 080 325 49 400 333 49 493 316 48 903 

141 27 807 122 27 526 134 15 555 117 15 470 130 15 485 114 15 415 

531 71 078 474 70 007 490 34 327 453 33 907 474 33 657 440 33 252 

81aine ________________ _ 

Broadwater ___________ _ Carbon _______________ _ 

Carter ________________ _ 

- 292 67 794 280 67 489 281 38 708 271 38 596 277 38 521 267 38 409 Cascade ______________ _ - 575 93 354 495 91 719 541 48 598 472 47 708 511 46 615 449 45 761 Chouteau _____________ _ 428 67 712 402 67 082 398 34 965 380 34 695 389 34 826 372 34 560 Custer ________________ _ 

- 321 102 034 260 98 445 301 49 499 243 47 677 285 48 872 230 47 200 Daniels _______________ _ 227 26 186 215 25 884 212 15 532 201 15 335 210 15 472 199 15 281 

Dawson ______________ _ 

- 412 54 061 373 53 112 378 31 890 343 31 299 365 31 250 331 30 668 

Deer ladge ____________ _ 47 11 493 31 11 284 44 8 364 29 8 283 44 8 332 29 8 251 

Fallon ________________ _ 254 45 384 235 44 990 249 27 093 231 26 830 245 26 964 227 26 703 

650 125 599 604 124 679 621 72 631 582 72 059 604 71 899 570 71 346 

530 29 996 336 27 574 441 16 300 297 15 289 403 14 327 271 13 388 

Fergus _______________ _ 

Flathead ______________ _ Gollatin _______________ _ 580 75 611 479 72 943 523 39 883 444 38 527 452 34 553 380 33 327 

Garfield ______________ _ 248 79 502 236 79 155 241 45 913 229 45 640 232 45 804 220 45 531 

Glacier _______________ _ 206 48 621 172 46 919 200 27 897 168 26 840 200 27 741 168 26 687 

108 27 695 101 27 480 99 15 734 94 15 604 98 15 696 93 15 568 

119 32 408 113 32 327 115 19 485 109 19 445 114 19 453 108 19 415 

Gvlden Volfey __________ _ Granite _______________ _ 

Hill __________________ _ 345 38 807 319 35 729 325 23 392 303 21 142 321 23 141 300 20 897 

Jefferson _____________ _ 138 22 029 110 21 565 129 13 874 108 13 738 121 13 588 103 13 474 

Judith 8asin ___________ _ 302 66 043 286 65 830 291 35 614 275 35 456 288 35 321 272 35 176 

lake _________________ _ 734 72 475 556 68 857 685 41 043 526 38 963 644 38 199 491 36 189 

lewis and ClarL _______ _ 219 54 615 174 53 808 197 27 249 161 26 888 186 26 479 157 26 150 

131 19 457 128 19 374 127 10 254 124 10 193 123 10 211 121 10 151 

135 7 541 85 6 819 128 4 645 80 4 193 123 4 585 80 4 169 

liberty _______________ _ 

lincoln _______________ _ 

McCone ______________ _ - 335 53 846 324 53 583 321 31 478 314 31 388 314 31 244 307 31 156 

Madison ______________ _ 330 96 155 298 95 256 307 56 676 282 56 127 304 56 475 280 55 943 

Meagher ______________ _ 102 48 835 89 48 633 99 25 422 87 25 313 97 25 195 85 25 086 

39 1 935 22 1 580 36 1 007 22 825 35 978 21 806 

- 241 21 796 120 20 193 204 10 983 106 10 117 191 10 510 100 9 700 

Mineral _______________ _ 

Missoula ______________ _ 

194 44 142 170 43 581 173 24 667 153 24 368 168 24 589 150 24 299 

- 315 65 630 281 65 082 300 38 830 271 38 553 289 38 279 264 38 021 

Musselshell ___________ _ Pork _________________ _ 

85 32 959 82 32 875 81 17 545 79 17 510 80 17 493 78 17 458 

- 420 103 745 409 103 463 395 58 251 386 58 082 389 57 742 380 57 576 

- 322 37 543 309 37 385 302 21 054 294 20 99'1 292 20 648 284 20 593 

327 85 071 298 84 531 309 47 074 285 46 834 299 46 870 281 46 643 

- 159 51 406 140 48 703 150 28 708 133 27 526 149 28 370 133 27 434 

- 194 47 674 188 47 358 180 25 771 176 25 651 178 25 602 174 25 482 

Petroleum _____________ _ Phillips _______________ _ 

Pondero ______________ _ 

Powder River __________ _ Pawell ________________ _ 

Prairie ________________ _ 

- 612 56 203 418 52 855 562 30966 392 29 304 495 27 680 347 26 136 

466 75 221 441 74 866 425 35 057 405 34 859 408 34 755 393 34 568 

- 358 47 348 350 47 212 327 26 334 323 26 288 320 26 122 316 26 076 

294 96 660 267 95 989 277 52 291 251 51 881 272 51 887 246 51 480 

248 26 667 181 25 533 230 14 446 167 13 758 222 14 280 163 13 636 

381 34 833 372 34 639 370 21 852 361 21 714 368 21 690 359 21 555 

70 10 379 48 9 965 63 6 226 45 5 956 61 6 038 44 5 776 

350 60 715 306 59 835 330 31 292 294 30 800 320 30947 286 30 464 

227 50 139 206 49 540 220 27 269 200 26 814 216 27 081 197 26 636 

405 67 666 384 67 356 386 38 239 366 38 023 374 37 188 356 36 980 

Ravalli _______________ _ 

Richland _________ ,. _____ _ 

Roosevelt _____________ _ Rosebud _______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ Sheridan _______________ _ 

Silver 8aw _____________ _ Stillwater _____________ _ 

Sweet Grass ____________ _ Teton _________________ _ 

163 22 320 157 22 135 158 13 379 152 13 293 154 13 160 148 13 076 

95 28 423 81 27 950 92 14 615 81 14 362 90 14 581 79 14 330 

466 92 875 421 91 767 425 52 535 403 52 197 423 52 373 401 52 050 

116 37 248 99 36 989 102 20041 98 19980 100 19 785 96 19 724 

152 29 527 149 29 428 144 15 105 141 15 049 140 14 885 137 14 829 

777 145 536 606 142 417 652 45 661 519 44 229 599 42 928 477 41 548 

Toale __________________ _ 

Treasure _______________ _ Volley _________________ _ 

Wheatland _____________ _ 

Wibaux ________________ _ 

Yellowstone ____________ _ 

,,- 14 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture - County Summary Data 
Part 2 of 4 

Mantane, tatal ________ _ 

Beaverhead ____________ _ 

Big Harn _______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ____________ _ Corban ________________ _ Carter _________________ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ 

Chouteau ______________ _ Custer _________________ _ 

Daniels ________________ _ 

Dawson _______________ _ 

Deer ladge _____________ _ Fallon _________________ _ Fergus ________________ _ Flathead _______________ _ 

Gallatin ________________ _ Garfield _______________ _ 

Glacier ________________ _ Golden Valley ___________ _ 

Granite ________________ _ 

Hill ___________________ _ 

Jefferson ______________ _ 

Judith 80sin ____________ _ lake __________________ _ 

lewis and Clork _________ _ Uberty ________________ _ 

Uncaln ________________ _ McCone _______________ _ Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher _______________ _ 

Mineral ________________ _ Missoulo _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ Park __________________ _ 

Petroleum _____________ _ Phillips - _______________ _ 

- Pondera _______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ PoweL ________________ _ 

Prairie _________________ _ 

Ravalli _______________ _ - Richland _______________ _ Roosevelt _____________ _ - Rosebud ______________ _ 

- Sanders _______________ _ Sheridan _______________ _ 

Silver 80w _____________ _ Stillwater _____________ _ - Sweet Grass ___________ _ Teton _________________ _ 

T aale _________________ _ - Treosure _______________ _ Valley ________________ _ 

Wheatland - ____________ _ 

Wibaux - _______________ _ 

- Yellowstone ___________ _ 

Part 3 of 4 

Montano. totoL _______ _ 

Beaverhead ___________ _ 

Big Harn _______________ _ Blaine ________________ _ 

- 8raadwater ___________ _ - Carbon _______________ _ 

- Carter _________________ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ Chouteau _____________ _ 

- Custer _________________ _ 

Daniels ________________ _ 

Dowson _______________ _ 

~~I~~n l~~~~ == == == == == == == 

~~!~:~nd:================ ~~~i:~d ----------------

~~~~~~ ~~~~~============ 

Table 12. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974- Continued 

Inventory - Continued 

Cows and heifers that hod calved - Continued Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Milk caws Heifers and heifer calves 

Steers, steer calves. bulls. 

Farms with sales af and bull calves 

All farms $2,500 and aver Totol For beef purposes For milk caw replacement 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

4 003 31 637 3 500 30 231 12 155 756 881 II 766 738 415 I 074 18 466 12 892 708 182/ 

52 91 46 83 188 34 120 188 34 034 7 86 215 34 734 

55 106 53 103 310 36 133 306 35 850 18 283 325 34 138 

77 587 70 497 286 22 786 277 22 397 24 389 293 17 433 

43 70 32 55 104 6 447 102 6 436 8 II 106 5 609 

137 670 128 655 377 17 198 364 16 825 37 373 405 18 902 

99 187 99 187 246 18 821 245 18 566 14 255 253 10 072 

125 I 983 102 1 947 365 20 709 346 19 595 49 I 114 425 23 302 

86 139 82 135/ 336 18 165 330 18 034 20 131 356 14 222/ 95 627 68 477 221 22 536 215 22 353 22 183 221 28 232 

30 60 28 54 180 5 552 179 5 536 8 16 195 4 997 

101 640 94 631 296 II 497 282 11 131 31 366 311 10 316 

5 32 5 32 26 I 634 26 I 623 2 II 26 I 367 

63 129 62 127 195 10 909 194 10 877 9 32 202 7 251 

149 732 141 713 523 28 848 512 28 340 38 508 544 23 772 

127 1 973 86 1 901 270 6 475 244 5 306 50 I 169 279 5 810 

163 5 330 148 5 200 414 18 759 353 14 509 99 4 250 423 15 657 

62 109 62 109 209 21 146 207 21 079 18 67 211 12 369 

29 156 26 153 140 9 594 138 9 531 7 63 153 10 485 

18 38 17 36 87 6 229 86 6 184 6 45 87 5 647 

19 32 18 30 93 5 968 93 5 963 1 5 102 6 914 

[ 55 251 49 245 252 8 328 248 8 205 15 123 274 6 259 

48 286 36 264 89 4 287 85 4 112 15 175 93 3 540 

63 293 60 280 235 15 803 233 15 707 11 96 246 14 571 

201 2 844 158 2 774 468 15 677 433 14 296 74 1 381 494 14 217 

44 770 32 738 141 12 249 134 11 770 12 479 152 14 671 

17 43 16 42 96 4677 94 4 628 5 49 117 4 504 

35 60 15 24 65 1 312 65 I 311 1 I 70 1 314 

92 234 90 232 [ 259 12 104 258 12 049 12 55 279 10 091 [ 86 201 79 184 273 20 315 267 20 183 19 132 274 18 814 

15 227 15 

227/ 79 12 722 79 12 679 3 43 78 10 598 

9 29 7 19 19 351 18 348 I 3 21 404 

61 473 29 417 99 4 494 97 4 365 7 129 III 5 582 

43 78 40 

69/ 

155 II 351 155 II 345 4 6 160 7 862 

101 551 91 532 238 13 639 226 13 346 29 293 248 12 890 

27 52 27 52 78 9 266 78 9 264 I 2 76 6 099 

129 509 127 506 327 24 997 323 24 812 23 185 342 20 384 

66 406 [ 66 406 [ 241 7 809 231 7 536 23 273 256 8 577 [ 95 204 86 191 264 20 202 261 19 564 14 638 282 17 495 47 338 42 92 124 12 005 121 11 973 11 32 124 9 172 44 169 44 169 162 12 832 161 12 736 12 96 167 8 875 

210 3 286 147 3 168 352 13 211 318 12 034 68 1 177 355 10 340 124 302 116 291 318 18 847 309 18 715 25 132 378 21 160 67 212 67 212 270 10 646 264 10 369 11 277 295 10 278 57 404 56 401 231 21 607 226 21 258 15 349 237 22 501 78 166 50 122 [ 153 6 056 152 5 934 11 122 163 5 719 55 162 53 159 274 6 831 271 6 689 18 142 308 6 094 18 188 15 180 37 2416 35 2 267 3 149 39 I 593 90 345 81 336 257 15 544 250 15 406 18 138 274 13 491 81 188 76 178 181 12 310 180 12 273 11 37 187 10 416 55 I 051 50 I 043 331 15 090 321 14 482 29 608 350 14 243 

32 219 31 217 125 4 372 125 4 323 9 49 135 4 470 23 34 21 32 64 6 841 64 6 835 6 6 77 6 747 82 162 75 147 344 21 458 339 21 164 20 294 353 18 112 24 256 24 256 86 9 626 83 9 475 7 151 89 7 383 42 220 42 220 128 6 947 127 6 861 8 86 142 7 432 152 2 733 120 2 681 474 37 133 448 35 932 55 1 201 514 61 055 

Sales 

Cottle and calves Calves for farms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

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

16 773 I 831 367 14 850 I 813 073 401 230 8 725 652 337 84 346 

256 77 165 235 76 986 15 005 149 32 934 4 316 416 74 134 382 73 839 20 132 237 16 370 2 365 354 41 168 332 40 901 8 282 186 16 778 2 383 135 13 324 120 13 267 2 703 58 5 938 988 527 42 572 475 42 154 10 998 208 8 770 I 213 294 34 825 282 34 735 5 687 217 18 900 2 226 548 77 320 478 76 817 22 658 244 14 843 2 032 418 34 027 390 33 768 7 086 197 12 854 I 782 309 66 091 264 64 650 14 099 156 23 450 2 689 225 15 552 213 15 439 2 301 149 9 490 I 169 

416 34 132 377 33 750 6 155 269 17 669 2 090 35 3 503 31 3 474 712 14 896 108 258 26443 240 26 256 4 840 187 14 584 I 879 665 60 026 614 59 646 11 380 357 24 502 2 949 477 16 187 337 15 344 2 889 187 6 573 826 574 41 873 488 41 074 10 201 237 13 274 I 689 254 41 064 242 40 929 7 736 180 20 668 2 448 205 20 329 172 19 725 3 584 114 9 485 I 239 113 30 500 107 30 458 6 666 64 6 854 I 216 124 15 248 119 15 204 3 259 66 6 049 810 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Summary Data Montana 11-15 
Table 12. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 - Continued 

Sales 

Part 3 of 4 

Cottle and calves Calves for forms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

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

Hill ___________________ _ 

Jefferson ______________ _ 

Judith Basin ____________ _ lake __________________ _ 

lewis and Clork _________ _ liberty ________________ _ 

lincoln _______________ _ 

McCone _______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ 

Meogher ______________ _ 

347 21 871 321 20 190 3 587 200 10 032 1 310 129 11 229 110 11 103 1 717 73 6 438 824 312 38 580 296 38 480 8 733 147 12 536 1 766 731 31 747 562 30 642 5 979 274 10 322 1 267 

215 25 824 175 25 566 6 512 77 4 940 672 122 8 654 120 8 640 I 815 76 3 505 520 

- 120 3 404 80 3 245 584 51 1 617 211 330 27 030 320 26 943 4 891 228 13 606 1 555 335 49 559 302 49 203 9 524 195 22 233 3 017 104 21 389 93 21 336 4 627 49 6 439 791 

Mineral _______________ _ 

Missoulo ______________ _ 

Musselshell ___________ _ Pork _________________ _ 

Petroleum _____________ _ Phillips _______________ _ 

Pondero ______________ _ 

Powder River __________ _ Powell ________________ _ 

Prairie ________________ _ 

40 905 25 820 171 17 296 59 

- 225 11 832 125 11 316 2 842 61 2 832 402 

- 197 24 741 173 24 546 5 178 102 9 016 I 152 

306 33 166 278 32 987 6 802 167 15 242 2 084 88 18 043 85 18 008 3 629 63 6972 876 

- 430 55 850 420 55 717 10 136 285 27 534 3 418 

- 316 21 133 304 21 032 4 713 160 7 146 986 

- 334 42 142 306 41 978 7 711 202 19 681 2 388 

- 158 26 310 138 25 231 4 791 92 13 272 1 779 

- 196 30 695 190 30 621 6449 121 10 435 1 304 

Ravalli _______________ _ 

Richland ______________ _ 

- 592 30 632 430 29 730 6 346 192 8977 1 186 

- 462 61 089 439 60 940 16 549 242 14 722 I 834 Roosevelt _____________ _ 

Rosebud ______________ _ 

Sanders ______________ _ 

361 28 902 353 28 795 5 862 246 12 777 I 507 

- 299 53 916 272 53 709 10 209 190 23 461 2 762 

- 241 12 759 186 12 409 2 036 117 6 146 569 Sheridan ______________ _ 

- 377 18 671 370 18 610 3344 257 9 343 I 213 Silver Bow ____________ _ - 67 13 559 49 13 399 2 437 37 6 149 856 Stillwater _____________ _ 362 50 743 311 50 335 12 512 166 10 992 1 510 Sweet Gross ___________ _ 231 23 590 213 23 419 4 737 121 8 809 I 285 Teton ________________ _ 

- 410 36 878 389 36 777 9 480 137 8 493 1 112 

Toole _________________ _ 

- 160 12 052 154 12 020 2 148 91 5 938 748 Treosure ______________ _ - 97 15 509 83 15 393 3372 49 4 267 620 Volley ________________ _ 

- 472 48 302 429 48 034 9 162 304 21 951 2 888 Wheatland ____________ _ - 117 17 225 100 17 079 3 718 59 4 304 559 Wiboux _______________ _ 152 15 349 149 15 315 3 014 85 5 170 681 Yellowstone ___________ _ 735 122 604 602 121 089 39 541 316 15 863 2 216 

Sales - Continued 

Cottle for forms with sales of $2,500 and over Value of dairy products sold for farms with 

sales of $2,500 and over 

Part 4 of 4 Total Fattened on groin and concentrates 

Sales Sales Sales 

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

Montano, totaL ______ _ 12 684 1 160 736 316 884 1 212 299 224 111 057 870 19 039 

Beaverhead ___________ _ 

- 195 44 052 10 689 15 3 289 1 295 4 (Z) BilJ Horn ______________ _ - 311 57 469 17 767 26 28 731 10 810 2 1 Blaine ________________ _ 

- 283 24 123 5 898 15 1 240 542 14 249 Broadwater ___________ _ 106 7 329 1 714 5 82 31 6 2 Corban _______________ _ 

- 394 33 384 9 785 44 13 028 5 024 37 306 Corter ________________ _ 237 15 835 3 462 4 86 17 2 (Z) Cascade ______________ _ 

- 422 61 974 20 626 41 36 464 14 717 51 1 716 Chouteau _____________ _ 341 20 914 5 304 38 4 132 1 583 7 2 Custer ________________ _ 232 41 200 11 409 18 3 058 1 415 9 230 Daniels _______________ _ 

- 164 5 949 I 132 9 267 53 7 2 

Dawson ______________ _ 

- 308 16 081 4 065 49 2 410 748 27 366 Deer ladgL ___________ _ - 28 2 578 604 5 321 88 2 9 Fallon ________________ _ 

- 191 11 672 2 961 7 413 128 16 4 Fergus _______________ _ 535 35 144 8 431 35 3 608 1 244 19 222 Flathead ______________ _ - 294 8 771 2 063 68 1 094 298 35 1 540 Gallotin _______________ _ 453 27 800 8 512 35 9 217 3 223 101 4 355 Garfield ______________ _ - 207 20 261 5 287 15 1 973 780 - - Glacier _______________ _ - 146 10 240 2344 18 1 196 419 3 92 Golden Valley __________ _ Granite _______________ _ - 94 23 604 5 450 6 55 14 9 2 

- 106 9 155 2448 3 (0) (0) - -

Hill __________________ _ 

- 257 10 158 2277 39 2 156 422 12 153 Jefferson _____________ _ 

- 87 4 665 893 8 251 66 7 226 Judith Basin ___________ _ - 253 25944 6 967 31 8 522 2 849 4 21 lake _________________ _ 483 20 320 4 712 39 918 226 66 1 988 

lewis and Clark ________ _ - 154 20 626 5 841 18 5 531 1 993 6 554 liberty _______________ _ 

Lincoln _______________ _ 

- 96 5 135 1 296 11 385 119 4 4 

- 69 1 628 373 6 44 7 4 9 McCone ______________ _ 

- 268 13 337 3 336 22 848 257 8 23 Madison ______________ _ 

- 255 26 970 6 506 13 1 246 411 5 36 Meagher _______________ _ 86 14 897 3 836 3 28 6 1 (0) 

MineroL ______________ _ 

- 25 524 113 3 9 2 - - Missoulo ______________ _ 111 8 484 2 439 10 2 415 948 11 261 

Musselshell ___________ _ 161 15 530 4 026 14 2 800 1 039 3 1 Pork __________________ _ 251 17 745 4 718 24 2 459 870 35 266 Petroleum _____________ _ 80 11 036 2 752 6 (0) (0) - - Phillips ________________ _ 

Pondero _______________ _ 355 28 183 6 718 29 2 083 815 8 82 

258 13 886 3 727 28 2 306 870 21 198 

Powder River ___________ _ 255 22 297 5 324 5 569 207 2 (0) PoweIL ________________ _ 120 11 959 3 012 1 6 2 5 2 Prairie _________________ _ 165 20 186 5 146 11 6 859 2 160 8 48 Ravalli ________________ _ 389 20 753 5 160 39 2 456 852 72 2084 

" - 16 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture - County Summary Data 
Table 12. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 - Continued 

Sales - Continued 

Cottle for forms with soles of $2,500 and over Value of dairy products sold for farms with 

sales of $2,500 and over 

Part 4 of 4 Total Fottened on groin and concentrates 

Soles Soles Soles 

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

356 46 218 14 715 62 24 965 9 710 19 

269 16 018 4 355 24 3 723 I 375 8 271 

232 

167 

30 

6 

248 

263 

7 

I 467 

447 17 

9 

I 

241 

712 624 

88 

9 

7 I~ 

Richland _______________ _ 

Roosevelt ______________ _ Rosebud _______________ _ 

Sonders _______________ _ 

Sheridan _______________ _ 270 9 267 2 131 30 500 130 18 II 

Silver Bow _____________ _ 40 7 250 I 581 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

Stillwoter ______________ _ 265 39 343 II 002 34 25 066 7 236 24 137 Sweet GrosL ___________ _ 197 14 610 3 452 4 117 61 27 8 Teton _________________ _ 364 28 284 8 367 34 7 093 2 749 19 866 Toole __________________ _ 129 6 082 1 400 17 688 232 6 71 

Treasure _______________ _ 77 11 126 2 752 7 344 120 - - Volley _________________ _ 365 26 083 6 274 26 1 778 619 20 II Wheatland _____________ _ 93 12 775 3 159 6 495 150 12 93 Wiboux ________________ _ 124 10 145 2 333 17 663 237 13 60 Yellowstone ____________ _ 511 105 226 37 325 107 77 653 30 662 53 2 104 

Table 13. Hogs and Pigs -Inventory and Sales: 1974 

Inventory 

Hogs and pigs Forms with soles of $2,500 and over liNers of pigs farrowed between December 1, 1973 and 

November 30, 1974 

Part 1 of 2 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 Used or to be used for Other hogs and pigs All forms Forms with sales of 

and over breeding $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Montono, totoL ______ _ - 2 717 212 456 2 391 205 771 1 539 24 451 2 248 181 320 2 038 42 953 1 825 41 669 

Beaverhead ____________ _ 25 1 856 23 1 826 13 197 22 I 629 16 370 14 366 Big Horn _______________ _ 60 3 452 51 3 336 34 496 45 2 840 47 803 44 782 

83 7 435 70 6 682

1 

48 683 66 5 999

1 

73 1 244 58 1 153 27 I 697 27 1 697 21 214 26 I 483 22 372 22 372 101 4 391 90 4 294 63 633 82 3 661 79 1 212 72 I 203 

Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ____________ _ 

Corban _______________ _ 

Corter _________________ _ 42 2 673 41 2672 28 346 38 2326 32 475 32 475 Cascade _______________ _ 82 3 671 64 3 130 34 271 58 2 859 57 633 41 533 Chouteau _____________ _ 

- 82 5 692 79 5 649 53 597 74 5 052 71 851 69 847 Custer _________________ _ 63 3 479 42 3 019 28 327 40 2692 53 688 35 474 Daniels ________________ _ 50 6 394 48 6 383 35 812 46 5 571 41 I 207 41 1 207 

68 3 192 64 3 158 41 441 61 2 717 48 588 44 579 19 1 521 6 673 3 65 5 608 18 286 1 5 158 63 6 330 62 6 281 48 946 57 5 335 51 1 554 48 1 544 

Dawson _______________ _ 

Deer LodgL ____________ _ 

Fallon _________________ _ 

Fergus _______________ ._ 123 13 140 119 13 082 86 I 300 112 11 782 102 2 837 99 2 830 124 10 736 90 10 379 63 1 131 88 9248 96 2 041 75 I 973 

- 68 7 109 57 6 755 43 862 50 5 893 50 1 428 47 1 364 

Flathead _______________ _ 

Gallatin _______________ _ 

26 1 802 26 1 802 18 257 24 I 545 18 369 18 369 - 15 7 308 14 7 306 13 925 14 6 381 16 1 594 16 1 594 12 630 11 619 6 98 11 521 6 151 6 151 3 21 3 21 1 4 3 17 3 17 2 16 

Garfield _______________ _ 

Glacier _______________ _ 

Golden Volley ___________ _ Granite ________________ _ 

39 5 035 39 5 035 29 497 36 4 538 30 933 30 933 29 1 020 17 897 13 190 17 707 24 357 15 343 - 39 2 071 38 2 068 16 243 36 1 825 21 479 20 478 - 82 3292 61 3 116 37 370 59 2 746 53 789 44 756 29 2 358 25 2 330 16 286 25 2 044 21 591 19 588 25 4 568 25 4 568 14 470 23 4 098 15 825 15 825 19 985 10 941 3 100 10 841 9 129 6 126 65 3 484 65 3484 49 449 60 3 035 62 746 60 744 51 3 159 48 3 126 37 411 41 2 715 44 865 40 855 8 442 7 438 4 174 6 264 5 322 5 322 

Hill 

Jeffe-r~~~ -======= === = === = Judith Basin ___________ _ lake _________________ _ 

lewis and Clork _________ _ liberty ________________ _ 

Lincoln ________________ _ 

McCone _______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher _______________ _ 

3 5 3 5 1 1 2 4 1 2 I 2 22 566 9 430 4 63 8 367 12 142 4 118 18 1 458 18 1 458 12 199 18 I 259 12 225 12 225 42 3 596 37 3 575 20 443 36 3 132 28 555 26 552 5 707 5 707 4 90 5 617 4 123 4 123 111 4 375 107 4292 68 664 101 3 628 97 1 090 93 1 076 63 7 300 62 7 270 42 910 60 6360 47 1 526 46 I S22 24 891 22 883 10 140 19 743 14 227 12 195 14 1 961 12 870 8 103 12 767 10 397 9 185 20 2 381 19 2 341 11 293 18 2 048 16 352 15 346 

Minerol ________________ _ 

Missoulo _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ Park __________________ _ 

Petroleum ______________ _ Phillips ________________ _ 

Pondera _______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ Powell _________________ _ 

Proirie _________________ _ 

85 3 036 60 2877 30 393 58 2 484 40 699 33 679 102 6 969 100 6943 66 1 040 92 5 903 82 1 740 80 1 728 75 7 881 73 7 802 52 943 69 6 859 61 1 453 60 1 443 32 2 436 30 2429 16 170 27 2 259 18 256 18 256 39 346 23 171 8 26 22 145 16 42 10 24 60 3 545 59 3 535 34 405 57 3 130 48 735 45 732 8 220 6 (D) 2 24 6 (0) 6 41 5 35 62 6392 61 6 373 39 830 57 5 543 47 1 390 46 1 389 38 2 221 36 2 203 22 275 33 1 928 25 490 24 486 65 9 268 63 9 234 35 950 62 8 284 51 1 969 51 1 969 

Ravalli ________________ _ 

Richland _______________ _ 

Roosevelt ______________ _ Rosebud _______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ 

Sheridan _______________ _ 

Silver Bow _____________ _ 

Stillwater ______________ _ 

Sweet Gross ____________ _ 

Teton _________________ _ 

18 7 043 16 7 035 12 671 15 6 364 14 1 264 14 1 264 8 873 7 (D) 3 39 7 (D) 6 105 5 86 103 8 785 96 B 572 64 641 92 7 931 84 1 184 76 1 162 26 2984 14 2 948 11 360 13 2588 24 815 12 767 37 2 226 36 2 208 18 . 224 34 1 984 26 292 2S 290 115 6 048 95 5 860 50 759 90 5 101 66 1 083 57 1 055 

T oale __________________ _ 

Treasure _______________ _ Valley _________________ _ 

~~beaa~~o_n_d_~=~=~=~=~=~=~= Yellowstone _____ • ______ _ 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data Montana 11-17 
Table 13. Hogs and Pigs -Inventory and Sales: 1974 - Continued 

Sales 

Hogs and pigs Feeder pigs 

Part 2 of 2 All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 and over All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Soles Sales Forms Number Forms Number ($1,000) Forms Number Forms Number ($1.000) 

Montano. totol ________ _ 2 731 373 412 2 450 365 732 24 669 641 54 735 536 52 795 I 021 

Beaverhead ____________ _ 

Big Horn _______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ___________ _ 

Corbon _______________ _ Corter _________________ _ 

Cascade ______________ _ 

Chouteau _____________ _ 

Custer ________________ _ 

Daniels _______________ _ 

22 2 566 20 2 538 187 6 198 4 176 5 71 7 511 63 7 355 424 21 2 178 19 2 091 24 93 10 734 78 10 281 708 8 374 7 372 10 28 2 511 26 2 500 170 5 436 5 436 II 96 10 674 92 10 598 630 33 2 945 32 2 938 62 44 4 956 44 4 956 311 15 914 15 914 17 78 5 639 61 5 135 276 24 I 729 13 I 315 21 100 9 326 96 9 261 728 7 286 6 277 5 63 5 899 45 4 641 295 23 I 208 21 I 106 19 56 12 906 55 12 896 731 9 4 468 9 4 468 88 

Dowson ______________ _ 

Deer LodgL ___________ _ 

Fallon ________________ _ 

Fergus _______________ _ 

Flathead ______________ _ 

Gallatin _______________ _ 

Garfield ______________ _ 

Glacier _______________ _ 

Golden Vatley __________ _ 

Granite _______________ _ 

73 5 375 69 5 321 371 10 564 10 564 8 

- 20 I 498 7 894 74 15 75 2 36 I 

- 68 9 759 64 9 680 559 22 3 221 20 3 211 56 135 33 957 131 33 897 2 486 33 3 193 33 3 193 61 - 121 19 981 96 19 611 I 419 25 2 007 19 I 882 35 68 II 117 63 10 718 711 15 I 087 13 I 007 17 20 2 390 20 2 390 180 8 340 8 340 7 18 10 059 18 10 059 748 I (0) I (0) (0) 

12 I 542 II I 531 108 5 122 5 122 2 5 147 4 121 10 - - - - -

Hill __________________ _ 

- 36 10 531 36 10 531 768 4 483 4 483 10 JeHerson _____________ _ 

Judith Bosin ___________ _ lake _________________ _ 

25 3 007 16 2 903 122 14 2 262 7 2 169 61 

- 41 5 453 40 5 451 389 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 

73 6 299 58 6 106 407 20 I 545 17 I 427 31 lewis and (Iork ________ _ 29 4 729 23 4 698 305 5 877 5 877 II liberty _______________ _ 27 5 810 27 5 810 426 4 345 4 345 8 lincoln _______________ _ 10 739 8 725 52 I 8 I 8 (Z) McCone ______________ _ 67 4 765 67 4 765 308 II 705 II 705 18 Madison ______________ _ 48 6 382 44 6 338 326 17 2 784 13 2 757 55 Meagher ______________ _ 

- 6 3 274 5 3 270 249

1 I 143 I 143 4 

Mineral _______________ _ 

Missaula ______________ _ I 16 I 16 (Z) I 16 I 16 (I) 

- 24 972 7 738 51 6 164 2 59 I Musselshell - 16 I 829 15 I 817 95 8 551 8 551 6 Pork _________________ _ 38 4872 35 4 857 327 10 332 9 329 7 Petroleum _____________ _ 5 I 185 5 I 185 85 2 114 2 114 3 Phillips _______________ _ 106 8 634 102 8 573 578 26 I 777 22 I 721 34 Pandero ______________ _ - 66 12 145 65 12 119 896 10 I 018 10 I 018 15 Powder River __________ _ 

PoweIL ____ _ Prairie ________________ _ 

- 21 2 322 19 2 182 120 1 9 I 087 7 967 24 

- 13 2 536 10 I 231 100 3 12 I 6 (Z) 

22 2 752 21 2 730 162 4 438 4 438 7 

Ravalli _______________ _ 74 5 338 53 5 134 345 18 448 15 426 7 Richland ______________ _ 107 15 261 105 15 190 I 002 20 2 169 18 2 123 36 Roosevelt _____________ _ 86 13 299 84 13 271 887 14 I 361 14 I 361 20 Rosebud ______________ _ 29 3 441 29 3 441 237 4 315 4 315 7 Sanders ______________ _ 22 400 16 357 22 8 64 6 40 I Sheridan ______________ _ 55 5 864 52 5 843 418 12 368 9 347 7 Silver Bow _____ _ 7 342 5 288 18 4 182 3 137 3 Stillwater _____________ _ 66 II 322 62 II 305 750 12 I 660 12 I 660 31 Sweet GrosL __________ _ 46 4 853 44 4 798 281 13 I 017 12 993 17 Teton _____________ _ 69 15 531 68 15 501 I 149 II 700 II 700 13 

Taole _________________ _ 18 10 605 17 10 604 684 I 43 I 43 I Treasure ______________ _ 7 I 036 6 996 73 2 61 I 21 (I) Volley ________________ _ 

- 100 12 261 93 12 140 824 19 2 801 18 2 782 63 Wheatland ____________ _ 26 4 814 14 4 634 313 18 234 6 126 2 Wibaux _______________ _ 40 2 983 39 2 971 228 5 146 4 134 2 Yellowstone ___________ _ 114 9 263 96 8 831 543 37 2 037 29 I 883 29 

Table 14. Sheep and Lambs -Inventory and Sales: 1974 

Inventory 

Sheep and lambs Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Part 1 of 2 AU forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over Lambs under 1 year old Ewes 1 year old or older Roms and whethers 1 year old or 

older 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Montano, totol _______ _ 2 237 630 877 I 896 616 256 I 363 176 826 I 768 420 053 I 590 19 377 

Beaverhead ___________ _ - 64 37 906 55 37 487 42 9 038 54 27 480 49 969 Big Horn ______________ _ 

Blaine ________________ _ 34 2 281 30 2 147 21 795 28 I 278 23 74 

49 6 680 45 6 525 24 753 42 5 432 41 340 Broadwater ___________ _ 17 I 828 15 I 794 II 146 15 I 578 12 70 Corban _______________ _ 124 28 787 112 28 338 88 12 380 104 15 438 82 520 Corter _________________ _ 141 106 673 136 106 355 106 24 048 132 79 127 119 3 180 Cascade _______________ _ 58 II 252 48 II 098 26 2 499 47 8 375 43 224 Chouteau ______________ _ 28 I 449 25 I 356 16 189 22 I 119 21 48 Custer _________________ _ 65 18 397 35 17 026 28 8 829 30 7 808 26 389 Daniels ________________ _ 11 2 947 II 2 947 9 298 II 2 584 10 65 Dawson _______________ _ 46 7 819 44 7 768 36 4 551 38 3 092 34 125 Deer Lodge _____________ _ Fallon _________________ _ 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 58 

26 7 615 22 7 435 18 2 719 19 4 532 16 184 Fergus ________________ _ 87 12 126 77 II 922 57 3 214 74 8 390 63 318 

11- 18 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data 
Table 14. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1974-Continued 

Inventory 

Sheep and lambs Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Ewes J yeor old or older Rom sand whetl,ers I year old or 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 and over lambs under' yeor old older 

Part 1 of 2 

forms Number Forms Number Farms Number forms Number Forms Number 

38 1 817 21 1 409 20 420 20 884 16 105 

94 7 563 63 6 713 44 2 091 63 4 424 56 198 

71 49 361 69 48 905 34 8 733 62 37 990 [ 60 2 182[ 11 1 118 8 945 4 74 8 837 7 34 

24 6 649 22 6 570 13 2 658 21 3 809 17 103 

10 753 10 753 5 55 10 687 8 11 

16 430 14 378 11 61 10 291 12 26 

14 1 057 11 1 027 8 222 11 771 10 34 

55 8 371 40 7 205 17 1 065 38 5 958 34 182 

46 3 119 32 2 581 23 232 30 2 258 28 91 

flathead _______________ _ Gallatin ________________ _ Garfield _______________ _ 

Glacier ________________ _ 

Golden Valley ___________ _ 

Granite ________________ _ Hill ___________________ _ 

Jefferson ______________ _ 

Judith Bosin ____________ _ loke __________________ _ 

21 14 152 20 14 128 17 4 093 20 9 664 18 371 

2 (~) 2 (0) 2 (D) [ 2 (0) [ 2 78 

7 138 3 112 2 11 3 96 3 5 

34 20 405 34 20 405 23 6 322 32 13 609 28 474 

62 13 707 54 11 002 44 3 214 47 7 429 44 359 

11 8 991 10 8 920 6 1 894 8 6 611 9 415 

4 118 2 106 2 58 1 43 2 5 

21 840 9 633 9 189 8 405 8 39 

24 12 167 23 12 159 16 3 018 22 6 876 20 2 265 

54 4 994 46 4 686 36 946 45 3 612 40 128 

lewis and Clark _________ _ liberty ________________ _ 

lincoln ________________ _ 

McCane _______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher _______________ _ 

MineroL _______________ _ Missoula _______________ _ Musselshell ____________ _ Park __________________ _ 

11 6 456 11 6 456 [ 6 1 491 [ 10 4 833 [ 10 132 [ 42 12 134 40 12 014 16 2 163 37 9 481 33 370 

19 6677 19 6677 13 1 340 19 5 172 17 165 

67 31 165 65 31 021 1 41 8 734 1 61 21 3581 56 929

1 14 3 996 10 3 952 8 1 381 10 2 439 9 

:~~ [ 15 4 348 14 4 282 10 497 14 3 629 12 

128 7 867 88 6 617 80 1 487 85 4 914 77 216 

49 18 585 45 18 489 34 12 998 33 5 304 28 187 

14 2 529 14 2 529 9 643 13 1 791 13 

19 16 432 17 16 242 13 4 059 16 11 752 17 431 95[ 

19 1 944 18 1 902 18 925 13 874 14 103 

Petroleum ______________ _ Phillips ________________ _ 

Pondera _______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ 

PowelL ________________ _ Prairie _________________ _ 

Ravalli ________________ _ Richland _______________ _ 

Roosevelt ______________ _ 

Rosebud _______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ 

27 2 6371 27 2 6371 24 798

1 

25 1 751 1 22 8~ 1 4 419 4 419 3 62 3 354 2 

70 17 782 64 17 628 44 5 355 62 11 944 [ 53 329 

97 21 790 88 21 537 56 5 332 80 15 622 75 583 

58 24 872 54 24 746 48 11 505 47 12 705 45 536 

16 3 621 16 3 621 9 607 15 

'2 ~~ [ 

13 101 

5 477 4 467 4 168 4 3 7 

54 10 124 50 10 025 39 3 227 47 6 497 44 301 

39 19 447 39 19 447 28 4 296 39 14 753 32 398 

- 23 3 739 22 3 6541 17 1 2061 21 2 1441 18 304 1 76 8 568 37 7 301 23 2 509 35 4 650 34 142 

Sheridan _______________ _ 

Silver Bow _____________ _ 

Stillwater _____________ _ Sweet GrasL ___________ _ Teton _________________ _ 

Toole __________________ _ 

Treasure _______________ _ Volley _________________ _ 

Wheatland _____________ _ 

Wibaux _______________ _ 

Yellowstone ___________ _ 

Soles 

Sheep and lambs Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Part 2 of 2 AU forms Forms with soles of $2.500 and over Sheep and lambs shorn Value of sheep. Iambs, and wool sold 

Wool Soles 

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

Montono. totol _______ _ - 2 243 536 751 1 917 525 369 1 780 524 823 5 303 149 1 939 16 676 

Beaverhead ___________ _ - 68 32 827 59 32 425 58 36 337 363 478 59 1 025 8ig Horn _______________ _ 35 2 759 31 2 640 26 1 984 17 087 31 73 Blaine _________________ _ 54 9 241 47 8 914 45 8 354 91 560 47 288 Broadwater ___________ _ - 20 1 763 17 1 734 13 1 938 20 225 17 60 Carbon _______________ _ 127 25 071 115 24 708 110 19 344 199 603 116 830 Carter _________________ _ 142 87 255 137 87 040 136 95 632 877 787 139 2 474 Cascade _______________ _ 48 9 133 43 9 014 42 10 818 109 399 44 304 Chouteau _____________ _ - 27 1 623 24 1 569 22 1 494 17 966 24 47 66 11 209 36 9 826 28 7 256 73 986 37 384 

- 11 2 356 11 2 356 11 3 075 29 716 11 68 

Custer _________________ _ 

Daniels _______________ _ 

46 9 338 44 9 283 39 4 358 46 431 44 304 14 (D) 2 (D) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 30 5 503 26 5 369 23 5 585 55 287 26 172 86 11 007 76 10 835 72 9 819 106 512 76 362 35 1 082 21 885 19 1 035 9 532 21 29 79 7 222 64 6 612 61 6 336 65 213 65 226 75 43 470 73 43 138 68 48 222 518 532 73 1 240 10 854 8 734 8 953 8 257 8 29 24 4 108 22 4 037 19 4 673 51 967 22 156 9 587 9 587 8 602 4 945 9 23 

Dawson _______________ _ Deer lodge _____________ _ fallon _________________ _ 

fergus ________________ _ Flotheod _______________ _ 

Gollatin ________________ _ Gorfield _______________ _ 

Glacier ________________ _ Golden Volley ___________ _ 

Granite ________________ _ 

15 372 13 340 12 310 3 729 15 10 13 996 11 984 11 810 9 187 11 27 57 9 415 42 8 364 38 7 091 77 391 43 247 45 2 249 29 1 871 29 2 188 22 682 29 63 21 11 572 17 11 526 18 11 052 131 635 18 324 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (0) (0) 2 (D) 4 105 3 96 2 97 894 3 3 31 15 503 31 15 503 30 17 558 178 010 31 474 72 11 463 64 10 237 55 8 949 88 917 64 320 9 5 973 8 5 902 8 6744 53 424 9 188 

Hill ___________________ _ 

Jefferson ______________ _ 

Judith Basin ____________ _ lake __________________ _ 

lewis and Clark _________ _ liberty ________________ _ 

Lincoln ________________ _ 

McCone _______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ Meagher _______________ _ 

2 88 1 87 1 100 753 1 3 22 657 10 431 9 477 4 590 10 13 24 7 810 23 7 796 21 9 921 102 771 23 272 56 4 471 49 4 266 46 4309 40 904 49 136 12 4 236 12 4 236 10 6800 65 112 12 150 40 9 926 38 9 854 37 12 088 126 823 41 361 20 4 198 20 4 198 20 5 001 55 503 20 139 70 27 984 67 27 759 65 28 579 277 108 67 880 14 2 718 10 2 688 10 2 432 24 510 10 83 15 3 150 14 3 086 14 3 766 40 567 14 87 

Mineral ________________ _ 

Missoula _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ Pork __________________ _ 

Petroleum ______________ _ Phillips ________________ _ 

Pondero _______________ _ Powder River ___________ _ 

~~:~~:==:::=:::::=: ==== 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data Montana 11-19 
Table 14. Sheep and Lambs -Inventory and Sales: 1974 - Continued 

Soles 

Sheep and lambs Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

AU farms Forms with soles of $2,500 and over Sheep and lambs shorn Value of sheep. Iambs, and wool sold Part 2 of 2 

Wool Soles Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number (pounds) Forms ($1.000) 

- 125 7 255 86 6 300 69 4 926 43 287 86 182 

- 53 20 551 49 20 421 34 11 968 96 584 50 726 

Rovolli _______________ _ 

Richland . _____________ _ 

12 2 042 12 2 042 13 2 478 24 379 14 69 

20 15 080 18 14 948 17 17 339 186 881 18 480 

- 16 1 480 15 1 473 13 923 8864 15 44 

- 27 2 374 27 2 374 22 2 128 19329 27 54 

Roosevelt _____________ _ 

Rosebud ______________ _ 

Senders ______________ _ 

Sheridan ______________ _ 

- 4 416 4 416 4 386 3 957 4 15 

76 15 187 69 15 103 66 13 515 136 594 69 533 

95 18 597 87 18 304 83 18 900 188 238 87 638 

54 22 613 52 22 578 49 13 599 172 623 53 662 

Silver Bow ____________ _ 

Stillwater _____________ _ 

Sweet Gross ___________ _ Teton ________________ _ 

Toole _________________ _ 

Treasure ______________ _ 

- 15 7 094 14 7 093 15 5 665 68 831 15 221 

5 415 4 410 4 331 3 259 4 12 Volley ________________ _ 

- 50 6 017 48 5 960 45 7 261 77 124 48 206 Wheatland ____________ _ 

- 39 14 297 38 14 276 38 17 770 191 633 39 525 Wiboux _______________ _ - 27 3 784 26 3 769 23 2 998 31 061 26 125 Yellowstone ___________ _ 75 8 683 39 7 652 37 5 717 53 873 41 257 

Table 15. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 

Inventory 

Hens and pullets of laying age for- Other chickens 3 months old or older 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

All forms All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 

Total Kept for toble or market eggs Kept for hatching eggs and over 

Part 1 of 5 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Montono, totoL ______ _ 3 676 885 569 3 099 867 001 3 047 830 861 136 36 140 1 396 94 587 1 175 91 973 

Beaverhead ___________ _ 40 1 746 33 1 610 33 1 539 3 71 9 20 8 19 Big Horn ______________ _ 

- 63 5 043 58 4 876 57 4 848 2 28 25 163 24 159 

63 3 748 61 3 124 60 3 009 4 115 28 311 26 211 

31 (0) 25 (0) I 25 (0) - - 5 20 5 20 

134 18 959 118 18 416 116 18 129 4 287 39 189 35 129 

Blaine ________________ _ 

Broadwater ___________ _ Carbon _______________ _ 

Corter ________________ _ 82 2 575 81 2 559 81 2 529 2 30 43 121 42 119 Cascade ______________ _ 141 35 940 119 35 307 116 17 247 5 18 060 29 2 140 26 2 135 

Chouteau _____________ _ 121 5 012 118 4 922 118 4 802 3 120 40 140 40 140 

Custer ________________ _ 

- 67 (0) 41 (0) 41 (0) 4 (0) 39 18 211 20 18 110 Daniels _______________ _ 56 2 297 56 2 297 56 2 182 2 115 15 30 15 30 

Dawson ______________ _ 78 4 128 75 4 057 75 3 987 2 70 40 306 37 196 

Deer lodge ____________ _ - 17 1 004 4 82 4 82 - - 14 129 2 9 

Fallon ________________ _ 61 3 959 61 3 959 61 3 789 4 170 26 234 26 234 

124 11 678 116 11 566 113 11 314 5 252 43 572 42 472 

- 133 5 814 65 3 564 65 3 049 2 515 58 1 531 17 1 188 

Fergus _______________ _ 

Flathead ______________ _ Gollotin _______________ _ 89 107764 72 106692 72 106 692 - - 21 2 119 13 1 713 

Garfield ______________ _ 67 2 014 66 2 002 63 1 830 6 172 33 179 33 179 

Glacier _______________ _ 27 25 851 24 25 751 21 25 551 4 200 15 3 158 14 3 153 

- 18 549 18 549 16 489 2 60 9 37 9 37 

9 286 8 276 8 276 - - 4 8 3 7 

Golden Volley __________ _ Granite _______________ _ 

Hill __________________ _ 

- 88 7 756 84 7608 84 7 554 2 54 42 2 229 42 2 229 

Jefferson _____________ _ - 26 2 090 19 1 880 19 1 870 1 10 16 427 7 213 

Judith Basin ___________ _ 64 5 289 63 5 277 63 5 257 1 20 22 172 21 170 

lake _________________ _ 104 29 180 67 28 416 66 28 247 3 169 43 344 31 114 

lewis and Clork ________ _ - 33 27 463 19 26 795 19 26 740 3 55 10 112 8 110 

44 11 796 43 11 696 43 11 656 2 40 13 74 13 74 

44 1 125 22 631 22 631 - - 16 71 8 32 

liberty _______________ _ 

Uncoln _______________ _ 

McCone ______________ _ 

- 113 4 597 109 4 436 108 4 271 6 165 47 227 47 227 

47 2 928 40 2 794 39 2 072 4 722 18 137 17 134 

- 15 (0) 14 (0) 12 (0) 2 46 8 21 8 21 

Madison ______________ _ 

Meagher ______________ _ 

Minero'- ______________ _ - 7 113 4 63 4 53 1 10 5 41 3 19 

Missoulo ______________ _ 73 2 133 17 962 17 962 - - 33 189 3 49 

41 2 278 36 2 083 33 1 637 7 446 14 58 14 58 

72 2 891 54 2 379 53 2 360 1 19 21 243 15 221 

17 506 17 506 17 486 1 20 6 33 6 33 

126 6 003 123 5 948 119 5 833 4 115 46 201 45 171 

74 35 055 71 35 003 71 (0) 2 (0) 25 7 462 25 7 462 

- 79 2 247 73 2 107 73 2 035 4 72 33 173 33 173 

- 12 470 10 359 10 359 - - 5 8 4 7 

- 35 1 504 34 1 499 34 1 499 - - 12 24 12 24 

Musselshell ___________ _ Pork _________________ _ 

Petroleum _____________ _ 

Phillips _______________ _ 

Pondero ______________ _ 

Powder River __________ _ Powell ________________ _ 

Proirie __ ... _____________ _ 

161 118 643 102 117 323 99 117 283 4 40 58 20 292 43 20 074 

109 8 010 104 7 820 104 7 626 4 194 45 623 42 618 

101 5 474 101 5 474 100 5 349 3 125 25 179 25 179 

47 1 801 40 1 664 40 1 664 - - 16 98 15 97 

66 2 995 32 1 576 29 1 486 4 90 31 160 21 84 

98 5 749 97 5 704 96 5 619 2 85 31 207 31 207 

10 320 5 167 5 167 - - 5 18 1 1 

82 17 788 66 17 484 65 17 385 3 99 34 347 27 327 

46 8 060 40 7 935 38 7 874 4 61 17 366 17 366 

58 37 003 57 36 953 56 36 728 2 225 19 8 373 19 8 373 

Ravalli _______________ _ 

Richland ______________ _ Roosevelt _____________ _ 

Rosebud _______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ Sheridon _______________ _ 

Silver Bow _____________ _ 

Stillwater _____________ _ 

Sweet Grass ____________ _ 

Teton _________________ _ 

40 26 873 39 26 840 37 26 798 2 42 18 9 042 17 9 027 

14 284 13 270 12 225 2 45 7 23 7 23 

130 8 281 121 7 326 118 7 000 4 326 47 156 47 156 

16 (0) 16 (0) 16 (0) - - 6 265 6 265 

46 2 486 43 2 402 43 2 402 - - 22 59 21 57 

117 92 298 85 91 384 82 90 944 4 440 45 12 515 37 12 318 

Toole __________________ _ 

TreosurL ______________ _ 

Volley _________________ _ 

Wheatland _____________ _ Wiboux ________________ _ 

Yellowstone ____________ _ 

,,- 20 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data 
Table 15. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 197 4 -Continued 

Inventory - Continued 

Part 2 of 5 

Other chickens 3 months old or older for Broilers and other meat-type chickens Turkeys for forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

forms with sales of $2,500 and over Pullet chicks and pullets 

under 3 months old for f----- forms with sales of Forms with sales of Heovy breeds for Pullets 3 months old or Roosters and mole $2,500 and over All farms Total 

older chickens $2,500 and over slaughter 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

Mantano, toto'- _______ _ 

Beaverhead ____________ _ Big Horn _______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ___________ _ Corbon _______________ _ 

Corter ________________ _ 

Cascode ______________ _ 

Chouteau _____________ _ 

Custer ________________ _ 

Daniels _______________ _ 

109 84 372 1 118 7 601 42 45 651 457 39 515 390 36 447 184 1 609 107 

92: ! - - 8 19 1 1 - - - - 1 5 -

- - 24 159 - - 5 208 5 208 4 46 2 26 

7 135 26 76 2 90 8 512 8 512 6 64 3 39 

- - 5 20 - - 4 650 4 650 1 10 1 10 -

- - - 35 129 - - 10 408 7 390 6 17 - -

- 2 18 42 101 1 2 5 451 5 451 9 88 3 10 

- 3 46 26 2 089 - - 21 955 12 469 7 51 5 40 

4 53 38 87 1 3 24 2 100 23 2 050 9 f:! 5 78 

- 3 1B 070 1 j 40 - - 6 265 5 225 1 - -

- - - 15 30 - - 2 90 2 90 3 29 2 20 

Dowson ______________ _ 

- 1 75 36 121 1 65 13 873 11 853 1 12 1 12 

Deer lodgL ___________ _ Fallon ________________ _ 

Fergus _______________ _ Flathead ______________ _ 

Gallatin _______________ _ Garfield ______________ _ 

Glacier _______________ _ 

Golden Valley __________ _ Granite _______________ _ 

Hill __________________ _ 

Jefferson _____________ _ 

Judith Basin ___________ _ 

lake _________________ _ 

lewis and C1ork ________ _ 

- - - 2 9 1 21 1 25 - - - - - -

- 2 23 25 211 1 32 7 321 7 321 - - - -

- 3 380 39 92 2 8 25 4 037 22 3 906 9 65 5 53 

- 1 1 000 17 188 1 500 12 1 565 7 1 375 2 3 - -

- 4 1 652 10 61 2 1 

54~ ! 22 1 231 19 851 ! 1 12 1 12 

- 3 75 32 104 1 6 184 6 184 7 41 4 12 

2 (D) 12 (D) - 1 150 1 150 1 7 1 5 

- - - 9 37 - 2 100 2 100 1 8 1 8 

- - - 3 7 - -I - -I - -I 4 18

1 

4 18

1 

- 3 2 020 41 209 2 180 10 615 10 615 2 27 2 15 

- 1 200 6 13 1 12 8 152 4 100 2 21 1 16 

- 3 135 19 35 - - 3 470 3 470 4 43 4 33 

- 2 16 29 98 - - 16 1 273 11 933 5 25 5 20 

- 1 50 8 60 - - 4 135 3 110 3 33 1 25 

liberty _______________ _ 

Lincoln _______________ _ 

- 2 27 12 47 - - 8 1 025 8 1 025 - - - -

- 2 12 8 20 - - 2 21 2 21 2 3 2 3 

McCone ______________ _ 

Madison ______________ _ 

Meagher ______________ _ 

- 4 82 45 145 1 100 11 517

1 

10 467 3 4~ I 1 2: I 2 27 17 107 - - 4 195 4 195 - -

- - - 8 21 - - - - - - 1 1 - -

Minerol _______________ _ 

- 1 8 2 11 - - 1 20 - - - - - -

Missoulo ______________ _ 

- - - 3 49 - - 8 445 5 375 3 18 3 12 

Musselshell ___________ _ - 1 1 14 57 - - 1 18 1 18 - - - - Pork _________________ _ 

- 3 195 13 26 - - 4 255 4 255 -2 9 - - Petroleum _____________ _ 

- 1 20 6 13 - - 4 158 4 158 1 2 - - Phillips _______________ _ 

Pondero ______________ _ 

Powder River __________ _ 

- 3 22 45 149 1 10 30 1 267 30 1 2671 9 67 I 5 51 

- 2 (D) 24 (D) 2 (D) 10 2 395 9 2 370 6 40 4 3<1 

- 3 53 31 120 2 113 12 885 9 745 8 33 2 7 Pawe1L ______________ _ 

- - - 4 7 - - I 7 - - 1 9 1 9 

Prairie ________________ _ 

- - - 12 24 - - 6 453 6 453 - - - -

Ravalli _______________ _ - 5 19 915 41 159 1 10 18 2 422 11 2 012 4 21 3 11 

Richland ______________ _ 

- 4 330 40 288 1 15 18 2 076 18 2 076 7 121 5 71 Roosevelt _____________ _ 

- 2 35 24 144 1 50 9 455 9 455 3 8 2 4 

Rosebud ______________ _ 

- 4 77 13 20 2 60 2 100 2 100 1 13 1 8 Sanders ______________ _ - - - 21 84 - - 4 210 2 60 3 71 2 69 

Sheridan ______________ _ 

- 2 50 29 157 2 26 18 1 092 18 1 092 6 20 5 18 Silver BOW ____________ _ - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 2 12 2 12 

Stillwater _____________ _ - 4 170 24 157 1 (D) 11 703 10 650 3 36 3 31 

Sweet Grass- __________ _ - 3 334 14 32 - - 4 180 2 55 1 2 - - Teton ________________ _ 

- 3 8 325 17 48 1 (0) 12 2 448 12 2 448 3 21 3 20 

Toole _________________ _ 

- 3 9 000 14 27 3 7 150 8 2 959 6 2 902 4 19 3 16 TreosurL _____________ _ 

- 1 15 7 8 - - - - - - 1 2 - - Volley ________________ _ 

- 1 20 46 136 I 90 10 825 8 675 11 62 6 45 Wheatland ____________ _ 

- 2 260 4 5 1 (0) - - - - 3 204 - - Wiboux _______________ _ 

- 2 11 21 46 2 66 10 430 10 430 1 5 - - Yellowstone ___________ _ 

- 4 12 110 34 208 3 22 502 16 1 184 13 1 130 6 41 3 30 

Inventory - Continued Sales 

Turkeys for farms with sales of $2,500 and over Hens and pullets of laying age 

Part 3 of 5 Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Pullet chicks and pullets 

under 3 months old sold 

Light breeds for Hens kept for breeding All forms for farms with sales of 

slaughter Total Kept for table or market Kept for hatching eggs $2,500 and aver 

e<Jgs 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Montano, tota'-______ _ - 28 359 85 322 449 532 689 376 522 251 366 497 468 16 24 783 4 9</ 

Beaverhead ___________ _ - - - 1 5 4 427 2 227 2 227 - - - - Big Harn ______________ _ 

- 1 12 2 8 2 1 430 2 1 430 2 1 430 - - - - Blaine ________________ _ 

- 1 3 4 22 10 (D) 9 655 9 655 - - - - Broadwater ___________ _ 

- - - - - 6 (0) 4 (D) 4 (D) - - - - Corban _______________ _ 

- Corter 1 6 5 11 6 13 9</5 6 13 995 6 13 995 - - - - ________________ _ 

- 1 6 9 72 5 317 5 317 5 317 - - - - Cascade ______________ _ 

Chouteau _____________ _ - 2 4 2 7 31 25 154 2'1 24 984 28 (D) 2 (0) - - - - - 4 10 7 700 7 700 7 700 - - - - Custer ________________ _ 

- 1 3 1 13 7 (D) 6 (0) 6 (0) - - - - Daniels _______________ _ 

- 1 9 - - 5 216 5 216 5 216 - - - -

Dawson ______________ _ 

O •• r ladg"-___________ _ - - - - - 10 794 10 794 10 794 - - - - Fallon ________________ _ - - - - - 12 600 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 1 III 4 1 111 4 1 111 - - - - Fergus _______________ _ 

- - - 4 12 17 2 569 17 2 569 17 2 569 - - - - flathead ______________ _ Gallatin _______________ _ Garfi.1d ______________ _ G1aci.r _______________ _ 

- - - 2 3 25 3 154 10 2 161 10 1 926 1 235 - - - - - - - 15 111 879 14 111 629 14 111 62'1 - - - - - 2 5 3 24 2 90 2. 90 2 90 - - - - - 1 2 5 4 390 5 4 390 - - 3 4 350 2 40 - -

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data Montana 11-21 
Part 3 of 5 

Golden Volley ____________ Granite _________________ Hill ____________________ 

JeHerson --------------- Judith Basin _____________ 

Lake ___________________ 

Lewis and Clark __________ liberly _________________ 

Lincoln _________________ 

McCone ________________ 

Madison ________________ 

Meagher ________________ 

MineraL ________________ 

Missaula ________________ 

Musselshell 

Pork ______ == == ==== ====_ Petroleum _______________ 

Phillips _________________ 

Pandera ________________ 

Powder River ____________ 

PaweL _________________ 

Prairie __________________ 

Ravalli ----------------- Richland ________________ 

Roosevelt _______________ 

Rosebud ________________ 

Sanders ________________ 

Sheridan ________________ 

Silver Bow ______________ 

Stillwater _______________ 

Sweet GrasL ____________ 

Teton ------------- Toole __________________ 

Treasure ________________ 

Volley __________________ 

Wheatland ______________ 

Wibaux _________________ 

Yellowstone ____________ 

Part 4 of 5 

Montana. 10tol ___ _ 

Beaverhead _______ _ Big Horn _______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ____________ _ 

Corban ________________ _ 

Carter _________________ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ 

Chouteau ______________ _ 

Custer _________________ _ 

Daniels _______________ _ 

Dawson _______________ _ 

Deer LadgL ____________ _ 

Fallon _________________ _ 

Fergus ________________ _ 

Flathead _______________ _ 

Gallotin ________________ _ Garfield _______________ _ 

Glacier ________________ _ 

Golden Volley ___________ _ Granite ________________ _ 

Hill ___________________ _ 

JeHersan ' ______________ _ 

Judith Basio ____________ _ Loke __________________ _ 

lewis and Clork _________ _ 

liberty ________________ _ 

lincoln ________________ _ 

McCone _______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher _______________ _ 

Mineral ________________ _ 

Missoula _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ Pork __________________ _ 

Petroleum ______________ _ Phillip, ________________ _ 

Pand~ro _______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ 

" - 22 Montana 

Table 15. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974-Continued 

Inventory - Continued Soles 

Turkeys for forms with soles of $2,500 and over Hens and pullets of loying age 

Pullet chicks and pullets 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over under 3 months old sold 

Light breed s for Hens kept for breeding All forms for forms with soles of 

slaughter Kept for toble or market $2,500 and over Totol Kept tor hatching eggs eggs 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

26 26 26 

12 4 (0) 3 (0) (0) 

5 5 244 4 190 4 190 

5 9 3 154 9 154 9 154 

5 10 (0) 8 (0) 8 (0) 

8 8 (0) 6 (0) 6 (0) 

3 2 264 3 2 264 3 2 264 

2 85 1 25 1 25 

5 236 5 236 5 236 

5 534 5 534 5 230 304 

3 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 5 

1 6 1 6 1 6 

6 874 1 600 1 600 

5 228 5 228 5 228 

6 335 6 335 6 335 

2 1 19 1 19 1 19 

12 15 746 15 746 15 746 

6 13 18 992 13 18 992 13 (0) (0) 

23 4 108 4 108 4 108 

I 25 

6 314 6 314 6 314 

10 21 78 521 19 78 497 19 78 497 10 

50 14 1 812 13 1 792 12 1 666 126 19 

4 8 561 8 561 8 561 

6 387 5 354 5 354 

16 423 6 029 5 028 1 

17 092 17 092 16 082 10 

1 40 

7 (0) I (0) (0) 

3 (0) 3 (0) 3 (0) 

13 19 480 13 19 480 12 19 386 94 

6 10 400 6 10 400 6 10 400 

I 15 1 15 1 15 

9 18 1 503 15 969 15 852 117 70 

200 5 (0) 5 (0) 5 (0) 

7 2 593 6 593 6 593 

19 65 370 15 64 980 13 64 792 188 

Sales 

Other chickens 3 months old or older Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 

All farms 

Farms 

53 

Number 

104 148 

(0) 

(0) 

6 

159 

050 

100 

54 

30 

1 

116 

73 

60 

567 

Total 

Forms 

39 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and aver 

Number 

102 934 

(0) 

(0) 

6 

123 

100 

30 

1 

116 

73 

60 

567 

Pullets 3 months old or 

older 

Forms Number 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

100 

Roosters and mole chickens 

Forms 

32 

Number 

(0) 

(0) 

6 

123 

30 

1 

116 

73 

60 

567 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2.500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

108 31 706 91 30 586 

25 25 

150 150 

460 400 

25 25 

510 510 

629 629 

50 

024 024 

100 820 

775 615 

20 20 

1 30 

3 150 150 

3 569 569 

4 575 350 

2 40 

2 225 225 

2 100 100 

3 205 205 

200 200 

120 120 

9 355 9 355 

5 5 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Summary Data 
Part 4 of 5 

PoweIL ________________ _ Prairie _________________ _ 

Ravalli ________________ _ Richland _______________ _ 

Roosevelt ______________ _ 

Rosebud _______________ _ Sonders _______________ _ 

Sheridan _______________ _ Silver Bow _____________ _ 

Stillwater ______________ _ 

Part 5 of 5 

Montano. tataL _______ _ 

Beaverhead ____________ _ 

Big Horn _______________ _ Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ____________ _ Carbon ________________ _ 

Carter _________________ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ Chouteau ______________ _ Custer _________________ _ 

Daniels ________________ _ 

Dawson _______________ _ 

Deer LadgL ____________ _ Fallon _________________ _ Fergus ________________ _ 

Flathead _______________ _ Gollatin ________________ _ 

Garfield _______________ _ Glocier ________________ _ 

Golden Valley ___________ _ 

Granite ________________ _ 

Hill ___________________ _ 

jefferson ______________ _ Judith Basin ____________ _ lake __________________ _ 

Lewis and Clark _________ _ Uberty ________________ _ Lincoln ________________ _ McCone _______________ _ Madison _______________ _ Meagher _______________ _ 

MineraL _______________ _ 

Missaula _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ Pork __________________ _ 

Petroleum ______________ _ Phillips ________________ _ Pondera _______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ 

~~:rri~== == == == == == == == == Ravalli ________________ _ 

Richland _______________ _ 

Roosevelt ______________ _ Rosebud _______________ _ Sanders _______________ _ 

Sheridan _______________ _ 

Silver Bow _____________ _ Stillwater ______________ _ 

Sweet Grass ____________ _ Teton _________________ _ 

T aale __________________ _ 

Treasure _______________ _ Volley _________________ _ 

Wheatland _____________ _ Wibaux ________________ _ 

Yellowstone _________ • __ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

Table 15. 

Number 

90 

162 

51 

2 

(D) 

11 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974-Continued 

Soles 

Other chickens 3 months old or older 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Totol Pullets 3 months old or 

older Roosters and mole chickens 

Farms Number 

30 

162 

51 

(0) 

11 

Forms Number 

25 

150 

Soles - Continued 

Turkeys for forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

5 

12 

51 

(0) 

11 

Total Heavy breeds for slaughter light breeds for slaughter Hens kept for breeding 

Forms Number 

27 724 

(D) 

19 

50 

13 

10 

17 

48 

17 

30 

66 

100 

15 

45 

7 

200 

(D) 

Forms 

25 

Number 

8 462 

(D) 

=1 14 

50 

13 

10 

48 

17 

15 

66 

100 

15 

45 

(D) 

Forms Number Farms Number 

240 22 

25 

=1 

= 1 =1 

~I 

= \ 

17 

15 

200 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Summary Data 
Table 16. Horses and Ponies-Inventory and Sales: 1974 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Mon10no,10to'-_______ _ 7 744 48 020 6 511 43 306 I 368 5 763 1 188 5 294 

Beaverhead ____________ _ 

Big Horn _______________ _ Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ____________ _ 

Corban ________________ _ Caner _________________ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ 

Chouteau ______________ _ 

Custer _________________ _ 

Daniels _______________ _ 

152 1 494 140 1 450 28 216 27 215 176 1 657 167 1 638 20 82 19 81 144 937 137 909 30 102 29 99 74 360 61 315 14 26 8 14 214 1 430 195 1 370 44 219 42 213 177 1 266 170 1 236 44 427 44 427 279 1 360 240 1 245 40 140 31 131 167 924 165 913 29 75 26 63 186 1 589 140 1 505 43 217 40 212 - 78 400 71 382 12 39 11 38 

Dawson _______________ _ 

Deer lodge _____________ _ Fallon ________________ _ 

Fergus _______________ _ 

Flathead ______________ _ 

Gallatin _______________ _ 

Garfield ______________ _ Glacier _______________ _ 

Golden Volley __________ _ 

Granite _______________ _ 

134 841 123 791 27 107 27 107 34 163 20 120 3 13 3 13 107 486 101 479 17 33 17 33 

- 278 1 432 248 1 351 55 147 47 136 

- 257 1 267 138 906 41 149 29 100 

- 276 1 702 202 1 348 50 317 37 296 

- 128 1 220 118 1 190 31 366 27 362 

- 131 828 98 673 17 93 16 89 

- 49 283 47 281 7 32 7 32 

- 58 518 57 509 7 32 7 32 

Hill __________________ _ 

Jefferson _____________ _ 

Judith Bosin ___________ _ 

lake _________________ _ 

Lewis and Clork ________ _ Libeny _______________ _ 

Lincoln _______________ _ 

McCone ______________ _ 

Madison ______________ _ 

- 128 1 000 118 524 17 31 15 28 

- 78 449 60 400 15 46 14 45 118 672 116 663 10 39 10 39 

- 324 1 600 222 1 290 47 156 33 128 

- 150 948 103 772 23 53

1 

14 33 

- 36 164 36 164 8 13 8 13 

69 306 30 182 12 32 6 19 

- 133 939 130 932 22 53 22 53 

- 178 1 444 161 1 355 35 127 29 113 Meagher ______________ _ 60 540 55 526 14 71 12 66 

Minerol _______________ _ 

Missoulo ______________ _ 21 87 15 64 2 2 2 2 

- 131 666 55 394 20 56 10 19 Musselshell ___________ _ 106 756 96 704 13 88 12 87 Pork _________________ _ 197 1 232 172 1 129 38 113 32 98 Petroleum _____________ _ 

- 44 330 44 330 5 25 5 25 Phillips _______________ _ 202 1 011 198 993 25 45 24 44 Pandero ______________ _ 

- 95 441 90 436 13 37 13 37 Powder River __________ _ - 195 1 248 181 1 220 31 105 30 103 Powell ________________ _ 

- 82 720 72 681 15 40 14 39 Proirie ________________ _ 

- 83 457 80 448 15 74 15 74 

Ravalli _______________ _ 

Richland ______________ _ 

Roosevelt _____________ _ 

332 1 933

1 

235 1 546 70 283 54 230 

174 1 020 159 933 37 134 33 122 

128 959 123 931 29 215 27 187 Rosebud ______________ _ 

- 136 1 361 124 1 315 35 194 32 187 Sanders ______________ _ - 128 628 97 519 25 49 22 39 Sheridan ______________ _ - 77 427 74 402 10 86 9 85 Silver Bow ____________ _ 

- 46 269 28 196 8 45 8 45 Stillwater _____________ _ 141 835 117 759 24 71 22 64 Sweet Gross ___________ _ - 124 841 117 818 17 43 17 43 Teton ________________ _ 171 898 166 881 23 43 23 43 

Toole _________________ _ - 53 293 49 281 12 51 12 51 TreosurL _____________ _ - 47 300 41 285 8 16 8 16 Volley ________________ _ 

- 238 1 161 209 1 088 48 165 48 165 Wheatland ____________ _ 

- 45 241 45 241 7 20 7 20 Wiboux _______________ _ 69 355 67 348 14 66 14 66 Yellowstone ___________ _ 306 1 332 188 945 62 244 38 173 

Table 17. Field Corn for All Purposes: 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Irrigated 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

Montano, totol ________ _ 1 223 87 670 1 193 86 807 861 63 486 

Beaverhead' ____________ _ 2 10 - - - - Big Horn _______________ _ Blaine _________________ _ 56 5 038 56 5038 50 4 192 

30 2 616 30 2 616 27 2 395 

Broadwater ____________ _ 7 788 7 788 5 398 Corban ________________ _ 84 4 836 84 4836 76 4632 Corter _________________ _ 9 687 9 687 1 12 Cascade _______________ _ 

Chouteau ______________ _ 17 1 392 17 1 392 15 1 352 

2 152 2 152 1 100 Custer _________________ _ 88 6 955 86 6 663 67 5 736 

Daniels ________________ _ - - - - - -

Dawson _______________ _ 72 3 436 72 3436 50 2 341 

Deer lodge _____________ _ 

Fallon _________________ _ - - - - - -

15 1 551 14 1 533 - - Fergus ________________ _ 

Flathead _______________ _ 

Gollotin ________________ _ 

7 334 6 324 3 165 

14 781 8 661 3 132 

7 299 6 231 6 231 Garfield _______________ _ 12 854 12 854 3 315 

11- 24 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data 
Glacier ________________ _ 

Golden Volley ___________ _ Granite ________________ _ Hill ___________________ _ 

Jefferson ______________ _ 

Judith Basin ____________ _ 

lake __________________ _ 

lewis and Clork _________ _ liberty ________________ _ 

lincoln ________________ _ 

McCone _______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher _______________ _ 

Mineral ________________ _ 

Missoula _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ Pork __________________ _ 

Petroleum ______________ _ Phillips ________________ _ 

Pondero _______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ 

Powell _________________ _ 

Prairie _________________ _ 

Ravalli ________________ _ 

Richland _______________ _ 

Roosevelt ______________ _ 

Rosebud _______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ 

Sheridan _______________ _ 

Silver Bow _____________ _ 

Stillwater ______________ _ 

Sweet Gross ____________ _ Teton _________________ _ 

Toole __________________ _ 

Treasure _______________ _ Valley _________________ _ 

Wheatland _____________ _ 

Wiboux _______________ _ - Yellowstone ___________ _ -

Montano, toto'-_______ _ 

Beaverhead ____________ _ 

Big Horn _______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ____________ _ 

Carbon ________________ _ 

Corter _________________ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ 

Chouteau ______________ _ 

Custer _________________ _ 

Daniels ________________ _ 

Dawson _______________ _ 

Deer ladge _____________ _ Fallon _________________ _ 

Fergus ________________ _ Flathead _______________ _ 

Gallatin ________________ _ Garfield _______________ _ 

Glacier ________________ _ 

Golden Valley ___________ _ 

Granite ________________ _ 

Hill ___________________ _ 

Jefferson ______________ _ 

Judith Basin ____________ _ lake __________________ _ 

lewis and Clark _________ _ liberty ________________ _ 

lincoln ________________ _ 

McCone _______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher _______________ _ 

Mineral ________________ _ 

Missoula _______________ _ Musselshell ____________ _ Pork __________________ _ 

Petroleum ___ • _. ________ _ Phillips ________________ _ 

Table 17. Field Corn for All Purposes: 

All farms 

Farms Acres Forms 

- - -

2 130 2 

- - -

4 153 3 

- - -

4 391 3 

40 1 387 38 

- - -

2 68 2 

- - -

6 260 6 

1 12 1 

- - -

- - -

6 360 6 

22 1 988 21 

1 30 1 

1 20 1 

16 1 597 16 

1 13 1 

4 234 4 

- - -

52 3 1461 52 

19 525 17 

156 8 557 154 

29 1 655 29 

64 7 3281 64 

2 40 -

5 206 5 

- - -

36 3 219 35 

1 75 1 

2 22 2 

- - - 28 3 7521 28 

26 

3 ::: 1 

26 

- - 15 15 

256 18 591 251 

Table 18. Field Corn for Grain: 

All forms 

Farms 

181 

20 

1 

22 

13 

1 

3 

10 

Acres 

11 020 

10131 

150 

45 

40 

351 

569 / 

104 

44 

629 

29 

30 

252 

28 

Quantity harvested 

(bushels) 

620 069 

83 499 

2500 

2300 

1 930 

92 781 

013 220 

(0) 

660 22 705 

870 

600 

5 797 

400 

120 

Forms 

169 

20 

1 

22 

13 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Summary Data 

1 974 - Continued 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Irrigated 

Acres Forms Acres 

- - -

130 1 30 

- - - 73 2 013 

- - -

390 2 350 

1 357 28 1 

02~ 1 - -

68 -

- -

260 1 60 

12 - -

- - -

- - -

360 6 360 

1 970 17 1 606 

30 1 30 

20 1 20 

1 597 7 864 

13 1 13 

234 1 80 

- - -

3 ~~ 1 

29 2 169 

17 513 

8 533 88 4 009 

1 655 1 50 

7 32~ 1 53 6 40~ 1 -

206 - -

- - -

3 184 30 2 614 

75 - -

22 - -

- - -

3 752

1 

24 2 6561 3 385 14 2 456 

797

1 

-

2 83

1 18 486 228 16 055 

1974 

Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Irrigated 

Quantity havested 1------------------1 Acres 

10 811 

0131 

150 

45 

40 

351 

569 

104 

34 

509 

29 

252 

28 

(bushels) 

613 851 

83 499 

2 500 

2300 

1 930 

92 781 

013 220 

(0) 

510 

20 305 

870 

5 797 

400 

120 

Forms Acres 

87 5 867 

16 981 

45 

18 171 

513 

77 

Montana 11-25 
Pondero _______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ 

~~~~~== ========== == == == Ravalli _______________ _ 

- Richland _______________ _ Roosevelt _____________ _ 

- Rosebud ______________ _ 

- Sonders ______________ _ 

- Sheridan ______________ _ 

-

Silver Bow ____________ _ Stillwater _____________ _ 

Sweet GrosL __________ _ - Teton ________________ _ 

- Toole _________________ _ 

- Treasure ______________ _ 

- Volley ________________ _ 

- Wheatland ____________ _ Wiboux - _______________ _ 

Yellowstone ___________ _ 

Montana, totaL _______ _ 

Beaverhead ____________ _ 

Big Horn _______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ____________ _ Corban ________________ _ 

Corter _________________ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ 

Chouteau ______________ _ 

Custer _________________ _ 

Daniels ________________ _ 

Dawson _______________ _ 

Deer LodgL ____________ _ FaUon _________________ _ 

Fergus ________________ _ 

Flathead _______________ _ 

Gallatin ________________ _ 

Garfield _______________ _ 

Glacier ________________ _ 

Golden Valley ___________ _ 

Granite ________________ _ 

Hill ___________________ _ 

JeHerson ______________ _ 

Judith Bosin ____________ _ lake __________________ _ 

lewis and Clork _________ _ 

liberty ________________ _ lincoln ________________ _ 

McCone _______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher _______________ _ 

MineraL _______________ _ Missou[o _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ 

Pork __________________ _ 

Petroleum ______________ _ Phillips ________________ _ 

Pondera _______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ PowelL ________________ _ 

Prairie __ r _________ _____ _ 

Ravalli ________________ _ 

Richland _______________ _ 

Roosevelt ______________ _ 

Rosebud _______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ 

Sheridan _______________ _ 

Silver Bow _____________ _ 

Stillwater ______________ _ 

Sweet Gross ____________ _ Teton _________________ _ 

Toole __________________ _ 

Treosure _______________ _ 

Volley _________________ _ 

Wheatland _____________ _ 

Wiboux ________________ _ 

Table 18. Field Corn for Grain: 1 974- Continued 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Quantity harvested Quantity havested Acres (bushels) Forms Acres (bushels) 

- - - - - - 2 114 (0) 2 114 (D) - - - - - - 6 396 12 220 6 396 12 220 3 13 1 235 1 1 95 15 471 15 627 15 471 15 627 6 312 17 591 6 312 17 591 27 2 200 161 285 27 2 200 161 285 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 22 330 2 22 330 - - - - - - 5 340 30 157 5 340 30 157 4 466 30 997 4 466 30 997 - - - - - - - - - - - - 23 1 980 81 545 21 1 943 79 617 

Table 19. Sorghums for All Purposes, Except Sirup: 1974 

All farms 

Forms 

42 

4 

2 

Acres 

946 

60 

25 

64 

122 

32 

350 

80 

26 

500 

26 

18 

12 

10 

21 

90 

50 

155 

49 

80 

135 

36 

Forms 

30 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Acres 

789 

60 

25 

64 

122 

24 

350 

500 

26 

12 

21 

90 

40 

155 

49 

80 

135 

36 

Irrigated 

Farms 

-

-

-

1 

1 

2 

-

22 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5 

1 

-

-

9 

Irrigated 

Forms 

10 

Acres 

-

-

-

12 

1 

90 

- 1 953 

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 340 

150 

-

- 534 

Acres 

441 

64 

70 

100 

12 

20 

30 

10 

135 

Yellowstone ------------- L. ___________________ -I __ .... _________________ -'-___________________ -' 

,,- 26 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data 
Forms 

Montono, toto'- _______ _ 

Beaverhead ____________ _ Big Horn _______________ _ Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ____________ _ 

Corbon ________________ _ 

Carter _________________ _ Cascade _______________ _ 

Chouteau ______________ _ Custer _________________ _ 

Daniels ________________ _ 

Dawson _______________ _ 

Deer Lodge _____________ _ Fallon _________________ _ Fergus ________________ _ 

Fla!head _______________ _ 

Gallatin ________________ _ Garfield _______________ _ Glacier ________________ _ 

Golden Valley ___________ _ Granite ________________ _ 

Hill ___________________ _ 

Jefferson ______________ _ 

Judith Basin ____________ _ 

lake _________________ __ 

lewis and Clork _________ _ 

Uberty _______________ __ lincoln ________________ _ 

McCone _______________ _ Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher _______________ _ 

Mineral ________________ _ 

Missaula _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ 

Pork __________________ _ Petroleum ______________ _ Phillips ________________ _ Pondera _______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ 

PowelL ________________ _ 

Prairie _________________ _ 

Ravalli ________________ _ 

Richland _______________ _ 

Roosevelt ______________ _ Rosebud _______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ Sheridan _______________ _ 

Silver Bow _____________ _ Stillwater ______________ _ Sweet Grass- ___________ _ Teton _________________ _ 

T aole __________________ _ Treasure _______________ _ 

Valley ________________ __ 

Whea!land _____________ _ 

Wibaux ________________ _ Yellowstone ____________ _ 

Table 20. Sorghums for Grain: 

All farms 

Acres 

Quantity harvested 

(bushels) 

~I 

=1 

=1 

~I 

Forms 

1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Irrigated 

Quantity harvested 1----------------1 Acres (bushels) Form s Acres 

~I 

=1 =1 

=1 

~I 

L-________________________ ~ ________________________ ~ ______________ ___ 

Table 21. Wheat for Grain: 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of.$2,500 and over 

Irrigated 

Quantity harvested Quantity harvested 

Forms Acres (bushels) Forms Acres (bushels) Forms Acres 

Montana, tota'-_______ _ II 779 4 729 604 109 127 964 II 605 4 724 346 109 005 222 I 063 67 356 

Beaverhead ____________ _ 22 9 191 221 535 22 9 191 221 535 8 2 150 Big Horn _______________ _ 246 70 143 2 260 100 244 70 138 2 259 912 60 4 945 Blaine _________________ _ 261 118 783 2 788 674 259 117 142 2 731 359 37 3 278 Broadwater ____________ _ 68 24 120 403 391 68 24 120 403 391 31 3 690 Corban ________________ _ 177 22 832 666 454 177 22 832 666 454 34 2 251 Corter _________________ _ 118 25 850 599 150 117 25 845 599 075 I 40 Cascade _______________ _ Chau1eou ______________ _ 407 144 487 4 426 248 399 144 317 4 423 040 31 I 271 741 475 712 14 504 060 740 475 702 14 503 594 3 188 Custer _________________ _ 112 22 405 637 349 112 22 405 637 349 13 1 029 Daniels ________________ _ 430 241 677 4 257 377 428 241 594 4 256 397 2 135 

Dawson _______________ _ 

Deer lodge ____________ __ Fallon _________________ _ 

397 158 716 4 430 596 395 158 634 4 429 636 22 I 390 6 284 6 967 5 147 5 871 5 147 

Fergus ________________ _ 220 71 858 1 978 636 220 71 858 1 978 636 - - Fla!head _______________ _ Galla!in _______________ __ 

Garfield ______________ __ 

478 129 564 4 017 082 475 129 489 4 015 942 4 194 281 17 328 762 431 232 16 740 747 726 49 3 521 345 50 907 1 649 568 334 50 673 1 639 644 135 5 978 124 43 791 1 120 120 124 43 791 1 120 120 3 648 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Summary Data Montana 11-27 
Farms 

Glacier ________________ _ 199 Golden Volley ___________ _ 66 Granite ________________ _ 4 

642 

23 

Hill 

Jeffe-r~~~ Judith Basin -~=~ ____________ =~========== _ 260 lake __________________ _ 100 lewis and Clork. _________ _ 44 liberty _______________ _ 

- 281 lincoln _______________ _ 

- 9 

McCone ______________ _ 

- 403 Madison ______________ _ 

- 43 Meogher ______________ _ 

- 13 MineroL ______________ _ - 2 Missoulo ______________ _ 

- 27 Musselshell ___________ _ n Pork _________________ _ 

- 90 Petroleum _____________ _ 

- 27 Phillips _______________ _ 

- 336 Pondera ______________ _ 

- 397 

Powder River __________ _ 

- 119 Powell ________________ _ 

- 25 Proirie ________________ _ 

- 129 Ravalli _______________ _ 

- 52 Richland ______________ _ 

- 431 Roosevelt _____________ _ - 605 Rosebud ______________ _ 

- 123 Sanders ______________ _ 36 Sheridan ______________ _ 

- 635 Silver Bow ____________ _ 3 

Stillwater _____________ _ - 191 Sweet Grass ___________ _ - 43 Teton ________________ _ 458 Taole _________________ _ - 305 TreasurL _____________ _ 

- 23 Volley ________________ _ 

- 565 Wheatland ____________ _ - 43 Wibaux _______________ _ - 163 Yellowstone ___________ _ - 359 

Farms 

Montana. tata'- _______ _ 

Beaverhead ____________ _ 

Big Horn _______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ____________ _ 

Corban _____________ .. __ _ 

Corter _________________ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ 

Chouteau ______________ _ 

Custer _________________ _ 

Daniels ________________ _ 

Dawson _______________ _ 

Deer lodge _____________ _ Fallon _________________ _ 

Fergus ________________ _ 

Flathead _______________ _ 

Gal/otin ________________ _ Garfield _______________ _ Glacier ________________ _ 

Golden Valley ___________ _ Groni(e ________________ _ 

Hill ___________________ _ Jefferson ______________ _ 

Judith Basin ____________ _ lake __________________ _ 

lewis and Clark _________ _ liberty ________________ _ 

Uncoln ________________ _ McCone _______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher _______________ _ 

MineraL _______________ _ 

Missoulo _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ Pork __________________ _ 

Petralsum ______________ _ 

Phillips ________________ _ 

11- 28 Montana 

Table 21. Wheat for Grain: 1974 - Continued 

All forms 

Acres 

80 241 

18 944 

178 470 457 

II 815 84 511 

7 280 

II 495 

229 703 

144 

178 246 7 286 

4 175 

27 

2 289 

15 647 

17 979 

2965 

114 417 

155 381 

27 499 

2 073 

34 494 4 873 

137 419 

300 595 

35 089 

2 763 

296 083 

449 

62 175 

8 675 

157 697 187 941 

7 681 263 492 

13 316 

51 875 

94 587 

All forms 

Acres 

Quantity harvested 

(bushels) Farms 

I 394 277 193 450 474 65 2 990 4 10 521 305 637 159 733 23 2 058 852 257 

267 109 98 210 110 43 3 091 674 281 

2 662 5 

4 385 144 402 193 020 43 n 770 13 520 2 69 420 27 

395 028 n 358 682 87 70 512 27 

2 654 064 334 2 535 611 395 

850 935 119 54 464 24 

I 036 936 129 94 184 50 3 542 026 426 

5 930 884 602 I 014 144 123 

66 979 32 

5 543 825 629 7 473 3 

I 605 211 189 

216 606 42 

3 494 961 456 

I 939 087 300 

264 873 23 5 432 617 557 

201 785 42 

I 360 438 162 2 846 841 338 

Table 22. Soybeans: 

Quantity harvested 

(bushels) Forms 

Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Irrigated 

Quantity harvested 

Acres (bushels) Forms Acres 

80 027 1 392 111 7 I 006 

18935 450 374 I 100 178 2 990 2 70 470 411 10 519 871 5 612 

11 815 159 733 2 34 

84 435 2 057 on 3 510 

7254 266 398 37 I 758 

II 492 210 020 8 186 

229 703 3 091 674 I 60 

135 2 502 I 20 

178 221 4 384 644 3 245 

7 286 193 020 17 614 

4 175 n 770 2 240 

27 520 I 2 

2 289 69 420 13 362 

15 647 395 028 - -

17 910 357 364 19 I 963 

2 965 70 512 3 165 

114 374 2 653 451 12 857 

155 301 2 534 611 64 4 092 

27 499 850 935 2 352 

I 642 52 160 14 I 006 

34 494 I 036 936 4 127 

4 843 93 559 35 802 

137 274 3 536 968 76 3 816 

300 388 5 927 144 6 362 

35 089 I 014 144 22 3 251 

2 747 66 799 8 617 

296 018 5 542 911 1 15 

449 7 473 I 4 

62 173 I 605 161 13 498 

8 665 216 336 7 261 

157 649 3 494 205 97 5 082 

187 776 I 938 066 2 410 

7 681 264 873 6 805 

263 374 5 430 907 27 2 423 

13 276 201 115 4 246 

51 869 I 360 318 - -

94 242 2 841 446 99 3 528 

1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Irrigated 

Quantity harvested 

Acres (bushels) Farms Acres 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Summary Data 
All farms 

Forms 

Pondero _______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ Powell _________________ _ Prairie _________________ _ Ravalli ________________ _ Richland _______________ _ 

Roosevelt ______________ _ 

Rosebud _______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ 

Sheridan _______________ _ 

Silver Bow _____________ _ Stillwater ______________ _ 

Sweet Gross ____________ _ 

Teton _________________ _ 

Table 22. Soybeans: 

Acres 

Quantity horvested 

(bushels) 

Tool"-__________________ == 1 TreosurL ______________ _ Volley _________________ _ 

1974 - Continued 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms 

Irrigated 

Quantity harvested f----------------j Acres (bushels) Forms Acres 

Wheotlond -------------- I 

Wiboux_________________ = Yellowstone ------------- L ______________________ ....L ______________________ -l. ______________ --' 

Table 23. Hay, Excluding Sorghum Hay: 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over I 

! ! Irrigated 

Quantity harvested I Quantity harvested I 1 Forms Acres (tons. dry) Forms Acres (tons. dry) i Forms Acres 

Montona, totoL ______ _ 

Beaverhead ___________ _ Big Horn ______________ _ 81aine ________________ _ 

8roadwater ___________ _ 

Cor bon _______________ _ 

Carter ________________ _ 

Coscade ______________ _ 

Chouteau _____________ _ 

Custer ________________ _ 

- 14 883 2 158 312 3 658 936 13 341 2 118 640 3 602 7331 6 519 1 018 128 

219 140 956 215 568 207 140 680 214 890 I' 197 130 151 

357 57 538 118615 348 57 315 118 328 153 16 340 

331 59 032 112 815

1 

303 58 499 112 013

1 

200 31 066 

- 135 22 879 57 668 118 22 581 57 229 104 19 776 

- 507 51 582 113 053 478 51 040 112 206 365 30 331 1 - 259 56 611 59 548 252 56 373 59 324 31 4 606 

- 527 66 188 113 696 462 64 882 III 922 171 15 832 

- 318 40 916 60 997 312 40792 60 808 65 II 766 

- 254 35 277 56 786 224 34 220 54 817 103 11 997 Doniels _______________ _ - 197 22 000 24 443 195 21 984 24 414 13 1 665 

Dawson ______________ _ 

Deer lodge ____________ _ Fallon ________________ _ 

- 322 33 391 38 091 314 33 115 37 864 64 3 930 

- 37 11 707 20 477 1 30 11 406 20 020 1 30 11 296 

- 223 34 814 44 554 220 34 717 44 492 20 2 025 Fergus _______________ _ 612 114 696 160 079 587 113 966 159 213 89 10 381 Flathead ______________ _ 584 35 224 76 579 380 30 772 70 826 126 10 735 Gollatin _______________ _ 

- 551 66 451 168 621 469 63 619 164 169 335 42 616 Garfield ______________ _ - 158 19 751 22 389 157 19 736 22 359 27 3 499 Glacier _______________ _ - 151 27 706 41 550 143 27 387 41 045 47 8 439 Golden Valley __________ _ 85 13 501 20691 82 13 468 20 648 44 8 189 Granite _______________ _ - 116 28 949 58 082 113 28 854 57 957 108 27 836 

HiIlar_ -------- ---- -- --- Jefferson _____________ _ 

Judith Bosin ___________ _ lake _________________ _ 

lewis and Clark ________ _ liberty _______________ _ lincoln __ .... ____________ _ McCone ______________ _ 

Madison ______________ _ Meagher ______________ _ 

- 236 22 431 30 300 229 22 177 29 726 42 3 017 

- 110 17 370 29 249 99 17 113 28 830 82 14 081 

- 286 54 653 73 130 277 54 409 72 840 52 8 306 - 672 57 170 133 040 533 53 912 128 511 422 37 376 

- 208 39 390 72 539 161 38 391 70 724 126 25 199 - 55 9 069 10 214 55 9 069 10 214 16 2 208 124 9 402 16 421 82 8 164 14 908 46 3 616 

- 250 29 226 35 667 247 29 208 35 634 26 2 289 

- 314 75 772 162 101 290 74 778 160 772 274 68 007 - 87 37 696 52 633 84 37 595 52 504 69 33 355 

Minera'-______________ _ 

Missoulo ______________ _ 

Musselshell ___________ _ 

Pork _________________ _ 

Petroleum _____________ _ Phillips _______________ _ 

Pondera ______________ _ Powder River __________ _ Powell ________________ _ Proirie ________________ _ 

- 45 2 124 4 255 27 1 677 3 503 15 634 - 215 21 636 47 137 128 19 662 44 390 94 12 770 

- 147 20 024 32 818 136 19 591 32 286 53 6 039 

- 291 47 184 90 341 267 46 537 89 476 228 39 408 - 80 21 070 33 228 79 21 035 33 198 54 11 474 

- 380 72 899 111 514 368 72 553 110 955 184 39 585 

- 257 24 122 49 203 249 24 028 49 100 192 16 926 - 284 54 075 65 125 282 54 035 65 075 51 7 055 - 154 63 402 104 758 136 60 969 101 664 118 53 522 - 152 13 883 20 353 151 13 833 20 273 47 1 947 

Rovalli _______________ _ 

Richland ______________ _ Roosevelt _____________ _ Rosebud ______________ _ 

Sonders ______________ _ 

Sheridan ______________ _ Silver Bow ____________ _ 

Stillwater _____________ _ 

Sweet Gross ___________ _ Teton ________________ _ 

- 582 37 723 97 294 415 34 445 91 625 392 32 019 

- 439 43 395 59462 420 43 052 58962 148 6 103 - 335 39 297 47 718 332 39 273 47 697 28 3 495 - 212 34 474 56 880 208 34 339 56 783 109 13 834 - 242 23 684 46 252 172 21 838 44 079 107 11 712 - 347 33 772 34 523 339 32 927 33 691 10 831 - 60 11 782 22 550 44 11 310 22144 35 10 381 296 39 529 60 158 280 39 275 59 741 137 12 941 - 200 37 923 57 798 191 37 731 57 559 150 25 791 400 64 007 141 784 387 63 607 141 253 293 45 929 

Toole _________________ _ 

Treosure ______________ _ Valley ________________ _ 

Wheatland ____________ _ Wiboux _______________ _ 

Yellowstone ___________ _ 

- 108 10 282 13 248 100 10 159 13 040 23 1 694 - 73 10 326 21 225 70 10 178 20 985 36 2 989 - 418 61 995 110 927 389 60 857 109 232 137 23 974 - 106 27 861 41 343 92 27 750 41 249 65 21 093 - 143 17 158 17 423 141 17 088 17 341 7 193 - 632 33 337 72 023 487 30 669 68 225 359 15 859 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data Montana 11-29 
All farms 

Forms 

Montono, totaL _______ _ 

Beaverhead ____________ _ Big Horn _______________ _ Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ____________ _ Corbon ________________ _ Corter _________________ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ 

Chouteau ______________ _ 

Custer _________________ _ Daniels ________________ _ 

Dawson _______________ _ 

Deer LodgL ____________ _ 

follon _________________ _ 

Fergus ________________ _ 

Flathead _______________ _ 

Gallatin ________________ _ 

Garfield _______________ _ 

Glacier ________________ _ 

Galden Valley ___________ _ Granite ________________ _ 

Hill ___________________ _ 

Jefferson ______________ _ 

Judith Basin ____________ _ Lake __________________ _ 

lewis and Clork _________ _ 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 _______________ _ Valley _________________ _ 

Wheatland _____________ _ Wibou)( ________________ _ 

Yellowstone ___________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

Montano. lota'- _______ _ 

Beaverhead ____________ _ Big Horn _______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ Broadwater ____________ _ 

Carbon ________________ _ 

Corter _________________ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ Chouteau ______________ _ 

Custer _________________ _ Daniels ________________ _ 

Dawson _______________ _ 

Deer LodgL ____________ _ Fallon _________________ _ Fergus ________________ _ 

Flathead _______________ _ Gollatin ________________ _ 

Garfield _______________ _ 

11- 30 Montana 

Table 24. Peanuts for Nuts: 

Acres 

Acres 

Quantity harvested 

(paunds) 

~I 

Table 25. 

Quantity harvested 

(bales) 

Forms 

Cotton: 1974 

Forms 

1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Irrigated 

Quantity harvested 1------------------1 

Acres (pounds) Forms Acres 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Irrigated 

Quantity harvested 1---------------1 Acres (boles) Forms Acres 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data 
Glader _____________ • __ _ 

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 GrasL ___________ _ Teton _________________ _ Taale __________________ _ 

All farms 

Forms 

Table 25. Cotton: 

Acres 

Quantity harvested (boles) 

1974-Continued 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Irrigated 

Quantity harvested 1------------------1 Forms Acres (boles) Farms Acres 

~I 

~I =1 =1 

Treasure________________ = 1 = 1 Volley _________________ _ 

Wheatland Wibaux ________________ --------------_ =_1 =-1 ~llowstone _____________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

All forms 

Forms 

Mantono, toto'-_______ _ 

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 ______________ _ 

Judith Basin ____________ _ lake __________________ _ 

lewis and Clark _________ _ liberty ________________ _ lincoln ________________ _ 

McCone _______________ _ Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher _______________ _ 

Mineral ________________ _ 

Missoula _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ Pork __________________ _ 

Petroleum ______________ _ Phillips ________________ _ 

Acres 

Table 26. Tobacco: 

Quantity harvested 

(pounds) Forms 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data 

1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Irrigated 

Quantity harvested f---------------I Acres (pounds) Forms Acres 

Montana 11-31 
Farms 

Pondera _______________ _ 

Pawder River ____________ _ 

Ravalli ~~;~i~== ________________ == == == == == == ==== _ 

Richland _______________ _ 

Roosevelt ______________ _ Rosebud _______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ 

Sheridan _______________ _ 

Sil\ler Bow _____________ _ 

Stillwater ______________ _ 

Sweet GrosL ___________ _ Teton _________________ _ 

Toale __________________ _ 

Treasure _______________ _ 

Valley _________________ _ 

Wheatland _____________ _ 

Wiboux ________________ _ 

Yellowstone ____________ _ 

Forms 

Montano, total _______ _ 249 

Beaverhead ___________ _ I Big Horn ______________ _ 

- I Blaine ________________ _ 

- 5 Braodwater ___________ _ 8 Corban _______________ _ 6 Corter ________________ _ 4 Cascade ______________ _ 2 Chouteau _____________ _ 4 Custer ________________ _ 2 Daniels _______________ _ -

Dawson ______________ _ 5 Deer lodge- ___________ _ 5 Fallon ________________ _ 

- 4 Fergus _______________ _ - 9 Flathead ______________ _ 27 Gallotin _______________ _ 23 Garfield ______________ _ - Glacier _______________ _ - Golden Valley __________ _ - - Granite _______________ _ -

Hill __________________ _ 

- 5 JeHerson _____________ _ 2 Judith 8asin ___________ _ - 4 Lake _________________ _ 28 Lewis and CfarL _______ _ I Liberty _______________ _ - I Lincoln _______________ _ 5 McCone ______________ _ 5 Madison ______________ _ 8 Meagher ______________ _ -

MineraL ______________ _ I Missaulo ______________ _ - 8 Musselshell ___________ _ 5 Pork _________________ _ - - Petroleum _____________ _ - - Phillips _______________ _ 7 Pondero ______________ _ 3 Powder River __________ _ - 2 Powell ________________ _ 

- 5 Prairie _________________ _ -

Ravalli _ .. _____________ _ 17 Richland _______________ _ 7 Roosevelt _____________ _ I Rosebud _______________ _ 3 Sanders ______ ~ ________ _ 3 Sheridan _______________ _ 3 Silver 80w _____________ _ - Stillwater ______________ _ - Sweet Gross ____________ _ 2 Teton _________________ _ 4 

Taale __________________ _ 3 Treasure _______________ _ - Val/ey _________________ _ 

Wheatland _____________ _ 3 

2 Wibaux ________________ _ 2 Yellowstone ____________ _ 3 

11- 32 Montana 

Table 26. Tobacco: 1974-Continued 

All farms 

Acres 

All farms 

Acres 

6 547 

350 

(Z) 

13 

626 

43 

I 

21 

24 

69 

-

3 

262 

3 

12 

858 

I 039 -

-

-

-

10 

3 

2 

2 321 

(Z) 

20 

2 

5 

114 

-

(Z) 

9 

8 

-

-

14 

4 

I 

95 

-

502 

44 

I 

3 

I 

(Z) 

-

-

2 

36 

I 

-

I 

9 

(Z) 

16 

Quantity harvested 

(pounds) Farms 

Table 27. Irish Potatoes: 

Quantity harvested 

(hundredweight) Forms 

I 502 872 201 

(0) I 

48 I 

I 750 2 

110 702 7 

8 033 4 

100 4 (0) 2 

4 760 4 

(0) I 

- -

148 5 

50 150 4 

82 4 

I 551 7 

203 254 19 

299 726 20 

- -

- - - -

- -

2 112 5 

270 2 

160 2 

564 500 25 

32 I 

(0) I 

85 5 

314 5 

29 147 7 

- -

5 -

I 130 5 

522 4 

- - - - I 954 6 

323 2 

28 2 

14 900 3 

- -

III 625 14 

5 471 5 

14 I 

60 3 

30 - 9 3 - - - - 820 I 

4 954 4 

86 3 

- -

206 2 

863 2 

25 2 

813 1 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Irrigated 

Quantity harvested 1-.... \:--------------1 

Acres (paunds) \ Farms Acres 

1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Irrigoted 

Quantity harvested 

Acres (hundredweight) Farms Acres 

6 503 I 499 096 143 6 417 

350 (0) I 350 

(Z) 48 I (Z) 

II I 340 2 II 

626 110 690 7 626 

43 8 021 3 42 

I 100 3 (Z) 

21 (0) 2 21 

24 4 760 4 24 

62 (0) I 62 

- - - -

3 148 - -

260 50 000 4 260 

3 82 - - II I 463 3 2 

855 202 629 12 838 

I 036 299 142 18 I 036 

- - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - -

10 2 112 I 2 

3 270 - - (Z) 40 I (Z) 

2 320 564 435 25 2 320 

(Z) 32 I (Z) 

20 (0) I 20 

2 85 3 I 

5 314 I 3 

114 29 132 7 114 

- - - -

- - - -

6 I 053 5 6 

6 402 I 2 

- - - - - - - - 12 I 759 2 II 

4 320 I (Z) 

I 28 I I 

85 14 500 3 85 

- - - -

501 III 530 14 501 

40 5 090 2 17 

I 14 - - 3 60 3 3 

- - - - (Z) 9 - - - - - -

- - - - 2 800 I 2 

36 4 954 2 29 

I 86 2 (Z) 

- - - -

I 200 2 I 

9 863 2 9 

(Z) 25 - - 16 800 I 16 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data 
Table 28. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, or Melons: 1974 

Montona, toto'-_______ _ 

Beaverhead ____________ _ Big Horn _______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ Broadwater ____________ _ 

Carbon ________________ _ Corter _________________ _ 

Coscode _______________ _ 

Chouteau ______________ _ (uster _________________ _ 

Daniels ________________ _ 

Dawson _______________ _ Deer lodge _____________ _ 

Fallon _________________ _ 

Fergus ________________ _ 

Flathead _______________ _ Gallatin ________________ _ 

Garfield _______________ _ G10cier ________________ _ 

Golden Valley ___________ _ Granite ________________ _ 

Hill ___________________ _ 

Jefferson ______________ _ Judith 805io ____________ _ lake __________________ _ 

lewis and Clark _________ _ liberty ________________ _ 

Uncaln ________________ _ 

McCone _______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher _______________ _ 

Mineral ________________ _ Missoula _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ Park __________________ _ 

Petroleum ______________ _ Phillips ________________ _ 

Pondero _______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ Powell _________________ _ 

Prairie _________________ _ 

Ravalli ________________ _ 

Richland _______________ _ Roosevelt ______________ _ Rosebud _______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ 

Sheridan _______________ _ 

Silver Bow _____________ _ 

Stillwater ______________ _ 

Sweet GrasL ___________ _ Teton _________________ _ 

Toole __________________ _ Treasure _______________ _ Valley _________________ _ 

Wheatland _____________ _ Wiboux ________________ _ 

Yellowstone ____________ _ 

Montana, toto'-_______ _ 

Beaverhead ____________ _ 

Big Horn _______________ _ Blaine ________ ~ ________ _ 

Broadwater ____________ _ Carbon ________________ _ 

Carter _________________ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ 

Chouteau ______________ _ Custer _________________ _ 

Daniels ________________ _ 

Dawson _______________ _ Deer ladge _____________ _ 

Fallon _________________ _ Fergus ________________ _ 

Flathead _______________ _ Gallatin ________________ _ 

Garfield _______________ _ 

All farms 

farms 

134 

1 

3 

13 

3 

2 

10 

20 

3 

2 

27 

All forms 

Farms 

43 

13 

Acres 

751 

1 

10 

2 

20 

32 

11 

5 

14 

109 

2 

1 

(Z) 

3 

10 

18 

43 

1 

12 

31 

4 

(Z) 

5 

(Z) 

12 

13 

1 

367 

Table 29. 

Acres 

21 

(Z) 

(Z) 

(l) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Summary Data 

Forms 

Berries: 

84 

11 

2 

2 

17 

Farms 

13 

1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Acres 

676 

1 

10 

1 

20 

32 

5 

14 

105 

2 

(Z) 

2 

3 

1~ 1 

42 

1 

12 

3 

2~ 1 

3 

(Z) 

(Z) 

5 

(Z) 

12 

71 

13 

I 

336 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Acres 

12 

(Z) 

(l) 

(Z) 

Irrigated 

Forms 

75 

11 

1 

2 

17 

Irrigated 

Farms 

11 

Acres 

625 

1 

10 

1 

20 

27 

(Z) 

14 

95 

1 

(Z) 

2 

3 

14 

42 

1 

22 

1 

3 

(Z) 

5 

(Z) 

6 

J 

11 

(Z) 

336 

Acres 

12 

(Z) 

(Z) 

Montono 11- 33 
Glacier ________________ _ 

Golden Volley ___________ _ 

Granite ________________ _ Hill ___________________ _ 

Jefferson ______________ _ 

Judith Bosin ____________ _ Loke __________________ _ 

lewis and Clork _________ _ Liberty ________________ _ 

Lincoln ________________ _ 

McCone _______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher _______________ _ 

Minerol ________________ _ 

Missoulo _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ 

Pork __________________ _ 

Petroleum _____________ ._ 

Phillips ________________ _ 

Pandera _______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ Pawell _________________ _ 

Prairie _________________ _ 

Ravalli ________________ _ 

Richland _______________ _ 

Roosevelt ______________ _ 

Rosebud _______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ 

Sheridan _______________ _ 

Silver Bow _____________ _ 

Stillwater ______________ _ 

Sweet GrosL ___________ _ Teton _________________ _ 

Toole __________________ _ 

Treasure _______________ _ 

Volley _________________ _ 

Wheatland _____________ _ 

Wiboux ________________ _ 

Yellowstone ____________ _ 

Montana, fatal ________ _ 

Beaverhead ____________ _ 

Big Harn _______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ____________ _ Corban ________________ _ 

Carter _____ • ___________ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ 

Chouteau ______________ _ 

Custer _________________ _ 

Daniels ________________ _ 

Dawson • ____________ ._. 

Deer lodge. ____________ _ Fallon _________________ _ 

Fergus ________________ _ Flathead _______________ _ 

Gollatin ___________ • ____ _ 

Gorfield _______________ _ 

Glacier _____________ • __ _ 

Golden Volley ___________ _ 

Granite ________________ _ 

Hill ___________________ _ 

Jefferson _________ • ____ _ 

Judith Basin ____________ _ 

Loke __________________ -

lewis and Clork _________ _ 

liberty ________________ _ lincoln ________________ _ 

McCone _______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher ____________ • __ _ 

Mineral ________________ _ 

Missaula _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ Pork __________________ _ 

Petroleum _______ • ______ _ 

Phillips ________________ _ 

" - 34 Montana 

All forms 

Forms 

11 

All forms 

Farms 

292 

I 

19 

12 

3 

1 

172 

1 

I 

16 

Table 29. 

Acres 

(Z) 

Table 30. 

Acres 

590 

(Z) 

77 

13 

(Z) 

14 

63 

3 

(Z) 

931 

(Z) 

62 

(l) 

5 

1 

23 

Berries: 

Land in 

1974-Continued 

Farms 

Orchards: 

Forms 

133 

1 

1~ 

74 

1 

Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

1974 

Acres 

(Z) 

7 

(Z) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Acres 

175 

(Z) 

69 

14 

44 

(Z) 

614 

(Z) 

59 

(Z) 

2 

Irrigated 

Forms 

Irrigated 

Farms 

104 

14 

60 

1 

Acres 

(Z) 

7 

=1 

(Z~ I 

Acres 

941 

68 

14 

514 

(Z) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data 
Table 30. Land in Orchards: 1 974 - Continued 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Irrigated 

Pondero _______________ _ 

~ ____________ ~F~a~r~m:s ________________ ~A~c~r:es~ _______________ F~a_r_m_s _________________ A __ cr_e_s+-_______________ F_a_rm_s ___________ ~ 

Powder R.iver ___________ _ Pawell _________________ _ 

Prairie _________________ _ Ravalli ________________ _ Richland _______________ _ 

Roosevelt ______________ _ Rosebud _______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ 

Sheridan _______________ _ 

Silver Bow _____________ _ 

Stillwater ______________ _ 

Sweet Gross ____________ _ 

Teton _________________ _ 

22 

3 

328 

I 

I 

10 

2 

6 

7 

17 

14 311 

(l) 

10 

2 

5 

14 

13 308 

~I 

5 

14 

Taale___________________ _=51 Treasure _______________ _ 

Volley _________________ _ 

~~beoo~~o_n_d_============== = I Yellowstone -- -- -- -- ----- L ________________ ...::. __________________ ~.J.. __________________ ~ __________________ ..::..L _____________________ -...J 

Table 31. Farm Operator Debt for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total debt Debt secured by reo I estate Debt not secured by reo I estate 

Percent value ! of owned land I ! 

Average per Average per operated Average per I Forms Debt ($1,000) form Forms Debt ($1,000) form (see text) j Forms Debt ($1,000) form i 

Montano, totoL ______ _ - 10 334 867 325 83 929 7 958 609 671 76 611 25.91 6 531 257 654 39 451 ! 145 26 627 183 634 115 16 744 145 600 29.41 97 9 883 101 8871 238 27 138 114 025 157 15 100 96 178 30.7 180 12 038 66 878 285 23 198 81 396 218 17 655 80 986 28.9 1 178 5 543 31 140 1 - 90 9492 105 4671 66 6 941 105 167 33.4 65 2 551 39 246 

- 338 20 315 60 104 275 14 171 51 531 25.8 215 6 145 28 581 / 183 15 611 85 306 134 9 373 69 948 25.1 135 6 238 46 207 

- 325 29 490 90 738 266 20 449 76 876 27.8 189 9 041 47 836 384 36 916 96 135 294 27 080 92 109 23.3 223 9 836 44 108 169 21 509 127 272 127 13 297 104 701 24.2 117 8 211 70 179 

Beaverhead ___________ _ 

Big Harn ______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ___________ _ 

Corban _______________ _ 

Corter _________________ _ 

Cascade ______________ _ 

Chouteau _____________ _ 

Custer _________________ _ 

Daniels _______________ _ 

- 188 II 931 63 463 136 8 613 63 331 22.7 125 3 318 26 544 

233 13 525 58 047 169 8 367 49 509 21.1 152 5 158 33 934 28 3 191 113 964 20 2 462 123 100 28.41 17 729 42 882 

- 145 9 974 68 786 106 6 747 63 651 24.5/ 98 3 227 32 929 398 36 461 91 611 306 26 025 85 049 28.6 255 10 436 40 925 234 13 722 58 641 198 10 906 55 081 32.1 122 2 816 23 082 

- 334 17 787 53 254 249 II 845 47 570 19.6 223 5 942 26 646 

- 130 15 537 119 515 88 8 906 101 205 20.31 93 6 631 71 301 154 13 342 86 636 112 8 891 79 384 27.6 109 4 451 40 835 

- 65 5 714 87 908 53 4 497 84 849 33.2 38 I 216 32 000 56 4 875 87 054 46 3 331 72 413 22.0 35 I 544 44 114 

Dawson ______________ _ 

Deer ladge ____________ _ 

Fallon ________________ _ 

Fergus _______________ _ Flathead ______________ _ 

Gallatin _______________ _ 

Garfield ______________ _ 

Glacier _______________ _ 

Golden Valley __________ _ 

Granite _______________ _ 

- 317 28 148 88 795 246 21 886 88 967 27.5 187 6 262 33 487 1 70 4 242 60 600 55 3 254 59 164 24.9 43 988 22 977 156 16 020 102 692 118 II 582 98 153 29.0 104 4 438 42 673 375 22 169 59 117 313 17 129 54 725 33.3 196 5 040 25 714 - 108 10 058 93 130 94 6 684 71 106 25.0 / 65 3 374 51 908 147 12 403 84 374 120 10 636 88 633 27.9 71 I 767 24 887 - 37 I 177 31 811 21 874 41 619 22.7 26 303 II 654 231 16 408 71 030 168 II 743 69 899 18.2 146 4 665 31 952 - 207 22 345 107 947 169 16 800 99 408 26.0 131 5 545 42 328 - 60 10 645 177 417 45 7 660 170 222 27.7 39 2 985 76 538 

Hill __________________ _ 

Jefferson _____________ _ 

Judith Basin ___________ _ lake _________________ _ 

lewis and Clork ________ _ liberty _______________ _ 

lincoln _______________ _ 

McCone _______________ _ 

Madison ______________ _ Meagher ______________ _ 

- 13 460 35 385 7 337 48 143 36.8 12 123 10 250 - 54 4 932 91 333 39 2 220 56 923 21.7 37 2 712 73 297 - 104 10 084 96 962 71 6 872 96 789 25.1 80 3 212 40 150 - 196 24 542 125 214 152 18 689 122 954 27.3 124 5 853 47 202 - 57 6 957 122 053 43 3 975 92 442 27.4 39 2 982 76 462 263 29 580 112 471 224 20 845 93 058 23.2 180 8 736 48 533 292 22 909 78 455 231 17 247 74 662 27.5 183 5 662 30 940 173 13 304 76 902 124 9672 78 000 21.5 116 3 632 31 310 73 8 050 110 274 58 6 141 105 879 25.2 45 I 909 42 422 89 7 081 79 562 64 4 402 68 781 30.9 54 2 679 49 611 

Mineral _______________ _ 

Missoulo ______________ _ 

Musselshell ___________ _ Pork _________________ _ 

Petroleum _____________ _ 

Phillips _______________ _ 

Pondero ______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ Pawell _________________ _ 

Proirie _________________ _ 

- 283 18 339 64 802 234 14 212 60 735 29.3 164 4 127 25 165 304 20 245 66 595 238 13 238 55 622 18.5 180 7 007 38 928 289 15 900 55 017 215 II 866 55 191 22.3 169 4 034 23 870 144 23 537 163 451 112 16 904 150 929 32.9 85 6 634 78 047 115 6 540 56 870 85 5 057 59 494 29.2 69 I 483 21 493 247 II 020 44 615 165 7 660 46 424 22.5 164 3 361 20 494 28 2 200 78 571 19 I 583 83 316 31.2 21 617 29 381 186 16 100 86 559 138 10 029 72 674 22.7 128 6 071 47 430 - 133 10 403 78 218 102 7 757 76 049 24.9 85 2 646 31 129 348 25 247 72 549 273 19 169 70 216 25.9 211 6 078 28 806 

Ravalli _______________ _ 

Richland _______________ _ 

Roosevelt _____________ _ Rosebud _______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ 

Sheridan _______________ _ 

Silver Bow _____________ _ 

Stillwater ______________ _ 

Sweet Gross ___________ _ Teton _________________ _ 

- 176 15 504 88 091 151 12 244 81 086 30.0 110 3 260 29 636 57 3 890 68 246 48 2 906 60 542 27.4 25 983 39 320 348 29 557 84 934 290 19 853 68 459 25.9 212 9 704 45 774 67 7 273 108 552 48 5 667 118 063 24.9 48 I 606 33 458 - 101 7 773 76 960 72 4 970· 69 028 29.4 77 2 803 36 403 364 25 924 71 220 271 16 507 60 911 29,6 239 9 418 39 406 

Toole _________________ _ 

Treasure _______________ _ Volley _________________ _ 

Wheatland _____________ _ 

Wibaux _______________ _ 

Yellowstone ____________ _ 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data Montana 11-35 
Table 32. Grain Storage Capacity for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Farms reporting Under 1.000 1,000 to 4,999 5,000 to 9,999 10,000 to 24,999 25,000 to 49,999 50,000 bushels grain storage bushels bushels bushels bushels bushels and over None Not reporting 

Montana, totaL _______ _ 12 220 1 546 3 510 2 075 2 887 1 460 742 3 473 4 484 

Beaverhead ____________ _ 

Big Horn _______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ Broadwater ___________ _ 

Corban _______________ _ Corter ________________ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ 

Chouteau _____________ _ Custer ________________ _ 

Daniels _______________ _ 

83 14 31 14 12 8 4 99 75 236 52 93 41 25 10 15 78 148 267 31 78 48 70 27 13 68 90 - 101 17 44 10 17 7 6 27 33 - 320 99 157 31 24 5 4 109 152 - 210 47 90 38 20 10 5 48 50 380 61 147 56 61 34 21 132 149 - 637 16 74 70 212 153 112 49 134 162 24 75 32 19 8 4 72 80 - 339 5 39 62 144 66 23 19 96 

Dawson ______________ _ 

Deer lodge ____________ _ Fallon ________________ _ Fergus _______________ _ 

Flathead ______________ _ 

Gallatin _______________ _ 

Garfield ______________ _ 

Glacier _______________ _ 

Golden Valley __________ _ Granite _______________ _ 

- 354 15 102 72 101 39 25 67 91 

- 10 2 7 - 1 - - 14 16 

- 226 16 60 52 65 27 6 19 42 - 489 59 141 98 124 53 14 116 124 - 242 53 104 34 41 9 1 112 130 

- 348 39 130 85 70 19 5 116 131 

- 155 19 48 25 38 14 11 45 59 - 168 6 32 22 32 41 35 60 71 70 7 29 18 9 4 3 24 27 

- 44 15 24 4 - - 1 41 38 

Hill 

Jeff;r~~~ Judith Basin -=== ___________ ======= ==== _ lake _________________ _ 

lewis and Clork ________ _ liberty _______________ _ 

lincoln _______________ _ 

- 493 22 53 54 178 139 47 81 131 

- 50 18 18 8 2 2 2 39 36 241 6 68 66 68 27 6 43 68 241 109 94 25 5 7 1 239 227 75 24 26 11 9 2 3 66 66 

- 223 1 15 24 71 68 44 24 49 

- 15 12 3 - - - - 51 28 McCone ______________ _ Madison ______________ _ 

- 365 14 72 86 117 51 25 26 70 

- 148 48 78 12 8 1 1 114 73 Meagher ______________ _ 40 7 17 9 6 - 1 34 23 

Mineral _______________ _ 9 6 3 - - - - 11 9 Missoulo ______________ _ 

- 55 19 23 7 6 - - 44 56 Musselshell ___________ _ - 104 24 37 26 11 3 3 31 50 Park _________________ _ 

- 155 59 62 17 15 1 1 86 68 Petroleum _____________ _ 47 6 32 4 4 1 - 17 26 Phillips _______________ _ 303 28 72 65 90 34 14 56 157 Pondera ______________ _ 

Powder River __________ _ 

- 369 22 51 53 126 79 3~ I 58 68 

- 185 38 71 41 26 8 73 81 PoweL _______________ _ 61 27 22 9 2 1 - 49 40 Prairie ________________ _ 

- 135 15 47 27 36 8 2 31 46 

Ravalli _______________ _ 162 66 76 14 5 1 - 162 188 Richland ______________ _ 

- 404 25 127 86 97 49 20 62 125 Roosevelt _____________ _ - 494 21 76 115 160 84 38 41 124 Rosebud ______________ _ 179 34 79 28 23 8 7 54 76 Sanders ______________ _ 71 34 33 1 1 2 - 65 65 Sheridan ______________ _ 

- 551 12 87 124 194 95 39 21 85 Silver Bow ____________ _ 

- 9 6 1 2 - - - 26 20 Stillwater _____________ _ - 226 39 75 38 46 18 10 50 BO Sweet GrasL __________ _ - 116 24 70 13 4 4 1 64 50 Teton ________________ _ 442 26 128 83 126 54 25 84 132 

Toole _________________ _ 248 6 20 37 79 57 49 41 55 Treasure ______________ _ 61 11 23 8 10 9 - 15 17 Volley ________________ _ 478 31 111 91 150 71 24 58 142 Wheatland ____________ _ 68 16 27 10 11 - 4 34 18 Wibaux _____ _ 153 7 43 25 49 20 9 10 29 Yellowstone ___________ _ 403 86 165 44 67 22 19 198 170 

Table 33. Characteristics of Farms and Specified Excluded Agricultural Operations (See Text): 1974 

T otol cropland 

Total (number) Total land (acres) Total value of land 

and buildings ($1,000) 

Part 1 of 4 Number reporting Acres 

Excluded Excluded Excluded Excluded Excluded 

agricultural agricultural agricu Itural agricultural agricultural 

Forms operations Forms operations Forms operations Farms operations Forms operations 

Montano, total ________ _ 23 324 1 068 62 158 351 170 629 6 952 194 55 949 21 368 595 15 445 720 32 605 

Beaverhead ____________ _ 293 9 I 317 615 8 875 167 064 1 002 241 2 210 316 20 Big Horn _______________ _ Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ____________ _ 

508 15 2 647 912 2 545 226 844 807 428 4 264 196 36 

487 11 2 352 763 665 166 454 421 453 3 391 929 52 

186 2 416 188 3 070 50 048 345 179 1 116 639 7 Carbon ________________ _ 662 23 648 421 360 125 945 472 618 13 183 778 117 Carter _________________ _ 329 10 1 548 769 2 161 84 997 459 283 1 135 161 140 

Cascade _______________ _ Chouteau ______________ _ Custer _________________ _ Daniels ________________ _ 

772 52 1 401 752 6 290 202 398 2 703 722 33 438 159 1 140 

854 12 2 399 302 5 043 329 569 804 819 4 1 191 033 3 378 

387 23 2 370 927 7 204 161 991 890 317 14 138 866 304 

470 7 881 201 1 782 125 782 230 442 2 556 182 803 Dawson _______________ _ 

Deer lodgL ____________ _ Fallon _________________ _ Fergus ________________ _ 

557 17 I 407 844 10 072 129 351 659 501 12 430 906 1 824 

63 1 232 527 9 19 777 45 46 1 21 296 8 

309 13 923 255 13 75 587 390 280 - 222 487 - 802 27 2 188 272 11 083 246 088 1 928 732 14 549 759 5 284 

,,- 36 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data 
Table 33. Characteristics of Farms and Specified Excluded Agricultural Operations (See Text): 1974-Con. 

Total cropland 

Total value of land Totol (number) Total land (acres) ond buildings ($1.000) 

Number reporting Acres 

Part 1 of 4 

Excluded Excluded Excluded Excluded Excluded 

agricultural agricultural agricultural agricultura! agricultural 

Farms operations Farms operations Forms operations Farms operations Forms operations 

flotheod _______________ _ 

Gollotin ________________ _ 

Gorfield _______________ _ 

Glacier ________________ _ 

Golden Volley ___________ _ 

Granite ________________ _ Hill ___________________ _ 

Jefferson ______________ _ 

Judith Basin ____________ _ 

lake __________________ _ 

770 100 331 564 4 411 129 457 4 390 732 75 120 804 817 

733 40 837 814 1 050 I 184 500 I 113

1 

678 

2~ I 275 320 

279 7 2 098 684 2 017 119 240 123 202 142 567 29~ I 344 8 1 614 502 8 172 124 88 306 384 468 

128 2 684 386 6 39 803 29 108 80 309 

133 10 381 641 58 49 681 232 124 4 42 442 35 

747 11 1 788 805 2434 215 744 774 712 8 1 042 021 2 042 

160 11 337 534 799 36 977 543 139 7 52 974 85 

389 11 874 835 3 110 120 338 561 351 2 302 021 50 

1 004 43 753 206 975 194 053 1 420 948 30 150 425 337 

lewis and ClorL ________ _ liberty ________________ _ 

lincoln ________________ _ 

McCone _______________ _ 

280 24 946 170 6844 111 952 I 184

1 

250 11 106 667 

299 I 947 781 1 240 104 384 75 295 - 560 993 48~ I 156 32 65 385 4 661 17 917 1 840 143 19 13 934 306 

475 6 1 435 875 2 205 182 808 369 448 3 474 539 373 

Madison _______________ _ 384 18 1 191 433 10 085 150 189 1 855 342 7 146 336 220 Meagher _______________ _ 

MineraL _______________ _ 112 6 880 359 167 61 185 140 102 5 63 071 153 

47 3 25 946 522 5 339 152 47 3 3 595 92 

MissoulQ _______________ _ 310 59 262 024 2 526 59 912 8 087 288 37 49 828 438 

Musselshell ____________ _ 

Pork __________________ _ 

Petroleum ______________ _ 

Phillips ________________ _ 

Pondero _______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ Powell _________________ _ 

Proirie _________________ _ 

Ravalli ________________ _ 

Richland _______________ _ Roosevelt ______________ _ 

Rosebud _______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ 

Sheridan _______________ _ 

Silver Bow _____________ _ 

Stillwater ______________ _ Sweet Gross- ___________ _ Teton _________________ _ 

Toole __________________ _ 

Treasure _______________ _ 

Volley _________________ _ 

Wheatland _____________ _ 

Wiboux ________________ _ 

Yellowstone ____________ _ 

215 19 1 210 100 4 473 72 116 393 174 9 73 735 2 078 

354 15 828 634 1 530 I 123 269 2 0331 329 

~ I 125 429 232

1 96 3 695 701 12 36 334 39 85 44 160 10 

540 18 1 947 367 6 069

1 

196 996 I 482

1 

513 

:1 

405 420 7271 518 14 886 848 2 151 155 730 570 486 586 798 766 

369 9 I 718 763 575 131 005 282

1 

313 

ail 

139 507 

175 4 734 688 124 80 979 163 164 103 595 77 10 I 221 6 800 920 4 164 59 645 289 198 114 041 308 

749 106 268 648 2 481 118 721 3 996 697 87 752 710 

633 16 1 160 400 242 186 696 659

1 

590 

1; I 421 837 

677 9 131 I 1 542 605 2 319 203 739 416 656 776 732 1 065 

342 14 3 009 037 3 247 175 220 310 274 157 430 560 

293 171 432 238 3 789 I 76 275 1 388 I 276 11 I 49 424 1121 

675 

2~ I 1 124 172 1 993 161 071 325 660 

II 683 552 I 068 

82 133 090 836 18 506 421 72 20 101 42 

416 17 880 641 6 141 112 103 944 363 204 530 1 056 

258 10 786 875 2460 79 173 437 215 92 436 78 

687 

JI 1 254 879 352 201 022 141 641 2 559 101 46 

365 1 086 126 I 003 115 178 91 348 - 617565 - 111 575 761 29 46 468 88 91 1 46 659 16 

746 2 174 187 18 736 213 516 2 857 699 21 715 904 2 937 

138 

~I 820 147 25

1 

57 010 13

1 

124 - 87 607 

200 506 467 27 50 630 ~I 40 i 193 I 152 826 

1 035 91 1 385 365 5 561 i 213 291 4 447 931 58 316 558 I 735 i 

Part 2 of 4 

Harvested cropland Form production expenses Value of machinery and equipment 

I Number reporting Acres Number reporting Expenses ($1.000) Number reporting I Volue ($1,000) 

Excluded Excluded Excluded Excluded Excluded Excluded agricultural agricultural agricultural agricultural agricultural agricultural Forms operations Farms operations Forms operations Forms operations Farms operations Forms operations 

Montana, totaL _______ _ 20 376 317 8 426 881 1 771 23 303 977 769 064 795 22 640 927 752 934 7 162 

Beaverhead ____________ _ 

Big Horn _______________ _ 235 - 159 757 - 293 7 16 807 5 282 7 12 354 40 414 1 161 028 1 508 15 29 533 8 506 15 16 763 112 Blaine _________________ _ Broadwater ____________ _ Corban ________________ _ 

437 - 225 435 - 467 10 16 935 4 466 7 17 615 21 171 I 63 631 7 184 1 6 168 1 160 1 7 200 10 

Corter 571 2 100 534 12 661 23 16 927 22 645 16 16 097 110 _________________ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ 

Chouteau ______________ _ Custer _________________ _ 

Daniels ________________ _ 

276 - 95 958 - 327 7 9 162 3 320 6 9 335 34 700 27 248 986 152 772 52 35 438 37 764 49 23 879 656 798 - 616 757 - 654 10 34 322 6 816 10 43 292 186 292 6 79 533 27 367 21 17 464 11 373 19 12 242 156 440 - 269 646 - 470 5 10 706 2 441 4 16 211 29 

Dawson _______________ _ 

Deer lodge _____________ _ 

Fanon _________________ _ Fergus ________________ _ 

flotheod _______________ _ 

Gollotin ________________ _ Gorfield _______________ _ 

Glacier ________________ _ 

Golden Volley ___________ _ Granite ________________ _ 

460 7 227 802 41 557 16 15 891 10 542 16 20 312 153 41 1 13 159 4 62 1 1 194 (Z) 59 1 1 509 2 272 - 124 690 - 309 13 8 348 7 301 13 11 203 96 697 9 306 286 55 601 25 23 493 15 773 25 26 105 264 690 48 63 717 276 770 100 10 156 71 764 100 14 000 725 627 15 158 077 106 732 38 24 640 35 711 35 21 830 319 191 - 83 364 - 277 6 10 900 8 268 2 8 898 19 265 - 206 430 - 344 8 11 963 5 316 6 11 973 46 103 - 37 558 - 128 2 7 358 (Z) 123 2 4 411 15 117 1 29 924 7 132 10 3 812 10 129 6 4 420 79 

Hill ___________________ _ 

Jefferson ______________ _ Judith Basin ____________ _ loke __________________ _ 

lewis and Clork _________ _ liberty ________________ _ 

lincoln ________________ _ McCone _______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher _______________ _ 

693 5 530 466 19 747 11 21 935 8 716 10 31 804 54 127 3 33 704 13 160 10 3 002 15 154 9 3 332 71 342 - 168 940 - 369 9 14 982 6 371 9 13 495 67 876 19 79 781 86 1 004 43 14 592 37 974 43 17 213 301 240 4 60 049 35 260 22 10 520 23 266 21 6 810 131 292 - 286 072 - 299 1 10 250 2 267 1 14 876 (Z) 127 5 9 779 33 156 32 1 059 35 155 32 2 461 237 440 2 239 573 13 475 5 13 908 2 472 5 18 942 25 325 - 90 266 - 383 15 13 436 17 376 12 10 476 103 91 2 51 285 10 112 3 6277 5 107 3 3 588 23 

MineroL _______________ _ 

Missoulo _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ 

Pork __________________ _ 

Petroleum ______________ _ Phillips ________________ _ 

Pandero _______________ _ 

46 - 2 361 - 47 3 353 6 45 3 810 24 232 24 29 664 110 309 58 4 897 44 294 55 5 355 276 162 1 45 202 12 215 17 6 969 15 208 16 5 994 120 312 4 75 495 19 354 13 10 817 12 347 13 9 279 

~! I 84 - 27 571 - 96 3 4072 1 94 3 2 893 506 - 237 767 - 539 16 17 916 16 520 18 19 180 133 480 2 274 679 11 517 14 16 287 11 514 14 20 424 118 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data Montono 11-37 
Table 33. Characteristics of Farms and Specified Excluded Agricultural Operations (See Text): 1974-Con. 

Harvested cropland Form production expenses Value of machinery ond equipment 

Part 2 of 4 Number reporting Acres Number reporting Expenses ($1,000) Number reporting Value ($1,000) 

Excluded Excluded Excluded Excluded Excluded Excluded ogriculturol agriculturol ogriculturol ogricultural agricultural agriculturol Forms operotions Forms operations Forms operotions Forms operations Farms ope rot ions Forms operations 

Powder River ___________ _ PowelL ________________ _ 

Prairie ________________ _ 

Rovalli _______________ _ 

Richland ______________ _ 

305 - 97 033 - 369 9 10 795 12 365 8 11 379 63 

158 1 69 774 10 175 4 7 791 4 173 4 5 647 18 

- 194 I 62 987 I 221 5 8 764 5 214 5 7 894 13 

- 618 64 50 605 310 747 105 12 924 83 721 102 II 828 797 

- 574 14 243 324 108 632 15 30 119 8 614 15 24 798 85 Roosevelt _____________ _ 

Rosebud ______________ _ 

Sanders ______________ _ Sheridan ______________ _ 

Silver Bow ____________ _ 

- 650 - 381 570 - 677 6 19 043 5 650 6 27 562 65 

- 261 2 90 211 2 341 12 15 558 10 330 12 II 289 78 

- 262 5 30 512 33 293 17 3 402 17 290 17 5 419 147 

- 654 2 359 936 24 675 18 14 201 22 653 16 26 253 109 

- 64 - 12 640 - 82 4 3 117 4 81 3 I 578 21 

Stillwoter _____________ _ 

Sweet GrosL __________ _ 339 4 124 023 24 416 12 19 718 10 409 II 12 058 74 

- 207 2 50 832 16 258 10 6 435 10 248 7 5 528 30 Teton ________________ _ 623 - 303 831 - 687 7 25 313 4 683 7 25 175 64 Toole _________________ _ - 338 - 283 453 - 365 2 10 766 2 347 2 16 342 31 Treasure ______________ _ 

- 90 - 30 105 - III 4 5 756 4 106 4 4 708 40 Volley ________________ _ 

- 682 4 371 377 28 746 22 22 002 19 718 21 27 060 182 Wheatland ____________ _ 

Wibaux _______________ _ - 119 - 52 388 - 138 I 5 060 (Z) 135 I 4 381 8 

183 I 80 247 4 200 3 5 778 2 199 3 7 665 18 Yellowstone ___________ _ 843 28 177 103 148 I 033 74 55 775 56 I 021 72 27 786 457 

Market value of all agricultural products sold 

Totol Crops. including hoy, nursery, and greenhouse products livestock, poultry, and their products 

Part 3 of 4 Number reporting Value ($1,000) Number reporting Value ($1,000) Number reporting Value ($1,000) 

Excluded Excluded Excluded Excluded Excluded Excluded 

agricultural agricultural agricultural agricultural agriculturol agricultural 

Forms operations Forms operations Forms operations Farms operations Farms operations Farms operations 

Montono,'010L ______ _ 23 324 I 068 I I 033 239 309 15 972 184 1 549 876 79 1 18 140 559 480 277 230 I Beaverhead ___________ _ - 293 9 19 755 3 106 - 3 205 - 270 6 16 307 3 8ig Horn ______________ _ 508 15 34 630 3 331 I 13 627 (Z) 437 6 20 964 3 Blaine ________________ _ 

- 487 II 23 291 3 349 - 13 454 - 394 7 9 814 3 Broadwater ___________ _ - 186 2 10 013 (Z) 130 - 6 057 - 149 I 3 899 (Z) 

Corbon _______________ _ - 662 23 24 538 7 439 2 II 471 I 576 13 13 067 6 Corter ________________ _ 

- 329 10 II 138 4 147 - 2 576 - 310 7 8 561 4 Cascade ______________ _ 

- 772 52 43 701 17 531 12 17 941 3 597 33 25 697 14 Chouteau _____________ _ 

Custer ________________ _ 

- 854 12 I 60 437 7 759 :;1 52 487 - 462 8 7 944 7 

387 23 22 363 5 209 6 313 2 342 8 16 047 2 Daniels _______________ _ - 470 7 20 312 1 434 - 17 174 - 245 2 3 138 I 

Dawson ______________ _ 

- 557 17 26 894 8 445 7 19 593 5 435 7 7 301 3 Deer Lodge ____________ _ 

- 63 I I 447 (Z) 27 - 601 - 50 I 846 (Z) 

Follon ________________ _ 309 13 12 985 4 237 - 7 359 - 266 13 5 626 4 Fergus _______________ _ 

Flathead ______________ _ 

- 802 27 32 352 10 567 5 17 129 2 704 16 14 952 8 

770 100 13 700 34 515 33 7 224 12 565 41 6 190 22 Gollotin _______________ _ 

Garfield ___ _ - 733 4~ I 31 692 I~ I 498 

~I 13 981 

~I 621 24 17 698 9 

279 14 100 146 4 838 263 5 9 262 3 Glacier _______________ _ 344 8 16 989 4 231 - 12 166 - 220 6 4 824 4 

Golden Volley __________ _ 128 2 8 815 (Z) 79 - I 865 - 120 2 6 949 (Z) 

Granite _______________ _ 133 10 4 361 5 64 I 667 I 126 7 3377 5 

Hill __________________ _ 747 II 40 058 4 655 2 35 236 I 362 6 4 822 3 JeHerson ____________ _ 160 II 3 104 2 66 - 915 - 140 5 2 146 2 

Judith 8asin ___________ _ 389 II 18 442 I 284 - 8 875 - 335 2 9 563 I lake _________________ _ I 004 43 16 292 12 521 7 7 088 3 766 27 9 118 9 

lewis and Clork ________ _ 280 24 10171 5 149 3 I 906 I 234 14 8210 4 liberty _______________ _ 

lincoln _______________ _ 299 I 15 126 - 284 - 12 742 - 141 - 2 385 -

156 32 1 151 5 51 I 258 (Z) 134 20 691 5 McCone ______________ _ 475 6 22 695 3 421 I 16 957 I 354 3 5 737 2 

Madison ______________ _ 384 18 13 573 2 165 - 3 226 - 353 11 10 346 2 

Meagher ______________ _ 112 6 6 278 (Z) 32 - 734 - 107 1 5 433 (Z) 

Mineral _______________ _ 47 3 344 - 22 - 106 - 44 - 204 - Missoula ______________ _ 

- 310 59 4 826 13 151 II I 394 5 259 35 3 367 8 

Musselshell ___________ _ 215 19 7 855 4 99 - I 880 - 201 13 5 603 4 Pork _________________ _ 354 15 10 747 4 182 2 2 675 (Z) 332 7 7 881 3 

Petroleum _____________ _ 96 3 4 459 2 51 - 585 - 89 3 3 873 2 

Phillips _______________ _ 

Pondera ______________ _ 

- 540 18 24 054 4 425 - 12 746 - 457 9 II 308 4 

- 518 14 23 004 2 449 - 16 712 - 341 6 6292 2 

Powder River __________ _ PoweH- _______________ _ 

Proirie ________________ _ 

- 369 9 12 922 4 208 - 4 128 - 350 7 8 788 4 

- 175 4 7 762 2 81 I I 764 I 162 3 5 703 I 

- 221 6 12 464 2 155 - 5 668 - 201 2 6 796 2 

Rovolli _______________ _ 

Richland ______________ _ 

Roosevelt _____________ _ Rosehod ______________ _ 

Sanders ______________ _ 

Sheridan ______________ _ 

Silver 80w ____________ _ 

Stillwater _____________ _ 

Sweet Gros5- __________ _ Teton ________________ _ 

749 106 13 178 33 319 45 2 540 15 670 49 10 556 18 

- 633 16 43 209 13 530 14 24 601 II 508 3 18 608 2 

- 677 9 32 206 2 624 - 24 914 - 394 4 7 292 2 

342 14 18 132 3 186 - 6 807 - 310 8 II 305 3 

- 293 17 3 480 3 132 5 I 067 2 255 4 2 240 2 

- 675 21 29 236 8 647 2 25 358 I 409 16 3877 7 

82 5 3 205 1 26 - 539 - 69 I 2 666 I 

416 17 21 306 4 245 3 7 089 2 384 8 14 216 3 

258 10 6 856 3 89 2 1 037 (Z) 250 5 5 810 3 

687 7 33 768 2 567 - 20 816 - 459 5 12 952 2 

Toole _________________ _ 

Treasure ______________ _ Volley ________________ _ 

Wheatland ____________ _ Wibaux _______________ _ 

Yellowstone ___________ _ 

365 3 15 140 I 322 - II 713 - 174 I 3 427 1 

III 5 8 779 2 73 - 5 291 - 100 4 3 483 2 

- 746 35 33 744 7 642 2 23 317 (Z) 518 10 10 426 6 

138 7 6 269 (Z) 71 - I 171 - 126 I 5 093 (Z) 

200 3 8 642 (Z) 168 1 5 188 (Z) 161 2 3 454 (Z) 

I 035 91 67 249 25 636 10 23 103 5 839 51 44144 21 

,,- 38 Montana 1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data 
Table 33. Characteristics of Farms and Specified Excluded Agricultural Operations {See Text}: 1974-Con. 

Inventory 

Cottle and calves Hogs and pigs Chickens 3 months old or older 

Part 4 of 4 Number reporting Animols on hand Number reporting Animals on hand Number reporting Birds on hand 

Excluded Excluded Excluded Excluded Excluded Excluded 

agricultural agricultural agricultural agricultural agricultural agricultural 

Forms operations Forms operations Forms operations Forms operations Forms operations Forms operations 

Montano, totoL ______ _ - 16 937 420 3 211 584 2 067 2 717 42 212 456 206 3 758 166 980 156 5 144 

- 252 2 148 063 10 25 - 1 856 - 40 

~ 1 

1 766 175 

409 10 132 854 54 60 - 3 452 - 65 5 206 35 

360 8 90 868 20 83 1 7 435 1 65 4 059 60 

- 141 - 27 807 - 27 - 1 697 - 31 - 101 692 -

Beaverhead ___________ _ 

Big Horn _______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ___________ _ 

Corban ________________ _ 531 13 71 078 36 101 1 4 391 2 136 9 19 148 197 (arter _________________ _ 292 4 67 794 21 42 - 2 673 - 83 - 2 696 - Cascade _______________ _ 575 26 93 354 162 82 1 3 671 2 141 5 38 080 217 Chouteou ______________ _ 428 8 67 712 52 82 - 5692 - 123 6 5 152 150 

321 6 102 034 24 63 

~I 3 479 ~I 69 

~I 43 788 

I:! 1 

- 227 3 26· 186 25 50 6 394 56 2 327 

412 4 54 061 22 68 3 192 81 4 434 47 1 11 493 5 19 1 521 17 1 133 

Custer _________________ _ 

Daniels _______________ _ 

Dawson _______________ _ 

Deer lodgL ____________ _ 

Fallon _________________ _ 254 1 45 384 5 63 - 6 330 - 61 - 4 193 - Fergus _______________ _ 

- 650 7 125 599 49 123 1 13 140 1 127 2 12 250 130 530 51 29 996 247 124 2 10 736 15 142 15 7 345 300 

- 580 17 75 611 79 68 4 7 109 21 89 5 109 883 92 

Flathead _______________ _ Gallatin _______________ _ Garfield _______________ _ 248 4 79 502 33 26 - 1 802 - 68 - 2 193 -

- 206 6 48 621 44 15 - 7 308 

=1 

27 1 29 009 

5~ 1 108 1 27 695 5 12 - 630 18 - 586 

- 119 7 32 408 55 3 - 21 10 1 294 28 

345 51 38 807 16 1 39 ~I 5 035 4 I 90 1 I 9 985 1~ I - 138 4 22 029 18 29 1 020 

1~ 1 

33 

~I 2 517 

- 302 2 66 043 8 39 - 2 071 66 5 461 - 734 27 72 475 116 82 - 3 292 111 29 524 198 219 8 54 615 37 29 1 2 358 34 27 575 253 

- 131 - 19 457 - 25 - 4 568 

2~ 1 

45 

~I 11 870 -

- 135 13 7 541 68 19 4 985 44 1 196 92 

- 335 2 53 846 12 65 - 3 484 113 4 824 - 330 5 96 155 16 51 1 3 159 47 3 065 - 102 21 48 835 171 8 -I 442 -I 15 11 10415 81 

39 - 1 935 - 3 - 5 - 8 - 154 

421 241 22 21 796 79 22 - 566 - 75 3 2 322 194 8 44 142 43 18 2 1 458 10 41 1 2 336 25 315 7 65 630 35 42 - 3 596 - 74 3 3 134 

5~ 1 85 2 32 959 14 5 - 707 - 18 - 539 420 6 103 745 42 111 2 4 375 12 127 1 6 204 10 322 2 37 543 16 63 - 7 300 - 74 - 42 517 327 2 85 071 1~ I 24 - 891 

=1 

80 

21 

2 420 

551 159 1 51 406 14 - 1 961 12 478 194 2 47 674 18

1 

20 - 2 381 - 35 1 1 528 

121 - 612 48 56 203 18~ 85 10 3 036 31 161 35 138 935 537 466 2 75 221 102 - 6 969 - 114 1 8 633 

2:~ I 358 2 47 348 20 75 - 7 881 - 102 - 5 653 294 5 96 660 36 32 - 2 436 - 49 7 1 899 248 4 26 667 12 39 - 346 - 69 2 3 155 24 381 

~ I 34 833 6 60 2 3 545 2~ I 100 13 5 956 1 70 10 379 3 8 - 220 11 - 21~ I 338 350 5 60 715 14 62 - 6 392 - 84 3 18 135 78 227 5 50 139 24 38 1 2 221 7 48 3 8 426 94 405 2 67 666 10 65 - 9 268 - 58 2 45 376 24 

Glacier _______________ _ 

Golden Volley ___________ _ Granite _______________ _ 

Hill ___________________ _ 

JeHerson _____________ _ 

Judith Basin ___________ _ 

lake __________________ _ 

lewis and Clark _________ _ 

liberty _______________ _ 

Lincoln _______________ _ 

McCone ______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher _______________ _ 

MineraL _______________ _ 

Missaula _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ 

Pork _________________ _ 

Petroleum ______________ _ 

Phillips _______________ _ 

Pandera _______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ 

Powell _________________ _ 

Prairie _________________ _ 

Rovolli _______________ _ 

Richland _______________ _ 

Roosevelt ______________ _ 

Rosebud _______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ 

Sheridan _______________ _ 

Silver Bow _____________ _ 

Stillwater ______________ _ 

Sweet Grass ____________ _ 

Teton _________________ _ 

163 2 22 320 16 18 - 7043 - 41 - 35 915 - 95 1 28 423 2 8 - 873 - 14 1 307 45 466 11 92 875 39 103 3 8 785 22 131 2 8 437 260 116 - 37 248 - 26 - 2984 - 16 - 28 335 - 152 - 29 527 - 37 - 2 226 - 46 2 2 545 60 777 31 145 536 184 115 1 6048 5 123 7 104 813 135 

Toole __________________ _ 

Treasure _______________ _ Volley _________________ _ 

Wheatland _____________ _ 

Wibaux ________________ _ 

Yellowstone ____________ _ 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Summary Data Montana 11- 39 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Duck. 

Montana, toto'- _______ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ Corban ________________ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ Chouteau ______________ _ 

Dawson _______________ _ 

Flathead _______________ _ 

Gallatin ________________ _ Hill ___________________ _ 

Judith Basin ____________ _ Lake __________________ _ 

Park __________________ _ 

Phillips ________________ _ 

Pondera _______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ Ravalli ________________ _ 

Roosevelt ______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ 

Silver Bow _____________ _ Stillwater ______________ _ 

Teton _________________ _ Valley _________________ _ 

Wheatland _____________ _ 

Yellowstone ___________ _ 

- All other _______________ _ 

Geese 

Montano, totaL ______ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ____________ _ Corban _______________ _ - Cascade _______________ _ 

Chouteau _____________ _ Custer ________________ _ 

- Fallon ________________ _ -

Inventory 

Forms 

136 

3 

4 

7 

5 

3 

4 

4 

3 

5 

4 

4 

4 

5 

6 

3 

3 

3 

4 

3 

4 

7 

3 

II 

34 

206 

6 

3 

9 

6 

4 

3 

5 

Number 

4 634 

46 

25 

I 014 

56 

23 

26 

6 

24 

46 

23 

16 

14 

54, 

24 

24 

26 

15 

29 

15 

2 109 

59 

162 

90 

700 

6 216 

63 

17 

50 

24 

36 

40 

19 

Table 1. Miscellaneous Poultry: 1974 

Sales Inventory 

Farms Number Forms Number 

Geese-Con. 

12 2 942 Fergus _______________ _ 

Gallotin _______________ _ 6 548 - 3 28 

- - Garfield _______________ _ 5 37 

- - I (0) 

Golden VolleY ___________ _ Hill __________________ _ 5 16 

4 128 - - - Jefferson _____________ _ 3 23 

- - Judith Basin ___________ _ - 16 103 

- - Lake _________________ _ 7 53 

- - Pork _________________ _ 5 70 

- - Phillips _______________ _ 9 63 - 2 (0) 

- - Pondera _______________ _ 5 40 

Powder River ___________ _ 6 57 

- - PoweL ________________ _ 5 44 

- - Ravalli _______________ _ 7 52 

I (0) 

- -

Richland ______________ _ 

Roosevelt _____________ _ 5 32 

6 85 

- - Sheridan _______________ _ 7 107 

- - Sweet GrasL __________ _ 3 24 

- - Teton _________________ _ 3 3 .03 

- - Taole __________________ _ 4 3M 

1 (0) 

3 I 656 

Valley _________________ _ 

Wheatland _____________ _ 9 35 

5 240 

- - Yellowstone ____________ _ II 124 

I 

2 (0) I I (0) 

All other ______________ _ 

Pigeons & Squabs 

3 I 291 -

1 Montano, totoL ______ _ - 6 434 

26 9 0251 

1 (0) 

-

(O~ I -

I 

-

-

2 (0) I 

All other ______________ _ 

Other Poultry 

Montona. totaL_ 

Fergus _________ _ 

Yellowstone ___________ _ All other _______________ _ 

6 43. 

- 39 502 

3 48 

- 3 20 

33 434 

Table 2. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties: 1974 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Ho .. es of All Ages 

Montano, totol ________ _ 

Beaverhead ____________ _ 

Big Horn _______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ____________ _ Corban ________________ _ 

Corter _________________ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ Chouteau ______________ _ 

Custer _________________ _ Daniels ________________ _ 

Dawson _______________ _ 

Deer ladge _____________ _ Fallon _________________ _ 

Fergus ________________ _ 

Flathead _______________ _ 

GaJlotin ________________ _ 

Garlield _______________ _ 

Glacier ________________ _ 

Golden Valley ___________ _ Granite ________________ _ 

Hill ___________________ _ 

Jefferson ______________ _ 

judith Basin ____________ _ Lake __________________ _ 

lewis and ClarL ________ _ liberty ________________ _ 

lincoln ________________ _ 

McCane _______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher _______________ _ 

Mineral ________________ _ Missoulo _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ Pork __________________ _ 

Petroleum ______________ _ Phillips ________________ _ 

Pondera _______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ Pawell _________________ _ 

Prairie _________________ _ Ravalli ________________ _ 

Richland _______________ _ 

Inventory 

Farms 

6 398 

140 

167 

136 

61 

191 

170 

236 

163 

137 

68 

123 

20 

99 

245 

133 

200 

115 

96 

46 

57 

118 

59 

115 

219 

102 

35 

30 

127 

160 

54 

15 

54 

96 

170 

44 

196 

86 

179 

72 

77 

227 

156 

Number Farms 

1 

41 509 I 150 

I .33 27 

I 614 19 

866 27 

304 8 

I 332 42 

I 203 44 

I 177 29 

858 25 

I 460 39 

353 11 

754 27 

112 3 434 15 

I 277 46 

841 27 

I 310 36 

I 154 25 

650 16 

276 7 

493 6 

510 15 

375 13 

647 10 

I 210 33 

744 14 

157 8 

173 6 

876 21 

I 323 29 

515 10 

63 2 390 10 

686 12 

I 099 31 

319 5 

950 24 

410 13 

I 173 28 

650 14 

420 15 

1 476 53 

879 31 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Misc Data 

Soles 

Number 

5 107 

214 

81 

83 

14 

204 

424 

114 

62 

211 

38 

106 

13 

26 

133 

88 

295 

358 

89 

32 

27 

28 

38 

39 

126 

33 

13 

19 

52 

113 

45 

2 

19 

67 

94 

23 

44 

37 

97 

39 

74 

224 

115 

Inventory 

Sales ($1.000) Farms Number 

1 Horses of All Ages - Con 1 

I 666 Roosevelt _____________ _ - 116 697 Rosebud ______________ _ 

- 123 I 261 46 Sanders ______________ _ 97 504 

14 Sheridan ______________ _ 67 337 

32 Silver Bow _____________ _ 28 192 

2 Stillwoter _____________ _ II. 730 

63 Sweet Gross ___________ _ 114 801 

63 

65 

Teton ________________ _ 

Toole _________________ _ - 165 849

42 211 1 19 Treasure ______________ _ 

- 41 282 

70 Volley ________________ _ 

- 206 I 053 12 Wheatland ____________ _ 

- 44 217 Wibaux _______________ _ - 66 312 

34 Yellowstone ___________ _ - 181 895 

2 

7 

50 Ponies of All Ages 

56 

115 Montano, totaL ______ _ 930 I 797 

64 

68 

7 

9 

Beaverhead ___________ _ Big Horn ______________ _ 

Bloine ________________ _ 

Broodwater ___________ _ 

II 17 

- 16 24 

- 15 43 

- 8 II 

6 

13 

27 

63 

6 

3 

Carbon _______________ _ 

Corter ________________ _ 

Cascade ______________ _ Chouteau _____________ _ Custer ________________ _ 

Daniels _______________ _ 

- 25 38 

- 19 33 32 66 

- 27 55 

- 21 45 

- 13 29 

6 

10 

27 

5 

Dawson ______________ _ 

Deer lodge ____________ _ Fallon ________________ _ 

Fergus _______________ _ 

- 20 37 4 6 

- 25 45 33 74 Flothead ______________ _ 

- 27 65 (l) 

8 

Gallatin _______________ _ Garfield ______________ _ 26 38 

- 20 36 20 Glacier _______________ _ 12 23 41 Golden Valley __________ _ 

- 5 5 5 Granite _______________ _ 

- 5 16 10 

13 Hill __________________ _ 

- II 14 25 Jefferson _____________ _ 10 25 40 

32 

79 

29 

Judith Basin ___________ _ lake _________________ _ 

lewis and C1ark ________ _ liberty _______________ _ 

10 16 

48 80 

- 12 28 

- 5 7 

Sales 

Forms Number 

2 (0) 

- - - -

- -

I (0) 

I (0) 

2 (0) 

2 (0) 

2 (0) 

- -

I (0) 

- -

- -

- -

- -

I (0) 

I (0) 

- -

2 (0) 

I (0) 

- -

3 I 206 

2 (0) 

3 33 

I (0) 

I (0) 

I (0) 

- -

- -

I (0) 

Sales 

Sales Forms Number ($1.000) 

1 

25 162 91 

31 164 53 

22 39 8 

9 80 15 

8 45 16 

21 63 40 

17 43 12 

20 39 13 

12 25 6 

6 16 3 

46 162 36 

5 17 2 

14 65 12 

36 170 66 

71 167 14 

I (0) (0) - - - 2 (0) (0) - - - 7 9 1 

1 (0) (0) 4 17 2 1 (0) (0) 

I (0) (0) 

- - -

1 (0) (0) 

- - - 3 5 (Z) 

2 (0) (0) 

3 12 2 I (0) (0) 

3 4 1 

- - - - - - I (0) (0) 

- - - 3 7 1 

- -

~I - - - -

- -

Montana 111- 1 
Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Poni .. of All Ages - Con. 

lincoln ________________ _ 

McCone _______________ _ Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher _______________ _ 

Missoulo _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ Pork __________________ _ 

Petroleum ______________ _ 

Phillips ________________ _ 

Pondero _______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ 

PowelL ________________ _ 

Prairie _________________ _ 

Ravalli _______________ _ 

Richland ______________ _ 

Roosevelt _____________ _ 

Rosebud ______________ _ 

Sanders ______________ _ 

Sheridan ______________ _ 

Silver Bow ____________ _ 

Stillwater _____________ _ 

Sweet Gross ___________ _ Teton ________________ _ 

Toole _________________ _ 

Treosure ______________ _ 

Volley ________________ _ 

Wheatland ____________ _ 

Wibaux _______________ _ 

Yellowstone ___________ _ 

Mules, Burros, and 

Donkeys of All Age> 

Montano, tota'- ______ _ 

Beaverhead _. _________ . Corban _______________ _ 

-

-

-

Cascade ______________ _ 

- Gallotin _______________ _ 

Granite ___ • ___ • _. _____ _ 

JeHerson _____________ _ 

lake _________________ _ 

lewis and Clark ________ _ 

McCone ______________ _ 

Madison ___________ • __ _ 

Pork _________________ _ 

Pondero ______________ _ 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Montano, toto'- _______ _ 

Gollatin ________________ _ 

Ravalli ________________ _ 

All other _______________ _ 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over. 

Montano, tata'- _______ _ 

Big Horn _______________ _ 

Gallotin ~f:t~~~d-= ________________ = =~==~~=~=~=~=~ _ 

Glacier __________ • _____ _ 

lake __________________ _ 

Phillips ..••.... _ •• _ ..... Powder River ___________ _ 

Ravalli ________________ _ 

Richland .... _ •.......•.. Sanders _______________ _ 

Teton ____ • ____________ _ 

Ali other _ .. ________ • __ .. 

111- 2 Montana 

Table 2. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties: 1974-Continued 

Inventory 

Forms Number 

5 9 

24 54 

25 32 7 11 

3 4 

9 18 

21 30 

7 11 

29 43 

16 26 

22 47 

15 31 

13 28 

30 70 

32 54 

23 34 

20 34 

10 15 

19 65 

4 4 

16 29 

10 17 

17 32 

13 70 

3 3 

20 35 

9 24 

16 36 

31 50 

152 I 488 

6 6 

4 5 

6 17 

8 21 

6 35 

3 5 

16 40 

4 55 

4 1 002 

5 22 

9 23 

4 12 

Mink and their pelts 

Forms 

16 

3 

4 

9 

Inventory of colonies of bees 

Forms 

86 

4 

6 

3 

8 

4 

7 

3 

3 

4 

3 

3 

5 

33 

Forms 

-

1 

-

2 

-

-

2 

I 

-

-

2 

-

-

I 

6 

4 

2 

-

I 

-

I 

-

4 

2 

-

3 

2 

I 

2 

11 

-

-

-

3 

-

-

-

-

2 

-

-

-

Sales 

Number 

-

(0) 

-

(0) 

-

-

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

(0) 

-

-

(0) 

7 

5 

(0) 

-

(0) 

-

(0) 

-

4 

(0) 

-

3 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

539 

-

-

-

20 

-

-

-

-

(0) 

-

-

-

Sales 

($1,000) 

-

(0) 

-

(0) 

-

-

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

(0) 

-

-

(0) 

I 

(Z) 

(0) 

-

(0) 

-

(0) 

-

(Z) 

(0) 

(Z) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

17 

-

-

-

6 

-

-

-

-

(0) 

-

-

-

Mules, Burros, and 

Donkeys of All Ages - Con 

Powell _________________ _ Ravalli ________________ _ 

Richland _______________ _ 

Rosebud _____ ._. _______ _ Stillwater ______________ _ 

Sweet Gross ____________ _ Teton _________________ _ 

Volley _________________ _ 

Yellowstone ____________ _ 

All other _________ • _____ _ 

Goats, Except Angora 

and Milk Goats 

Montana, toto'- _______ _ 

Lake ____________ • ____ ._ 

All other _____________ ._. 

Rabbits & Their Pelts 

Montano, totoL _______ _ 

Glacier ___ • ____________ _ 

Lake __________________ _ 

All other _______________ • 

Chinchillas and Their Pelt s 

Montano, tataL _______ _ 

All other _. ___________ • __ 

Other livestock 

Montana, totoL ______ _ -

Carbon _______________ _ 

- Flathead ______________ _ 

Gallatin _______________ _ 

Missoulo _______________ _ 

Phillips ________________ _ 

Ravalli ________________ _ 

Sanders ____________ • __ _ 

Stillwater ______________ _ 

Yellowstone _________ • __ _ 

All other _______________ _ 

Table 3. Mink: 1974 

Inventory 

Female mink used for breeding 

Number Forms Number 

16 936 16 7 918 

I 287 3 703 

4 935 4 2 590 

10 714 9 4 625 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

3 55 - -

9 23 - - 4 11 - -

7 12 - - 5 20 - -

3 7 - -

7 15 I (0) 

4 6 - -

3 3 I (0) 

32 93 4 13 

13 17 - -

3 4 - -

10 13 - -

21 408 13 629 

3 18 3 90 

3 30 - -

15 360 10 539 

4 539 3 239 

4 539 3 239 

106 (X) 20 (X) 

9 (X) 1 (X) 

II (X) - (X) 

9 (X) - (X) 

3 (X) 2 (X) 

7 (X) - (X) 

29 (X) 3 (X) 

4 (X) I (X) 

3 (X) - (X) 

5 (X) I (X) 

26 (X) 12 (X) 

Sales of mink and their pelts 

Forms Number 

15 22 782 

3 2 093 

4 7 661 

8 13 028 

Table 4. Colonies of Bees: 1974 

Sales 

Colonies of bees Pounds of honey 

Sales 

Number Forms Number ($1,000) Forms Number 

55 907 2 (0) (0) 68 4 882 696 

5 353 - - - 3 528 220 

2 461 - - - 5 306 515 

953 - - - I (0) 

4 070 - - - 7 222 420 

100 - - - 4 18 374 

1 635 - - - 6 145 365 

2 026 - - - 2 (0) 

27 - - - 2 (0) 

387 - - - 3 40 108 

4 936 - - - 3 388 972 

2 502 - - - I (0) 

6 183 I (0) (0) 5 685 700 

25 274 1 (0) (0) 26 2 068 970 

Sales 

($/,000) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0) 

-

(0) 

3 

-

-

-

1 

(Z) 

-

1 

7 

7 

180 

(0) 

-

-

(0) 

-

55 

(0) 

-

(0) 

24 

Sales 

($1,000) 

428 

28 

137 

263 

Sales 

($1.000) 

2 616 

220 

298 

(0) 

104 

10 

72 

(0) 

(0) 

15 

212 

(0) 

339 

1 150 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Misc Data 
Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Table 5. 

Inventory of milk goats 

Angora Goats: 1974, not shown for Montana 

Table 6. Milk Goats: 1974 

Sales 

Milk goats Goats milk 

Soles Sales 

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

Montona, totoL ______ _ 

All other ______________ _ 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Trout 

Montona, toto'-______ _ 

-

-

All other _______________ _ 

10 

10 

Total 

Sales 

Forms ($1,000) 

II 252 

II 252 

44 -

44 -

Table 7. 

Any 

Forms Pounds Forms 

4 102 200 7 

4 102 200 7 

- - I 

- - I 

Fish: 1974 

Fish sales, 1974 

Only pounds Only number 

Soles Sales 

Number Farms Pounds ($1.000) Forms Number ($1.000) 

628 512 4 102 200 37 7 628 512 215 

628 512 4 102 200 37 7 628 512 215 

Table 8. Hay, Field Seeds, Other Specified Field Crops, and Berries: 1974 

farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures for Hay or Dehydrating (dry tons) 

Montana, toto'-_______ _ 

Beaverhead ____________ _ 

Big Horn _______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ____________ _ Carbon ________________ _ Carter _________________ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ 

Chouteau ______________ _ 

Custer _________________ _ Daniels ________________ _ 

Dowson _______________ _ Deer ladge _____________ _ Fallon _________________ _ 

Fergus ________________ _ Flathead _______________ _ 

Gallatin ________________ _ 

Garfield _______________ _ Glacier ________________ _ 

Golden Volley ___________ _ Granite ________________ _ 

Hill ___________________ _ 

Jefferson ______________ _ 

Judith Bosin ____________ _ 

lake __________________ _ 

lewis and ClarL ________ _ liberty ________________ _ lincoln ________________ _ 

McCane _______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher _______________ _ 

Mineral ________________ _ 

Missaula _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ Park __________________ _ 

Petroleum ______________ _ 

Phillips ________________ _ Pandera _______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ 

PoweIL _______________ _ 

Prairie _________________ _ 

Ravalli ________________ _ 

Richland _______________ _ 

Roosevelt ______________ _ 

Rosebud _______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ 

Farms 

10 033 

120 

308 

246 

108 

379 

206 

415 

173 

188 

99 

173 

15 

167 

521 

321 

411 

112 

102 

77 

72 

83 

72 

241 

430 

147 

31 

59 

129 

236 

57 

22 

III 

107 

205 

72 

260 

218 

246 

78 

96 

243 

320 

203 

176 

128 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity I 

I 230 887 2 422 870 

36 241 80 331 [ 41 977 85 724 35 837 82 576 16 534 48 239 

33 915 74 895 32 909 38 148 52 029 92 940 21 586 38 767 

22 626 44 041 7929 9 340 

10 839 17 811 6 361 14 499 

24 853 35 873 86 173 126 116 19 119 48 291 46 625 131 339 

10 064 13 166 17 374 29 258 8910 15 723 II 644 27 105 

5 979 II 661 8 451 16 165 38 367 54 568 40 404 103 087 

26 402 52 929 2 870 5 729 5 203 10 568 9 005 14 425 45 920 112 709 9 612 18 166 

I 244 2 646 12 863 31 252 12 867 24 485 

28 210 58 055 14 449 27 186 38 261 71 149 16 504 40 091 39 753 51 524 

22 162 41 069 6 804 12 839 

16 489 52 652 

22 463 39 071 17 231 26 159 26 566 48 539 14 087 31 220 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Mise Data 

Irrigated 

Farms 

5 307 

114 

142 

189 

98 

266 

25 

147 

58 

95 

8 

63 

15 

19 

81 

101 

302 

25 

43 

43 

68 

36 

61 

40 

326 

113 

13 

36 

23 

226 

48 

II 

78 

50 

175 

52 

158 

174 

49 

63 

42 

226 

140 

20 

100 

77 

I Acres I 

604 235 

32 193 

13 828 

23 252 

15 811 

17 041 

2 816 

II 804 8 327 

8 549 

931 

3 526 

6 361 

I 866 

8 734 

6 537 

33 995 

3 054 

7 344 4 902 

II 374 

2 445 

7 584 

5 080 

27 334 

17 149 

I 778 2 871 

I 960 

43 290 

8 024 

397 

7 546 5 019 

24 179 

8 889 25 786 

12 197 

6 414 

19 707 

I 781 

15 207 

5 323 

2 368 

11 403 

7 573 

Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures for Hay or Dehydrating (dry tono)-Con 

Sheridan _______________ _ 

Silver Bow _____________ _ 

Stillwater _____________ _ 

Sweet Grass ___________ _ Teton _________________ _ 

T oole _________________ _ 

Treasure _______________ _ 

Valley _________________ _ 

Wheatland _____________ _ 

Wibaux ________________ _ 

Yellowstone ___________ _ -

Clover, Timothy, & Mixtures of Clover & Grasse 

far Hay (dry tono) 

s 

Montana. tota'- ______ _ 

Beaverhead ___________ _ 

Big Horn _______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ___________ _ - Carbon _______________ _ - Carter ________________ _ 

Cascade ______________ _ 

- Chouteau _____________ _ 

Custer ________________ _ 

- Daniels _______________ _ 

Dawson ______________ _ 

- Deer ladge ____________ _ - Fallon ________________ _ 

- Fergus _______________ _ 

Flathead ______________ _ Gallatin _______________ _ - Garfield ______________ _ 

- Glacier _______________ _ - Golden Valley __________ _ 

- Granite _______________ _ 

-

Hill __________________ _ 

- Jefferson _____________ _ - Judith Basin ___________ _ - lake _________________ _ 

- lewis and Clark ________ _ 

- liberty _______________ _ 

- lincoln _______________ _ 

McCone ______________ _ - Madison - ___ ~ __________ _ Meagher ______________ _ -

-

Harvested 

Farms Acres Quantity I 

172 II 822 12 570 

26 3 877 9 155 [ 238 29 799 44 824 

170 28 430 45 789 338 43 671 118 252 47 4 350 7 480 

66 8 435 18 722 248 32 545 71 409 80 15 139 25 279 82 6 039 8 292 383 21 069 48 972 

2 513 254 348 412 206 

41 13 358 23 261 52 13 012 29 090 47 4 173 6 865 17 I 647 3 114 149 13 465 30 466 32 3 771 4 093 52 5 683 6 430 42 I 821 I 819 16 I 014 I 757 35 2 234 2 830 

59 4 775 4 550 7 I 288 I 868 37 3 007 2 638 118 9 432 12 827 87 6 340 9 757 144 10 078 19 248 29 2 246 2 082 25 4 061 5 637 6 340 300 60 II 428 20 793 

28 2 234 2 611 28 2 385 3499 38 4 002 4 888 141 9 502 18 682 17 2 504 4 560 4 634 705 28 I 513 2 439 16 869 658 77 13 449 23 807 41 7 203 10 831 

(0) (0) 

(D) (0) 

Acres under water for 

fjsh production 

Farms Acres 

10 98/ 

10 98 

Irrigated 

Farms Acres I 

8 651 

20 3 557 104 8 055 

132 19 327 267 33 276 19 I 294 

33 2 425 123 17 937 

58 12 407 7 193 

297 1 I 564 

I 337 142 292 

40 12 392 19 2 133 35 I 971 13 I 189 130 II 281 - - 18 I 008 2 (D) 

8 692 I (0) 

3 150 7 I 288 - - 6 361 28 2 512 75 4 776 I (0) 

2 (0) 

I (0) 

56 10 879 

I (D) 

19 I 819 

6 I 094 123 7 961 12 2 163 I (D) 

13 475 

- - 70 12 264 37 6 827 

Montana 111-3 
Table 8. 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Clover, Timothy, & Mix. 

tures of Clover & Grasse 

for Hay (dry tons) - Con 

Minerat~ ______________ _ 

5 

Missoulo _______________ _ Musselshell ___________ _ 

Pork _________________ _ 

Petroleum _____________ _ 

Phillips _______________ _ 

Pondero ______________ _ 

Powder River __________ _ Powell ________________ _ 

- Prairie ________________ _ 

Ravalli _______________ _ 

Richland ______________ _ 

- Roosevelt _____________ _ - Rosebud ______________ _ . Sanders ______________ _ 

- Sheridan ______________ _ 

- Silver Bow ____________ _ 

Stillwater _____________ _ 

Sweet GrosL __________ _ Teton ________________ _ 

Toole _________________ _ 

Treasure ______________ _ 

- Valley. _______________ _ 

Wheatland ____________ _ Wiboux _______________ _ 

Yellowstone ___________ _ 

Small Grain Hay 

(dry tons) 

Montono, toto'- ______ _ 

Beaverhead ___________ _ Big Horn ______________ _ 

Blaine ~ _______________ _ 

Broadwater ___________ _ Carbon _______________ _ 

Co rter ~ _________ ~ ___ ~ __ 

Cascade ______ ~ _______ _ 

Chouteau _____________ _ Custer _______ • ________ _ 

Daniels _______________ _ 

Dawson ______________ _ 

Fallon ________________ _ 

Fergus _______________ _ 

Flathead ______________ _ 

Gollafin _______________ _ 

Garfield ____ _ Glacier __________ _ 

Golden Valley __________ _ Granite __ . ___________ _ Hili __________________ _ 

JeHerson _________ _ 

Judith Basin ___________ _ lake _________________ _ 

lewis and Clark ________ _ liberty _______ _ 

Lincoln _______________ _ 

McCone ______________ _ 

Madison ______________ _ 

M~ogher ______________ _ 

MineraL _____ . ________ _ 

Missoula ______________ _ 

Musselshell ___________ _ Pork _________________ _ 

Petroleum _____________ _ 

Phillips _______________ _ 

Pandera ______________ _ 

Powder River __________ _ PoweL _______________ _ 

Prairie ________________ _ 

Ravalli _______________ _ 

Richland ______________ _ 

Roosevelt _____________ _ 

Rosebud ______________ _ 

Sanders ______________ _ Sheridan ______________ _ 

Silver Bow ____________ _ 

Stillwoter _____________ _ 

Sweet Grass- __________ _ Teton ________________ _ 

Toole _________________ _ 

Volley ________________ _ 

Wheatland ____________ _ Wibaux _______________ _ 

Yellowstone ._ .. ________ _ AI! other ______________ _ 

Wild Hay (dry tono) 

Montano, totaL ______ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

. 

-

Beaverhead ___________ _ - Big Horn. ______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ 

111- 4 Montana 

Hay, Field Seeds, Other Specified Field Crops, and Berries: 1974-Continued 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms 

10 282 572 6 49 3 664 7 626 36 24 1 677 2 512 1 90 12 341 21 935 72 15 1 852 1 209 1 33 2 979 3 262 15 25 996 1 184 14 II 880 814 2 55 13 044 21 007 50 12 683 998 2 

165 11 308 26 053 159 42 3 101 2 830 6 27 I 744 1 933 1 15 1 602 1 358 6 56 4 836 8 557 25 

54 5 516 5 377 1 

22 2 537 4 500 19 75 6 489 10 782 52 53 5 325 7 061 41 

21 2 034 2872 12 

10 590 547 - 9 546 942 8 

36 3 551 4 498 7 

14 2 441 2 942 8 31 3 178 2 394 - 86 3 464 6 134 64 

2 507 140 218 179 555 447 

12 790 I 381 12 

3 42 50 - 98 7 595 9 025 33 

11 288 378 7 

27 I 248 1 629 10 

57 2 695 2672 1 

57 1 675 2 918 15 

144 10 065 12 131 3 

25 898 922 6 

104 7 905 8 8751 1 

83 4 109 5 101 2 

33 1 794 1 811 1 

121 5 687 6 623 4 

49 936 1 846 12 

31 899 I 556 21 

48 2 682 3 351 - 35 2 134 2 557 3 

12 438 362 2 

9 160 290 7 

143 8 244 10 044 2 

16 337 577 14 

38 1 788 1 992 3 

23 598 1 175 16 

20 1 065 1 763 17 

24 1 680 I 161 1 

19 363 590 5 

114 8 514 11 887 3 

43 1 519 2 549 38 

12 2 278 3 499 11 

7 149 274 2 

18 765 1 706 15 

11 1 264 2 204 - 28 765 1 441 19 

16 962 1 141 2 

123 9 219 11 459 26 

23 755 870 6 

39 2 568 2 618 I 

6 410 665 5 

51 2 113 2 385 6 

20 411 980 18 

104 5 276 6 445 6 

111 5 957 6 450 2 

14 534 750 4 

24 626 903 7 

107 5 573 5 745 2 

12 340 354 6 

22 533 850 4 

28 1 463 1 647 19 

24 574 742 9 

48 3 687 3 265 I 

167 13 866 19 915 12 

10 442 497 7 

45 1 672 2 150 -

35 1 753 5 305 17 

3 115 79 1 

2 918 401 169 467 550 887 

103 88 908 107 535 99 

20 1 283 I 315 I 

55 7 561 10 270 22 

Acres 

146 

3 047 

(D) 

10 682 

(D) 

I 399 

346 

(0) 

11 701 

(0) 

11 133 

88 

(D) 

717 

2 184 

(0) 

2 301 

3 986 

3 955 

895 

- 479 

1 274 

1 06~ 1 

2 087 

18 194 

79~ I 1 344 

193 

754 

(0) 

551 

370 

96 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

60 

246 

664 

-

150 

(0) 

151 

(0) 

298 

99 

426 

938 

(0) 

100 

79 

1 115 

2 178 

(0) 

701 

- 432 

(D) 

I 449 

142 

(0) 

210 

72 

407 

181 

(D) 

132 

154 

(0) 

154 

62 

469 

236 

(D) 

549 

250 -

326 

(D) 

223 976 

83 433 

(D) 

3 162 

Wild Hay (dry 

tons)-Con. 

Broadwater ___________ _ 

Carbon _______________ _ 

- Corter ________________ _ 

Cascade _. __________ • __ - Chouteau _____________ _ Custer _____ • ___ • ______ _ 

- Daniels ___ • _____ • ___ • __ Dawson _~ ____________ _ 

Deer lodge _________ • __ _ - Fallon ___________ • ____ _ 

-

Fergus ________ . ______ _ Flathead _______ • ___ • __ _ 

- Gallatin _______________ _ 

Garfield ______________ _ - Glacier _____ ._. _______ _ - Golden Valley __________ _ Granite _______________ _ Hill __________________ _ 

Jefferson _____________ _ 

Judith Basin ___________ _ 

lake _________________ _ - Lewis and Clark ________ _ Liberty _______________ _ - lincoln _______________ _ 

McCone ______________ _ - Madison ______________ _ - Meagher ______________ _ 

Missaulo ______________ _ - Musselshell ___________ • Park _________________ _ 

Petroleum _____________ _ - Phillips _______________ _ 

Pondero ______________ _ 

Powder River __________ _ - Powell ________________ _ 

· Prairie ________________ _ 

- Ravalli _______________ _ 

Richland ______________ _ 

Roosevelt _____________ _ - Rosebud ______________ _ -

Sanders ______________ _ 

Sheridan ______________ _ - Silver Bow ____________ _ - Stillwater _____________ _ 

Sweet Grass. _____ ~ ____ _ - Teton ________________ _ 

- Toale _________________ _ 

Treasure ______________ _ Volley ________________ _ 

- Wheatland ____________ _ Wibaux _______________ _ - Yellowstone ___________ _ 

Other Hay (dry tons) 

Montano, totaL ______ _ -

Beaverhead ___________ _ Big Harn ______________ _ 

- Blaine ________________ _ 

Broadwater ___________ _ Carbon _______________ _ - Corter ________________ _ 

Cascade ______________ _ 

· Chouteau _____________ _ Custer ________________ _ 

- Daniels _______________ _ -

Dawson ______________ _ 

- Fallon _____ • __________ _ 

- Fergus _____________ • __ 

Flathead ______________ _ - Gal!atin _______________ _ 

Garfield ______________ _ Glacier · ___ • ___________ _ 

- Granite _______________ _ - Hill _____________ • ____ _ 

· JeHerson _____________ _ 

Judith Basin ___________ _ - lake _________________ _ - lewis ond Clark ________ _ - Liberty _______________ _ 

McCone ______________ _ Madison - ______________ _ 

- Meagher ______________ _ 

- Missoula ______________ _ 

Musselshell ___________ _ - Pork _________________ _ 

Phillips _. ___ ••• _______ _ - Pondera ___________ • ___ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ Proirie _____________ • ___ _ Ravalli _______________ _ 

- Richland _______________ _ 

Roosevelt ___ • __________ _ Rosebud _______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ Sheridan _______________ _ 

Harvested 

Forms Acres 

28 3 735 

15 1 146 

115 15 741 

48 2 702 

48 3 449 

60 8 286 

47 2 512 

130 9 969 

18 3 727 

55 3 562 

124 8 129 

26 2 055 

58 4 200 

42 2 765 

22 2 295 

9 3 730 

31 5 207 

36 2 405 

33 5 101 

96 7 079 

33 1 604 

46 6 880 

15 2 987 

18 985 

103 7 879 

80 11 835 

48 17 264 

19 I 942 

20 2 098 

38 4 688 

12 3 540 

111 17 991 

39 4 917 

81 8 264 

64 25 042 

44 3 217 

68 5 300 

127 8 948 

127 10 899 

30 4 190 

29 2 015 

172 7 161 

14 4 263 

24 1 666 

20 I 515 

82 16 325 

23 1 168 

5 835 

96 7 370 

23 5 971 

57 5 025 

30 I 836 

745 57 410 

3 558 

12 615 

22 2 862 

5 377 

13 1 001 

16 1 257 

21 1 001 

33 1 811 

14 1 145 

22 1 071 

38 3 012 

14 1 471 

33 2 532 

11 798 

7 357 

16 I 369 

9 I 318 

4 415 

28 2 249 

3 380 

23 970 

10 441 

4 213 

6 848 

31 2 692 

6 1 632 

6 I 238 

3 208 

6 555 11 394 

31 3 350 

6 416 

17 2 226 

14 545 

8 571 

33 1 430 

33 I 788 

9 1 107 

3 135 

40 2 455 

Irrigated 

Quantity Farms Acres 

5 074 19 2 285 

2 341 13 596 

13 300 9 I 760 

3 242 6 801 

4 021 4 2 125 

6 830 4 2 482 

2 433 3 407 

7 370 2 (0) 

3 623 17 3 617 

2 923 2 (D) 

8 882 9 996 

3 343 4 400 

7 354 32 I 595 

2 152 2 (D) 

2 259 2 (0) 

4 200 4 3 220 

9 039 30 5 117 

2 386 7 225 

7 417 26 4 060 

8 565 13 I 790 

2 543 18 758 

8 846 21 3 856 

I 639 I (D) 

1 165 4 145 

5 621 1 (D) 

17 903 63 9 403 

18 121 33 15 182 

3 250 11 1 346 

I 515 3 675 

7 018 23 3 800 

3 405 4 2 245 

20 455 47 8 791 

5 744 18 3 653 

6 748 1 4 220 1 38 683 52 21 669 

2 948 1 (D) 

10 403 63 4 486 

7 365 5 87 

10 437 10 667 

4 101 8 I 315 

2 898 21 1 582 

7 000 - -

7 925 10 4 078 

2 470 7 624 

1 877 16 1 242 

18 376 53 11 018 

1 126 5 290 

940 1 (0) 

9 199 36 3 283 

7 507 13 4 350 

3 232 - - 1 205 4 109 

66 806 141 13 965 

675 3 558 

1 340 3 168 

2 834 6 956 

424 3 298 

2 128 6 519 

1111 - - I 063 8 216 

1 802 4 111 

1 032 2 (0) 

801 - -

2 231 1 (0) 

1 217 - - 2 482 - - I 567 1 (0) 

501 3 210 

1 329 I (0) 

I 156 I (0) 

730 4 315 

2 197 - -

425 3 260 

939 - - 513 8 269 

426 2 (0) 

847 I (0) 

2 653 - -

3 386 6 I 632 

I 887 3 I 144 

354 2 (0) 

300 - - 875 9 176 

4 057 8 1 642 

396 3 148 

3 257 - - 519 - - 921 6 450 

I 468 4 75 

I 679 - - I 106 3 72 

264 I (0) 

2 849 - -

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Misc Data 
Table 8. Hay, Field Seeds, Other Specified Field Crops, and Berries: 1974-Continued 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Other Hay (dry 

tons)-Con. 

Silver Bow _____________ _ Stillwater ______________ _ 

Sweet GrosL ______ .. ____ _ Teton _________________ _ 

Toole __________________ _ Volley _________________ _ 

Wheatland _____________ _ 

Wibaux ________________ _ 

Yellowstone ____________ _ All other _______________ _ 

Grass Silage and Haylage 

(green tons) 

Montano, totoL _______ _ 

Big Horn _______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ Corbon ________________ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ 

Chouteau ______________ _ 

Dawson _______________ _ 

Fergus ________________ _ Flathead _______________ _ 

Gallatin ________________ _ Hill ___________________ _ 

Judith Basin ____________ _ lake __________________ _ 

lewis and Clork _________ _ McCone _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ Ravalli _______________ _ 

Richland ______________ _ 

Roosevelt _____________ _ Rosebud ______________ _ 

Stillwater _____________ _ Teton ________________ _ 

Volley ________________ _ 

Yellowstone ___________ _ All other _ . ____________ _ 

Hay Crops Cut & Fed 

Green (green tons) 

Montano, totaL ______ _ 

Corban _______________ _ 

Cascade ______________ _ 

Fergus _______________ _ 

Gallotin _______________ _ Garfield ______________ _ Glacier _______________ _ 

Jefferson _____________ _ 

Judith Basin ___________ _ lake _________________ _ 

Phillips _______________ _ 

Ravalli _______________ _ 

Richland ______________ _ 

Roosevelt _____________ _ 

Volley ________________ _ 

All other ______________ _ 

Red Clover Seed (Ib) 

Montano, totoL ______ _ 

Big Horn ______________ _ All other ______________ _ 

Alfalfa Seed (lb) 

Montano, totoL ______ _ 

Big Hor"- _____________ _ Corter ________________ _ 

Cascade ______________ _ 

Chouteau _____________ _ Custer ________________ _ Fallon ________________ _ Fergus _______________ _ 

Garfield ______________ _ 

Golden Valley __________ _ 

Judith Basin ___________ _ 

Missoulo ______________ _ 

Musselshell ___________ _ Petroleum _____________ _ Phillips _______________ _ 

Powder River __________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Proirie ________________ _ 

Ravalli _______________ _ - Richland - ______________ _ 

- Roosevelt _____________ _ Ras.ebud - ______________ _ 

- Sanders ______________ _ 

- Sheridan ______________ _ 

Stillwater _____________ _ Treasure ______________ _ -

- Volley ________________ _ 

Forms 

5 

4 

4 

19 

6 

33 

12 

15 

17 

6 

206 

3 

5 

3 

8 

8 

4 

7 

10 

13 

7 

6 

9 

5 

3 

6 

3 

13 

6 

4 

3 

6 

9 

34 

31 

92 

3 

10 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

4 

5 

6 

5 

3 

3 

3 

35 

10 

5 

5 

474 

73 

19 

4 

5 

33 

6 

11 

14 

5 

5 

3 

9 

21 

20 

114 

4 

3 

5 

4 

45 

5 

3 

7 

21 

6 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

116 126 

136 129 

368 474 

512 476 

198 274 

1 934 2 335 

3 357 4 624 

1 038 I 028 

761 I 280 

177 319 

25 197 134 694 

386 2 429 

381 1 203 

95 1 580 

1 422 15 «2 

2 060 6 804 

320 2 200 

1 300 4 934 

1 524 18 065 

1 390 11 899 

1 046 2 470 

1 266 4 1031 

1 093 6 120 

832 3 820 

249 1 170 

960 3 468 

113 1 000 

I 654 5 010 

I 154 2 827 

340 2 7851 652 2 058 

396 1 324 

I 241 5 060 

1 717 15 836 

3 606 13 087 

9 269 2594J 

170 660 

370 549 

713 1 915 

70 610 

175 295 

85 371 

429 2 090 1 937 I 558 

270 1 410 

753 1 721 

253 849 

180 340 

500 290 

350 570 

4 014 12 718 

834 41 008 

184 23 548 

650 17 460 

29 226 2 723 779 

4 277 384 521 

1 654 103 206 

100 3 950 

343 11 780 

2 179 187 786 

365 63 150 

326 16 300 

648 40 828 

184 8 700 

218 20 780 

285 14 130 

414 41 881 

1 759 199 770 

1 309 64 454 

8 146 715 467 

214 23000 

58 3 394 

63 3 550 

370 19 000 

3 243 366 292 

195 9 231 

42 1 112 

245 11 265 

1 466 150 333 

270 13 900 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Misc Data 

Irrigated 

Forms Acres 

4 114 

1 (0) 

3 168 

4 163 

- - 8 480 

6 2 775 

- -

8 278 

2 (0) 

122 12 535 

1 (0) 

5 381 

1 (0) 

8 I 422 

3 488 

1 (D) 

2 

4 980 (0) 1 

12 1 331 

-

2 (D) 1 

6 393

1 

5 7« 

I (0) 

2 

3 113 (0) 1 

3 349 

-

3 195

1 2 (0) 

5 

4 431 341 1 

28 1 485 

21 2 559 

1 

43 2 829 1 

2 (D) 

6 30 

- - 2 (0) 

- - 1 (D) 

2 (O~ 1 -

5 235 

3 518 

4 223 

- -

- -

I (D) 

17 1 623 

6 708 

3 74 

3 634 

97 5 312 

13 397 

2 (0) 

- -

2 (D) 

10 510 

1 (D) 

- - 1 (0) 

1 (0) 

- -

- 237

1 

7 

14 I 183 

8 398 

11 872 

1 (0) 

- - - -

- - 13 420 

- - - -

- - 6 216 

1 (D) 

Alfalfa Seed (Ib)-Con. 

Wibaux _______________ _ 

Yellowstone ___________ _ All other ______________ _ 

-

Bromegra .. Seed (Ib) 

Montano, totaL ______ _ 

Phillips _______________ _ 

All other ______________ _ 

-

Annual Ryegrass Seed 

(Ib) 

Montano, totaL ______ _ -

All other _______________ _ 

Perennial Ryegross 

Seed (Ib) 

Montano, 'otol ________ _ 

All other _______________ _ 

Wheatgra .. Seed (Ib) 

Montano, totaL _______ _ 

Big Horn _______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ 

Corban ________________ _ 

Chouteau _____________ _ Phillips _______________ _ 

Sanders _______________ _ Toole ________________ _ - Valley _________________ _ 

Ali other _______________ _ 

All Other Seeds 

Montano, totaL ______ _ 

Big Horn ______________ _ All other ______________ _ 

-

Field Com for Silage 

or Green Chop (green tons ) 

Montano, totaL ______ _ -

Big Horn ______________ _ 

- Blaine ________________ _ 

- Broadwater ___________ _ Carbon _______________ _ Carter ________________ _ 

Cascade ______________ _ 

- Custer ________________ _ Dawson - _______________ _ 

Fergus _______________ _ 

Flathead ______________ _ 

Gallatin _______________ _ 

Garfield ______________ _ Hill __________________ _ 

Judith Basin ___________ _ lake _________________ _ 

McCone ______________ _ 

Missaula ______________ _ 

Musselshell ___________ _ 

~~~I:~~:_= ========== ===== Ravalli _______________ _ 

Richland ______________ _ 

Roosevelt _____________ _ 

Rosebud ______________ _ 

Stillwoter _____________ _ Treasure ______________ _ 

Volley ________________ _ 

Wibaux _______________ _ 

Yellowstone ___________ _ All other ______________ _ 

Field Cam for Dry Fadde 

Hogged ar Grazed 

Montana, tota'- ______ _ 

Carter ________________ _ 

Custer ________________ _ Dawson ______________ _ 

Fallon ________________ _ 

Garfield ______________ _ 

McCone ______________ _ 

Prairie ________________ _ 

Richland ______________ _ 

Roosevelt _____________ _ 

Sheridan ______________ _ 

Volley ____ ~ ___________ _ Wibaux _______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

r, 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Forms 

4 

10 

15 

8 

3 

5 

5 

5 

6 

6 

60 

3 

5 

3 

3 

19 

4 

3 

3 

17 

10 

3 

7 

987 

42 

28 

7 

82 

3 

15 

67 

57 

4 

4 

6 

7 

3 

3 

29 

3 

6 

19 

14 

40 

17 

133 

14 

47 

35 

28 

19 

12 

230 

13 

96 

6 

9 

4 

12 

4 

3 

8 

9 

10 

4 

7 

6 

Harvested 

Acres 

82 

226 

545 

505 

180 

325 

228 

228 

174 

174 

7 849 

360 

1 310 

161 

458 

3 011 

171 

680 

654 

1 044 

651 

400 

251 

70 858 

3 607 

2 450 

788 

4 767 

460 

1 352 

4 970 

2 791 

250 

152 

231 

625 

73 

390 

1 101 

145 

360 

1 916 

1 479 

2 549 

512 

7 364 

854 

5 095 

3 184 

3 412 

2 607 

619 

16 023 

732 

5 138 

227 

342 

76 

1 329 

200 

115 

201 

698 

489 

136 

312 

178 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms 

7 900 -

25 499 I 

212 600 5 

79 900 1 4 

33 600 3 

46 300 I 

12 770 1 

-

12 770 -

9 890 I 

9 890 1 

791 637 1 8 

51 000 -

138 900 -

18 225 1 

39 325 -

263 997 5 

13 135 -

114 000 1 -

42 395 2 

110 660 1 -

126 770 I 5 

55 000 -

71 770 1 5 

1 026 900 799 

56 675 40 

35 226 1 27 

12 330 5 

82 537 74 

1 225 - 20 888 15 

70 391 54 

31 325 43 2 030 3 

1 714 3 

3 6541 6 

4 970 3 

784 2 

5400 2 15 491 26 

1 580 1 

5 100 6 

22 097 17 

12 454 7 

35 398 28 

9 113 17 

91 419 86 

5 316 1 

72 813 40 

53 041 30 

54 776 24 

25 807 13 

3 405 2 283 396 219 

6 545 5 

(X) 16 

(X) 1 (X) 5 (X) - (X) - (X) - (X) - (X) 1 (X) -

(X) I - (X) - (X) 2 (X) -

Montana 

Acres 

-

(0) 

328 

185

180 1 

5 

~ I 

(D) 

(0) 

1 775 1 

= 1 

1 (02 I 104 

(D) 1 

-I 

212/ 

2121 

1 

57 179

1 3 211 

2 395 1 398 

4 587 

- 1 352 

4 338 

1 828 

125 

132 

231 

315 

(D) 

(D) 

941 

(D) 

360 

1 606 

864 

2 145 

512 

3 919 

(0) 

4 416 

2 614 

2 316 

2 2« 

(D) 

15 501 

243 

«0 

(D) 

227 

-

-

-

-

(D) 

-

-

-

(D) 

-

111-5 
Table 8. 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Field Com for Ory Fodder 

Hogged or Grazed - Can. 

Yellowstone ____________ _ All other _______________ _ 

Sorghums for Silage or 

Green Chop (green Ions) 

Montana, 10101 _______ _ 

All other ______________ _ 

-

Sorghums CuI for Dry 

Forage or Hay (dry Ions ) 

Montano, totoL ______ _ 

All other ______________ _ 

Sorghums Hogged or 

Grazed 

Mantono, 10101 _______ _ 

All other ______________ _ 

SaHlower (Ib) 

Montona, totoL ______ _ 

Dawson ______________ _ 

McCone ______________ _ 

Richland ______________ _ 

Roosevelt _____________ _ 

Sheridan ______________ _ 

Wiboux _______________ _ 

All other ______________ _ 

Sunflower Seed (Ib) 

Montona, tOlol _______ _ 

Big Horn ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Emmer and Spell (bu ) 

Montona, 10101 _______ _ 

Big Horn ______________ _ 

Hay, Field Seeds, Other Specified Field Crops, and Berries: 1974-Continued 

Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

3 520 (X) 2 (0) 11 315 (Xl 5 107 

9 237 2 254 3 72 

9 237 2 254 3 72 

18 1 425 2 057 5 332 

18 I 425 2 057 5 332 

4 127 (X) 3 37 

4 127 (X) 3 37 

1 110 11 354 8 023 556 2 (0) 

18 2 020 1 606 305 1 (0) 18 I 673 1 270 606 - - 18 2 675 2 028 539 I (0) 

31 2 883 1 691 741 - - 12 583 433 624 - - 7 800 652 546 - =1 6 720 340 195 -

5 537 485 466 3 119 

3 119 129 000 3 119 

1 

27 2 168 60 04~ I 1 (0) 

14 I 219 24 380 - -

Emmer and Spelt 

(bu)-Con. 

Rosebud _______________ _ 

Ali other _______________ _ 

Mustard Seed 

Montana, total ________ _ 

Broadwater ____________ _ 

Chouteau ______________ _ 

Doniels ________________ _ 

Fergus ________________ _ 

Glacier ________________ _ 

Judith Bosin ____________ _ 

liberty _______________ _ Pondera _______________ _ 

Roosevelt ______________ _ 

Sheridon _______________ _ 

Toole _________________ _ 

- Ali other _______________ _ 

Triticale 

Montana, totol _______ _ 

Corter ________________ _ 

-

All Olher Crops 

Montano, total _______ _ 

Yellowstone ___________ _ - All other ______________ _ 

-

Strawberries (Ib) 

Montona, tota'- ______ _ -

Ravalli _______________ _ - All other ______________ _ 

-

Red Raspberries (Ib) 

Montano, toto'- ______ _ -

Ravolli _______________ _ 

- All other ______________ _ 

-

Forms 

5 

8 

110 

8 

4 

5 

7 

19 

8 

3 

6 

8 

25 

8 

9 

5 

3 

21 

12 . 

9 

7 

4 

3 

9 

3 

6 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Farms 

600 23 233 - 349 12 436 1 

14 879 (X) 8 

613 (X) 6 395 (X) - 544 (X) - 907 (X) - 5 271 (X) - 1 112 (X) -

272 (X) - I 976 (X) - 442 (X) I 

I 839 (X) -

892 (X) - 616 (X) I 

214 (X) I 

136 (X) I 

220 (X) 14 

144 (X) 12 

76 (X) 2 

1 

11 16 493 6 

5 6 890 4 

6 9 603 2 

I 2 425 7 

(Z) I 280 3 (Z) 1 145 4 

Acres 

-

(0) 

464 

423 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0) 

-

-

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

152 

144 

8 

11 

5 

6 

1 

(Z) 

(Z) 

Table 9. Grains, Dry Beans and Peas, Sweetpotatoes, and Sugar Crops: 1974 

Forms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Red Winler Wheal (bu) 

Montono. totoL ______ _ 

Beaverhead ___________ _ 

Big Horn ______________ _ - B/aine ________________ _ 

- Broadwater ___________ _ Corbon _______________ _ - Corter ________________ _ 

Cascade ______________ _ Chouteau _____________ _ 

(uster _________________ _ Daniels ________________ _ 

Oawson _______________ _ foUon _________________ _ 

Fergus ________________ _ 

flathead _______________ _ 

Gollotin ________________ _ 

Garlield _______________ _ Glacier ________________ _ 

Golden Volley ___________ _ Hill ___________________ _ 

JeHerson ______________ _ 

Judith 805io ____________ _ lake __________________ _ 

lewis and ClorL ________ _ liberty ________________ _ 

McCone _______________ _ Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher _______________ _ 

Missoulo _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ Pork __________________ _ 

Petroleum ______________ _ 

111- 6 Montana 

Forms 

7 378 

16 

216 

155 

44 

154 

75 

368 

724 

101 

39 

353 

184 

452 

70 

287 

111 

41 

64 

587 

22 

249 

35 

31 

165 

244 

39 

8 

15 

69 

79 

20 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Farms 

2 639 824 70 984 881 436 

7 641 143 409 1 

64 849 2 076 460 38 

57 743 1 490 821 5 20 778 330 949 10 

21 798 640417 17 

14 980 411 026 I 

133 501 4 207 182 17 

446 076 13913 178 - 19 649 , 583 671 6 

19 867 323 768 -

124 863 3 665 465 9 

51 213 I 530 166 -

122 453 3 894 455 1 

3 161 132 088 6 

42 337 1 388 231 99 

39 734 1 053 811 3 

11 657 261 182 -

18 725 447 774 1 

364 155 8 522 758 3 

11 611 156 795 2 

78 192 1 940 492 3 

I 973 67 421 12 

9 567 178 891 - 103 483 1 772 300 - 89 683 2 524 343 1 

6 765 175 708 9 

3 836 68 020 1 

1 479 47 349 2 

15 037 380 839 - 14 206 314 698 10 

2532 58 168 3 

Acres 

29 144 

(0) 

3 532 

I 027 2 048 

I 760 

(0) 

739 

-

332 

-

596 -

(0) 

313 

3 863 

490 

-

(0) 

580 

(0) 

510 

638 

-

-

(0) 

303 

(0) 

(0) 

- 1 175 

165 

Red Winler Wheal 

(bu)-Con. 

Phillips _______________ _ 

Pondera ______________ _ 

Powder River __________ _ Powell ________________ _ 

Prairie ________________ _ 

Ravalli _______________ _ 

Richland ______________ _ 

Roosevelt _____________ _ Rosebud ______________ _ 

Sanders ______________ _ 

Sheridan ______________ _ 

Stillwater _____________ _ 

Sweet Grass- __________ _ Teton ________________ _ 

T oole _________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Treasure _______________ _ 

Volley _________________ _ Wheatland _____________ _ Wibaux _______________ _ 

- Yellowstone ___________ _ - All other _______________ _ 

Hard Red Spring 

Wheat (bu) 

Montano, tata'- _______ _ 

Big Horn _______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwoter ____________ _ Corbon ________________ _ 

Corter _________________ _ 

Harvested 

Forms Acres 

122 44 412 

204 68 082 

113 25 322 

8 592 

120 32 088 

28 2 547 

250 75 738 

140 52 595 

99 29 948 

13 I 467 

43 12 392 

173 60 398 31 7 870 

396 117 033 

57 24 059 

19 6 966 

126 32 773 

36 11 015 

104 21 431 

276 89 420 

3 132 

5 909 1 786 040 

42 3 612 

187 57 894 

28 2 460 

35 I 034 

64 10 401 

Irrigoted 

Quantity Forms Acres 

I 063 518 5 394 I 385 904 15 658 

796 973 1 (0) 15 540 3 380 987 444 1 (0) 

54 475 14 362 2 121 657 11 1 358 1 128 967 1 (0) 

889 388 6 662 32 118 I (0) 

235 657 - - 1 557 199 3 119 207 883 4 183 2 834 675 63 3 127 456 243 - - 227 692 2 (0) 

827 828 4 221 185 402 1 (0) 

652 163 - - 2 619 407 41 1 591 

2 913 - -

31 845 425 588 29 994 

130 927 29 1 273 

1 198 660 31 2 229 

43 846 19 1 360 

26 037 19 491 

182 420 - -

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Mise Data 
Tobie 9. Grains, Dry Beans and Peas, Sweetpotatoes, and Sugar Crops: 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Hard Red Spring 

Wheat (bu)-Con. 

Coscode _______________ _ 

Chouteau ______________ _ Custer _________________ _ 

Daniels ________________ _ 

Dawson _______________ _ 

Deer lodge _____________ _ fallon _________________ _ 

Fergus ________________ _ 

flathead _______________ _ Gollatin ________________ _ 

Garfield _______________ _ Glacier ________________ _ 

Golden Volley ___________ _ 

Granite _______________ _ - Hill ___________________ _ Jefferson _____________ _ 

- Judith Basin ___________ _ - lake _________________ _ 

- lewis and Clork _________ _ liberty _______________ _ -

lincoln _______________ _ McCone - ______________ _ 

- Madison ______________ _ - Meagher ______________ _ 

- Missoulo ______________ _ - Musselshell ___________ _ Pork _________________ _ -

- Petroleum _____________ _ - Phillips _______________ _ 

- Pondero ______________ _ -

Powder River __________ _ 

- PowelL _______________ _ Proirie ________________ _ 

- Ravalli _______________ _ 

Richland ______________ _ 

- Roosevelt _____________ _ 

- Rosebud ______________ _ 

- Sanders ______________ _ 

- Sheridan _______ .. ______ _ 

- Stillwater _____________ _ -

Sweet Grass ___________ _ - Tefon ________________ _ 

- T oole _________________ _ 

- Treosure ______________ _ 

- Volley ________________ _ 

Wheatland - ____________ _ - Wiboux _______________ _ 

Yellowstone ___________ _ - All other ______________ _ 

-

Durum Wheat (bu) 

Montano, totoL ______ _ - Blaine ________________ _ 

- Corter ________________ _ Cascade - ______________ _ 

Chouteau - _____________ _ 

Custer ________________ _ - Daniels - _______________ _ 

- Dawson ______________ _ 

- flathead ______________ _ Glacier - _______________ _ 

- Hill __________________ _ 

-

Judith Basin ___________ _ 

- liberty _______________ _ McCone ______________ _ -

- Phillips _______________ _ 

- Pondera ______________ _ 

- Richland ______________ _ 

- Roosevelt _____________ _ 

Rosebud ______________ _ -

- Sheridan ______________ _ Teton - ________________ _ 

-

T oole _________________ _ 

- Volley ________________ _ Wiboux _______________ _ -

- Yellowstone ___________ _ 

- All 01 her ______________ _ -

White Wheat (bu) 

Montano, totoL ______ _ 

- Beaverhead ___________ _ - Big Horn ______________ _ 

- Broadwater ___________ _ 

Cascade ______________ _ 

- Chouteau _____________ _ 

- flathead ______________ _ Gollolin _______________ _ - Glacier _______________ _ - Hill __________________ _ - lake _________________ _ -

- Phillips ____________ " __ _ Pondero ______________ _ - PowelL ______________ _ -

-

Forms 

120 

157 

29 

380 

198 

5 

120 

94 

58 

84 

33 

178 

4 

3 318 4 

62 

29 

15 

216 

4 

304 

9 

5 

12 

5 

25 

6 

277 

305 

21 

10 

24 

13 

296 

501 

35 

13 

347 

17 

10 

201 

270 

6 

513 

9 

131 

72 

5 

879 

11 

4 

7 

25 

3 

48 

11 

3 

7 

9 

3 

16 

16 

6 

61 

35 

81 

4 

413 

42 

32 

11 

16 

3 

12 

345 

6 

3 

5 

5 

3 

143 

34 

3 

3 

52 

3 

3 

10 

Harvested 

Acres Quantify 

8 816 144 308 25 297 483 032 2 370 42 504 

211 470 3 754 462 

31 304 712 089 147 5 871 20 395 444 470 

6 846 113 927 

4 629 113 901 

6 308 146 737 

3 933 63 309 66 693 1 092 509 

210 2 600 

116 ,2 184 

101 367 I 895 153 

201 2 855 

6 153 115 310 

994 35 578 I 778 26 814 

123 191 I 290 574 

115 1 820 

87 544 I 835 687 

497 15 972 

339 4 750 

656 15 711 I 610 14 189 

3 283 32 468 408 12 0941 68 962 I 566 384 75 001 994 059 

2 177 53 9621 591 20 570 

2 387 49 112 

1 967 22 629 I 55 983 1 299 180 223 735 4 366 740 4 955 119 302 

389 7 981 

106 161 2 006 776 I 185 34 982 

715 7 000 

31 616 513 411 I 157 405 I 420 730 

585 29 381 227 853 4545112 

2 261 15 713 

28 431 662 438 

2 174 100 361 

436 6 834 

261 577 4 706 498 

I 413 37 138 

160 2 250 540 6 403 2 854 50884 304 7 894 

10 257 178 167 

2 419 49 922 

29 770 424 4 820 4 355 87 560 

90 I 270 3 029 28 800 994 24 614 

828 20 589 11 763 143 773 5 362 112 775 

22 150 391 457 126 2 926 177 235 3 296 578 

7 600 104 119 

5 791 59 077 

I 252 27 200 2 007 45,717 33 1 430 562 20 365 

36 905 1 468 418 

1 540 77 860 1 552 45 525 882 28 596 

1 460 65 147 1 475 56 500 

8 921 500 967 I 975 100 676 I 253 33 600 

534 14 400 

4 287 163 399 

172 2 960 455 10 875 459 16 050 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Misc Doto 

Irrigated Horvesfed 

Forms Acres Forms Acres 

White Wheat (bu)-Con 

Ravalli ________________ _ II 329 

22 413 

3 188 7 338 

2 (0) 

13 696 

5 147 

- -

Richland _______________ _ 

Roosevelt ______________ _ Sanders _______________ _ 

Stillwater ______________ _ 

Volley _________________ _ 

Yellowstone ____________ _ 

All other _______________ _ 

3 191 

3 I 908 

II 891 

3 590 

8 I 496 

9 2 615 

24 3 920 

1 (0) 

23 1 484 Oat. for Grain (bu) 35 I 451 

I (0) Montano, totaL _______ _ 3 416 166 757 

7 I 006 Beaverhead ____________ _ 19 978 - - 2 (0) 

2 (0) 

Big Horn _______________ _ 

Blaine _________________ _ 

Broadwater ____________ _ 

85 3 058 

82 4572 

17 I 224 - - Corban ________________ _ liS 2 135 - - 17 664 6 89 I (0) 

Corter _________________ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ 

Chouteau ______________ _ 

Custer _________________ _ 

71 4 584 

78 2 240 

59 3 008 

84 3 209 

1 (0) 

Daniels ________________ _ 66 3 736 

3 115 7 287 

1 (0) 

7 . 19~ I -

12 748 

Dawson _______________ _ 

Deer lodge _____________ _ Fallon _________________ _ 

Fergus ________________ _ 

Flathead _______________ _ 

Gallatin ________________ _ 

169 9 189 

7 251 

107 6 023 

101 4572 

96 2 759 

86 2 453 - - 7 463 

49 2 840 

Garfield _______________ _ 

Glacier ________________ _ 

Golden Valley ___________ _ 

55 4 489 

13 2 086 

26 979 

2 (D) 

Granite ________________ _ 14 227 

4 243 

3 119 J 11 151 J 61 2 202 

5 338 

16 2 574 

3 248 

1 (0) 

10 379 

Hill ___________________ _ 

eHerson ______________ _ 

udith Basin ____________ _ 

lake __________________ _ 

lewis and Clork _________ _ liberty ________________ _ 

lincoln ________________ _ 

McCone _______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ 

51 2 415 

18 I 777 

49 2 024 

90 I 721 

26 I 108 

25 2 057 

II 150 

107 5 808 46 1 170 

3 78 Meagher _______________ _ 20 2 544 

41 I 630 I 2 (D) 

5 555 24 2 162 

3 210 

Mineral ________________ _ 

Missoulo _______________ _ 

Musselshell ____________ _ Pork __________________ _ 

Petroleum ______________ _ 

3 48 

14 345 

43 1 847 

55 1 393 

7 189 - -

59 I 545 

3 16 

Phillips ________________ _ 

Pondero _______________ _ 

Powder River ___________ _ 

154 9 830 

38 2 116 

79 3 720 Powell _________________ _ 21 1 003 Proirie _________________ _ 66 2 713 

29 I 479 Ravalli ________________ _ 34 602 Richland _______________ _ 257 14 406 

- - Roosevelt ______________ _ 139 9 043 

- - Rosebud _______________ _ 34 1 673 

1 (0) Sanders _______________ _ 37 916 

- - Sheridan _______________ _ 128 8 896 

I (0) Silver Bow _____________ _ 3 48 

- - Stillwater ______________ _ 50 I 772 

1 (D) Sweet Grass ____________ _ 59 2 197 

- - Teton _________________ _ 59 3 106 

- - - - T oale __________________ _ 17 2 039 Treasure _______________ _ 14 597 - - Volley _________________ _ 142 7 113 - - Wheatland _____________ _ 22 I 927 - - Wibaux ________________ _ 86 5409 - - Yellowstone ____________ _ 62 I 263 8 294 

4 245 Barley for Grain (bu) - - 1 (0) Montano, totoL _______ _ 8 332 I 173 848 - -

4 325 Beaverhead ____________ _ 64 8 259 

I (0) Big Horn _______________ _ Blaine _________________ _ 209 19 867 194 38 826 - - Broadwater ____________ _ 85 11 981 - - 2 (0) 

6 203 

Carbon ________________ _ 

Corter _________________ _ 

Cascade ______________ _ 

250 12 634 89 7 779 

- 270 35 287 Chouteau _____________ _ 

- 432 96 255 Custer ________________ _ 

- 96 6429 Daniels _______________ _ 

- 169 20 887 112 6 739 Dawson ______________ _ 

- 205 17646 6 1 540 Deer lodge ____________ _ 

-

" 657 I (D) 

3 282 

Fallon ________________ _ Fergus _______________ _ - 129 10 328 - 385 56 784 I (D) flathead ______________ _ 

- 255 25 182 - - Gallatin _______________ _ 

- 341 37 107 27 1 724 Garfield ______________ _ 

- 104 14 351 17 611 - -

Glacier _______________ _ 

Golden Volley __________ _ - 183 91 268 

- 30 3 813 - - Granite _______________ _ 

- 18 517 16 456 

- - 1 (D) 

9 383 

Hili __________________ _ 

Jefferson _____________ _ 

Judith Basin- ___________ _ lake _________________ _ 

- 232 34 615 

- 18 2 922 

- 192 26 824 

- 188 9 033 

1974-Continued 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms Acres 

16 455 10 289 

3 356 I (0) 

39 980 - -

26 700 4 69 

12 980 - -

30 767 I 

(0) 1 120 2481 4 371 

101 377 II 548 

6 314 094 870 24 398 

55 602 18 853 

165 9741 20 875

1 

228 809 31 I 107 

48 378 12 787 

108 065 75 I 045 

129 201 - -

67 938 28 575 

99 086 - -

144 026 32 867 

119 919 - -

400 1661 29 943 

14 080 7 251 

213 Oil - -

162 987 I 4 78 I 135 607 13 569 

120 8761 46 I 069

1 

141 267 I (0) 

55 311 -

36 065 6 261 

10 309 14 

221/ 68 710 I (D) 

26 059 6 153 

49 080 2 (0) I 108 573

1 

67 I 194

1 

40 142 17 530 

44 193 - 7 180 6 86 

211 295 1 - -

56 365 42 993 

38 191 12 2 275 

2 775 I I (D) 

17 240 13 280 

60 254 10 216 

61 794 41 839 

7 552 3 75 

431 436 15 565 

58 114 10 296 

128 065 3 111 

36 959 15 417 

113 193 13 320 

31 920 24 311 583 533 59 I 447 

318 433 1 (0) 

69 903 5 179 41 475 12 206 293 676 2 (0) 

2 230 2 (D) 

62 724 12 176 87 666 46 1 611 119 220 27 839 

58 853 - - 31 867 4 110 263 578 14 350 50 964 7 275 202 595 1 (D) 

71 610 41 556 

34 992 654 I 980 132 842 

390 382 53 5 860 792 923 71 4 472 1 268 592 37 2 554 359 758 59 6 597 613 434 153 6 748 181 867 1 (D) I 081 321 69 3 716 2 861 400 6 718 205 739 30 1 148 530 086 1 (0) 

626 213 9 230 20 387 10 577 310 407 - - I 570 885 2 (D) 1 242 816 61 5 774 1 489 901 169 11 997 408 916 I (D) 2 444 225 24 5 669 94 694 3 120 20 436 13 249 953 586 4 51 31 060 6 291 682 814 3 210 381 369 137 5 141 

Montana 111-7 
Table 9. 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Barley for Grain 

(bu)-Con. 

Lewis and Clark _________ _ Liberty ________________ _ 

lincoln ________________ _ 

McCone _______________ _ 

Madison _______________ _ 

Meagher _______________ _ 

Mineral _______________ _ 

Missoulo ______________ _ 

Musselshell ___________ _ - Pork _________________ _ 

-

Petroleum _____________ _ - Phillips _______________ _ 

Pondero ______________ _ 

Powder River __________ _ Powetl ________________ _ 

- Proirie ________________ _ 

- Ravalli _______________ _ 

- Richland ______________ _ 

- Roosevelt _____________ _ Rosebud ______________ _ 

Sanders ______________ _ 

Sheridan ______________ _ 

Silver Bow ____________ _ 

- Sfillwater _____________ _ - Sweet GrasL __________ _ Teton ________________ _ 

Too!e _________________ _ 

Treosure ______________ _ 

- Volley ________________ _ 

Wheatland ____________ _ 

- Wibaux _______________ _ 

Yellowstone ___________ _ 

Rye for Grain (bu) 

Montano, totoL ______ _ -

Chouteau _____________ _ Custer ________________ _ 

Donie!s _______________ _ - Hill __________________ _ 

Roosevelt _____________ _ Rosebud ______________ _ 

- Sheridan ______________ _ 

- All other ______________ _ 

-

Mixed Grains (bu) 

Montano, totoL ______ _ 

Corter ________________ _ 

Custer _______________ _ 

Gallatin _______________ _ 

lake _________________ _ 

Powder River _________ _ -- Richland ______________ _ 

Roosevelt _____________ _ 

Yellowstone ___________ _ 

AI! other _______ _ --

Flaxseed (bu) 

Montano, toto'- ______ _ -

Blaine _______________ _ --

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Sweet Corn 

Montano, toto'- ______ _ 

Fergus _______________ _ 

Flathead ______________ • 

- Missoulo _______________ _ 

Ravalli _______________ _ 

Yellowstone ___________ _ All other _____ • _________ _ 

Tomatoe. 

Montano, toto'- _______ _ 

111- 8 Montana 

Grains, Dry Beans and Peas, Sweetpotatoes, and Sugar Crops: 

Harvested 

Forms Acres Quantity 

61 7 992 216 762 188 44 942 835 159 5 80 2 710 221 24 042 784 395 87 6 271 229 836 22 6 328 148 661 6 200 5 400 49 4 641 164 406 

53 5 086 141 129 

110 8 780 260 265 

24 2 343 70 447 247 34 867 I 114 In 

376 90 733 2 164 041 69 4 784 166 532 38 2 088 71 630 61 6 398 231 852 135 5 480 288 642 244 26 487 952 953 257 26 029 706 063 88 7 436 257 351 

52 1 886 68 296 183 18 103 473 698 5 374 17 990 160 16 303 459 388 42 2 994 62 561 444 78 850 2 805 292 235 81 531 I 452 656 31 2 119 125 857 277 34 908 1 024 285 41 9 196 186 292 65 4 209 138 886 307 19 117 795 836 

74 4 373 107 8351 

3 307 8 780 3 248 6 960 

6 477 9 440 

5 270 6 943 19 I 060 20 223 3 158 5 120 

6 299 4 610 29 I 554 45 7591 

49 2 121 88 226 

5 137 3 710 3 269 24 100 

3 96 I 800 

3 92 6 253 

5 365 10 104 

4 190 7 900 

3 80 2 400 

3 108 I 711 

20 784 30 248 

50 4 044 29 491 

4 260 4 205 

Irrigated 

Forms Acres 

32 2 039 - - 2 (0) 

2 (D) 

69 3 985 13 I 728 - - 30 I 465 

6 180 50 3 286 

2 (0) 

20 I 006 

118 13 586 - - 24 I 025 1 (D) 

120 4 371 

33 I 046 I (0) 

31 I 497 

19 579 

3 233 4 351 31 595 9 253 

197 22 858 

2 (0) 

19 I 260 22 I 964 7 396 

2 (0) 

189 5 690 

9 440 

- - - - - -

- - - - I 68 

-

8 372 1 

17 844 

I (0) 

3 269 

I (0) 

2 (0) 

- -

I (0) 

- - 3 108 

6 239 

I (0) 

- -

Flalltieed (bu)-Con. 

Daniels ________________ _ 

Dawson _______________ _ McCone _______________ _ 

Richland _______________ _ 

Roosevelt ______________ _ 

Sheridan _______________ _ Ail other _______________ _ 

Buckwheat (bu) 

Montana, tatoL _______ _ 

All other _______________ _ 

Proso Millet (bu) 

Montano, totol _______ _ 

Volley ________________ _ 

All other ______________ _ 

Dry Field and Seed 

Beans (1 OO-Ib bags) 

Montano, tota'- ______ _ 

Big Horn ______________ _ 

Corban _______________ _ 

Custer ________________ _ 

Dawson ______________ _ Prairie ________________ _ 

Richland ______________ _ Rosebud ______________ _ 

Treasure ______________ _ 

Yellowstone ___________ _ 

All other ______________ _ 

Dry Field and Seed 

Peas (Ib) 

Montano, toto[ _______ _ 

f[otheod ______________ _ 

All other ______________ _ 

Sugar Beets for Suga 

(tons) 

Montano, tota'- ______ _ 

Big Horn ______________ _ Blaine ________________ _ 

Broadwater ___________ _ Corban _______________ _ 

Custer ________________ _ Dawson ______________ _ 

Proirie ________________ _ 

Ravalli _______________ _ 

Richland ______________ _ Rosebud ______________ _ 

Stillwater _____________ _ 

Treasure ______________ _ 

Yellowstone ___________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

r 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 10. Vegetables Harvested for Sale: 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Tomatoes - Con. 

60 196 55 176 Fergus ________________ _ All other _______________ _ 

3 7 3 7 

7 19 6 17 

5 20 5 20 Cucumbers and Pickles 

II 16 II 16 

6 56 6 56 Montano, totaL _______ _ 

28 78 24 60 Fergus ________________ _ 

Flathead _______________ _ Missoulo _______________ _ Ravalli ________________ _ 

10 5 7 4 All other _______________ _ 

Harvested 

forms Acres 

9 414 

3 419 4 903 

5 362 

8 371 

8 508 

9 807 

3 74 

3 74 

II 390 

3 65 8 325 

166 8 598 

II 484 

19 887 

5 154 

23 I 809 

14 751 

49 I 837 

8 439 

9 I 215 

23 770 

5 252 

19 I 261 

13 567 

6 694 

525 39 931 

14 I 603 

6 358 

10 1 483 

82 5 932 

36 2 348 

38 3 017 

25 I 561 

6 289 

113 8 892 17 I 280 

12 742 

21 3 286 143 8 901 

1974 

Harvested 

Forms 

3 

7 

27 

3 

3 

4 

4 

13 

1 974- Continued 

Irrigated 

Quantity farms Acres 

3 750 - - I 656 - - 5 998 - - 2 285 - - 2 700 - - 3 747 - - 5 150 I (0) 

716 - -

716 - -

16 610 - -

3 250 - - 13 360 - -

119 203 162 8 421 

11 044 1 11 484 

17 529 19 887 

2 500 5 154 

16 718 23 1 809 

9 171 14 751 

14 942 46 1 740 

7 210 8 439 

25 056 9 I 215 

12 368 23 770 

2 6651 4 172 

I 816 240 8 535 

I 044 040 5 130 

772 200 3 405 

755 448 525 39 819 

29 444 14 I 603 

5 269 6 358 

23 7351 10 I 483 

115 432 82 5 932 45 643 36 2 348 

51 685 38 3017 27 438 25 I 561 

5 902 6 289 

157 282 113 8 780 23 693 17 1 280 15 832 12 742 

71 653 21 3 286 

177 700 143 8 901 

irrigated 

Acres forms Acres 

I 3 I 4 4 3 

13 22 11 

(Z) 3 (Z) 

4 3 !I 2 4 

I 4 

6 8 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Mise Data 
Table 10. Vegetables Harvested for Sale: 1974 - Continued 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Green Peal, Including 

Engli.h, Excluding 

Green Cowpeal 

Montona, toto'- _______ _ 

Ravalli ________________ _ 

Yellowstone ____________ _ All ather _______________ _ 

Snap Beanl, BUlh 

and Pole 

Montona, toto'- _______ _ 

ROIJolli ________________ _ 

All other _______________ _ 

Beets 

Montona, toto'- _______ _ 

Flathead _______________ _ 

Missoulo _______________ _ All other ______________ _ 

-

Head Cabbage 

Montana, totoL ______ _ -

All other ______________ _ 

-

Carrots 

Montono, totoL ______ _ - flathead ______________ _ 

- Missoulo ______________ _ 

- Ali ather ______________ _ -

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Dwarf and Semidwarf 

Apples (Ib) 

Montono, toto'- _______ _ 

Loke _________________ _ All other _______________ _ 

Standard Apples (Ib) 

Montono, toto'- ______ _ - (arbon _______________ _ 

Flathead ______________ _ - lake _________________ _ 

- Ravalli _______________ _ - Sweet GrosL __________ _ - All other _______________ _ 

Bartlett Pears (Ib) 

Montona, toto'- ______ _ - All other _______________ _ 

Tart Cherrle. (Ib) 

Montona. toto'-______ _ -

Ravalli ___________ • ___ _ 

- All other ______________ _ 

Sw •• 1 Ch.rri •• (lb) 

Montano, toto'-__ .. __ _ - flathead ______________ _ 

Lake _________________ _ 

- All other ______________ _ 

-

Plum. (Ion., fre.h) 

Montano, toto'-______ _ -

All other _______________ _ 

Harvested 

Forms 

25 

3 

12 

10 

15 

5 

10 

15 

3 

4 

8 

13 

13 

19 

3 

4 

12 

Forms 

10 

4 

6 

53 

14 

3 

9 

8 

3 

16 

4 

4 

14 

9 

5 

83 

5 

74 

4 

10 

10 

Irrigated 

Acres Forms 

349 21 

(Z) 3 

280 12 

68 6 

4 14 

1 5 

3 9 

4 12 

I 3 1 4 

21 

5 

II I 10 

II 

I 

10 

9 15 

4 2 1 4 

4 9 

Table 11. 

Total 

Acres Trees or vines 

81 8 570 

8 829 

73 7 741 

180 8 071 

69 2 643 (Z) 15 

3 273 59 2 982 

14 416 35 I 742 

I 86 

1 86 

245 24 435 

245 24 365 (Z) 70 

661 63 915 

43 3 751 601 58 664 

17 I 500 

3 155 

3 155 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Mise Data 

Harvested 

Acres Forms Acres 

Head Lettuce 

4 I Montano, - totol _______ _ 

346 All other _______________ _ 4 I 

(Z) Other Lettuce 

280 

66 3 ml -

3 (Z) 

Montano, totoL ______ _ 

AU other _______________ _ 

Dry Onions 

4 Montano, totoL ____ - 5 1 . __ 

I 

3 

5 I 

- 4 J AU other _______________ _ 

Green Onions 

Montano, totoL ______ _ 

3 All other ___________ _ 4 3 

I 

1 Pumpkins 

1 

1 

10 1 

10 

7 

3 

~ I 

- 5 

: I 5 

I - 14 

2~ I 3 

11 18

1 5 

3 :1 

Montano, totol _______ _ 

All other ___________ _ 

Squash 

Montano, totol _______ _ 

Ravalli _______________ _ 

AU other _______________ _ 

Olher Vegetables 

Montano, totol _______ _ 

Missoulo _______________ _ 

Fruits and Nuts: 1974 

Nonbeoring age Bearing age 

Forms Trees or vines Forms Trees or vines 

6 6 518 7 2 052 

2 162 3 677 4 6 356 4 1 385 

17 I 155 44 6 916 

3 261 13 2 382 2 (0) 1 (0) 

I (0) 8 (0) 

I (0) 8 (0) 

- - 3 416 10 829 11 913 

2 (0) 2 (0) 

2 (0) 2 (0) 

7 10 431 11 14004 

4 10 415 8 13 950 3 16 3 54 

52 12 640 80 51 275 

3 90 3 3 661 47 12 325 73 46 339 2 225 4 I 2]5 

5 38 7 117 

5 38 7 117 

Irrigated 

Forms Acres 

3 I 

3 I 

3 wi 3 W 

3 (Z) 

3 (Z) 

4 J 4 3 

3 

~ I 3 

I 12 14 

3 2 

9 12 

4 

3 :r 

Harvested 

Forms Quantity 

6 128 040 

3 123 800 

3 4 240 

33 317 921 

2 (0) 

1 (0) 

8 34 236 8 194 500 

3 6 000 11 51 635 

2 (0) 

2 (0) 

11 466 320 

8 466 000 

3 320 

79 2 541 669 

3 98 550 72 2 385 797 

4 57 322 

2 (0) 

2 (0) 

Montana 111- 9 
Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Standing TImber or Trees 

Montana, totoL ________ 

Beaverhead 

Horn ___ ============= Big 

Broadwater -- ------ ----- Custer __________________ 

Fergus ----------------- Flathead ---------------- Gallatin _________________ 

Granite _________________ 

Jefferson 

Basi; == == == == ===== Judith 

Lake ___________________ 

Lewis and Clork __________ 

Lincoln ----------------- Meagher ________________ 

Musselshell ------------- Park ___________________ 

Powell __________________ 

Ravalli ---------------- Sanders 

Sweet Gr~;~======= == ==== All other ________________ 

Farms With Sales 

of $2,500 and 

Over 

Nursery Products 

Montano, tota'- _______ _ 

Flathead _______________ _ 

Ravalli ________________ _ 

Yellowstone ____________ _ 

All other _______________ _ 

Sod Harvested 

Montana, total ________ _ 

Yellowstone ____________ _ 

Cut Flowers, Florist 

Greens, and Potted, 

Bedding, or Other 

Florist Plants 

Montana. toto'- _______ _ 

Cascade _______________ _ Deer Lodge _____________ _ 

Flathead _______________ _ 

lake ___ . ____ . _________ _ 

Lewis and ":Iork _________ _ Ali other _______________ _ 

Flower Seeds, 

Vegetable Seeds, and 

Vegetable Plants 

Montano. totol ________ _ 

Black 

Montano, totoL _______ _ 

American Indian 

Montano. toto'- _______ _ 

Big Horn _______________ _ Blaine _________________ _ 

Daniels ________________ _ 

Glacier ________________ _ Hill ___________________ _ 

lake __________ . ___ - ___ _ 

Phillips __ . _____________ _ 

Pondero _______________ _ 

Roosevelt ______________ _ Sanders _______________ _ 

III - 10 Montana 

Table 12. Forest Products - Sales: 1974 

Sales Soles Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) 

Firewaad and Fuelwood Saw Logs and Veneer 

233 2 204 Montona, 

Logs-Con. totoL ________ 12 

All other ________________ 12 

Sweet Gross _____________ 

6 243 All other ________________ 

8 38 

7 55 Saw Logs and Veneer Pulpwood 3 4 Logs 

22 250 Montano, toto'- ________ 31 159 Montona, toto'- ________ 146 660 

6 10 Flathead ________________ 

10 223 Fergus ----------------- 7 18 Powell __________________ 

7 38 Flathead ________________ 27 79 

3 4 Granite _________________ 5 94 Sanders ----------------

Jefferson 3 5 

All other ________________ 

Lake ____ =============== 8 33 7 22 Lewis and Clark __________ 3 13 Other Forest Products 7 38 Lincoln 13 39 22 116 Meaghe~============= === 4 59 Montano, tota'- _______ .... 8 52 Mineral _________________ 4 12 12 323 Missoula ________________ 5 57 Fergus ----------------- 10 171 Flathead ________________ 

15 153 Musselshell 12 37 Lake ___________________ 

19 75 Pork ______ ============= 6 18 Lincoln ----------------- 12 76 Pawell __________________ 6 102 Ravalli ----------------- 3 5 Ravalli ----------------- 6 3 Sanders -- -------------- 15 149 Sanders ---------------- 21 75 All ather ________________ 

Table 13. Nursery and Greenhouse Products: 1974 

Sq. ft. under Sq. ft. under gloss or other Value of gloss or other Forms protection Acres in open ,ale'($I,OOO) Forms protection 

Flower Seeds, 

Vegetable Seeds, and 20 (X) 237 284 Vegetable Plants - Can. 

6 (X) 45 46 Lewis and Clork __________ 26 484 3 (X) 17 17 

4 (X) 12 27 All other ________________ 8 980 

7 (X) 163 194 Tomatoes Grown 

Under Glass or 

(X) 32 23 Other Protection 

(X) 32 23 Montano, toto'- ________ 29 100 

All ather ________________ 29 100 

Cucumben Grown 

Under Glass or 

Other Protection 35 652 154 018 

3 63 250 169 Montano, toto'-________ 320 

3 19 956 (Z) 32 

3 31 400 (Z) 40 AU other ________________ 320 

3 1 912 7 

3 157 716 233 Other Vegetables Grown 20 377 920 537 Under Glass or 

Other Protectian 

Montano, totol _________ 16 140 

10 35 464 64 All other ________________ L-________________________________ ~ 16 140 

Farms 

3 

13 

19 

6 

3 

6 

4 

93 

3 

26 

8 

27 

8 

3 

18 

Acres in open 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Sales 

($1,000) 

1 

14 

67 

11 

38 

14 

4 

124 

(Z) 

30 

30 

39 

1 

1 

23 

Value of sales 

($1.000) 

42 

22 

21 

21 

29 

29 

Table 14. Farm Operators by Selected Racial and Ethnic Group: 1974 

Form operators 

Forms with sales 

All forms of $2,500 and over 

2 2 

208 176 

31 29 

15 15 

3 3 

44 28 

13 13 

36 27 

3 3 

4 4 

33 33 

9 7 

American Indian - Con. 

Yellowstone ___________ _ 

- All ather ______________ _ 

-

Spanish Origin 

Montona, tota'- ______ _ - Ravalli _______________ _ .. Yellowstone ___________ _ - All ather _______________ _ 

Japanese, Chinese, 

and Filipino 

Montana, totaL _______ _ 

Form operators 

Forms with sales All farms of $2,500 and over 

3 3 

14 11 

12 9 

4 4 

3 2 

5 3 

15 14 

Japanese, Chinese, 

and Filipino-Con. 

Phillips ________________ _ 

Ravalli ________________ _ 

All ather _______________ _ 

Others 

Montano, toto'-_______ _ 

Big Horn _______________ _ Custer _________________ _ 

Ravalli ________________ _ Roosevelt ______________ _ 

All ather _______________ _ 

Form operators 

Forms with sales All farms of $2.500 and aver 

5 5 

3 3 

7 6 

36 29 

3 3 

4 4 

3 2 

3 1 

23 19 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Mise Data 
Table l. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

All forms ________________ number __ 23 324 24 951 20 177 20 603 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 62 158 351 62 918 247 56 731 193 57 733 713 Average size of form ______ acres __ 2 665 2522 2 812 2 802 

93 157 952 93 157 952 93 157 952 93 157 952 

66.7 67.5 60.9 62.0 

Approximate land arca _______ acres-_ 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 

Value of land and buildingL_ $1,000 __ 6 952 194 3 748 207 6 422 438 3 440 525 Average per form ________ dollars __ 298 070 150 222 318 305 166991 

Average per acre ________ dollars __ 112 60 113 60 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ I 177 I 283 606 455 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ I 550 I 485 519 354 

394 386 212 

~ro [ 731 771 411 

694 627 485 392 

888 I 007 723 642 

50 to 69 acres > _________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 

100 ta 139 acres _______________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 496 545 408 403 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 507 552 440 448 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 2 433 2 660 2 181 2 208 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 2 990 3 339 2 879 3 070 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 4 053 4 700 3 994 4 583 2.000 acres and over ____________ _ 7 411 7 596 7 319 7504 

Forms with soles of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

Other cropland ___________________ _ __ __ __________________ _ farms __ 10 849 (NA) 

ocres __ 5 841 314 6 588 314 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, on d soil·improvement grasses, 

not harvested and not pastured ___ _ _______________________ forms __ 607 I 405 

ocreL_ 94 253 152 993

1 

_______________________ forms __ 876 582 

acres-_ 188 132 120 648 

Cropland on which all crops foiled __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow __ __ ________ __________ farms-_ 9 914 II 710 acres-_ 5 294 602 5 943 953 Cropland idle ___________________ _ _______________________ forms __ I 087 2 141 

acres-_ 264 327 370 720 

Woodland postured _____________ _ 

_______________________ farms __ 2 333 2 462 acres __ I 511 931 I 486 931 1 _______________________ forms __ I 850 2 083 J acres __ I 146 601 I 241 518 Total woodland ___________________ _ 

land in Fanns According ta Us. 

Total cropland _____________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland _______ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

Forms 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 and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Other cropland (see textL __ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Total woodland _____________ forms-_ 

acres-_ Other land (see text) ________ farms __ 

acres-_ Irrigated land _____________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Total woodland ~ Continued Woodland not postured __________ _ 

Other lond _______________________ _ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

21 368 22 709 

15 445 720 16 108 575 

20 376 21 404 

8 426 881 7 937 203 

689 657 

739 732 

612 620 

I 159 I 259 

2 346 2 598 

3 542 3 986 

5 607 6 247 

3 692 3 722 

I 990 I 583 

7 017 8 741 

I 144 873 I 441 261 

II 180 13 676 

5 873 966 6 730 III 

2 933 3 286 

2 049 728 I 752 055 

19 808 21 294 

44 662 903 45057617 

8 714 9 197 

I 759 040 I 841 421 

___________________ formL_ 

ocres __ 

___________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland. other th on cropland and woodland pasture ______________ _ ___________________ formL_ 

ocreL _ 

Improved posturelond and rangelo nd _________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Unimproved pastureland and rang eland _______________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Land in houselats. barnlots. ponds, r oads, was1eland, etc. _formL_ 

acreL_ 

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All farm operators ____________ number __ 

Land in forms ________________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 

Farms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms- _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Block and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: 1 All form operators __________ number __ land in formL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocreL_ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocreL_ 

Part awners _______________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres._ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Farms by type of organization: Individuol or family _________ number __ lond in forms ______________ ocres-_ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

23 324 24 951 62 158 351 62 918 247 

8 426 881 7 937 203 

10 677 10 745 

14 138 107 II 968 129 

2 035 023 I 646 207 

10 135 II 241 

43 760 198 46 306 983 5 697 443 5 554 098 

2 512 2 965 

4 260 046 4 643 135 694 415 736 898 

10.8 11.8 

261 (NA) 

549 455 (NAl 

65 299 (NA) 

73 (NA) 

180 845 (NA) 

9 862 (NA) 

137 (NAl 

302 301 (NA) 

47 898 (NA) 

51 (NA) 

66 309 (NA) 

7 539 (NA) 

19.5 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over All forms 

1974 1969 1974 

20 177 20 603 Forms by type of organization - Can. 

56 731 193 57 733 713 Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) 

8 375 116 7 833 008 land in forms ______________ acres-_ (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NAl 

8 283 7 493 Land in farms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

II 685 966 9 098 838 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) 

I 997 205 I 583 834 acres __ (NA) 

9 652 10 708 Form operators by age group:2 

41 143 500 44 215 394 Under 25 yeors _____________________ _ 474 5 686 859 5 527 165 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 2 391 

2 242 2 402 3 901 727 4 419 481 

691 052 722 009 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 years and over __________________ _ 

3 912 

5 762 

6 069 

3 307 11.1 11.6 Average age _______________________ _ 51.1 

Form operators by place of residence: 2 

221 12 542 195 58 700 64 804 4 249 

On farm operoted ___________________ _ On another form ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form ________ _ 

In a city. town. or urban orea _________ _ 

15 441 

717} 371 

2 211 

47 4 

176 602 7977 9 742 80 

Form operators reporting days of work 

off form: 2 None _____________________________ _ 1 to 49 days _______________________ _ 9 952 

I 632 126 5 299 584 48 042 47 613 2 587 

48 3 

50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ____________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ____________________ _ 

200 days and over __________________ _ 

595 

587 ~ 

766 j 3 704 

66 009 2 681 Form operators by principal occupation:2 

7 449 I 582 Forming ___________________________ _ 16 967 

21.7 25.0 Other _____________________________ _ 4 948 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

- (NA) 17 177 17 226 37 428 818 38 359 356 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) 

11969 data are only for forms operated by Blacks. 21974 dota apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships. see text. 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

460 2 704 

5 175 

7 312 

6 132 

3 168 

50.0 

19 327 

3 498 

(NA) 

2 936 

I lOB 

I 805 

4 802 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

1974 1969 

18 966 19 555 

15257374 15 741 492 

18 509 18 999 

8 375 116 7 833 008 

221 } 235 

302 I 497 [ 

781 

2 157 2 112 

3 535 3 849 

5 600 6 244 

3 691 3 720 

I 987 I 577 

5 597 7 103 [ I 040 944 I 320 170 

10 849 (NA) 

5 841 314 6 588 314 

2 333 2 462 

I 511 931 I 486 931 

17 558 (NA) 

39 961 888 40 505 290 

7 528 7 951 

I 717 764 I 800 321 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

777 630 

365 330 245 413 

17 558 (NA) 

39 961 888 40 505 290 1 

13 215 14 431 

38 989 905 39 398 253 

2 605 3 109 

I 425 380 I 457 956 

II 574 13 090 

37 564 525 37 940 297 1 

13 345 13 165 i 971 983 I 107 037 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

I 693 2 483 

6 509 264 9 542 937 

I 229 742 12 293 386 9 439 189 

78 152 499 725 392 231 

399 321 2 026 2 143 3 270 4 279 5 018 6 211 5 395 5 235 2 762 2 414 51.2 50.0 

13 405 16 624 636 } 303 2 588 I 924 

9244 (NA) 

I 487 2 660 511 912 

496 

552 } I 270 

2 253 2 516 

15 895 (NA) 

2 975 (NAl 

479 (NA) 

I 624 (NA) 

Montana IV-l 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All farms Forms with soles of $2.500 Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of sales: 

2 147 1- 3 094 5 363 _, 

4 595 5 302 

$100.000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40.000 10 $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20.000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

$10.000 10 $19,999 ______________________ _ 3 620 5 762 2 525 3 800 I 657 2 468 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 

Under $2,500 (see texl) ___________________ _ 3 417 4 525 $2,000 to $2,499 ______________________ _ 571 668 $1.500 to $1,999 ______________________ _ 663 773 $1.000 to $1,499 ______________________ _ 784 784 Under $1,000 (see text) _________________ _ I 399 2 300 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1.000 __ I 033 239 575 802 I Average per form ______________ dollorL_ 44 299 23 077 

Crops, including hOY _______________ formL 

$1.000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

- 15901 J 17 241 

- 548 412 189 423 

- 84 I 464 

Forest products ___________________ farmL - 496 454 $1,000_ 3 087 I 500 

Livestock, poultry. and their products ________________________ forms_ - 18 140 19 436 

$1,000_ - 480 277 384 878 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ - I 290 (NA) 

$1,000_ - 8 800 (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

2 142 1- 5 358 _, 3 094 

4 591 5 302 

3 616 5 762 2 520 3 800 I 655 2 375 

295 270 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

027 135 568 703 50 906 27 602 

14 942 (NA) 

547 086 186 495 

61 41 I 440 I 181 

440 355 3 058 I 359 

15 748 16 694 

475 551 379 668 

I 060 I 542 

8 729 4 658 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Groins __________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco ________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Other field craps _________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

livestock, paultry, and their products __ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Sheep, tombs, and wooL ___________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

14 942 

547 086 

12 833 454 120 

-

-

-

- 5 011 

46 571 

701 

45 498 

78 

274 

99 

622 

15 748 

475 551 

I 060 

8 729 

870 19 039 

14 850 

40~ ~;~ I 24 669 

I 939 

16 676 

I 306 [ 5 209 J 

1969 

(NA) 

186 495 

13 541 151 264 

-

-

-

- 5 724 

15 822 

I 119 

18 885 

91 

247 

85 

277 

16 694 

379 668 

I 542 

4 658 

I 874 

13 114 

(NA) 

324 755 

(NA) 

37 141 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than toto! value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses 1 ___ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Customwork and other agricultural serviceL ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services _______________ . ____________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ Government farm programs ______________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Other form-related sources ______________________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Expenses for form-related income sources 1 ____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

AI! forms 

1974 

4 717 

7 017 

33 706 

2 520 

8 738 

165 

780 

3 286 

8 319 

2 062 

12 358 

981 

3511 

2 414 

10 168 

I 1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

3 307 

6 096 

286 

742 

13 185 

59 767 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

2 472 (NA) 

6 433 (NA) 

29 480 (NA) 

2 349 2 999 

8 378 5 771 

152 242 676 646 3 153 12 415 8 231 59 017 

I 721 (NA) 

8 728 (NA) 

950 (NA) 

3 468 (NA) 

2 128 (NA) 

7 230 (NA) 

I 

Total family income from off-form sources 2 ____________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cash wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc _________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2.500 and 

over, 1974 

10 630 

73 373 

I 501 

14 138 

5 574 

37 848 

5 821 13 877 

I 884 4 940 

I 033 

2 569 

ISee fexL 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total farm production expenseL __ farmL 

$1.000_ 

Farms with- $1 to $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ________________ _ 

$2.00010 $2,999 ________________ _ 

$3.000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 ______________ _ 

-

-

-

$40,000 to $59.999 _______________ _ $60,000 and over ____________ :.. __ _ 

livesiock and poultry 

purchased ____ . _____________ farms-. 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry 

purchased _____________ • ____ farms-. 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _________ • __________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ feed ingredients- ___________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Whole groins _______________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ torms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

IV - 2 Montana 

Table 5. 

All forms 

1974 

23 303 769 064 

I 255 

I 398 

I 167 

I 899 

3 500 

4830 } 4 799 

I 878 2577 

9 825 

124 203 

15 940 

123 454 

II 376 

47 185 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

24 951 20 177 20 603 

464 392 761 176 455 490 

2 124 149 } 834 I 958 458 

I 535 676 955 

2 681 I 477 2 330 

5 162 3 352 5 019 

4 824 5 653 

II 491 4 796 3 713 

I 876 } 2 099 2 569 

12 043 8 547 10 499 

104 277 123 293 103 109 

17 324 13 677 14 723 

49 761 120 984 48 452 

12 127 10 271 10 899 

22 063 46 270 21 606 

(NA) 3 212 2 621 

(NA) 7 085 3 701 

(NA) 6 419 5 232 

(NA) 47 578 14 228 (NA) 3 433 4 426 

(NA) 20 051 8 917 

(NA) II 899 (NA) 

(NA) 6 929 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ formL 

$1.000 __ 

-

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ formL - $1.000 __ Lime _____________________ • forms __ 

$1.000_ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired farm labor ______________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Contract labor ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ forms._ 

$1,000 __ All other production expenses ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

AI! forms 

1974 

8 332 10 400 

II 005 

39 053 

10 296 

12 523 

(NA) 

(NA) 

22 938 

53 253 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

9 929 

47 288 

4 2063 321 J 9 558 

17 688 

22 573 

336 882 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

7 772 7 524 6 861 

3 811 10 294 3 720 12 066 10 154 10 977 14 132 38 685 13 945 

(NA) 9 950 (NA) 

3 976 12 476 3 917 

10 - - (Z) - -

24 650 20 004 20 532 32 484 52 478 31 453 

(NA) 19 741 20 290 (NA) 30 491 19 827 (NA) 14 000 12 712 (NA) 15 142 7 471 (NA) 4 754 5 168 (NA) 2 472 I 297 

(NA) 19 953 20 522 (NA) 4 374 2 858 

14 554 9 365 13 407 

36 955 46 591 36 088 13 173 1 946 2 523 15 098 4 282 3 354 

8 806 10 673 

17 539 II 368 23 731 20 101 20 550 

203 897 327 624 200 085 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Average per form __________ dollars-_ 

Forms by value group: $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 ond over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ farms __ number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

22 640 24 341 

752 934 421 206 

33 257 17 304 

66 712 

2 122 5 585 

2 968 4 768 

~ ~~~ } 5 597 

4 937 7 679 2 191 

2 441 

19 231 20 980 

28 205 29 605 

16 541 17 615 

21 542 22 940 

61 904 58 325 21 763 20 972 "'" I 21 829 

53 914 58 729 

10 669 14 162 

3 889 

4 543 

185 J 

Farms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

19 731 20 348 721 833 402 239 

36 584 19 768 

35 1 294 1 _ 3 3561 

1 957 4 091 

3 430 5 330 

3 606 3 118 4 801 2 653 

2180 } 1 800 2 428 

16 995 17 986 

25 285 25 734 

15 121 15 699 

18 955 19 586 

57 853 53 407 20 428 19 302 

18 145 18 763 

50 314 49 241 

9 923 12 531 

3 682 4 276 

4 319 5 120 

181 858 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines, 

self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ farmL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years. number __ 

Wind rowers. pull and self-propelled _______________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

AU farms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

9299 9 401 9 202 9 175 

11 392 11 687 11 279 11 434 

2 410 3 768 2 399 3 704 

16* 1 ~~ 1 

92 108 

103 121 

45 142 43 50 

792 J 778 308 

806 792 326 

51 51 85 

2 975 (NA) 2 663 (NA) 

3 205 (NA) 2 886 (NA) 

891 (NA) 857 (NA) 

9 956 10 472 9 397 9 908 

10 613 11 059 10 046 10 487 

3 084 4 650 3 040 4 507 

8 105 (NA) 7 866 7 078 

8 792 (NA) 8544 7 686 

3 096 (NA) 3 079 4 068 

1 386 (NA) 1 344 1 555 

1 512 (NA) I 464 1 695 

569 (NA) 555 620 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or pau/try ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Cottle ond calves- ______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with-' 1 to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 5 to 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 __________________ 1974 __ 100 to 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ________________ 1974 __ 500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows ond heifers that hod colved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Doiry products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 ond over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 or 2 ___________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 ond over _____________________ _ 

AU forms 

Forms 

18 356 

17 624 

18 676 

16 937 

17 851 

624 

714 

1 380 3 109 

3 118 3 465 

3 178 1 349 

15 750 

16 130 15 144 

(NA) 

4 003 

5 876 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Farms 

15 144 1 

868 

877 

1 563 

3 336 

3 283 2 895 

1 879 

443 

4 003 

2 825 

508 

246 

110 

115 

138 

46 

14 

1 

Inventory 

Forms with soles of $2.500 All forms and over 

Number Farms Number Forms Number 

(X) 1 15 773 (X) 18 140 (X) 1 

(X) 15 259 (X) 17 724 (X) 

(X) 16 083 (X) 18 892 (X) 

3 211 5841 14 743 3 160 549 16 773 1 831 3671 2 933 897 15 492 2 883 188 17 902 1 944 478 

1 647 334 808 1 428 3 504 

4 9621 327 2 2571 1 474 10 108 I 18 945 697 9 654 2 185 30 291 101 041 2 416 80 706 3 988 129 957 221 833 2 989 213 433 3 296 232 694 487 691 3 462 487 280 2 411 333 398 960 909 3 173 959 097 1 511 443 038 1 414 556 1 345 1 407 314 480 648377 

1 722 476 13 937 1 695 486 (NA) (NA) 

1 542 981 14 294 1 517 957 (NA) (NA) 

1 690 839 13 470 1 665 255 (NA) (NA) 

1 506 150 13 709 1 482 906 (NA) (NA) 

31 637 3 500 30 231 (NA) (NA) 

36 831 5 237 35 051 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

690 839 13 470 1 665 255 Cottle sold ________________________ 

Forms with2 158 450 1 098 1 to 4 ________________________ 

6 052 481 3 330 5 to 9 ________________________ 

21 804 1 062 15 114 10 to 19 ______________________ 

106 655 3 010 97 392 20 to 49 ______________________ 

228 330 3 258 226 789 50 to 99 ______________________ 

395 307 2 892 394 920 100 to 199 ____________________ 

534 554 1 877 534 098 200 to 499 ____________________ 

395 979 440 392 514 500 and aver __________________ 

31 637 3 500 30 231 Colves sold ________________________ 

Forms with3 859 2 411 3 306 lor 2 ________________________ 

1 691 445 1 485 3 or 4 ________________________ 

1 507 225 1 379 5 to 9 ________________________ 

1 371 109 1 361 10 to 19 ______________________ 

3 792 115 3 792 20 to 49 ______________________ 

9 613 135 9 344 50 to 99 ______________________ 

5 819 46 5 819 100 to 199 ____________________ 

(D) 13 (D) 200 to 499 ____________________ 

(D) 1 (D) 500 and over __________________ 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Soles 

Forms with soles of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1.000) 

15 748 ()() 475 551 

15 510 (X) 442 574 

16 422 (X) (NA) 

14 850 1 813 073 401 230 15 806 1 920 678 324 755 

702 1 705 380 808 5 605 1 194 1 1 739 24 622 4 853 3 914 128 317 23 998 3 294 232 569 43 182 2 407 332 813 62 323 1 509 442 381 87 323 477 645 061 177 978 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

870 (X) 19 039 1 874 (X) 13 114 

Sales, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2500 and over 

Dollars Forms Number (1,000) 

12 684 1 160 736 316 884 

1 355 3 421 807 1 409 9 624 2 178 2 195 30 018 6 809 3 424 107 545 24 647 1 980 136 357 32 213 1 233 166 049 40 077 791 229 488 56 994 297 478 234 153 159 

8 725 652 337 84 346 

395 559 70 248 846 112 620 4 244 564 1 215 16 835 2 195 2 455 79 048 10 306 1 904 132 363 17 209 1 234 166 491 21 716 551 160 385 20 710 103 91 566 11464 

Montana IV-3 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers -- ______________________ 1974 __ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls, and bull calves - ______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory -

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

12 155 756 881 13 245 718 978 

11 766 738 415 

1 074 18 466 

12 892 708 182 14 422 646 253 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 9L ______________________________ 1974 __ 100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

101024 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 10 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969_ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974_ - Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974_ - Goots ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponieL _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

2 717 212 456 2 391 205 771 3 379 216 925 3 022 207 288 

597 1 557 459 1 227 360 2 387 293 1 932 535 8 555 466 7 488 352 12 437 332 11 733 344 22 991 316 21 202 266 35 287 266 35 287 184 53 511 182 52 917 79 75 731 I 77 73 985 (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

2 237 630 877 1 896 616 256 3 072 1 049 792 2 662 1 029 091 (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) 21 61 (NA) (NA) 133 402 7 744 48 020 6 511 43 306 11 109 70 054 (NA) (NA) 

InventoryForms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

All forms 

Forms Number 

2 731 373 412 

3 196 323 125 

261 649 

273 1 824 

537 8 723 

401 14 204 

433 29 986 

354 48 187 

315 95 405 

157 174 434 

641 54 735 

747 65 354 

2 243 536 751 

3 062 844 083 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

1 368 5 763 

2 021 7 999 

Soles- Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (l,000) 

1 212 299 224 III 057 787 204 274 (NA) 

369 1 339 383 197 2 649 703 

285 8 635 2 495 

129 9 215 2 912 

78 10 158 3577 

69 20 505 7 039 

85 246 723 93 948 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

2 450 365 732 24 669 

2 918 309 439 (NA) 

199 509 39 

222 1 489 104 

432 7 149 491 

365 12 996 818 

411 28 767 1 827 

353 48 070 3 199 

313 94 764 6 245 

155 171 988 11 947 

536 52 795 1 021 

649 62 963 (NA) 

1 917 525 369 (NA) 

2 654 826 913 (NA) 

1 780 524 823 '5 303 149 

1 939 (X) 16676 

- - -

12 76 (NA) 

1 188 5 294 1 700 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969_ - Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ lambs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

I Pounds of wool. 

Table 9. 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974_ - . 1969_ - Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974_ - 1969_ - Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 4 Montana 

1 539 24 451 Utters of pigs farrowed between2 103 32 589 December 1 of preceding yeor and November 30 _1974 __ 2 038 42 953 1 825 41 669 

2 248 181 320 1969 __ 2 493 41 467 2 284 39 827 

2 734 174 699 December 1 of preceding year and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 1 763 24 051 1 599 23 280 

1 363 176 826 1969 __ 2 112 21 463 1 952 20 595 1 768 420 053 June land November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 1 446 18 902 1 310 18 389 

1 590 19 377 1969 __ 1 920 20 004 1 773 19 232 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number F..)rms Number 

3 912 (X) 3 280 (X) 576 (X) 482 (Xl 

(NA) (X) 4 625 (X) (NA) (X) 784 (X) 

3 758 980 156 3 144 958 974 471 636 837 388 625 185 

5 258 969 629 4 507 906 536 748 503 597 676 484 809 

3 676 885 569 3 099 867 001 449 532 689 376 522 251 

5 071 808 657 4 367 754 161 683 313 079 620 295 545 

3 290 99 972 2 731 85 884 279 10 649 221 8 388 

299 45 997 285 43 572 111 20 130 98 17953 

45 31 530 41 29 475 23 17 366 23 17 366 

8 20 400 8 20 400 10 22 517 9 20 517 

10 66 900 10 66900 12 63 996 11 59 996 

14 169 719 14 169 719 8 109 640 8 109 640 

7 211 356 7 211 356 3 77 996 3 77 996 

2 (D) 2 (D) 3 210 395 3 210 395 

1 (D) 1 (D) - - - - 457 39 515 390 36 447 108 31 706 91 30 586 

68 9 798 57 9 255 63 18 869 50 17 077 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 1 2\10 8 800 1 060 8 729 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 542 4 658 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Hens and pullets alloying age ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for toble or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and male chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ Cotton (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ Sweetpototoes (bushels) ________________ _ Hoy crops (tons. dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) - Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ___ _ 

Sorghums for groin (bushelsL __________ _ - Sorghums for silage, fodder, hay, etc. ___ _ - Alfalfa hoy (tons. dry) _________________ _ 

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Soles 

Forms Number Forms Number 

3 099 867 001 376 522 251 

4 367 754 161 620 295 545 

3 047 830 861 366 497 468 

136 36 140 16 24 783 

109 84 372 9 (0) 

183 141 670 37 183 915 

1 118 7 601 32 (0) 

42 45 651 4 (0) 

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

I 223 I 103 

42 36 

-

- I I 779 13 32~ I 10 024 12 754 

- =1 -

249 (NA) 

- (NA) 

14 883 15 977 

134 159 

292 301 

43 69 

I 255 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

169 85 10 81 I 

987 908 70 858 

96 160 5 138 

- 3 -

30 (NA) I 789 

10 033 9 941 1 230 887 1 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

Light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other pauflry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All farms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

87 670 58 323 

I 946 1 687 

- -

- (l) 

4 729 604 3 669 549 

I 385 707 I 917 387 

-

=1 -

6 547 (NA) I - (NA) 

2 158 312 2 189 762 

751 1 645

1 

I 590 I 623 

21 56 

90 928 104 144 

Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

4 831 613 851 351 061 

45 982 I 026 900 672 300 

7 004 (X) (X) 

287 - 12 355 

1 368 (X) (X) 

092 119 2 422 870 2 210 813 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Soles 

Farms Number Forms Number 

184 1 609 21 8 724 

211 2 996 35 32 777 

130 1 287 26 8 702 

107 928 25 8 462 

28 359 3 240 

85 322 2 22 

155 715 10 208 

290 (X) 32 (X) 

703 (X) 89 (X) 

Quontit~· harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

- -

- 120 I 109 127 964 94 305 823 

(X) (X) 

-

=1 -

I 502 872 (NA) 

- (NA) 

3 658 936 3 602 073 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

FarlJ1S Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

87 63 5 867 3 21 I 

799 753 57 179 37 242 

16 43 440 I 529 

- 2 - 200 

10 (NA) 441 784 

5 307 5 644 604 235 588 163 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Improved pasture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheat (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 8arley (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans lor beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons. dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed crapL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons lor sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in archard,-________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

5 597 

7 103 

2 605 

3 109 

1 193 

I 077 

30 

31 

11 605 

12 641 

3 416 

6 009 

8 332 

9 850 

74 

103 

348 

-

-

-

-

13 341 

14 268 

548 

442 

-

-

-

- 201 

447 

84 

102 

133 

124 

Acres 

I 040 944 

1 320 170 

1 425 380 

1 457 956 

86 807 

57 817 

1 789 

1 655 

4 724 346 

3 636 810 

166 757 

342 274 

I 173 848 

I 522 877 

4 373 

7 035 

35 244 

-

-

-

- 2 118 640 

2 141 390 

39 601 

26 461 

-

-

-

- 6 503 

6491 

676 

1 525 

1 175 

1 020 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

109 005 222 

93 607 205 

6 314 094 

16 516 927 

34 992 654 

61 630 901 

107 835 

142 952 

(X) 

-

-

-

-

3 602 733 

3 527 534 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 1 499 096 

1 351 052 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Farms Acres Forms 

2 152 226404 917 

2 797 252 254 1 553 

648 110 966 400 

829 158 593 544 

861 63 486 839 

812 41 982 703 

10 441 12 

16 984 18 

1 063 67 356 5 560 

1 677 72 299 5 921 

870 24 398 I 028 

1 245 35 056 1 684 

1 980 132 842 3 703 

I 821 90 560 3 982 

9 440 21 

7 211 17 

28 I 586 103 

- - - - - - - - -

- - -

6 519 1 018 128 3 108 

6 896 1 041 171 3 202 

120 8 262 20 

138 6 754 22 - - - - - - - - - - - - 143 6417 129 

221 6 240 209 

75 625 62 90 1 473 91 

104 941 73 

95 772 75 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Ory liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

81 448 901 6 761 17 154 102 455 I 531 9 648 27 131 

43 155 394 2 832 10 38 46 659 537 3329 8 122 68 002 804 10 442 68 519 

38 477 644 5 137 91 469 364 12 26 - - 843 18 63 I 8 2 253 264 5 433 89 087 184 5 069 1 617 022 (NA) 50 037 (NA) 2 857 

60829 1 012 3229 27 91 92 ~34 (NA) 3 728 (NAl 116 607 116 3 626 32 195 119 1 346 639 666 (NA) 23 796 (NA) 1 502 I 778 21 108 - - 1 041 (NA) 56 (NA) - 1 I 663 103 573 2 10 

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

420 919 3 071 38 747 50 348 395 541 3 158 30 899 63 520 1 667 19 102 2 11 1 558 22 118 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NAl - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 6449 127 2 192 4 42 6 393 (NA) 1 714 (NA) 74 

654 59 76 3 Ii I 1 466 91 237 - 781 73 173 6 838 74 187 3 

Montana IV-S 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Farms 

13 

35 

6 I 

42 

618 

Acres 

12 

40 

288 

118 

50 924 

Irrigated land 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) Jl 12 

(X) 30 29 (X) 23 213 

(X) 24 108 

(X) 593 49 346 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Totol Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

4 8 4 3 - -

4 9 4 2 - -

23 184 26 47 2 (l) 

30 5 I 26 13 - -

564 45 357 543 10 005 67 598 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

$1,000 __ Lime __________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$ I ,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy cropL ___________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$ 1,000 __ 

Insects on other crops __________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

13 665 

51 161 

10 155 

623 887 

205 668 

38 685 

931 

89 483 

300 

2 086 

782 090 

3 880 

109 

19 523 

301 

1969 

14 492 

17 862 

9 726 

3 023 844 

150 579 

13 945 

626 

56 000 

115 

506 

98 517 

176 

41 

379 

19 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control ~ Can Diseases in crops and archords ____________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Weeds or gross in crops _________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Weeds or brush in pasturL _______________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Weeds on all other land __________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

279 

123 475 

304 

6977 

3 466 308 

6 659 

514 

68 097 

238 

I 044 

39 622 

150 

JOI 9 431 

52 

740 

242 

141 

350 

1969 

382 

168 237 

197 

8 132 

2 903 493 

2 720 

970 

86 872 

177 

(NA) 

(NA) I (NA) 

150 

18 571 

41 

4 402 

394 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Farms irrigated in census year _______________ forms-_ 

Proportion of farms ____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres __ 

Average per form _______________________ acres __ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ forms __ 

acres-_ Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Other cropland irrigated ________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _farms __ 

acres-_ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ Average p-:!r acre irrigated _______________ acre-feet __ 

land irrigated by ~ 

Furrows or ditches ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1974 

7 528 

37.3 

717 764 

228.2 

7 424 

606 798 

7 183 

367 432 

2 152 

226 404 

220 

12 962 

648 

110 966 

2 985 625 

1.7 

3 012 

532 523 

1969 

7 951 

38.5 

800 321 

226.4 

7 871 

64 I 728 

7 590 

370 809 

2 797 

252 254 

(NA) 

18 665 

829 

158 593 

552 645 

2.0 

(NA) 

(NA) 

land irrigated by ~ Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farms-_ 

acreL_ Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Land in irrigated farmL _____________________ acreL_ Cropland ________________________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _____________________ acreL_ 

Farms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ forms __ 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 

Forms with artifical drainage _________________ farms __ Proportion of forms ____________________ percenL_ 

land in forms with drainage _________________ acres-_ land drained ____________________________ acres __ 

Average per farm ______________________ ocreL_ 

Artificial ponds, pits. reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

acres __ 

1974 

290 

61 581 

I 746 

209 298 

22 336 694 

3 837 048 

2 379 838 

252 

19 41J 

962 

4.8 

2 842 495 

134 042 

139.3 

6 548 

36 014 

78 666 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

24 047 219 

4 114 175 

2 349 192 

(X) 

(X) 

955 

9.4 

4444711 

257 292 

13J.5 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate Not secured by real estate 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see texO ________________________________ farmL_ 10334 7958 

$1,000__ 867 325 609 671 

6 531 

257 654 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000__________________________________________________________________ I 007 592 I 191 

$5,000 to $9,999_______________________________________________________________ 956 657 I 021 

$10,000 to $29,999_____________________________________________________________ 2408 993 2021 

$30,000 to $49,999_____________________________________________________________ 1517 1331 912 

$50,000 ond over ______________________________________________________ -------- L.. __________ 4_4_4_6 ___________ 3_3_85 ____________ 1_3_8_6...J 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired farm workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 25 to 149 doys ________ _ 

less than 25 doys ______ _ 

Total contract labor ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

IV - 6 Montana 

Forms 

1974 1969 

4 088 4 279 

4 364 } 

4 806 I I 859 

I 946 2 523 

I 106 (NA) 

Workers Dollors (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

8 214 7 571 34221 } 

10 994 } 38 809 9 455 36 088 

20 388 2 914 

(NA) (NA) 4 282 3 354 

5 070 (NA) 2 707 (NA) 

1974 hired form workers working ~ 

150 doys 25 to less than 

Totol or more 149 doys 25 doys 

Forms _________________ _ 9 365 4 088 4364 4 806 

Cash wages paid _ $1 ,000 __ 46 591 34 221 9 455 2 914 

Number of workers ______ _ 39 596 8 214 JO 994 20 388 

Forms wjth~ 

1 worker __________ _ 2 986 2 387 I 995 I 617 2 workers _________ _ I 883 885 I 127 973 

3 or 4 workers _____ _ 2 103 559 780 I 045 

5 to 9 workers _____ _ I 61J 198 330 747 

10 workers and over _ 782 59 132 424 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All farms 

1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 293 308 

land in forms ______________ acres-_ 317 615 689 818 Average size of farm ______ acres-_ 4 497 5 486 

Approximate land orea _______ acres-_ 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 3 552 640 552 640 

37.1 47.6 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 167 064 97 364 Average per farm ________ dollars __ 570 184 316 117 

Average per acre ________ dollars-_ 127 58 

forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 23 9 JO to 49 acres _________________ _ 10 13 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 5 4 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 4 4 JOO to 139 acres _______________ _ 4 7 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 8 6 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 5 2 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 3 5 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 22 28 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 28 39 1.000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 42 44 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 139 147 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

257 285 Land in Farms According 10 Use 

256 687 

4 890 

3 552 640 

35.4 

162 949 

634 041 

130 

4 

3 

18 

27 

42 

136 

636 991 

5 744 

3 552 640 

46.1 

93 9251 329 561 

57 

6 

4 

!I 

4 

26 

36 

43 

144 

Total cropland _____________ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ forms-_ 

ocres_ - Farms 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 and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ______________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Other cropland (see textL __ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Total woodlond _____________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Other land (see text) ________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Irrigated land ______________ farms-_ 

ocres __ 

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

Other cropland ___________________________________________ forms-_ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

(NA) Total woodland-Continued 

AU forms 

1974 1969 

241 278 

210 316 263 005 

235 262 

159 757 166 336 

5 4 

5 3 

8 8 

8 5 

18 17 

27 48 

61 63 

52 65 

51 49 

86 159 

38 356 84 099 

27 37 

12 203 12 570 

40 29 

19 103 31 704 

256 275 

I 088 196 I 395 109 

225 256 

192 708 243 696 

acres __ 

27 

12 203 12 5621 Woodland not pastured __________ _ ___________________ farms-_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, acres __ 

not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ forms-_ 3 

397 

3 

577 

4 Other land ________________ _ ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

n cropland and 2 41; I Pasturelond and rangeland, other tho 

acres-_ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

8 

53:39: 1 woodland pasture ______________ _ 

___________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 19 

9 449 

II 

780 

Improved posturelond and rangela nd _________________ forms __ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ acres __ 

acreL_ I 2~~ 1 Unimproved pastureland and range land _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

oads, wasteland, etc. _farms-_ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms__ 39 27 

acre,-_ 19 085 31 381 I Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms-_ 26 26 i Land in houselots. bornlots, ponds, r 

acres__ II 131 29 821 

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

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ land in farms ________________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _________ acres-_ 

Farms by tenure of farm operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acresHarvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Percent of tenancy _________________ _ 

Black and other races, see textForm operators by tenure:' 

-

All farm operotarL _________ number __ land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full ownerL _______________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocres-_ 

Tenants p __________________ number __ 

Land in formL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Percent of tenancy _________________ _ 

-

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ 

land in formL _____________ ocreL_ 

I 

All farms 

1974 1969 

293 308 

317 615 I 689 818 

159 757 166 336 

205 153 

564 061 225 137 

100 612 51 832 

75 129 

734 137 I 414 754 

55 262 106 216 

13 26 

19 417 49 927 

3 883 8 288 

4.4 8.4 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

257 285 

I 256 687 I 636 991 

159 451 166 056 

177 144 

556 133 222 181 

100 435 51 604 

68 120 

681 138 I 366 825 

55 133 106 164 

12 21 

19 416 47 985 

3 883 8 288 

4.7 7.3 

- - - - - - - - -

~I -

-

-

- -

- -

- - - - - -

167 195 

504 808 631 986 

All farms 

1974 

Forms by type of organization - Con. Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number_ - (NA) 

Land in forms ______________ acres_ - (NA) 

Other _____________________ number_ - (NA) 

acres_ - (NA) 

Form operators by age group,' Under 25 years ____________________ _ - 3 25 to 34 years ____________________ _ - 21 35 to 44 years ____________________ _ 

- 47 45 to 54 years ____________________ _ 

- 53 55 to 64 years ____________________ _ 

- 76 65 years and over _________________ _ 

- 26 Average age ______________________ _ 

- 51.2 

Farm operators by place of residence:' On form operoted __________________ _ 

On another farm ___________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form _______ _ 

In a city, town, or urban orea ________ _ 

- 151 

Ii} 

-

-

Farm operators reporting days of work 

off form:' None ____________________________ _ 

- 120 1 to 49 days ______________________ _ 

- 6 50 to 99 days _____________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 

200 days and over _________________ _ 

- 2 

- ~} - 29 

Farm operotors by principal occupation:' Forming __________________________ _ 

- 178 Other ____________________________ _ 

- 48 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures morket _____________________ _ 

- (NA) 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) 

'1969 doto are only for forms operated by Blocks. '1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NA) I 

(NA) 1 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

I 

44 

62 

80 

81 

40 

50.0 

245 

33 

(NA) 

25 

9 

13 

42 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

222 266 

205 288 261 964 

219 253 

159 451 166 056 

2 l -

J 13 4 

4 

18 15 

27 48 

61 63 

52 65 

51 49 

80 153

1 

33 634 83 346 

27 (NA) 

12 203 12 562 

39 27 

19 085 31 381 

223 (NA) 

I 032 314 I 343 646 

208 244 

190 830 243 319 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

15 

I 56~ 1 7 954 

223 (NA) 

I 032 314 I 343 646 I 203 228 

I 020 769 I 324 781 

59 88 

68 471 139 793 

174 196 

952 298 I 184 988 I 137 158

1 II 545 18 865 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

25 37 

92 259 181 443 

65 53 

659 620 823 562 

- - - -

I I 

19 39 

41 54 

42 76 

69 77 

20 38 

50.8 50.3 

137 234 

3 } 4 27 

14 

110 (NA) 

6 24 

2 9 

2 , 

J 12 5 

16 27 

163 (NA) 

29 (NA) 

7 (NA) 

9 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Beaverhead County, Mont. IV-7 
Tobie 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of sales: 

46 1 114 88 _ 

58 71 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 '0 $39,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 '0 $19,999 ______________________ _ 36 54 

20 23 

8 26 

$5,000 '0 $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ________________________ _ 

37 20 

7 3 

Under $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________ _ 

$2,000 '0 $2,499 ______________________ _ 

$1,500 '0 $1,999 _____________________ _ - 2 4 

- 13 3 

- 15 10 

$1,00010 $1,499 _____________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see 'ex') ________________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1 ,000_ - 19 755 17 695 Average per form ______________ dollars-- 67 424 57 451 

- 103 J 123 

- 3 197 1 510 

- 3 

- 8 

Crops, including hoy _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ formL 

$1,000_ 

- 6 - Forest products ___________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - 243 -

Livestock, poultry, and their products _______________________ farms_ - 270 284 

- 16 307 16 185

- 1 10 (NA) 

- 5 (NA) i 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ______ farms-

$1,000_ 

and over 

1974 1969 

46

88 1 _ 114 

58 71 

36 54 

20 23 

8 21 

1 2 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

19 714 17 679 

76 709 62 029 

99 (NA) 

3 193 1 505 

1 - 6 -

6 - 243 -

243 270 

16 272 16 1741 

8 20 

5 llj 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Groins __________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Dairy products ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cottle and calves _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ___________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and woo'- ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

99 

3 193 

« 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

80 

I 634 

1 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

243 

16 272 

8 

5 

4 

(Z) 

235 

15 005 

20 

187 

59 

1 025 

30 

49 

1969 

(NA) 

I 505 

64 

532 

-

-

-

-

84 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

270 

16 174 

20 

11 

18 

5 

(NA) 

13 719 

1 

(NA) 

2 438 

I -

Tobie 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off farm and other sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Government farm programs ______________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other farm-related sources _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources 1 ____________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

All farms 

1974 

34 

51 

520 

18 

42 

2 

1 

11 

40 

24 

387 

11 

49 

20 

232 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

(NA) 15 (NA) 

(NA) 45 (NA) 

(NA) 305 (NA) 

20 16 19 

47 40 47 

4 2 3 

21 1 16 

85 11 83 

298 40 297 

(NA) 20 (NA) 

(NA) 174 (NA) 

(NA) 11 (NA) 

(NA) 49 (NA) 

(NA) 17 (NA) 

(NA) 59 (NA) 

ISee text. 11974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

i 

Total family income from off-form saurces 2 ____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business. excluding farm related ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages. salaries, commissions. and tips __________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends. or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay. etc. ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

74 

462 

17 

170 

37 

196 

35 

62 

10 

29 

Tobie 5, Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Total farm production expenseL __ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with- $1 '0 $999 _____________________ _ - $1,000 '0 $1,999 _________________ _ 

$2,000 '0 $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,000 '0 $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 '0 $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 '0 $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 '0 $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 '0 $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 and over ___________ ' _____ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredients ____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole groins ______________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, green chop, and silage __ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock ond poultry _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

293 

16 807 

14 

8 

5 

17 

34 

59 } 42 

38 

76 

143 

2 781 

247 

3 216 

219 

1 975 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - 8 Beaverhead County, Mont. 

1969 

308 

15 735 

8 

4 

18 

24 

27 

227 

191 

4 839 

263 

1 918 

195 

792 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

257 285 

16 725 15 687 

:} 1 

3 11 

6 19 

31 27 

59 74 

42 61 

38 } 76 92 

130 182 

2 773 4 835 

218 252 

3 194 1 914 

199 192 

1 967 791 

64 30 

219 201 

94 99 

660 300 

47 81 

348 622 

205 (NA) 

209 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants. and trees purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chern icals purchased ___________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for farm business ______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Diesel oi'- __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene. and fuel oil _______ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form labor ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Contract labor ________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Mochine hire ond customwork ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farms __ $1,000 __ 

All farms 

1974 

50 

135 

142 

715 

58 

86 

(NA) 

(NA) 

287 

941 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

171 

1 716 

185 62 J 72 

169 

287 

6 863 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

45 49 45 

38 135 38 

164 135 155 

482 712 480 

(NA) 54 (NA) 

37 86 36 

- - - - - -

308 256 285 

648 933 639 

(NA) 253 284 

(NA) 643 466 

(NA) 163 130 

(NA) 168 82 

(NA) 54 79 

(NA) 39 30 

(NA) 256 285 

(NA) 83 62 

240 166 228 

1 648 1 714 1 644 

167 60 81 

289 185 161 

67 106 

167 123 

306 256 285 

5 837 6 618 5 818 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Doto 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and eQuipment _____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Average per form __________ dollors-_ 

Forms by value group: $110 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,00010 $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,00010 $29,999 ________________ _ $30,00010 $49,999 ________________ _ $50,00010 $69,999 ________________ _ 

$70,000 ond over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms __ number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

282 303 12 354 6 763 

43 809 22 319 

- I 

10 38 

25 69 

1~ } 72 

72 123 33 

44 

230 261 

362 416 

228 274 

271 285 922 887 

333 329 

'M j 278 

I 069 I 263 

186 244 

134 

178 

14 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

253 284 

II 974 6 683 47 326 23 532 

7} 27 

13 63 

34 71 

53 45 

69 41 

~} 37 

209 245 

335 393 

211 259 

247 275 

869 869 

315 321 

238 262 

I 014 I 048 

175 209 

129 141 

173 195 

14 32 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin ond bean combines, 

self-propelled _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wind rowers, pul! and self-propelled _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ farmL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 

37 

48 

9 

48 

80 

20 

118 

152 

51 

98 

117 

56 

1969 

40 

48 

19 

~I 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

145 

189 

78 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with soles of $2.500 

and over 

1974 

37 

48 

9 

45 

77 

20 

113 

147 

51 

96 

115 

56 

1969 

40 

48 

19 

I 

I 

I 

6 

7 

4 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

143 

187 

78 

97 

129 

80 

11 

14 

L-__________ ~ ________ ~ 

5 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Cottle and colves- ______________ J 974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 11o 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

51o L ___________________ 1974 __ 101o 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

201o 49 __________________ 1974 __ 50 to 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

10010 199 ________________ 1974 __ 20010 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 11o 4 ___________________________ _ 

51o 9 ___________________________ _ 

101o 19 _________________________ _ 

201o 49 _________________________ _ 

501o 99 _________________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 

20010 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- lor 2-__________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

51o 9 ___________________________ _ 

101o 19 _________________________ _ 

201o 49 _________________________ _ 

501o 99 _________________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 

20010 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

271 

263 

268 

252 

251 

I 

5 

14 

20 

24 

26 

65 

97 

246 

239 

244 

(NA) 

52 

65 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

244 

4 

10 

15 

19 

23 

52 

74 

47 

52 

41 

10 

I 

-

-

-

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with soles of $2,500 All farms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 240 (X) 270 (X) I (X) 238 (X) 269 (X) 

(X) 261 (X) 276 (X) 

148 063 230 147 641 256 77 165 

146 619 244 146 474 259 82 507 

2 -

5~ I II 22 

42 - 13 101 

185 4 9 112 

699 16 556 28 854 

I 873 22 I 773 31 2 197 

3 960 26 3 960 41 6 122 

21 423 65 21 423 87 27 068 

119 879 97 119 879 36 40 689 

78 986 227 78 787 (NA) (NA) 

74 414 234 74 321 (NA) (NA) 

78 895 226 78 704 (NA) (NA) 

74 280 234 74 187 (NA) (NA) 

91 46 83 (NA) (NA) 

134 65 134 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) ()() 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

78 895 226 78 704 Cottle sold ________________________ 

Forms with10 I 3 11o 4 ________________________ 

72 4 34 5 to 9 ________________________ 

210 8 114 101o 19 ______________________ 

568 17 518 201o 49 ______________________ 

1 748 23 I 748 50 to 99 ______________________ 

7 505 52 7 505 100 1o 199 ____________________ 

22 774 74 22 774 200 1o 499 ____________________ 

46 008 47 46 008 500 and over __________________ 

91 46 83 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with54 35 46 lor 2 ________________________ 

32 10 32 3 or 4 ________________________ 

5 1 5 51o 9 ________________________ 

- - - 101o 19 ______________________ 

- - - 201o 49 ______________________ 

~I - - 501o 99 ______________________ 

- - 10010 199 ____________________ 

- - 200 1o 499 ____________________ 

- - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

Farms Number Oollors (1.000) 

243 (X) 16 272 

243 (X) 16 217 

268 (X) (NA) 

235 76 986 15 005 

254 82 443 13 719 

5 10 2 4 30 5 

5 64 12 

26 806 170 

31 2 197 400 41 6 122 I 002 

87 27 068 4 785 

36 40 689 8 628 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

4 (X) (l) 

18 (X) 5 

Soles, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Forms Number (1.000) 

195 44 052 10 689 

5 12 3 8 52 II 18 280 68 35 1 121 233 31 2200 505 36 5 338 I 343 41 12 407 2 583 21 22 642 5 943 

149 32 934 4 316 

2 2 (l) 

3 II 2 4 28 5 7 108 17 18 587 79 22 I 611 218 48 6 729 867 34 10 820 I 463 II 13 038 I 665 

Beaverhead County, Mont. IV-9 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Inventory - Sales - Farms with sales af $2,500 and over Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms 

188 

216 

188 

7 

215 

236 

Number 

34 120 

35 337 

34 034 

86 

34 734 

36 816 

Cattle fattened on grains and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

IOta 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 9L ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

15 3 289 1 295 

15 2 867 (NA) 

3 13 4 

4 61 15 

2 (0) (0) 

4 267 65 

1 (D) (0) 

- - -

1 (D) (0) 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs sharn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and panieL _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

All forms 

Farms 

25 

47 

4 

2 

6 

3 

4 

4 

2 

-

(X) 

(X) 

64 

97 

(X) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

152 

201 

Inventory -

Inventory 

Forms with soles of $2.500 

and over 

Number Farms Number 

1 856 23 1 826 

3 275 45 3 267 [ 

12 4 12 

10 2 10 

96 4 66 

101 3 101 

272 4 272 (D) 4 (D) 

(D) 2 (0) 

- - - (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

37 906 55 37 487 

99 548 96 99 469 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(NA) I 20 

(NA) 4 9 

1 494 140 1 450 

2 313 (NA) (NA) 

Sales 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Farms Number Dollars (1.000) 

22 2 566 20 2 538 187 

45 5 262 43 5 254 (NA) 

1 4 1 4 (Z) 

- - - - -

4 50 2 22 2 

4 143 4 143 11 

5 3« 5 3« 25 

5 638 5 638 « 

2 (0) 2 (D) (D) 

1 (0) 1 (D) (D) 

6 198 4 176 5 

12 614 12 614 (NA) 

68 32 827 59 32 425 (NA) 

96 84 259 95 84 178 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 58 36 337 '363 478 

(NA) (NA) 59 (X) 1 025 

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

28 216 [ 27 215 46 

47 154 i (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974_ 

1969_ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ lambs under I year old _____________________ 1974_ 

-

-

-

Ewes I yeer old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Rams and wethers _________________________ 1974_ 

1 Pounds of wool. 

Table 9. 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 39L ___________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9.999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10.000 to 19.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20.000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50.000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold, ($1 ,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 10 Beaverhead County, Mont. 

and over All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

13 197 Litters of pigs farrowed between31 430 December I of preceding year and November 30 _ 1974 __ 16 370 14 366 

22 1 629 1969 __ 35 690 35 690 

41 2 837 December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 16 245 14 243 

42 9 038 1969 __ 33 379 33 379 

54 27 480 June I and November 30 __________________ 1974 __ 12 125 10 123 

49 969 1969 __ 32 311 32 311 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

40 (X) 33 (X) 4 (X) 2 (X) 

(NA) (X) 54 (X) (NA) (X) 9 (X) 

40 1 766 33 1 629 4 427 2 227 

55 3 946 53 3 634 7 824 6 374 

40 1 746 33 I 610 4 427 2 227 

55 3 941 53 3 629 6 788 5 338 

36 1 171 29 1 035 1 75 1 75 

4 575 4 575 3 352 1 152 

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - 1 25 1 25 

- - - - - - - -

(X) (X) (X) (X) 10 5 8 5 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 20 11 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheat (bushelsL ______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ Cotton (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ Sweefpotataes (bushels) ________________ _ Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ Land in archards ______________________ _ Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ____ _ Sorghums for groin (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (tons. dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

33 1 610 2 227 

53 3 629 5 338 

33 1 539 2 227 

3 71 - -

- - - - - - 1 36 

8 19 - - 1 1 - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

2 -

- -

- - - -

22 37 

73 80 

- - - -

I (NA) 

- (NA) 

219 255 

- -

- - - - 4 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - -

"'; I 

- - - - - - -

120 13B 36 241 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ Light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other poultry ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

10 -

- - -

-

6 1781 9 191 

9 255 9 905 

-

=, -

350 (NA) 1 - (NA) 

140 956 149 876 

-

(~I -

-

82 

Forms witM sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- -

=1 

- - (X) (X) 

- -

42 4191 

(X) (X) 

80 331 113 182 

Forms with sales of $2,500 ond over 

Inventory 

Forms Number 

(X) 

(X) 

Forms 

Soles 

Number 

172 

(X) 

~ ________ J-________ ~ 

(X) 

Quantity t'!orvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

-

- 221 535 196 6281 (X) (X) 

-

=, -

(D) (NA) 

- (NA) 

215 568 249 072 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forrrys Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - -

- - -

= I - - - - - -

- (NA) -

114 130 32 193 38 9221 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Wheat (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 80rley (busheISI- _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for grain ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed crops- _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Land in orchords _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

80 

153 

59 

88 

-

-

-

-

22 

37 

19 

33 

64 

63 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

207 

246 

1 

2 

-

-

-

-

1 

1 

-

-

-

-

Acres 

33 634 

83 346 

68 471 

139 793 

-

-

-

-

9 191 

6 178 

978 

1 608 

8 259 

8 047 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

140 680 

149 586 

80 

(D) 

-

-

-

- 350 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

221 535 

196 628 

55 602 

91 738 

390 382 

451 340 

-

-

(X) 

-

-

-

-

214 890 

248 492 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

-

(0) 

(0) 

(X) (X) I (X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Forms Acres Forms 

54 24 072 5 

105 40 886 23 

30 27 432 6 

46 49 451 11 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 8 2 150 13 

25 2 219 21 

18 853 5 

32 I 597 10 

53 5 860 29 

57 6 907 33 

- - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

197 130 151 95 

230 141 357 96 

- - - I 6 I 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

1 350 1 

1 (0) 1 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry Liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

526 5 45 - - 4 330 23 327 - - I 585 6 130 - - 7 507 11 298 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 862 13 315 - - 5 167 (NA) 327 (NA) 10 

137 5 7 - -

786 (NA) 105 (NA) - 5 333 29 621 - - 5 783 (NA) 818 (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 37 718 95 3 413 - - 49 73 I 96 3 962 - - - - - - - 105 1 5 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) 350 1 120 -

= I (0) (NA) 70 (NA) 

- - - - - - - -

~ I - - - - - - - -

Beaverhead County, Mont. IV-ll 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1 969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Acres 

(l) 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres forms Tons forms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs. including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ lime _______________ . ___________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

fonL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to conlrol- Insects on hoy cropL ___________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nematodes in crops ____________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

153 

797 

135 

51 511 

4 650 

712 

12 

3 560 

9 

8 

141 

18 

1969 

169 

517 

138 

73 959 

5 934 

480 

4 

770 

2 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Can Diseases in crops and orchords ____________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Weeds or grass in crops _________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Weeds or brush in posturL _______________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Weeds on all other land __________________ forms-_ 

acres on wh ich used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 1969 

1 1 

760 350 

2 (l) 

19 23 

9 410 7 739 

34 14 

7 21 

2 846 13 065 

16 16 

7 (NA) 

420 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

2 

130 

1 

19 45 

3 4 

2 (NA) 

(l) (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ forms-_ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres-_ 

Average per farm _______________________ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Other cropland irrigated ________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _forms-_ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feeL_ Average per acre irrigated _______________ ocre-feeL_ 

Land irrigo.'ed by- Furrows or ditches _______________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

1974 

208 

80.9 

190 830 

917.5 

205 

163 398 

202 

139 276 

54 

24 072 

1 

50 

30 

27 432 

411 065 

2.2 

59 

40 054 

1969 

244 

85.6 

243 319 

997.2 

243 

193 868 

234 

152 614 

105 

40 886 

(NA) 

368 

46 

49 451 

585 106 

2.4 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems- ____________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ land in irrigated forms ______________________ acres __ 

Cropland ________________________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ forms __ 

acres irrigated in most recent yeor __ 

Farms with artificol drainage _________________ farms __ 

Proportion of forms -------------------- percenL_ Land in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ land drained ____________________________ ocres __ 

Average per form ______________________ acres-_ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs. and earthen tanks ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

acres-_ 

1974 1969 

7 (NA) 

2 522 (NA) 

60 (NA) 

23 738 (NA) 

022 842 531 826 

182 193 246 687 

146 016 158 016 

I (X) 

40 (X) 

17 22 

6.6 7.7 

159 642 255 361 

2 534 15 288 

149.1 694.9 

22 (NA) 

64 (NA) 

192 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see textL _______________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by size of debt owed; Under $5,000 ________________________________________________ - ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________ -_ - ___ -- ____________ _ 

$10.000 to $29,999 ______________________________ -_ -- -- -- ---- ---- -- ______ - _____ _ 

$30,000 to $49,999 ______________________________ -_ -_ -- __ -- -- ---- -- __ -_ -_ -_ -_ ---

$50,000 and over __________________________________________ ------ - ____________ _ 

Total operator debt 

145 

26 627 

5 

7 

21 

13 

99 

Secured by real estate 

115 

16 744 

7 

16 

10 

82 

Not secured by real estate 

97 

9 883 

9 

6 

22 

11 

49 

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

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 days ______ _ 

Total contract labor ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

forms 

1974 1969 

110 136 

102 } 85 204 

60 81 

28 (NA) 

IV - 12 Beaverhead County, Mont. 

Workers Dollors (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

327 378 1 315 } 466 1 1 435 318 1 

472 _ 80 

(NA) (NA) 185 

132 (NA) 97 

1974 hired form workers working1969 

150 doys 2510 Less than 

Total or more 149 doy. 25 days 

Farms _________________ _ 166 110 102 85 

Cosh wages paid _ $1,000 __ 1 714 1 315 318 80 Number of workerL _____ _ 1 265 327 466 472 

644 Farms with- 1 worker __________ _ 19 38 33 13 

161 2 workers _________ _ 26 29 25 17 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 41 26 15 19 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 44 14 21 24 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 36 3 8 12 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All farms 

1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 508 540 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 2 647 912 2 816 994 

Average size of farm ______ ocres-_ 5 212 5 217 

Approximate land oreo _______ acres __ 3 214 720 3 214 720 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 82.4 87.6 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 226844 136 581 

Average per form ________ dollars __ 446544 252 928 

Average per acre ________ dollors __ 86 48 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 44 33 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 20 27 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 3 4 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 20 18 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 7 16 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 7 28 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 10 15 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 12 13 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 70 57 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 81 75 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 68 70 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 166 184 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farmL_ 

acres-_ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Forms with soles of $2.500 

and over All forms 

1974 

462 

2 093 560 

4532 

3 214 720 

65.1 

169 717 

367 352 

81 

24 

12 

3 

15 

6 

7 

9 

II 

65 

79 

68 

163 

1969 

463 land in Farms According to Use 

2 237 267 

4 832 

3 214 720 

69.6 

107 942 

233 137 

48 

14 

3 

3 

II 

16 

20 

Total cropland _____________ forms_ - acres-_ Harvested croplond _______ formL_ 

ccres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: I to 9 acres ______________ _ 

- 10 to 19 acres _____________ _ 

20 to 29 ccres _____________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ____ . ________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres _____________ _ 

100 fa 199 ocres ___________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres ___________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________ _ 

1,000 ocres and aver ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see textL __ formL_ 

acreL_ 

12 Totol woodlond _____________ formL_ 

10 acres-_ 52 Other land (see text) ________ forms __ 

72 ocres __ 

70 Irrigated [and _____________ farms-_ 

180 ocreL_ 

1974 1969 

428 492 

264 196 294 794 

414 452 

161 028 152 846 

7 5 

12 16 

9 18 

20 40 

48 72 

89 98 

145 140 

60 40 

24 23 

161 183 

44 905 26 366 

128 279 

58 263 115 582 

40 50 

140 597 129 356 

407 455 

2243119 2 392 844 

194 256 

38 553 48 400 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

127 

58 195 

3 

589 

7 

431 

113 

45 598 

16 

II 577 

35 

32 895 

29 

27 345 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

n cropland and ___________________ farmL_ 

ocres __ 

nd _________________ farmL_ 

113 7051 Woodland not pastured __________ _ 

2 8~~ Other land _______________________ _ 

30 1 Pastureland and rangeland, other tho 

I I ~~: I woodland pasture ______________ _ 

89 312 Improved pasture1and and rangela 

acres-_ 

10 2~g 1 

Unimproved pastureland ond rang elond _______________ farms __ 

42 

21 059 , 

19 262 

acres __ 

aads, wasteland, etc. _farms-_ 

acres __ 34 i land in hauselats, barnlats, ponds, r 

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

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over All forms 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

All form aperatars ____________ number __ 508 540 462 463 Forms by type of organization - Can. Land in forms- _______________ acres __ 2 647 912 2 816 994 2 093 560 2 237 267 Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) Horvested cropland _________ acres __ 161 028 152 846 160 757 151 601 Land in forms ______________ acres-_ (NA) (NA) 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full awnerL _______________ number __ 180 170 142 117 

Corporafion ________________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres-_ (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 709244 692 963 159 076 121 914 Other _____________________ numbeL_ (NA) (NA) Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 18 593 14 416 18 389 13 598 acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Port owners _______________ number __ 237 259 231 253 Form aperotors by age group:' land in farms ______________ acres __ I 641 759 I 833 629 I 637 915 I 826 677 Under 25 years ____________________ ~_ 14 II Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 114 768 121 130 114 701 121 038 25 fa 34 years _____________________ _ 56 72 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

91 III 89 93 

296 909 290 402 296 569 288 676 

27 667 17 300 27 667 16 965 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 years and over __________________ _ 

96 103 

101 149 

129 159 

71 46 Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 17.9 20.5 19.3 20.0 Average age _______________________ _ 49.9 49.1 

Block and other races, see textForm operators by tenure:! All form aperatars __________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocres __ 

34 (NA) 32 I 

49 425 (NA) 48 765 (D) 

5 847 (NA) 5 847 -

Form operators by place of residence: 2 

On form operoted ___________________ _ 

On another farm ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form ________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban area _________ _ 

303 425 

20 } 15 67 

27 

Full awners ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Horvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

7 (NA) 7 I 

14441 (NA) 14441 (D) 

604 (NA) 604 -

II (NA) 9 -

23 942 (NA) 23 282 - I 216 (NA) I 216 -

16 (NA) 16 -

Form operators reporting days of work 

off form: 2 

None _____________________________ _ 

I to 49 days _______________________ _ 

50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 150 to 199 days ____________________ _ 

200 days and over _________________ _ 

216 (NA) 

18 55 

20 42 

- 10 } 33 10 

- 67 91 

land in farmL _____________ acres __ II 042 (NA) I I 042 - Form aperafors by principal occupatian:2 Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

4 027 (NA) 4 027 - 47.1 (NA) 50.0 -

Farming ___________________________ _ 

Other ____________________________ _ 384 (NA) 

- 83 (NA) 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres-_ (NA) (NAJ 395 371 

(NA) (NA) 848 9J1 I 033 008 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

Farm operators reporting ogricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

(NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

!}969 data ore only for forms operoted by Slacks. '1974 data apply only to individual or family operotions (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

411 434 

261 998 290 836 

403 414 

160 757 151 601 

5 } 9 

49/ 9 

14 

48 64 

89 98 

145 140 

60 40 

24 23 

150 165

1 

43 046 25 530 

127 (NA) 

58 195 113 705 

35 42 

32 895 21 059 

368 (NA) 

I 798 667 I 925 372 

184 229 

38 316 47 792 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

7 9 

5 550 I 797 

368 (NA) 

I 798 667 I 925 372 I 285 323

1 

I 777 638 I 898 220 

41 49 

27 191 18 4871 

267 306 

I 750447 I 879 733 I 230 253 i 21 029 27 152 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

28 61 

521 798 615386 

32 22 

590 058 576 977 

7 9 

132 793 II 896 

13 8 

54 61 

89 91 

94 134 

113 133 

60 36 

49.5 49.0 

280 380 

18 } 14 46 

25 

197 (NA) 

14 52 

20 29 

10 

10 } 30 

55 51 

353 (NA) 

70 (NA) 

12 (NA) 

22 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Big Hom County, Mont. IV-13 
Table 3, Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of sales: 

59 1- 98 97 _, 

116 127 

$100,000 ond over _______________________ _ 

~O,OOO to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

73 112 

64 83 

M 43 

$10,00010 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2.500 to ~,999 ________________________ _ 

Under $2,500 (see lextl- __________________ _ 55 77 $2,000 to $2,499 _____________________ _ 8 13 $1,500 to $1.999 _____________________ _ 14 14 $1,000 to $1,499 _____________________ _ 

- II 15 Under $1,000 (see textl- ________________ _ 22 35 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1 ,000_ - 34 630 17 809 Average per form ______________ dollors_ 68 169 32 979 

- 331 1- 357 

- 13 62~ J 5 479 

-

-

Crops. including hOY _______________ formL 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forest products ___________________ farms- 8 I $1.000_ - 38 (Z) 

livestock. poultry. and their products ________________________ forms_ - 437 483 

- 20 964 12 330 I - 17 (NA) 

- 45 (NA) i 

$1.000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms-

$1,000_ 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

59 1- 97 _, 98 

116 127 

73 112 

64 83 

44 41 

9 2 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

34 574 17 721 

74 837 38 273 

324 (NA) 

13 624 5 454 

- - - -

8 I 

38 (Z) 

400 428 

20 912 12 267 

15 17 

44 5 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Groins __________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco ________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Fruits. nuts, and berries ___________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Dairy products ___________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Cottle and calves _________________ forms-

$1,000_ - Hogs and pigs ___________________ forms-- $1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

324 (NA) 

13 624 5 454 

284 279 

\0 012 2 619 

- - - - - -

- - 202 142 

2 117 320 

19 106 

I 495 2 514 

I 3 

I I 

- - - -

400 428 

20 912 12 267 

15 17 

44 5 

2 24 

I 35 

382 (NA) 

20 132 II 496 

63 I (NA) 

424 731 

31 

73 

23 

238 J 

1974 and 1969 

All forms I 1974 1969 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

I 1969 

! 

Forms with sales I of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sald l ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Custamwork and other agricultural services ______ . ___________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Government farm programs ______________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Other farm-related sources _______________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for farm-related income sources 1 ____________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

72 

134 

818 

48 

259 

2 

I 

38 

35 

55 

508 

15 

17 

36 

199 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

36 

642 

4 

4 

245 

I 168 

(NA) 

(NA) I 

(NA) (NA) I 

(NA) 

(NA) 

52 (NA) 

128 (NA) 

657 (NA) 

47 34 

259 642 

2 4 

1 4 

38 228 

35 I 160 

50 (NA) 

346 (NA) 

15 (NA) 

17 (NA) 

33 (NA) 

57 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources 2 ____________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding farm related ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cash wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc _________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

197 

327 

23 I 176 

III 

904 

90 

145 

25 

84 

II 

19 

ISee text. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text_ 

Total farm production expenses ___ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with- $110 $999 ______________________ _ 

$1.00010 $1,999 _________________ _ 

$2,00010 $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,00010 $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,00010 $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ $60,000 ond over ________________ _ 

Livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredienls- ___________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole groins ______________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Table 5. 

All forms 

1974 

508 

29 533 

24 

18 

21 

51 

68 

109 } 99 

40 

78 

240 

6 951 

375 

6 134 

291 

I 055 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - 14 Big Horn County, Mont, 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

540 462 463 

15 076 29 450 14 960 

38 1~ } 13 37 

24 II 19 

55 44 48 

106 66 103 

109 128 

280 99 84 

40 } 68 78 

255 227 234 

3 001 6 939 2 990 

411 342 365 

I 343 6 098 1 327 

305 271 282 

915 1 040 907 

(NA) 114 72 (NA) 348 58 

(NA) 161 110 

(NA) 3 886 160 

(NA) 68 91 

(NA) 823 201 

(NA) 277 (NA) 

(NA) 344 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Lime ______________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline ___________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

LP gas, butane, and propane __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form labor ______________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Contract labor ________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Machine hire and custamwark ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

176 195 

309 194 

209 206 

1 025 481 

197 (NA) 

291 137 

(NA) - (NA) -

507 535 

I 399 937 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

233 337 

1 914 I 599 

38 J 284 

133 683 

198 

603 

491 526 

10 775 6 700 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

172 186 

309 193 

204 198 

I 024 478 

193 (NA) 

284 136 

- -

- -

462 462 

I 391 918 

461 462 

751 625 

324 231 

429 179 

157 133 

89 40 

462 462 

121 75 

231 317 

1 914 1 591 

38 100 

133 257 

196 217 

603 420 

458 461 

10 411 6 650 

1974 Census of Agriculture - Cou nty Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimafed market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Average per form __________ dollars-_ 

Forms by value group: $1 fa $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000 fa $4,999-_________________ _ 

$5,000 fa $9.999-_________________ _ 

$10,000 fa $19,999 ________________ _ $20,000 fa $29.999 ________________ _ 

$30.000 fa $49.999 ________________ _ 

$50,000 fa $69,999 ________________ _ $70.000 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctor5 ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

506 530 

16 763 8 762 

33 129 16 532 

2 25 

44 104 

58 119 

87 140 

133 } 96 142 41 

45 

421 432 

590 589 

372 383 

475 500 

1 251 1 289 

507 524 

,~ 1 476 

1 182 1 445

1 

294 428 

100 

131 

i 3 _ 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

460 459 16 328 8 352 35 496 18 196 

3~ } 83 

40 108 

75 130 

131 64 94 39 

41 } 45 35 

381 384 

547 537 

348 356 

434 449 

1 193 1 212 482 484 

409 416 

1 124 1 198

1 

277 370 

100 110 

131 

3 1~~ i 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - (on. 

Groin and bean combines, 

self-propelled _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ farmL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other corn pickers ond 

picker-shellers ______________ farmL_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup bolers ____________ ____ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and 

self-propelled _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar 

or flywheel type _____________ farmL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

160 140 159 137 

177 182 176 179 

42 65 42 65 

11 

r 16 II 6 

11 18 11 6 

5 5 5 2 

21 21 10 

21 J 21 II 

2 2 3 

69 (NA) 68 (NA) 

71 (NA) 70 (NA) 

37 (NA) 37 (NA) 1 

264 268 261 256 

278 290 275 278 

118 114 118 110 

184 (NA) 184 152 

191 (NA) 191 164 

95 (NA) 95 87 

47 (NA) 47 46

52 1 (NA) 52 

22 (NA) 22 ~~ i 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or paultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Cottle and calveL ______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5 fa 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

10 fa 19 __________________ 1974 __ 20 to 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

50 fo 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 19L _______________ 1974 __ 

200 fa 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ________________ J974 __ 

1969 __ 

Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sald _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

forms with- 1 fo 4 ___________________________ _ 5 fo 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 fa 19 _________________________ _ 

20 fo 49 _________________________ _ 

50 fo 99 _________________________ _ 

100 fa 199 _______________________ _ 

200 fo 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 or 2 ___________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 5 fa 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 fa 19 _________________________ _ 20 fa 49 _________________________ _ 

50 fa 99 _________________________ _ 100 fo 199 _______________________ _ 

200 fa 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

431 

421 

471 

409 

445 

3 

2 

24 

55 

78 

92 

93 

62 

387 

408 

381 

(NA) 

55 

112 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

381 

6 

8 

29 

83 

78 

84 

73 

20 

55 

43 

9 

3 

-

-

-

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 394 (X) 437 

~) I (X) 385 (X) 433 (X) 

(X) 420 (X) 480 (X) 

132 854 377 131 993 416 74 1341 125 473 400 124 772 448 68 623 

8 3 8 17 37 

15 1 16~ I 23 163 I 329 11 50 677 

1 758 43 1 446 109 3 439 

5 536 72 5 156 102 7 145 

13 219 92 13 219 51 7 292 

28 758 93 28 758 46 13 464 

83 231 62 83 231 18 41 917 

62 191 359 61 722 (NA) (NA) 

61 012 373 60 705 (NA) (NA) 

62 085 354 61 619 (NA) (NA) 

60 660 372 60 363 (NA) (NA) 

106 53 103 (NA) (NA) 

352 109 342 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory. 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

62 085 354 61 619 Cottle sold ________________________ 

Forms with16 3 5 1 to 4 ________________________ 

56 4 28 5 to 9 ________________________ 

423 17 257 10 to 19 ______________________ 

2 671 76 2 460 20 to 49 ______________________ 

5 233 77 5 183 50 fa 99 ______________________ 

II 093 84 II 093 100 fo 199 ____________________ 

20 501 73 20 501 200 to 499 ____________________ 

22 092 20 22 092 500 and over __________________ 

106 53 103 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with57 41 54 1 or 2 ________________________ 

32 9 32 3 or 4 ________________________ 

17 3 17 5 fo 9 ________________________ 

- - - 10 to 19 ______________________ 

- - - 20 fo 49 ______________________ 

- - - 50 to 99 ______________________ 

- - - 100 to 199 ____________________ 

- - - 200 fo 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Farms Number Dollors (1.000) 

400 (X) 20 912 

396 (X) 20 629 

425 (X) (NA) 

382 73 839 20 132 

402 68 239 11 496 

7 14 3 14 100 22 

37 513 96 107 3 394 622 

102 7 145 1 368 51 7 292 1 414 

46 13 464 2 843 18 41 917 13 764 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

2 (X) 1 24 (X) 35 

Sates. 1974-

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Forms Number (1.000) 

311 57 469 17 767 

36 100 24 24 160 37 62 785 170 81 2 551 592 42 2984 753 24 3 359 771 27 7 591 1 886 15 39 939 13 534 

237 16 370 2 365 

9 II 1 2 8 1 16 113 14 31 441 60 74 2 491 386 60 4 205 572 29 4 175 641 14 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

Big Hom County, Mont. IV-1S 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer calveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Seef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer cal .... es, bulls, and bull ,al .... es _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969_ -

Inventory -

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number 

310 36 133 

351 32 996 

306 35 850 

18 283 

325 34 138 

378 31 071 

Cattle fattened an grains and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to lL ______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 4L ______________________________ 1974 __ 50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 19L ____________________________ 1974 __ 200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hags and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1 974 __ 

25 to 4L _____________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sald __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and 10m bs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs sharn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs. and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goots ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponieL _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hogs ond pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other hogs ond pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

lambs under I year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

R.oms and wethers _________________________ 1974 

1 Pounds of wool. 

In .... entory 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 All forms and over 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

60 3 452 51 3 336 71 7 511 

109 9 019 100 8 855 111 12 034 

10 22 7 17 8 28 

6 38 4 22 6 41 

16 227 13 192 13 185 

12 429 12 429 10 339 

5 278 4 218 16 1 076 

6 764 6 764 6 953 

4 (0) 4 (D) 9 3 026 

1 (D) I (D) 3 1 863 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 21 2 178 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 28 2 336 

34 2 281 30 2 147 35 2 759 

48 10 533 43 10 162 47 8 605 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) I 1 (NA) (NA) 

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

176 1 657 167 1 638 20 82 

272 2 439 (NA) (NA) 36 193 

Inventory -

Farms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number 

34 496 Litters of pigs farrowed between71 I 199 December 1 of preceding yeor and November 30 _1974 __ 

45 2 840 1969 __ 

97 7 656 December I of preceding yeor and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 

21 795 1969 __ 

28 1 278 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 

23 74 1969 __ 

Sales- Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Dollors (1,000) 

26 28 731 10 810 

17 3 220 (NA) 

4 21 8 

3 38 9 

8 203 54 

I 80 (D) 

3 349 (D) 

4 I 250 395 

3 26 790 10 217 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Farms with sales of $2.500 and aver 

Farms Number Dollars (1,000) 

63 7 355 424 

99 11 823 (NA) 

6 20 1 

6 41 3 

9 139 10 

9 312 18 

15 I 001 51 

6 953 62 

9 3 026 180 

3 1 863 99 

19 2 091 24 

22 2 234 (NA) 

31 2 640 (NA) 

42 8 292 (NA) 

26 I 984 '17 087 

31 (X) 73 

- - -

- - (NA) 

19 81 14 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All farms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 a nd over 

Forms Number Farms Number 

47 803 44 782 

85 1 220 78 I 202 

43 450 40 439 

74 666 67 650 

31 353 30 343 

67 554 65 552 

Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ -

- Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974_ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ________ 1974_ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1.599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meot-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry ond poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 16 Big Horn County, Mont. 

All farms 

Forms 

66 

(NA) 

65 

101 

63 

98 

58 

4 

-

1 

-

-

-

-

-

5 

-

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Number Farms Number 

(X) 61 (X) 

(X) 89 (X) 

5 206 60 5 035 

4 413 89 3 738 

5 043 58 4 876 

3 906 86 3 243 

1 638 53 1 471 

(D) 4 (D) 

- - - (0) 1 (0) 

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - - - - - 208 5 208 

- - -

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 ond over 

Forms Number Farms Number 

2 (X) 2 (X) 

(NA) (X) 11 (X) 

2 I 430 2 1 430 

11 815 11 815 

2 1 430 2 I 430 

10 608 10 608 

1 20 1 20 

- - - - 1 1 410 I 1 410 

- - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

17 45 15 44 

(NA) (NA) 17 5 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Hens and puliets of loying og8 ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 monlhs old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and male chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheal (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small grains for groin _____________ _ 

Callan (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn far groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ____ _ Sorghums for groin (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (tons. dry) _________________ _ 

Inventory Soles 

Farms Number Forms Number 

58 4 876 2 1 430 

86 3 243 10 608 

57 4 848 2 1 430 

2 28 - -

- - - -

7 176 2 80 

24 159 - -

- - - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Farms 

1974 1969 

56 27 

I 2 

- - - - 246 268 

241 259 

- - - -

1 (NA) 

- (NA) 

357 360 

1 3 1 - - - 106 (NA) 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

20 - 1 431 

42 26 3 607 

- - -

- I - - (NA) - 308 302 41 977 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for sloughter ________________ 1974 __ 

~i~~~yb~;:~~= =========== = == = = == = = = ~ ~~ !:: Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Olher poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

AU forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

5 038 1 347 

5 440 

-

53 12~ I - 70 143 

24 250 33 777 

-

=1 -

(l) (NA) 

- (NA) 

57 538 50 591 

1 11 

1 -

- -

7 433 15 066 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and oller 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- 83 499 - 1 334 56 675 20 483 

- (X) (X) 

170 - 5 100 

270 (X) (X) 

37 158 85 724 65 792 

Inventory I Soles 

Forms Number Forms Number 

4 46 - -

3 17 - -

3 38 - -

2 26 - -

1 12 - -

2 8 - -

3 8 - -

2 (X) - (X) 

7 (X) - (X) 

Quantity ~arvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

2 260 100 I 602 096 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

48 (NA) 

- (NA) 

118 615 81 091 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Farm~ Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

16 - 981 -

40 23 3 211 I 278 

- - - -

- I - 170 

- (NA) - 270 

142 164 13 828 15 338 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Wheal (bushelsl- _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Ools (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushelsl- _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (Ions. dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Colton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish pololoes (hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ t 

Forms 

150 

165 

41 

49 

56 

26 

-

2 

244 

254 

85 

103 

209 

208 

1 

2 

15 

-

-

-

-

348 

336 

81 

45 

-

-

-

-

1 

1 

I 

3 

-

-

Acres 

43 046 

25 530 

27 191 

18 487 

5 038 

1 334 

- 440 

70 138 

52 828 

3 058 

4 943 

19 867 

27 555 

48 

70 

1 239 

-

-

-

-

57 315 

49 861 

5 221 

2677 

-

-

-

-

(l) 

1 

1 

11 

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Quantity Forms Acres Forms 

(X) 52 4 441 32 (X) 75 4972 33 

(X) 10 437 8 (X) 9 637 6 (X) 50 4 192 42 

(X) 23 1 278 17 (X) - - - (X) 2 440 1 

2 259 912 60 4 945 96 

1 593 541 98 5 087 60 

165 974 20 875 12 

277 901 40 2 078 12 792 923 71 4 472 46 967 177 66 2 430 25 

2 400 1 48 1 

3000 1 40 - (X) - - 1 

- - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - -

118 328 153 16 340 53 80 02B 182 18 055 34 (X) 16 471 4 (X) 18 434 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 48 1 (l) 1 30 - - -

(X) I I - (X) 2 10 2 (X) - - - (X) - - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Farms Tons 

13 807 32 780 I 3 I 956 33 209 - - 497 8 41 1 3 280 5 25 1 4 

4 263 42 B76 - -

995 16 188 1 25 - - - - - 170 1 9 - - 31 684 94 1 892 2 19 25 460 (NA) 998 (NA) 50 

518 12 50 - - 641 (NA) 35 (NA) - 6 216 45 384 1 3 9 172 (NA) 368 (NA) - 48 I 4 - - - (NA) - (NA) - 5 I (l) - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

5 857 52 447 1 10 3 037 32 211 2 5 182 4 17 - - 35 1 2 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - (Z) 1 (Z) - - - (NA) - (NA) -

- - - - - 10 2 3 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Big Hom County, Mont. IV-17 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Acres 

29 2 212 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms 

28 

Acres 

2 206 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Totol Dry Liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Farms Tons 

24 2 045 21 435 17 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer _____________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

$1.000 __ Lime __________________________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

ton5-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy croPL ___________________ farms-_ 

acres an which used __ 

$1.000 __ Insects on other crops _________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

278 

308 

204 

65 122 

4 979 

I 024 

56 

6 308 

17 

38 

12 600 

49 

3 

482 

34 

1969 

31l 

613 

179 

54 170 

4 827 

478 

63 

524 

14 

9 

914 

4 

Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants. etc. to contral- Can Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ farms-_ 

acres an which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Weeds or gross in craps _________________ farmL_ 

acres an which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Weeds on all ather land __________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of craps or thinning of fruit ________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other chemicals (see text) __________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 1969 

6 5 

695 756 

4 4 

117 165 

54 635 61 552 

140 90 

12 18 

716 087 

20 2 

25 (NA) 

150 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

6 9 

172 746 

1 2 

39 112 

9 17 

25 (NA) 

7 (NA) 

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

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Farms irrigated in census year ________________ farms-_ 

Proportion af forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Totallond irrigated _______________ .. _________ acres __ 

Average per form _______________________ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __ __ __ _ formsacres_ 

Cropland posture irrigated __ _forms __ 

acres-_ 

Other cropland irrigated __ _ _ _ ____ formL_ 

acres-_ 

Pasture irrigated, other than cropland posture _ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

land irrigated hy- Furrows or ditches _______ _ _____ farms __ 

acres-_ 

1974 

184 

39.8 

38 316 

208.2 

182 

37 879 

177 

32 933 

52 

4 441 

8 505 

10 

437 

62 478 

1.6 

92 

14 876 

1969 

229 

49.4 

47 792 

208.6 

227 

47 155 

218 

42 002 

75 

4 972 

(NA) 

181 

9 

637 

71 062 

1.5 

(NA) 

(NA) 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farmL_ 

ocres __ 

land in irrigated farmL _____________________ acres-_ 

Cropland _____________________ '- __________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _____________________ acres-_ 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ forms __ 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 

Forms with ortifical droinage _________________ forms-_ 

Proportion of forms -------------------- percenL_ 

land in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ land drained ____________________________ acres"'.._ 

Average per form ______________________ acres-_ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tonks- ___________________________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

acres __ 

1974 1969 

I (NA) 

680 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

161 (NA) 

439 463 908 910 

79 741 162 817 

54 073 86 159 

5 (X) 

306 (X) 

21 74 

4.5 15.9 

86 194 213 786 

2 732 12 106 

130.1 163.6 

143 (NA) 

818 (NA) 

I 390 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by farm operator (see text) _____ _ ___ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Total operator debt 

238 

27 138 

Secured by real estate 

157 

15 100 

Not secured by real estate 

180 

12 038 

Fa~~~e~y$~i,~eog~~~~~-o~~~;-- _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ ____ __ ____ __ __ 39 12 40 

$5,000 ta $9,999_______________________________________________________________ 14 14 24 

$10,000 to $29,999_____________________________________________________________ 46 38 ~~ 

$30,000 to $49.999 _________________________________________________ • _____ . ___ ._ 36 26 

$50,000 ond over ______________________________________________________________ L... ___________ l0_3 _____________ 6_7 ____________ 4_5-' 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 doys ________ _ 

less than 25 days ______ _ 

TOfol contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

96 

100 

I 17 } 38 

23 

IV-18 Big Horn County, Mont. 

1969 

131 

267 

100 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (l,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

304 342 1 451 } 475 } 1 042 374 1 

500 89 

(NA) (NA) 133 

166 (NA) 77 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 to less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 doys 

Forms _________________ _ 231 96 100 117 

Cosh wages paid _ $1,000-- 1 914 1 451 374 89 Number of workers ______ _ 1 279 304 475 500 

591 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 66 48 29 34 

257 2 workers _________ _ 34 19 15 13 

3 or 4 workers _____ _ 45 14 26 27 

5 to 9 workers _____ _ 45 9 Il 32 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 41 6 19 11 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All forms ________________ number __ 487 561 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 2 352 763 2 260 133 

Average size af farm ______ ocres __ 4 831 4 029 

Approximate land area _______ acres __ 2 735 872 735 872 

Proportion in farms _____ percenL_ 86.0 82.6 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 166 454 93 694 

Average per farm ________ dollars-_ 341 795 167 012 

Average per acre ________ dollars __ 71 41 

farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 17 28 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 20 12 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 3 9 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 8 16 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 6 9 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 17 17 

lao to 219 acres _______________ _ 7 7 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 10 15 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 36 50 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 38 70 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 90 108 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 235 220 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farmL_ 

ocres-_ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ forms __ 

acres-_ Crop/and idle ___________________________________________ forms-_ 

ocres-_ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

425 

596 534 

3 757 

735872 

58.4 

131 938 

310 442 

83 

3 

I 

16 

7 

8 

36 

36 

76 

226 

1969 

487 Land in Farms According to Us. 

595 608 

3 276 

735 872 

58.3 

74 533 

153 045 

47 

17 

6 

3 

8 

7 

15 

Total cropland _____________ forms 

acres-_ Harvested cropland _______ formL_ 

acres __ 

farms by acres harvested, } to 9 acres _______________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _____________ _ 20 to 29 acres _____________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _____________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________ _ 

100 fa 199 acres ___________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________ _ 

1,000 acres and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see text) ___ farms __ 

acreL_ 

7 Tafal waadland _____________ farms-_ 

11 acres-_ 39 Other land (see 1ext) ________ formL_ 64 acres __ 98 Irrigated land ______________ farms-_ 

212 acres-_ 

forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 

247 

149 709 

1969 

(NA) 

157 263 

Total woodland - Continued 

Woodland not pastured_ 

Other fand _______________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other tho 

All forms 

1974 1969 

453 503 

391 929 383 705 

437 480 

225 435 194 291 

5 8 

16 3 

7 14 

12 14 

50 55 

71 100 

116 158 

96 82 

64 46 

115 188 

13 449 27 837 

260 327 

153 045 161 577 

30 40 

29 981 20 264 

441 506 

1 930 853 I 856 164 

226 24 I 

50 962 46 569 

--------- _________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

___________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

n cropland and 

II 

2 839 

4 

910 

29 

3 973 

21 

9 190 woodland pasture ______________ _ _ __________________ farmL_ 

229 

14 I 912 

21 

4 048 

27 

10 421 

17 

6 519 

273 

141 193 

39 

2 907 

34 

2 491 

33 2 475 

acres __ 

Improved posturelond and rangela nd _________________ tarmL_ 

acreL_ 

Unimproved postureland and range land _______________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Land in hause[ats, bornlots, ponds, r aads, wasteland, etc. _formL_ 

acres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ Land in farms ________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ ocres __ 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full awners ________________ number __ 

Land in formL _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farms- _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

Slack and other races, see textform operators by tenure: 1 

All form operators __________ number __ Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

full owners ________________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocreL_ 

Port owners _______________ numbeL_ 

Land in forms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in formL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ Land in formL _____________ acres __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

487 561 

2 352 763 2 260 133 

225 435 194 291 

247 258 

434 531 308 295 

81 970 58 017 

202 244 

I 766 188 I 858 224 

131 755 118 818 

38 59 

152 044 93 614 

I I 710 17 456 

7.8 10.5 

15 (NA) 

51 459 (NA) 

I 639 (NA) 

I (NA) 

144 (NA) 

80 (NA) 

14 (NA) 

51 315 (NA) 

I 559 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

425 487 

I 596 534 1 595 608 

223 216 192 717 

203 207 

407 584 295 033 

79 831 56 594 

192 228 

I 132 157 I 223 992 

131 751 118 667 

30 52 

56 793 76 583 

I I 634 17 456 

7.1 10.61 

15 - 51 459 - I 639 -

I - 144 - 80 -

14 - 51 315 - I 559 -

- -

- - - - - -

375 414 

I 11 I 613 I 121 695 

All forms 

1974 1969 

forms by type of organization - Can. Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) Land in forms ______________ acres-_ (NA) (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) (NAl Land in forms ______________ acres-_ (NA) (NAl 

Other _____________________ number __ (NA) (NA) 

acres __ (NA) (NA) 

form operators by age group:? Under 25 yeors _____________________ _ 7 9 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 56 74 35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 106 96 45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 109 183 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 126 137 65 yeors and over __________________ _ 47 62 Average age _______________________ _ 49.5 49.7 

form operators by place of residence:? On farm aperated ___________________ _ 322 420 

9 } 6 85 

41 

On another farm ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form ________ _ 

In a city, town,' or urban areo _________ _ 

form operators reporting days of work 

off form:? 

21 I 

31 (NA) I 72 

12 30 

10 } 19 30 

66 91 

None _____________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days _______________________ _ 

50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ____________________ _ 150 to 199 days ____________________ _ 200 days and over __________________ _ 

form operators by principal occupation:? forming ___________________________ _ 362 (NA) Other _____________________________ _ 89 (NA) 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ (NA) (NA) 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ (NA) (NA) 

1]969 data are only for farms operated by Slacks. 21974 data apply only to individual or fo.mily operations (so[e proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

4 II 457 

383 56 I 374 913 

407 451 

223 216 192 717 

2 l 1 J 25 4 

6 

48 43 

71 97 

116 158 

96 82 

63 46 

96 168 

10 636 24 933 

247 (NA) 

149 709 157 263 

27 34 

JO 421 2 491 

393 (NA) 

I 202 552 1 218 204 

209 226 

50 345 45 710 

forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

II I 

3 902 16 

393 (NA) 

I 202 552 1 218 204 

321 358 

I 175 598 1 193 016 

28 62 

17 065 43 492 

305 333 

I 158 533 1 149 524 

288 303 

26 95. 25 188 

forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

26 54 I (D) 199 859 

22 13 

355 477 250 051 

2 6 

(D) 24 003 

7 8 

51 69 

98 85 

101 157 

104 118 

40 50 

48.9 49.1 

298 392 

9 } 4 56 

4 I 

197 (NA) 

31 68 

11 29 

9 ., II J 19 

50 58 

339 (NA) 

62 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

24 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Blaine County, Mont. IV-19 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of soles: $100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99.999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

61 1 77 129 _ 

102 136 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 72 146 $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 46 83 

15 51 

Und~r $2.500 (see text} ___________________ _ 62 68 $2,000 to $2,499 _____________________ _ 9 18 $1,500 to $1.999 _____________________ _ 18 17 $1,000 to $1,499 _____________________ _ II 13 Under $].000 (see textL _______________ _ 24 20 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ - 23 291 14 246 Average per form ______________ dollorL - 47 825 25 394 

Crops, including hoy _______________ formL 

$1.000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ farms-

$1.000_ 

- 349 1- 390 

13 454 

J 3 606 

- -

-

Forest products __________________ farms-- I - $1,000_ - (0) -

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ farms_ - 394 452 

$1.000_ - (0) 10 640 

Poultry and poultry products ______ farms_ 24 (NA) 

$1,000_ 29 (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

I~~ } 77 

102 136 

72 146 

46 83 

14 40 

2 5 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

22 905 14 164 

53 893 29 085 

328 (NA) 

13 206 3 578 

- - - -

I - (D) -

354 415 

(0) 10 587 

23 34 

8 69 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Groins __________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco ________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds. hoy. forage, and silage __ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _farms __ $1.000 __ 

Fruits. nuts. and berries ___________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Dairy products ___________________ farms_ 

$1.000 __ 

Cottle and calves _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs ___________________ formL - $1.000 __ 

Sheep. Iambs, and wooL ___________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 

Farms with soles of $2.500 and over 

1974 1969 

328 (NA) 

13 206 3 578 

276 316 

II 352 2 866 

- -

- - - -

- -

114 138 

I 562 502 

8 34 

286 210 

I -

5 -

- - - -

354 415 

9 676 10 587 

23 34 

8 69 

14 39 

249 214 

332 (NA) 

8 282 9 332 

78 I (NA) 

708 972 

47 

288 

31 

142 J 

1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

! 

Forms with sales I of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

Number of operators with total family income from oH form and other 

sources greater than toto! value of agricultural products sold l _____ _ 

Income from farm·related sources before taxes and expenses 1 ___ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Custom work and other agricultural services _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

RecreatIonal services ___________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Government form programs ______________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale at allotments________ _ _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources ______________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sourcesl ____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

I 

53 

177 

120 

75 

342 

-

-

69 

98 

59 

631 

24 

49 

58 

406 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

82 

197 

2 

3 

315 

I 071 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

28 (NA) 

155 (NA) 

596 (NA) 

71 78 

329 188 

- 2 

- 3 

68 304 

98 I 060 

42 (NA) 

121 (NA) 

23 (NA) 

48 (NA) 

39 (NA) 

165 (NA) 

Total family income from oH-farm sources" ____________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Nonfarm business. excluding form related ___________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Cash wages, salaries. commissions. and tips __________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Interest. dividends, or royalties __________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

235 

381 

36 

202 

127 

693 

121 

372 

37 

70 

19 

45 

ISee tex!. 11974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Toto! form production expenseL __ forms 

$1,000_ 

Forms with- $1 to $999 _____ _ 

$1,000 to $1.999 ________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20.000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 and over ________________ _ 

Livestock and poultry 

purchased _________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry 

purchased __________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Cammerciol1y mixed formula feeds ____________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredienfL __________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole groins ______________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy. green chop, and silage __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

IV - 20 Blaine County, Mont. 

Table 5. 

All forms 

1974 

487 

16 935 

36 

20 

II 

26 

62 

91 l 119 

44 J 78 

201 

I 732 

339 

I 878 

199 

677 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

561 425 487 

II 954 16 594 II 821 

44 ;} II 21 

27 5 22 

51 25 41 

112 58 108 

91 165 

306 118 82 

~} 58 

272 181 261 

2 600 I 714 2 595 

401 305 365 

I 338 I 807 I 327 

282 186 258 

701 655 695 

(NA) 66 26 

(NA) 109 20 

(NA) 163 142 

(NA) 641 361 

(NA) 74 120 

(NA) 401 251 

(NA) 261 (NA) 

(NA) 191 (NA) 

Seeds. bulbs, plants. and trees purchased ___________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Lime ______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline ___________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

LP gas, butane, and propane __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil. grease, piped gas, kerosene. and fuel oil _______ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Contract lobar ________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwark ___ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ fnrmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

181 

302 

161 

614 

212 

253 

(NA) 

(NA) 

473 

I 358 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

215 

I 042 

135 50 J 199 

528 

456 

9 092 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

158 177 149 

61 289 60 

214 157 208 

192 550 191 

(NA) 197 (NA) 

127 245 126 

- - -

- - -

551 423 483 

860 I 320 827 

(NA) 416 478 

(NA) 742 532 

(NA) 323 309 

(NA) 381 182 

(NA) 129 147 

(NA) 75 39 

(NA) 423 482 

(NA) 122 74 

347 212 326 

946 I 041 928 

326 50 73 

414 135 87 

190 273 

526 320 

545 423 487 

5 417 8 776 5 359 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 6, Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of aU machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per form __________ dollars-_ 

Forms by value group: $110 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,00010 $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,00010 $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,00010 $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,00010 $69,999 ________________ _ 

$70,000 ond over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks. including pickups-_ forms-_ 

number __ 

mtd in last 5 years, number __ 

Wheel tractors-_______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number_ Crowler tractors ______________ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number_ 

-

-

All farms 

1974 1969 

466 532 

17 615 9 269 

37 801 17 423 

3 6 

26 107 

46 106 

:~ } 140 

129 173 57 

55 

390 432 

561 569 

358 335 

447 504 

1 383 I 319 

559 491 

"'[ 474 

I 225 I 336 

255 352 

93 

106 4 _ 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and oller 

1974 1969 

420 476 

16 800 9 013 

40 001 18 935 

I! } 71 

33 95 

78 138 

64 67 

119 72 

57 } 54 33 

358 388 

519 510 

327 320 

406 450 

I 292 I 251 

521 462 

393 436 

I 153 I 151 1 232 310 

92 118 

105 

4 I~~ I 

Selected Machinery & Equip. -Con. 

Groin and bean combines, 

self-propelled _______________ formsnumber _ 

mfd in last 5 years, number_ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms_ 

-

-

- number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Windrowers, pull and self. propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in las1 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

222 226 

297 276 

57 68 

5 l 14 

I: I I~ 1 

I~ -' 

46 (NA) 

54 (NA) 

9 (NA) 

239 278 

265 296 

79 144 

209 (NA) 

223 (NA) 

70 (NA) 

28 (NA) 

30 (NA) 

15 (NA) 

Forms with soles of ~2.S00 

and over 

1974 1969 

221 216 

293 266 

57 63 

3 I 

4 J 2 

16 

16 13 

- 2 

43 (NA) 

50 (NA) 

9 (NA) 1 

227 272 

252 290 

75 141 

204 198 

218 209 

70 110 

28 241 30 

15 ~6 I 

Table 7, Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultrv ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cottle and calveL ______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1104 ____________________ 1974 __ 

51o 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

10 1o 19 __________________ 1974 __ 201o 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

501o 9L _________________ 1974 __ 

10010 19L _______________ 1974 __ 

20010499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- I 1o 4 ___________________________ _ 

51o 9 ___________________________ _ 

101o 19 _________________________ _ 

201o 49 _________________________ _ 

501o 99 _________________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 

20010 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 or 2-__________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

51o 9 ___________________________ _ 

1010IL ________________________ _ 

201o 49 _________________________ _ 

501o 99 _________________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and aver _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

390 

385 

439 

360 

421 

II 

6 

20 

31 

72 

92 

82 

46 

347 

377 

333 

(NA) 

77 

III 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

333 

12 

8 

22 

52 

96 

75 

48 

20 

77 

58 

10 

3 

I 

I 

2 

2 

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 350 (X) 394 (X) 

(X) 345 (X) 389 (X) 

(X) 403 (X) 449 (X) 

90 868 334 89 619 354 41 168 88 815 390 88 319 428 55 530 

38 6 21 16 27 

421 4 26 19 145 1 270 17 224 43 615 I 014 24 841 93 3 244 

5 327 64 4 715 83 5 869 12 632 92 12 632 48 6 628 25 042 81 24 657 37 11 117 46 503 46 46 503 15 13 523 

50 080 325 49 400 (NA) (NA) 

48 300 352 48 ()()4 (NA) (NA) 

49 493 316 48 903 (NA) (NA) 

47 601 343 47 328 (NA) (NA) 

587 70 497 (NA) (NAl 

699 99 676 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Form s with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Farms Number 

49 493 316 48 903 Cottle sold ________________________ 

Forms with33 12 33 11o 4 ________________________ 

59 6 43 51o 9 ________________________ 

303 16 215 101o 19 ______________________ 

I 849 45 1 563 2010 49 ______________________ 

6 412 95 6 362 501o 99 ______________________ 

10 625 74 10 475 10010 199 ____________________ 

13 792 48 13 792 20010 499 ____________________ 

16 420 20 16 420 500 and over __________________ 

587 70 497 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms withB2 53 76 1 or 2 ________________________ 

33 9 29 3 or 4 ________________________ 

16 3 16 510 9 ________________________ 

17 1 17 101o 19 ______________________ 

45 I 45 2010 49 ______________________ 

(0) I (0) 5010 99 ______________________ 

(0) 2 (0) 10010 199 ____________________ 

- - - 20010 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

354 (X) 9 6761 

349 (X) 9277 

412 (X) (NA) 

332 40 901 8 282 

398 55 252 9 332 

13 21 4 

13 93 17 

31 450 90 

92 3 200 610 

83 5 869 I 067 

48 6 628 I 290 

37 II 117 2 282 

15 13 523 2 919 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

14 (X) 249 39 (X) 214 

Soles, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Forms Number (1.000) 

283 24 123 5 898 

24 65 14 22 154 32 41 546 115 90 2 944 650 41 2 745 648 28 3 796 937 31 9 269 2 135 

6 4 604 I 366 

186 16 778 2 3B3 

10 16 3 7 24 3 12 78 11 22 297 40 42 1 348 167 51 3 449 459 25 3 331 456 12 3 538 497 5 4 697 749 

Blaine County, Mont, IV-21 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Inventory- Sales- Forms with soles of $2,500 and over Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers --- _____________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers - _______________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

286 

336 

277 

24 

293 

365 

Number 

22 786 

21 015 

22 397 

389 

17 433 

19 300 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to lL ______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 9L ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Number Dollors (1.000) 

15 1 240 542 

31 6 153 (NA) 

2 11 3 

2 27 11 

8 232 77 

1 (0) (D) 

1 (D) (0) 

- - -

1 (D) (0) 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lombs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponieL ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

All forms 

Forms 

83 

90 

9 

19 

15 

12 

9 

11 

4 

4 

(X) 

(X) 

49 

74 

(X) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

144 

230 

Inventory -

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

7 435 70 6 682 

6 406 86 6 374 

28 9 28 

148 7 52 

244 15 244 

397 12 397 

668 9 668 

1 357 11 1 357 

1 030 4 1 030 

3 563 3 2 9061 (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

6 680 45 6 525 

17 650 66 17 190 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(NA) - - (NA) 2 8 

937 137 909 

1 323 (NA) (NA) 

Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Farms Number Dollors (1,000) 

93 10 734 78 10 281 708 

93 10 106

1 

89 10 053 (NA) 

5 10 4 6 1 

8 57 7 51 4 

23 361 11 205 15 

13 471 13 471 28 

11 753 11 753 53 

16 2 225 16 2 225 166 

13 3 602 12 3 315 229 

4 3 255 4 3 255 2121 8 374 7 372 10 

23 1 873 21 1 845 (NA) 

54 9 241 47 8 914 (NA) 

71 14 838 63 14 548 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 45 8 354 '91 560 

(NA) (NA) 47 (X) 288 

(NA) (NA) - - -

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) 

30 102 29 99 33 

40 181 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ lambs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

I Pounds of wool. 

Table 9. 

Any poultry __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullefs of laying age ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100.000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Poultry ond poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 22 Blaine County, Mont. 

and over All farms Farms with sales of 

$2.500 and over 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

48 683 litters of pigs farrowed between66 1 052 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 73 1 244 58 1 153 

66 5 999 1969 __ 78 1 604 75 1 597 

78 5322 December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 68 791 53 742 

24 753 1969 __ 66 843 65 840 

42 5 432 June land November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 60 453 47 411 

41 340 1969 __ 57 761 55 757 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

68 (X) 64 (X) 12 (X) 11 (X) 

(NA) (X) 96 (X) (NA) (X) 17 (X) 

65 4 059 61 3 335 10 (0) 9 655 

102 13 631 94 13 367 15 8 566 14 8 516 

63 3 748 61 3 124 10 (0) 9 655 

98 13 302 91 13 073 13 8 366 12 (D) 

54 1 978 53 1 954 7 225 7 225 

8 1 170 8 1 170 2 430 2 430 

1 600 - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - 1 (0) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

8 512 8 512 1 150 1 150 

2 2 500 2 2 500 3 2 006 3 2 006 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 24 29 23 8 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 34 69 

1974 Census of Agriculture - Cou nty Data 
Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

farms with sales of $2,500 and over Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks ond pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for 011 purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheal (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small grains for grain _____________ _ CoHan (bales) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) ________________ _ Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for grain or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ___ _ Sorghums for groin (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hay, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) _________________ _ 

Inventory Sales 

farms Number Farms Number 

61 3 124 9 655 

91 13 073 12 (D) 

60 3 009 9 655 

4 115 - -

7 135 - - 4 205 1 100 

26 76 - -

2 90 - -

Tobie 10. Crops: 

Farms 

1974 1969 

30 17 

- -

- - - - 261 314 

230 287 

- - - -

5 (NA) 

- (NA) 

331 370 

I - - I 

- -

13 (NA) 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

I - 150 

28 17 2 450 

J' I 16 

- - -

- (NA) - 246 252 35 837 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

Lighl breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

2 616 I 509 ~ - - -

- -

118 783 80 311 

43 736 53 646 

- - - -

13 (NA) 

- (NA) 

59 032 57 181 

10 -

- (Z) 

- -

I 699 I 639 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- 2500 -

I 506 35 226 15 124 

3 (X) (X) 

- - -

- (X) (X) 

29 421 82 576 73 838 

Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Farms Number 

6 64 3 (0) 

9 87 3 34 

3 42 3 (D) 

3 39 3 (0) 

I 3 I 25 

4 22 - -

7 24 I 10 

8 ()O I ()O 

15 (X) 3 (X) 

Quantity t.1rvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

2 788 674 I 762 549 

(X) (X) 

-

=1 -

I 750 (NA) I - (NA) 

112 815 110 713 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Farms. Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - -

27 14 2 395 I 142 

- I - 3 

- - - -

- (NA) - -

189 193 23 252 21 299 

Tobie 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for pasture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Improved pasture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheal (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oals (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small grains for grain ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Co!!on (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables. sweet corn. or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms 

96 

168 

28 

62 

30 

17 

-

-

259 

300 

82 

119 

194 

241 

-

I 

4 

-

-

-

-

303 

354 

7 

10 

-

-

-

-

2 

II 

1 

-

-

I 

Acres 

JO 636 

24 933 

17 065 

43 492 

2616 

I 509 

-

- 117 142 

79 313 

4572 

6 109 

38 826 

47 236 

-

37 

260 

-

-

-

-

58 499 

56 740 

I 335 

541 

-

-

-

-

II 

41 

10 

-

-

(Z) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

00 

00 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

2 731 359 

I 747 836 

228809 

239 250 

I 268 592 

I 609 655 

-

700 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 112 013 

109 809 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 1 340 

4 014 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Forms Acres Forms 

46 2 041 16 

80 6 238 38 

10 7308 3 10 450 4 

27 2 395 19 

14 I 145 11 

- - - - - - 37 3 278 78 

51 2 050 77 

31 I 107 15 36 I 218 21 

37 2 554 47 49 2 133 53 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

200 31 066 59 208 29 159 66 - - - 5 140 - - - - - - - - - -

- - - 2 II 2 10 40 7 

I 10 I - - - - - - - - I 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

I 002 16 107 - - 2 003 38 169 I 22 

192 3 12 - - 652 4 43 - - I 953 18 392 I 24 

I 170 II 140 - - - - - - -

- - - - - 32448 78 I 731 - - 18 537 (NA) 490 (NA) -

575 15 34 - - I 146 (NA) 42 (NA) - 6305 47 275 - - 9 696 (NA) 289 (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

5 595 59 652 - - 8 213 66 665 I I 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - II 2 I - - 36 (NA) 9 (NA) -

10 I 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - (Z) I (Z) - -

Blaine County, Mont. IV-23 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse productL __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

forms Acres 

364 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

364 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

364 88 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemica! costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Commercial fertilizer _____________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1.000 __ Lime __________________________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ toos __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hay crops- ___________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Nematodes in crops ___________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

259 

795 

157 

48 557 

3 330 

550 

10 

849 

2 

34 

17 502 

77 

1969 

316 

317 

178 

42 551 

2 117 

191 

53~ I 

I 

12 

3 836 

2 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control - Con Diseoses in crops and orchards ____________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Weeds or gross in crops _________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Weeds on all other land __________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and paultry ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other chemicals (see text) __________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

7 

959 

5 

157 

96 280 

145 

10 

573 

2 

2 

105 

I 

26 

2 

26 

II 

1969 

8 

9 875 

39 

185 

76 702 

61 

8 

162 

(Z) 

(NA) 

(NA) I 

(NA) 

2 

520 

10 

90 

II 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ forms __ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acreL_ 

Average per form _______________________ acreL_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Cropland posture irrigated ______________ formL_ 

acreL_ Other cropland irrigated ________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _.farmL_ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

1974 

209 

49.2 

50 345 

240.9 

209 

43 037 

208 

40 678 

46 

2 041 

8 

318 

10 

7 308 

61 693 

1.2 

123 

21 653 

1969 

226 land irrigoted by - Continued 

46.4 Self-propelled sprinkler systems ____________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

45 710 Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 

202.2 acres-_ 

226 land in irrigated forms ______________________ acreL_ 

45 260 Croplond ________________________________ acres __ 

221 Harvested cropland _____________________ ocres-_ 

36 9621 Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 80 between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farmL_ 

6 238 acres irrigated in most recent year __ 

(NA) Forms with artificol drainage _________________ farms __ 2 060 

10 Proportion of forms ____________________ percenL_ 

450 land in forms with droinage _________________ ocres-_ land drained ____________________________ acres __ 

58 945 Average per form ______________________ acres __ 

1.3 Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tankL ___________________________________ farms __ 

(NA) number __ 

(NA) acres-_ 

1974 1969 

9 (NA) 

394 (NA) 

8 (NA) 

852 (NA) 

898 935 851 982 

125 302 121 272 

80 266 65 018 

5 (X) 

392 (X) 

42 92 

9.9 18.9 

163 055 160 651 

17 217 19 842 

409.9 215.7 

181 (NA) 

I 367 (NA) 

2 598 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by size of debt owed, 

Total operator debt 

285 

23 198 

Secured by real estate 

218 

17 655 

Not secured by real estate 

178 

5 543 

Under $5,000 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ 20 15 26 

$5,000 to $9,999_______________________________________________________________ 44 21 41 

$10,000 to $29,999_____________________________________________________________ 57 48 63 

$30,000 to $49.999_____________________________________________________________ 37 33 17 

$50,000 and over _____________________ • ________ - ___ -------------------- -------- 1... ___________ 12_7 ____________ 1_0_1 ____________ 3_1...J 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 days- _____ _ 

Total contract labor ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by controcfor _ 

Forms 

1974 

90 

95 

III } 50 

25 

IV - 24 Blaine County, Mont. 

1969 

110 

282 

73 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

195 224 77l} 260 } 815 208 

473 62 

(NA) (NA) 135 

98 (NA) 76 

1974 hired form workers working1969 

150 days 25 to Less than 

Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Farms _________________ _ 212 90 95 III 

Cosh wages paid _ $1.000 __ I 041 771 208 62 Number of workers ______ _ 928 195 260 473 

928 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 64 48 45 37 

87 2 workers _________ _ 45 18 20 16 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 32 17 16 24 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 40 5 9 16 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 31 2 5 18 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 186 207 161 166 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Average size of form ______ acres __ 416 188 494 321 410 973 488 092 

2 238 2 388 2 553 2 940 

Approximate land area _______ acres-_ 

Proportion in farms _____ percent __ 763 712 763 712 763 712 763 712 

54.5 64.7 53.8 63.9 

Value of land and buildings __ $1 ,000 __ Average per form ________ dollars __ 50048 31 654 48 975 30 774 

269 076 152 919 304 194 185 388 Average per acre ________ dallars __ 120 64 119 63 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 20 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 5 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 2 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 4 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 4 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 14 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 5 2 3 I 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 6 7 4 6 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 31 26 24 26 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 28 34 26 31 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 24 22 24 21 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 60 67 60 67 

Land in Farms According 10 Use 

Total cropland _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ forms __ acres __ 

Forms 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 and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ______________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see textL __ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Total woodland _____________ formL_ 

ocreL_ 

Other land (see text) ________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Irrigated land _____________ farms-_ 

ocreL_ 

All forms 

1974 

179 

116 639 

171 

63 631 

4 

8 

5 

9 

26 

30 

59 

16 

14 

74 

18 450 

75 

34 558 

25 

18 427 

149 

281 122 

140 

43 788 

1969 

180 

108 693 

176 

67 119 

7 

6 

I 

8 

20 

39 

57 

25 

13 

86 

13 524 

86 

28 050 

25 

13 256 

180 

372 372 

137 

43 955 

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

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

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

acres __ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

75 

34 558 

9 

917 

34 

8 842 

39 

22 722 

13 

I 077 

1969 

(NA) Tatol woodland - Continued 

274241 Woodland not pastured __________ _ 

I 6~~ I Other lond ____ -------------------

Postureland and rangeland, other tho 

22

2

6

:

1

:

7

1 woodland pasture ______________ _ 

Improved pastureland and rangela 

___________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

___________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

n cropland and ___________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

nd _________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Unimproved pastureland and rong 29i~ I elond _______________ farms-_ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ f~;~~== 18 3:~ 13 2~~ I Woodland pastured _____________________________________ farms-_ 22 20 i Land in houselots, barnlots, ponds, r 

acres-_ 

aads, wasteland, etc. _farms-_ 

acres-_ 16 641 11 537 ocres __ 

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

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All farm operatars- ___________ number __ 

land in forms ________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 

Forms by tenure of form operator; Full owners ________________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

land in forms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Slack and other races, see textFarm operators by tenure: I 

All farm operators __________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

All farms 

1974 

186 

416 188 

63 631 

101 

143 553 

23 508 

67 

263 187 

35 596 

18 

9 448 

4 527 

9.7 

I 

57 

57 

-

-

-

-

-

-

I 

57 

57 

100.0 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

207 494 321 

67 119 

III 

165 442 27 279 

67 

284 650 28 843 

29 

44 229 

10 997 

14.0 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

161 166 

410 973 488 092 

63 331 66 579 

78 83 

138 599 160 519 

23 228 27 031 

66 66 

262 982 283 960 35 576 28 843 

17 17 9392 43 613 4 527 10 705 

10.6 10.2 

I - 57 - 57 -

- -

- - - - - -

- -

- -

I -

57 - 57 - 100.0 -

139 137 273 443 304 337 

All farms 

1974 

Forms by type of organization - Can. Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) 

Land in farms ______________ acreL_ (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) land in farms ______________ acreL_ (NA) 

Other _____________________ number __ (NA) 

acres __ (NA) 

Farm operators by age group;? Under 25 years- __________ _ 2 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ II 35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 25 45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 60 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 54 65 yeers and over __________________ _ 27 Average age _______________________ _ 52.8 

Form operators by place of residence: 2 

On farm operated ___________________ _ 

On another farm ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, nat on a farm ________ _ 

In a city. town, or urban area _________ _ 

125 

J} Farm operators reporting days of work 

off farm: 2 

None _____________________________ _ 79 1 to 49 days _______________________ _ 25 50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 5 100 to 149 doys ___________________ _ 150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 

200 days and aver _________________ _ 

6 ' - 2J 

- 26 

farm operators by principal accupotion: 2 

Forming ___________________________ _ 139 Other _____________________________ _ 40 

Farm operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

- (NA) 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ (NA) 

1J969 data are only for farms operated by Blacks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see tex.t. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

-

32 

35 

56 

55 

29 

50.9 

156 

38 

(NA) I 31 

II 

12 

36 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

157 157 

113 680 107 251 

154 155 

63 331 66 579 

2 } -

J 2 

5 

26 

30 39 

59 57 

16 25 

14 13 

59 78

1 

15 791 13 248 

75 (NA) 

34 558 27 424 

24 24 

18 341 13 201 

132 (NA) 

278 952 367 640 

125 126 

43 525 43 685 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

4 

61 I 700 I 664 

132 (NA) 

278 952 367 640 I 102 117 

273 196 347 808 

20 30 

7 947 15 337 

91 107 

265 249 332 471 I 104 110 i 5 756 19 832 

Forms with soles of $2.500 and aver 

1974 1969 

15 24 

62 250 (0) 

7 4 75 280 59 635 

- I 

- (0) 

2 - II 21 

22 28 58 52 40 46 

21 

5i~ I 51.7 

107 125 8 } 4 33 13 

73 (NA) 

19 25 5 9 

6 } - II 

18 10 

130 (NA) 

24 (NA) I I (NA) 

27 (NA) i 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Broadwater County, Mont. IV-2S 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of soles: 

$100,000 and over •......... _ •.•.•.••..... 

$40,000 to $99,999 ........ _ ............ .. 

$20,000 to $39,999 .............. _ ...... .. 

20 l- 36 42 _I 

39 49 

$10,000 to $19,999 ...................... . 31 38 $5,000 to $9,999._ ... _ .. _ ... _._ ........ .. 14 23 $2,500 to $4,999 .. _._ .................. .. II 20 

Under $2,500 (see texll._ ... _. __ ... _ ...... . 29 41 $2,000 to $2.499 ..... _ .. ___ ._._._ .... .. 3 7 

$1.500 to $1.999 ._ .... _ .............. .. 4 7 $1.000 to $1.499 .... _._ ....... _ ...... .. 6 7 Under $1,000 (see texll .... _._ .. . 16 20 

Market value of agricultural products 

sold ._ ........ _____ • ___ ._._._._._ $1.000. · 10 013 5 935 Average per form ______________ dollars-· 53 836 28 671 

Crops, including hoV _______________ forms_ 

$1,000. 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

129 l- 157 

· 6 05~ J I 946 

· 

· (Z) 

Forest products ___________________ formL · 10 6 

$1.000. · 58 21 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _farms_ 

$1.000. 

Poultry and poultry products _____ forms-

$1.000. 

149 169\ 

· 3 899 3 967 1 

II (NA) 

· 942 (NA) i 

Farms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

20 l- 42 _I 36 

39 49 

31 38 

14 23 

II 20 

4 - (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

9 993 5 888 

62 068 35 468 

126 (NA) 

6 054 I 930 

- - - -

10 6 

58 21 

129 142 

3 881 3 937

8 1 13 

940 16 i 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ formL_ 

$1.000_. Groins _________________________ formL_ 

$1.000_. Tobacco __________________ A ____ formL_ 

$1.000_. Cotton and cottanseed _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farms __ 

$1,000 .. Other field crops _________________ farms._ 

$1,000 .. 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _farms __ 

$1,000_. 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farms._ 

$1,000 .. 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ farms. 

$1,000_. 

Paultry and poultry products _______ farms._ 

$1.000_. 

Dairy products ___________ • _______ forms-. 

$1,000 .. Cottle and calves _________________ forms_ 

$1,000. . Hogs and pigs ___________________ farms-

$1,000 .. Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ farms-_ 

$1,000. 

Other livestock and livestock products _________ • _____________ forms.. 

$1,000_. 

Table 4, Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

126 (NA) 

6 054 I 930 

89 121 

2 343 993 

- -

- -

- -

-

66 74 

I 269 505 

15 12 

2 441 432 

I -

I -

- -

- -

129 142 

3 881 3 937 

8 13 

940 16 

6 12 

2 9 

120 (NA) 

2 703 3 722 

26 

r (NA) 

170 189 

17 

60 

10 1 7 J 

1974 and 1969 

All forms i 

1974 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

i 

! 

Forms with sales I of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sald ' ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ forms __ 

$1.000 .. Customwark and other agricultural services- _______________ farms-_ 

Recreational services _______ _ 

Government form programs __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or 

$1,000 .. 

_______ farms-. 

$1,000_. _______________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

sale of oliolmentL______ _ ______________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 .. Other farm-related sources _______________________________ farms._ 

$1,000 .. Expenses for form-related income sourcesl ____________________ farms-_ 

$1,000_. 

46 

70 

323 

13 

48 

2 

3 

47 

165 

22 

108 

-

-

22 

64 

(NA) \ 25 

(NA) 65 

(NA) 1 309 

26 12 

101 45 

2 2 

I 3 

113 44 

373 162 

(NA) 17 

(NA) 99 

(NA) - (NA) - (NA) 20 

(NA) 60 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

23 

99 

2 

I 

101 

367 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources 2 ____________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 .. 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000_. 

Cash wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farms. _ 

$1,000_. 

Interest. dividends, or royalties __________ . _______ forms._ 

$1,000_. 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ farms.. 

$1,000 .. 

Rent income of nonfarm property ___________ • ______ forms._ 

$1,000 .. 

94 

646 

14 

122 

53 

345 

44 

123 

15 

48 

10 

L-__ 8 ---' 

ISee lex!' 11974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenses- __ forms. 

$1,000_ 

Forms with- $1 to $999 ____ .. _. _____ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999. ____ . _"_. ___ . __ 

$2,000 to $2,999 ____ . __ ._ ..... _._. 

$3,000 to $4,999 .. __ .. _. ___ ._. 

~5,OOO to $9,999. __ • _ ... _. _._. ___ . 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___ ._._. ______ ._ 

$20,000 to $39,999 __ . __ ._. _______ . 

~40,OOO to $59,999. ____ ._._. _____ . 

$60,000 and over ___ ,_",_._._._._ 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Feed for livestock and paultry purchased ____ . _____________ form5-_ 

$1,000 .. 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _. __ ._. _____ . _______ forms-_ 

~1.000 __ 

Feed ingredients._. _____ . ___ forms._ 

$1,000_. Whole groins ______________ forms._ 

$1,000_. 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ forms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms._ 

$1,000 .. 

Table 5. 

All forms 

1974 

184 

8 188 

9 

12 

6 

9 

26 

43 } 38 

15 

26 

81 

241 

126 

I 184 

77 

748 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV-26 Broadwater County, Mont. 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

207 161 166 

4 772 8 144 4 712 

22 f} 7 17 

7 4 4 

20 9 17 

34 23 31 

43 47 

107 38 35 

15 } 25 26 

99 69 87 

867 230 853 

152 108 123 

540 I 174 528 

113 74 95 

124 746 121 

(NA) 33 19 

(NA) 39 22 

(NA) 50 36 

(NA) 118 52 

(NA) 35 27 

(NA) 271 333 

(NA) 103 (NA) 

(NA) 58 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased _. _. _____ . _. _______ farms.. 

$1,000 .. 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ farms __ 

$1.000_. 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ farms.. 

$1,000 .. lime ______________________ form5-_ 

$1,000 .. 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ 

$1,000 .. Gasoline ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. Diesel oiL. _______ • _________ formL_ 

$1,000_. 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms._ 

$1.000 .. 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms-_ 

$1.000 .. 

Hired form lobar ______________ form5-. 

$1,000 .. Contract lobar ________________ farms._ 

$1,000 .. 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farms __ 

$1,000 .. 

All other production expenses ___ forms._ 

$1.000 .. 

All farms 

1974 

76 

232 

104 

660 

73 

135 

(NA) 

(NA) 

178 

542 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

72 

581 

53 26J 75 

124 

171 

4 436 2 

Forms with so les of $2,500 

and aver 

1969 1974 1969 

81 72 67 

64 231 64 

III 100 99 

176 657 175 

(NA) 72 (NA) 

28 135 28 

- - -

- - -

206 159 165 

328 536 317 

(NA) 158 161 

(NA) 348 207 

(NA) 93 97 

(NA) 131 74 

(NA) 30 49 

(NA) 17 8 

(NA) 159 165 

(NA) 40 29 

122 72 110 

462 581 460 

106 26 28 

165 53 44 

66 82 

122 118 

187 158 166 

142 4 366 2 125 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Average per form __________ dollars-_ 

Forms by value group: $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 ond over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor frucks, including pickups-_ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors. number __ 

Crawler tractors ______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All farms 

1974 

180 

7 200 

39 999 

-

12 

19 

45 ~~ } 16 

27 

162 

230 

137 

172 

506 

188 

'''r 517 

108 

40 

48 

5 J 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

204 157 163 

3 969 7 007 3 843 

19 455 44 630 23 579 

18 ;} 23 40 

32 12 28 

40 23 38 

33 37 

74 44 14 

16 } 23 27 

159 142 138 

224 207 199 

136 128 117 

189 151 151 

505 478 453 

177 181 165 

175 152 146 

585 491 478 

139 107 130 

39 47 

47 57 

5 5 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Can. 

Grain and bean combines. self-propelled _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other corn pickers and 

picker-shellers ______________ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 

61 

69 

22 

27 

28 

6 

96 

109 

41 

1969 

61 

79 

26 

~I 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) I 104 

120 

58 

Forms with soles of $2.500 

and over 

1974 

60 

68 

22 

2 

2 

19 

20 

6 

85 

97 

40 

1969 

61 

79 

26 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) I 93 

109 

57 

Windrowers, pull and 70 64 

self-propelled --------------~~::~== ~6 ~~~~ 78 69 

mfd in lost 5 years. number __ 32 (NA) 32 44 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar I I or flywheel type _____________ forms-_ 7 (NA) 6 17 

number __ 9 (NA) 8 1 ~ i mfd in lost 5 years, number -- L ____ 3 ____ (_N_A_) lL ____ 3 _____ ...J 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

AU forms 

Forms 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974__ 152 

Any cattle, hogs. or sheep _______ 1974__ 144 

1969__ 161 Cottle and colves _______________ 1974__ 141 

1969__ 158 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 1974__ 8 

5 to 9 ____________________ 1974__ 8 

10 to 19 __________________ 1974__ 8 

20 to 49 __________________ 1974__ 21 

50 to 99 __________________ 1974__ 19 

100 to 19L _______________ 1974__ 29 

200 to 499 ________________ 1974__ 36 

500 ond over ______________ 1974__ 12 

Cows and heifers that had colved _________________ 1974__ 134 

1969__ 154 Beef cows ________________ 1974__ 130 

1969__ (NA) Milk cows ________________ 1974__ 43 

1969__ 46 

Ooiry products sold _______________ 1974__ (X) 

1969__ (X) 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 9L ________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and aver _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 or 2 ___________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 4L ________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

130 

17 

B 

7 

16 

24 

33 

23 

2 

43 

39 

1 

3 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 130 (X) 149 (X) 

(X) 125 (X) 144 (X) 

(X) 139 (X) 165 (X) 

27 807 122 27 526 135 13 324 

33 795 137 33 649 154 24 658 

25 5 14 19 42 

59 1 5 36 15 96 

120 5 80 8 113 

604 11 397 26 946 

1 412 19 1 412 26 1 862 

3 744 29 3 744 23 3 087 

11 782 36 11 782 14 4 425 

10 061 12 10 061 2 753 

15 555 117 15 470 (NA) (NA) 

19 380 136 19 306 (NA) (NA) 

15 485 114 15 415 (NA) (NA) 

19 258 135 19 196 (NA) (NA) 

70 32 55 (NA) (NA) 

122 41 110 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

15 485 114 15 415 Cottle sold Forms with'="- ---- ----------------

36 7 18 1 to 4 -- ---------------------- 62 3 22 5 to 9 ---- -------------------- 104 6 92 10 to 19 -- -------------------- 513 16 513 20 to 49 -- -------------- ------ 1 588 24 1 588 50 to 99 -- -------------------- 4 556 33 4 556 100 to 199 -------------- ------ (0) 23 (0) 200 to 499 - --------------- -- -- (0) 2 (0) 500 ond over ---------------- --

70 32 55 Calves sold ________________________ 

Farms with50 29 3B 1 or 2 ---- -------------------- 3 3 or 4 ------------------------ 17 17 5 to 9 ------------------------ 10 to 19 ---------------------- 20 to 49 -- -------------------- 50 to 99 -- -------------------- 100 to 199 -------------------- ·200 to 499 ------------------ -- 500 and over ------------------

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Number Ool1ors (1,000) 

129 (X) 3 881 

127 (X) 2 933 

140 (X) (NA) 

120 13 267 2 703 

138 24 548 3 722 

11 28 7 

8 53 12 

8 113 21 

26 946 177 

26 1 862 347 

23 3 087 635 

14 4 425 950 

2 753 554 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NAI (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

6 (X) 

12 (X) 

Sales. 1974-

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number 

106 7 329 

15 37 

13 83 

9 131 

29 966 

18 255 

13 778 

8 (0) 

I (0) 

58 5 938 

3 5 

1 3 

3 21 

5 83 15 559 

13 854 

8 (0) 

9 2 451 

1 (0) 

Broadwater County, Mont. 

Dollars 

(1.000) 

714 

9 

20 

30 

200 

290 

403 

(0) 

(0) 

988 

1 

(Z) 

2 

13 

79 

109 

(0) 

4Bl 

(0) 

IV-27 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers --- _____________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers - _______________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory -

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number 

104 6 447 

122 7 735 

102 6 436 

8 II 

106 5 609 

131 6 608 

Cattle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 4L ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 9L ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs __________________ _ _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- Ito 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5109 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

101024__________ _ __________ 1974 __ 

25 10 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 10 9L _____________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over _______________ ,. _________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974_ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974_ Goats ______________ _ ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Horses and ponies _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974_ 

1969_ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ lambs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974_ 

Ewes I year old or older ____________________ 1974_ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

lPounds of wool. 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 All forms and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms 

27 I 697 27 I 697 28 

29 1 515 26 1 478 27 

4 12 4 12 3 2 15 2 15 2 

8 135 8 135 4 

4 128 4 128 5 

3 (D) 3 (0) 3 

• 679 4 679 9 

2 (D) 2 (D) 2 

- - - - - (X) (X) (X) (X) 5 (X) (X) (X) (X) 4 

17 I 828 15 1 794 20 

23 5 142 16 4 900 25 (X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 3 4 (NA) 

74 360 61 315 1 14 

99 606 (NA) (NA) i 21 

Inventory -

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number 

21 214 Litters of pigs farrowed between20 242 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 

26 1 483 1969 __ 

24 1 236 December 1 of preceding year and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 

11 146 1969 __ 

15 I 578 June land November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 

12 70 1969 __ 

Number 

2 511 

1 661 

8 

17 

62 

180 

(0) 

1 290 

(0) 

-

436 

50 

I 763 

4 198 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

26 

88 

Soles -

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1.000) 

5 82 31 

8 164 (NA) 

1 6 1 

2 24 (0) 

2 52 (0) 

- - - - - -

- - -

- - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1,000) 

26 2 500 170 

25 I 632 (NA) 

2 6 (Z) 

I 8 I 

4 62 4 

5 180 13 

3 (D) (D) 

9 I 290 78 

2 (0) (D) 

- -

5 436 II -I 3 36 (NA) 

17 1 734 (NA) 

14 3 660 (NA) 

13 1 938 '20 225 

17 (X) 60 

- - -

- - (NA) 

8 14 2 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 a nd over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

22 372 22 372 

23 259 21 253 

22 195 22 195 

21 139 19 136 

18 177 18 177 

20 120 18 117 

Table 9. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974_ - . 1969_ - Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974_ - 1969_ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 9L ______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1.599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600103.199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10.000 to 19.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,0001099,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100.000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meet-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry ond poultry products sold. ($1.000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 28 Broadwater County, Mont. 

All forms 

Forms 

34 

(NA) 

31 

37 

31 

36 

22 

8 

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 

4 

2 

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 28 (X) 

(X) 31 (X) 

(D) 25 (D) 

4 166 31 4 068 

(0) 25 (D) 

4 136 30 4 048 

622 18 522 

1 050 6 850 

- - -

- - - - - -

- - -

- - -

- - - (0) 1 (D) 

650 4 650 

100 2 100 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

7 (X) 4 (X) 

(NA) (X) 8 (X) 

6 (D) 4 (D) 

9 1 453 8 1 403 

6 (D) 4 (D) 

8 1 403 8 1 403 

5 82 3 32 

- - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - -

2 460 1 400 

- - - -

11 942 8 940 

(NA) (NA) 13 16 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and male chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheat (bushels>- ______________________ _ 

Other small grains for grain _____________ _ Cotton (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ Sweetpotatoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for Sale _ land in orchards _____________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops _________________________ _ -

Corn for grain or seed (bushels) ________ _ - Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) - Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ___ _ 

Sorghums for grain (bushelsL __________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hay, etc. ___ _ Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ________________ _ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1 974 and 1 969 - Continued 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and aver 

Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Farms Number 

25 (0) 4 (0) 

30 4 048 8 1 403 

25 (0) 4 (0) 

- - - -

- - - -

1 10 - -

5 20 - -

- - - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

7 8 

- - - - - -

68 114 

93 106 

- - - -

8 (NA) 

- (NA) 

135 140 

2 1 

1 1 

- 1 

12 (NA) 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - 7 7 788 - 1 - - - - - (NA) - 108 117 16 534 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

788 539 

- -

-

18 89~ 1 

- 24 120 

13 818 12 997 

-

=1 -

626 (NA) 

- (NA) 

22 879 32 937 

2 2 (l) 1 

- (Z) 

1 517 1 448 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and aver 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- - - 492 12 330 8 419 

47 (X) (X) 

- - - - (X) (X) 

23 652 48 239 60 714 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory 

Farms Number 

10 

3 

10 

10 

(X) 

(X) 

Sales 

Forms Number 

(X) 

L-________ ~ ________ ~ 

(X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

-

- 235

1 

403 391 472 

(X) (X) 

-

=1 -

110 702 (NA) 

- (NA) 

57 668 74 616 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - -

5 7 398 492 

- 1 - 47 

- - - -

- (NA) - - 98 107 15 811 21 205 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for pasture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sorghums for aU purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheat (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dots (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed crop'- _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

59 

78 

20 

30 

7 

8 

-

-

68 

103 

17 

40 

85 

84 

-

-

8 

-

-

-

-

118 

128 

1 

1 

-

-

-

-

7 

4 

1 

-

1 

-

Acres 

15 791 

13 248 

7 947 

15 337 

788 

539 -

- 24 120 

18 564 

1 224 

1 957 

11 981 

11 003 

-

- 613 -

-

-

-

22 581 

32 772 

34 

1 

-

-

-

- 626 

350 

1 

-

(Z) 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

403 391 

464 801 

48 378 

III 8231 359 758 

531 616 

-

(X) 

-

-

-

-

57 229 74 134 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 110 690 

77 127 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Forms Acres Forms 

27 4 417 11 39 2 451 15 

11 4 361 5 13 4 037 - 5 398 5 8 539 6 - - -

- - - 31 3 690 34 53 2 439 57 

12 787 9 34 1 328 16 59 6 597 46 52 3 871 41 - - - - - - 6 423 4 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 104 19 776 30 112 27 053 39 1 34 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 626 4 3 350 2 

1 1 1 - - - - - - - - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry Liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

712 10 47 1 2 822 15 69 - - 350 5 34 - - - - - - - 730 5 129 1 15 M8 6 98 - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 590 33 1 137 2 68 6 438 (NA) 374 (NA) 4 

537 6 28 3 8 887 (NA) 61 (NA) 1 8 061 M 670 4 51 5 267 (NA) 277 (NA) 13 - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 359 4 18 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

4 542 26 398 4 12 8 149 39 590 - - 34 1 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 625 4 160 1 2 350 (NA) 93 (NA) -

1 1 (Z) - - - - -

~I - - - - - - - -

Broadwater County, Mont. IV-29 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969_. Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969_. Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms 

10 

Acres 

(Z) 

483 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms 

10 

Acres 

(Z) 

483 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Toto! Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

10 483 10 542 134 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime ___________________________________ .formL_ 

$1.000 __ Commercial fertilizer _____________________ forms __ 

lime ______________ _ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1.000 __ _ _______________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

ton5-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy crapL ___________________ farms__ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Insects on other crops _________________ forms__ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Nematodes in crops _________ ~ _________ farms__ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

36 

3 

1974 

115 

793 

100 

846 

567 

657 

3 

241 

(Z) 

15 

956 

43 

1 

80 

2 

1969 

122 

202 

90 

23 809 

1 942 

175 

9 

638 

1 

5 2 663 

1 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control-Con Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Weeds or gross in crops _________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000-- Weeds or brush in pasturL _______________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Weeds on all other land __________________ farms__ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms__ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms__ 

$1,000-- Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

2 

590 

1 

43 

18 562 

73 

4 

480 

2 

10 

609 

3 

3 420 

2 

12 

2 

16 

8 

1969 

2 

146 

1 

68 

11 041 

17 

23 

693 

4 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1 

13 

(Z) 

43 

3 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Tobie 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ forms__ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres __ 

Average per form _____________________ acres __ 

Cropland irrigated ______________ _ _______ forms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested croplond irrigated ____________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland posture irrigated ______________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland irrigated _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than croplond posture _ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre·feeL_ Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre·feeL_ 

land irrigatpd by- Furrows or ditches _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1974 

125 

77.6 

43 525 

348.2 

123 

39 164 

122 

33 718 

27 

4 417 

12 

029 

11 

4 361 

90 445 

2.1 

50 

10 647 

1969 

126 

75.9 

43 685 

346.7 

126 

39 648 

123 

37 005 

39 

2 451 

(NA) 

192 

13 

4 037 

84 180 

1.9 

(NA) 

(NA) 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems_ ____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

land in irrigated farms ______________________ acres __ 

Cropland ________________________________ acreL_ 

Harvested croplond _____________________ acreL_ 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms __ 

acres irrigated in most recent yeor __ 

Forms with artifico! droinage _________________ forms __ 

Proportion of forms -------------------- percenL_ land in farms with drainage _________________ ocres __ 

land drained ____________________________ ocreL_ 

Average per form ______________________ ocreL_ 

Artificial ponds, pits. reservoirs. and earthen tanks ____________________ ~ _______________ formL_ 

number __ 

acres __ 

1974 1969 

7 (NA) 

893 (NA) 

53 (NA) 

7 568 (NA) 

351 767 402 260 

83 843 76 867 

50 353 52 827 

2 (X) 

160 (Xl 

12 19 

7.5 llA 

28 532 68 302 

1 563 1 565 

130.3 82.3 

22 (NA) 

53 (NA) 

53 (NA) 

Tobie 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ___________ _ ___ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Total operator debt 

90 

9492 

Secured by real estate 

66 

6 941 

Not secured by real estate 

65 

551 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5.000 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ______ __ 9 5 6 

~5.000 to ~9,999------------------------------------------------_______________ 4 2 8 

~1O.000 to ~29.999-----------------------.-----------------------______________ 17 13 20 

~30.000 to ~49.999-----------------------------------------------______________ 12 9 13 $50.000 and aver ___________________ • __________________________________ -------- L ___________ 4_8 _____________ 3_7 _____________ 18_ 

T.able 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more _____ _ 

25 to 149 days _. ______ _ 

less than 25 doys ______ _ 

Total contract Jabor ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 1969 

31 55 

44 } 29 93 

26 28 

12 (NA) 

IV - 30 Broadwater County, Mont. 

Workers Dollars (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

88 106 389 } 

145 } 274 149 

367 43 

(NA) (NA) 53 

49 (NA) 35 

1974 hired farm workers working150 days 25 to less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 72 31 44 29 

Cosh wages paid _ $1,000 __ 581 389 149 43 Number of workers ______ _ 600 88 145 367 

460 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 18 15 18 7 

44 2 workers _________ _ 15 5 9 8 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 15 7 10 6 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 18 3 4 5 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 6 1 3 3 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 662 674 581 579 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 648 421 656 044 638 930 635 311 

Average size of farm ______ acreL_ 979 973 I 100 1 097 

Approximate land orea _______ acreL_ 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 322 240 322 240 322 240 322 240 

49.0 49.6 48.3 48.0 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 125 945 65 631 122 118 62 647 

Average per form ________ dollars-_ 190 249 97 375 210 186 108 198 

Average per acre ________ dollors __ 194 100 191 99 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 19 25 8 14 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 30 39 9 16 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 10 14 5 7 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 25 29 19 13 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 47 32 32 25 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 82 71 70 61 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 30 31 30 31 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 34 24 34 24 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 131 141 124 134 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 111 115 107 105 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 75 77 75 73 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 68 76 68 76 

land in Fanns According to Use 

Total cropland _____________ forms __ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland _______ formL_ 

ocreL_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _______________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _____________ _ 

20 fa 29 acres _____________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ______ . ______ _ 

50 fa 99 acres _____________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ___________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________ _ 

500 to 999 acreS ___________ _ 

1,000 acres and over ________ _ 

Crop/and used only for posture or grazing ______________ farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

Other cropland (see textL __ forms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodlond _____________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Other land (see text) ________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated land _____________ formL_ 

acres-_ 

All forms 

1974 

618 

183 778 

571 

100 534 

12 

23 

17 

38 

126 

208 

113 

26 

8 

372 

60 487 

155 

22 757 

74 

12 145 

534 

452 498 

436 

71 430 

1969 

623 

190 744 

591 

93 252 

19 

18 

29 

61 

106 

206 

126 

24 

2 

377 

55 029 

253 

42 463 

88 

10 535 

577 

454 765 

517 

78 177 

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

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farmL_ 

ocreS __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ formL_ 

ocreL_ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ formL_ 

acreL_ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acreL_ Woodland postured _____________________________________ formL_ 

ocreL_ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

148 

22 214 

7 

699 

18 

538 

125 

19 117 

21 

860 

68 

11 997 

52 

4 270 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 

40 713 Woodland not pastured ___ _ ----------- --- ___ formL_ 

ocreL_ 

___________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

n cropland and ___________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

nd ________ ________ forms __ 

96~ Other lond _______________________ _ 

16 1 Pastureland and rangeland, other tho 

I ~:: I woodland pasture ______________ _ 

35 206 Improved postureJond and rangelo ocreL_ 

25g~ I Unimproved posturelond and rang eland _______________ farms __ 

74 

10 301 I 66 Land in houselots, bornlots, ponds, r 

9 530 

acreL_ 

oods, wasteland, etc. _formL_ 

ocres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form operatorL ___________ number __ 

land in forms- _______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ ocreL_ 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners- _______________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in forms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreS __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in formL _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

Block and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: t 

All form operofors- ____ .. ____ number __ land in forms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocreL_ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in forms- _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

662 674 

648 421 656 044 

100 534 93 252 

390 375 

204 609 185 034 

40 214 35 670 

196 209 

403 273 399 237 

50 213 45 618 

76 90 

40 539 71 773 

10 107 11 964 

11.5 13.3 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over All forms 

1974 1969 1974 

581 579 Forms by type of organization-Con. 

638 930 635 311 Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) 

99 978 91 609 Land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) 

321 303 Land in forms ______________ ocreL_ (NA) 

196 276 171 642 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) 

39 752 34 691 ocreL_ (NA) 

192 191 Form operators by age group:2 

403 065 393 576 Under 25 yeors _____________________ _ 12 50 149 45 235 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 74 

68 85 

39 589 70 093 

10 077 11 683 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 years and over __________________ _ 

103 

196 

168 

93 11.7 14_6 Average age _______________________ _ 50.7 

Form operators by place of residence: 2 

On form operated ___________________ _ 491 

- - - - - -

On another form ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form ________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban orea _________ _ 1~ } 

43 

- - Form operators reporting days of work 

off form: 2 - - None _____________________________ _ 268 - - 1 to 49 days _______________________ _ 46 - - 50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 15 - - - -

100 to 149 doys ____________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ____________________ _ 200 days and over __________________ _ 

19 -, 

23 J 113 - - - - Farm operators by principo! occupotion:2 - - Forming ___________________________ _ 505 Other _____________________________ _ 141 - - Form operators reporting utilizotion of 

508 491 

418 699 505 570 

futures market ______________________ _ 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts __________________________ _ 

(NA) 

(NA) 

11969 data are only for forms operated by Blacks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

15 

77 

133 

192 

179 

78 

49.9 

546 

84 

(NA) 

85 

31 

48 

108 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

556 549 

178 945 182 620 

540 536 

99 978 91 609 

1 l 14 J 81 12 

34 

124 100 

208 203 

113 126 

26 24 

8 2 

324 327 

56 753 50 298 

148 (NA) 

22 214 40 713 

68 74 

11 997 10 301 

482 (NA) 

447 988 442 390 

403 463 

70 280 76 671 

Forms with sates of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

19 11 

7 727 771 

482 (NA) 

447 988 442 390 

347 399 

432 014 422 925 

100 140 

30 575 49 015 

281 332 

401 439 373 910 

401 402 

15 974 19 465 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

57 79 

128 297 95 585 

16 7 

91 934 33 579 

- 2 

- 577 

11 14 

67 66 

102 120 

161 155 

149 164 

75 60 

50.3 49.6 

437 487 

12 } 6 59 

38 

251 (NA) 

44 79 

15 27 

19 -, 

17 J 30 

72 67 

474 (NA) 

91 (NA) 

13 (NA) 

93 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Carbon County, Mont. IV-ll 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 Forms with soles of $2,500 and over and over 

1974 1969 1974 

39 1 71 39 1- 103 _ 103 -' 118 122 118 

Forms by value of soles: $100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 '0 $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 '0 $39,999 ______________________ _ 

131 177 131 

123 123 123 

60 80 60 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

$5,000 '0 $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2,500 '0 $4,999 ________________________ _ 

Under $2,500 (see 'e'O ___________________ _ 88 101 7 $2,000 '0 $2,499 ______________________ _ 18 19 (X) 

19 13 (X) 

15 16 (X) 

36 53 (X) 

$1,500 '0 $1,999 ______________________ _ 

$1,000 '0 $1,499 ______________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see 'e'O _________________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1.000 __ 24 538 13 505 24 445 Average per form ______________ dollars-- 37 066 20 037 42 074 

Crops, including hoy _______________ forms-

$1.000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

- 438 1- 459 423 

II 45~ J 3 423 II 446 

- I 

12 12 

Forest products ___________________ formL - I - I 

- $1,000_ (Z) - (Z) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms- 576 615 514 

- 13 067 10 082

1 

12 987 

- 23 (NA) 22 

- 131 (NA) i 131 

$1.000_ 

Poultry and poultry products _____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

1969 

71 

122 

177 

123 

80 

6 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

13 406 

23 153 

(NA) 

3 382 

3 

18 

-

-

544\ 10 006

46 1 

98 i 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Groins __________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Tobacco ________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

(otton and cottonseed _____________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dairy products ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cottle and calves _________________ farms_ 

$1.000 __ 

Hogs and pigs __________________ .farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ forms- - $1,000_ - Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

1974 1969 

423 (NA) 

II 446 3 382 

288 317 

3 647 I 065 

- -

- - - -

- -

252 234 

2 108 555 

83 127 

5 686 I 689 

2 14 

2 71 

I II 

3 2 

514 544 

12 987 10 006 

22 46 

131 98 

37 96 

306 379 

475 (NA) 

10 998 7 833 

92 I (NA) 

630 I 695 

116 

830 

46 

94 J 

Table 4, Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold I ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services- ________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services _________________________________ • _. farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Government form programs _____________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Other farm-related sources _______________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for farm-related income sourcesl ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

139 

216 

755 

66 

234 

3 

15 

124 

154 

69 

302 

21 

49 

84 

306 

1 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

105 

210 

2 

2 

315 

632 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over I 1974 1969 

84 (NA) 

200 (NA) 

714 (NA) 1 63 95 

226 175 

3 2 

15 2 

123 298 

152 616 

59 (NA) 

275 (NA) 

19 (NA) 

46 (NA) 

78 (NA) 

296 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form saurces 1 ____________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties ___________ • ______ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property ___ • ______________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

297 

2 148 

33 

336 

185 

283 

155 

302 

51 

130 

27 

97 

ISee text. '1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenses- __ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with- $1 '0 $999 ______________________ _ 

$1.000 '0 $1,999 _________________ _ 

$2,000 '0 $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,000 '0 $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 '0 $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 '0 $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 '0 $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 '0 $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 and over ________________ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds • ___________________ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredients ____________ forms._ 

$1.000 __ 

Whole groins ______________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy. green chop, and silage __ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health cosh for livestock and poultry _________________ forms._ 

$1.000 __ 

IV - 32 Carbon County, Mont. 

Table 5. 

All forms 

1974 

661 

18 927 

41 

4) 

42 

60 

119 

148 } 121 

37 

46 

322 

4 542 

497 

3 816 

308 

81 I 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

674 581 579 

1\ 192 18 81 I II 017 

37 

I~ } 18 37 

53 30 30 

86 55 74 

185 117 181 

148 139 

276 121 78 

37 } 59 46 

398 286 352 

3 393 4 520 3364 

522 429 459 

I 361 3 778 I 342 

343 271 318 

465 794 460 

(NA) 87 82 

(NA) 164 45 

(NA) 260 172 

(NA) I 739 565 

(NA) 122 135 

(NA) I 080 272 

(NA) 396 (NA) 

(NA) 147 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased __________________ .forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lime ___________ • __________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline ___________________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Diesel oiL __________________ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Contract lobar ________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

280 

274 

368 

I 198 

263 

148 

(NA) 

(NA) 

659 

I 116 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

244 

876 

135 74J 303 

312 

640 

6 513 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

280 258 253 

114 272 III 

442 346 416 

517 I 194 513 

(NA) 257 (NA) 

93 147 92 

- - - - - -

665 581 576 

699 I 102 673 

(NA) 578 572 

(NA) 748 481 

(NA) 335 250 

(NA) 227 102 

(NA) 112 160 

(NA) 39 27 

(NA) 581 576 

(NA) 88 63 

348 242 324 

671 875 666 

391 70 76 

297 134 94 

284 337 

310 194 

648 576 578 

4 048 6 330 3 967 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

AU Machln,ry and Equlpm,nt 

Estimated market value of aU machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per form __________ dollors __ 

Forms by value group: $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 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

645 657 

16 097 8384 

24 957 12 760 

2 11 

69 193 

133 162 

:~~ } 156 

97 135 53 

31 

543 546 

751 760 

338 400 

611 619 

1 478 I 343 

459 414 

ml 591 

1 559 I 605 

228 275 

84 

88 

5 _ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

573 571 

15 403 8 090 

26 881 14 168 

~} 135 

100 152 

122 149 

122 65 

94 45 

53 } 31 25 

482 487 

676 689 

308 372 

541 539 

I 376 I 234 

424 376 

528 527 

I 472 I 428 

213 256 

81 85 

84 94 

5 8 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled _______________ formsnumber _ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number_ 

Corn heads for combines _. ____ formL 

-

-

-

- number _. 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_. 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Mower conditioners _____ . ____ farmL_ 

- number _ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Windrowers. pull and setf-propelled _______________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

All farms 

1974 

160 

173 

19 

;j 

112 

118 

35 

379 

398 

109 

198 

200 

77 

60 

62 

35 

Farms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

141 160 137 

149 173 145 

25 19 25 

17 3 3 

20 3 5 

5 2 3 

6 14 

6 15 

- 2 

(NA) 107 (NA) 

(NA) 113 (NA) 

(NA) I 35 (NA) 

398 364 383 

402 382 387 

135 106 131 

(NA) 192 150 

(NA) 194 151 

(NA) 76 82 

(NA) 56 44 

(NA) 58 49 

(NA) 35 20 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ CoHie and colves _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ___________________________ _ 5N9 _____________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- lu2 _____________ _ 

3u4 _____________ _ 

5N9 _____________ _ 

10 to 19. ________________________ _ 

20 to 49. ________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 200 10 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Farms 

571 

561 

593 

531 

563 

17 

16 

35 

124 

122 

124 

69 

24 

490 

513 

474 

(NA) 

137 

219 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

474 

24 

34 

54 

127 

135 

67 

29 

4 

137 

94 

23 

11 

2 

2 

5 

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 506 (X) 576 (X) 

(X) 498 (X) 569 (X) 

(X) 527 (X) 603 (X) 

71 078 474 70 007 527 42 572 61 339 503 60469 564 42 862 

39 II 22 41 102 109 8 55 51 350 514 16 235 89 I 226 3 807 102 3 194 168 5 326 8 901 120 8 793 109 7 770 16 825 124 16 825 36 5 211 20 114 69 20 114 22 6 585 20 769 24 20 769 11 16 002 

34 327 453 33 907 (NA) (NA) 

29 251 464 28 822 (NA) (NAl 

33 657 440 33 252 (NA) (NA) 

28 082 442 27 682 (NA) (NA) 

670 128 655 (NA) (NA) 

I 169 204 1 140 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (Xl (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

33 657 440 33 252 coHI. sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 59 17 38 1 to 4 ________________________ 

269 25 198 5 to 9 ________________________ 

779 40 581 10 to 19 ______________________ 

4 062 123 3 947 20 to 49 ______________________ 

9 069 135 9 069 50 to 99 ______________________ 

8 833 67 8 833 100 to 199 ____________________ 

8023 29 8 023 200 to 499 ____________________ 

2563 4 2 563 500 and over __________________ 

670 128 655 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 126 87 117 lor 2 ________________________ 

75 21 69 3 or 4 ________________________ 

66 11 66 5 to 9 ________________________ 

36 2 36 10 to 19 ______________________ 

62 2 62 20 to 49 ______________________ 

305 5 305 50 to 99 ______________________ 

- - - 100 to 199 ____________________ 

- - - ·200 to 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Soles 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

Farms Number Dollars (1.000) 

514 (X) 12 987 

509 (X) 12 457 

542 (X) (NA) 

475 42 154 10 998 

512 42 490 7 833 

24 63 14 31 209 51 

80 I 120 255 162 5 194 I 062 109 7 770 I 522 36 5 211 I 011 

22 6 585 I 494 II 16 002 5 589 

(NA) (NA) (NAl 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

(NA) (NA) (NAl 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

37 (X) 306 96 (X) 379 

Sales, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Forms Number (1.000) 

394 33 384 9 785 

30 74 20 45 298 76 80 1 104 278 122 4 021 893 72 5 147 I 128 18 2677 581 18 5 347 I 340 9 14 716 5 468 

208 8 770 I 213 

17 22 2 17 54 8 16 108 14 31 417 66 73 2 084 318 34 2 305 314 16 2 175 327 2 (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

Carbon County, Mont. IV-33 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Inventory - Sales- Forms with soles of $2,500 and over Farms with sates of $2,500 and over 

Heifers and heifer colves- _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974_ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974_ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ______________________ 1974_ - 1969_ 

Forms 

377 

419 

364 

37 

405 

462 

Number 

17 198 

15 401 

16 825 

373 

18 902 

16 246 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 4L ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 9L ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 49L ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Farms Number Oollors (J .000) 

44 13 028 5 024 

43 5 993 (NA) 

6 16 4 

7 105 29 

20 504 108 

3 220 68 

I (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

5 II 457 4 609 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

IOta 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 4L _____________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199- ___________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499____________ _ ________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ J974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponieL ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

All farms 

Farms 

101 

159 

16 

17 

24 

14 

19 

6 

5 

-

(X) 

(X) 

124 

155 

(X) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

214 

283 

Inventory -

Inventory 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Farms Number 

4 391 90 4 294 

6 724 149 6 551 

43 8 21 

113 17 113 

367 23 346 

482 12 428 

I 166 19 I 166 

912 6 912 

I 308 5 I 308 

- - - (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

28 787 112 28 338 

55 893 146 55 500 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(NA) - - (NA) 5 9 

I 430 195 I 370 

I 678 (NA) (NA) 

Safes 

AI! farms Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

96 10 674 92 10 598 630 

151 II 3571 146 II 190 (NA) 

5 14 4 II I 

9 56 9 56 4 

20 3ll 18 263 19 

17 642 16 617 33 

16 I llO 16 I llO 66 

II I 467 II I 467 85 

12 3 3ll 12 3 311 2ll 

6 3 763 [ 6 3 763 2ll 1 33 2 945 32 2 938 62 

43 2 990 38 2 918 (NA) 

127 25 071 115 24 708 (NA) 

157 46 529 148 46 253 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) llO 19 344 '199 603 

(NA) (NA) 116 (X) 830 

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

44 219 42 213 64 

46 120 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

Hogs and Digs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 1969 __ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

lambs under J yeor old __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older _ 

Roms and wethers _____ _ 

lPcunds at woo1. 

1969 __ _______ __ ____ __ ___ 1974 __ 

___ __ __ __ ____ 1974 __ 

__________________ 1974 __ 

Table 9. 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974_ - 1969_ - Chickens 3 months old or older ____ .:. ____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1.599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1.600 to 3.199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50.000 to 99.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974._ 

1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold. ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 34 Carbon County, Mont. 

and over AI! farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

63 633 Litters of pigs farrowed between87 I 005 December J of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 79 I 212 72 I 203 

82 3 661 1969 __ 97 I 289 92 I 266 

139 5 546 December 1 of preceding year and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 63 717 56 709 

88 12 380 1969 __ 87 626 82 612 

104 15 438 June J and November 30 ______ ____________ 1974 __ 64 495 63 494 

82 520 1969 __ 80 663 77 654 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 and over All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

139 (X) 121 (X) 7 (X) 7 (X) 

(NA) (X) 144 (X) (NA) (X) 26 (X) 

136 19 148 118 18 545 6 13 995 6 13 995 

156 22 399 138 21 914 18 2472 18 2472 

134 18 959 118 18 416 6 13 995 6 13 995 

149 22 086 133 21 641 17 2436 17 2 436 

121 3 079 105 2 536 2 160 2 160 

9 I 100 9 I 100 2 660 2 660 

2 880 2 880 - - - -

I (0) I (D) I (0) I (0) 

- - - - - - - - I (D) I (D) I (0) I (0) 

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

10 408 7 390 I 25 1 25 

I 40 I 40 I 75 I 75 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 23 131 22 131 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 46 98 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

R.aosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheot (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for grain _____________ _ 

Cotton (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ 

Sweetpatatoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder. hogged or grazed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder. hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfolfo hoy (tons. dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

118 18 416 6 13 995 

133 21 641 17 2 436 

116 18 129 6 13 995 

4 287 - -

- - - -

3 71 1 36 

35 129 - - - - - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

84 81 

- 1 

-

- 223

1 

177 

322 335 

-

=1 -

6 (NA) 

- (NA) 

507 522 

2 18 

19 24 

I 4 

99 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

2 2 45 

82 77 4 767 

2 6 24 

- - - - (NA) -

379 379 33 915 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

Light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other poultry ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

4 836 2572 

- 146 

-

20 32~ 1 

-

22 832 

14 873 16 001 

-

=1 -

43 (NA) 1 - (NA) 

51 582 44 841 

20 627

1 

77 79 

(Z) 

7 042 8 93~ 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

37 2 300 3 700 

2 442 82 537 43 8661 89 (X) (X) 

- -

146 (X) (X) I 26 312 74 895 63 639 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

6 17 - -

7 50 2 40 

1 6 - -

- - - -

1 6 - - 5 11 - -

6 38 1 10 

9 (X) - (X) 

21 (X) 5 (X) 

Quantity t'fJrvesfed 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

-

- 666 454 584 8461 (X) (X) 

-

=1 -

8 033 (NA) 

- (NA) 

113 053 97 936 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

2 2 45 37 

74 75 4 587 2 417 

- 5 - 74 

- - - -

- (NA) - 146 

266 319 17 041 19 201 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Wheot (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oots (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 80rley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for grain ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons. dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobocco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish pototoes (hundredweightl ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

324 

327 

100 

140 

84 

79 

-

1 

177 

211 

115 

157 

250 

245 

-

-

2 

-

-

-

-

478 

482 

6 

3 

-

-

-

-

4 

8 

2 

14 

14 

19 

Acres 

56 753 

50 298 

30 575 

49015 

4 836 

2 568 

-

146 

22 832 

19 971 

2 135 

3 273 

12 634 

12 260 

-

-

97 

-

-

-

- 51 040 

43 906 

188 

52 

-

-

-

-

43 

39 

20 

599 

69 

71 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

00 

(X) 

(X) 

666 454 

575 948 

108 065 

198 360 

613 434 

605 404 

-

-

(X) 

-

-

-

-

112 206 

96 450 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 8 021 

9 153 

(X) 

(X) 

(Xl 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Forms Acres Forms 

173 15 380 76 

223 14 005 124 

44 3 099 28 

71 5 711 43 76 4 632 62 

76 2 528 56 

- - - 1 146 1 

34 2 251 69 

86 1 929 99 

75 1 045

1 

25 

102 1 854 61 

153 6 748 121 

166 5 533 132 

- -

- - - 2 97 2 

- - - - - -

- - -

- - -

365 30 331 163 

418 34 124 190 

4 48 2 

1 7 1 - - - - - - - - -

- - - 3 42 1 

5 39 3 

1 20 2 

14 599 14 

14 .68 2 

19 71 9 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Ory liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

4 881 76 531 - - 6 834 117 615 8 46 

1 810 1 26 162 3 17 

2 247 42 188 I 13 

3 817 59 530 5 62 

1 852 54 228 3 19 

- - - - - 146 1 15 - - 13 099 69 867 - - 11 391 (NA) 461 (NA) 1 

478 25 51 - - 1 316 (NA) 90 (NA) - 8 179 119 764 2 3 6 180 (NA) 413 (NA) 2 

- - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 97 2 10 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

15 054 162 1 434 3 29 16 024 185 1 128 8 140 

35 2 2 - - 7 1 1 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) 

42 1 11 -

=1 

39 (NA) 8 (NAl 

20 2 1 - 599 14 

6~ I -

~I 11 2 - 28 9 -

Carbon County, Mont. IV-35 
Tobie 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1 969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

forms 

-

4 

1 

3 

91 

Acres Quantity 

- (X) 

2 (X) 

3 (X) 

4 (X) 

6 849 (X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

forms Acres forms 

- - - 4 2 I 

- - - 1 3 2 

91 6 849 88 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry Liquid 

Acres Forms Tons forms Tons 

- - - - - (I) 1 (I) - -

- - - - -

1 I (I) - -

6 6B5 B5 1 586 5 47 

Tobie 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Commercial fertilizer _____________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1.000 __ Lime __________________________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

10n5 __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to conlrol- Insects on hoy croDL ___________________ farmL_ 

acres an which used __ 

$1,000 __ Insects on other craps __________________ farmL_ 

acres an which used __ 

$1,000 __ Nematodes in crops ____________________ farmL_ 

acres an which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

401 

341 

346 

54 208 

6 107 

1 194 

56 

3 065 

14 

30 

515 

19 

7 

229 

7 

1969 

452 

605 

379 

55 223 

5 187 

513 

56 

3 030 

10 

20 

196 

2 

2 

50 

2 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Con Diseases in crops and orchordL ___________ formL_ 2 12 

acres an which used __ 420 324 

$1,000 __ 1 2 Weeds or grass in craps _________________ formL_ 150 209 

acres on which used __ 19 569 20 705 

$1,000 __ 65 61 Weeds or brush in posturL _______________ formL_ 29 63 

acres on which used __ 3 634 2 300 $1.000 __ 11 6 Weeds on all other land _____________ • _. __ farmL_ 73 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 709 (NA) I $1,000 __ 9 (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ formL_ 4 4 

oc;es on which used __ 97 123 

$1.000 __ 1 (I) 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ 43 12B $1,000 __ 5 8 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farmL_ 52 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 16 (NA) 

Tobie 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ forms-_ 

Proportion of forms _____________ • _______ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acreL_ 

Average per form _______________________ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ formL_ 

acreL_ Cropland pasture irrigated _____________ farmL. 

ocreL_ Other cropland irrigated _______________ farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _ farmL_ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _. _____________ acre-feeL_ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ___________ • ___________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

1974 

403 

69.4 

70 280 

174.4 

398 

67 181 

387 

51 744 

173 

15 380 

4 

57 

44 

3 099 

141 813 

2.0 

206 

24 259 

1969 

463 

79.9 

76 671 

165.5 

460 

70 960 

450 

55 642 

223 

14 005 

(NA) 

I 313 

71 

5 711 

185 294 

2.4 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 1969 

Land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _______ • _____ farms __ 9 (NA) 

ocres __ 3 359 (NA) 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farmL_ 30 (NA) 

acreL_ 2 073 (NA) 

Land in irrigated farmL ____________ ._. ___ • __ acres-_ 477 068 467 101 Cropland _____ ._. ________________________ acreL_ 123 571 139 474 Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ 70 289 74 570 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 _________ • __________ formL_ 10 (X) 

acres irrigated in most recent yeor __ 563 (X) 

Forms with ortificol drainage ___ • _____________ formL_ 40 73 Proportion of forms ____________________ percent.. 6.9 12.6 Land in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ 51 021 78 119 land drained ____________________________ ocreL_ 1 786 3 914 Average per form ______________________ acreL_ 44.7 53.6 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ farmL_ 118 (NA) 

number __ 277 (NA) 

acres __ 345 (NA) 

Tobie 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Farms with debt owed by form operator (see text) _________ _ 

Forms by size of debt owed: 

_____________ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Under $5.000 ____________ - _____ - _ -_ -- -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ------

$5.000 to $9,999 ______________________ - _________ -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- ------------ ---

$10,000 to $29.999 __________________ -_ -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- ------ -- -- -- -- ---- -------

$30,000 10 $49.999 __________________ - - - - -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- ---- -- - - -- -- ---- -------

$50,000 and over __________________________ - ___ -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- -- ------

Total operator debt 

338 

20 315 

23 

44 

98 

46 

127 

Secured by real estate 

275 

14 171 

14 

31 

89 

50 

91 

Not secured by real estate 

215 

6 145 

51 

56 

49 

27 

32 

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

Tobie 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

2510 149 doys ________ _ 

less than 25 days ______ _ 

Totol contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by controctor _ 

Forms 

1974 

83 

92 

153 } 70 

42 

IV - 36 Carbon County, Mont. 

1969 

73 

296 

76 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1.000) 

1974 1969 1974 

154 109 612 } 217 } 1 584 169 

712 95 

(NA) (NA) 134 

277 (NA) 76 

1974 hired form workers warking150 days 2510 Less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Farms _________________ _ 242 83 92 153 

Cosh wages paid _ $1.000 __ 875 612 169 95 Number of warkers. _____ _ 1 083 154 217 712 

666 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 76 46 50 51 

94 2 workers _________ _ 38 23 19 19 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 46 12 12 39 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 59 1 9 29 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 23 1 2 15 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Doto 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All farms 

1974 1969 

All forms ________________ number __ 329 374 

Land in forms ______________ acreL_ 548 769 546 379 Average size of form ______ ocres __ 4 708 4 135 

Approximate land area _______ acreL_ 120 192 120 192 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 73.0 72.9 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 84 997 53 795 Average per form ________ dollars __ 258 350 143 836 

Average per acre ________ dollarL_ 55 35 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 22 19 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 2 3 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 3 6 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ I 9 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 2 2 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ I 3 

18010 219 acres _______________ _ 3 3 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 3 2 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 6 14 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 27 26 1,00010 1,999 acres ____________ _ 46 58 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 213 229 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and sail·impravement grosses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Crop/and on which all crops foiled _________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acreL_ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

308 330 Land in Farms According 10 Use 

525 743 

4 954 

2 120 192 

72.0 

83 507 

271 128 

55 

15 

I 

I 

3 

2 

6 

24 

45 

211 

517 392 

4 598 

120 192 

71.6 

51 797 

156 959 

34 

7 

I 

~\ 3 

I 

7 

21 

56 

226 

Forms with safes of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

Toto/ cropland _____________ forms __ 

acreL_ 

Harvested crop/and _______ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Forms 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 and aver ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see textL __ forms __ acres __ 

Totol woodland _____________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Other land (see text) ________ forms-_ 

acres-_ Irrigated land _____________ forms __ 

acres- _ 

96 

27 594 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 

All forms 

1974 1969 

283 319 

135 161 133 561 

276 308 

95 958 81 902 

I 4 

5 7 

3 7 

10 18 

29 44 

65 60 

104 127 

45 34 

14 7 

43 92 

II 454 16 413 

99 134 

27 749 35 246 

24 31 

9 168 6 260 

316 355 

I 404 440 I 406 558 

34 65 

5 956 13 919 

----------------- _farms __ 

ocres __ 

___________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

4 

178 

8 2 553 

~ ~ 1\ OI::~:::n_~~~I_P_~S::~:~~:_:::~:_:: Pastureland and rangeland, other tho n cropland and ___________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 87 

24 251 

8 612 

:~: \ woodland pasture ______________ _ 

27 368 Improved postureland and range/a nd _________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Unimproved pasturefand and rang eland _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

aads, wasteland, etc. _farmL_ 

4 In \ Total woodland -- -- -- ------ ---------- -- -- -----------------f~;~~== 9 1~~ 6 o~~ I Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms__ 24 20 i land in hauselats, bornlats, ponds, r 

acres__ 9 048 5 166 acreL_ 

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

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ land in farmL _______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 

Farms by tenure of form operator: Full awners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested crop/and _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Black and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: 1 

All form operators __________ number __ 

land in formL _____________ ocreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocres-_ 

Full awners ________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

I 

All forms 

1974 

329 

548 769 1 

95 958 

137 

397 047 

28 433 

157 

996 274 1 

59 121 

35 

155 448 

8 404 

10.6 

1 

(0) 

-

1 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

374 

546 379 

81 902 

154 

332 447 

25 407 

180 

106 377 

50393 

40 

107 555 

6 102 

10.6 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over All farms 

1974 1969 1974 

308 330 Forms by type of organization ~ Can. 

I 525 743 I 517 392 Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) 

95 695 81 040 Land in farms ______________ acres-_ (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) 

123 120 land in forms ______________ acres-_ (NA) 

383 032 324 824 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) 

28 363 24 918 acres __ (NA) 

152 175 Form operators by age g roup:2 

987 516 I 086 250 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 5 59003 50 272 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 30 

33 35 

155 195 106 318 

8 329 5 850 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 years and over __________________ _ 

57 

57 

86 

66 10.7 10.6 Average age _______________________ _ 53A 

Form operators by place of residence: 2 

On form aperated ___________________ _ 231 

I 3 (0) 7 694 

- I 639 

On another form ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form ________ _ 

In 0 city, town, or urban area _________ _ 

I~ } 

19 

1 - (0) -

Form operators reporting days of work 

off form:2 None _____________________________ _ 184 - - I to 49 days _______________________ _ 11 - 1 5010 99 days ______________________ _ 9 

- (0) 

- (0) 

- 2 

10010 149 days ____________________ _ 

15010 199 days ____________________ _ 

200 days and over __________________ _ ~} 22 

- (0) 

- (0) 

Form operators by principal occupation:2 Forming ___________________________ _ 226 

- 66.6 

Other _____________________________ _ 75 

Form operotors reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

- (NA) 

261 274 

1 127 217 1 174 596 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) 

1]969 dota are only for forms operated by Blocks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operotians (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

8 

50 

73 

95 

77 

71 

50J 

307 

44 

(NA) 

44 

17 

13 

31 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

212 301 

133 473 131 212 

269 293 

95 695 81 040 

I l 3 J 28\ 2 

9 

26 42 

65 55 

104 127 

45 34 

14 7 

35 

10 184 16 180 89\ 

96 (NA) 

27 594 33 992 

24 27 

9 168 6 072 

298 (NA) 

I 383 102 I 380 108 

33 64 

5 356 12 669 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

2 

9\ 120 906 

298 (NA) 

I 383 102 I 380 108 I 276 297\ I 35 I 692 I 356 886 

38 36 

50 049 32 919\ 

251 286 

I 301 643 I 323 967 I 184 182 i 31 410 23 222 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

21 46 

137 311 249 260 

22 8 

253 095 (0) 

4 2 

8 120 (0) 

2 8 29 49 

53 65 

56 75 

82 71 

60 62 

53.5 50.3 

224 290 

7 } 2 26 17 

179 (NA) 

9 38 7 17 

2 , 

5 J 11 

15 17 

218 (NA) 

64 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

12 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Carter County, Mont. IV-37 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of soles: 

141- 44 91 _I 

90 113 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 46 93 $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 42 54 $2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 23 24 

23 46 

- 2 8 

Under $2,500 (see textL __________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _____________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 _____________________ _ 5 4 $1,000 to $1,499 _____________________ _ 5 2 Under $1,000 (see text) ________________ _ 

- 11 32 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ - II 138 7 809 Average per form ______________ dollarL 33 855 20 880 

- 147 J 177 

- 2 576 639 

-

Crops. including hoy _______________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ farms-

$1,000_ 

- 3 - Forest products ___________________ forms-

$1,000_ - 2 -

Livestock, poultry. and their products ________________________ formL - 310 351 

$1.000_ 8 561 7 170 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms- 13 (NA) 

$1,000_ - 4 (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

141-

91 _, 44 

90 113 

46 93 

42 54 

23 22 

2 4 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

11 116 7 773 

36 092 23 555 

143 (NA) 

2 573 631 

- -

- -

3 - 2 -

293 323 

8 542 7 142 

13 14 

4 7 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Grains __________________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _forms __ $1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and woo'- ___________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

143 

2 573 

121 

2 330 

-

-

-

-

43 

243 

-

-

-

-

-

-

293 

8 542 

13 

4 

2 

(l) 

282 

'~I 311 

139 

24: 

64 J 

1969 

(NA) 

631 

129 

492 

-

-

-

-

65 

139 

-

-

1 

(l) 

1 

(l) 

323 

7 142 

14 

7 

16 

14 

(NA) 

4 784 

(NA) 

2 338 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than toto! value of agricultural products sold t ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses t ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural serviceL ________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs ______________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Other form-related sources ______________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sourcesl ____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

22 

72 

255 

22 

49 

6 

2 

34 

37 

22 

142 

9 

25 

26 

92 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

45 

66 

4 

2 

171 

574 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over I 1974 1969 

13 (NA) 

70 (NA) 

186 (NA) 

22 43 

49 64 

6 4 

2 2 

34 162 

37 562 

20 (NA) 

81 (NA) 

8 (NA) 

17 (NA) 

24 (NA) 

47 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources 2 ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with soles 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

131 

691 

17 

114 

55 

287 

69 

208 

28 

66 

7 

15 '--__ ---I 

ISee text. 71974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenses- __ forms-

$1,000_ 

Forms with- $1 to $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 ________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

-

- $5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 and over ________________ _ 

Live~tock and poultry purchased __________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased _____________ '- ____ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredienfs ____________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole groins ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and s;Ioge __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

IV - 38 Carter County, Mont. 

Table 5, 

AI! forms 

1974 

327 

9 182 

12 

7 

9 

20 

33 

95 } 87 

32 

32 

176 

I 293 

281 

I 498 

226 

978 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

374 308 330 

6 052 9 160 5 949 

21 5} 15 27 

18 5 13 

25 19 23 

87 33 84 

95 90 

196 87 76 

32 } 29 32 

227 171 211 

1 370 1 289 1 367 

325 268 297 

743 I 490 735 

217 219 202 

356 977 355 

(NA) 74 67 

(NA) 78 60 

(NA) 152 178 

(NA) 359 247 

(NA) 24 57 

(NA) 77 73 

(NA) 254 (NA) 

(NA) 118 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ formL 

$1,000_ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Lime ______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Gasoline ond other petroleum fuel 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

and oil for form business ______ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline ___________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Diesel oi'- __________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

lP gas, butane, ond propane __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil. greose, piped gas, kerosene, ond fuel oil _______ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired form labor ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Contract labor ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Mochine hire and customwork ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

97 

52 

60 

142 

101 

63 

(NA) 

(NA) 

319 

739 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

141 

394 

101 55 J 155 

303 

320 

4 596 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

84 95 80 

16 52 16 

57 60 55 

21 142 20 

(NA) 101 (NA) 

17 63 17 

- - - - - -

366 308 329 457 736 450 (NA) 304 329 

(NA) 494 331 (NA) 168 133 (NA) 132 53 (NA) 127 123 

(NA) 55 31 

(NA) 308 329 

(NA) 55 35 

197 137 193 

303 393 295 

205 55 53 218 101 51 

152 174 

302 165 

363 307 327 

2 908 4 471 2 833 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000._ Average per form __________ dollors-_ 

Forms by value group: $110 $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 ond over _________________ _ 

Seleded Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups-_ forms __ 

number __ mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wheel trocfor5 ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ formS-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

320 361 

9 335 4 367 

29 173 12 097 

- 5 

31 81 

42 73 

~~ } 133 

78 69 29 

21 

246 308 

328 391 

195 236 

309 341 

747 662 

372 384 

'''I 318 

847 895

1 

186 231 

43 

44 

- J i 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and aver 

1974 1969 

303 325 

9 115 4 208 

30 081 12 947 

30 } 60 1 34 69 

56 127 

56 45 

77 18 

29

21 1 _ 6 

232 284 

312 365 

186 216 

293 308 

718 620 

363 349 

271 296 

816 

177 811 210 1 

43 48 

44 

- 5~ i 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - (on. 

Groin and bean combines, self·propelled _______ • _______ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Windrowers, pull and self-propelled ___________ ._._ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

74 58 73 56 

82 67 81 65 

24 19 24 17 

1 l 

: i1 

1 1 

1 I 1 1 

1 1 -

13 13 10 

13 J 13 10 

1 1 2 

41 (NA) 38 (NA) 

42 (NA) 39 (NA) 

15 (NA) 15 (NA) 

135 147 134 145 

137 156 136 154 

54 77 54 75 

144 (NA) 144 106 

149 (NA) 149 109 

81 (NA) 81 69 

12 (NA) 1 12 12 

13 (NA) 13 14 

1 (NA) i 1 8 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Cottle and colves _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5 to L ___________________ 1974 __ 

10 10 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

201049 __________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

200 10 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _____ • _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to L __________________________ _ 10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 9L ________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

sao and over _____________________ _ 

Milk caws ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 or 2 ___________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and aver ___________ • _________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

311 

308 

342 

292 

326 

4 

2 

9 

39 

39 

59 

109 

31 

281 

298 

277 

(NA) 

99 

134 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

277 

4 

3 

18 

45 

55 

86 

58 

8 

99 

81 

11 

7 

-

-

-

.-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 AU forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 293 (X) I 310 (X) 1 

(X) 291 (X) 310 (X) 

(X) 314 (X) 348 (X) 

67 794 280 67 4891 294 34 8251 52 501 298 52 107 328 32 882 

6 4 6 9 26 I 17 1 

7~ I 14 93 

123 5 16 225 

1 381 33 1 191 63 2 057 

2 885 38 2 829 67 4 760 

8 337 59 8 337 72 10 055 

33 769 109 33 769 48 14 017 

21 276 31 21 276 5 3 592 

38 708 271 38 596 (NA) (NA) 

29 966 280 29 812 (NA) (NA) 

38 521 267 38 409 (NA) (NA) 

29 677 273 29 536 (NA) (NA) 

187 99 187 (NA) (NA) 

289 127 276 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) ()() (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

38 521 267 38 409 Cottle sold ________________________ 

Forms with8 1 1 1 to 4 ________________________ 

19 1 7 5 to 9 ________________________ 

269 14 206 101019 ______________________ 

1 548 44 1 518 201049 ______________________ 

4077 55 4 077 50 to 99 ______________________ 

11 846 86 11 846 100 10199 ____________________ 

16 059 58 16 059 200 10 499 ____________________ 

4 695 8 4 695 500 ond over __________________ 

187 99 187 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with108 81 108 1 or 2 ________________________ 

36 11 36 3 or 4 _________________ • ______ 

43 7 43 5109 ________________________ 

- - - 1010 19 ______________________ 

- - - 20 to 49 ______________________ 

- - - 50 to 99 ______________________ 

- - - 100 10199 ____________________ 

- - - 20r to 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with soles of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1,000) 

293 (X) 8 542 

293 (X) 8 473 

322 (X) (NA) 

282 34 735 5 687 

304 32 724 4 784 

7 19 

8 54 Ig I 12 181 28 

63 2 057 300 

67 4 760 833 

72 10 055 1 685 

48 14 017 2 383 

5 3 592 444 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

2 (X) (Z) 

16 (X) 14 

Sales, 1974-

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Forms Number (1,000) 

237 15 835 3 462 

16 34 11 

22 134 29 31 408 85 

65 1 989 424 57 4 068 884 

28 3 783 811 18 5 419 1 217 

- - -

217 18 900 2 226 

5 7 1 I 3 (Z) 

10 76 12 19 268 33 64 2 058 239 

54 3 768 

43 5 847 469\ 717 19 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

Carter County, Mont. IV-39 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers _______ 1974 __ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory - Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

246 18 821 

275 13 204 

245 18 566 

14 255 

253 10 072 

276 9 091 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _______________________ _ 

Forms with-

____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99__________________ _ ___ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499__________ _ __________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lombs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep. Iambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ 

Goots ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Horses and ponies- ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Other hogs and pigs ____________ .. __________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

lambs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

IFounds of wool. 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 All farms and over 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

42 2 673 41 2 672 44 4 956 

44 1 815\ 44 1 815 36 2 048 

4 6 3 5 4 7 

8 46 8 46 2 12 

10 130 10 130 8 107 

7 242 7 242 8 276 

2 127 2 127 5 402 

6 783 6 783 8 1 256 

5 1 339 5 1 339 7 (D) 

- - -

(Xl \ 

2 (D) 

(X) (X) (X) 15 914 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 15 718 

141 106 673 136 106 355 142 87 255 

154 114 373 150 114 161 164 81 980 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

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

(NA) (NA) 2 5 (NA) (NA) 

177 1 266 170 1 236\ 44 427 

253 1 738 (NA) (NA) L 41 143 

Inventory -

Forms with soles of $2.500 

and over 

Farms Number 

28 346 litters of pigs farrowed between35 381 December 1 of preceding yeor and November 30 _1974 __ 

38 2 326 1969 __ 

37 1 434 December I of preceding yeor and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 

106 24 048 1969 __ 

132 79 127 June 1 and November 30 ______ ____________ 1974 __ 

119 3 180 1969 __ 

Soles- Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

4 86 17 

2 (D) (NA) 

1 1 (Z) 

- - -

3 85 17 

- - - - - -

- - -

- - -

1974 and 1969 

Soles 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

44 4 956 311 

36 2 048 (NA) 

4 7 I 

2 12 1 

8 107 7 

8 276 9 

5 402 15 

8 1 256 69 

7 (D) (D) 

2 (0) (0) 

15 914 17 

15 718 (NA) 

137 87 040 (NA) 

158 81 826 (NA) 

136 95 632 '877 787 

139 (X) 2 474 

- - -

- - (NA) 

44 427 63 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2.500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

32 475 32 475 

36 368 36 368 

30 298 30 298 

28 176 28 176 

22 177 22 177 

31 192 31 192 

Tobie 9. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or alder _________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

He~s and pullets of laying oge ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1.600 to 3.199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10.000 to 19.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20.000 to 49.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100.000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold. ($1.000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV -40 Carter County, Mont. 

All farms 

Forms 

84 

(NA) 

83 

134 

82 

129 

80 

2 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5 

1 

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Number Farms Number 

(X) 83 (X) 

(X) 129 (X) 

2 696 82 2 678 

4 329 128 4 192 

2 575 81 2 559 

3 845 123 3 710 

2 175 79 2 159 

400 2 400 

- - - - - - - - -

- - -

- - -

- - - - - -

451 5 451 

1 1 1 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

All far-ms Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

5 (X) 5 (X) 

(NA) (X) 7 (X) 

5 317 5 317 

5 320 5 320 

5 317 5 317 

4 220 4 220 

3 77 3 77 

2 240 2 240 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1 50 1 50 

13 4 13 4 

(NA) (NA) 14 7 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 9. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Hens and pullets of [oying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or 0Ider _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels} ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheal (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ 

Callan (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ Land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hay, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) _________________ _ 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

81 2 559 5 317 

123 3 710 4 220 

81 2 529 5 317 

2 30 - -

2 18 - -

11 253 3 100 

42 101 - -

1 2 - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

9 10 

1 2 

- - - - 118 124 

123 124 

- - - -

4 (NA) 

- (NA) 

259 283 

- 1 

- 1 

- -

20 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- 2 -

3 3 460 

6 6 227 

- - -

1 (NA) 60 

206 219 32 909 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

lighl breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Olher poullry ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All farms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

687 498 

60 58 

- -

- -

25 850 16 392 

13 071 11 169 

- -

- -

1 (NA) 

- (NA) 

56 611 52 774 

- (l) 

- (l) 

- - 1 669 2 039 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

43 - 1 420 

85

1 

1 225 560 

37~ (X) (X) 

- -

58

1 

(X) (X) 

28 604 38 148 37 889 

Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Forms Number 

9 88 - -

24 I 023 2 847 

4 16 - -

3 10 - -

I 6 - -

9 72 -- -

21 116 1 15 

1 (X) - (X) 

19 (X) 1 (X) 

Quantity ~arvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

599 150 365 442 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

100 (NA) 

- (NA) 

59 548 60 21 I 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Form,S Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- 1 - 23 

-

,~I -

=1 

1 12 

- -

- -

25 2 816 4 97~ I 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Wheal (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Ools (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for grain ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (Ions. dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish polo toes (hundredweighll ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

35 

89 

38 

36 

9 

10 

1 

2 

117 

119 

71 

96 

89 

87 

2 

2 

10 

-

-

-

-

252 

271 

20 

28 

-

-

-

-

4 

13 

-

I 

-

1 

Acres 

10 184 

16 180 

50 049 

32 919 

687 

498 

60 

58 

25 845 

15 965 

4 584 

5 639 

7 779 

5 153 

25 

160 

663 

-

-

-

-

56 373 

52 385 

I 669 

2 038 

-

-

-

-

I 

10 

-

(l) 

-

(Z) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

599 075 

363 072 

129 201 

227 612 

181 867 

155 645 

300 

2 100 

(X) 

-

-

-

-

59 324 

59 735 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 100 

347 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Forms Acres Forms 

1 70 2 

3 310 -

1 300 2 

7 2 158 - 1 12 1 

1 23 2 

- - - - - 1 

1 40 32 

1 30 28 

- - 8 

1 5 4 

I 160 17 

3 91 4 

1 5 -

- - - 1 71 - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

31 4 606 7 

60 9 384 6 

2 220 - 6 660 -

- - - - - - - - - - - - 3 (l) - I (l) 4 

- - - I (l) I 

- - -

- - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry Liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

140 2 10 - - - - - - - 47 2 

~1 1 2 

- - - - 350 1 - - 55 2 - - - - - - - 18 1 1 - - 9 852 32 307 - - 6 671 (NA) 146 (NA) -

553 8 27 1 

~ I 205 (NA) 8 (NA) 

1 938 17 140 - 279 (NA) 9 (NA) 

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

647 7 59 - - 323 6 17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - 7 (NA) 6 (NA) -

- - - - - (Z) I (l) - - - - - - - - - - - -

Carter County, Mont. IV-41 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Acres Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Farms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry Liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Farms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer _____________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ Lime __________________________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy cropL ___________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nematodes in crops ____________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

13 

3 

1974 1969 

124 139 

205 37 

60 37 

527 7 560 559 191 

142 20 

26 

676 

14 

10 3 

102 675 

9 1 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc_ to cantral- Can Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ farmL_ 2 1 

acres on which used __ 512 14 

$1,000 __ 1 (l) 

Weeds or gross in crops _________________ farmL_ 40 28 

acres on which used __ 9 898 6 441 

$1,000 __ 24 5 Weeds or brush in pasturL _______________ farmL_ 15 13 

acres on which used __ 2 981 707 

$1.000 __ 4 2 Weeds on all other land __________________ farmL_ 6 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 138 (NA) 

$1,000 __ (l) (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farmL_ 1 

acres on which used __ 40 

$1,000 __ (l) 

Insect control on livestock: and poultry ________ formL_ 48 89 

$1,000 __ 8 7 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farmL_ 9 (NA) 

$1.000 __ 3 (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ farms-_ 

Proportion of farms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated _________________ acres __ 

Average per form _______________________ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated ________________________ farms-_ 

ocreL_ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ___________ farms __ 

Cropland posture irrigated __ 

Other cropland irrigated 

acreL_ _____ farmL_ 

acres __ _____ farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

Posture irrigoted, other than cropland posture _ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feet __ 

land irrigatEd by- Furrows or ditches _______________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

1974 

33 

10.7 

5 356 

162.3 

33 

5 056 

32 

4 986 

1 

70 

1 

300 

8 479 

1.6 

5 

670 

1969 

64 

19.3 

12 669 

197.9 

64 

10 511 

62 

10 002 

3 

310 

(NA) 

199 

7 

158 

14 566 

l.l 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 1969 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farms __ (NA) 

acres __ (NA) 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 3 (NA) 

acres __ 350 (NA) 

Land in irrigated farmL _____________________ acres __ 250 491 459 494 Cropland ________________________________ acres __ 18 321 27 385 Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ 13 837 19 716 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms __ 16 (X) 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 2 484 (X) 

Forms with artifical drainage _________________ farmL_ 5 14 

Praponion of forms -------------------- percenL_ 1.6 4.2 Land in forms with drainage _________________ acreL_ 16 988 59 164 Land drained ____________________________ acres __ 4 685 3 393 Average per form ______________________ acres __ 937.0 242.4 

Anificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ farmL_ 232 (NA) 

number __ 2 714 (NA) 

acres __ 6 945 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ___ _ 

Forms by size of debt owed: 

_________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Total operator debt 

183 

15 611 

Secured by real estate 

134 

9 373 

Not secured by real estate 

135 

6 238 

Under $5.000____________________ ___________________ _________________________ 8 6 12 

$5,000 to $9,999_______________________________________________________________ 12 7 15 

$10,000 to $29,999_____________________________________________________________ 49 45 38 $30,000 to $49,999 __________ .. __________________________________________________ 23 17 25 

$50,000 and over ______________________________________________________ -------- L... ___________ 9_1 _____________ 5_9 ____________ 4_5...J 

Tobie 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 days- _____ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

61 

66 

64 } 55 

31 

IV - 42 Carter County, Mont. 

1969 

62 

162 

53 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (j ,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

90 79 277} 1341- 360 83 

212 .. 34 

(NA) (NA) 101 

270 (NA) 60 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 to Less than 

1969 Toto! or more 149 days 25 days 

Farms _________________ _ 137 61 66 64 

Cash wages paid _ $1,000 __ 393 277 83 34 

Number of warkers ______ _ 436 90 134 212 

295 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 33 37 30 21 

51 2 workers _________ _ 41 19 21 18 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 43 5 12 14 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 14 .. 3 7 

(NA) JO workers and over _ 6 .. .. 4 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 All forms and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

All forms ________________ number __ 772 878 661 696 Land in fums According 10 Use 

Total cropland _____________ formL_ 722 799 

401 752 511 838 377 891 482 097 acres-_ 438 159 520 294 

1 816 1 722 2 085 2 129 Harvested cropland _______ forms __ 700 757 

ocres __ 248 986 243 993 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Average size of form ______ acreL_ 

702 848 702 848 702 848 702 848 Forms by acres harvested: 22 82.3 88.8 80.9 87.0 I to 9 acres ________________ 30 10 to J9 acres ______________ 11 27 

Approximate land area _______ acreL_ 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 

202 398 123 140 196 732 117 757 20 to 29 acres ______________ 40 31 

262 174 140 250 297 627 169 191 30 to 49 acres ______________ 49 49 

144 81 143 79 50 to 99 acres ______________ 115 119 

100 to 199 acres ____________ 132 158 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ Average per form ________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ________ dallarL_ 

200 to 499 acres ____________ 183 212 

38 54 16 24 500 to 999 acres ____________ 80 99 

42 47 6 10 1,000 acres and over _________ 60 40 

7 16 3 6 Cropland used only for pasture 

32 32 20 7 or grazing ______________ formL_ 226 289 

23 28 20 11 acres __ 29 054 47 689 

62 50 56 28 Other cropland (see textL __ forms __ 406 499 

ocreL_ 160 119 228 612 

Farms by size: 'fa 9 acres ___________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 

50 fa 69 acres _________________ _ 

70 fa 99 acres _________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 

11 14 8 9 Total woodland _____________ forms __ 68 85 

17 24 14 14 acreL_ 46 497 39 41 I 

113 113 100 95 Other lond (see text) ________ formL_ 669 772 

116 131 111 126 acreL_ 917 096 952 133 

127 170 126 168 Irrigated land ____________ _farms __ 244 237 

184 199 181 198 acreL_ 29 584 31 460 

180 fa 219 acres _______________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 

I,OOO to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 

2,000 acres and aver ____________ _ 

L---__________ ~~------------_4 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ Cropland on which all craps failed _________________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Cropland idle __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ _______________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

387 

159 098 

24 

126 

33 

471 

347 

144 014 

47 

8 487 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 

223 8~: 1 Ot::~:::n_d ~at p_a_s:~:~~ ___________ ::-_-_:_::::-_-_:-: :::::-: 

2 242 I 25 Pasture/and and rangeland, other than cropland and 

19: ;~; 1 woodland pasture __________________________________ f~~~~~= 

Improved pastureiand and rangeland _________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Unimproved pasturelond and rangeland _______________ farms __ 

22 1 ~~ 1 acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farmL_ 65 76 acres _ 

acres__ 46 347 39 317 ! acreL_ 37 776 34 428 acres 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

635 

431 570 

623 247 441 

8 l 

~~ J 110 

132 

183 

80 

60 

177 

25 031 

387 

159 098 

65 

46 347 

585 

899 974 

202 

28 357 

657 

505 179 

641 

239 575 

50 

89 

15 I 

212 

99 

40 

212 

4 I 794 

(NA) 

223 810 

76 

39 317 (NA) 

937 601 

187 

29 525 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

16 

8 571 

585 

899 974 

448 

874 892 

101 

34 970 

389 

839 922 

435 

25 082 

1969 

21 

4 889 

(NA) 

937 601 

514 

9 I 2 496 

92 

20 769 

473 

891 727 

463 

25 105 

Woodland postured ____________________________________ farms__ 54 61 i Land in hauselats, barnlats. ponds, roods. wasteland, etc. _farms -

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

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

AI! form aperatars ____________ number __ 

land in farms ________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 

Farms by tenure of farm operator; Full awners ________________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acreL. 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Black and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: l 

All form aperatarL _________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Full awners ________________ number __ 

land in farms- _____________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ aCreL_ 

Tenonts ___________________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ land in farmL _____________ acreL_ 

1 

1 

All forms 

1974 1969 

772 878 

401 752 1 511 838 

248 986 243 993 

418 452 

298 730 379 262 

57 650 73 593 

286 336 

000 603 I 012 894 171 113 147 347 

68 90 

102 419 119 682 

20 223 23 053 

8.8 10.2 

4 (NA) 

207 (NA) 

105 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

207 (NA) 

105 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

661 696 

1 377 891 1 482 097 

247 441 239 575 

331 302 

281 465 355 888 

56 504 70 445 

268 323 

994 085 1 010 386 

170 744 146 970 

62 71 

102 341 115 823 

20 193 22 160 

9.4 102

1 

2 - 160 - 90 -

2 -

160 

~I 90 

-

-

- -

- - - - - -

- -

568 581 

898 010 970 654 

All farms 

1974 

Forms by type of organization - Con_ Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) 

Land in forms ______________ acres-_ (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) land in forms _____________ • acres-_ (NA) 

Other _____________________ number __ (NA) 

acres-_ (NA) 

Farm operators by age group;2 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 8 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 79 3510 44 years _____________________ _ 137 4510 54 years _____________________ _ 170 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 197 65 years and over _________________ _ 129 Average age _______________________ _ 51.8 

Farm operators by place of residence;2 On farm aperoted ___________________ _ 536 

12 } 13 

70 

On another farm _____ • _____________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a farm ________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban area _________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work 

off farm;2 None _____________________________ _ 290 I to 49 days _______________________ _ 63 

17 

23 "l 

33 J - 173 

50 to 99 days _____________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 200 days and aver _________________ _ 

Farm operators by principal occupation;2 Forming __________________________ _ 500 Other ___________________ • _________ _ 220 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

- (NA) 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ (NA) 

'1969 dato are only for forms operated by Blocks. 2J974 data apply aniy to individual or family operations <sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see te:w..t. 

1969 

(NA) I 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

11 

99 

172 

229 

272 

5;~ I 

680 

131 

(NA) 

84 

26 

83 

223 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

43 78 (D) 178 554 

48 33 

374 181 331 303 

2 4 (0) 1 586 

8 10 

69 69 

103 134 

155 190 

171 214 

105 79 

51.8 50.8 

472 553 9 } 9 95 

53 

275 (NA) 

52 83 14 24 

19 "l 

28 I 52 - 113 110 

470 (NA) 

141 (NA) 

16 (NA) 

44 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Cascade County, Mont. IV-43 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 Forms with soles of $2,500 and over and over 

1974 1969 1974 

Forms by value of soles; 

73 l- 107 73 129 _, 129 1 _ 

142 158 142 

$100,000 and aver _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

117 170 117 109 149 109 80 105 80 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 

122 189 II 14 20 (X) 

31 38 (X) 

33 34 (X) 

44 97 (X) 

Under $2,500 (see textL __________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 ______________________ _ 

$l,500 to $1,999 ______________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 ______________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see textL ________________ _ 

Market .... alue of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000 __ 43 701 26 515 43 565 Average per form ______________ dollarL_ 56 608 30 199 65 908 

527} 625 496 

17 76~ 5 755 17 740 

- 3 

- (0) (0) 

(rops, including hoy _______________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

Forest products __________________ forms-- 2 I 2 $1.000_ (0) 6 (0) 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ farms- - 597 663 508 $1,000_ 25 697 20 754 25 590 

Poultry and poultry products _____ forms- - 61 (NA) 56 $1,000_ - 571 (NA) 570 

1969 

107 

158 

170 

149 

104 

8 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

26 337 

37 840 

(NA) 

5 508 

3 

173 

I 

6 

557 

20 651 

66 

430 

Specified products sold: (rops ___________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Cotton and coftonseed _____________ farms._ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Other field crops ________________ .farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _forms __ $1.000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products _. forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products ______________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 1969 

496 (NA) 

17 740 5 508 

440 474 

16 337 4 836 

- - - -

- -

- - 162 206 

I 361 605 

2 II 

(0) 60 

3 I 

16 6 

I - (0) -

508 557 

25 590 20 651 

56 66 

570 430 

51 71 

I 716 I 131 

478 (NA) 

22 658 18 429 

61 I (NA) 

276 661 

44 

304 

32 

68 .I 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses 1 ___ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Customwork and other agricultural services _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services __________ _ 

Government farm programs _____ _ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or 

_____ farms-. 

$1,000 __ 

___ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

sale of allotments______________ _ ______________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources. ___________________________ . __ farms._ 

$1.000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources 1 _______________ • _. __ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms i 

1974 1969 

228 (NA) 

222 (NA) 

738 (NA) 

61 95 

199 260 

5 8 

9 18 

114 481 

115 2 020 

64 (NA) 

334 (NA) 

45 (NA) 

80 (NA) 

73 (NA) 

223 (NA) 

Forms with so les of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

137 (NA) 

208 (NA) 

673 (NA) 

59 86 

193 249 

5 6 

9 18 

112 434 

114 I 989 

53 (NA) 

277 (NA) 

43 (NA) 

80 (NA) 

66 (NA) 

183 (NA) 

I 

Total family income from off-form sources 2 ____________________ farms._ 

$1.000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related _. _________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries. commissions, and tips __________________ farms. _ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties _______ + _________ • forms._ 

$1.000 __ 

Federal Social Security. pensions, 

retirement pay. etc. ____ . ___ farms.. 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property ___ + ______________ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

397 

3 421 

54 I 590 

226 

2 142 

208 

390 

86 

231 

39 

68 

!See text 11974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenses. __ forms. 

$1,000_ 

Forms with- $1 to $99L ____________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,999 ________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 ______________ . __ 

$3,000 to $4,999 ____________ . ___ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ $60,000 and over _______________ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased _____________ + ____ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________ . _______ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

feed ingredients. ___________ forms.. 

$1,000 __ 

Whole groins ______________ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop. and silage __ farms._ 

$1.000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry __ ._. _________ . __ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

IV - 44 Cascade County, Mont. 

Table 5, 

All forms 

1974 

772 

35 438 

44 

54 

42 

67 

145 

155 } 133 

44 

88 

337 

9 252 

531 

7 745 

423 

I 737 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

878 661 696 

22 747 35 228 22 502 

99 10 } 38 79 16 

62 24 36 

95 51 83 

179 140 175 

155 161 

364 133 121 

44 } 82 88 

397 299 359 

8 146 9 223 8 134 

579 451 478 

3 218 7 691 3 186 

429 371 379 

I 301 I 716 I 291 

(NA) 78 64 

(NA) 298 176 

(NA) 214 146 

(NA) 4 383 I 300 

(NA) 149 136 

(NA) I 294 419 

(NA) 384 (NA) 

(NA) 301 (NA) 

Seeds. bulbs. plants, and trees purchased ______ . __ • __ . ____ ._ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________ + _______ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________ . _______ forms.. 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms.. 

$1.000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oiL _________ ._. ______ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane _. forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _____ •• farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Contract labor _______________ • forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork. __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

AU forms 

1974 1969 

276 248 

243 93 

419 444 

I 584 504 

371 (NA) 

428 179 (NA) - (NA) -

762 865 

I 571 I 060 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

354 471 

I 995 I 673 

55} 

391 

82 403 

286 

416 

751 814 

12 122 7 470 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

255 210 

241 92 

393 393 

I 576 497 

359 (NA) 

427 176 

- -

- -

658 694 

I 546 I 021 

651 690 

949 636 

401 401 

425 251 

100 137 

34 31 

655 694 

137 104 

338 446 

I 989 I 669 

53 72 

82 71 248 314 

406 318 

660 693 

II 746 7 338 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

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 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1.000 to $4,99L _________________ _ 

$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 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in losf 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 

764 

23 879 

31 256 

3 

76 

103 

176 

131 } 151 

58 

66 

663 

I 021 

548 

730 

2 049 

596 

,

ro 1 I 597 

256 

165 

216 6 _ 

1969 

856 13 676 

15 976 

25 

241 

154 

205 

231 

747 

I 051 

602 

802 

2 000 

709 

767 

I 876 

434 

forms with sales of $2.500 and aver 

1974 1969 

653 687 

22 865 13 038 

35 015 18 977 

4~ } 135\ 71 130 

133 196 

125 79 

150 84 

58 } 66 63 

578 608 

911 889 

489 546 

629 664 

I 901 I 798 

549 650 

618 631 

I 466 I 433 

222 361 

161 196 

212 253 

6 49 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled _______________ farmL 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Corn heads for combines ______ formL 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Other corn pickers and 

-

-

picker-shellers ______________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

327 373 

416 471 

47 136 

I~ 1 9 

10 

2 

I: J 

104 (NA) 

107 (NA) 

17 (NA) 

421 424 

441 439 

77 174 

304 (NA) 

320 (NA) 

71 (NA) 

40 (NA) 

54 (NA) 

19 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and aver 

1974 1969 

325 354 

414 452 

47 131 

4 3 

4 4 

- I 

15 6 

15 6 

- I 

93 (NA) 

95 (NA) 

17 (NA) 

391 393 

411 408 

77 164 

289 249 

304 256 

71 135 

40 42 

54 48 

19 15 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sa les: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ J974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cottle and colves- ______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

510 L ___________________ 1974 __ 10 to IL _________________ 1974 __ 

2010 4L _________________ 1974 __ 

5010 9L _________________ 1974 __ 

10010 19L _______________ 1974 __ 

20010 499 ________________ 1974 __ 500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Caws and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef caws ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk caws ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy produCts sald _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- I 10 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

2010 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- I or L __________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and aver _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

617 

592 

628 

575 

607 

40 

23 

55 

138 

89 

112 

85 

33 

541 

540 

511 

(NA) 

125 

172 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Farms 

511 

49 

25 

70 

137 

81 

95 

45 

9 

125 

80 

14 

8 

-

11 

7 

3 

2 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All farms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 518 (X) 597 (X) 

(X) 505 (X) 574 (X) 

(X) 528 (X) 627 (X) 

93 354 495 91 719 548 77 320 

103 414 515 102 387 600 92 624 

81 31 53 65 157

1 155 1 14 88 55 396 

738 26 384 102 I 369 

4 704 109 3 753 97 3 048 

6 027 85 5 792 116 8 119 

15 914 112 15 914 62 8 716 

25 038 85 25 038 34 9 771 

40 697 33 40 697 17 45 744 

48 598 472 47 708 (NA) (NA) 

47 010 466 46 504 (NA) (NA) 

46 615 449 45 761 (NA) (NA) 

44 930 433 44 469 (NA) (NA) 

I 983 102 I 947 (NA) (NA) 

2 080 145 2 035 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory. 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

46 615 449 45 761 Cottle sold ________________________ 

Forms with79 34 51 1 to 4 ________________________ 

162 12 77 5 to 9 ________________________ 

I 011 55 824 10 to 19 ______________________ 

4 227 119 3 723 20 to 49 ______________________ 

5 659 80 5 609 5010 99 ______________________ 

12 947 95 12 947 100 to 199 ____________________ 

13 202 45 13 202 200 10 499 ____________________ 

9 328 9 9 328 500 and over __________________ 

I 983 102 I 947 Calves sold ________________________ 

Farms with- 108 59 83 1 or 2 ________________________ 

47 14 47 3 or 4 ________________________ 

54 6 43 5 10 9 ________________________ 

- - - 10 to 19 ______________________ 

355 11 355 20 to 49 ______________________ 

527 7 527 50 to 99 ______________________ 

(D) 3 (D) 100 to 199 ____________________ 

(0) 2 462 200 to 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

508 (X) 25 590 

490 (X) 23 237 

541 (X) (NA) 

478 76 817 22 658 

527 92 052 18 429 

36 73 16 

33 240 56 

84 I 126 

96 197\ 3 028 575 

116 8 119 I 433 

62 8 716 I 630 

34 9 771 2 027\ 17 45 744 16 723 

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

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

51 (X) I 716 71 (X) I 131 

Sales. 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Forms Number (1.000) 

422 61 974 20 626 

56 131 32 57 385 87 80 I 045 235 91 2 688 5S4 71 4 704 I 004 31 4 263 I 002 22 6 745 1 650 14 42 013 16 033 

244 14 S43 2 032 

15 19 2 5 16 2 28 183 20 40 526 62 59 1 935 261 51 3 427 423

1 

34 4 524 618 10 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) 

Cascade County, Mont. IV-4S 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Inventory - Soles - Farms with soles of $2,500 and over Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Heifers and heifer colves ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ----- ___________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers - _______________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves - ______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

365 

424 

346 

49 

425 

472 

Number 

20 709 

29 226 

19 595 

1 114 

23 302 

26 657 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

41 36 464 14 717 

23 29 692 (NA) 

10 29 9 

6 77 22 

7 202 61 

7 487 189 

2 (0) (D) 

I (0) (0) 

8 35 069 14 232 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 197~ __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sald __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep. Iambs. and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponies _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

All forms 

Forms 

82 

85 

25 

11 

14 

II 

13 

6 

-

2 

(X) 

(X) 

58 

53 

(X) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

279 

393 

Inventory -

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

3 671 64 3 130 

4 636 69 4422 

66 23 62 

68 6 41 

277 11 209 

391 10 354 

778 6 373 

(0) 6 (D) 

- - - (0) 2 (0) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

II 252 48 11 098 

20 502 38 20 064 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(NA) - - (NA) 3 4 

1 360 240 1 245 

1 967 (NA) (NA) 

Sales 

AI! farms Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

78 5 639 61 5 135 276 

69 5 408 [ 60 5 240 (NA) 

10 22 9 19 1 

11 60 7 40 3 

13 196 11 173 11 

17 652 10 353 16 

14 961 11 802 53 

6 737 6 737 44 

5 (0) 5 (D) (D) 

2 (0) 2 (D) (D) 

24 I 729 [ 13 1 315 21 

18 2 070 16 2 019 (NA) 

48 9 133 43 9 014 (NA) 

50 13 957 37 13 637 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 42 10 818 'i 09 399 

(NA) (NA) 44 (X) 304 

(NA) (NA) - - -

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) 

40 140 [ 31 131 67 

50 268 i (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Lambs under 1 year old ____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers ________ _ _________ 1974 __ 

I Pounds of wool. 

Table 9. 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- I t099 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold, (~1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV -46 Cascade County, Mont. 

and over All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 a nd over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

34 271 Litters of pigs fa rrawed between47 575 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _ 1974 __ 57 633 41 533 

58 2 859 1969 __ 55 797 47 748 

63 3 847 December 1 of preceding year and May 3'-___ 1974 __ 49 411 35 333 

26 2 499 1969 __ 48 445 40 420 

47 8 375 June 1 and November 30 ________________ __ 1974 __ 32 222 26 200 

43 224 1969 __ 46 352 41 328 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Forms with safes of $2.500 and over All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

146 (X) 124 (X) 33 (X) 31 (X) 

(NA) (X) 131 (X) (NA) (X) 37 (X) 

141 38 080 119 37 442 31 77 226 29 77 056 

168 119 174 129 118 013 39 158 400 34 158 141 

141 35 940 119 35 307 31 25 154 29 24 984 

166 36 468 128 35 424 38 17 700 33 17 441 

111 3 305 90 2 812 7 399 5 229 

22 4 760 21 4 620 20 4 175 20 4 175 

6 (0) 6 (D) 3 (0) 3 (D) 

- - - - - - - -

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

1 (0) I (D) I (D) 1 (0) 

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

21 955 12 469 2 510 2 510 

3 150 3 150 - - - -

(X) (X) (X) (X) 61 571 56 570 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 66 430 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying 090-___________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for toble or market egg production _1974 __ 

Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old_1974 __ 

(orn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ Colton (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ Sweet potatoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ 

land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin {bushelsL ___________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

119 35 307 29 24 984 

128 35 424 33 17 441 

116 17 247 28 (D) 

5 18 060 2 (0) 

3 46 I (D) 

6 81 555 2 (D) 

26 2 089 3 (D) 

- - - -

Table 10, Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

17 14 

- 2 

- - - - 407 501 

298 381 

- - - -

2 (NA) 

- (NA) 

527 562 

3 2 

3 - - -

9 (NA) 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

2 I 40 

15 13 I 352 - - - - - - - (NA) - 415 414 52 029 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

I 392 I 108 

- 56 

- -

- -

144 487 119 792 

37 653 45 585 

- - - -

21 (NA) 

- (NA) 

66 188 77 314 

32 6 

13 - - - 144 100 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and aver 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

60 I 930 2 000 

I 04~ 1 20 888 19 093 [ (X) (X) 

-

56

1 

(X) (X) 1 56 995 92 940 95 652 

forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Farms Number 

7 51 ? 19 

4 18 I 7 

7 44 2 14 

5 40 2 14 

2 4 - -

2 7 I 5 

I 2 - -

II (X) 3 (X) 

22 (X) 2 (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

4 426 248 2 972 897 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

(0) (NA) 

- (NA) 

113 696 121 637 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - -

15 121 

I 352 I 038 

- - -

-

(NA) 1 

- -

- - 37 

147 140 II 804 14 760 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for ell purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheat (bushelsl- _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 8arley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ I 974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hay crops (Ions, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ CatIon (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potaloes (hundredweighIL _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ I 974 __ 

1969 __ 

Land in orchords _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

177 

212 

101 

92 

17 

14 

-

2 

399 

464 

78 

166 

270 

276 

I 

I 

I 

-

-

-

-

462 

480 

5 

2 

-

-

-

-

2 

15 

3 

2 

I 

-

Acres 

25 031 

41 794 

34 970 

20 769 

I 392 

I 108 

-

56 144 317 

118 135 

2 240 

6 003 

35 287 

38 685 

40 

30 

15 

-

-

-

-

64 882 

75 312 

140 

49 

-

-

-

-

21 

184 

32 

6 

6 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Quantity Forms Acres Forms 

(X) 65 3 865 22 (X) 76 5 000 51 (X) 18 I 715 19 (X) 15 I 053 15 (X) 15 I 352 15 (X) 12 I 038 10 (X) - - - (X) I 37 I 4 423 040 31 I 271 214 2 941 703 51 I 999 245 

67 938 28 575 16 272 071 34 I 033 51 I 081 321 69 3 716 112 I 723 523 34 I 774 122 

600 - - - 500 - - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

111 922 171 15 832 114 118 801 152 16 838 100 (X) - - - (X) 2 49 - - - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - - (0) 2 21 2 21 520 9 182 8 

(X) 3 27 3 (X) 2 6 2 (X) I 6 I (X) - - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Farms Tons Forms Tons 

I 361 22 100 - - 3 124 50 259 I (Z) 

I 1491 19 108 - - 76 I 15 65 I 3 I 152 14 136 I 20 936 10 101 I 15 - - - - - 37 I 3 - - 96949 209 4 948 8 40 72 301 (NA) 3 031 (NA) 151 

509 16 35 - -

2 4741 (NA) 123 (NA) - 21 721 110 I 681 4 22 20 326 (NA) 962 (NA) 38 - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

12 517 112 I 138 3 32 9 886 99 679 2 48 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 21 2 20 - - 181 (NA) 49 (NA) -

2~ I - - 3 

~ I 2 4 - I (Z) -- - -

Cascade County, Mont. IV-47 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenholJse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Acres Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Totol Dry Liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1.000 __ Lime __________________________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay crops ____________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Insects on other crops _______________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Nematodes in crops _________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

492 

2 003 

393 

135 419 

8 287 

I 576 

15 

040 

3 

30 

16 969 

101 

3 

544 

12 

1969 

524 

673 

342 

110 196 

5 543 

497 

20 

871 

2 

20 

795 

9 

I 

2 

(l) 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Can Diseases in crops and orchords ____________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Weeds or grass in crops _________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Weeds on all other land __________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other chemicals (see text) _________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

15 

5 048 

12 

238 

114 805 

261 

43 

787 

7 

51 

817 

9 

3 

080 

4 

44 

5 

60 

13 

1969 

28 

10 926 

7 

320 

108 068 

125 

59 

2 969 

II 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

5 224 

(Z) 

140 

15 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Farms irrigated in census year -------------- _forms __ 202 187 Land irrigated by - Continued 

Proportion of forms -- -------------- percenL_ 30.6 26.8 Self-propelled sprinkler systemL ____________ forms __ II (NA) 

acres-_ 763 (NA) 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acreL_ 28 357 29 525 Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farmL_ 29 (NA) 

Average per form _______________________ ocreL_ 140.4 157.8 ocreL_ 2 351 (NA) 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ formL_ 199 183 Land in irrigated farmL _____________________ ocreL_ 453 592 409 482 

ocreL_ 26 642 28 472 Cropland ________________________________ acreL_ 84 804 93 756 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____ _farmL_ 195 173 Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ 50 218 51 558 

acres __ 22 691 22 979 Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

Cropland posture irrigated __ _farms __ 65 76 between 1970 ond 1973 ____________________ formL_ 3 (X) 

ocres __ 3 865 5 000 acres irrigated in most recent year __ 136 (X) 

Other cropland irrigated _ ___________ forms __ 5 (NA) Forms with ortificol drainage _________________ formL_ 28 41 ocreL_ 86 493 Proportion of forms percent __ 4.2 5.8 Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _farms __ 18 15 -------------------- Land in forms with drainage _________________ ocreL_ 45 469 33 499 acreL_ 715 I 053 Land drained ____________________________ ocreL_ 3 508 5 221 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feeL_ 45 321 56 192 Average per form ______________________ acreL_ 125.3 127.3 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ ocre-feeL_ 1.6 1.9 Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen 

land irrigated by ~ tanks ____________________________________ formL_ 204 (NA) 

Furrows o( ditches ------------ ___________ formL_ 54 (NA) number __ 784 (NA) 

acres __ 4 865 (NA) ocreL_ 199 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text)_ _______________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Total operator debt 

325 

29 490 

Secured by real estate 

266 

20 449 

Not secured by real estate 

189 

9 041 

Forms by size af debt owed: Under $5,000 __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ______ 47 38 29 

$5,000 to $9,999_______________________________________________________________ 23 21 20 

$10,000 to $29,999_____________________________________________________________ 74 56 6

2

0 $30,000 to $49,999 __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ ____ __ __ ____ __ __ __ ____ _ 36 38 9 

$50,000 ond over ______________________________________________________ -------- L ___________ 1_4_5 ____________ 1_13 _____________ 5_1-J 

T9ble 15. Payroli and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired farm workers 

working -

150 days or more __ 25 to 149 doys ________ _ 

less than 25 doyL _____ _ 

Total contract labor ______ _ 

Farms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

141 

148 } 191 

53 

32 

IV - 48 Cascade County, Mont. 

1969 

158 

374 

72 

(NA) 

Workers Dollors (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

315 334 I 556 } 409 } I 397 333 I 

916 100 

(NA) (NA) 82 

92 (NA) 56 

1974 hired form workers working150 doys 25 to less than 

1969 Total or more 149 doys 25 doys 

Forms _________________ _ 338 141 148 191 

Cash wages paid _ $1,000 __ I 989 I 556 333 100 

Number of workerL _____ _ I 640 315 409 916 

669 Farms with- 1 worker __________ _ 105 82 66 63 

71 2 workers _________ _ 73 35 37 38 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 71 9 24 44 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 55 II 14 29 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 34 4 7 17 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 854 901 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 2 399 302 2 351 567 Average size of form ______ acres-_ 2 809 2 610 

Approximate land area _______ acres-_ 2 512 960 2 512 960 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 95.5 93.6 

Value of land and buildings __ $1.000 __ 329 569 197 884 Average per form ________ dollars __ 385 912 219 627 

Average per acre ________ dollars-_ 137 84 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 21 24 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 7 3 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 4 2 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 6 3 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 5 7 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 14 15 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 2 2 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 1 1 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 50 44 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 121 134 1.000 to 1.999 acres ____________ _ 234 285 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 389 381 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not postured ___________________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

820 

2 389 395 

2 914 

2 512960 

95.1 

327 825 

399 787 

137 

14 

2 

4 

4 

12 

2 

1 

45 

liS 

232 

389 

1969 

848 Land in Fa"". According to Use 

2 334 403 

2 753 

2 512 960 

92.9 

194 931 

229871 

84 

T01al cropland ____________ forms- - acres_ - Harvested cropland ______ farms_ - acres-_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 10 9 acres _______________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _____________ _ 

2010 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 and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ______________ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

Other cropland (see textL __ forms-_ 

ocres __ 

Total woodlond _____________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

36 Other land (see text) ________ forms __ 

130 ocres __ 

281 Irrigated land _____________ farms __ 

380 acres __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 

All farms 

1974 1969 

819 867 

1 191 033 1 201 659 

798 847 

616 757 562 486 

1 2 

6 7 

3 2 

15 12 

33 34 

73 71 

179 243 

306 318 

182 158 

94 163 

17 502 33 019 

704 794 

556 774 606 154 

22 32 

5 283 11 956 

767 797 

1 202 986 1 137 952 

68 54 

13 131 8484 

698 

554 896' 598 134 Woodland n01 pastured __________ _ ------- ___________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

4 9~~ 7 6~* lather lond _______________________ _ 

16 7~j 1 ~~ Pastureland and rangeland, other tho 

653 :

39

1 woodland pasture ______________ _ 

506 272 565 711 Improved pas1urelond and rongela 

___________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

n cropland and _ __________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

nd _________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

Unimproved pastureland and rang eland _______________ farms __ 26 9~b 23 ~~~ \ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ forms-_ 20 32 

ocreL_ 5213 119561 

acres-_ 

Woodland postured ____________________________________ forms__ 10 30 i land in houselots, bornlots, ponds, r 

acres__ 4 068 11 349 

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

oads, wasteland, etc. _forms-_ 

ocres-_ 

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All farm operatorL ___________ number __ 

land in farms ________________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 

Forms by tenure of farm operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farms- _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Black and other races, see textFarm operators by tenure: 1 All form operators __________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested crap/and _______ acres-_ 

Full awners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms- _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ land in forms ______________ acres __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

854 901 

2 399 302 2 351 567 

616 757 562 486 

232 223 

370 805 278 191 

102 603 74 688 

501 543 

1 879 393 1 856 274 

465 028 424 014 

121 135 

149 104 217 102 

49 126 63 784 

14.2 14.9 

2 (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

2 (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over All forms 

1974 1969 1974 

820 848 Forms by type of organization - Can. 

2 389 395 2 334 403 Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) 

616 623 560 912 land in forms ______________ acres-_ (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) 

214 188 land in forms ______________ acres-_ (NA) 

368 078 270 355 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) 

102 469 73 616 ocres __ (NA) 

501 535 Farm operators by age group:' 

1 879 393 1 849 488 Under 25 yearL __________ _ 33 465 028 423 908 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 86 

105 125 

141 924 214 560 

49 126 63 388 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 years and over __________________ _ 

124 

204 

236 

110 12.8 14.7 Average age _______________________ _ 50.9 

Form operators by place of residence;2 On form operated ___________________ _ 526 

2 - (0) - (0) -

On another form ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form ________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban oreo _________ _ 

32 } 10 

126 

2 - (0) - (0) -

Farm operators reporting days of work 

off farm: 2 

None _____________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days _______________________ _ 443 

61 

- - 50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 17 

- -

- -

100 to 149 days ____________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ____________________ _ 

200 days and over __________________ _ 

15 -, 

25 J 60 - - - - Form operators by principal occupation:) 

- - Forming ___________________________ _ 719 Other _____________________________ _ 74 - -

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ (NA) 

683 688 Form operators reporting agricultural 1 719 526 1 636 278 contracts __________________________ _ (NA) 

11969 data are only for farms operated by Blocks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operotions (sale proprietorships) and portnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

19 

92 

173 

294 

210 

113 

50.2 

679 

161 

(NA) 

146 

23 

65 

71 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

ond over 

1974 1969 

80~ 831 

1 188 571 I 191 328 

792 820 

616 623 560 912 

1 l 2 J 10 1 3 

14 

32 23 

73 68 

179 243 

306 318 

182 158 

87 156\ 17 052 32 282 

698 (NA) 

554 896 598 134 

20 32 

5 213 11 956 

741 (NA) 

1 195 611 1 131 119 

67 54 

13 101 8 484 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

10 5 

I 145 607 

741 (NA) 

I 195 611 1 131 119

1 

509 557 

I 135 567 I 091 498 

75 85 

58 842 56 403 

446 510 

I 076 725 1 035 095 

579 572 

60 044 39 621 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

76 1151 

243 554 476 106 

58 40 

423 934 217 987 

3 5 

2 381 4 032 

29 16 

78 86 

120 169 

196 281 

231 204 

105 92 

51.2 49.8 

517 663 

27 } 10 141 

112 

430 (NA) 

60 138 

16 21 

14 } 25 61 

44 55 

705 (NA) 

54 (NA) 

20 (NA) 

68 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Chouteau County, Mont. IV-49 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

Forms by value of sales: 

$100,000 ond over ...•...............•.... 

$40,000 '0 $99,999 .....••........•..••... 

$20,000 '0 $39,999 ...•.......•.•....•.... 

$10,000'0 $19,999 .....•....•............ 

$5,000'0 $9,999 ..•......•..............• 

$2,500'0 $4,999 .....•....•....•.•....... 

Under $2,500 (see .ex.l. ..••..........•.... 

$2,000'0 $2,499 .................•....• 

$1,500'0 $1,999 ..••...............•... 

$1,000'0 $1,499 .•...•.. ' ......•...... Under $1,000 (see .ex.) ......•..........• 

Market value of agricultural products 

sold .....•.....•............•.... $[,000. 

Average per form ______________ dollarsCrops, including hoy _______________ formL 

$1,000. 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1,000. · 

Forest products ___________________ farmL 

$1,000. 

livestock, poultry, and their products _______________________ farmL 

$1,000. · 

Paultry and poultry products ______ formL 

$1,000. · 

All farms 

1974 1969 

1711-

343 _, 144 

146 284 

92 255 37 95 26 65 

39 58 [1 7 

5 9 7 17 16 25 

60 437 23 029 70 769 25 559 

758 J 808 

52 47~ 16 651 

10 

4 4 

6 7 

462 486 

7 944 6 371 

35 (NA) 

[1 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

1711-

343 -' 144 

146 284 

92 255 

37 95 

26 65 

5 5 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

60 393 22 973 

73 650 27 090 

755 (NA) 

52 473 16 610 

1 [ 

10 6 

3 4 

6 7 

432 461 

7 904 6 349 

34 53 

11 26 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________ _ ________ farms __ 

$1,000 .• Grains _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. Tobacco ________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 .. Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms-_ 

$1,000 .. 

Field seeds, hoy, forage. and silage __ farms-_ 

$1,000 .. Other field crops _________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 .. Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ farms-_ 

$1,000 .. Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farms-_ 

$1,000 .. 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ formL_ 

$1,000 .. Poultry and paultry products _______ forms __ 

$1,000 .. Dairy products __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 .. Cattle and calves ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 .. Hogs and pigs ___________________ formL_ 

$1,000 .. Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________ forms-_ 

$1,000 .. 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .• 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

755 (NA) 

52 473 16 610 

742 ))4 

51 657 16 387 

- - - - - -

· -

82 166 

791 214 

3 4 

25 7 

- 2 

· 2 

- -

· . 

432 461 

7 904 6 349 

34 53 

II 26 

7 25 

2 25 

390 (NA) 

7 086 5 935 

96 I (NA) 

728 364 

24 

47 

27 

31 . I 

1974 and 1969 

AI! farms i 1974 1969 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 

i 1969 

! 

Fa rm s with sales 1 

of $2,500 ond 

over, 1974 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold) ________ _ 

Income tram torm·related sources before taxes and expenses) ___ torms __ 

$1,000 .. Customwork and other agricultural serviceL ________________ farms __ 

Recreational services _________ _ 

Government form programs ___ _ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or 

$1,000 .. 

__________________ formL_ 

$1,000 .• _ ____ formL_ 

$1,000 .. 

sale of allotments________ _ __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 .• Other form-related saurces____ _ _________________ formL_ 

$1,000 .. Expenses for form-related income sources! ___________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 .. 

I 

67 (NA) 

201 (NA) 

669 (NA) I I 

73 125 

432 269 

1 1 (Z) 5 

70 696 

249 5 400 

53 (NA) 

400 (NA) 

49 (NA) 

589 (NA) 

88 (NA) 

752 (NA) 

41 (NA) 

199 (NA) 

660 (NA) I 72 123 

431 266 

1 I 

(Z) 5 

70 674 

249 5 355 

52 (NA) 

391 (NA) 

49 (NA) 

589 (NA) 

87 (NA) 

751 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources 2 ____________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 .• 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 .. 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions. and tips __________________ formL_ 

$1,000 .• 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 .. 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 

retirement pay. etc. ________ formL_ 

$1,000 .• 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 .. 

421 

2 183 

43 

293 

179 

854 

275 

690 

83 

244 

38 

101 

lSee text. 11974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenses- __ formL_ 

$1,000 .. 

Forms with-

$1 '0 $999 .... , ..... . 

$1,000'0 $1,999 ................ . 

$2,000 '0 $2,999 .. , •.•.•.....•.... 

$3,000'0 $4,999 ................. . 

$5,000 '0 $9,999 .............•.... 

$10,000'0 $19,999 .... , ......•.... 

$20,000 '0 $39,999 ..............•. 

$40,000 '0 $59,999 .......... , •.... $60.000 and over ________________ _ 

livestock and poultry 

purchased __________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 .. 

Feed tor li .... estock and poultry purchased __________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 .• 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 .. Feed ingredientL ___________ farmL_ 

$1,000 .. Whole groins ______________ farmL_ 

$1,000 .. 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ formL_ 

$1,000 .. 

Animal health costs for Ii .... estock and poultry _________________ formL_ 

$1,000 .. 

Table 5. 

All farms 

1974 

854 

34 322 

26 

22 

25 

31 

84 

156 } 269 

88 

153 

215 

2 014 

392 

I 905 

336 

782 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - SO Chouteau County, Mont. 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

901 820 848 

17 565 34 278 17 475 

21 I~ } 28 45 

24 21 20 

75 29 67 

179 83 176 

156 296 

557 269 177 

88 } 84 153 

308 210 289 

1 431 2 012 1 421 

441 374 430 

632 1 896 630 

327 325 318 

293 779 292 

(NA) 93 50 (NA) 99 19 

(NA) 106 141 

(NA) 739 209 

(NA) 91 109 

(NA) 280 110 

(NA) 310 (NA) 

(NA) 129 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ form5-_ 

$1,000 •. Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Other agricultural Chemicals purchased ___________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 .. Lime ______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel 

and oil for form business ______ farms-_ 

$1,000 .. Gasoline ________________ ~ __ farms-_ 

$1,000 .. Diesel oiL __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. LP gas, butane, and propane __ farmL_ 

$1,000 .. Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farmL_ 

$1,000 .. 

Hired form labor ______________ formL_ 

$1,000 .. Contract lobar ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. Machine hire and customwork ___ forms __ 

$1,000 .. AU other production expenses ___ farms-_ 

$1,000 .. 

All forms 

1974 1969 

243 239 

438 131 499 507 

3 176 721 

591 (NA) 

1 101 306 (NA) - (NA) -

829 888 

2 822 I 677 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

478 661 

2 419 1 861 

61 J 480 194 792 

394 

1 561 

846 880 

18 691 10 014 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

243 236 

438 130 

495 502 

3 173 719 

590 (NA) 

I 101 305 

- . 

- -

807 842 

2 819 1 664 

795 833 

I 365 842 

710 719 

1 120 611 

165 174 

92 42 

804 842 

243 169 

476 647 

2 416 1 854 

61 )) 

194 83 

391 431 

I 560 703 

819 845 

18 539 9 965 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

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 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,99L _______________ _ $30,000 to $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ________________ _ 

$70,000 ond over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups-_ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctorL _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All farms 

1974 

816 

43 292 

53 054 

-

30 

50 

1~~ } 195 

138 

209 

742 

I 217 

795 

794 

3 365 

I 078 

"'I 2 100 

512 

225 

289 

13 J 

1969 

875 27 645 

31 594 

8 

75 

91 

163 

538 

794 

I 215 

811 

851 

3 022 

I 088 

819 

2 263 

718 

Farms with sales of $?,5oo and over 

1974 1969 

798 829 

43 053 27 217 

54 635 32 831 

23 } 59 

34 84 

81 154 

108 152 

195 193 

138 } 209 187 

719 752 

I 190 I 161 

777 774 

769 807 

3 324 2 945 

1 061 I 050 

758 767 

2 070 I 820 \ 499 627 

224 304 

288 402 

13 75 i 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, numbeL_ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 

582 

820 

189 

3~ 1 

3~ J 

49 

53 

15 

294 

323 

74 

249 

269 

57 

35 

38 

22 

1969 

619 

934 

387 

12 

I; \ 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) \ 

317 

340 

141 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) \ 

~~~~ i 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

590 611 

818 923 

189 381 

2 5 

2 

:\ -

35 

35 8 

I I 

47 (NA) 

51 (NA) 

15 (NA) \ 

291 317 

320 340 

74 141 

249 263 

268 275 

57 120 

35 25 

38 25 

22 11 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Cottle and colveL ______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 __ · __________________ 1974 __ 

10 to IL _________________ 1974 __ 

20 1o 4L _________________ 1974 __ 

501o 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

10010 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

200 10 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 104 ___________________________ _ 

51o 9 ___________________________ _ 

101o 19 _________________________ _ 201o 49 _________________________ _ 

50 1o 99 _________________________ _ lOa to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 1o 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- lor 2- __________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

101o 19 _________________________ _ 

201o 49 _________________________ _ 

50 1o 99 _________________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All farms 

Farms 

482 

452 

470 

428 

450 

19 

21 

43 

74 

75 

107 

65 

24 

398 

420 

389 

(NA) 

86 

123 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

389 

26 

26 

36 

94 

104 

63 

35 

5 

86 

72 

11 

3 

-

-

-

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 455 (X) 462 (X) 

(X) 425 (X) 449 (X) 

(X) 443 (X) 469 (X) 

67 712 402 67 082 418 34 027 

65 261 427 64 947 445 39 038 

55 16 47 43 94 1 129 1 19 117 30 209 

589 34 462 69 939 2 436 64 2 104 117 3 695 

5 202 73 5 051 80 5 721 15 242 107 15 242 51 6 988 

18 543 65 18 543 18 5364 25 516 24 25 516 10 11 019 

34 965 380 34 695 (NA) (NA) 

35 612 399 35 462 (NA) (NA) 

34 826 372 34 560 (NA) (NA) 

35 301 389 35 159 (NA) (NA) 

139 82 135 (NA) (NA) 

311 119 303 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

34 826 372 34 560 Cottle sold ________________________ 

Forms with59 23 49 1 to 4 ________________________ 

174 23 155 51o 9 ________________________ 

508 32 451 10 to 19 ______________________ 

2 935 88 2 805 201o 49 ______________________ 

7 436 103 7 386 501o 99 ______________________ 

8 419 63 8 419 10010 199 ____________________ 

9 643 35 9 643 20010 499 ____________________ 

5 652 5 5 652 500 and over __________________ 

139 82 135 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with89 68 85 1 or 2 ________________________ 

34 11 34 3 or 4 ________________________ 

16 3 16 51o 9 ________________________ 

- - - 101o 19 ______________________ 

- - - 201o 49 ______________________ 

- - - 50 to 99 ______________________ 

- - - 10010 199 ____________________ 

- - - 20010 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollars (i.000) 

432 (X) 7 904 

420 (X) 7 861 

446 (X) (NA) 

390 33 768 7 086 

426 38 921 5 935 

33 66 17 

24 173 38 1 61 823 166 

113 3 615 701 

80 5 721 I 048 

51 6 988 I 190 

18 5 364 1 107 

10 11 018 2 819 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

7 (X) 2 25 (X) 25 

Sales, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Forms Number (1.000) 

341 20 914 5 304 

48 101 28 39 276 61 74 1 021 228 99 3 190 692 44 2 892 626 21 2 802 622 7 2 119 559 9 8 513 2 489 

197 12 854 I 782 

5 7 1 6 20 

1 ~ I 13 92 49 662 85 48 1 559 219 37 2 528 374 28 3 653 468 9 (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

Chouteau County, Mont. IV-51 
Tobie 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

InventoryFarms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number 

336 18 165 

337 16 373 

330 18 034 

20 131 

356 14 222 

393 13 112 

Cattle fattened on grains and concentrates ______ 1974_ - 1969_ - Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974_ - 10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974_ - 20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974_ - 50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974_ - 100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974_ - 200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974_ - 500 and over ___________________________ 1974_ -

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974_ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974_ - 50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974_ - 100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974_ - 200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974_ -

All forms 

Forms 

82 

106 

10 

II 

30 

5 

12 

9 

2 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

5 692 79 5 649 100 9 326 

6 491 100 6 410 96 7 486 

27 9 24 12 30 

76 II 76 15 99 

487 29 472 23 426 

180 4 155 12 441 

841 12 841 14 I 036 

I 116 9 I 116 12 1 728 

(D) 2 (D) 10 (D) 

Sales- Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Oollors (1.000) 

38 4 132 I 583 

31 3 134 (NA) 

18 57 17 

8 112 37 

6 186 65 

1 (D) (D) 

I (D) (D) 

3 I 017 431 

I (D) (D) 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

96 9 261 728 

94 7 444 (NA) 

12 30 2 

14 94 7 

20 366 29 

12 441 32 

14 I 036 76 

12 I 728 135 

10 (D) (D) 

- 3 (D) 3 (0) 2 (D) 1 2 (D) (D) 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 7 286 6 277 5 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 15 I 560 15 I 560 (NA) 

500 and over __________________________ 1974_ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974_ - 28 I 449 25 I 356 27 I 623 24 I 569 (NA) 

1969_ - 28 2 619 26 2 577 29 1 869 27 1 829 (NA) 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 22 I 494 'i 7 966 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 24 (X) 47 Goats ____________________________________ 1974_ (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- (NA) (NA) 4 9 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) 

- 167 924 165 913 29 75 26 63 19

1 - 282 I 352 (NA) (NA) 44 100 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1969_ Horses and ponies- _________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ 

Inventory - Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974_ 

1969_ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ lambs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974_ 

Ewes I year old or older ____________________ 1974_ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974_ 

I pJunds of wool. 

-

-

-

-

Table 9. 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ -

- Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974_ 

1969_ 

Hen's and pullets of laying oge ________ 1974_ 

1969_ 

Forms with- I to 99 _______________________ 1974_ 

100 to 399 ________ ~ ___________ 1974_ - 400 to 1.599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1.600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9.999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry ond poultry products sold, ($1,000) _ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 52 Chouteau County, Mont. 

and over All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 a nd over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

53 597 litters of pigs farrowed between72 I 020 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 71 851 69 847 

74 5 052 1969 __ 83 I 096 79 I 085 

91 5 390 December 1 of preceding year and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 62 487 60 483 

16 189 1969 __ 66 576 65 572 

22 I 119 June land November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 43 364 43 364 

21 48 1969 __ 61 520 58 513 

Poultry - Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

134 (X) 130 (X) II (X) II (X) 

(NA) (X) 164 (X) (NA) (X) 25 (X) 

123 5 152 120 5 062 7 700 7 700 

168 10 657 161 10 381 17 2 466 17 2 466 

121 5 012 118 4 922 7 700 7 700 

166 10 175 159 9 901 14 2 381 14 2 381 

112 3 607 109 3 517 4 90 4 90 

9 I 405 9 I 405 3 610 3 610 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

24 2 100 23 2 050 6 629 6 629 

4 475 4 475 2 206 2 206 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 35 II 34 II 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 53 26 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Dato 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ 

Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ Cotton (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ 

Sweetpototoes (bus hels) ________________ _ 

Hay crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ Land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ 

Alfalfa hoy (tons. dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 -Continued 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

118 4 922 7 700 

159 9 901 14 2 381 

118 4 802 7 700 

3 120 - -

4 53 - - 5 160 1 20 

38 87 - - 1 3 - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

2 4 

2 - - - - - 741 789 

443 675 

-

=1 -

4 (NA) 

- (NA) 

318 424 

- 2 

- 2 

1 - 10 (NAl 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - 2 4 152 

- - - - - -

2 (NA) 25 

173 160 21 586 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

152 263 

25 - -

345 04; 1 

- 475 712 

100 111 170 491 

-

=1 -

24 (NA) 1 - (NA) 

40916 45 876 

- 13 

-

96~ 1 

(l) 

854 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- - -

263 (0) 

- (X) 7141 (Xl 

- -

- (X) (X) i 14 749 38 767 26 699 

Form s with soles of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Soles 

Forms Number Forms Number 

9 88 1 50 

2 10 4 250 

5 78 1 50 

5 78 1 50 

- - - -

4 10 - -

2 10 - -

8 (X) - (X) 

20 (X) 3 (Xl 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (Xl 

(Xl (X) 

- -

- -

14 504 060 9 267 788 

(X) (X) 

-

=1 -

4 760 (NA) I - (NAl 

60 997 61 294 

(Xl (Xli (Xl (X) 

(Xl (X) 

(Xl (Xl 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - -

1 1 100 15 

- - - -

- - - -

- (NA) - -

58 43 8 327 3 940 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for pasture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheat (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

80rley (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons. dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed cropL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms 

87 

156 

75 

85 

2 

4 

2 

-

740 

767 

59 

257 

432 

557 

3 

3 

7 

-

-

-

-

312 

418 

9 

12 

-

-

-

-

4 

11 

-

2 

-

2 

Acres 

17 052 

32 282 

58 842 

56 403 

152 

263 

25 

- 475 702 

343 829 

3 008 

16 857 

96 255 

151 775 

307 

596 

541 

-

-

-

-

40 792 

45 790 

854 

872 

-

-

-

-

24 

5 

-

13 

-

3 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Quontity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

14 503 594 

9 239 290 

99 086 

772 744 

2 861 400 

6 480 213 

8 780 

22 593 

(X) 

-

-

-

-

60 808 

61 178 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 4 760 

576 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Forms Acres Farms 

1 50 4 

2 170 6 

2 246 2 

- - 9 

1 100 1 

1 15 2 

- - 1 

- - - 3 188 433 

7 270 431 

- - 24 

1 25 56 

6 718 251 

5 347 244 

- - 3 

- - 1 

- - 3 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

65 11 766 62 

48 7 325 56 

2 138 - 3 32 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 24 2 

4 4 2 

- - - 2 13 2 - - -

- - 1 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

190 4 9 - - 420 6 25 - - 160 2 4 - - 471 9 45 - - 52 1 5 - -

179 2 4 - - 3 1 (l) - - - - - - - 317 127 413 11 130 32 784 

192 900 (NA) 4 789 (NA) 398 

1 537 23 60 1 2 2 937 (NA) 90 (NA) 5 67 983 241 3 379 16 149 

71 847 (NA) 2 197 (NA) 216 307 3 15 - - 300 (NA) 6 (NA) - 340 3 21 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

8 893 60 585 2 42 6 004 55 365 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - 23 2 23

1 

- - (l) (NA) (l) (NA) -

- -

(l~ I 

- - 13 2 - - - - - - 2 1 - -

Chouteau County, Mont. IV-S3 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

forms Acres 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974__ (Z) 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974__ (Z) 

1969__ (Z) Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

forms Acres forms 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres forms Tons forms Tons 

(Z) 

(Z) (Z) 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

tOOL_ 

$1,000 __ Lime __________________________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

tOOL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to conlrol- Insects on hoy crops- ___________________ fcrmL_ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Nematodes in crops ____________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

675 

4 274 

495 

402 511 

16 380 

3 173 

14 

507 

2 

95 

80 476 

295 

5 

2 321 

12 

1969 

732 

024 

461 

279 298 

8 156 

719 

9 

713 

3 

28 

6 657 

9 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Can Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Weeds or gross in crops _________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Weeds or brush in posture ________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ $1.000 __ Weeds on all other land __________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultrv ________ tormL_ 

$1,000 __ Other chemicals (see text) __________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

22 

17 580 

28 

489 

398 285 

706 

10 

3 016 

10 

59 

2 429 

10 

2 

230 

2 

68 

8 

65 

29 

1969 

40 

28 017 

17 

583 

328 491 

254 

21 

2 364 

3 

(NA) 

(NA) I 

(NA) 

4 

120 

1 

154 

13 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Farms irrigated in census year ________________ farmL_ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percent __ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres __ 

Average per form _______________________ acreL_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Cropland pasture irrigated ______________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Other cropland irrigated ________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Pasture irrigated, other than cropland posture _ forms-_ 

Estimated Quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ formL_ 

ocreL_ 

1974 

67 

8.2 

13 101 

195.5 

67 

12 855 

66 

12 805 

1 

50 

2 

246 

15 735 

1.2 

13 

109 

1969 

54 

6.3 

8 484 

157.1 

54 

8 484 

54 

8 045 

2 

170 

(NA) 

269 

12 697 

1.5 

(NA) 

(NA) 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 

acres-_ land in irrigated formL _____________________ ocres __ Croplond ________________________________ ocreL_ 

Harvested cropland _____________________ ocreL_ 

Farms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ forms __ 

acres irrigated in most recent yeor __ 

Forms with artificol droinoge _________________ farmL_ 

Proportion of forms ------ -- ------------ percent __ 

land in farms with drainage _________________ ocreL_ land drained ____________________________ ocres-_ 

Average per farm ______________________ acreL_ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ farms-_ 

number __ 

ocreL_ 

1974 1969 

8 (NA) 

992 (NA) 

25 (NA) 

I 753 (NA) 

500 134 418 581 

111 902 65 877 

64 265 32 289 

6 (X) 

266 (X) 

16 46 

2.0 5.4 

43 606 132 975 

2 147 4 222 

134.2 91.7 

430 (NA) 

I 840 (NA) 

3 840 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate Not secured by real estate 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see fextL _______________________________ farmL_ 384 294 223 

$1,000__ 36 916 27 080 9 836 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 ____________ . _____________________________ ._ ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ 28 20 29 

$5,000 to $9,999 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ ____ __ __ ____ __ __ ____ __ _________ 30 20 25 

$10,000 to $29,999 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ ______ __ _____ 71 49 63 

$30,000 to $49,999 ____________ .________________________________________________ 52 42 42 

$50,000 and over ______________________________________________________ -------- 1-___________ 2_0_3 ____________ 1_63 _____________ 64...) 

1able 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ___ _ 

25 to 149 days _. ______ _ 

less than 25 doyL _____ _ 

Total contract labor ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

211 

248 

266 } 61 

34 

IV - S4 Chouteau County, Mont. 

1969 

217 

566 

77 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

393 348 1 639 } 616 1 1 782 586 1 

999 _ 191 

(NA) (NA) 194 

152 (NA) 132 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 to less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Farms _________________ _ 476 211 248 266 

Cash wages paid _ $1,000 __ 2 416 1 639 586 191 

Number of workerL _____ _ 2 008 393 616 999 

854 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 123 126 100 75 

83 '2 workers _________ _ 94 49 66 66 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 131 23 55 68 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 87 11 20 39 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 41 2 7 18 

1974 Census of Agriculture - Cou nty Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 387 386 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 2 370 927 2 299 464 Average size of form ______ ocreL_ 6 126 5 957 

Approximate land oreo _______ acres __ 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 2 404 032 2 404 032 

98.6 95.7 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 161 991 83 400 Average per form ________ dollors __ 418 582 216 061 Average per acre ________ dollors __ 68 36 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 40 49 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 45 32 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 12 9 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 16 10 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 10 19 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 8 10 

lBO to 219 acres _______________ _ 8 8 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 13 10 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 30 28 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 21 25 1,000 to 1.999 acres ____________ _ 35 31 2,000 acres ond over ____________ _ 149 155 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

314 290 

2 297 834 2 226 069 

7 318 7 676 

2 404 032 2 404 032 

95.6 92.6 

152 080 78 294 

484 331 269 980 

66 35 

25 18 

6 8 

10 5 

12 6 

8 12 

8 5 

8 8 

13 10 

26 16 

17 20 

34 30 

147 152 

All farms 

1974 1969 

Land in Fanns According to Use 

317 320 

138 866 122925 Total cropland _____________ formL_ 

acres __ 

292 293 

79 533 67 756 Harvested cropland _______ farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

II 18 Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres ________________ 

10 ta 19 acres ______________ 23 17 

6 6 

13 25 

20 to 29 acres ______________ 

30 to 49 acres ______________ 

50 to 99 acres ______________ 55 42 

100 ta 199 acres ____________ 64 72 

85 86 

19 20 200 to 499 acres ____________ 

500 to 999 acres ____________ 

1,000 acres and over _________ 16 7 

113 103 

8 285 16 654 

Croplond used only for posture or grazing ______________ formL_ 

ocres-_ 102 162 

51 048 38 515 Other cropland (see textL __ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Total woodland _____________ formL_ 31 14 

ocres __ 19 783 10 279 

336 340 

2 212 278 2 166 260 Other land (see text) ________ forms-_ acreL_ 

179 169 

30 158 28 658 

Irrigated land ______________ farms-_ 

ocreL_ 

~-----------+------------~ 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not postured ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland on which 011 crops foiled _________________________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ formL_ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acreL_ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ forms-_ 

acres __ Woodland pastured _____________________________________ torms-_ 

acres __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

97 

50 631 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 37518 Woodland not postured __________ _ 

12 Other lond _______________________ _ 

----------- _______ farms __ 

ocreL_ 

___________________ formL_ 

ocreL_ 

6 

105 

11 

341 

77~ I Posturelond ond rangeland, other tho 266 woodland posture ______________ _ 

n cropland and 

80 47 636 

15 

2 549 

117 

33 628 

29 

2 845 

___________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Improved postureland and rangela nd _________________ formL_ 

ocreL_ 

Unimproved pastureland and rang eland _______________ farms __ 

31 19 783 

28 9 225 

land in houselots. bornlo's, ponds. r 

acreL_ 

aad s, wasteland, etc. _farms-_ 

ocres __ 

Table 2, Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ 

land in formL _______________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _________ ocres-_ 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms- _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocres-_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms- _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

Block and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: 1 

All form operators __________ number __ land in forms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full ownerL _______________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

Forms by type of orgonizotion: Individual or family _________ number __ land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

387 386 

2 370 927 2 299 464 

79 533 67 756 

194 168 

538 535 266 496 

23 383 11 867 

148 160 

1 586 197 1 803 360 50 307 46 569 

45 58 246 195 229 608 

5 843 9 320 

11.6 15.0 

4 (NA) 

108 926 (NA) 

2 255 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

108 926 (NA) 

2 255 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Farms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

314 290 2 297 834 2 226 069 77 995 65 591 

134 104 470 019 207 866 21 984 10 762 

144 149 

1 584 756 1 793 342 50 239 46 070 

36 37 243 059 224 861 

5772 8 759 

11.5 12.7 

4 - 108 926 - 2 255 -

4 - 108 926 - 2 255 -

- -

- - - -

- - - - - -

- -

249 218 1 196 301 1 071 518 

All forms 

1974 

Forms by type of organization-Con. Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) 

land in forms ______________ ocres __ (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) 

land in forms ______________ acres-_ (NA) 

Other _____________________ number __ (NA) 

acreL_ (NA) 

Farm operators by age group:2 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 10 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 33 35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 62 45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 84 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 107 65 years and over __________________ _ 45 Average age _______________________ _ 50.5 

Form operators by place of residence: 2 

219 

1~ } 

36 

On form operated ___________________ _ 

On another form ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form ________ _ 

In a city. town, or urban areo _________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work 

off farm;2 None _____________________________ _ 163 I to 49 days _______________________ _ 34 

6 

- 6 ' - 9J 

- 61 

50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 200 days and over _________________ _ 

Farm operators by principal occupotion: 2 

Forming __________________________ _ 

- 248 Other ____________________________ _ 

- 93 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ - (NA) 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) 

11969 data are only for forms operated by Blocks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

6 

37 

90 

117 

85 

495~ 1 

300 

45 

(NA) 

43 

14 

22 

83 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

272 256 

133 980 liS 202 

259 243 

77 995 65 591 

4 l jJ 241 

51 37 

64 71 

84 85 

18 19 

16 7 

75 

5 354 12 093 701 

97 (NA) 

50 631 37 518 

31 13 

19 783 9 759 

282 (NA) 

2 144 071 2 101 108 

135 135 

27 135 25 565 

Forms with soles of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

4 

(NA~ 1 

10 558 

282 

2 144 071 2 101 108

1 

233 236

1 

2 108 397 2 091 389 

29 37 

7 354 17 5561 

214 223 

2 101 043 2 073 833 I 222 171 i 35 674 9 719 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

23 40 

214 271 395 371 

42 29 

887 262 750 997 

-

- 8 18~ I 6 4 

28 21 47 74 

71 89 81 61 

39 41 50.7 50.2 

178 241 10 } 1 29 

32 

143 (NA) 

26 38 

6 11 

5 , 

J 10 7 

23 30 

224 (NA) 

48 (NA) 1 

6 (NA) 

33 (NA) I 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data Custer County, Mont. IV-55 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Farms by value of sales: 

52 1 75 77 _, 

67 73 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,00010 $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,00010 $39,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 ______________________ _ 51 74 

34 46 32 25 

$5,00010 $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2,50010 $4,999 ________________________ _ 

Under $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________ _ 74 93 $2,00010 $2,499 _____________________ _ 

- 9 17 

8 15 37 16 

$1.50010 $1,999 _____________________ _ 

$1.00010 $1,499 _____________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see lexIL ______ _ - 20 45 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ - 22 363 13 370 Average per form ______________ dollars-- 57 785 34 637 

- 208 1 204 

- 6 29~ J 1 965 

-

- (0) 

Crops. including hoy _______________ forms-

$1.000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1.000_ 

- 3 - Forest products ___________________ forms-

- $1,000_ (0) -

Livestock, poultry, and their products _______________________ forms_ - 342 334 

$1,000_ - 16 047 11 405 

Poultry and poultry products ______ torms-- 29 (NA) 

$1,000_ 208 (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

51 1- 77 _ 75 

66 73 

51 74 

34 46 

32 21 

3 1 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

21 628 12 990 

68 880 44792 

196 (NA) 

6 282 1 941 

1 1 (0) (0) 

3 - (0) -

277 264 

15 322 II 049 

13 9 

204 130 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ T abaeco ________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Vegetables. sweet corn. and melons _ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products __ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Dairy products ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ___________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________ .: ___ • ___ forms._ 

$1.000 __ 

Table 4, Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 

196 

6 282 

142 

3 013 

96 

040 

38 

2 229 

277 

15 322 

13 

204 

9 

230 

264 

14 :~i I 37 

384 

41 I 1I0 J 

1974 and 1969 

1969 

(NA) 

I 941 

135 

704 

75 

287 

57 

877 

3 

(0) 

264 

II 049 

9 

130 

10 

218 

(NA) 

9 929 

(NA) 

772 

i 

All forms I 1974 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

I 1969 

! 

Forms with sales I of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural serviceL ________________ forms._ 

$1.000 __ 

Recreational services _______________________________ . ____ forms._ 

$1,000 __ Government form progroms _____________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments __________ . _______ . __________ . ___ • _. __ farms._ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources ______________ . ________ ._. _____ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources 1 • ________ ._. ______ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

77 

125 

553 

39 

219 

7 

4 

76 

136 

31 

177 

II 

17 

41 

120 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

37 

106 

4 

I 

173 

585 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

30 (NA) 

104 (NA) 

450 (NA) 

26 34 

131 104 

7 4 

4 I 

62 163 

131 578 

26 (NA) 

168 (NA) 

10 (NA) 

15 (NA) 

26 (NA) 

40 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sourcesl _______________ . ____ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ forms_. 

$1.000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security. pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ___ • ___ • forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm propeny _______________ • __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

131 

072 

12 

162 

70 

542 

71 

294 

19 

41 

8 

33 

tSee text. "1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and ponnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenses __ forms. 

$1,000_ 

Forms with- $1 to $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,999 ________________ _ 

$2,00010 $2,999 ________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,00010 $39,999 ______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 ______________ _ $60,000 and over _______________ _ 

Livestock and poultry 

-

-

-

pun;hosed ________ . _________ tarms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry 

purchased. ___________ ._ •• _. forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds __________ . _________ farms._ 

$1,000 __ Feed ingredients ________ • ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Whole groins ______________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

IV-56 Custer County, Mont. 

Table 5, 

All forms 

1974 

387 

17 484 

29 

32 

10 

20 

57 

74 } 71 

30 

64 

221 

4 222 

306 

3 035 

225 

I 667 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

386 314 290 

II 199 16 767 10 590 

66 ~} 10 24 

22 6 14 

16 17 13 

67 42 65 

74 80 

191 71 52 

29 } 56 63 

230 173 177 

3 139 4 184 3 112 

304 247 245 

1 585 2 806 I 496 

198 192 181 

817 1 647 800 

(NA) 64 56 

(NA) 439 141 

(NA) 82 1I5 

(NA) 534 329 

(NA) 43 71 

(NA) 187 225 

(NA) 208 (NA) 

(NA) 160 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ forms.. 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fenilizer purchased __ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Lime ______________________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline ___________________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

LP gas, butane, and propane __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Contract labor ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ forms._ 

$1.000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

160 

186 

174 

727 

138 

150 

(NA) 

(NA) 

378 

919 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

180 

I 263 

196 73 J 165 

317 

378 

6 468 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

152 139 125 

77 179 75 

160 162 139 

251 694 245 

(NA) 135 (NA) 

72 145 71 

- - -

- - -

378 309 290 

520 885 495 (NA) 305 284 

(NA) 533 344 (NA) 184 134 

(NA) 214 62 (NA) 1I8 148 

(NA) 66 44 

(NA) 307 290 

(NA) 71 44 

205 160 189 

1 032 983 731 

221 60 56 

353 192 78 

145 161 

313 252 

355 314 290 

4 169 6 225 4 035 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machl.ery a.d Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000_'_ 

Average per form __________ dollors __ 

farms by value group: $110 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $4,999 _________________ _ - $5,000 10 $9,999 _________________ _ 

- $10,000 10 $19,999 _______________ _ 

- $20,000 10 $29,999 _______________ _ 

- $30,000 10 $49,999 _______________ _ 

- $50,000 10 $69,999 _______________ _ 

- $70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machl.ery and Equipme.t 

Automobiles __________________ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number_ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number_ 

Wheel troctor5 ________________ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number_ Crowler tractors ______________ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All farms 

1974 1969 

373 369 

12 242 5 212 

32 819 14 124 

1 15 

44 98 

55 90 

li} 80 

86 32 

37 

310 306 

458 424 

269 258 

356 341 

1 045 862 

387 364 m} 297 

965 930 

208 213 

70 

81 

4 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

306 283 

10 901 4 765 

35 624 16 838 

2~ } 44 

37 81 

48 76 

63 39 

67 26 

~} 17 

253 246 

377 353 

234 217 

292 274 

884 735 

347 321 

273 254 

844 768 

189 179 

65 77 

74 91 

4 18 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Co •. 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled _______________ farms_ - number _ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number_ -

-

Corn heads for combines ______ formL - number _ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors. number_ -

- Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms. 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number_ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Wind rowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ formsnumber _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ farms_ 

number _ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

87 63 87 61 

102 79 102 77 

17 15 17 15 

~J 21 7 7 

22 7 7 

6 1 6 

20 15 

21 21 15 

6 6 -

46 (NA) 44 (NA) 

50 (NA) 48 (NA) 

13 (NA) 13 (NA) 

156 137 134 129 

169 145 147 137 

49 67 49 65 

137 (NA) 120 80 

147 (NA) 129 85 

44 (NA) 42 51 

64 (NA) 63 41 

70 (NA) 69 46 

34 (NA) 33 16 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ CoHle and calves _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 110 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5 la 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

10 10 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

20 10 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

5010 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

100 10 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 8eef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

farms with- 110 4 ___________________________ _ 5M9 _____________ _ 

10 10 19. ________________________ _ 

20 10 49 _________________________ _ 

5010 99 _________________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 

20010 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

forms with- 1~2 _____________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

510 9 ___________________________ _ 

1010 19 _________________________ _ 

2010 49. ________________________ _ 

50 10 99 _________________________ _ 10010 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

SOD and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

343 

335 

330 

321 

314 

24 

8 

20 

50 

42 

49 

72 

56 

301 

278 

285 

(NA) 

95 

118 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

285 

28 

20 

20 

36 

58 

44 

53 

26 

95 

63 

24 

2 

2 

1 

2 

-

1 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2.500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 277 DO 342 DO 

(X) 271 DO 337 ()() 

(X) 254 (X) 324 (X) 

102034 260 98 445 309 66 091 91 121 244 87 862 305 64104 

75 7 23 15 28 56 4 32 31 238 

285 8 109 30 419 1 465 25 823 57 1 777 3 329 41 3 273 42 3099 6 659 49 6 659 57 8 125 23 183 71 22 861 49 14 104 66 982 55 64 665 28 38 301 

49 499 243 47 677 (NA) (NA) 

45 213 228 43 911 (NA) (NA) 

48 872 230 47 200 (NA) (NA) 

44 490 223 43 263 (NA) (NA) 

627 68 477 (NA) (NA) 

723 102 648 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

()() (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

48 872 230 47 200 CaHle sold ________________________ 

Forms with79 6 17 1 to 4 _________________ • ______ 

147 5 34 510 9 ________________________ 

301 10 147 1010 19 ______________________ 

1 167 30 1 025 20 10 49 ______________________ 

3 833 58 3 833 5010 99 ______________________ 

6 341 43 6 241 100 10199 ____________________ 

14903 53 14 903 200 10 499 ____________________ 

22 101 25 21 000 500 and over __________________ 

627 68 477 Calves sold ________________________ 

Farms with88 50 69 1 or 2 ________________________ 

78 11 39 3 or 4 ________________________ 

10 2 10 510 9 ________________________ 

29 2 29 1010 19 ______________________ 

25 1 (0) 20 10 49 ______________________ 

(D) 1 (D) 5010 99 ______________________ 

- - - 100 10 199 ____________________ 

(D) 1 (D) 200 10 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Soles 

Forms with soles of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Number Oollars (1.000) 

277 DO 15 322 

275 DO 14 778 

260 (X) (NA) 

264 64 650 14099 

250 62 966 9929 

7 12 2 

8 58 17 

20 299 43 

55 1 737 357 

42 3099 568 

56 7 971 1 499 

49 14 104 2 686 27 37 370 8 925 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

9 (X) 230 10 (X) 218 

Sales. 1974-

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Forms Number (1.000) 

232 41 200 11 409 

18 43 9 18 128 36 23 337 72 59 1 879 419 34 2 499 622 40 5 472 1 405 24 7 467 1 954 16 23 375 6 894 

156 23 450 2 689 

9 12 2 1 4 1 4 30 4 21 306 33 34 1 097 155 24 1 756 204 34 4 718 566 20 5 918 694 9 9 609 1 031 

Custer County, Mont. IV-57 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ----- ___________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers --- _____________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls. and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory- Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

221 22 536 214 22 867 

215 22 353 

22 183 

221 28 232 229 21 084 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 4L ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8, Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms wtth- I to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goat, __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ _ ____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponieL ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Farms Number Farms Number 

63 3 479 42 3 019 

43 3 255 33 2 918 I 6 17 4 9 

22 153 6 42 12 201 10 171 

8 275 8 275 

6 370 6 370 

3 (0) 3 (D) 

5 I 495 4 I 184 

I (D) 1 (D) \ (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

65 18 397 35 17 026 

66 29 567 55 29 145 

(Xl (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) I 3 

186 I 589 140 I 505\ 224 1 988 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

All farms 

Farms Number 

63 5 899 

36 4 747 

2 4 

20 123 

9 130 

12 413 

6 390 

7 854 

3 905 

4 3 080 

23 I 208 

13 1 935 

66 11 209 

66 22 760 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

43 217 

46 230 

Sales - Farms with soles of $2,500 and ovef 

Farms Number Oollors (1,000) 

18 3 058 I 415 

11 1 893 (NA) 

2 18 6 

4 49 10 

2 65 (D) 

5 390 119 

- - -

3 (0) (D) 

2 (0) (D) 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Oollors (1,000) 

45 4 641 295 

30 3 738 (NA) I I 2 (l) 

6 36 2 

7 108 5 

12 413 25 

6 390 17 

7 854 38 

3 905 48 

3 I 933 159 I 21 1 106 19 

11 1 642 (NA) 

36 9 826 (NA) 

55 22 311 (NA) 

28 7 256 '73 986 

37 (X) 384 

- - -

- - (NA) 

40 212 70 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ lambs under I yeor old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

'Pounds of wool. 

Table 9. 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974_ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I t099 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

8roilers and other meot·type chickens ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products 'old, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - S8 Custer County, Mont. 

28 327 litters of pigs farrowed between22 482 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 53 688 35 474 

40 2 692 1969 __ 28 574 24 431 

30 2 436 December 1 of preceding year and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 46 474 31 309 

28 8 829 1969 __ 21 335 17 206 

30 7 808 June I and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 24 214 20 165 

26 389 1969 __ 22 239 18 225 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

70 (X) 42 (X) 9 (X) 7 (X) 

(NA) (X) 68 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) 

69 (0) 41 (D) 8 25 221 6 25 189 

81 15 405 68 14 370 5 30 721 3 29 753 

67 (0) 41 (D) 7 (D) 6 (D) 

73 15 123 62 14 190 4 8 698 2 (D) 

61 I 827 35 1 067 6 209 5 189 

5 750 5 750 - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

I (0) I (D) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 265 5 225 - - - -

2 50 1 40 2 8 295 1 7 500 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 29 208 13 204 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 9 130 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and puliets of laying og"- ___________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for toble or market egg production _1974 __ 

Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and puliets under 3 months old_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________ _ - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________ _ Wheat - (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for 9roin _____________ _ 

(o11on (boles) _______________________ _ 

- Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish pototoes (hundredweightL __________ _ 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________ _ - Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sole - land in orchards _____________________ _ 

- Berries for sale _______________________ _ Other craps _________________________ _ 

-

Corn for grain or seed (bushels) ________ _ - Corn for silage or green chap (tans, green) 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ___ _ 

Sorghums for grain (bushelsL __________ _ - Sorghums for silage, fodder, hay, etc. ___ _ Alfalfa hoy (tons. dry) ________________ _ 

-

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Farms with soles of $2,500 and aver 

Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Farms Number 

41 (D) 6 (0) 

62 14 190 2 (D) 

41 (D) 6 (0) 

4 (D) - -

3 18 070 I (0) 

6 96 2 (D) 

17 40 - - - - - -

Tobie 10. Crops: 

Farms 

1974 1969 

88 70 

3 3 ~ ~ 

~ ~ 

112 117 

147 130 

~ 

= , ~ 

2 (NA) 

~ (NA) 

254 250 

2 4 

I I ~ I 

68 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

22 15 I 351 

67 50 4 970 

9 12 342 

- - - 3 (NA) 64 

188 150 22 626 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ '974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other paultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All farms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

6 955 5 594 

64 66 

~ 

~ 

16 2411 22 405 

10 390 8 476 

~ 

=, ~ 

69 (NA) 

~ (NA) 

35 277 33 258 

II 8 

(l) (Z) 

~ (l) 

4 721 4 581 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and aver 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

787 92 781 78 814 

4 379 70 391 75 072 

341 (XI (X) 

~ ~ 

- 66 (X) (X) 

14 891 44 041 29 635 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

I 16 I 13 

2 26 - -

I 3 I 13 

~ 

~ I 13 

I 3 ~ 

~ 

I 13 ~ -

I 15 ~ -

4 ()O ~ (X) 

12 (X) - (X) 

Quantity h"rvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

~ 

~ 

637 349 440 416 I 

(X) (X) 

~ 

=, ~ 

(0) (NA) 1 ~ (NA) 

56 786 47 770 

(X) 

(X) (X) I 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

18 14 I 171 757 

54 48 4 338 4 229 

5 6 227 124 ~ ~ ~ ~ 

3 (NA) 64 66 

95 95 8 549 7 517 

Tobie 1 L Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for pasture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved pasture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purpases _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheo! (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons. dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ (o11on (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

75 

70 

29 

37 

86 

64 

3 

3 

112 

III 

84 

96 

96 

67 

3 

-

3 

-

-

-

~ 

224 

206 

33 

23 

-

-

-

-

I 

10 

I 

3 

-

I 

Acres 

5 354 

12 093 

7 354 

17 556 

6 663 

5 507 

64 

66 

22 405 

16 055 

3 209 

4 179 

6 429 

4 043 

248 

-

269 

-

-

-

- 34 220 

31 539 

2 212 

I 463 

-

-

-

-

62 

12 

(Z) 

3 

-

(Z) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Dato 

Irrigated land 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) 37 2 079 

(X) 28 I 099 

(X) 5 601 (X) 7 2 639 

(X) 67 5 736 

(X) 57 5 110 

(X) 3 64 (X) 3 66 

637 349 13 I 029 

436 159 33 I 247 

144 026 32 867 

225 699 45 I 208 

205 739 30 I 148 

123 488 14 382 

6 960 ~ - - - - (X) 3 269 

- - - - - -

- - -

- - - 54 817 103 II 997 

44 943 101 9 656 

(X) 10 510 (X) 9 583 - - - - - - - - - - - - (D) I 62 I 410 4 II 

(X) I (Z) 

(X) 3 3 (X) - - (X) I (Z) 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tans Forms Tons 

21 671 21 97 ~ ~ 

19 820 19 76 ~ ~ 

2 170 2 9 ~ ~ 

3 267 3 12 - ~ 

70 5 764 69 I 054 6 78 47 4 501 47 805 7 50 3 64 3 II - ~ 

2 35 2 4 - ~ 

52 14 148 52 647 ~ - 50 9 691 (NA) 221 (NA) I 

35 I 498 35 77 ~ 

~ 

36 I 337 (NA) III (NA) (l) 45 3 115 45 156 ~ 

- 21 881 (NA) 36 (NA) (ll I 48 I 3 - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 3 269 3 19 2 10 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - ~ ~ 

~ 

- - (NA) - (NA) -

52 3 506 52 295 ~ - 50 3 794 49 226 4 9 - - - - - - I 6 I 3 - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 1 62 I 16 - - 3 II (NA) 2 (NA) -

- - -

~I - - 3 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Custer County, Mont. IV-59 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Berries for sale __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 •• Nursery and greenhouse products ___ \974 __ 

1969 .. Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms 

-

1 

1 

I 

39 

Acres 

-

(Z) 

(Z) 

I 

2 509 

Irrigated land 

Quantity Farms Acres 

(X) - - (X) 1 (Z) 

(X) - - (X) 1 1 

(Xl 39 2 509 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Totol Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (Z) 1 (Z) - -

I I I (Z) - -

36 2 348 36 827 I 9 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Totol chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 .. Commercial fertilizer _____________________ formL_ 

ocres on which used __ 

tons __ 

$1.000 •• lime __________________________________ formL_ 

ocres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1.000 .. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy crops- ___________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 .. Insects on other crops __________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000_. Nematodes in crops ___________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 .. 

1974 1969 

189 182 

839 316 

162 131 

31 664 24 259 

3 306 2 676 

694 245 

32 25 

4 201 2 238 

9 7 

49 12 

6877 780 

35 4 

6 7 

376 367 

5 2 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cantral- Can 

Diseases in crops and archardL ___________ farms-_ 2 5 

acres on which used __ 174 825 

$1.000 .• I 2 Weeds or gross in crops _________________ farms-_ 91 86 

acres on which used __ 20 438 13 332 

$1,000 .• 78 33 Weeds or brush in pasture;- _______________ farms __ 4 9 

acres on which used __ 552 I 124 

$1,000 .• 2 8 Weeds on alt other land __________________ farms __ 27 (NAI 

acres on which used __ 796 (NA) 

$1,000 .. 3 (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for grawth control af crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms __ 4 5 acres on which used __ 235 392 

$1,000 .• 1 3 

Insect control on livestock and paultry ________ farms __ 37 73 

$1,000 .• 6 12 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms-_ 26 (NA) 

$1,000 .• 5 (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ farms __ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres-_ 

AIJerage per form _______________________ acres __ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Cropland posture irrigated _____________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Other cropland irrigated _______________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _farms-_ 

acres __ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches _______________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

1974 

135 

43.0 

27 135 

201.0 

134 

26 534 

125 

24 144 

37 

2 079 

11 

311 

5 

601 

53 670 

2.0 

89 

14 440 

1969 

135 

46.5 

25 565 

189.3 

132 

22 926 

125 

21 238 

28 

1 099 

(NA) 

589 

7 

2 639 

41 579 

1.6 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 1969 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ forms-_ I (NA) 

acres-_ 160 (NA) 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ forms __ 3 (NA) 

ocres-_ 250 (NA) 

land in irrigated farms- _____________________ acres __ 734 049 861 669 Cropland ________________________________ acres __ 56 312 49 822 Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ 34 836 31 549 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms __ 7 (X) 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 700 (Xl 

Forms with ortifical drainage _________________ farms-_ 22 43 Proportion of forms ____________________ percenL_ 7.0 14.8 land in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ 15 633 48 565 land drained ____________________________ acres-_ 6 851 5 810 Average per form ______________________ acres __ 311.4 135.1 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tonks ____________________________________ farms __ 132 (NA) 

number __ I 394 (NA) 

ocres __ 2 475 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate Not secured by real estate 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) _______________________________ farms-_ 169 127 117 

$1,000.. 21 509 13 297 8 211 

Forms by size of debt owed: 

Under $5.000 ....•. _ ..•.•.•...........• _ •........•••. _ •.•.•.......•.....•.• _... 9 9 11 

$5,000 to $9.999 .... _ .. _ .•......•.... _......................................... 27 11 30 

$10,000 to $29.999 .... _ ....• _._ ..•.•....••.• _ ..... _ ... _ ••. _.................... 30 25 23 

$30.000 to $49,999 ...•......•..•........••.• _ ..•.•.... _._._ ..•.......... _...... 19 23 13 

$50,000 and aver .....••......•......•. _ •...•....•• _ ••.... _ .........•..••.•...• L... ___________ 8_4 _____________ 5_9 ____________ 4_0..J 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days •• _ •••.•• les~ than 25 days ______ _ 

Total contract labor ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

99 

57 } 61 

60 

41 

IV - 60 Custer County, Mont. 

1969 

78 

164 

56 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1.000) 

1974 1969 1974 

205 176 774} 174 } 645 165 

262 45 

(NA) (NA) 192 

227 (NAI 159 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 251o less than 

1969 Tatol or more 149 days 25 days 

Farms _________________ _ 160 99 57 61 Cosh wages paid _ $1,000 __ 983 774 165 45 Number of workerL _____ _ 641 205 174 262 

731 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 47 55 23 14 

78 2 workers _________ _ 34 18 16 12 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 40 17 10 17 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 26 8 5 13 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 13 1 3 5 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Average size of form ______ acres __ 

Approximate land area _______ acres __ 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ Average per form ________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ________ dallars __ 

Forms by size: 1 ta 9 acres ___________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 

2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 

All forms 

1974 

470 

881 201 1 875 

923 456 

95.4 

125 782 

267 621 

143 

21 

2 

4 

4 

48 

89 

136 

157 

1969 

466 

840419 1 803 

923 456 

91.0 

62 808 134 781 

75 

16 

5 

6 

3 

37 

82 

160 

148 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 

454 

856 949 

1 888 

923 456 

92.8 

124 429 274 072 

145 

12 

3 

4 

46 

89 

136 

156 

1969 

435 

834 196 1 918 

923 456 

90.3 

62 150 

142 874 

75 

6 

Land in Forms According to Use 

Total cropland _____________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Horvested cropland _______ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

Forms 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 and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Other cropland (see textL __ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

5 Totol woodland _____________ formL_ 

3 acres __ 

28 Other land (see text) ________ formL_ 

78 acres-_ 160 Irrigated land _____________ farmL_ 

148 acreL_ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

0142 0147 

556 182 555 865 

0140 439 

289 646 264 955 

2 4 

1 1 

- 1 

3 2 

12 14 

42 014 

143 152 

152 152 

85 69 

80 100 

26 706 25 889 

401 427 

239 830 265 021 

4 6 

511 528 

411 395 

324 508 284 026 

14 17 

2 016 1 269 

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

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ forms __ 

acreL_ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

399 

239 420 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 

261 7871 Woodland not pastured __________ _ --------- _________ formL_ 

acreL_ 

___________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

22 

136 

11 

4 214 

5 9~~ I Other land _____________________ _ 

231 Postureland and rangeland, other tho woodland posture ______________ _ 

n cropland and ___________________ formL_ 

382 224 545 

29 7 525 

4 

511 

2 

162 

387 

243 711 

51 

11 916 

acres __ 

Improved postureland and rangela nd _________________ torms __ 

acreL_ 

Unimproved postureland and rang eland _______________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Land in houselats, born lots, ponds, r oads, wasteland. etc. _farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ Land in farms- _______________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners- _______________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenonts ___________________ number __ 

Land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Block and other races, see textForm operators by tenure:' All form operatars __________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

All forms 

1974 

470 

881 201 289 646 

129 

129 583 43 177 

270 

666 666 214 336 

71 

84 952 

32 133 

15.1 

3 1 920 

350 

-

-

-

3 

1 920 

350 

-

-

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

466 

840419 

264 955 

110 85 ().48 

31 023 

280 

668 268 197 962 

76 

87 103 

35 970 

16.3 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

454 435 856 949 834 196 

289 546 264 181 

119 89 

106 621 81 227 43 177 30 708 

269 279 

666 186 667 588 214 293 197 897 

66 67 

84 142 85 381 

32 076 35 576 

14.5 15.4 

3 - 1 920 - 350 -

- -

- -

- -

3 -

1 920 - 350 - - - - - - -

- -

403 380 704 400 706 076 

AU forms 

1974 

Forms by type of organizotion- Can. Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

Other _____________________ number __ (NA) 

ocres __ (NA) 

Form operators by age group:1 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 11 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 49 35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 82 45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 105 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 1M 65 yeors and over __________________ _ 64 Average age _______________________ _ 51.3 

Farm operators by place of residence:1 

On form operoted ___________________ _ 

On another farm ____________________ _ 

In a rurol area, not on a form ________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban areo _________ _ 

246 

18 } 12 

99 

Form operators reporting days of work 

off farm:1 None _____________________________ _ 232 1 to 49 days _______________________ _ 26 50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 150 to 199 days ____________________ _ 

200 days and over _________________ _ 

13 

- 15 ' 12 J - 35 

Form operators by principal occupation:' Forming ___________________________ _ 420 Other ____________________________ _ 

- 35 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

- (NA) 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) 

'1969 data are only for farms operated by Blocks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (s~le proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

12 

49 

105 

149 

102 

49 

49.0 

306 

121 

(NA) 

62 

28 

31 

57 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

431 428 

555 668 551 757 

435 425 

289 546 264 181 

~} 12 J 42 41 

143 152 

152 152 

85 69 

79 

26 702 25 789 91 

399 (NA) 

239 420 261 787 

4 6 

511 528 

396 (NA) 

300 770 281 911 

14 17 

2 016 1 269 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

2 5 

349 378 

396 (NA) 

300 770 281 911 

282 280 

277 078 262 747 

39 29 

12 920 12 030 

254 265 

264 158 250 717 

3().4 265 

23 692 19 164 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

37 47 

84 467 116 116 

11 2 65 ().45 (0) 

3 6 3 037 (0) 

8 8 47 47 78 90 1().4 145 143 99 

60 46 51.4 49.4 

241 291 

16 } 10 113 96 

225 (NA) 

26 58 13 28 15 

11 } 26 

30 40 

412 (NA) 

28 (NA) 

23 (NA) 

46 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Daniels County, Mont. IV-61 
Tobie 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of soles: 

33 1- 37 167 _, 

128 123 

$100,000 ond over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 82 140 $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 24 86 $2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 19 49 

Under $2,500 (see textL __________________ _ 17 31 $2,000 to $2,499 ______________________ _ 4 3 $1,500 to $1,999 ______________________ _ 5 5 $1,000 to $1,499 _____________________ _ - 6 3 Under $1,000 (see textL _______________ _ - 2 20 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ - 20 312 8 512 Average per form ______________ dollars-- 43 216 18 265 

- 433 J 435 

- 17 172 6 160 

- 1 

- 2 

Crops. including hoy _______________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

- - 1 Forest products __________________ farmL 

- $1,000_ - (I) 

livestock, poultry, and their products _______________________ forms- 245 237 

3 138 2 352

- 1 23 (NA) 

- 3 (NA) i 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

331- 167 _ 37 

128 123 

82 140 

24 86 19 49 

1 - (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

20 285 8 487 

44 680 19 509 

430 (NA) 

17 167 6 146 

- 1 

- (0) 

- 1 

- (I) 

232 224 

3 118 2 340 1 

23 24 

3 8j 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farms._ 

$1.000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products __ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farms._ 

$1.000_ - Dairy products ___________________ farms. - $1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ farms- - $1,000_ - Hogs and pigs ___________________ farmL - $1,000_ - Sheep, lambs, and waoL ___________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

1974 1969 

430 (NA) 

17 167 6 146 

430 421 

16 900 6 039 

- -

- - - -

- - 59 78 

267 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

232 224 

3 118 2 340 

23 24 

3 8 

7 15 

2 6 

213 (NA) 

2 301 1 859 

55 I (NA) 

731 467 

11 

68 

11 

12 -' 

Tobie 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from oft form and other sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold I ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses t ___ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Customwark and other agricultural services _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs._. _______ . ___________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments _______ . _________ . ____________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources _. _____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources t _________ • __________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

33 

131 

514 

64 

295 

1 

(I) 

48 

79 

29 

94 

19 

46 

51 

188 

I 1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

94 

134 

6 

5 

371 

2 079 

(NA) 

(NA) 1 

(NA)J (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

25 (NA) 

128 (NA) 

503 (NA) 

64 90 

295 126 

1 3 (I) 5 

47 361 

79 2 071 

27 (NA) 

83 (NA) 

19 (NA) 

46 (NA) 

49 (NA) 

183 (NA) 

I 

Total family income from off-form sources 2 ____________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ formL. 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc, ________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property ___________ • _____ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 ond 

over, 1974 

219 

354 

35 

232 

107 

609 

140 

414 

31 

93 

10 

6 

'See text 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text, 

Total form production expenses ___ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Forms with- $1 to $999 ______________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,999 _________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,99L ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,99L ______________ _ $60,000 ond over ________________ _ 

Livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _________ • __________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredients- ___________ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole groins ______________ farms_. 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and siloge._ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _____________ • _. _ forms.. 

$1.000 __ 

IV - 62 Daniels County, Mont. 

Tobie 5. 

All forms 

1974 

470 

10 706 

6 

13 

34 

32 

76 

131 } 106 

42 

30 

121 

577 

183 

794 

116 

169 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

466 454 435 

6 060 10 678 6 028 

24 5} 20 21 

20 34 15 

55 32 54 

126 74 126 

131 133 

220 106 69 

42 } 30 18 

131 116 124 

632 575 630 

211 177 200 

297 790 295 

125 115 119 

125 169 125 

(NA) 41 33 

(NA) 85 19 

(NA) 83 93 

(NA) 285 97 

(NA) 50 52 

(NA) 252 54 

(NA) 178 (NA) 

(NA) 78 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ Lime _____________ • ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline _______________ • ___ farms._ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Contract lobar ________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customworL __ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ $1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

156 

173 

148 

508 

290 

454 

(NA) 

(NA) 

459 

1 180 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

159 

460 

45 18 J 235 

489 

468 

6 025 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

166 155 157 

91 173 90 

176 148 175 

137 508 137 

(NA) 288 (NA) 

43 454 43 

- - - - - -

460 449 429 

695 1 179 689 

(NA) 439 416 

(NA) 572 359 

(NA) 424 392 (NA) 450 246 

(NA) 89 97 

(NA) 45 24 

(NA) 445 429 

(NA) 111 60 

290 156 286 

438 455 438 

282 17 33 

344 45 34 

229 257 

485 307 

463 454 435 

3 385 5 935 3 366 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Doto 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Average per form __________ dollors-_ 

forms by value group: $1 to $999 _______________________ _ 

$1.000 to $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,99L _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,000 to $49,999 ________________ _ $50,000 to $69,999 ________________ _ $70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups-_ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 

441 

18 211 41 296 

-

25 

37 

124 ~i } 58 

74 

396 

577 

367 

429 

1 494 

504 

"'r 1 014 

249 

27 

30 

3 J 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

458 430 428 

10 248 18 104 10 022 

22 376 42 103 23 416 

3 22 } 43 61 

71 31 67 

129 50 127 

72 67 

194 123 74 

58 } 50 74 

415 387 400 

592 566 573 

360 359 350 

432 418 408 

1 300 1 476 1 265 404 494 389 

419 403 402 

960 998 907 

263 241 252 

27 33 

30 34 

3 4 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines, 

self-propelled _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other carnpickers and 

picker-shetlers ______________ farmL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup bolers ________________ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and 

self-propelled _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar 

or flywheel type _____________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in iast 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

324 322 

412 402 

93 138 

II 6 

3~ I 7 

3 

3~ J 

19 (NA) 

20 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

124 136 

129 139 

43 66 

161 (NA) 

195 (NA) 

54 (NA) 

17 (NA) 

21 (NA) 

7 (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

324 320 

412 400 

93 136 

1 2 

1 2 

1 1 

30 3 

30 4 - I 

19 (NA) 

20 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

124 135 

129 138 

43 65 

161 214 

195 257 

54 119 

17 17 

21 17 

7 I 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cottle and calves _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 5 to 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 __________________ 1974 __ 20 to 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 __________________ 1974 __ 100 to 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sald _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 or L __________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

laO to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

249 

237 

226 

227 

207 

7 

9 

12 

65 

57 

47 

21 

9 

212 

184 

210 

(NA) 

30 

55 

(X) 

(X) 

All farms 

Forms 

210 

8 

7 

25 

79 

48 

26 

16 

1 

30 

21 

7 

2 

-

-

-

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) \ 236 (X) 245 (X) 

(X) 225 (X) 237 (X) 

(X) 215 (X) 230 (X) 

26 186\ 215 25 884 225 15 552 18 965 197 18 881 208 11 628 

151 6 13 9 23 62 8 571 18 124 I 184 10 153 43 616 2377 57 2 113 71 2 351 3 915 57 3 915 38 2 596 6564 47 6564 30 4 024 5 990 21 5 990 12 3 640 7 079 9 7 079 4 2 178 

15 532 201 15 335 (NA) (NA) 

10 780 177 10 724 (NA) (NA) 

15 472 199 15 281 (NA) (NA) 

10 660 171 10 604 (NA) (NA) 

60 28 54 (NA) (NA) 

120 55 120 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

15 472 199 15 281 Cottle sold ________________________ 

Forms with18 7 16 1 to 4 ________________________ 

42 6 37 5 to 9 ________________________ 

376 22 337 10 to 19 ______________________ 

2 518 73 2 373 20 to 49 ______________________ 

3 411 48 3 411 50 to 99 ______________________ 

3 536 26 3 536 100 to 199 ____________________ 

(D) 16 (D) 200 to 499 ____________________ 

(D) 1 (0) 500 and over __________________ 

60 28 54 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with27 21 27 1 or 2 ________________________ 

23 5 17 3 or 4 ________________________ 

10 2 10 5 to 9 ________________________ 

- - - 10 to 19 ______________________ 

- - - 20 to 49 ______________________ 

- - - 50 to 99 ______________________ 

- - - 100 to 199 ____________________ 

.- - - _ 200 to 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

232 (X) 3 118\ 

225 (X) 3 101 

220 (X) (NA) 

213 15 439 2 301 I 203 11 578 1 859 

8 22 

12 82 1~ I 39 566 93 70 2 331 340 38 2 596 402 

30 4 024 642 12 3 640 564 4 2 178 237 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

7 (X) 2 15 (X) 6 

Sales. 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollors 

Forms Number (1.000) 

164 5 949 1 132 

18 41 10 21 147 33 50 739 133 44 1 379 258 18 1 182 247 9 1 079 217 3 (D) (D) 

1 (0) (0) 

149 9 490 1 169 

2 4 (l) 

- - - 10 66 7 28 382 45 56 1 844 220 30 2 191 12 1 520 294\ 212 11 3 483 390 

- -

Daniels County, Mont. IV-63 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974_ - 1969_ -

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974_ - Milk heifers ________________________ 1974_ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974_ - 1969_ -

Inventory - Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number 

180 5 552 156 4 588 

179 5 536 

8 16 

195 4 997 179 3 569 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to lL ______________________________ 1974 __ 20 to 4L ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 9L ______________________________ 1974 __ 100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Tobie 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs ______ _ ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 '0 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974_ - 10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974_ 

25 to 4L _____________________________ 1974_ - 50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 ta 199 ____________________________ 1974_ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974_ 

500 and over____ _ ______________ 1974_ 

Feeder pigs sold _________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ 

Sheep and lombs ___________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974_ 

Sheep, lambs. and wool _____________________ 1974_ Goats ____________________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ Horses and ponies- _________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974_ 

1969_ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ lambs under I year old _____________________ 1974_ 

Ewes J year old or older ____________________ 1974_ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974_ 

!~ounds of wool. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

50 6 394 48 6 383 56 12 906 

67 7 022 64 6 991 76 10 250 

7 19 6 18 4 14 

6 41 6 41 5 34 

5 85 4 75 11 186 

11 379 11 379 11 381 7 388 7 388 9 618 

8 913 8 913 4 433 

3 920 3 920 7 1 807 

3 3 649 3 3 649 5 9 433 (X) (X) (X) (X) 9 4 468 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 13 3 907 

11 2 947 11 2 947 11 2 356 

21 6 099 21 6 099 21 3 949 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

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

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

78 400 71 382 12 39 

104 488 (NA) (NA) 26 51 

Inventory -

Forms with safes of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number 

35 812 litters of pigs farrowed between47 1 228 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 

46 5 571 1969 __ 

57 5 763 December I of preceding year and May 3'-___ 1974 __ 

9 298 1969 __ 

11 2 584 June land November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 

10 65 1969 __ 

Sales- Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

9 267 53 

11 771 (NA) 

2 7 1 

1 19 5 

3 71 11 3 170 35 

- - -

- - -

- - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

55 12 896 731 

71 10 155 (NA) 

4 14 1 

5 34 3 

10 176 9 

11 381 27 

9 618 47 

4 433 24 

7 1 807 126 

5 9 433 494 

9 4 468 88 

12 3 886 (NA) 

11 2 356 (NA) 

21 3 949 (NA) 

11 3 075 '29 716 

11 (X) 68 

- - -

- - (NA) 

11 38 12 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 a nd over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

41 1 207 41 1 207 

59 1 261 54 1 246 

32 652 32 652 

52 665 47 650 

22 555 22 555 

35 596 35 596 

Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974_ - 1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ___ . ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 99 __________ " ____________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 400 to 1.599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3.200 to 9.999 _________________ 1974 __ 10.000 to 19.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50.000 to 99.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold, (~1.000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 64 Daniels County, Mont. 

All forms 

Forms 

57 

(NA) 

56 

83 

56 

81 

53 

3 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 

1 

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 57 (X) 

(X) 81 (X) 

2 327 56 2 327 

4 099 80 4 029 

2 297 56 2 297 

3 986 78 3 916 

1 932 53 1 932 

365 3 365 

- - -

- - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - -

90 2 90 

35 1 35 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

8 (X) 7 (X) 

(NA) (X) 11 (X) 

5 216 5 216 

9 1 259 8 1 229 

5 216 5 216 

9 1 259 8 1 229 

5 216 5 216 

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - - 1 50 - - 1 100 1 100 

23 3 23 3 (NA) (NA) 24 8 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying og"- ___________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for toble or morket egg production _1974 __ 

Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or 0Ider _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and male chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old_ 1974 __ 

(orn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for grain _____________ _ Cotton (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobecco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ Sweet potatoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfolfo hoy (tons. dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

56 2 297 5 216 

78 3 916 8 I 229 

56 2 182 5 216 

2 115 - -

- - - -

1 30 - -

15 30 - -

- - - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

- 1 

- -

- - - -

430 430 197 354 

-

= I -

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

197 201 

- - - - 1 - 5 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- 1 - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - 99 97 7 929 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

~i~~?b~;:~~:::: :::::::::::::::::: :~;~:: Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

AU farms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

- (D) 

- -

- -

- -

241 677 184 984 

26 371 58 401 

- - - -

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

22 000 20 953 

- - - - (Z) -

208 200 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

(0) - (0) 

- - - - (X) (X) 

- - - - (X) (X) 

5 341 9 340 6 138 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

3 29 ~ 10 

4 14 I 18 

3 29 2 10 

2 20 2 10 

I 9 - -

- - - -

4 14 - -

- (X) - (X) 

12 (X) 1 (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

- - - -

4 257 377 4 733 142 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

24 443 23 324 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - -

- (NA) - -

8 13 931 601 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for pasture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Improved pasture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for olf purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ t974 __ 1969 __ 

Wheat (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 80rley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beons (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy craps (tons. dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed crops- _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (bales) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish pototoes (hundredweightl-_____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sol. ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ lond in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

79 

99 

39 

29 

-

1 

-

- 428 

416 

66 

197 

169 

282 

6 

7 

19 

-

-

-

-

195 

200 

4 

1 

-

-

-

-

-

5 

-

-

-

-

Acres 

26 702 25 789 

12 920 

12 030 

-

(0) 

-

- 241 594 

184 413 

3 736 

15 458 20 887 

38 690 

477 

448 

1 271 

-

-

-

-

21 984 

20 889 

208 

200 -

-

-

-

-

(l) 

-

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Irrigated land 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) - - (X) - - (X) 1 200 (X) 1 100 (X) - - (X) - - (X) - - (X) - - 4 256 397 2 135 4 721 779 - -

119 919 - - 706 901 1 23 530 086 1 17 1 445 300 1 27 9 440 - - 8 169 - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24 414 13 1 665 23 283 14 1 114 (X) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 56 - -

(X) - - (X) - - (X) - - (X) - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

4 840 3 38 1 60 1 100 1 2 - - 1 150 1 10 - - 2 80 2 5 - - - - - - - - 1 (0) 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 114 58 088 III 1 764 4 170 143 52 607 (NA) 1 041 (NA) 2 

13 1 140 13 63 - - 37 3 555 (NA) 95 (NA) - 45 6 219 45 237 7 62 53 6449 (NA) 133 (NA) 1 2 252 2 14 - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 7 799 7 27 - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 12 1 291 12 93 - - 11 934 11 27 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Daniels County, Mont. IV-6S 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Acres 

(Z) 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

(Z) 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

(Z) (Z) 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1.000 __ Lime __________________________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy crops ____________________ formL_ 

ocres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Insects on other crops _________________ farmL_ 

ocres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Nemotodes in crops ___________________ farmL_ 

ocres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

329 

962 

148 

68 779 

2 537 

508 

7 

207 

(Z) 

86 

42 790 

217 

1 

(D) 

1 

1969 

274 

179 

154 

64 265 

1 317 

137 

1 

140 

(I) 

4 

2 904 

1 

Sprays, dusts, gronules, fumigonts, etc. to contral- Con Diseoses in crops and orchords ____________ farmL_ 

ocres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Weeds or gross in crops _________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Weeds or brush in posture ________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Weeds on oU other land __________________ formL_ 

ocres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

12 

8 633 

18 

224 

145 049 

201 

6 

414 

4 

8 

850 

2 

1 

81 

(Z) 

32 

3 

23 

6 

1969 

6 

2 750 

1 

168 

63 988 

36 

1 

779 

(l) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

5 

491 

1 

45 

2 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ formL_ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated ___________________________ acres-_ 

Averoge per form ____________ _ _____ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated______________ _ _____ formL_ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __ 

acres __ ______ farmL_ 

ocreL_ Cropland posture irrigoted ______________ forms-_ 

ocreL_ Other croplond irrigated ________________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than croplond pasture _farms-_ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water opplied _ acre-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

land irrigated by- Furrows c..r ditches _______________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

1974 

14 

3.1 

2 016 

144.0 

14 

816 

14 

816 

1 

200 

3 618 

1.8 

3 

470 

1969 

17 

3.9 

1 269 

74.6 

16 

169 

15 

164 

(NAl 

5 

1 

100 

210 

1.0 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 1969 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farmL_ (NA) 

ocres __ (NA) 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ forms __ 1 (NAl 

ocreL_ 100 (NA) 

land in irrigated farms ______________________ ocres __ 61 002 67 361 Croplond ________________________________ acreL_ 26 683 29 220 Harvested cropland _____________________ ocreL_ 13 013 14 683 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ formL_ 4 (X) 

ocres irrigoted in most recent year __ 167 (X) 

Forms with ortificol drainage _________________ farmL_ 6 12 

Proportion of forms -- ------------------ percent __ 1.3 2.7 

land in farms with drainoge _________________ acreL_ 10 403 25 337 land drained ____________________________ acres __ 215 833 Average per farm ______________________ acres __ 35.8 69.4 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks- ___________________________________ farms __ 79 (NA) 

number __ 252 (NA) 

ocres __ 369 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by farm operator (see text) ___ _ 

Farms by size of debt owed: 

_____ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Under $5,000 ________________________________________ -_ -_ -_ -- -_ -- -- -- ------ ----

$5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________ -_ -_ - _____ -- -- -- -- ------ -- --- $10,000 to $29,999 ____________________________________________ -_ - _____ ------ ---

$30,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________________ -- -- __ ------ -----

$50,000 and over __________________________________ - ___ - ___ --------------------

Total operator debt 

188 

11 931 

23 

13 

52 

29 

71 

Secured by real estote 

136 

8 613 

11 

7 

40 

19 

59 

Not secured by real estate 

125 

3 318 

29 

23 

37 

16 L-________________________________________________ 20 -J 

T,able 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days ________ _ 

Less thon 25 daYL _____ _ 

Totol contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by controctor _ 

Forms 

1974 

62 

78 

61 } 17 

7 

IV - 66 Daniels County, Mont. 

1969 

77 

249 

33 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

103 115 301 } 135 1 649 130 

136 _ 23 

(NA) (NA) 45 

24 (NA) 32 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 to less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 156 62 78 61 

Cosh wages paid _ $1.000 __ 455 301 130 23 

Number of workers- _____ _ 374 103 135 136 

438 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 67 39 43 30 

34 2 workers _________ _ 37 11 20 13 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 34 11 14 12 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 17 1 1 5 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 1 - - 1 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Tobie L Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All forms ________________ number __ 557 552 

land in forms ______________ acres-_ 407 844 406 513 Average size of form ______ acres __ 2 528 2 548 

1 516 800 516 800 

92.8 92.7 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 129 351. 73 197 Average per farm ________ dollars-_ 232 229 132 603 

Average per acre ________ dollors __ 92 52 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 27 14 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 17 7 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 4 3 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 7 6 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 13 6 140 to 179 acres ________ ~ ______ _ 11 17 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 4 6 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 5 3 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 52 54 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 69 79 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 121 141 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 227 216 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms-_ 

ocres-_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, n01 harvested and not postured ___________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ Woodland postured ____________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over All farms 

1974 

512 

371 796 

2 679 

516 800 

90.4 

125 720 

245 547 

92 

19 

6 

1 

6 

6 

10 

4 

5 

48 

62 

119 

226 

1969 

495 Land in Funns According to Use 

344 864 

2 717 

516 800 

88.7 

70 866 

143 163 

53 

1 

3 

11 

Total cropland _____________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _______________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _____________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _____________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _____________ _ 

50 fa 99 acres _____________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ___________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________ _ 

1,000 acres and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

Other cropland (see textL __ forms-_ 

acreL_ 

6 Total woodland _____________ forms-_ 

3 ocres __ 

42 Other land (see text) ________ farms-_ 

73 acres-_ 

138 Irrigated land _____________ farms __ 

215 acres __ 

1974 1969 

501 508 

430 906 430 389 

480 476 

227 802 198 149 

5 -

5 4 

2 6 

16 17 

30 34 

88 95 

157 169 

132 117 

45 34 

110 146 

18 799 22 151 

374 425 

184 305 210 089 

16 25 

7 252 7 135 

502 513 

969 686 968 989 

90 90 

15 266 12 152 

Farms with saies of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

371 

183 528 

25 

2 444 

18 

2 874 

348 

170 870 

31 

7 340 

14 

6 074 

7 

1 486 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland ~ Continued 

208038 Woodland not pastured __________ _ --- _______________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

49 Other land _______________________ _ ___________________ forms __ 

7 939 acres-_ 

6 6~ 1 Pasturelond and rangeland, other tho woodland pasture ______________ _ 

n cropland and _ __________________ forms-_ 

382 

185 672 

65 

7 763 

16 

6 7891 

12 i 5 898 

acres-_ 

Improved pasturelond and rongela nd _________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Unimproved pastureland and rang eland ___________ ' ____ farms-_ 

acres __ 

land in houselots, barnlots. ponds, r oods, wasteland, etc. _farms __ 

acres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All forms All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

AU farm operators ____________ number __ 557 552 512 495 Forms by type of organization - Can. Land in forms ________________ acres-_ 1 407 844 1 406 513 1 371 796 1 344 864 Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 227 802 198 149 227 425 197 251 land in forms ______________ acres-_ (NA) (NA) 

Farms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 186 174 159 136 

Corporation ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres-_ 

land in farmL _____________ acres-_ 212 007 172 832 206 599 162 693 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) (NA) 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 38 464 32 930 38 130 32 521 ocres-_ (NA) (NA) 

Port owners _______________ number __ 296 317 288 309 Farm operators by age group:l Land in formL _____________ acres-_ 1 128 204 1 174 462 1 099 624 1 124 702 Under 25 yeors _____________________ _ 15 8 Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 174 383 151 381 174 370 151 251 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 70 60 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

80 91 

117 165 

157 159 

72 69 

75 61 65 50 67 633 59 219 65 573 57 469 

14 955 13 838 14 925 13 479 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 years and over __________________ _ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 13.5 11.0 12.7 10.1 Average age _______________________ _ 50.7 50.8 

Block and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: 1 

All form operators __________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

339 416 

13 } - 11 92 

69 

2 (NA) - - 94 (NA) - - 2 (NA) - -

Form operators by place of residence:2 

On farm operoted ___________________ _ 

On another farm ___________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a farm _______ _ 

In a city, town, or urban areo _________ _ 

Full ownerL _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ - 258 (NA) 

- 40 76 

- (NA) - -

- (NA) - -

- (NA) - -

Form operators reporting days of work 

off farm: 2 

None ____________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days ______________________ _ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 2 - 11 19 (NA) - - 50 to 99 days _____________________ _ 

land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

- 1: } 36 -

- 56 84 

94 (NA) - - 2 (NA) - -

- (NA) - -

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 

200 days and over _________________ _ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ - 410 (NA) 

- (NA) - - - (NA) - - Form operators by principal occupation:2 Forming __________________________ _ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ - 101 (NA) - (NA) - - Other ____________________________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: 

Individual or family _________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 426 419 

(NA) (NA) 929 238 1 029 363 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

1]969 data are only for forms operated by Blocks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

476 476 

428 092 426 124 

467 457 

227 425 197 251 

1 l 3 I 14 2 

11 -

28 29 

88 94 

157 169 

132 117 

45 34 

94 126

1 

17 139 20 835 

371 (NA) 

183 528 208 038 

14 16 

6 074 6 789 

465 (NA) 

937 630 911 951 

83 84 

15 046 12 052 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

8 

61 4 588 891 

465 (NA) 

937 630 911 951 I 387 409 

914 082 878 769 

49 44 

18 307 20 887 

351 389 

895 775 857 882 

324 306 

23 548 33 182 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

41 65 (0) 196 819 

44 10 

317 529 117 242 

1 1 (D) 1 440 

13 7 

62 54 

61 81 

113 155 

149 139 

69 59 

51.4 50.6 

312 390 

12 } 5 74 

67 

245 (NA) 

38 76 

11 19 

6 I 

J 28 8 

39 54 

396 (NA) 

71 (NA) 

22 (NA) 

49 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Doto Dawson County, Mont. IV-67 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Forms by "olue of soles: 

68 1- 50 176 _, 

106 132 

$100,000 ond over _______________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

83 162 47 106 27 41 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 

Under $2,500 (see text) ___________________ _ 50 61 $2,000 to $2,499 ______________________ _ 14 6 $1.500 to $1.999 _____________________ _ 12 9 

- 9 22 

- 15 24 

$1.000 to $1.499 _____________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see text) ________________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1.000_ - 26 894 10 925 Average per form ______________ dollars-- 48 284 19 791 

444 1- 457 

19 55~ J 5 227 

- (0) 

Crops, including hoy _______________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

Forest products ___________________ forms_ - - - $1.000_ - -

livestock. poultry. and their products ________________________ forms-- 435 435 $1,000_ (0) 5 697 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ 27 (NA) 

$1,000_ - 14 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

68

176 1 _ 50 

106 132 

83 162 47 106 27 39 

5 6 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

26 830 10 864 52 402 21 947 

436 (NA) 

19 543 5 212 

1 - (0) -

- - - -

396 392 (0) 5 652

25 1 37 

14 46 i 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ farm5-_ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ farm5-. 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage _.form5-_ 

$1.000 __ Other field crops _________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _farm5-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts. and berries ___________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Cattle and calves _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ farmL. 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________ • ______ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

1974 1969 

436 (NA) 

19 543 5 212 

421 417 

16 634 4 286 

- -

- - - -

- -

85 109 

381 213 

41 45 

2 528 712 

- 2 

- (Z) 

- -

- -

396 392 

7 245 5 652 

25 37 

14 46 

27 67 

366 146 

377 (NA) 

6 155 4 831 

~I (NA) 

3~ 629 

304 

27 

35 J 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from oH form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold ' ___ • ____ _ 

Income from farm-related sources before taxes and expenses' ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Customwork and other agricultural serviceL ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services _. _____________________ • ____________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs ___________________ • __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ farms._ 

$1,000 __ Other farm-related sources ___________________________ • ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Expenses for form-related income sources' ____________________ farms._ 

$1.000 __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

65 (NA) 

165 (NA) 

569 (NA) 

61 89 

136 155 

3 5 

2 22 73 391 

115 2 141 

50 (NA) 

275 (NA) 

24 (NA) 

40 (NA) 

54 (NA) 

148 (NA) 

1 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and aver 

1974 1969 

37 (NA) 

150 (NA) 

445 (NA) 

56 88 

135 154 

3 5 

2 22 

73 381 115 2 133 

40 (NA) 

152 (NA) 

24 (NA) 

40 (NA) 

49 (NA) 

82 (NA) 

ISee text. 11974 data apply only to individuol or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total family income from oH-farm sources 2 ____________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Cash wages, salaries, commissions. and tips _________________ .farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc. ________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm properiy ___ • _____________ • farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

258 

617 

23 

205 

124 

711 

171 

459 

49 

122 

32 

120 

Table 5. Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Total form production expenses ___ forms_ - $1,000_ 

Farms with- $1 to $999 _____________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,999 ________________ _ 

- $2,000 to $2,999 _________________ _ $3,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ $40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ $60,000 and over ________________ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased _________ • ________ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __ • _______________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Feed ingredients. ___________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ Whole groins ______________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Hay, green chop, and silage __ farms-. 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _______ • _________ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

IV-68 Dawson County, Mont. 

AU farms 

1974 

557 15 891 

15 

20 

27 

50 

70 

110 } 137 

69 

59 

246 

1 591 

378 

1 214 

293 

646 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

552 512 495 8 544 15 774 8 479 

36 ~} 16 22 

26 21 14 

58 43 55 

133 63 133 

110 154 

277 137 92 

69 } 31 59 

274 223 258 

1 318 1 555 1 311 

390 339 354 

734 1 187 729 

290 271 271 

388 632 386 (NA) 88 87 (NA) 66 76 

(NA) 142 127 

(NA) 373 187 (NA) 56 97 

(NA) 116 80 

(NA) 293 (NA) 

(NA) 110 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs. plants, and trees purchased _____ • _________ • _. _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased _. _________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ lime _______ • ______________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for farm business ______ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline _____________ ._. __ .farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oil ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane _. forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

~~:~~e~i~, ~~da~~'eF~fd_:~~~ __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Contract lobar ________________ forms._ 

$1.000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farms._ 

$1.000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

235 189 261 89 394 388 1 296 390 

310 (NA) 

497 99 (NA) - (NA) -

542 544 1 391 804 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

208 311 

764 525 

51 J 347 151 499 

303 

685 

546 539 

8 039 4 086 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

231 178 

261 88 391 380 

1 294 389 

309 (NA) 

497 98 

- -

- -

505 492 

1 381 793 

498 488 

765 493 

376 347 

432 190 161 172 

79 42 

504 492 

105 68 

203 291 

761 523 

51 50 

151 79 

292 310 

682 416 

510 495 

7 894 4 053 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Tobie 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

ESfima1ed market value of all machinery and equipment _ .. ___________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Average per form __________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $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 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

542 540 20 312 10 147 

37 476 18 791 

4 18 47 84 "63 109 

~~ } 125 

116 204 67 

68 

457 480 

698 659 

445 403 

514 510 

1 566 1 349 

667 535 

480 j 486 

1 413 1 360 314 361 

32 

37 

5 

forms with soles af $2,500 ond over 

1974 1969 

504 490 20 055 10 000 39 793 20 409 

3~ } 62 

44 101 

80 123 

90 86 116 80 

67 } 68 38 

427 443 

662 614 

424 383 

482 476 1 513 1 300 

645 522 

452 459 

1 372 1 272 301 356 

32 32 37 34 

5 2 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines, 

self-propelled _______________ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ farmL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ farmL_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Windrowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ farmL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ farmL_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

All farms 

1974 

285 

334 

109 

5 l 

3~ I 3~ J 

46 

50 

14 

200 

209 

76 

192 

204 

78 

57 

58 

25 

1969 

280 

328 

110 

7 

~I 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

203 

211 

99 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 1 

(NA) i (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

285 279 

334 327 

109 110 

5 

~ 1 

5 

1 

35 4 

35 4 

3 -

46 (NA) 

50 (NA) 

14 (NA) 1 

195 199 

204 207 

76 99 

190 136 

202 138 

78 77 

57 56

58 1 

25 ~~ i 

Tobie 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultrv ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cottle and colveL ______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- Ito 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5to 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

10 to lL _________________ 1974 __ 20 to 49 __________________ 1974 __ 50 to 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ________________ 1974 __ 200 to 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- Ito 4 ___________________________ _ 

5to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

forms with- lor 2 ___________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Farms 

432 

425 

422 

412 

411 

17 

12 

30 

80 

97 

98 

65 

13 

378 

384 

365 

(NA) 

101 

167 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

365 

18 

8 

46 

92 

85 

86 

27 

3 

101 

71 

11 

8 

5 

4 

1 

1 

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Doto 

Inventory 

Farms with soles of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Farms Number 

(X) 392 (X) 435 (X) 

(X) 386 (X) 432 (X) 

(X) 387 (X) 428 (X) 

54 061 373 53 112 416 34 132 47 808 378 47 452 406 29 901 

48 16 44 26 66 88 7 47 19 129 416 15 221 53 770 2 757 65 2 256 112 3 692 6 919 94 6 711 97 6953 13 729 98 13 729 77 10 282 18 847 65 18 847 27 8 305 11 257 13 11 257 5 3 935 

31 890 343 31 299 (NA) (NA) 

27 688 357 27 464 (NA) (NA) 

31 250 331 30 668 (NA) (NA) 

27 080 349 26 889 (NA) (NA) 

640 94 631 (NA) (NA) 

608 155 575 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

31 250 331 30 668 Cattle sold ________________________ 

Forms wifh57 14 45 Ito 4 ________________________ 

58 5 36 5to 9 ________________________ 

631 26 348 10 to 19 ______________________ 

2 989 86 2 789 20 to 49 ______________________ 

5 907 84 5 842 50 to 99 ______________________ 

11 407 86 11 407 100 to 199 ____________________ 

8 246 27 8 246 200 to 499 ____________________ 

1 955 3 1 955 500 and over __________________ 

640 94 631 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 100 64 91 I or 2 ________________________ 

36 11 36 3 or 4 ________________________ 

50 8 50 5to 9 ________________________ 

66 5 66 10 to 19 ______________________ 

(0) 4 (D) 20 to 49 ______________________ 

80 1 80 50 to 99 ______________________ 

(D) 1 (D) 100 to 199 ____________________ 

- - - 200 to 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

396 (X) 7 245 

393 (X) 6 830 

387 (X) (NA) 

377 33 750 6 155 375 29 701 4 831 

16 44 7 

9 67 12 

35 493 109 111 3 671 657 97 6 953 1 121 77 10 282 1 807 27 8 305 1 643 5 3 935 799 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

27 (X) 366 67 (X) 146 

Soles, 1974-

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Farms Number (1,000) 

308 16 081 4 065 

33 85 20 40 276 63 52 718 171 95 2 830 675 46 3 126 772 27 3 438 838 13 (0) (D) 2 (0) (0) 

269 17 669 2 090 

8 14 2 11 38 5 11 74 10 28 366 50 92 2 956 349 73 5 335 575 32 3 932 503 12 (D) (D) 2 (0) (D) 

Dawson County, Mont. IV-69 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Heifers and heifer colve5-_______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heKers - _______________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heKers ----------- _____________ 1974 __ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls. 

and bull calves ------ _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Invento'$- forms with sales of 2,500 and over 

farms Number 

296 11 497 314 10 721 

282 11 131 

31 366 

311 10 316 351 9 267 

(o"le fottened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499-____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs --- __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- Ito 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ____ ----- _______________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974_ - Sheep,lombs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goots ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Horses and ponies __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

68 3 192 64 3 158 65 1 868 61 1 788 

14 39 13 37 9 64 8 58 15 240 13 214 9 300 9 300 13 868 13 868 4 621 4 621 4 1 060 4 1 060 

- - - - (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

46 7 819 44 7 768 70 21 168 67 20 869 (X) (X) (X) ()() 

(X) (Xl (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 3 22 134 841 123 791 

216 1 568 (NA) (NA) 

Inventoryforms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

All forms 

forms Number 

73 5 375 

64 2 621 

15 36 

5 32 

17 266 

10 346 

7 510 

12 1 717 

6 (D) 

1 (D) 

10 564 

9 280 

46 9 338 

71 18 613 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

27 107 

41 214 

Sales- forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

49 2410 748 

15 1 736 (NA) 

15 42 14 9 119 35 

8 248 66 

8 514 157 

7 916 267 

2 571 208 

- - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

69 5 321 371 

60 2 505 (NA) 

15 36 3 4 24 1 

14 220 17 

10 346 25 

7 510 37 

12 1 717 94 

6 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

10 564 8 

9 280 (NA) 

44 9 283 (NA) 

64 18078 (NA) 

39 4 358 '46 431 

44 (X) 304 

- - - 3 5 (NA) 

27 107 35 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms forms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or - to be used for breeding __ '974_ 

1969 __ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

lambs under 1 yeor old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

'Pounds of wool. 

Table 9. 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974_ - 1969_ - Chickens 3 months old or older ____ ~ ___ _ 1974_ - 1969_ - Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 

1969_ - Forms with- 1 to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 400101,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1.600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19.999 _______________ 1974 __ 20,000 to A9,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold, ($1.000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 70 Dawson County, Mont. 

41 441 liMers of pigs farrowed between41 367 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 48 588 44 579 

61 2 717 1969 __ 49 335 45 327 

51 1 421 December 1 of preceding year and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 41 327 40 326 

36 4 551 1969 __ 44 219 40 215 

38 3092 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 35 261 31 253 

34 125 1969 __ 26 116 22 112 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Soles 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number forms Number 

84 ()() 77 (l() 10 (lO 10 (lO 

(NA) (X) 122 (X) (NA) (X) 13 (X) 

81 4434 76 4 253 10 794 10 794 

130 10 141 119 9 523 13 2 779 13 2 779 

78 4 128 75 4057 10 794 10 794 

126 9 739 115 9 129 13 2 779 13 2 779 

67 2 328 64 2 257 7 250 7 250 

10 1 400 10 1400 3 544 3 544 

1 400 1 400 - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 873 11 853 - - - - - - - - - - - -

(X) (X) (X) (X) 27 14 25 14 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (HA) 37 46 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ 

Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheal (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ 

Cotton (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) ________________ _ Hoy crops (Ions, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ 

land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chap (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hay, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Form s with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

75 4 057 10 794 

115 9 129 13 2 779 

75 3 987 10 794 

2 70 - -

1 75 - -

8 93 - -

36 121 - -

1 65 - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

72 51 

3 2 

- - - - 397 388 

290 338 

- - - -

5 (NA) 

- (NA) 

322 341 

2 2 

- -

- - 43 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

13 7 569 

57 40 I 2 791 

4 10 76 

- -

3 (NA) 1 122 

173 118 10 839 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

lighl breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Olher poullry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

3 436 2 282 

122 66 

-

115 62~ I - 158 716 29 459 41 747 

-

=1 -

3 (NA) I - (NA) 

33 391 34 256 

2 

4211 

-

- 4 844 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity horvested 

1969 1974 1969 

314 43 220 20 052 

1 744 31 325 22 079 

224 (X) (X) 

- - -

66 (X) (X) 

7 090 17 811 14 848 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

12 

48 

12 

12 

7 30 

4 (X) (X) 

14 (X) (X) 

Quantity h."'rvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

-

19~ I -

4 430 596 3 240 

(X) (X) 

-

=1 -

148 (NA) 

- (NA) 

38 091 43 399 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

8 7 513 314 

43 32 1 828 

- - - 1 32~ I - - -

1 (NA) 70 26

1 63 57 3 526 3 179 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved pasture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

(orn foral! purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for 011 purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheal (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Ools (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small grains for grain ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsl- ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sol"-_______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms 

94 

126 

49 

44 

72 

51 

3 

2 395 

378 

169 

267 

205 

237 

1 

2 

24 

-

-

-

-

314 

332 

1 

I 

-

-

-

-

5 

10 

-

2 

-

-

Acres 

17 139 

20 835 

18 307 

20 887 

3 436 

2 282 

122 

66 158 634 

115 203 

9 189 19 030 

17 646 

21 065 

2 

9 2 605 

-

-

-

-

33 115 33 979 

5 

15 

-

-

-

-

3 

16 

-

2 

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County boto 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(Xl 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

4 429 636 

3 229 935 

400 166 978 014 

626 213 

745 378 

47 

170 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 37 864 

43 088 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

-

I4B 

866 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Forms Acres Forms 

15 666 11 14 400 6 - - 8 4 168 3 50 2 341 38 35 I 637 30 I 70 2 1 26 1 

22 I 390 313 18 595 279 

29 943 88 20 680 135 9 230 138 12 221 154 - - - - - 1 1 240 15 - - - - - - - - - - - - 64 3 930 65 63 3 930 53 1 5 - I 15 -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 

2 3 3 

- - - 1 2 I 

- - -

- - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Farms Tons Forms Tons 

396 10 20 I 8 291 5 19 1 1 

1 8451 8 68 - - 350 2 38 I 5 2 302 33 176 6 40 I 515 23 84 8 59 52 2 1 - - 26 1 2 - - 136 868 308 3 503 5 130 96 192 (NA) I 921 (NA) 6 

5 404 83 152 5 27 10 791 (NA) 289 (NA) (Z) 

12 678 136 351 2 7 18044 (NA) 365 (NA) - - - - - - 3 (NA) (Z) (NA) - I 415 15 34 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

5 857 60 338 6 61 4 723 49 262 5 26 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - I 1 (Z) - - 12 (NA) 3 (NA) -

- - - - - 2 1 I - - - - - - - - - - - -

Dawson County, Mont. IV-71 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

Berries for sale __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms 

41 

Acres 

4 838 

Quantity 

(Xl 

(Xl 

(X) 

(Xl 

(Xl 

Irrigated land 

Forms 

40 

Acres 

4 826 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Totol Dry Liquid 

Farms Acres Forms Tons forms Tons 

38 4 117 36 679 44 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ $1,000 __ lime __________________________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insec1s on hoy crops ____________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Nematodes in crops ____________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 lY69 

412 418 

792 487 

391 341 170 935 135 992 

5 639 3 686 

1 294 389 

32 3 

441 160 

5 (Zl 

134 13 

41 906 693 

211 2 

8 347 

30 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cantral- Can Diseases in crops and archards ____________ farms __ 5 6 

acres on which used __ 722 804 

$1,000 __ 3 1 Weeds or gross in crops _________________ farms __ 239 289 

acres on which used __ 119 383 106 930 $1,000 __ 221 85 Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ farms __ 6 6 

acres on which used __ 717 1 341 $1,000 __ 2 1 Weeds on all other land __________________ farms __ 20 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 215 (NAl 

$1,000 __ 3 (NAl 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms-_ 6 4 

acres on which used __ 397 225 $1.000 __ 3 1 

Insect control on livestock and paultry ________ forms __ 57 129 $1,000 __ 4 7 

Other chemicals (see text) __ _______________ forms __ 31 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 16 (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ farms-_ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres-_ 

Average per form _______________________ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farmL_ 

acres-_ Cropland posture irrigated ______________ forms __ 

acres-_ Other cropland irrigated ________ . _______ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _ farms-_ 

ocres __ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre·feeL_ Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre·feeL_ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

1974 

83 

16.2 

15 046 

181.3 

83 

15 046 

83 

13 979 

15 

666 

4 

401 

25 734 

1.7 

54 

8 049 

1969 

84 

16.9 

12 052 

143.4 

84 

11 884 

82 

11 345 

14 

400 

(NA) 

139 

4 

168 

23 835 

2.0 

(NAl 

(NAl 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farms __ 

ocres-_ Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Land in irrigated farms ______________________ acres __ 

C roplond ________________________________ ocres __ 

Harvested cropland _____________________ ocres __ 

Farms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms __ 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 

Forms with artificol drainage _________________ farmL_ 

Proportion of farms ____________________ percenL_ land in farms with drainage _________________ acres __ land drained ____________________________ acres __ 

Average per farm ______________________ acres __ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

ocres __ 

1974 1969 

2 (NAl 

500 (NA) 

4 (NAl 

322 (NA) 

201 805 188 672 

38 046 44 706 

23 742 22 682 

5 (Xl 

625 (Xl 

13 24 

2.5 4.8 

23 942 25 695 

I 703 4 816 

131.0 200.6 

156 (NAl 

551 (NAl 

767 (NAl 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate Nat secured by real estate 

Farms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ farmL_ 233 169 152 

$1,000__ 13 525 8 367 158 

Forms by sile of debt awed: Under $5,000 __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ ____ ______ ______ 23 19 22 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________________ -- -- ---- ------ -- ------- 25 15 5192 $10,000 to $29,999 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ______ ____ ____ ____ ____ __ ____ __ ______ _______ 67 57 

$30,000 to $49,999 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ ____ __ __ ______ ______ ______ _______ 45 23 27 

$50,000 and over ______________________________________________________________ '--___________ 7_3 _____________ 5_5 _____________ 32...J 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired farm workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 doys ______ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished bV contractor _ 

Farms 

1974 

91 

88 } 97 

51 

34 

IV - 72 Dawson County, Mont. 

1969 

79 

261 

50 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (l,0001 

1974 1969 1974 

156 109 567 } 199 } 715 146 

326 49 

(NAl (NA) 151 

184 (NAl 106 

1974 hired farm workers working150 days 25 to less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Farms _________________ _ 203 91 88 97 

Cash wages paid _ $1,000 __ 761 567 146 49 Number of warkers-_____ _ 681 156 199 326 

523 Farms with- 1 worker __________ _ 75 55 47 39 

79 2 workers _________ _ 37 21 21 18 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 49 12 9 22 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 31 3 9 10 

(NAl 10 workers and aver _ 11 - 2 8 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 

All forms ________________ number __ 63 

land in forms ______________ acreL_ 232 527 Average size of form ______ acres __ 3 691 

Approximate land area _______ acreL_ 473 344 Proportion in farms _____ percenL_ 49.1 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 19 777 Average per form ________ dallarL_ 313 921 Average per acre ________ dallarL_ 85 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 6 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 2 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 3 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 15 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 2 

180 ta 219 acres _______________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 2 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 9 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 2 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 13 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 9 

1969 

67 

256 285 3 825 

473 344 

54.1 

10 856 

162 030 

42 

2 

10 

1 

2 

6 

7 

10 

5 

7 

16 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

40 

229 258 

5 731 

473 344 

48.4 

16 385 

409 626 

71 

1 

6 

2 

13 

9 

1969 

45 

252 695 

5 615 

473 344 

53.4 

10 322 

229 387 

41 

2 

1 

~ \ 

4 

5 

7 

16 

Land in Forms According to Use 

Total cropland _____________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Forms 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 and aver ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland {see textL __ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Total woodland _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other land (see text) ________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Irrigated land ______________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

All forms 

1974 

46 21 296 

41 

13 159 

3 

4 

2 

3 

6 

2 

15 

4 

2 

20 7 783 

5 

354 

7 121 644 

54 

89 587 

33 16 059 

1969 

61 

26 063 

46 

17 649 

4 

6 

1 

4 

7 

7 

10 

5 

2 

36 8 013 

10 

401 

13 

121 679 

50 

108 543 

37 

23 547 

~----------~------------~ Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

4 

181 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ ----------------- _farmL_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, acreL_ 

not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ farmL_ ___________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ acreL_ 2 

72 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ n cropland and ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farmL_ 2 acreL_ 109 nd _________________ farmL_ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ acres __ 

acres __ 

Unimproved pastureland and rang eland _______________ farms __ 

6 acres __ 

121 641 

6 aads, wasteland. etc. _farms __ 

(0) acreL_ 

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form aperatars ____________ number __ land in forms ________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 

Farms by tenure of form operator: Full awnerL _______________ number __ 

land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

Block and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: I 

All form aperatars __________ number __ 

land in forms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

Land in farms- _____________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ 

Land in farms- _____________ acres-_ 

All farms 

1974 

63 

232 527 13 159 

28 15 985 

3 596 

31 

213 887 9 166 

4 

2 655 

397 

6.3 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

67 

256 285 

17 649 

39 19 819 

3 321 

27 

236 406 14 287 

1 

60 

41 

1.4 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

40 45 

229 258 252 695 

12 723 17 482 

22 24 (0) 16 954 3 491 3 244 

16 20 

212 053 235 681 8 972 14 197 

2 1 (0) 60 260 41 

5.0 2.2 

- - - - - -

- - - -

- -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- -

36 42 (0) 80 651 

All farms 

1974 

Forms by type of organization-Con. Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) 

land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

Carparotian ________________ number __ (NA) 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

Other _____________________ number __ (NA) acres __ (NA) 

Form operators by age group:' Under 25 years ______________________ - 25 to 34 years ---------------------- 9 35 10 44 years ------------ -- -------- 20 45 to 54 years ------ -- -------- ------ 9 55 to 6-4 years ---------------------- 13 65 years and over ------------------- 8 Average age ------------------------ 47.7 

Form operators by place of residence:'2 

On form operated ____________________ 44 On another form _____________________ -

} In a rural area, not on a form 3 In a city. town, or urban area_=~======= I 

Farm operators reporting days of work 

off farm:2 

None 25 1 to 49-d~y;======== ====== ========== 7 50 to 99 days _______________________ 

100 to 149 days _____________________ 1 150 to 199 days _____________________ 4 } 200 days and over ___________________ 9 

Form operators by principal occupation:' Forming ____________________________ 26 Other ______________________________ 33 

Form operators reporting utilization of 

futures market _______________________ (NA) 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts ___________________________ (NA) 

'1969 data are only far forms operated by Blocks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAI 

-

5 

II 

18 

28 

5 51.5 

53 

6 

(NA) 

4 

1 

1 

32 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAI 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

36 41 

19 715 24 827 

33 36 

12 723 17 482 

3 l 2 J 5 I 

I 

4 7 

1 7 

15 10 

4 5 

2 2 

15 21 

6 811 6 944 

4 (NA) 

181 401 

6 7 

121 641 121 273 

36 (NA) 

87 902 106 595 

32 30 

16 044 23 461 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

1 

2\ (0) (0) 

36 (NA) 

87 902 106 595 I 32 

85 854 32\ 105 49: 

7 

I 382 8 880 \ 

28 31 

84 472 96 613 I 25 28 

2 048 1 102 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

1 - (0) -

3 3 170 934 172 044 

- - - -

- - 6 5 7 8 8 13 12 15 

4 4 49.6 50.2 

26 34 -

} 2 6 1 

11 (NA) 

4 3 

1 

1 ., 

4 J 1 

8 14 

24 (NAI 

13 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Deer lodge County, Mont. IV-73 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms by value of sales: $100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$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 .••••..•...•.••....•.••.• 

Under $2,500 (see text) •.•.•.•....••..••••• 

$2,000 to $2,499 .••••.•••..•.••....•••. 

$1,500 to $1.999 •.•..••..•••.....•.••.• 

$1,000 to $1,499 •...•••.•••....•.•••.• Under · $1,000 (see text) _________________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products 

sold ...••••••.•..•.••••.•......•• $1,000 •• Average per form ______________ dollors_ · 

Crops, including hoy _______________ forms_ · $1,000. · Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms_ · $1.000. · 

Forest products ___________________ farms-· $1,000. · 

livestock. poultry. and their products ________________________ farms_ · $1.000. · 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ · $1,000. · 

1974 1969 

~} 7 

9 12 

7 7 

5 8 7 7 

24 26 

- 2 

14 5 - 3 10 16 

1 447 1 857 

22 973 27 718 

24 } 22 

57~ 404 

32 

- 2 

- 62 

50 63 

846 I 391 

13 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

j} 7 

9 12 

7 7 

4 8 

7 7 

2 4 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

1 415 I 837 

35 374 40 825 

19 (NA) 

562 (D) 

3 2 

32 (D) 

- 2 

- (D) 

33 43 

822 1 374 

I 8 (Z) 21 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 •• Groins __________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 .• T abaeeo ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 •• Cotton and cottonseed _____________ farms __ 

$1.000 •• Field seeds, hoy, foroge, and silage __ farms __ 

$1,000 .• Other field crops _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 .• Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ farms __ 

$1.000 .. Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farmL_ 

$1.000 .. 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ farms •• 

$1.000 •• Poultry and paultry products _______ farms __ 

$1.000 •. Dairy products ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 .. Cattle and calves _. _______________ forms __ 

$1,000 .• Hogs and pigs ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 •. Sheep, lambs, and wooL __________ .farms __ 

$1.000 •. 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 .. 

1974 

19 

562 

7 

32 

-

-

-

-

18 

307 

4 

222 

-

-

-

-

33 

822 

1 

(l) 

2 

9 

31 

712 

'J 

74 

(D~ 

(D) 

1969 

(NA) 

(D) 

9 

27 

-

-

-

-

17 

72 

6 

294 

2 

(l) 

-

-

43 

1 374 

8 

21 

2 

(l) 

(NA) 

I 226 

(NA) 

126 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off farm and ather sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold I ________ _ 

Income from farm-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ formL_ 

$1,000 .. Customwork and other agricultural services _________________ formL_ 

$1,000 .. 

Recreational services ____________________________________ farms_. 

$1,000 .• Government farm programs ______________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments _________ • ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 .. Other form-related sources _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 .. Expenses for farm-related income sources1 ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 •• 

All farms 

1974 1969 

14 (NA) 

12 (NA) 

374 (NAI 

2 5 

6 1 

- 3 

- 4 

6 17 

8 56 

9 (NA) 

358 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

154 (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

12 (NA) 

10 (NA) 

372 (NA) 

2 3 

6 1 

- 1 

- (D) 

6 13 

8 54 

7 (NA) 

357 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

154 (NA) 

Total family income from off-farm sources' ____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 •. 

Nonfarm business. excluding form related ___________ • _______ farms __ 

$1.000 •• 

Cosh wages. salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 •• 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 .• 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay. etc. ________ farmL_ 

$1.000 •• 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 •• 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

25 

203 

1 

10 

20 

177 

6 

8 

lSee text. '1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenses ___ farms-_ 

$1,000 .. 

Farms with-

$1 to $999 •.••••.•••.•••••••••••. 

$1,000 to $1.999 ••.•••••••.•.••••• 

$2,000 to $2.999 .•••.••••••••••••• 

$3,000 to $4,999 ......••••.•••.•.. 

$5,000 to $9,999 ......••••••.•.... 

$10,000 to $19,999 •...•••......... 

$20.000 to $39,999 •.•••..•..•••••• 

$40,000 to $59,999 .•.•••••••••...• $60,000 and over _____________ , ___ _ 

livestock and poultry purd'iased __________________ formL_ 

$1,000 •• 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 •• 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 .• Feed ingredients ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 •• Whole grains ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 .• 

Hay, green chop, and silage __ farms-_ 

$1.000 •• 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry ____________ • ____ forms.. 

$1.000 •• 

Table 5. 

All farms 

1974 

62 

I 194 

3 

18 

4 

3 

11 

i} 

31 

92 

45 

242 

13 

49 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - 74 Deer Lodge County, Mont. 

I 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1969 1974 1969 

67 40 45 

774 1 166 1 749 

16 ;} 1 3 

6 1 3 

6 3 5 

7 11 7 

5 14 

29 9 7 

~} 8 

29 18 22 

340 82 335 

57 29 40 

204 237 200 

37 13 34 

115 49 114 

(NA) 2 2 

(NA) 1 1 

(NA) 19 15 

(NA) 120 55 

(NA) 9 14 

(NA) 67 30 

(NA) 26 (NA) 

(NA) 23 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 •. Commercial fertilizer purchased __ forms __ 

$1.000 •• 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. lime ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 .• 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ forms._ 

$1.000 •. Gasoline ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 •. Diesel oiL __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 •• lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms __ 

$1,000 •• 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms __ 

$1,000 •• 

Hired form lobar ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 .• Contract labor ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 .• 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farms __ 

$1.000 •• All other production expenses ___ forms._ 

$1.000 •• 

All forms 

1974 

27 

24 

28 

61 

5 

2 (NA) 

(NA) 

61 

94 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(HA) 

(HA) 

(HA) 

(NA) 

(HA) 

32 

147 

2~ 18 J 31 

47 

479 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

17 14 13 

13 21 13 

25 14 20 

51 59 51 

(HA) 4 (HA) 

3 2 3 

- - -

- - -

67 39 45 

74 92 72 (HA) 39 45 (NA) 69 48 (NA) 16 14 

(NA) 10 15 (HA) 2 7 

(HA) 1 4 

(HA) 39 45 

(HA) 12 5 

41 19 37 

329 144 328 

28 4 11 

74 23 14 

14 11 

30 58 

62 40 45 

686 452 675 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________________ .forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Average per farm __________ dollars __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,00010 $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ________________ _ 

$70,000 ond over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ farm!L. 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors. number __ 

Motor trucks. including pickups __ farms-. 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Wheel troctors _______ • ________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors _____ • ________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors. number __ 

All form. 

1974 1969 

59 66 

1 509 859 

25 582 13 016 

- 4 

8 27 

7 18 

24 5 

~} 12 

54 53 

83 78 

37 48 55' 63 

124 168 

45 49 

'~J 64 

167 

22 35 

15 

17 

2 

Farms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

37 44 

1 166 793 

31 507 18 029 

5} 10 

6 18 

7 5 

6 2 8 6 

!} 3 

33 39 

48 59 

21 36 

33 41 

96 126 

29 46 

30 42 

93 123 

8 30 

14 16 

16 18 

2 2 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines, self~propelled _______________ forms_ - number _ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number_ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number_ 

Other cornpickers and picker~she"ers ______________ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in los1 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and setf~propelled _______________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, sneor bar or flywheel type _____________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

9 8 8 8 

9 9 8 9 

1 1 - I 

=1 

1 - -

1 - - 1 - -

=J - I 

- I 

- 1 

11 (NA) 8 (NA) 

11 (NA) 8 (NA) 

2 (NA) 2 (NA) 

22 21 20 21 

27 26 25 26 

5 14 5 14 

16 (NA) 16 18 

18 (NA) 18 22 

8 (NA) 8 13 

- (NA) - -

- (NA) - -

- (NA) - -

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any caNle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ CoNle and calves _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms wilh- 110 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5 10 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19-_________________ 1974 __ 20 10 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

5010 99-_________________ 1974 __ 

10010199 ________________ 1974 __ 

20010 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers thai hod colved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 110 4 ___________________________ _ 

510 9 ___________________________ _ 

1010 19 _________________________ _ 

2010 49 _________________________ _ 

501099 _______ . _________________ _ 

10010199 _______________________ _ 

20010 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- lm2 _____________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 5~9 _____________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

20010499 _______________________ _ 

500 ond over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

52 

49 

58 

47 

53 

3 

12 

1 

5 

9 

3 

9 

5 

44 

49 

44 

(NA) 

5 

10 

(X) 

()O 

All forms 

Forms 

13 

3 

10 

4 

4 

9 

1 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Number 

(Xl 

(X) 

(X) 

11 493 

13 711 

12 

108 

16 

148 

548 

332 

3 391 

6 938 

8364 

7 799 

8 332 

7 781 

32 

18 

(X) 

(X) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms 

34 

32 

39 

31 

39 

29 

35 

29 

35 

5 

7 

()() 

(X) 

Number 

(Xl 

(X) 

(X) 

11 284 

13 463 

12 

63 

548 

332 

3 391 

6 938 

8 283 

7 694 

8 251 

7 680 

32 

14 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms Number 

50 ()O 

50 ()O 

62 (X) 

35 3 503 

57 7 851 

5 15 

1 5 

5 71 

9 298 

1 72 

7 1 010 

7 2032 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Number 

8 332 

39 

J.4 

340 

252 

(D) 

2 886 

(D) 

32 

25 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Number 

29 8 251 

1 10 

9 319 

4 252 

4 (D) 

9 2 886 

1 (D) 

32 

Cottle sold _______________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 _______________________ _ 

510 9 _______________________ _ 

1010 19 _____________________ _ 

201049 _____________________ _ 501099 _____________________ _ 

100 10 199 ___________________ _ 

200 10 499 ___________________ _ 

500 and over _________________ _ 

Calves sold _______________________ _ 

forms with- lor 2 _______________________ _ 

3 or 4 _______________________ _ 

5 10 9 _______________________ _ 

1010 19 _____________________ _ 

25 2010 49 _____________________ _ 

5010 99 _____________________ _ 

100 10 199 ___________________ _ 

200 10 499 ___________________ _ 

500 and over _________________ _ 

Sales 

Forms 

33 

33 

42 

31 

42 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

2 

2 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

3 474 

7 754 

10 

5 

47 

298 

72 1 010 

2 032 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

Sales, 1974-

Dollars (1.000) 

822 

811 

(NA) 

712 

226 

2 

1 

12 

44 

13 

259 

381 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(HA) 

(NA) 

9 

(Z) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms 

28 

4 

2 

4 

5 

2 

7 

4 

14 

6 

2 

2 

1 

Number 

2 578 

13 

12 

62 

(D) 

(D) 

043 

189 

896 

180 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

Deer Lodge County, Mont. 

Dollars 

(1.000) 

604 

3 

2 

14 

(D) 

(D) 

275 

259 

108 

21 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

IV-7S 
Tobie 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls. and bull calves ______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory - Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number 

26 I 634 

25 2 877 

26 I 623 

2 11 

26 I 367 

36 2 892 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

forms with- I to L ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to IL ______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 4L ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Tobie 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 4L _____________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 - ___________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep. Iambs. and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponieL _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

19 I 521 6 673 

6 662 5 656 

2 3 2 3 

- - - - - - - - 3 (D) 2 (0) 

12 804 - - I 101 I 101 

- - - - I (0) I (0) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

2 (0) 2 (0) 9 2 514 5 (0) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - 34 163

1 20 120 

38 275 i (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

AU forms 

Farms Num ber 

20 I 498 

5 822 

2 8 

- - I 20 

2 (D) 

13 693 

- - I 200 

I (D) 

15 75 

I (0) 

14 (D) 

9 2 788 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

3 13 

3 34 

Sales -

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

farms Number Dollars (1.000) 

5 321 88 

2 (D) (NA) 

- - - 2 26 4 

2 (0) (D) 

- - - - - -

I (D) (0) 

- - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

7 894 74 

4 802 (NA) 

I 4 I 

- - - I 20 2 

2 (D) (D) 

I 93 12 

- - -

I 200 17 

I (0) (D) 1 2 36 

I (D) (NA~ 

2 (D) (NA) 

5 (D) (NA) 

2 (D) '(D) 

2 (X) (D) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

3 13 2 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Lambs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

tPounds of wool. 

Tobie 9. 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______ . ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 9L ______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1.599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1.600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9.999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20.000 to 49.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ J974 __ 

1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold. ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV-76 Deer Lodge County, Mont. 

3 65 litters of pigs farrowed between4 72 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _ 1974 __ 18 286 5 158 

5 608 1969 __ 4 135 4 135 

5 584 December I of preceding year and May 31- ___ 1974 __ 18 170 5 92 

2 (D) 1969 __ 4 66 4 66 

2 (D) June land November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 16 116 3 66 

2 58 1969 __ 4 69 4 69 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 and over AI! forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

18 (X) 5 (X) 12 (X) - (X) 

(NA) (X) 13 (X) (NA) (X) 7 (X) 

17 I 133 4 91 12 600 - -

15 3 403 12 3 331 7 I 292 6 I 217 

17 I 004 4 82 12 600 - - 14 3 257 II 3 185 7 I 292 6 I 217 

17 I 004 4 82 12 600 - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - I 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

(X) (X) (X) (X) 13 I I (Z) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 8 21 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Doto 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of loying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for toble or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ J974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 197.cL_ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheat (bushelsL ______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ 

Cotton (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hund redweight) ___________ _ Sweet potatoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hay crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ Land in orchords ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hay, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) _________________ _ 

Table 11. Irrigation and 

Cropland used only for pasture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Wheat (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (Ions. dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory 

Forms 

4 

II 

4 

Number 

82 

185 

82 

Sales 

Forms Number 

Turkeys _____________________________ 197.4 __ 

217 1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Soles 

Forms Number Forms Number 

9 

21 

Other poultry _________________________ 1974__ (X) l~)) 

1969 __ L ______ (_X)..J.... _______ ..J 

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

Table 10. Crops: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Forms Acres Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - (X) (X) 

- - - - (X) (X) 

- - - - -

34~ I - - - - -

6 8 284 6 967 21 700 

II 8 908 334 (X) (X) 

- - - - -

=1 - - - - -

5 (NA) 262 (NA) I 50 150 (NA) 

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

37 46 11 707 16 509 20 477 26 319 

- 2 -

~I (X) (X) 

- - - (X) (X) 

- - - (X) (X) 

3 (NA) - (X) (X) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres Quantity harvested 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (X) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - (X) (X) - (NA) - - 15 19 6 361 6964 14 499 17 830 15 16 6 361 6 845 

Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Irrigated land 

Total Dry Liquid 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

15 6 811 (X) 3000 

21 6944 (X) 2 712 184 22 

7 I 382 (X) 514 

~ I 7 8 880 (X) 4 250 

(X) 

(Xl 

(X) 

(X) 

147 5 871 147 

348 21 700 278 162 (NA) 32 (NA) 

7 251 14 080 7 251 160 I 23 2 20 I 500 I 10 (NA) (NA) II 657 20 387 10 577 494 3 40 8 314 14 982 7 284 236 (NA) 37 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (X) 

(NA) (NA) 

1 97; I (NA) (NA) 

30 11 406 20 020 30 II 296 10 10 260 36 16 342 25 968 29 15 403 7 6 884 7 434 (X) 

(X) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 4 260 50 000 260 260 4 51 6 462 100 400 462 462 (NA) 81 (NA) 

(X) (X) I (Z) (X) 

(X) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Deer Lodge County, Mont. IV-77 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 -Continued 

Berries for sale __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Farms Acres 

I 

(l) 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Farms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry Liquid 

Farms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tans 

(l) 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer _____________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ Lime ___________________________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. 10 contral- Insects on hoy cropL ___________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Nematodes in crops ____________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

2 

1974 1969 

16 21 

60 54 

14 17 889 7 930 

374 605 59 51 

I 2 

160 140 

I (Z) 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Con Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Weeds or grass in crops _________________ farms __ 2 5 

acres an which used __ 100 545 

$1,000 __ (l) I Weeds or brush in posture ________________ farmL_ 5 

acres on which used __ 2 686 

$1,000 __ 2 Weeds on all other land __________________ farms-_ I (NA) 

acres on which used __ 10 (NA) 

$1,000 __ (Z) (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Insect contra! on livestock and poultry ________ formL_ 7 

$1,000 __ I Other chemicals (see text) __________________ forms __ (NA) 

$1,000 __ (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ farmL_ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________ , _______ ocreL_ 

Average per form _______________________ acreL_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ formL_ 

acreL_ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acreL_ Cropland posture irrigated _____________ forms __ 

acreL_ Other cropland irrigated ________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigoted. other than crop/and posture _formL_ 

acres __ 

Estimated quantify of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feeL_ Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feet __ 

Land irrigated by- Furrows 0- ditches ________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

1974 

32 

80.0 

16 044 

50!.4 

31 

15 530 

30 

12 530 

7 

3 000 

3 

514 

32 292 

2.0 

8 

6 94 I 

1969 

30 

66.6 

23 461 

782.0 

29 

19 211 

29 

16 433 

6 

2 712 

(NA) 

66 

3 4 250 

53 363 

2.3 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systemL ____________ farms __ 

acreL_ Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farmL_ 

acres-_ Land in irrigated forms ______________________ acres __ Cropland ________________________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _____________________ acres-_ 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farmL_ 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 

Forms with artifical drainage _________________ forms-_ 

Proportion of forms ____________________ percenL_ 

Land in forms with drainage _________________ acres-_ Land drained ____________________________ acres-_ 

Average per form ______________________ acres __ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanKs ____________________________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

acreL_ 

1974 

2 860 

7 

630 

227 123 

19 388 

12 720 

2 

5.0 

4 320 

200 

100.0 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

236 565 

21 472 

16 643 

(X) I 

(X) 

6 13.3 

22 558 

I 750 

291.6 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 14, Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text} ___________ _ ________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Total operator debt 

28 

191 

Secured by real estate 

20 

2 462 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 __ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 3 

$5,000 10 $9,999 -- -- -- -- -- - - -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - - -- ---- -- -- -- -- -- ----- 21 $10,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ -_ -_ -- -- - - -- -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- ---- ----- --

Not secured by real estate 

17 

729 

$30,000 10 $49,999 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ ____ _________ 2 

$50,000 and aver -------------------------------------------------------------- L ___________ I_4 _____________ 1_2 ____________ -.J 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working -

150 days or more ___ _ 25 to 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 days ______ _ 

Tofal contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by controctar _ 

Forms 

1974 

12 

10 

11 } 

4 

3 

1969 

16 

34 

11 

(NA) 

IV-78 Deer Lodge County, Mont. 

Workers Dollars (l,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

26 40 101 } 49 } 345 30 

72 13 

(NA) (NA) 23 

12 (NA) 21 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 2510 less than 

1969 Totol or more 149 days 25 days 

Farms _________________ _ 19 12 10 11 Cosh wages paid _ $ LOOO __ 144 101 30 13 

Number of warkers- _____ _ 147 26 49 72 

328 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 3 6 I I 

14 2 workers _________ _ 3 3 5 - 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 3 2 2 7 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 6 I I -

(NA) 10 workers oml over _ 4 - I 3 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table L Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 309 321 287 288 

Land in forms ______________ acres-_ 923 255 960 779 919 567 947 819 

Average size of form ______ acres-_ 2 988 2 993 3 204 3 291 

Appraximate land orea _______ acres-_ 

Proportion in farms _____ percenL_ 044 992 044 992 044 992 044 992 

88A 91.9 88.0 90.7 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ Average per form ________ dollars-_ 75 587 40 348 74 741 39 112 

244 619 125 695 260 421 135 804 

Average per acre ________ dollars __ 82 42 81 41 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 17 12 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 8 6 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 

1.40 to 179 acres _______________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 5 3 2 I 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ I I I I 260 to .499 acres _______________ _ 30 19 29 12 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 30 41 30 32 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 59 83 59 83 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 155 152 154 151 

land in Farms According to Use 

Toto! cropland _____________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Farms 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 and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see textL __ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Total woadlond _____________ forms __ 

acres-_ Other land (see text) ________ forms __ 

acres-_ Irrigated land ______________ forms-_ 

ocres __ 

AU farms 

1974 

280 

222 487 

272 124 690 

-

-

I 

3 

20 

46 

110 

68 

24 

78 

14 786 

207 

83 Oil 

9 

2 245 

280 

698 523 

24 

4 087 

1969 

303 

254 56 I 291 

112 289 

2 

5 

2 

10 

26 

43 

128 

64 

11 

105 

27 946 

256 

114 326 

7 

3 555 

301 

702 663 

35 2 532 

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

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms-_ 

acreL_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not postured ___________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acreL_ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Woodland pastured _____________________________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

203 

82 669 

17 

670 

3 

530 

194 

79 037 

19 

I 432 

9 2 245 

6 

858 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 

112 30.4\ Woodland not postured __________ _ ___________________ farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

___________________ forms __ 

acres-_ 10 4~i 1 Other lond __________ -------------

1 574 Pastureland and rangeland, other tho woodland posture ______________ _ 

n cropland and _ __________________ forms __ 

223 

92 593 

47 

7 709 

7 

3 5551 

3 516 i 

acres-_ 

Improved posturelond and rongela nd _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Unimproved postureland and rang eland _______________ forms-_ 

ocres __ 

land in hauselats, bornlots, ponds, r oods, wasteland, etc. _forms __ 

ocres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form operatarL ___________ number __ 

land in farmL _______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ acres-_ 

Forms by tenure of form operator; Full awners ________________ number __ 

land in farms- _____________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Black and other races, see textFarm operators by tenure:! All form operators __________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full ownerL _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in formL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ Land in farmL _____________ ocres __ 

AI! forms 

1974 1969 

309 321 

923 255 960 779 

124 690 II 2 289 

105 107 

143 648 160 207 28 051 23 638 

165 181 

735 188 760 758 

89 665 82 556 

39 33 44 419 39 814 

6 974 6 095 

12.6 10.2 

1 (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

1 (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

287 288 919 567 947 819 

124 542 11 I 517 

84 85 140 050 151 607\ 27 903 23 225 

165 178 

735 188 758 278 

89 665 82 428 

38 25 44 329 37 934 

6 974 5 864 

13.2 8.6 

1 - (0) - (0) -

- -

- - - -

1 - (D) - (D) -

- - - - - -

-

244 2J 649 333 669 091 i 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Farms by type of organization - Can. Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) 

land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Other _____________________ number __ (NA) (NA) 

acres-_ (NA) (NA) 

Form operators by age group;2 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 23 II 25 to 3.4 years _____________________ _ 16 26 35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 51 78 .45 to 5.4 years _____________________ _ 77 98 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 96 80 

23 

482~ \ 49.6 

180 243 

3~ } 53 

65 years and over __________________ _ 

Average age _______________________ _ 

Form operators by place of residence;2 On form operoted ___________________ _ 

On another form ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a farm ________ _ In a city, town, or urban area _________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work 

off farm: 2 

None _____________________________ _ 161 (NA) I to 49 days _______________________ _ 25 45 9 16 2 .., 

3J- 19 

32 42 

50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ____________________ _ 150 to 199 days ____________________ _ 

200 days and over __________________ _ 

Farm operators by principal occupotion:2 Farming ___________________________ _ 252 (NA) Other _____________________________ _ 34 (NA) 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

- Form operators reporting agricultural 

(NA) (NA) 

contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) (NA) 

11969 data are only for forms operated by Blacks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

274 281 

221 937 250 923 

269 274 

124 542 III 517 

- l 

;J 9 

18 21 

46 41 

110 128 

68 64 

24 II 

76 100 

14 726 27 102 

203 (NA) 

82 669 112 304 

9 7 

2 245 3 555 

260 (NA) 

695 385 693 341 

24 34 

4 087 2 524 

Forms with safes of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

3 2 

I 387 45 

260 (NA) 

695 385 693 341 

240 248 

674 983 653 269 

28 49 

26 595 31 544 

217 234 

648 388 621 725 

166 198 

20 402 40 072 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

21 47 1 (D) 145 403\ 

20 II 

183 684 132 685 

2 

646\ (D) 

16 7 16 23 47 70 

75 91 89 70 

22 27 50.1 49.3 

173 234 

6 } 3 39 

38 

152 

24 (N:]\ 

9 16 

2 .., 3 J- 18 

27 21 

236 (NA) 

29 (NA) \ 

16 (NA) 

25 (NA) i 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Fallon County, Mont. IV-79 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of soles: $100,000 and ove' _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

26 1- 30 85 _, 

79 77 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 61 91 $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 23 63 

13 28 

Unde, $2,500 (see text) ___________________ _ 22 32 $2,000 to $2,499 ______________________ _ 5 5 $1,500 to $1,999 ______________________ _ 7 4 $1,000 to $1,499 ______________________ _ 5 2 Unde, $1,000 (see textL ______________ _ 5 21 

Market volue of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000 __ 12 985 6 218 Average per form ______________ dollars- 42 024 19 370 

Crops. including hay_., _____________ formL 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

- 237 1- 265 

7 35~ J 1 984 

-

-

Forest products ___________________ forms_ - - - $1,000_ - - -

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms_ - 266 265 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

- 5 626 4 234

1 26 (NA) 

14 (NA) i 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

26 } 30 85 

79 77 

61 91 

23 63 

13 27 

- - (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

12 955 6 191 

45 139 21 496 

237 (NA) 

7 359 1 973 

- - - -

- - - -

245 250 I 5 596 4 218

1 26 39 i 14 15 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons _ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits. nuts. and berries ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ formL_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs ___________________ farmL - $1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Table 4, Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

237 (NA) 

7 359 1 973 

228 245 

6 799 1 881 

- - - - - -

- - 47 67 

558 91 

2 2 

1 1 

1 1 

3 1 

- -

- -

245 250 

5 596 4 218 

26 39 

14 15 

16 41 

4 33 

240 (NA) 

4 840 3 770 

64 1 (NA) 

559 400 

26 

172 

17 I 7 J 

1974 and 1969 

All forms I 1974 1969 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

! 

Forms with sales I cf $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricUltural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses! ___ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Customwark and other agricultural serviceL ________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ farmL_ 

Government form pragrams ________ _ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or 

$1,000 __ 

_______ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

sale of allotments ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other form-related sources _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources! ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

23 (NA) 

89 (NA) 

259 (NA) 1 43 62 

90 75 

3 2 

1 6 

41 23, 

77 1 317 

22 (NA) 

81 (NA) I 9 (NA) 

II 

29 (NA) (NA) I 81 (NA) 

13 (NA) 

86 (NA) 

242 (NA) 

43 56 

90 74 

3 2 

1 6 

40 222 

76 1 302 

20 (NA) 

65 (NA) 1 9 (NA) 

11 (NA) 

28 (NA) 

67 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources' ____________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Federal Social Security. pensions. retirement pay, etc. ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm propeny __________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

135 

755 

19 

176 

66 

346 

73 

152 

26 

59 

14 

22 

ISee text. 11974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and ponnerships; see text. 

Toto! form production expenses ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with- $1 to $99L _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 _________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 and over ________________ _ 

livestock and paultry purcllosed __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and paultry 

purchased __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula teeds ____________________ tarmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredients ____________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole grains ______________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ tormL_ 

$1,000 __ 

IV - 80 Fallon County, Mont. 

Table 5. 

All forms 

1974 

309 

8 348 

15 

5 

11 

14 

44 

78 

84 l 27 

31 J 

144 

868 

214 

691 

164 

407 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

321 287 288 

4 911 8 311 4 879 

22 ~} 4 12 

14 4 11 

38 13 38 

79 42 79 

78 87 

84 49 156 271 31 _ 20 

183 143 176 

804 868 801 

229 204 223 

426 679 426 

167 156 164 

270 399 270 

(NA) 74 65 

(NA) 50 38 

(NA) 89 70 

(NA) 178 72 

(NA) 25 49 

(NA) 52 45 

(NA) 205 (NA) 

(NA) 105 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fenilizer pu rchosed __ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ lime ___________________ • _. forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for tarm business ______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline ___________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Diesel aiL ____ • _____ • _______ farms __ 

$LOOO __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas. kerosene, and fuel oil _______ formL_ 

$LOOO __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ farmL_ 

$ LOOO __ Contract labor ________________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses __ . formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

106 

88 

170 

449 

125 

143 

(NA) 

(NA) 

309 

798 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

108 

380 

67 16J 176 

385 

308 

4 479 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

96 105 93 

39 87 39 

191 170 185 

135 449 134 

(NA) 125 (NA) 

37 143 37 

- - -

- - -

318 287 287 

463 792 458 

(NA) 280 285 

(NA) 444 288 

(NA) 216 200 

(NA) 245 100 

(NA) 95 117 

(NA) 33 31 

(NA) 287 286 

(NA) 70 39 

180 107 172 

333 380 331 

222 16 23 

253 67 19 

173 201 

379 231 

316 287 288 

2 420 4 362 2 403 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Tobie 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market volue of all machinery and equipment _____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Average per form __________ dollars __ 

Farms by value group: $1 fo $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000 fo $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,000 fo $9,99L _________________ _ 

$10,000 fo $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,000 fo $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,000 fo $49,999 ________________ _ $50,000 fo $69,99L _______________ _ 

$70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups-_ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Wheel troc1ors ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 

301 

11 203 

37 221 

-

20 

25 

~~ 78 } 26 

40 

264 

392 

255 

279 

794 

328 

,ro 782 

167 I 

23 

31 

1969 

311 

5 610 

18 037 

6 

50 

61 

82 

112 

266 

393 

252 

293 

734 

320 

280 

759 

247 

Forms with soles of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

284 281 

11 024 5 517 

38 817 19 631 

16 } 33 

20 54 

51 82 

54 49 

77 43 

26 } 40 20 

251 251 

378 378 

244 237 

267 267 

774 705 

320 304 

258 267 

759 708 

158 234 

23 28 

31 32 

- 11 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Grain and bean combines, 

self-propelled _______________ forms- - number _ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number_ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ______________ formsnumber _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Mower conditioners __________ formL 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Wind rowers, pull and 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

self-propelled _______________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ formL - number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ -

AU farms Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

157 154 157 154 

190 184 190 184 

53 63 53 63 

1~ 1 f1 

1 

1 

= I 1 

19 7 

1~ J 19 7 

2 3 

20 (NA) 20 (NA) 

21 (NA) 21 (NA) 

6 (NA) I 6 (NA) I 134 150 132 150 

145 158 143 158 

52 93 52 93 

130 (NA) 130 91 

137 (NA) 137 93 

72 (NA) 72 61 

12 (NA) I 12 21 I 13 (NA) 13 

1 2~ i (NAlj 1 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cottle and colveL ______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 fo 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 5 fo 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 __________ . _______ 1974 __ 

50 fo 9L _________________ 1974 __ 100 fo 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974_ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974_ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 fo 4 ___________________________ _ 5 fo 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 fo 19 _________________________ _ 

20 fo 49 _________________________ _ 

50 fo 99 _________________________ _ 

100 fo 19L ______________________ _ 

200 fo 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms wlth- I or 2 ___________________________ _ 3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 fo 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 fo 49 _________________________ _ 

50 fo 99 _________________________ _ 

100 fo 199 _______________________ _ 

200 fo 499 _______________________ _ 

500 ond over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

266 

259 

262 

254 

260 

2 

3 

19 

31 

39 

81 

64 

15 

249 

233 

245 

(NA) 

63 

99 

(X) 

(X) 

All farms 

Forms 

245 

6 

13 

17 

35 

65 

70 

36 

3 

63 

50 

10 

2 

1 

-

-

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Doto 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 245 (X) I 266 (X) I (X) 238 (X) 264 (X) 

(X) 243 

44 ~~ I 265 

26 ~ I 45 384 235 258 37 518 243 37 371 261 25 895 

4 2 4 10 21 19 1 2 141 17 104 I 274 13 186 27 378 859 20 610 34 1 1261 2 822 38 2 770 82 5 893 11 139 81 11 139 56 7 793 

18 487 64 18 487 28 8 096 11 780 15 11 780 4 3 032 

27 093 231 26 830 (NA) (NA) 

21 829 222 21 753 (NA) (NA) 

26 964 227 26 703 (NA) (NA) 

21 513 216 21 438 (NA) (NA) 

129 62 127 (NA) (NA) 

316 98 315 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

26 964 227 26 703 Cattle sold _. ______________________ 

Farms with15 5 12 1 to 4 ________________________ 

90 9 62 5 to 9 ________________________ 

243 8 110 10 to 19 ______________________ 

1 068 31 971 1 

20 fo 49 ______________________ 

4 805 65 4 805 50 fo 99 ______________________ 

9 566 70 9 566 100 to 199 ____________________ 

9 137 36 9 137 200 to 499 ____________________ 

2 040 3 2 040 500 and over __________________ 

129 62 127 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with73 49 71 1 or 2 ________________________ 

33 10 33 3 or 4 _. ______________________ 

13 2 13 5 fo 9 ________________________ 

10 1 10 10 fo 19 ______________________ 

- - - 20 fo 49 ______________________ 

- - - 50 fo 99 ______________________ 

- - - 100 fo 199 ____________________ 

- - - 200 fo 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

245 (X) 5 5961 

243 (X) 5 570 

250 (X) 

240 26 256 4(~ci I 248 25 811 3 770 

7 13 3 12 72 11 I 20 299 55 31 1 058 161 82 5 893 1 003 56 7 793 1 318 

28 8 096 1 609 4 3 032 681 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

16 (X) 

41 (X) 3; I 

Sales, 1974-

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Farms Number (1,000) 

191 11 672 2 961 

21 49 14 22 146 31 37 496 109 43 1 316 264 38 2 707 736 18 2 465 595 10 (0) (0) 

2 (0) (D) 

187 14 584 1 879 

3 5 1 3 12 2 9 56 6 18 260 31 40 1 493 180 62 4 528 572

1 

41 5 233 713 11 2 997 374 

- -

Fallon County, Mont. Iv-a1 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Inventory - Soles- Forms with soles of $2,500 and over Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Heifers and heifer colves ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers --- _____________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers - _______________________ 1974 __ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

195 

206 

194 

9 

202 

228 

Number 

10 909 

8 353 

10 877 

32 

7 251 

7 265 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Number Dollors (1,000) 

7 413 128 

8 1 068 (NA) 

1 1 (Z) 

1 18 5 

1 (0) (D) 

3 209 66 

1 (D) (D) 

- - - - - -

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 -- ____________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over______________ _ ________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sald______________ _ ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, Iambs. and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goots ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponieL ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

All forms 

Forms 

63 

80 

5 

6 

9 

14 

9 

13 

5 

2 

(X) 

(X) 

26 

42 

(X) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

107 

151 

Inventory -

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

6 330 62 6 281 

3 488 79 3 4231 

11 5 11 

42 6 42 

121 9 121 

472 13 423 

686 9 686 

1 827 13 1 827 

(0) 5 (D) 

(0) 2 (D) 1 (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

7 615 22 7 435 

9 064 37 8 944 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(NA) - - (NA) 1 3 

486

1 

101 479

761 (NA) (NA) 1 

Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Dollors (1.000) 

68 9 759 64 9 680 559 

84 6 1881 83 6 138 (NA) 

-

-I - - -

3 21 3 21 2 

9 156 6 102 8 

11 420 10 395 24 

13 (D) I 13 (0) (0) 

14 1 942 14 1 942 131 

17 5 322 17 5 322 265 

1 (D) 1 1 (0) (0) 

22 3 221 20 3 211 56 

22 2 671 22 2 671 (NA) 

30 5 503 26 5 369 (NA) 

43 6 749 38 6 633 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 23 5 585 '55 287 

(NA) (NA) 26 (X) 172 

(NA) (NA) - - -

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) 

17 33 17 33 7 

23 102 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Lambs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes J year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

IPounds of wool. 

Table 9, 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1.599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Poultry ond poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 82 Fallon County, Mont. 

and over All forms Forms with sales of 

$2.500 a nd over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

48 946 Litters of pigs farrowed between ~ 

63 833 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 51 1 554 48 1 544 

57 5 335 1969 __ 68 856 67 847 

71 2 590 December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 50 1 011 47 1 001 

18 2 719 1969 __ 62 515 62 515 

19 4 532 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 31 543 31 543 

16 184 1969 __ 43 341 42 332 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

63 (X) 63 (X) 6 (X) 6 (X) 

(NA) (X) 107 (X) (NA) (X) 12 (X) 

61 4 193 61 4 193 4 1 III 4 1 111 

109 6 909 106 6 851 B 1 246 8 1 246 

61 3 959 61 3 959 4 1 111 4 1 111 

107 6 394 104 6 370 8 1 246 8 1 246 

51 1 849 51 1 849 1 35 1 35 

8 1 135 8 1 135 1 200 1 200 

2 975 2 975 2 876 2 876 

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 7 -321 7 321 - - - - 4 350 4 350 1 16 1 16 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 26 14 26 14 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 39 15 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for toble or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheot (bushel') _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for grain _____________ _ 

Cotton (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hay crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hay, etc. ____ _ Alfolfo hoy (tons, dry) _________________ _ 

Inventory 

Forms Number Farms 

61 3 959 4 

104 6 370 8 

61 3 789 4 

4 170 -

2 23 -

3 346 - 25 211 -

I 32 -

Table 10. 

Forms 

1974 

15 

3 

-

-

220 

164 

-

-

4 

-

223 

I 

2 

-

7 

Forms 

1974 1969 

I I 

I 5 

12 14 

- -

2 (NA) 

167 154 

Sales 

Number 

I III 

I 246 

I III 

-

-

-

-

-

Crops: 

1969 

19 

2 

25~ I 207 

=1 

(NA) I (NA) 

238 

I 

(NA~ I 

Acres 

1974 

104 

100 

I 329 

-

24 

24 853 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

~i~~~yb~;:~~= = ==== == = ==~ = == = = = === = ~ ~~ :== Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other poultry ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

I 551 I 594 

32 60 

-

-

71 858 61 4081 16406 18 159 

-

=1 -

3 (NA) I - (NA) 

34 814 

~ ::; I 

5 

14 

-

595 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

270 (0) 20 250 

2421 

300 I 240 

I 08~ (X) (X) 

- -

60 I (X) (X) 

14 938 35 873 17 900 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Farms Number 

- - - -

7 39 2 60 

- - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

7 39 2 60 

5 (X) I 2 (X) 

15 (X) I (X) 

Quantity hnrvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) IX) 

-

-

534 0411 I 978 636 I 

(X) (X) 

-

=1 -

82 (NA) I - (NA) 

44 554 32 262 

(X) 

(X) (X) I 

(X) (X) 

IX) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - -

-

",i I 

-

=1 

- -

- -

- -

19 31 I 866 I 83~ I 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Wheot (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oots (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

80rley (bushels>- _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Rye (bushel,) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for grain ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeons for beons (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) _____________ 1974._ 

1969 __ 

Field seed crops- _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Tobocco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sole ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

76 

100 

28 

49 

14 

19 

2 

2 

220 

24 I 

107 

132 

129 

156 

-

4 

2 

-

-

-

-

220 

232 

7 

12 

-

-

-

-

4 

17 

I 

I 

2 

-

Acres 

14 726 

27 102 

26 595 

31 544 

I 533 

I 594 

24 

60 

71 858 

60 950 

6 023 

7 097 

10 328 

10 679 

-

31 

28 

-

-

-

-

34 717 

30 548 

595 

542 

-

-

-

-

3 

6 

5 

3 

14 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

I 

I 

I Irrigated land 

Total 

Quantity Forms Acres Farms 

(X) 4 790 - (X) 2 58 3 

(X) - - - (X) - - 3 

(X) - - 6 

(X) -

=1 I 

(X) - - (X) -

~ I 

2 

978 636 - 151 

526 895 - 150 

213- 01 I - 35 

31 I 9221 -

3~ I 

39 

3 I 0 407 - 62 

352 254 I 67 

- - 615 - - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

44 492 20 2 025 13 

32 160 31 I 893 21 

(X) I 105 - (X) I 125 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

82 - - - 642 - - 4 

(X) - - I (X) - - - (X) - - - (X) - - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Farms Tons Forms Tons 

- - - - - 163 3 5 - -

488

1 

-

151 

- - 3 - - 1>43 6 18 - - 27 I I - - - - - - - 60 2 2 - - 53 913 149 I 745 2 22 40 691 (NA) 857 (NA) 107 

2 312 35 56 - 2 725 (NA) 53 (NA) 

4~ 1 

5 942 62 201 - 6 026 (NA) 148 (NA) 

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

816 13 38 - - I 389 20 52 I 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - -

=1 

I (NA) (Z) (NA) 

5 I I - - - - -

~I - - - - - - - -

Fallon County, Mont. IV-83 
Tobie 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Berries for sale __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 .. _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Acres Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigoted land 

Forms Acres 

Commerciol fertilizer used 

Totol Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Farms Tons forms Tons 

Tobie 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ Lime __________________________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy crops ____________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Insects on other crops __________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nematodes in crops ____________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

207 

592 

170 

63 631 

2 081 

449 

30 

2 937 

8 

39 

10 817 

68 

3 

957 

5 

51 

1 

1969 

219 

171 

160 

593 

290 

134 

9 

649 

1 

4 

779 2 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- (on 

Diseases in crops and orchardL ___________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Weeds or gross in crops _________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Weeds or brush in posture ________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Weeds on all other land __________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other chemicals (see text) _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

5 

944 

2 

75 

26 100 

51 

8 

205 

1 

7 

312 

I 

1 

50 

(Z) 

29 

3 

14 

4 

1969 

99 

28 505 

27 

7 

6B9 

1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1 

300 

(Z) 

82 

5 (NA) 

(NA) 

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

Tobie 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ____________ _farmL_ 

Proportion of forms __ __ _ _ __ _ _ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated _ _ acres __ Average per form ______________________ acreL_ 

Cropland irrigated __ _ ________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farmL_ 

(ropland posture irrigated __ 

Other cropland irrigated ___ _ 

acreL_ 

_farm5-_ 

acreL_ ___ farms __ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Estimated Quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre·feeL_ 

Average per acre irngated _______________ acre·feet 

land impated by- Furrows or ditches _______________________ farm5-

acres __ 

1974 

24 

8.4 

4 087 

170.3 

24 

4 087 

20 

130 

4 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

7 934 

1.9 

2 

252 

1969 

34 

11.8 

2 524 

74.2 

34 

2 524 

32 

2 051 

2 

58 

(NA) 

415 

-

3 051 

L2 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 1969 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systemL ____________ farms __ (NA) 

acreL_ (NA) 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ (NA) 

ocres-_ (NA) 

land in irrigated farmL _____________________ acreL_ 106 643 181 585 Croplond ________________________________ acreL_ 26 370 29 837 

Harvested cropland _____________________ acres-_ 16 074 15 065 I Farms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ formL_ 7 (X) 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 261 (X) 

Forms with artifical drainage _________________ farmL_ 2 

Proportion of forms -------------------- percenL_ 0.7 

land in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ 756 (D) 

land drained ____________________________ acre5-_ 5 (D) 

Average per form ______________________ acres __ 2.5 (0) 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tankL ___________________________________ farmL_ 179 (NA) 

number __ 990 (NA) 

ocreL_ 853 (NA) 

Tobie 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) _____ _ _farm5-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Total operator debt 

145 

9 974 

Secured by real estate 

106 

6 747 

Not secured by real estate 

98 

3 227 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000__________________________________________________________________ 15 12 16 

$5,000 fa $9,99L ________________________________________________ ------------- ji 2i j~ 

~j~:~~~:~ ~~~:~~~_::::---- :::::::::::-:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 23 21 17 

$50,000 and over _____________ _ ____________________________________________ 1-___________ 6_1 _____________ 4_3 _____________ 16...) 

-Tobie 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working -

150 days or more __ 25 fa 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 doys- _____ _ 

Total contract labor ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

53 

34 

39 } 16 

10 

IV - 84 Fallon County, Mont. 

1969 

46 

154 

23 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

71 62 284 

771 281 } 84 

120 _ 12 

(NA) (NA) 67 

34 (NA) 20 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 fa less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Farms _________________ _ 107 53 34 39 

Cosh wages paid_$I,OOO __ 380 284 84 12 

Number of workerL _____ _ 268 71 77 120 

331 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 51 40 12 15 

19 2 workers _________ _ 25 9 13 10 

3 or 4 workers _____ _ 18 4 6 7 

5 to 9 workers _____ _ 11 - 3 5 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 2 - - 2 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Doto 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All forms ________________ number __ 802 914 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 188 272 136 366 Average size of form ______ acreL_ 2 729 2 337 

Approximate land area _______ acres __ 715 008 715 008 Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 80.6 78.7 

Velue of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 246 088 133 401 Average per form ________ dallars __ 306 843 145 953 

Avercge per acre ________ dallars __ 112 62 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 37 41 TO to 49 acres _________________ _ 33 25 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 8 8 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 11 7 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 17 14 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 20 18 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 11 13 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 6 7 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 50 68 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 88 121 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 193 244 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 328 348 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

729 

2 066 283 2 834 

2 715 008 

76.1 

240 492 

329 892 

116 

24 

13 

4 

6 

14 

14 

10 

6 

37 

86 

191 

324 

1969 

807 Land in Farms According to Use 

2017 153 

2 500 

71 5 008 

74.3 

128 623 

159 384 

64 

16 

8 

7 

3 

9 

5 

Total cropland _____________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ forms __ 

acres __ 

Forms 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 and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ formL_ 

ocreL_ 

Other cropland (see textL __ farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

8 Total waodland _____________ farmL_ 

6 acreL_ 51 Other land (see text) ________ farmL_ 

111 acreL_ 

240 Irrigated land _____________ farmL_ 

343 acres __ 

I 

All forms 

1974 1969 

732 836 

549 759 631 488 

697 793 

306 286 309 432 

II 9 

12 8 

16 II 

14 28 

48 69 

119 153 

259 294 

159 171 

59 50 

217 276 

55 335 55 912 

459 628 

188 138 266 144 

149 133 

95 628 69 950 

684 832 

542 885 I 434 928 

102 118 

12 542 14 522 

L-____________ ~~------------~ 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farmL_ 

acres-_ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farmL_ 

ocres-_ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

453 

187 571 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 

261 302 Woodland not pastured __________ _ ___________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

___________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

24 

171 

92 

19 541 

5 oi~ I Other lond _______________________ _ 

5 4 ~~ Pasturelond and rangeland, other tho woodland posture ______________ _ 

n cropland and ___________________ forms __ 

416 

158 406 

35 4 453 

144 

95 054 

125 

69 532 

584 

241 775 

89 

9 092 

118 

67 009 I 109J 60 856 

acres __ 

Improved pastureiand and rangela nd _________________ formL_ 

acres-_ 

Unimproved pastureland and rang eland _______________ formL_ 

ocreL_ 

Lond in houselots. barnlats. ponds. r oads. wasteland. etc. _formL_ 

acres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

AI! forms All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ 802 914 729 807 Forms by type of organization-Con. Land in farms ________________ acres __ 2 188 272 2 136 366 2 066 283 2 017 153 Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) 

Harvested cropland _________ acreL_ 306 286 309 432 305 414 307 727 Land in forms ______________ acres-_ (NA) (NA) 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full ownerL _______________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 1 (NA) (NAI 

323 315 276 242 

450 762 398 481 445 308 388 7531 71 878 64 261 71 368 63 342 

373 462 361 448 

Corporation ________________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Other _____________________ number __ 

acreL_ 

Form operators by age group:' Land in farmL _____________ acreL_ I 596 46 I I 541 373 1 488 979 I 446 897 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 13 28 Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 202 063 211 266 201 891 210 917 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 110 III 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ ocreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

81ack and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: I 

All form operators __________ number __ 

Lalld in farms- _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

120 171 

199 281 

230 201 

108 122 

50.8 49.4 

577 704 

19 } II 128 

73 

106 137 92 117 

141 049 196 512 131 996 181 503 32 345 33 905 32 155 33 468 

13.2 14.9 12.6 14.4\ 

I (NA) I - (0) (NA) (0) - (0) (NA) (0) -

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 yeors and over __________________ _ 

Average age _______________________ _ 

Form operators by place of residence: 1 

On form operated ___________________ _ 

On another form ____________________ _ 

In a rurol area, not on a form ________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban areo _________ _ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocreL_ 401 (NA) 

63 95 

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

Form operators reporting days of work 

off form:' None _____________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days _______________________ _ Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

12 53 15 -, 

15 J 53 

81 107 

I (NA) I - (0) (NA) (0) - (0) (NA) (0) -

- (NA) - -

50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ____________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ____________________ _ 

200 days and over __________________ _ 

Land in farmL _____________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 667 (NA) 

- (NA) - - - (NA) - - Form operators by principal occupation~2 

Forming __________________________ .. 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ 

Land in farms- _____________ ocreL_ 

113 (NA) I 

(NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) t 

- (NA) - -

(NA) (NA) 632 683 (NA) (NA) I 677 843 I 539 345 

Other _____________________________ _ 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

'1969 d.oto are only for forms operated by Blocks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

686 774 

544 722 619 258 

667 752 

305 414 307 727 

7 l 5 J 32 9 

8 

42 53 

119 152 

259 294 

159 171 

59 50 

186 243 

51 737 50 229 

453 (NA) 

187 571 261 302 

144 118 

95 054 67 009 

634 (NA) 

1 426 507 I 330 886 

99 113 

II 892 13 442 

Forms with safes of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

33 14 

25 522 6 153 

634 (NA) 

I 426 507 I 330 886 

557 655 

I 398 665 I 283 831 

61 127 

54 968 76 31 I 

518 604 

I 343 697 I 207 520 

479 519 

27 842 47 055 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

80 104 

273 866 356 767 

14 16 

96 773 106 720 

3 

14 32~ 1 17 801 

10 23 99 96 

109 146 

186 261 

208 188 

100 93 

50.9 49.2 

534 650 16 } II 99 

62 

387 (NA) 

58 90 

10 44 

14 -, 

15 J 30 

48 80 

637 (NA) 

75 (NA) 

12 (NA) 

36 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Fergus County, Mont. lv-as 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 farms with soles of $2,500 and over and over 

1974 1969 1974 

farms by value at soles: 

561-

220 _, 115 2~~ } 

190 224 190 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

125 249 125 91 134 91 40 83 40 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 

Under $2.500 (see fextL __________________ _ 80 109 7 

- 13 12 (X) 

- 14 33 (X) 

28 15 (X) 

25 49 (X) 

$2,000 to $2,499 _____________________ _ 

$l,500 to $1,999 _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.499 _____________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see textL _______________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1.000_ - 32 352 19 470 32 262 Average per form ______________ dollars-- 40 339 21 302 44 255 

- 565 J 665 550 

- 17 08~ 5 501 17 075 

- 2 (0) (0) 

(rops, including hoy _______________ formL 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ formL 

$1,000_ 

Forest products ___________________ farms_ - 31 12 30 $1,000_ - (0) 18 (0) 

Livestock. poultry. and their products ________________________ formL - 704 802 646 $1,000_ - 14 952 13 951 14 878 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ - 43 (NA) 41 $1,000_ - 56 (NA) 56 

1969 

115 

224 

249 

134 

78 

7 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

19 356 

23 984 

(NA) 

5 476 

I 

(0) 

12 

18 

727 

13 861 I 61 

59 i 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ Groins __________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

field seeds. hoy. forage. and silage __ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons _farms __ $1.000 __ 

Fruits, nuts. and berries ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 1969 

550 (NA) 

17 075 5 476 

498 589 

15 654 5 075 

- -

- -

- -

- -

181 166 

1 408 378 

3 10 

9 10 

3 4 

5 3 

- I 

- (0) 

646 727 

14 878 13 861 

41 61 

56 59 

19 61 

222 221 

614 (NA) 

II 380 II 819 

131 

r 

(NA) 

2 486 I 762 

76 

362 

55 I 372 -' 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with lotal family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold I ________ _ 

Income tram farm-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services _________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services__________ _farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Government form programs __ ~_ _ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent of farmland ar from lease or sale of allotments____________ _ __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources________ _ _________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Expenses for torm-related income sources 1 ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1 

All forms 

1974 1969 

106 (NA) 

257 (NA) 

034 (NA) I 80 110 

236 143 

6 7 

4 6 

135 587 

241 2 536 

58 (NA) 

382 (NA) 

53 (NA) 

170 (NA) 

88 (NA) 

406 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

60 (NA) 

238 (NA) 

848 (NA) 

73 100 

227 129 

6 7 

4 6 

132 558 

238 2 510 

47 (NA) 

210 (NA) 

52 (NA) 

169 (NA) 

81 (NA) 

252 (NA) 

I 

Total family income from off-form sources 2 ______________ .• _____ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding farm related ___________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

360 

2 082 

53 

448 

170 

928 

206 

500 

63 

167 

34 

~ __ 40 ---J 

ISee text. 21974 data apply only to individual ar family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenses __ formL 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with ~ 

$110 $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 _________________ _ 

$2,00010 $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,00010 $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,00010 $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,00010 $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 and over _______ _ 

livestock and poultry purchflsed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredientL __________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Whole grains _____________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ farm5-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

IV - 86 Fergus County, Mont. 

Table 5. 

All forms 

1974 

801 

23 493 

32 

40 

26 

62 

118 

180 } 176 

77 

90 

402 

2 578 

616 

3 380 

515 

I 910 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

914 729 807 

15 141 23 387 14 968 

46 I~ } 32 69 

34 17 25 

87 56 81 

224 118 215 

180 227 

454 176 146 

77} 81 90 

511 372 473 

2 978 2 569 2 953

1 

722 559 650 

I 545 3 346 I 524 

552 477 520 

849 1 897 842 

(NA) 118 82 

(NA) 253 65 

(NA) 208 204 

(NA) 863 409 

(NA) 102 185 

(NA) 334 208 

(NA) 534 (NA) 

(NA) 281 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other agricultural chem icols purchased ___________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ lime ______________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Diesel 0"- __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Contract lobar ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

267 271 

264 92 

411 505 

I 594 550 

377 (NA) 

462 137 (NA) - (NA) -

782 898 I 974 I 213 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

340 517 

I 433 913 

61 J 449 

67 319 

289 

414 

783 893 

II 327 7 393 

Farms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

260 249 

263 90 

407 491 

I 592 548 

371 (NA) 

462 136 

- -

- -

718 803 

I 959 I 191 

712 793 

I 191 747 

517 533 

517 279 

166 186 

97 57 

715 803 

154 108 

335 488 

I 433 903 

57 59 

66 57 

284 385 

412 254 

729 807 

II 004 7 311 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Average per form __________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $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 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Motor trucks. including pickuPL_ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

773 888 26 105 15 736 33 771 17 721 

3 18 

63 158 . 75 187 

:~~ } 232 

198 293 84 

73 

672 778 

997 I 090 

535 637 

744 853 2 173 2 137 780 754 ." r 810 

I 897 2 318 

332 494 

205 

241 

6 J 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

710 798 

25 457 15 251 

35 855 19 III 

3~ } 1121 57 175 

130 224 

133 130 

194 87 84

73_ 1 70 

626 721 

935 I 006 

511 597 

684 782 2 082 2 035 746 723 

656 743 

I 827 I 968

1 

316 454 

202 207 

238 

6 2;~ i 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - (on. 

Groin and bean combines, self,propelled _______________ formL_ 391 447 389 434 

number __ 473 525 471 510 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 77 133 77 132 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms __ I l 

:; I I I 

number __ I I I J mfd in lost 5 years, number __ - -

Other corn pickers and picker,shellers ______________ formL_ 25 25 

number __ 26 

-' 26 17 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ - - 3 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 137 (NA) 131 (NA) 

number __ 138 (NA) 132 (NA) 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 32 (NA) I 32 (NA) I 

Pickup balers ________________ formL_ 452 505 442 491 

number __ 487 525 477 511 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 132 207 131 206 

Windrowers, pull and self·propelJed _______________ formL_ 333 (NA) 331 292 

number __ 350 (NA) 348 300 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 141 (NA) 141 163 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar 23 32

1 

or flywheel type _____________ formL_ 23 (NA) I number __ 33 (NA) 33 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ IS (NA) i 15 ~~ i 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Cottle and calveL ______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 5 to 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 __________________ 1974 __ 20 to 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ________________ 1974 __ 500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- I to 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to L __________________________ _ 10 to 19 _________________________ _ 20 to 49 _________________________ _ 50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- I or 2 ___________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

706 

675 

772 

650 

735 

22 

14 

42 

82 

131 

157 

151 

51 

621 

689 

604 

(NA) 

149 

251 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

604 

18 

23 

41 

III 

164 

145 

89 

13 

149 

114 

16 

6 

5 

5 

2 

I 

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 647 (X) I 704 (X) I (X) 626 (X) 696 (X) 

(X) 700 (X) 792 (X) 

125 599 604 124 6791 665 60 0261 110 317 675 109 302 753 72 339 

55 13 26

1 

48 125 1 93 12 81 46 329 

572 30 430 66 963

1 

2 804 59 2 067 153 4977 9 638 131 9 638 14. 10062 22 274 157 22 274 128 17 589 

45 238 151 45 238 69 18 9591 44 925 51 44 925 II 7 022 

72 631 582 72 059 (NA) (NA) 

62 665 636 62 165 (NA) (NA) 

71 899 570 71 346 (NA) (NA) 

61 549 621 61 082 (NA) (NA) 

732 141 713 (NA) (NA) 

I 116 235 I 083 (NA) iNA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

71 899 570 71 346 Cottle sold ________________________ 

Forms with55 12 35 1 to 4 ________________________ 

165 21 148 5 to 9 ________________________ 

566 26 359 10 to 19 ______________________ 

3 685 100 3 376 20 to 49 ______________________ 

II 382 164 II 3821 50 to 99 ______________________ 

19 895 145 19 895 100 to 199 ____________________ 

25 581 89 25 581 200 to 499 ____________________ 

10 570 13 10 570 500 and over __________________ 

732 141 713 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with161 108 150 1 or 2 ________________________ 

52 14 44 3 or 4 ________________________ 

36 6 36 5 to 9 ________________________ 

59 5 59 10 to 19 ______________________ 

164 5 164 20 to 49 ______________________ 

(0) 2 (0) 50 to 99 ______________________ 

(0) I (0) 100 to 199 ____________________ 

- - - 200 to 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

646 (X) 14 878 

638 (X) 14 228 

719 (X) (NA) 

614 59 646 II 380 693 71 876 II 819 

27 61 12 

28 200 47 1 59 885 172 148 4 868 879 144 10 062 I 838 128 17 589 3 177 

69 18 959 3 486 II 7 022 I 770 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

19 (X) 222 61 (X) 221 

Sales, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Forms Number (1,000) 

535 35 144 8 431 

54 140 27 70 482 115 74 987 237 126 4 031 917 102 6 970 I 5991 65 9 026 I 983 39 10 078 2 339 5 3 430 I 213 

357 24 502 2 949 

14 17 2 13 42 

I: I 21 147 50 703 95 89 2 808 380 94 6 404 

7711 51 7 012 846 22 5 719 677 3 I 650 157 

Fergus County, Mont. IV-87 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1 974 and 1969 - Continued 

Heifers and heifer calveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beet heifers 

Milk heifers 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ______________ _ 

_ ______ 1974 __ 

_______ 1974 __ 

___ __ _ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory -

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Farms Number 

523 28 848 

578 25 757 

512 28 340 

38 508 

544 23 772 

639 21 380 

Cattle fattened on grains and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 10 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499. ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Inventory 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 All farms and over 

forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs __ 123 13 140 119 13 082 135 33 957 

Soles- Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Oollors (1.000) 

35 3 608 I 244 

24 3 078 (NA) 

16 71 18 

3 42 II 

6 188 63 

3 248 60 

2 (0) (0) 

3 980 341 

2 (0) (0) 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Oollors (1.000) 

131 33 897 2 486 

Forms with-

____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 176 16 245 172 16 1641 182 24 595 1 173 24 172 (NA) 

1104 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

101024 _________ _ ______________ 1974 __ 

251049__________ _ __________ 1974 __ 

501099____________ _ __________ 1974 __ 

10010199__________ _ __________ 1974 __ 

20010499 _______ _ __________ 1974 __ 

500 and aver _____ _ 

feeder pigs sold __ 

Sheep and lambs 

___________ 1974 __ 

___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lombs shorn ___ _ 

___________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

__ 1974 __ 

___________ 1974 __ 

________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool __ Goats __ _ 

Horses and ponieL ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

16 

14 

19 

18 

21 

17 

10 

8 

(X) 

(X) 

87 

131 

(X) 

(X) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

278 

444 

Inventory -

43 13 35 

90 14 90 

348 19 348 

699 18 699 

I 359 20 1 309 

2 177 17 2 177 

2 748 10 2 748 

5 676 8 5 676 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

12 126 77 11 922 

22 264 111 21 567 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(NA) I 6 

(NA) 7 39 

1 4321 248 1 351 

2 080 i (NA) (NA) 

4 9 3 7 (l) 

8 47 8 47 4 

17 252 15 219 17 

17 593 16 568 49 

29 2 148 29 2 148 124 

34 4 771 34 4 771 323 

13 3 305 13 3 305 252 

13 22 832 13 22 832 I 718 1 33 3 193 33 3 193 61 

40 2 921 37 2 725 (NA) 

86 11 007 76 10 835 (NA) 

127 19 346 109 18 783 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 72 9 819 '106 512 

(NA) (NA) 76 (X) 362 

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

55 147 47 136 50 

84 261 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

Other hogs and pigs ___ _ 

lambs under 1 year old __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older __ Roms and wethers ____________ _ 

I Pounds of wool. 

1969 __ ____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ _______ 1974 __ 

____ 1974 __ 

. __ 1974 __ 

Table 9. 

Any paultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ . 1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

forms with- 11099 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400101.599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1.600103.199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3.200 to 9.999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10.0001019.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20.0001049.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50.0001099.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100.000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meot·type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry ond poultry products sold. ($1.000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 88 Fergus County, Mont. 

and over All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

86 1 300 litters of pigs farrowed between130 2 554 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 102 2 837 99 2 830 

112 11 782 1969 __ 147 3 379 140 3 332 

159 13 610 December 1 of preceding year and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 91 I 506 90 I 503 

57 3 214 1969 __ 132 1 743 126 1 723 

74 8 390 June land November 30 ______________ ____ 1974 __ 88 1 331 85 I 327 

63 318 1969 __ 121 I 636 116 I 609 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Soles 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 and Over All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

136 (X) 127 (X) 24 (X) 24 (X) 

(NA) (X) 214 (X) (NA) (X) 33 (X) 

127 12 250 118 12 038 18 2 575 18 2 575 

216 17 942 203 17 610 30 5 517 30 5 517 

124 11 6781 116 11 566 17 2 569 17 2 569 

204 16 189 193 15 956 27 5 081 27 5 081 

III 2 892 103 2 780 11 489 11 489 

8 I 561 8 I 561 4 I 080 4 I 080 

3 (D) 3 (D) 2 1 000 2 1 000 

2 (0) 2 (D) - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

25 4 037 22 3 906 6 1 024 6 1 024 

4 1 320 3 1 300 4 930 4 930 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 43 56 41 56 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 61 59 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ 

Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or oJder _____________ J974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for aU purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ 

Cotton (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ 

Sweetpatataes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, efc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

116 II 566 17 2 569 

193 15 956 27 5 081 

113 II 314 17 2 569 

5 252 - -

3 380 - - 7 I 190 I 20 

39 92 I 6 

2 8 - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

7 9 

I - - - - - 478 584 

413 545 

- - - -

9 (NA) 

- (NA) 

612 656 

3 4 

- I 

- - 14 (NA) 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

2 34 

4 jl 250 

I 40 

- - I 350 

521 511 86 173 

Turkeys ______________ _ _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

Light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other paulfry ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

334 327 

350 -

- -

- -

129 564 131 065 

62 418 80 325 

- -

- -

12 (NA) 

- (NA) 

114 696 97 509 

14 17 

- 3 

- -

346 405 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- 510 - 305 2 030 2 950 I 22 (X) (X) 

- - - (X) (X)J 61 735 126 116 80 267 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

9 65 -

12 43 - -

5 53 - -

5 53 - -

- - - -

4 12 - -

8 20 - -

9 (X) 2 (X) 

46 (X) 4 (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

4 017 082 3 080 700 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

I 551 (NA) 

- (NA) 

160 079 117 896 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

FarfTls Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - 3 

'''; I 

125 155 

I 40 20 

- - - I 100 -

81 89 8 734 8 097 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for pasture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Wheat (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

80rley (bus hels>- _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for grain ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels} _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed craps __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

186 

243 

61 

127 

6 

9 

I 

- 475 

566 

101 

208 

385 

492 

1 

I 

9 

-

-

-

-

587 

627 

12 

11 

-

-

-

-

7 

13 

3 

4 

-

1 

Acres 

51 737 

50 229 

54 968 

76 311 

324 

327 

350 

- 129 489 

130 492 

4 572 

8 983 

56 784 

70 895 

51 

130 

956 

-

-

-

-

113 966 

96 615 

346 

287 

-

-

-

-

11 

21 

14 

17 

-

3 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

I Irrigated land 

Quantity Farms Acres 

(X) 9 826 (X) 7 312 

(X) I 3 152 

(X) 9 I 163 

(X) 3 165 

(X) 3 175 

(X) 1 100 

(X) - - 4 015 942 4 194 

3 069 189 6 317 

162 987 4 78 

389 212 2 45 

I 570 885 2 78 

2 715 224 4 176 

882 - - 3000 - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 159 213 89 10 381 

117 120 100 10 913 

(X) - - (X) 1 40 

- - - - - - - - - - - - I 463 3 2 

1 230 7 14 

(X) I 3 14 (X) 3 17 (X) - - (X) 1 3 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry Liquid 

Forms Acres Farms Tans Forms Tans 

21 2 507 21 186 - - 22 I 706 21 146 I 2 7 920 7 45 - - 13 688 13 51 - - 4 214 4 22 - -

6 290 6 30 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 325 101 879 321 4 602 6 129 365 97 492 (NA) 3 449 (NA) 60 

34 

~ ~~ I 34 139 - 62 (NA) 87 (NA) 

8~ I 215 35 148 213 I 747 2 225 38 472 (NA) 1 267 (NA) 37 - - - - I 130 (NA) 3 (NA) - 6 858 6 57 - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) 

I~ I 94 9 448 93 937 I 94 7 778 92 536 2 - - - - - - 1 30 1 1 - -

- - - - - -

- - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 3 10 3 3 - - 6 17 (NA) 3 (NA) -

3 14 3 

~I - 3 - 14 3 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Fergus County, Mont. IV-89 
Tobie 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

forms Acres 

(Z) 

(Z) 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

forms Acres 

Total 

forms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry 

forms Tons 

(Z) 

(Z) 

liquid 

Forms Tons 

Tobie 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime ____________________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ lime __________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

1974 

480 

2 053 

407 

158 528 

8 244 

I 592 

1969 

589 

685 

430 

149 606 

5 712 

548 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Can Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Weeds or grass in crops _________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Weeds or brush in pasture _______________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Weeds on all other land __________________ forms-_ 

1974 1969 

14 

3 049 

4 

389 

120 336 

93 

45 

3 541 

8 (NA) 

lon5 __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to conlrol- Insects on hoy cropL ___________________ farmL_ 

acres an which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

41 

196 

12 

52 

18 131 

33 [ 

3 087 

5 

16 

659 

8 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control 

13 

5 996 

15 

271 

107 234 

247 

32 

9 440 

39 

44 

2 363 

II (NA) [ (NA) 

Insects on other crops _________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Nematodes in craps ___________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

80 

3 

715 

39 

of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry--------forms--

$1,000 __ 

Other chemicals (see text) _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

2 

164 

I 

74 

10 

29 

9 

7 

833 

I 

182 

13 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Tobie 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

forms irrigated in census year ________________ farmL_ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __ __________ _ ____ acres __ 

Average per form _________ _ ____ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigoted__________ _ ____ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __ _ _ _____ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland posture irrigated _____________ forms 

acres __ 

Other cropland irrigoted _______________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other thon cropland pasture _farmL_ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ 

Average per acre Irrigated ocre-feeL_ 

Land IrrigotE'd by- furrows or ditche!. _______________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

1974 

99 

13.6 

II 892 

120.1 

97 

II 740 

94 

10 913 

9 

826 

I 

I 

3 

152 

15 377 

1.3 

39 

4 639 

1969 

113 

14.0 

13 4-42 

118.9 

109 

12 279 

106 

II 815 

7 

312 

(NA) 

152 

9 

I 163 

20 083 

1.5 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systemL ____________ formL_ 

ocreL_ Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farmL_ 

ocres __ 

Land in irrigated forms ______________________ acreL_ 518 Cropland ________________________________ ocreL_ 92 Harvested cropland _____________________ acres-_ 54 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ formL_ 

acres irrigated in most recent year--

forms with ortificol drainoge _________________ formL_ 

Proportion of forms -------------------- percenL_ 

Land in farms with drainage _________________ acres __ 43 Land drained ____________________________ acreL_ 

Average per form ______________________ acreL_ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ formL_ 

number __ 2 acres __ 3 

Tobie 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) __ ___________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Total operator debt 

398 

36 461 

Secured by real estate 

306 

26 025 

1974 1969 

6 (NA) 

465 (NA) 

14 (NA) 

661 (NA) 

781 475 997 

333 93 667 

589 50 799 

14 (X) 

651 (X) 

19 37 

2.6 4.5 

875 71 838 

951 I 652 

50.1 4-4.6 

385 (NA) 

504 (NA) 

774 (NA) 

Not secured by real estate 

255 

10 436 

Fa~~~e~y$~i,~eog~~~~:_o_~~~;__________________ ___________________ _______________ 48 24 44 

$5.000 10 $9,999 ________________________________________________ ------ ~g i~ ~~ 

[ 

~j~:~~~:~ m:~~~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 64 59 39 $50,000 and over ______________________________________________________________ '-___________ 18_0 ____________ 1_3_4 _____________ 65...J 

Tobie 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working -

150 days or more _____ ._ 

2510 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 doyL _____ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

forms 

1974 

154 

172 } 154 

57 

31 

IV - 90 Fergus County, Mont. 

1969 

140 

438 

59 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

246 208 I 042 } 

348 } 914 326 

368 64 

(NA) (NA) 66 

101 (NA) 41 

1974 hired form workers warking150 days 2510 Less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 335 154 172 154 

Cosh wages paid _ $1.000 __ I 433 I 042 326 64 

Number of workers ______ _ 962 246 348 368 

903 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 107 102 85 63 

57 2 workers _________ _ 94 31 50 4-4 

3 or 4 workers _____ _ 82 17 25 31 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 42 4 10 13 

(NA) 10 workers and aver _ 10 - 2 3 

1974 Census of Agriculture -- County Doto 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Allforms ________________ number __ 770 825 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 331 564 393 889 

Average size of form ______ acres._ 431 477 

Approximate land area _______ acres._ 

Proportion in forms _____ percent._ 

3 287 616 3 287 616 

10.1 12.0 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 129 457 69 245 

Average per form ________ dollars._ 168 126 83 933 

Average per acre ________ dollars._ 390 176 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 35 44 10 to 49 acres _____________ • ___ _ 165 140 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 51 39 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 64 88 100 to 139 acres _______ • _______ _ 49 52 140 to 179 acres _. _____________ _ 87 93 

180 to 219 acres _____________ • __ 53 47 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 45 46 260 to 499 acres _____________ • __ 104 130 500 to 999 acres _________ ._. ___ _ 78 86 1,000 to 1,999 acres __ • _________ _ 19 33 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 20 27 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 

484 

301 117 

622 

3 287 616 

9.2 

110 082 

227 442 

366 

16 

29 

27 

37 

32 

57 

39 

37 

100 

74 

18 

18 

1969 

465 

351 276 

755 

3 287 616 

10.7 

55 409 

119 158 

158 

13 

12 

j~ 18 1 

50 

39 

32 

118 

79 

29 

26 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

Land in Fanns According 10 Use 

Total cropland _____________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ forms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _______________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _____________ _ 

20 to 29 acres ____ _ 

30 to 49 acres _____________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________ _ 

10010 199 acres ___________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________ _ 

500 fa 999 acres ___________ _ 

1.000 acres and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farms.. 

acres. _ 

Other cropland (see text). __ forms __ 

acres._ 

Total woodlond ____________ forms __ 

oeres._ Other land (see text) ________ farms._ 

aeres __ 

Irrigated land ______________ farms __ 

acres._ 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 

All forms 

1974 1969 

732 741 

120 804 123 911 

690 706 

83 717 81 021 

64 62 

81 102 

62 53 

123 108 

134 137 

110 122 

91 100 

20 18 

5 4 

362 377 

21 634 21 329 

264 339 

15 453 21 561 

421 516 

93 201 117 774 

592 599 

117 559 152 204 

211 197 

28 383 23 223 

Other cropland ___ • _________ • _. _________ • _________________ forms __ 

acres._ 

214 

14 930 

189:: 1 Ol::~:~od~d_ n~IPO_sl:re~ __________ _ 

--- ------------ __ farms._ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, acres __ 

not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ farms __ 23 

392 

18 

482 

---- -------- ______ forms._ 

ocres __ 

n cropland and 99~ 1 Pasturelond and rangeland, other tho 

acres._ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms._ 

--------------- ___ forms._ 

16 

291~4:61 woodland pasture ______________ _ ocres._ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms._ 

Cropland idle_ 

acres._ ____________________ farms __ 

ocres._ 

181 

10 855 

24 

3 201 

Improved pasturelond and rongela 

acres __ 

nd ______ ------- forms._ 

ocres-_ 

9~~ 1 Unimproved pastureland and range land ______ . ________ farms __ 

acres.. 

oods, wasteland, etc. _forms._ 

ocres __ 

Total woodland __________________________________________ farms._ 286 300 

ocres._ 80 015 94 1231 

Woodland postured _____________ • _____________________ farms._ 228 225 i land in houselots, born lots, ponds, r 

acres._ 70 916 75 713 

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

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All farms All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

All form operators. ___________ number __ 

land in forms. _______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ ocres __ (NA) (NA) 1 

(NA) (NA) 

770 825 484 465 

331 564 393 889 301 117 351 276 

83 717 81 021 77 613 73 836 

Forms by type of organization - Can. Partnership ________________ number __ 

land in forms _____________ . acres __ 

Farms by tenure of form operator: Full ownerL _______________ number __ 

land in farms. _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Part owners _________ • _____ number __ 

(NA) (NA1 

(NA1 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA1 

504 572 269 21>4 

81 959 106 3251 62 893 76 955 

25 990 28 834 21 424 23 428 

233 206 186 171 

Corporation ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres._ 

Other _____________________ number __ 

acres._ 

Form operators by age group:2 land in forms ______________ acres __ 221 964 275 858 213 039 264 947 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 6 6 Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 52 906 47 568 51 460 46 247 25 to 34 years ___________ . _________ _ 84 80 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres._ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

Black and other races, see textForm operators by tenure:' All form operators __________ number __ land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _. _____ acres __ 

160 184 

169 227 

219 190 

121 

5\3~ 1 51.5 

613 684 

15 } 13 62 

18 

33 47 29 30 

27 641 II 706 25 185 9 374 

4 821 4 619 4 729 4 161 

4.3 5.6 6.0 6.4 

I (NA) I - 87 (NA) 87 - 47 (NA) 47 -

35 to M years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 years and over _______________ • __ _ 

Average age _______________________ _ 

Form operators by place of residence;2 On form operated ___________________ _ 

On another farm ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form ________ _ 

In a city. town, or urban orea _________ _ 

Full awners ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms. _____________ aCres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

201 

57 (NA) I 72 

14 46 

21 } 70 103 

- 271 313 

1 (NA) I -

87 (NA) 87 - 47 (NA) 47 -

- (NA) - -

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

Form operators reporting days of work 

off form: 2 

None _____________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days _______________________ _ 

5010 99 doys _____________________ _ 

10010149 doys ___________________ _ 

15010199 days ___________________ _ 200 days and over _________________ _ 

land in forms. _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ - 406 (NA1 

- 353 (NA) 

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

- (NA) - -

Form operators by principal occupotian:2 Forming __________________________ _ 

Other _______________ • ____________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ 

land in farms- _____________ ocres __ 

(NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 438 403 

(NA) (NA) 23B 553 304 675 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

11969 data are only for farms operated by Blacks. 11974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

466 450 

108 896 110 465 

450 444 

77 613 73 836 

17 l 18 I 107 15 

69 -

106 98 

109 117 

91 100 

20 18 

5 4 

225 223

1 

16 353 17 630 

214 (NA) 

14 930 18 999 

286 300 

80 015 94 123 

382 (NA) 

112 206 146 688 

171 142 

26 494 22 269 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

106 

9 099 18 410 141 1 

382 (NAI 

112 206 146 6881 

155 151 

104 669 140 162 

79 37 

3 979 I 989 

91 127 

100 690 138 173 

341 304 I 7 537 6 526 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

37 51 

21 165 34 209 

7 6 

41 006 7 078 

2 

393 5 31~ I 3 5 

48 50 

86 93 

110 125 

141 128 

87 1>4 

52.7 51.0 

374 409 

13 } 8 27 

15 

161 (NA1 

40 52 

10 27 

10 -, 

36 J 41 

109 117 

325 (NA) 

150 (NA1 

7 (NA) 

36 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Flathead County, Mont. IV-91 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

Forms by value of soles: 

$100,000 ond over •....... _ ..•..•...•..... $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 ________________________ . 

Under $2,500 (see text). __________________ . 

$2,000 to $2,499 ______________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _____________________ __ 

$1,000 to $1.499 _____________________ __ 

Under $1,000 (see text) _____________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000 __ 

Average per form _ _ ________ dollors __ 

Crops, including hoy _______________ formL 

$1,000. 

Nursery_and greenhouse products ____ tormL 

- $1.000. 

Livestock, poultry, and their 

__ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

products ________________________ forms_ 

$1.000. 

Poultry and poultry products ______ farms_ 

$1.000. 

All forms 

1974 1969 

25 1 59 -' 37 

85 40 

99 117 

118 117 

81 130 

303 384 

67 59 

59 63 

62 65 

115 197 

13 700 8 734 

17 792 10 586 

507 } 555 

7 134 2 187 

9 

90 

88 123 

286 257 

565 603 

6 190 6 289 [ 

55 (NA) 

28 (NA) i 

Forms with soles of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

25

59 1 _ 37 

84 40 

99 117 

118 117 

81 129 

18 25 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

13 319 8 359 

27 518 17 976 

356 (NA) 

6 963 I 985 

7 3 

86 39 

72 84 

278 243 

377 400 

5 991 6 092 [ 

25 60 

19 81 i 

Specified products sold: Crops ___________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ (otton and cottonseed _____________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Other field crops _________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ farms- _ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Table 4, Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

356 (NA) 

6 963 I 985 

287 277 

4 754 I 242 

- -

- - - -

- -

188 211 

I 131 398 

18 14 

I 005 318 

8 5 

50 14 

4 4 

23 13 

377 400 

5 991 6092 

25 60 

19 81 

35 65 

I 540 863 

337 (NA) 

2 889 4 297 

96 -, (NA) 

I 419 I 852 

21 

29 

31 [ 95 I -

1974 and 1969 

AU forms i 1974 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

r 

Forms with sales I of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than 10tal value of agricultural products sold ' ________ _ 

Income from farm"reJoted sources before taxes and expenses I ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cusfomwork and other agricultural services ________________ forms-_ 

Recreational services _______ _ 

Government farm programs __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or 

$1.000 __ 

_ ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

sale of allotments _____________________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Expenses for form-related income sources I ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

371 (NA) 

178 (NA) 

319 (NA) 

91 105 

90 66 

I 15 

II 14 

62 321 

47 637 

62 (NA) 

128 (NA) 

26 (NA) 

42 (NA) 

59 (NA) 

84 (NA) 

138 (NA) 

132 (NA) 

260 (NA) 

73 80 

79 60 

I 8 

II 9 

51 241 

45 602 

37 (NA) 

82 (NA) 

21 (NA) 

42 (NA) 

38 (NA) 

55 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources 2 ____________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries. commissions, and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

341 

2 843 

60 

575 

196 

667 

177 

293 

81 

209 

35 

100 

ISee text. 11974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenses ___ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

forms with- $1 to $999 _____________________ . . 

$1,000 to $1,999 _______________ __ 

$2,000 to $2,999 _______________ __ . 

$3,000 to $4,999 _______________ __ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________ __ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________ __ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________ • 

$40,000 to $59,999 ______________ __ $60,000 and over _______________ _ 

livestock and poultry purcl:!osed __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commerciallv mixed formula feeds ____________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Feed ingredients ____________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Whole groins ______________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ formL_ 

$1,000 .. 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

IV - 92 Flathead County, Mont. 

Table 5, 

All farms 

1974 

770 

10 156 

III 

126 

67 

122 

130 

93 } 74 

21 

26 

318 

952 

519 

I 845 

331 

811 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

825 484 465 

8 678 9 635 8 122 

154 10 } 34 148 25 

88 37 42 

117 77 84 

170 122 158 

93 89 

148 73 31 

21 } 27 26 

401 205 260 

2 715 897 2 649 

569 322 347 

I 147 I 740 I 075 

372 246 261 

408 766 378 

(NA) 64 62 

(NA) 136 160 

(NA) 138 99 

(NA) 616 415 

(NA) 75 97 

(NA) 222 122 

(NA) 276 (NA) 

(NA) 92 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ forms- · $1,000. · Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms_ 

$1.000. · 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000. lime ______________________ forms- · $1,000. 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel 

and oil for farm business ______ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farmL_ 

$1,000_. 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired form labor ______________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Contract labor ________________ fClrmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farms __ 

$1.000 .. 

All forms 

1974 1969 

330 285 

261 72 436 427 

I 040 380 

233 (NA) 

134 55 (NA) - (NA) -

765 817 

669 476 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

259 387 

639 643 

32} 

348 

35 138 

313 

150 

718 712 

4 433 3 051 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

209 174 

245 65 

317 292 

I 011 360 

197 (NA) 

131 50 

- -

- -

482 465 

606 407 

469 456 

389 281 

256 212 

144 79 

33 41 

II 9 

482 465 

62 38 

200 286 

609 615 

27 34 

31 38 

192 218 

132 79 

482 458 

4 142 2 783 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Average per form __________ dollorL_ 

Forms by value group: $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 and over _______________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups-_ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Wheel troctor5 ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ Crawler troctors ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

764 810 

14 000 7 986 

18 324 9 859 

2 38 

131 320 

192 182 :n} 166 

87 104 24 

25 

638 700 

835 925 

370 443 

701 740 

I 363 I 430 

346 399 ." I 697 

I 276 I 402 

184 288 

132 

154 

2 J 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

480 461 

II 359 6 310 

23 665 13 686 

-

45 1 119 - 87 116 

120 127 

104 49 

76 31 

24 } 24 19 

406 410 

533 559 

270 270 

466 432 

I 051 995 

274 258 

451 421 

944 877 

14 I 206 

109 122 

130 150 

2 22 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - (on. 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled ______________ formL 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Corn h~ods for combines ______ forms_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 year:;, number __ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ______________ torms __ 

number __ 

mtd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers __ _____ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Windrowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ tormL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type _____________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 

228 

244 

20 

.. l 

-

I -

II 

II 

2 J 167 

171 

52 

326 

338 

66 

153 

158 

38 

25 

29 

10 

Farms wIth soles of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

189 198 167 

205 214 183 

47 20 47 

17 - 5 

18 - 6 

6 I 

II 9 

II 9 

2 3 

(NA) 128 (NA) 

(NA) 131 (NA) 

(NA) 46 (NA) 

306 255 246 

325 267 265 

127 61 112 

(NA) 125 139 

(NA) 130 145 

(NA) 36 89 

(NA) 24 39 

(NA) 28 46 

(NA) 10 19 

Table 7. Co'ttle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any coffle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Cattle and colves _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with_ I to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5 to L ___________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef caws ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beet cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- I to 4 ___________________________ _ 5 to L __________________________ _ 10 to IL ________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- I or 2 ___________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to lL ________________________ _ 20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All farms 

Forms 

603 

565 

570 

530 

539 

69 

68 

109 

145 

72 

44 

16 

7 

441 

452 

403 

(NA) 

127 

189 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

403 

100 

71 

81 

73 

52 

17 

7 

2 

127 

85 

12 

13 

I 

5 

9 

-

I 

I 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 I and over All forms 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 387 (X) 565 (X) 

(X) 358 (X) 529 (X) 

(X) 372 (X) 544 (X) 

29 996 336 27 574 477 16 187 

36 641 350 34 691 498 24 677 

210 21 67 110 280 

474 13 85 106 708 I 1 474 56 772 103 

4 495 110 3 508 91 2 I 839 421 I 4 919 69 4 718 39 2 691 

6 340 44 6 340 17 2 323 

4 759 16 4 759 9 (0) 

7 325 7 7 325 2 (D) 

16 300 297 15 289 (NA) (NA) 

14 778 313 14 025 (NA) (NA) 

14 327 271 13 388 (NA) (NA) 

12 839 269 12 186 (NA) (NA) 

I 973 86 I 901 (NA) (NA) 

I 939 129 I 839 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

14 327 271 13 388 Cottle sold ____ ------------------- Forms with249 31 73 I to 4 ____ ------------------- 481 40 272 5 to 9 ________________________ 

I 142 56 812 10 to 19 ______________________ 

2 166 67 2 011 20 to 49 ______________________ 

3 643 51 3 574 50 to 99 ______________________ 

2 342 17 2 342 100 to 199 ____________________ 

(0) 7 (D) 200 to 499 ______ ------------- (0) 2 (0) 500 and over __________________ 

I 973 86 I 901 Calves sold ________________________ 

forms with114 49 63 1 or 2 ________________________ 

40 8 26 3 or 4 ________________________ 

88 12 81 5 to 9 ________________ . _______ 

14 I 14 10 to 19 ______________________ 

(0) 5 (D) 20 to 49 ______________________ 

658 9 658 50 to 99 ______________________ 

- - - 100 to 199 ____________________ 

(D) I (D) 200 to 499 ____________________ 

(0) 1 (D) 500 and over _______________ ~ __ 

Sales 

Forms WIth sales of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

377 (X) 5 991 

367 (X) 4 337 

378 (X) (NA) 

337 15 344 2 889 

351 23 691 4 297 

49 151 36 

56 371 84 

75 I 094 213 

91 2 839 553 

38 2 641 523 

17 2 323 364 

9 (0) (D) 

2 (0) (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NAI (NA) 

35 (X) I 540 65 (X) 863 

Sales. 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Forms Number (1.000) 

294 8 771 2 063 

85 226 61 51 353 93 57 791 187 63 I 951 467 25 I 775 386 6 688 135 5 (0) (0) 2 (0) (0) 

187 6 573 826 

33 54 7 17 58 7 31 201 26 42 556 70 35 I 003 117 19 I 219 178 5 743 86 4 (D) (D) I (0) (0) 

Flathead County, Mont. IV-93 

I 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colveL ______________ 1974 __ 

1969 .. 

8eet heifers . ............ .. 1974 .. 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers. steer calves. bulls, 

and bull calves ______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 .. 

Inventory -

Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number 

270 6 475 297 10 567 

244 5 306 

50 I 169 

279 5 810 308 10 099 

Cottle fattened on groins f}nd concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 .. 

Forms withI to 9 ...•..•..........•.....•...•...•. 1974 .• 

10 to 19 ...........•.•.•.•...•.......•. 1974 .. 

20 to 49 ...............•...•...••.••... 1974 .• 

SO to 99 •..........•.•.•.•............. 1974 .. 

100 to 199 ............................. 1974 .. 

200 to 499 .•........................... 1974 .. 500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____ _ 

Forms with1 to 4 __ _ 

5 to 9 ___ _ 

10 10 24 

25t049 .. 

50 to 99. 

10010 199 .. 

200 to 499._ 

500 and aver _________ _ 

Feeder pigs sold ___ _ 

Sheep and lambs _____ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _ Goats _. __ ___ _ . __ _ 

Horses and ponies _. ___ _ 

...... 1974 .. 

1969 .. 

...... 1974. 

· .... 1974 .. 

... 1974 .. 

. .. 1974 .. 

.... 1974 .. 

. ... 1974. 

.. 1974 .. 

· .... 1974 ... 

.. 1974 .. 

1969 .. 

.... 1974 .. 

1969 .. 

· .... 1974 .. 

..... 1974 .. 

.... 1974 .• 

1969 •. 

.... 1974 •. 

1969 .. 

Hogs and pigs. used or fa be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

Other hogs and pigs _ 

lambs under I year old _. 

Ewes I year old or older 

Roms and wethers _____ _ 

I Pounds of wool. 

1969 .. 

.. _ ... 1974 ... 

1969 .. 

_ .... 1974_. 

..•.. 1974 .. 

.... 1974 .. 

Inventory 

Al1 forms Forms with soles of $2,500 All forms and over 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

124 10 736 90 10 379 121 19 981 123 14 030 101 13 792 120 18 439 

33 81 13 33 13 29 II 68 8 51 10 70 20 325 15 255 26 436 19 691 14 528 16 587 12 801 II 742 14 I 018 12 I 783 12 I 783 12 I 818 13 3 923 13 3 923 21 7 255 

4 3 064 4 3 064 9 8 768 (Xl (X) (X) (X) 25 2 007 (X) (X) (X) (X) 24 5 003 

38 I 817 21 I 409 35 I 082 37 2 318 25 I 836 33 I 569 (X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NAI 

(X) (Xl (Xl (X) (NA) (NA) 

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

(NAI (NA) 2 7 (NA) (NA) 

257 I 267 138 906 41 149 

309 I 606 (NA) (NA) 62 148 

Inventory -

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number 

63 I 131 litters of pigs farrowed between65 I 430 December J of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 

88 9 248 1969 .. 

98 12 362 December 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 

20 420 1969 .. 

20 884 June 1 and November 30 __________________ 1974 .. 

16 105 1969 .. 

Sales - Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

68 I 094 298 

26 8 362 (NA) 

46 162 46 

II 144 35 

8 284 71 

I (0) (D) 

I (D) (D) 

I (D) (D) 

- - -

1974 and 1969 

Soles 

farms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Dalla" (1,000) 

96 19 611 I 419 

100 18 183 (NA) 

6 14 I 

6 42 3 

17 285 18 

II 411 26 

14 I 018 69 

12 I 818 143 

21 7 255 503 

9 8 768 655 

19 I 882 35 

22 4 909 (NA) 

21 885 (NA) 

23 I 255 (NA) 

19 I 035 '9 532 

21 (X) 29 - - -

- - (NA) 

29 100 59 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

96 2 041 75 I 973 

77 I 878 67 I 847 

85 I 087 69 I 055 

65 887 60 878 

68 954 58 918 

75 991 65 969 

Table 9. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 .• 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 .• 

Hens and pullets of loying age ________ 1974 __ 

1969 .• 

Forms withI t099 .......... _._ •.......•. 1974 .. 

100 to 399 .....•.•.•.....•.... 1974 .. 400 to 1.599 .....•..........•• 1974 .. 

1,600 to 3,199 •........•.•..... 1974 .. 

3,200 to 9,999 ...•...........•. 1974 .. 

10,000 to 19,999 •....•.......•. 1974 .. 

20.000 to 49,999 •..........•.•. 1974 .. 

50,000 to 99.999 ..•..•.......•. 1974 .. 

100,000 and over ••.........•.. 1974 .. 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 

1969 .. 

Poultry and poultry products sold, ($1,000) .1974 .. 

1969 .. 

IV - 94 Flathead County, Mont. 

AI! forms 

Forms 

143 

(NA) 

142 

164 

133 

155 

124 

8 

I 

-

-

-

-

-

-

12 

5 

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Forms with sales. of $2,500 and over 

Number Farms Number 

(X) 66 (X) 

(X) 86 (X) 

7 345 65 4 752 

18 687 83 15 597 

5 814 65 3 564 

17 989 78 15 319 

3 365 58 I 645 

I 549 6 I 019 

900 I 900 

- - -

- - - - - -

- - -

- - -

- - - I 565 7 I 375 

102 3 52 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Soles 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

32 (X) 14 (X) 

(NA) (X) 35 (X) 

26 3 313 II 2 284 

35 7 565 29 6 532 

25 3 154 10 2 161 

32 7027 28 6 177 

17 708 4 198 

6 I 218 4 735 

2 I 228 2 I 228 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - 7 I 100 3 820 

6 I 207 2 I 060 

55 26 25 19 

(NA) (NA) 60 81 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
TobIe 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1 974 and 1 969 - Continued 

Form s with sales of $2.500 and over Forms wIth sales of $2.500 and over 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 •• 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ 

Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 .. 

Roasters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheat (bushels) .•.............. _ ...... . Other small groins for grain _____________ _ 

Cotton (bales) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons. dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn. or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons. green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder. hogged or grazed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin {bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage. fodder. hoy. etc. ____ _ 

Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ••.•. _ .•.. _ ..•.... 

Inventory 

Farms Number Forms 

65 3 564 10 

78 15 319 28 

65 3 049 10 

2 515 1 

1 1 000 -

1 75 2 

17 188 2 

1 500 -

TobIe 10. 

Farms 

1974 

14 

2 

-

-

281 

354 

-

-

27 

-

584 

13 

12 

13 

33 

Forms 

1974 1969 

4 - 4 5 - - - 1 

- (NA) 

321 308 

Sales 

Number 

2 161 

6 177 

1 926 

235 

-

75 

123 

-

Crops: 

1969 

5 

I 

-

-

339 

347 

= 1 

(NA) 1 (NA) 

580 

~~ 10 1 

(NA) 

Acres 

1974 

509 

152 

-

-

-

19 119 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

light breed____________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _ 1974 .. _ 

1969 .. 

Other poultry______________ 1974 __ 

1969 .. 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

781 568 

80 102 

-

17 17; 1 

- 17 328 

29 106 22 496 

-

=1 -

858 (NA) 

. (NA) 

35 224 39 799 

109 74 

63 187 

4 5 

682 317 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Quantity harvested I 

1969 1974 1969 

- 20 305 - 568 1 714 5 540 1 - (X) (X) 

87 - 5 655 

15 (X) (X) i 19 226 48 291 49 624 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Farms Number 1 

2 3 

3 5 1 30 

- - - -

- - - -

- - . -

2 3 - -

2 4 1 30 

6 (X) - (X) 

II (X) 5 (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

-

-

762 431 729 6271 (X) (X) 

-

= 1 -

203 254 (NA) 1 - (NA) 

76 579 87 122 

(X) 

(X) 1 (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

I Irrigated land 

I 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - -

3 4 132 548 

- - - -

- - - -

- (NA) - -

101 89 6 537 5 913 

TobIe 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969_. Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969_. Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 .. Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969_. 

Wheat (bushe)s) •. _. _ •.•.•.•.•.•.• 1974 .• 

1969 .• 

Oats (bushels) ...••.•.•••... _ .... 1974 .. 

1969 .• 

80rley (bushels) •• _ ..... _ ......... 1974 .• 

1969 .. 

Rye (bushels) •. _. _ •.•.•.•.•.•.•.• 1974 .• 

1969 .• Other small groins for grain ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969_. 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 •. 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 .• Field seed cropL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 .. 

Callan (boles) ••••.•.•.•.•.•.•.•. 1974 .• 

1969 •• 

Tobacco (pounds) ••••••••.•.•••.• 1974 .• 

1969 •• 

Irish polotoes (hundredweight) •••••• 1974 .• 

1969 .. 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons 

for sale hh':.h .• hhhhO::hh 197~h 

1969 •• land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

__ ._ .• __ 1969 •• 

Forms 

225 

223 

79 

37 

8 

5 

-

1 

232 

258 

96 

122 

255 

233 

2 

1 

1 

-

-

-

-

380 

378 

2 

5 

-

-

-

-

19 

21 

8 

6 

5 

5 

Acres 

16 353 

17 630 

3 979 

1 989 

661 

568 

-

102 

16 740 

15 904 

2 759 

2 910 

25 182 

18 243 

177 

11 

5 

-

-

-

-

30 772 

35 372 

34 

81 

-

-

-

-

855 

640 

105 

64 

44 

69 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Doto 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

747 726 

685 329 

135 607 

156 878 

1 242 816 

1 037 137 

(0) 

200 

(X) 

-

-

-

-

70 826 

79 246 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 202 629 

130 565 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Forms Acres Forms 

52 3 040 54 

58 4 537 58 

15 1 291 11 

7 231 11 

3 132 8 

4 548 5 

- - - - 1 

49 3 521 162 

34 1 961 175 

13 569 44 

21 414 68 

61 5 774 176 

43 3 467 156 

1 157 1 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - -

126 10 735 132 

112 10 273 109 

1 30 - 2 44 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 838 12 

14 627 16 

7 95 4 

4 59 5 4 14 1 

2 9 5 

Commercial fentltzer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Farms Tons Forms Tons 

2 706 50 257 4 7 

3 637 57 399 I 1 

314 11 22 - - 493 11 47 - - 661 8 65 1 12 

568 5 52 1 3 - - - - - 102 1 3 1 8 12 793 160 1 333 6 31 12 109 (NA) 943 (NA) 83 

1 319 44 107 2 5 1 568 (NA) 91 (NA) 25 20 874 165 1 753 21 326 14 510 (NA) I 111 (NA) 248 157 1 20 - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

10 028 127 1 036 5 16 10 415 107 825 2 27 - - - - - 16 2 3 - - - . - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 849 12 381 1 14 636 (NA) 261 (NA) 9 

102

1 

4 18 - - 62 5 8 - - 2 1 (2) - - 68 5 16 - -

Flathead County, Mont. IV-9S 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms 

1 

1 

7 

3 

15 

Acres 

(Z) 

I 

46 

9 

584 

Irrigated land 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) 1 (Z) 

(X) 1 I (X) 3 5 (X) 2 9 

(X) 5 130 

Commercial fertilizer used 

TOlal Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

- - - - - - 1 (Z) 1 (Z) - - - - - - - -

3 9 3 3 - -

13 567 13 64 - -

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Con lime _____________________________________ forms __ 336 314 Diseases in crops and orchords ____________ formL_ 9 10 $1,000 __ 142 410 acres on which used __ 535 645 Commercia! fertilizer ______________________ farmL_ 317 252 $1,000 __ 1 8 

acres on which used __ 50 400 44 392 Weeds or grass in crops _________________ farms-_ 141 159 

tans-_ 5 470 4 175 acres on which used __ 23 322 23 484 $1,000 __ 1 011 360 $1,000 __ 70 30 Lime ________ _ _______________ forms-_ Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ farms-_ 7 12 

acres on which used __ acres on which used __ 87 449 tons __ $1,000 __ (Z) 1 

$1,000 __ Weeds an aU ather land __________________ farms-_ 7 (NA) 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- acres an which used __ 204 (NA) I Insects on hay cropL ___________________ farms-_ 15 5 $1,000 __ 1 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 599 321 Chemicals for defoliation or far grawth control $1.000 __ 2 (Z) of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms-_ 1 3 

Insects on ather crops _____________ forms-_ 26 11 acres an which used __ 65 121 

acres on which used __ 2 308 753 $1,000 __ 1 (Z) 

$1.000 __ 48 7 Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ 30 80 

Nematodes in crops -- _______________ farms __ 1 1 $1,000 __ 3 2 

acres on which used __ 15 20 Other chemicals (see text) _ ________________ farms-_ 22 (NA) 

$1.000 __ (Z) (Z) $1.000 __ 6 (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Farms irrigated in census year ________________ formL_ 

Proportion of farms _____________________ percenL_ 

Tafal land irrigated __________________________ acres __ 

Average per form ________ . _______________ acreL_ 

Cropland irrigated ____________________ __farmL_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __ __ _ ___ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Cropland posture irrigated _ _ ______ farms-_ 

acres-_ Other cropland irrigoted _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than crop/and pasture _ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Estimated Quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ 

Average pel acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ____________ _ ______ farms __ 

acreL_ 

1974 

171 

35.3 

26 494 

154.9 

168 

25 203 

161 

22 001 

52 

3 040 

6 162 

15 

291 

31 549 

1.2 

13 

778 

1969 

142 

30.5 

22 269 

156.8 

141 

22 038 

133 

17 230 

58 

4 537 

(NA) 

271 

7 

231 

23 565 

1.1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 1969 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler system s- ____________ farms __ 6 (NA) 

acres __ 720 (NA) 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 140 (NA) 

ocres __ 20 352 (NA) 

Land in irrigated forms- _____________________ acres __ 137 919 155 012 Cropland ________________________________ acres __ 51 583 49 152 Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ 41 341 32 229 

Farms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms __ 10 (X) 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 582 (X) 

Forms with artifical drainage _________________ farms-_ 29 51 

Proportion af forms -- ------------------ percenL_ 6.0 10.9 

Lond in farms with drainage _________________ acres __ 23 631 41 561 

Land drained ____________________________ acres __ 2 007 4 310 Average per farm ______________________ acres __ 69.2 84.5 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ farms __ 38 (NA) 

number __ 63 (NA) 

acres-_ 50 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Total operator debt 

234 

13 722 

Secured by real estate 

198 

10 906 

Not secured by real estate 

122 

2 816 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 .. ______ . _._. _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ ____ 22 14 35 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ________________________________________________ --------------- 38 28 55 

$10,000 10 $29,999 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ ____ __ ______ _ 62 69 

$30,000 10 $49,999_____________________________________________________________ 45 32 19 

$50,000 and over ______________________________________________________ -------- L.. ___________ 6_7 _____________ 5_5 _____________ 13-J 

Table 15, Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired farm workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 2510 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 days ______ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

35 

75 } 155 

27 

16 

IV - 96 Flathead County, Mont. 

1969 

48 

278 

34 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

75 92 362 } 246 } 1 241 172 

779 75 

(NA) (NA) 31 

54 (NA) 21 

1974 hired farm warkers working150 days 2510 Less than 1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 200 35 75 155 

Cash wages paid _ $1,000 __ 609 362 172 75 

Number of workers- _____ _ 1 100 75 246 779 

615 Farms with- 1 worker __________ _ 55 24 30 44 

38 2 workers _________ _ 36 5 20 21 

3 or 4 workers _____ _ 40 3 14 37 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 40 2 7 31 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 29 1 4 22 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 733 831 

land in farms ______________ acres-_ 837 814 950 857 Average size af farm ______ acreL_ 1 143 1 144 

Approximate land areo _______ acres __ 611 008 611 008 Proportion in farms _____ percenL_ 52.0 59.0 

Value of land and buildings __ $1.000 __ 184 500 103 517 Average per farm ________ dollars-_ 251 706 124 569 Average per acre ________ dollors __ 220 109 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 38 58 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 76 82 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 22 19 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 25 36 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 46 19 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 38 47 

ISO to 219 acres _______________ _ 32 44 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 27 32 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 145 168 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 129 146 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 80 102 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 75 78 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ formL_ 

ocreL_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses. not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________________ formL_ 

acreL_ Crop/and idle ___________________________________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ______ : ____________________________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Woodland pastured _____________________________________ farmL_ 

ocres __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

595 

821 997 

1 382 

611 008 

51.0 

172 090 

289 228 

209 

24 

21 

10 

II 

29 

32 

28 

25 

134 

128 

79 

74 

1969 

640 Land in Farms According 10 Use 

909 022 

I 420 

611 008 

56.4 

95 652 

149 456 

105 

26 

23 

5 

17 

14 

30 

Total cropland _____________ forms 

ocreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

Farms 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 and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see textL __ farms __ acres __ 

31 Total woodland _____________ farmL_ 

31 acres __ 

151 Other land (see text) ________ farms __ 

136 acreL_ 101 Irrigated land _____________ farms __ 

75 acres __ 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and aver 

1974 

271 

57 007 

10 

478 

29 

930 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 

88 922 Woodland not postured_ 

43 Other lond _______________________ _ 

953 

6 

381 Pastureland and rangeland. other tho 

All farms 

1974 1969 

678 753 

275 320 302 193 

627 684 

158 077 161 586 

16 34 

20 29 

24 23 

61 44 

86 86 

144 177 

193 218 

66 61 

17 12 

351 443 

59 169 49 538 

286 413 

58 074 91 069 

82 115 

28 372 47 944 

578 678 

534 122 600 720 

431 459 

84 529 84 032 

--- ----------- ___ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

---- ---------- ____ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

n cropland and woodland pasture ______________ _ ----------------- _farmL_ 

230 

51 864 

14 

3 735 

346 

83 247 

49 

3 341 

acreL_ 

Improved pastureland and rangela nd _________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Unimproved pastureland and range land _______________ farms __ 

60 

26 873 

50 

22 159 

86 

45 197 

79 

39 608 

Land in hauselots. bornlats. ponds. r 

acreL_ 

aads. wasteland. etc. _farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ 

Land in farmL _______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ acreL_ 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farm5- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acreL_ 

Horvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

Slack and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: I 

All farm aperators __________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in form5- _____________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland ___ • ___ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Tenants ________________ • __ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy _____________ • ____ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

733 831 

837 814 950 857 

158 077 161 586 

398 433 

201 772 253 042 

50 342 49 949 

235 266 

568 807 624 419 

84 178 86 414 

100 132 

67 235 73 396 

23 557 25 223 

13.6 15.8 

2 (NA) 

726 (NA) 

314 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

2 (NA) 

726 (NA) 

314 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

595 '-640 

821 997 909 022 

154 563 157 230 

283 288 

189 176 229 514 

47 731 47 248 

221 244 

565 973 607 625 

83 436 85 020 

91 108 

66 848 71 883 

23 396 24 962 

15.3 16.8 

2 - 726 - 314 -

- -

- - - -

2 -

726 - 314 - - -

- -

- -

- -

510 554 

526 833 643 468 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Forms by type of organization - Can. Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) Land in forms ______________ acres-_ (NA) (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) land in forms ______________ acreL_ (NA) (NA) 

Other _____________________ number_ (NA) (NA) 

acreL_ (NA) (NA) 

Form operators by age group:' Under 25 yearL ____________________ _ 6 18 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 75 90 35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 123 165 45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 195 257 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 184 183 65 years and over __________________ _ 106 118 Average age _______________________ _ 51.3 50.3 

Form operators by place of residence,' On form aperated ___________________ _ 548 668 

18 } - 19 91 

30 

On another farm ___________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form _______ _ 

In a city, town, or urban area _________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work 

off form;' 

287 (NA) 

59 99 

None _____________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days ______________________ _ 

- 23 33 

- 12 } 43 - 40 

142 209 

50 to 99 days _____________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 

150 to 199 doys ___________________ _ 

200 days and over _________________ _ 

- 493 (NA) 

- 196 (NA) 

Form operators by principal occupation:' Forming __________________________ _ 

Other ____________________________ _ 

Form operators reporting utilization of 

- (NA) (NA) futures market _____________________ _ 

Farm operators reporting agricultural contracts _____________________ • ___ _ 

- (NA) (NA) 

! 1969 data are only for farms operated by Blocks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

556 603 

265 021 287 844 

536 580 

154 563 157 230 

3 l 

I~ I 51 

29 _ 

73 72 

143 167 

191 218 

66 60 

17 12 

267 341 

53 451 41 692 

271 (NA) 

57 007 88 922 

60 86 

26 873 45 197 

501 (NA) 

530 103 575 981 

378 396 

82 365 81 625 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

18 19 

4 714 5 589 

501 (NA) 

530 103 575 981 

327 392 

506 922 547 658 

123 161 

29 678 35 309 

253 294 

477 244 512 349 

422 441 

23 181 28 323 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

46 56 

65 590 102 367 

37 27 

229 056 161 946 

2 3 518 1 241 

6 11 

65 70 

92 137 

153 191 

149 147 

91 84 

51.6 50.1 

446 548 18 } 15 60 19 

270 (NA) 

51 86 15 25 

12 } 32 17 

70 91 

465 (NA) 

91 (NA) 

9 (NA) 

49 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Gallatin County, Mont. IV-97 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of soles: $100,000 and aver _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

721- 119 156 _, 

119 175 

$10,00010 $19,999 ______________________ _ 87 144 $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 103 110 $2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 55 87 

Under $2,500 (see textL __________________ _ 141 196 $2,000 to $2,499 _____________________ _ 19 19 $1,500 to $1,999 _____________________ _ 37 40 $1,000 to $1,499 _____________________ _ - 26 24 Under $1,000 (see text) ___________ _ 59 113 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ 31 692 20 636 Average per farm ______________ dollors- 43 236 24 832 

(rops, including hoy _______________ forms-

$1,000_ Nurserv and greenhouse products ____ farms-

$1,000_ 

- 498 J 582 

- 13 98~ 5 702 

-

-

Forest products __________________ forms- 8 II $1,000_ - 14 II 

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms_ 621 701 

$1,000_ 17 698 14 923 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ 36 (NA) 

$1,000_ - I 618 (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

I~~ } 119 

118 175 

86 144 102 110 55 81 

7 II (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(Xl (X) 

(X) (X) 

31 253 20 192 52 525 31 549 

446 (NA) 

13 878 5 625 - 2 - (0) 

8 8 14 10 

512 573 

17 361 14 556

1 29 65 

I 614 892 i 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _forms __ 

$1,000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cottle and calves _________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ form5-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and woaL ___________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ form5-_ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

446 

13 878 

385 9 262 -

-

-

-

257 

2 934 

19 

I 681 

3 

I 

-

-

512 

17 361 

29 

I 614 

101 

4 355 

488 10 201 

63 

711 

65 

226 

47 

253 

1969 

(NA) 

5 625 

464 3 860 -

-

-

-

275 

948 

15 

687 -

-

I 

(D) 

573 

14 556 

65 

892 

146 2 697 

(NA) 

9 806 

t (NA) 

I 161 

1 

J 

Table 4, Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold I ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Customwark and other agricultural serviceL ________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services _______________________________ . ____ formL_ 

Government form programs _____ _ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or 

$1,000 __ _________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

sale of ollotments______________ _ ________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources____________ _ _____________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Expenses for form-related income saurces l ___________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

210 

227 

824 

94 

283 

11 

90 

74 

78 

87 

344 

28 

29 

85 

291 

i 1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

105 

114 

15 

29 

405 

I 201 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over i 1974 1969 

89 (NA) 

192 (NA) 

712 (NA) 1 83 94 

278 109 

9 14 

70 29 

69 371 

76 I 168 

65 (NA) 

262 (NA) 

27 (NA) 

27 (NA) 

64 (NA) 

258 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form saurces 2 ____________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages. salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ formL. 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property _________________ • formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

322 2 119 

53 

488 

178 

083 

161 

295 

70 

166 

42 

87 

ISee texL 11974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form productIon expenseL __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

forms with- $110 $99L _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 _____________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 and over _______ _ 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry 

purchased __________________ form5-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ farm5-. 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredientL __________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole groins _____________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

IV - 98 Gallatin County, Mont. 

Table 5. 

All forms 

1974 

732 

24 840 

46 

25 

62 

73 

119 

131 } 124 

60 

92 

365 

3 569 

538 

5 768 

418 

2 984 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

831 595 640 

16 386 24 254 15 919 

82 ~} 29 85 

63 20 35 

75 54 65 

151 113 139 

129 172 

375 124 138 

60 } 91 62 

462 299 374 

3 727 3 511 3 644 

631 440 505 

2 928 5 567 2 802 

456 375 388 

I 284 2 918 I 234 

(NA) 89 95 

(NA) 203 244 

(NA) 145 154 

(NA) I 555 825 

(NA) 119 164 

(NA) 892 499 

(NA) 400 (NA) 

(NA) 292 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ farm5-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ DieseloiL __________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Contract labor ________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and custamwork ___ formL. 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farms __ $1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

301 

353 

456 

I 731 

289 

152 

(NA) 

(NA) 

714 

I 473 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

346 

I 873 I 

81 53 J 291 

239 

690 

9 601 6 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

273 270 234 

116 347 113 

494 412 447 

702 I 692 694 

(NA) 274 (NA) 

113 148 III 

- - - - - -

826 588 638 954 I 429 908 

(NA) 578 631 

(NA) 805 549 (NA) 379 390 (NA) 437 213 (NA) 140 143 (NA) 77 S4 

(NA) 586 638 (NA) III 92 

526 318 473 

420 I 780 I 407 

409 46 56 

288 78 84 

248 319 

233 182 

774 593 638 

140 9 177 5 974 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Average per form __________ dollarL_ 

Farms by value group: $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 $~9,999 ________________ _ 

$50,000 to $69.999 _______________ _ 

$70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Selecled Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickuPL_ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctorL _______________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms- - number _ - mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

711 818 21 830 11 654 

30 703 1~ 247 

5 31 

67 23~ 

102 151 

:~g } 185 

1~9 217 68 

58 

617 709 

896 I 017 

~96 5M 

672 758 

I 704 I 674 541 546 

628 1 731 

I 467 I 751 

295 473 

115 

132 

3 J 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

582 631 

20 354 10 891 

~ 972 17 259 

2 } 118 41 

58 127 

81 171 

131 95 

1~5 85 

67 } 57 35 

519 567 

765 825 

426 458 

554 609 

I 524 I 446 

487 471 

527 597 

I 300 I 418 

270 404 

98 113 

115 131 

2 28 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Selecled Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled _______________ formL 298 321 289 312 

number _ 320 360 31 I 351 

mfd in last 5 years, number_ 59 III 59 109 

(orn heads for combines ______ farms_ I l 

:: 1 

I 3 

number _ - I I I J mfd in lost 5 years, number_ - -

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ______________ farms_ 18 18 

18 J 18 II number _ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ - - 5 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 146 (NA) 128 (NA) 

number _ 164 (NA) 146 (NA) 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 4 I (NA) 1 38 (NA) 1 

Pickup balers ________________ formL_ 412 451 375 407 

numbeL_ 436 484 399 439 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 129 182 125 170 

Windrowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ forms __ 281 (NA) 269 234 

number __ 298 (NA) 286 239 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 128 (NA) 124 1M 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar 

40 (NA) 1 33 37

1 

or flywheel type _____________ forms __ 

number __ 47 (NA) i 40 38 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 12 (NA) II 15 j 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cottle and colveL ______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969_ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- I to 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________ ._ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- I or 2- __________________________ _ 

3 or4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

632 

596 

668 

580 

636 

21 

26 

38 

141 

108 

148 

82 

16 

523 

575 

452 

(NA) 

163 

265 

(X) 

(X) 

All farms 

Farms 

452 

30 

21 

77 

128 

104 

60 

25 

7 

163 

58 

12 

7 

10 

23 

44 

9 

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2.500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Farms Number 

(X) 513 (X) 621 (X) 

(X) 489 (X) 596 (X) 

(X) 538 (X) 683 (X) 

75 611 479 72 943 574 41 873 81 408 516 78 928 637 55 222 

49 7 16 64 160 I 187 12 881 71 450 499 16 212 100 I 450 4 317 102 3 235 170 5 544 7 807 97 7 110 101 7 133 20 558 148 20 558 39 5 659 23 650 81 23 180 18 4 945 185M 16 18 544 II 16 532 

39 883 444 38 527 (NA) (NA) 

4 I 586 482 40 488 (NA) (NA) 

34 553 380 33 327 (NA) (NA) 

36 225 415 35 378 (NA) (NA) 

5 330 148 5 200 (NA) (NA) 

5 361 224 5 110 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory. 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

34 553 380 33 327 Cottle sold ________________________ 

Forms with_ 

75 17 43 1 to 4 ________________________ 

149 II 79 5 to 9 ________________________ 

I 034 50 715 10 to 19 ______________________ 

3 973 108 3 305 20 to 49 ______________________ 

7 133 102 6 996 50 to 99 ______________________ 

8 078 60 8 078 100 to 199 ____________________ 

6490 25 6 490 200 to 499 ____________________ 

7 621 7 7 621 500 and aver __________________ 

5 330 148 5 200 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 78 47 63 1 or 2 ________________________ 

39 II 35 3 or 4 ________________________ 

45 5 31 5 to 9 ________________________ 

135 10 135 10 to 19 ______________________ 

751 23 751 20 to 49 ______________________ 

3 235 43 3 138 50 to 99 ______________________ 

I 047 9 I 047 100 to 199 ____________________ 

- - - 200 to 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and aver 

Farms Number Oollors (1,000) 

512 (X) 17 361 

500 (X) II 139 

560 (X) (NA) 

488 41 074 10 201 

541 54 240 9 806 

29 76 19 

42 279 59 

80 I 207 238 169 5 500 I 274 

101 7 133 I 467 

39 5 659 I 351 

17 4 688 797 

II 16 532 4 997 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NAI (NA) 

(NA) (NAI (NA) 

101 (X) 4 355 146 (X) 2 697 

Sales, 1974_ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Forms Number (1,000) 

453 27 800 8 512 

47 120 32 72 471 104 97 I 355 318 146 4 422 I 222 56 4 014 I 102 21 2 702 917 6 I 394 316 8 13 322 4 502 

237 13 274 I 689 

13 22 2 12 M 5 36 253 27 39 513 57 72 2 384 273 36 2 514 325 15 2 063 246 10 2 781 351 4 2 700 404 

Gallatin County, Mont. IV-99 
Tobie 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heiter colveL_ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers _________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, 

and bull calves ___ _ 

_ __ 1974 __ 

1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory - Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

414 18 759 

450 21 419 

353 14 509 

99 4 250 

423 15 657 

464 17 021 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I t09 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to IL ____________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Tobie 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs ________ " ____ _ _ _____ 1974 __ 

1969 Forms with- 1 to 4 ___ _ 

5 to 9 __ _ 

10 to 24 __ 

25 to 49 __ 50 to 99 _______ _ 

100to 199 _____ _ 

200 to 499 ___ _ 

SOD and over __ _ 

Feeder pigs sold 

Sheep and lambs 

Sheep and lambs shorn __ 

Sheep. Iambs. and wool __ 

Goats __ _ 

Horses and ponies_ 

__________ 1974 __ 

_ _______ 1974 __ 

_ ___ 1974 __ 

_ ____ 1974 __ 

_ __________ 1974 __ 

______________ 1974._ 

_____________ 1974 __ 

_ ____ 1974 __ 

_______ . _______ 1974 __ 

1969_ 

_____________ 1974 __ 

1969_ _________________ 1974 __ 

____ 1974 __ 

____ 1974 __ 

1969_ 

1974 __ 

1969_ 

Hogs and pIgs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974_ 

O'her hogs and pigs ____ _ 

lambs under' year old __ 

Ewes I year old or older __ 

Roms and wethers _____ _ 

I Pounds of wool. 

1969_ _________ 1974_ 

1969_ ________ 1974 __ 

_1974 __ _________ 1974 __ 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 All farms and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

68 7 109 57 6 755 68 II 117 

158 10 469 125 9 983 152 17 249 

9 18 5 II 2 6 II 74 8 55 7 53 18 317 15 272 18 307 

8 274 8 274 8 269 

8 546 8 546 II 795 

2 (0) 2 (D) 5 627 

10 3 297 9 3 014 12 3 847 

2 (D) 2 (0) 5 5 213 (X) (X) (X) (X) 15 I 087 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 37 2 483 

94 7 563 63 6 713 79 7 222 

148 18 719 III 14 907 142 13 541 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

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

(NA) (NA) 10 69 (NA) (NA) 

276 I 702 202 I 348 50 317 

418 2 447 (NA) (NA) 88 299 

Inventory -

Forms with soles of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Number 

43 862 litters of pigs farrowed between96 I 363 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 

50 5 893 1969 __ 

114 8 620 December I of preceding year and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 

44 2 091 1969 __ 

63 4 424 June 1 and November 30 ______ _____ _______ 1974 __ 

56 198 1969 __ 

Soles- Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1.000) 

35 9 217 3 223 

23 (0) (NA) 

14 49 12 

3 50 10 

13 405 120 

3 (D) (D) 

- - -

I (0) (0) 

I (D) (0) 

1974 and 1969 

Soles 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1,000) 

63 10 718 711 

127 16 783 (NA) I 2 6 I 

4 28 2 

17 287 17 

8 269 14 

II 795 52 

5 627 39 

II 3 493 217 

5 5 213 370 I 13 I 007 17 

26 2 293 (NA) 

64 6 612 (NA) 

105 10 977 (NA) 

61 6 336 '65 213 

65 (X) 226 

- - -

I 40 (NA) 

37 296 116 I 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2.500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

50 I 428 47 I 364 

121 2 107 107 2 037 

45 755 43 719 

98 I 053 87 I 024 

39 673 37 645 

lOS I OS4 93 I 013 

Tobie 9. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 mon1hs old or older __ __ _ _1974 __ 

1969_. 

Hens and pullets of laying age _ _ _ ____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3.199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100.000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other mear·type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry ond poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 100 Gallatin County, Mont. 

All forms 

Forms 

101 

(NA) 

89 

158 

89 

148 

75 

7 

3 

-

I 

I 

I 

I 

-

22 

3 

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 82 (X) 

(X) 116 (X) 

109 883 72 108 405 

171 356 113 168 380 

107 764 72 106 692 

129 697 106 127 366 

2 254 60 1 942 

I 090 6 905 

2 325 2 I 750 

- - - (D) I (0) 

(D) I (D) 

(0) I (D) 

(0) I (D) 

- - -

I 231 19 851 

135 2 85 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Farms Number 

18 (X) 17 (X) 

(NA) (X) 42 (X) 

15 III 879 14 III 629 

46 63 260 40 62 229 

15 III 879 14 III 629 

43 62 712 38 61 872 

6 281 6 281 

4 750 3 500 

I 507 I 507 

I (D) I (0) 

I (D) I (D) 

I (0) I (0) 

- - - -

I (D) I (0) 

- - - -

5 775 4 615 

3 200 I 100 

36 I 618 29 I 614 

(NA) (NA) 65 692 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Doto 
Tobie 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roasters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for 0/1 purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ Cotton (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ 

Sweet potatoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ____ _ 

Sorghums for grain (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (tons. dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

72 106 692 14 III 629 

106 127 366 38 61 872 

72 106 692 14 III 629 

- - - -

4 I 652 - -

4 40 055 I 6 

10 61 - -

2 I 540 - -

Tobie 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

7 9 

- I 

- - - - 345 467 

375 452 

-

=1 -

23 (NA) 

- (NA) 

551 566 

3 2 

3 5 

- - I (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - 6 8 231 

- - - - - - - (NA) - 411 428 46 625 

Turkeys ________________________ .. ____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

light breed ____ __ __ ____ _ J974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding __ _ _____ J974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other poultry______________ _ _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

299 250 

- 141 

-

54 14; I - 50 907 

40 101 40 651 

-

=1 -

I 039 (NA) I - (NA) 

66 451 65 39~ 

2 

3 

24~ I -

II 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- - - 200 3 654 3 674 

- (X) (X) 

- - -

141 (X) (X) 

47 451 131 339 132 197 

Forms wrth sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Forms Number 

I 12 I 2 

I 12 I 40 

I 12 I 2 

I 12 I 2 

- - -

- - - -

- - - -

5 (X) - (X) 

22 (X) I (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

-

-

I 649 568 08~ I 2 174 

(X) (X) 

-

=1 -

299 726 (NA) I - (NA) 

168 621 165 003 

(X) 

(X) (X) I (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - -

6 

'''~ I 

231 146 

- - -

- - -

- - 141 

302 294 33 995 30 626 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for pasture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheat (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for grain ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons. dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Colton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightl- _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sol. ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

267 

341 

123 

161 

6 

8 

-

1 

334 

436 

86 

197 

341 

377 

-

-

3 

-

-

-

-

469 

483 

1 

2 

-

-

-

-

20 

17 

3 

-

-

3 

Acres 

53 451 

41 692 

29 678 

35 309 

231 

200 

-

141 

50 673 

53 201 

2 453 

6 039 

37 107 

33 842 

-

-

96 

-

-

-

-

63 619 

62 709 

11 

80 

-

-

-

- 1 036 

911 

2 

-

-

5 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Doto 

I Irrigated land 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) 129 14 521 (X) 173 9 837 

(X) 55 4 349 (X) 73 11 312 (X) 6 231 

(X) 6 146 

(X) - - (X) 1 141 

I 639 644 135 5 978 

2 150 240 154 7 633 

120 876 46 I 069 

391 530 98 2 786 

1 489 901 169 11 997 

I 837 032 147 8 366 

- - - - - - (X) 1 16 

- - -

- - - - - -

- - - 164 169 335 42 616 

160 383 330 39 555 

(X) 1 10 (X) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - 299 142 18 1 036 247 530 17 911 

(X) 2 1 (X) - - (X) - - (X) 2 4 

Commercial fenilizer used 

Total Dry Liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

60 7 282 56 637 4 5 102 5 418 94 449 8 11 

33 2 140 30 174 3 3 45 3 046 45 293 - - 3 89 3 15 - - 8 200 7 39 2 I - - - - - - 1 140 1 11 - - 256 43 051 241 3 643 29 132 317 40 451 (NA) 2 692 (NA) 256 

54 I 623 51 116 3 6 119 3 627 (NA) 233 (NA) 13 250 30 227 235 2 232 24 98 264 25 616 (NA) 1 597 (NA) 94 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

142 18 518 136 1 743 7 20 128 13 212 123 I 068 8 126 I 10 I 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 18 1 D36 18 45D - - 16 91D (NA) 194 (NA) 65 

1 

:1 

1 

(Z~ 1 - - - - - - - - - - 3 3 (Z) - -

Gallatin County, Mont. IV -101 
Tobie 11, Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1 969 - Continued 

Berries tor sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

Forms Acres 

1969__ (0) 

Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Irrigated land 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) (0) 

(X) 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Ory liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

(0) 

Table 12, Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs. including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer _____________________ tormL_ 

acres on which used __ lons __ 

$1.000 __ lime __________________________________ forms .. _ 

acres on which used __ 

10n5-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy cropL _________________ ~~farmL~ 

acres on which used~~ 

$1,000 __ Insects on other crops ~~~~ ~ __ ~~ ________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Nematodes in crops ~_~ ________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

447 

839 

412 

103 977 

9 275 

1 692 

23 

946 

5 

26 

3 557 

23 

5 413 

9 

1969 

497 

805 

421 

92 892 

7 167 

694 

45 

3 863 

8 

21 

122 

12 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to contral- Can Diseases in crops and orchords ____________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Weeds or gross in crops _________________ farmL_ 

acres on wh ich used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Weeds on all other land __________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms __ 

aCfes on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Other chemicals (see text) __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

4 

833 

4 

180 

35 748 

81 

62 

2 378 

6 

52 

121 

3 

4 

237 

2 

71 

8 

37 

7 

1969 

5 

618 

8 

272 

43 357 

54 

110 

6 463 

11 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

5 

93 

(Z) 

178 

14 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 13, Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ formL_ 

Proportian af farms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated ________________ ~ _________ acreL_ 

Average per form _______________ ~ _______ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ forms 

Harvested cropland irrigated __ 

Cropland posture irrigated ___ _ 

ocres __ 

___ farmL_ 

ocres __ 

___ formL_ 

acres __ 

Other cropland irrigated _______________ formL_ 

ocres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ Average per acre irrigated _~ _____________ acre-feet __ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches _______________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

1974 

378 

63.5 

82 365 

217.9 

371 

78 016 

351 

62 463 

129 

14 521 

23 

I 032 

55 

4 349 

127 483 

1.5 

144 

17 603 

1969 

396 

61.8 

81 625 

206.1 

389 

70 313 

365 

59 757 

173 

9 837 

(NA) 

719 

73 

11 312 

178 701 

2.2 

(NA) 

(NA) 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ formL_ 

ocreL_ Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farmL_ 

acres-_ land in irrigated farms- _____________________ acreL_ Croplond ________________________________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _____________________ acres-_ 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farmL_ 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 

Farms with artifical drainage _________________ farmL_ 

Proportion of forms ____________________ percenL_ 

land in farms with drainage _________________ acreL_ land drained ____________________________ acreL_ 

Average per form ______________________ acreL_ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tonks- ___________________________________ farmL_ 

number __ 

ocres __ 

1974 

29 

9 080 

141 

24 201 

541 209 

168 535 

102 149 

14 

586 

36 

6.1 

30 196 

3 713 

103.1 

53 

124 

411 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

650 340 

170 095 

102 060 

(X) 

(X) 

78 

12.1 

178 868 

8 750 

112.1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 14, Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) __ ___________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Total operator debt 

334 

17 787 

Secured by real estate 

249 

11 845 

Not secured by real estate 

223 

5 942 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 __ __ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ______ __ 30 33 52 

$5,000 to $9,999 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ ____ ____ __ __ __ ___ 48 25 ~~ 

$10,000 to $29,999 __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ ____ ____ __ _ 94 70 

$30,000 to $49,999_____________________________________________________________ 51 41 27 $50,000 ond over ______________________________________________________ -------- L.. ___________ 11_1 _____________ 8_0 ____________ 2_9...J 

Table 15, Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired farm workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 doyL _____ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

148 

150 

147 } 46 

26 

IV - 102 Gallatin County, Mont. 

1969 

168 

413 

56 

(NA) 

Workers Dollors (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

292 309 1 250 } 431 } 1 434 399 1 

794 131 

(NA) (NA) 78 

70 (NA) 54 

1974 hired form workers warking150 doys 25 to less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 318 148 150 147 

Cosh wages poiL $1.000 __ 1 780 1 250 399 131 Number of workers ______ _ I 517 292 431 794 

407 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 91 90 68 46 

84 2 workers _________ _ 73 33 45 22 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 76 )8 19 28 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 46 4 9 29 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 32 3 9 22 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
All forms ________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ ocreL_ 

Average size of form ______ ocreL_ 

Approximate land oreo _______ acres __ 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 

Value of land and buildings __ $1.000 __ Average per form ________ dollars-_ 

Average per acre ________ dollors __ 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 

10 10 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 acres _______________ _ 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 

Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 

279 

2 098 684 

7 522 

2 851 072 

73.6 

119 240 

427 385 

57 

22 

1 

6 

13 

37 

194 

1969 

294 

2 352 783 

8 003 

2 851 072 

71 

241 

82.5 

117 

893 

30 

21 

13 

12 

39 

203 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

259 

2 055 573 

7 937 

2 851 072 

72.1 

117 944 

455 384 

57 

13 

1 

1 

13 

37 

191 

1969 

269 

315 476 

8 608 

2 851 072 

81.2 

70 010 

260 261 

30 

~I 

Land in Farms According to Use 

Totol cropland _____________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ formL_ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _______________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _____________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _____________ _ 

30 to 49 acres __ _ 

50 fa 99 acres _____________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ___________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________ _ 

1,000 acres and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ formL_ 

ocres __ 

Other cropland (see textL __ farms __ 

ocres __ 

- Total woadland _____________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 8 Other land (see text) ________ farmL_ 

J I acres-_ 38 Irrigated land _____________ farmL_ 

202 acreL_ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

202 226 

142 567 154 975 

191 215 

83 364 75 050 

2 1 

2 4 

- 3 

2 8 

14 26 

45 44 

70 80 

38 37 

18 12 

19 53 

3 460 14 689 

115 141 

55 743 65 236 

16 16 

31 025 23 995 

262 279 

1 925 092 2 173 813 

31 34 

5 056 3 234 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

195 

141 194 

188 

83 347 

14 

45 

70 

38 

18 

15 

2 104 

115 

55 743 

16 

31 025 

248 

I 883 354 

31 

5 056 

215 

153 053 

205 

74 647 

"1 21 

44 

80 

37 

12 

14 3~~ 1 (NA) 

64 053 

16 

23 995 

(NA) 

2 138 428 

30 

2.000 ocres and over ____________ _ 3 194 L-____________ ~----------~ 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ formL_ 

ocres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not pastured__ __ __ __ _ _____ farms-_ 

acres-_ Cropland on which all crops foiled _______________________ forms-_ 

acreL_ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farmL_ 

acres-_ Crapland idle __________________________________________ formL_ 

acres-_ 

Farms with sales af $2,500 

and over 

1974 

115 

55 743 

2 

124 

18 

3 529 

109 

50 883 

4 

207 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 

64 05: I Ot::~:~od~d_ not:_o::::~d:: _________ :::_::: __ :::-:::::-::::::: 

1 26~ I acres-_ 

371 Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pasture __________________________________ farms-_ 

131 

57 315 

13 

5 099 

ocres __ 

Improved postureland and rangeland ________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Table 2, Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

AU form aperatorL ___________ number __ Land in farmL _______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _________ acreL_ 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full awners ________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Port awners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocres-_ 

Tenonts ___________________ number __ 

Land in formL _____________ ocreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Block and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: I 

All form operators __________ number __ Land in forms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Full awnerL _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Pan owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farms- _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Tenants- __________________ number __ 

Land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ Land in formL _____________ acres __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

279 294 

2 098 684 2 352 783 

83 364 75 050 

101 87 

317 037 218 732 

15 980 10 558 

149 171 

1 526 569 1 914 648 

61 984 56 577 

29 36 

255 078 219 403 

5 400 7 915 

10.4 12.2 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

259 269 

2 055 573 2 315 476 

83 347 74 647 

86 70 

315 383 216 718 15 978 10 323 

148 168 

1 526 212 1 879 823 

61 969 56 537 

25 31 

213 978 218 935 

5 400 7 787 

9.7 11.5 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - -

- -

200 215 

1 342 153 1 370 816 

All forms 

1974 

Forms by type of organization - Can. Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) 

Land in forms ______________ acreL_ (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) 

Land in forms ______________ acreL_ (NA) 

Other _____________________ number __ (NA) 

ocreL_ (NA) 

Form operators by age group:1 Under 25 yeors _____________________ _ 5 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 21 35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 35 45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 58 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 76 65 years and over __________________ _ 37 Average age _______________________ _ 53.1 

Form operators by place of residence:' On form operoted ___________________ _ 169 On another form ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form ________ _ In a city, town, or urban area _________ _ 1~ } 

Form operators reporting days of work 

off farm: 2 

None _____________________________ _ 111 1 to 49 days ______________________ _ 20 50 to 99 days _____________________ _ 

- 9 100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 200 days and over _________________ _ ~} - 19 

Form operators by principal occupation;' Forming __________________________ _ 188 Other ____________________________ _ 

- 44 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ (NA) 

Farm operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) 

11969 data are only for forms operated by Blocks. 21974 dota apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

9 

30 

51 

106 

67 

31 

49.6 

239 

31 

(NA) 

34 

13 

11 

28 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

I 

675 

248 

1 883 354 

236 

1 859 075 

26 

42 283 

224 

I 816 792 

164 

24 279 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

13 30 I (0) 367 247 

45 23 

500 972 576 453 

I I 

(0) 960 

3 7 

19 27 

30 46 

53 93 

75 67 

33 29 

53.4 50.1 

156 229 

4 } 5 22 

13 

104 (NA) 

20 30 

6 12 

2 } 11 3 

15 19 

177 (NA) 

36 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

10 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Garfield County, Mont. IV-103 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 Farms with soles of $2,500 and over and over 

1974 1969 1974 

farms by value of soles: 

$100,000 and over .......•...............• $40.000 to $99,999 ____ .. __ .. ___________ __ 

$20,000 to $39,999 .... ______ •. ____ .... __ 

38 1 63 38 73_ 73 } 49 79 49 

$10,000 to $19,999 ... __________________ __ 

$5,000 to $9.999 __ .... ____ ...... ____ ... __ 

$2.500 to $4,999 ____ ... ______ . __ ... __ .. __ 

49 68 49 22 32 22 25 26 25 

Under $2,500 (see text) ___________________ _ 23 26 3 $2,000 to $2,499 .... ________ ... ____ .. .. 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________ .... __ 

$1,000 to $1,499 __ ..... __ . ______ ... __ __ Under $1.000 (see 1extL ________ _ 

7 3 (X) 

2 5 (X) 

8 2 (X) 

6 16 (X) 

Market valve of agricultural products 

sold __ '''. ______ ''' ... ______ ..... $1,000_ 14 100 9 308 14 077 Average per form __ _ __ dollorL 50 539 31 661 54 352 

Crops, including hoy ______________ formL 

$1,000. 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ formL 

$1,000. 

146 1- 163 143 

4 83~ J I 222 4 836 

-

-

Foresl products __________________ torms_ 1 .. I 

$1,000. (Z) .. (l) 

Livestock, poultry, and their products _______________________ forms_ 263 274 249 

$1,000. 9 262 8 086 9 241 

Poultry and poultry products ______ formL 4 (NA) 4 

$1,000. (l) (NA) (l) 

1969 

63 

79 

68 

32 

25 

2 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

9 286 

34 521 

(NA) 

1 217 

-

-

-

.. 

259 

8 069 

12 

5 

Specified products sold: Crops ______________ _ __________ forms __ 

$1,000 ... Grains ______ . ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. Tobacco _______________________ farms .. _ 

$1,000" Cotton ond cottonseed __________ .. __ forms __ 

$1.000" Field seeds. hoy. forage, and silage __ formL_ 

$1,000 .. Other field crops _______ .. ________ formL_ 

$1,000 .. Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons _ forms __ 

$1,000. Fruits, nuts, and berries ______ .. ____ forms __ 

$1,000. 

Livestock, poultry, and their products __ forms_ 

$1,000. 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farmL 

$1,000. 

Dairy products _____ _____ _ ___ farmL 

$1,000. Cottle and calves ________ _ ___ formL 

$1,000. 

Hogs and pigs __________________ forms_ 

$1,000. 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL __________ formL 

$1,000 .. 

Other livestock and livestock products _. ____________________ farms_ 

$1,000. 

.. 

1974 1969 

143 (NA) 

4 836 I 217 

136 145 

4 735 I 146 .. - - .. 

.. 

.. - 27 39 

102 68 .. I 

3 

.. 

.. 

.. .. 

.. .. 

249 259 

9 241 8 069 

4 12 

(Z) 5 .. 8 .. 2 

242 (NA) 

7 736 6 176 

20 

1 

(NA) 

180 1 886 

73 

1 240 

27 

85 J 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold l ______ _ 

Income from farm·reloted sources before taxes and expenses I ___ farmL_ 

$1,000 .. Cuslomwork. and other ogriculturol services ________________ formL_ 

Recreational services _________ _ 

Government form programs ___ _ 

Rent of farmland or from [ease or sale of allotments _______ _ 

Other form·reloted sources __ _ 

$1,000 .. 

_ __ forms __ 

$1,000 .. ___ forms __ 

$1,000 .. 

_ __ farmL_ 

$1,000 .. ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. Expenses for farm-related income sourcesl ____________________ formL_ 

$1,000. 

All forms i 1974 1969 

23 (NA) 

78 (NA) 

496 (NA) 

22 28 

41 77 

10 12 

22 27 

36 161 

92 804 

25 (NA) 

304 (NA) 

15 (NA) 

38 (NA) 

29 (NA) 

62 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

14 (NA) 

75 (NA) 

415 (NA) 

20 27 

35 77 

8 12 

12 27 

36 157 

92 795 

22 (NA) 

239 (NA) 

15 (NA) 

38 (NA) 

26 (NA) 

47 (NA) 

Total family income from off·form sources 1 __________________ .formL. 

$1,000 .. 

Nonfarm business, excluding farm related ___________________ formL. 

$1,000 __ 

Cash wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 .... 

Interest, dividends, or royalties _________ • ________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Federal Socia! Security, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ farmL_ 

$1,000 ... 

Rent income of nonfarm property _________________ formL_ 

$1,000 .. 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

96 

406 

14 

40 

52 

216 

52 

108 

II 

28 

10 

L-__ 14 --.! 

)See text. 1\974 data apply only 10 individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Total farm production expenseL _ farms 

$1,000 

Farms with-

$110 $999 ....... ____ .. .. 

$1,00010 $1,999 .. __ ...... __ .... __ 

$2.000 to $2,999 ......... _ ...... __ . 

$3.000 to $4,999 .. __ ........ ______ . 

$5,000 to $9,999 ................ .. 

$10,000 to $19.999 ........ ____ .. .. 

$20,000 to $39,999 .. __ ... _ .... ,, __ . 

$40,00010 $59,999 .............. __ .. $60.000 and over _______________ _ 

Livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 .. 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000" 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 .. feed ingredients ___ • ________ form s-_ 

$1,000 .. Whole groins ______________ forms-_ 

$1,000 .. 

Hay, green chop, and siloge __ forms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 .. 

Al1 forms 

1974 

277 

10 900 

9 

13 

14 

18 

H} 34 

39 

144 

2 049 

228 

2 227 

180 

I 015 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

294 

7 285 

20 

13 

II 

32 

46 

172 

165 

I 518 

239 

I 293 

179 

695 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

259 

10 869 

11 } 12 

13 

37 

58 

55 

34 } 39 

138 

2 039 

218 

2 214 

174 

I 007 

56 

194 

92 

779 

37 

234 

199 

100 

1969 

269 

7 261 

II 

8 

32 

46 

66 

62 

44 

165 

I 518 

232 

I 292 

175 

695 

58 

173 

112 

301 

53 

123 

(NA) 

(NA) 

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

IV - 104 Garfield County, Niont. 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 .. 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms-_ 

$1,000 .. 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 .. lime ______________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 .... 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel 

and oil for form business ______ farms-_ 

$1,000 .... Gasoline ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 ... Diesel oiL __________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 .. lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms._ 

$1,000 .. 

Motor ai!, grease, piped gas, 

kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms._ 

$1,000 ... 

Hired form lobar ______________ forms-_ 

$1,000 .... Contract labor _. ______________ farms-_ 

$1.000 ... 

Machine hire and customworL __ forms-_ 

$1,000 ... 

All other production expenses ___ forms._ 

$1,000 ... 

All forms 

1974 

64 

63 

80 

248 

103 

94 

(NA) 

(NA) 

275 

848 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

99 

457 

58 40J 88 

197 

270 

4 659 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

49 61 48 

36 63 36 

62 79 62 

36 248 36 

(NA) 102 (NA) 

34 94 34 

- .. .. 

- .. .. 

282 259 269 

469 845 466 

(NA) 258 260 (NA) 523 347 (NA) 158 120 (NA) 201 55 (NA) 89 95 

(NA) 57 26 

(NA) 259 269 (NA) 63 37 

154 99 150 

485 457 480 

150 40 46 

215 58 65 

88 129 

197 150 

291 256 269 

3 199 4 554 3 185 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

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 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1.000 to $4,99L _________________ _ 

$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 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickuPL_ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ Crawler troctors ______________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

268 275 

8 898 4 605 

33 202 16 746 

I 3 

31 58 

30 59 

~~ } 80 

46 75 23 

33 

193 220 

277 301 

169 194 

255 257 

687 628 

354 360 

234 

r 223 

684 631 

133 155 

45 

45 

2 J 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

254 264 

8 763 4 569 

34 499 17 305 

2~ } 52 

27 58 

52 79 

47 27 

45 25 

23 } 33 23 

182 2121 265 293 

157 188 

244 249 

670 614 

344 355 

227 218 

671 572 

127 145 

43 48 

43 54 

2 10 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled __ ~ ____________ formL 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

(orn heads for combines ______ farms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Other cornpickers and 

-

picker-shellers ______________ forms __ 

number_ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup bolers _______________ farmL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Windrowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field foroge harvesters, sheor bar or flywheel type _____________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

98 76 98 75 

126 94 126 93 

33 38 33 38 

_ l 4 - 2 

-

I ~ 1 ~ 1 - -

13 13 2 

13 J 13 2 

- I 

36 (NA) 36 (NA) 

41 (NA) 41 (NA) 

9 (NA) 1 9 (NA) 1 

104 101 104 101 

109 105 109 105 

39 61 39 61 

81 (NA) 81 61 

90 (NA) 90 63 

39 (NA) 39 42 

II (NA) 1 II 15 

II (NA~ i II 15 

4 (NA) 4 7 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over ond over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974__ 261 (X) 244 (X) 263 (X) 249 (X) 9 241 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974__ 257 (X) 243 (X) 263 (X) 249 (X) 9 156 

1969__ 270 (X) 257 (X) 273 (X) 258 (X) (NA) 

Cattle and colves _______________ 1974__ 248 79 502 236 79 155 254 41 064 242 40 929 7 736 1969__ 259 69 113 251 68 951 262 39 657 252 39 553 6 176 

Forms with- I to 4 ____________________ 1974__ I 4 I 4 6 12 4 8 2 5 to 9 ____________________ 1974__ 6 54 6 54 21 141 18 115 27 10to 19. _________________ 1974__ 12 149 9 I I 5 20 279 15 218 42 20 to 49 __________________ 1974__ 20 679 12 446 49 I 644 47 I 600 267 50 to 99 __________________ 1974__ 34 2 391 33 2 311 52 3 869 52 3 869 620 100 to 199 ________________ 1974__ 59 8 609 59 8 609 40 5 561 40 5 561 957 200 to 499 ________________ 1974__ 80 26 477 80 26 477 53 15 759 53 15 759 2 724 500 and aver ______________ 1974__ 36 41 139 36 41 139 13 13 799 13 13 799 3 097 

Cows ond heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974__ 241 45 913 229 45 640 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

41 468 238 41 322 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

45 804 220 45 531 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

41 255 237 41 111 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

109 62 109 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

213 98 211 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1969__ 246 Beef cows ________________ 1974__ 232 

1969__ (NA) 

Milk cows ________________ 1974__ 62 

1969__ 100 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974__ (X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) (X) 

1969__ (X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 Sales, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 ond over Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over All forms 

Forms Number Forms Number Dollors Farms Number (1.000) 

Beef cows ____________________________ 232 

Forms with- 45 804 220 45 531 Cottle Forms sold with=---------------------- 207 20 261 287 

1 to 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ____ ________________________ 7 

10 to 19__________________________ 9 

20 to 49__________________________ 36 

50 to 99__________________________ 42 100 to 199 ________________________ 64 

200 to 499 ________________________ 59 

500 ond over ______________________ 15 

I to 4 ________________________ 11 30 5 45 7 45 5 to 9 ________________________ 25 173 37 111 4 56 10 to 19 ______________________ 32 437 90 I 126 30 970 20 to 49 ______________________ 56 1 868 391 2 950 41 2 888 50 to 99 ______________________ 31 2 120 491 9 044 64 9 044 100 to 199 -------------------- 23 3 186 766 16 682 59 16 682 200 to 499 -------------------- 23 6 921 517 15 846 15 15 846 500 and over __________________ 5 526 988 

Milk cows ____________________________ 62 

Forms with109 62 109 Colves sold ________________________ 180 20 668 448 Forms with- 1 or 2 ________ ____________________ 50 

3 or 4 ____________________ ________ 10 

5 to 9____________________________ 2 10to lL ________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over ___________ ~ _________ _ 

62 50 62 1 or 2 ________________________ 4 4 (Z) 35 10 35 3 or 4 ________________________ 3 10 I 12 2 12 5 to 9 ________________________ 12 76 16 10 to 19 ______________________ 16 219 22 20 to 49 ______________________ 48 I 609 189 50 to 99 ______________________ 44 3 057 374 100 to 199 ------------------ -- 25 3 604 431 200 to 499 23 6 412 684 500 ond ove~-~~~~=~==~~=======~ 5 5 677 731 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Garfield County, Mont. IV-lOS 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beet heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls. and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory - Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

209 21 146 

224 15 839 

207 21 079 

18 67 

211 12 369 

233 11 790 

Cottle fattened on grains and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Horses and ponies __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other hogs and pigs ________________________ J974 __ 

1969 __ 

lambs under I year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 year dd or alder ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

IPounds of wool. 

Inventory 

AI! forms Farms with sales of $2,500 All farms and aver 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

26 1 802 26 1 802 20 2 390 

29 2 2241 29 2 224 21 2 968 

7 18 7 18 1 3 

4 26 4 26 3 18 

6 84 6 84 7 120 

4 118 4 118 1 26 

2 126 2 126 4 273 

2 (0) 2 (0) 1 105 

- - - - 2 (0) 

1 (D) 1 1 (0) I 1 (0) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 8 340 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 3 108 

71 49 361 69 48 905 75 43 470 

103 89 724 98 89 560 105 66 107 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

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

(NA) (NA) 4 9 (NA) (NA) 

128 1 220 1 118 1 190 31 366 

179 1 833 (NA) (NA) 40 327 

Inventory -

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number 

18 257 litters of pigs farrowed between18 435 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 

24 1 545 1969 __ 

25 1 789 December} of preceding year and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 

34 8 733 1969 __ 

62 37 990 June 1 and November 30 ______________ _ ___ 1974 __ 

60 2 182 1969 __ 

Soles- Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

15 1 973 780 

3 (D) (NA) 

3 15 5 

5 61 19 

1 25 4 

3 175 45 

1 (D) (D) 

- - -

2 (0) (D) 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Dollars (1,000) 

20 2 390 180 

21 2 968 (NA) I 1 3 (l) 

3 18 2 

7 120 5 

1 26 2 

4 273 18 

1 105 3 

2 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

8 340 7 

3 108 (NA) 

73 43 138 (NA) 

100 65 963 (NA) 

68 48 222 '518 532 

73 (X) 1 240 

- - -

- - (NA) 

27 362 85 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All farms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 and aver 

Farms Number Farms Number 

18 369 18 369 

19 410 1~ 410 

13 194 13 194 

15 168 15 168 

13 175 13 175 

12 242 12 242 

Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or 0Ider _________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to l,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9.999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV-l06 Garfield County, Mont. 

All forms 

Forms 

68 

(NA) 

68 

80 

67 

78 

67 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6 

-

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 67 (X) 

(X) 84 (X) 

2 193 67 2 181 

3 260 80 3 260 

2 014 66 2 002 

3 179 78 3 179 

2 014 66 2 002 

- - - - - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

184 6 184 

- - -

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

2 (X) 2 (X) 

(NA) (X) 4 (X) 

2 90 2 90 

2 205 2 205 

2 90 2 90 

2 205 2 205 

2 90 2 90 

- - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

4 (Z) 4 (l) 

(NA) (NA) 12 5 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _ J974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans {bushels} ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheat (bushelsL ______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ 

Cotlon (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ Land in orchords ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ___ _ 

Sorghums for groin (bushelsL __________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ___ _ Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

forms Number Forms Number 

66 2 002 2 90 

78 3 179 2 205 

63 I 830 2 90 

6 172 - -

3 75 - -

5 38 - -

32 104 - -

I 5 - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

12 19 - - - - - - 124 142 

118 130 

-

=, -

- (NA) I - (NA) 

158 172 

2 

(NA~ I I 

-

14 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

I I 29 7 

'''; I 

625 4 200 - -

- - 112 98 10 064 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other poultry ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

854 I 061 

- -

- -

- -

43 791 31 065 

19 020 16 085 

- -

- -

-

- (NA) I (NA) 

19 751 26 744 

I 

47~ I (l) 

- 668 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

35 870 875 

556 4 970 2 200 462 (X) (X) 

- - - - (X) (X) 

7 438 13 166 II 207 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

7 41 - -

11 103 - -

6 17 - -

4 12 - -

2 5 - -

3 24 - -

8 49 - .. 

6 (X) - (X) 

15 (X) 2 (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

-

929 23~ I -

I 120 120 

(X) (X) 

-

=, -

-

(NA) I - (NA) 

22 389 27 556 

(X) 

(X) (X) I (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - -

3 

.,~ I 

315 16 

- - -

- - - - - - 25 23 3 054 2 036 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheot (bushe1sl- _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oots (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 80rley (bushels) ____ • _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans {bushels} _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons. dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ field seed crops-_________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobocco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish pototoes (hundredweightL ____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sole ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

15 

51 

26 

26 

12 

18 

-

- 124 

139 

55 

84 

104 

100 

1 

-

3 

-

-

-

-

157 

164 

14 

10 

-

-

-

-

-

6 

-

-

I 

-

Acres 

2 104 

14 353 

42 283 

25 957 

854 

I 053 

-

- 43 791 

30 910 

4 489 

5 028 14 351 

10 933 

40 

- 140 

-

-

-

- 19 736 

26 536 

668 

478 

-

-

-

-

-

6 

-

-

(l) 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

I Irrigated land 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) I 

,l~ I (X) 3 

WI I 10 (X) 2 50 (X) 3 315 (X) 1 16 (X) - - (X) - - I 120 120 3 648 925 287 3 371 

141 267 1 140 196 267 4 106 408 916 I 400 420 657 2 45 800 - - - - - (X) - -

- - - - - -

- - -

- - -

22 359 27 3 499 27 351 24 2346 (X) I 33 (X) 4 201 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I 235 I (l) 

(X) I - - (X) - - (X) - - (X) - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Ory Liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

2 565 2 35 - - I 160 1 8 - - 2 180 2 9 -

J - - - - - 2 229 2 23 - 4 173 4 8 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 58 25 029 57 665 I I 38 10 359 (NA) 203 (NA) -

16 1 265 16 32 - - 13 913 (NA) 15 (NA) - 33 5 335 33 178 - - 18 2 511 (NA) 44 (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 2 105 2 5 - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 19 I 613 19 73 - - 10 1 199 10 44 - - - - - - - - I I 1 (l) - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - 2 6 (NA) 3 (NA) -

-

~I - - - - - - -

~ I - - - - - - - -

Garfield County, Mont. IV-l07 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1 969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Acres Quantity 

DO 

(X) 

DO 

(X) 

DO 

Irrigated land 

Farms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Totol chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tons __ 

$1.OOIL Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ ton5 __ 

$l,OOIL 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy crops-___________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Insects on other crops __________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Nematodes in crops ____________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 1969 

129 138 

342 70 

79 50 34 351 15 334 

1 020 326 

248 36 

15 4 

284 550 4 (Z) 

12 2 

5 658 91 

25 (Z) 

1974 1969 

Sprays. dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Can. Diseases in crops and orchords ____________ forms __ 4 3 

acres on which used __ 911 2 387 

$1.000 __ 5 2 Weeds or gross in crops _________________ farms-_ 63 72 

acres on which used __ 32 107 24 664 $1,000 __ 46 22 

Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ farms __ 3 1 

acres on which used __ 720 5 $1,000 __ 4 (Z) 

Weeds on all other land __________________ farms-_ 7 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 393 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 2 (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ forms-_ 1 

acres on which used __ 27 $1,000 __ (Z) 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ forms __ 38 76 

$1,000 __ 5 9 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ forms-_ 13 (NA) 

$1.000 __ 4 (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Farms irrigated in census year ________________ forms-_ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres-_ 

Average per form _______________________ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres-_ Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _farms-_ 

acres __ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

land irrigoted by- Furrows or ditches _________ . ______________ forms-_ 

ocres-_ 

1974 

31 

12.0 

5 056 

163.1 

31 

5 046 

31 

5 002 

1 

20 

1 

24 

1 

10 

6 927 

1.4 

7 

2 030 

1969 

30 

11.1 

3 194 

106.4 

29 

3 144 

28 

2 876 

3 

250 

(NA) 

18 

2 

50 

3 569 

1.1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ forms-_ 

ocres-_ land in irrigated forms- _____________________ ocres-_ Croplond ________________________________ ocres-_ 

Harvested cropland _____________________ ocres __ 

Forms not irrigoted in 1974 but irrigoted 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms __ 

ocres irrigated in most recent year __ 

Forms with artifical drainoge _________________ forms-_ 

Proportion of forms ____________________ percent __ 

lond in forms with droinage _________________ ocres-_ lond drained ____________________________ ocres-_ 

Average per form ______________________ acres-_ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, ond earthen tonks ____________________________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

acreL_ 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 

373 

28 

17 

1 

5 

1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ farms__ 130 

$1.000__ 15 537 

Forms by size of debt owed: 

88 8 906 

1974 1969 

1 (NA) 

80 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

630 406 047 

460 23 153 

741 14 002 

7 (X) 

220 (X) 

2 2 

0,8 0.7 

700 (D) 

65 100 

32.5 50.0 

174 (NA) 

745 (NA) 

857 (NA) 

Not secured by real estate 

93 

6 631 

Under $5,000 __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ 12 12 14 

$5,000 to $9,999_______________________________________________________________ 20 4 17 

$10,000 to $29,999_____________________________________________________________ 26 19 2~ 

$30,000 to $49,999 ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ______ ____ ______ __ ______ ____ _______________ 16 16 

$50,000 and o.er ________________________________ - _____________________ -------- L.. ___________ 5_6 _____________ 3_7 ____________ 2_8....J 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days ________ _ 

less thon 25 days ______ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

58 _ 

42 } 33 

40 

21 

IV-lOS Garfield County, Mont. 

1969 

51 

130 

46 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars 0,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

106 106 353 } 

86 } 302 85 

140 19 

(NA) (NA) 58 

127 (NA) 36 

1974 hired form workers working1969 

150 days 25 to less than 

Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 99 58 42 33 

Cosh wages paid _ $' ,000 __ 457 353 85 19 Number of workers ______ _ 332 106 86 140 

480 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 38 36 19 10 

65 2 workers _________ _ 19 11 11 8 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 19 7 9 6 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 19 3 3 7 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 4 1 - 2 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table L Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms ________________ number __ 

lond in forms ______________ acres __ 

Average size of form ______ ocf"BL_ 

Approximate land oreo _______ acres __ 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ Average per form ________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ________ dollors __ 

Forms by size: t to 9 acres ___________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

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 follow ______________________ forms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms-_ 

ocres __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

299 

830 793 

2 779 

1 897 024 

43.8 

104 817 

350 560 

126 

11 

7 

2 

5 

5 

2 

1969 

286 

783 644 

2 740 

897 024 

41.3 

49 759 

173 984 

63 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

179 

160 804 

1969 

(NA) T0101 woodland - Continued 166 546 Woodland not pastured __________ _ 

12 Other land _______________________ _ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

306 294 

384 468 360 709 

285 277 

206 430 179 043 

2 2 

- 1 

10 13 

14 13 

20 20 

45 28 

70 83 

53 60 

71 57 

94 69 

16 838 13 266 

184 209 

161 200 168 400 

7 13 

26 025 28 454 

258 282 

1 204 009 1 135 924 

62 56 

17 109 12 402 

___________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

6 

526 

14 

129 n cropland and _ __________________ farms __ 

82~ I 243 Pastureland and rangeland, other tho woodland posture ______________ _ 

168 

152 137 

17 

6 012 

190 

154 967 

27 

9 510 

acres __ 

Improved pClsturelond and rangela nd _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Unimproved postureland and rang eland _______________ farms __ 

6 

3 925 

2 

981 

5 

5 207 

5 

3 178 

Land in houselats. bomlots, ponds, r 

acres __ 

oods, wasteland, etc. _formL_ 

acres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form aperotors ____________ number __ Land in formL _______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ ocres __ 

Forms by tenure of form operator: FuJI owners ________________ number __ 

Land in formL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Block and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: I 

All form operotors __________ number __ Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

Forms by type of organizotion, Individual or family _________ number __ Land in formL _____________ ocres __ 

1 

All forms 

1974 

344 

614 502 1 

206 430 

109 

868 691 

29 609 

178 

669 365 

159 376 

57 

76446 

17 445 

16.6 

44 

87 397 

8 935 

20 

11 703 

581 

21 

64 299 

8 354 

3 

11 395 

-

6.8 

(NAI 

(NA) 

1969 

333 

525 087 

179 043 

79 

797 611 

18 584 

201 

673 242 

150 444 

53 

54 234 

10 015 

15.9 

(HAl 

(HAl 

(NA) 

(HAl 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(HAl 

(HAl 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over All forms 

1974 1969 1974 

299 286 Forms by type of organization - Can. 

830 793 783 644 Partnership ________________ numbeL_ (NA) 

205 902 174 761 land in forms ______________ ocres __ (NAI 

Corporotion ________________ number __ (NA) 

75 59 Land in forms ______________ acres __ (NAI 

94 442 64 046 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) 

29 310 14 742 ocres __ (NA) 

174 195 Form operators by age group:2 

665520 669 103 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 13 159 267 150 334 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 43 

50 32 

70 831 50 495 

17 325 9 685 

52 

97 

84 

30 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 years and over __________________ _ 

16.7 11.1 Average age _______________________ _ 48.5 

Farm operators by place of residence:2 

28 - 82 329 - 8 875 -

190 

24 } 16 

47 

On form operoted ___________________ _ On another farm ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form ________ _ 

In 0 city, town, or urban oreo _________ _ 

6 - 7 945 - 580 - 120 

17 

Form operators reporting days of work 

off form: 2 None _____________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days _______________________ _ 

19 - 50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 25 62 989 - 8 295 -

3 -

2~ } 

54 

100 to 149 days ____________________ _ 

150 'a 199 days ____________________ _ 

200 days and over __________________ _ 

11 395 - Form operators by principal accupotion:2 

- - Forming ___________________________ _ 236 

10.7 - 83 Other _____________________________ _ 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market ______________________ _ (NA) 

258 237 

641 937 583 403 (HA) 

Form operators reporting agricuttural contracts __________________________ _ 

11969 data are only for forms operated by Blocks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(HA) 

(NAI 

(NAI 

(NAI 

(NA) 

14 

39 

68 

92 

66 

54 

49.0 

243 

66 

(HAl 

31 

15 

16 

65 

(NAI 

(HAl 

(NAI 

(NAI 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

273 263 

378 994 351 420 

269 254 

205 902 174 761 

~} 12 

17 15 

45 28 

70 83 

53 60 

71 56 

72 57 

12 288 10 113 

179 (HA) 

160 804 166 546 

6 5 

3 925 5 207 

236 (HA) 

447 874 427 017 

57 54 

16 992 12 344 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

4 1 

2 944 2029 

236 (HA) 

447 874 427 017 

168 203 

438 801 417 402 

12 23 

2 649 9 560 

162 195 

436 152 407 842 

163 141 

9 073 9 615 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

19 36 

57 271 112 310 

19 9 

123 049 77 898 

3 4 

8 536 10 033 

13 4 

32 32 

46 58 

83 85 76 61 

27 46 

48.7 50.2 

166 213 

22 } 14 55 

37 

114 (NAI 

17 24 21 14 

6 } 14 9 

38 38 

229 (NA) 

48 (NAI 

6 (NAI 

26 (NAI 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Glacier County, Mont_ IV-l09 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms by value of soles: $100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 io $99,999 •.•.•••••..••.••.••.••• 

$20,000 io $39,999 .•.••.•......••••...•.. 

· $10,000 io $19,999 ..•.•.•..••••••••..•.. 

$5,000 io $9,999 .•••.••.•....•.••••.•.•. $2,500 io $4,999 •......•.••.•••.••.•••••• 

· 

Under $2.500 (see iexl) •..••..•.••.•......• 

$2,000 to $2,499 •.••...•.•••.•.••..•.• 

$1,500 io $1,999 .....•.••........••.•• 

$1,000 io $1,499 .•...•.••.•....•.•..•. Under $1,000 (see texi) •••......•....••• 

· 

· 

· 

Market value of agricultural products 

sold •...•....••..•.•••......••••• $1.000. · Average per form ______________ dollors_ · 

Crops. including hoy _______________ farms- · 

$1,000. 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms_ · $1,000. · 

Forest products ___________________ forms_ · $1,000. · 

livestock, poultry, cnd their products ________________________ forms_ · 

$1,000. · Poultry and poultry products ______ forms-· $1,000. · 

1974 

48

83 1 _ 

51 

57 

25 

31 

49 

19 

10 

6 

14 

16 989 49 388 

12 230 16! J 

-

-

220 

4 824 

8 

215 

and over 

1969 1974 

62 48

83 1 _ 

81 51 

72 56 50 25 22 30 

46 6 5 (X) 

- (X) 

4 (X) 

37 (X) 

9 200 16902 27 627 56 528 

230 222 4 649 12 153 

-

-

1 - 93 -

228 185 

4 458 4 749 

(NA) 7 (NA) 215 

1969 

62 

81 

72 

50 

21 

-

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

8 714 30 469 

(NA) 

4 633 

-

-

-

-

198 

4 081 

12 

105 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .• Groins __________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 .. Tobacco ________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 .. Cotton and cottonseed _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 .• Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage __ farms __ 

$1.000 •• Other field crops _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 .. Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _farms __ 

$1,000 .• Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 •• 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ farms __ 

$1,000 .. Poultry and poultry products _______ farmL_ 

$1,000 .. Dairy products ___________________ formL_ 

$1,000 .. Cottle and calves _________________ farms __ 

$1.000 .• Hogs and pigs ___________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 .. Sheep, lambs, and woo'- ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 .• 

1974 1969 

222 (NA) 

12 153 4 633 

213 203 

11 440 4 519 

- -

- -

- -

- -

48 52 

713 113 

- 1 

- 1 

- - - -

- 1 

- (Z) 

185 198 

4 749 4081 

7 12 

215 105 

3 5 

92 11 

172 (NA) 

3 58-4 3 574 

"I 

(NA) 

748 390 

8 

29 

22 

81 _ 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off farm and other sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expensesl ___ forms __ 

$1,000 .. Customwork and other agricultural services _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 .• 

R.ecreational services ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 •. Government form programs ______________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .• Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 .. Other form-related sources _______________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 .. Expenses for form-related income sources I ____________________ forms __ 

$1.000 •. 

All forms 

1974 1969 

80 (NA) 

122 (NA) 

761 (NA) 

38 35 

182 96 

2 4 (0) 39 

73 164 

249 844 

34 (NA) 

194 (NA) 

21 (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

34 (NA) 

161 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

43 (NA) 

119 (NA) 

695 (NA) 

37 33 

182 95 

1 2 

2 (0) 

72 159 249 839 

34 (NA) 

194 (NA) 

21 (NA) 

68 (NA) 

33 (NA) 

109 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources2 ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Nonfarm business, excluding farm related ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 •. Cash wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Interest, dividends, or royalties ___________ • ______ forms __ 

$1.000 •• Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc. ________ farms __ 

$1.000 .. 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 •. 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 ond over, 1974 

157 

065 

28 

212 

86 

628 

81 

164 

20 

41 

11 

20 

ISee text. '1974 dato apply anly to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenseL __ formL_ 

$1.000 .• Forms with-

$1 to $999 ••••.••....•••••...... . 

$1,000 to $1.999 ...•..•••••....••• 

$2,000 to $2.999 ....•.•...•....••• 

$3,000 to $4,999 ..•••••....•••••.. 

$5,000 to $9,999 ..•••••....•••••.. $10,000 to $19,999 •..••.••.•••••.. 

$20,000 to $39,999 ....•••••.....•• 

$40,000 io $59,999 •.•••....••••••• $60,000 and over ________________ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased ___________ •• _____ forms __ 

$1,000 •. 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased ____ • _____________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________ • ________ formL_ 

$1.000 .• Feed ingredients ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 .• Whole groins ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 •• Hoy, green chop, and silage __ farms __ 

$1,000 •• 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms __ 

$1.000 .• 

IV-ll0 Glacier County, Mont. 

Table 5. 

All farms 

1974 

344 11 963 

14 

15 

24 

12 

60 

41 ~} 51 

95 

710 

193 

1 238 

112 

564 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

333 299 286 7 548 11 8-47 7 159 

22 1~ } 4 18 

18 2 14 

26 5 20 

62 58 62 

63 80 

187 63 63 

41 } 43 51 

133 85 117 

1 108 697 1 020 

215 161 186 

502 1 191 435 

156 93 141 

246 538 227 

(NA) 27 28 

(NA) 98 23 

(NA) 95 44 (NA) 346 64 

(NA) 65 75 

(NA) 209 121 

(NA) 139 (NA) 

(NA) 102 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ forms_ . 

$1,000 .• Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ fonns_ 

$1.000 .. 

. 

Other agricultural chern icols purchased ___________________ formL_ 

$1,000 .• lime ______________________ forms __ 

$1.000 .• 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ 

$1,000 •• Gasoline ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 •. Diesel oiL __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 •• lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms __ 

$1.000 .• Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms __ 

$1,000 •• 

Hired form lobar ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 •. Contract lobar ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 .. Machine hire and customwork ___ forms __ 

$1,000 •. All other production expenses ___ forlOs __ 

$1.000 •. 

All forms 

1974 1969 

107 112 323 122 

138 145 

685 232 

144 (NA) 

365 88 

(NA) 4 (NA) (Z) 

339 327 

1 045 601 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (HA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (HA) 

(HA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

151 218 

908 734 

31 J 193 

1~ 361 

460 

340 317 

6 144 3 799 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

103 107 

322 121 

129 142 

683 232 

140 (NA) 

365 88 - -

- -

296 28-4 1 029 583 

296 280 

529 334 242 195 

378 173 

76 62 

31 23 

296 28-4 

91 54 

143 212 

905 653 

28 33 

81 24 

114 170 

460 333 

298 286 

6 011 3 669 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All MachlNry and Equipment 

Estimated market value of aU machinery and equipment _____________________ farms __ 

$1,()00 __ 

Average per form __________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $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 ond over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms __ 

number __ mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, ,lumber __ Crawler troctors ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in Jast 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

316 321 11 973 7310 

37 888 22 771 

1 10 

40 62 

35 59 

n} 61 

129 33 

50 

254 270 

358 365 

230 261 

300 308 978 901 

363 334 

,~ j 286 

622 674 

165 198 

45 

50 

3 

Farms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

285 281 11 586 7 177 

40 654 25 539 

31 } 43 

26 49 

41 60 42 41 

63 39 

33 } 49 49 

237 244 

332 332 

216 236 

273 273 936 851 

353 315 

241 250 

596 565 160 177 

44 61 

49 76 

3 13 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines. self·propelled _____________ . _ forms. 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Corn heads for combines ______ formsnumber. mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Other corn pickers and 

picker.shellers ___ . _. _. ______ farms. 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Mower condrtioners __________ forms. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number _ - mfd in lost 5 years, number_. 

Pickup balers ________________ farms. - number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_. 

Wind rowers, pull and 

self-propelled ________ . __ . ___ forms __ 

number _. 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar 

or flywheel type _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

142 145 139 144 

206 218 198 217 

56 79 56 79 

_ l 6 - -

,~ J 6 - -

5 - -

11 6 

11 11 6 

- 5 

24 (NA) 22 (NA) 

31 (NA) 29 (NA) 

13 (NA) I 13 (NA) 

129 132 122 127 

136 138 129 133 

54 67 54 66 

169 (NA) 161 165 

244 (NA) 236 292 

99 (NA) 99 193 

2 (NA) 2 8 

2 (NA) 2 11 

- (NA) - 3 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Soles 

Farms with saJes of $2,500 All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 

and over and over All forms 

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

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974__ 236 (l() 195 (l() 220 (l() 185 DO 4 749 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974__ 211 (X) 177 (l() 212 DO 179 DO 4 361 1969__ 214 (l() 189 DO 218 DO 194 DO (NA) Collie and colveL ______________ 1974__ 206 48 621 172 46 919 205 20 329 172 19 725 3 584 1969__ 204 34 876 181 30 627 207 26276 186 24 194 3 574 Forms with- I to 4 ____________________ 1974__ 3 11 2 8 13 25 6 14 2 5 to L ___________________ 1974__ 5 33 5 33 13 104 8 63 10 10 to 19 __________________ 1974__ 16 229 7 95 18 249 12 168 37 20 to 49 __________________ 1974__ 29 957 21 730 63 1 914 49 1 623 298 50 to 99 __________________ 1974__ 47 3 448 33 2 416 32 2 253 32 2 253 410 100 to 199 ________________ 1974__ 49 6 779 48 6 673 42 6 410 41 6 230 141 200 to 49L _______________ 1974__ 35 II 490 34 11 290 19 4 924 19 4 924 923 500 and over ______________ 1974__ 22 25 674 22 25 674 5 4 450 5 4 450 762 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974__ 200 27 897 168 26 840 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

22 801 165 19 689 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

27 741 168 26 687 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

22 718 163 19 606 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

156 26 153 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

83 29 83 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1969__ 181 Beef cows ________________ 1974__ 200 

1969__ (NA) Milk cows ________________ 1974__ 29 

1969__ 29 

(l() DO (l() (NA) (l() DO 92 ()() (l() DO (NA) DO (l() 11 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974__ (X) 

1969__ (X) 

Inventory. }974 Sales. 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over All farms 

Forms Number Forms Number Dollars 

Forms Number (1.000) 

Beef cows __ __ ____ __ __ __________ __ __ __ 200 27 741 168 26 687 Forms with- Cottle sold ------------------------ 146 Forms with- 10 240 2 344 

Ito 4____________________________ 6 

5to L___________________________ 13 

10 to IL_________________________ 20 

20 to 4L_________________________ 45 50 to 99 __________________________ 44 

100 to 199 ________________________ 30 

200 to 49L_______________________ 30 500 and over ______________________ 12 

17 5 15 I to 4 ________________________ 11 24 5 98 10 74 5 to 9 ________________________ 13 93 19 286 9 113 10 to 19 ______________________ 33 455 101 I 603 31 1 078 20 to 49 ______________________ 37 I 168 269 2997 42 2 867 50 to 99 ______________________ 28 2 143 535 4 OB2 30 4082 100 to 199 ____________________ 11 1 386 303 8 408 29 8 208 200 to 499 -------------------- 10 2 731 634 10 250 12 10 250 500 and over __________________ 3 2 240 479 

Milk cows ____________________________ 29 

Farms with156 26 153 (alves sold ________________________ 114 485 239 Forms with- lor 2____________________________ 24 

3~4______________ 1 5 to 9 ____________________________ 2 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 4L ________________________ _ 

50 to 9L ________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 49L ______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

32 21 29 I or 2 ________________________ I 1 (l) 3 1 3 3 or 4 ________________________ 5 18 3 (0) 2 (D) 5 to 9 ________________________ 

10 13 96 12 to 19 ______________________ 

20 5 75 10 to 49 ______________________ 35 160 151 (D) (D) 50 to 99 ______________________ 

100 25 I 920 277 to 199 ____________________ 25 3 483 449 200 to 499 ____________________ 2 (D) (D) 500 and over __________________ 3 (0) (D) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Glacier County, Mont. IV-ll1 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and hefter calves ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ----- ___________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heilers --- _____________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves --- ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory -

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number 

140 9 594 

157 6 440 

138 9 531 

7 63 

153 10 485 

167 4 498 

Cattle fattened on grains and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 10 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

1010 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

2010 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 10 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 10 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 10 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs --- __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 110 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

510 9 ----- ___________________________ 1974 __ 

10 10 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 10 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

5010 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

10010 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

20010 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sald __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs sharn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974_ Goals ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and panieL _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 

and aver 

Farms Number Farms Number 

15 7 308 14 7306 

21 3 288 19 3 272 

2 4 1 2 

- - - - I 22 1 22 

- - - - 2 142 2 142 

3 (D) 3 (0) 

2 (D) 2 (0) 

5 5 990 5 5 990 (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

11 1 118 8 945 

23 8 259 18 6 097 

(X) (X) (X) (XJ 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 2 3 

131 828 98 673 

138 1 209 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

All farms 

Farms Number 

18 10 059 

19 3 872 

- - - - 1 20 

- -

2 112 

5 675 

4 1 473 

6 7 779 

1 (0) 

3 110 

10 854 

25 8 188 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

17 93 

34 138 

501es- Forms with sales of $2,500 and aver 

Farms Number Dollars (l.000) 

18 1 196 419 

4 141 (NA) 

2 8 2 

6 68 15 

2 (D) (D) 

7 660 247 

- - -

1 (0) (D) 

- - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and aver 

Farms Number Dollars (l,000) 

18 10 059 748 

19 3872 (NA) 

- - - - - -

1 20 2 

- - - 2 112 8 

5 675 50 

4 1 473 115 

6 7 779 573 

1 (D) (D) 

3 110 (NA) 

8 734 (NA) 

20 6 101 (NA) 

8 953 '8 257 

8 (X) 29 

- - -

- - (NA) 

16 89 68 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 and aver 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974_ 

1969 __ 

Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974_ 

1969 __ 

lambs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes J year aid or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

!Paunds of wool. 

Table 9. 

Any paullry _______________________ . ____ 1974 __ 

• 1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or alder _________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 10 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 10 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

40010 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,60010 3.199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,20010 9.999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,00010 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20.00010 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,00010 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and ather meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Paullry and poultry praducls sold. ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 112 Glacier County, Mont. 

13 925 litters of pigs farrowed between17 562 December I of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 16 1 594 16 1 594 

14 6 381 1969 __ 19 626 19 626 

19 2 710 December I of preceding year and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 14 809 14 809 

4 74 1969 __ 16 336 16 336 

8 837 June I and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 13 785 13 785 

7 34 1969 __ 17 290 17 290 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 and aver All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

28 (X) 25 (X) 7 (X) 7 (X) 

(NA) DO 36 (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) 

27 29 009 24 28904 5 4 394 5 4 394 

38 17 408 36 17 378 6 5 546 6 5 546 

27 25 851 24 25 751 5 4 390 5 4 390 

33 17050 31 17 020 5 5 531 5 5 531 

23 581 20 481 2 40 2 40 

1 270 1 270 - - - -

- - - - 2 (D) 2 (0) 

- - - - 1 (D) 1 (D) 

2 (D) 2 (0) - - - - 1 (D) 1 (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

I 150 1 150 1 20 1 20 

- - - - 3 875 3 875 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 8 215 7 215 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 12 105 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for toble or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for grain _____________ _ Cotton (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight> ___________ _ Sweetpotatoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sole _______________________ _ Other crops __________________________ _ 

(orn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

(orn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ (orn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ____ _ Sorghums for groin (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for siloge, fodder, hay, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) _________________ _ 

Table 11. Irrigation and 

(ropland used only for pasture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

(orn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for 011 purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheat (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for grain ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field .eed crop,-_________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Soles 

Forms Number Forms Number 

24 25 751 5 4 390 

31 17 020 5 5 531 

21 25 551 3 4 350 

4 200 2 40 

2 (D) - -

7 285 - -

12 (D) 2 4 

- - - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Farms 

1974 1969 

- 2 

- - - - - - 199 191 

190 205 

- - - -

- (NA) 

- (NAl 

151 159 

- -

- - - 1 

4 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- 2 - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - 102 90 17 374 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for sloughter ________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey ~i~(b~;!J~================= hens for breeding _____________ ===== : 1974 ~~!== __ 

1969 __ 

Other poullry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

- 10 

- - - -

- -

80 241 54 402 

98 625 97 805 

- - - -

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

27 706 26825 

- - - - - (Z) 

165 (0) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

10 - 584 

- - - - (X) (X) 

- - -

- (X) (Xl 

10 060 29 258 18 132 

Inventory Soles 

Forms Number Farms Number 

1 7 I 3 

- - - - I 5 I 3 

1 5 I 3 

- - - -

1 2 - -

- - - - - (X) - (X) 

5 (X) I (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

I 394 277 I 547 907 

(X) (X) 

- - - -

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

41 550 37 209 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (Xl 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- 2 - 10 

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

- (NA) - -

43 J9 7 344 4 560 

Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Irrigated land 

Totol Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Tons Forms Tons 

72 12 288 (X) 8 354 593 57 57 10 113 ()() 10 064 861 116 12 2 649 ()() 2 430 16 3 23 9 560 (X) 7 008 742 40 (X) 

10 (X) 10 (X) 

(X) 

193 80 027 392 111 D06 70 34 622 70 527 184 54 265 544 190 255 8J 23 615 (NA) 791 (NA) 178 

13 2 086 55 311 5 1 230 5 54 45 3 843 197 018 3 145 10 915 (NA) 57 (NA) 183 91 268 2 444 225 24 5669 68 34 168 68 572 1 6 188 92 846 3 961 857 14 2 324 86 36 471 (NA) 028 (NA) 281 

(NA) (NA) 19 5 271 (X) 587 4 27 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

143 27 387 41 045 47 8 439 41 9 371 41 926 150 23 098 33 523 46 7450 36 5 941 36 324 (X) 

(D) (X) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(0) (D) (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

()() 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Glacier County, Mont. IV-113 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 .• Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 •• Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Acres 

(Z) 

160 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

(Z) 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Totol Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 .. Commercial fertilizer ______________________ farms __ 

acres on which vsed __ ton5 __ 

$1.000 .• lime ___________________________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

ton5 __ 

$1,000 .. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy crops ____________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 .. Insects on other crops __________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 .. Nematodes in crops ____________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 .. 

1974 1969 

186 186 

048 320 129 125 80 617 68 550 4 174 2 818 

683 232 

5 

450 

2 

26 7 

22225 4 379 

135 8 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control-Con Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ forms __ 2 4 

acres on which used __ (D) 5 637 

$1,000 .. 3 7 

Weeds or grass in crops _________________ farms-_ 94 115 acres on which used __ 85 850 83 525 

$1.000 •• 209 69 Weeds or brush in pasturL _______________ farms __ 2 

acres on which used __ 450 

$1,000 .. 1 Weeds on all other land __________________ forms __ 5 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 550 (NA) 

$1,000 •. 2 (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms __ I 

acres on which used __ 690 

$1,000 .. 4 

Insect control on livestock and poultrv ________ forms-_ 15 49 

$1,000 •• 2 4 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms __ 25 (NA) 

$1.000 .. 5 (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

farms irrigated in census year ________________ farms-_ Proportion of forms _____________________ percent __ 

Total land irrigated ____________________ .. _____ acres-_ 

Average per farm _____ • _________________ acres __ 

Cropland irrigated _____________________ • ___ farms-_ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Other cropland irrigated _________ • _. ____ farms-. 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _ forms __ 

acres __ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ Average per acre irrigated _________ • _____ acre-feeL_ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1974 

57 

19.1 

16 992 

298,1 

56 16 562 

54 

15 114 

8 

354 

2 

94 

2 

430 

19 353 

1.1 

23 5 053 

1969 

54 

18.8 

12 344 

228.5 

54 11 336 

53 

10 187 

10 

1 064 

(NA) 

85 

7 

1 008 

13 216 

1.1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 1969 

land irrigated by-Continued 

Self-propelled sprinkler systems-____________ forms._ 2 (NA) 

acres __ 409 (NA) 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 2 (NA) 

acres __ 152 (NA) 

land in irrigated farmL _____________________ acres __ 228 836 185 610 Cropland _____________ • __________________ acres._ 57 967 56 580 Harvested cropland ___ ._. _______________ acres._ 38 892 33 282 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ forms __ 4 (X) 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 348 (X) 

Farms with artificai droinage _________________ farms __ 2 4 Proportion of forms ____________________ percent._ OJ 1.3 land in farms with drainage ___________ • _____ acres __ 2 74<> 4 600 land drained ____________________________ acres __ 205 197 Average per farm ______________________ acres._ 102.5 49.2 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs. and earthen tanks _____________ • _. ___ • ___ ' _____________ farms __ 59 (NA) 

number __ 196 (NA) 

acres._ 309 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by reol es'fate Not secured by real estate 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ farms-_ 154 112 

$1,000.. 13 342 8 891 

109 

4 451 

Farms by size of debt awed; 

Under $5,000............................ ........ .... ...... ........ ......••.•.. 19 8 18 

$5,000 '0 $9,999._.... •••..•••.. ••.• .•.•............•... .... ..........•.••..... 7 7 16 $10,000 to $29,999............................................................. 36 26 35 

$30,000 to $49,999............................................................. 25 19 16 $50,000 ond over ...........•••.•••••..............••...............••••••...•. L.. ___________ 6_7 _____________ 5_2 _____________ 24.-J 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working150 days or more • _____ _ 

25 to 149 doys ••••..... Less than 25 doyL _____ _ 

Total contract lobar •• ____ _ 

Farms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Farms 

1974 

74 

74 

65 } 28 

22 

IV - 114 Glacier County, Mont. 

1969 

72 

187 

33 

(NA) 

Workers Dollors (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

139 116 659 } 180 } 640 192 

388 54 

(NA) (NA) 81 

73 (NA) 75 

1974 hired form workers working150 doys 25 to less than 

1969 Totol or more 149 doys 25 doys 

Farms _______ • _________ _ 143 74 74 65 

Cash wages poid. $1.000 .. 905 659 192 54 Number of workers. _____ _ 707 139 180 388 

653 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 44 36 33 21 

24 2 workers _________ _ 32 22 20 15 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 32 14 12 12 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 20 2 7 9 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 15 - 2 8 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acr~s __ 

Average size of form ______ acres __ 

Approximate land area _______ acres __ 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ Average per form ________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ________ dallars __ 

Forms by size: I to 9 acres ___________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 

t80 to 219 acres _______________ _ 

220 'A 259 acres _______________ _ 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 

500 to m acres _______________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 

All farms 

1974 

128 

684 386 

5 347 

752 896 

90.9 

39 803 

310 958 

58 

12 

5 

I 

5 

13 

19 

66 

1969 

154 

730 840 

4 746 

752 896 

97.1 

24 597 

159 721 

34 

I 

I 

7 

17 

26 

84 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

121 136 

683 597 721 707 

5 650 5 307 

752 896 752 896 

90.8 95.9 

39 657 24 094 

327 748 177 161 

58 33 

Land In farms According to Use 

Total cropland _____________ farms __ 

acreL_ Harvested cropland _______ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms 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 and aver ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland {see textL __ farms __ 

acres __ 

1 Total waadland _____________ farms __ 

I 

3 

13 

19 

66 

I 

2 

15 

26 

83 

acres __ 

Other land (see text) ________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

108 131 

80 309 76 841 

103 123 

37 558 39 265 

2 I 

2 5 

2 3 

8 6 

10 II 

19 26 

40 47 

16 20 

4 4 

24 38 

5 598 8 549 

66 80 

37 153 29 027 

15 11 

15 311 5 823 

114 140 

588 766 648 176 

49 53 

10 384 7 465 

~-----------+------------~ 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farmL_ 

ocres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ forms-_ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

66 

37 153 

2 

14 536 

10 

749 

61 

21 336 

4 

532 

14 

15 291 

II 

12 985 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland-Continued 28 761 Woodland not pastured __________ _ ___________________ formL_ 

acres-_ 

10 Other lond _______________________ _ ___________________ farms-_ 

682 

4 

169 

74 

27 140 

8 

770 

10 

809 

8 

4 875 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other tho n cropland and woodland posture ______________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Improved pastureland and rangela nd _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Unimproved pastureland and rang eland _______________ forms __ 

acres __ 

land in hauselots, bornlots, ponds, r oed s, wasteland, etc. _farms __ 

acres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All farm operatars ____________ number __ land in farms ________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 

Farms by tenure of farm operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested crapland _______ acres __ 

Port awners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Btock and atner races, see textFarm operators by tenure: I 

All form operators __________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ land in forms- _____________ acreL_ 

All forms 

1974 

128 

684 386 

37 558 

55 

85 339 

5 833 

65 

545 647 

29 995 

8 

53 400 

I 730 

6.3 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

154 

730 840 

39 265 

48 

66 068 

6405 

95 

628 237 

30 724 

11 

36 535 

2 136 

7.1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

121 136 

683 597 721 707 

37 507 39 036 

48 36 

84 550 65 125 

5 782 6 246 

65 93 

545 647 622 247 

29 995 30654 

8 7 

53 400 34 335 

I 730 2 136 

6.6 5.1 

- - - -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- - - - - -

- -

- -

- -

98 108 

398 668 492 070 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Forms by type of organization - Can. Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) 

land in forms ______________ acres-_ (NA) (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) 

land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Other _____________________ number __ (NA) (NA) 

acres-_ (NA) (NA) 

Form operators by age group;2 Under 25 yeors _____________________ _ 2 1 25 to J..4 years _____________________ _ 17 18 35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 15 40 45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 36 46 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 33 29 65 years and over __________________ _ 16 20 Average age _______________________ _ 51.7 48.9 

Form operators by place of residence:] On form aperated ___________________ _ 93 116 

~} 20 

On another farm ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not an a form ________ _ 

In a city. tawn, or urban area _________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work 

off form:] 

65 (NA) 

16 28 

None _____________________________ _ 

I to 49 days ________________________ _ 

50 to 99 days _____________________ _ 

- 5 8 

- =} 12 

- 13 22 

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ____________________ _ 

200 days and over _________________ _ 

Form operators by principal occupation:] Forming __________________________ _ 

- 97 (NA) Other ____________________________ _ 

- 22 (NA) 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

- (NA) (NA) 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) (NA) 

1]969 data are only for forms operated by Blocks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

104 121 

79 936 73 982 

99 117 

37 507 39 036 

~} II 

10 9 

19 26 

40 47 

16 20 

4 4 

22 32 

5 276 6 185 

66 (NA) 

37 153 28 761 

14 10 

15 291 5 809 

109 (NA) 

588 370 641 916 

47 50 

10 354 7 330 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

4 4 

2 306 934 

109 (NA) 

588 370 641 916 

93 121 

582 027 637 718 

17 28 

10 167 7 903 

90 113 

571 860 629 815 

73 82 

6 343 4 198 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

14 22 

59 308 166 693 

9 6 

225 621 62944 

- - - -

2 1 

16 12 

14 36 

34 45 

32 26 

14 16 

51.7 49.4 

89 110 

7 } - 12 

4 

62 (NA) 

16 27 

5 6 

=} 7 

9 12 

95 (NA) 

17 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Golden Valley County, Mont. IV-llS 
Tobie 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms wilh sales of $2.500 Forms with soles of $2.500 and oyer 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of sales: 

2: } 24 

34 43 

$100.000 and over _______________________ _ $40.000 10 $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 ______________________ _ 

$10.000 10 $19,999 ______________________ _ 18 28 

14 24 

14 15 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ________________________ _ 

Under $2,500 (see lexlL __________________ _ 10 20 $2,000 10 $2,499 ______________________ _ 2 1 $1,500 10 $1,999 ______________________ _ 4 10 $1.000 10 $1,499 ______________________ _ - 4 Under $1,000 (see lexlL ________________ _ 4 5 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1.000_ - 8 815 4 253 Average per form ______________ dollorL - 68 869 27 613 

- 79 J 96 

- 1 86~ 567 

-

-

(rops. including hoy _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

Forest products ___________________ formL - 1 2 $1.000_ - 1 1 

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms_ - 120 145 

$1.000_ - 6 949 3 684 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ - 5 (NA) 

$1,000_ - I (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

2: } 24 

34 43 

18 28 

14 24 14 15 

3 2 (X) (X) 

(X) 00 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

8 805 4 231 

72 769 31 107 

78 (NA) 

1 865 563 

- - - -

1 2 

1 1 

114 131 

6 940 3 667 

5 15 

1 6 

Specified products sold: (rops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Grains __________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Other field crops _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ farms __ $1.000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ farms __ $1.000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cattle and calves _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sheep, lambs. and wooL ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

78 

1 865 

66 1 742 -

-

-

-

20 

123 

-

-

-

-

-

-

114 

6 940 

5 

I 

9 

2 

107 

6 666 

"I 

108 

22 

156 

7 

7 J 

1969 

(NA) 

563 

83 

517 

-

-

-

-

23 

45 

-

-

-

-

-

-

131 

3 667 

15 

6 

18 

13 

(NA) 

3 285 

(NA) 

362 

Table 4, Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses' ___ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Custamwork and other agricultural services-________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs ______________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources 1 ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

21 

49 

108 

16 

41 

-

-

29 

23 

14 

43 

5 

1 

17 

45 

1969 

(NA) 

(HA) 

(NA) 

24 

41 

I 

(Z) 

99 

317 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

16 (NA) 

47 (NA) 

106 (NA) 

16 21 

41 38 

- 1 

- (Z) 

28 97 

23 316 

13 (NA) 

41 (NA) 

5 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

15 (NA) 

45 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources!! ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business. excluding form related ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cash wages, salaries. commissions, and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest. dividends, or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc _________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2.500 and 

over, 1974 

62 

394 

6 

56 

37 

125 

32 

114 

18 

69 

10 

30 

ISee text. 11974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenseL __ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Forms with- $1 10 $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,999 ________________ _ 

$2.000 10 $2,999 ________________ _ 

$3,000 10 $4.999 ________________ _ 

$5.00010 $9.999 ________________ _ 

$10.000 10 $19,999 ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

- $20.000 10 $39,999 _______________ _ $40.000 10 $59,999 _____________ . __ _ $60.000 and over _______________ _ -

livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Feed ingredientL ___________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Whole groins ______________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Table 5. 

AU forms 

1974 

128 

7 358 

I 

10 

7 

8 

20 

32 } 29 

8 

13 

69 

2 862 

109 

741 

93 

351 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV-116 Golden Valley County, Mont. 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

154 121 136 

3454 7 339 3 428 

5 !} 6 16 

8 6 5 

12 7 12 

34 19 34 

32 36 

79 29 30 

Ig } 13 

98 66 84 

I 272 2 861 1 263 

136 102 122 

301 729 295 

108 88 100 

158 342 157 

(HA) 20 22 

(NA) 167 27 

(NA) 38 41 

(NA) 99 57 

(NA) 29 34 

(NA) 122 54 

(NA) 92 (NA) 

(NA) 35 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ formL 

$1.000_ lime ______________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

and oil for form business ______ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oi'- __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired farm labor ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Contract lobar ________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ $1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

43 53 

29 13 

71 77 

121 43 

51 (NA) 

24 16 (NA) - (NA) -

127 154 297 188 (NA) (NA) 

(HA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

50 99 

305 172 

1~ J 88 

59 

75 

89 

127 147 

2 875 1 389 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

41 49 

29 13 

69 75 

121 43 

51 (NA) 

24 16 

- -

- -

120 136 

295 186 

120 133 

178 132 

82 72 

82 30 

40 41 

15 8 

120 136 

21 16 

48 92 

304 172 

6 10 

13 5 

74 80 

89 53 

119 136 

2 837 1 383 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Doto 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

AI MachlMry alld Equlpm •• t 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___________________ ~ _ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Average per farm __________ dollor, __ 

Farms by value groupl $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 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machl.ery and Equlpme .. 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms __ number __ 

mfd in tost 5 years, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Crawler troctors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

123 149 

4 411 2 414 

35 861 16 201 

- 9 

5 23 

10 37 

~~ } 33 

33 47 15 

10 

109 130 

166 198 

113 109 

118 141 

350 362 

140 138 '" j 134 

321 340 

60 50 

18 

21 

4 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and oyer 

1974 1969 

118 135 

4 362 2 382 

36 970 17 644 

:;} 21 

8 34 

28 33 

20 30 

33 8 

15 } 10 9 

107 124 

163 188 

113 106 

113 131 

342 350 

138 135 

112 126 

317 311 

60 50 

18 15 

21 17 

4 -

Selectlld Machinery & Equip. - (on. 

Grain ond bean combines, seft-propelled _______________ farms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Corn heads for combines ______ farms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number_ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms. 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Pickup balers ________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Windrowers. pull and self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Field foroge harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 

46 

52 

9 

J 

18 

19 

4 

72 

77 

25 

56 

58 

25 

6 

6 

-

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1969 1974 1969 

50 46 49 

54 52 53 

14 9 14 

2 - 1 

2 - 1 

1 - 1 

3 1 

3 1 

- -

(NA) 18 (NA) 

(NA) 19 (NA) 

(NA) 4 (NA) 

97 72 96 

102 77 101 

35 25 34 

(NA) 56 44 

(NA) 58 48 

(NA) 25 32 

(NA) 6 7 

(NA) 6 7 

(NA) - 2 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Forms 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974__ 119 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep ______ .. 197-4__ 116 

1969__ 138 Cottle and colves _______________ 1974__ 108 

1969__ 134 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 1974__ 1 

5 to 9 ____________________ 1974__ 3 

10 to 19 __________________ 1974__ 4 

20 to 49 __________________ 1974__ 23 

50 to 99 __________________ 1974__ 14 

100 to 199 ________________ 1974__ 26 

200 to 499 ________________ 1974__ 27 

500 ond over ______________ 1974__ 10 

Cows and heifers that had calved _________________ 1974__ 99 

1969__ 117 Beef cows ________________ 1974__ 98 

1969__ (NA) Milk cows ________________ 1974__ 18 

1969__ 38 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974__ (X) 

1969__ (X) 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- lN4 _____________ _ 

5N9 _____________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

~O~d~u __________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1~2 _____________ _ 3~4 _____________ _ 

5N9 _____________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199-______________________ _ 200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _______________ • _____ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

98 

1 

2 

9 

15 

27 

20 

22 

2 

18 

14 

2 

2 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 112 (X) 120 (X) 

(X) 109 (X) 120 (X) 

()O 127 (X) 144 (X) 

27 695 101 27 480 113 30 500 25 619 123 25 435 140 19 294 

2 2 5 19 2 14 11 73 

66 3 47 11 168 

756 21 705 27 843 

1 012 12 874 21 1 444 

3 871 26 3 871 21 3 052 9 177 27 9 177 15 4 031 12 792 10 12 792 5 20 884 

15 734 94 15 604 (NA) (NA) 

12 681 112 12 629 (NA) (NA) 

15 696 93 15 568 (NA) (NA) 

12 590 111 12 538 (NA) (NA) 

38 17 36 (NA) (NA) 

91 38 91 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

()O (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory. 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

15 696 93 15 568 Cottle sold Forms wi'h:'- --------------------

2 1 to 4 ------------------------ 14 1 9 5 to 9 ------------------------ 136 8 120 10 to 19 ---------------------- 440 14 411 20 to 49 ---------------------- 1 779 26 1 703 50 to 99 ---------------------- 2 840 20 2 840 100 to 199 -. -- ---------------- (D) 22 (D) 200 to 499 -------_.----------- (D) 2 (D) 500 and Over __________________ 

38 17 36 Colves sold ________________________ 

Forms wifh- 19 13 17 1 or 2 ___ • ____________________ 

6 2 6 3 or 4 ________________________ 

13 2 13 5 to 9 ---. ------------------ -- 10 to 19 -- ---------- -----.---- 20 to 49 -- -- ------------------ 50 to 99 ---- ------------------ 100 to 199 -------._----------- 200 to 499 -- ------------ ---- -- 500 ond over -- ----------------

Soles 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

114 (X) 6940 

114 (X) 6 930 

130 (X) (NA) 

107 30 458 6666 

128 19 186 3 285 

8 52 13 

10 152 27 

27 843 137 

21 1 444 287 

21 3 052 562 

15 4 031 872 

5 20 884 4 767 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

9 (X) 2 18 (X) 13 

Soles, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms 

94 

11 

13 

9 

24 

14 

II 

10 

2 

1>4 

1 

3 

2 

9 

17 

15 

11 

4 

2 

Number 

23 604 

30 

80 

118 

866 

901 

474 

(D) 

(D) 

6 854 

2 

12 

14 

148 

500 

186 

456 

(D) 

(D) 

Dollars 

(1,000) 

5 4~ 

7 

17 

30 

178 

217 

347 

(D) 

(D) 

216 

(Z) 

1 

2 

19 

74 

156 

206 

(D) 

(D) 

Golden Valley County, Mont. IV-117 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer calveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beet heifers - _______________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers - _______________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with ~~~~n~~$2~500 and over 

Forms Number 

87 6 229 108 7 293 

86 6 184 

6 45 

87 5 647 114 5 513 

Cottle fot1ened on grains and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

IOta 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to L _______________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponieL _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

lambs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethns _________________________ 1974 __ 

IPounds of wool. 

Inventory 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 All farms and aver 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms 

12 630 11 619 12 23 I 494 23 I 494 16 

2 6 2 6 3 5 32 5 32 1 3 45 2 34 2 - - - - 2 I (D) I (D) 2 

- - - - - I (D) I (D) 1 - - - - I 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 5 (X) (X) (X) (X) 2 

24 6 649 22 6 570 24 36 8 751 33 8 623 39 (X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 3 11 (NA) 

49 283 47 281 7 

88 449 (NA) (NA) 14 

InventoryFarms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Farms Number 

6 98 tiMers of pigs farrowed between9 158 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 

11 521 1969 __ 

21 I 336 December I of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 

13 2 658 1969 __ 

21 3 809 June land November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 

17 103 1969 __ 

Number 

1 542 

I 357 

7 

9 

35 

79 

(D) 

-

(0) 

(D) 

122 

52 

4 108 

8692 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

32 

36 

Sales -

Farms with sales of $2,500 and oyer 

Farms Number Dollars (1,000) 

6 55 14 

6 (D) (NA) 

4 29 8 2 26 6 

- - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number 00110 rs (1,000) 

11 1 531 108 

16 1 357 (NA) 

3 7 (Z) 

1 9 I 

I 24 2 

2 79 4 

2 (D) (D) 

- - -

I (D) (D) 

I (D) (D) 

5 122 2 

2 52 (NA) 

22 4 037 (NA) 

36 8 646 (NA) 

19 4 673 '51 967 

22 (X) 156 

- - -

- - (NA) 

7 32 7 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All farms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Farms Number Farms Number 

6 151 6 lSI 

9 229 9 229 

5 97 5 97 

8 98 8 98 

6 54 6 54 

7 131 7 131 

Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV-118 Golden Valley County, Mont. 

All forms 

Forms 

18 

(NA) 

18 

41 

18 

40 

18 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 

1 

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 18 (X) 

(X) 41 (X) 

586 18 586 

2 187 38 2 122 

549 18 549 

2 138 37 2073 

549 18 549 

- - - - - -

- - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

100 2 100 

150 1 150 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

All farms Forms wifh sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

2 (X) 2 (X) 

(NA) (X) 5 (X) 

2 26 2 26 

2 250 2 250 

2 26 2 26 

I 100 I 100 

2 26 2 26 

- - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - -

5 1 5 1 (NA) (NA) 15 6 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Hens and pullels of laying 0ge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for toble or market egg production _ 1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullels 3 monlh. old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ofd_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheal (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small grains for grain _____________ _ (allan (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ Sweetpotataes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hay crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ Other crops __________________________ _ 

(orn for grain or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

(am for silage or green chop (tons. green) _ Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ Sorghums far grain (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hay, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (Ions. dry) _________________ _ 

Table 11. Irrigation and 

Cropland used only for pasture _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ Improved pasture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheal (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

DaIs (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 80rley (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other small grains for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed craps __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ (allan (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish pololoes (hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchardL ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

18 549 2 26 

37 2 073 1 100 

16 489 2 26 

2 60 - -

- - - -

1 20 I 150 

9 37 - - - - - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Farms 

1974 1969 

2 I 

- I 

- - - -

66 82 

45 77 

- - - -

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

85 106 

- - - -

- -

5 (NA) 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - 2 I 130 - - - - - -

- (NA) - 77 88 8910 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey ~i~';'"Yb~~~============== hens for breeding _____________ ======== ~~j~== 1974 __ 

1969 __ Olher poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All farms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

130 65 

- 16 

- -

- -

18 944 17 670 

4 801 8 655 

-

=1 -

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

13 501 12 859 

- - - - - -

184 90 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity horvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- - - 65 (D) 620 

- (X) (Xl 

- - -

- (X) (X) 

9 516 15 723 15 546 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

I 8 - -

5 43 I 2 

I 8 - -

I 8 - -

- - - -

- - - -

4 21 - -

5 ()O - (X) 

14 (X) 3 (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

()O (X) 

- -

- -

450 474 340 442 

(X) (X) 

-

=1 -

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

20 691 19 053 

(X) (X) 

(X) (Xl 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - I I 30 65 

- - - - - - - -

- (NA) - - 43 43 4 902 5 436 

Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Irrigated land 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Tans Farms Tons 

22 5 276 (Xl 8 962 532 43 32 6 185 (X) 8 269 4 314 4 17 17 10 167 (X) 6 590 2 380 2 28 28 7903 (Xl 3 26 2 175 2 12 2 130 (X) I 30 2 130 2 23 1 65 (X) I 65 (Xl 

(X) 

65 18935 450 374 100 41 12 548 41 311 79 17 572 338 830 28 42 9 589 (NA) 257 (NA) 

26 979 36 065 6 261 5 258 5 II 49 I 913 83 512 6 130 14 625 (NA) 19 (NA) 30 3 813 94 694 3 120 9 I 184 9 34 54 6 576 206 813 2 50 23 2 544 (NA) 65 (NA) 

(Xl (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

82 13 468 20 648 44 8 189 27 2 125 27 190 103 12 764 18 803 46 6 722 18 975 18 69 5 184 (Xl 1 50 5 90 (X) 3 60 15 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

24 (NA) (NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(Xl 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Golden Valley County, Mont. IV-119 
Tobie 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

Berries for sale __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Farms Acres Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Farms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Totol Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Farms Tons Farms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1.000 __ lime ___________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay crops ____________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ Nematodes in crops ____________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

17 

1974 1969 

78 95 

145 59 

69 60 157 14 273 

641 442 121 43 

4 

341 

1 

1 3 100 530 (Z) (Z) 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to control- Can Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ farms __ 3 

acres on which used __ 200 $1,000 __ 1 

Weeds or grass in crops _________________ farms __ 36 55 

acres on which used __ 9 338 9 261 $1.000 __ 12 9 Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ farms __ 5 8 

acres on which used __ 2 050 440 $1,000 __ 7 1 Weeds on all other land __________________ farms __ 13 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 286 (NA) 

$1.000 __ 1 (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ forms __ 2 

acres on which used __ 015 $1,000 __ 2 Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ 14 43 

$1,000 __ 2 2 Other chemicals (see tex1) __________________ farms __ 8 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 1 (NA) 

Table 13, Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ forms __ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres __ 

Average per form _______________________ acres __ 

Cropland irrigoted _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farmL_ 

acres __ Other cropland irrigated ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated. other than cropland posture _ forms __ acres __ 

Estimated '1uantity of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ ocre-feet __ 

Land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

1974 

47 

38.8 

10 354 

220.3 

45 

9 764 

45 

8 747 

8 

962 

3 

55 

6 

590 

22 588 

2.2 

6 

991 

1969 

50 

36.7 

7 330 

146.6 

50 

7 304 

47 

7 024 

8 

269 

(NA) 

11 

3 

26 

17 534 

2.4 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems-____________ farms __ 

ocres-_ Other sprinkler system s ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Land in irrigated forms ______________________ acres __ Cropland ________________________________ ocres __ 

Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 ond 1973 ____________________ farms __ 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 

Forms with ortifical drainage _________________ farms __ Proportion of forms ____________________ percenL_ Land in farms with drainage _________________ acres __ Lond drained ____________________________ ocres __ 

Average per farm ______________________ acres __ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

ocres __ 

1974 1969 

3 (NA) 

380 (NA) 

11 (NA) 

418 (NA) 

446 437 328 622 

26 626 22 341 

16 768 13 413 

(X) 

(X) 

9 11 

7.4 8.0 

230 114 73 052 

3 033 571 

337.0 51.9 

54 (NA) 

234 (NA) 

556 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by size of debt owed: 

Total operator debt 

65 

714 

Secured by real estate 

53 

4 497 

Not secured by real estate 

38 

216 

Under $5,000 _______________________ • __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ 9 8 3 $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________________________________________ 2 3 5 

$10,000 to $29,999_____________________________________________________________ 20 10 16 $30,000 to $49,999 ____________ .________________________________________________ 4 8 3 

$50,000 ond over ___________ . __________________________________________ --------- L.. ___________ 3_0 _____________ 2_4 _____________ 11-J 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days _____ • __ _ 

Less than 25 doys ______ _ 

Total contract labor ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 1969 

26 23 

22 } 22 82 

6 10 

4 (NA) 

IV - 120 Golden Valley County, Mont. 

Workers 00110 rs (l ,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

51 29 208 } 92} 267 91 

60 6 

(NA) (NA) 13 

13 (NA) 11 

1974 hired farm workers working150 doys 25 to Less than 1969 Totol or more 149 doys 25 doys 

Forms _________________ _ 48 26 22 22 Cash wages paid _ $1.000 __ 304 208 91 6 Number of workers ______ _ 203 51 92 60 

172 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 20 16 9 9 

5 2 workers _________ _ 7 5 5 3 Jar 4 wor!<ers _____ _ 8 2 7 6 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 11 3 - 4 (NA) 10 workers and over _ 2 - 1 -

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Average size of farm ______ acres __ 

Approximate land or80 _______ acres __ 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ Average per form ________ dollors __ 

Average per acre ________ dallars __ 

Forms by size: 1109 acres ___________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 

501069 acres _________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 

100 10 139 acres _______________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 

18010219 acres _______________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres _______________ _ 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 

1,000 '0 1,999 acres ____________ _ 

2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 

All farms 

1974 

133 

381 641 

2 869 

108 864 

34.4 

49 681 

373 541 

130 

2 

4 

3 

1 

2 

4 

1 

2 

8 

19 

37 

50 

1969 

140 

394 223 2816 

108 864 

35.6 

29 908 213 631 

76 

8 

10 

5 

2 

5 

11 

14 

30 

50 

Farms wi1h soles of $2,500 

and aver 

1974 

123 

380 267 

3 092 

108 864 

34.3 

49 060 

398 862 

129 

1 

1 

6 

19 

37 

50 

1969 

121 LAIne! In Farms Acconllng to Use 

391 583 3 236 

108 864 

35.3 

29 338 

242 465 

75 

1 

6 

1 

Totol cropland _____________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ forms __ 

acres __ 

Forms 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 acres ___________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________ _ 

1,000 acres and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ______________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see text> ___ farms __ acres __ 

2 Total woodland _____________ forms __ 

5 acres __ 

10 Other land (see text) ________ farms-_ 

13 ocres __ 29 Irrigated land ______________ forms-_ 

50 acres __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

124 127 

42 442 49 287 

117 124 

29 924 31 508 

1 7 

- - 2 4 

6 5 

15 15 

39 37 

39 43 

13 8 

2 5 

45 60 

11 962 12 982 

11 16 

556 4 797 

72 56 

69 093 70 239 

126 114 

270 106 274 697 

114 116 

38 393 40 467 

L-____________ ~~------------~ 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Cropland in cover craps, legumes, and soil~improvement grosses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland an which all crops failed _________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Woodland pastured _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and aver 

1974 

10 

521 

1 

100 

2 

15 

6 

226 

1 

180 

70 

69 056 

67 

43 529 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 4 683 Woodland not pastured __________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1 Olher land _______________________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

25 acres __ 

Pasture land and rangeland, other tho n cropland and 

11 

269 

4 

3 389 

55 69 863 

53 60 437 

woodland pasture ______________ _ ___________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Improved pastureland and rongelo nd _________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Unimproved pastureJand and rang eland _______________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

land in houselots, bamlots, ponds, r oods, wasteland, etc. _farmL_ 

acres-_ 

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over All farms 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ 133 140 123 121 Farms by type of organization - Can. Lond in forms ________________ acres __ 381 641 394 223 380 267 391 583 Partnership ________________ number __ (NAl (HAl Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 29924 31 508 29 829 31 252 land in farms ______________ ocres __ (HAl (NAl 

Farms by tenure of farm operatorl Full owners ________________ number __ 76 70 69 56 

Corporation ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ (HAl (HAl 

(HAl (HAl 

Lond in farms ______________ acres-_ 110 104 84 111 109 100 81 642 Other _____________________ number __ (HAl (HAl Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 13 064 11 467 12 99'1 11 229 acres __ (NAl (HAl 

Port owners _______________ number __ 47 58 47 54 Form operators by age group:' land in farms ______________ acres __ 262 157 294 326 262 157 294 156 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 1 3 Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 15 791 18 436 15 791 18 418 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 5 10 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

10 12 7 11 

9 380 15 786 9 010 15 785 

1 069 1 605 1 039 1 605 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 years and aver __________________ _ 

12 20 

40 49 

36 36 

21 22 Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 7.5 8.5 5.7 9.0 Average age _______________________ _ 54.9 51.9 

Black and ather races, see textFarm operators by tenure: I 

All farm operators __________ number __ Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

- (HAl - - - (HAl - - - (HAl - -

Farm operators by place of residence:' On form aperoted ___________________ _ On onather farm ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, nat on a farm ________ _ In a city, town, or urban area _________ _ 

88 117 

~} 5 

Full awners ________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

- (HAl - - - (HAl - - - (HAl - -

Farm operators reporting days of work 

off form:' None _____________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days _______________________ _ 45 (HAl 

5 19 Part owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocres __ 

Tenonts ___________________ number __ 

- (HAl - - - (HAl - - - (HAl - - - (HAl - -

501099 days ______________________ _ 

100 10149 days ____________________ _ 150 to 199 days ____________________ _ 

200 days and over __________________ _ 

5 6 

i} 10 

23 18 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ - (HAl - - - (HAl - - Farm operators by principal occupation:' Farming ___________________________ _ 94 (HAl 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ - (HAl - - Olher _____________________________ _ 21 (HAl 

Form operators reporting utilization of Farms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ Land in forms ______________ acres __ (HAl (HAl 95 89 

(HAl (HAl 243 185 296 974 

futures market _____________________ _ 

Farm operators reporting agricultural contracJs _________________________ _ 

- (HAl (HAl 

- (HAl (HAl 

11969 data are only for farms operated by Blacks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

115 117 

41 234 48 888 

114 114 

29 829 31 252 

i} 10 

15 11 

39 37 

39 43 

13 8 

2 5 

38 56 

10884 12 953 

10 (HAl 

521 4 683 

70 55 

69 056 69 863 

119 (HAl 

269 977 272 832 

110 108 

38 193 40 311 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

36 9 

25 527 9 426 

119 (HAl 

269 977 272 832 I 101 94 

264 206 266 802 

28 21 

12 963 9 489 

91 85 

251 243 257 313 

84 63 

5 771 6 030 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

10 19 

32 754 43 312 

18 11 

104 328 50 497 

- 2 - 800 

1 1 

5 10 

10 18 

34 44 

34 28 

21 20 

55.5 52.0 

84 105 

~} 5 

43 (HAl 

5 17 

5 5 9 } 7 1 

17 12 

91 (HAl 

14 (HAl 

- (HAl 

3 (HAl 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data Granite County, Mont. IV -121 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All farms Forms wilh sales of $2,500 Forms with sales of $2,500 and ovor 

1974 1969 

Farms by value of sales: $100,000 and aver _______________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 ______________________ _ 3~ } 25 

25 35 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ _ 30 31 $5,000 10 $9,999 ________________________ _ 17 16 $2,500 10 $4,999 ________________________ _ 10 13 

Under $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________ _ 11 20 $2,000 10 $2.499 ______________________ _ 6 3 $1.500 10 $1,999 ______________________ _ - 5 $1,000 10 $1.499 ______________________ _ 2 5 Under $1,000 (see lexl) _________________ _ 3 7 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000 __ 4 361 3 352 Average per farm ______________ dollars __ 32 787 23 943 

(rops. including hoy _______________ formL 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

- 64} 63 

- 66~ 222 

-

-

Farest products ___________________ formL - 15 11 

$1.000_ - 317 48 

livestock, paultry, and their products ________________________ farms_ - 126 134 

$1.000_ - 3377 3 082 

Paultry and paultry products ______ farms-- 1 (NA) 

$1,000_ - (Z) (NA) 

and aver 

1974 1969 

3~ } 25 

25 35 

30 31 

17 16 

10 13 

1 1 

(X) (X) 

()() (X) 

(X) ()() 

()() (X) 

4 346 3 330 

35 331 27 522 

61 (NA) 

663 216 

- - - -

15 11 

317 48 

120 120 

3 366 3 067 

1 5 

(Z) (Z) 

Specified products said: Crops ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ T abaeeo ________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

cottan and cattanseed _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _form5-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Dairy products ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cottle and calves _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and waaL ___________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

61 

663 

9 

35 

-

-

-

-

59 

628 

-

-

-

-

-

-

120 

3 366 

1 

(Z) 

-

-

119 

3 259 

23 'i I 

8 

74 J 

1969 

(NA) 

216 

15 

20 

-

-

-

-

50 

196 

-

-

-

-

-

-

120 

3 067 

5 

(Z) 

1 

6 

(NA) 

2 973 

(NA) 

88 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off farm and other sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold' ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses' ___ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services _________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Government farm programs ___________ • __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments _____________________________ • ________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other farm-related sources _______________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources' ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

19 

26 

74 

7 

6 

2 

6 

12 

10 

7 

52 

1 

1 

8 

27 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

15 

16 

2 

2 

26 

36 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

12 (NA) 

24 (NA) 

71 (NA) 

7 13 

6 12 

2 2 

6 2 

11 25 

10 35 

6 (NA) 

49 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

8 (NA) 

27 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources' ____________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding farm related ___________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc. ________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

57 

450 

7 

66 

38 

267 

35 

81 

12 

31 

lSee text. '1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total farm production expenses ___ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Forms with- $1 10 $999 ______________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1.999 _________________ _ 

$2,00010 $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,00010 $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 10 $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 and over ________________ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms __ 

, $1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____ • ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredients ____________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole groins ______________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and siloge __ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

IV - 122 Granite County, Mont. 

Table 5, 

All forms 

1974 

132 

3 812 

3 

3 

2 

17 

3 

43 } 31 

13 

17 

66 

586 

108 

578 

82 

307 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

140 123 121 

2 998 3 794 2 976 

17 J} 6 7 

I 1 1 

7 14 6 

35 3 35 

43 35 

73 31 20 

13 } 18 17 

83 61 77 

1 020 586 1 019 

113 100 105 

183 571 181 

94 79 89 

85 305 83 

(NA) 16 7 

(NA) 37 5 

(NA) 61 34 

(NA) 90 46 

(NA) 27 24 

(NA) 139 47 

(NA) 86 (NA) 

(NA) 58 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased _______ • ___________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chern icals purchased ___________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ lime _____________________ • forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline ___________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Diesel oiL __________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas. kerosene. and fuel oil _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Contract lobar ________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ forms __ $1.000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 1 

All forms 

1974 

38 

26 

76 

167 

15 

7 

(NA) 

(NA) 

132 

260 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

79 

398 

18 } 31 

29 

33 

129 

725 1 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

45 37 39 

10 25 9 

88 76 82 

75 167 75 

(NA) 15 (NA) 

4 7 4 

- - -

- - -

140 123 121 

158 258 153 

(NA) 121 121 

(NA) 204 126 

(NA) 58 49 

(NA) 27 10 

(NA) 19 15 

(NA) 6 2 

(NA) 123 121 

(NA) 21 15 

97 78 92 301 398 300 

64 17 12 

50 30 23 

26 50 

33 26 

135 123 120 

199 1 660 1 186 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

AD Machl ... ry and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1,()00 __ Average per form __________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $110 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ________________ _ $20,000 10 $29,999 ________________ _ $30,000 10 $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ________________ _ $70,000 ond over _________________ _ 

Selected Machi.ery and Equlpme.t 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

129 137 4 420 2 319 34 263 16927 

- 4 

6 28 14 29 

~~ } 21 

30 55 16 

14 

118 117 

181 156 

114 107 

123 126 299 286 115 126 

"'} 126 

406 481 

59 124 

54 

61 

2 

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

123 120 4 365 2 256 35 490 18 798 

5} 17 

10 28 

26 21 

22 32 30 14 

16 } 14 8 

114 106 175 145 

109 102 119 113 293 268 112 119 

109 113 

400 404 

58 109 

53 51 

60 54 

2 9 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Can. 

Groin and bean combines, 

self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms_ -

- number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ______________ forms __ 

- number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower condi1ioners __________ forms-_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ -

-

Pickup balers ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and self-propelled ___ ._. _________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in los1 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel1ype. ____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in los1 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 

12 

12 

I 

:J 

27 

35 

5 

65 

75 

23 

54 

59 

24 

2 

3 

-

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1969 1974 1969 

6 12 6 

6 12 6 

2 I 2 

I - I 

I - I 

- - -

I -

I -

I -

(NA) 26 (NA) 

(NA) 34 (NA) 

(NA) 5 (NA) 

66 63 63 

73 73 70 

36 23 35 

(NA) 53 30 

(NA) 58 35 

(NA) 24 27 

(NA) 2 7 

(NA) 3 10 

(NA) - 4 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Forms 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974__ 123 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974__ 119 

1969__ 130 Cottle and colves _______________ 1974__ 119 

1969__ 122 

Forms with- I to 4 ____________________ 1974__ I 

5109 ____________________ 1974__ 5 

101019 __________________ 1974__ 3 

201049 __________________ 1974__ 8 

501099 __________________ 1974__ 9 

10010199 ________________ 1974__ 33 200 10 49L _______________ 1974__ 41 

500 ond over ______________ 1974__ 19 

Cows and heifers that hod colved _________________ 1974__ 115 

1969__ 112 Beef cows ________________ 1974__ 114 

1969__ (NA) Milk cows ________________ 1974__ 19 

1969__ 26 

Doiry producls sold _______________ 1974__ (X) 

1969__ (X) 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1104 ___________________________ _ 

5109 ___________________________ _ 

101019 _________________________ _ 

201049 _________________________ _ 

501099 _________________________ _ 

100 10199 _______________________ _ 200 10 499 _______________________ _ 

SOO and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 or L __________________________ _ 3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

510 L __________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

2010 49 _________________________ _ 

501099 _________________________ _ 

10010199 _______________________ _ 20010499 _______________________ _ 

sao and over _____________________ • 

All forms 

Forms 

114 

1 

6 

6 

10 

14 

41 

32 

4 

19 

17 

2 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with soles of $2.500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 117 (X) 126 (X) 

(X) 113 ()() 125 ()() 

(X) 119 ()() 131 (J() 

32 408 113 32 327 124 15 248 34 496 114 34 423 123 17 441 

4 I 4 I 2 36 2 14 10 66 43 I 18 12 158 308 7 274 27 100 604 9 604 22 I 656 5 088 33 5 088 30 4 393 12 173 41 12 173 19 5 728 14 152 19 14 152 3 2 145 

19 485 109 19 445 (NA) (NA) 

15 997 107 15 962 (NA) (NA) 

19 453 108 19 415 (NA) (NA) 

15 932 107 15899 (NA) (NA) 

32 18 30 (NA) (NA) 

65 24 63 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (J() (NA) ()() 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory. 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

Number 

19453 

3 

39 

92 

398 

982 

5 525 9 584 

2 830 

32 

26 

6 

and over 

Forms 

108 

2 

5 

10 

14 

41 

32 

4 

18 

16 

2 

Number 

19415 

14 

82 

398 

982 

5 525 

9 584 

2 830 

CoHle sold _______________________ • 

Forms with- 1 to 4 _______________________ _ 

5109 _______________________ _ 

101019 _____________________ _ 20 10 49 _____________________ _ 

501099 _____________________ _ 

100 10 199 ___________________ _ 200 10 499 ___________________ _ 

500 and over _________________ _ 

30 Calves sold _______________________ _ 

Forms with- 24 I or 2 _______________________ _ 

6 3 or 4 _______________________ _ 

510 9 _______________________ _ 

101019 _____________________ _ 

20 10 49 _____________________ _ 501099 _____________________ _ 

100 10199 ___________________ _ 

200 10 499 ___________________ _ 

SOO and over _________________ _ 

Sales 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1,000) 

120 (X) 3366 

119 ()() 3 291 

119 ()() (NA) 

119 15 204 3 259 114 17 351 2 973 

I 2 

6 36 <ZJ I II 144 34 

27 100 266 22 I 656 382 30 4 393 834 

19 5 728 317 3 2 145 417 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

501",1974-

Forms wi1h sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms 

106 

6 

8 

16 

29 

17 

18 

II 

I 

66 

5 

2 

3 

4 

17 

16 

12 

6 

I 

Number 

155 

21 

53 

230 

014 

I 108 

2 718 

(D) 

(D) 

6 049 

6 

7 

19 

55 

544 

127 

653 

(D) 

(D) 

Granite County, Mont. 

Dollars 

(1,000) 

2448 

5 

10 

50 

301 

333 

588 

(0) 

(D) 

810 

I 

I 

3 

7 

68 

136 

235 

(D) 

(0) 

IV-123 
Tobie 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer calves ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heijers - _______________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, ond bull colves _______________________ 1974_ - 1969_ -

Invento$'- Farms with soles of 2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

93 5 968 100 6 206 

93 5 963 

1 5 

102 6 914 111 12 255 

Cottle faMened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 10 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

101019 _______________________________ 1974 __ 201049 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

501099 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 10199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 10 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 500 ond over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Tobie 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 104 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5109 __ - _____________________________ 1974 __ 

101024 ------ ________________________ 1974 __ 25104L _____________________________ 1974 __ 

50 10 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 10010199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

20010499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs - __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Gools ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969_ - Horses and ponies __________________________ 1974_ - 1969_ -

Inventory 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

Farms Number Farms Number 

3 21 3 21 

6 103 5 88 

1 2 1 2 1 5 1 5 1 14 1 14 

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

10 753 10 753 18 2 732 16 2 616 (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - 58 518 57 509 

94 900 (NA) (NA) 

lnventoryFarms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

All forms 

Farms Number 

5 147 

6 218 

1 1 

- - 2 20 

1 26 

- - 1 100 

- - - - - - 2 50 

9 587 

18 2 552 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

7 32 

18 98 

Sales- Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Oollors (1,000) 

3 (D) (D) 

1 7 (NA) 

1 3 1 1 17 4 

- - - - - - 1 (D) (D) 

- - - - - -

1974 and 1969 

Soles 

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Oollors (1,000) 

4 121 10 

5 203 (NA) 

1 1 (Z) 

- - - 2 20 2 

- - - - - - 1 100 8 

- - -

- - -

- - -

2 50 (NA) 

9 587 (NA) 

16 2 436 (NA) 

8 602 '4 945 

9 (X) 23 

- - - - - (NA) 

7 32 9 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974_ 

1969_ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ lambs under 1 yeor old _____________________ 1974_ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ____________________ 1974_ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974_ 

IPounds of wool. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 9. 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ , 1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 10 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 10 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 101.599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 10 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 10 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 1019,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 10 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 10 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meot-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry ond pOUIlry producls sold, ($1.000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 124 Granite County, Mont. 

1 4 litters of pigs farrowed between4 16 December 1 of preceding yeor and November 30 _1974 __ 3 17 2 16 

3 17 1969 __ 4 15 4 15 

4 72 December 1 of preceding year and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 3 15 2 14 

5 55 1969 __ 4 14 4 14 

10 687 June I and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 1 2 1 2 

8 11 1969 __ 1 1 1 1 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Soles 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

14 (X) 13 (X) 1 (X) 1 (X) 

(NA) (X) 16 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) 

10 294 9 283 - - - - 17 714 16 649 3 115 3 115 

9 286 8 276 - - - - 17 701 16 636 2 80 2 80 

9 286 8 276 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - 1 35 1 35 

(X) (Xl (X) (X) 1 (Z) 1 (Z) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (HA) 5 (Z) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Dota 
TobIe 9, 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

~:~: :~~ ~~~~eh~rg ~:;k:~o1ugct'i~~d-u_c~~o-~= ~~~!== 

Pullels 3 monlhs old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens far breeding ___ ]974 __ 

Pullel chicks and pullel. under 3 monlhs 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn far all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheal (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small grains for groin _____________ _ CoHan (bales) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ Sweetpototoes (bushels) ________________ _ Hoy crops (Ions, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for safe _______________________ _ Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for siloge or green chop (tons. green) _ Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ Sorghums for grain (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Sorghums for silage. fodder. hay, etc. ____ _ AKoKo hay (tons. dry) _________________ _ 

Table 11. Irrigation and 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheal (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Ools (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other small grains far grain ________ l974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peonuls for nul. (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hay crops (Ion., dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed crop'-_________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ COHan (bales) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Land In orchordL ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1 974 and 1969 - Continued 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Forms Number 

8 276 - - 16 636 2 80 

8 276 - - - - - -

- - - - - - 1 35 

3 7 - - - - - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Farms 

1974 1969 

- - - - - - - - 4 11 

26 33 

- -

- -

- (HAl 

- (HAl 

116 124 

- -

- 1 

- - 1 (NAl 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - -

- - -

- - - - - - - (HAl - 72 66 11 644 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

~i;:.7b~~O(j=== = === == = = == ==== ==== = :~~ 1== Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other poullry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All farms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

- -

- -

- - - - 178 364 

846 989 

- - - - - (HAl 

- (HA) 

28 949 30 185 

- - - (Z) 

- -

20 3 

Farms with sales of $2.500 and aver 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- - - - - -

- (Xl ()() 

- - -

- (X) ()() 

8 850 27 105 23 429 

Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Forms 

4 18 1 

- - -

4 18 1 

4 18 1 

- - -

- - -

- - -

3 00 - 4 00 -

Quantity harvested 

1974 

()() 

(Xl 

-

- 2990 (X) 

-

-

-

- 58 082 

(Xl 

()() 

()() 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- (HA) - 68 58 11 374 

Number 

8 

-

8 

8 

-

-

-

00 

00 

1969 

(Xl 

(Xl 

-

- 9 087 

(Xl 

-

-

(NAl 

(HAl 

57 887 

(Xl 

()() 

(Xl 

(X) 

1969 

-

-

-

-

-

8 136 

Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Irrigated land 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Quanlity Fonns Acres Forms Acres Forms Tons Farms Tons 

38 10 884 ()() 27 4994 8 484 8 37 56 12 953 ()() 34 5 861 14 1 702 14 74 28 12 963 (X) 14 4 720 9 3 249 9 125 21 9489 ()() 14 5885 4 530 4 31 (X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

4 178 2 990 70 38 2 10 356 8 937 141 40 (HAl (HAl 

14 227 10 309 14 221 1 12 1 1 18 344 25478 16 324 6 129 (HAl 9 (HAl 18 517 20 436 13 249 2 48 2 8 21 630 32 920 16 457 6 165 (HA) 13 (HAl 1 27 1 800 

(HAl (HAl 75 ()() 75 

(HAl (HAl 

(NAJ (HA) 

113 28 854 57957 108 27 836 52 10 761 52 771 114 29 951 57 531 107 27676 53 9 214 53 728 1 20 ()() 

1 3 (X) 

(NA) (HAl 

(HAl (HAl 

(HAl (HAl 

00 

(X) 

00 

(Z) 00 (ZJ (Z) (Z) 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Doto Granite County, Mont. IV-12S 
Tobie 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Acres Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Farms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1 974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ torms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ lime ___________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy crops ____________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Nematodes in crops ____________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

81 

175 

76 

14 592 

947 

167 

5 

860 

3 

1 

17 

1 

1969 

88 

79 

67 11 780 

858 

75 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control-Con Diseases in crops ond archards ____________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Weeds or gross in crops _________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Weeds on all other land __________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

1 

2 

(Z) 

6 698 

1 

1 

3 

(Z) 

1 

14 

(Z) 

8 

2 

2 

(Z) 

1969 

14 

563 

1 

7 

132 

(Z) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1 

16 

(Z) 

21 

2 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ farms-_ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres-_ 

Average per form _______________________ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres-_ Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Posture irrigated. other than cropland posture _ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feeL_ Aven"'ge per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feet __ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

1974 

110 

89.4 

38 193 

347.2 

110 

33 473 

108 

28 379 

27 

4 994 

1 

100 

14 

4 720 

67 091 

1.8 

37 

12 079 

1969 

108 

89.2 

40 311 

373.2 

108 34 426 

107 

28 565 

34 

5 861 

(NA) 

14 5 885 

88 486 

2.2 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 1969 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ forms __ 2 (NA) 

acres __ 200 (NAl 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 39 (NAl 

acres __ 4 312 (NA) 

land in irrigated formL _____________________ acres __ 336 607 373 167 Croplond ________________________________ acres __ 40 599 45 626 Harvested cropland _____________________ ocres __ 29 264 30 340 

Farms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 _ ___________________ farms __ (JO 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ (JO 

Farms with artifical drainoge _________________ farms-_ 21 21 Proportion of forms ____________________ percenL_ 17.1 17.3 lond in forms with drainage _________________ ocres __ 89 066 77 448 land drained ____________________________ acres __ I 442 2 561 Average per form ______________________ acres-_ 68.7 121.9 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, ond earthen tonks ____________________________________ forms __ 21 (NA) 

number __ 40 (NAl 

acres __ 79 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see texf> ________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 ________________________________________ - ___ -_ -_ ---_ -_ - _____ - ____ _ 

$5,000 to $9.999 ______________________________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $29,999 _________________ • __________________________________________ _ 

$30.000 to $49,999 ______________________________ ---- --------------------------- $50,000 and over __________________________________________ - _ ---_ -- - _____ - ____ _ 

Total operator debt 

56 4 875 

10 

1 

12 

7 

26 

Secured by real estate 

46 

3 331 

11 

6 

8 

1 

20 

Not secured by real estate 

35 

544 

6 

4 

7 

7 L- 11 ________________________________________ ~ 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working -

150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 day' ______ •• _ 

less than 25 days ______ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Farms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

46 

38 } 41 

17 

5 

IV - 126 Granite County, Mont. 

1969 

35 

86 

12 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1.000) 

1974 1969 1974 

84 58 299 } 104 } 312 76 

139 22 (NA) (NA) 30 

12 (NA) 11 

1974 hired form workers working1969 150 days 25 to less than 

Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 78 46 38 41 Cosh wages paid _ $1 ,OO(L_ 398 299 76 22 

Number of workerL _____ _ 327 84 104 139 

300 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 14 27 12 17 

23 2 workers _________ _ 12 9 8 4 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 22 8 9 8 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 27 2 9 11 

(NAl 10 workers and over _ 3 - - 1 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Dato 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All form. 

1974 1969 

All forms ________________ number __ 747 770 

land in forms ______________ acreL_ 788 805 856 141 Average size of form __ < ____ ocres __ 2 395 2 411 

Approximate land oreo _______ acreL_ 873 216 873 216 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 95.5 99.1 

Value of land and building. __ $1,000 __ 215 744 141 429 

Average per form ________ dollars-_ 288 815 183 674 

Average per acre ________ dollors-_ 121 76 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 20 23 to to 49 acres _________________ _ 6 10 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 6 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 3 5 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 5 7 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 15 14 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 2 4 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 10 7 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 73 54 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 91 100 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 208 223 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 308 323 

Other cropland _. _______________________ • _________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Cropland in caver crops, legumes, and sail-improvement grosses, nat harvested and nat pastured ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland an which all crops failed _________________________ farms-. 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________________ farms-_ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Total woodland _____________________________ • _____________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured _________________________________ • ___ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

705 693 Land in Farms According fo Use 

680 690 

2 384 

873 216 

89.7 

205 860 

292 000 

122 

9 

3 

2 

3 

5 

14 

2 

7 

60 

88 

207 

305 

719 928 

2 482 

873 216 

91.8 

128 628 

185 610 

75 

13 

5 

4 

38 

90 

216 

320 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

586 

492 500 

15 

161 

29 

11 143 

555 

458 209 

53 

19 987 

14 

6 389 

5 613 

1969 

(NA) 

560 703 

47 

158 

48 

17 2141 

594 

514 864 

111 

19 467 

9 

2 282 

6 632 

Total cropland _____________ farms __ 

acres_. 

Harvested cropland _______ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Farms by acres harvested; 1 to 9 acres ___ ._. _____ • ___ _ 

10 ta 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 and aver. _______ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ______________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Other cropland (set' text) ___ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Total waadland _____________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Other land (see text) ________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated land ______________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Toto! woodland - Continued Woodland not pastured __________ _ 

Other land _______________________ _ 

712 734 

1 042 021 1 089 365 

693 716 

530 468 497 754 

4 2 

5 9 

13 4 

16 17 

37 28 

57 83 

137 172 

249 255 

175 146 

78 122 

16 300 22 494 

603 660 

495 253 569 117 

16 12 

24 254 18 606 

632 650 

722 530 748 170 

54 62 

4 311 7 523 

___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland, ather tho n cropland and woodland pasture ______________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Improved pcstureland and rangela nd _______ • _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

UnimprOVed pastureiand and rang eland ___________ • ___ farms __ 

acres __ 

land in hauselats, barnlats, ponds, r aads, wasteland, etc. _farms __ 

acres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All farm operators ____________ number __ 

land in farmL _______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland ___ • ___ ._ acres __ 

Farms by tenure of farm operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Black and ather races, see textFarm operators by tenure: l 

All farm aperators __________ number __ land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full awners ________________ number __ 

land in formL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family _____ • ___ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

1 

1 

All farms 

1974 1969 

747 770 

788 805 1 856 141 

530 468 497 754 

217 207 

322 378 344 107 

72 762 76 611 

390 444 

250 953 1 327 640 

392 658 370 857 

140 119 

215 474 184 394 

65 048 50 286 

18.7 15.4 

15 (NA) 

21 610 (NA) 

2 950 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

2 (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

12 (NA) 

16 020 (NA) 

450 (NA) 

80.0 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and aver 

1974 1969 

705 693 

1 680 690 1 719 928 

529 985 494 279 

183 165 

234 813 233 224 

72 676 75 042 

385 425 

1 230 515 I 307 905 

392 295 370 138 

137 103 

215 362 178 799 

65 014 49 099 

19.4 14.8 

15 1 

21 610 (D) 

2 950 (D) 

1 - (D) - (D) - 2 - (D) - (D) -

12 I 

16 020 (D) 

450 (D) 

80.0 100.0 

614 608 

1 366 286 1 398 834 

All farms 

1974 1969 

Farms by type of organization - Can. Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Corporation ________________ num ber __ (NA) (NA) land in farms ______________ acres-_ (NA) (NA) 

Other _____________________ number __ (NA) (NA) 

acres-_ (NA) (NA) 

Form operators by age group:' Under 25 yeors _____________________ _ 22 17 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 81 105 35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 141 190 45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 193 229 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 191 158 65 years and over __________________ _ 100 71 Average age _______________________ _ 50.4 47.9 

Farm operators by place of residence;2 

419 529 

32 } - 21 177 

152 

On farm aperated ___________________ _ 

On another form ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, nat on a form _______ _ 

In a city, town, or urban orea _________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work 

off form:':! 

- 362 (NA) 

46 90 

None ____________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days _______________________ _ 

50 to 99 days _____________________ _ 

- 25 44 

- 24 } 52 - 38 

- 72 126 

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 

200 days and over _________________ _ 

Form operators by principal occupation:' 

- 628 (NA) 

- 100 (NA) 

Farming __________________________ _ 

Other ____________________________ _ 

Farm operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ (NA) (NA) 

Farm operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) (NA) 

IJ969 data are only for forms operated by Blacks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

687 675 

1 035 129 1 075 623 

682 666 

529 985 494 279 

3 l 1 J 15 12 

13 

36 9 

57 69 

136 172 

249 255 

175 146 

64 103 

12 644 20 641 

586 (NA) 

492 500 560 703 

14 9 

6 389 2 282 

593 (NA) 

639 172 642 023 

50 57 

3 860 7 228 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

9 

1 656/ 5 776 

593 (NA) 

639 172 642 023 I 391 434 

587 434 614 327 

62 81 

38 727 34 487 

341 411 

548 707 579 840 

492 417 

51 738 27 696 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

75 69 

250 393 241 462 

11 12 

54 449 63 862 

5 4 

9 562 15 770 

18 14 

79 91 

129 161 

188 216 

176 148 

99 63 50.5 48.2 

405 492 

31 } 21 151 

150 

357 (NA) 

45 85 

25 42 

22 } 46 36 

63 83 

600 (NA) 

89 (NA) 

30 (NA) 

37 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Hill County, Mont. IV-127 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of soles: 

95 1 82 286 _ 

161 203 

$100,000 ond ovor _______________________ _ 

~O,ooo to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 98 223 $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 46 115 $2,500 to ~,999 ________________________ _ 20 66 

Under $2,500 (see te'I} ___________________ _ 41 81 $2,000 to $2,499 ______________________ _ 5 18 $1,500 to $1,999 ______________________ _ 7 15 $1,000 to $1,499 ______________________ _ 3 14 Under $1,000 (see te'I} _________________ _ 26 34 

Market value of ogricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000 __ 40 058 15 540 Averoge per form ______________ dolfors-_ 53 625 20 181 

Crops, including hoy _______________ forms-

$l,O()(L 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

- 653 J 691 

- 35 17~ 11 493 

- (0) 

- - 2 Forest products ___________________ forms-

$1,000_ - - 2 

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms-- 362 379 

$1,000_ - (0) 4 045 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ - 22 (NA) 

$1,000_ 83 (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

94

285 1 _ 82 

161 203 

98 223 46 115 20 63 

1 7 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

39 834 15 138 56 502 21 844 

646 (NA) 

35 169 11 439 

2 - (0) -

- 1 

- (l) 

336 345 (0) 3 699 

21 29 

82 43 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ T abaeeo ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ forms __ $1,000 __ Other field crops _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _forms __ $1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

646 

35 169 

641 34 796 

-

-

-

-

59 

361 

4 

10 

-

-

1 

2 

336 4 606 

21 

82 

12 

153 

321 

"~; 768 

15 I 

10 

16 

7 -' 

1969 

(NA) 

11 439 

636 

11 167 

-

-

-

- 135 

192 

12 

79 

-

-

-

-

345 3 699 

29 

43 

20 

225 

(NA) 

3 096 

(NA) 

334 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with totor family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold! ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses' ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Customwork and other agricultural services _________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs ______________________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Expenses for form-related income sources , ____________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

I 

All forms 

1974 

56 

194 

343 

101 

841 

2 

(Z) 

46 

72 

49 

192 

32 

238 

79 

524 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

(NA) 42 (NA) 

(NA) 192 (NA) 

(NA) 1 340 (NA) 

111 101 103 

246 841 225 

5 2 4 

57 (Z) 9 

559 45 525 

3 456 72 3419 

(NA) 48 (NA) 

(NA) 190 (NA) 

(NA) 32 (NA) 

(NA) 238 (NA) 

(NA) 78 (NA) 

(NA) 523 (NA) 

!See text. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total family income from off-form sources 2 ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business. excluding farm related ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages. salaries. commissions, and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc. ________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 ond 

over, 1974 

407 

2 637 

43 

312 

195 

407 

260 

665 

63 

169 

49 

83 

Table 5. Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Total farm production expenses- __ farms-

$1,000_ 

Forms with- $1 to $999 _____________________ _ 

- $1,000 10 $1,999 _________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 ________________ _ 

- $3,000 to ~,999----------------- - $5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

~O,OOO to $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60.000 and aver __________ . _____ _ - livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Feed ingredients ____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Whole groins _____________ .forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chap, and silage __ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

IV-128 Hili County, Mont. 

All farms 

1974 

747 

21 935 11 

31 

19 

22 

64 

83 

153 } 202 

101 

72 

195 

1 056 

339 

1 232 

275 

578 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1969 1974 1969 

770 705 693 

313 21 652 11 026 

37 1~ } 30 49 

37 21 26 

82 61 74 

171 81 171 

153 226 

394 202 121 

101 } 70 45 

232 173 207 

572 I 048 562 

342 309 303 

584 1 141 484 

225 252 205 

244 572 237 

(NA) 58 44 

(NA) 65 31 

(NA) 113 107 

(NA) 268 83 

(NA) 71 110 

(NA) 237 133 

(NA) 239 (NA) 

(NA) 80 (NA) 

Seeds. bulbs. plants, and trees purchased ___________________ farms_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Dieseloi'-__________________ fonns __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil. grease, piped gas, kerosene. and fuel oil _______ fanns __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired form labor ______________ fonns __ 

$1,000 __ Contract labor ________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Machine hire and custamwork ___ fonns __ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ fonns __ 

$1.000 __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

180 181 

371 91 

248 169 

1 196 213 

498 (NA) 

779 210 (NA) - (NA) -

732 764 

2 087 1 239 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

343 487 

1 050 866 

74 J 406 186 557 

347 

881 

743 751 

13 099 6 980 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

177 172 

369 89 

244 164 

1 191 211 

494 (NA) 

778 208 

- -

- -

695 690 2 074 1 208 

682 677 

998 570 

628 622 816 484 

177 146 

86 30 

684 690 

174 124 

338 458 

1 002 846 74 75 

186 102 

345 351 

880 435 705 693 

12 903 6 880 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per form __________ dollors __ 

Forms by value groupl $1 10 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $4,999-_________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999-_________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,000 10 $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ________________ _ 

$70,000 ond over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms __ number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

718 761 

31 804 20 698 

44295 27 198 

3 10 

35 92 

71 106 

1~~ } 

143 

179 410 109 

130 

628 692 

960 1 065 

645 702 

690 739 

2 621 2 409 

903 797 

.~ j 715 

1 558 1 648 

387 534 

94 

110 

7 

Forms wilh soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

681 688 

30 862 19 569 

45 319 28444 

~} 71 

46 81 

97 135 

87 122 

178 159 

109 } 128 120 

597 643 

909 958 

606 656 

653 671 

2 524 2 240 

856 714 

632 645 

1 493 1 386 

356 476 

91 129 

104 155 

7 32 

S.lected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and self-propelled ______ _________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

490 520 

658 715 

127 303 

n 5 

5 

-

24 

28 (NA) 

32 (NA) 

7 (NA) 

200 238 

208 250 

59 110 

137 (NA) 

143 (NA) 

25 (NA) 

21 (NA) 

24 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

489 506 

657 701 

126 301 

I 3 

2 3 

- -

24 2 

24 2 

- -

28 (NA) 

32 (NA) 

7 (NA) 

196 228 

204 240 

56 108 

133 153 

139 158 

24 52 

19 18 

22 18 

5 9 

Table 7, Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cottle and colves _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I 104 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5109 ____________________ 1974 __ 

101019-_________________ 1974 __ 201049 __________________ 1974 __ 

501099 __________________ 1974 __ 

10010 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

200 10 499-_______________ 1974 __ 

500 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 8eef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969_ Milk - cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Doiry producls sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

8eef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1~4 _____________ _ 

5~9 _____________ _ 

101019 _________________________ _ 

201049 _________________________ _ 

501099-________________________ _ 

100 10 199 _______________________ _ 

20010499-______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________ • _. ___ _ 

Forms with- lu2 _____________ _ 

3u4 _____________ _ 

5109 ___________________________ _ 

101019 _________________________ _ 

201049 _________________________ _ 

501099 _________________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 

20010499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All farms 

Forms 

371 

357 

369 

345 

347 

14 

13 

26 

92 

77 

72 

44 

7 

325 

316 

321 

(NA) 

55 

77 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

321 

12 

26 

42 

95 

77 

46 

19 

4 

55 

49 

3 

-

-

1 

2 

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Farms with soles of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 345 (X) 362 (X) 

(X) 331 (X) 358 (X) 

(X) 335 (X) 365 (X) 

38 807 319 35 729 347 21 871 39 357 320 34 675 347 23 498 

40 11 30 35 85 

89 12 84 39 264 

386 18 263 46 654 3043 80 2 699 93 3 057 

5 548 77 5 548 78 5472 9 905 72 9 905 43 5 956 

12 790 44 12 790 10 2 805 7 006 5 4 410 3 3 578 

23 392 303 21 142 (NA) (NA) 

24 939 295 21 401 (NA) (NA) 

23 141 300 20 897 (NA) (NAl 

24 480 285 20 944 (NA) (NAl 

251 49 245 (NA) (NA) 

459 75 457 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) 00 (NA) (X) 

(X) 00 00 (NA) 00 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

23 141 300 20 897 (ollie sold ________________________ 

Forms with36 11 35 1104 ________________________ 

189 23 164 5109 ________________________ 

563 34 451 101019 ______________________ 

3 083 88 2 883 201049 ______________________ 

5417 77 5 417 50 10 99 ______________________ 

6089 46 6089 100 10199 ____________________ 

4 574 18 4 318 200 10 499 ____________________ 

3 190 3 1 540 500 and over __________________ 

251 49 245 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with62 43 56 I or 2 ________________________ 

9 3 9 3 or 4 ________________________ 

- - - 5109 ________________________ 

- - - 101019 ______________________ 

(D) I (D) 201049 ______________________ 

(D) 2 (D) 501099 ______________________ 

- - - 100 10199 ____________________ 

- - - 200 10 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1,000) 

336 ()O 4606 

332 (X) 4 365 

336 (X) (NA) 

321 20 190 3 587 

321 20 415 3 096 

23 60 16 

32 212 40 

41 590 116 

93 3 057 569 

78 5 472 I 011 

42 5 836 1 013 

10 (D) (0) 

2 (D) (0) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NAl 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

12 (X) 153 20 00 225 

Soles, 1974-

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Dollors Forms Number (1,000) 

257 10 158 2 277 

47 119 29 46 301 62 36 520 120 75 2 319 562 34 2 300 540 15 2 239 551 3 (D) (D) 

1 (0) (D) 

200 10 032 1 310 

14 21 3 5 15 3 14 97 16 32 490 78 68 2 289 291 36 2 403 314 27 3479 425 4 1 238 180 - - -

Hill County, Mont. IV-129 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Heifers and heifer calves ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers -- ______________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls. and bull colves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

InventoryForms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

252 8 328 269 7 543 

248 8 205 

15 123 

274 6 259 291 5 731 

Cattle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- Ito 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 -- ____________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 9L _____________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep ond lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goots ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponieL ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

AU forms Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

Farms Number Forms Number 

39 5 035 39 5 035 

64 5 849 56 5 625 

8 23 8 23 9 58 9 58 6 83 6 83 2 85 2 85 4 242 4 242 4 542 4 542 3 852 3 852 

3 3 150 3 3 150 (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

16 430 14 378 19 1 676 18 1 649 (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 2 2 128 1 000 118 524 

210 I 338 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

AU farms 

Farms Number 

36 10 531 

57 5 776 

3 9 

4 29 

4 63 

3 105 

7 495 

6 (D) 

2 (D) 

7 8 281 

4 483 

10 523 

15 372 21 2 240 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

17 31 

25 70 

Soles- Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Oollors (1.000) 

39 2 156 422 

6 191 (NA) 

23 80 25 

1 13 4 

11 338 116 

2 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

- - -

1 (D) (D) 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Oollors (1,000) 

36 10 531 768 

54 5 719 (NA) 

3 9 I 

4 29 2 

4 63 4 

3 105 9 

7 495 35 

6 (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

7 8 281 631 

4 483 10 

10 523 (NA) 

13 340 (NA) 

20 2 237 (NA) 

12 310 '3 729 15 (X) 10 

- - -

- - (NA) 

15 28 6 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

AU farms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ lambs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes J yeor old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

IPounds of wool. 

Table 9. 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

. 1969 __ 

Cbickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- Ito 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 130 Hill County, Mont. 

29 497 liHers of pigs farrowed between42 836 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 30 933 30 933 

36 4 538 1969 __ 48 979 46 973 

55 4 789 December 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 27 571 27 571 

11 61 1969 __ 40 450 38 446 10 291 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 22 362 22 362 

12 26 1969 __ 41 529 39 527 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Soles 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 and over All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

90 (X) 86 (X) 4 (X) 3 (X) 

(NA) (X) 114 (X) (NA) (X) 19 (X) 

90 9 985 86 9 837 4 (D) 3 (0) 

119 11 445 106 10 335 21 4 293 17 3 853 

88 7 756 84 7 608 4 (D) 3 (D) 

113 10 410 104 10100 15 3800 15 3 800 

85 2 531 81 2 383 3 85 2 55 

2 (D) 2 (D) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (0) 1 (D) 1 (D) I (D) 

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

10 615 10 615 1 30 - -

I 60 1 60 - - - -

(X) (X) (X) (X) 22 83 21 82 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 29 43 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Tobie 9. 

Hens and pullets af laying age ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 manths ald_1974 __ 

(orn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels> ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ (alton (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ Sweet potatoes (bushels) ________________ _ Hoy crops (tons. dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sofe _ land in orchards ______________________ _ Berries for sole _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for grain or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for siloge or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ 

Sorghums for grain (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hay, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

84 7 608 3 (D) 

104 10 100 15 3800 

84 7 554 3 (D) 

2 5'. - -

3 2 020 - -

3 75 2 24 

41 209 - -

2 180 - -

Tobie 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

4 5 

- - - - - - 642 667 

255 486 

- - - -

5 (NA) 

- (NA) 

236 321 

1 - I - - - 5 (NAl 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - 3 3 73 

- 1 - - - - - (NA) - 83 84 5 979 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

~i~?b~.':~~: ::::::: ::::: :::: ::::: :~~!:: Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

153 288 

- -

-

351 5~ I - 470 457 

37 570 113 429 

-

=1 -

10 (NA) 

- (NA) 

22 431 30 916 

(Zl -

5 -

- -

30 1 629 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- - - 227 784 2899 

21 (Xl (Xl 

- - -

- (X) ()O 

7693 11 661 13 862 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

2 27 - -

2 4 - -

2 15 - -

2 15 - -

- - - -

1 12 - -

1 3 - - 6 (X) I (X) 

18 (X) 4 (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

10 521 305 7 437 399 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

2 112 (NA) 

- (NAl 

30 300 37 362 

(X) (Xl 

(Xl (Xl 

(Xl (Xl 

(Xl (Xl 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - -

2 2 43 187 

- - - - - - - -

- (NAl - -

36 43 2445 3 389 

Tobie 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheat (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ (otton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

64 

103 

62 

81 

3 

4 

-

-

637 

628 

51 

232 

232 

331 

5 

9 

2 

-

-

-

-

229 

308 

3 

8 

-

-

-

-

5 

7 

1 

-

I 

-

Acres 

12 644 

20 641 

38 727 

34 487 

73 

248 

-

- 470 411 

349 391 

2 415 

19 247 

34 615 

91 145 

270 

1 680 

192 

-

-

-

- 22 177 

30 508 

30 

371 

-

-

-

-

10 

12 

(Z) 

-

5 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Quontity Forms Acres Forms 

(Xl 1 60 4 

(Xl 3 125 5 

(X) 1 35 8 (X) 8 1 341 4 

(Xl 2 43 2 

(Xl 2 187 2 (X) - - - (X) - - - 10 519 871 5 612 197 

7 399 947 7 540 118 

68 710 1 30 14 

681 345 1 30 21 953 586 4 51 59 2 920 896 2 324 56 

6 943 - - 2 20 156 - - 1 (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29 726 42 3 017 20 36 776 49 4 374 13 (Xl 1 5 - (X) - - 2 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 112 1 2 - 1 864 1 8 3 

(X) 1 (Z) - (Xl - - - (lO - - - (lO - - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

225 4 11 - - 255 5 14 - - 1 360 8 78

1 

- - 475 4 28 - - 43 2 8 - - 200 2 35 - - - - - - - - - - - - 141 663 155 3 075 51 2 470 62 323 (NAl 1 332 (NAl 690 

1 257 14 38 - - 1 466 (NA) 48 (NAl - 9 739 51 281 8 58 16 836 (NAl 298 (NA) 275 126 2 12 - - 7 (NA) (Z) (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - - (NAl - (NAl - - - - - - - (NAl - (NAl -

1 515 20 122 - - 765 13 63 - - - - - - - 52 2 1 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NAl - - - - - - - (NA) - (NAl - - - - - - 10 (NA) 8 (NAl -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Hill County, Mont. IV-131 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969-Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms Acres 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974__ (l) 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

(Z) 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

(Z) (Z) 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Totol chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ $1.000 __ lime ___________________________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy cropL ___________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Nematodes in crops ____________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

1974 

538 

969 

244 

155 930 

6 153 

1 191 

12 

159 

7 

121 

78 537 

296 

4 

521 

11 

1969 

514 

419 

142 

82 390 

2 793 

2n 

4 

301 

1 

15 

7 093 

6 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc_ to control- Can Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ $1.000 __ 

Weeds or gross in crops _________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Weeds on all other land __________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other chemicals (see text) __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

6 

4 459 

9 

356 

307 268 

423 

3 

040 

2 

12 

915 

4 

2 

715 

4 

38 

7 

44 

15 

1969 

24 

19 053 

11 

448 

331 998 

179 

10 

769 

1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

7 

252 

1 

86 

6 (NA) 

(NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1 969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Forms irrigated in census yeor ________________ farms __ 50 57 land irrigated by - Continued Proportion of forms --------------------- percenL_ 7.1 8.2 Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ forms __ 3 (NA) 

ocreL_ 615 (NA) Total land irrigated __________________________ acreL_ 3 860 7 228 Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 10 (NA) 

Average per form _______________________ ocreL_ 77.2 126.8 acres __ 477 (NA) 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ formL_ 49 55 land in irrigated forms ______________________ ocreL_ 195 688 221 807 acres __ 3 825 5 887 Cropland ________________________________ ocreL_ 58 240 84 878 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 48 55 Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ 31 644 34 576 

ocreL_ 3 761 5 643 Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farms __ 1 3 between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms __ 7 (X) 

acres __ 60 125 acres irrigated in most recent year __ 850 (X) 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ forms __ I (NA) Farms with ortifical droinoge _________________ farms __ 13 26 acreL_ 4 119 Proportion of forms ____________________ percent-_ 1.8 3.7 Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _forms __ I 8 land in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ 50 786 77 878 acres __ 35 1 341 land drained ____________________________ acres __ 769 2 613 

Estimated Quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ 6 630 9 012 Average per form ______________________ acres __ 59.2 100.5 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 1.7 1.2 Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen 

land irrigated by- tanks ____________________________________ farms __ 287 (NA) 

furrows or ditches __ _____________________ forms __ 16 (NA) number __ I 163 (NA) 

acres __ 149 (NA) acres __ 3 561 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see texf} ________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5.000 __________________________________________ - _______ - ___ -_ ---_ -_ ----

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ -_ - ___ -_ --- ___ --- _____ ---

$10.000 to $29,999 __________________________________________________ -_ - ___ -_ ---

$30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ - _____________ ------------------------- $50.000 ond over ______________________________________ - ___ -_ ---_ --------------

Total operator debt 

317 

28 148 

29 

26 

69 

58 

135 

Secured by real estate 

246 

21 886 

16 

16 

50 

52 

112 

Not secured by real estate 

187 

6 262 

31 

21 

78 

28 

29 

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

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days ________ _ 

Less thon 25 doy,- _____ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

forms 

1974 

101 

156 } 203 

74 

42 

IV - 132 Hill Countv, Mont. 

1969 

122 

402 

75 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (l,ooo) 

1974 1969 1974 

169 170 587 } 332 } 1 105 281 

824 134 

(NA) (NA) 186 

150 (NA) 96 

1974 hired form workers working150 doys 25 to less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 doys 

forms _________________ _ 338 101 156 203 

Cosh wages paid _ $1.000 __ 1 002 587 281 134 Number of workers ______ _ 1 325 169 332 824 

846 forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 109 71 80 69 

102 2 workers _________ _ 65 19 25 44 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 86 6 41 51 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 54 4 9 23 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 24 1 1 16 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All farm. 

1974 1969 

All farm! •• _. _________ • __ number __ 160 188 

land in farms _. ____________ oeres __ 337 534 400 759 

Average size of farm ___ • __ acres __ 2 110 2 132 

Approximate land oreo _______ acres __ 

Proportion in farms _____ percenL. I 057 536 057 536 

31.9 37.9 

Value of land and building. __ $1,000 __ 36 977 22 478 

Average per form _. ______ dollars __ 231 105 119 564 Average per acre _______ • dollars-. 110 56 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 8 13 10 to 49 acres _____________ • ___ • 10 14 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 4 14 70 to 99 acres _____ ._._. _______ _ 14 4 100 to 139 acres _____________ ._. 5 3 140 10 179 acre. _______________ _ 3 9 

18010 219 acre. _______________ _ 6 6 22010 259 acre. _______________ _ 5 3 260 ta 499 acres ___ ._._. _______ _ 14 17 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 23 20 1,00010 1,999 acres ____________ _ 21 34 2,000 acres and over _._. ________ _ 47 51 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, na1 harvested and na1 pastured ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland on wnieh all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

aeres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland postured ___________________________ • _________ forms-_ 

acres._ 

Farms with soles of $2,500 All forms and over 

1974 1969 

125 128 

323 717 383 641 

2 590 2 997 

057 536 057 536 

30.6 36.3 

33 676 20 356 

269 407 159 032 

104 53 

1 2 

4 3 

13 9 

20 18 

20 33 

46 50 

land In Farms According to Use 

Total cropland _____________ forms-_ 

aeres_. Harvested cropland _____ ._forms __ acres __ 

Forms 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 and aver ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farms __ 

aeres __ 

Otner cropland (see text}._.farms __ 

acres-. 

Total waodlond. ________ ._._ farms._ 

acres __ 

Other land (see text) ________ farms.. 

acres._ Irrigated land ______________ farms._ 

acres __ 

1974 1969 

139 173 

52 974 66 374 

127 141 

33 704 36 968 

7 9 

8 6 

3 11 

8 10 

33 17 

24 25 

25 45 

15 12 

4 6 

64 84 

7 985 12 722 

31 34 

11 285 16 684 

36 46 

29 867 21 804 

133 138 

254 693 312 581 

97 99 

17 132 22 488 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

30 

11 280 

2 

(0) 

9 

443 

19 

8 708 

1 

(0) 

25 

24 017 

23 

17 476 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland-Continued 16 49B Woodland not postured __________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

66i Other land _______________________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland. other tho n cropland and 

23 

15 448 

8 389 

36 

21 004 

29 

15 956 

woodland pasture ______________ _ __________________ • farms._ 

oeres._ 

Improved postureland and rangela nd _________________ farms._ 

acres __ 

Unimproved postureland and rang eland _______ • _______ forms._ 

oeres __ 

land in nauselats. barnlats. ponds. r aads, wasteland. etc. _farms._ 

aeres._ 

TobIe 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over All forms 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

All form aperatars ____________ number._ 160 188 125 128 Forms by type of organization - Can. Land In farms ________________ acres __ 337 534 400 759 323 717 383 641 Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) Harvested cropland ______ • __ acres __ 33 704 36 968 33 437 36 454 land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number._ 109 114 82 62 

Corporation ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres-_ (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

land in farms ______________ acres._ 126 827 120 961 116 856 104 573 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) (NA) Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 18 460 JO 250 18 315 9 788 acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Part owners _______________ number._ 43 62 37 58 Form operators by age graup,2 land in farms ______________ acres __ 189 957 264 941 186 201 264 691 Under 25 years _____________________ _ I 6 Harvested cropland _______ aeres._ 12 974 24395 12 882 24 343 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 15 12 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

8 12 6 8 

20 750 14 857 20 660 14 377 

2 270 2 323 2 240 2 323 

3510 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 years and over __________________ _ 

23 37 

40 42 

37 61 

36 30 Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 5.0 6.3 4.8 6.2 Average age _______________________ _ 54.0 51.8 

Block and ather races, see tedFarm operators by tenure: l 

All form operators _________ • number __ land in farms __ . ________ . __ acres __ 

Harvested cropland .• __ ._. acres __ 

2 (NA) 2 - 378 (NA) 378 - 80 (NA) 80 -

Form operators by place of residence,2 On form operated ___________________ _ 

On another fonn ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a fann ________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban Orea _________ _ 

106 150 

1~ } 23 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farms. _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres._ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

2 (NA) 2 - 378 (NA) 378 - 80 (NA) 80 - - (NA) - -

Form operators reporting days of work 

off fann: 2 None _____________________________ • 

1 to 49 days _______________________ _ 

50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 

69 (NA) 

4 lB 6 9 land in farms. _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _____ ._ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

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

100 10 149 days ____________________ _ 150 10 199 day. ____________________ _ 

200 days and over __________________ _ ~} 21 

46 49 

land in farms. _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _____ ._ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

- (NA) - -

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

Form operators by principal oceupotian:2 Forming ___ • _______________________ _ 

Olher _____________________________ _ 98 (NA) 

54 (NA) 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 104 102 

(NA) (NA) 218 259 270 316 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market ______________________ _ 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

11969 data are only for farms operated by Blocks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operati~ns (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with safes of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

115 123 

51 439 63 063 

112 116 

33 437 36 454 

Il 

Li 13 

33 15 

24 25 

25 45 

15 12 

4 6 

44 53 

6 722 10 111 

30 (NA) 

11 280 16 498 

25 36 

24 017 21 004 

109 (NA) 

248 261 299 574 

86 84 

16 872 22 007 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

5 7 

6 541 5 048 

109 (NA) 

248 261 299 574 

92 97 

240 428 292 135 

26 25 

II 456 5 754 

75 90 

228 972 286 381 

71 79 

7 833 7 439 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

14 20 

59 648 (0) 

5 5 

(0) 47 240 

2 1 

(0) (0) 

I 2 

14 7 

18 27 

30 32 

31 45 

24 15 

53.3 51.9 

86 99 

2 } 2 20 

16 

55 (NA) 

4 16 

6 8 

~} 7 

28 16 

84 (NA) 

34 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Doto Jefferson County, Mont. IV-133 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Forms by .... alue of soles: $100,000 ond over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 2~ } 19 

20 30 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 25 33 $5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

- 29 29 $2,500 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

- 25 17 

Under $2,500 (see text) __________________ _ 

- 37 60 $2,000 to $2.499 _____________________ _ 

- 3 10 $1,500 to $1,999 _____________________ _ 

- 7 11 $1.000 to $1.499 _____________________ _ - 11 13 Under $1,000 (see text) ________________ _ 

- 16 26 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ - 3 104 3 055 A .... erage per farm ______________ dollors_ - 19 400 16 252 

Crops, including haV _______________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

- 66 J 82 

- 91~ 444 

-

-

Forest products ___________________ farms_ - 11 7 $1,000_ - 43 15 

livestock, poultry, and fheir products ________________________ forms- - 140 165 

$1.000_ - 2 146 2 596 

Poultry and poultry products ______ farms-- 19 (NA) 

$1,000_ - 13 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

2~ } 19 

20 30 

25 33 

29 29 

25 16 

2 1 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

3 069 2 987 

24 548 23 338 

61 (NA) 

909 436 

- - - -

11 3 43 15 

112 120 

2 117 2 537 

8 16 

12 14 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Grains __________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco ________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage __ farms __ $1.000 __ Other field crops _________________ farms __ 

-

-

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _forms-

$1.000_ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

livestock, poultry. and their products __ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Paultry and poultry products _______ farms_ 

$1.000_ Dairy products ___________________ farms-

$1.000_ Cottle and calves _________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs ___________________ forms-

$1.000_ 

Sheep, lambs, and woo'- ___________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Other livestock and livestock products _. _. ___ ._. ___ • ___ • ___ • _forms. 

$1.000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

1974 1969 

61 (NA) 

909 436 

24 37 

663 316 

- -

- - - -

- - 37 33 

240 106 

1 3 

(Z) 9 

1 1 

5 5 

1 - (Z) -

112 120 

2 117 2 537 

8 16 

12 14 

7 12 

226 110 

110 (NA) 

1 717 2 240 

16 

1 

(NA) 

122 172 

11 

27 

15 

14 J 

Table 4, Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold' ___ • ___ ._ 

Income from farm-related sources before taxes and expenses' ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services _________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services _____________________________ • ___ ._. forms-. 

$1,000 __ Government form programs ___ • _______ • _____ • ___ • ________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________ .. _______________________ forms-

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Expenses for form-related income sources' ____________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

54 

42 

140 

10 

4 

1 

6 

26 

61 

10 

68 

1 

1 

11 

26 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

19 

17 

2 

(0) 

48 

131 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

34 (NA) 

36 (NA) 

126 (NA) 

9 14 

4 4 

1 1 

6 (Z) 

23 44 

61 129 

8 (NA) 

55 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

8 (NA) 

17 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources 2 ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related _. _____ • ___________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages. salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Interest, dividends. or royalties __________________ forms-. 

$1.000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions. retirement pay. etc. ________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property ___________ • _____ • forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 ond 

over. 1974 

77 

689 

14 

188 

48 

329 

39 

55 

16 

41 

16 

76 L..... __ ---J 

ISee text. 11974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenses- __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with- $1 to $999 _____________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $1.999 _________________ _ 

$2,00010 $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 and over ________ , ________ _ 

livestock and poultry , purchased __________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed ingredients- ___________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Whole groins ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Table 5, 

All forms 

1974 

160 

3 002 

9 

23 

7 

13 

39 

27 } 23 

7 

12 

80 

348 

130 

604 

71 

161 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - 134 Jefferson County, Mont. 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

188 125 128 

2 336 2 942 2 245 

18 6} 4 32 

16 4 8 

23 8 19 

37 38 35 

27 32 

62 23 15 

1~ } 15 

89 60 70 

371 331 364 

155 99 111 

266 583 249 

98 61 82 

124 157 120 

(NA) 18 18 

(NA) 22 17 

(NA) 71 35 

(NA) 164 54 

(NA) 45 37 

(NA) 241 58 

(NA) 90 (NA) 

(NA) 49 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants. and trees purchased _____________ • _____ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ lime _____ • ________ • _______ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline _____ ._. ___________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease. piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired form labor ______________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Contract lobar __ • _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwark ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 1 

All forms 

1974 

52 

29 

46 

165 

31 

32 

(NA) 

(NA) 

143 

270 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

59 

243 

154 J 42 

43 

144 

254 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

57 41 35 

11 29 10 

55 44 51 

46 164 45 

(NA) 26 (NA) 

7 32 6 

- - - - - -

188 124 128 

171 266 161 

(NA) 122 128 

(NA) 196 119 (NA) 54 53 (NA) 37 22 (NA) 10 29 (NA) 7 3 

(NA) 123 128 (NA) 25 16 

98 52 89 

219 242 216 

61 15 9 

41 14 9 

38 51 

43 25 

170 125 128 

1 203 1 189 1 161 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________ " ____ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Averoge per form __________ dollors __ 

Forms by value group: $110 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1.00010 $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,00010 $29,999 ________________ _ $30,00010 $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ________________ _ $70,000 ond over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctor5 ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 

154 

3 332 21 639 

-

25 

28 

31 

36 } 23 

6 

5 

132 

188 

114 

141 

336 

97 '" 1 375 

49 

31 

35 

1 J 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1969 1974 1969 

185 122 126 1 983 2 986 1 802 

10 721 24 479 14 300 

6 17 } 29 67 

47 15 32 

33 26 33 

32 20 

32 21 10 

~} 2 

159 103 109 

233 151 167 

136 91 112 

175 113 121 

393 285 306 134 79 107 

151 113 119 

434 319 326 77 36 60 

30 37 

34 39 

1 2 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Grain and bean combines, 

self-propelled _____________ ._ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ -

Corn heads for combines ______ forms- -

- number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other cornprckers and picker-shellers ______________ forms __ 

- number _ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and self-propelled ___________ • ___ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

23 31 

29 37 

6 10 

=1 2 

2 

-

; J 

37 (NA) 

38 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

78 81 

82 84 

7 19 

53 (NA) 

55 (NA) 

12 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

23 31 

29 37 

6 10 

- 1 

- I 

- -

4 I 

4 I 

- -

34 (NA) 

35 (NA) 

6 (NA) I 69 65 

73 68 

7 15 

50 44 

52 52 

12 15 

3 : I 3 

I 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cottle and colves _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1104 ____________________ 1974 __ 510 L ___________________ 1974 __ 

101019 __________________ 1974 __ 

201049 __________________ 1974 __ 

50 10 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

10010199 ________________ 1974 __ 20010499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 8eef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1104 ___________________________ _ 

5109 ___________________________ _ 101019 _________________________ _ 

201049 _________________________ _ 

501099 _________________________ _ 

10010199 _______________________ _ 

20010499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ • 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- lor 2 ___________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

5109 ___________________________ _ 101019 _________________________ _ 

201049 _________________________ _ 501099 _________________________ _ 

10010199 _______________________ _ 

20010499 _______________________ _ 500 ond over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

143 

140 

157 

138 

148 

9 

6 

13 

30 

27 

24 

17 

12 

129 

135 

121 

(NA) 

48 

5_ 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

121 

15 

3 

12 

26 

31 

10 

18 

6 

48 

34 

7 

2 

1 

3 

1 

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 111 (X) 140 (X) 

(X) 111 (X) 140 (X) 

(X) 117 (X) 162 (X) 

22 029 110 21 565 129 11 229 

24 801 114 24 302 158 15 620 

31 - - 11 35 36 2 12 19 129 

211 7 114 11 153 964 21 652 35 1 104 2 014 27 2 014 21 1 478 3 331 24 3 331 15 2 090 

5 910 17 5 910 15 (0) 

9 532 12 9 532 2 (D) 

13 874 108 13 738 (NA) (NA) 

16 553 108 16 329 (NA) (NA) 

13 588 103 13 _7_ (NA) (NA) 

16 201 101 16 006 (NA) (NA) 

286 36 264 (NA) (NA) 

352 43 323 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

13 588 103 13 474 Coltle sold ________________________ 

Forms with35 3 5 1 104 ________________________ 

16 2 10 5109 ______________________ ._ 

168 8 119 101019 ______________________ 

765 25 736 201049 ______________________ 

2 149 31 2 149 501099 ______________________ 

1 418 10 1 418 100 10199 ____________________ 

5 413 18 5 413 200 10 499 ____________________ 

3 624 6 3 624 500 and aver __________________ 

286 36 264 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 47 24 31 lor 2 ________________________ 

25 5 19 3 or 4 ________________________ 

13 2 13 5109 ________________________ 

11 1 11 101019 ______________________ 

114 3 114 201049 ______________________ 

76 1 76 501099 ______________________ 

- - - 100 10199 ____________________ 

- - - 200 10 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with soles of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1,000) 

112 (X) 2 117 

112 (X) I 865 

120 (X) (NA) 

110 11 103 I 717 118 15 279 2 240 

9 30 5 4 28 5 9 133 22 35 I 104 183 21 1 478 227 

15 2 090 392 15 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (0) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

7 (X) 226 12 (X) 110 

Soles, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Forms Number (1.000) 

87 4 665 893 

13 44 7 12 83 17 12 167 33 26 774 158 11 795 174 9 1 234 258 4 1 568 2_5 - - -

73 6 438 824 

2 3 (l) 

- - - 6 46 6 11 147 19 19 572 73 17 1 116 142 7 I 065 127 11 3 489 456 - - -

Jefferson County, Mont. IV-13S 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colv85 ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beel heilers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heilers ________________________ 1974 __ 

S1eers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Invento$'- Forms with sales of 2.500 and over 

Farms Number 

89 4 2B7 

96 4 667 

B5 4 112 

15 175 

93 3 540 

105 3 306 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8, Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 10 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 10 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 10 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs sharn _____________ • ________ 1974 __ 

Sheep. Iambs. and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Horses and ponies __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used far breeding __ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

lambs under 1 yeor old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

I Pounds of wool. 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 All forms and over 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

29 1 020 17 897 25 3 007 

29 1 314 27 1 296 28 3 008 

5 8 2 2 3 7 

3 24 2 18 - - 11 158 3 47 8 101 

3 114 3 114 2 53 

5 350 5 350 6 439 

1 150 1 150 2 (D) 

1 216 1 216 3 1 159 

- - - - 1 (D) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 14 2 262 

(X) ()() (X) (X) 11 1 249 

14 1 057 11 1 027 13 996 

33 3 119 23 2 821 30 2 348 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (HA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

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

(NA) (NA) 4 4 (NA) (NA) 

78 449 60 400 15 46 

116 834 (NA) (NA) 20 86 

Inventory -

Farms with sales of $2 .. 500 

and over 

Forms Number 

13 190 liNers of pigs farrowed between18 142 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 

17 707 1969 __ 

25 1 154 December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 

8 222 1969 __ 

11 771 June J and November 30 ___________________ J974 __ 

10 34 1969 __ 

Sales- Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars 0,000) 

8 251 66 

1 (D) (HA) 

2 6 2 

2 28 5 

2 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (0) 

- - - - - - - - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1,000) 

16 2 903 122 

21 2 836 (NA) 

1 3 (Z) 

- - - 2 29 2 

1 25 1 

6 439 30 

2 (D) (D) 

3 1 159 36 

1 (D) (D) 

7 2 169 61 

5 1 131 (NA) 

11 984 (NA) 

24 2 164 (NA) 

11 810 '9 187 

11 (X) 27 

- - -

- - (NA) 

14 45 13 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Farms Number Farms Number 

24 357 15 343 

24 220 18 200 

14 177 13 174 

19 106 13 96 

23 180 14 169 

20 114 14 104 

Table 9. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

fhickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Hons and pullets 01 laying ogo ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 10 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

10010399 ____________________ 1974 __ 400 to 1.599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 136 Jefferson County, Mont. 

All forms 

Forms 

34 

(NA) 

33 

38 

26 

36 

23 

2 

1 

-

-

-

-

-

-

8 

3 

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Forms with sales af $2,500 and over 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 21 (X) 

(X) 31 (X) 

2 517 20 2 093 

4 578 31 4351 

2 090 19 1 8BO 

3 973 29 3 748 

804 16 594 

286 2 286 

1 000 1 1 000 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 152 4 100 

72 3 72 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

12 ()() 5 (X) 

(HA) ()() 7 (X) 

11 1 294 4 190 

7 1 391 7 1 391 

5 244 4 190 

6 1 351 6 1 351 

5 244 4 190 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 150 3 150 

- - - -

19 13 8 12 

(HA) (HA) 16 14 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Tobie 9. 

Hens and puliels of laying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ 

Hens for hotching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Puliels 3 monlhs old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old_1974 __ 

(orn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheal (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ Callan (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) ________________ _ Hoy crops (Ions. dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for grain or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin (bushelsL _____ ______ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfa~o hoy (Ions. dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Farms Number 

19 1 880 4 190 

29 3 748 6 1 351 

19 1 870 4 190 

1 10 - -

1 200 - - - - - -

6 13 - -

1 12 - -

Table 10. Crops: 

forms 

1974 1969 

- - - -

- - - - 23 33 

34 57 

-

=1 -

2 (HA) 

- (HA) 

110 119 

2 6 

1 1 

- - 1 (HAl 

forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- (HA) - 72 74 8 451 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Olher poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

- -

- -

- - - - 11 815 9413 

4 714 4 457 

- -

- -

3 (HA) 

- (HA) 

17 370 23 067 

3 7 

1 3 

- -

20 -

farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- - -

- - - - (X) (X) 

- - - - (X) 00 9 558 16 165 20 491 

forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

forms Number Forms Number 

2 21 I 17 

1 4 - -

1 16 - -

1 16 - - - - - -

1 5 1 17 

1 3 - -

3 (X) 1 (X) 

1 (X) - (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

159 733 210 340 

(X) (X) 

- - - -

270 (HAl 

- (HA) 

29 249 39 598 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

00 00 (X) 00 

Irrigated land 

. forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- (HA) - - 61 57 7 584 7 249 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheal (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Ools (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for grain ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peonuls for nuls (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (Ions. dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed cropL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ (allan (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish polaloes (hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land In orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

forms 

44 

53 

26 

25 

-

-

-

-

23 

33 

18 

31 

18 

45 

-

1 

-

-

-

-

-

99 

99 

1 

-

-

-

-

-

2 

4 

1 

1 

1 

-

Acres 

6 722 

10 111 

11 456 

5 754 

-

-

-

- 11 815 

9 413 

1 777 

1 064 2 922 

3 383 

-

10 

-

-

-

-

- 17 113 

22 562 

20 

-

-

-

-

-

3 

27 

2 

3 

1 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Doto 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

00 

00 

00 

00 159 733 

210 J.4O 

26 059 

45 813 

31 060 120067 

- 150 

(X) 

-

-

-

-

28 830 

38 867 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

-

270 

3 183 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Totol 

farms Acres forms 

15 1 783 3 

18 1 971 3 

5 560 - 10 1 726 3 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - 2 34 8 

7 789 14 

6 153 2 

15 253 10 

6 291 5 

24 773 13 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - 82 14081 25 

72 16 351 23 

1 20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 27 3 

1 2 1 

1 3 1 

- - 1 

- - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

A.:res farms Tons forms Tons 

360 3 34 - - 96 3 7 - - - - - - - 250 3 19 - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - 8 839 8 320 - - 3 231 (HA) 150 (NA) 6 

415 2 11 - - 390 (HAl 21 (HA) - 1 784 5 54 - - 1 018 (HA) 48 (HAl - - - - - - - (HA) - (HAl - - - - - - - - - - - - (HA) - (HA) - - - - - - - (HAl - (HAl - 3 336 25 323 - - 2435 23 233 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (HA) - (HAl - - - - - - - (HAl - (HAl - - - - - - 26 (HA) 5 (HAl -

2 1 1 - - 3 1 (Z) - - 1 1 (l) - - - - - - -

Jefferson County I Mont. IV-137 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1 969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Farms Acres Quontity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tans Farms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical casts, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

tans-_ 

$1,000 __ lime ___________________________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

tons __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy crops- ___________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Nematodes in crops ____________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

15 

4 

1974 1969 

55 62 

196 52 

44 41 

337 7 449 

758 489 

164 45 

1 

50 

(Z) 

4 2 

427 802 

16 1 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Con Diseases in crops and orchords ____________ forms __ 1 2 

acres on which used __ 148 034 $1,000 __ (Z) 1 

Weeds or gross in crops _________________ forms __ 14 20 

acres on which used __ 5 827 162 $1,000 __ 12 3 Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ forms __ 2 5 

acres on which used __ 475 190 $1,000 __ 1 (Z) 

Weeds on all other land __________________ forms __ 1 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 18 (NA) 

$1,000 __ (Z) (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms __ 1 

acres on which used __ 50 $1,000 __ (l) 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ forms __ 10 13 

$1.000 __ 1 1 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ forms __ 4 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 2 (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ farms __ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres-_ 

Average per form _______________________ acres __ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland posture irrigated ______________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Pasture irrigated, other than cropland pasture _ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Estimated Quantity of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1974 

86 

68.8 

16 872 

196,2 

84 

16 312 

84 

14 424 

15 

783 

3 

105 

5 560 

28 449 

1.7 

38 

4 144 

1969 

84 

65.6 

22 007 

261.9 

80 

20 281 

79 

18 190 

18 

1 971 

(NA) 

120 

10 

1 726 

46 084 

2.1 

(NA) 

(NAl 

Land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Land in irrigated farms ______________________ acres __ Cropland ________________________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms __ 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 

Forms with artifical drainage _________________ forms __ 

Proportion of forms ____________________ percenL_ 

land in farms with drainage _________________ acres __ land drained ____________________________ acres __ 

Average per form ______________________ acres __ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

ocres __ 

1974 

2 

360 

45 

2 241 

238 782 

28 739 

18 950 

2 

1.6 

5884 

240 

120.0 

23 

53 

45 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

308 219 32 012 

22 571 

(X) 

(X) 

6 

4.6 

31 275 

1 199 

199.8 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate Not secured by real estate 

Farms with debt owed by form operator (see text} ________________________________ farms__ 70 55 43 

$1.000__ 4 242 3 254 988 

Farms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 __ __ ________ ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __________ __ __ __ ________ ____________ 7 9 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ ____ ______ __ __ ______ ______ ___________ 6 4 5 

$10.000 to $29,999_____________________________________________________________ 19 15 14 

$30,000 to $49,999_____________________________________________________________ 18 15 12 

$50,000 and over ______________________________________________________ -------- L-___________ 2_0 _____________ 1_6 _____________ 3-J 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days ________ _ 

l .. , than 25 doy, ______ _ 

Total contract labor ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

28 

27 } 27 

15 

6 

IV - 138 Jefferson County, Mont, 

1969 

38 

79 

9 

(NA) 

Workers 00110 rs (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

52 59 171 } 

59 } 283 58 

126 14 

(NA) (NA) 14 

9 (NA) 4 

1974 hired farm workers warking150 days 25 to less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Farms _________________ _ 52 28 27 27 

Cosh wages paid _ $1,000 __ 242 171 58 14 Number of workers ______ _ 237 52 59 126 

216 Farms with- 1 worker __________ _ 16 14 15 12 

9 2 workers _________ _ 8 7 3 2 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 12 7 5 5 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 11 - 4 3 

(NA) J 0 workers and over _ 5 - - 5 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

)974 )969 

All forms ________________ number __ 389 381 

Land in forms ______________ ocres-_ 874 835 912 661 

Average size of farm ______ ~creL- 2 249 2 395 

Approximate land oreo _______ ocres __ I 203 008 203 008 

Proportion in forms _____ percent __ 72.7 75.9 

Volue of lond ond buildings __ $1,000 __ 120 338 68 935 Average per form ________ dallarL_ 309 353 18093) 

Average per acre ________ dalIars __ 138 76 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres -------------------- 28 )6 

10 to 49 acres ------ -- ---------- )5 6 

50 to 69 acres ------------------ 70 to 99 acres ------------------ 3 I 

100 to 139 acres -------- -- ------ 2 5 

140 to 179 acres -------- -- ------ 12 10 

laO to 2'9 acres ---------------- 4 2 

220 to 259 ocres ---------------- I 2 

260 to 499 acres ---------------- 26 27 

500 to 999 acres ---------------- 54 69 1,000 to 1,999 acres _____________ 99 100 2,000 acres and over _____________ 145 )43 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms-_ 

ocreL_ 

Cropland in caver crops, legumes, and sail-imprayement grosses, not harvested and nat pastured ___________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Cropland an which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ Woodland pastured _____________________________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Farms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

)974 1969 )974 )969 

352 345 Land in Farms According to Use 

35) 363 

302 021 330 142 

342 343 

)68 940 ) 54 570 

Total cropland _____________ forms-_ 

870 710 904 686 ocres-_ 

2 474 2 622 Harvested cropland _______ forms __ 

ocres-_ 

) -

2 4 

203 008 203 008 Forms by acres harvested: 

72A 75.2 J to 9 acres ________________ 

10 to 19 acres ______________ 

7 2 

)) )0 ))8 915 67 888 20 to 29 acres ______________ 

337 825 196 775 30 to 49 acres ______________ 

)37 75 50 to 99 acres ______________ 34 22 

100 to 199 acres ____________ 46 54 

200 to 499 ocres ____________ )07 )23 

90 104 

M 24 

95 149 

25 077 36 731 

500 to 999 acres ____________ )4 1,000 acres and over _________ 6 Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see text} ___ farmL_ 25) 28) 

acres __ )08 004 )38 84) 

Total woadland _____________ forms __ 22 35 acres __ 42M 10 3)5 

23 19 Other land (see text) ________ farms __ 353 340 

52 63 acres __ 568 570 572 204 

58 4) 

10 720 9 181 99 )00 Irrigated land ______________ farms __ 

145 143 acreL_ 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 

243 

)06 500 

19 

3 622 

49 

10 328 

225 

85 909 

16 

6 641 

20 

4 ))2 

12 

I 715 

)969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 137 529 Woodland not postured __________ _ ___________________ formL_ 

ocres __ 

16 Other lond _______________________ _ ___________________ farmL_ 

ocres __ 

n cropland and _ __________________ forms-_ 

657 [ 

4 a~ Pastureland and rangeland, ather tho woodland pasture ______________ _ 

249 

110 732 

43 

21 3)) 

35 

10 315 [ 

8 )36 29 i 

acres-_ 

Improved posture/and and rangela nd _________________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Unimproved pastureland and range lond _______________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

land in hauselats. born lots, ponds. r oads, wasteland, etc. _ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All farm aperatorL ___________ number __ 

Land in farmL ______________ ._ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _________ acres-_ 

Farms by tenure of farm operator: Full awnerL _______________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

Block and ather races, see textFarm operators by tenure: 1 

All farm operators __________ number __ Land in farms ______________ ocreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Full awners ________________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ ocreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___ • _______________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or fomilv _________ number __ Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

AI! forms 

1974 

389 

874 835 

168 940 

1M 157 304 

31 246 

202 

673 001 

127 688 

43 

M 530 

10 006 

11.1 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

381 

912 661 

154 570 

127 

158 124 

26 183 

212 

686 168 

))5 697 

42 

68 369 

12 690 

11.0 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

)974 1969 

352 345 

870 710 904 686 

168 606 152 849 

125 104 

)56 061 153 25) 

31 201 25 041 

197 205 

671 371 684 576 

127 556 115 218 

30 36 

43 278 66 859 

9 849 12 590 

8.5 lOA 

- I 

- (D) 

- (D) 

- -

- - - -

- I 

- (0) 

- (D) 

- -

- - - -

- -

296 284 

607 912 589 758 

All forms 

1974 )969 

Forms by type of organization - Can. Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) land in farms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Corporation ___________ • ____ number __ (NA) (NA) land in farms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Other ___________________ ._ number __ (NA) (NA) acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Form operators by age graup:1 Under 25 years _____________________ • 5 4 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 45 40 35 to 44 years _______ • _____________ _ 55 72 45 to 54 years _____________ • _______ _ 83 100 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ llO ll5 65 years and oyer __________________ _ 71 50 Average age _______________________ _ 52.9 51.2 

Form operators by place of residence: 2 

On form operated ___________________ _ 255 304 

2~ } 45 

36 

On another form. ______ • _________ • __ _ 

In a rural area, nat on a form ________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban area _________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work 

off form:2 

217 (NA) 

23 60 

None _____________________________ • 

1 to 49 doys _______________________ _ 

13 )5 

~} 25 

27 31 

50 to 99 doys ______________________ _ 

100 to 149 doys ____________________ _ 

150 to 199 doys ____________________ _ 

200 days and over __________________ _ 

Form operators by principal occupation:2 

329 (NA) 

40 (NA) 

Farming ___________________ • _______ _ 

Other ___________________________ • __ 

Form operators reporting utilization of 

(NA) (NA) futures market _____________________ _ 

Farm operators reporting agricultural contracts ___ • ______________________ _ (NA) (NA) 

l}969 data are only for farms operated by Blacks. ~1974 data apply onlv to individual or family operations (sale proprieforships) and partnerships; see text. 

Farms with soles of $2,500 and oyer 

)974 1969 

335 335 

299 682 324 727 

331 326 

)68 606 152 849 

I l 

~J 13 

33 )6 

46 47 

)07 )22 

90 104 

M 24 

89 )32 

24 576 34349 

243 (NA) 

)06 500 ) 37 529 

20 35 

4 ))2 10 315 

321 (NA) 

566 916 569 644 

58 41 

10 720 9 181 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and aver 

1974 1969 

9 8 

2 397 2 179 

321 (NA) 

566 916 569 644 

272 277 

555 190 553 301 

52 76 

20 754 38 458 

251 2M 

534 436 514 843 

2M 231 

II 726 16 343 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

37 45 

138 990 213 688 

18 13 

(D) 82 891 

) 3 (D) 18 349 

5 - M 38 

55 67 

67 92 

99 107 

63 4) 

52.7 51.1 

227 285 

17 } 7 34 

35 

194 (NA) 

23 58 

13 10 

6 } 16 I 

21 21 

304 (NA) 

29 (NA) 

9 (NA) 

30 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Judith Basin County, Mont. IV-139 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of sales: $100.000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40.000 to $99.999 ______________________ _ 

$20.000 to $39.999 ______________________ _ 

40 1- 53 110 _ 

82 109 

$10.000 to $19.999 ______________________ _ 55 101 $5.000 to $9.999 ________________________ _ 39 53 $2.500 to $4.999 ________________________ _ 25 30 

Under $2.500 (see text) ___________________ _ 38 35 $2.000 to $2.499 ______________________ _ 6 6 $1.500 to $1.999 _____________________ _ 

- 1 9 $1.000 to $1.499 _____________________ _ - 23 4 Under $1.000 (see text) ________________ _ 

- 8 16 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1.000_ - 18 442 9 249 Average per form ______________ dollars-- 47 408 24 275 

Crops, including hoy _______________ forms-

$1.000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1.000_ 

- 284 J 309 

- 8 87~ 2 328 

-

- Forest products ___________________ farms-- 4 3 $1.000_ - 4 (Z) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms-- 335 321 

$1.000_ - 9 563 6 921 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ - 15 (NA) 

$1.000_ - 12 (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

401- 110 _ 53 

82 109 

55 101 

38 53 

25 29 

2 - (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

18 390 9 201 

52 244 26 670 

278 (NA) 

8 860 2 299 

- - - -

4 3 

4 (Z) 

304 302 

9 526 6 902 

15 15 

12 4 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Groins __________________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ forms __ $1.000 __ Other field crops _________________ farms __ 

$1,000-_ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _forms-_ 

$ 1,000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Poultry and poultry products _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ___________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 1969 

278 (NA) 

8 860 2 299 

262 280 

8277 2 129 

- - - - - -

- - 83 83 

583 169 

1 - (Z) - - -

- - - -

- -

304 302 

9 526 6 902 

15 15 

12 4 

4 25 

21 27 

296 (NA) 

"'l: I 6 172 

(NA) 

389 700 

43 

247 

12 

123 J 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with fatal family income from off farm and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold' ________ _ 

Income from farm-related sources before taxes and expensesl ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Custamwork and ather agricultural services _________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ Government farm programs ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Expenses for form-related income saurces! ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All farms 

1974 

50 

144 

492 

38 

136 

1 

5 

71 

169 

41 

80 

29 

102 

59 

124 

I 1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

62 

55 

5 

4 

269 

1 207 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

21 (NA) 

139 (NA) 

462 (NA) 

35 57 

109 47 

1 5 

5 4 

71 253 

169 1 193 

39 (NA) 

77 (NA) 

29 (NA) 

102 (NA) 

57 (NA) 

118 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources 2 ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding farm related ___________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions. and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions. retirement pay, etc. ________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

aver, 1974 

154 

799 

19 

144 

63 

310 

93 

241 

35 

96 

ISee text. 11974 data apply only to individual or family operations <sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenses ___ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Farms with- $1 fa $999 ______________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.999 _________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2.999 _________________ _ 

$3.000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10.000 fa $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20.000 to $39.999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59.999 _______________ _ 

$60.000 and over _______ , ________ _ 

livestock and paultry , purchased __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Feed ingredients ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Whale grains ______________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, green chop, and siloge __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health casts for livestock and poultry _________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Table 5. 

All forms 

1974 

389 

14 982 

21 

16 

16 

24 

51 

70 } 98 

36 

57 

140 

2 186 

294 

2 799 

247 

1 791 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - 140 Judith Basin County, Mont. 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and aver 

1969 1974 1969 

381 352 345 

7 191 14 923 7 129 

19 ~} 9 17 

13 15 11 

38 22 32 

79 50 78 

69 99 

215 98 83 

36 } 33 57 

206 135 198 

1 329 2 185 1 325 

274 274 259 

672 2 793 667 

224 237 216 

403 1 789 401 

(NA) 61 45 

(NA) 70 36 

(NA) 103 73 

(NA) 628 121 

(NA) 61 59 

(NA) 306 109 

(NA) 203 (NA) 

(NA) 124 (NA) 

Seeds. bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms._ 

$1.000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Gasoline and ather petroleum fuel and ail for form business ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline ___ • _______________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Diesel aiL __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

LP gas, butane, and propane __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel ail _______ form5._ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired farm lobar ______________ farms __ 

$1.00(L Contract lobar ________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Machine hire and custamwark ___ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All ather production expenses ___ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

135 104 

181 37 

214 253 831 271 

202 (NA) 

229 73 (NA) - (NA) -

371 379 

915 584 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

173 257 

707 583 

37 J 217 

66 187 

149 

238 

384 372 

6 832 3 455 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

130 95 

180 37 

211 241 

826 268 

201 (NA) 

228 72 

- -

- -

340 345 

908 573 

340 338 

581 370 

240 227 

226 139 

87 77 

26 17 

340 345 

74 46 

165 246 

699 581 

37 37 

66 41 

144 179 

237 143 

352 345 

6 676 3 423 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
TobIe 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Average per form __________ dollars-_ 

Forms by value groupl $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 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equip .. ent 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms __ number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctor5 ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

371 375 

13 495 8 021 

36 375 21 388 

- 4 

28 46 

37 66 

~~ } 95 

79 164 46 

50 

340 349 

512 523 

326 337 

355 360 

I 194 I 085 

360 399 

"'I 351 

1 028 I 064 

174 282 

75 

85 

I _ 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

337 342 

13 185 7 835 

39 124 22 907 

17 } 27 

23 60 

62 94 

61 65 

78 62 

~} 34 

306 328 

476 491 

299 326 

330 334 

I 144 I 042 

345 392 

310 321 

985 931 

158 262 

75 75 

85 89 

1 17 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines, self· propelled _______________ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number_ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms. 

-

-

-

- number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms._ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms._ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers, pulJ and self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,5{)(} 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

225 217 222 214 

258 267 255 264 

47 68 46 67 

I~ r 10 I I 

12 I I 

8 - I 

15 9 

I: J 15 II 

- 7 

54 (NA) 53 (NA) 

60 (NA) 59 (NA) 

10 (NA) 10 (NA) / 

203 213 199 208 

229 229 224 224 

82 90 82 90 

155 (NA) 154 109 

164 (NA) 163 III 

60 (NA) 60 63 

21 (NA) 20 19/ 21 (NA) 20 

9 (NA) 9 2; J 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or paultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cottle and calveL ______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ________________ 1974 __ 200 to 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974 __ 

. 1969 __ 8eef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Doiry products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9. __________________________ _ 

10 to 19. ________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99. ________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499. ______________________ _ 

500 and aver _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 or 2. __________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99. ________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 ond ovar _____________________ _ 

All farms 

Forms 

335 

323 

308 

302 

291 

2 

16 

10 

35 

57 

75 

80 

27 

291 

269 

288 

(NAJ 

63 

104 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

288 

12 

12 

7 

54 

78 

80 

38 

7 

63 

39 

5 

5 

13 

-

I 

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Doto 

Inventory Sales 

Farms with sales of $2,500 All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over and over 

Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Dollors (1.000) 

(X) 303 (X) 335 (X) 304 (X) 9 526 

(X) 292 (X) 332 (X) 301 (X) 9 370 

(X) 288 (Xl 318 (X) 299 (X) (NA) 

66 043 286 65 830 312 38 580 296 38 480 8 733 

60 464 275 60062 303 37 470 288 37 389 6 172 

3 2 3 34 96 24 73 15 

88 8 45 II 72 8 49 10 

138 7 106 18 237 17 227 47 

1 235 30 I 097 75 2 546 73 2 502 484 4 107 57 4 107 78 5 226 78 5 226 1 006 11 219 75 II 219 49 6 389 49 6 389 I 271 

23 754 80 23 754 37 II 032 37 11 032 2 517 

25 499 27 25 499 10 12 982 10 12 982 3 382 

35 614 275 35 456 (NA) (NA) (NAJ (NA) (NA) 

33 413 258 33 280 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

35 321 272 35 176 (NA) (NAJ (NAJ (NA) (NA) 

33 101 255 32 972 (NA) (NAJ (NA) (NA) (NA) 

293 60 280 (NA) (NAJ (NA) (NA) (NAJ 312 102 308 (NA) (NA) (NAJ (NAJ (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) 21 (X) (X) (Xl (NA) (X) 25 (X) 27 

In ..... entory, 1974 Sales. 1974-

Forms with sales of $2.500 Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

and over 

Dollars Number Forms Number Farms Number (l,ooo) 

35 321 272 35 176 CoMie sold ________________________ 253 25 944 6 967 Forms with34 2 8 1 to 4 ________________________ 29 81 20 67 12 67 5 to 9 ________________________ 15 105 23 99 5 76 10 to 19 ______________________ 30 419 90 1 808 50 I 712 20 to 49 ______________________ 75 2 430 524 5619 78 5 619 50 to 99 ______________________ 54 3 608 898 10 690 80 10 690 100 to 199 ____________________ 24 3072 783 II 313 38 11 313 200 to 499 ____________________ 20 6 329 1 735 5691 7 5 691 500 and over __________________ 6 9900 2 894 

293 60 280 Calves sold ________________________ 147 12 536 1 766 Farms with53 38 52 lor 2 ________________________ 6 10 1 17 5 17 3 or 4 ________________________ 4 15 2 30 3 18 5 to 9 ________________________ 3 19 3 133 13 133 10 to 19 ______________________ 9 115 17 - - - 20 to 49 ______________________ 36 1 243 165 60 1 60 50 to 99 ______________________ 55 3 797 507 - - - 100 to 199 ____________________ 21 2 913 439 - - . - 200 to 499 ____________________ 11 (D) (D) - - - 500 and over __________________ 2 (D) (D) 

Judith Basin County, Mont. IV -141 
Table 7, Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1 974 and 1 969 - Continued 

Heifers and heifer calveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers - _______________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer colves, bulls, and bull colves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

InventoryFarms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

235 15 803 

238 15 607 

233 15 707 

11 96 

246 14 571 

265 11 175 

Cattle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8, Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 - _____________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Horses and ponieL _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

39 2 071 38 2 068 

54 3 936 54 3 936 

4 11 3 8 

17 104 17 104 

6 86 6 86 

3 110 3 110 

3 (D) 3 (D) 

2 (D) 2 (D) 

4 1 215 4 1 215 

- - - (X) (X) (X) (X) I 

(X) (X) (X) ()O 

55 8 371 40 7 205 

52 14 127 48 13 861 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 4 24 

118 672 116 663 

170 1 140 (NA) (NA) 

InventoryForms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

All forms 

Farms Number 

41 5 453 

48 4 921 

2 5 

16 86 

4 67 

6 201 

3 190 

1 150 

6 2 063 

3 2 691 

2 (0) 

12 746 

57 9 415 

57 12 688 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

10 39 

42 124 

Soles- Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

31 8 522 2 849 

9 1 061 (NA) 

6 19 5 

5 67 17 

8 277 80 

5 368 128 

1 (D) (D) 

3 (D) (D) 

3 6 600 2 160 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Dollars (1,000) 

40 5 451 389 

47 4 912 (NA) 

1 3 (Z) 

16 86 6 

4 67 5 

6 201 11 

3 190 17 

1 150 6 

6 2 063 145 

3 2 691 199 

2 (D) (D) 

12 746 (NA) 

42 8 364 (NA) 

51 12 514 (NA) 

38 7 091 '77 391 

43 (X) 247 

- - -

- - (NA) 

10 39 27 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 a nd over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

lambs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974_ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

I Pounds of wool. 

Table 9, 

Any poultrv ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older .: ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

-Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat· type chickens ___ J 974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry ond poultrv products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 142 Judith Basin County, Mont, 

16 243 liHers of pigs farrowed between33 489 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 21 479 20 478 

36 1 825 1969 __ 34 618 34 618 

49 3 447 December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 20 295 20 295 

17 1 065 1969 __ 29 306 29 306 

38 5 958 June I and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 12 184 11 183 

34 182 1969 __ 29 312 29 312 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

68 (X) 67 (X) 12 (X) 12 (X) 

(NA) (X) 80 (X) (NA) (X) 5 (X) 

66 5461 65 5 447 10 3 254 10 3 254 

79 2 934 76 2 883 3 196 3 196 

64 5 289 63 5277 9 3 154 9 3 154 

79 2 763 76 2 712 2 116 2 116 

59 1 839 58 1 827 7 229 7 229 

4 (0) 4 (D) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- - - - - - - -

1 (D) 1 (0) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 470 3 470 3 569 3 569 

- - - - - - - -

(X) (X) (X) (X) 15 12 15 12 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 15 4 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Hens and pulle" of layino 00"- ___________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels} ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for grain _____________ _ Cotton (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ $weetpatataes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchords ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

-

- Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ___ _ Sorghums for groin (bushels) ___________ _ - Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ___ _ - Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) _________________ _ 

forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Soles 

Forms Number Forms Number 

63 5 277 9 3 154 

76 2 712 2 116 

63 5 257 9 3 154 

I 20 - -

3 135 I 100 

3 127 1 14 

19 35 - - - - - -

Table 10. Crops: 

forms 

1974 1969 

4 I 

- -

- -

- - 260 277 

206 254 

- =1 -

4 (NA) 

- (NA) 

286 280 

- - - - - -

5 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - 3 I 390 

- - - - - -

- (NA) - 241 230 38 367 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

391 20 

- -

- -

- - 84 511 66 653 

29 971 33 249 

-

=1 -

2 (NA) 

- (NA) 

54 653 54 507 

- - - - - - 218 177 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- - - 20 5400 60 

- (X) ()() 

- - - - (X) (X) 

31 510 54 568 41 998 

forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Farms Number 

4 43 - -

3 21 I 12 

4 38 - -

4 33 - -

I 5 - -

I 5 - -

3 20 I 5 

18 (X) 2 (X) 

19 (X) 2 (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

2 058 852 I 258 270 

(X) (X) 

-

=1 -

160 (NA) 

- (NA) 

73 130 64 882 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Parms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - 2 - 350 - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - -

40 30 5 080 3 480 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974_ - 1969 __ Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Wheat (bushels) ____ • _______ • _____ 1974_ - 1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Barley (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for grain ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (boles) ______ • ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ___________ • ____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms 

89 

132 

52 

76 

3 

I 

-

- 257 

264 

49 

136 

192 

201 

-

I 

8 

-

-

-

-

277 

273 

5 

7 

-

-

-

-

2 

9 

-

-

-

-

Acres 

24 576 

34 349 

20 754 

38 458 

390 

20 

-

- 84 435 

65 555 

2 024 

6 692 

26 824 

26 339 

-

12 

I 112 

-

-

-

-

54 409 

54 098 

218 

169 

-

-

-

-

(l) 

I 

-

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Irrigated land 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) 4 I 104 (X) 7 I 160 (X) 2 100 (X) 6 I 095 (X) 2 350 ()() - - (X) - - (X) - - 2 057 072 3 510 

I 241 314 2 175 

49080 2 85 308 937 4 65 682 814 3 210 

I 013 269 2 289 

- - - 120 - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - -

72 840 52 8306 64 590 36 6 235 (X) - - (X) - - - - - - - -

- - -

- - - 40 I (l) 

83 2 I 

(X) - - (X) - - (X) - - (X) - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tans Farms Tons 

6 767 6 46 - - 21 I 794 21 96 - - 6 914 6 60 - - II 418 II 43 - - - - - - - - I 20 I 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 172 63 388 169 2 294 5 239 180 49 605 (NA) I 531 (NA) 20 

26 I 027 26 43 - - 52 2 973 (NA) 116 (NA) - III 19 178 III 919 2 51 114 15 975 (NA) 600 (NA) - - - - - - - I 12 (NA) (l) (NA) - 3 477 3 25 - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

48 8 455 48 755 - - 46 6 397 46 451 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - I (Z) I (l) - - 2 I (NA) (Z) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Judith Basin County, Mont. IV-143 
Tobie 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1 969 - Continued 

Berries for sale __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse praducts ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Olher crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Farms Acres Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Tolol Dry Liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

Tobie 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

ton5-_ 

$1,000 __ Lime ___________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tons __ $1.000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay crops ____________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1.000 __ 

Insects on other crops __________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Nematodes in crops ____________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

1974 1969 

267 285 

054 340 

211 216 

97 446 77 197 

4 547 2 861 

826 268 

11 9 

350 373 

3 4 

47 12 

20 438 2 201 

84 2 

1974 1969 

Sprays. dusts. granules. fumigants. etc. to cantral- Can. Diseases in crops and archards ____________ farms __ 3 14 

acres on which used __ 194 3 692 

$1,000 __ 3 2 Weeds or gross in crops _________________ farms __ 118 196 

acres on which used __ 52 207 58 534 

$1,000 __ 96 47 

Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ farms __ 28 51 

acres on which used __ 10 320 3 921 

$1,000 __ 25 5 Weeds on all other land __________________ farms __ 22 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 555 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 4 (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms __ 1 2 

acres on which used __ 5 37 

$1,000 __ (Z) (Z) 

Insect control on livestock and pouJtry ________ farms __ 40 104 

$1,000 __ 7 10 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms __ 21 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 6 (NA) 

Tobie 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ farms-_ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres __ 

Average per form _______________________ acres __ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland posture irrigated ______________ forms-_ 

acres __ Other cropland irrigated ________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feet __ 

lone: irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

1974 

58 

16.5 

10 720 

184.8 

56 

10 620 

55 

9 461 

4 

104 

2 

55 

2 

100 

12 843 

1.2 

25 

2 560 

1969 

41 

11.8 

9 181 

223.9 

40 

8 086 

38 

6 764 

7 

1 160 

(NA) 

162 

6 

095 

11 065 

1.2 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 1969 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farms __ (NA) 

acres __ (NA) 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 3 (NA) 

ocres __ 105 (NA) land in irrigated farmL _____________________ acres __ 297 938 271 227 Cropland ________________________________ acres-_ 58 312 57 234 Harvested cropland _____________________ ocres-_ 32 880 25 894 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms __ 2 (X) 

acres irrigated in most recent yeor __ 130 (X) 

Forms with ortificol drainoge _________________ farms __ 8 8 Proportion of forms ____________________ percenL_ 2.3 2.3 land in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ 27 115 22 802 land drained ____________________________ acres __ 460 276 Average per form ______________________ ocres __ 57.5 34.5 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ farms __ 144 (NA) 

number __ 723 (NA) 

ocres __ 042 (NA) 

Tobie 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate Not secured by real estate 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ farms__ 156 118 

$1,000__ 16 020 11 582 

104 

4 438 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 __ __ __ __ __________ __ __ ____ __ ____ __ __ ____ __ ____ __ ______ ____________ 19 10 22 

$5,000 10 $9,999_______________________________________________________________ 6 3 15 

$10,000 10 $29,999_____________________________________________________________ 33 21 32 

$30,000 10 $49,999_____________________________________________________________ 24 20 13 

$50,000 ond over ______________________________________________________ -------- L.. ___________ 7_4 _____________ 64 _____________ 22...J 

Tobie 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 2510 149 doys ________ _ 

less than 25 doys- _____ _ Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 1969 

75 79 

94 } 65 220 

37 37 

24 (NA) 

IV - 144 Judith Basin County, Mont. 

Workers Dollors (1.000) 

1974 1969 1974 

127 131 503 } 190 } 497 154 

227 43 

(NA) (NA) 66 

81 (NA) 43 

1974 hired form workers working150 doys 2510 less than 

1969 Tolol or more 149 doys 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 165 75 94 65 

Cosh wages paid _ $1,000 __ 699 503 154 43 Number of workers ______ _ 544 127 190 227 

581 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 53 47 37 21 

41 2 workers _________ _ 41 19 38 20 

3 or 4 workers _____ _ 43 6 16 14 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 21 3 2 6 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 7 - 1 4 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Doto 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All forms ________________ number __ 1 004 1 012 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 753 206 569 708 Average size of form ______ ocres __ 750 563 

Approximate land area _______ acres __ 956 288 956 288 

Proportion in forms _____ percenf-_ 78.8 59.6 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 194 053 67 675 Average per form ________ dollars __ 193 279 66 872 Average per acre ________ dollors __ 258 119 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 89 85 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 207 163 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 41 30 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 133 145 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 66 62 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 86 94 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 47 56 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 43 49 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 150 162 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 63 84 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 42 52 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 37 30 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grosses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ forms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farmL_ 

ocres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland postured _______ • _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over All forms 

1974 

707 

363 593 

514 

956 288 

38.0 

123 195 

174 251 

339 

29 

96 

21 

71 

49 

74 

45 

39 

145 

63 

42 

33 

1969 

688 Land in Fann. According to Use 

378 129 

550 

956 288 

39.5 

55 635 

80 864 

147 

11 

41 

17 

88 

47 

78 

46 

48 

149 

82 

52 

29 

Totol cropland _____________ forms_ - acreL_ Harvested cropland _______ farmL_ 

acreL - Forms 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 ,(x)() acres and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland {see textL __ forms __ 

acreL_ 

Total woodland _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other land (see text) ________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Irrigated land ______________ farmL_ 

ocres __ 

1974 1969 

948 937 

150 425 164 361 

876 864 

79 781 84 181 

170 118 

85 88 

51 52 

125 124 

192 196 

150 178 

85 92 

14 14 

4 2 

559 565 

61 696 67 216 

114 174 

8 948 12 964 

230 257 

225 015 67 364 

673 684 

377 766 337 983 

722 670 

83 866 80 962 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

101 

8 836 

24 

850 

10 

341 

60 

7 042 

20 

603 

136 

34 782 

88 

28 180 

1969 

{NA} Total woodland - Continued 12 207 Woodland not postured __________ _ __ • ________________ forms._ 

ocres __ 

32 Other lond _______________________ _ ___________________ forms __ 

474 acres __ 

8~ Posture land and rangeland. other tho woodland posture ______________ _ 

n cropland and ___________________ farm5-_ 

114 

9 703 Improved posture/and and rongelo 23 

947 

ocres __ 

nd _________________ farms __ 

ocres._ 

Unimproved postureland and rang eland _______________ forms __ 

145 

63 608 

116 

60098 

land in houselots. born lots, ponds, r 

ocres __ 

oads, wasteland, etc. _farms._ 

acres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form operotors ____________ number __ 

land in farms _____________ • __ acres._ 

Harvested cropland _________ acres._ 

Farms by tenure of form operator: Full owners _____ • __________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres._ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _____ • _________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants _______ • ___________ number __ land in farms. _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres._ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Block and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: 1 

All form operators __________ number __ land in farms ______________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

land in farm5- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenanfs ___________________ number __ 

land in farm5- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ land in farms _____________ • acres __ 

All forms 

1974 

1 004 

753 206 

79 781 

704 

547 008 

36 755 

251 

190 699 

39 295 

49 

15 499 

3 731 

4.9 

36 16 298 

3 058 

6 

486 

125 

29 

15 692 

2 908 

1 

120 

25 

2.8 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

1 012 

569 708 

84 181 

645 

307 669 

34 490 

301 

249 798 

46 188 

66 

12 241 

3 503 

6.5 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

707 688 

363 593 378 129 

75 990 80 004 

452 393 

161 914 123 156 

33 747 31 651 

218 259 

187 356 244045 

38614 45 104 

37 36 14 323 10 928 

3629 3 249 

5.2 5.2 

27 - 15 443 - 2 817 - 2 - 284 - 108 - 24 - 15 039 - 2 684 - 1 - 120 - 25 -

3.7 -

657 629 

289 581 328 480 

All forms 

1974 

Forms by type of organization - Can. Partnership _______ ._. ______ number __ (NA) Land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

Corporation _________ • ______ number __ (NA) 

land in farms ___ • __________ acres __ (NA) 

Other _____________________ number __ (NA) 

ocres __ (NA) 

Form operators by age group:2 Under 25 yeors _________________ • ___ _ 12 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 95 35 to 44 yeors _____________ • _______ _ 180 45 to 54 yeors _____________________ _ 236 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 279 65 years and over ___________ • ______ _ 181 Average age _______ • _______________ _ 52.6 

Form operators by place of residence:2 

On form operated ___________________ _ 

On another farm ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not an a farm _______ _ 

In a city, town, or urban area _________ _ 

736 

28 } - 13 

67 

Farm operators reporting days of work 

offform: 2 

None _____________________________ _ 328 1 to 49 days ___________________ • ___ _ 83 50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 

200 days and over ___ • _____________ _ 

30 

-

- :} - 275 

Form operators by principal occupation:' Forming ___________ • ______________ _ 

- 591 Other ____________________________ _ 

- 392 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

- (NA) 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) 

11969 data are only for forms operated by Blocks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships;: see text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

12 

102 

209 

249 

262 

178 

51.5 

834 

102 

(NA) 

114 

39 

87 

308 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

674 659 

140 378 153 774 

638 630 

75 990 80 004 

61 } 35 164 26 

83 

180 181 

150 177 

85 92 

14 14 

4 2 

425 434 

55 552 61 563 

101 (NA) 

8 836 12 207 

136 145 

34 782 63 608 

494 (NA) 

188 433 160 747 

543 517 

79 704 77 878 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

58 38 

6 602 3 510 

494 (NA) 

188 433 160 7471 

222 278 

182 188 152 169 

79 133 

10 987 23 640 

168 211 

171 201 128 529 

413 410 

6 245 8 578 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

34 51 

24 288 33 997 

15 3 

49 709 13 453 

I 5 

15 2 199 

9 8 

61 63 

132 134 

178 193 

220 180 

91 110 

51.6 51.5 

526 599 

12 } 7 46 

38 

253 (NA) 

62 97 

17 20 

30 } 55 32 

151 136 

489 (NA) 

202 (NA) 

9 (NA) 

37 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data lake County, Mont. IV-14S 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of sales: 

30 l- 51 61 _ 

94 99 

$100,000 ond ovor _______________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ _ 164 197 

195 182 144 144 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ________________________ _ 

Und~r $2,500 ('0010'1) ___________________ _ 316 339 $2,000 10 $2,499 ______________________ _ 54 43 

56 54 

71 65 135 177 

$1.50010 $1,999 ______________________ _ $1,00010 $1,499 ______________________ _ 

Undor $1.000 ('00 10'1) _________________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products ,old _____________________________ $1,000 __ 16 292 11 260 Average per form ______________ dollars-_ 16 227 11 126 

Crops. including hoy _______________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

- 516 1 504 

- 7 07~ 2 596 

-

- 11 

Forest products ___________________ formL - 21 27 $1,000_ - 86 36 

livestock, poultry, and their products _______________________ forms_ - 766 798 

$1,000_ - 9 118 8 628 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms- - 30 (NA) 

$1,000_ - 264 (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

30 l- 61 _ 51 

94 99 

164 197 

195 182 

144 142 

19 17 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

15 956 10 932 

22 569 15 889 

399 (NA) 

6 957 2 489 

4 - 9 -

18 18 

85 33 

580 623 

8 905 8 410 

21 46 

263 153 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Grains __________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Other field crops _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products __ forms-_ 

$l.Ooo __ Poultry and poultry products _______ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Dairy products ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cattle and calves _________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock praducts ___________ • ___________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

399 

6 957 

192 

I 836 

-

-

-

-

213 

I 778 

25 

2 847 

2 

I 

72 

496 

580 

8 905 

21 

263 

66 

I 988 

562 

5 979 

~I 407 

29 

63 

42 

204 -' 

1969 

(NA) 

2 489 

183 

500 

-

-

-

- 244 

503 

29 

I 290 

-

-

33 

195 

623 

8 410 

46 

153 

138 

I 559 

(NA) 

6 235 

(NA) 

463 

Table 4, Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with toto! family income from off farm and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold I ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Custamwork and other agricultural services _________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Government form programs _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments _____________________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources ______________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources l _ _ _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

422 (NA) 

225 (NA) 

517 (NA) 

82 117 

250 144 

4 7 

61 9 

80 173 

65 304 

76 (NA) 

114 (NA) 

14 (NA) 

26 (NA) 

71 (NA) 

206 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

195 (NA) 

189 (NA) 

473 (NA) 

76 94 

241 131 

4 4 

61 3 

73 168 

59 299 

53 (NA) 

86 (NA) 

14 (NA) 

26 (NA) 

56 (NA) 

181 (NA) 

Total family income from off-farm sources 2 ___ • ___________ • ____ forms_. 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding farm related ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, com missions, and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Federal Sacial Security, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ farms_. 

$1.000 __ 

Rent incame of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fa rms with sales 

01 $2,500 ond 

over, 1974 

452 

4 073 

82 

918 

290 

2 178 

175 

445 

102 

385 

32 

147 L..... __ --l 

ISee text. 1}974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total farm production expenses- __ forms-

$1,000_ 

Farms with- $110 $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,999 ________________ _ 

$2,00010 $2,999 ________________ _ 

$3,00010 $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

$20,00010 $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,00010 $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 ond ovor _______________ _ -

Livestock and poultry . purchosed _________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms-. 

$1.000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___ • ________________ forms-. 

~I,OOO __ Feed ingredients ____________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole groins ______________ farms._ 

$1.000 __ 

Hoy, green chop. and silage __ forms._ 

$1.000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

IV - 146 Lake County, Mont. 

Table 5. 

All farms 

1974 

I 004 

14 592 

102 

132 

91 

120 

209 

165 } 105 

39 

41 

375 

I 761 

695 

2 600 

416 

I 060 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Form s with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

I 012 707 688 

9 285 14 006 8 746 

124 4~ } 50 166 

93 39 46 

121 75 103 

245 192 226 

165 155 

263 105 79 

39 } 29 41 

466 284 356 

I 869 I 689 I 807 

733 542 549 

I 202 2 515 I 135 

475 344 397 

624 I 036 604 

(NA) 82 69 

(NA) 101 52 

(NA) 340 205 

(NA) 772 257 

(NA) 133 182 

(NA) 607 222 

(NA) 442 (NA) 

(NA) 171 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs. plants. and trees purchased _________________ • _ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Other agricultural chemicals 

-

-

-

-

purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000_ Lime _______ • ___ ._. ________ farms. 

$1,000_ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel 

and oil for form business ______ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

-

-

-

-

- Gosaline ___________________ farms-_ 

$1.000_ - Diesel oiL __________________ forms __ 

$1.000_ LP gas, butane, and propane __ forms. 

$1.000 __ 

-

~~:~~e~~, ~rne~~~'eF~jd_ ~~~~ __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Con1roct lobar ___________ • ____ forms._ 

$1.000 __ 

Machine hire and cus10mwork ___ forms._ 

$1.000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

363 

211 

416 

602 

300 

136 

(NA) 

(NA) 

981 

978 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

464 

I 257 

77j 82 

396 

222 

940 

6 744 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

310 249 201 

67 201 62 

510 306 355 

352 582 335 

(NA) 206 (NA) 

70 127 60 

- - -

- - -

I 006 695 687 

608 897 537 

(NA) 690 679 

(NA) 599 393 (NA) 357 244 (NA) 213 84 (NA) 26 52 

(NA) 6 7 

(NA) 695 687 

(NA) 80 53 

567 357 423 

676 I 202 636 

473 56 70 

233 78 62 

295 288 

201 143 

918 702 684 

4 209 6 343 3 969 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of aU machinery and equipment _____________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Averoge per form __________ dollors-_ 

Forms by volue group: $1 fa $999 _______________________ _ 

$1.000 to $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,000 fa $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________________ _ $20,000 to $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,000 to $49,999 ________________ _ $50,000 fa $69,999 ________________ _ 

$70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wheel troctor5-_______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

974 1 002 17 213 8 685 17 672 8 667 

12 75 

189 390 

191 232 

~~~ } 192 

95 113 31 

29 

784 812 

I 014 1 070 

500 615 

883 911 

I 536 I 480 

515 513 

... J 855 

I 663 I 790 

265 418 

115 

141 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

682 686 14 705 7 696 21 562 II 218 

9~ } 206 

107 189 

202 180 128 66 89 29 

~} 16 

575 593 749 786 

375 461 

635 648 I 200 I 137 416 383 

606 599 

I 358 I 350 203 328 95 97 120 111 

- 20 

Selected Machinery & Equip, - Can, 

Groin and bean combine s, setf~propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Other corn pickers and 

-

-

picker~she"ers ______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ____________ 3arms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors. number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

76 82 

86 91 

8 23 

~1 12 

19 

3 

~ J 191 (NA) 

198 (NA) 

69 (NA) 

309 308 

319 316 

90 148 

161 (NA) 

166 (NA) 

69 (NA) 

39 (NA) 

46 (NA) 

15 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and o ..... er 

1974 1969 

76 81 

86 90 

8 23 

2 4 

2 5 

I 2 

4 9 

4 12 

- I 

154 (NA) 

161 (NA) 

62 (NA) 

277 282 

287 290 

87 140 

150 154 

155 155 

69 106 

37 60 

42 66 

II 24 

Table 7, Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cottle and colves _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 fa 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 10 to 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

20 fa 49 __________________ 1974 __ 50 to 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

200 fa 499 ________________ 1974 __ 500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 fa 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 fa 19 _________________________ _ 

20 fa 49 _________________________ _ 

50 fa 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- lor 2 ___________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 fa 99 _________________________ _ 100 fa 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and ovor _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

774 

752 

766 

734 

748 

24 

36 

100 

165 

175 

133 

86 

15 

685 

659 

644 

(NA) 

201 

265 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

644 

36 

77 

98 

180 

131 

86 

35 

1 

201 

123 

15 

10 

13 

18 

17 

5 

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

In ..... entory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and o ..... er 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 578 (X) 766 (lO 

(l() 567 (X) 756 (X) 

(l() 599 (X) 774 (l() 

72 475 556 68 857 731 31 747 67 657 586 64997 745 41 399 

66 11 29 88 228 260 7 49 99 672 1 379 38 505 140 I 834 

5 049 103 3 254 183 6093 12 281 163 11 580 143 9 678 17 861 133 17 861 60 8 392 25 029 86 25 029 18 4 850 10 550 15 10 550 - -

41 043 526 38 963 (NA) (NA) 

38 094 535 36 731 (NA) (NA) 

38 199 491 36 189 (NA) (NA) 

34 317 487 33 045 (NA) (NA) 

2 844 158 2 774 (NA) (NA) 

3 777 223 3686 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (l() 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (l() 

Inventory. 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

38 199 491 36 189 Cottle sold ________________________ 

Forms with92 14 35 1 fa 4 ________________________ 

530 32 225 5 fa 9 ________________________ 

1 349 52 731 10 to 19 ______________________ 

5 697 140 4 667 20 to 49 ______________________ 

8944 131 8 944 50 to 99 ______________________ 

11 138 86 11 138 100 fa 199 ____________________ 

(D) 35 (0) 200 fa 499 ____________________ 

(0) 1 (0) 500 and over __________________ 

2 844 158 2 774 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with158 86 114 1 or 2 ________________________ 

49 11 37 3 or 4 ________________________ 

59 8 45 5 fa 9 ________________________ 

190 13 190 10 fa 19 ______________________ 

561 18 561 20 to 49 ______________________ 

1 115 17 1 115 50 fa 99 ______________________ 

712 5 712 100 to 199 ____________________ 

- - - 200 to 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and o ..... er 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

580 (l() 8 905 

576 (X) 6 450 

617 (X) (NA) 

562 30 642 5 979 

604 40 231 6 235 

22 56 13 37 260 67 

102 1 377 298 180 6 029 1 114 143 9 678 1 891 

60 8 392 1 622 18 4 850 975 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

66 (X) 1 988 138 (l() I 559 

Sales, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Forms Number (1.000) 

483 20 320 4 712 

51 145 36 52 356 92 96 1 261 303 143 4 345 968 91 6 153 1 461 38 4 968 1 110 12 3 092 742 

- - -

274 10322 1 267 

18 22 3 8 30 4 22 149 19 53 699 94 102 3 340 422 53 3 442 420 14 I 712 184 4 928 121 - - -

Lake County, Mont. IV-147 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974_ 

1969_ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974_ -

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974_ -

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull colves _______________________ 1974_ - 1969_ -

Inventory- Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number 

468 15 677 501 14 736 

433 14 296 

74 1 381 

494 14 217 

537 13 530 

Cattle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974_ - 10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 9L ______________________________ 1974 __ 100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with~ 

1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49- _____________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974_ 

1969 __ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974_ - Sheep. Iambs. and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goots ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponieL ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974_ 

1969 __ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974_ 

1969 __ 

lambs under I year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

I Pounds of wool 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 All forms and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

82 3 292 61 3 116 73 6299 

97 4 740 73 4 440 91 6 401 

30 74 19 44 15 27 

8 50 6 36 10 76 

19 299 11 167 12 183 

10 343 10 343 7 272 

3 150 3 150 13 936 

8 1 056 8 1 056 5 675 

4 1 320 4 1 320 8 2 363 

- - - - 3 1 767 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 20 1 545 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 22 1 036 

46 3 119 32 2 581 45 2 249 

59 4 878 48 4 588 61 4 897 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 3 6 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 10 25 (NA) (NA) 

324 1 600 222 1 290 47 156 

432 2 002 (NA) (NA) 73 156 

Inventory ~ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number 

37 370 Litters of pigs farrowed between ~ 

50 568 December 1 of preceding year and November 30_1974 __ 

59 2 746 1969 __ 

63 3872 December 1 of preceding year and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 

23 232 1969 __ 

30 2 258 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 

28 91 1969 __ 

Soles - Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Farms Number Dollors (1,000) 

39 918 226 

11 401 (NA) 

15 44 14 

8 97 25 

11 380 97 

4 (D) (0) 

1 (D) (0) 

- - -

- - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1.000) 

58 6 106 407 

68 5 846 (NA) 

8 16 1 

8 62 5 

8 125 8 

6 232 9 

12 866 64 

5 675 54 

8 2 363 150 

3 1 767 115 

17 1 427 31 

13 761 (NA) 

29 1 871 (NA) 

49 4 703 (NA) 

29 2 188 '22 682 

29 (X) 63 

- - - 3 24 (NA) 

33 128 63 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2.500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

53 789 44 756 

77 858 55 778 

43 436 40 429 

72 453 53 402 

41 353 32 327 

53 405 43 376 

Table 9. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poulfry _________________ • _________ 1974_ - 1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with~ 

1 to 9L ______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1.600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV -148 lake County, Mont. 

All forms 

Forms 

115 

(NA) 

111 

159 

104 

152 

96 

5 

2 

-

-

-

1 

-

-

16 

-

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 70 (X) 

(X) 116 (X) 

29 524 70 28 530 

24 278 108 22 795 

29 180 67 28 416 

23 498 104 22 282 

2 330 59 1 566 

700 5 700 (0) 2 (D) 

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

- - - - - - 1 273 11 933 

- - -

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

16 (X) 11 (X) 

(NA) (X) 24 (X) 

11 (D) 8 (0) 

23 10 251 21 10 070 

10 (0) 8 (D) 

23 10001 21 9 820 

8 232 6 200 

1 200 1 200 

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

- - - - - - - - - - - -

4 575 2 350 

1 69 1 69 

30 264 21 263 

(NA) (NA) 46 153 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 9. 

Hen. and pulle!. of laying age ____________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hotching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pulle!. 3 man!h. old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pulle! chicks and pulle!s under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

(orn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheal (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ 

CoMan (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight> ___________ _ Sweetpototoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

(orn for grain or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

(orn for silage or green chop (tons. green) _ 

(orn for dry fodder. hogged or grazed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Sorghums for silage. fodder. hay. etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Farms Number 

67 28 416 8 (D) 

104 22 282 21 9 820 

66 28 247 8 (D) 

3 169 - -

2 16 - - 8 270 - - 29 98 - -

- - - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

40 26 4 - - - - - 100 153 239 197 

-

=1 -

28 (NA) 

- (NA) 

672 715 

10 6 172 140 

6 19 

8 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

9 - 252 29 25 I 101 

I I 4 - - -

- (NA) - 430 444 40 404 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

~i~~~yb~;:;~======= === == === ======= :~~!= = Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Olher paultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

AU forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

I 387 728 

26 -

- -

- 7 280 9640

1 II 051 7 086 

-

=1 -

2 321 (NA) 

- (NA) 

57 170 64 027 

10 5 

931 817 

I 12 

85 108 

Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- 5 797 - 678 15 491 9 878 

50 (X) (X) 

- - -

- (X) (XJ 

40 450 103 087 83 10'1 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Forms Number 

5 25 - -

3 7 - -

5 20 - -

5 20 - -

- - - -

I 5 - -

2 5 - -

10 (X) 2 (X) 

21 (X) 2 (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

-

-

267 10'1 325 0131 (X) (X) 

-

- =1 564 500 (NA) 

- (NA) 

133 040 123 708 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

2 - 77 -

26 25 941 678 

I - 4 - - - - -

- (NA) - - 326 315 27 334 24 275 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

(ropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

(arn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheo! (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oo!s (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 8arley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (!ons, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cation (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

425 

434 

79 

133 

38 

26 

-

-

98 

144 

90 

88 

188 

128 

2 

-

3 

-

-

-

-

533 

570 

2 

5 

-

-

-

-

25 

30 

3 

3 

74 

37 

Acres 

55 552 61 563 

10987 

23 640 

I 357 

728 

-

- 7 254 

9 450 

I 721 

I 630 9 033 

5 070 

60 

-

92 

-

-

-

- 53 912 

60666 

80 

107 

-

-

-

- 2 320 

1 849 

3 

2 614 

418 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Irrigated land 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) 270 26 417 ()O 289 23 591 (X) 46 3608 (X) 46 5 345 (X) 28 I 022 (X) 25 678 (X) - - (X) - - 266 398 37 I 758 319 942 55 2 098 

108 573 67 I 194 98 842 51 768 381 369 137 5 141 258 381 72 2 421 2 300 I 40 - - - (X) 2 62 - - -

- - - - - -

- - -

128 511 422 37 376 117905 438 40 372 (X) - - (X) 4 87 - - - - - - - - - - - - 564 435 25 2 320 452 676 28 1 849 

(X) 3 3 (X) 3 2 (X) 60 514 (X) 29 282 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Farms Tons Forms Tons 

64 4 542 64 364 - - ll8 7 824 118 823 - - 5 161 5 10 - - 26 2 382 26 186 - - 28 842 27 120 I 26 17 516 17 80 I (Z) - - - - - - - - - - - - 57 4 933 55 299 2 26 68 6 364 (NA) 420 (NA) -

8 135 8 8 - - 30 655 (NA) 73 (NA) - 66 4 912 65 398 I 18 54 3 280 (NA) 263 (NA) - I 40 I I - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 1 50 I 6 - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - ll8 11 270 117 I 208 I 25 141 11 ll2 141 I 000 - - - - - - - - 1 20 I 1 - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 25 2 320 23 725 2 26 27 I 849 (NA) 554 (NA) -

3 3 3 (Z) - - 3 2 3 (Z) - - 58 479 58 131 6 12 31 361 30 104 3 5 

Lake County, Mont. IV-149 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Berries for sale __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Farms Acres 

(l) 

2 

(l) 

Irrigated land 

Quantity Forms 

(X) 1 (X) 6 (X) 1 

(X) 

(X) 

Acres 

(Z) 

1 

(l) 

Total 

Farms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Forms Tons Forms Tons 

Tobie 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ $1.000 __ lime ___________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Sprays. dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy crops ____________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Nematodes in crops ____________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 1969 

359 432 

709 395 

306 295 

29 700 34 434 

3 402 3 521 

582 335 

13 15 

425 685 

1 2 

66 46 

2 909 994 

67 20 

1 

14 

(ll 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control-Con Diseases in crops and orchords ____________ farms __ 28 23 

acres on which used __ 671 460 $1,000 __ 18 7 

Weeds or grass in crops _________________ farms-_ 83 110 acres on which used __ 9 738 9 491 

$1,000 __ 28 21 Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ farms __ 13 22 

acres on which used __ 673 553 

$1,000 __ 2 1 

Weeds on all of her land __________________ farms-_ 9 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 162 (NA) 

$1.000 __ 1 (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms-_ 7 5 

acres on which used __ 211 212 

$1,000 __ 2 1 

Insect control on livestock and pouhrv ________ forms __ 42 145 

$1,000 __ 3 7 

Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms __ 32 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 5 (NA) 

Tobie 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ farms __ 543 517 land irrigated by-Continued 

Proportion of forms --------------------- percenL_ 76.8 75.1 Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ forms-_ 27 (NA) 

ocres __ 4 323 (NA) Totollond irrigated __________________________ acres-_ 79 704 77 878 Other sprinkler systems ___________________ formL_ 342 (NA) 

Average per farm _______________________ acres __ 146.8 150.6 ocres __ 41 001 (NA) 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ forms-_ 537 513 land in irrigated farms ______________________ ocres __ 286 290 277 838 

acres __ 76 096 72 533 Croplond ________________________________ acres __ 116 641 116 941 Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms-_ 513 487 Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ 63 733 64 871 

ocres-_ 49 132 48 565 Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated Cropland pasture irrigated ______________ farms __ 270 289 between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms __ 7 (X) 

ocres __ 26 417 23 591 acres irrigated in most recent year __ III (X) 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ forms-_ IS (NA) Forms with ortifical drainage _________________ farms __ 19 28 acres-_ 547 377 

Pasture irrigated, other than cropland pasture _forms-_ 46 46 Proportion of forms -- ------------------ percenL_ 2.7 4.0 

acres __ 3 608 5 345 land in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ IS 811 22 570 land drained ____________________________ acres __ 752 2 540 Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ 102 983 117 232 Average per form ______________________ acres __ 39.6 90.7 Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 1.3 1.5 Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen 

land j"'rigated by ~ tanks ____________________________________ farms-_ 86 (NA) 

Furrows or ditches ________________ _______ farms __ 153 (NA) number __ 245 (NA) 

acres-_ IS 089 (NA) acres __ 207 (NA) 

Tobie 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by size of debt owed: Under $5.000 _________________________________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $29,999 ____________________________________________________________ _ 

$30,000 to $49,999 _______________________ • ____________________________________ _ 

$50,000 and over ___________________ • _____________ • __________ - ________________ _ 

Total operator debt 

375 

22 169 

34 

35 

99 

66 

141 

Secured by real estate 

313 

17 129 

15 

41 

87 

59 

111 

Not secured by real estate 

196 

5 040 

50 

29 

63 

27 

27 

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

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 doyL _____ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

83 

118 } 260 

56 

24 

IV - 1 SO Lake County, Mont. 

1969 

67 

393 

70 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

142 111 628 } 423 } 1 690 321 

2 181 253 

(NA) (NA) 78 

111 (NA) 28 

1974 hired form workers working1969 

150 days 25 to less than 

Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 357 83 118 260 Cosh wages paid _ $1,000 __ 1 202 628 321 253 Number of workers ______ _ 2 746 142 423 2 181 

636 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 83 47 47 55 

62 2 workers _________ _ 58 19 34 38 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 74 16 13 62 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 61 1 14 38 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 81 - 10 67 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Dato 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 280 357 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 946 170 054 664 

Average size of farm ______ ocres-_ 3 379 2 954 

Approximate land oreo _______ acres __ 

Proportion in farms _____ percenL_ 2 224 832 2 224 832 

42.5 47.4 

Value of land and buildings __ $1.000 __ 111 952 55 049 Average per farm ________ dollars __ 399 830 154 198 

Average per acre ________ dollors __ 118 52 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 23 34 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 42 47 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 10 16 70 to 99 acreS _________________ _ 14 8 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 5 12 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 7 6 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 12 8 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 5 3 260 ta 499 acres _______________ _ 10 40 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 42 38 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 33 50 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 77 95 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grosses, not harvested and not postured ___________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ forms __ 

acres-_ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms with sales af $2,500 All forms and over 

1974 1969 

207 255 

938 020 035 887 4 531 4 062 

224 832 2 224 832 42.2 46.6 

107 563 51 290 

519 627 201 135 

115 50 

11 12 

8 11 

3 9 

8 5 5 6 

5 1 

9 5 2 3 8 32 41 31 

30 47 

77 93 

Land in Fa""" According to Use 

Total cropland _____________ farms __ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland _______ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Forms 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 and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ______________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see text) ___ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Total waodland _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other land (see text) ________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Irrigated land _____________ fanns __ 

acres __ 

1974 1969 

250 299 

106 667 135 685 

240 266 

60 049 68 435 

15 11 

23 16 

10 13 

30 22 

39 46 

39 49 

54 74 

16 22 14 13 

106 134 

20 104 33 112 

63 99 

26 514 34 138 

65 59 

94 059 82 091 

235 m 745 444 836 888 

185 201 

36 022 40 871 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

57 

26 353 

1 

(0) 

27 

4 513 

36 17 231 

5 

(0) 

52 

92 431 

45 

87 320 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 33 326 Woodland not postured __________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

4 Other lond _______________________ _ ___________________ forms __ 

434 acres-_ 11 

513 Postureland and rangeland, other tho n cropland and 

67 22 821 

29 

8 558 

54 

81 051 I 

53 i 67 320 

woodland posture ______________ _ ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Improved posturelond and rongelo nd ________ -;- ________ farms __ 

ocreL_ 

Unimproved posturelond and rang elond _______________ farmL_ 

ocres __ 

land in houselats, barnlots, ponds, r oads. wasteland, etc. _ farms __ ocres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form operatorL ___________ number __ 

land in farms- _______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Block and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: I 

All form operotors __________ number __ land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full awners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acreL_ 

All forms 

1974 

280 946 170 1 

60 049 

157 

333 822 

23 288 

105 

595 391 34 900 

18 16 957 

1 861 

6.4 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

-

1 

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

357 

054 664 

68 435 

185 

130 351 16 148 

132 

871 939 48 579 

40 

52 374 

3 708 

11.2 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over AU forms 

1974 1969 1974 

207 255 Forms by type of organization - Can. 

938 020 I 035 887 partnership ________________ number __ (NA) 

58 933 67 095 land in farms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) 

103 108 Land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

328 650 123 712 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) 

22 489 15 281 acres __ (NA) 

92 123 Form operators by age group:2 

592 764 864 015 Under 25 yeors _____________________ _ 4 34 643 48 388 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 44 

12 24 

16 606 48 160 

1 801 3 426 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 years ond over __________________ _ 

50 

72 

48 

35 5.8 9.4 Average age _______________________ _ 49.1 

Form operators by place of residence:' On form operated ___________________ _ 178 

1 - (0) - (0) -

On another farm ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form ________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban area _________ _ I~ } 13 

- - Form operators reporting days of work 

off farm: l 

- - None _____________________________ _ 76 - - 1 to 49 days _______________________ _ 10 1 - 50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 7 (0) - (0) -

- -

100 to 149 days ____________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ____________________ _ 

200 days and over __________________ _ ~} 94 

- - Form operators by principal occupationl1 

- - Forming ___________________________ _ 148 

- - Other _____________________________ _ 105 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market ______________________ _ (NA) 

170 217 531 023 659 102 Form operators reporting agricultural 

controc!s -- ---- ------ -------- ------- (NA) 

11969 data are only for forms operated by Blocks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

8 

39 

76 

115 

73 

46 

49.2 

272 

45 

(NA) 

29 

13 

25 

127 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

194 233 

104 120 126 432 

189 217 

58 933 67 095 

5 } 3 20 6 

15 

37 39 

39 49 

54 74 

16 22 

14 13 

72 90 

18 834 26 011 

57 (NA) 

26 353 33 326 

52 54 

92 431 81 051 

184 (NA) 

741 469 828 404 

141 159 

34 975 40 050 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

ond over 

1974 1969 

12 8 

5 III 13 731 

184 (NA) 

741 469 828 404 

148 178 

733 958 803 295 

29 26 

21 608 5 716 

135 166 

712 350 797 579 

137 169 J 7 511 25 109 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

II 22 

53 974 94 712 

26 13 

353 023 254 897 

- 3 

- 27 176 

3 - 24 26 

35 54 

57 77 

33 59 

29 39 50.4 50.9 

129 203 2 } 8 24 7 

67 (NA) 

10 27 

5 6 

4 } 10 2 

46 59 

134 (NA) 

47 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

5 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Lewis and Clark County, Mont. IV-lSl 
Tobie 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms by value of soles: $100,000 and over _______________________ _ $40,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 

Under $2,500 (see text) ___________________ _ $2,000 to $2.499 ______________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 ______________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1.499 ______________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see text) ___________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000 __ 

Averoge per farm ______________ dollors-_ 

Crops. including hoy _______________ farms-_ 

$1.000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms __ 

$1.000_ -

Forest products __________________ forms-

$1.000_ -

Livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms- - $1,000_ -

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms-

$1,000_ 

1974 1969 

26

31 1 _ 50 

35 48 

41 51 35 51 32 46 

80 111 7 19 

14 12 17 12 42 68 

10171 8 449 36 325 23 665 

143 J 163 1 580 1 277 

7 

326 

11 14 56 160 

234 307 

8 210 7 011 

11 (NA) 

302 (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

26

31 1 _ 50 

35 48 

40 51 35 51 32 45 

8 10 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

10 085 8 352 48 719 32 753 

108 (NA) 

1 554 864 

6 4 326 387 

11 13 

56 160 

185 231 

8 149 6 941 

6 18 

299 199 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Groins __________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco ________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds. hoy. forage. and silage __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Other field crops _________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables. sweet corn. and melons _fart'nL_ 

$1.000 __ Fruits. nuts, and berries ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry. and their products __ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sheep, lambs. and wool ____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

108 

1 554 

62 

999 -

-

-

-

61 

533 

1 

(Z) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

185 

8 149 

6 

299 

6 554 

175 6 512 

23 

305 

18 

324 

17 

155 

1969 

(NA) 

864 

79 

552 

-

-

-

-

78 

256 

7 

43 

2 

6 

2 

8 

231 6 941 

18 

199 

9 

327 

(NA) 

5 947 

I (NA) 

469 

J 

Tobie 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number af operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold I ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses 1 ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Customwork and other agricultural services _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Government form programs ______________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Other form-related sources _____________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources l ___________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

110 

72 

232 

20 

61 

3 

13 

39 

98 

23 

48 

9 

12 

15 

29 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 

(NA) 44 

(NA) 61 (NA) 219 40 19 

74 61 

9 2 15 8 92 36 286 94 

(NA) 15 

(NA) 45 (NA) 7 (NA) 11 (NA) 9 (NA) 20 

ISee text. ?1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

35 

72 

9 

15 

84 

283 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources' ____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Nonfarm business, eXcluding form related ___________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Cosh wages. salaries, commissions. and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 ond over, 1974 

96 

155 

30 

388 

50 

613 

47 

86 

16 

37 

14 

30 

Table 5. Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Total form production expenses ___ farms_ 

$1,000_ - Forms with- $1 to $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,99L _______________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

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

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ $40,000 to $59,999 ______________ _ 

$60.000 and over ------7---------

livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula teeds ____________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Feed ingredientL ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Whole groins ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy. green chop. and siloge __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

280 10 520 

20 

28 

23 

39 

35 

49 35 } 

14 

37 

127 

I 919 

219 

2 572 

147 

1 713 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - 1 S2 Lewis and Clark County, Mont. 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

357 207 255 7 451 10 380 7 325 

56 ~} 22 49 

18 9 10 

37 27 26 

65 33 65 

35 53 

132 49 32 

14 } 47 37 

202 92 157 

I 801 I 892 I 779 

276 169 206 

919 2 537 899 

195 121 171 

493 1 698 487 (NA) 28 29 

(NA) 19 46 

(NA) 93 75 (NA) 365 144 

(NA) 53 71 

(NA) 456 221 

(NA) 138 (NA) 

(NA) 109 (NA) 

Seeds. bulbs. plants. and trees purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ lime ______________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel 

and oil for form business ______ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oil-__________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Motor oil. grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired farm lobar ______________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Contract labor ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwark ___ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expe'lses __ ._farms __ $1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

89 

90 

96 

406 

72 

58 

(NA) 

(NA) 

277 

552 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

110 

935 

28 29 J 74 

62 

264 

3 897 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

77 65 68 

77 88 77 

134 81 114 

192 403 190 

(NA) 65 (NA) 

30 58 30 - - -

- - -

347 206 255 377 538 360 (NA) 206 252 

(NA) 344 255 (NA) 124 130 (NA) 108 50 (NA) 39 57 

(NA) 31 23 

(NA) 206 255 (NA) 55 33 

200 98 174 

701 932 698 

165 22 52 

161 27 60 

52 91 

55 94 

329 207 255 

3 194 3 741 3 138 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Doto 
Tobie 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Es1imated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Average per farm __________ dollars __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $999 _______________________ _ 

$1.000 to $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,99L _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,000 to $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ________________ _ 

$70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wheel troctarL _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

268 338 

6 810 4 517 

25 410 13 362 

1 19 

30 105 

45 74 

74 59 

38 42 } 81 22 

16 

211 271 

304 384 

166 226 

245 320 

610 743 

175 268 

'~J 280 

634 788 

84 162 

70 

84 

2 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

199 248 6 154 4 233 

JO 925 17 069 

liJ 48 

22 64 

55 55 

35 39 

38 25 

22 } 16 17 

165 205 

251 297 

135 179 

181 243 

524 646 150 241 

189 222 

551 601 

69 138 

66 87 

79 105 

2 17 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Grain and bean combines, 

self-propelled _______________ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms_ 

-

-

- number _ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull ond self-propelled _____________ ._ farmL_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type. ____________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 

and aver 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

51 57 50 55 

64 65 63 63 

8 20 8 20 

:f 3 -

=/ 

3 -

2 -

6 2 

6 2 

- 2 

58 (NA) 50 (NA) 

64 (NA) 56 (NA) 

19 (NA) 18 (NA) I 146 159 129 143 

154 175 137 158 

25 61 24 60 

98 (NA) 89 96 

103 (NA) 94 101 

28 (NA) 26 61 

6 (NA) 6 19/ 7 (NA) 7 

4 (NA) 4 ~g i 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974._ 

1969 __ Cottle and calves. ______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974._ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 8eef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sald _________ • ____ .1974 __ 

1969 __ 

8eef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ___________________________ _ 5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________ • _______ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 or 2 ___________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and ovor _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Farms 

251 

225 

282 

219 

264 

9 

14 

23 

25 

31 

35 

54 

28 

197 

218 

186 

(NA) 

44 

68 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

186 

8 

11 

25 

24 

36 

34 

38 

10 

44 

29 

6 

1 

3 

-

1 

3 

1 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Doto 

Inventory Soles 

Farms with sales of $2,500 All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 

and over and over 

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

(X) 186 (X) 234 (X) 185 (X) 8 149 

(X) 178 (X) 223 (X) 180 (X) 7 142 (X) 220 (X) 289 (X) 221 (X) (NA) 

54 615 174 53 808 215 25 824 175 25 566 6 512 55 291 211 54 471 260 32 708 211 32 287 5 947 

21 3 II 30 60 11 18 5 90 3 21 15 98 6 41 7 308 8 93 27 367 15 208 40 779 16 523 35 I 009 35 I 009 176 2 079 27 I 822 48 3 400 48 3 400 651 4 856 35 4 856 28 4 206 28 4 206 I 017 16 773 54 16 773 23 6 541 23 6 541 I 534 29 709 28 29 709 9 10 143 9 10 143 3 083 

27 249 161 26 888 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 27 863 184 27 524 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 26 479 157 26 150 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 27 212 174 26 886 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 770 32 738 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 651 59 638 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) 554 (X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 9 (X) 327 

Inventory, 1974 Sales, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

and over 

Dollors Number Farms Number Farms Number (1,000) 

26 479 157 26 150 Cattle sold ________________________ 154 Forms with- 20 626 5 841 

16 3 6 1 to 4 ________________________ 11 18 5 69 4 26 5 to 9 ________________________ 12 80 16 340 11 158 10 to 19 ______________________ 19 270 63 804 21 710 20 to 49 ______________________ 38 1 212 218 2 555 36 2 555 50 to 99 ______________________ 31 2 237 515 4 688 34 4 688 100 to 199 ____________________ 19 2 801 825 10620 38 10 620 200 to 499 ____________________ 16 4 435 I 176 7 387 10 7 387 500 and over __________________ 8 9 573 3 023 

770 32 738 Calves sold ________________________ 77 4 940 672 Forms with- 39 21 30 1 or 2 ________________________ 1 2 (l) 20 4 13 3 or 4 ________________________ 2 7 1 6 - - 5 to 9 ________________________ 11 65 9 30 2 20 10 to 19 ______________________ 14 183 19 - - - 20 to 49 ______________________ 19 655 77 50 1 50 50 to 99 ______________________ 14 976 139 (D) 3 (D) 100 to 199 ____________________ 10 1 430 233 (OJ 1 (D) 200 to 499 ____________________ 6 1 622 194 - - - 500 and over __________________ - - -

Lewis and Clark County, Mont. IV-1S3 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colves ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers - _______________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with ~~~~n~f$2~500 and over 

Farms Number 

141 12 249 

183 14044 

134 11 770 

12 479 

152 14 671 

195 12 903 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goots ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Horses and ponie5- _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

29 2 358 25 2 330 

42 2 602 30 2 554 

9 24 7 16 

1 6 - - 5 76 4 62 

6 206 6 206 

2 (D) 2 (D) 

1 115 I 115 

4 1 126 4 1 126 

1 (D) 1 (D) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

21 14 152 20 14 128 

54 13 971 37 13 533 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - 150 948 103 772 

220 1 636 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

All forms 

Farms Number 

29 4 729 

37 3 755 

6 15 

- -

5 87 

3 90 

3 248 

4 613 

5 1 744 

3 1 932 

5 877 

8 746 

21 11 572 

52 10 492 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

23 53 

39 121 

501e5- Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

18 5 531 1 993 

9 2272 (NA) 

5 27 8 

1 13 5 

6 230 84 

1 99 (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

1974 and 1969 

Soles 

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Oollors (1,000) 

23 4 698 305 

34 3 724 (NA) 

1 4 1 

- - - 4 67 5 

3 90 6 

3 248 18 

4 613 32 

5 1 744 141 

3 I 932 103 

5 877 11 

7 740 (NA) 

17 11 526 (NA) 

33 10 153 (NA) 

18 11 052 '131 635 

18 (X) 324 

- - -

- - (NA) 

14 33 6 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974_ 

1969 __ 

Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

lombs under I year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

IPounds of wool. 

Table 9. 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

. 1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of loying oge ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1.600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 154 Lewis and Clark County, Mont. 

16 286 Litters of pigs farrowed between23 414 December 1 of preceding yeor and November 30 _1974 __ 21 591 19 588 

25 2 044 1969 __ 32 554 26 546 

28 2 140 December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 17 342 16 341 

17 4 093 1969 __ 24 255 22 253 

20 9 664 June land November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 17 249 15 247 

18 371 1969 __ 27 299 21 293 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and Over All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

35 (X) 21 (X) 10 (X) 6 (X) 

(NA) (X) 47 (X) (NA) (X) 15 (X) 

34 27 575 20 26 905 8 (D) 6 (D) 

59 26 774 47 26 252 17 13 193 14 12 372 

33 27 463 19 26 795 8 (D) 6 (D) 

55 24 939 45 24 503 17 13 193 14 12 372 

30 830 17 (0) 5 116 4 96 

1 (0) - - 1 150 - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 1 (D) I (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

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

4 135 3 110 2 40 - -

I 925 1 925 4 1 860 4 1 860 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 11 302 6 299 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 18 199 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ 

Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old_1974 __ 

(orn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ___________ _ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small grains for groin _____________ _ (otton (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ Sweetpototoes (bushels) ________________ _ Hay crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ Berries for sale _______________________ _ Other crops __________________________ _ 

(orn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

(orn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ (orn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ Sorghums for grain (bushelsL __________ _ - Sorghums for silage, fodder, hay, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Forms Number 

19 26 795 6 (0) 

45 24 503 14 12 372 

19 26 740 6 (0) 

3 55 - -

1 50 - -

4 1 616 - -

8 60 - - - - - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

- 3 

- -

- - - - 44 71 

82 103 

- - - -

1 (NA) 

- (NA) 

208 234 

4 2 

1 4 

2 2 

9 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - (NA) - 147 158 26 402 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ lighl breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

- 161 

- -

- - - -

11 495 12 312 

9 202 11 706 

-

=1 -

(Z) (NA) 

- (NA) 

39 390 44 165 

18 35 

(Z) 9 

7 8 

162 41 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- - - 155 - 2 225 

6 (X) (X) 

- - -

- (X) (X) 

26433 52929 53 321 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Soles 

Farms Number Forms Number 

3 33 - -

1 4 - -

1 25 - -

1 25 - -

- - - -

2 8 - -

1 4 - -

3 (X) - (X) 

6 (X) 1 (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

210 110 297 771 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

32 (NA) 

- (NA) 

72 539 76 760 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - - 2 - 155 

- - - -

- - - -

- (NA) - - 113 123 17 149 17 481 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for pasture _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Wheat (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Ools (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons. dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ (otton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish polotoes (hundredweighl) ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

72 

90 

29 

26 

-

3 

-

-

43 

66 

26 

38 

61 

73 

-

1 

-

-

-

-

-

161 

188 

2 

-

-

-

-

-

1 

11 

1 

2 

I 

3 

Acres 

18 834 

26 011 

21 608 

5 716 

-

161 

-

- 11 492 

12 185 

1 108 

1 843 

7 992 

9 525 

-

30 

-

-

-

-

-

38391 

43 201 

68 

-

-

-

-

-

(l) 

67 

14 

35 

(l) 

5 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data 

Quantity 

(l() 

(l() 

(l() 

{)O 

{)O 

{)O 

(l() 

(l() 

210 020 

296504 

40 142 

88 964 

216 762 

393 336 

- 1 100 

{)O 

-

-

-

-

70 724 

75 001 

{)O 

(l() 

-

-

-

-

32 

10013 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(l() 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Forms Acres Forms 

38 6 639 14 

45 5364 15 

8 462 6 

12 877 9 

- - - 2 155 2 

- - - - - - 8 186 16 

13 527 30 

17 530 6 

26 1 269 17 

32 2 039 25 

35 1 667 26 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

126 25 199 39 

144 29 312 51 

2 14 - - - - - - -

- - -

- - - - - - 1 (l) - 9 67 6 

1 14 1 

2 35 2 1 (Z) - 3 5 2 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

1 671 14 128 - - 1 130 15 133 - - 960 6 53 - - 377 9 69 - - - - - - - 155 2 15 - - - - - - - - - - - - 7835 16 1 516 - - 9 025 (NA) 437 (NA) -

640 6 31 - - 906 (NA) 83 (NA) - 4 731 25 495 - - 6 597 (NA) 302 (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

5 818 39 558 - - 11 016 50 1 017 1 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - 65 (NA) 14 (NA) -

14 1 4 - - 34 2 7 - - - - - - - 4 2 1 - -

Lewis and Clark County, Mont. IV-1SS 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms 

2 

2 

6 

4 

-

Acres Quantity 

7 00 8 (X) 

85 (X) 

44 (X) 

- (X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

forms Acres Forms 

2 7 1 2 8 2 1 83 4 

3 44 3 

- - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

6 1 1 - -

8 2 2 - - 85 4 29 1 (Z) 

2 3 (Z) - - - - - - -

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Commercia! fertilizer _____________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1.000 __ lime __________________________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

tOOL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy crops- ___________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Nematodes in crops ___________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 1969 

III 149 

461 219 

81 97 21 783 29 321 2 817 2 091 

403 190 

6 

436 

1 

8 5 161 55 

8 (l) 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control-Con Diseases in crops and orchords ____________ forms-_ 3 3 

acres on which used __ 140 894 $1,000 __ (Z) (Z) 

Weeds or gross in crops _________________ formL_ 26 53 

acres on which used __ 10 695 10 669 $1.000 __ 32 18 Weeds or brush in posture ________________ forms-_ 13 15 

acres on which used __ 026 767 $1,000 __ 9 2 Weeds on all other land __________________ formL_ 12 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 858 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 2 (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ forms __ 6 

acres on which used __ 211 $1,000 __ (Z) 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ 15 52 $1,000 __ 5 7 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ forms-_ 6 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 1 (NA) 

Table 13, Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ forms-_ 

Proportion of farms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres-_ 

Average per form _______________________ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ forms-_ 

acres-_ Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farmL_ 

acres-_ Other cropland irrigated ________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Estimated Quantity of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feeL_ Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

land it rigoted by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ formL_ 

ocres-_ 

1974 

141 

68.1 

34 975 

248.0 

141 

34 513 

139 

27 874 

38 

6 639 

8 

462 

79 542 

2.3 

56 

11 264 

1969 

159 

62.3 

40 050 

251.8 

157 

39 173 

150 

33 019 

45 

5 364 

(NA) 

790 

12 

877 

94 933 

2.4 

(NA) 

(NA) 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ forms __ 

ocreL_ Other sprinkler systems ___________________ forms __ 

ocres-_ land in irrigated farms- _____________________ ocres __ 

Croplond ________________________________ acres __ 

Harvested croplond _____________________ ocreL_ 

Farms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ formL_ 

acres irrigated in most recent yeor __ 

Farms with ortifical drainage _________________ forms __ 

Proportion of forms -------------------- percenL_ land in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ 

land drained ____________________________ acres __ 

Average per farm ______________________ ocreL_ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

ocreL_ 

1974 1969 

8 (NA) 

789 (NA) 

29 (NA) 

3 354 (NA) 

763 567 793 675 

85 789 90 118 

47 631 49 237 

1 (X) 

120 (X) 

21 36 

10.1 14.1 

181 888 239 932 

4 317 7 009 

205.6 194.6 

44 (NA) 

124 (NA) 

314 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate Not secured by real estate 

Forms with debt owed by farm operator (see text} ________________________________ farms-_ 108 94 65 

$1.000__ 10 058 6 684 3 374 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 __ __ __ __ ____ ______ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ ____ ____ __ __ ____ __ ____ __ 8 4 12 

$5,000 to $9,999_______________________________________________________________ 12 9 11 46 $10,000 to $29,999 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ______ __ ____ ____ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ ____ ____ _ 12 14 

$30,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________________ .________________ 17 20 5 

$50,000 and over ______________________________________________________ -------- L.. ___________ 5_9 _____________ 4_7 _____________ 18....J 

Table 15, Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days ________ _ 

less thon 25 days- _____ _ 

Total contract labor ______ _ 

forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by controctor _ 

Forms 

1974 1969 

61 67 

45 } 46 156 

22 52 

9 (NA) 

IV - 156 Lewis and Clark County, Mont. 

Workers Dalla rs (1.000) 

1974 1969 1974 

203 159 771 } 146 } 596 119 

206 41 

(NA) (NA) 27 

37 (NA) 18 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 to less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Farms _________________ _ 98 61 45 46 Cash wages paid _ $1,000 __ 932 771 119 41 Number of workerL _____ _ 555 203 146 206 

698 Farms with- , worker __________ _ 24 23 17 14 

60 2 workers _________ _ 15 17 13 10 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 20 13 8 5 5 fa 9 workers _____ _ 29 5 3 13 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 10 3 4 4 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 299 306 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 947 781 890 584 Average size of farm ______ a,creL_ 3 170 2 910 

Approximate land area _______ acres __ 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 920 640 920 640 

102.9 96.7 

Value of land and buildings __ $1.000 __ 104 384 66 174 Average per farm ________ dallarL_ 349 III 216 255 Average per acre ________ dallarL_ 110 74 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 12 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 1 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 2 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

296 292 Land in Fanns According to Use 

947 719 

3 202 

920 640 

102.9 

104 355 

352 551 

110 

886 204 3 035 

920 640 

96.3 

65 629 

224 757 

74 

Total crop/and _____________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ farms __ acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _______________ _ 

10 ta 19 acres _____________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _____________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _____________ _ 

50 fa 99 acres _____________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ___________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________ _ 

500 fa 999 acres ___________ _ 

1,000 acres and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Other cropland (see texfL __ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

180 to 219 acres ________________ - Total waadland _____________ farms __ 

220 to 259 acres ________________ 1 1 acres __ 

260 to 499 acres ________________ 11 14 11 12 Other land (see text) ________ formL_ 

500 to 999 acres ________________ 25 20 25 20 acreL_ 1,000 to 1,999 acres _____________ 94 101 94 101 Irrigated land ______________ forms __ 

2,000 acres and aver _____________ 161 152 161 151 acres __ 

~----------~------------4 Farms with soles of $2.500 

and aver 

1974 1969 

(NA) Total woadland~Continued 

All farms 

1974 1969 

295 288 

560 993 541 376 

292 284 

286 072 244 005 

1 2 

- 1 

1 -

2 2 

3 8 

13 13 

67 60 

103 121 

102 77 

21 41 

6 028 9 410 

254 280 

268 893 287 961 

4 1 

777 120 

265 276 

386 011 349 088 

16 19 

2 648 2 274 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 254 

268 893 287 599 Woodland not pastured_ ___________________ forms __ 

Cropland in caver craps, legumes, and sail·impravement grasses. not harvested and nat pastured ___________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Cropland an which all crops failed _________________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

7 

528 

24 

15 261 

242 

246 641 

16 

6 463 

4 

777 

3 

198 

acres __ 

56 Other land _______________________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

245 acres __ 

2 19; 1 Postureland ond rangeland. ather tho woodland posture ______________ _ 

n cropland and ___________________ forms __ 

273 275 398 

33 

759 

1 

120 

ocres __ 

Improved posturelond and rongela nd _________ ' ________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Unimproved posture/and and rang eland _______________ formL_ 

acres __ 

land in hauselats, barnlots. ponds. r oods. waste/and. etc, _ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All farm operatorL ___________ number __ 

land in forms ________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ acreL_ 

Farms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in forms- _____________ ocreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Block and other races. see textForm operators by tenure: I 

All form operators __________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acreL_ 

Harvested crop/and _______ acres __ 

Tenonts ___________________ number __ 

land in farms- _____________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ land in farms. _____________ acres __ 

All farms 

1974 

299 

947 781 

286 072 

82 

161 015 54 685 

190 

736 457 210 337 

27 

50 309 21 050 

9.0 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

306 890 584 

244 005 

83 134 297 

48 156 

192 

697 309 

175 488 

31 

58 978 

20 361 

10.1 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NAl 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

296 292 947 719 886 204 

286 072 243 612 

79 72 

160 953 133 547 

54 685 47 901 

190 191 

736 457 694 039 

210 337 175 478 

27 29 

50 309 58 618 

21 050 20 233 

9.1 9.9 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- -

237 231 599 516 548 961 

All forms 

1974 

Forms by type of organization ~ Can. Partnership ________________ number __ (NAI land in forms ______________ acres __ (NAI 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NAI land in farms ______________ acres __ (NAI 

Other _____________________ number __ (NAI acres __ (NAI 

Form operators by age group:' Under 25 years _____________________ _ 5 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 32 35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 42 45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 89 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 76 65 years and over _________________ _ 

- 33 Average age _______________________ _ 50.6 

Form operators by place of residence:' On form operated ___________________ _ 178 On another fonn ___________________ _ 

In a rural area. not on a form _______ _ 

In a city. town. or urban area ________ _ 

-

J} -

- Farm operators reporting days of work 

off form:' None ____________________________ _ 

- 153 1 to 49 days ______________________ _ 

- 13 50 to 99 days _____________________ _ 

- 10 100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 

200 days and over _________________ _ 

-

- Ii} - 21 

Form operators by pdncipol occupation:' Forming __________________________ _ 

- 259 Other ____________________________ _ 

- 18 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

- (NAI Farm operators reporting agriculturnl contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NAI 

1J969 data are only for farms operated by Blacks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NAI 

(NAI 

(NAI 

(NAI 

(NAI 

(NAl 

8 

30 

80 

83 

79 

26 

48.4 

226 

51 

(NAI 

42 

18 

14 

34 

(NAI 

(NAI 

(NAI 

(NAI 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

294 281 

560 933 540 621 

292 279 

286 072 243 612 

1 } - 4 1 

2 

3 5 

13 12 

67 60 

103 121 

102 77 

20 41 

5 968 9 410 

254 (NAI 

268 893 287 599 

4 1 

777 120 

263 (NAI 

386 009 345 463 

16 19 

2 648 2 274 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

I 

1 I 579 120 

263 (NAI 

386 009 345 463 1 

169 178 

361 408 319 001 

26 33 

18 710 29 435 

147 153 

342 698 289 566 1 

213 205 

24 601 26 462 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

37 49 

(01 222 789 

21 8 211 420 92 814 

1 4 

(01 21 640 

5 8 32 25 42 72 

87 83 75 78 

33 26 50.6 48.8 

177 225 6 } 3 46 51 

153 (NAl 13 41 10 17 

9 , 

S 13 11 

20 24 

257 (NA) 

17 (NAI 

9 (NAI 

14 (NAI 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Liberty County, Mont. IV-lS7 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

1974 1969 

Forms by volue of sofes: $100,000 ond over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

331- 45 97 _ 

87 104 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 53 91 $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 15 33 $2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 9 15 

Under $2,500 (see textL __________________ _ 5 18 $2,000 to $2,499 ______________________ _ - 5 $1,500 to $1.999 ______________________ _ - 3 $1,000 to $1.499 ______________________ _ 4 I Under $1,000 (see textL ________________ _ 1 9 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ - 15 126 7 908 Average per form ______________ doUors_ - 50 590 25 843 

Crops, including hoy _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

- 284 J 277 

- 12 74~ 5 776 

-

- Forest products ___________________ forms_ - - - $1.000_ - -

Livestock, poultry. and their products ________________________ forms- 141 138 $1.000_ - 2 385 2 132 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ - 15 (NA) 

$1,000_ 107 (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

331- 97 _ 45 

87 104 

53 91 

15 33 9 15 

2 4 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (XJ 

15 123 7 891 

51 093 27 025 

284 (NA) 

12 742 5 769 

- - - -

- - - -

138 130 

2 382 2 123 

14 10 

106 110 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Groins __________________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco ________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ CoMan and cottonseed _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage __ farms __ $1.000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Fruits. nuts, and berries ___________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

livestock, poultry. and their products __ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Dairy products ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

284 

12 742 

283 12 689 

9 

45 

I 

8 

138 

2 382 

14 

106 

4 

4 

120 

I 815 

271 426 

2 

(0) 

8 

(0) J 

1969 

(NA) 

5 769 

270 5 691 

57 

78 

130 2 123 

10 

110 

5 

32 

(NA) 

I 717 

(NA) 

264 

L-________________ ~ 

Table 4, Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off farm and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products soId l ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ Customwark and other agricultural serviceL ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Government farm programs ______________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Other farm-related sources _______________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Expenses for farm-related income sourcesl ____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

I 

I 

All farms 

1974 1969 

35 (NA) 

152 (NA) 

547 (NA) 

30 37 

136 48 

- I 

- 5 

122 236 

006 2 015 

13 (NA) 

65 (NA) 

29 (NA) 

340 (NA) 

53 (NA) 

257 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

34 (NA) 

152 (NA) 

I 547 (NA) 

30 33 

136 4b 

- I 

- 5 

122 234 I 006 2 012 

13 (NA) 

65 (NA) 

29 (NA) 

340 (NA) 

53 (NA) 

257 (NA) 

Total family income from off-farm sources 2 ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries. commissions, and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Interest. dividends. or royalties __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security. pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 ond 

over. 1974 

149 

927 

17 

161 

70 

447 

95 

216 

24 

67 

22 

L-__ ~ 

36 

'See text. 1J974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total farm production expenses- __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms witn- $1 to $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 _________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 _________________ _ $3,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______ . ________ _ 

$60,000 ond over ________________ _ 

'Livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Feed ingredients ____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Whole groins ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay. green chap. and silage __ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

IV - 158 Liberty County, Mont. 

Table 5. 

All forms 

1974 

299 

10 250 

5 

3 

4 

6 

41 

74 } 94 

34 

38 

75 

527 

129 

628 

88 

297 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

306 296 292 5 899 10 248 5 878 

6 ~} 14 21 

12 4 12 

19 6 19 

54 41 53 74 104 

194 94 67 

~} 23 

88 75 81 

453 527 451 

127 128 117 

234 628 230 

92 88 84 

112 297 110 

(NA) 27 7 

(NA) 48 31 

(NA) 43 41 

(NA) 179 55 (NA) 49 22 

(NA) 104 33 

(NA) 107 (NA) 

(NA) 48 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ lime ______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

~~:~~e~i~. ~r:d~~'eF~ifd_ :~~~ __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Contract lobar ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and custamwork ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All ather production expenses ___ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

94 

205 

135 

690 

227 

541 

(NA) 

(NA) 

298 

I 046 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

159 

663 

16 J I~ 341 

298 

5 555 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

105 94 104 

65 205 65 122 135 122 

174 690 174 

(NA) 227 (NA) 

109 541 108 

- - - - - -

306 295 292 

586 I 045 581 (NA) 291 290 (NA) 498 288 (NA) 267 264 (NA) 418 215 (NA) 70 87 

(NA) 36 18 

(NA) 291 292 

(NA) 93 60 

214 159 207 

482 663 480 

152 16 23 195 54 13 

131 136 

341 181 

302 296 292 

3602 5 505 3 595 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per form __________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $110 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1.00010 $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19.999 ________________ _ 

$20.000 10 $29.999 ________________ _ 

$30,00010 $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,000 10 $69.999 ________________ _ 

$70.000 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

287 303 

14 878 10 622 

51 841 35 056 

- 3 

9 14 

11 28 

21 52 

102 32 } 206 37 

75 

262 275 

423 417 

289 310 

283 291 

1 154 1 076 

379 474 

'~I 280 

670 732 

217 266 

65 

85 

3 _ 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

286 289 

14 866 10 475 

51 979 36 246 

9} 14 

11 20 

20 50 

32 61 

102 70 

37 } 75 74 

261 261 

421 396 

289 300 

282 279 

1 153 1 057 

379 465 

263 262 

669 585 

217 241 

65 95 

85 126 

3 21 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Can. 

Groin and bean combines, 

self-propelled _______________ farms_ 

number _ 

mfd in last 5 years, number_ 

Corn heads for combines ______ farms_ 

number _ 

mfd in last 5 years, number _ 

Other corn pickers and 

-

-

-

-

-

-

picker-shellers ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years. number __ 

Windrawers, pull and self-propelled _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

227 22'1 

317 339 

81 170 

,; j ~ I 16 

19 (NA) 

20 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

80 91 

87 100 

28 64 

79 (NA) 

90 (NA) 

17 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

227 22'1 

317 339 

81 170 

1 1 

6 1 

6 1 

16 2 

16 2 

- 1 

19 (NA) 

20 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

80 91 

87 100 

28 64 

79 84 

90 99 

17 52 

6 7 

6 8 

2 1 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

Farms with sales of $2.500 All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over and over All farms 

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

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974__ 154 (lO 151 (X) 141 (lO 138 (X) 2 382 

Any collie, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974__ 141 (X) 138 (J(J 134 (X) 132 (X) 2 269 (X) 125 (X) 133 (X) 125 (X) (NA) 19 457 128 19 374 122 8 654 120 8 640 1 815 

1969__ 131 Collie and colve'- ______________ 1974__ 131 

1969__ 125 17 904 119 17 807 128 10403 120 10 347 1 717 Forms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 1974__ 9 20 8 17 10 25 10 25 7 510 L ___________________ 1974__ 4 26 4 26 6 45 4 31 4 73 6 73 25 350 25 350 66 206 31 126 34 948 34 948 192 1 903 25 1 903 29 2 182 2'1 2 182 422 4 005 30 4 005 7 921 7 921 233 6 205 20 6 205 8 2 151 8 2 151 413 6 019 4 6 019 3 2 032 3 2 032 479 

1010 19 __________________ 1974__ 6 

2010 4L _________________ 1974__ 33 

50 to 99 __________________ 1974__ 25 

10010 199 ________________ 1974__ 30 

200 to 499 ________________ 1974__ 20 

500 and aver ______________ 1974__ 4 

Cows and heifers that 

10 254 124 10 193 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 520 107 9 502 (NA) (~A) (NA) (NA) (NA) 10 211 121 10 151 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 412 107 9 394 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 43 16 42 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 108 27 108 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

hod calved _________________ 1974__ 127 

1969__ 110 Beef cows ________________ 1974__ 123 

1969__ (NA) Milk cows ________________ 1974__ 17 

1969__ 27 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (Xl (X) 4 (X) (X) (X) (NA) (Xl (Xl 32 

Dairy producls sold _______________ 1974__ (X) 

1969__ (X) 

Inventory, 1974 Sales, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and aver Farms with sales of $2,500 

and aver All farms 

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

Boef cows ____________________________ 123 

Farms with- 10 211 121 10 151 Collie sold Forms with=-- -------------------- 96 135 2'16 1 10 4 ____________________________ 7 

5 to 9 ____________________________ 7 

1010 19__________________________ 8 2010 49 __________________________ 41 

5010 99 __________________________ 30 

10010 199 ________________________ 20 

200 to 499 ________________________ 8 

500 and ovor ______________________ 2 

16 7 16 1 10 4 17 43 11 52 7 52 

5 to 9 ======================== 5 33 5 103 8 103 10 to 19 ______________________ 28 392 91 348 39 288 20'0 49 ______________________ 28 891 233 1 998 30 998 5010 99 ______________________ 7 487 150 2 735 20 735 100 10 199 -------------------- 6 82'1 233 (D) 8 (D) 200 10 499 ------------------ -- 2 (0) (D) (D) 2 (D) 500 and over __________________ 3 (D) (D) Milk cows ____________________________ 17 

Forms with- lor 2____________________________ 14 

3 or 4____________________________ 1 510 L___________________________ 1 

1010 lL_________________________ 1 

2010 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and ovor _____________________ _ 

43 16 42 Calves sold ________________________ 76 3 505 520 Farms with- 16 13 15 1 or 2 ________________________ 2 2 (Z) 4 1 4 3 or 4 ________________________ 2 6 1 8 1 8 5 to 9 ________________________ 7 52 5 15 1 15 1010 19 -- -------------------- 16 219 27 2010 49 27 797 110 

5010 99 ====================== 14 948 142 100 to 199 -------------------- 4 622 107 200 to 499 4 859 128 500 and ove-'-================== 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Liberty County, Mont. IV-1S9 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Forms with ~~~~n~f$2~500 and over 

Forms Number 

96 4 677 

- 101 4 724 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974_ 

1969_ -

-

Heifers and heifer colves ________________ 1974_ 

1969_ 

Forms with- Beef heifers ________________________ 1974_ - 94 4 628 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974_ -

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974_ 5 49 

10 to IL ______________________________ 1974_ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974_ - 50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974_ 100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974_ -

- Sfeers, steer calves, bulls. and bull calves _______________________ 1974_ - 117 4 504 200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974_ - 1969_ - 112 3 581 500 and over ___________________________ 1974_ -

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with ~ 

I to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

251049 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974_ - 1969_ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974_ - Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ t974 __ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponieL ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969_ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974_ 

1969_ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ lambs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974_ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ____________________ 1974_ 

-

-

-

Roms rnd wethers __ ~ ______________________ 1974 __ 

tPounds of wool. 

Inventory 

AI! forms Forms with sales of $2,500 All farms and over 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

25 4 568 25 4 568 27 5 810 

25 3 279 25 3 279 21 4 531 

2 8 2 8 3 9 

I 6 1 6 I 9 

6 114 6 114 - -

3 109 3 109 6 233 

4 259 4 259 - - 2 (D) 2 (D) 5 (D) 

5 I 217 5 1 217 10 2 816 

2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 4 345 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 5 639 

2 (0) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

6 2 426 6 2 426 5 2 048 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

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

(NA) (NA) I 1 (NA) (NA) 

36 164 36 164 8 13 

75 294 (NA) (NA) 12 22 

Inventory ~ 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and aver 

Forms Number 

14 470 litters of pigs farrowed between20 536 December I of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 

23 4 098 1969 __ 

21 2 743 December 1 of preceding year and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 

2 (0) 1969 __ 

2 (D) June land November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 

2 78 1969 __ 

SalesFarms with sales at $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars 0,000) 

11 385 119 

7 279 (NA) 

2 13 4 

4 48 11 

4 (D) (D) 

- - -

1 (D) (D) 

- - -

- - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Dollors (1,000) 

27 5 810 426 

21 4 531 (NA) 

3 9 1 

1 9 1 

- - - 6 233 14 

- - - 5 (0) (D) 

10 2 816 220 

2 (0) (D) 

4 345 8 

5 639 (NA) 

2 (D) (NA) 

5 2048 (NA) 

2 (D) '(D) 

2 (X) (D) 

- - - - - (NA) 

8 13 3 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All farms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 and aver 

Farms Number Farms Number 

15 825 15 825 

20 662 20 662 

14 430 14 430 

18 335 18 335 

15 395 15 395 

20 327 20 327 

Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry _________________ c _________ 1974_ - 1969_ - Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974_ - 1969_ 

Hens and pullets of raying age ________ 1974_ - 1969_ - Forms with- I to 99 _______________________ 1974_ - 100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1.600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974_ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100.000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry ond poultry products sold, ($1.000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 160 liberty County, Mont. 

All forms 

Forms 

49 

(NA) 

45 

56 

44 

50 

38 

5 

-

-

-

1 

-

-

-

8 

1 

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 48 (X) 

(X) 59 (X) 

11 870 44 11 770 

11 341 56 11 341 

1I 796 43 11 696 

10 742 50 10 742 

1 151 38 1 151 

(D) 4 (D) 

- - - - - -

- - - (D) 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - -

1 025 8 I 025 

50 1 50 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Soles 

All farms Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

6 (X) 6 (X) 

(NA) (X) 6 (X) 

4 2 265 4 2 265 

4 2080 4 2 080 

3 2264 3 2 264 

4 2 080 4 2 080 

1 (0) 1 (D) 

1 (D) I (D) 

- - - - 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - - 2 225 2 225 

- - - -

15 107 14 106 

(NA) (NA) 10 110 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens ond pulle" of loying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for toble or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg prod!Jction _______ 1974 __ 

Pullels 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and male chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and puliets under 3 months old_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheol (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small grains for groin _____________ _ collon (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ 

Sweetpo1otoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons. dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ lond in orchords ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ____ _ Sorghums for groin (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfolfo hoy (tons, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Form s with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

43 11 696 3 2 264 

50 10 742 4 2 080 

43 11 656 3 2 264 2 40 - -

2 27 - -

3 42 - - 12 47 1 1 

- - - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

2 I I -

- - - - 281 270 

198 235 

- - - -

I (NA) 

- (NA) 

55 120 

- - - - - - - (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

1 - 28 I 1 40 - - - - - - 1 (NA) 500 31 27 2 870 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

Light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

(0) 

Other poultry _________________________ 1974__ 2 (X) ~~~ 

1969 __ L __ 9 ____ (_X)-L _______ ...J 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

68 20 (X) (X) 

500 - (X) (X) 

-

151 27~ I - -

- - -

229 703 3 091 674 3 096 989 

47 271 80 170 (X) (X) 

- =1 - -

- - -

20 (NA) (D) (NA) 

- (NA) - (NA) 

9 069 12 349 10 214 15 129 

- - (X) (X) 

- - (X) (X) 

- - (X) (X) 

- 274 (X) (X) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Irrigated land 

Quantity harvested 

Forms Acres 

1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

- 1 400 - - - - - 20 280 160 - - - - - (X) (X) - - - - - - - - - - -

- (X) (X) - (NA) - - 2 084 5 729 3 274 13 8 1 778 903 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheol (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Ools (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeons for beons (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons. dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Colton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobocco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish pototoes (hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sole ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ lond in orchords _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

20 

41 

26 

33 

2 

I 

1 

-

281 

266 

25 

59 

188 

218 

-

-

3 

-

-

-

-

55 

119 

-

3 

-

-

-

-

1 

4 

-

-

-

-

Acres 

5 968 9 410 

18 710 

29 435 

68 

20 

(0) 

- 229 703 

150 890 

2057 

4 426 44 942 

75 725 

-

- 272 

-

-

-

- 9069 

12 339 

- 274 -

-

-

-

20 

3 

-

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Irrigated land 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) - - (X) 3 140 

(X) I 360 (X) 2 110 (X) - - (lO - - (X) - - (X) - - 3 091 674 1 60 

3 089 34l! 1 70 

44 193 - - 173 986 - - 835 159 - - 2 730 138 2 190 

- - - - - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 214 16 2 208 15 126 12 1 754 (X) - - (X) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - (0) 1 20 92 - -

(X) - - (X) - - (X) - - (X) - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

1 400 1 22 - - - - - - - - 1 40 1 4 - - 4 190 4 14 - - 2 68 2 5 - - 1 20 1 (l) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 110 82 379 99 2 430 12 538 97 44 551 (NA) 1 066 (HAl 71 

5 895 5 64 - - 8 I 047 (NA) 41 (NAl - 59 17 220 52 417 7 61 73 25 588 (NA) 609 (NAl 26 - - - - - - - - (HA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (HA) - (HA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

9 1 266 9 107 - - 6 441 6 23 - - - - - - - - 1 185 I 10 - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (HAl - I 20 1 20 - - 1 3 (HA) 1 (NAl -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Liberty County, Mont. IV-161 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Acres Quantity 

(Xl 

(Xl 

(Xl 

(Xl 

(Xl 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Totol chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ $1.000 __ lime ___________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ ton5 __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy crops ____________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ $1.000 __ 

Nematodes in crops ____________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ $1.000 __ 

1974 1969 

264 239 

231 282 

135 110 

102 288 72 046 

3 669 1 861 

690 174 

1 2 

7 71 

(Zl I 

84 10 

52 005 4 431 

224 7 

2 

(Dl 

9 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Can Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ farms __ 10 11 

acres on which used __ 11 006 142 

$1,000 __ 28 3 Weeds or gross in crops _________________ farms __ 184 217 

acres on which used __ 167 849 153 809 

$1,000 __ 267 92 

Weeds or brush in posture ________________ forms __ 2 

acres on which used __ 196 

$1.000 __ (Zl Weeds on all other land __________________ forms __ 16 (NAl 

acres on which used __ 753 (NAl 

$1.000 __ 2 (NAl 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms __ 1 I 

acres on which used __ 500 405 

$1.000 __ 3 I 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ 13 33 

$1.000 __ 3 3 

Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms __ 15 (NAl 

$1.000 __ 5 (NAl 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ forms __ Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acreL_ 

Average per form _______________________ acres __ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland posture irrigated ______________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland pasture _ farms __ acres __ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ 

Ave"oge per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

Land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches _______________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

1974 

16 

5.4 

2 648 

165.5 

16 

2 288 

16 

2 288 

1 

360 

3 700 

1.4 

1 

40 

1969 

19 

6.5 

2 274 

119.6 

17 

2 164 

15 

2 014 

3 

140 

(NAl 

10 

2 

110 

2 750 

1.2 

(NAl 

(NAl 

1974 1969 

Land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ forms __ 1 (NAl acres __ 20 (NAl Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 6 (NAl acres __ 398 (NAl Land in irrigated farmL _____________________ acres __ 187 508 181 615 Croplond ________________________________ acres __ 40 184 47 527 Harvested cropland _____________________ acreL_ 24 701 23 404 

Farms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ forms __ 3 (Xl 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 51 (Xl 

Forms with artifical drainage _________________ farms __ 3 8 

Proportion of farms -------------------- percent __ 1.0 2.7 

land in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ 19 430 53 910 Land drained ____________________________ acreL_ 360 1 663 Average per farm ______________________ acres __ 120.0 207.8 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ farmL_ 160 (NAl number __ 726 (NAl acres __ 2 424 (NAl 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt 

Farms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ farmL_ 147 

$1,000__ 12 403 

Secured by real estate 

120 

10636 

Not secured by real estate 

71 

767 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 __ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ 11 7 9 

$5,000 to $9,999_______________________________________________________________ 4 7 6 

$10,000 to $29,999_____________________________________________________________ 43 31 37 

$30.000 to $49,999_____________________________________________________________ 26 18 9 

$50,000 and over ________________________________ ---- -------------------------- L.. ___________ 6_3 _____________ 5_7 _____________ 1O...J 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days ________ _ 

Less than 25 doys ______ _ 

Tofol contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

68 

81 } 78 

16 

7 

IV -162 Liberty County, Mont. 

1969 

63 

187 

23 

(NAl 

Warkers Dollars (1,oool 

1974 1969 1974 

115 94 460 } 171 } 443 172 

228 31 

(NAl (NAl 54 

38 (NAl 35 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 to Less than 

1969 Total ar more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 159 68 81 78 

Cosh wages paid _ $1.000 __ 663 460 172 31 Number of workers ______ _ 514 115 171 228 

480 Farms with- 1 worker __________ _ 55 42 38 36 

13 2 workers _________ _ 35 15 21 14 

3 or 4 workers _____ _ 38 7 16 16 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 22 4 6 7 

(NAl 10 workers and over _ 9 - - 5 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

All forms ________________ number __ 156 190 94 91 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Average size of form ______ acres __ 

65 385 100 500 57 695 75 518 

419 529 614 830 

Approximate land area _______ acres __ 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 

2 377 216 2 377 216 2 377 216 2 377 216 

2.8 4.2 2.4 3.2 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 

Average per form ________ dollars __ 

17 917 12 304 14 310 8 867 

114 853 64 756 152 234 97 436 

Average per acre ________ dallorL_ 274 122 246 117 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 4 I 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 17 20 4 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 9 4 3 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 18 19 6 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 10 14 2 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 12 14 7 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 8 II 5 6 

220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 9 II 8 8 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 37 43 27 29 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 17 33 17 22 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 7 14 7 10 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 8 6 8 6 

Land in Fann. According to Use 

Totol cropland _____________ farms- - acres- - Harvested cropland _______ farmL - acres_ - Forms 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 and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Other cropland (see textL __ forms-_ 

ocres __ 

Total waodJand _____________ fonns-_ 

acres-_ 

Other land (see text) ________ farms __ 

acres-_ Irrigated land ______________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

143 169 

13 934 19 149 

127 147 

9 779 10 437 

13 17 

13 II 

II 6 

17 33 

42 46 

21 25 

10 8 

- I 

- -

66 71 

3 047 7 841 

20 20 

I 108 871 

115 126 

32 192 58 402 

114 124 

19 259 22 949 

64 60 

4 594 4 693 

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

Other cropland ___________________________________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not postured ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ forms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ forms-_ 

ocres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ formL_ 

ocreL_ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Forms with solp.s of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

12 

819 

I 

10 

8 

83 

6 

726 

77 

28 351 

70 

23 394 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland-Continued 

742 Woodland not pastured __________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

8~ Olher lond _____ . ___ ._ .. __________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other tho n c rop[and and 

10 

348 

4 

313 

71 

44 966 

61 

38 796 

woodland posture ______________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Improved PGstureland and rangelo nd _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Unimproved pasturelond and rang eland _______________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Land in hauselots, barnlots, ponds, r aads, wasteland, etc. _farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Tobie 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All farms All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

;Jnd over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

All form operotors ____________ numbeL_ 156 190 94 91 Forms by type of organization - Can. Land in formL _______________ acres __ 65 385 100 500 57 695 75 518 Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) 

Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 9 779 10 437 8 578 8 591 Land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 112 129 63 56 

Corporation ________________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 38 283 42 211 31 873 23 770 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) (NA) 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 5 737 5 510 4 980 4 129 acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Port owners _______________ numbeL_ 35 43 23 29 Farm operators by age group:" 

Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 23 644 51 830 22 464 47 765 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 2 3 Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 3 162 4 103 2 808 3 688 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ II 15 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

34 54 

47 53 

33 46 

- 27 19 

9 18 8 6 

3 458 6 459 3 358 3 983 

880 824 790 774 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 years ond over _________________ _ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 5.8 9.4 8.5 6.5 Average age ______________________ _ - 51.2 49.2 

Block and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: l 

All form operators __________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

- 128 161 

-

- ~} 20 I (NA) - - 100 (NA) - - 90 (NA) - -

Farm operators by place of residence:" On form operoted __________________ _ 

On another form ___________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form _______ _ 

In a city, town, or urban area _________ _ 

Full awners ________________ number __ 

Land in farm5- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ - 39 (NA) 

- 13 21 

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

- (NA) - -

Farm operators reporting days of work 

off form:" None ____________________________ _ 

I 10 49 days ______________________ _ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

- 3 10 

- I~ } 34 -

- 68 74 

- (NA) - -

- (NA) - -

- (NA) - -

I (NA) - -

5010 99 days _____________________ _ 

100 10 149 days ___________________ _ 

15010 199 days ___________________ _ 

200 days and over _________________ _ 

Land in farms- _____________ acreL_ 100 (NA) - - Form operators by principal occupation::;> Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ - 74 (NA) 

- 80 (NA) 

90 (NA) - -

100.0 (NA) - -

Farming __________________________ _ 

Other ____________________________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

- (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 87 80 

(NA) (NA) 44 048 64 171 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

1)969 data are only for farms operated by Blacks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

88 86 

II 383 12 521 

84 84 

8 578 8 591 

I } 5 16 4 

8 

35 34 

21 25 

10 8 

- I 

- -

33 28

1 

I 986 3 188 

12 (NA) 

819 742 

77 71 

28 351 44 966 

68 (NA) 

17 961 18 031 

46 45 

4 280 4 301 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

23 20 

4 957 6 170 

68 (NA) 

17 961 18 031 I 35 33 

16 591 16 975 

12 17 

3 747 3 451 

24 20 

12 844 13 524 

59 55 

I 370 I 056 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

5 9 

(0) (0) 

2 2 

(0) (0) 

- - - -

- 2 

6 5 

18 20 

23 27 

26 27 

19 10 

53.3 50.6 

76 83 

3 } 2 4 

2 

29 (NA) 

8 10 

2 6 

2 } 22 9 

28 16 

60 (NA) 

32 (NA) 

I (NA) 

- (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Doto Lincoln County, Mont. IV-163 
Tobie 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

Forms by value of soles: $100.000 and over _______________________ _ 

$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 ________________________ _ 

Under $2,500 (see texl) ___________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 ______________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 ______________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 ______________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see texl) _________________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000 __ 

Average per form ______________ dollorL_ 

Crops, including hoy _______________ farms __ 

$1,000_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms_ - $1,000_ 

Forest products ___________________ farmL 

$1,000_ -

Livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms-- $1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ - $1,000_ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

;} 3 

11 10 

15 21 

32 30 27 21 

68 105 

4 16 

9 20 

8 12 

47 57 

1 151 1 123 

7 380 5 909 

50 J 92 

25] 113 

61 46 

202 160 

134 158 

691 850 

12 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

-1- 3 _, 3 

11 10 

15 21 

32 30 27 21 

6 6 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

1 102 1 027 

11 726 11 289 

40 (NA) 

252 87 

- 1 

- 1 

48 37 

195 156 

86 86 

656 783 

9 13 

1 25 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Grains __________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ (otton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Fruits. nuts, and berries ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

40 (NA) 

252 87 

10 16 

17 20 

- -

- - - -

- -

34 49 

235 67 

3 I 

(Z) (Z) 

- -

- -

- - - -

86 86 

656 783 

9 13 

I 25 

4 9 

9 7 

80 (NA) 

584 693 

'!I 

(NA) 

58 

6 J 

Tobie 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural serviceL ________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources1 ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

92 (NA) 

28 (NA) 

30 (NA) 

12 28 

6 15 

I 3 

2 6 

5 21 

2 15 

12 (NA) 

16 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

8 (NA) 

7 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

41 (NA) 

17 (NA) 

17 (NA) 

6 16 

3 9 

- 2 - 4 

5 15 

2 12 

9 (NA) 

10 (NA) 

I (NA) 

2 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

I (NA) 

ISee text. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total family income from off-form sources' ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc. ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

75 

840 

12 

393 

44 

276 

36 

85 

25 

58 

11 

L-__ 27 --J 

Table 5. Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Total form production expenses ___ forms_ 

$1,000_ - Farms with- $1 to $99L ____________________ _ - $1,000 to $1,999 ________________ _ 

- $2,000 to $2,999 ________________ _ 

- $3,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ $60,000 and over ________________ _ 

livestock and poultry p.urchosed __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed ingredients ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole groins ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

IV-164 Lincoln County, Mont. 

All forms 

1974 

156 I 059 

23 

26 

29 

33 

17 If} 

70 

124 

131 

194 

57 

71 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

190 94 91 

914 952 771 

41 

~} 9 42 

29 17 7 

21 25 19 

34 17 33 

17 16 

23 9 5 

:} 2 

90 43 56 

172 113 158 

145 80 76 

141 168 114 

76 37 55 

40 66 35 (NA) 15 9 

(NA) 5 11 

(NA) 52 25 

(NA) 46 26 

(NA) 22 25 

(NA) 52 42 

(NA) 59 (NA) 

(NA) 8 (NA) 

Seeds. bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chem icols purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Contract lobar ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

AU other production expenses ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

62 

11 

61 

48 

10 

I 

(NA) 

(NA) 

154 

115 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

49 

104 

3j J 145 

449 

1969 

48 

4 

80 

21 

(NA) 

2 

4 

(Z) 

190 

89 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

84 

66 

51 

15 

170 

405 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

36 21 

8 3 

39 50 

44 19 

8 (NA) 

I I 

- -

- -

94 91 

91 67 

86 91 

66 52 

39 25 

10 6 

8 11 

6 2 

94 91 

10 6 

41 50 

103 56 

6 9 

4 4 

24 31 

7 7 

93 91 

404 343 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Doto 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

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 $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 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 vears, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups-_ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, numbeL_ 

Wheel troctor5- _______________ forms __ 

numbeL_ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

155 188 

2 461 1 511 15 876 8 038 

- 4 

24 75 

41 49 

~~ } 46 

16 14 2 

3 

120 156 

164 192 

66 100 

150 177 

268 280 77 93 '" j 164 

242 317 

29 66 48 

53 

1 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

94 91 1 794 1 085 19 083 11 927 

9} 14 

21 29 

28 34 

17 9 

14 3 

~} 2 

75 80 

104 98 

42 55 

91 91 

166 159 

52 58 

87 80 

163 155 

20 30 

32 34 

35 36 

1 7 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con, 

Grain and bean combines, 

self-propelled _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Windrowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field foroge harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

AU forms 

1974 1969 

4 9 

4 9 

I 2 

=1 

~ J 

~I 

42 (NA) 

42 (NA) 

13 (NA) 

83 103 

85 104 

17 47 

33 (NA) 

36 (NA) 

11 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

3 9 

3 9 

I 2 

- -

- - - -

2 1 

2 1 

- 1 

33 (NA) 

33 (NA) 

13 (NA) 

57 68 

59 69 

17 41 

24 24 

25 25 

11 18 

1 4 

1 4 

1 -

Table 7, Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Forms 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974__ 1.4.4 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep _______ 1974__ 138 

1969__ 154 Cottle and colveL ______________ 1974__ 135 

1969__ 148 

Forms wifh- Ito 4 ____________________ 1974__ 12 

5 to 9 ____________________ 1974__ 20 

10 to 19 __________________ 1974__ 21 

20 to 4L _________________ 1974__ 42 

50 to 9L _________________ 1974__ 17 100 to 19L _______________ 1974__ 13 

200 to 499 ________________ 1974__ 10 500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974__ 128 

1969__ 133 Beef cows ________________ 1974__ 123 

1969__ (NA) 

Milk cows ________________ 1974__ 35 

1969__ 60 

Doiry products sold _______________ 1974__ (X) 

1969__ (X) 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ___________________________ _ 5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and aver _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- lor L __________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 49L ______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

123 

19 

23 

18 

34 

17 

8 

35 

30 

4 

1 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms ond over 

Number Farms Number Forms Number 

(X) 88 (X) 134 (X) 

(X) 88 (X) 124 (X) 

(X) 83 (X) 144 (X) 

7 541 85 6 819 120 3 404 7 769 80 6 867 139 4954 

37 6 15 38 90 139 4 33 17 113 1 287 5 69 25 378 346 30 970 23 807 177 17 177 9 598 1 628 13 1 628 5 706 2 927 10 2 927 3 712 

645 80 4 193 (NA) (NA) 

4 740 75 4 399 (NA) (NA) 

4 585 80 4 169 (NA) (NA) 

4 630 75 4 350 (NA) (NA) 

60 15 24 (NA) (NA) 

110 26 49 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) ()() 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

Number 

4 585 

52 

152 

229 

001 

1 101 

1 055 

995 

60 

42 

13 

5 

and over 

Forms 

80 

6 

7 

12 

26 

17 

8 

4 

15 

13 

1 

1 

Number 

4 169 Collie sold _______________________ _ 

Forms with- 17 Ito 4 _______________________ _ 

50 5 to 9 _______ : _______________ _ 160 10 to 19 _____________________ _ 

791 20 to 49 _____________________ _ 

101 50 to 99 _____________________ _ 

055 100 to 199 ___________________ _ 

995 200 to 499 ___________________ _ 500 and over _________________ _ 

24 Calves sold _______________________ _ 

Forms with- 16 lor 2 _______________________ _ 

3 3 or 4 _______________________ _ 

5 5 to 9 _______________________ _ 

10 to 19 _____________________ _ 

20 to 49 _____________________ _ 

50 to 99 _____________________ _ 

100 to 199 ___________________ _ 

200 to 499 ___________________ _ 

500 ond over _________________ _ 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Fonns Number Dollars (1,000) 

86 (X) 656 

84 (X) 639 

84 (X) (NA) 

80 3 245 584 82 4 511 693 

9 22 4 

9 60 9 

22 340 55 23 807 135 9 598 84 5 706 115 

3 712 181 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

4 (X) 9 9 (X) 7 

Sales, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms 

69 

14 

14 

20 

15 

3 

2 

1 

51 

11 

2 

5 

11 

12 

4 

6 

Number 

628 

40 

103 

283 

500 

222 

(D) 

(D) 

617 

16 

8 

29 

164 

400 

224 

776 

Lincoln County, Mont. 

Dollars 

(1,000) 

373 

8 

19 

49 

99 

43 

(D) 

(0) 

211 

4 

20 

50 

26 

109 

IV-165 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer col\le5- _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 .. 

Beef heifers - _______________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers •..•.••....•..•..••.•... 1974 .. 

Steers, steer colves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 .• 

Inventory -

Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number 

65 I 312 66 I 162 

65 I 311 

I I 

70 I 314 78 I 306 

Cattle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 •• 

Farms withI to 9 .•.••....••......•.•.•.•......•.. 1974 .• 

10 to 19 ..•.•..••....•.•.•••.•......... 1974 .• 

20 to 49 •..•.•.•.•.•.••••••.•..•...•... 1974 .• 

50 to 99 •••.....•....•.•.•...•......... 1974 .. 

100 to 199 ...•.•...••.•.•......•.•...•. 1974 .• 

200 to 499 •..•.•...•.•..•.•.••......... 1974 .• 500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 .. Forms with1 to 4 .......•.•.•.............•...... 1974 .. 

5 to 9 ...........•......•........•.•.. 1974 .. 

10 to 24 ...........•.•..••...........• 1974 .• 

25 to 49 •..•...............•.•.......• 1974 .. 

50 to 99 ..•..........•..••.••.•......• 1974 .• 

100 to 199 •...•....•...•...•...•...... 1974 .. 

200 to 499 •..............•.•..•....... 1974 .. 500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 .. 

Sheep and lombs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 .. Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs. and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goots ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 .• Horses and ponies- _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 .. 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

19 985 10 941 21 478 8 388 

13 22 6 10 - - - - 3 42 1 10 

- - - - 1 (0) I (D) 

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

1 (0) 1 (0) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

7 138 3 112 

3 6 821 2 (0) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - 69 306 30 182 

97 539 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

All farms 

Farms Number 

10 739 

15 533 

I 3 

2 14 

2 31 

I 29 

- -

3 (D) 

I (D) 

- - 1 8 

10 311 

4 105 

4 2 408 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

12 32 

16 23 

Sales- Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1.000) 

6 44 7 

3 134 (NA) 

4 9 2 

1 15 2 

1 20 3 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (I ,000) 

8 725 52 

7 411 (NA) 

I 3 (Z) 

- - -

2 31 2 

I 29 2 

- - -

3 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 

- - -

1 8 (Z) 

3 208 (NA) 

3 96 (NA) 

2 (0) (NA) 

2 97 1894 

3 (X) 3 

- - -

- - (NA) 

6 19 6 

(NA) (NAl (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969 .. Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 .. lambs under J year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes I year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ Rams and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

1 Pot.nds of wool. 

Table 9. 

Any poultry .....•.•••.•.......•....... 1974 •. 

1969 •• Chickens 3 months old or older ______ . ___ 1974 __ 

1969 •• Hens and pullets of laying 0ge ________ 1974 __ 

1969 •• 

Forms withI to 99 ••.•.•...•.....•....... 1974 •. 

100 to 399 ......•.••••.•...... 1974 •. 400 to 1,599 •..•.....•.•.•.... 1974 •• 

1,600 to 3,199 ••.•.•.•••••.•••. 1974 •• 

3,200 to 9,999 •.••••••.....•••• 1974 •. 

10,000 to 19,999 •••.••....•...• 1974 .. 

20,000 to 49,999 •.•.••........• 1974 •. 

50,000 to 99,999 •.•.••.•....••. 1974 •. 

100,000 and over •.•••.••.•••.. 1974 •. 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 

1969 •. 

Poultry and poultry products sold, ($1,000) .1974 .• 

1969 •. 

IV -166 Lincoln County, Mont. 

3 100 liNers of pigs farrowed between5 33 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 9 129 6 126 

10 841 1969 .. 13 107 6 80 

6 355 December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 7 67 6 66 

2 11 1969 •• 10 51 6 47 

3 96 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 4 62 2 60 

3 5 1969 .• 12 56 5 33 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 and over All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

44 (X) 22 (X) 4 (X) 3 (X) 

(NA) (X) 25 (X) (NA) (XJ 10 (X) 

44 1 196 22 663 2 85 I 25 

54 5 040 25 4 287 16 1 616 9 1 439 

44 1 125 22 631 2 85 1 25 

53 4 863 25 4 259 15 1 568 8 1 404 

44 1 125 22 631 2 85 1 25 

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 21 2 21 2 100 2 100 

1 5 1 5 - - - -

(X) (X) (X) (X) 12 2 9 1 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 13 25 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for toble or market egg production _1974 __ Hens far hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and male chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for grain _____________ _ 

CoHon (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ 

Sweet potatoes (bushels) ________________ _ Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

(orn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ 

Sorghums for grain (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hay, etc. ____ _ AIfolfo hoy (tons, dry) _________________ _ 

Table 11. Irrigation and 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheot (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 80rley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsl-______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL ____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 -Continued 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and aver 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

22 631 I 25 

25 4 259 8 1 404 

22 631 1 25 

- - - -

2 12 - -

- - - - 8 20 - -

- - - -

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey ti~'?'b~~============ hens for breeding _____________ = ======== = 1974 ~~~!== __ 

1969 __ Other poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Soles 

Forms Number Forms 

2 3 

I 60 

2 3 

2 3 

DO 

(X) 

Number 

60 

(X) 

L-______ ~ ________ (X) ~ 

Table 10. Crops: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Forms Acres Quontity horvested 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

- I - 15 (X) (X) 

- - - - (X) (X) 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

9 15 144 250 2 662 6 834 

20 22 274 527 (X) (X) 

-

=1 -=1 -

=1 - - -

5 (NA) 2 (NA) 85 (NA) 

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

124 141 9 402 9 663 16 421 16 977 

- 2 - (l) (X) (X) 

3 8 62 6 (X) (X) 

- - - - (X) (X) 

2 (NA) 1 2 (X) (X) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Irrigated land 

Farms Acres Quantity harvested 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (X) (X) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - (X) (X) - (NA) - - 59 63 5 203 4 192 10 568 9 214 36 36 2 871 2 713 

Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Commercial fertilizer used 

irrigated land 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Tons Farms Tons 

33 I 986 D() 4 110 40 2 28 3 188 DO 6 181 255 21 12 3 747 (X) 2 400 380 35 17 3 451 DO 6 225 5 I (X) 

DO 

(X) 

(X) 

5 135 2 502 20 15 250 6 834 99 54 (NA) 12 (NA) 

II 150 7 180 6 86 2 48 I 2 I 19 442 25 421 10 203 5 158 (NA) 27 (NA) 5 80 2 710 2 45 I 10 I I 5 45 I 440 3 24 4 44 (NA) 6 (NA) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

82 8 164 14 908 46 3 616 25 860 24 159 39 81 7 877 14 299 42 3 581 29 513 29 146 (X) 

(X) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 85 (l) 1 (Z) 75 (NA) (NA) 

DO 

DO 59 (X) 

1 (Xl 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data lincoln County, Mont. IV-167 
Tobie 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1 969 - Continued 

Berries for sale __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

Forms Acres 

1969__ (Z) Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Irrigated land 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry Liquid 

Forms Acres Farms Tons Forms Tons 

(Z) (Z) 

Tobie 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay cropL _________________ ~~farms~~ 

acres on which used~_ 

$1,000 __ Insects on other crops _~ __ ~ _____________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Nematodes in crops ____________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

41 

45 

39 2 338 

239 

44 

1969 

50 

20 

36 2 030 

215 

19 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cantrol- Can 

Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Weeds or grass in crops _________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Weeds an all ather land __________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ $1.000 __ 

Chemicals for defoliation ar for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Insect control an livestock and poultry ________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 1969 

1 5 

7 93 (Z) (Z) 

3 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

(Z) (NA) 

13 

1 (NA) 

(NA) 

TobIe 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ farms-_ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Totallond irrigated __________________________ acres __ 

Average per farm _______________________ acres __ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres-_ Cropland posture irrigated _____________ farms __ 

acres-_ Other cropland irrigafed _______________ farmL_ 

acres-_ 

Posture irrigated. other than cropland pasture _ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feeL_ Average p...!r acre irrigofed _______________ acre-feet __ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1974 

48 

51.1 

4 280 

89.2 

48 

3 880 

46 

770 

4 

110 

2 400 

6 956 

1.6 

12 

518 

1969 

45 

49.4 

4 301 

95.5 

45 

4 076 

44 

3 895 

6 

181 

(NA) 

6 225 

5 704 

1.3 

(NA) 

(NA) 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 2 land in irrigated farmL _____________________ acres __ 38 Cropland ________________________________ acres __ 7 Harvested cropland _____________________ acres-_ 5 

Farms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms __ 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 

Farms with artifical drainage _________________ farms __ 

Proportion of farms ____________________ percenL_ land in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ 4 land drained ____________________________ acres __ 

Average per farm ______________________ ocres __ 

Artificial ponds, pits. reservoirs. and earthen tanks ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

acres __ 

Tobie 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ farms __ $1.000 __ 

Total operator debt 

37 

177 

Secured by real estate 

21 

874 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ ____ ______ __ __ ____ ____________ ____ ____ ____ 12 3 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________________________________________ 6 3 $10,000 to $29,999 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __________ ____ ____ ______ __________ _________ 10 9 $30,000 to $49,999 __ ______ __ __ __ __ __ ____ ______ ____ ____ ______ ______ ____ _________ 6 3 

1974 1969 

I (HA) 

330 (NA) 

32 (NA) 

951 (NA) 

384 41 175 

344 6 163 

097 4 784 

I (X) 

60 (X) 

7 16 7.4 17.5 

218 8 520 

191 654 27.3 40.8 

6 (NA) 

7 (NA) 

II (NA) 

Not secured by real estate 

26 

303 

11 

4 

10 

$50,000 and over ______________________________________________________ -------- L.. ____________ 3 _____________ 3 _____________ -' 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired farm workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 dovs ________ _ 

Less thon 25 days ______ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

9 

15 

28 } 

6 

2 

IV-168 Lincoln County, Mont. 

1969 

9 

48 

9 

(NA) 

Workers Dollors (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

15 10 

39 } 230 ~} 160 20 

(NA) (NA) 4 

5 (NA) 2 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 to less than 

1969 Total or more 149 dovs 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 41 9 15 28 Cosh wages paid _ $1,000 __ 103 54 30 20 Number of workerL _____ _ 214 15 39 160 

56 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 13 7 4 8 4 2 workers __________ _ 3 - 5 - 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 8 2 4 8 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 13 - 2 8 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 4 - - 4 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Dota 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All farms 

1974 1969 

All forms _____________ • __ number_. 475 510 

land in forms ______________ acres._ 435 875 430 969 Average size of form ______ ocres._ 3 023 2 806 

Approximate land areo _______ acres-_ 668 480 668 480 Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 86.1 85.8 

Value of land and bUildings __ $1,000 __ 182 808 69 825 Average per form ________ dollors._ 384 859 136 911 Average per acre ________ dallars __ 127 49 

Forms bV size: 1 to 9 acres _____ • _____________ _ 16 II 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 6 2 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 2 6 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ I I 100 10 139 acres _______________ _ 2 14010 179 acres _______________ _ 5 

18010 219 acres _______________ _ I 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 4 4 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 35 29 500 10 999 acres _______________ _ 67 79 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 110 136 2.000 acres and over ____________ _ 229 234 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grosses, not harvested and not pas1ured_. __________________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ formL_ 

acres-_ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

461 

431 236 3 105 

668 480 

85.8 

182 049 

394 899 

127 

10 

3 

2 

I 

I 

4 

34 

67 

107 

229 

1969 

464 

409 475 

3 038 

668 480 

84.5 

68 066 

146 692 

48 

Land in Fann. According 'a U.e 

Total cropland _____________ farms.._ 

acres._ Harvested crop/and _______ farmL. 

acres.._ 

Forms 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 and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ forms __ 

acres.._ 

Other cropland (see textL __ forms __ 

acres __ 

I Total woodland _____________ forms __ 

3 acreL_ 22 Other land (see text) ________ farmL_ 

71 acres.._ 

127 Irrigated land _____________ .farmL_ 

234 ocres __ 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

388 

219 206 

24 

447 

7 

2 518 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland ~ Continued 240 568 Woodland not pastured __________ _ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

448 493 

474 539 504 416 

440 472 

239 573 225 933 

4 5 

I 2 

3 2 

5 10 

15 24 

53 76 

187 184 

110 123 

62 46 

67 134 

15 350 27 575 

391 454 

219 616 250 908 

18 17 

2 114 I 166 

439 473 

959 222 925 387 

30 41 

3 447 5 242 

____________ • ______ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

___________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

n cropland and 

----- _ ____________ farms __ 

acreL_ 387 

210 833 

20 4 408 

399 

211 472 

82 20 857 

Improved postureland and rongelo nd _________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Unimproved postureland and range land _______________ farms __ 

18 

2 114 

3 207 

15 1 146 

10 

965 

land in houselats, bornlats, ponds, r 

acres __ 

oads, wasteland, etc. _farms __ 

ocres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

AU forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over All forms 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ 475 510 461 464 Forms by type of organization - Can_ Land in forms ___________ . _____ acres-_ I 435 875 I 430 969 I 431 236 I 409 475 Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 239 573 225 933 239 207 224 441 land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full ownerL _______________ number __ 192 187 179 148 

Corporation ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

land in farms ______________ acres-_ 275 589 268 486 270 960 249 441 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) (NA) Harves1ed cropland _______ acres-_ 69 241 47 237 68 875 46 121 ocres __ (NA) (NA) 

Pan owners _______________ numbeL_ 235 276 235 271 Form operators by age group:"l land in forms- _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ I 028 157 I 082 633 I 028 157 I 080 671 153 389 163 725 153 389 163 349 

Under 25 yeors _____________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 16 7 

34 44 Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ Dcres-_ 

Percent of tenoncv __________________ _ 

48 47 47 45 132 129 79 850 132 119 79 363 16 943 14 971 16 943 14 971 

10.1 9.2 10.2 9.6 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors _____________________ _ 

65 yeors and over __________________ _ Average age _______________________ _ 

64 146 141 143 

109 105 

66 65 51.3 49.5 

Black and other races, see text~ 

Form operators by tenure: 1 

All form operators __________ number __ land in forms- _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocreL_ 

- (NAl - - - (NAl - -

- (NAl - -

Form operators by place of residence: 2 

On form oper01ed ___________________ _ 

On another farm ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form ________ _ 

In a city, town. or urban orea _________ _ 

279 386 

~} 83 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Pan owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ ocreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

- (NA) - -

- (NA) - -

- (NAl - -

- (NAl - -

- (NA) - -

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

Form operators reporting days of work 

off farm:"l None _____________________________ _ 

I to 49 days _______________________ _ 

50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ____________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ____________________ _ 200 days and over __________________ _ 

235 (NA) 

37 74 10 12 

I~ } 38 

37 50 land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ - (NAl - -

- (NA) - - Form operators bV principal occupotion:l 

Forming ___________________________ _ 388 (NA) 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ - (NA) - Other _____________________________ _ 

- 42 (NA) 

Farms by 1ype of orgonization: Individual or family _________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 384 397 (NA) (NA) I 051 479 I 049 129 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market ______________________ _ 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts . __________________________ _ 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NA) 

'1969 data are only for farms operated by Blocks. a 1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and portl1erships; see 1ext. 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

440 457 

473 523 492 126 

435 446 

239 207 224 441 

I l I J 7 2 

5 

15 16 

53 70 

186 184 

110 123 

62 46 

65 126 

15 110 27 117 

388 (HA) 

219 206 240 568 

18 15 

2 114 I 146 

428 (HA) 

955 599 916 203 

29 41 

3 441 5 242 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

18 6 

I 907 181 

428 (HA) 

955 599 916 203 I 363 390 

935 573 880 375 

43 53 

44 893 26 232 

331 374 

890 680 854 143 

321 297 

20 026 35 828 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

32 48 87 627 (D) 

45 18 

292 130 210 127 

- I 

- (0) 

16 6 32 42 

64 134 136 133 107 92 

61 57 51.2 49.2 

272 365 17 } 8 69 

63 

230 (NAl 

35 67 10 9 

6 } 33 10 

33 34 

379 (NAl 

37 (NAl 

20 (NAl 

64 (NAl 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data McCone County, Mont. IV-169 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All farms 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of soles: 

521- 50 16B _ 

104 124 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 ______________________ _ 

B6 160 

33 79 

17 47 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 

Under $2,500 (see lexl) __________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _____________________ _ - 15 50 

- 4 4 $1,500 to $1,999 _____________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,499 _____________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see texl) ________________ _ 

- 1 B 

- 5 13 

- 5 25 

Market value of agricultural products 

- 22 695 10 141 

- 47 77B 19 BB4 

sold _____________________________ $1,000_ 

Average per form ______________ dollors_ 

- 421 J 451 

- 16 95~ 5 420 

-

-

Crops, including hay _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

Forest products ___________________ forms_ - - - $1,000_ - - -

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms_ - 354 367 

$1,000_ - 5 737 4 721 

Poultry and poul1ry products ______ forms-- 31 (NA) 

$1.000_ - 9 (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

521-

16B _ 50 

104 124 

B6 160 

33 79 

17 47 

1 4 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

22 676 10 103 

49 190 21 773 

419 (NA) 

16 954 5 401 

- - - -

- - - -

344 350 

5 722 4 702 

31 37 

9 B 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Grains __________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage. and silage __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Other field crops _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables. sweet corn. and melons _farms __ $1.000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock. poultry, and their products __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Cottle and calves _________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep. Iambs, and wool ____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

419 (NA) 

16 954 5 401 

411 424 

16660 5 261 

- - - - - -

- -

60 90 

25B 137 

5 4 

36 2 

I 1 

I 1 

- - - -

344 350 

5 722 4 702 

31 37 

9 B 

B 26 

23 26 

320 (NA) 

4 B91 4077 

"I (NA) 

30B 591 

31 

474 

24 

17 J 

Table 4, Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sald l _______ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural servtces _________________ farms._ 

$1.000 __ 

Recreational services ___ • ________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Government farm programs _______ • _. _. ___ ._. ___ • ________ formL. 

$1.000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ___________________ • _. ________________ farms __ 

$1,000_ - Other form-related sources _______________________________ farmL - $1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources' ___________ • ________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

34 (NA) 

141 (NA) 

745 (NA) 

77 101 

512 179 

1 6 (Z) 20 

37 3BO 

51 2 255 

41 (NA) 

14B (NA) 

16 (NA) 

33 (NA) 

62 (NA) 

234 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

30 (NA) 

13B (NA) 

743 (NA) 

75 93 

510 172 

1 6 (Z) 20 

36 362 

51 2 213 

41 (NA) 

148 (NA) 

16 (NA) 

33 (NA) 

61 (NA) 

233 (NA) 

'See text. 11974 data apply only to individuol or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Totol family income from off-form sources' ___________ • ___ . _____ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business. excluding form related ___________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties ___ • _______ ._. ____ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. _______ .farms_. 

$1.000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

217 

137 

30 

15B 

102 

65B 

130 

246 

29 

61 

12 

14 

Table 5. Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Total form production expenseL __ farmL. 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with- $110 $999 _____________________ _ - $1,000 to $1,999 _________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,000 to ~,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000'0 $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 ond over ________________ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredients- ___________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Whole groins _. _____ • ______ formL. 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and siloge __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ farmL. 

$1.000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

475 

13 90B 

7 

6 

lB 

23 

79 

114 } 120 

52 

56 

lBB 

721 

2B7 

1 254 

200 

693 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - 170 McCone County, Mont. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

510 461 464 

B 360 13 BB2 B 275 

21 :;} 32 37 

32 lB 20 

43 20 35 

139 7B 139 

114 125 

23B 120 77 

52 } 36 56 

196 184 190 

1 170 716 1 166 

301 279 2B7 

689 1 247 686 

240 195 231 

349 6BB 347 

(NA) BO 61 

(NA) 113 47 

(NA) 109 75 

(NA) 269 93 

(NA) 64 B2 

(NA) 176 199 

(NA) 251 (NA) 

(NA) 100 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs. plants, and trees purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms __ $1.000 __ 

Other agricultural chern icals purchased _____ • _. ___ • _______ farms __ 

$I,OOO~_ 

lime ______________________ farms_. 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business _____ .forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Gasoline _________________ ._ formL_ 

$1.000-- Diesel oi'-__________________ farms __ 

$1.000-- lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form labor ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Contract lobar ________________ farms __ 

$1.000_- Machine hire and customwork ___ farms __ 

$1,000_- All other production expenses ___ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

147 168 

254 61 

263 265 

B09 236 

285 (NA) 

320 72 (NA) - (NA) -

474 504 

1 371 764 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

181 29B 

B85 647 

I~J 328 

5B9 

246 

624 

470 500 

7 549 4 132 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

143 156 

254 59 

259 253 

BOB 235 

2BI (NA) 

320 72 

- - - -

461 45B 

I 368 743 

456 451 

737 457 

3B4 357 

466 191 

152 134 

68 2B 

45B 45B 

9B 67 

lBO 291 

885 645 

43 48 

122 B5 

245 299 

624 496 

461 464 

7437 40B9 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

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 $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 ond over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms __ number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

472 502 

18 942 10 652 

40 132 21 218 

2 10 

28 76 

37 76 

~~ } 128 

lH 212 

415 428 

605 624 

394 394 

455 473 

1 394 I 306 

564 536 

,~ j 470 

I 210 I 265 

296 338 

46 

51 

5 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

459 456 

18 761 10 238 

40 874 22 451 

2~ } 58 

31 69 

64 124 

68 84 

149 79 

~} 42 

403 389 

590 569 

382 364 

442 437 

I 370 I 241 

554 521 

417 430 

I 186 I 160 

289 328 

46 47 

51 54 

5 3 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - (on. 

Grain and bean combines, 

setf-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number _ - mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ formsnumber _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Other corn pickers and 

-

-

-

picker-shellers ______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and 

self-propelled _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ fOffilL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

AU forms Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

268 268 265 264 

312 311 307 307 

103 129 103 127 

,! J 6 I 2 

6 I 2 

I - I 

31 4 

31 31 4 

- -

30 (NA) 30 (NA) 

31 (NA) 31 (NA) 

7 (NA) 7 (NA) 

158 175 157 171 

161 182 160 178 

54 89 54 87 

146 (NA) 146 121 

153 (NA) 153 126 

53 (NA) 53 70 

22 (NA) 22 241 22 (NA) 22 

8 (NA) 8 2~ i 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Cattle and calves _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 5 to 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _______ • ________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974_ - 1969 __ 

Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- lor 2 ___________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

362 

351 

360 

335 

346 

8 

16 

20 

52 

72 

84 

63 

20 

321 

322 

314 

(NA) 

92 

134 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

314 

13 

17 

17 

74 

78 

78 

34 

3 

92 

78 

8 

4 

I 

-

1 

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with soles of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 351 (X) 354 (X) 

(X) 340 (X) 350 (X) 

(X) 342 DO 362 00 53 846 324 53 583 330 27 030 44748 328 44 484 342 26 012 

22 8 22 16 40 

105 13 84 22 166 

254 17 215 33 448 I 837 48 I 709 96 3 257 

5 105 71 5 030 82 5 789 II 975 84 II 975 52 7 316 18 948 63 18 948 26 8 131 15 600 20 15 600 3 I 883 

31 478 314 31 388 (NA) (NA) 

24 593 304 24 434 (NA) (NA) 

31 244 307 31 156 (NA) (NA) 

24 272 295 24 124 (NA) (NA) 

234 90 232 (NA) (NA) 

321 129 310 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

31 244 307 31 156 Cottle sold ________________________ 

Forms with34 12 31 1 to 4 ________________________ 

]]9 15 104 5 to 9 ________________________ 

236 15 216 10 to 19 ______________________ 

2 508 72 2458 20 to 49 ______________________ 

5 296 78 5 296 50 to 99 ______________________ 

10 556 78 10 556 100'0199 ____________________ 

10 115 34 10 ]]5 200 to 499 ____________________ 

2 380 3 2 380 500 and over __________________ 

234 90 232 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with110 76 108 lor 2 ________________________ 

28 8 28 3 or 4 ________________________ 

26 4 26 5 to 9 ________________________ 

10 1 10 10 to 19 ______________________ 

- - - 20'049 ______________________ 

60 I 60 50 to 99 ______________________ 

- - - 100 to 199 ____________________ 

- - - 200 to 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with soles of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollors (l,ooo) 

344 DO 5 722 

340 (X) 5 674 

346 DO (NA) 

320 26 943 4 891 

326 25 883 4 077 

15 37 8 

16 124 18 

31 426 71 

95 3 237 565 

82 5 789 I 000 52 7 316 I 329 

26 8 131 I 545 

3 I 883 355 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

8 DO 23 26 (X) 26 

Soles, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Dollors Forms Number (1.000) 

268 13 337 3336 

41 101 20 36 256 48 48 606 126 73 2 214 515 35 2 423 618 19 2 678 675 15 (0) (0) 

I (0) (0) 

228 13606 I 555 

8 13 I 

3 9 2 15 109 12 38 549 67 70 2 278 289 56 3 879 451 25 3 017 362 12 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 

McCone County, Mont. IV-171 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colves ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974_ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with ~~~~n~~r$2~500 and aver 

Forms Number 

259 12 104 267 10 164 

258 12 049 

12 55 

279 10 091 301 9 886 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 10 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

101019 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 10 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 10 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 10 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 200 10 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1104 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5109 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 10 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 10 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

All forms 

Forms 

65 

61 

11 

9 

14 

12 

9 

4 

6 

-

(X) 

(X) 

34 

51 

(X) 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

3 484 65 3 484 

1 440 59 1 417 

28 11 28 

63 9 63 

194 14 194 

430 12 430 

603 9 603 

480 4 480 

1 686 6 1 686 

- - - (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

20 405 34 20 405 

30 899 50 30 897 

(X) (X) (X) 

AU forms 

Forms Number 

67 4 765 

56 2 474 

8 24 

4 30 

18 318 

17 566 

9 652 

3 (D) 

6 1 351 

2 (0) 

11 705 

9 678 

31 15 503 

46 20 067 

(NA) (NA) 

Sales- Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1.000) 

22 848 257 

14 3 183 (NA) 

7 21 5 

2 30 6 

9 268 87 

2 (D) (0) 

1 (D) (0) 

1 (D) (0) 

- - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1,000) 

67 4 765 308 

55 2 466 (NA) 

8 24 2 

4 30 3 

18 318 28 

17 566 38 

9 652 41 

3 (D) (0) 

6 1 351 72 

2 (0) (0) 

11 705 18 

8 674 (NA) 

31 15 503 (NA) 

46 20 067 (NA) 

30 17 558 '178 010 Sheep. Jambs. and wool _____________________ 1974 __ (X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 31 (X) 474 Gools ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponies _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

(NA) 

(NA) 

133 

217 

Inventory -

(NAJ 

(NA) 

939 

1 633 

- - (NA) 

6 25 (NA) 

130 932 22 

(NA) (NA) 41 

(NA) - - - (NA) 1 2 (NA) 

53 22 53 10 

210 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

lambs under I year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

IPounds of wool. 

Table 9. 

Any poullry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ , 1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 11099 _______________________ 1974 __ 

10010399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400101,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600103,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200109,999----------- ______ 1974 __ 10,0001019,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,0001049,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 10 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meot·type chickens • __ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poullry producls sold, ($1.000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 172 McCone County, Mont. 

and over AU farms Forms with sales of 

$2.500 a nd over 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

49 449 litters of pigs farrowed between44 448 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _ 1974 __ 62 746 60 744 

60 3 035 1969 __ 53 369 52 365 

48 969 December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 53 428 51 426 

23 6322 1969 __ 46 224 45 223 

32 13 609 June land November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 35 318 35 318 

28 474 1969 __ 26 145 25 142 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

114 (X) 110 (X) 9 (X) 9 (X) 

(NA) (X) 142 (X) (NA) (X) 15 (X) 

113 4 824 109 4 663 5 236 5 236 

147 6 798 142 6577 14 390 13 376 

113 4 597 109 4 436 5 236 5 236 

141 6 318 136 6 097 12 342 11 328 

102 3 347 98 3 186 4 136 4 136 

11 1 250 11 1 250 1 100 1 100 

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 517 10 467 3 205 3 205 

- - - - - - - -

(X) (X) (X) (X) 31 9 31 9 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 37 8 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of 'laying age ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens far table or market egg production _1974 __ 

Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ________ " ____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for grain _____________ _ 

Cotton (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes {hundredweight) ___________ _ 

Sweet potatoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ 

land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sole _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ 

Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Soles 

Forms Number Forms Number 

109 4 436 5 236 

136 6 097 11 328 

108 4 271 5 236 

6 165 - -

4 82 - -

9 238 - -

45 145 - -

1 100 - -

Table 10, Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

6 12 

I I 

- - - - 403 434 

258 364 

-

=, -

5 (NA) 

- (NA) 

250 312 

1 2 

1 5 

- - 3 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- 3 - 3 5 145 

3 8 115 

- - -

I (NA) 26 

129 123 9 005 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heovy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other poullry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All farms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

260 721 

26 18 

- -

- -

178 246 141 927 

32 431 53 420 

-

=, -

5 (NA) 

- (NA) 

29 226 29968 

3 5 

(Z) 23 

- -

281 196 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

60 - 2 158 

306 I 580 2 277 

355 (X) (X) 

- - - 18 (X) (X) 

7 582 14 425 17 331 

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

3 40 - -

6 49 - -

2 31 - -

1 25 - -

1 6 - - 2 9 - -

5 18 - -

4 (X) 1 (X) 

22 (X) 2 (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

- - - -

4 385 144 4 039 501 

(X) (X) 

-

=, -

314 (NA) 

- (NA) 

35 667 42 024 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - I 2 60 119 

- I - 93 

- - - -

- (NA) - -

23 33 I 960 3 148 

Table 1 L Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Croplond used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for 011 purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheo! (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ (o!ton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish po!otoes (hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

65 

126 

43 

53 

6 

12 

1 

I 

402 

418 

107 

200 

221 

304 

-

2 

22 

-

-

-

-

247 

303 

2 

9 

-

-

-

-

5 

16 

1 

2 

1 

3 

Acres 

15 110 

27 117 

44 893 

26 232 

260 

721 

26 

18 

178 221 

140 997 

5 808 

13 529 

24 042 

37 754 

-

40 

2 5Bl 

-

-

-

-

29 208 

29 664 

43 

196 

-

-

-

-

5 

2 

3 

5 

(l) 

3 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

4 384 M4 

4 020 929 

211 295 

677 845 

784 395 

I 438 529 

- I 850 

(X) 

-

-

-

-

35 634 

41 752 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 314 

145 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Forms Acres Forms 

2 91 5 

4 102 10 

- - 6 2 307 7 

I 60 2 

2 212 3 - - -

- - - 3 245 215 

6 701 199 

- - 25 

- - 50 2 116 93 3 123 101 

- - - I 30 - - - 7 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 26 2 289 24 34 3 563 30 

- - - 2 31 - - - - - - -

- - - - - - 1 3 I 

- - -

1 3 I 

1 4 1 

- - -

- - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

417 5 15 - - 2 560 10 29 I 24 

I 610 6 46 - - 695 7 30 - - 110 2 14 - - 242 3 21 1 I 

- - - - - - - - - - 110 019 215 2 931 - - 79 352 (NA) 1 635 (NA) -

I 607 25 62 2 7 4964 (NA) 116 (NA) - 13 075 93 475 - - 15 232 (NA) 327 (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 575 7 16 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

1 612 24 89 - - 2 968 28 136 2 16 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 3 1 3 - - - (NA) - (NAl -

3 1 (Z) - - 4 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -

McCone County, Mont. IV-173 
Tobie 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1 969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

forms Acres 

238 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

forms Acres 

-

Commercial fertilizer used 

Toto I Dry liquid 

forms Acres farms Tons Farms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Totol chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ Lime ___________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tons __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy crops- ___________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Nematodes in crops ____________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 1969 

343 336 128 306 259 223 129 031 106 208 3 658 2 341 808 235 

4 

258 

(Z) 

77 8 23 445 932 117 1 1 

100 

2 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to control-Con Diseases in crops and orchords ____________ forms __ 6 5 acres on which used __ 198 2 351 $1.000 __ 5 1 Weeds or gross in crops _________________ farms __ 233 233 acres on which used __ 123 974 90 764 $1.000 __ 172 60 Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ farms __ 3 6 

acres an which used __ 109 229 $1,000 __ (Z) 1 Weeds on all other land __________________ farmL_ 16 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 108 (NA) 

$1.000 __ 2 (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ formL_ 4 3 acres on which used __ 169 435 $1.000 __ 1 1 Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ formL_ 40 88 $1.000 __ 4 7 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms __ 16 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 16 (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ forms-_ 

Proponion of farms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres __ 

Average per farm _______________________ acres __ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ___________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland pasture irrigated _____________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ formL_ 

acreL_ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland pasture _ farmL_ 

ocres __ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ formL_ 

acreL_ 

1974 

29 

6.3 

3 441 

118.7 

29 

3 441 

27 

715 

2 

91 

4 

635 

4 427 

1.3 

16 

560 

1969 

41 

8.8 

5 242 

127.8 41 

4 935 

37 

4 685 4 

102 

(NA) 

148 

2 

307 

7 010 

1.3 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 1969 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ formL_ 2 (NA) 

ocres __ 70 (NA) 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farmL_ 1 (NA) 

acres __ 20 (NA) 

land in irrigated farms ______________________ acreL_ 113 819 163 040 Cropland ________________________________ ocres __ 22 557 40 867 Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ 10 866 19 567 

Farms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ formL_ 10 (X) 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 348 (X) 

Farms with artifical drainage _________________ forms __ 2 7 Proportion of farms ____________________ percenL_ 0.4 1.5 land in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ 19 820 14 140 Land drained ____________________________ acreL_ 200 554 Average per farm ______________________ acres __ 100.0 79.1 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ farms __ 225 (NA) 

number __ 966 (NA) 

acres __ 3 246 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Farms with debt awed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms by size of debt awed: Under $5,000 ____________________________________ -- -_ -_ ---- ------ -- - ___ -------- $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $29,999 ________________________________ -_ -_ -_ ---------- - ___ -_ -_ - ___ _ $30.000 fa $49,999 __________________________________ -_ - _______ -- -- - ___________ _ 

$50,000 and over __________________________________ -- -- ---- -- ------ ---- --------

Total operator debt 

231 16 408 

16 

22 

71 

30 

92 

Secured by real estate 

168 

11 743 

7 

12 

51 

23 

75 

Not secured by real estate 

146 

4 665 

23 

26 

50 

23 L-________________________________________________ ~ 24 

Tobie 15, Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 day, ________ _ 

less than 25 days ______ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

78 

85 } 81 

43 

23 

IV - 174 McCone County, Mont. 

1969 

87 

261 

48 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

146 138 668 } 162 } 573 180 

294 37 

(NA) (NA) 122 

105 (NA) 57 

1974 hired form workers working150 day, 25 to less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 day, 

Farms _________________ _ 180 78 85 81 Cash wages paid _ $1.000 __ 885 668 180 37 Number of workerL _____ _ 602 146 162 294 

645 Forms with- I worker __________ _ 57 39 48 38 

85 2 workers _________ _ 47 19 20 25 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 49 19 11 8 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 20 1 5 4 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 7 - 1 6 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 384 387 

land in farms ______________ acres __ I 191 433 048 920 Average size of form ______ ocreL_ 3 103 2 710 

Approximate land oreo _______ acres __ 2258 112 2258 112 Proportion in farms _____ percenL_ 52.8 46.5 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 150 189 73 413 Average per form ________ dollars __ 391 117 189 697 Average per acre ________ dollars-_ 126 70 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 23 13 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 14 10 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 6 I 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 8 8 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 10 II 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 19 16 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 10 6 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 15 13 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 50 60 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 48 58 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 60 75 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 121 116 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses. not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Total waadland ___________________________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over All forms 

1974 

335 

107 461 

3 306 

2258112 

49.0 

144 IJ.46 429 987 

130 

13 

4 

2 

6 

7 

17 

9 

14 

41 

46 

59 

117 

1969 

352 

996 903 

2 832 

2 258 112 

44.1 

71 600 

203 409 

72 

8 

2 

I 

3 

5 

IS 

Land in Forms According to Use 

Total cropland _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: J 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 acres ___________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________ _ 

1,000 acres and aver ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see text} ___ farms __ 

acres __ 

5 Total waadland _____________ farms __ 

13 acres-_ 56 01her land (see text) ________ farms __ 

58 acres __ 

73 Irrigated land ______________ farms __ 

113 acres-_ 

I 

1974 1969 

342 355 

146 336 157 695 

325 341 

90 268 96 168 

5 3 

6 10 

8 9 

20 17 

43 46 

86 103 

113 99 

31 41 

13 13 

148 192 

37 948 49 912 

53 64 

18 120 II 615 

53 44 

21 732 27 012 

325 330 

023 365 864 213 

314 332 

94 012 100 612 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 

52 

18 098 

3 

504 

9 

316 

33 15 775 

18 

503 

41 20 476 

32 14 018 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 11 375 Woodland not postured __________ _ ___________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

74~ Other land _______________________ _ ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ 4 

76 

45 

8 352 

12 

2 201 

40 

26926 

35 

(D) 

Pastureland and rangeland, other tho n cropland and woodland pasture ______________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

ocres-_ 

Improved pastureland and rangela nd _________________ farms-_ 

ocres __ 

Unimproved pastureland and rang eland ___________ . ____ forms-_ 

ocres __ 

land in hauselats. barnlats, ponds. r oods. wasteland. etc. _forms __ 

ocres-_ 

Table 2, Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form aperatars ____________ number __ land in farms ________________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full awners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Tenonts ___________________ number __ 

land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

Block and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: 1 

All form operotors __________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ ocres __ 

I 

All forms 

1974 1969 

384 387 191 433 I 048 920 90 268 96 168 

228 216 

255 178 210 182 38 835 34122 

130 136 

920 122 781 699 46 355 53 718 

26 35 16 133 57 039 5 078 8 328 

6.8 9.0 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over All forms 

1974 1969 1974 

335 352 Farms by type of organization - Con_ 

I 107 461 996 903 Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) 

89 271 95 842 land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) 

192 186 land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

248 967 204 654 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) 

38 248 33 801 ocres __ (NA) 

121 134 Form operators by age group:' 

842 693 740 726 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 4 46 018 53 718 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 29 

22 32 15 801 51 523 

5 005 8 323 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeers _____________________ _ 

65 years and over __________________ _ 

46 

89 

99 

68 6.6 9.0 Average age _______________________ _ 53.8 

Form operators by place of residence:' On form operated ___________________ _ 266 

- - - - - -

On another farm ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form ________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban orea _________ _ J} - - Form operators reporting days of work 

oH form:' - - None _____________________________ _ 159 - - 1 to 4.9 days _______________________ _ 22 - - 50 to 99 days ______________________ _ IS - - - - - -

100 to 149 days ____________________ _ 150 to 199 days ____________________ _ 

200 days and over __________________ _ 

I~ } 

35 

- - Form operators by principal occupation:' 

- - Forming ___________________________ _ 284 Other _____________________________ _ 51 - - Farm operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

- (NA) 

252 266 507 508 568 681 Farm operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) 

11969 data are only for farms operated by Blacks. '1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (s·ole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

3 

23 

78 

118 

93 

72 

53.0 

341 

25 

(NA) 

36 

19 

26 

42 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

311 333 

143 163 155 593 

300 325 

89 271 95 842 

I } 2 23 4 

12 

39 46 

86 103 

112 99 

31 41 

13 13 

130 178 

35 794 48 376 

52 (NAJ 

18 098 II 375 

41 40 

20 476 26 926 

287 (NA) 

943 822 814 384 

291 317 

93 265 99 870 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

II 8 

6 458 (D) 

287 (NA) 

943 822 814 384 

245 256 

935 453 773 705 

57 87 

46 684 33 534 

213 225 

888 769 740 171 

204 219 

8 369 40 679 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

39 54 

(D) 139 409 

42 31 451 193 (D) 

2 I (D) (0) 

4 I 25 22 43 75 77 106 94 86 

48 62 53.1 52.8 

240 320 5 } 2 16 12 

142 (NA) 

20 35 12 II 

7 } 23 2 

25 30 

256 (NA) 

35 (NA) 

5 (NA) 

13 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Madison (ounty, Mont. IV-17S 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 Forms with sales of $2.500 and over and over 

1974 1969 1974 

Forms by value of sales: 

251- 72 251- 64 _ 63 _ 

97 92 97 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ _ $20,000 10 $39,999 ______________________ _ 

80 97 80 34 53 34 30 35 30 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ________________________ _ 

54 38 6 II 6 (X) 

14 4 (X) 

8 6 (X) 

21 22 (X) 

Under $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________ _ 

$2,00010 $2,499 ______________________ _ 

$1,50010 $1,999 ______________________ _ 

$1.00010 $1,499 ______________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see lexl) _________________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products 

13 573 10 795 13 457 35 346 27 895 40 III 

sold _____________________________ $1,000 __ 

Average per form ______________ dollors __ 

Crops. including hoy _______________ formL 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

- 165} 181 158 

- 3 22~ I 217 3 219 

- -

-

Forest products ___________________ forms- - I 2 I $1,000_ I I I 

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms_ 353 365 316 $1,000_ 10 346 9577 10 237 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ - 8 (NA) 8 $1,000_ 5 (NA) 5 

1969 

72 

92 

97 

53 

31 

7 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

10 764 

30 579 

(NA) 

I 213 

-

-

2 

I 

344 

9 550 

25 

14 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Groins __________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ "\obocco ________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Other field crops _________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _farms-_ 

$1.000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Dairy products ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 1969 

158 (NA) 

3 219 I 213 

77 93 

I 079 450 

- -

- -

- - - -

116 122 

2 028 630 

7 II 

III 133 

1 -

2 -

- I 

- (Z) 

316 344 

10 237 9 550 

8 25 

5 14 

5 27 

36 125 

302 (NA) 

9 524 8 541 

'E I (NA) 

871 

320 

29 

27 J 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from oH form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Customwork and other agricultural services _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs _____________________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sourcesl ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

64 

102 

667 

32 

64 

4 

18 

44 

69 

30 

473 

14 

43 

37 

95 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1969 1974 

(NA) 41 

(NA) 91 

(NA) 608 

44 31 

105 63 

6 4 

12 18 

122 43 

277 69 

(NA) 21 

(NA) 414 

(NA) 14 

(NA) 43 

(NA) 28 

(NA) 36 

ISee text. '1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

44 

105 

6 

12 

120 

276 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Total family income from oH-farm sources' ____________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 ond 

over, 1974 

149 

159 

24 

173 

88 

522 

74 

232 

39 

146 

II 

85 

Table 5. Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Total form production expenseL __ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with- $1 to $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,999 ________________ _ 

$2,000 10 $2,999 ________________ _ 

$3,00010 $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ 

$40,00010 $59,999 ______________ _ $60,000 ond over __________ , ____ _ 

liv,estock and poultry 

-

-

-

-

-

purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Feed ingredients ____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole groins ______________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

383 

13 436 

20 

16 

26 

26 

45 

77} 83 

43 

47 

191 

I 983 

310 

2 125 

253 

869 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - 176 Madison County, Mont. 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

387 335 352 

9044 13 295 8 968 

15 ~} 4 II 

18 16 II 

35 18 33 

77 44 73 

77 102 

231 83 78 

42 } 51 47 

235 171 228 

I 936 I 973 1 933 

327 271 307 

860 2 063 856 

252 226 239 

389 824 388 

(NA) 84 55 

(NA) 168 96 

(NA) 128 90 

(NA) 378 184 

(NA) 59 94 

(NA) 694 189 

(NA) 263 (NA) 

(NA) 218 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form labor ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Contract lobar ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

122 

140 

191 

654 

74 

40 

(NA) 

(NA) 

380 

878 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

191 

I 469 

88 45J 119 

213 

373 

5 846 

1969 

101 

47 

222 

294 

(NA) 

28 

-

-

384 

529 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

269 

I 098 

192 

208 

380 

4 043 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

116 94 

140 46 

181 215 

649 293 

73 (NA) 

40 28 

- -

- -

335 352 

865 523 

335 350 

661 407 

163 135 

112 52 

36 74 

24 19 

335 352 

68 45 

183 258 

1 449 I 085 

45 51 

88 78 

113 147 

211 119 

334 350 

5 598 4 005 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Average per form __________ dollar~ __ 

Farms by value group: $110 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,00010 $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,00010 $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,000 10 $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ________________ _ 

$70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups-_ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wheel tractors ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 veors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

376 377 

10476 6 102 

27 861 16 186 

1 5 42 64 

32 89 

91 115 

81 } 81 104 25 

23 

313 336 

441 490 

263 297 

355 364 

883 812 

351 321 

,~ } 352 

1 001 1 098 

197 274 

73 

83 

3 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

329 350 

10 022 6 002 

30 462 17 147 

2~ } 52 

20 80 

79 114 

81 46 

78 32 

25 } 23 26 

274 313 

395 460 

242 277 

311 339 

810 783 

325 314 

304 331 

936 979 

179 250 

73 74 

83 89 

3 20 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Grain and bean combines, self·propelled _______________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ farms_ 

number _ 

mfd in last 5 years, number_ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ______________ farms_ 

-

-

-

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners _____ • ____ farmL_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ farmL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

64 62 63 62 

70 68 69 68 

6 16 6 16 

J 8 - -

9 - -

3 - -

2 8 

2 9 

I 3 

92 (NA) 89 (NA) 

100 (NA) 97 (NA) 

28 (NA) 28 (NA) 

201 206 195 201 

218 223 212 218 

68 114 66 114 

156 (NA) 150 126 

172 (NA) 166 136 

69 (NA) 69 96 

10 (NA) 8 15 

14 (NA) 8 15 

9 (NA) 3 11 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any caUle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cattle and colves _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- I 10 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

1010 19 __________________ 1974 __ 20 to 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

5010 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

10010 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

20010 499 ________________ 1974 __ 500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef caws ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 110 4 ___________________________ _ 

510 9 ___________________________ _ 

1010 19 _________________________ _ 

2010 49 _________________________ _ 

5010 99 _________________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 

20010 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___ • _______________________ _ 

Forms with- lor 2 ___________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

510 9 ___________________________ _ 1010 19 _________________________ _ 

2010 49 _________________________ _ 

5010 9L ________________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 

20010 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Farms 

346 

340 

358 

330 

343 

2 

5 

20 

36 

45 

73 

98 

51 

307 

323 

304 

(NA) 

86 

133 

(X) 

(X) 

All farms 

Farms 

304 

7 

7 

19 

45 

53 

81 

72 

20 

86 

68 

13 

2 

2 

1 

-

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Farms with sales of $2.500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 306 (X) 353 (X) 

(X) 304 (X) 352 (X) 

(X) 337 (X) 361 (X) 

96 155 298 95 256 335 49 559 

84 692 324 84 364 350 52 863 

7 I 3 9 17 

41 2 15 17 119 

272 10 150 29 374 

I 102 21 636 64 2025 

3 319 43 3 181 62 4 597 10 746 72 10 603 84 II 690 

29 862 98 29 862 52 15 186 50 806 51 50 806 18 15 551 

56 676 282 56 127 (NA) (NA) 

51 136 308 50 920 (NA) (NA) 

56 475 280 55 943 (NA) (NA) 

50 548 301 50 337 (NA) (NA) 

201 79 184 (NA) (NA) 

588 129 583 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Number Farms Number 

56 475 280 55 943 Cottle said ________________________ 

Farms with21 4 12 1 to 4 ___________ • _______ • ____ 

50 4 28 510 9 ________________________ 

264 8 100 1010 19 ______________________ 

I 521 40 1 371 2010 49 ______________________ 

3 656 52 3 606 5010 99 ______________________ 

" 622 80 II 485 100 10 199 ____________________ 

20907 72 20 907 200 10 499 ____________________ 

18 434 20 18 434 500 ond over __________________ 

201 79 184 Calves sold _____ • __________________ 

Forms with90 64 86 lor 2 ________________________ 

45 12 42 3 or 4 ________________________ 

10 - - 510 9 ________________________ 

30 2 30 1010 19 ______________________ 

26 1 26 2010 49 ______________________ 

- - - 5010 99 ______________________ 

- - - 100 10 199 ____________________ 

- - - 200 10 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

316 (X) 10 237 

315 (X) 10 170 

340 (X) (NA) 

302 49 203 9 524 

333 52 717 8 541 

3 7 2 

5 36 9 

16 211 42 

63 2 000 366 

61 4 522 796 

84 II 690 I 868 

52 15 186 2 953 

18 15 551 3 489 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

5 (X) 36 27 (X) 125 

$oles, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollors Farms Number (1.000) 

255 26 970 6506 

18 46 II 17 118 31 29 402 87 74 2 296 499 48 3544 708 38 4 982 1 013 22 6 406 I 628 9 9 176 2 529 

195 22 233 3 017 

4 6 I 

3 " I 4 28 3 16 207 24 40 1 301 182 48 3 435 484 55 7 361 970 18 5 54B 746 7 4 336 606 

Madison County, Mont. IV-l77 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer calves ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ---_____________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls. and bull calves - ______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory- Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number 

273 20 315 292 18 641 

267 20 183 

19 132 

274 18 814 314 14 803 

Cattle fattened on grains and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to L ________________________________ 1974 __ 10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs ------- ______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponieL _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

AU forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Farms Number 

51 3 159 48 3 126 

75 3 993 74 3 937 

10 20 10 20 9 61 7 49 10 172 9 151 

4 154 4 154 

9 615 9 615 7 (D) 7 (D) 

- - - - 2 (D) 2 (0) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

62 13 707 54 11 002 98 25 755 91 25 558 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) 1 2 

(NA) (NA) 3 4 

178 1 444 161 I 355 

245 2 096 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

All forms 

Forms Number 

48 6 382 

75 6 259 

2 7 

4 30 

12 182 

3 113 

7 500 

10 I 370 

7 2 034 

3 2 146 

17 2 784 

20 1 395 

72 11 463 

92 22 220 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

35 127 

46 112 

Sales- Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

13 1 246 411 

9 1 168 (NA) 

4 18 5 

4 60 13 

3 (D) (D) 

1 54 6 

- - -

- - -

1 (D) (0) 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

44 6 338 326 

73 6200 (NA) 

2 7 1 

3 23 2 

9 145 9 

3 113 7 

7 500 34 

10 1 370 84 

7 2034 136 

3 2 146 53 

13 2 757 55 

19 1 350 (NA) 

64 10 237 (NA) 

88 22 044 (NA) 

55 8 949 '88 917 

64 (X) 320 

- - -

- - (NA) 

29 113 27 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2.500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 1969 __ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

lambs under I yeor old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes I year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms an'" wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

I Pounds of wool. 

Table 9. 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets af laying oge ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Farms with- I to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV-17S Madison County, Mont. 

37 411 litters of pigs farrowed between56 623 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 44 865 40 855 

41 2 715 1969 __ 61 811 60 803 

66 3 314 December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 40 453 36 446 

44 3 214 1969 __ 52 386 51 385 47 7 429 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 39 412 37 409 

44 359 1969 __ 52 425 51 418 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

48 (X) 41 (X) 5 (X) 5 (X) 

(NA) (X) 89 (X) (NA) (X) 13 (X) 

47 3 065 40 2928 5 564 5 564 

95 5 555 88 5 334 11 1 419 11 1 419 

47 2 928 40 2 794 5 534 5 534 

91 5 172 85 4 971 11 I 319 11 1 319 

42 1 228 35 1 094 3 190 3 190 

3 350 3 350 2 344 2 344 

2 I 350 2 1 350 - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

4 195 4 195 - - - -

- - - - I 60 1 60 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 8 5 8 5 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 25 14 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older __________ . ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old_ 1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushefs) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheal (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ Callan (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) ________________ _ Hoy crops (fans, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ Land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ Corn for dry fodder. hogged or grazed ____ _ Sorghums for groin (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage. fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Farms wjth soles of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Farms Number 

40 2 794 5 534 

85 4 971 II I 319 

39 2 072 5 230 4 722 2 304 

2 27 - -

3 90 - - 17 107 2 30 

- - - -

Table 10, Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

1 2 - -

- - - - 43 63 107 131 

-

=1 -

8 (NA) 

- (NA) 

314 329 

3 -

3 4 

- -

- (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - 1 2 12 - - - - - - - (NA) - 236 253 45 920 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

~~?b~;:.l'~~~ ~~~~~ =~ = ~: ~ ~ ~=~:~:~: 1~; 1:: 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Olher poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

12 107 

- -

-

7 69~ I - 7 286 

7 531 8 358 

-

=1 -

114 (NA) 

- (NA) 

75 772 79 439 

3 -

5 5 

- -

- 330 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and oyer 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- - - 107 30 2 675 

- (X) (X) 

- - - - (X) (X) 

45 480 112 709 109 767 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and oyer 

Inventory 

Forms 

1 

2 

10 

Number 

1 

00 

(X) 

Sales 

Farms Number 

(X) 

L-________ ~ ________ ~ 

(X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

-

255 37~ I - 193 020 

(X) (X) 

-

=1 -

29 147 (NA) 

- (NA) 

162 101 165 620 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - - 2 - 107 

- - - - - - - -

- (NA) - - 226 235 43 290 40 594 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for pasture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Improyed pasture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Corn for all purpOses _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheal (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oals (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hay crops (Ions, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Callan (bales) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tabacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish pOlaloes (hundredweighl) ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms 

130 

17B 

57 

87 

1 

2 

-

-

43 

63 

46 

68 

87 

95 

-

I 

1 

-

-

-

-

290 

315 

-

1 

-

-

-

-

7 

14 

1 

-

2 

4 

Acres 

35 794 

48 376 

46 684 33 534 

12 

107 

-

- 7 286 

7 694 

1 170 

1 639 6 271 

6 549 

-

35 

90 

-

-

-

- 74 778 

79 198 

-

200 

-

-

-

- 114 

320 

3 

-

2 

5 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

-

Irrigated land 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) 79 II 869 (X) 109 16 330 (X) 19 7 973 (X) 34 6 270 (lO - - (X) 2 107 (X) - - (X) - - 193 020 17 614 255 379 35 918 

56 365 42 993 92 033 52 1 318 229 B36 69 3 985 321 850 74 3 953 

- - - 636 - - (X) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

160 772 274 68 007 165 195 295 70 271 (X) - - (X) 1 200 - - - - - - - - -

- - - 29 132 7 114 45 921 12 320 

(X) 1 3 (X) - - (X) 2 2 (X) 4 5 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Farms Tons Forms Tons 

13 1 185 13 128 - - 38 3 596 38 443 - - 4 575 4 29 - - 11 1 307 11 86 - - - - - - - - 1 7 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 6 025 21 442 - - 37 4 722 (NA) 327 (NA) -

12 383 12 35 - - 16 516 (NA) 44 (NA) - 33 3 771 33 272 - - 39 4061 (NA) 280 (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 1 90 1 3 - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

118 28 210 118 2 716 - - 117 23 261 117 1 904 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 7 114 7 25 - - 12 299 (NA) 51 (NA) -

1 3 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I 1 1 (Z) - -

Madison County, Mont. IV-179 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Berries tor sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenho use products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Farms Acres Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Farms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry Liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

ton5 __ 

$1,000 __ Lime __________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ $1.000 __ 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy crops ____________________ torms-_ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Nematodes in crops ____________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

1974 1969 

204 230 

689 321 

181 178 

40 356 37 900 

3 650 3 148 

649 293 

18 17 

3 618 790 

14 5 

3 3 

102 196 

1 1 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control-Con Diseases in crops and orchords ____________ farms __ 1 

acres on which used __ 954 

$1,000 __ 2 Weeds or gross in crops _________________ forms __ 26 31 

acres on which used __ 269 112 

$1,000 __ 9 8 Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ forms __ 6 19 

acres on which used __ 186 140 

$1,000 __ 6 4 

Weeds on all other land __________________ farms __ 12 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 190 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 1 (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit __ .. _____________ farms __ 1 

acres on which used __ 20 $1,000 __ (Z) 

Insect control on livestock and paultrv ________ farms __ 32 77 

$1,000 __ 3 9 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms __ 9 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 6 (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ farmL_ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres __ 

Average per form _______________________ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farmL_ 

ocreL_ Harvested crop/and irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farmL_ 

acres __ Other cropland irrigated ________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _ farms __ ocres __ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated ___________ • ___ acre-feet __ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1974 

291 

86.9 

93 265 

320.5 

289 

85 292 

282 

73 332 

79 

11 869 

5 

91 

19 

7 973 

206 526 

2.2 

112 

24 449 

1969 

317 

90.0 

99 870 

315.0 

315 

93 600 

306 

77 213 

109 

16 330 

(NA) 

57 

34 

6 270 

281 517 

2.8 

(NA) 

(NA) 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farms-_ 

ocres __ 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ land in irrigated farms ______________________ acres-_ Crapland ________________________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ forms __ 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 

Forms with artifical drainage ___ v _____________ farms __ 

Proportion of farms ____________________ percenL_ land in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ land drained ____________________________ acres __ 

Average per form ______________________ ocres __ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks _______________ • ____________________ farms __ 

number __ 

ocres __ 

1974 1969 

15 (NA) 

3 232 (NA) 

70 (NA) 

11 824 (NA) 

054 112 937 327 

135 438 150 III 

84 907 91 940 

I (X) 

40 (X) 

25 51 

7.5 14.4 

100 130 153 521 

I 265 5 918 

50.6 116.0 

38 (NA) 

II (NA) 

138 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text} ________________________________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5.000 ________________________________ - ___ - ___ --------------------------

$5,000 to $9.999 ________________________ - ___ - ___ ---- -- -------------- ---- -------

$10,000 10 $29,999 ______________________________ ---_ -- ------ -- -- -- -------------

$30.000 to $49.999 ______________________________ - ___ -_ ------ -- ---- ------ -------

$50,000 and over ________________________ - ___ -_ -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- ----------------

Total operator debt 

207 

22 345 

14 

7 

44 

35 

107 

Secured by real estate 

169 

16 800 

3 

7 

44 

37 

78 

Not secured by real estate 

131 

5 545 

27 

19 

38 

22 

25 L-________________________________________________ ~ 

Table J5. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of, $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

2510 149 day, ________ _ 

less than 25 days ______ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

102 

100 } 89 

45 

19 

IV - 180 Madison County, Mont. 

1969 

111 

218 

51 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (l,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

251 249 1 162 } 279 } 876 246 1 

303 40 

(NA) (NA) 88 

41 (NA) 24 

1974 hired form workers working150 day, 25 to less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 183 102 100 89 

Cosh wages paid _ $1.000 __ 1 449 1 162 246 40 

Number of warkers ______ _ 833 251 279 303 

085 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 54 48 40 35 

78 2 workers _________ _ 28 23 21 20 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 51 20 25 17 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 31 8 11 12 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 19 3 3 5 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All farms 

1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 112 122 

Land In forms ______________ acres __ 880 359 935 985 Average size of farm ______ ocre5 __ 7 860 7672 

Approximate land or80 _______ acres __ 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 506 496 506 496 58.4 62.1 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 61 185 32 643 Average per form ________ dollars __ 546 295 267 562 Average per acre ________ dollars __ 70 35 

Forms by size: I to 9 acres ___________________ _ II 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 4 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ I 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres _______________ _ 1 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 4 1 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 8 5 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 10 9 1,000 to 1.999 ocres ____________ _ 6 12 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 72 78 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

97 114 

860 956 919 609 

8 876 8 067 

506 496 506 496 

57.1 61.0 

58 568 32 293 

603 795 283 276 

68 35 

- 4 I 

8 5 

8 9 

6 II 

70 77 

Farms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

23 

4 643 

I 

110 

8 

404 

13 2 439 

6 

690 

30 26 896 

30 19 858 

1969 

(NA) 

8 788 

2 

460 

24 

7 900 

7 

428 

33 33 219 

29 

30 392 

All forms 

1974 1969 

land in farms According 10 Use 

Total cropland _____________ farms __ 102 107 

acres __ 63 071 66 527 

Harvested cropland _______ farms __ 91 102 

acres __ 51 285 51 425 

forms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres ________________ - - 10 to 19 acres ______________ - I 

20 to 29 acres ______________ 1 7 

30 to 49 acres ______________ 6 3 

50 to 99 acres ______________ 7 7 100 to 199 acres ____________ 20 21 200 to 499 acres ____________ 33 31 500 to 99'9 acres ____________ 9 18 

1.000 acres ond aver _________ 15 14 

Cropland used only for posture or grozing ______________ farmL_ 26 22 acres __ 6 311 5 875 

Other cropland (see text} ___ farms __ 27 29 

ocres __ 5 475 9 227 

Total woadland _____________ farmL_ 30 34 

acreL_ 26 896 33 334 

Other land (see text) ________ farms __ 98 115 acres __ 790 392 836 124 

Irrigated land ______________ farms __ 77 85 

ocres __ 44 050 41 089 

Total woodland - Continued Woodland not postured ______________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Other land ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland posture __________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Improved posture/and and rangeland _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Unimproved pastureland and rangeland _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land in hauselats, barn lots, ponds, roads. wasteland. etc. _ farms __ acres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All farm aperatars ____________ number __ land in farms ________________ acres __ 

Harvested crapland _________ ocres __ 

Farms by tenure of farm operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

Black and other races, see textform operators by tenure: I 

All form operators __________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres._ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

All forms 

1974 

112 880 359 

51 285 

49 

222 220 

13 843 

51 

606 965 33 981 

12 

51 174 3 461 

10.7 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

122 935 985 

51 425 

45 

96 056 8 648 

68 

827 858 41 373 

9 

12 071 1 404 

7.3 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

97 114 

860 956 919 609 

51 031 50 905 

38 40 

218 709 94 750 

13 742 8 501 

48 65 

591 153 812 788 

33 828 41 000 

11 9 51 094 12 071 

3 461 I 404 

11.3 7.8 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- -

- -

- -

- -

71 77 

320 512 308 520 

All forms 

1974 

Forms by type of organization - Con. Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) Land in forms _______ • ______ acres __ (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) Land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

Other _____________________ number __ (NA) 

acres __ (NA) 

Farm operators by age group:2 Under 25 years ______________________ I 25 to 34 years ______________________ 5 35 to 44 years ______________________ 17 45 to 54 years ------ -- -------------- 17 55 to b4 years ---------------------- 23 65 years and over ___________________ 32 Average age ________________________ 55.8 

Form operators by place of residence:2 On form operated ____________________ 70 On another farm _____________________ 4 } In a rural area, not on a form - In a city, town, or urban area.========= 7 

Form operators reporting days of work 

off form: 2 

None 53 1 

to 49-d~;s- == == ==== == == ====== == ==== 8 50 to 99 doys _______________________ 1 100 to 149 days _____________________ 

150 to 199 days _____________________ 6} 200 days and aver ___________________ 10 

Form operators by principal occupation:' Forming ____________________________ 69 Other ______________________________ 26 

Farm operators reporting utilization of futures market _______________________ (NA) 

Farm operators reporting agricultural contracts _. ________________________ - (NA) 

11969 data are only for farms operated by Blacks. '1974 data apply only to individual or family operations '(sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

4 

13 

22 

39 

27 

17 

50.4 

100 

13 

(NA) 

11 

7 

8 

7 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

92 

61 513 

87 51 031 

~} 7 

19 

33 

9 

15 

22 

5 839 

23 

4643 

30 26 896 

89 

772 547 

74 

41 616 

102 

65 542 

97 

50 905 

81 

7 

20 

30 

18 

14 

20 5 849 

(NA) 

8 788 

33 33 219 

(NA) 

820 84lI 

84 

41 054 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

6 

7038 

89 

772 547 

89 

766 556 

20 

21 321 

76 

745 235 

48 5 991 

1969 

10 

2 827 

(NA) 

820 84lI 

97 817 241 

16 

4 304 

95 

812 937 

63 

3 607 

forms with soles of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

10 24 (0) 385 148 

15 13 

246 137 225 941 

1 - (0) -

1 2 5 12 

15 20 15 37 22 27 

23 16 55.0 51.2 

63 96 4 

- } 11 4 

48 (NA) 

7 11 I 7 

- } 5 4 

7 7 

65 (NA) 

16 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

10 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Meagher County, Mont. IV -181 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 Farms with sales of $2,500 and over and over 

1974 1969 1974 

Farms by value of soles: $100,000 ond over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 • _____________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

171- 35 171- 19 _ 19 _ 

17 38 17 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 

22 21 22 

18 11 17 

4 7 4 

Under $2,500 (see textL __________________ _ 15 10 1 $2,000 to $2.499 _____________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _____________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,499 _____________________ _ 

Under $1,000 {see textL ________________ _ 

- 2 2 (X) 

- 2 (X) 

- 5 - (X) 

8 6 (X) 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1.000_ 

Average per farm ______________ dollars-- 6 278 6 601 6 257 

56 058 54 103 b4 503 

Crops, including hoy _______________ forms-

$1.000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ farmL 

$1.000_ 

32 J 40 30 

- 73~ 320 725 

-

-

Forest products ___________________ farms- - 13 7 13 

$1,000_ - 112 9 112 

livestock. poultry, and their products ________________________ formL - 107 119 94 

$1,000_ - 5 433 6272 5 421 

Poultry and poultry products ______ farms_ - 6 (NA) 6 

$1.000_ 101 (NA) 101 

1969 

35 

38 

21 

11 

6 

3 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

6 587 

57 778 

(NA) 

308 

-

-

7 

9 

114 

6 270 

7 

36 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Groins __________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco ________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Dairy products ___________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cottle and calves _________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 1969 

30 (NA) 

725 308 

18 26 

388 125 

- -

- - - -

- -

18 20 

337 182 

- 1 

- 1 

- 1 

- (Z) 

- -

- -

94 114 

5 421 6 270 

6 7 

101 36 

1 8 

(0) 13 

93 (NA) 

4 627 5 482 ": I (NA) 

739 

188 

13 

(0) J 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from farm-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork and ather agricultural services _________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Government farm pragrams ____________________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ____________________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other form-related sources ______________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources 1 _ _ ____________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

17 

43 

253 

5 

21 

5 

28 

25 

62 

16 

140 

1 

3 

13 

133 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

7 

10 

6 

20 

39 

108 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

9 (NA) 

41 (NA) 

163 (NA) 

5 7 

21 10 

5 6 

28 20 

24 39 

55 108 

14 (NA) 

56 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

11 (NA) 

42 (NA) 

Total family income from off-farm sources 1 ____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cash wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Federol Social Security, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, J974 

37 

275 

8 

34 

18 

169 

18 

66 

2 

(Z) 

ISee text. 11974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenseL __ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with- $1 to $99L ____________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1.999 __________ .. _____ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 _______ . _____ . ___ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ ._ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ________ .. _____ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 and over _________ .,. ______ _ 

livestock and poultry 

purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry 

purchased __________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredientL ___________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole groins ______________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay. green chop, and silage __ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Table 5. 

All farms 

1974 

112 

6277 

5 

8 

-

11 

14 

24 } 16 

9 

25 

54 

634 

87 

1 106 

44 

241 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - 182 Meagher County, Mont. 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

122 97 114 

4 861 6 251 4 841 

8 =} 6 4 

5 - 4 

10 10 10 

15 13 15 

24 24 

80 16 27 

2~ } 28 

75 52 75 

1 234 632 1 234 

109 79 104 

388 1 098 388 

95 44 90 

141 241 141 

(NA) 24 14 

(NA) 168 74 

(NA) 40 41 

(NA) 328 90 

(NA) 30 29 

(NA) 361 83 

(NA) 73 (NA) 

(NA) 66 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ lime ______________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel 

and oil for form business ______ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oi'- __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane. and propane __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired farm lobar ______________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Contract lobar ________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 3 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

33 24 31 24 

41 31 41 31 

39 56 39 56 

262 161 262 161 

26 (NA) 26 (NA) 

52 24 52 24 

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

111 122 97 114 

402 233 396 230 

(NA) (NA) 95 113 

(NA) (NA) 259 161 

(NA) (NA) 62 59 

(NA) (NA) 53 31 

(NA) (NA) 32 44 

(NA) (NA) 50 19 

(NA) (NA) 97 114 

(NA) (NA) 35 19 

63 93 62 89 

529 480 526 480 

20 J 55 20 25 

61 121 61 34 

32 30 41 

85 85 78 

107 118 97 112 

105 2 188 3 032 2 181 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Esfimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 •• Average per form __________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: 

$110 $999 ••.•••.•.•.••••••.•..•.• 

$1.00010 $4,999 •.•.•..•.•.•.••.•.. 

$5,00010 $9,999 •.•.••.•.•.••••.•.. 

$10,00010 $19,999 •.•..•.•.••••.... 

$20,00010 $29,999 •.•.•..•.•.•.••.• 

$30,00010 $49,999 .•.•..•.•....•.•• 

$50,00010 $69,999 •••••.•..•.•.••.• 

$70,000 ond over ...•.•.••.•......• 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors. number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 

107 

3 588 

33 530 

-

6 

20 

~~ 14 } 12 

15 

88 

137 

82 

104 

323 

131 

"J 297 

37 

43 

47 

4 

1969 

120 

2 530 

21 083 

5 

18 

22 

31 

44 

96 

154 

100 

116 

323 

140 

110 

389 

103 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

95 112 

3 497 2 511 

36 807 22 415 

:;} 16 

12 21 

20 31 

18 17 

14 22 

12 } 5 15 

80 92 

127 150 

77 98 

94 109 

309 313 

124 139 

85 99 

286 320 

33 88 

43 48 47 61 

4 15 

Selected Machinery & Equip, - (on. 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms_ . 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull ond self-propelled _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 

15 

21 

-

=1 

= J 20 

24 

8 

62 

71 

29 

37 

43 

28 

4 

4 

2 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

16 15 16 

20 21 20 

5 - 5 

=1 

-

~I -

-

-

- -

- -

(NA) 20 (NA) 

(NA) 24 (NA) 

(NA) 1 8 (NA) 

70 62 70 

78 71 78 

43 29 43 

(NA) 37 35 

(NA) 43 37 

(NA) 28 32 

(NA) 4 4 

(NA) 4 4 

(NA) 2 I 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Farms 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974__ 107 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974__ 102 

1969__ 107 Cottle and colveL ______________ 1974__ 102 

1969__ 106 Forms with- 1104 ____________________ 1974__ 1 

51o 9 ____________________ 1974__ 4 

101019 __________________ 1974__ 5 

201o 49 __________________ 1974__ 13 

501o 99 __________________ 1974__ 7 

10010 199 ________________ 1974__ 12 

20010499 ________________ 1974__ 28 

500 ond over ______________ 1974__ 32 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ________________ .1974__ 99 

1969__ 97 Beef cows ________________ 1974__ 97 

1969__ (NA) Milk cows ________________ 1974__ 15 

1969__ 30 

Doiry producls sold ______________ .1974__ (X) 

1969__ (X) 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 11o 4 __________________________ __ 

51o 9 __________________________ __ 

101o 19 ________________________ __ 

20 1o 49 ________________________ __ 

50 to 99 ________________________ __ 

10010 199 ______________________ __ 

200 1o 499 ______________________ __ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 or 2. __________________________ . 3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 __________________________ __ 101o 19 ________________________ __ 

201o 49 ________________________ __ 

50 1o 99 ________________________ __ 

10010 199 ______________________ __ 

200 1o 499 ______________________ __ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

97 

1 

8 

9 

6 

11 

23 

28 

11 

15 

12 

1 

I 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 93 (X) 

(X) 89 (X) 

(X) 103 (X) 

48 835 89 48 633 38 519 102 38 473 

I 

31 

60 1 14 

379 8 254 

518 7 518 

1 605 12 1 605 

8 074 28 8 074 

38 167 32 38 167 

25 422 87 25 313 

20 761 95 20 753 25 195 85 25 086 

20 660 95 20 656 

227 15 227 

101 28 97 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Number 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number 

All forms 

Forms Number 

107 (X) 

105 (X) 

116 (X) 

104 21 389 

115 31 557 

9 23 I 5 35 

3 42 

17 588 

20 I 364 

19 2 539 

20 6 162 

11 10 636 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

25 195 85 25 086 Cattle sold _______________________ _ 

4 

59 

125 4 

193 6 797 11 

3 216 23 8 767 28 

12034 11 

227 15 

16 12 

(0) 1 (0) 1 

(0) 

17 

62 

193 

797 

3 216 

8 767 

12 034 

227 

16 

(0) 

(D) 

(D~ I 

Farms with- 1 1o 4 ______________________ __ 

51o 9 ______________________ __ 

101o 19 ____________________ __ 

201o 49 ____ . ________________ . 501o 99 ____________________ __ 

100 1o 199 __________________ __ 

200 to 499 __________________ __ 

500 and over _________________ _ 

Calves sold _______________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 or 2 _______________________ _ 

3 or 4 _______________________ _ 51o 9 ______________________ __ 

101o 19 ____________________ __ 201o 49 ____________________ __ 

501o 99 ____________________ __ 

100 1o 199 __________________ __ 

200 to 499 __________________ __ 500 and aver _________________ _ 

Soles 

Forms 

94 

93 

111 

93 

110 

3 

17 

20 

19 

20 

11 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

21 336 

31 529 

42 

588 

I 364 

2 539 

6 162 

10 636 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

Sales, 1974-

Dollars (1,000) 

5 421 

5 064 

(NA) 

4 627 

5 482 

1~ I 111 

253 

511 

1 218 

2 522 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(0) 

13 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms 

86 

4 

5 

16 

14 

15 

11 

15 

6 

49 

14 

9 

15 

9 

1 

Number 

14 897 

10 

36 

244 

452 

056 

1 421 

4 967 

6 711 

6 439 

503 

654 

820 

(D) 

(0) 

Meagher County, Mont. 

Dollars 

(1.000) 

836 

3 

10 

55 

110 

225 

381 

180 

871 

791 

(Z) 

63 

99 

213 

(D) 

(D) 

IV-183 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colves ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974_ - Milk heifers ________________________ 1974_ -

Ste<efS, steer calves, bulls. and bull colves _______________________ 1974_ - 1969_ -

Invento$'- Forms with sales of 2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

79 12 722 

87 9 567 

79 12 679 

3 43 

7B 10 598 

96 8 153 

Cottle fat1ened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 10 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 10 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

201049 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 10 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 10 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 10 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hags and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1104 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 10 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10.024 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 '0 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

10010199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 10 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969_ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974_ - 1969_ - Sheep and lambs sharn ______________________ 1974_ 

Sheep, lombs, and wool _____________________ 1974_ - Goo.s ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Horses and ponieL _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969_ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974_ 

1969_ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ lambs under I year old _____________________ 1974_ 

Ewes I year old or older ____________________ 1974_ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974_ 

1 Pounds of woof. 

-

-

-

-

Inventory 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

8 442 7 438 6 3 274 

10 5 089 10 5 089 10 8 569 

2 8 1 4 1 4 

1 5 1 5 - - 1 13 1 13 - -

2 66 2 66 2 87 

- - - - - - 1 150 1 150 - - 1 200 1 200 2 (D) 

- - - - 1 (D) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 1 143 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 2 (D) 

11 8 991 10 8 920 9 5 973 

15 15 947 15 15 947 15 11 715 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) (Xl (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 2 10 (NA) (NA) 

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

60 540 55 526 14 71 

84 898 (NA) (NA) 18 328 

Inventory -

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number 

4 174 litters of pigs farrowed between8 339 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 

6 264 1969 __ 

8 4 750 December 1 of preceding year and May 31-___ 1974 __ 

6 1 894 1969 __ 

8 6 611 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 

9 415 1969 __ 

Sales- Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

28 

457 

20 

Dollors (1,000) 

6 (NA) 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and o .... er 

Forms Number Dollors (1,000) 

5 3 270 249 

10 8 569 (NA) 

- - -

- - -

- - - 2 87 6 

- - - - - -

2 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (0) 

1 143 4 

2 (D) (NA) 

8 5 902 (NA) 

15 11 715 (NA) 

8 6 744 '53 424 

9 (X) 18B 

- - - - - (NA) 

12 66 7 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 a nd over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

5 322 5 322 

8 710 8 710 

5 166 5 166 

8 357 8 357 

5 156 5 156 

7 353 7 353 

Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poul.ry ___________________________ 1974_ - 1969_ 

Chickens 3 months old or alder _________ 1974_ - 1969_ - Hens and pullets of laying age ________ J974_ - 1969_ - Farms with- 1 .09L ______________________ 1974 __ 

10010399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400101,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,0001099,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poullry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 184 Meagher County, Mont. 

All farms 

Forms 

16 

(NA) 

15 

29 

15 

28 

14 

-

-

-

-

1 

-

-

-

-

-

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Farms with soles of $2,500 and aver 

Number Farms Number 

(X) 15 (X) 

(X) 30 (X) 

(0) 14 (D) 

6377 28 6 327 

(D) 14 (D) 

6 248 27 6 198 

394 13 369 

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - - (D) 1 (D) 

- - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Soles 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 and aver 

Farms Number Farms Number 

3 (X) 3 (X) 

(NA) (X) 3 (X) 

3 (D) 3 (D) 

3 3 140 3 3 140 

3 (D) 3 (D) 

2 3 040 2 3 040 

2 35 2 35 

- - - -

- - - - - - - - 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

6 101 6 101 

(NA) (NA) 7 36 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _ 1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and male chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chick. and pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ CoMan (bales) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ Sweetpototoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sole _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for grain or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ Sorghums for groin (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) _________________ _ 

forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Soles 

Forms Number Forms Number 

14 (D) 3 (0) 

27 6 198 2 3040 

12 (0) 2 (D) 

2 46 I 5 

- - - -

2 102 I 100 

8 21 I I 

- - - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

- - - -

- -

- - 13 25 

33 33 

- - - -

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

87 93 

- I 

- - - - I (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - 57 59 9 612 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for sloughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ Light breed _______________________ I 974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other paultry _________________________ I 974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

- -

- -

- -

- -

4 175 3 652 

9 235 5 762 

-

- =, - (NA) 

- (NA) 

37 696 42 006 

- 6 

- - - -

300 -

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Q uontity he rves ted 

1969 1974 1969 

- - - - - - - (X) (Xl 

- - -

- (X) (X) 

13 543 18 166 21 132 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Inventory 

Forms Number 

I 

I 

00 

(X) 

Soles 

Forms Number 

(X) 

L-__________ ~ __________ (X) ~ 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

00 (X) 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

72 770 92 237 

(X) 00 

- =1 -

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

52 633 59 889 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - - - (NA) - - 48 54 8 024 10 870 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheat (bushelsL _________________ I 974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hay crops (Ions, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Caftan (bales) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land In orchard,-________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

22 

20 

20 

16 

13 

23 

20 

21 

22 

25 

84 

90 

I 

Acres 

5 839 

5 849 

21 321 4 304 

4 175 

3 309 

2544 

I 333 6 328 4 327 

210 

37 595 

41 931 

300 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Quantity 

(X) 

00 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

00 

00 

(X) 

72 770 

85 102 

38 191 

66 180 148 661 

167 062 

(X) 

52 504 59 795 

(X) 

(X) 

686 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

5 1 680 

II I 716 

7 I 552 

7 2 177 

240 

322 

12 2 275 

8 360 

13 728 

775 

10 

69 33 355 

82 35 696 

I 300 

Total 

Forms Acres 

3 960 

2 177 

I 440 

2 241 

347 

217 3 817 

I 486 

10 

29 10 795 40 14 916 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry 

Forms 

5 (NA) 

7 (NA) 

5 (NA) 

(NA) 

I 

(NA) 

(NA) 

29 

40 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Tons 

78 

45 

44 

III 

36 

II 

119 

58 

(Z) 

174 

375 

liquid 

Farms 

I 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Tons 

3 

14 

30 

10 

Meagher County, Mont. IV-18S 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Acres Quantity 

(X) 

(lO 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

farms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Totol Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Totol chemical costs. including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tons __ 

$1.000 __ lime __________________________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 1'ons __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. to cantrol- Insects on hay crops ____________________ farms__ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Insects on other crops - ___ ~ _____________ farms__ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms__ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

50 

314 

39 

17 369 

1 463 

262 

2 

400 

(Z) 

3 

4 340 

29 

1969 

63 

185 

46 

19 047 

1 647 

161 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cantral- Can Diseases in crops and archards ____________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Weeds or gross in crops _________________ farms__ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Weeds or brush in pasturL _______________ forms__ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Weeds on all other land __________________ farms__ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms__ 

acres on wh ich used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and paultry ________ farms__ 

$1.000 __ 

Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms__ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

13 

5 581 

18 

3 

30 

(Z) 

6 

233 

1 

10 

3 

3 

1 

1969 

1 

102 

16 

12 

7 216 

5 

5 

80 

(Z) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

15 

3 (NA) 

(NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year _____________ . __ forms__ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres__ 

Average per form _______________________ acres __ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farms__ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland pasture irrigated ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ farms__ 

acres __ 

Pasture irrigated. other than cropland posture _ farms__ 

acres__ 

Estimated Quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ Avera~e per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches _______________________ farms__ 

acres __ 

1974 

74 

76.3 

41 616 

562.4 

71 

40 064 

71 

37 908 

5 

680 

2 

476 

7 

552 

80 410 

1.9 

41 

20 730 

1969 

84 

73.6 

41 054 

488.7 

84 

38 877 

83 

37 161 

11 

J 716 

(NA) 

7 

2 177 

78 397 

1.9 

(NA) 

(NA) 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems_ ____________ forms__ 

ocres__ Other sprinkler systems ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ land in irrigated farmL _____________________ acres __ 

Crapland ________________________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _____________________ acres__ 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farmL_ 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 

Forms with artifical droinage _________________ farms __ 

Proportion of forms ____________________ percenL_ 

land in farms with drain<1ge _________________ acres __ land drained ____________________________ acres __ 

Average per farm ______________________ acreL_ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

acreL_ 

1974 1969 

8 (NA) 

584 (NA) 

9 (NA) 

I 551 (NA) 

782 060 883 764 

54 121 58 524 

45 255 48 411 

1 (X) 

300 (X) 

10 18 

10.3 15.7 

134 295 106 738 

I 265 1 339 

126.5 74.3 

29 (NA) 

150 (NA) 

789 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by farm operator (see textL _______________________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5.000 __________________________________________ - _________ -- __ - ________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ -_ -- ------ -- - ___ - _______ _ 

$10,000 to $29,999 __________________________________________ -_ -_ --- ___________ _ 

$30,000 to $49,999 __________________________________________ - ___ -- - ___________ _ 

$50,000 and over ___________________________________ - ___ - ___ -- -- --- _______ ----

Total aperatar debt 

60 

10 645 

3 

5 

12 

4 

36 

Secured by real estate 

45 

7660 

1 

2 

8 

7 

27 

Not secured by real estate 

39 

2 985 

7 

4 

8 

3 L-________________________________________________ ~ 17 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 days ______ _ 

Toto! contract lobar ______ _ 

Farms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

39 

38 

29 } 20 

12 

IV - 186 Meagher County, Mont. 

1969 

46 

80 

25 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1.000) 

1974 1969 1974 

122 107 435 } 

91 } 317 72 

98 19 

(NA) (NA) 61 

43 (NA) 44 

1974 hired form workers warking150 days 25 to less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 62 39 38 29 

Cash wages paid _ $1,000 __ 526 435 72 19 

Number of warkers- _____ _ 311 122 91 98 

480 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 15 19 15 8 

34 2 workers _________ _ 12 8 10 9 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 10 7 9 7 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 18 3 3 3 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 7 2 1 2 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Average size of form ______ ocres __ 

Approximate land orea _______ acreL_ 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ Average per form ________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ________ dollarL_ 

Forms 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 _______________ _ 

ISO to 219 acres _______________ _ 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 

1,00010 1,999 acres ____________ _ 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 

All forms 

1974 

47 

25 946 

552 

782 080 

3.3 

5 339 

113 605 

206 

1 

2 

II 

8 

2 

3 

1969 

46 

26 619 

579 

782 080 

3.4 

2 813 

61 154 

106 

1 

2 

II 

8 

5 

2 

Forms with sale~ of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

29 23 Land in Fanns Accolding 10 Us. 

23 277 

803 

782 080 

3.0 

4 033 

139 059 

173 

22 105 

961 

782 080 

2.8 

2 098 

91 208 

95 

Total croplond _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Forms 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 and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see textL __ forms-_ 

ocres __ 

Totol woodland _____________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Other land (see text) ________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated land ______________ formL_ 

ocres __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

47 41 

3 595 5 554 

46 36 

2 361 2 978 

- 2 

10 1 

6 1 

16 11 

8 11 

4 7 

2 3 

- -

- -

29 24 

814 1 924 

14 12 

420 652 

42 33 

14 727 13 131 

37 32 

7 624 7934 

31 18 

1 302 1 068 

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

Other cropland ___________________________________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ forms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ forms-_ 

ocres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured _____________________________________ farms __ 

ocres-_ 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 

9 

360 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 614 Woodland not postured _______ _ 

4 Other land _______________________ _ 

___________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

___________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

2 

58 

2 

40 

1~1 Postureland and rangeland, other tho n cropland and woodland pasture ______________ _ ------- ___________ formL_ 

ocres __ 

Improved postureland and rangelo nd __________ ______ farmL_ 

acres __ 

3 

60 

5 

202 

5 

397 

3 

73 Unimproved posturelond and rang eland __________ ' _____ forms-_ 

25 

12 822 

21 

7 774 

21 

11 331 I 

20 i 9 928 

acres __ 

land in houselots. barnlots, ponds, r oads. wasteland. etc, _farms __ 

acres __ 

Table 2, Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

AU form operators ____________ number __ 

Land in farmL _______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _________ ocres-_ 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

Land in iorms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

Land in forms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ ocres-_ 

Harvested crop/and _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Slack and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: I 

All form operators __________ number __ Land in farms ______________ ocreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in formL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocreL_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ ocres __ 

All farms 

1974 

47 

25 946 

2 361 

31 

6 565 1 097 

13 

14 804 

1 053 

3 4577 

211 

6.4 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(NAl 

(HAl 

1969 

46 

26 619 

2 978 

24 

4 219 

831 

15 

18 662 

1 461 

7 

3 738 

686 

15.2 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(HAl 

(NAl 

(HA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(HAl 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

29 23 

23 277 22 105 

1 916 2 267 

17 7 (0) 2 561 

796 372 

10 12 

14 049 16 762 

944 1 319 

2 4 (D) 2 782 

176 576 

6.9 17.3 

- -

- -

- -

- -

- - - -

- -

- - - -

- -

- -

- -

- -

25 19 

19 076 13 210 

Forms by type of orgonization ~ Can. Partnership ________________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Corporation ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Other _____________________ number __ 

ocres-_ 

Form operators by age group:2 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 yeors ond over __________________ _ Average age _______________________ _ 

Farm operators by place of residence:' On form operoted ___________________ _ 

On another farm ______ ,. _____________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a farm ________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban areo _________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work 

off form:' None _____________________________ _ 

I 10 49 days _______________________ _ 5010 99 days ______________________ _ 

100 10 149 days ____________________ ~ 

150 10 199 days ____________________ _ 200 days and over __________________ _ 

Farm operators by principal occupation:' Forming ___________________________ _ 

Other _____________________________ _ 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market ______________________ _ 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts __________________________ _ 

All forms 

1974 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

6 

14 

6 

10 

8 

50.0 

7 

2 

3 

6 ., 

-J 

19 

14 

30 

(NAl 

(HAl 

11969 data are only for forms operated by Blacks. '1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1 

3 

14 

II 

8 

9 

49.6 

35 

6 

(NAl 

4 

2 

2 

26 

(HAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

29 21 

2 928 4077 

28 20 

1 916 2 267 

,~ } 5 

7 5 

4 7 

2 3 

- -

- -

17 11 

652 1 196 

9 (NA) 

360 614 

25 21 

12 822 11 331 

23 (NA) 

7 527 6 697 

16 16 

819 979 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

14 

I 40~ I 5 048 

23 (NA) 

7 527 6 697 I 9 11 

6 411 6 376 

3 7 

2 821 391 

7 6 

3 590 5 985 I 21 13 i I 116 321 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 

1 

866 

3 3 335 

4 

6 

3 

8 

5 

51.6 

20 

;} 

5 

1 

2 

~} 9 

11 

15 

1969 

3 

7 535 

1 

I 360 

I 

1 

6 

4 

4 

7 

52.7 

19 

2 

(NAl 

2 

1 

2 

6 

(HAl 

(NAl 

(HA) 

(NAl 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Mineral County, Mont. IV-187 
Tobie 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

forms by value of soles: 

I} -

5 I 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

- 4 8 $5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 10 5 $2,500 10 $4,999 _______________________ _ 

- 9 9 

Under $2,500 (see lexl) __________________ _ 

- 18 23 $2,00010 $2,499 _____________________ _ - 3 6 $1.500 10 $1,999 _____________________ _ - 4 3 $1.000 to $1.499 _____________________ _ 

- 8 5 Under $1.000 (see texl) ________________ _ 

- 3 9 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ - 344 223 Average per form ______________ dollors-- 7 326 4 851 

-

~J 27 

- (0) 

-

- 43 

Crops, including hoy _______________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

Forest products ___________________ formL - 7 10 $1,000_ - 34 (0) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms- 44 42 

$1,000_ 204 141 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ - 4 (NA) 

$1.000_ - (Z) (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

I} -

5 1 

4 8 10 5 9 9 

- - (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

319 195 11 003 8 466 

13 (NA) 

60 (D) 

I 2 (D) (D) 

6 6 (0) (0) 

27 22 

187 125 

2 4 (Z) I 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cattonseed _____________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Other field crops _________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Vege10bles, sweet corn, and melons _ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ I-Iogs and pigs ___________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Sheep, lambs, and woo'- ___________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 

13 

60 

5 

9 

11 

52 

27 

187 

2 

(Z) 

25 

171 

11 (Z) 

: 

13 J 

1969 

(HA) 

(D) 

7 

4 

13 

21 

22 

125 

4 

1 

2 

1 

(NA) 

118 

(NA) 

5 

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

Tobie 4, Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater Than total value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from farm-rel01ed sources before taxes and expenses 1 ___ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Custamwork and other agricultural services __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Government form programs ____________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Expenses for form-related income sources 1 ____________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

30 

19 

36 

6 

2 

1 

17 

12 

9 

3 

8 

-

-

8 

13 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

4 

1 

1 

(Z) 

11 

17 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

15 (NA) 

13 (NA) 

33 (NA) 

3 2 

1 (Z) 

1 - 17 -

10 10 

8 16 

2 (NA) 

8 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

5 (NA) 

13 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources' _____________ .. ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form rela1ed ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 

re1iremen1 pay, etc. ________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 and over, 1974 

23 

212 

3 

6 

18 

186 

6 

2 

7 

16 

$1,000 __ 

'-------' 'See text. '1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenseL __ formL 

$1,000_ 

Forms with- $1 to $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.999 ________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,999 ________________ _ 

-

-

-

- $3,000 10 $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 ________________ _ - $10,000 10 $19,999 _______________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ $40,000 10 $59,999 ______________ _ 

$60,000 ond over _______________ _ 

- live-stock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredients- ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Whole groins ______________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

IV -188 Minerai County, Mont. 

Tobie 5. 

All forms 

1974 

47 

353 

3 

12 

10 

6 

4 

i} 

20 

59 

37 

59 

20 

19 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(HA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAl 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

46 29 23 184 324 154 

12 2} 2 9 

6 5 3 

5 6 4 7 4 7 

5 7 

7 6 -

~} -

25 10 15 

22 52 19 

35 22 17 

18 52 11 

26 14 16 

11 18 8 (NA) 4 1 (NA) 1 (Z) 

(NA) 15 2 (HA) 13 (Z) 

(NA) 9 5 (NA) 21 3 

(NA) 16 (HAl 

(NA) 3 (HA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ fannL 

-

-

-

-

- $1.000 __ lime ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Diesel ai'- __________________ fonns __ 

$1.000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ fanns __ $1,000 __ 

Motor oil. grease. piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired farm labor ______________ fanns __ 

$1.000 __ Contract labor ________________ fanns __ 

$1.000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

21 17 

6 4 

18 20 

6 8 

14 (NA) 

1 1 (NA) - (NA) -

47 46 

34 24 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (HA) 

(NA) (HA) 

(NA) (HA) 

(NA) (HA) 

(HA) (NA) 

18 24 

27 14 

I! J 14 

3 

39 42 

157 89 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

16 15 

6 4 

10 14 

5 8 

11 (NA) 

I 1 

- - - -

29 23 

27 19 

29 23 

21 15 

13 11 

4 2 

1 2 

(Z) (Z) 

29 23 

3 2 

11 16 

26 13 

3 2 

2 2 

6 6 

1 1 

29 23 

148 76 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Doto 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Average per form __________ dollars-_ 

Forms by value group: $110 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000 1o $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,000 1o $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,000 1o $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,000 1o $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,000 1o $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,000 1o $69,999 ________________ _ 

$70,000 ond over _________________ _ 

Selected Machln.ry and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups-_ forms __ number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctor5 ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, numbeL_ 

All forms 

1974 

45 

810 

18 007 

-

6 

13 

9 

1~ } 

37 

47 

25 

42 

72 

23 

"j 90 

5 

9 

9 

Forms with soles cf $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

45 27 23 

377 610 297 

8 381 22 604 12 916 

2 =} 6 20 

11 8 6 

4 6 4 

7 6 

8 4 -

~} 1 

34 22 19 

37 28 21 

19 14 15 

43 26 22 

73 44 46 

37 15 26 

37 26 22 

73 59 46 

17 2 12 

8 8 

8 8 

- 1 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Can. 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Windrowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years. number __ 

All forms 

1974 

8 

8 

-

j 

11 

12 

1 

21 

24 

7 

10 

10 

4 

2 

2 

-

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

5 8 5 

5 8 5 

- - -

- - -

- - - - - -

- -

- -

- -

(NA) 11 (NA) 

(NA) 12 (NA) 

(NA) 1 (NA) 

22 17 13 

22 20 13 

10 4 6 

(NA) 8 6 

(NA) 8 6 

(NA) 4 5 

(NA) 2 2 

(NA) 2 2 

(NA) - 2 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

All farms 

Forms 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974__ 44 

Any cottle, hogs. or sheep _______ 1974__ 41 

1969__ 40 Cottle and calves _______________ 1974__ 39 

1969__ 36 

Forms with- 11o 4 ____________________ 1974__ 2 

51o 9 ____________________ 1974__ 1 

101o 19 __________________ 1974__ 6 

20 to 49 __________________ 1974__ 20 50 to 99 __________________ 1974__ 4 

10010 199 ________________ 1974__ 5 

20010 499 ________________ 1974__ 1 

500 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved _________________ 1974__ 36 

1969__ 30 8eef cows ________________ 1974__ 35 

1969__ (NAl Milk cows ________________ 1974__ 9 

1969__ 10 

Doiry producls sold _______________ 1974__ (X) 

1969__ (Xl 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 11o 4 ___________________________ _ 

51o 9 ___________________________ _ 

101o 19 _________________________ _ 

201o 49 _________________________ _ 

50 1o 99 _________________________ _ 

100 1o 19L ______________________ _ 

20010 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- lor L __________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

51o 9 ___________________________ _ 

101o 19 _________________________ _ 201o 49 _________________________ _ 

501o 99 _________________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 

20010 499 _______________________ _ 

500 end over _____________________ _ 

All farms 

Forms 

35 

5 

3 

14 

6 

6 

1 

9 

6 

1 

2 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with soles of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 26 (X) 44 (X) 

(X) 23 (X) 41 (X) 

()() 20 (X) 40 (X) 

935 22 580 40 905 

362 19 145 36 825 

7 18 

8 50 

74 2 27 11 150 

562 10 264 8 236 (0) 4 (D) 5 (0) 671 5 671 1 (0) 

(0) 1 (D) 

007 22 825 (NA) (NAl 

768 18 700 (NAl (NAl 

978 21 806 (NAl (HAl 751 18 688 (NAl (NAl 

29 7 19 (NAl (NAl 

17 6 12 (NAl (NA) 

(Xl (Xl (Xl (HA) (X) ()() (X) ()() (NA) (Xl 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

978 21 806 (ollIe sold 

Forms with =-- --------------------

12 1 1 1o 4 ------------------------ 21 7 51o 9 ------------------------ 194 130 10 Ie 19 ---------------------- 202 119 201o 49 ---------------------- (0) (01 501o 99 ---------------------- (D) (01 100 1o 199 -------------------- 200 1o 499 -------------------- 500 end over __________________ 

29 19 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 8 6 1 or 2 ________________________ 

4 4 3 or 4 ________________________ 

17 9 51o 9 ------------------------ 101o 19 -- -------------------- 201o 49 ---------------------- 501o 99 -- -------------------- 100 1o 199 -------------------- 200 1o 499 -------------------- SOO and over ------------------

Sales 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollers (1.000) 

27 (X) 187 

26 (X) 174 

22 (X) (NA) 

25 820 171 

21 751 118 

9 129 24 

8 236 50 

5 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (D) 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

(NAl (NAl (NA) 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

(NA) (NA) (HAl 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

(NAl (NAl (NAl 

()() 

()() 

Soles. 1974-

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Dollars Farms Number (1.0001 

25 524 113 

J 5 1 6 50 12 6 82 19 7 218 42 3 169 38 

17 296 59 

4 6 1 J 10 1 3 23 3 4 58 12 2 (01 (01 

(01 (01 

Mineral County, Mont. IV-189 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colve5- _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974_ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974_ -

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974_ - 1969_ -

InventoryForms with sales of $2.500 and over 

forms Number 

19 351 

16 266 

18 348 

1 3 

21 404 

18 179 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold___________ _ ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goots ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

All forms 

forms 

3 

4 

3 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(X) 

(X) 

4 

6 

(X) 

(X) 

(NA) 

Inventory 

forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

5 3 5 1 16 

52 3 45 3 77 

5 3 5 - - - - - - - - - - 1 16 

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - (X) (X) (X) I 16 

(X) (X) (X) 1 6 

118 2 106 2 88 

199 2 101 6 60 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

Soles -

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Dollors (1,000) 

2 

(NA) 

forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1,000) 

I 16 (Z) 

2 56 (NA) 

- - -

- - -

1 16 (Z) 

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

I 16 (l) 

I 6 (NA) 

1 87 (NA) 

2 46 (NA) 

1 100 '753 

I (X) 3 

- - -

1969 __ (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) 

Horses and ponieL ________________________ 1974 __ 21 87 15 64 2 2 2 2 (Z) 

1969 __ 28 108 (NA) (NA) 4 10 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory - Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Lambs under 1 yeor old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes t yeor old or older _____________________ 1974 __ Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

IPounds of wool. 

Table 9. 

Any poultry ___________________ , _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 99 ____________ .. __________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meot·type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry ond poultry products sold, ($1,000>-1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV-190 Mineral County, Mont. 

and over All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 a nd over 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

I 1 Utters of pigs farrowed between2 8 December J of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ I 2 I 2 

2 4 1969 __ 3 10 2 7 

3 37 December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ - - - -

2 58 1969 __ 2 5 I 3 

I 43 June land November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ I 2 1 2 

2 5 1969 __ 3 5 2 4 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

9 (X) 6 (X) I (X) I (X) 

(NA) (X) 9 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) 

8 154 5 82 1 6 1 6 

15 1 138 8 375 5 370 2 60 

7 113 4 63 1 6 I 6 

15 1 134 8 373 5 370 2 60 

7 113 4 63 1 6 I 6 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

I 20 - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

(X) (X) (X) (X) 4 (Z) 2 (Z) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 1 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for toble or market eog production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pu11ets 3 months old or older __________ " __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheot (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other smollgroins for groin _____________ _ Cotton (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables. SWeet corn, or melons for sole _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sole _______________________ _ Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ Sorghums for groin (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy. etc. ____ _ AIIolfo hoy (tons. dry) _________________ _ 

Tobie 11. Irrigation and 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for 011 purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Wheat (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oots (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 8arley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beons (bushelsL ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons. dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sole ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ lond in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Soles 

Forms Number Forms Number 

4 63 1 6 

8 373 2 60 

4 53 1 6 

1 10 - -

1 8 - - - - - -

2 11 - - - - - -

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Inventory 

Forms Number 

3 

(X) 

(X) 

Soles 

Forms Number 

(X) 

L-________ ~ ________ (X) ~ 

Tobie 10. Crops: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Forms Acres Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - (X) (X) 

- - - ~ (X) (X) 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

2 9 27 323 520 7 950 

8 9 248 153 (X) (X) 

-

=1 - - -

=1 - - - -

1 (NA) (l) (NA) 5 (NA) 

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

45 36 2 124 2 448 4 255 4 341 

- - - - (X) (X) 

I 1 1 I (X) (X) 

- - - - (X) (X) 

3 (NA) 39 54 (X) (X) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and aver 

Irrigated fond 

Forms Acres Quantity hOr'oolested 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (X) (X) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - (X) (X) - (NA) - - 22 18 1 244 1 314 2 646 2 566 11 11 397 412 

Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Irrigated land 

Total Dry liquid 

forms Acres Quontity Forms Acres Farms Acres forms Tons Forms Tons 

17 652 (X) 6 89 5 238 5 20 11 1 196 (X) 5 89 3 100 3 9 3 2 821 (X) 1 40 I 40 I 7 391 (X) 1 50 2 15 2 (X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

27 520 2 2 1 (ll 315 7 825 10 171 (NAl 12 (NA) 

48 2 775 4 1 (l) 39 2 850 27 (NA) 2 (NA) 200 5400 40 2 3 80 5 230 36 58 (NA) 4 (NA) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

27 677 3 503 15 634 6 265 6 29 20 785 3 481 16 687 8 326 8 30 (X) 

(X) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(Z) 121 (Zl (Z) (NA) (ll (NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data Mineral County, Mont. IV-191 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Berries tor sale __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms Acres 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974__ 35 

1969__ (D) Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

35 

(D) 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Tolal Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

35 

(0) 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1.000 __ lime ___________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy crops ____________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Nematodes in crops ____________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

14 

7 

10 

624 

60 

5 

1 

78 

(Z) 

1969 

15 

9 

12 

727 

61 

8 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Can Diseases in craps and orchards ____________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ $1.000 __ Weeds or gross in crops _________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Weeds or brush in posture ________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Weeds on all other land __________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ $1.000 __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

3 

75 

(Z) 

4 

76 

(Z) 

3 

45 

(Z) 

2 

(Z) 

6 

(Z) 

1969 

2 

240 

(Z) 

6 

221 1 

2 

35 

(Z) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

7 

(Z) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 13, Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ farms-_ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Toto/land irrigated __________________________ acres-_ 

Average per farm _______________________ acres __ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _ farms __ acres __ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

Land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1974 

16 

55.2 

819 

51.2 

16 

779 

15 

675 

6 

89 

1 

15 

1 

40 

288 

1.6 

1 

20 

1969 

16 

69.5 

979 

61.1 

16 

929 

16 

762 

5 

89 

(NA) 

78 

1 

50 

2 033 

2.1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 1969 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farms __ 2 (NA) 

acres __ 180 (NA) 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ forms __ 12 (NA) 

acres __ 409 (NA) Land in irrigated farmL _____________________ acres __ 16 041 17 434 Craplond ________________________________ acres __ 2 193 3 705 Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ I 343 1 987 

Farms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ forms-_ (X) 

acres irrigated in most recent yeor __ (X) 

Farms with artifical drainage _________________ forms-_ 1 2 Prapartion of forms ____________________ percenL_ 3.4 8.6 Land in farms with drainage _________________ acres __ 710 139 land drained ____________________________ acres __ 30 (D) 

Average per form ______________________ acres __ 30.0 (D) 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ farms __ 5 (NA) 

number __ 6 (NA) 

ocres __ 12 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by farm operator (see text) ________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by size of debt owed: 

Under $5,000 ____________________________ -_ -_ -- ----- - ------ -- ------------------ $5,000 1o $9,999 ____________________ - ___ - _____ ---- -----------------------------

$10,000 1o $29,999 ________________________________ ----------------------------- $30,000 1o $49,999 ________________________________ -- -- -------------------------

Total operatar debt 

13 

460 

Secured by real estate 

7 

337 

Not secured by real estate 

12 

123 

$50,000 ond over ______________________________________________________ -------- '-_____________________________________ -' 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form work&rs 

working150 days or more ______ _ 

251o 149 days ________ _ 

less Ihon 25 dayL _____ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting numb,r 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

~} 3 

-

IV -192 Mineral County, Mont. 

1969 

1 

16 

2 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

2 7 11} 27 } 72 12 

23 3 

(NA) (NA) 2 

- (HA) -

1974 hired form workers working150 days 251o less than 

1969 Total ar more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 11 2 3 9 Cosh wages paid _ $1,000 __ 26 11 12 3 Number of workers ______ _ 52 2 27 23 

13 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 2 2 2 1 

2 2 workers _________ _ 4 - - 6 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 2 - - 1 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 2 - - 1 

(HA) 10 workers and over _ 1 - 1 -

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 310 327 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 262 024 339 484 

Average size af farm ______ acres __ 845 1 038 

Approximate land area _______ acres __ 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 671 424 671 424 

15.7 20.3 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 59912 40 588 Average per form ________ dollars __ 193 264 124 122 

Average per aCre ________ dollars-_ 229 120 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 29 32 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 77 57 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ to 13 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 22 17 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 24 25 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 12 22 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 12 7 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 12 11 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 30 42 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 39 41 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 17 30 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 26 30 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

155 171 

180 252 190 943 

1 163 1 117 

671 424 671 424 

10.8 11.4 

47 347 30 994 

305 467 181 252 

263 162 

9 10 

13 9 

2 3 

6 7 

11 7 

4 9 

5 3 

11 6 

21 27 

32 36 

16 27 

25 27 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 

32 

2 655 

11 

133 

2 

70 

18 

2 057 

8 395 

67 

47 468 

58 

40 453 

1969 

(NA) 

5 481 

9 

404 

3 

60 

31 

4 030 

19 

987 

70 

46 973 

62 

41 873 

.... nd In farms According to Use 

Total cropland _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Forms 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 and aver ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see text) ___ farms __ acres __ 

Total waadland _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other land (see text) ________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land ______________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Total woodland - Continued Woodland not postured __________ _ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

288 281 

49 828 55 645 

232 230 

29 664 27 290 

38 28 

28 25 

14 17 

34 25 

33 M 

41 M 

29 39 

12 7 

3 1 

191 179 

17 351 20 822 

42 61 

2 813 7 533 

121 134 

54 112 55 278 

228 225 

158 084 228 561 

202 203 

19 866 22 013 

___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other land _______________________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other tho n cropland and woodland pasture ______________ _ _ __________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Improved postureJand and rangela nd _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Unimproved pastureJand and rang eland _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in hauselats, barnlats, ponds, r aads, wasteland, etc. _ farms __ acres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All farms All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ 310 327 155 171 Forms by type of organization - Can. Land in forms ________________ acres __ 262 024 339 484 180 252 190 943 Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 29 664 27 290 27 534 25 Ml land in farms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full awners ________________ number __ 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 215 233 90 101 

Corporation ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres-_ 

land in farms ______________ acreL_ 73 738 139 518 62 413 63 501 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) (NA) Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 11 517 10 839 9 787 9 382 acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Port owners _______________ number __ 80 76 54 60 Form operators by age graup:l land in farms ______________ acres __ 121 638 127 899 115 398 120 021 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 1 1 Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 17 MO 13 970 17 095 13 672 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 36 27 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

46 48 

86 107 

77 75 

52 69 

15 18 11 10 

66 648 72 067 2 Ml 7 421 

707 2 481 652 2 387 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 years and over __________________ _ Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 4.8 5.5 7.1 5.8 Average age _______________________ _ 51.8 53.4 

Block and other races, see textForm operators by tenure:' All form operators __________ number __ land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

2M 253 

- J} - 42 2 (NA) 1 - 340 (NA) 240 - 172 (NA) 140 -

Form operators by place of residence: 1 

On form aperated ___________________ _ 

On another farm ___________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form _______ _ In a city, town, or urban area _________ _ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

84 (NA) 

- 6 20 

- 7 22 

1 (NA) - - 100 (NA) - - 32 (NA) - - 1 (NA) 1 -

Farm operators reporting days of work 

off farm:2 None _____________________________ _ 

I to 49 days ______________________ _ 50 to 99 days _____________________ _ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

- 10 } 34 - 23 

- 118 124 

240 (NA) 240 - 140 (NA) 140 -

- (NA) - -

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 200 days and over _________________ _ 

land in farms ______________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ - 145 (NA) 

- 153 (NA) 

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

Form operators by principal accupation:2 Forming __________________________ _ 

Other ____________________________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres __ 

- (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 132 142 

(NA) (NA) 126 267 132 905 

Farm operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

11969 date are only for forms operated by Blacks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and a\ler 

1974 1969 

147 160 

42 1M 47 659 

138 149 

27 534 25 Ml 

1~ } 26 

27 33 

41 43 

29 39 

12 7 

3 1 

85 95 

II 955 16 737 

32 (NA) 

2 655 5 481 

67 70 

47 468 46 973 

120 (NA) 

90 640 96 311 

111 134 

18 597 20 589 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

22 19 

7 015 5 100 

120 (NA) 

90 640 96 311 

82 92 

89 268 94 101 

35 33 

10 241 7 715 

63 73 

79 027 86 386 

88 98 

I 372 2 210 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

12 22 

23 332 42 031 

11 7 

30 653 16 007 

- - - -

1 - 10 10 

19 24 

33 55 

52 41 

29 41 

54.6 54.7 

115 141 

2 } 2 16 

7 

48 (NA) 

5 12 

5 12 

9 } 15 5 

37 41 

100 (NA) 

M (NA) 

3 (NA) 

- (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data Missoula County, Mont. IV -193 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of soles: $100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 1~ } 16 

27 27 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 32 39 $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 28 43 $2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 35 40 

Under $2,500 (see texf) ___________________ _ 161 162 $2,000 to $2,499 _____________________ _ 

- 20 20 $1.500 to $1,999 _____________________ _ 24 10 $1.000 to $1.499 _____________________ _ - 29 19 Under $1,000 (see texf) ________________ _ 

- 88 113 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ - 4 826 3 146 Average per form ______________ dollors_ 15 567 9 619 

Crops. including hoy _______________ forms-

$1.000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

- 147 J 155 

- 1 182 583 

- 5 

- 212 

Forest products ___________________ formL 14 17 $1,000_ - 65 82 

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms_ 259 248 

$1,000_ 3 367 2 481 

Poultry and poultry products _____ formL - 46 (NA) 

$1.000_ 13 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

1~ } 16 

27 27 

32 39 

28 43 

35 38 

6 8 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

4 670 3 030 

30 131 17 716 

94 (NAl 

1 145 548 

4 2 

212 (D) 

7 16 

63 81 

130 158 

3 250 2 400 

7 5 

8 II 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Groins __________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Other field crops _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons. farms-_ 

$1.000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products __ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _____ • _ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Dairy products ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs __________________ -farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and waoL ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _____________ • _________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

94 (NA) 

1 145 548 

42 53 

434 161 

- - - - - - - -

72 78 

682 233 

4 I 

4 (D) 

5 3 

24 47 

1 -

I -

130 158 

3 250 2 400 

7 5 

8 11 

II 18 

261 193 

125 (NA) 

2 842 2 006 

7 I (NA) 

51 191 

10 

13 

12 

76 J 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from aff form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold! ________ _ 

Income from farm-related sources before taxes and expenses! ___ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services _________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Recreational services ___________________________________ forms-. 

$1,000 __ 

Government farm programs _____________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments _______ . _________________________ • ____ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Other form-related sources _. _________________ • _________ . _ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for farm-related income sources 1 ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

180 

78 

163 

25 

41 

1 

3 

34 

28 

31 

82 

6 

8 

24 

53 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

21 

16 

4 

9 

58 

132 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

43 (NA) 

47 (NA) 

127 (NA) 

15 17 

39 14 

1 3 

3 8 

26 52 

22 130 

14 (NA) 

56 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

7 (NA) 

18 (NA) 

29 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources' ___________ • _. ______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related _____ ._. _______ • ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. _______ .farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with sales 

01 $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

95 

999 

17 

189 

60 

558 

41 

176 

21 

59 

8 

16 

lSee text. '1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total farm production expenseL __ forms-

$1,000 __ 

Forms with- $1 to $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 _________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 and over _________ • ______ _ 

liJ.testock and poultry purchased __________________ forms-. 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Feed ingredients- ___________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole groins ______________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, green chap, and silage __ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Table 5. 

All farms 

1974 

309 

4 897 

51 

57 

34 

40 

47 

37 } 21 

7 

15 

138 

839 

247 

1 030 

152 

258 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV-194 Missoula County, Mont. 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

327 155 171 

2 541 4 576 2 350 

90 1~ } 16 51 

36 9 15 

38 15 30 

51 36 49 

37 37 

61 21 14 

1~ } 10 

156 59 83 

536 771 507 

232 113 133 

305 936 271 

145 89 98 

122 240 117 

(NA) 13 22 

(NA) 4 15 

(NA) 58 44 

(NA) 465 75 

(NA) 38 37 

(NA) 227 64 

(NA) 95 (NA) 

(NA) 54 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline _______ • ___________ fonns __ 

$1.000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil ____ • __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Contract lobar ________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All other production expense:; ___ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All farms 

1974 

110 

80 

122 

102 

64 

18 (NA) 

(NA) 

300 

289 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

120 

453 

167 J 84 

41 

275 

2 027 1 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

75 63 44 

34 77 33 

109 55 80 

63 90 61 

(NA) 51 (NA) 

II 17 10 

- - - - - -

315 151 171 

183 265 160 

(NA) 147 170 

(NA) 182 120 

(NA) 70 68 (NA) 57 22 (NA) 9 13 

(NA) 3 1 

(NA) 151 171 

(NA) 23 17 

155 80 104 

328 447 318 

93 13 25 

66 17 34 

32 48 

34 27 

264 153 170 

015 1 868 928 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _______ • ___________ • _forms __ 

$1.000 __ Average per farm __________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $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 $49,99L _______________ _ $50,000 to $69,999 ________________ _ 

$70,000 and over ___ • _____________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms-. 

number _. 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number_. 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctors _______________ • forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number_ 

-

-

-

All forms 

1974 

294 

5 355 

18 213 

I 

61 

78 

68 

27 } 36 

9 

14 

215 

311 

147 

272 

488 

151 

"'I 470 

73 

52 

63 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1969 1974 1969 

312 146 170 

2 922 4 016 2 296 

9 363 27 505 13 506 

II 15 } 35 134 

70 28 50 

55 27 45 

21 22 

42 34 13 

I~ } 5 

244 106 145 

347 165 210 

191 81 101 

281 138 162 

494 296 342 

163 99 107 

256 136 152 

566 320 

137 54 370 88 I 34 45 

45 50 

I 

Selected Machinery & Equip, - Con. 

Grain and bean combines, 

self·propelled _____ • _____ • ___ forms._ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ farms __ number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker·shellers ___ . _________ • farms._ 

number._ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ farms._ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Windrowers, pull and self·propelled _______________ farms._ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, sheor bar or flywheel type _____________ farmL_ 

. 

All farms 

1974 

30 

32 

5 

=r 

~ J 

59 

60 

22 

106 

112 

33 

54 

56 

26 

10 

II 

2 

1969 

42 

44 

10 

I 

: I 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) I 126 

132 

57 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) I (NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

30 41 

32 43 

5 10 

- -

- -

- -

3 I 

3 I 

- I 

40 (NA) 

41 (NA) 

16 (NA) 

87 102 

93 108 

33 54 

47 46 

49 46 

25 29 

I _ IIj 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

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

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle. hogs. or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cottle and calves _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- I to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19. _________________ 1974 __ 20 to 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99. _________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___ • _______________________ _ 

Forms with- I to 4 ___________________________ _ 5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________ • _____ _ 

Forms with- I or 2 ___________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

271 

251 

239 

241 

232 

26 

36 

42 

48 

33 

28 

19 

9 

204 

210 

191 

(NA) 

61 

78 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

191 

26 

44 

24 

42 

17 

23 

13 

2 

61 

53 

1 

4 

I 

-

I 

-

I 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms ond over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 128 (X) 259 (X) 

(X) 121 (X) 241 (JO 

(X) 145 (X) 222 (X) 

21 796 120 20 193 225 II 832 20 307 140 19 230 213 II 981 

74 3 7 69 210 1 246 1 - - 38 258 

603 3 38 18 249 I 520 29 I 022 48 I 520 2 290 29 2 063 22 I 689 

3 723 28 3 723 16 2 039 

6 484 19 6 484 II 3 192 6 856 9 6 856 3 2 675 

10 983 106 10 117 (NA) (NA) 

10 364 136 9 866 (NA) (NA) 

10 510 100 9 700 (NA) (NA) 

9 927 134 9 471 (NA) (NA) 

473 29 417 (NA) (NA) 

437 49 395 (NA) (NA) 

(Xl (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (Xl (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

10 510 100 9 700 Cottle sold ________________________ 

Forms with54 2 5 1 to 4 ________________________ 

310 I 5 5 to 9 ________________________ 

331 9 134 10 to 19 ______________________ 

I 352 34 I 161 20 to 49 ______________________ 

I 119 16 I 051 50 to 99 ______________________ 

2 986 23 2 986 100 to 199 ____________________ 

(0) 13 (D) 200 to 499 ____________________ 

(D) 2 (D) 500 and over _______________ • __ 

473 29 417 Calves sold _________ • ______________ 

Forms with- 78 23 34 1 or 2 ________________________ 

3 I 3 3 or 4 ________________________ 

(D) 2 (0) 5 to 9 ________________________ 

15 I 15 10 to 19 ______________________ 

- - - 20 to 49 ______________________ 

50 I 50 50 to 99 ______________________ 

- - - 100 to 199 ____________________ 

(D) I (0) 200 to 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with soles of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1,000) 

130 (JO 3 250 

127 (JO 2 906 

151 (X) (NA) 

125 II 316 2 842 

146 II 506 2 006 

5 II 2 

10 64 141 12 169 34 

46 I 477 275 

22 I 689 328 

16 2 039 446 

II 3 192 877 

3 2 675 865 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

II (X) 261 18 (X) 193 

Soles. 1974-

Farms with soles of $2.500 ond aver 

Dollors Forms Number (1,000) 

III 8 484 2 439 

II 26 4 9 58 16 19 245 54 32 948 222 20 I 333 280 10 I 209 317 7 I 990 682 3 2 675 865 

61 2 832 402 

3 4 (I) 

3 10 I 5 32 4 9 112 14 26 832 III 6 443 62 5 567 74 4 832 135 

- - -

Missoula County, Mont. IV-19S 
Table 7, Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colves ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Seef heifers - _______________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Stetlrs, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969_ -

Inventory -

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

99 4 494 

125 5 242 

97 4 365 

7 129 

111 5 582 124 4 122 

Cattle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to lL ______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 4L ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8, Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 9L _____________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and o .... er __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lombs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lombs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs. and wool _____________________ 1974 __ 

Goots ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponies _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Farms Number Farms Number 

22 566 9 430 

27 1 651 16 1 567 

11 24 5 12 

3 17 - - 4 53 1 18 

1 38 1 38 

2 (0) 1 (D) 

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

- - - - (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

21 840 9 633 

28 1 687 21 1 627 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 2 7 

131 666 55 394 

178 1 465 (NA) (NA) 

In .... entory -

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

All farms 

Farms Number 

24 972 

20 1 411 

5 11 

4 25 

7 128 

4 132 

3 (0) 

- -

1 (0) 

- -

6 164 

4 49 

22 657 

24 1 202 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

20 56 

49 250 

5018s- Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

farms Number Dollors (1.000) 

10 2 415 948 

14 977 (NA) 

2 7 2 

1 10 1 

1 39 10 

2 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Dollors (l,000) 

7 738 51 

15 1 350 (NA) 

- - -

- - -

1 24 2 

3 106 9 

2 (D) (D) 

- - -

1 (D) (D) 

- - -

2 59 1 

4 49 (NA) 

10 431 (NA) 

20 1 186 (NA) 

9 477 '4 590 

10 (X) 13 

- - -

- - (NA) 

10 19 8 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

In .... entory 

All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 and o .... er 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

lambs under I yeor old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes I year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms anrt wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

'Pounds of wool. 

Table 9, 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9L ______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry ond poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 196 Missoula County, Mont. 

4 63 liNers of pigs farrowed between8 301 December 1 of preceding year and November 30_1974 __ 12 142 4 118 

8 367 1969 __ 11 255 10 253 

16 1 266 December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 8 70 4 58 

9 189 1969 __ 8 80 8 80 

8 405 June 1 and No .... ember 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 11 72 3 60 

8 39 1969 __ 9 175 8 173 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

In .... entory Sales 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 and aver All farms Forms with sales af $2,500 and o .... er 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

76 (X) 18 ()() 6 (X) 1 (X) 

(NA) (X) 32 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) 

75 2 322 17 1 011 6 874 1 600 

54 2 647 28 1 904 2 3 480 1 480 

73 2 133 17 962 6 874 1 600 

47 2 405 27 1 833 2 3 480 1 480 

71 1 633 15 462 4 174 - - 1 100 1 100 1 100 - -

1 400 1 400 1 600 1 600 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 445 5 375 1 200 1 200 

2 220 2 220 1 170 1 170 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 46 13 7 8 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (HA) (HAl 5 11 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for toble or market egg production _1974 __ 

Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullels 3 monlhs old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullel chicks and pullets under 3 monlhs 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ___________ _ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheal (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small grains for groin _____________ _ CoHan (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweighfL __________ _ Sweet potatoes (bushels) ________________ _ Hay crops (Ions. dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ lond in orchords ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

(orn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

(arn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

(orn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (Ions. dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Farms Number 

17 962 1 600 

27 I 833 1 480 

17 962 1 600 

- - - -

- - - -

1 50 - -

3 49 - -

- - - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

6 2 

1 - - -

- - 27 56 

62 58 

- - - -

8 (NA) 

- (NA) 

215 206 

7 11 

16 2 

3 2 

10 (NA) 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - 6 1 360 

- 1 - - - - - (NA) - III 108 12 863 

Turkeys _____________________________ I 974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

Ught breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Olher poullry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

360 90 

18 - - - - -

2 289 4 292 

5 111 2 896 

-

=1 -

9 (NA) 

- (NA) 

21 636 19 922 

43 79 

23 4 

1 2 

423 21 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- - - 80 5 100 1 600 

10 (X) 0<) 

- - -

- (X) (X) 

12 221 31 252 30997 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Forms Number 

3 18 - -

2 24 I 49 

3 18 - -

3 12 - -

1 6 - -

- - - -

2 12 I 49 

2 O() - 0<) 

12 (X) 1 (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

69 420 113 765 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

1 130 (NA) 

- (NA) 

47 137 45 556 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) 0<) 

(XJ (X) 

Irrigated land 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - 6 1 360 80 

- 1 - 10 

- - - -

- (NA) - - 78 93 7 546 9 510 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

(ropland used only for pasture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

(orn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheal (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small grains for grain ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beons (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuls for nuls (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (Ions. dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Colton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ T ObDCCO (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish pololo.s (hundredweighl) ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables. sweet corn. or melons for sal"-_______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms 

85 

95 

35 

33 

6 

2 

-

-

27 

50 

14 

26 

49 

48 

-

1 

-

-

-

-

-

128 

137 

3 

1 

-

-

-

-

5 

I 

5 

3 

2 

-

Acres 

11 955 

16 737 

10 241 

7 715 

360 

90 

-

- 2 289 

4 178 

345 

775 

4 641 

I 870 

-

26 

-

-

-

-

-

19 662 

18 309 

405 

10 

-

-

-

-

6 

(Z) 

42 

63 

4 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Irrigated land 

Quantity Farms Acres 

(XJ 32 2 543 (XJ 50 2 992 (XJ 13 810 

0<) 11 858 

0<) 6 360 (XJ 2 90 

0<) - - 0<) - - 69 420 13 362 

110 738 24 1 151 

17 240 13 280 41 oeo 20 501 

164 406 30 1 465 

83 647 28 858 

- - - 472 - - (XJ - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

44 390 94 12 770 

42 793 118 14 018 

0<) - - 0<) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - I 053 5 6 

30 1 (Z) 

(XJ 5 42 (XJ 3 63 (X) 2 4 (X) - -

(ammercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Farms Tons Farms Tons 

7 548 7 92 - - 20 820 20 72 - - 2 127 2 9 - - 11 307 11 37 - - 3 286 3 39 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 346 4 20 - - 11 752 (NA) 33 (NA) -

1 12 1 1 - - 5 132 (NA) 13 (NA) - 8 616 8 51 - - 10 253 (NA) 15 (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

28 3 714 28 346 - - 42 4 786 42 431 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 5 6 5 I - - 1 (Z) (NA) (Z) (NA) -

5 42 5 7 - - 3 63 3 17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Missoula County, Mont. IV-197 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Berries for sale __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Farms 

4 

2 

I 

Acres 

16 

(0) 

I 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

16 

(D) 

I 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Farms Acres Farms Tons Forms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

$1.000 __ Lime __________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy CrODL ___________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Insects on other crops __________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Nematodes in crops ____________________ formL_ 

ocres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

77 

107 

55 

705 

567 

90 

3 

160 

(Z) 

7 

431 

3 

I 

5 

(Z) 

1969 

100 

71 

67 

7 252 

622 

61 

2 

15 

(Z) 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control - Can Diseases in crops and orchords ____________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Weeds or gross in crops _________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Weeds or brush in posture ________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Weeds on all other land __________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Other chemicals (see text) __________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

25 

3 640 

10 

8 

275 

2 

4 

89 

I 

1969 

28 

3 553 

5 

16 

835 

2 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

32 

2 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ forms __ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Totolland irrigated __________________________ acres __ 

Average per form ______________________ acres __ 

Cropland irrigated ______________ __farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ___________ farmL_ 

ocreL_ Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Other cropland irrigoted ________________ formL_ 

acreL_ 

Posture irrigated, other thon cropland posture _farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Estimated Quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ 

A ... eroge per acre irrigoted _______________ acre-feeL_ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

1974 

III 

71.6 

18 597 

167.5 

107 

17 787 

102 

15 234 

32 

543 

I 

10 

13 

810 

34 893 

1.9 

29 

2 526 

1969 

134 

78.3 

20 589 

153.6 

133 

19 731 

128 

16 688 

50 

2 992 

(NA) 

51 

II 

858 

33 294 

1.6 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 1969 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farms __ 6 (NA) 

acres __ 350 (NA) 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farmL_ 66 (NA) 

acreL_ 7 534 (NA) 

land in irrigated formL _____________________ acres __ 133 836 165 414 Cropland ________________________________ acreL_ 33 594 41 250 

Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ 22 303 22 636 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farmL_ (X) 

acres irrigated in most recent yeor __ (X) 

Forms with ortifical droinoge _________________ farmL_ 8 20 

Proportion of forms -------------------- percenL_ 5.2 11.6 

land in farms with drainage _________________ acres __ 20 734 21 765 land drained ____________________________ acres __ 397 I 332 Average per form ______________________ acres __ 49.6 66.6 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ farms __ 12 (NA) 

number __ 101 (NA) 

acres __ 74 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operotor (see text} ________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Total operator debt 

54 

4 932 

Secured by real estate 

39 

2 220 

Not secured by real estate 

37 

2 712 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5.000 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ ____ ____ __ __ ____ __ ____ ____ ____ __ __ ____ 8 3 14 

$5.000 to $9.999_______________________________________________________________ 8 5 4 

$10.000 to $29,999_____________________________________________________________ 10 II 8 

$30,000 10 $49,999_____________________________________________________________ 9 7 5 

$50,000 ond over ______________________________________________________ --------L... ___________ 1_9 _____________ 1_3 _____________ 6...; 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 10 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 doyL _____ _ 

Totol contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

27 

38 } 58 

13 

8 

IV-198 Missoula County, Mont. 

1969 

31 

96 

25 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

83 64 300 } 

164 } 454 III 

273 37 

(NA) (NA) 17 

26 (NA) 13 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 2510 less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 80 27 38 58 

Cosh wages paid _ $1.000 __ 447 300 111 37 

Number of workers ______ _ 520 83 164 273 

318 Forms with- I worker __________ _ 12 12 6 15 

34 2 workers _________ _ 8 5 11 12 

3 or 4 workers _____ _ 29 6 10 13 

5 to 9 workers _____ _ 18 3 8 9 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 13 1 3 9 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Average size of form ______ acreL_ 

Approximate land oreo _______ ocreL_ 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 

Value of land and buildings __ $1.000 __ Average per form ________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ________ dollars __ 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 

2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 

All forms 

1974 

215 

210 100 5 628 

207 680 

100.2 

72 116 

335 423 

60 

13 

3 

16 

24 

27 

124 

1969 

228 

144 940 

5 022 

207 680 

94.8 

33 847 

148 453 

30 

20 

5 

I 

I 

10 

16 

31 

135 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Cropland on which 011 crops foiled _________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over All forms 

1974 

185 

178 536 

6 370 

207 680 

97.6 

69 563 

376 014 

59 

7 

20 

25 

122 

1969 

187 

119 682 5 988 

207 680 

92.7 

32 590 174 278 

29 

Land in Farms According to Use 

Total cropland _____________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _______________ _ 

TO to 19 acres _____________ _ 20 to 29 acres _____________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _____________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________ _ 

100 to T99 acres ___________ _ 200 to 499 acres ___________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________ _ 

1,000 acres and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Other cropland (see texfL __ forms-_ 

acres __ 

- Total waodland _____________ farms __ 

1 ocreL_ 

6 Other land (see text) ________ farmL_ 

7 ocreL_ 30 Irrigated land ______________ formL_ 

133 acreL_ 

I 

1974 1969 

174 176 

73 735 75 360 

162 163 

45 202 36 813 

2 3 

3 4 

4 3 

9 10 

26 45 

36 38 

64 42 

13 14 

5 4 

41 65 

6 804 14 441 

79 93 

21 729 24 106 

54 49 

89 238 87 356 

204 210 

047 127 982 224 

65 62 

9 233 8 124 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

75 

21 125 

3 

196 

8 

418 

75 18 164 

7 

I 347 

48 88 lOS 

42 

83 371 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 23 394 Woodland not pastured __________ _ ___________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

___________________ forms __ 

acreL_ 

n cropland and 

39~ Other lond _______________________ _ 

9 I Pastureland and rangeland. other tho 716 woodland pasture ______________ _ 

72 17 346 

24 3 942 

42 

84 234 I 

40 i 79 484 

___________________ formL_ 

acreL_ 

Improved pastureland and rangelo nd _________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Unimproved pastureland and range land _______________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

land in houselots, barn lots, ponds, r oads. wasteland. etc. _farms __ 

acreL_ 

Table 2, Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All farm operotors ____________ number __ 

land in farms ________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ ocres __ 

Farms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in formL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms-_____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Block and other races, see textForm operators by tenure;' All form operotors __________ number __ land in farms ______________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Port owners _______________ number __ land in forms- _____________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

Farms by type of organization; Individual or family _________ number __ land in forms ______________ ocreL_ 

I 

All farms 

1974 

215 

210 100 I 

45 202 

73 

195 197 

8 381 

131 

975 340 

35 646 

II 

39 563 

I 175 

5.1 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

228 144 940 

36 813 

70 

lOS 687 

4 900 

139 

999 539 30 522 

19 

39 714 

I 391 

8.3 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

185 187 

I 178 536 I 119 682 

44 749 36 112 

52 44 

188 688 100 491 

8 145 4 375 

125 132 

950 903 980 444 

35 543 30 346 

8 II 

38 945 38 747 

I 061 I 391 

4.3 5.8 

- - - -

- -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- -

- - - - - -

150 159 751 781 794 020 

AI! forms 

1974 

Forms ty type of organization-Con. Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) 

land in farms ______________ acreL_ (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

Other _____________________ number __ (NA) 

acres __ (NA) 

Form operators by age group:' Under 25 years _____________________ _ I 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 13 35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 21 45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 48 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 68 65 years and over __________________ _ 51 Average age _______________________ _ 55.8 

Farm operators by place of residence:' On form aperoted ___________________ _ 

On another form ___________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form ________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban Oreo _________ _ 

140 

-

2~ } 

Form operators reporting days of work 

off form:' None ____________________________ _ 

- 89 I to 49 days ______________________ _ 

- IS 50 to 99 days _____________________ _ 

100 to 149 doys ___________________ _ 

ISO to 199 days ___________________ _ 

200 days and over _________________ _ 

- 10 

-

- ~} - 39 

Form operators by principal occupation:' Forming __________________________ _ 

- 145 Other ____________________________ _ 

- 57 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

- (NA) 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) 

'1969 data are only for forms operated by Blocks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

I 

28 

47 

73 

57 

22 

49.2 

170 

'2!1 

(NA) 

19 

10 

26 

57 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

154 160 

70 410 73 385 

ISO 149 

44 749 36 112 

- l 

Li 14 

21 38 

36 37 

64 42 

13 14 

5 4 

29 61 

4 536 13 879 

75 (NA) 

21 125 23 394 

48 42 

88 105 84 234 

179 (NA) 

I 020 021 962 063 

58 60 

9 097 8034 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

9 

4 75~ I 4 734 

179 (NA) 

I 020 021 962 063 I 161 ISS 

I 014 375 931 288 

24 20 

42 007 6 585 

145 151 

972 368 924 703 

107 134J 5 646 30 775 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

25 20 274 634 200 447 

10 6 152 121 (0) 

- 2 - (0) 

- I 12 19 17 34 41 60 60 51 

45 22 56.1 50.7 

126 156 

I~ } 17 

78 (NA) 

14 17 8 8 4 } 21 5 

30 27 

130 (NA) 

45 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Musselshell County, Mont. IV-199 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of soles: 

16 1 25 38 _ 

61 42 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

23 56 

29 31 14 31 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 

34 43 

4 10 

Under $2,500 (see textL __________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _____________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1.999 _____________________ _ 

- 9 9 $1.000 to $1.499 _____________________ _ 

- 11 4 Under $1.000 (see textL ________________ _ 10 20 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1.000_ 7 855 4 679 Average per form ______________ dollars- - 36 535 20 520 

- 8~rl- 107 

- 1 421 

-

- (Z\ J 

Crops, including hoy _______________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ farms-

$1,000_ 

Forest products ___________________ forms_ - 24 13 $1.000_ - 372 14 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms-- 201 205 

$1.000_ 5 603 4 244 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms- 11 (NA) 

$1,000_ - 7 (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

16

38 1 _ 25 

61 42 

23 56 

29 31 

14 27 

4 6 (X) (X) 

()O (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

7 817 4 635 

42 257 24 787 

92 (NA) 

1 873 412 

- - - -

24 13 

372 14 

176 180 

5 573 4 209 

10 9 

7 4 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco ________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Cofton and cottonseed _____________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _forms __ $1.000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

livestock, poultry. and their products __ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cottle and calves _________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep. Iambs, and wool ____________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 1969 

92 (NA) 

1 873 412 

79 86 

1 554 345 

- -

- - - -

- - 34 29 

317 67 

2 -

2 - 1 -

1 -

- -

- -

176 180 

5 573 4 209 

10 9 

7 4 

3 11 

1 7 

173 (NA) 

5 178 3 667 

"I 

(NA) 

95 532 

23 

272 

12 

20 J 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off farm and other sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expensesl ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural serviceL ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Government farm programs ______________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Other farm-related sources _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for farm-related income sourcesl ____________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

44 

67 

270 

22 

46 

1 

(Z) 

33 

44 

20 

176 

7 

3 

18 

91 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

(NA) 28 (NA) 

(NA) 61 (NA) 

(NA) 171 (NA) 

25 22 24 

35 46 33 

6 1 4 

13 (Z) 12 

116 30 110 

353 41 350 

(NA) 15 (NA) 

(NA) 81 (NA) 

(NA) 7 (NA) 

(NA) 3 (NA) 

(NA) 15 (NA) 

(NA) 20 (NA) 

ISee text. 11974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total family income from off-form sources' ____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding farm related ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cash wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest. dividends, or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent income af nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

103 

864 

14 

121 

62 

355 

58 

292 

16 

25 

21 

72 L..... __ --l 

Table 5. Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Total farm production expenseL __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with- $1 to $999 _____________________ _ - $1,000 to $1,999 _________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ $60,000 and over ________________ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Feed ingredients ____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole groins ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

215 

6 969 

11 

13 

13 

10 

30 

~} 10 

23 

110 

1 474 

183 

1 507 

138 

764 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - 200 Musselshell County, Mont. 

1969 

228 

4 090 

18 

17 

12 

29 

40 

112 

131 

1 103 

187 

444 

137 

212 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

185 187 

6 911 4 028 

~} 7 

7 6 

9 23 

26 39 

61 62 

44 26 

10 } 23 24 

100 125 

1 464 1 101 

160 164 

1 493 435 

128 126 

761 211 

32 44 

58 52 

64 54 481 100 

46 46 

194 72 

136 (NA) 

98 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Other agricultural chem icols purchased ___________________ fanns __ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ fonns __ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline ___________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oit, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ fonns __ $1,000 __ 

Hired form labor ______________ fonnL_ 

$1.000 __ Contract lobar ________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

70 

43 

95 

171 

75 

38 

(NA) 

(NA) 

214 

430 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

85 

431 

37 25 J 67 

78 

210 

2 758 1 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

49 66 46 

13 42 13 

99 91 93 

69 169 68 

(NA) 74 (NA) 

26 38 26 

- - - - - -

228 185 187 

264 422 255 

(NA) 183 186 

(NA) 271 188 

(NA) 113 92 (NA) 97 38 (NA) 58 53 

(NA) 22 8 

(NA) 185 187 

(NA) 32 20 

133 84 129 

275 431 274 

99 24 19 

90 37 13 

65 88 

78 76 

225 183 187 

806 2 640 1 768 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 6, Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Average per farm __________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $1 '0 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1.000 '0 $.4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,000 '0 $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,000 '0 $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,000 '0 $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,000 '0 $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,000 '0 $69,999 ________________ _ 

$70,000 ond over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms __ number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

208 223 

5 994 3 173 

28 819 14 229 

I 10 

30 54 

22 61 

E} 51 

47 II 

20 

165 177 

245 255 

142 150 

199 204 

550 483 

217 184 

"'} 197 

459 525 

85 94 

28 

32 

3 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

182 186 

5 657 2 874 

31 085 15 449 

23 } 37 

19 55 

34 49 

34 20 

41 14 

II} 20 II 

143 154 

211 221 

123 127 

177 175 

515 439 

202 167 

155 171 

425 446 

75 86 

28 26 

32 29 

3 4 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - (on. 

Groin and bean cambilles, 

self·prapelled _______________ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Corn heads for combines ______ farmL 

number _ 

mfd in last 5 years, number_ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ formsnumber _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Mower conditioners __________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Windrowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

58 48 57 47 

69 54 68 53 

9 8 9 8 

;J 3 1 1 

3 I 1 

- I -

6 2 

6 2 

2 -

20 (NA) 19 (NA) 

24 (NA) 23 (NA) 

1 (NA) I (NA) 

108 101 103 96 

115 103 110 98 

39 34 36 34 

91 (NA) 89 45 

92 (NA) 90 46 

30 (NA) 30 26 

18 (NA) 17 19 

20 (NA) 19 25 

8 (NA) 8 6 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Forms 

Any lives'ock or poulfry ___________ 1974__ 198 

Any cottle. hogs. or sheep _______ 1974__ 195 

1969__ 194 Coffl. ond colv.s _______________ 1974__ 194 

1969__ 192 

Farms with- I '04 ____________________ 1974__ I 5 '0 9 ____________________ 1974__ 5 

10 '019 __________________ 1974__ 16 

20 '0 49 __________________ 1974__ 18 

50 '0 99 __________________ 1974__ 42 

100 '0 199 ________________ 1974__ 42 

200 '0 499 ________________ 1974__ 48 

500 and aver ______________ 1974__ 22 

Cows and heifers that had calved _________________ 1974__ 173 

1969__ 176 B.ef cows ________________ 1974__ 168 

1969__ (NA) Milk cows ________________ 1974__ 43 

1969__ 59 

Dairy produc" sold _______________ 1974__ (X) 

1969__ (Xl 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 '04 ___________________________ _ 

5 '0 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 'A 19 _________________________ _ 

20 '0 49 _________________________ _ 

50 '0 99 _________________________ _ 

100 '0 199 _______________________ _ 

200 'A 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over ___________________ ._. 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 or 2 ___________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___ • ___________ • ___________ _ 5~9 _____________ _ 

10 'A 19 _________________________ _ 20 'A 49 _________________________ _ SO 'A 99 _________________________ _ 

100 '0 199 _______________________ _ 

200 'A 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and aver _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

168 

3 

11 

10 

19 

47 

44 

25 

9 

43 

35 

8 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Farms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Farms Number Forms Number 

(X) 172 (X) 201 (X) 

(X) 171 (X) 200 (X) 

(X) 173 (X) 200 (X) 

44 142 170 43 581 197 24 741 

36 338 171 35 841 199 23 472 

4 12 31 

32 I 6 12 83 

229 8 115 18 258 

547 9 307 45 I 407 

2 843 40 2 666 45 3 318 

6 158 42 6 158 39 5 458 

14 969 48 14 969 17 5 003 

19 360 22 19 360 9 9 183 

24 667 153 24 368 (NA) (NA) 

18 377 161 18 184 (NA) (NA) 

24 589 150 24 299 (NA) (NA) 

18 259 158 18 075 (NA) (NA) 

78 40 69 (NA) (NA) 

118 55 109 (NA) (NA) 

DO (X) (Xl (NA) (Xl 

(Xl DO (X) (NA) DO 

Inventory. 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Number Forms 

24 589 150 

10 2 

67 5 

143 4 

558 15 

3434 46 

6 064 44 

6839 25 

7 474 9 

78 40 

50 34 

28 6 

Number 

24 299 

8 

28 

57 

463 3366 

6 Q6.4 

6 839 

7 474 

Cottle sold _________ • _____________ _ 

Forms with- 1 '04 _______________________ _ 

5 '0 9 _______________________ _ 

10 '0 19 _____________________ _ 

20 '0 49 _____________________ _ 

50 'A 99 _____________________ _ 

100 '0199 ___________________ _ 

200 '0 499 ___________________ _ 

500 and over _________________ _ 

69 Colv.s sold _______________________ _ 

Forms with- 48 lor 2 _______________________ _ 

21 3 or 4 _______________________ _ 

5 to 9 _______________________ _ 

10 '0 19 _____________________ _ 

20 'A 49 _____________________ _ 

50 to 99 _____________________ _ 

100 '0 199 ___________________ _ 

200 to 499 ___________________ _ 

500 and over ___ • _____________ _ 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollors 0,000) 

176 (X) 5 573 

176 (X) 5 545 

177 DO (NA) 

173 24 546 5 178 

176 23 251 3 667 

5 18 5 

2 15 2 

13 192 37 

43 I 359 286 

45 3 318 665 

39 5 458 082 

17 5 003 I 093 

9 9 183 2 009 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

3 (X) 

II DO 

Soles, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms 

161 

9 

19 

22 

42 

29 

23 

12 

5 

102 

6 

12 

29 

32 

12 

4 

3 

Number 

15 530 

30 

125 

327 

178 

1 938 

3 194 

3 588 

5 150 

9 016 

47 

165 

909 

2290 

1 641 

1 233 2 724 

Dollars 

(1,000) 

4 026 

7 

25 

72 

311 

493 

734 

870 

514 

152 

7 

22 

125 

308 

232 

152 

305 

Musselshell County, Mont. IV-201 
Tobie 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1 969 - Continued 

Heifers and heifer calveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heilers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers. steer colves. bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

InventoryFarms with sales of $2,.::iOO and over 

Forms Number 

155 11 351 147 8 625 

155 11 345 

4 6 

160 7 862 

165 9 032 

Cottle fottened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Tobie 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponies- _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hogs and pigs used or fa be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 1969 __ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

lambs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

lPounds of wool. 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

18 1 458 18 1 458 16 1 829 

30 1 826 26 1 802 26 2 493 

3 12 3 12 2 4 

3 19 3 19 1 5 3 47 3 47 3 42 

4 138 4 138 4 143 

- - - - 2 160 

4 (D) 4 (D) 1 115 

- - - - 2 (0) 

1 (0) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 8 551 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 4 312 

24 12 167 23 12 159 24 7 810 

40 17 629 38 17 550 45 14 693 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

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

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

106 756 96 704

1 

13 88 

143 861 (NAI (NA) i 29 78 

Inventory -

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number 

12 199 litters of pigs farrowed between14 206 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 

18 1 259 1969 __ 

24 1 596 December 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 

16 3 018 1969 __ 

22 6 876 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 

20 2 265 1969 __ 

Sales- Farms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Farms Number Dollars (1.000) 

14 2 800 1 039 

12 753 (NA) 

3 11 3 

3 55 14 

3 84 20 

1 (D) (0) 

- - -

2 (0) (0) 

2 (D) (0) 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

15 1 817 95 

26 2 493 (NA) 

2 4 (Z) 

1 5 (l) 

2 30 4 

4 143 9 

2 160 3 

1 115 9 

2 (0) (D) 

1 (0) (D) 

8 551 6 

4 312 (NA) 

23 7 796 (NA) 

43 14 641 (NA) 

21 9 921 '102 771 

23 (X) 272 

- - - - - (NA) 

12 87 20 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2.500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

12 225 12 225 

14 186 14 186 

12 147 12 147 

12 88 12 88 

8 78 8 78 

13 98 13 98 

Tobie 9. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry __________________ • ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 9L ______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1.600 to 3.199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold, ($1.000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 202 Musselshell County, Mont. 

All forms 

Forms 

41 

(NA) 

41 

45 

41 

45 

37 

2 

2 

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 

-

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 36 (X) 

(X) 43 (X) 

2 336 36 2 141 

1 961 41 1 899 

2 278 36 2 083 

1 892 41 1 830 

1 076 32 881 

402 2 402 

800 2 800 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18 1 18 

- - -

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Forms Number 

5 (Xl 5 (X) 

(NA) (X) 5 (X) 

5 344 5 344 

5 3 211 5 3 211 

5 228 5 228 

5 3 211 5 3 211 

5 228 5 228 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

11 7 10 7 

(NA) (NA) 9 4 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Doto 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for toble or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Puliels 3 monlhs old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

(orn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheal (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for grain _____________ _ Callan (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ Sweetpotatoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (Ions. dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ Land in orchards ________ ~ _____________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

(orn for grain or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

(orn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

(orn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hay, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (Ions. dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

36 2 083 5 228 

41 1 830 5 3 211 

33 1 637 5 228 

7 446 - -

1 1 - -

- - - -

14 57 1 116 

- - - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

22 12 

- -

- -

- -

72 81 

75 97 

- -

- -

5 (NA) 

- (NA) 

147 131 

1 1 

- 1 

- -

11 (NA) 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

2 - 4 

19 12 1 916 

1 - 50 

- - -

- (NA) - 107 92 12 867 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

lighl breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Olher poullry ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

1 988 718 

- -

- -

- -

15 647 11 209 

7 119 6 307 

-

=1 -

8 (NA) 

- (NA) 

20 024 17 985 

1 1 

- 1 

- -

420 906 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- 120 - 718 22 097 11 550 

- (X) (X) 

- - -

- (X) (Xl 

9 S44 24 485 16 620 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Farms Number 

16 

3 15 

1 (X) (X) 

6 L-________ (X) ~ ________ ~ 

(X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

-

242 oo~ I -

395 028 

(X) (X) 

-

=1 -

522 (NA) 

- (NA) 

32 818 24 361 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated lond 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - -

17 12 1 606 623 

- - - -

- - - -

- (NA) - -

50 51 5 019 4 625 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

(ropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

(orn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Wheal (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oals (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Barley (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beons (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (Ions. dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

field seed crop'- _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ cOllon (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Tobocco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish polaloes (hundredweighl) ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sole ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Lond in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

29 

61 

24 

20 

21 

12 

-

-

72 

77 

43 

45 

53 

61 

1 

-

1 

-

-

-

-

136 

121 

10 

12 

-

-

-

-

4 

-

1 

1 

-

1 

Acres 

4 536 

13 879 

42 007 

6 585 

1 970 

718 

-

- 15 647 

10 974 

I 847 

I 150 

5 086 

4 867 

100 

-

86 

-

-

-

- 19 591 

17 629 

420 

906 

-

-

-

-

6 

-

1 

1 

-

1 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(Xl 

(X) 

(X) 

395 028 

237 612 

60 254 

52 601 

147 129 

152 411 

2 000 

-

(X) 

-

-

-

- 32 286 

23 981 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 402 

-

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Farms Acres Forms 

7 793 8 

12 562 7 

- - 4 

- - 1 

17 1 606 17 

12 623 9 

- - - - - - - - 45 

7 201 46 

10 216 20 

20 469 20 

6 ISO 22 

9 319 28 

- - - - - - 1 23 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

53 6 039 29 

54 5763 38 

7 237 - 2 55 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 3 

- - -

1 1 - 1 1 1 

- - - 1 1 -

(ommercial fertilizer used 

Dry liQuid 

Acres Farms Tons Farms Tons 

380 8 21 - - 591 7 25 - - 553 4 33 - - 35 I 1 - - 1 683 17 290 - - 505 9 54 I I 

- - - - - - - - - - 9 948 45 267 - - 6680 (NA) 167 (NA) -

758 20 27 - - 532 (NA) 36 (NA) - 1 495 22 59 - - 2 336 (NA) 74 (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 2 746 29 213 - - 4 048 37 360 I 3 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 4 3 I - - - (NA) - (NA) -

- - - - - 1 1 (Z) - - - - - - - - - - - -

Musselshell County, Mont. IV-203 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Acres Quantity 

()O 

(X) 

()O 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Farms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Totol chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1.00(L Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ ton5 __ 

$1.00(L Lime ___________________________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ ton5 __ 

$ 1.000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy crops- ___________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$ I .000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Nematodes in crops ____________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

108 

208 

91 17 817 

919 

169 

13 

127 

3 

6 629 

5 

14 

1969 

119 

94 

84 

844 

725 

68 

10 

820 I 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control-Con Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Weeds or gross in crops _________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000-_ Weeds on all other land ___________ • ______ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000--

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000-_ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ forms __ 

$1.000-_ Other chemicals (see text) __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

1 

174 

(Z) 

50 

12 628 

24 

2 

105 

(Z) 

11 

743 

3 

2 

31 

(Z) 

22 

4 

I 

(Z) 

1969 

2 

225 

I 

54 

117 

15 

4 

19 

(Z) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

60 

8 (NA) 

L-__________________ (NA) ~ 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ farms-_ 

Proportion of forms _______ • __________ . __ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres-_ 

Average per form _______________________ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Cropland pasture irrigated ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _farms-_ 

acres __ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ Aver(lge per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

1974 

58 

31.4 

9 097 

156.8 

58 9 097 

56 

8 304 7 

793 

It 304 

1.2 

22 

3 337 

1969 

60 

32.0 

8 034 

133.9 

60 

8 034 

60 

7 437 

12 

562 

(NA) 

35 

It 721 

1.5 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other sprinkler systems • __________________ farms-_ 

acres-. land in irrigated farmL _____________________ acres-. 

Crapland _________ • _. ___________ • _. _. ___ • acres __ 

Harvested cropland _____________________ acres-_ 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 _________ • __________ farms __ 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 

Forms with artifical drainage _________________ forms __ 

Proportion of forms ___ ._. _____________ • percenL_ 

Land in forms with drainage _._. _____________ ocres __ land drained ____________________________ acres-_ 

Average per form _____ • ________________ ocres __ 

Artificial ponds, pits. reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ forms __ 

number _. 

acres __ 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 

1974 1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

4 (NA) 

326 (NA) 

559 715 518 990 

19 533 18 051 

13 568 10 892 

2 (X) 

50 (X) 

It 13 5.9 6.9 

122 864 61 998 

I 773 2 004 

161.2 154.1 

83 (NA) 

406 (NA) 

843 (NA) 

1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate Not secured by real estate 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) _______________________________ .forms__ 104 

$1.000-_ 10 084 

71 

6 872 

80 

3 212 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5.000 ____________________________________________________ -_ - ___ -------- 20 19 $5.000 7 fa $9.999 __ __ __ ______ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ ____ __ ________ __ _____ 3 

$10.000 fa $29.999_____________________________________________________________ 17 14 25 

$30.000 fa ~9.999------------------------------------------------_____________ 12 20 It $50.000 and over ______________________________________________________ -------- L.. ___________ 5_2 _____________ 3_1 _____________ 18 .... 

. Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and i 969 

Hired form workers 

working150 days or more ______ _ 

25 fa 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 days ______ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 1969 

43 _ 43 

32 } 1t6 39 

24 19 

13 (NAJ 

IV - 204 Musselshell County, Mont. 

Workers Dollars (1.000) 

1974 1969 1974 

86 73 378 } 57 } 357 38 

91 15 

(NA) (NA) 37 

63 (NA) 26 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 fa less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _____ • ___________ _ 84 43 32 39 

Cosh wages paid _ $ 1.000 __ 431 378 38 15 Number of workers ______ _ 234 86 57 91 

274 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 36 25 21 17 

13 2 workers _________ _ 12 6 5 7 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 20 9 3 10 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 13 3 3 5 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 3 - - -

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 

Allfarms ________________ number __ 354 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 828 634 Average size of form ______ acres __ 2 341 

Approximate land area _______ acres __ 680 576 Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 49.3 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 123 269 Average per form ________ dollars __ 348 217 Average per acre ________ dollars-_ 149 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 10 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 19 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 3 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 7 100 to 139 ocr.s _______________ _ 11 ],40 to 179 acres _______________ _ 13 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 7 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 12 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 44 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 52 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 69 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 107 

1969 

397 

857 888 

2 161 

680 576 

51.0 

62 688 

157 904 

73 

16 

20 

1 

7 

14 

9 

6 

12 

48 

60 

90 

114 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 

309 

806 152 

2 609 

680 576 

48.0 

120 004 

388 364 

149 

3 

5 

1 

2 

9 

11 

6 

11 

38 

49 

68 

106 

1969 

330 

841 019 

2 549 

680 576 

50.0 

60 572 

183 552 

72 

2 

3 

8 

3 

9 

42 

59 

86 

113 

Land in Farms According to Use 

Total cropland _____________ farms_ - ocres_ - Harvested cropland _______ farms_ - ocres_ - Forms 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 __________ _ - J ,000 acres and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grozing ______________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see textL __ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland _____________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Other land (see text) ________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated land ______________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

All forms 

1974 

329 

125 429 

312 

75 495 

11 

9 

12 

16 

52 

85 

96 

19 

12 

138 

24 986 

92 

24 948 

84 

68 326 

308 

634 879 

265 

59 015 

1969 

369 

136 177 

349 

74 648 

21 

11 

6 

18 

72 

77 

115 

24 

5 

202 

38 600 

118 

22 929 

90 

58 426 

343 

663 285 

284 

52 073 

L-____________ ~~------------~ 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms-_ 

ocreL_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and sail-improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ forms-_ 

acres __ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ forms __ 

acres-_ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ forms-_ 

ocreL_ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Woodland postured _____________________________________ forms __ 

acreL_ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

87 

24 817 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 

22 527 Woodland not pastured ___ _ 

8 Other land _______________________ _ 

___________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

___________________ forms __ 

acreL_ 

10 

075 

10 

431 

92~ I 764 Pastureland and rangeland, other tho woodland pasture ______________ _ 

n cropland and ___________________ farms __ 

74 

15 702 

7 

7 609 

77 

66063 

69 

44 682 

101 

19 719 

14 

1 118 

84 

58 284 

75 

48 109 

acres __ 

Improved postureland and rangelo nd _________________ forms-_ 

ocres __ 

Unimproved postureland and rang elond ____________ ' ___ formL_ 

ocres __ 

lond in houselots, bomlots, ponds. r oads. wasteland, etc. _forms-_ 

acres __ 

Tobie 2, Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over All forms 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

All farm operators ____________ number __ 354 397 309 330 Forms by type of organization - Con_ land in forms ________________ acreL_ 828 634 857 888 806 152 841 019 Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) Harvested crop/and _________ acres __ 75 495 74 648 74 784 73 664 land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Forms by tenure of farm operator: Full awners ________________ number __ 209 224 172 172 

Corporation ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

land in farms- _____________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 284 077 263 749 277 119 251 170 

32 464 30 498 31 972 29 847 

Other _____________________ number __ 

acres __ (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Port owners _______________ number __ 118 132 113 123 Farm operators by oge group:' land in forms ______________ acres-_ 514 526 541 742 499 232 538 384 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 2 - Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 39 396 35 502 39 253 35 379 25 to 34 years _____________________ ._ 22 41 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

27 41 24 35 30 031 52 397 29 801 51 465 

3 635 8 648 3 559 8 438 

7.6 10.3 7.8 10.6 

35 to 44 yeors _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 yeors and over _________________ _ Average age _______________________ _ 

59 75 

83 115 

98 112 

- 57 54 52.9 51.4 

Black and other races, see textFarm operators by tenure: I 

All form aperatars __________ number __ land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

- (NA) - -

- (NA) - -

- (NA) - -

Farm operators by place of residence:' On farm operated __________________ _ On another form ___________________ _ 

In a rural areo, not on a form _______ _ 

In a city, town, or urban area ________ _ 

- 240 348 

-

2* } - 22 

-

Full awners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

- (NA) - -

- (NA) - -

- (NA) - -

- (NA) - -

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

- (NA) - -

Farm operators reporting days of work 

off farm::l None ____________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days ______________________ _ 

50 to 99 days _____________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 200 days and over _________________ _ 

- 146 (NA) 

- 23 46 

- 4 8 

- 14 } 20 - 13 

- 60 78 

land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

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

- (NA) - -

Form operators by principal occupation:' Forming __________________________ _ 

Other ____________________________ _ - 243 (NA) 

- 78 (NA) 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 255 274 (NA) (NA) 579 720 521 701 

Farm operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

11969 data are only for farms operated by Blocks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations <sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Farms with soles of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

295 315 

121 904 132 800 

286 310 

74 784 73 664 

7 l 

Li 24 

50 66 

84 76 

96 115 

19 24 

12 5 

116 155

1 

22 303 36609 

87 (NA) 

24 817 22 527 

77 84 

66 063 58 284 

273 (NA) 

618 185 649 935 

242 254 

58 34J 51 446 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

24 18 

21 381 10 175 

273 (NA) 

618 185 649 935 I 245 265 

606 971 630 219 

66 77 

35 820 19 768 

211 243 

571 151 610 451 

190 212 

II 214 19 716 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

22 43 

63 519 203 504 

31 12 

162 593 (D) 

1 1 

320 (D) 

1 - 17 34 51 60 78 97 

83 92 

47 47 

52.8 51.5 

207 301 

2~ } 12 

135 (NA) 

22 42 

2 6 12 

11 } 16 

37 35 

229 (NA) 

48 (NA) 

5 (NA) 

11 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Park County, Mont. IV-20S 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Forms by vollJe of soles: 

171 46 54 _ 

67 80 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40.000 10 $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 80 103 $5,000 10 $9,999 ________________________ _ 48 65 $2,500 10 $4,999 ________________________ _ 33 34 

Under $2,500 (see lextL __________________ _ 55 69 $2,000 to $2.499 ______________________ _ 13 9 $1.500 to $1.999 ______________________ _ 11 15 $1,000 to $1.499 ______________________ _ 9 5 Under $1,000 (see lexl) _________________ _ 22 40 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1 ,000 __ 10 747 8 273 Average per form ______________ dollorL_ 30 358 20 837 

Crops, including hoy _______________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1.000_ 

181 J 228 

- 2 66~ 944 

-

- (0) 

Forest products - __________________ forms_ - 17 21 $1,000_ (0) 74 

livestock. paultry, and their products ________________________ formL 332 364 

$1,000_ - 7 881 7 254 

Paultry and poultry products ______ farms_ - 35 (NA) 

$1,000_ - 12 (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

171 54 _ 46 

67 80 

80 103 

48 65 

33 33 

10 3 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

10 690 8 204 

34 594 24 859 

168 (NA) 

2 650 932 

1 - (0) -

16 21 (D) 74 

293 318 

7 838 7 198 

27 53 

10 36 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Cattle and calves _________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Table 4, Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

168 (NA) 

2 650 932 

116 160 

1 698 685 

- - - - - -

- -

90 llO 

(D) 245 

2 2 

(D) I 

- 1 

- (Z) 

I 2 

I I 

293 318 

7 838 7 198 

27 53 

10 36 

35 65 

266 245 

278 (NA) 

· ~ll 6 393 

(NA) 

327 524 

49 

136 

35 

297 -' 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

I i 

Forms with sales I of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold I ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwark and other agricultural serviceL ________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ farms __ 

$ 1.000 __ Government form programs __ __ __ _ ________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sourcesl ____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

83 (NA) 

108 (NA) 

668 (NA) 

29 43 

54 47 

14 18 

260 161 

41 166 

79 380 

46 (NA) 

271 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

43 (NA) 

218 (NA) 

lSee text. 11974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

47 (NA) 

103 (NA) 

602 (NA) 

28 37 

52 44 

14 15 

260 159 

39 155 

76 376 

42 (NA) 

210 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

39 (NA) 

178 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources 1 ____________________ farm'S-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding farm related ___________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cash wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

170 

608 

31 

247 

83 

777 

95 

450 

31 

71 

26 

63 

Table 5. Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Total form production expenses- __ forms-

$1.000_ 

Farms wlth- $1 to $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 ________________ _ 

$3,00010 $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ 

$40,00010 $59,999 ______________ _ 

$60,000 and over ________ =- ______ _ 

livestock and poultry 

-

-

-

-

-

-

purchased __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Feed for livestock and paultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Feed ingredienfs ____________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Whole groins ______________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Animal health casts for livestock and poultry _________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

IV-206 Park County, Mont. 

All forms 

1974 

354 

10 817 

9 

27 

21 

36 

60 

78 } 64 

21 

38 

169 

I 838 

294 

I 819 

184 

778 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

397 309 330 

6 822 10 721 6 720 

29 10 } 11 38 

23 II 18 

47 31 43 

94 56 92 

78 72 

166 64 55 

21 } 39 38 

240 147 217 

I 711 I 830 I 695 

338 256 289 

607 1 794 591 

240 169 221 

244 775 240 

(NA) 42 58 

(NA) 17 76 

(NA) 139 101 

(NA) 571 120 

(NA) 61 80 

(NA) 432 155 

(NA) 234 (NA) 

(NA) 133 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for farm business ______ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farm'S-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Contract lobar ________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All other production expen~es ___ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

124 99 

140 25 166 220 

473 178 

107 (NA) 

50 32 (NA) - (NA) -

352 393 

696 431 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

162 238 

903 622 

33 J 181 

88 126 

126 

119 

348 380 

4 690 3 091 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

ond over 

1974 1969 

109 87 

139 24 

158 211 

465 177 

105 (NA) 

50 32 

- -

- -

309 330 

684 413 

308 328 

438 300 

194 159 

150 59 

54 76 

49 17 

309 330 

47 37 

153 219 

901 608 

33 44 

88 38 

118 151 

117 86 

308 330 

4 520 3 056 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per form __________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $110 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,00010 $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,00010 $29,999 ________________ _ $30,00010 $49,999 ________________ _ $50,00010 $69,999 ________________ _ $70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, :lumber __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All farms 

1974 

347 9 279 

26 742 

1 

30 

67 

~1 76 } 24 

15 

289 

443 

230 

313 

786 

257 

~" 792 

101 I 103 

108 

2 J 

1969 

391 4 900 

12 532 

14 

92 

103 

96 

86 

346 

528 

287 

365 

774 

260 

359 

995 

181 

Farms wilh sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

306 329 8 958 4 715 29 275 14 332 

16 } 60 

52 88 

61 95 

62 52 76 21 

24 } 15 13 

255 303 400 477 

210 262 277 318 

734 717 

240 238 

268 310 740 

97 831 158 I 97 93 102 98 i 2 14 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Can. 

Groin and bean combines, self.propelled _______________ forms._ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ farms._ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers _______ • _____ • forms._ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms._ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

92 106 

102 112 

14 16 

1: 1 8 

9 

4 

I? J 

75 (NA) 

78 (NA) 

19 (NA) 

223 238 

235 250 

50 87 

130 (NA) 

136 (NA) 

39 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

- (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

90 103 

100 109 

14 15 

- 1 

-

: I -

10 6 

10 6 

I 2 

71 (NA) 

74 (NA) 

19 (NA) I 212 226 

224 238 

50 83 

126 128 

132 128 

39 80 

5 15 

5 15 

- 6 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cottle and calveL ______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 110 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 510 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

1010 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

20 10 49 __________________ 1974 __ 5010 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

10010 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

200 10 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Seef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 10 4 ___________________________ _ 510 9 ___________________________ _ 

1010 19 _________________________ _ 

2010 49 _________________________ _ 

5010 99 _________________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 20010 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- lor 2 ___________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

510 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 10 19 _________________________ _ 

2010 49 _________________________ _ 

5010 99 _________________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 20010 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over __ • __________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

336 

324 

352 

315 

341 

11 

12 

28 

37 

57 

69 

73 

28 

300 

320 

289 

(NA) 

101 

149 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

289 

16 

8 

40 

44 

60 

66 

43 

12 

101 

64 

16 

8 

5 

6 

2 

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 295 (X) 332 (X) 

(X) 289 (X) 321 (X) 

(X) 305 (X) 354 (X) 

65 630 281 65 082 306 33 166 56 605 299 56 137 341 39 293 

24 4 10 27 77 95 8 67 1 17 123 394 12 166 33 416 1 198 32 I 048 59 1 947 3 996 55 3 868 73 5 216 10377 69 10 377 58 8 221 21 382 73 21 382 29 8 242 28 164 28 28 164 10 8 924 

38 830 271 38 553 (NA) (NA) 

33 121 288 32 910 (NA) (NA) 

38 279 264 38 021 (NA) (NA) 

32 337 276 32 159 (NA) (NA) 

551 91 532 (NA) (NA) 

784 134 751 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

38 279 264 38 021 Cottle sold ________________________ 

Forms with48 9 33 1 to 4 ________________________ 

63 3 27 510 9 ________________________ 

561 29 410 1010 19 ______________________ 

1 496 42 1 440 2010 49 ______________________ 

4 313 60 4 313 5010 99 ______________________ 

9 124 66 9 124 100 10 199 ____________________ 

11 675 43 11 675 200 10 499 ____________________ 

10999 12 10999 500 and over __________________ 

551 91 532 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 93 56 83 lor 2 ________________________ 

54 15 51 3 or 4 ________________________ 

45 7 39 510 9 ________________________ 

55 5 55 1010 19 ______________________ 

(D) 6 (D) 2010 49 ______________________ 

(D) 2 (D) 50 to 99 ______________________ 

- - - 100 10 199 ____________________ 

- - - 200 10 499 ____________________ 

- - - . 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

293 (X) 7 838 

288 (X) 7 265 

312 (X) (NA) 

278 32 987 6 802 306 39 060 6 393 

13 43 9 10 81 20 27 345 61 58 1 915 388 73 5 216 932 58 8 221 1 662 29 8 242 I 566 10 8 924 2 165 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

35 (X) 266 65 (X) 245 

Sales, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Forms Number (1.000) 

251 17 745 4 718 

27 81 18 22 155 35 44 600 156 68 2 150 550 44 3 060 713 27 3 740 I 003 14 3 734 806 5 4 225 I 437 

167 15 242 2 084 

4 6 1 2 7 1 7 43 8 23 307 37 41 I 283 148 41 2 726 351 34 4 450 646 12 3 758 568 3 2 662 325 

Park County, Mont. IV-207 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1 974 and 1 969 - Continued 

Heifers and heifer colves- _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ----- ___________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers - _______________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves - ______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory- Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

238 13 639 273 13 477 

226 13 346 

29 293 

248 12 890 285 9 750 

Cattle fottened on grains and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8, Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sheep and lambs snorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep. Iambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goots ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponies__ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ _ __________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Number Farms Number 

42 3 596 37 3 575 

65 2 431 63 2 427 

11 32 7 21 4 29 4 29 9 157 8 147 

6 197 6 197 

6 358 6 358 2 228 2 228 

2 (D) 2 (D) 

2 (0) 2 (D) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

54 4 994 46 4 686 

83 9 924 66 9 303 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) 1 1 (NA) (NA) 3 3 197 1 232 172 1 129 

290 2 071 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

All forms 

Forms Number 

38 4872 

60 4 417 

3 6 

5 35 

6 93 

10 384 

6 475 

4 556 

2 (0) 

2 (0) 

10 332 

15 549 

56 4 471 

79 12 990 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

38 113 

57 168 

Sales - Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1,000) 

24 2 459 870 

5 876 (NA) 

15 45 12 

1 10 4 

5 139 44 

1 (D) (0) 

- - -

- - -

2 (D) (0) 

1974 and 1969 

Soles 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Dollors (1,000) 

35 4 857 327 

58 4 413 (NA) 

2 5 (Z) 

3 21 1 

6 93 6 

10 384 21 

6 475 29 

4 556 42 

2 (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

9 329 7 

15 549 (NA) 

49 4 266 (NA) 

64 12 403 (NA) 

46 4 309 '40 904 

49 (X) 136 

- - - - - (NA) 

32 98 42 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ J974 __ 

1969 __ lambs under J year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes I year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Rams and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

tPounds of wool. 

Table 9. 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry ond poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 208 Park County, Mont. 

20 443 Utters of pigs farrowed between41 546 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 28 555 26 552 

36 3 132 1969 __ 44 581 44 581 

56 1 881 December I of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 23 282 23 282 

36 946 1969 __ 36 280 36 280 

45 3 612 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 23 273 21 270 

40 128 1969 __ 35 301 35 301 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 and over All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

80 (X) 62 (X) 11 (X) 11 (X) 

(NA) (X) 100 (X) (NA) (X) 25 (X) 

74 3 134 56 2 600 8 408 8 408 

113 7 425 96 6 787 20 1 901 20 1 901 

72 2 891 54 2 379 6 335 6 335 

113 7 155 96 6 525 19 1 771 19 1 771 

67 2 181 49 1 669 4 135 4 135 

5 710 5 710 2 200 2 200 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

4 255 4 255 2 120 2 120 

1 100 1 100 1 30 1 30 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 35 12 27 10 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 53 36 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 9, 

Hens and pullets of laying og"-___________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for fable or market egg production _1974 __ 

Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 month. old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ Callan (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ Sweetpototoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

54 2 379 6 335 

96 6 525 19 I 771 

53 2 360 6 335 I 19 - -

3 195 - -

2 31 - - 13 26 3 73 

- - - -

Table 10, Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

I - - 2 

- - - - 90 155 

139 187 

- - - -

- (NAl 

- (NA) 

291 324 

- 4 

2 4 

- -

5 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - -

- - - I - 30 - - - - (NA) - 205 233 28 210 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey ~i~~~yb~;:~============= hens for breeding _____________ ==== ===== 1974 ~ ~~~== __ 

1969 __ Olher poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

30 -

- 4 

- -

- -

17 979 16 798 

10 297 9 865 

- - - -

- (NAl 

- (NA) 

47 184 47 902 

- 2 

2 5 

- -

230 104 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- - - - - - - (Xl (X) 

- - -

- (Xl (Xl 

26 661 58 055 56 766 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and oV'er 

InV'entory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

2 9 2 48 

3 270 3 980 

2 9 2 48 

- - 2 48 

2 9 - -

- - - -

- - I 19 

7 (X) 2 (X) 

15 (X) 4 (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(Xl (X) 

(X) (Xl 

- -

- -

358 682 486 104 

(Xl (X) 

-

- =, - (NAl 

- (NA) 

90 341 91 354 

(X) (Xl 

(Xl (Xl 

(X) (X) 

(X) (Xl 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - -

- - -

=1 I - 30 

- - -

- (NA) - 175 196 24 179 21 352 i 

Table 11, Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for pasture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheal (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Colton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potoloes (hundredweighl) ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melans for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

116 

155 

66 

77 

I 

-

-

-

87 

151 

55 

104 

110 

130 

-

-

2 

-

-

-

-

267 

289 

I 

5 

-

-

-

-

-

8 

-

2 

1 

4 

Acres 

22 303 36 609 

35 820 19 768 

30 

-

-

- 17 910 

16 563 

I 393 

2 865 8 780 

6 945 

-

-

62 

-

-

-

- 46 537 47 199 

15 

104 -

-

-

-

-

2 

-

2 

2 

5 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Irrigoted land 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) 68 10 009 (X) 85 8 321 (XJ 21 2 414 (XJ 22 2 674 (X) I 30 (X) - - (X) - - (XJ - - 357 364 19 I 963 483 244 50 I 696 

61 794 41 839 155 416 56 1 562 260 265 50 3 286 303 326 36 I 117 

- - -

- - - (X) I 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 89 476 228 39 408 90 302 238 35 941 (X) - - (X) 2 35 - - - - - -

- - -

- - - - - - 190 7 2 

(X) - - (X) 2 2 (Xl 1 2 (X) 3 3 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

18 I 877 18 154 - - 44 3 885 44 562 - - 10 I 246 10 135 - - 13 933 13 42 - - I 30 - - I 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 52 13 291 52 588 - - 77 10864 (NA) 457 (NA) (Z) 

10 331 10 21 - - 29 763 (NA) 33 (NA) (Z) 27 3 196 26 185 I II 45 3 493 (NA) 148 (NA) I - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - I 60 I 2 - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

99 18 744 99 I 699 - - 104 10 075 104 786 I 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - 3 1 (NA) (Z) (NA) -

- - - - - - 2 2 2 (Z) - - - - - - - - 2 2 2 (Z) - -

Park County, Mont. IV-209 
Tobie 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Farms Acres 

(Z) 

205 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Forms Acres Forms 

195 

Acres 

(Z) 

195 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry 

Forms Tons 

(Z) 

171 

liquid 

Forms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

$1.000 __ lime __________________________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay crops ____________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Insects on other crops __________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nematodes in crops ____________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 1969 

189 238 

515 209 

158 182 

38 971 30 020 

2 966 2 032 

465 177 

20 12 

163 956 

11 5 

4 2 

620 693 

2 (Z) 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to control- Can Diseases in crops and orchords ____________ farms __ 4 

acres on which used __ 454 

$1.000 __ 2 

Weeds or grass in crops _________________ farms __ 41 80 

acres on which used __ 6 612 10 672 

$1.000 __ 19 11 

Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ farms __ 21 30 

acres on which used __ 2 546 2 126 

$1.000 __ 12 5 

Weeds on all other land __________________ forms-_ 18 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 640 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 1 (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms __ 1 1 

acres on which used __ II 66 

$1,000 __ (l) (l) 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ 26 101 

$1.000 __ 4 7 

Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms __ 11 (NA) 

$1.000 __ 1 (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Ove~ 1974 and 1969 

Farms irrigated in census year ________________ farms-_ 

Proportion of forms ________________ . _____ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres __ 

Average per form _______________________ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ forms __ 

acreL_ Cropland posture irrigated ______________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated. other than cropland posture _ formL_ 

acres __ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

land :rrigated by- Furrows or ditches _______________________ farmL_ 

acres-_ 

1974 

242 

78.3 

58 343 

241.1 

238 

55 929 

232 

45 620 

68 

10 009 

6 

300 

21 

2 414 

87 468 

1.5 

107 

21 735 

1969 

254 

76.9 

51 446 

202.5 

253 

48 772 

252 

40 359 

85 

8 321 

(NA) 

92 

22 

2 674 

141 440 

2.7 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 1969 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systemL ____________ farms __ 28 (NA) 

acreL_ 760 (NA) 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ formL_ 18 (NA) 

acres __ 987 (NA) 

land in irrigated formL _____________________ acreL_ 707 368 710 993 Cropland ________________________________ acreL_ 104 299 111 703 Harvested cropland _____________________ ocreL_ 64 053 63 234 

Farms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ for01s __ 2 (X) 

acres irrigated in most recent yeor __ 110 (X) 

Forms with ortifical droinoge _________________ formL_ 5 7 

Proportion of forms -- ------------------ percenL_ 1.6 2.1 

land in forms with drainage _________________ ocres __ 27 715 18 666 land drained ____________________________ acres __ 704 503 Average per form ______________________ ocres __ 140.8 71.8 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ farmL_ 45 (NA) 

number __ 202 (NA) 

acreL_ 420 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ___ _ _____________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Total operator debt 

196 

24 542 

Secured by real estate 

152 

18 689 

Not secured by real estate 

124 

5 853 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ ____ __ __ ____________ ______ ______ 16 6 29 

$5,000 to $9,999 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ ____ ____ __ ____ __ ____ ____ ____ _______ 22 19 j~ 

$10,000 to $29.999 __ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ______ __ __ __ ______ _____ 48 32 

$30,000 to $49,999_____________________________________________________________ 18 21 11 

$50,000 and over ______________________________________________________ -------- 1... ___________ 9_2 _____________ 7_4 _____________ 27...J 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 25 to 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 days ______ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

91 

75 } 73 

33 

15 

IV - 210 Park County, Mont. 

1969 

80 

184 

44 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (l,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

161 148 667 } 

209 } 475 203 

300 32 

(NA) (NA) 88 

78 (NA) 64 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 to less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 153 91 75 73 

Cosh wages paid _ $1,000 __ 901 667 203 32 

Number of workerL _____ _ 670 161 209 300 

608 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 56 61 35 29 

38 2 workers _________ _ 27 15 19 18 

3 or 4 workers _____ _ 39 9 14 12 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 16 5 4 7 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 15 1 3 7 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
All forms ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Average size of form ______ acres __ 

Approximate land area _______ acres __ 

Proportion in farms _____ percenL. 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ Average per farm ________ dollars-_ 

Average per acre ________ dollars __ 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _. _____________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 

Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All farms 

1974 

96 

695 701 

7 247 

059 136 

65.7 

36 334 

378 480 

52 

3 

3 

10 

72 

1969 

95 

634 489 

6 679 

059 136 

59.9 

16 643 

175 189 

26 

4 

1 

3 

6 

12 

63 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

90 

588 624 

6 540 

059 136 

55.6 

33 600 

373 330 

57 

2 

2 

10 

69 

1969 

82 Land in Farms According to Use 

527 568 6 434 

059 136 

49.8 

14 150 

172 564 

27 

Total cropland _____________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Harvested cropland _______ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: J 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 and aver ___ • ____ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see textL __ farmL_ 

acres __ 

- Total woadland _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

3 Other land (see text) ________ farms-_ 

6 acres __ 

12 Irrigoted land ______________ farmL_ 

60 acres __ 

All forms 

1974 

85 

(D) 

S4 

27 571 

2 

2 

3 

5 

17 

40 

12 

3 

22 

(D) 

41 

8 719 

2 

(D) 

91 

651 024 

57 

13 301 

1969 

81 

45 853 

72 

24 452 

3 

3 

13 

40 

II 

2 

39 11 497 

35 

9904 

2 

105 

88 

588 531 

49 

13 361 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

83 

(D) 

83 27 536 

~} 5 

17 

40 

12 

3 

21 

(D) 

41 

8 719 

2 

(D) 

86 

544 302 

57 

13 301 

1969 

76 

44 817 

72 

24 452 

3 

13 

40 

11 

2 

34 

10 461 

(NA) 

9 904 

2 

105 

(NA) 

482 646 

49 

2,000 acres and aver ____________ _ 13 361 

L-----------r---------~ 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and sail-improvement grosses, nat harvested and nat pastured ___________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ___ • __________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms._ 

acres._ 

Total woodland _______________ • ___________________________ forms __ 

acres._ Woodland pastured _____________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

41 

719 

1 

110 

2 

94 

37 4 365 

6 4 150 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 9904 Woodland not pastured ______________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

4 Other land _________________ • _________ • _______________ farms __ 

40~ I acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and 

32 

129 

3 2 374 

2 

10~ I 100 

woodland pasture __________________________________ farms __ 

Improved pastureland and rangeland _________________ farms __ acres __ 

Unimproved pastureland and rongeland ____________ ~ __ forms __ 

acres __ 

land in hauselats. bornlats, ponds. roods, wasteland, etc. _farms __ acres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form aperators ____________ number __ 

land in farms. _______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ acreL_ 

Farms by tenure of form operator: Full awnerL _______________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _____________ ._ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres_. 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

81ack and other races, see textFarm operators by tenure:! All farm operotors __________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full awners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

land in formL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

96 95 695 701 634 489 27 571 24 452 

32 26 131 973 58 539 

6 186 4 030 

60 58 

527 707 525 678 

21 365 19 351 

4 11 

36 021 50 272 

20 I 071 

4.2 11.5 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over All forms 

1974 1969 1974 

90 82 Forms by type of organization-Con. 

588 624 527 568 Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) 

27 536 24 452 land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) 

31 17 land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

(D) 57 499 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) 

6 186 4 030 acres __ (NA) 

57 56 Form operators by age group:' 

438 632 437 483 Under 25 years _____________________ _ I 21 330 19 351 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 9 

2 9 (D) 32 586 

20 1 071 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors _____________________ _ 

65 yeors and over _________ • ________ _ 

17 

22 

23 

14 2.2 10.9 Average age _______________________ _ 51.4 

Form operators by place of residence:' On form aperated ___________________ _ 64 

- - - -

- -

On another form ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form ________ _ 

In a city. town. or urban area _________ _ ~} - - Form operators reporting days of work 

off form:' - - - - None _____________________________ _ 

I to 49 days _______________________ _ 44 

4 - - 50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 2 - - - - - -

100 to 149 days ____________________ _ 150 to 199 days ____________________ _ 200 days and over __________________ _ ~} 9 

- -

- - Form operators by principal occupation:' Forming ___________________________ _ 77 

- - Other _____________________________ _ 9 

Form operators reporting utilization of 

75 58 421 881 336 869 

futures market ______________________ _ 

Farm operators reporting agricultural contracts __________________________ _ 

(NA) 

(NA) 

11969 data are only for forms operated by Blacks. 21974 data app1y only to individual or family operations (601e proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

3 

8 

19 

41 

20 

4 

47.8 

78 

9 

(NA) 

9 

6 

6 

11 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

I 

(NA: I 200 

86 

544 302 482 646 I 83 80 

540 603 473 356 

5 9 

4 328 6 551 

81 76 

536 275 466 805 I 56 45 i 3 699 9 290 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

8 20 

65 796 104 735 

7 4 

100 947 85 964 

- - - -

1 3 8 7 

17 19 

22 30 23 19 

12 4 

51.0 47.6 

63 70 

2 } - 8 4 

43 (NA) 

4 9 2 5 1 } 6 2 

9 5 

74 (NA) 

9 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Petroleum County, Mont. IV-211 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of sales: 

10 1 27 23 _ 

25 22 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 16 24 $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 8 7 $2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 7 5 

Under $2,500 (see te'I) ___________________ _ 7 10 $2,000 to $2,499 ______________________ _ 1 1 $1,500 to $1,999 ______________________ _ I 4 $1,000 to $1,499 ______________________ _ - - Under $1.000 (see textL ________________ _ 5 5 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ 4 459 3572 Average per form ______________ dollars-- 46 446 37 599 

- 51 J 42 

58~ 207 

-

-

Craps, including hoy _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Forest products ___________________ farms_ - - $1.000_ - - -

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms_ - 89 91 

$1,000_ - 3 873 3 365 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms- 2 (NA) 

$1.000_ - (Z) (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

10

23 1 _ 27 

25 22 16 24 

8 7 

7 2 

I - (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

4 454 3 561 49 492 43 430 

51 (NA) 

585 207 

- - - -

- - - -

86 82 

3 869 3 355 

2 - (Z) -

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Grains __________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco ________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _farms __ $1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Livestock. poultry. and their products __ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Sheep. Iambs, and wooL ___________ farms._ 

$1.000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

51 

585 

32 

338 -

-

-

-

34 

246 

I 

2 

-

-

-

-

86 

3 869 

2 

(Z) 

-

-

85 3 629 'I 85 

12 

15: 

5 J 

1969 

(NA) 

207 

30 

73 

-

-

-

-

28 

134 

-

-

-

-

-

-

82 

3 355 

-

-

3 

7 

(NA) 

2 997 

(NA) 

351 

Table 4, Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from farm-related sources before taxes and expenses \ ___ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services- _____ • _________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ___________________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs ___________________ . __________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ___________________ . __________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Expenses for form-related income sources' ____________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All farms 

1974 

7 

25 

126 

7 

4 

-

-

15 

18 

7 

102 

6 

2 

11 

74 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

7 

4 

1 

I 

51 

179 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

6 (NA) 

22 (NA) 

66 (NA) 

7 7 

4 4 

- 1 

- 1 

15 51 

18 179 

4 (NA) 

41 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

8 (NA) 

14 (NA) 

'See text_ '1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total family income from off·farm sources' ____________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cash wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions. 

retirement pay. etc. ________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 ond 

over, 1974 

34 

155 

19 

III 

17 

22 

Table 5, Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Total form production expenses ___ farms_ - $1,000_ 

Farms with- $1 to $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 ________________ _ - $3,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ - $5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

- $20,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ $40,000 to $59,999 ______________ _ 

- $60,000 ond over ________ , ______ _ 

livestock and poultry 'purchosed. ____________ • ____ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased _________ • ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredients.. _____ • ____ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Whole groins ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _______________ • _ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

AU farms 

1974 

96 

4072 

3 

4 

3 

5 

16 

22} 17 

8 

18 

43 

I 017 

72 

614 

56 

390 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - 212 Petroleum County, Mont. 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

95 90 82 

2 675 4 066 2 660 

9 ;} 5 8 

2 2 2 

7 5 7 

18 16 17 22 17 

51 17 14 

I~ } 20 

65 43 61 

797 1 017 796 

86 70 78 

326 613 326 

69 55 65 

232 390 232 

(NA) 11 13 

(NA) 72 15 

(NA) 26 27 

(NA) 124 46 

(NA) 8 17 

(NA) 27 32 

(NA) 70 (NA) 

(NA) 59 (NA) 

Seeds. bulbs. plants, and trees purchased _________ • _. _____ ._ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Other agricultural chem icols purchased ___________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ lime ______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ $1,000 __ Gasoline _____________ • _____ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel aiL __________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Motor oil. grease, piped gas. kerosene. and fuel oil _______ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Contract lobar ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ 

$I,OO(L I 

All forms 

1974 

34 

32 

17 

18 

25 

9 (NA) 

(NA) 

96 

214 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

57 

293 

25 10J 26 

28 

92 

822 I 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

20 34 20 

4 32 4 

19 17 19 

13 18 13 

(NA) 25 (NA) 

7 9 7 

- - -

- - -

95 90 82 

124 213 121 

(NA) 88 82 (NA) 160 95 (NA) 52 35 (NA) 26 12 (NA) 29 20 

(NA) 12 4 

(NA) 90 82 (NA) 16 10 

53 57 52 

189 293 188 

47 10 13 

53 25 18 

26 36 

28 34 

94 89 82 

163 1 760 1 153 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery alHl Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________ • __________ .farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Average per form _________ • dollors __ 

Forms by value groupl $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 ond over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles _. _. ___________ • __ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups-_ forms-. 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wheel froctors ________________ formL. 

number._ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years. number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

94 92 

2 893 1 378 

30 777 14 973 

- -

7 18 

8 15 

~~ } 34 

24 25 13 

3 

78 73 

110 110 

87 71 

91 88 

242 223 

136 106 

Mi 82 

254 290 

62 40 

22 

22 

Farms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

89 81 

2 742 1 303 

30 814 16 089 

6} 9 

8 15 

14 33 

24 11 

21 9 

1~ } 4 

73 64 

102 93 

79 62 

86 78 

228 199 

130 100 

84 76 

241 252 

55 38 

22 19 

22 22 

- 2 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - (on. 

Groin and bean combines, seJf~propelied _______________ farms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Corn heads for combines ______ farms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ formsnumber _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number_ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Wind rowers. pull and self-propelled _______________ forms-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheelfype _____________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors. number __ 

All forms 

1974 

23 

23 

2 

:1 

i J 

23 

23 

13 

56 

59 

29 

50 

54 

27 

4 

4 

2 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

20 23 20 

21 23 21 

3 2 3 

1 1 I 

1 I 1 

- 1 -

I -

I -

- -

(NA) 23 (NA) 

(NA) 23 (NA) 

(NA) 13 (NA) 

52 56 52 

57 59 57 

26 29 26 

(NA) 50 39 

(NA) 54 41 

(NA) 27 27 

(NA) I 4 10 

(NA) 4 20 

(NA) i 2 6 

Tobie 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

All farms 

Forms 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974__ 87 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974__ 86 

1969__ 88 Cottle and colves _______________ 1974__ 85 

1969__ 86 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 __________________ 1974__ 3 

20 to 49. _________________ 1974__ 5 

50 to 99 __________________ 1974__ 5 

100 to 199 ________________ 1974__ 16 

200 to 499. _______________ 1974__ 36 

500 ond over ______________ 1974__ 20 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974__ 81 

1969__ 79 8eef cows ________________ 1974__ 80 

1969__ (NA) Milk cows ________________ 1974__ 27 

1969__ 31 

Ooiry products sold _______________ 1974__ (X) 

1969__ (X) 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ___________________________ _ 5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- lor 2 ___________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99. ________________________ _ 100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 ond over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

80 

I 

7 

13 

18 

34 

7 

27 

22 

3 

2 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 84 (X) 89 (X) 

(X) 83 (X) 89 (J() 

(X) 79 (X) 90 (X) 

32 959 82 32 875 88 18 043 

25 614 77 25 451 88 18 757 

I 7 

55 2 36 7 112 193 3 128 14 439 

285 5 285 11 750 

2 374 16 2 374 25 3 333 11 764 36 II 764 22 6 061 18 288 20 18 288 8 7 341 

17 545 79 17 510 (NA) (NA) 

14 348 70 14 213 (NA) (NA) 

17 493 78 17 458 (NA) (NA) 

14 277 69 14 142 (NA) (NA) 

52 27 52 (NA) (NA) 

71 31 71 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Number Forms 

17 493 78 

10 

233 6 917 13 

2 476 18 

9 207 34 

4 650 7 

52 27 

32 22 

10 3 10 2 

Number 

17 458 

208 

917 

2 476 

9 207 

4 650 

Cottle sold _______________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _______________________ _ 

5 to 9 _______________________ _ 

10 to 19 _____________________ _ 

20 to 49 _____________________ _ 50 to 99 _____________________ _ 

100 to 199 ___________________ _ 

200 to 499 ___________________ _ 

500 and over _________________ _ 

52 Calves sold _______________________ _ 

Forms with- 32 lor 2 _______________________ _ 

10 3 or 4 _______________________ _ 

10 5 to 9 _______________________ _ 

10 to 19 _____________________ _ 

20 to 49 _____________________ _ 

50 to 99 _____________________ _ 

100 to 199 ___________________ _ 

200 to 499 ___________________ _ 

500 and over _________________ _ 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

86 (X) 3 869 

86 (X) 3 863 

81 (X) (NA) 

85 18 008 3 629 

79 18 676 2 997 

5 84 19 

14 439 77 

11 750 167 

25 3 333 752 

22 6061 002 

8 7 341 612 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

Sales. 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms 

80 

I 

5 

10 

21 

19 

13 

7 

4 

63 

4 

6 

12 

10 

17 

10 

I 

Number 

11 036 

3 

39 

135 

673 

342 

1 775 

2001 

5068 

6 972 

3 

4 

28 

92 

415 

(D) 

2 395 

2 691 

(D) 

Petroleum County, Mont. 

Dollars 

(1.000) 

752 

(Z) 

8 

27 

161 

329 

478 

441 

308 

876 

(Z) 

(Z) 

6 

11 

57 

(D) 

298 

342 

(0) 

IV-213 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers - _______________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

InventoryForms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

78 9266 

73 7 332 

78 9264 

1 2 

76 6 099 

71 3 906 

Cottle fottened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ J974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 19L ___________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ J974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ J974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goots ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Horses and ponieL _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

5 707 5 707 

7 521 7 521 

1 3 1 3 

- - - - 1 11 1 11 

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

- - - - 2 (D) 2 (0) 

- - - - (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

11 6 456 11 6 456 

22 11 820 22 11 820 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 1 1 

44 330 44 330 

68 393 (NA) (NA) 

InventoryForms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

All forms 

Forms Number 

5 1 185 

9 1 147 

- - - - - -

1 36 

1 60 

1 (0) 

1 (D) 

1 (D) 

2 114 

1 250 

12 4 236 

21 10 756 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

5 25 

17 51 

Soles- Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollors 0,000) 

6 (D) (D) 

5 307 (NA) 

1 3 1 

1 10 4 

3 BO 50 

- - - - - - - - -

1 (0) (D) 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Dollors (1.000) 

5 1 185 85 

9 1 147 (NA) 

- - - - - -

- - -

1 36 1 

1 60 5 

1 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (D) 

1 (0) (0) 

2 114 3 

1 250 (NA) 

12 4 236 (NA) 

21 10 756 (NA) 

10 6 800 '65 112 

12 (X) 150 

- - -

- - (NA) 

5 25 5 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 a nd over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Lambs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

IPounds of wool. 

Table 9. 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

. 1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ J974 __ 1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meot·type chickens ___ J974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry ond poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV-214 Petroleum County, Mont. 

4 90 Litters of pigs farrowed between7 119 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 4 123 4 123 

5 617 1969 __ 9 167 9 167 

5 402 December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 4 62 4 62 

6 1 491 1969 __ 9 101 9 101 

10 4 833 June land November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 3 61 3 61 

10 132 1969 __ 6 66 6 66 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

18 (X) 18 (X) 1 (X) 1 (X) 

(NA) (X) 22 (X) (NA) 00 - (X) 

18 539 18 539 1 19 1 19 

22 744 22 744 - - - - 17 506 17 506 1 19 1 19 

22 734 22 734 - - - -

17 506 17 506 1 19 1 19 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

4 158 4 158 - - - - - - - - - - - -

(X) (X) (X) (X) 2 (Z) 2 (Z) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) - -

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of loying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for toble or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hotching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old_ 1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheot (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ CoNon (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ Sweetpototoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ Lond in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sole _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fadder, hoy, etc. ____ _ 

Alfolfo hoy (tons. dry) _________________ _ 

Table 1l. Irrigation and 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Wheot (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

80rley (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small grains for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons. dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Tobocco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Soles 

Forms Number Forms Number 

17 506 1 19 

22 734 - - 17 486 1 19 

1 20 - -

1 20 - -

- - - - 6 13 - - - - - -

Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

Heavy breed _________ .. ____________ 1974 __ 

Inventory 

Forms Number 

Light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974__ 2 

1969__ 3 

Other poultry ________________________ :~~~:: ~~~ 

Soles 

Forms Number 

(X) 

L-______ ~ ________ (X) ~ 

Table 10. Crops: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Forms Acres Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

I I 20 130 (X) (X) 

- - - - (X) (X) 

- -

2; I 

- - -

- - - - -

27 2 965 2648 70 512 49 833 

26 25 2 536 2 638 (X) (X) 

-

=, -

=1 

- -

- - - -

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

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

80 71 21 070 18 780 33 228 30 558 

- - - - (X) (X) 

1 1 I 1 (X) (X) 

- - - - (X) (X) 

22 (NA) 1 799 596 (X) (X) 

Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

irrigated land 

Forms Acres Quantity harvested 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - - - - - - - I 1 20 130 100 2 600 I I 20 130 

- - - - (X) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - (X) (X) - (NA) - - 72 65 14 449 14 870 27 186 27 199 52 47 8 889 10 109 

Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Irrigated land 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

21 7 550 (lO 694 240 24 34 10 461 (X) 365 294 31 5 4 328 (X) 70 

9 6 551 (lO 1 20 (X) 20 20 4 1 130 (X) 130 130 13 (X) 

(X) 

27 2965 70 512 165 950 6 27 25 2 648 49 833 32 814 (NA) 29 (NA) 

7 189 7 552 75 

14 896 39 485 309 1 190 (NA) 10 (NA) 24 2 343 70 447 30 4 314 4 15 20 1 742 42 156 36 2 106 (NA) 3 (NA) 1 4 50 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

79 21 035 33 198 54 11 474 30 3 71 18 780 30 558 47 10 995 820 53 21 1 779 (X) 14 1 183 

10 596 (X) 6 301 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) (Z) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Petroleum County, Mont. IV-21S 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969-Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Farms Acres 

20 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Farms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Farms Acres Farms Tons Forms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs. including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ $1,000 __ Lime __________________________________ forms-_ 

ocres on which used __ 

ton5 __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy crops ____________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ Nematodes in crops ____________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ $1.000 __ 

1974 

34 

27 

17 

554 

72 

18 

10 

345 

4 

1969 

42 

20 

15 

2 355 

139 

13 

6 

633 

1 

Sprays. dusts. granules. fumigants, etc. to control-Con. Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1.000 __ Weeds or grass in crops _________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ Weeds or brush in pasturL _______________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ Weeds on all other land __________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1.000 __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ $1.000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Other chemicals (see text) __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

13 

542 

3 

1 

20 

(Z) 

1969 

1 

76 

(Z) 

10 

403 

1 

4 

886 

2 (NA) 

(NA) I 

(NA) 

22 

1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

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

Table 13, Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ forms __ Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres-_ 

Average per form _______________________ acres __ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres-_ Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farmL_ 

acres __ Other cropland irrigated ________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Pasture irrigated. other than cropland pasture _farms __ 

acreL_ 

Estimo+ed Quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feet __ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1974 

57 

63.3 

13 301 

233.4 

57 

13 231 

57 

12 537 

5 

694 

1 

70 

16 360 

1.2 

26 4 738 

1969 

49 land irrigated by - Continued 59.7 Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farms __ 

13 361 

272.6 

49 

13 361 

48 

11 610 

5 

1 365 

(NA) 

386 

acres-_ Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ land in irrigated farms- _____________________ acres __ Croplond ________________________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _____________________ acres-_ 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms-_ 

acres irrigated in most recent yeaL_ 

Forms with ortifical drainage _________________ forms __ Proportion of farms ____________________ percenL_ 

- land in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ land drained ____________________________ acres __ 

14 575 Average per form ______________________ acres __ 

1.1 Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs. and earthen tanks ____________________________________ forms __ 

(NA) 

(NA) 

number __ 

acres __ 

1974 1969 

1 (NA) 

145 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

110 (NA) 

411 798 357 426 

33 867 34 167 

20 316 17 833 

2 (X) 

90 (X) 

1 4 

1.1 4.8 

780 67 836 

30 425 

30.0 106.2 

62 (NA) 

734 (NA) 

104 (NA) 

Table 14, Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate Not secured by real estate 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) _______________________________ farms__ 57 43 39 

$1.000__ 6 957 3 975 2 982 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ ____ ____ ____ ____ __ __ 1 5 

$5,000 to $9,999_______________________________________________________________ 4 2 3 $10,000 to $29,999 ______ . _ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ ____ ____ __ __ __ ____ __ ____ ______ __ _____ 9 11 8 

$30,000 to $49,999_____________________________________________________________ 5 8 7 

$50,000 and over _______ , ______________________________________________ -------- L... ___________ 3_6 _____________ 2_1 _____________ 16..J 

Table 15, Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 doys ______ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 1969 

33 26 

35 } 27 42 

10 13 

6 (NA) 

IV - 216 Petroleum County, Mont. 

Workers Dollars (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

63 42 222 } 76 } 120 61 

63 10 

(NA) (NA) 25 

17 (NA) 10 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 to less than 1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Farms _________________ _ 57 33 35 27 Cosh wages paid _ $1,000 __ 293 222 61 10 Number of workers ______ _ 202 63 76 63 

188 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 18 17 17 11 

18 2 workers _________ _ 9 10 6 6 3 or .4 workers _____ _ 11 3 10 7 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 17 3 1 3 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 2 - 1 -

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All forms ________________ number __ 540 513 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 947 367 826 569 Average size of form ______ ocre$ __ 3 606 3 561 

Approximate land oreo _______ acres __ 

Proportion in farms _____ percenL_ 3 336 064 3 336 064 58.4 54.8 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 196 996 68 890 Average per farm ________ dollars __ 364 807 134 287 

Average per acre ________ dollors __ 101 38 

Forms by size: I to 9 acres ___________________ _ 15 26 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 7 11 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 4 3 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 10 10 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 6 4 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 14 16 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 13 8 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 5 6 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 53 37 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 96 47 1.000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 81 101 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 236 244 

Other cropland _____________ • _____________________________ forms-_ 

ocres-_ 

Cropland in Caver crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not postured ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms-. 

ocres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___ • _______________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Total woodland _________________ ..: _________________________ forms __ 

acres-_ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms-_ 

ocres __ 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 

516 

1 821 496 

3 530 

3 336 064 

54.6 

185 74{J 

359 961 

102 

11 

6 

1 

8 

4 

12 

12 

4 

52 

94 

81 

231 

1969 

450 

637 563 

3 639 

3 336 064 

49.1 

64 233 

142 739 

39 

4 

2 

10 

6 

6 

29 

45 

98 

239 

Forms with !.ales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

Land in Farms According 10 Use 

Total cropland _____________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ farms __ acres __ 

Forms 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 and aver ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see textl ___ farms __ acres __ 

Total woodland _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other land (see text) ________ farms __ 

acres __ 

irrigated land ______________ farms __ 

aeres __ 

1 

All forms 

1974 1969 

513 469 

405 420 375 005 

506 452 

237 767 190 780 

4 1 

3 10 

7 6 

13 19 

50 50 

106 75 

163 160 

99 93 

61 38 

113 148 

15 550 31 081 

333 339 

152 103 153 144 

10 28 

5 620 3 950 

489 474 

536 327 1 447 614 

208 220 

50 606 47 954 

329 

151 578 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 

10 

804 

14 

245 

317 

144 419 

17 

5 110 

9 

5 597 

5 

1 630 

151 880 Woodland not postured __________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

acreS __ 

28 Other lond _______________________ _ ___________________ forms __ 

4 698 acres __ 13 

3 741 Postureland and rangeland, ather tho n cropland and 

300 

135 211 

33 

8 230 

25 

3 831 

23 

3 768 

woodland pasture ______________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Improved postureland and rongela nd _________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Unimproved pasturelond and rang eland _________ ' ______ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Lond in houselots, barnlots, ponds, r oads. wasteland, etc. _farms __ 

acres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form aperotars ____________ number __ land in farms- _______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ acres-_ 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ num ber __ 

land in forms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Black and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: I 

All form operators __________ number __ land in farms ______________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland ___ • ___ acres __ 

Full owners- _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Part owners _____________ ._ number __ 

land in farms- _____________ ceres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested croplcnd _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy ________ • _________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ lcnd in farms ______________ acres __ 

1 

1 

All forms 

1974 1969 

540 513 

947 367 1 826 569 

237 767 190 780 

298 216 

728 358 361 723 

93 057 54 618 

217 250 

190 436 1 354 028 

138 679 123 932 

25 47 

28 573 110 818 

6 031 12 230 

4.6 9.1 

8 (NA) 

21 038 (NA) 

5 235 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

1 080 (NA) 

472 (NA) 

5 (NA) 

19958 (NA) 

4 763 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Form!. with sales of $2,500 

and over All forms 

1974 1969 1974 

516 450 Forms by type of organization - Can. 

1 821 496 1 637 563 Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) 

237 268 189 141 Land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) 

281 173 Land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

670 636 353 661 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) 

92 647 53 490 acres __ (NA) 

212 242 Form operators by oge group:' 

1 122 547 1 175406 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 8 138 670 123 874 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 55 

23 35 

28 313 108 496 

5 951 11 777 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 years and over __________________ _ 

104 

142 

117 

84 4.5 7.7 Average age _______________________ _ 50.6 

Form operators by place of residence: 2 

8 - 21 038 - 5 235 -

On form operated ___________________ _ 

On another form ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form ________ _ 

In 0 city, town, or urban areo _________ _ 

349 

3~ } 

54 

3 - 1 080 - 472 -

Farm operators reporting days of work 

off farm:' None _________________________ • ___ _ 

I to 49 days _________ . _____________ _ 244 

63 5 - 19958 - 4 763 -

50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ____________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ____________________ _ 

200 days and over __________________ _ 

4 

~} 54 - - - - Form operators by principal occupatian: 2 

- - Forming ___________________ • _______ _ 434 Other _____________________________ _ 76 - - Form operators reporting utilization of futures market ______________________ _ (NA) 

458 383 Form operators reporting agricultural 

1 302 015 1 252 145 contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) 

1]969 dctc are only for farms operated by Blocks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operation'S (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; See text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

12 

61 

98 

149 

128 

65 

50.1 

392 

65 

(NA) 

67 

18 

38 

74 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sale!. oi $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

498 432 

4{J4 268 371 520 

493 423 

237 268 189 141 

1~ } 

25

1 45 36 

106 71 

163 160 

99 93 

61 38 

109 138 

15 422 30 499 

329 (NA) 

151 578 151 880 

9 25 

5 597 3 831 

471 (NA) 

1 411 631 1 262 212 

199 205 

49 217 47 384 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

4 5 

3 967 63 

471 (NA) 

I 411 631 1 262 2121 

4{J6 379 

I 390 616 1 247 877 

61 76 

32 170 39 517 

366 348 

I 358 446 1 208 360 I 363 293

1 21 015 14 335 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

33 55 (D) 224 086 

23 5 

351 429 145 933 

2 7 

(D) 15 399 

8 6 54 52 

102 92 

137 128 

111 117 

79 55 

50.4 50.4 

342 361 

31 } 5 50 

51 

236 (NA) 

63 58 

4 12 

~} 25 

48 50 

424 (NA) 

67 (NA) 

12 (NA) 

21 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Phillips County, Mont. IV-217 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of sales: 

56 1 67 116 _ 

146 123 

$100,000 ond over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 103 138 $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 57 86 $2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 33 40 

Under $2,500 (see text) ___________________ _ 29 59 $2,000 to $2,499 _____________________ _ 8 17 $1,500 to $1,999 _____________________ _ 

- 7 11 $1,000 to $1,499 _____________________ _ 

- 4 14 Under $1,000 (see textL _______________ _ - 10 17 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ - 24 054 12 772 Average per farm ______________ dollars-- 44 545 24 896 

424 J 384 

- 12 73~ 3 240 

- 10 

Crops. including hoy _______________ formL 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

- 1 - Forest products ___________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ (Z) -

Livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ farms_ - 457 433 

11 308 9 533 [ 

33 (NA) 

- 10 (NA) i 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

and aver 

1974 1969 

56

116 1 _ 67 

146 123 

103 138 57 86 33 35 

5 1 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

24 023 12 693 

46 557 28 205 

415 (NA) 

12 726 3 201 

1 I 

10 3 

1 - (Z) -

443 394 

II 288 9 489 

32 44 

10 13 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds. hoy. forage. and silage __ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Other field crops _________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Vegetables. sweet corn. and melons _ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Fruits. nuts. and berries ___________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

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

Poultry and poultry products _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep. Iambs. and wooL ___________ farms __ 

$1,000_ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

415 

12 726 

360 

11 446 

-

-

-

-

127 

1 272 

3 

5 

2 

3 

-

-

443 

11 288 

32 

10 

8 

82 

420 

10 136 

578 

;~I 41 

361 

27 

122 j 

1969 

(NA) 

3 201 

305 

2 644 

-

-

-

- 120 

414 

14 

140 

3 

3 

-

-

394 

9 489 

44 

13 

18 

14 

(NA) 

8 594 

(NA) 

868 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off farm and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold 1 ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses 1 ___ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services- ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ formL_ 

Government form programs _____ _ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or 

$1.000 __ __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

sale of allotments______________ _ ____________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Other tarm-reloted sources _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources 1 ____________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

49 

145 

909 

61 

149 

2 

I 

47 

30 1 

62 

676 

25 

51 

47 

559 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

(NA) 40 (NA) 

(NA) 138 (NA) 

(NA) 452 (NA) 

75 60 72 

108 149 104 

3 2 3 

4 I 4 

298 47 284 

134 30 1 125 

(NA) 56 (NA) 

(NA) 220 (NA) 

(NA) 25 (NA) 

(NA) 51 (NA) 

(NA) 43 (NA) 

(NA) 141 (NA) 

ISee text. 21974 data apply anly ta individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total family income from off-farm sources 2 ____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Cash wages, salaries, commissions. and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties ____________ ~ _____ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 ond 

over, 1974 

253 

554 

30 

233 

146 

960 

123 

221 

40 

75 

30 

64 

Table 5. Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Total form production expenseL __ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with- $1 to $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.999 ________________ _ 

-

$2,000 to $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,99L _______________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60.000 and over ________ ~ _______ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Feed ingredients ____________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole groins ______________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy. green chop, and siloge __ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

IV-21B Phillips County, Mont. 

All forms 

1974 

539 

17 916 

15 

15 

30 

26 

88 

133 } 113 

47 

72 

257 

2 233 

387 

1 874 

286 

I 191 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

513 516 450 

9 924 17 883 9 730 

30 1~ } 14 27 

26 28 17 

64 24 59 

112 87 109 

133 111 

254 113 94 

47 } 46 72 

268 253 249 

2 347 2 231 2 328 

356 376 327 

902 1 868 895 

238 280 221 

392 1 189 390 

(NA) 95 61 

(NA) 75 70 

(NA) 220 127 

(NA) 405 273 

(NA) 74 96 

(NA) 199 162 

(NA) 293 (NA) 

(NA) 209 (NA) 

Seeds. bulbs. plants, and trees purchased ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ DieseloiL __________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

LP gas, butane, and propane __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Contract lobar ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

192 

261 

159 

575 

222 

224 

(NA) 

(NA) 

526 

1 690 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

238 

1 181 

45 96 J 214 

712 

528 

9 072 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

135 188 129 

66 260 66 

180 157 166 

190 568 188 

(NA) 220 (NA) 

81 223 80 

- - - - - -

511 503 450 

772 1 682 756 

(NA) 495 446 

(NA) 1 008 494 

(NA) 330 277 

(NA) 418 152 

(NA) 179 144 

(NA) 107 42 

(NA) 503 450 

(NA) 149 67 

294 235 281 

695 1 180 678 

278 45 39 

355 96 41 

210 248 

710 310 

499 513 450 

4 517 8 854 4 389 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Average per farm __________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $110 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,00010 $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,00010 $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,000 10 $49,999 ________________ _ $50,000 10 $69,999 ________________ _ 

$70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including plckups-_ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wheel troctor5 ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 

520 

19 180 

36 885 

-

24 

52 

~~ } 1~ 

58 

417 

599 

339 

503 

I 421 

607 

m} I 487 

252 

94 

110 

3 

1969 

500 

7 833 

15 665 

4 

117 

103 

127 

149 

407 

559 

326 

477 

1 153 

439 

M8 

I 329 

271 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

499 446 

18 872 7 623 

37 820 17092 

19 } 77 

45 96 

84 124 

95 68 

134 57 

raJ 24 

403 363 

580 509 

327 296 

483 432 

I 387 I 100 

593 423 

464 416 

1 449 1 165

1 

245 256 

93 99 

109 110 

3 13j 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Can. 

Grain and bean combines. self-propelled _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors., number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms- -

- number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wind rowers. pull and self-propelled _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel fype _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms Forms with sales. of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

248 208 247 205 

313 252 312 249 

43 55 43 55 

,!j 7 5 -

7 5 -

I 2 -

15 7 

15 15 7 

- I 

31 (NA) 29 (NA) 

31 (NA) 29 (NA) 

12 (NA) 1 12 (NA) 1 

253 211 25 I 205 

261 220 259 214 

82 96 82 92 

257 (NA) 253 184 

272 (NA) 267 194 

86 (NA) 86 84 

25 (NA) 1 25 26 

25 (NA) 25 27 

II (NA)j II 9 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 197.4 __ 

1969 __ Cottle and calves _______________ 197.4 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 10 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5109 ____________________ 1974 __ 

10 1019 __________________ 1974 __ 201049 __________________ 1974 __ 

5010 99 __________________ 1974 __ 10010 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

200 10 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 197.4 __ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ________________ 197.4 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1104 ___________________________ _ 

5109 ___________________________ _ 

101019 _________________________ _ 201049 _________________________ _ 

501099 _________________________ _ 

10010199 _______________________ _ 

20010499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- lor 2-__________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

5109 ___________________________ _ 

101019 _________________________ _ 

201049 _________________________ _ 

501099 _________________________ _ 

10010199 _______________________ _ 20010499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

442 

433 

416 

420 

408 

17 

6 

8 

48 

94 

83 

112 

52 

395 

381 

389 

(NA) 

129 

130 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

389 

16 

3 

18 

77 

89 

95 

70 

21 

129 

83 

26 

16 

I 

2 

-

1 

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with soles of $2.500 All forms and over 

Number Farms Number Farms Number 

(X) 426 (X) 457 ()O 

(X) 418 (X) 456 (X) 

(X) 385 (X) 427 (Xl 

103 745 409 103 463 430 55 850 

80 540 379 80 000 419 53 306 

26 16 22 7 17 

40 I 5 31 14 100 

104 6 81 33 463 I 655 42 I 479 130 4 620 

6 859 93 6 789 89 6 539 II 832 83 II 832 90 12 430 

34 883 112 34 883 49 14 983 

48 346 52 48 346 18 16698 

58 251 386 58 082 (NA) (NA) 

45 698 360 45 405 (NA) (NA) 

57 742 380 57 576 (NA) (NA) 

45 432 357 45 143 (NA) (NA) 

509 127 506 (NA) (NA) 

266 126 262 (NA) (NA) 

(Xl (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory. 197.4 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

ond over 

Number Forms Number 

57 742 380 57 576 CoMle sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 20 15 17 I 104 ________________________ 

20 2 13 5 to 9 ________________________ 

279 15 235 101019 ______________________ 

2 671 73 2 559 201049 ______________________ 

6 180 89 6 180 501099 ______________________ 

13 432 95 13 432 100 10 199 ____________________ 

19 431 70 19 431 200 10 499 ____________________ 

15 709 21 15 709 500 and over __________________ 

509 127 506 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 121 81 118 lor 2 ________________________ 

96 26 96 3 or.4 ________________________ 

96 16 96 5109 ________________________ 

15 I 15 101019 ______________________ 

(0) 2 (D) 201049 ______________________ 

- - - 501099 ______________________ 

(D) I (0) 100 10199 ____________________ 

- - - 200 10 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Soles 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Farms Number Dollors (1,000) 

443 (Xl II 288 

442 (X) II 075 

392 (X) (NA) 

420 55 717 10 136 

388 53 023 8 594 

6 15 3 

12 84 18 

27 378 65 

129 4 590 693 

89 6 539 I 094 

90 12 430 2 026 

49 14 983 2 901 

18 16 698 3 336 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

8 (X) 82 18 (X) 14 

Sales, 1974-

Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Dollars Farms Number (1.000) 

355 28 183 6 718 

37 110 23 31 207 47 53 707 151 108 3 413 675 48 3 416 808 45 5 993 I 343 25 7 368 I 748 8 6 969 I 922 

285 27 534 3 418 

4 6 I I 4 I 5 34 5 35 535 69 94 3 190 365 65 4 680 554 52 6 791 854 25 7 382 946 4 4 912 624 

Phillips County, Mont. IV-219 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer calves ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heilers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974_ - 1969_ -

Inventory - Farms with soles af $2,500 and over 

Farms Number 

327 24 997 

333 19 195 

323 24 812 

23 185 

342 20 384 

364 15 400 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 to L ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 20 to 4L ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 19L ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and aver ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hags and pigs ____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- Ito 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5to L _______________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 4L _____________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 49L ___________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sald __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974_ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974_ - Sheep, lambs. and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goats ____________________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ Horses and ponieL _________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974_ 

1969_ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ Lambs under 1 yeor old _____________________ 1974_ 

Ewes 1 year aid or older ____________________ 1974_ Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974_ 

Pounds of wool. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

111 4 375 107 4 292 106 8 634 

88 5 595 84 5 525 89 9 347 

33 98 33 98 4 10 

9 65 8 56 19 129 

30 430 28 401 27 366 

10 339 9 294 17 582 

11 (D) 11 (0) 12 825 

16 2 153 16 2 153 14 1 668 

2 (D) 2 (D) 9 2 824 

- - - - 4 2 230 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 26 1 777 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 23 1 550 

42 12 134 40 12 014 40 9 926 

50 19 807 48 19 747 51 13 505 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 2 3 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 4 16 (NA) (NA) 

202 1 011 198 993 25 45 

245 1 340 (NA) (NA) 43 588 

Inventory -

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Farms Number 

68 664 Litters of pigs farrowed between62 916 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 

101 3 628 1969 __ 

70 4 609 December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 

16 2 163 1969 __ 

37 9 481 June land November 30 ___________________ J974 __ 

33 370 1969 __ 

Sales- Forms with soles of $2.500 and aver 

Forms Number Oollors (1.000) 

29 2 083 815 

8 252 (NA) 

10 48 19 

8 88 26 

5 175 45 

4 (D) (0) 

- - -

- - - 2 (0) (D) 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and aver 

Farms Number Oollors (1.000) 

102 8 573 578 

85 9 285 (NA) 

3 6 1 

19 129 7 

25 3M 29 

16 547 37 

12 825 62 

14 1 668 143 

9 2 824 152 

4 2 230 148 

22 1 721 34 

21 1 520 (NA) 

38 9854 (NA) 

49 13 455 (NA) 

37 12 088 <126 823 

41 (X) 361 

- - - 1 1 (NA) 

24 M 10 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All farms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 and aver 

Forms Number Farms Number 

97 1 090 93 1 076 

71 1 316 69 1 300 

82 611 80 605 

59 689 57 681 

46 479 42 471 

50 627 48 619 

Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ ~ ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

H~ns and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Farms with- Ito 9L ______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and ather meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry ond poultry products sold, ($1.000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 220 Phillips County, Mont. 

All farms 

Farms 

131 

(NA) 

127 

135 

126 

133 

121 

5 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

30 

1 

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Number Farms Number 

(X) 127 (X) 

(X) 133 (X) 

6204 123 6 119 

6 598 129 6 151 

6 003 123 5948 

5 962 127 5 718 

4 938 118 4 883 

1 065 5 1 065 

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

1 267 30 1 267 

100 1 100 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Farms Number 

16 (X) 16 (X) 

(NA) (X) 20 (X) 

15 806 15 806 

15 990 15 990 

15 746 15 746 

11 586 11 586 

11 199 11 199 

4 547 4 547 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - 5 225 5 225 

33 10 32 10 (NA) (NA) M 13 

1974 Census of Agriculture - Cou nty Data 
Table 9, 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for toble or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old_1974 __ 

(orn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ___________ _ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheot (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for oroin _____________ _ (otton (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ Sweetpototoes (bushels) ________________ _ Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ Sorghums for groin (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfolfo hoy (tons, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Forms wifh safes of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

123 5 948 15 746 

127 5 718 11 586 

119 5 833 15 746 4 115 - -

3 22 - - 6 130 4 324 

45 149 6 60 

1 10 - -

Table 10, Crops: 

Farms 

1974 1969 

16 6 

I -

-

31~ I - 336 

288 285 

-

=, -

7 (NA) 

- (NA) 

380 345 

2 3 - - - -

35 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - 14 4 1 479 

2 2 118 

- - - I (NA) 12 

260 245 38 261 

Turkeys _____________________________ I 974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey ~~~~yb~;:d~== hens for breeding === ==~=== _____________ = = ======== = ~~~!== 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other poultry _________________________ '974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

I 597 600 

12 - - -

- -

114417 76 467 

45 052 49 404 

- - - - 14 (NA) 

- (NA) 

72 899 62 057 

12 10 

- - - - 5 165 2 669 

Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- - - 403 12 454 64SO 197 (X) (X) 

- - - - (X) (X) 

32 803 71 149 67 089 

Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

9 67 2 17 

9 67 2 27 

6 55 2 17 

5 51 2 17 

I 4 - -

5 12 - -

6 26 - -

11 DO - (X) 

14 DO 4 (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

2 654 064 I 773 878 

DO (X) 

-

=1 -

I 954 (NA) I - (NA) 

111 514 99 311 

(X) 

(X) DO (X) I (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - -

7 3 864 283 

- I - 30 

- - - - 1 (NA) 12 -

158 170 25 786 23 779 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheot (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels>-______ 1974 __ 1969 __ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ (otton (bales) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight>-_____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchords _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

109 

138 

61 

76 

16 

6 

1 

- 334 

296 

154 

179 

247 

228 

2 

4 

2 

-

-

-

-

368 

325 

34 

23 

-

-

-

-

6 

13 

2 

3 

-

-

Acres 

15 422 

30499 

32 170 

39 517 

1 597 

600 

12 

- 114 374 

75 660 

9 830 

13 140 34 867 

35 878 

175 

53 

68 

-

-

-

- 72 553 

61 466 

5 165 

I 484 

-

-

-

-

12 

22 

12 

10 

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

2 653 451 

1 757 755 

431 436 589 638 

1 114 172 

1 262 715 

3 320 

1 OSO 

(X) 

-

-

-

-

110 955 98 080 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 1 759 

4 519 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Forms Acres Forms 

54 3 031 25 58 5 134 31 

9 870 7 18 1 214 14 7 864 10 

4 313 2 I 12 I 

- - - 12 857 72 27 I 547 69 

15 565 21 24 963 26 20 1 006 49 14 466 32 - - I - - - - - 1 - - -

- - - - - - - - -

184 39 585 68 

185 36 246 61 14 2 322 1 9 466 I - - - - - -

- - - - - - 2 11 2 5 12 6 

2 3 1 2 3 2 

- - - - - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Farms Tons Forms Tons 

2 379 25 195 - - 2 984 31 265 - - 709 6 21 1 10 928 14 76 - - 1 174 8 86 2 45 135 2 9 - - 12 1 I - - - - - - - 33 212 72 I 426 - - 19995 (NA) 646 (NA) 155 

1 985 21 256 - - 1 348 (NA) 58 (NA) - 9 793 48 389 1 50 6 417 (NA) 157 (NA) 14 106 1 6 - - - (NA) - (NA) - 34 1 1 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 11 029 67 725 1 13 6 333 61 460 - - SOD 1 25 - - 130 I 7 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 11 2 3 - - 18 (NA) 23 (NA) -

9 I 2 - - 4 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Phillips County, Mont. IV-221 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969-Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Acres 

(Z) 

(Z) 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Farms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs. including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ Lime __________________________________ formL_ 

ocres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants, etc. to control ~ 

Insects on hoy crops ____________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Insects on other crops __________________ farms __ 

ocres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nematodes in crops ____________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 1969 

281 270 

792 268 

157 142 

60 953 39 126 

3 253 1 936 

568 188 

16 3 

180 524 

14 (Z) 

34 7 

13 460 676 

65 9 

1 

72 

3 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to contra! - Can Diseases in crops and archards ____________ farms __ 2 8 

acres on which used __ (D) 178 

$1.000 __ 4 6 

Weeds or gross in crops _________________ formL_ 165 167 

acres on which used __ 70 057 55 318 

$1,000 __ 123 52 

Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ farms-_ 2 12 

acres on which used __ lOS 606 

$1,000 __ (Z) 2 

Weeds on aU other land __________________ formL_ 14 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 368 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 1 (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ formL_ 2 

acres on which used __ 121 

$1,000 __ 1 

Insect control on livestock and paultrv ________ farms __ 46 106 

$1.000 __ 5 11 

Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms __ 16 (NA) 

$1.000 __ 7 (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ farms-_ 

Proportion of farms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres-_ 

Average per form _______________________ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ___________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Cropland posture irrigated _____________ farms __ 

acreL_ Other cropland irrigated _______________ farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

Pasture irrigated, other than cropland posture _farmL_ 

Estimated Quantify of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

Land irrigated by- Furrow:. or ditches _______________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

1974 

199 

38.6 

49 217 

247.3 

198 

48 347 

192 

45 016 

54 

3 031 

2 

300 

9 

870 

42 572 

0.9 

119 

22 021 

1969 

205 

45.5 

47 384 

231.1 

203 

46 170 

194 

40 191 

58 

5 134 

(NA) 

845 

18 

214 

51 593 

1.1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farms __ 

acres-_ Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Land in irrigated forms ______________________ acres-_ 

Crap[and ________________________________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _____________________ acreL_ 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms-_ 

acres irrigated in most recent yeor __ 

Forms with artificol drainage _________________ forms __ 

Proportion of farms ____________________ percenL_ 

Land in forms with drainage _________________ ocres-_ land drained ____________________________ acreL_ 

Average per form ______________________ ocreL_ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tonks- ___________________________________ formL_ 

number __ 

ocres __ 

1974 1969 

5 (NA) 

925 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

115 (NA) 

90S 777 876 491 

147 533 140 274 

97 529 79 550 

8 (X) 

790 (X) 

33 54 

6.4 12.0 

113 945 159 365 

4 335 10 488 

131.4 194.2 

231 (NA) 

I 973 (NA) 

5 507 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate Nat secured by real estate 

Farms with debt owed by form operator (see text) _______________________________ farmL_ 263 224 ISO 

$1.000__ 29 580 20 845 8 736 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ________ __ __ ______ __ 28 20 38 

$5,000 to $9,999_______________________________________________________________ 12 12 22 

$10,000 to $29,999_____________________________________________________________ 43 53 60 

$30,000 to $49,999_____________________________________________________________ 53 29 20 

$50,000 ond over ______________________________________________________________ L.. ___________ l_2_7 ____________ 1_1_0 _____________ 40...; 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - ISO days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 doys ________ _ 

Less than 25 days ______ _ 

Total contract labor ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

115 

109 } 

98 

45 

18 

IV-222 Phillips County, Mont. 

1969 

98 

238 

39 

(NA) 

Workers Dollors (1.000) 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

229 150 928 } 230 } 645 216 678 

242 37 

(NA) (NA) 96 41 

68 (NA) 61 (NA) 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 to less than 

Total or more 149 days 25 doys 

Farms _________________ _ 235 115 109 98 

Cosh wages paid _ $1.000 __ 1 180 928 216 37 

Number of workers ______ _ 701 229 230 242 

Forms wifh- 1 worker __________ _ 82 65 45 39 2 workers _________ _ 66 26 41 31 

3 or 4 workers _____ _ 52 18 20 19 

S to 9 workers _____ _ 29 5 2 6 

10 workers and over _ 6 1 1 3 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

AU farms ________________ number __ 518 528 

Land in farms • _____________ acres __ 886 848 844 590 Average size of form ______ acres __ I 712 I 600 

Approximate land areo _______ acres-_ 052 736 052 736 Proportion in forms _____ percenL. 84.2 80.2 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 155 730 97 364 Average per form ________ dollars-_ 300 637 184 401 Average per acre ________ dallars __ 176 115 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 23 11 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 12 9 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 3 70 to 99 acreS _________________ _ 10 3 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 6 8 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 13 13 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 2 3 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 8 II 260 to 499 acres _. _____________ _ 46 53 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 75 105 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 183 167 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 137 145 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ forms __ 

oeres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ forms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms-_ 

ocres-_ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

" acres-_ Woodland postured _____________________________________ forms __ 

oeres __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

495 497 

884 ll9 838 550 

I 786 I 687 

052 736 052 736 84.0 79.7 

154 382 96 338 

311 883 193 838 

175 ll5 

14 6 7 I 

I 

8 I 

6 5 12 6 

2 2 7 9 45 52 74 104 

182 167 137 144 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

403 

284 013 

28 

5 435 

25 

2 723 

389 

267 578 

17 

8277 

10 

5 350 

6 

4 930 

1969 

(NA) 

272 721 

48 

780 

5 

835 

419 

255 742 

79 

13 364 

9 

377 

5 322 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Land In farms According 10 Use 

Total cropland _____________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

486 512 

586 798 571 320 

Harvested cropland _______ farms-_ 

acres __ 

480 501 

274 679 271 768 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres ________________ 9 4 

10 to 19 acres ___ • __________ 4 8 20 to 29 acres ______________ 3 4 30 to 49 acres _______ • ______ 17 6 

50 to 99 acres ______________ 26 22 100 to 199 acres ____________ 54 69 200 to 499 acres _____ • ______ 147 166 500 to 999 acreS ____________ 158 163 1.000 acres and over _________ 62 59 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

131 170 

27 198 22 962 

Other cropland (see textL __ farms __ 

acres __ 

412 450 

284 921 276 590 

Total woodlond ___________ ._ forms __ 10 9 

ocres __ 5 350 1 377 Other land (see text) ________ forms __ 452 454 

ocres __ 294 700 271 893 Irrigated land ______________ farms-_ 238 231 

acres __ 42 295 29 809 

Total woodland - Continued Woodland not postured __________ _ ___________________ farms._ 

acres._ 

Other land _______________________ _ ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other tho n cropland and woodland posture ______________ _ _ __________________ forms __ 

ocres-_ 

Improved pasturelond and rongelo nd _________________ forms-_ 

ocres __ 

Unimproved posturelond and rang elond _________ • _____ farms-_ 

ocres._ 

Land in houselots, barnlots, ponds, r aods, wasteland, etc. _forms-_ 

ocreL_ 

Table 2, Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form operotars ____________ number __ 

Land in forms. _______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ ocres __ 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

Black ond ather races, see textFarm operators by tenure: t 

All farm aperotars __________ number __ Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full awners ________________ number __ 

Land in farms. _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

518 528 

886 848 844 590 

274 679 271 768 

183 168 

162 351 166 702 

58 228 53 235 

266 292 

647 903 609 554 194 619 197 273 

69 68 76 594 68 334 

21 832 21 260 

13.3 12.8 

4 (NA) 

9 525 (NA) 

838 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

100 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

738 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

495 497 

8B4 119 838 550 

274 361 271 166 

162 143 

159 975 163 670 

57 911 52 940 

265 291 

647 870 607 298 194618 197 261 

68 63 76 274 67 582 

21 832 20 965 

13.7 12.6 

4 - 9 525 -

838 - 1 - (D) - 100 -

3 - (D) - 738 -

- - - - - - - -

419 418 

660 161 625 834 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Forms by type of organization-Con. Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) Land in forms ______________ ocreL_ (NA) (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) Land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Other _____________________ number .. _ (NA) (NA) 

acres._ (NA) (NA) 

Form operators by age group:' Under 25 yeors _____________________ _ 14 11 25 to 34 years ___________ • _________ _ 58 64 35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 91 121 45 to 54 yeors _____________________ _ ll6 153 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 150 128 65 yeors and aver __________________ _ 55 51 Average age _______________________ _ 49.6 48.9 

Farm operators by place of residence;' On form operated ___________________ _ 349 416 

1~ } 79 

49 

On another form ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a farm ________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban oreo _________ _ 

Farm operators reporting days of work 

off form;2 

256 (NA) 

37 98 

None _____________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days _______________________ _ 

17 24 

1~ } 28 

48 51 

50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ____________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ____________________ _ 

200 days and over __________________ _ 

Farm operators by principal occupation:' 

437 (NA) 

- 47 (NA) 

Forming ___________________________ _ 

Other ____________________________ _ 

Farm operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

- Farm operators reporting agricultural 

(NA) (NA) 

contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) (NA) 

1)969 data are only for farms operated by Blacks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations <safe proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

472 487 

585 106 565 900 

468 482 

274 361 271 166 

6 l 2 J J 1 

13 

25 

54 69 

147 166 

158 163 

62 59 

126 159 

26 732 22 013 

403 (NA) 

284 013 272 721 

10 9 

5 350 1 377 

433 (NA) 

293 663 271 273 

235 223 

42 264 29 656 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

4 5 

420 55 

433 (NA) 

293 663 271 273 

269 324 

266 431 252 219 

89 90 

26 395 26 486 

200 279 

240 036 225 733 

378 342 

27 232 19 054 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

42 52 (D) 109 434 

32 21 122 624 77 521 

2 6 (0) 25 761 

13 6 57 62 

85 ll4 

llO 149 

145 125 

51 41 

49.6 48.9 

336 400 

~} 68 

250 (NA) 

34 95 17 24 17 } 25 5 

42 39 

421 (NA) 

40 (NA) 

14 (NA) 

50 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Pondero County, Mont. IV-223 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of soles: 

41 l- 77 157 _ 

153 183 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 66 143 $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 49 60 $2,500 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

- 26 33 

Under $2,500 (see lexl) __________________ _ 

- 26 32 $2,00010 $2,499 _____________________ _ - 7 2 $UOO 10 $1,999 _____________________ _ 

- 5 8 $1,00010 $1,499 _____________________ _ 5 4 Under $1,000 (see lexl) ________________ _ 

- 9 18 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ - 23 004 15 419 Average per form ______________ dotlars_ 44 410 29 202 

- 449 J 480 

- 16 71~ 8 771 

-

-

Crops, including hoy _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

- 1 - Forest products ___________________ forms-

$1,000_ - 1 -

Livestock. poultry, and their products ________________________ forms-- 341 345 $1,000_ - 6 292 6 647 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms- - 31 (NA) 

$1,000_ 309 (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

41 l- 157 _ 77 

153 183 

66 143 49 60 26 33 

3 1 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

22 974 15 391 46 412 30 967 

440 (NA) 

16 699 8 755 

- -

- -

1 - 1 -

328 333 

6 274 6 636 

31 37 

309 125 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ T abaeeo ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Other field crops _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products __ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ___________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Sheep, lambs, and woo'- ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

440 

16 699 

423 

16 066 -

-

-

-

105 

626 

I 

4 

1 

3 

-

-

328 6 274 

31 

309 

21 

198 

304 4 713 

65 

896 

20 

139 

17 

18 

1969 

(NA) 

8 755 

450 8 278 

-

-

-

-

148 

461 

3 

10 

2 

5 

-

-

333 

6 636 

37 

125 

36 

191 

(NA) 

5 792 

I (NA) 

527 

J 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off farm and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural serviceL ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs______ _ ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farm/and or from lease or sale of allotments _____ • _________ • ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources _____________________ • _________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources 1 _________________ • __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1 

1 

All forms 

1974 

46 

290 

724 

65 

242 

-

-

242 

182 

44 

135 

49 

164 

70 

244 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

82 

147 

3 

10 

395 2 461 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

35 (NA) 

286 (NA) 

1 648 (NA) 

63 77 

167 140 

- 3 

- 10 

242 387 1 182 2 447 

42 (NA) 

135 (NA) 

49 (NA) 

164 (NA) 

68 (NA) 

184 (NA) 

lSee text. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total family income from off-form sources' ____________________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding farm related ___________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, com missions, and tips __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends. or royalties __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc. ________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with sales 

01 $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

267 

304 

35 

178 

133 

668 

161 

350 

39 

74 

28 

34 

Table 5. Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Total form production expenses ___ formL 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with- $110 $999 _____________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $1,999 _________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,00010 $4,999 _________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,00010 $39,999 _______________ _ $40,00010 $59,999 _______________ _ $60,000 and over ________________ _ 

Livestock and poultry .purchased __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredients ____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole groins ___________ • __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ form$._ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

517 

16 287 

14 

6 

13 

28 

64 

120 } 168 

53 

51 

175 

983 

292 

1 860 

218 

822 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - 224 Pondera County, Mont. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

528 495 497 

10 768 16 260 10 721 

15 :;} 10 20 

19 9 16 

37 26 35 

80 64 79 

120 186 

357 168 124 

53 } 47 51 

235 164 228 

1 513 978 1 511 

304 276 291 

510 1 851 505 

199 205 193 

222 815 220 

(NA) 62 44 (NA) 108 35 

(NA) 134 103 (NA) 578 140 

(NA) 92 90 

(NA) 350 110 

(NA) 251 (NA) 

(NA) 93 (NA) 

Seeds. bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ formL_ 

$l,oo(L Commercial fertifizer purchosed __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Lime ______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline _____________ • _____ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oi'- __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form labor ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Contract lobar ________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

186 

367 

370 

1 508 

350 

589 

(NA) 

(NA) 

516 

1 493 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

256 

929 

34} 65 

183 

341 

514 

8 153 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

193 183 183 194 367 194 

407 369 400 

602 1 508 601 

(NA) 350 (NA) 

150 589 150 

- - - - - -

526 495 496 

989 1 490 982 (NA) 489 495 

(NA) 775 535 (NA) 413 410 (NA) 524 336 (NA) 107 101 

(NA) 57 24 

(NA) 495 496 (NA) 134 87 

358 253 353 

827 929 822 291 32 55 

361 64 55 180 249 

339 301 

521 495 497 

5 622 8 051 5 600 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machlnlry and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Average per farm __________ dollars __ 

Farms by value group: $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 ond over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 

514 

20 424 

39 736 

-

38 

37 

77 

76 } 133 

72 

81 

463 

724 

428 

503 

1 832 

456 

1 ~, 213 

251 j 101 

123 

4 

1969 

521 

13 208 

25 351 

1 

72 

61 

124 

263 

488 

763 

486 

507 

1 711 

532 

495 

1 313 

322 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

493 491 

20 119 13 015 

40 809 26 506 

32 } 53 

32 55 

71 121 

74 93 

133 } 110 

70 59 81 

448 467 

708 736 

420 468 

483 480 

1 801 1 646 

446 509 

451 465 

1 193 1 131 

244 296 

101 114 

123 145 

4 18 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines, 

setf-propelled _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Other cornpickers and 

-

-

-

picker-shellers ______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup bolers ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Windrowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

AI! forms 

1974 1969 

353 361 

458 489 

102 184 

la 10 

12 

4 

46 (NA) 

52 (NA) 

15 (NA) 

230 242 

245 246 

66 98 

307 (NA) 

365 (NA) 

92 (NA) 

14 (NA) 

14 (NA) 

5 (NA) 

Farms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

349 359 

452 487 

98 183 

- 3 

- 5 

- 2 

33 7 

33 7 

- 2 

46 (NA) 

52 (NA) 

15 (NA) 

230 241 

245 245 

66 97 

305 320 

363 373 

92 136 

14 221 14 23 

5 10 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cattle, hogs. or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cottle and colves. ______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I·to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 5 to 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to lL ________________________ _ 

20 to 49-________________________ _ 

50 to 9L ________________________ _ 100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1~2 _____________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ ~0~ft9 ___________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Farms 

348 

331 

330 

322 

318 

15 

10 

34 

80 

73 

55 

44 

11 

302 

291 

292 

(NA) 

66 

76 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

292 

21 

9 

40 

98 

60 

43 

19 

2 

66 

54 

5 

1 

2 

-

3 

1 

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2.500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 333 (X) 341 (JO 

(X) 318 (X) 332 (X) 

(X) 321 (X) 335 (X) 

37 543 309 37 385 316 21 133 34 595 310 34 473 320 39 156 

38 10 22 28 65 

70 10 70 31 206 

456 28 391 53 730 2 775 79 2 748 87 2 765 

4 756 72 4 706 56 3 857 

7 505 55 7 505 4-4 5 687 

12 309 44 12 309 13 4 135 9634 11 9 634 4 3 688 

21 054 294 20 999 (NA) (NA) 

19 765 286 19 690 (NA) (NA) 

20 648 284 20 593 (NA) (NA) 

19 241 277 19 169 (NA) (NA) 

406 66 406 (NA) (NA) 

524 73 521 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) ()() (NA) (X) 

()() (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

20 648 284 20 593 Cattle sold ________________________ 

Forms with59 16 44 1 to 4 ________________________ 

63 8 57 5 to 9 ________________________ 

550 39 536 10 to 19 ______________________ 

2 993 97 2 973 20 to 49 ______________________ 

4 109 60 4 109 50 to 99 ______________________ 

5 715 43 5 715 100 to 199 ____________________ 

(D) 19 (D) 200 to 499 ____________________ 

(D) 2 (D) 500 and over __________________ 

406 66 406 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 74 54 74 lor 2 ________________________ 

18 5 18 3 or 4 ________________________ 

6 1 6 5 to 9 ________________________ 

26 2 26 10 to 19 ______________________ 

- - - 20 to 49 ______________________ 

(D) 3 (D) 50 to 99 ______________________ 

(D) 1 (0) 100 to 199 ____________________ 

- - - 200 to 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Safes 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Oollors (l,000) 

328 (X) 6 274 

319 (X) 5 748 

323 (X) (NA) 

304 21 032 4 713 

312 39 119 5 792 

25 58 15 

28 185 37 

47 657 127 

87 2 765 539 

56 3 857 795 

44 5 687 1 323 

13 4 135 800 4 3 688 1 078 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

21 (X) 198 36 (X) 191 

Soles, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Forms Number (l,ooo) 

258 13886 3 727 

37 93 25 34 227 48 48 657 142 72 2 280 547 34 2 189 526 22 2940 915 8 2 604 544 3 2 896 981 

160 7 146 986 

9 15 2 5 17 3 22 159 26 26 368 48 50 1 480 209 27 1 789 260 19 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

- - -

Pondera County, Mont. IV-22S 
Tobie 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Seef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull colves _______________________ 1974_ - 1969_ -

Inventory -

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

241 7 809 

261 8 138 

231 7 536 

23 273 

256 8577 

287 6 645 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Tobie 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 9L _____________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969_ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974_ 

Sheep. Iambs, and wool _____________________ 1974_ Goats ____________________________________ 197.L 

1969_ Horses and ponieL _________________________ 197.L 

1969_ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974_ 

1969_ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ lambs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974_ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974_ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974_ 

I Pounds of wool. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Inventory 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

63 7 300 62 7 270 66 12 145 

66 5 428 63 5 3931 65 7 824 

7 17 7 17 3 5 

4 27 4 27 4 29 

12 190 12 190 9 152 

12 399 11 369 12 384 

8 576 8 576 11 760 

11 1 312 11 1 312 12 1 583 

6 1 602 6 1 602 7 1 961 

3 3 177 3 3 177 8 7 271 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 10 1 018 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 11 892 

19 6 677 19 6677 20 4 198 

31 7 897 30 7 894 32 6 299 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

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

(NA) (NA) 1 2 (NA) (NA) 

95 441 1 90 436

1 

13 37 

179 634 i (NA) (NA) i 18 54 

InventoryFarms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Farms Number 

42 910 litters of pigs farrowed between44 765 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 

60 6 360 1969 __ 

59 4 628 December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ J974 __ 

13 1 340 1969 __ 

19 5 172 June land November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 

17 165 1969 __ 

Sales- Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

28 2 306 870 

25 1 758 (NA) 

9 38 8 

5 66 17 

9 297 107 

2 (D) (D) 

1 (0) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Dollars (1,000) 

65 12 119 896 

60 7 687 (NA) 

3 5 (Z) 

4 29 2 

9 152 12 

11 358 24 

11 760 49 

12 1 583 103 

7 1 961 144 

8 7 271 561 

10 1 018 15 

10 828 (NA) 

20 4 198 (NA) 

32 6 299 (NA) 

20 5 001 '55 503 

20 (X) 139 

- - - - - (NA) 

13 37 13 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

47 1 526 46 1 522 

48 I 105 45 1 089 

47 896 46 892 

43 555 40 543 

38 630 38 630 

43 550 42 546 

Tobie 9. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and ovor ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Poultry ond poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 226 Pondera County, Mont. 

All forms 

Forms 

77 

(NA) 

74 

98 

74 

96 

62 

8 

2 

-

1 

-

1 

-

-

10 

2 

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 74 (X) 

(X) 99 (X) 

42 517 71 42465 

18 645 97 18 633 

35 055 71 35 003 

18 346 95 18 334 

1 835 59 I 783 

1 220 8 I 220 

(D) 2 (D) 

- - -

(D) 1 (D) 

- - -

(D) 1 (D) 

- - - - - - 2 395 9 2 370 

1 602 2 1 602 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

15 (X) 15 (X) 

(NA) (JO 20 (X) 

14 19 559 14 19 559 

20 5 365 20 5 365 

13 18 992 13 18992 

19 5 262 19 5 262 

8 222 8 222 

1 190 I 190 

2 (D) 2 (D) 

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

I (D) 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 5 9 355 5 9 355 

1 200 1 200 

31 309 31 309 

(NA) (NA) 37 125 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Doto 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for toble or market egg production _1974 __ 

Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small grain:s for groin _____________ _ Cation (bales) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hay crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ 

land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) ___ ~ _____ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ AlfoHo hoy (tons, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

71 35 003 13 18 992 

95 18 334 19 5 262 

71 (D) 13 (D) 

2 (D) 1 (O) 

2 (D) - -

2 76 1 3 

24 (O) 2 567 

2 (O) - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

I 3 

1 - - - - - 397 451 

382 434 

- =1 -

3 (NA) 

- (NA) 

257 314 

2 2 

- - - - 4 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - I 3 13 

- - - - - - - (NA) - 218 217 16 504 

Turkeys ____________ _____ ______ __ ____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

13 103 

10 -

- -

- -

155 381 135 664 

95 145 104 224 

-

=1 -

4 (NA) 

- (NA) 

24 122 30 575 

4 10 

- -

- -

235 1 443 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- - -

103 195 1 000 

- (X) (X) 

- - -

- (X) (X) 

16 517 40 091 36 397 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

6 40 - -

2 9 - -

4 34 - -

4 34 - -

- - - -

4 6 - -

I 7 - -

8 (X) I (X) 

18 (X) 2 (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

2 535 611 4 061 622 

(X) (X) 

-

=1 -

323 (NA) 

- (NA) 

49 203 54 486 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - -

1 2 13 83 

- - - -

- - - -

- (NA) - -

174 177 12 197 12 896 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for 0/1 purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Wheat {bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 80rley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other smoll groins for grain ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans {bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed crap'-_________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cation (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes {hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sole ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

126 

159 

89 

90 

I 

3 

-

-

395 

442 

38 

121 

376 

413 

-

2 

9 

-

-

-

-

249 

306 

3 

9 

-

-

-

-

2 

6 

1 

2 

-

-

Acres 

26 732 

22 013 

26 395 

26486 

13 

103 

-

- 155 301 

135 302 

2 116 

4 442 

90 733 

99545 

-

20 

2 165 

-

-

-

-

24 028 

30 505 

226 

1 304 

-

-

-

-

4 

19 

3 

10 

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

2534611 

4 054 807 

58 114 

241 780 

2 164 041 

4 633 480 

- 700 

(X) 

-

-

-

-

49 100 

54 370 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 320 

3 650 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Forms Acres Forms 

51 4 712 34 

71 3746 50 

20 1 545 12 

29 2 230 23 

1 13 1 

2 83 3 

- - - _. - - 64 4 092 292 

54 2 638 335 

10 296 25 

9 143 57 

118 13 586 247 

32 1 916 283 

- - -

- - 2 - - 3 

- - -

- - -

- - - - - - 192 16 926 110 

191 16963 123 

2 144 1 

1 550 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (Z) 2 

2 12 3 

- - 1 

1 8 1 

- - - - - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

3 882 33 305 I 20 

3 063 50 263 - - 1 875 12 114 - - 1 410 23 104 - - 13 1 I - - 103 3 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - 107 830 290 4 155 6 144 96 773 (NA) 3 424 (NA) 34 

1 549 25 52 - - 2 106 (NA) 88 (NA) - 64 825 244 2 656 4 204 69 336 (NA) 2 227 (NA) 20 - - - - - 20 (NA) I (NA) - 716 3 36 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 8 666 110 789 - - 12 559 123 915 I 3 130 1 6 1 6 522 3 51 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 4 2 1 - - 18 (NA) 5 (NA) -

3 1 1 - - R 1 4 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Pondera County, Mont. IV-227 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 •. Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 .. Other crops _____________________ t974 __ 

Forms Acres Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Totol chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 .. Commercial fertilizer ______________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1.000 •. lime __________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1.000 .• Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy cropL ___________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 .. Insects on other crops __________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 .. Nematodes in crops ____________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 .. 

1974 

425 

2 096 

369 189 731 

8 501 

1 508 

16 

3 521 

16 

71 

27 229 

161 

3 

472 

11 

1969 

444 

751 

378 186 047 

7 150 

601 

2 

180 

(Z) 

4 

558 

1 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Con Diseases in crops and orchords ____________ farmL_ 13 15 

acres on which used __ 6 549 7 993 

$1.000 .• 16 3 Weeds or gross in crops _________________ forms __ 296 350 acres on which used __ 163 638 143 829 

$1.000 .• 356 134 Weeds or brush in posture ________________ farms __ 15 27 

acres on which used __ I 050 1 510 

$1.000_. 4 1 Weeds on all other land __________________ farms __ 60 (HA) 

acres on which used __ 128 (HA) 

$1.000_. 6 (HA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ formL_ 7 5 ac,-es on which used __ 371 979 

$1.000 .. 8 1 

Insect control on livestock and pauUrv ________ forms __ 44 90 

$1.000 .. 4 6 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms __ 34 (NA) 

$1.000 •. 8 (HA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ formL_ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acreL_ 

Average per form _______________________ acreL_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ forms __ 

acres __ Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farmL_ 

acres __ Other cropland irrigated ________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _forms __ ocres __ 

Estimated Quantity of irrigation water applied _ ac.re-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ ocre-feeL_ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

1974 

235 

47.5 

42 264 

179.8 

232 

40 719 

228 

35 046 

51 

4 712 

12 

961 

20 

545 

45 661 

1.1 

50 6 787 

1969 

223 

44.8 

29 656 

132.9 

220 27 426 

213 

22 395 

71 

3 746 

(HA) 

1 285 

29 

2 230 

38 736 

1.3 

(HA) 

(HA) 

1974 1969 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ forms __ 12 (HA) 

ocres __ 3 549 (HA) 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 54 (HA) 

acres __ 7 177 (NA) 

land in irrigated formL _____________________ acreL_ 392 102 411 234 Cropland ________________________________ acres __ 237 517 244 647 Harvested cropland _____________________ ocres __ 118 121 122 391 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ forms __ 9 (X) 

acres irrigated in mast recent year __ 585 (X) 

Forms with ortifica! droinage _________________ forms __ 15 28 Proportion of forms ____________________ percenL_ 3.0 5.6 land in forms with drainage _________________ acreL_ 36 451 65 194 land drained ____________________________ ocreL_ 2 187 1 675 Average per form ______________________ ac.res __ 145.8 59.8 

Artificial ponds. pits, reservoirs. and earthen tanks ____________________________________ forms __ 245 (HA) 

number __ 687 (HA) 

ocres __ 057 (HA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate Not secured by real estate 

Farms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ forms__ 292 231 183 

$1.000.. 22 909 17 247 5 662 

Farms by size of debt owed: 

~;.~"c{0 $t~~~~999=:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::=:==:=:=::::=:::=:::=:=====::=::= ~~ 1 ~ ~~ $10.000 '0 $29.999._ .•.• _...................................................... 62 48 65 

$30.000 to $49.999............................................................. 48 40 30 $50.000 and over ••.•.•.........•.....•...•........•.............•.•.•••.....•. L.. ___________ 1_4_2 ____________ 1_1_7 _____________ 34...J 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days ••.••.... less than 25 days ______ _ 

Total contract labor ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

117 

131 } 128 

32 

16 

IV-228 Pondera County, Mont. 

1969 

114 

312 

55 

(HA) 

Workers Dollars (1.000) 

1974 1969 1974 

177 153 646 } 241 } 851 235 

282 48 

(HA) (NA) 64 

57 (HA) 31 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 to less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Farms _________________ _ 253 117 131 128 Cosh wages paid _ $1,000 __ 929 646 235 48 Number of workers ______ _ 700 177 241 282 

822 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 93 81 73 66 

55 2 workers _________ _ 62 25 30 30 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 62 8 24 21 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 27 3 3 9 

(HA) 10 workers and over _ 9 - 1 2 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table L Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Average size of form ______ acres __ 

Approximate land area _______ acres-_ 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ Average per form ________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ________ dallars __ 

Forms 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 _______________ _ 

All farms 

1974 

369 

718 763 4 658 

104 128 

81.7 

131 005 

355 028 

76 

30 

5 

1969 

364 

694 561 4 655 

104 128 

80.5 

58 586 

160 951 

35 

26 

4 

I 

1 

4 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

339 33 I Land In Farms According '0 Use 

710266 

5 045 

2 104 128 

81.3 

128 666 379 544 

75 

12 

I 

683 394 5 086 

104 128 

80.0 

57 256 172 978 

34 

II 

I 

I 

Total cropland _____________ farms- - acres_ Harvested cropland _______ farms __ acres __ 

Forms 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 and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ______________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see textL __ farms __ acres __ 

180 to 219 acres ___ ._.__________ 1 1 - Total woodlond _____________ farms __ 

220 to 259 acres ________________ 1 1 1 1 acreL_ 

260 to 499 acres _____ • _____ .____ 11 12 11 8 Other land (see text) ________ farmL_ 

500 to 999 acres _.______________ 27 25 25 16 acres •• 

1,000 to 1.999 acres _____________ 58 63 58 62 Irrigated land ______________ farmL_ 

2,000 acres and over _____________ 226 227 225 226 acreL_ 

L-____________ ~~------------~ 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 

All forms 

1974 1969 

313 317 

139 507 154 942 

305 307 

97 033 87 450 

3 I 

5 5 

5 5 

8 13 

29 33 

82 79 

tl5 125 

46 37 

12 9 

48 92 

14 449 25 886 

110 132 

28 025 41 606 

31 33 

15 896 21 463 

357 346 

1 563 360 1 518 156 

51 64 

8 862 13 215 

Other cropland _______________________________________ • ___ farms __ 

aeres __ tlO 

28 025 40 9781 Woodland nat pastured __________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

Cropland in cover crops. legumes. and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Cropland in cul1ivated summer follow ______________________ farmL_ 

aereL_ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

3 

340 

9 

091 

103 24 907 

13 I 687 

acres __ 

___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 5 9~! lather land _______________________ _ 

n cropland and 523 P;~~u;l~'~~dp~~~;::~~~a:_d~_ o_t~~~ _t~~ ____________ • ______ farms __ 

tl7 

31 392 

20 3 112 

Improved pastureland and rangela 

acres __ 

nd _________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Unimproved pastureiand and rang eland ________ .~ _. ___ forms __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms__ 29 33 

acres__ 14 196 21 4631 

acres __ 

aads. wasteland, etc . • farms __ 

acreL_ Woodland postured _____________________________________ f~;~~== 14 l~~ 17 l~j i ~------------~ 

Land in hauseiots, bamlots, ponds. r 

Table 2, Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over All forms 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

All form aperatars ____________ number __ 369 364 339 331 Forms by type of organization - Can. land in farms ________________ acres __ I 718 763 I 694 561 I 710266 I 683 394 Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) 

Harvested cropland _________ acres._ 97 033 87 450 96 989 87 077 Land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 155 145 133 120 

Corporation ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 425 406 315448 424 897 309 547 Other _____________________ number_ - (NA) (NA) 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 28 575 19 101 28 573 18 728 acres_ - (NA) (NA) 

Port owners _______________ number __ 174 174 170 173 Form operators by age graup:1 land in farms. _____________ acres-_ 1 165 949 I 250 894 I 164 009 I 248 949 Under 25 years ____________________ _ - 5 5 Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 62 3tt 60680 62 3t1 60 680 25 to 34 years ____________________ _ 

- 32 37 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

40 45 36 38 

127 408 128 219 121 360 124 898 

6 147 7669 6 105 7669 

35 to 44 years ____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years ____________________ _ 55 to 64 years ____________________ _ 

65 yeors and over _________________ _ 

- 53 82 

- 96 tlO 

- 72 82 

- 70 48 Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 10.8 12.3 10.6 tlA Average age ______________________ _ 

- 52.4 49.9 

Block and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: I 

All form aperators __________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

2 (NA) 2 - (0) (NA) (0) - (0) (NA) (0) -

Form operators by place of residence;1 On form aperated __________________ _ On another farm ___________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form _______ _ 

In a city. town, or urban area ________ _ 

- 243 297 

- Ii} - 28 

-

Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farms. _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

- (NA) - -

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

Form operators reporting days of work 

off farm: 1 

None ____________________________ _ 

I to 49 days ______________________ _ - 176 (NA) 

- 32 48 Part owners _______________ number __ 2 (NA) 2 - 50 to 99 days _____________________ _ 

- 4 17 land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

(0) (NA) (0) - (0) (NA) (0) - - (NA) - -

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 200 days and over _________________ _ 

- I~ } 24 -

- 34 32 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ - (NA) - - - (NA) - - Form operators by principal accupotian:1 Forming __________________________ _ 

- 258 (NA) 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ - (NA) - - Other ____________________________ _ 

- 70 (NA) 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ land in farms- _____________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 270 259 (NA) (NA) 992 206 I 105 983 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____ • _______________ _ 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

1}969 data are only for forms operated by Blocks. 11974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

306 309 

139 315 153 355 

300 302 

96 989 87 077 

~1 23

1 

8 _ 

29 30 

82 78 

tl5 125 

46 37 

12 9 

46 88 

14 301 25 300 

110 (NA) 

28 025 40 978 

29 33 

14 196 21 463 

331 (NA) 

1 556 755 1 508 576 

51 63 

8 862 13 197 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

- 2 

- 4 286 

331 (NA) 

I 556 755 I 508 576 I 309 297 

I 526 150 I 480 733 

32 26 

48 209 12 026 

283 289 

I 477 941 I 468 707 I 209 197 i 30 605 27 843 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

28 44 

174 277 243 652 

41 23 543 783 3t1 797 

- 5 - 21 962 

3 5 24 33 51 76 

93 107 

67 69 

60 41 

52.6 49.6 

223 280 6 } 3 25 16 

161 (NA) 

32 45 

2 16 

6 } 19 6 

29 21 

242 (NA) 

56 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

9 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Powder River County, Mont. IV-229 
Tobie 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

Farms by value of soles: 

241 56 85 _ 

82 87 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$010,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 89 94 39 53 19 36 

$5,000 to $9.999 ________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 

Under $2,500 (see text) ___________________ _ 31 38 $2,000 to $2,499 ______________________ _ 5 9 $1,500 to $1,999 ______________________ _ 4 5 $1,000 to $1,499 ______________________ _ 12 9 Under $1,000 (see text>- ________________ _ 10 15 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000 __ 12 922 8 535 Average per farm ______________ dollars __ 35 018 23 447 

Crops, including hay _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

- 208 } 185 

- 4 12~ 1 099 

-

- Forest products ___________________ formL - 2 - $1,000_ - 5 -

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms-- 350 343 $1,000_ - 8 788 7 435 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ - 14 (NA) 

$1,000_ - 3 (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

241 85 _ 56 

82 87 

89 94 

39 53 

19 36 

1 5 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

12 887 8 498 

38 014 25 673 

206 (NA) 

4 128 1 094 

- - - -

2 - 5 -

320 316 

8 753 7 404 

14 12 

3 3 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ T abaeeo ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hay. forage, and silage __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Fruits. nuts, and berries ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock. poultry. and their products __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 1969 

206 (NA) 

4 128 1 094 

126 128 

3 321 774 

- -

- - - - - -

144 108 

807 320 

I - (l) - - - - - - - - -

320 316 

8 753 7 404 

14 12 

3 3 

2 6 

(D) 5 

306 (NA) 

7 711 6 414 

"I 

(NA) 

120 982 

67 

880 

31 

(D) _ 

Tobie 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources _______ • _______________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Expenses for farm-related income sourcesl ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All farms 

1974 

36 

95 

365 

48 

71 

21 

12 

27 

22 

22 

237 

13 

22 

30 

31 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

(NA) 23 (NA) 

(NA) 82 (NA) 

(NA) 336 (NA) 

37 38 36 

63 54 58 

17 20 17 

7 12 7 

164 21 160 

612 21 607 

(NA) 20 (NA) 

(NA) 227 (NA) 

(NA) 13 (NA) 

(NA) 22 (NA) 

(NA) 30 (NA) 

(NA) 31 (NA) 

!See text. 11974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total family income from off-form sources 2 ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding farm related ___________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cash wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc. ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 ond 

over, 1974 

158 

924 

28 

201 

77 

421 

73 

150 

29 

74 

19 

78 

Table 5. Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Total farm production expenses ___ farmL - $1,000_ - Farms with- $1 to $99L ____________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $1,999 _________________ _ 

$2.000 to $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,99L _______________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20.000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ $60,000 and over ________________ _ 

livestock and poultry . purchased __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ing redients ____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Whole groins ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

HaV. green chop, and silage __ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

369 

10 795 

21 

9 

8 

24 

51 

87 } 102 

24 

43 

196 

1 902 

308 

1 363 

256 

981 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - 230 Powder River County, Mont. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

364 339 331 

6 636 10 746 6 596 

25 ~} 14 17 

15 5 12 

39 20 37 

72 49 72 

87 88 

196 102 72 

24 } 36 43 

207 185 203 

1 443 1 891 1 440 

321 290 297 

631 I 344 626 

253 244 236 

365 972 364 

(NA) 62 66 

(NA) 48 83 

(NA) 117 118 

(NA) 277 128 

(NA) 24 47 

(NA) 48 51 

(NA) 254 (NA) 

(NA) 135 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ lime ______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ $1,000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Diesel oiL __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired farm labor ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Contract labor ________________ form s __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

89 

55 

90 

186 

126 

91 

(NA) 

(NA) 

357 

918 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

168 

763 48} 74 

127 

245 

361 

5 197 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

71 87 68 

21 55 21 

80 88 77 

55 186 55 

(NA) 126 (NA) 

32 91 32 

- - - - - -

363 329 330 

500 912 492 

(NA) 324 329 

(NA) 584 356 

(NA) 197 137 

(NA) 179 58 

(NA) 124 141 

(NA) 82 41 

(NA) 329 327 

(NA) 67 38 

208 165 207 

578 763 578 

210 46 52 

237 74 45 

127 177 

245 191 

357 339 329 

3 139 5 050 3 117 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Doto 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value at all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per form __________ dollars-_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $999 _______________________ _ 

$1.00010 $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 ________________ _ $20,000 to $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,00010 $49,999 ________________ _ $50,00010 $69,999 ________________ _ 

$70,000 ond over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles _________ ._._._. __ forms __ 

number __ 

mtd in last 5 yeors, number __ Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms __ number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctors-. _. _________ ._. farms __ 

number __ 

mtd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors _. ____________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

11 

31 

All forms 

1974 1969 

365 355 

379 5 475 

175 15 423 

- 2 

36 79 

36 74 

78 } 

101 

77 

77 99 30 

31 

294 292 

418 408 

250 246 

347 333 

851 709 

411 402 

'"} 315 

918 931 

198 271 

72 

73 

4 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

336 323 

11 180 5 306 

33 275 16 427 

23 } 64 

28 62 

70 98 

77 48 77 35 

30 } 31 16 

273 273 

393 387 

235 239 

325 309 

821 665 401 372 

307 289 

888 827 

188 245 

70 72 71 74 

4 19 

Selected Machinery & Equip, - Con. 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled _. _. ___________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lest 5 years, number __ 

(orn heads for combines ______ fermL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ______________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower cenditioners __________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers. pull and self-propelled _______________ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ ferms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

99 64 99 61 

109 74 109 71 

23 21 23 21 

1: 1 7 - 1 

8 - I 

3 - -

14 7 ld 14 7 

2 3 

45 (NA) 45 (NA) 

47 (NA) 47 (NA) 

22 (NA) 22 (NA) 

168 152 168 149 

181 160 181 157 

66 100 66 97 

173 (NA) 173 120 

188 (NA) 188 123 

94 (NA) 94 82 

17 (NA) 17 241 18 (NA) 18 29 

4 (NA) 4 16 i 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cattle, hogs. or sheep _______ 1974 __ 1969 __ Cottle and calves _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1104 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5109 ____________________ 1974 __ 

101019 __________________ 1974 __ 

201049 __________________ 1974 __ 

501099 __________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199. _______________ 1974 __ 20010499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

(ows and heifers that hod colved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ___________________________ _ 5109 ___________________________ _ 

101019 _________________________ _ 

201049 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

10010199 _______________________ _ 20010499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- lor 2. __________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49. ________________________ _ 

501099 _________________________ _ 

10010199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 ond over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

344 

341 

337 

327 

325 

4 

3 

17 

23 

31 

87 

117 

45 

309 

304 

299 

(NA) 

95 

146 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Farms 

299 

11 

4 

6 

32 

64 

99 

72 

11 

95 

78 

10 

4 

3 

-

-

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory Seles 

Forms with sales of $2.500 All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over and over 

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

(X) 315 (X) 350 (X) 320 DO 8 753 

(X) 312 (X) 349 (X) 320 (X) 8 712 

(X) 315 (X) 342 (X) 316 (X) (NA) 

85 071 298 84 531 334 42 142 306 41 978 7 711 

73 842 306 73 480 328 39 888 305 39 721 6 414 

10 1 4 19 50 4 8 19 3 19 17 118 9 62 1~ I 234 1 18 14 186 9 120 25 719 16 551 51 1 716 51 1 716 299 2 119 28 1 969 88 6 491 88 6 491 1 143 12 898 87 12 898 76 10 391 76 10 391 I 903 34 800 117 34 800 61 16 805 61 16 805 3 200 34 272 45 34 272 8 6 385 8 6 385 1 121 

47 074 285 46 834 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

36 681 288 36 487 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

46 870 281 46 643 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

36 419 285 36 231 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

204 86 191 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

262 141 256 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) (0) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) 5 

Inventory. 1974 Soles, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2.500 Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

and over 

Number Forms Number Dollars Forms Number (1,000) 

46 870 281 46 643 (aHle sold ________________________ 

Farms with- 255 22 297 5 324 

31 4 10 1 104 ________________________ 12 37 9 31 1 8 5109 ________________________ 18 141 37 91 2 37 101019 ______________________ 30 407 97 1 048 28 919 201049 ______________________ 66 2 101 455 4 657 64 4 657 501099 ______________________ 59 3 984 903 13 352 99 13 352 100 10199 ____________________ 40 5 541 1 402 19925 72 19 925 200 10 499 ____________________ 27 7 215 1 741 7 735 11 7 735 500 and over __________________ 3 2 871 680 

204 86 191 Calves sold ________________________ 202 19 681 2 388 Farms with114 69 101 lor 2 ________________________ 11 15 2 31 10 31 3 or 4 ________________________ 2 6 (Z) 21 4 21 5109 ________________________ 5 32 4 38 3 38 101019 ______________________ 12 168 25 - - - 201049 ______________________ 45 1 562 211 - - - 501099 ______________________ 59 4 295 560 - - - 100 10199 ____________________ 45 6 121 767 - - - 20n 10 499 ____________________ 20 5 632 636 - - - 500 and over __________________ 3 1 850 183 

Powder River County, Mont. IV-231 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1 974 and 1 969 - Continued 

Heifers and heifer calveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Sfeers, steer colves. bulls. and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with ~~~~n~~1i500 and over 

Forms Number 

264 20 202 

265 20 113 

261 19 564 

14 638 

282 17 495 

290 16 880 

Cottle fattened on grains and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 49L ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to L _______________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goats ___________________ • _______ • ________ 1974 __ 

1969_ Horses and ponieL _________________________ 1974_ - 1969 __ 

Hags and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 197.L 

1969_ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 197 .. L 

1969_ lambs under 1 yeor old _____________________ 1974_ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 197 .. L 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974_ 

'Pounds of wool. 

-

-

-

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

24 891 22 883 21 2 322 

23 471 23 471 18 1 066 

9 23 7 15 2 8 

I 5 I 5 2 13 

4 46 4 46 7 100 

4 141 4 141 1 25 

4 (0) <1 (0) 3 237 

- - - - 1 177 

2 (0) 2 (0) 4 (0) 

- - - - I (0) 

(X) (X) (X) (Xl 9 1 087 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 6 268 

67 31 165 65 31 021 70 27 984 

94 53 122 90 52 766 95 35 389 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (Xl (X) (NA) (NA) 

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

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

195 I 248 181 I 220 31 105 

243 I 623 (NA) (NA) 44 176 

Inventory -

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number 

10 140 litters of pigs farrowed between10 144 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 

19 743 1969 __ 

20 327 December 1 of preceding year and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 

41 8 734 1969 __ 

61 21 358 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 

56 929 1969 __ 

501e5- Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1.000) 

5 569 207 

7 644 (NA) 

I 7 4 

- - -

- - -

2 (0) (0) 

I (0) (0) 

I (0) (0) 

- - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1.000) 

19 2 182 120 

16 1 054 (NA) 

2 8 (l) 

2 13 I 

7 100 6 

I 25 2 

1 97 2 

I 177 16 

4 (0) (0) 

I (0) (0) 

7 967 24 

4 258 (NA) 

67 27 759 (NA) 

89 35 207 (NA) 

65 28 579 '277 108 

67 (X) 880 

- - -

- - (NAJ 

30 103 25 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

AU forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

14 227 12 195 

17 149 15 147 

13 115 11 97 

12 51 12 51 

11 112 9 98 

11 98 9 96 

Table 9. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying 0ge ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10.000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50.000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Poultry ond poultry products sold, ($1.000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV-232 Powder River County, Mont. 

All forms 

Forms 

84 

(NA) 

80 

97 

79 

96 

79 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12 

I 

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Number Farms Number 

(X) 77 (X) 

(X) 94 (X) 

2 420 74 2 280 

3 027 93 2915 

2 247 73 2 107 

2 892 92 2 781 

2 247 73 2 107 

- - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - - 885 9 745 

20 I 20 

(X) (X) (X) 

(Xl (X) (X) 

Sales 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Farms Number 

4 (X) 4 (Xl 

(NA) (X) 6 (X) 

4 108 4 108 

4 326 4 326 

4 108 4 108 

3 320 3 320 

4 108 4 108 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 1 5 I 5 

- - - -

14 3 14 3 

(NA) (NA) 12 3 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Tobie 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullels 3 monlhs old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

Inventory 

Farms 

73 

92 

73 

4 

3 

2 

31 

2 

Number 

2 107 

2 781 

2 035 

72 

53 

12 

120 

113 

Sales 

Forms 

4 

3 

4 

-

-

1 

-

-

Number 

108 

320 

108 

-

-

6 

-

-

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

lighl breed ____________ ~~ _____ ~ ___ 1974~_ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory Soles 

Forms Number Forms Number 

8 33 - -

11 76 - -

3 10 - -

2 7 - -

1 3 - -

7 23 - -

9 35 - - 12 (X) - (X) 

10 (X) 2 (X) 

Table 10. Crops: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Forms Acres Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 4 5 234 (D) (X) (X) 

- - - - (X) (X) 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ - - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for grain _____________ _ 

- - - - - -

119 130 27 499 22 607 850 935 625 027 

116 118 8 875 7 963 (X) (X) 

(allan (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ - - -

=1 -

- - - =1 -

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ Sweetpotataes (bushels) ________________ _ Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

2 (NA) I (NA) 28 (NA) 

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

284 286 54 075 52 805 65 125 68 332 

- - - - (X) (X) 

1 - 5 - (X) (X) 

- - - - (X) (X) 

Other crops __________________________ _ 116 (NA) 8200 5 592 (X) (X) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres Quantity harvested 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 2 I 114 (D) (D) (D) - - - - Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 2 4 120 455 (D) 4440 I 2 80 180 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ____ _ - - - - (X) 00 - - - - Sorghums for groin (bushelsL ___________ _ - - - - - - - - - -

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ - (NA) - - (X) 00 - (NA) - - Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) _________________ _ 246 239 39 753 36 426 51 524 50894 49 52 6 414 7 999 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Wheal (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oals (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed crop'- _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ (allan (bole.) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight} ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sole ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

46 

88 

32 

26 

4 

5 

-

-

119 

127 

79 

72 

69 

82 

-

-

6 

-

-

-

-

282 

283 

114 

76 

-

-

-

-

2 

5 

-

-

1 

-

Acres 

14 301 

25 300 

48 209 

12 026 

234 

(D) 

-

- 27 499 

22 412 

3 720 

2 800 

4 784 

4 965 

-

- 371 

-

-

-

-

54 035 

52 677 

8 196 

5 592 

-

-

-

-

1 

1 

-

-

5 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Doto 

Quantity 

00 

(X) 

00 

(X) 

(X) 

00 

(X) 

(X) 

850 935 

618470 

128 065 

152 145 

166 532 

171 958 

-

-

(X) 

-

-

-

-

65 075 

68 114 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

-

28 

73 

(X) 

(X) 

00 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Forms Acres Forms 

- - -

6 1 515 5 

2 490 2 

1 240 4 

1 80 4 

2 180 2 

- - - - - - 2 352 50 

3 660 47 

3 111 11 

5 67 7 

- - 20 

3 120 15 

- - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - -

- - -

51 7 055 15 

55 9008 19 

11 872 3 

18 1 545 3 

- - - - - - - - -

- - - 1 1 - 1 (Z) 1 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

- - - - - 525 5 42 - - 160 2 12 - - 752 4 53 - - 234 4 25 1 3 (D) 2 20 - -

- - - - - - - - - - 16 299 50 474 - - 13 976 (NA) 256 (NA) 3 

513 11 40 - - 484 (NA) 12 (NA) - 2 013 20 132 - - 1 346 (NA) 27 (NA) -

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

1 421 15 129 - - 2 232 19 132 - - 280 3 26 - - 170 3 15 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - (Z) (NA) (Z) (NA) -

- - - - -

=1 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Powder River County, Mont. IV-233 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

Berries for sale __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 •. Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 •. Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Farms Acres Quantity 

DO 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Farms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Totol Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Farms Tons Farms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 •. Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ ton5 __ 

$1.000 .• lime ___________________________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

tons __ 

$1,000 .. Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hay crops ____________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 .• Insects on other crops __________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 .. Nematodes in crops ___________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 .. 

1974 

151 

277 

88 20 920 

841 

186 

49 

725 

20 

13 

5 205 

27 

I 

30 

I 

1969 

155 

86 

66 19 734 

562 

55 

36 

6 020 7 

4 

321 

I 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control-Con Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 .• Weeds or grass in crops _________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 .. Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 •• Weeds on all other land __________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 .• Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 .• Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ 

$1.000 .. Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 .. 

1974 

54 13 122 

27 

9 

122 I 

18 

571 

3 

6 

453 

2 

40 

7 

24 

4 

1969 

48 II 820 

II 

17 

747 

2 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

3 

56 

(Z) 

93 

9 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Farms irrigated in census year ________________ farms-_ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres __ 

Average per form _______________________ acres __ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Cropland posture irrigated ______________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Pasture irrigated, other than cropland posture _ forms __ 

acres __ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ ocre-feeL_ 

Land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

1974 

51 

15.0 

8 862 

173.8 

51 

8 372 

51 

8 372 

2 490 

13 673 

1.5 

15 

372 

1969 

63 

19.0 

13 197 

209.4 

63 12 957 

62 

II 295 

6 

I 515 

(NA) 

147 

I 

240 

21 528 

1.6 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 1969 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems-____________ farms __ (NA) 

acres-_ (NA) Other sprinkler systems ___________________ forms __ I (NA) 

ocres-_ 20 (NA) 

land in irrigated forms. _____________________ ocres __ 400 424 453 634 Croplond ________________________________ ocres __ 26 227 35 181 Harvested cropland _____________________ ocres __ 20 810 22 430 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ forms-_ 19 (X) 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 2 218 (X) 

Forms with ortificol drainage _________ • _______ forms __ 6 13 Proportion of forms ____________ . _______ percent __ 1.8 3.9 land in farms with drainage _____________ • ___ ocres __ 18 931 48 666 land drained ____________________________ ocres __ 479 380 Average per farm ______________________ acres-_ 79.8 29.2 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ forms __ 187 (NA) 

number __ 770 (NA) 

ocres __ 771 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see textL _______________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 •• 

Farms by size of debt owed: 

Total operator debt 

173 

13 304 

Secured by real estate 

124 

9 672 

Not secured by real estate 

116 

3 632 

Under $5,000........ ••••.•........ •.•..• .... .... •.•. ••.•.. ........ .... ..•..... 9 6 14 

$5,000 10 $9,999............................................................... 19 6 22 $10,000 10 $29,999............................................................. 39 27 44 

$30,000 10 $49,999............................................................. 25 26 14 $50,000 and over ......•..•.•......•.••.•........••••.•........•....•.•••..•... L.. ___________ 8_1 _____________ 5_9 _____________ 22...J 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

2510 149 days •.••••... less than 25 doys ______ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 1969 

87 84 

95 } 171 59 

46 52 

31 (NA) 

IV - 234 Powder River County, Mont. 

Workers Dollars (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

150 137 616 } 164 } 393 125 

202 21 

(NA) (NA) 74 

137 (NA) 53 

1974 hired farm workers working150 days 2510 less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 165 87 95 59 Cosh wages paid _ $1.000 __ 763 616 125 21 Number of workers. _____ _ 516 150 164 202 

578 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 55 53 52 23 

45 2 workers _________ _ 42 16 30 9 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 38 15 10 13 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 25 3 3 II 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 5 - - 3 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Average size of form ______ ocres __ 

Approximate land oreo _______ acreL_ 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 

Volue of lond ond building. __ $1,000 __ 

Average per form ________ dollors __ 

Average per acre ________ dollors __ 

Forms 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 _______________ _ 

All form. 

1974 

175 

734 688 4 198 

495 232 

49.1 

80 979 

462 737 

110 

4 

10 

2 

1 

1969 

169 

702 074 4 154 

495 232 

47.0 

53 726 

317 904 

77 

11 

10 

2 

2 

1 

3 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

150 151 

691 623 665 221 4 611 4 405 

495 232 495 232 

46.3 44.5 

71 642 51 618 

477 616 341 838 

104 78 

Land in Farms According to Use 

Total cropland _____________ forms_ - ocres_ - Harvested cropland _______ formsocres_ - Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres ______________ _ - 10 ta 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 and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see text) ___ farms __ 

acres __ 

180 to 219 acres ________________ - Total woadland _____________ farms __ 

220 to 259 acres ________________ 2 2 acres __ 

260 to 499 acres ________________ 10 12 6 12 Other land (see text) ________ farms-_ 

500 to 999 acres ________________ 29 19 23 19 acres-_ 1.000 to 1,999 acres _____________ 34 33 33 32 Irrigated land ______________ farms __ 

2,000 acres and over _____________ 79 76 78 75 acres __ 

L-------------~~-------------4 Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 

All forms 

1974 1969 

164 152 

103 595 78 284 

158 149 

69 774 59 815 

5 2 

6 2 

2 8 

10 4 

14 14 

23 27 

62 62 

28 18 

8 12 

66 60 

21 880 14 138 

26 40 

11 941 4 331 

98 77 

177 933 134 892 

149 155 

453 160 488 898 

137 132 

65 317 50 358 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

23 

9082 

2 50: I Ot:::::~_d_~~::_~.~::~~:~:~:::::: ___________________ forms __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and naf pastured ___________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ Woodland pastured ________________ ' _____________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

5 

5 242 

5 

749 

13 2 415 

7 

676 

88 

168 764 

77 

155 671 

~I 

35 

979 

6 461 

76 

129 392 

72 

118 950 

acres __ 

___________________ farms __ 

ocres-_ 

Posture land and rangeland, other tho n cropland and woodlond pasfure ______________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Improved postureland and rangela nd _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Unimproved posturelond and rang eland _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in houselots. barnlots, ponds, r oads, wasteland, etc, _forms-_ 

acres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ 

land in farmL _______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ acreL_ 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full awners ________________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Percent of tenancy _________________ _ 

Block and other races, see text--

Form operators by tenure: I 

-

All form aperatars __________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ land in farms- _____________ acreL_ 

All forms 

1974 

175 

734 688 

69 774 

77 

164 943 

18 373 

86 548 541 

48 476 

12 

21 204 

2 925 

6.9 

1 320 

84 

1 

320 

84 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

169 

702 074 

59 815 

54 138 876 14 402 

92 

534 503 

41 270 

23 28 695 

4 143 

13.6 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

150 151 

691 623 665 221 

65 763 55 771 

64 45 

128 735 102 297 14 695 10 383 

76 86 

541 779 534 395 48 191 41 255 

10 20 

21 109 28 529 

2 877 4 133 

6.7 13.2 

1 - 320 -

84 -

1 -

320 -

84 -

- -

- - - - - - - - - -

- -

116 121 397 737 395 731 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Forms by type of organization -Can, 

Partnership ________________ number_ - (NA) (NA) Land in forms ______________ ocres_ - (NA) (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number_ - (NA) (NA) Land in forms ______________ acres-- (NA) (NA) 

Other _____________________ number_ - (NA) (NA) 

acres-- (NA) (NA) 

Form operators by oge graup:2 

- - 2 Under 25 yeors ____________________ _ 

25 to 34 years ____________________ _ 

- 12 29 35 to 44 years ____________________ _ 

- 32 30 45 to 54 years ____________________ _ 

- 47 35 55 to 64 years ____________________ _ 

- 44 48 65 yeors and over _________________ _ - 27 25 Average age ______________________ _ 

- 52.1 49.7 

Farm operators by place of residence: 2 

On farm operated __________________ _ 

- 116 133 

-

*} - 17 

-

On another farm ___________________ _ 

In a rural areo, not on a farm _______ _ 

In a city, town, or urban area ________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work 

off form: 2 None ____________________________ _ 

- 74 (NA) 1 to 49 days ______________________ _ 

- 15 18 50 to 99 days _____________________ _ 

- 3 9 

- 3 ' lJ 11 -

- 33 31 

100 to 149 doys ___________________ _ 150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 200 days and over _________________ _ 

Form operators by principal occupation:2 Farming __________________________ _ 

- 118 (NA) Other ____________________________ _ 

- 44 (NA) 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

- (NA) (NA) 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) (NA) 

11969 data are only for forms operated by Blacks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

143 144 

95 139 72 158 

138 144 

65 763 55 771 

1 l 1 J 13 1 

2 

13 14 

23 26 

62 62 

28 18 

7 11 

54 55 

20 294 13 881 

23 (NA) 

9 082 2 506 

88 76 

168 764 129 392 

130 (NA) 

427 720 463 671 

124 129 

62 918 47 133 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

17 11 

13 093 10 442 

130 (NA) 

427 720 463 671 I 122 128 

421 360 456 878 

23 34 

59 083 25 595 

112 121 

362 277 431 283 

90 96 

6 360 6 793 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

22 23 

97 325 133 196 

9 4 

194 696 131 805 

3 3 1 865 4 489 

- 2 11 29 

22 29 

45 30 36 39 

24 22 52.5 49.0 

103 124 

2 } 3 15 

6 

73 (NA) 

14 18 2 9 

3 } 9 1 

20 25 

115 (NA) 

23 (NA) 

- (NA) 

6 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Powell County, Mont. IV-23S 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 Forms with soles of $2.500 and over and over 

1974 1969 1974 

Farms by value of soles: 

~} 39 111 44 _ 

37 35 37 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 ______________________ _ 

28 38 28 16 25 16 

8 12 8 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ________________________ _ $2,500 10 $4,999 ________________________ _ 

30 20 6 2 - (X) 

10 5 (Xl 

- I 5 (Xl 

- 17 10 (Xl 

Under $2,500 (see 10.1) ___________________ _ 

$2,000 10 $2,499 ______________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 ______________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,499 _____________________ _ 

Undor $1,000 (soo 10.1'- _______________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ 

Average per form ______________ dollors-- 7 762 5 180 7066 

- 44 353 30 652 47 107 

- 81 J 94 73 

- 1 76~ 762 1 744 

- - - -

Crops. including hoy _______________ formL 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forest products ___________________ farms_ - 25 16 25 $1,000_ - 295 208 295 

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ farmL - 162 150 141 $1,000_ - 5 703 4 210 5 027 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ - 4 (NA) 3 $1,000_ - 2 (NA) I 

1969 

39 

35 

38 

25 

11 

3 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

4 796 

31 763 

(NA) 

736 

1 

(0) 

16 

208 

135 

3 853 

7 

2 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Grains __________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dairy products ___________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Cattle and calves _________________ formL - $1,000_ - Hogs and pigs ___________________ forms_ - $1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and waoL ___________ farmL - $1,000_ - Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farmL - $1,000_ -

1974 1969 

73 (NA) 

1 744 736 

31 42 

308 82 

- - - -

- -

- -

62 72 

I 350 531 

3 7 

84 99 

I -

I -

- I 

- (0) 

141 135 

5 027 3 853 

3 7 

I 2 

5 9 

2 9 

138 (NA) 

4 791 3 671 

10 I (NA) 

100 171 

10 

83 

15 

50 J 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses 1 ___ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services _________________ forms __ 

$1,00o __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ farmL_ 

$1,00o __ 

Government form programs _________________________ • ____ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ farmL_ 

$1,00o __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources1 ____________________ farms __ 

$1,00o __ 

All forms 

1974 

36 

54 

239 

20 

35 

6 

6 

22 

34 

22 

159 

2 

4 

12 

44 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

24 

38 

1 

2 

41 

99 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

20 (NA) 

47 (NA) 

233 (NA) 

18 23 

31 37 

6 1 

6 2 

22 40 

34 99 

17 (NA) 

157 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

8 (NA) 

41 (NA) 

Total family income from off-farm sources' ____________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding farm related _______________ • ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cash wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 ond 

over, 1974 

76 

697 

12 

141 

33 

242 

48 

256 

11 

20 

6 

38 

ISee text. 11974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenseL __ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with- $110 $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,999 ________________ _ 

$2,000 10 $2,999 ________________ _ 

$3,00010 $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ________________ _ 

-

-

- $10,00010 $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,00010 $39,999 ______________ _ $40,000 10 $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 and over _______________ _ 

- livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ formL_ 

$1,00o __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredientL ___________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole groins ______________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, green chop, and silage __ farms __ 

$1,00o __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

IV - 236 Powell County, Mont. 

Table 5. 

All farms 

1974 

175 

7 791 

II 

8 

13 

12 

18 

41 } 28 

20 

24 

81 

1 061 

133 

I 333 

92 

608 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

169 150 151 

3 948 7 219 3 552 

16 !} 6 6 

7 7 6 

26 7 26 

20 17 20 

41 42 

94 28 32 

20 } 19 23 

86 72 80 

676 I 058 645 

126 111 117 

367 851 333 

88 80 81 

111 303 91 

(NA) 24 25 

(NA) 11 70 

(NA) 65 46 

(NA) 159 105 

(NA) 35 33 

(NA) 378 67 

(NA) 103 (NA) 

(NA) 118 (NA) 

Seeds. bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Other agricultural chem icals purchased ___________________ farmL 

-

-

-

-

- $1,000 __ lime ______________________ formL_ 

$1,000_ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel 

-

and oil for form business ______ farms __ 

$1,000_ Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000_ - Diesel oil. __________________ forms __ 

- $1,000_ 

lP gas, butane. and propane __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil. grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired farm labor ______________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Contract lobar ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ $1,000 __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

41 47 

39 24 

60 84 

351 106 

36 (NA) 

37 14 

(NA) - (NA) -

175 165 

408 228 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

103 124 

828 621 

13 J 64 

26 90 

50 

72 

164 157 

3 637 1 823 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

37 40 

39 16 

55 81 

343 102 

34 (NA) 

37 13 

- -

- -

150 151 

394 220 

144 150 

268 169 

91 75 

81 26 

30 19 

16 6 

150 151 

29 19 

94 115 

797 515 

12 17 

26 31 

40 52 

69 59 

147 151 

3 487 1 619 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Average per form __________ dollars __ 

Farms bV lIolue group: $1 10 $999 _______________________ _ 

$].000 10 $4.999 ____________ ~ _____ _ $5.000 10 $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ________________ _ $20.00010 $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,00010 $49,999 ________________ _ $50,000 10 $69,999 ________________ _ $70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctor5-_______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Crawler troctors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

173 164 5 647 3 289 

32 643 20 056 

- - 10 18 

17 44 

~~ } 49 

40 53 13 

14 

140 134 

203 188 

132 122 

164 159 

471 380 189 157 

'" J 154 

544 590 91 133 

74 

88 

3 

Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

1974 1969 

14l! 151 

5 212 3 020 35 219 19996 

;} II 

II 44 

33 44 37 24 39 14 

12 } 13 14 

124 129 

182 180 

125 119 

143 148 

427 355 185 143 

136 144 

4l!9 483 

90 102 

67 64 81 75 

3 8 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled _______________ farms. 

number _ 

mfd in last 5 years, number_ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number_ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers _____ • ________ farms_ 

number _ 

mfd in last 5 years, number_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Mower condrtioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers _______________ • farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ____________ .farms.. 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, numbeL_ 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 and oller 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

23 24 23 22 

23 26 23 22 

4 10 4 7 

_ l 6 - 2 

U 6 - 2 

- - -

2 4 

2 4 

- -

38 (NA) 32 (NA) 

42 (NA) 34 (NA) 

16 (NA) 16 (NA) 

92 80 81 77 

117 94 105 87 

34 56 33 51 

58 (NA) 55 47 

70 (NA) 66 52 

28 (NA) 28 39 

3 (NA) 3 3 

3 (NA) 3 4 

3 (NA) 3 3 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ CaHle and collleL ______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1104 ____________________ 1974 __ 510 L ___________________ 1974 __ 

1010 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

2010 49 __________________ 1974 __ 50l09L _________________ 1974 __ 

10010 19L _______________ 1974 __ 20010499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows _____ • _____________________ _ 

Forms with- 110 4 ___________________________ _ 5109 ___________________________ _ 

101019 _________________________ _ 

201049 _________________________ _ 

501099 _________________________ _ 

10010199 _______________________ _ 20010499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- lor L __________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

5109 ___________________________ _ 

101019 _________________________ _ 

201049 _________________________ _ 501099 _________________________ _ 

10010199 _______________________ _ 20010 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All farms 

Farms 

165 

162 

140 

159 

133 

4 

7 

10 

16 

18 

20 

55 

29 

150 

126 

149 

(NA) 

47 

47 

(X) 

(X) 

All farms 

Forms 

149 

8 

8 

9 

15 

21 

39 

38 

11 

47 

33 

8 

5 

-

-

-

-

1 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Inllentory 

Farms with sales of $2,500 All farms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 142 (X) 162 (X) 

(X) 141 DO 158 (X) 

(X) 130 (X) 149 (X) 

51 406 140 4l! 703 158 26 310 

4l! 502 127 44 865 139 23 808 

16 4 16 12 36 50 2 14 11 741 123 3 40 11 159 556 11 364 23 827 1 350 17 1 287 26 I 941 

2 649 20 2 649 33 4 659 

16 673 55 16 673 31 9409 29 989 28 27 660 II 9 205 

28 708 133 27 526 (NA) (NA) 

24 054 120 23 032 (NA) (NA) 

28 370 133 27 434 (NA) (NA) 

23 770 119 22 915 (NA) (NA) 

338 42 92 (NA) (NA) 

284 46 117 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

ond over 

Number Forms Number 

28 370 133 27 434 Cottle sold ________________________ 

Forms with15 5 11 1 to 4 ________________________ 

48 2 16 5109 ________________________ 

135 8 118 101019 ______________________ 

516 11 410 201049 ______________________ 

1 528 20 1 465 501099 ______________________ 

5 242 39 5 242 100 10199 ____________________ 

11 447 38 11 447 200 10 499 ____________________ 

9 439 10 8 725 500 and over __________________ 

338 42 92 Calves sold ________________________ 

Farms with43 30 40 1 or 2 ________________________ 

25 7 22 3 or 4 ________________________ 

(D) 5 30 5109 ________________________ 

- - - 101019 ______________________ 

- - - 201049 ______________________ 

- - - 501099 ______________________ 

- - - 100 10199 ____________________ 

(D) - - . 200 10 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Farms Number Dollars (1,000) 

141 (X) 5 027 

138 (X) 4 974 

135 (X) (NA) 

138 25 231 4 791 

133 22 872 3 671 

I 1 (l) 

7 54 13 

7 100 23 

23 827 159 

26 I 941 360 

33 4 659 938 

31 9409 I 713 

10 8 240 1 584 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

5 (X) 2 9 DO 9 

Sales, 1974-

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollors Forms Number (1,000) 

120 11 959 3 012 

2 6 1 20 149 37 9 123 30 37 1 192 278 15 1 058 237 21 2 737 714 13 3 765 858 3 2 929 859 

92 13 272 I 779 

3 3 (l) 

4 12 2 3 17 3 5 88 15 10 368 57 26 1 965 281 21 3 150 4l!1 16 5 234 651 4 2 435 288 

Powell County, Mont. IV-237 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers. steer colves, bulls, and bull colves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory -

Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number 

124 12 005 118 12 147 

121 11 973 

11 32 

124 9 172 124 9 686 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms wifh- I to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 4L _____________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974_ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponieL _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

14 1 961 12 870 

20 1 594 18 981 

3 6 2 4 2 17 2 17 3 57 3 57 

1 43 I 43 1 63 1 63 2 (0) 2 (0) 

1 (D) 1 (0) 

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

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

14 3 996 10 3 952 

23 5 858 18 5 618 (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) 1 I 

(NA) (NA) - - 82 720 72 681 

110 854 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

All forms 

Forms Number 

13 2 536 

17 2 650 

2 6 

2 12 

2 35 

I 30 

2 161 

2 (0) 

- - 2 (0) 

3 12 

2 8 

14 2 718 

27 3 529 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

15 40 

25 62 

Soles- Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number 

6 

(D) 

Dollars (1,000) 

2 

(NA) 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Dollors (l,000) 

10 I 231 100 

16 I 320 (NA) 

- - -

2 12 1 

2 35 3 

I 30 2 

2 161 (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

- - -

1 (0) (0) 

I 6 (l) 

2 8 (NA) 

10 2 688 (NA) 

18 3 369 (NA) 

10 2 432 '24 510 

10 (X) 83 

- - -

- - (NA) 

14 39 40 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974_ 

1969_ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ lambs under 1 yeor old _____________________ 1974_ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ____________________ 1974_ 

Rams and wefhers _________________________ 1974_ 

I Pounds of wool. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 9. 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 9L ______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 400 to 1.599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3.199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 20,000 to 49.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat· type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold, ($1.000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV-238 Powell County, Mont. 

8 103 litters of pigs farrowed between16 119 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 10 397 9 185 

12 767 1969 __ 17 262 16 184 

15 862 December I of preceding year and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 8 216 7 91 

8 I 381 1969 __ 13 130 12 97 

10 2 439 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 10 181 9 94 

9 132 1969 __ 15 132 14 87 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 and over All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

16 (X) 14 (X) 2 (X) 1 (X) 

(NA) (X) 28 (X) (NA) (X) I (X) 

12 478 10 366 I 25 - -

38 5 910 28 1 261 6 1 618 1 20 

12 470 10 359 1 25 - -

37 4 332 27 1 188 6 I 616 1 18 

11 370 10 359 1 25 - -

I 100 - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1 7 - - - - - - 1 20 1 20 - - - -

(X) (X) (X) (X) 4 2 3 1 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 7 2 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for toble or market egg production _1974 __ 

Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and male chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ___________ _ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ Callan (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ Sweetpotatoes (bushels) ________________ _ Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchords ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) ______ .: __ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ____ _ Sorghums for groin (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (tons. dry) _________________ _ 

Table 11. Irrigation and 

Cropland used only for pasture _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheat (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hay crops (tons, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Callan (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL ____ 1974 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons 

1969 __ 

for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchardL ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Soles 

Forms Number Forms 

10 359 - 27 1 188 1 

10 359 - - - -

- - -

1 40 - 4 7 - - - -

Number 

-

18 

-

-

-

-

-

-

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for sloughter __ ____ __________ 1974 __ 

Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Inventory 

Forms Number 

9 

(X) 

(X) 

Sales 

Farms Number 

(X) 

(X) L-________ ~ ________ ~ 

Table 10. Crops: 1974 and 1969 

All farms 

Forms Acres Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - (X) (X) 

- - - - (X) (Xl 

- - - - -

2 Ol~ I - - - - -

25 39 2 073 54 464 58 334 

50 54 4 268 4 122 (X) (X) 

- - -

=, -

- - - =, -

5 (NA) 95 (NA) 14 900 (NA) 

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

154 142 63 402 53 433 104 758 92 488 

3 1 2 11 (X) (X) 

- - - - (X) (X) 

2 I 1 (Z) (X) (X) 

- (NA) - - (X) (X) 

Forms wiTh sales of $2,500 and over 

Irrigated land 

Farms Acres QuanTity harvested 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - - - ~ 

- - - ~ 

- - ~ - - - - - -

- - - - (X) (X) - - - - ~ 

- ~ - - - - - - ~ 

- (NA) - - (X) (Xl - (NA) - -

78 84 22 162 15 186 41 069 36 419 63 72 19 707 13 373 

Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Irrigated land 

Total Dry Liquid 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

54 20 294 (X) 27 4 643 135 14 

55 13 881 (X) 21 1 911 388 4 65 

23 59 083 (X) 5 2 170 45 I 4 34 25 595 (X) 5 1 444 164 4 11 (X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

24 642 52 160 14 006 5 597 5 42 37 575 52 840 22 538 11 389 (NA) 29 (NAl 

21 003 36 959 15 417 2 69 2 11 25 I 092 51 125 16 644 6 160 (NA) 13 (NA) 

38 2088 71 630 24 025 4 170 4 27 40 1 857 70 710 22 807 8 312 (NA) 25 (NA) 

2 42 880 2 42 

(NA) (NA) (X) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

136 60 969 101 664 118 53 522 40 23 189 40 2 626 137 51 067 87 716 122 41 614 57 11 700 57 959 (Xl 

(X) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

3 85 14 500 85 85 3 17 9 197 35 747 197 197 (NA) 40 (NA) 

(X) (l) (X) 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Powell County, Mont. IV-239 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Irrigated land 

Totol Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Tons Farms Tons 

Berries for sale __________________ 197.4 __ (X) 

1969__ (Z) 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 197.4 __ (X) (Z) 

(X) 

1969__ (Z) Other crops _____________________ 197.4 __ (X) (l) (l) 

(X) 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs. including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

$1,000 __ lime ___________________________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy cropL ___________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nematodes in crops ___________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

66 

381 

55 

24 291 

2 740 

343 

8 

3 924 

9 

2 

106 

(Z) 

2 

900 

(D) 

1969 

87 

115 

72 

13 311 

I 141 

102 

I 

200 

I 

I 

1 

(Z) 

1974 1969 

Sprays. dusts. granules. fumigants, etc. to contral- Can Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ forms __ 3 3 

acres on which used __ 532 81 

$1,000 __ (D) I Weeds or gross in crops _________________ farms __ 8 22 

acres on which used __ 823 762 

$1.000 __ I 5 Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ farmL_ 2 14 

acres on which used __ 195 024 

$1,000 __ (Z) 5 Weeds on all other land __________________ farms __ 8 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 392 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 3 (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ formL_ 10 15 

$1.000 __ I 2 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ forms __ I (NA) 

$1,000 __ (l) (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ farmL_ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acreL_ 

Average per form _______________________ acreL_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _ farmL_ 

Estimated quantity af irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feet __ 

Land i. riga ted by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

1974 

124 

82.7 

62 918 

507.4 

123 

60 748 

121 

56 040 

27 

4 643 

2 

65 

5 

170 

92 723 

1.5 

50 

31 871 

1969 

129 

85.4 

47 133 

365.3 

128 

45 689 

127 

43 778 

21 

I 911 

(NA) 

5 

I 444 

99 805 

2.1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 1969 

land irrigated by - Continued Self·prapelled sprinkler systems _____________ farms __ 7 (NA) 

acres __ 781 (NA) 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 37 (NA) 

acres __ 4 595 (NA) 

land in irrigated farms- _____________________ acres __ 617 916 614 825 Cropland ________________________________ acres __ 84 798 60 953 Harvested cropland _____________________ acreL_ 60 612 49 383 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ forms __ (X) 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ (X) 

Forms with ortifical drainage _________________ farms __ 12 23 Proportion of forms ____________________ percenL_ 8.0 15.2 

land in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ 30 446 91 276 land drained ____________________________ acres __ I 809 2 904 Average per farm ______________________ acres __ 150.8 126.2 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ farms __ 30 (NA) 

number __ 89 (NA) 

acres __ 272 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate Not secured by real estate 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ farms__ 73 58 45 

$1.000__ 8 050 141 909 

Farms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ ____ __ __ ____ 4 6 5 

$5,000 to $9.999_______________________________________________________________ 5 3 9 

$10,000 to $29,999_____________________________________________________________ 20 14 11 

$30.000 to $49,999_____________________________________________________________ 13 13 7 $50.000 ond over ______________________________________________________ -------- L.. ___________ 3_1 _____________ 2_2 _____________ 13 .... 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired farm workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 doys ________ _ 

less than 25 days ______ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by controctar _ 

Farms 

1974 

50 

50 } 55 

12 

10 

IV -240 Powell County, Mont. 

1969 

52 

104 

17 

(NA) 

Workers Dollors (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

134 108 656 } 148 } 462 105 

237 36 

(NA) (NA) 26 

27 (NA) 24 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 to less than 

1969 Total or more 149 doys 25 doys 

Farms _________________ _ 94 50 50 55 

Cosh wages paid _ .$1,000 __ 797 656 105 36 

Number of warkerL _____ _ 519 134 148 237 

515 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 18 25 14 9 

31 2 workers _________ _ 13 II 13 17 

3 ar 4 workers _____ _ 24 12 16 14 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 30 I 6 12 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 9 I 1 3 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres-_ 

Average size of farm ______ ocres __ 

Approximate land oreo _______ ocres-_ 

Proportion in farms _____ percenL_ 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ Average per farm ________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ________ dallarL_ 

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 _______________ _ 

18010 219 acres _______________ _ 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 260 to 499 ocres _______________ _ 

500 10 999 acres _______________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 

2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 

All forms 

1974 

221 

800 920 3 624 

I 107 392 

72.3 

59 645 

269 886 

74 

14 

I 

3 

3 

4 

13 

23 

47 

104 

1969 

229 

655 049 

2 860 

107 392 

59.2 

28 272 

123 460 

43 

20 

5 

3 

20 

16 

54 

96 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ forms-_ 

ocres-_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not postured ___________________________ forms __ 

acres-_ Cropland on which all crops foiled ________________________ 3arms-_ 

ocres-_ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ forms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ forms-_ 

ocres-_ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ Woodland postured ________________ ., ____________________ farmL_ 

ocres __ 

Farms with soles af $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

212 192 

657 383 648 585 

3 101 3 378 

I 107 392 107 392 

59.4 58.6 

55 252 26 583 260 622 138 454 

84 41 

II 

I 

3 

Land in Farms According '0 Use 

Total cropland _____________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _______________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _____________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _____________ _ 

30 to.49 acres _____________ _ 

50 fa 99 acres _____________ _ 

100 fa 199 acres ___________ _ 

200 to .499 acres ___________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________ _ 

I ,000 acres and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

Other cropland (see textL __ forms __ 

acres __ 

3 

4 

II 

22 

47 

103 

5 Total woodland _____________ forms __ 

2 

17 

12 

53 

96 

acreS __ 

Other land (see text) ________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated land ______________ forms-_ 

ocres __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

141 

46 425 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 63 744 Woodland not pastured __________ _ 

10 Other lond _______________________ _ 

527 

All forms 

1974 1969 

198 196 

(0) 130 218 

194 182 

62 987 56 707 

4 - 1 4 

4 2 

6 7 

21 21 

47 47 

75 64 

33 32 

3 5 

33 51 

(0) 9 018 

141 147 

46 425 64 493 

2 - (0) -

207 215 

685 579 524 831 

61 61 

7 373 8 919 

___________________ forms-_ 

ocres __ 

___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

3 

97 

4 

802 

30 

6 802 Posturelond and rongelond, other tha n cropland and 

137 44 762 

8 764 

2 

(0) 

I 

600 

131 

51 746 

24 3 669 

woodland posture ______________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Improved posturelond and rongela nd _________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

Unimproved posturelond and rang elond ___________ ~ ___ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Land in houselots. bornlots, ponds. r oads, wasteland. etc. _farms __ 

acres-_ 

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ 

Land in forms ________________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _________ ocreL_ 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners- _______________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ ocreL_ 

Horvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ ocreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocreL_ 

Tenants ___________________ num ber __ 

Lond in forms- _____________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocreL_ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

Black and other races, see textForm operators by tenure;1 All form operators __________ number __ land in forms ______________ ocres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in forms- _____________ ocreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocreL_ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ ocreL_ 

Harvested croplond _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farms- _____________ acreL_ 

Harvested craplond _______ acreL_ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acreL_ 

All forms 

1974 

221 

800 920 

62 987 

90 

107 564 I. 651 

III 

631 477 43 319 

20 61 879 

5 017 

9.0 

I 

(D) 

100 

I 

(0) 

100 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

229 655 049 

56 707 

90 

94 775 

12 107 

120 

541 027 40 678 

19 

19 247 

3 922 

8.2 

(NA) 

(NAJ 

(NAJ 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAJ 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over All forms 

1974 1969 1974 

212 192 Forms by type of organization - Con. 

657 383 648 585 Portnership ________________ number __ (NA) 

62 937 56 456 Lond in forms ______________ acreL_ (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NAJ 

83 61 Lond in farms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

105 729 89 958 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) 

14 601 II 948 acres __ (NA) 

110 120 Farm operators by age group:1 

489 777 5<11 027 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 10 43 319 40 678 25 to 3.4 years _____________________ _ 36 

19 II 

61 877 17 600 

5 017 3 830 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 yeors and aver __________________ _ 

19 

55 

72 

13 9.0 5.7 Average age _______________________ _ 48.9 

Form operators by place of residence:' 

I 1 (0) (0) 

100 140 

On farm operated ___________________ _ On another farm ___________________ _ 

In 0 rural oreo, nat on a form _______ _ 

In a city, town, or urban oreo _________ _ 

133 

I~ } - 21 

I - (0) - 100 -

Farm operators reporting days of work 

off form:' None _____________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days ______________________ _ 115 

- 24 

- I 

- (0) 

- 140 

5010 99 days _____________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 

200 days and over _________________ _ 

- 4 

- 3 -, 

- d- - 14 - - - - Farm operotars by principol occupotian:2 

- - Farming __________________________ _ 

- 182 Other ____________________________ _ 23 - -

Farm aperotars reporting utilization of futures morket _____________________ _ 

- (NA) 

181 160 Farm operators reporting agriculturol 

457 126 470 731 contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) 

! 1969 data are only for farms operated by Blacks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (stile proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

9 

14 

46 

66 

82 

12 

49.7 

164 

31 

(NA) 

25 

10 

II 

32 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

107 184 

(0) 127 522 

193 176 

62 937 56 456 

~} 9 

20 19 

47 .7 

75 64 

33 32 

3 5 

32 45 

(0) 7 322 

141 (NA) 

46 425 63 744 

2 - (0) -

198 (NA) 

542 134 521 063 

61 61 

7 373 8 919 

Forms with soles of $2.500 

ond over 

1974 1969 

I - (0) -

198 (NA) 

5<12 13. 521 063

1 

172 163 

535 549 505 864 

12 22 

8722 8 414 

165 157 

526 827 497 450 

143 116 

6 585 15 199 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and aver 

1974 1969 

16 23 (D) 72 332 

13 9 

117 014 105 522 

2 - (0) -

10 6 36 II 17 41 

52 62 70 63 

12 9 48.8 49.5 

131 151 10 } 2 22 16 

113 (NA) 

24 25 4 9 

2 } 8 2 

10 10 

179 (NA) 

18 (NA) 

10 (NAJ 

20 (NAJ 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Prairie County, Mont. IV-241 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of soles: $100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

291- 35 77_ 

45 56 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 28 60 $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 17 29 $2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 11 12 

Under $2,500 (see text) ___________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 ______________________ _ 14 37 

3 5 $1,500 to $1.999 ______________________ _ 1 9 $1.000 to $1,499 _____________________ _ 4 7 Under $1,000 (see text) _________________ _ 6 16 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1.000_ - 12 464 6 025 Average per form ______________ dollors-- 56 399 26 308 

Crops. including hoy _______________ formL 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1.000_ 

- 155 J 154 

- 5 66~ 1 492 

-

-

Forest products ___________________ formL - - -

$1,000_ - -

livestock, poultry. and their products ________________________ forms-- 201 212 

$1,000_ - 6 796 4 533 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms-- 14 (NA) 

$1.000_ - 5 (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

291-

77_ 35 

45 56 

28 60 17 29 

11 12 

5 - (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

12 453 5 982 

58 739 31 155 

155 (NA) 

5 668 1 488 

- - - -

- - - -

193 179 

6 784 4 494 

14 24 

5 8 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Groins __________________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco ________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________ fnrmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

fruits. nuts, and berries ___________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products __ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Dairy products ___________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cottle and calves _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ___________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products ______________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

155 

5 668 

147 

122 

28 

207 

25 

340 

193 

6 784 

14 

5 

8 

48 

190 

6 ~i 162 

14 I 

87 

15 

32 J 

1969 

(NA) 

1 488 

126 

894 

32 

98 

35 

496 

179 

4 494 

24 

8 

16 

20 

(NA) 

4 146 

(NA) 

321 

Table 4, Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold I ________ _ 

Income from form·reloted sources before taxes and expensesl ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ (ustomwork and other agricultural serviceL ________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs __ __ _ _ __________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Expenses for form-related income sources 1 ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

21 

62 

364 

22 

37 

-

-

25 

49 

23 

270 

8 

7 

19 

205 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

36 

35 

-

-

145 

693 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

14 (NA) 

60 (NA) 

188 (NA) 

21 35 

32 35 

- - - -

25 140 

49 690 

22 (NA) 

99 (NA) 

8 (NA) 

7 (NA) 

17 (NA) 

38 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources 1 ____________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

federal Social Security, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 ond 

over, 1974 

100 

401 

5 

11 

54 

235 

53 

102 

13 

30 

15 

23 

ISee text. 11974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenseL __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with- $1 to $999 ______________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 _________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 ________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 and over ________________ _ 

livestock and poultry • purchased __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredients ____________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole groins ______________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Animal health casts for livestock and poultry _________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

IV - 242 Prairie County, Mont. 

Table 5. 

All forms 

1974 

221 

8 764 

8 

6 

6 

15 

20 

37 } 71 

30 

28 

129 

1 662 

173 

1 423 

149 

717 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

229 212 192 

5 156 8 740 5 092 

8 ~} 6 16 

19 5 3 

21 12 18 

42 19 42 

37 48 

123 71 47 

30 } 28 28 

145 129 125 

1 428 1 662 1 407 

194 165 169 

672 1 407 666 

148 143 134 

289 710 287 

(NA) 38 49 

(NA) 111 43 

(NA) 88 64 

(NA) 482 246 

(NA) 26 35 

(NA) 104 89 

(NA) 152 (NA) 

(NA) 80 (NA) 

Seeds. bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chern icols purchased ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farmL_ 

$1.000-_ Diesel oiL __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired farm lobar ______________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Contract labor ________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

99 

159 

144 

442 

118 

186 

(NA) 

(NA) 

219 

585 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

104 

359 

81 25 J 98 

160 

220 

3 707 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

89 98 88 

45 159 45 

142 144 139 

160 442 160 

(NA) 118 (NA) 

35 186 35 

- - -

- - -

228 210 192 

320 582 316 

(NA) 207 191 

(NA) 352 207 

(NA) 151 135 

(NA) 151 61 

(NA) 83 87 

(NA) 36 21 

(NA) 210 192 

(NA) 43 27 

144 104 135 

303 359 302 

137 25 32 

143 81 71 

97 111 

160 72 

216 212 192 

2 049 3622 2 019 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

I 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Average per form __________ dollars-_ 

Forms bV value group, $110 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000 1o $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,000 1o $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,000 1o $29,999 ________________ _ $30,000 1o $49,999 ________________ _ $50,00010 $69,999 ________________ _ $70,000 ond over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Crawler troctors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

214 223 7 894 4 050 36 888 18 160 

1 11 16 40 

17 30 

~~ } 61 

72 81 28 

22 

183 197 

265 276 

194 193 

206 205 585 542 268 259 '" I 194 

552 559 141 165 24 

27 

Forms with soles of $2,500 ond over 

1974 1969 

206 191 

7 802 3 966 

37 874 20 763 

15 } 21 

14 28 

21 61 

35 35 

71 33 

28 } 22 13 

177 171 

258 240 

189 175 

198 185 

569 517 

264 254 

188 183 

544 

136 516\ 156 

24 29 27 

- 3~ i 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines, 

self-propelled _______________ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

-

-

-

Corn heods for combines ______ forms-- number _ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number_ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ______________ formsnumber _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Pickup balers ________________ farms_ 

number _ 

mfd in fast 5 years, number_ 

Windrowers, pull ond 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

self-propelled _______________ forms- - number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ formL 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

-

-

-

All forms 

1974 

99 

105 

28 

1: 1 

1~ -' 

17 

17 

4 

101 

104 

35 

79 

80 

38 

32 

33 

16 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1969 1974 1969 

87 99 85 

96 105 94 

20 28 20 

10 3 3 

10 3 3 

5 2 3 

16 7 

16 7 - 2 

(NA) 17 (NA) 

(NA) 17 (NA) 

(NA) \ 4 (NA) 

101 101 100 

105 104 104 

43 35 43 

(NA) 78 60 

(NA) 79 61 

(NA) 38 32 

(NA) 32 29\ (NA) 33 30 

(NA) 16 13 

TobIe 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Forms 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974__ 200 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974__ 19B 

1969 __ 205 Cottle and calveL ______________ 1974__ 194 

1969__ 197 Forms with- 11o 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 51o 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

10 1o 19 __________________ 1974__ 4 20 to 49 __________________ 1974__ 21 

501o 99 __________________ 1974__ 44 

100 to 199 ________________ 1974__ 40 200 1o 499 ________________ 1974__ 57 

500 and over ______________ 1974__ 23 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974__ 180 

1969 __ 174 8eef cows ________________ 1974__ 178 

1969__ (NA) Milk cows ________________ 1974__ 44 

1969__ 55 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974__ (X) 

1969__ (X) 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 11o 4 ___________________________ _ 

51o 9 ___________________________ _ 101o 19 _________________________ _ 

201o 49 _________________________ _ 

501o 9L ________________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 20010 499 _______________________ _ 

500 ond over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 or L __________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

51o 9 ___________________________ _ 

101o 19 _________________________ _ 

201o 49 _________________________ _ 

501o 99 _________________________ _ 10010 199 _______________________ _ 

20010 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

AU forms 

Forms 

178 

4 

7 

36 

38 

49 

40 

4 

44 

35 

6 

1 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms ond over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 192 (X) 201 (X) 

(X) 190 (Xl 200 (X) 

(X) 175 (X) 211 (X) 

47 674 188 47 358 196 30 695 37 874 171 37 375 203 26 344 

3 5 39 5 39 4 331 59 2 33 18 273 679 20 659 41 1 299 

3 167 41 2 897 54 3 908 5 766 40 5 766 37 5 086 17 112 57 17 112 30 8 771 20 852 23 20 852 9 11 320 

25 771 176 25 651 (NA) (NA) 

18 854 157 18 633 (NA) (NA) 

25 602 174 25 482 (NA) (NA) 

18 741 156 18 527 (NA) (NA) 

169 44 169 (NA) (NA) 

113 52 106 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

Number 

25 602 

26 

97 

148 

2 706 

6 540 11 662 

3 423 

169 

49 

20 

5 

41 

54 

and over 

Forms 

174 

2 

7 

36 

36 

49 

40 

35 

6 

1 

Number 

25 482 

10 

97 

1 148 

2 602 6 540 

11 662 

3 423 

169 

49 

20 

5 

41 

54 

Cottle sold _______________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 _______________________ _ 

5 to 9 _______________________ _ 10 to 19 _____________________ _ 

201o 49 _____________________ _ 

501o 99 _____________________ _ 100 1o 199 ___________________ _ 

200 to 499 ___________________ _ 

500 and over _________________ _ 

Calves sold _______________________ _ 

Forms with- lor 2 _______________________ _ 

3 or 4 _______________________ _ 

5 to 9 _______________________ _ 10 to 19 _____________________ _ 201o 49 _____________________ _ 

501o 99 _____________________ _ 

100 1o 199 ___________________ _ 

200 1o 499 ___________________ _ 

500 and over _________________ _ 

Sales 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

ond over 

Forms Number Dollors (1,000) 

193 (X) 6 784 

192 (X) 6 699 

178 (X) (NA) 

190 30 621 6 449 174 26 117 4 146 

2 2 (Z) 

3 24 3 14 211 48 41 1 299 247 54 3 908 672 37 5 086 873 30 8 771 I 658 9 11 320 2 948 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

8 (X) 48 16 (X) 20 

Sales, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms 

165 

14 

17 

28 

36 

32 

14 

17 

7 

121 

4 

11 

31 

42 

20 

13 

Number 

20 186 

32 

115 

386 

1 130 

2 298 

1 772 

4 887 

9 566 

10 435 

30 

174 

948 

3 041 

2 744 

3 498 

Prairie County, Mont. 

Dollors 

(1.000) 

146 

7 

25 

92 

284 

510 

414 1 150 

2 664 

304 

4 

22 

128 

352 

341 

457 

IV-243 
Tobie 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colve5- _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls. and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

InventoryForms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number 

162 12 832 152 11 974 

161 12 736 

12 96 

167 8 875 166 6 768 

Cottle fottened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 10 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 1010 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 9L ______________________________ 1974 __ 100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Tobie 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lombs. and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponies __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

20 2 381 19 2 341 

21 2 265 19 2 253 

4 11 4 11 2 15 2 15 3 62 3 62 

5 197 4 157 2 141 2 141 1 195 1 195 2 (0) 2 (0) 

1 (0) 1 (0) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

15 4 348 14 4 282 26 6 641 21 6 354 (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 1 1 83 457 80 448 

119 623 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

All forms 

Forms Number 

22 2 752 

23 3 796 

5 16 

1 8 

6 136 

2 70 

2 151 

3 433 

2 (0) 

1 (D) 

4 438 

5 1 084 

15 3 150 

28 7 704 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

15 74 

19 104 

Sales - Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

11 6 859 2 160 

8 4 025 (NA) 

1 1 (Z) 

- - - 1 40 7 

2 (D) (D) 

3 376 139 

1 (D) (D) 

3 6 066 1 879 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

21 2 730 162 

21 3 782 (NA) 

5 16 1 

1 8 (Z) 

5 114 9 

2 70 6 

2 151 9 

3 433 30 

2 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

4 438 7 

3 1 070 (NA) 

14 3 086 (NA) 

23 7446 (NA) 

14 3 766 '40 567 

14 (X) 87 

- - -

- - (NA) 

15 74 32 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 a nd over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Lambs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes I year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

I Pounds of wool. 

Tobie 9. 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older' _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1.599 __________________ 1974 __ 1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold. ($1.000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 244 Prairie County, Mont. 

11 293 LiNers of pigs farrowed between14 749 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 16 352 15 346 18 2 048 1969 __ 18 538 16 535 

16 1 504 December 1 of preceding year and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 14 210 13 207 

10 497 1969 __ 15 283 14 282 14 3 629 June I and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 8 142 7 139 

12 156 1969 __ 12 255 10 253 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Soles 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

35 (X) 34 (X) 7 (X) 7 (X) 

(NA) (X) 62 (X) (NA) (X) 7 (X) 

35 1 528 34 1 523 6 314 6 314 

64 3 722 62 3 694 7 779 7 779 

35 1 504 34 1 499 6 314 6 314 

64 3 565 62 3 537 7 664 7 664 

29 832 28 827 6 314 6 314 

6 672 6 672 - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 6 453 6 453 2 50 2 50 

- - - - 1 55 1 55 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 14 5 14 5 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 24 8 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Doto 
Table 9, 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for foble or market egg production _ 1974 __ 

Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullels 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullels under 3 monlhs 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (busheIs) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ Colton (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight> ___________ _ Sweetpototoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Sorghums for silage. fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Forms Number 

34 1 499 6 314 

62 3 537 7 664 

34 1 499 6 314 

- - - -

- - - - 4 91 1 35 

12 24 - - - - - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

52 44 

2 2 

- - - - 129 III 

109 107 

- - - -

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

152 139 

- -

- - - - 32 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

6 3 396 

40 31 2 549 

8 13 201 

- - -

2 (NA) 21 

96 80 6804 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

Lighl breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Olher poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

3 146 2372 

21 22 

- -

- -

34 494 26 732 

9 211 9 722 

- -

- -

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

13 883 14 877 

- - - - - - 2 526 2 928 

Fonns with sales of $2.500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

243 12 220 17 880 

1 611 35 398 14 823 

518 (X) (X) 

- - -

22 (X) (X) 

5 266 12 839 10 425 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory 

Forms Number 

4 

(X) 

(X) 

Sales 

Forms Number 

(X) 

(X) 

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

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

-

612 05; I - I 036 936 

(X) (X) 

-

=, -

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

20 353 19 573 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

1 3 12 243 

28 26 2 145 1 417 

1 6 12 316 

- - - - - (NA) - 14 

42 40 I 781 1 736 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Wheal (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Ools (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small grains for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hay crops (Ions, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field .eed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (bales) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Tobacco (pound.) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potoloes (hundredweighl) ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

32 

45 

12 

22 

52 

44 

2 

2 

129 

108 

66 

81 

61 

67 

1 

1 

-

-

-

-

-

151 

137 

4 

2 

-

-

-

-

-

3 

-

-

-

-

Acres 

4 587 

7 322 

8 722 

8 414 

3 146 

2372 

21 

22 

34 494 

26 633 

2 713 

4 424 

6 39B 

5 230 

100 

20 

-

-

-

-

-

13 833 

14 764 

214 

140 

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

-

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(Xl 

1 036 936 

609 139 

113 193 

218 751 

231 B52 

161 730 

2 000 

600 

(X) 

-

-

-

-

20 273 

19 497 

(X) 

(Xl 

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

(X) 

(X) 

(Xl 

(Xl 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Forms Acres Forms 

7 367 5 

11 523 8 

2 57 2 

4 75 2 

29 2 169 36 

33 1 976 27 

- - - 1 14 - 4 127 95 

6 516 87 

13 320 23 

14 400 27 

1 25 23 

1 130 21 

- - -

- - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - -

47 1 947 35 

43 2 143 25 

1 100 1 

1 114 1 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Farms Tons 

922 5 45 - - 422 8 46 1 1 

86 2 6 - - 137 2 3 - - 2 391 36 300 7 19 

1 651 25 250 4 8 - - - - - - - - - - 29 887 95 1 019 - - 22 353 (NA) 494 (NA) 2 

1 253 22 117 7 28 1 054 (NA) 27 (NA) 1 

3 048 23 164 - - 1 90B (NA) 63 (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 2 III 34 122 2 9 1 103 25 III - - 100 1 5 - - 114 1 6 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - (D) (NA) 15 (NA) -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Prairie County, Mont. IV-24S 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

Berries far sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Farms 

28 

Acres 

2 312 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms 

28 

Acres 

2 312 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

27 166 27 381 13 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control-Con lime _____________________________________ farms __ 166 160 Diseases in crops and orchords ____________ forms-_ 4 I 

$1,000 __ 628 195 acres on which used __ 954 250 Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms __ 144 129 $1,000 __ 3 (Z) 

acres on which used __ 41 964 31 570 Weeds or gross in crops _________________ forms __ 79 71 

tonL_ 2 228 I 641 acres on which used __ 25 688 14 712 

$1,000 __ 442 160 $1,000 __ 86 24 lime ____ . ______________________________ forms __ Weeds or brush in posture ________________ farms __ 2 I 

acres on which used __ acres on which used __ 61 267 

tons __ $1,000 __ (Z) (Z) 

$1,000 __ Weeds on of! other fond __________________ farms-_ 7 (NA) 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- acres on which used __ 199 (NA) 

Insects on hoy crops ____________________ farms-_ 26 I $1,000 __ I (NA) 

acres on which used __ 785 35 Chemicals for defaliation or for growth control $1,000 __ 6 (Z) of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms __ I 3 Insects on ather crops __________________ forms __ 63 9 acres on which used __ 2 175 

acres on which used __ 13 453 038 $1,000 __ (Z) I 

$1,000 __ 75 3 Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ 26 56 

Nematodes in crops ____________________ farms __ 6 I $1,000 __ 4 7 

acres on which used __ 428 91 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ forms __ 14 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 7 (Z) $1,000 __ 4 (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Farms irrigated in census year ________________ forms __ 

Praportian af farms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres __ 

Average per form _______________________ ocres-_ 

Crapland irrigated _________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres-_ Cropland pasture irrigated ______________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Other crapland irrigated ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, ather than cropland posture _forms __ 

ocres __ 

Estimated quantity af irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

land irrigc..ted by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ forms __ 

ocres-_ 

1974 

61 

28.8 

7 373 

120.9 

61 

7 316 

61 

6 949 

7 

367 

2 

57 

15 170 

2.1 

44 

5 340 

1969 

61 

31.7 

8 919 

146.2 

60 

8 844 

59 

8 073 

II 

523 

(NA) 

248 

4 

75 

17 458 

2.0 

(NA) 

(NA) 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farms __ 

acres __ Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

land in irrigated farms- _____________________ acres __ Cropland ________________________________ acres __ 

Harvested croplond _____________________ acres __ 

Farms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms __ 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 

Farms with artifical drainage _________________ forms-_ 

Prapartion of farms ____________________ percenL_ 

Land in farms with drainage _________________ acres __ land drained ____________________________ acres __ 

Average per farm ______________________ acres __ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

ocres-_ 

1974 

131 995 

23 609 

15 560 

2 

48 

3 

1.4 

3 101 

371 

123.7 

61 

242 

654 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

178 995 

31 101 

15 109 

(X) 

(X) 

16 

8.3 

26 063 

I 497 

93.5 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by size of debt owed: 

Under $5,000 ____________________ -_ -- --- _____ -- -- ---- -- ------ ------------------ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________________ -_ - ___ ------------------------- $10,000 to $29,999 ____________________________________ - _________ -_ -------------

$30,000 to $49,999 __________________________ -- ------ -- ------ -------------------

$50,000 and aver ________________________________ -_ -_ -_ -- -- ---------- - - --------

Total operator debt 

89 

7 081 

8 

10 

18 

8 

45 

Secured by real estate 

64 

4 402 

3 

10 

10 

13 

28 

Not secured by real estate 

54 

2 679 

II 

3 

16 

5 L- 19 ________________________________________________ ~ 

'Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired farm workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 doys ______ _ 

Totol controct lobar ______ _ 

Forms reparting number 

of cantroct workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Farms 

1974 

51 

42 } 53 

25 

22 

IV-246 Prairie County, Mont. 

1969 

40 

113 

32 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

84 57 267 } 71} 401 62 

136 30 

(NA) (NA) 81 

119 (NA) 77 

1974 hired form workers warking150 days 25 to less tllan 

1969 Total or mare 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 104 51 42 53 

Cash wages paid _ $1,000 __ 359 267 62 30 

Number of workers ______ _ 291 84 71 136 

302 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 32 34 26 14 

71 2 workers _________ _ 25 II 10 14 3 ar 4 workers _____ _ 32 4 4 22 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 13 I 2 3 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 2 I - -

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 749 860 512 538 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 268 648 297 626 255 094 276 235 Average size of form ______ acres __ 359 346 498 513 

Approximate land oreo _______ acres-_ 

Proportion in farms _____ percenL_ 524 160 524 160 524 160 524 160 

17.6 19.5 16.7 18.1 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 118 721 61 733 103 988 52 012 Average per form ________ dollars-_ 158 506 71 782 203 101 96 676 Average per acre ________ dallars-_ 442 207 408 188 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 29 49 12 18 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 210 230 72 63 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 52 57 35 25 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 78 102 51 61 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 71 80 60 61 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 52 61 43 48 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 44 29 37 19 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 34 32 23 30 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 77 87 77 85 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 54 74 54 70 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 18 33 18 33 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 30 26 30 25 

Land In Farms According to Use 

Total cropland _____________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Forms 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 and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ______________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see textL __ forms __ acres __ 

Total woodland _____________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Other land (see text) ________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated land ______________ formL_ 

ocres-_ 

All forms 

1974 

697 

87 752 

618 

50 605 

64 

96 

79 

98 

149 

83 

38 

6 

5 

456 

33 462 

42 

3 685 

169 49 947 

539 

130 949 

638 69 087 

1969 

783 

108 549 

654 50 767 

83 

90 

75 

108 

141 

98 

52 

5 

2 

559 

51 062 

102 

6 720 

231 

54 985 

602 

134 092 

681 

77 635 

L-____________ ~~------------~ 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

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

acres-_ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ forms __ 

ocres-_ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ forms __ 

acres-_ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured _____________________________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

32 

519 

6 

218 4 

192 

18 

739 

10 

370 

122 47 819 

98 27 469 

1969 

(NA) 

5 691 

25 

037 

3 

157 

50 3 808 

15 

689 

171 

51 3521 

149J 47 053 

Total woodland - Continued Woodland not pastured __________ _ ___________________ f-orms __ 

acres __ 

Other land _____________ • _________ _ _______ • ___________ farms __ 

ocreL_ 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other tho n cropland and woodland pasture ______________ _ ___________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Improved postureland and rongela nd _________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Unimproved postureland and rang eland _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land in houselots, born lots, ponds, r oad s, wasteland, etc. _farms __ 

acres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators-Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All farm operators ____________ number __ land in farms ________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 

Farms by tenure of farm operator; Full awners ________________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Black and other races, see textForm operators by tenure; I 

Aliform operators __________ number __ land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in forms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres-_ Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

TenontL __________________ number __ 

land in forms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Forms by type of organiza'ian: Individual or family _________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres __ 

All farms 

1974 

749 

268 648 

50 605 

501 

128 619 24 691 

212 

121 542 23 689 

36 

18 487 

2 225 

4.8 

8 11 026 

I 443 

5 

10 786 

I 333 

-

-

-

3 

240 

110 

37.5 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

860 

297 626 50 767 

613 

138 763 

27 695 

189 

129 325 19 933 

58 29 538 

3 139 

6.7 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NAI 

(NA) 

(NAI 

(NAI 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAI 

(NAI 

(NAI 

(NAI 

(NAl 

(NAI 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

512 538 255 094 276 235 

46 993 46 762 

314 344 119 487 122 478 

22 182 24 563 

172 156 

118 204 125 263 22 767 19 378 

26 38 17 403 28 494 

2044 2 821 

5.1 7.0 

7 - 10 977 - I 433 -

4 -

10 737 - I 323 - - - - - - -

3 -

240 - 110 - 42.9 -

464 478 

181 360 201 485 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Forms by type of organization - Can. Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NAI (NAl land in forms ______________ acres-_ (NAI (NAI 

Other _____________________ number __ (NAI (NAI acres __ (NAI (NAI 

Form operators by age g roup;2 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 4 8 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 78 77 35 to 44 yeors _____________________ _ 188 171 45 to 54 yeors _____________________ _ 190 277 55 to 6-4 years _________ • ___________ _ 182 198 65 yeors and aver __________________ _ 90 129 Average age _______________________ _ 49.6 50.9 

Farm operators by place of residence:2 

609 722 

1~ } 60 15 

On form operated ___________________ _ 

On another form ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form ________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban areo _________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work 

off farm:2 None _____________________________ _ 197 (NAI I to 49 days _______________________ _ 47 69 50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 23 37 

37 } 87 49 

254 304 

100 to 149 days ____________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ____________________ _ 200 days and over __________________ _ 

Farm operators by principal accupotion:2 Forming ___________________________ _ 415 (NA) Other _____________________________ _ 317 (NAI 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market ______________________ _ 

Farm operators reporting agricultural 

(NA) (NAI 

contracts __________________________ _ (NAI (NAI 

11969 data are only for farms operated by Blacks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

479 497 

79 505 98 425 

432 442 

46993 46 762 

16 l 25 J 159

1 

46 

82 

131 126 

83 98 

38 52 

6 5 

5 2 

310 359

1 

28 993 45 972 

32 (NA) 

3 519 5 691 

122 171 

47 819 51 352 

384 (NAI 

127 770 126 458 

456 445 

63 809 7J 216 

Forms with sates of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

40 38 

20 350 4 299 

384 (NA) 

127 770 126 458 

222 240 

120 872 121 807 

111 133 

18 312 17 849 

153 160 

102 560 103 958 1 

321 334 i 6 898 4 651 

Farms with so les of $2,500 

and aver 

1974 1969 

32 51 32 858 (0) 

16 7 40 876 34 324 

- 2 

- (01 

3 5 42 45 118 106 131 182 137 136 

65 64 50.6 50.6 

423 462 7 } 5 32 10 

171 (NAI 

36 50 16 18 

27 } 52 29 

114 123 

351 (NAI 

145 (NAI 

9 (NAI 

27 (NAl 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Ravalli County, Mont. IV -247 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Farms by value of sales: $100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40.000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

191- 46 57 _ 

91 97 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 92 III $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 122 133 $2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 112 127 

Under $2,500 (see te't) ___________________ _ 256 346 $2,000 to $2,499 ______________________ _ 37 41 $1,500 to $1,999 _____________________ _ 45 45 $1,000 to $1,499 ______________________ _ 61 54 Under $1,000 (see te't>-________________ _ 113 206 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ 13 178 9 729 Average per form ______________ dollars-- 17 593 II 312 

Crops. including hoy _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

- 315 J 361 

- 2 50~ I 080 

-

- 37 

Forest products ___________________ forms-- 36 15 $1,000_ - 82 23 

livestock, poultry. and their products ________________________ farms- - 670 736 

$1,000_ - 10 556 8 625 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ - 57 (NA) 

$1,000_ - 1 104 (NA) 

Farms with soles of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

191- 57 _ 46 

91 97 

92 III 

122 133 

112 126 

19 25 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

12 908 9 438 

25 212 17 543 

233 (NA) 

2 437 965 

5 5 

35 41 

34 10 

82 22 

470 509 

10 355 8 410 

44 42 

1 103 608 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Groins __________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ T aboeea ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage. and silage __ farms __ $1.000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Fruits, nuts. and berries ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock. poultry, and their products __ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products _____________ • _. ___ forms. 

$1.000 __ 

Cottle and calves _________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep. Iambs. and wooL ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

233 (NA) 

2 437 965 

104 102 

611 223 

- -

- -

- -

- -

158 165 

970 329 

19 28 

758 355 

11 5 

12 3 

11 22 

85 55 

470 509 

10 355 8 410 

44 42 

1 103 608 

72 122 

2 084 1 210 

430 (NA) 

'~I 5 956 

(NA) 

345 635 

86 

182 

65 

295 J 

Table 4, Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural serviceL ________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services _____________________________ • ___ • __ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Government form programs _________________ . _____ • ___ • __ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from [ease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ forms-. 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources 1 _____ ._. _. _______ • __ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

362 (NA) 

195 (NA) 

466 (NA) 

76 67 

145 82 

3 9 

10 8 

68 129 

48 154 

79 (NA) 

204 (NA) 

17 (NA) 

59 (NA) 

80 (NA) 

120 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

167 (NA) 

160 (NA) 

436 (NA) 

66 52 

127 65 

3 5 

10 6 

57 113 

46 150 

61 (NA) 

194 (NA) 

14 (NA) 

58 (NA) 

63 (NA) 

95 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources 7 _________ ._. _. ______ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Nonfarm business. excluding form related _______________ • ___ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Cosh wages. salaries. commissions. and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest. dividends. or royalties __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security. pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property _____________ • ___ • forms-. 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

352 

3 573 

69 

531 

206 

2 257 

156 

476 

72 

222 

31 

87 

lSee text. 11974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenseL __ farms __ $1.000 __ 

Forms with- $110 $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 _________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 and over ________________ _ 

Livestock and poultry purchased __________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased _____ • ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredients ____________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Whole groins ___________ • __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy. green chop, and silage __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

IV - 248 Ravalli County, Mont. 

Table 5. 

All forms 

1974 

747 

12 924 

63 

96 

71 

96 

167 

108 } 78 

27 

41 

388 

2 198 

625 

3 398 

409 

1 838 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Form s with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

860 512 538 

8 633 12428 8 144 

152 1~ } 22 118 

77 28 47 

148 54 116 

145 155 133 

108 115 

220 78 70 

27 } 35 41 

416 269 309 

1 941 2 124 1 883 

673 430 444 

1 588 3 260 1 512 

430 321 324 

895 1 795 868 

(NA) 76 68 

(NA) 63 71 

(NA) 216 146 

(NA) 623 201 

(NA) 159 194 

(NA) 778 373 

(NA) 331 (NA) 

(NA) 172 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Lime ______________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline ___ ._. _____________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Diesel oiL __________ • ___ ._._ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Motor oil. grease, piped gas. kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Contract lobar ________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farms __ $1.000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

243 

121 

418 

4S7 

137 

49 

(NA) 

(NA) 

739 

650 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

281 

I 071 

531 J 312 

179 

719 

4 720 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

169 184 127 

4S 115 45 

493 310 364 

348 455 327 

(NA) 118 (NA) 

31 4S 30 

- - -

- - -

851 510 538 

472 603 415 

(NA) 508 535 

(NA) 455 331 (NA) 176 139 (NA) 85 35 (NA) 21 41 

(NA) 7 5 

(NA) 507 538 (NA) 55 44 

426 227 319 

781 1 057 754 

385 40 66 

195 47 68 

222 221 

164 108 

784 512 535 

3229 4 383 3 000 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Tobie 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________ ._._. _______ forms __ 

$1,000 •• Average per form _._. ______ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: 

$1 '0 $999 •.••.•••••.•.•.•.•.•.••. 

$1,000 '0 $4,999 •••...•.•.•••.••••• 

$5,000 to $9,999-••••••.•••.••••••• 

$10,000 '0 $19,999 •.• : •.•.••••••••• 

$20,000 to $29,999 •.•.•••.••••••••• 

$30,000 to $49,999 .•.•••.•.•.•.•.•. 

$50,000 '0 $69,999 ••••••••.•.•.•.•• 

$70,000 and aver ..•.•••.•.•.•••••. 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles ___ • ___ • __________ forms-. 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_. Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms __ 

number._ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel tractors ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ formL. 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All form5 

1974 1969 

721 839 

11 828 6854 

16 405 8 169 

1 87 

140 360 

181 178 

185 125 

1~} 89 13 

18 

593 714 

834 951 

368 489 

671 732 

1 230 1 249 

378 389 

." } 693 

1 277 1 406 

163 280 

85 

89 

1 

Forms with 501.5 of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

501 530 

10 049 5 756 

20059 10860 

65 } 195 

93 138 

139 112 

109 46 

64 26 

13 } 18 13 

421 462 

602 624 

274 340 

472 490 

951 937 

282 291 

448 467 

1 040 1 052 

131 226 

77 79 

81 86 

1 13 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines, 

self-propelled ___ • _____ . ___ •. farms-. 

number _. mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

(orn heads for combines ______ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ farmL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ farmL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

50 56 

52 58 

7 10 

i1 10 

11 

4 

1 J 126 (NA) 

132 (NA) 

28 (NA) 

255 293 

277 305 

53 107 

121 (NA) 

124 (NA) 

47 (NA) 

35 (NA) 

43 (NA) 

11 (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and aver 

1974 1969 

48 54 

50 56 

7 9 

1 -

1 -

- -

4 9 

4 10 

I 4 

104 (NA) 

110 (NA) 

24 (NA) 

218 255 

240 267 

49 101 

112 102 

115 110 

45 64 

34 49 

42 53 

11 13 

Tobie 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs. or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ (attle and calves _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 10 to 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

(ows and heifers that had calved ________________ .1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

8eef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 __________________________ __ 

5 to 9 __________________________ __ 10 to 19 ________________________ __ 

20 to 49 ________________________ __ 

50 to 99 ________________________ __ 

100 to 199 ______________________ __ 

200 '0 499 ______________________ __ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- lor 2 __________________________ __ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 __________________________ __ 10 to 19 ________________________ __ 

20 to 49 ________________________ __ 

50 to 99 ________________________ __ 

100 '0 199 ______________________ __ 

200 to 499 ______________________ __ 

500 and over ____________________ __ 

All farms 

Forms 

682 

644 

685 

612 

637 

34 

63 

88 

163 

100 

93 

56 

15 

562 

554 

495 

(NA) 

210 

265 

(X) 

(X) 

All farms 

Forms 

495 

67 

65 

75 

125 

87 

51 

21 

4 

210 

121 

33 

17 

8 

11 

10 

6 

4 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Doto 

Inventory 

Farms with soles of $2.500 All farms and over 

Number Farms Number Farms Number 

(X) 467 (X) 670 (X) 

(X) 444 (X) 639 (X) 

(X) 472 (X) 686 (X) 

56 203 418 52 855 592 30 632 56 043 447 53 668 627 36 993 

91 13 30 98 233 433 16 111 87 595 1 199 27 365 112 1 514 

5 151 106 3 506 142 4 693 7 241 92 6 755 72 5 039 12 759 93 12 759 55 6 874 16 053 56 16 053 21 5 493 13 276 15 13 276 5 6 191 

30 966 392 29 304 (NA) (NA) 

29 587 405 28 559 (NA) (NA) 

27 680 347 26 136 (NA) (NA) 

26 564 346 25 675 (NA) (NA) 

3 286 147 3 168 (NA) (NA) 

3 023 196 2 884 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) ()() (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory. 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

27680 347 26 136 (ottle sold ________________________ 

Forms with176 27 67 1 to 4 _______ • ________________ 

428 18 123 5 to 9 ________________________ 

964 34 480 10 to 19 ______________________ 

3 867 106 3 271 20 to 49 ______________________ 

5 881 86 5 831 50 to 99 ______________________ 

6 883 51 6 883 100 to 199 ____________________ 

5 787 21 5 787 200 to 499 ____________________ 

3 694 4 3 694 500 and over __________________ 

3 286 147 3 168 (alves sold ________________________ 

Farms with- 163 72 98 lor 2 ________________________ 

108 21 67 3 or 4 ________________________ 

110 15 98 5 to 9 ________________________ 

101 8 101 10 to 19 ______________________ 

321 11 321 20 to 49 ______________________ 

735 10 735 50 to 99 ______________________ 

773 6 773 100 to 199 ____________________ 

975 4 975 200 to 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over _________ • ________ 

Sales 

Forms with soles of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

470 (X) 10 355 

454 (X) 6 874 

489 (X) (NA) 

430 29 730 6346 

466 35 957 5 956 

15 29 6 

35 251 57 

87 1 200 284 

140 4 653 885 

72 5 039 1 177 

55 6 874 1 487 

21 5 493 1 061 

5 6 191 1 389 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

72 (X) 2 084 122 (X) 1 210 

Sales. 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Forms Number (1,000) 

389 20 753 5 160 

26 65 15 42 289 72 105 1 407 345 110 3 577 816 52 3 374 934 41 5 102 1 231 9 2 223 507 4 4 716 1 239 

192 8 977 1 186 

22 30 3 4 13 2 26 172 24 35 412 64 58 1 735 215 24 1 607 226 15 1 946 264 6 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

Ravalli County, Mont. IV-249 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Heifers and heifer colves- _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ------- _________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ----- ___________________ 1974 __ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ----- __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory -

Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number 

352 13 211 

384 14 766 

31B 12 034 

68 1 177 

355 10 340 412 10 343 

Cattle fattened on grains and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to lL ______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 9L ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs ----- ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5109 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 4L _____________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 9L _____________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 49L ___________________________ 1974 __ 

500 ond over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lombs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep ond lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep. Iambs. ond wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponies- _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

85 3 036 60 2 877 

116 4 444 88 4 306 

46 127 27 86 10 69 7 46 

10 152 9 134 

3 107 1 30 

5 336 5 336 

6 779 6 779 

5 1 466 5 1 466 

- - - - (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

128 7 867 88 6 617 

120 9 704 83 8 307 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) 3 4 

(NA) (NA) 6 14 

332 1 933 235 1 546 

411 2 201 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Forms with soles of $2.500 

ond over 

All forms 

Forms Number 

74 5 338 

96 7 519 

22 48 

11 68 

10 188 

9 313 

7 475 

8 I 075 

5 (D) 

2 (D) 

18 448 

30 1 350 

125 7 255 

120 7 429 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

70 283 

84 293 

Sales - Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Dollors (1,000) 

39 2 456 852 

14 1 334 (NA) 

16 49 17 

7 92 21 

8 269 71 

1 55 (D) 

6 (D) (D) 

- - - 1 (D) (D) 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1,000) 

53 5 134 345 

82 7 335 (NA) 

12 26 2 

6 36 1 

6 115 6 

7 236 11 

7 475 23 

8 1 075 73 

5 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

15 426 7 

27 I 202 (NA) 

86 6 300 (NA) 

78 5 863 (NA) 

69 4 926 '43 287 

86 (X) 182 

- - -

- - (NA) 

54 230 80 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2.500 ond over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Lambs under I year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

lPounds of wool. 

Table 9. 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974_ - 1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,0001049,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Poultry ond poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 250 Ravalli County, Mont. 

30 393 Litters of pigs farrowed between59 617 December 1 of preceding yeor ond November 30 _1974 __ 40 699 33 679 

58 2 484 1969 __ 71 906 63 879 

80 3 689 December 1 of preceding year ond Moy 3L ___ 1974 __ 38 361 31 347 

80 1 487 1969 __ 62 480 54 460 

85 4 914 June 1 ond November 30 __________________ 1974 __ 31 338 26 332 

77 216 1969 __ 54 426 51 419 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 and over All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

166 (X) 105 (X) 33 (X) 29 (X) 

(NA) (X) 95 (X) (NA) (X) 2B (X) 

161 138 935 102 137 397 23 78 611 19 78 527 

157 98 292 91 96 335 26 54 857 24 54 800 

161 118 643 102 117 323 21 78 521 19 78 497 

147 97 446 85 95 631 25 54 547 24 54 515 

151 3 637 93 2 467 13 407 11 383 

6 850 5 700 4 510 4 510 

I 800 1 800 1 608 1 608 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (D) 1 (D) 

3 113 356 3 113 356 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18 2 422 11 2 012 12 2310 10 2 200 

1 7 1 7 1 30 1 30 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 57 1 104 44 1 103 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 42 608 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and puUels of laying age ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for toble or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

PuUels 3 monlhs old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3·months old_1974 __ 

(orn for off purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans CbushelsL ___________ _ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheal (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ (ollon (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ 

Sweet potatoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ lond in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

(orn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

(orn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

(orn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ____ _ 

Sorghums for grain (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc _____ _ Alfolfa hoy (Ions, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Farms Number 

102 117 323 19 78 497 

85 95 631 24 54 515 

99 117 283 19 78 497 

4 40 - -

5 19 915 1 25 

7 186 1 200 

41 159 I 5 

1 10 I 10 

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

19 16 

1 I 

- - - 2 

52 61 

176 148 

- - - -

17 (NA) 

- (NA) 

582 613 

20 15 

22 40 

11 19 

16 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

1 - 1 

17 15 512 

- - -

- - - 1 (NA) 90 

243 255 16 489 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

Light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ J974 __ 

1969 __ Olher poullry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

525 277 

90 30 

- -

- -

4 873 3 770 

6 419 5 355 

- -

- -

502 (NA) 

- (NA) 

37 723 39 715 

31 23 

328 430 

6 25 

425 596 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- 95 - 276 9 113 5 212 

- (X) (X) 

- - -

30 (X) (X) 

16 631 52 652 51 147 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

4 21 - -

2 6 1 11 

4 21 - -

3 11 - -

1 10 - -

- - - -

I 2 - -

9 (X) 1 (X) 

32 (X) 4 (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

- -

- 120 

94 184 117 141 

(X) (X) 

- =1 -

111 625 (NA) 

- (NA) 

97 294 96 538 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

I - 1 - 17 15 512 276 

- - - - - - - -

- (NA) - 30 

226 244 15 207 15 522 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pasture land and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

(roplond used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

(orn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Wheal (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oals (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beons (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuls for nuls (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hay crops (Ions, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ (ollon (bales) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Tobocco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish polaloes (hundredweighl'-_____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, or melons for .0Ie ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ lond In orchord,-________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

310 

359 

111 

133 

17 

15 

1 

1 

50 

56 

34 

51 

135 

105 

2 

1 

1 

-

-

-

-

415 

417 

3 

-

-

-

-

-

14 

19 

11 

5 

14 

23 

Acres 

28 993 

45 972 

18 312 

17 849 

513 

276 

90 

30 

4 84J 

3 700 

602 

796 

5 480 

4 293 

36 

16 

5 

-

-

-

- 34 445 

36 057 

118 

-

-

-

-

- 501 

578 

22 

9 

311 

400 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(l() 

(X) 

(X) 

93 559 

114 226 

31 920 

44 787 

288 642 

218 673 

5040 

586 

(l() 

-

-

-

- 91 625 

90 046 

(l() 

(l() 

-

-

-

- 111 530 

110204 

(l() 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Fonns Acres Forms 

231 18 570 85 

262 25 242 170 

64 6 156 50 

72 6 515 50 

17 513 11 

15 276 11 

- - - 1 30 1 

35 802 23 

39 1 169 29 

24 311 16 

42 591 27 

120 4 371 59 

86 3 339 59 

- - - - - - 1 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 392 32 019 167 

390 32 284 191 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 501 13 

19 578 17 

11 22 9 

5 9 5 

13 308 8 19 363 13 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Fonns Tons 

5 454 84 537 1 10 13 096 169 1 259 I 10 

3 944 50 311 - - 3 789 50 344 - - 464 10 61 1 3 196 11 29 - - - - - - - 30 1 6 - - 1 161 23 77 - - 1 630 (NA) 129 (NA) -

388 16 26 - - 246 (NA) 24 (NA) - I 968 59 158 - - 1 810 (NA) 146 (NA) 1 - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

13 985 166 1 307 3 1 15 806 191 1 575 1 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 500 13 116 - - 578 (NA) 130 (NA) -

20 9 9 - - 9 5 2 - - 274 8 39 - - 342 13 56 - -

Ravalli County, Mont. IV-2S1 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1 969 - Continued 

Berries for sale __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops --- __________________ 1974 __ 

Forms 

5 

13 

5 

5 

6 

Acres 

5 

24 

18 

11 

289 

Irrigated land 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) 5 5 (X) 11 14 (X) 4 18 

(X) 5 11 

(X) 6 289 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons forms Tons 

2 2 2 2 - -

- - - - - -

3 8 3 6 - -

3 7 3 3 - - 6 289 6 66 - -

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs. including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms __ 

~1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

ton5 __ 

~1.0oo-_ lime __________________________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

tons __ 

~1.0oo-­

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy crops ____________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ $1.000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1.000 __ Nematodes in crops ____________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000-_ 

1974 

338 

504 

310 

28 458 

2 728 

455 

11 

560 

1 

18 

054 

25 

4 

229 

5 

1969 

398 

357 

323 

38 097 

3 830 

327 

13 

625 

1 

25 

832 

4 

7 

243 

6 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control-Con Diseases in crops and orchords ____________ forms-_ 3 9 

acres on which used __ 132 352 

$1,000-- (Z) 2 Weeds or gross in crops _________________ forms-_ 36 49 

acres on which used __ 2 855 3 138 ~1,000 __ 6 7 Weeds or brush in posture ________________ forms-_ II 26 

acres on which used __ 270 722 $1.000 __ 1 1 Weeds on all other land __________________ forms __ 11 (NAl 

acres on which used __ 83 (NA) 

$1,000-- (Z) (NAl 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ forms-_ 4 7 

acres on which used __ 105 132 

$1.000 __ 1 (Z) 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ forms __ 45 121 

~1.000-- 7 8 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms __ 22 (NA) 

~1.oo0-- 1 (NAl 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census yeor ________________ forms-_ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres __ 

Average per form _______________________ acres __ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ forms __ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ forms __ 

acres __ Cropland posture irrigated ______________ forms __ 

acres-_ Other cropland irrigated ________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Estimated Quonfity of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ ocre-feet __ 

land irriga"ed by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

1974 

456 

89.1 

63 809 

139.9 

446 

57 653 

403 

38 976 

231 

18 570 

4 

107 

64 

156 

158 801 

2.5 

128 

12 374 

1969 

445 

82.7 

71 216 

160.0 

439 

64 701 

409 

39 253 

262 

25 242 

(NA) 

206 

72 

6 515 

217 944 

3.1 

(NA) 

(NAl 

1974 1969 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems- ____________ forms __ 10 (NA) 

ocres-_ 153 (NAI Other sprinkler systems ___________________ forms __ 257 (NAI ocres __ 18 511 (NAI land in irrigated farmL _____________________ ocres __ 234 025 259 129 Cropland ________________________________ acres __ 75 159 91 288 Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ 44 318 44 288 

Forms not irrigoted in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ forms __ 2 (XI 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 185 (X) 

Forms with artifical drainage _________________ farms __ 40 66 Proportion of forms ____________________ percenL_ 7.8 12.2 land in forms with drainage _________________ ocres __ 23 798 29 223 land drained ____________________________ acres __ I 591 2 833 Average per form ______________________ acres __ 39.~ 42.9 

Artificial ponds. pits, reservoirs, and earthen tonks ____________________________________ forms __ 82 (NA) number __ 195 (NAI ocres __ 103 (NAl 

Tobie 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Farms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000--

Forms by size of debt owed: Under ~5,000 _________________________________________________________________ _ 

~5,000 to ~9,999 ______________________________________ - _______ -_ - _____________ _ 

$10,000 to ~29,999 __________________________________ -- ------------- ___________ _ 

$30,000 10 ~9,999 ______________________________ - ___ -- -------------_ - _________ _ ~50,000 and over ________________________________________ -_ - _ ---_ -- ___________ _ 

Total operator debt 

283 

18 339 

28 

23 

81 

33 

118 

Secured by reol estate 

234 

14 212 

20 

18 

73 

37 

86 

Not secured by real estate 

164 

4 127 

39 

29 

46 

18 

32 

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

Tobie 15, Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working150 days or more ______ _ 25 to 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 days ______ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

68 

89 } 144 

40 

15 

IV - 252 Ravalli County, Mont. 

1969 

68 

301 

66 

(NAl 

Workers Dollars (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

205 123 789 } 265 } 1 287 179 

636 89 

(NA) (NA) 47 

31 (NA) 29 

1974 hired form workers working1969 

150 days 25 to less than Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 227 68 89 144 

Cosh wages paid _ $1,000 __ 1 057 789 179 89 

Number of workers ______ _ 1 106 205 265 636 

754 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 58 34 31 36 

68 2 workers _________ _ 51 14 34 31 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 48 9 11 34 5 to 9 warket"s _____ _ 44 6 9 30 

(NAl 10 workers and over _ 26 5 4 13 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All forms ________________ number __ 633 720 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 160 400 253 504 

Average size of form ______ acres __ I 833 1 741 

Approximate land oreo _______ acres __ 

Proportion in farms _____ percenL_ 

330 816 330 816 

87.2 94.2 

Value of land and buildings __ $1.000 __ 186 696 72 413 

Average per farm ________ dollars __ 294 939 100 573 

Average per acre ________ dollars __ 161 58 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 26 39 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 32 26 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 6 7 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 22 11 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 16 17 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 21 29 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 16 15 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ II 23 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 82 80 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 83 117 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 125 137 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 193 219 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ formL_ 

ocres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not narvested and not pastured ___________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Cropland on wnicn all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ formL_ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acres-_ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

591 620 

134 913 195 843 

I 920 I 929 

330 816 330 816 

85.3 89.9 

183 617 69 316 

310 689 111 799 

162 58 

19 10 

11 6 

6 2 

20 8 

16 15 

17 24 

15 13 

II 22 

78 67 

81 104 

125 132 

192 217 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

365 (NA) 

158 877 232 965 

40 63 

3 307 II 697 

12 13 

851 504 

342 457 

149 893 200 971 

28 80 

4 826 18 793 

37 46 

10 387 8 559 

17 21 

2 164 3 080 

All farms 

1974 1969 

land In Farm. According 10 U ... 

Total cropland _____________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

590 676 

421 837 515 732 

Harvested cropland _______ forms __ ocres __ 574 653 

243 324 241 434 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres ________________ 8 17 

10 to 19 acres ______________ 

20 to 29 acres ______________ 14 7 

13 12 

30 to 49 acres ______________ 20 27 

50 to 99 acres ______________ 

100 to J99 acres ____________ 

200 to 499 acres ____________ 

500 to 999 acres ____________ 

1,000 acres and over _________ 

48 60 

108 131 

208 235 

100 122 

55 42 

(ropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farmL_ 

acres-_ 

143 194 

19 577 36 346 

Other cropland (see te:JI:t'- __ forms __ 

acres __ 367 529 

158 936 237 952 

Totol woodlond _____________ forms __ 

acres __ 38 53 

10 446 10 416 

Other land (see text) ________ forms __ 558 632 

ocres __ 728 117 727 356 

Irrigated land ______________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

218 238 

28 382 32 316 

Total woodland - Continued Waodland not pasture<L __________ ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Otner land ________________________ ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other tho n cropland and 

woodland posture _______________ ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Improved pastureiond and rangelo nd _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Unimproved pastureland and rang eland ________ ' _______ farms __ 

ocres-_ 

Land in houselots, bornlots, ponds, r oods, wasteland, etc. _ forms-_ 

ocres-_ 

Table 2, Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ 

Land in farmL _______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 

forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

Black and other races, see textFarm operators by tenure: 1 

All farm operators __________ number __ Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full awners ________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Farms by type af organization: Individual or family _________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

1 

All forms 

1974 

633 

160 400 I 

243 324 

265 

230 894 

58 542 

285 

856 713 

165 526 

83 

72 793 

19 256 

13.1 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

720 

253 504 

241 434 

291 

214 912 

46 790 

330 

915 699 

165 519 

99 

122 893 

29 125 

13.7 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

591 620 

I 134 913 1 195 843 

242 684 239 024 

236 209 

2282n 197 767 

58 191 45 146 

276 326 

834 501 881 160 

165 240 165 394 

79 85 

72 140 116 916 

19 253 28 484 

13.4 13.7 

- - - - - -

- -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- -

516 510 

898 308 916 573 

All fonns 

1974 

Forms by type of organization - Can. Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) 

Land in forms ______________ acreL_ (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) Land in farms ______________ ocres __ (NA) 

Otner _____________________ number __ (NA) 

ocreL_ (NA) 

Form operators by age group:2 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 22 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 81 35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 98 45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 131 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 193 65 years and over __________________ _ 83 Average age _______________________ _ 49.9 

Form operators by place of residence: 2 

On farm operoted ___________________ _ 

On another form ___________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form _______ _ 

In a city, town, or urban oreo ________ _ 

423 

-

-

- ~} Form operators reporting days of work 

off fonn: 2 

None ____________________________ _ 

- 302 1 to 49 days ______________________ _ 

- 53 50 to 99 days _____________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 

200 days and over _________________ _ 

- 13 

- 13 } 

- 16 

- 62 

form operators by principal occupotion:2 forming __________________________ _ 

- 529 Other ____________________________ _ 

- 79 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

- (NA) 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) 

11969 data are only for forms operated by Blocks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

16 

90 

141 

221 

195 

57 

48.7 

567 

94 

(NA) 

70 

46 

58 

115 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

557 604 

419 781 503 647 

547 593 

242 684 239 024 

J} 221 

45 50 

107 122 

208 235 

100 122 

55 42 

123 

18 220 31 658 1661 

365 (NA) 

158 877 232 965 

37 46 

10 387 8 559 

525 (NA) 

704 745 683 637 

198 202 

27 954 31 731 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

24 30 

8 223 5 479 

525 (NA) 

704 745 683 637 

406 456 

679 734 642 177 

76 61 

44 313 52 043 

350 424 

635 421 590 134 I 420 426 i 25 011 41 460 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

53 94 

127 759 245 545 

22 12 

108 846 32 540 

- 4 

- 1 185 

22 12 

76 75 

91 120 

124 196 

178 174 

78 43 

49.9 48.8 

399 507 

23 } 6 71 

38 

294 (NA) 

50 63 

11 41 

13 } 45 16 

42 65 

515 (NA) 

54 (NA) 

11 (NA) 

84 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data Richland County, Mont. IV-2S3 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms farms wilh sales of $2,500 Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

farms by value of sales: 

1131- 96 174 _ 

126 158 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 90 174 $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 57 127 $2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 31 64 

Under $2,500 (see text) ___________________ _ 42 101 $2,000 to $2.499 _____________________ _ 5 13 $1.500 to $1.999 _____________________ _ - 15 13 $1.000 to $1.499 _____________________ _ - 7 20 Under $l.OOO (se. textL _______________ _ - 15 55 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1.000_ - 43 209 15 629 Average per form ______________ dollors_ - 68 261 21 706 

- 529 J 614 

- 24 599 7 354 

- 3 

- 3 

(rops , including hay _______________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forest products ___________________ forms_ - 1 - $1.000_ - (Z) -

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ farms_ - 508 562 

$1,000_ - 18 608 8 275 

Poultry and poultry products _____ forms-- 53 (NA) 

$1,000_ - 32 (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

1131- 173 _ 96 

126 158 

90 174 

56 127 31 61 

2 4 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

43 098 15 518 72 924 25 029 

512 (NA) 

24 521 7 295 

- 1 

- (0) 

1 - (Z) -

480 514 

18 577 8 224 

49 56 

32 25 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Groins __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _farms __ $1.000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Livestock. poultry, and their products __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Cattle and calves _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Sheep, lambs. and wooL ___________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

512 

24 521 

473 

15 270 -

-

-

-

145 

1 039 

118 

8 211 

2 

I 

-

-

480 

18 577 

49 

32 

19 

27 

439 

16 549 

105 

1 002 

50 

726 

36 

241 

1969 

(NA) 

7 295 

539 

4422 

-

-

-

- 183 

413 

145 

2 450 

I 

(D) 

-

-

514 

8 224 

56 

25 

75 

170 

(NA) 

6 321 

I (NA) 

1 708 

J 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value af agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from farm-related sources before taxes and expenses) ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural serviceL ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Government form programs ____________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources! ____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

72 

200 

943 

78 

197 

3 

5 

102 

233 

50 

467 

17 

40 

74 

218 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

102 

108 

3 

10 

466 

2 134 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

51 (NA) 

191 (NA) 

750 (NA) 

74 94 

195 102 

3 3 

5 10 

98 436 

229 2 103 

44 (NA) 

282 (NA) 

17 (NA) 

40 (NA) 

68 (NA) 

178 (NA) 

ISee text. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total family income from off-form sources2 ____________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fa rms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

267 

676 

40 

503 

136 

716 

148 

291 

42 

93 

25 

74 L..-__ -I 

Table 5. Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Total farm production expenses ___ farms_ - $1,000_ 

Forms with- $1 to $999 _____________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,999 ________________ _ - $2,000 to $2,999 ________________ _ - $3,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ $5,000 to $9,99L _______________ _ 

- $10,00010 $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 ond over _______________ _ 

livestock and poultry purcRased __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Feed ingredients ____________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Whole groins ______________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, green chop, and silage __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ form5-_ 

$1,000 __ 

All farms 

1974 

632 

30 119 

13 

24 

24 

47 

78 

124 } 150 

65 

107 

293 

8 284 

434 

4 470 

316 

995 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - 254 Richland County, Mont. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

720 591 620 

12 706 30 004 12 541 

51 ~} 24 43 

41 15 23 

73 44 65 

143 78 140 

123 162 

369 149 146 

65 } 60 107 

379 280 342 

3 218 8 281 3 185 

483 404 433 

1 182 4 454 1 164 

328 303 303 

419 989 412 

(NA) 116 117 

(NA) 183 126 

(NA) 185 166 

(NA) 2 599 442 

(NA) 69 118 

(NA) 683 184 

(NA) 346 (NA) 

(NA) 164 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Diesel oiL __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil. grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired farm labor ______________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Contract lobar ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All farms 

1974 

338 

484 

454 

1 837 

336 

352 

(NA) 

(NA) 

625 

1 813 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

258 

1 138 

248 75J 296 

551 

621 

10 943 

1969 

398 

227 

501 

638 

(NA) 

150 

-

-

715 

I 064 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

422 

709 

480 

697 

688 

4 821 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and aver 

1974 1969 

321 361 

482 224 

437 474 

1 831 634 

331 (NA) 

350 149 

- - - -

587 620 

1 799 1 045 

579 610 

965 636 

484 469 

559 272 

201 195 

115 46 

587 619 

160 91 

250 392 

1 116 702 

71 137 

247 273 

285 410 

549 406 

589 619 

10 731 4 759 

1974 Census of Agriculture - Cou nty Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery ond equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Averoge per form __________ dollars __ 

Forms by value groupl $1 to $999 _______________________ _ 

$1.000 to $4,99L _________________ _ 

$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 ond over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups-_ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wheel troctors _____________ • __ forms-. 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_. Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

614 711 

24 798 12 210 

40 388 17 172 

- 23 

40 108 

65 159 

~} 186 

163 235 67 

101 

518 628 

778 863 

505 518 

579 679 

1 815 1 840 754 625 

mi 655 

1 774 1 996 

418 463 

59 

69 

4 J 

forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

576 617 24 327 11 668 

42 235 18 911 

31 } 77 

50 134 

72 178 

94 98 

163 82 

I~} 48 

486 549 

735 768 

477 459 

546 598 1 756 I 719 732 594 

531 580 

1 727 1 782 

402 434 

59 61 

69 74 

4 7 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines, 

self-propelled _______ • _____ ._ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Windrowers. pull and self-propelled _______________ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

334 362 

390 407 

105 105 

3! 1 :~ I 

3~ J 

61 (NA) 

69 (NA) 

27 (NA) I 158 193 

161 195 

45 84 

230 (NA) 

254 (NA) 

113 (NA) 

111 (NA) I 113 (NA) i 41 (NA) 

forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

332 355 

387 400 

104 104 

2 5 

2 7 

- 2 

39 10 

39 10 

6 3 

58 (NA) 

66 (NA) 

27 (NA) 

154 184 

157 186 

43 81 

229 212 

253 223 

113 98 

111 120 

113 124 

41 43 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultrv ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cottle and colveL ______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 5 to L ___________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 __________________ 1974 __ 100 to 19L _______________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ___________________________ _ 5 to L __________________________ _ 

10 to lL ________________________ _ 20 to 4L ________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 200 to 49L ______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- lor 2-__________________________ _ 3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to L __________________________ _ 10 to lL ________________________ _ 

20 to 4L ________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 49L ______________________ _ 

500 and over ___________________ • __ 

All forms 

Forms 

511 

490 

556 

466 

520 

20 

14 

24 

100 

88 

103 

95 

22 

425 

460 

408 

(NA) 

124 

221 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

408 

13 

15 

42 

111 

101 

80 

44 

2 

124 

101 

11 

7 

4 

1 

-

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with soles of $2.500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 480 (X) 508 (X) 

(X) 463 (X) 498 (X) 

(X) 502 (X) 560 (X) 

75 221 441 74 866 462 61 089 55 201 471 54 432 514 38 219 

45 12 24 30 71 86 10 61 27 190 

322 16 226 49 676 3 179 97 3 091 111 3 651 6 314 86 6 189 101 7 197 14 315 103 14 315 89 11 873 28 308 95 28 308 39 10 581 22 652 22 22 652 16 26 850 

35 057 405 34 859 (NA) (NA) 

28 191 413 27 818 (NA) (NA) 

34 755 393 34 568 (NA) (NA) 

27 310 390 26 998 (NA) (NA) 

302 116 291 (NA) (NA) 

881 197 820 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) ()() 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

34 755 393 34 568 Cattle sold ________________________ 

Farms with30 9 20 1 to 4 ________________________ 

98 11 74 5 to 9 ________________________ 

606 38 558 10 to 19 ______________________ 

3 521 108 3 416 20 to 49 ______________________ 

7 163 101 7 163 50 to 99 ______________________ 

10 864 80 10 864 100 to 199 ____________________ 

(D) 44 (0) 200 to 499 ____________________ 

(D) 2 (0) 500 and over __________________ 

302 116 291 Calves sold ________________________ 

Farms with135 93 124 1 or 2 _____________________ • __ 

38 11 38 3 or 4 ________________________ 

46 7 46 5 to 9 ________________________ 

45 4 45 10 to 19 ______________________ 

38 1 38 20 to 49 ______________________ 

- - - 50 to 99 ______________________ 

- - - 100 to 199 ____________________ 

- - - 200 to 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and Over __________________ 

Soles 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1.000) 

480 (X) 18 577 

473 (X) 18 277 

513 (X) (NA) 

439 60 940 16 549 477 37 913 6 321 

18 44 10 

20 145 27 

48 662 132 108 3 588 707 101 7 197 1 278 89 11 873 2 584 39 10 581 2 500 16 26 850 9 311 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

19 ()() 27 75 (X) 170 

Soles. 1974- Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Dollars Forms Number (1,000) 

356 46 218 14 715 

39 89 21 36 252 56 52 651 159 76 2 447 619 48 3363 812 65 8 5-46 2 146 27 7 022 2 002 13 23 Il-48 8900 

242 14 722 1 834 

11 14 2 7 21 2 12 82 8 32 484 51 82 2 656 324 58 3 919 474 29 3846 536 10 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 

Richland County, Mont. IV-2SS 
Tobie 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colves ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ---------_______________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ----- ___________________ 1974 __ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls. and bull calves ----- __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory - Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number 

318 18 847 

397 13 729 

309 18 715 

25 132 

378 21 160 

432 12 885 

Cattle fattened on grains and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1109 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 10 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

201049 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

5010 99. ______________________________ 1974 __ 

10010199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

20010499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Tobie 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

510 9 --- _____________________________ 1974 __ 

101024 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 10 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

501099 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 10 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

20010499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ 

Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponies- _________________________ J974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

102 6 969 100 6 943 

122 5 157 115 5 094 

20 47 20 47 

17 109 16 103 

19 312 18 292 

12 452 12 452 

18 1 206 18 1 206 

5 (0) 5 (D) 

9 2 480 9 2 480 

2 (0) 2 (D) 

(X) 00 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

49 18 585 45 18 489 

92 52 067 85 51 854 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) 1 2 

(NA) (NA) - - 174 1 020 159 933 

267 1 499 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

All forms 

Forms Number 

107 15 261 

104 8 820 

16 39 

12 84 

24 346 

7 245 

23 I 336 

11 1 442 

9 2 515 

5 9254 

20 2 169 

13 2 552 

53 20 551 

100 53 188 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

37 134 

42 106 

Sales - Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

62 24 965 9710 

52 4 879 (NA) 

6 20 3 

4 46 12 

14 434 148 

9 620 156 

12 1 564 559 

11 2 512 904 

6 19 769 7 928 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

105 15 190 1 002 

97 8 724 (NA) 

16 39 3 

12 84 5 

24 346 29 

5 174 12 

23 1 336 71 

11 1 442 114 

9 2 515 206 

5 9 254 563 

18 2 123 36 

13 2 552 (NA) 

49 20 421 (NA) 

93 53 046 (NA) 

34 11 968 '96 584 

50 (X) 726 

- - -

- - (NA) 

33 122 30 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 a nd over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Lambs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes I year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Rams and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

I Pounds of wool. 

Tobie 9. 

Any poullry ___________________________ 1974_ - 1969 __ 

Chicken! 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 11099 _______________________ 1974 __ 

10010399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

40010 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 10 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 10 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 10 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 10 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 ond o.er ______________ 1974 __ 

Broiler! and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poullry and poullry producls sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 256 Richland County, Mont. 

66 1 040 Utters of pigs farrowed between75 883 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 82 1 740 80 1 728 

92 5 903 1969 __ 85 1 039 78 1 013 

109 4 211 December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 70 1 001 69 995 

34 12 998 1969 __ 71 535 64 518 

33 5 304 June land November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 44 739 43 733 

28 187 1969 __ 55 504 50 495 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Soles 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 and over All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

117 (X) 112 (X) 24 (X) 22 (X) 

(NA) (X) 177 (X) (NA) (X) 21 (X) 

114 8 633 109 8 438 16 1 974 15 1 954 

190 12 611 172 11 739 20 2 305 17 2 217 

109 8 010 104 7820 14 1 812 13 1 792 

188 11 777 170 10939 19 1 987 16 1 911 

92 3 655 87 3 465 7 371 6 351 

15 2 455 15 2 455 6 901 6 901 

2 I 900 2 1 900 1 540 1 540 

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18 2 076 18 2 076 7 446 6 396 

2 115 2 115 6 755 2 155 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 53 32 49 32 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 56 25 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Doto 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Hens for toble or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

PuUels 3 monlhs old or older _____________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

PuUel chicks and pullels under 3 monlhs 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans Cbushels> ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheal (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for grain _____________ _ CoHan (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish pototoes (hundredweightL __________ _ 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) ________________ _ Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetobles, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ Lond in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

104 7 820 13 1 792 

170 10939 16 I 911 

104 7 626 12 1 666 4 194 1 126 

4 330 2 150 

6 484 2 80 40 288 1 12 

1 15 I 19 

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

156 146 

3 4 

- - - - 431 515 

372 493 

- - - -

7 (NA) 

- (NA) 

439 481 

3 5 3 6 - - 130 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

15 5 471 

133 122 7364 9 29 698 

- - - 1 (NA) 40 320 324 22463 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

Light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Olher poullry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

8 557 7 573 

50 52 

- - - -

137 419 120 817 

44 366 53 777 

- - - -

44 (NA) 

- (NA) 

43 395 45 431 

4 4 

1 1 

- - 10 823 13 825 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

85 15 627 6 038 5 709 91 419 64 809 I 761 (X) (X) 

- - - 44 (X) (Xl 20684 39 071 40 494 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Farms Number 

7 121 2 30 

4 14 - -

7 121 2 30 

5 71 2 15 

3 50 I 15 

- - - -

1 1 - -

5 (X) - (X) 

20 (X) 3 (X) 

Quontity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

3 542 026 2 964 233 

(X) (X) 

-

=, -

5 471 (NA) 

- (NA) 

59 462 65 195 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

2 4 90 55 

86 76 3 919 2 965 

- 5 - 181 

- - - -

1 (NA) 20 24 

140 154 5 323 5 910 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sorghums for 011 purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheal (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Ools (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hay crops (Ions, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ (allan (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sol. ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

123 

166 

76 

61 

154 

144 

1 

3 426 

488 

257 

321 

244 

357 

1 

2 

26 

-

-

-

-

420 

441 

5 

3 

-

-

-

-

5 

17 

2 

1 

-

-

Acres 

18 220 

31 658 

44 313 

52 043 

8533 

7 555 

40 

44 

137 274 

119 558 

14406 

19 137 26 487 

31 459 

110 

15 3 278 

-

-

-

-

43 052 

44 801 

63 

135 

-

-

-

-

40 

119 

3 

(Z) 

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Quantity 

(lO 

(X) 

(X) 

DO 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

3 536 968 

2 941 351 

583 533 

991 574 952 953 

1 175 169 

4000 

560 

(X) 

-

-

-

-

58 962 

64 233 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

-

5 090 15 892 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated lond 

Totol 

Fanns Acres Forms 

21 441 8 41 1 037 15 

5 185 8 4 169 5 

88 4009 101 

82 3 201 85 1 20 - 2 24 2 

76 3 816 294 79 2066 315 

59 1 447 127 69 2 074 129 

33 1 046 157 

64 2 172 194 

- - 1 

- - 1 2 112 11 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 148 6 103 61 157 6 748 69 

- - 1 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 17 3 8 113 7 

1 1 - 1 (Z) 1 

- - - - - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry Liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

316 8 25 - - 425 15 46 - - 632 8 46 - - 387 5 13 - - 5 787 87 506 19 59 4 169 67 282 23 48 

- - - - - 24 2 4 - - 109365 294 4 545 - - 91 660 (NA) 2 543 (NA) 24 

8 349 127 318 - - 9 005 (NAl 271 (NAl - 20 755 157 789 - - 20 210 (NA) 562 (NAl 1 110 1 6 - - 5 (NA) (Z) (NA) - 2 342 11 126 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NAl - - - - - - - (NAl - {NAl - 3 542 61 206 - - 3 944 63 197 7 26 6 1 (Z) - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NAl - 38 3 22 - - 113 (NAI 29 (NAl -

- - - - - (Z) 1 (Z) - - - - - - - - - - - -

Richland County, Mont. IV-2S7 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

Berries for sale __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Farms 

-

-

-

1 

121 

Acres Quantity 

- (X) 

- (X) 

- (X) 

(I) (X) 

10 732 DO 

Irrigated land 

Totol 

Forms Acres Forms 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1 

117 10 520 114 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - (I) 1 (I) - - 9 401 102 1 498 45 161 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ farms __ Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Can. 

473 518 Diseases in craps and orchords ____________ farms-_ 4 1 $1,000 __ 2 181 783 acres an which used __ 533 400 Commercial fertilizer ______________________ farms __ 437 452 $1.000 __ 4 (I) 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

160 648 142 333 Weeds or gross in craps _________________ farms __ 266 351 

Lime ___________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hay cropL ___________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Insects on other craps __________________ farms __ 

acres an which used __ 

$1.000 __ Nematodes in craps ____________________ forms __ 

acres an which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

8 312 

1 831 

66 

3 502 

10 

66 

14 994 

82 

5 950 

634 

7 

326 

1 

17 

3 408 

6 

2 

205 

1 

acres an which used __ 102 559 111 540 $1,000 __ 222 129 Weeds or brush in posture ________________ farms __ 7 9 

acres on which used __ 368 363 $1.000 __ 3 (I) 

Weeds an all other land __________________ farms __ 33 (NA) 

acres an which used __ 687 (NA) 

$1.000 __ 2 (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms __ 3 9 

acres an which used __ 77 875 $1.000 __ 1 2 

Insect control an livestock and poultry ________ forms __ 53 141 

$1,000 __ 13 8 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms __ 34 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 15 (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ farms-_ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres __ 

Average per farm _______________________ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland pasture irrigated ______________ forms-_ 

acres-_ Other cropland irrigated ________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

Pasture irrigated, other than cropland posture _forms __ 

acres-_ 

Estimated quantity af irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

land irriqated by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

1974 

198 

33.5 

27 954 

141.2 

196 

27 769 

196 

26 912 

21 

441 

8 

416 

5 

185 

51 080 

1.8 

138 

17 059 

1969 

202 

32.5 

31 731 

157.0 

201 31 562 

200 

30 077 

41 

1 037 

(NA) 

448 

4 

169 

66 492 

2.1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 1969 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farms __ II (NA) 

ocres-_ 397 (NA) 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 6 (NA) 

acres-_ 339 (NA) 

Land in irrigated farms ______________________ acres __ 240 445 198 593 Croplond ________________________________ ocres __ 76 169 84 005 Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ 49 548 47 902 

Forms nat irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms __ 8 (X) 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 260 (X) 

Farms with artifical drainage _________________ forms __ 43 99 Proportion of forms ____________________ percenL_ 7.3 15.9 land in forms with drainage _________________ ocres __ 37 647 99 956 land droined ____________________________ acres __ 6 765 16 357 Average per farm ______________________ acres __ 157.3 165.2 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, ond earthen tanks ____________________________________ farms __ 198 (NA) 

number __ 759 (NA) 

acres __ 2009 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt awed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ forms __ 

$1.00(L 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 ________________________________ -_ -. -_ -_ -- -_ -_ ------ -------------- $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________________________________ ------- ___ _ 

$10,000 to $29,999 _________________ • ________________ -_ - _______ ._ ---- -----------

$30,000 to $49,999 __________ • ____ • __________ • _____ -_ - ___ ---_______ -------------

$50,000 and over _____________ • __________ • ___ -_ -_ -_ -_ -- ------------ --------- ---

Total operator debt 

304 

20 245 

43 

37 

68 

33 

123 

Secured by real estate 

238 

13 238 

37 

10 

68 

33 

90 

Not secured by real estate 

180 

7 007 

25 

34 

53 

25 

43 L-________________________________________________ ~ 

. Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

workingJ50 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 days ______ _ 

Total contract labor ______ _ 

Farms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Farms 

1974 

118 

107 } 100 

71 

55 

IV - 258 Richland County, Mont. 

1969 

120 

344 

137 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

189 149 828 } 251 } 990 202 

337 86 

(NA) (NA) 247 

321 (NA) 203 

1974 hired farm workers working150 days 25 to less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 250 118 107 100 Cosh wages paid _ $1.000 __ 1 116 828 202 86 Number of warkers ______ _ 777 189 251 337 

702 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 100 84 48 30 

273 2 workers _________ _ 49 19 30 27 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 50 12 20 25 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 39 2 5 12 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 12 1 4 6 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 677 715 

lond in forms ______________ acres-_ 542 605 431 769 Average size of form ______ ocre5 __ 2 279 2 002 

Approximate lond oreo _______ acres __ 526 464 526 464 Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 101.1 93.8 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 203 739 97 407 Average per form ________ dollars __ 300 943 136 233 Average per acre ________ dollars-_ 132 68 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 14 26 10 10 49 acres _________________ _ 6 9 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 3 3 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 5 12 100 fa 139 acres _______________ _ 6 8 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 12 13 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 9 7 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 9 8 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 62 71 500 10 999 acres _______________ _ 120 126 1.000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 214 235 2,000 acres and aver ____________ _ 217 197 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms-_ 

acreS-_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not postured ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland on which all craps foiled _________________________ farms-_ 

acreS-_ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ formS-_ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

659 636 

222 615 116 862 

I 855 1 756 

526 464 526 464 

80.1 73.2 

192 955 86 584 

292 800 136 138 

158 78 

10 10 

4 

2 

3 

4 

11 

7 5 

9 1 

60 59 

120 121 

214 232 

215 195 

Forms with soies of $2,500 

and aver 

1974 1969 

All farms 

1974 1969 

Land in Fann. According to Use 

656 680 

776 732 737 061 Total cropland _____________ farms-_ acres __ 

650 662 

381 570 355 216 Harvested cropland _______ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

2 2 Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres ________________ 

10 to 19 acres ______________ 2 1 

20 to 29 acres ______________ - 4 

30 to 49 acres ______________ 11 24 

50 to 99 acres ______________ 40 40 

100 to 199 acres ____________ 81 81 

197 239 

217 183 

100 88 

200 to 499 acres ____________ 

500 to 999 acres ____________ 

1,000 acres and over _________ 

138 141 

33 302 29 997 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farmS-_ 

acres __ 

591 624 

361 860 351 848 

Other cropland (see textL __ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Total woodland _____________ farms __ 27 24 

acres-_ 3 241 4 357 

Other land (see text) ________ farms __ 570 601 

ocres-_ 762 632 690 351 

31 40 

4 402 6 832 

Irrigated land ______________ farmS-_ 

acres __ 

587 

361 318 

(NA) Total woodland-Continued 

23 

2 349 

38 8 800 

556 

335 710 

61 14 459 

25 2968 

2 

889 

341 868 Woodland not postured __________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

40 Other lond ____ . ___________ . ______ _ ___________________ farmS-_ 

4 457 ocreS-_ 11 

1 774 Pasturelond and rangeland, other tho n cropland and 

564 

316 662 

90 

18 975 

woodland pasture ______________ _ 

Improved pastureland and rongela 

___________________ forms __ 

acreS-_ 

nd _________________ farms __ 

acreS-_ 

Unimproved pasturelond and rang elond _______________ formL_ 

24 

4 357 

16 

2 218 

land in houselats, barnlots, ponds, r 

acres __ 

aads, wasteland, etc. _farmS-_ 

acres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form operotors ____________ number __ 

land in forms ________________ ocreL_ 

Harvested cropland _________ ocreL_ 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in formS- _____________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ ocreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocreL_ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Black and other races, see textFarm operators by tenure: I 

All form operators __________ number __ land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ land in forms ______________ acres __ 

1 

1 

All forms 

1974 1969 

677 715 

542 605 1 431 769 

381 570 355 216 

204 209 

224 358 459 914 

69 289 48 058 

395 418 

234 075 871 545 284 171 274 651 

78 88 84172 100 310 

28 110 32 507 

11.5 12.3 

38 (NA) 

61 710 (NA) 

19 078 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

(D) (HA) 

(D) (NA) 

27 (HA) 

55 574 (NA) 

17 048 (NA) 

9 (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

23.7 (HA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and aver 

1974 1969 

659 636 1 222 615 1 116 862 381 325 352 553 

193 144 213 053 152 462 69 059 46 030 

392 410 

925 840 866 490 284 171 274 187 

74 82 83 722 97 910 28 095 32 336 

11.2 12.8 

36 1 61 510 (D) 

19078 (D) 

2 - (D) - (D) -

27 1 55 574 (D) 

17 048 (D) 

7 - (D) - (0) -

19.4 -

571 544 976 447 880 369 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Farms by type of organization - Can. Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) land in forms ______________ acres __ (HA) (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) 

land in farms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Other _____________________ number __ (NA) (NA) 

acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Farm operators by age group:? Under 25 yeors _____________________ _ 11 19 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 100 64 35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 85 143 45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 172 223 55 to 64 yeors _____________________ _ 169 166 65 yeors and over __________________ _ 112 100 Average age _______________________ _ 50.9 50.4 

Form operators by place of residence:? 

376 485 

2~ } 173 

129 

On farm aperated ___________________ _ 

On another form ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a farm ________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban areo _________ _ 

Fal"m operators reporting days of work 

off form:" None _____________________________ _ 345 (NA) 1 to 49 days _______________________ _ 39 106 

- 19 21 

12 } 67 - 22 

- 54 101 

50 to 99 days _____________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ____________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 200 days and over _________________ _ 

Form operators by principal occupation:l Farming __________________________ _ 

- 575 (NA) Other ____________________________ _ 

- 74 (NA) 

Farm operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

- (NA) (HA) 

Farm operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (HA) (NA) 

'1969 data are only for farms operated by Blacks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

647 626 

775 424 720872 

645 616 

381 325 352 553 

i} 6 

40 25 

80 75 

197 239 

217 183 

100 88 

135 125 

32 781 26 451 

587 (NA) 

361 318 341 868 

25 24 

2 968 4 357 

555 (NA) 

444 223 391 633 

31 39 

4 402 6 815 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and o .... er 

1974 1969 

23 9 

2 079 2 139 

555 (NA) 

444 223 391 633 I 349 414 

410 823 351 239 

48 46 

14 155 12 114 

310 395 

396 668 339 125 I 425 411 i 33 400 40 394 

Forms with so les of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

62 69 

137 507 153 646 

21 17 

95 303 71 555 

5 6 

13 358 11 292 

10 19 

98 48 83 131 

168 198 

164 160 

110 80 50.9 50.4 

372 448 

22 } 6 145 

123 

337 (HA) 

39 98 18 17 

12 } 52 20 

49 73 

571 (NA) 

62 (NA) 

26 (HA) 

65 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Roosevelt County, Mont. IV-2S9 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of soles: 

68 1 61 213 _ 

180 167 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 ______________________ _ 

121 177 

56 157 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ________________________ _ 15 70 

Under $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________ _ 24 83 $2,000 10 $2,499 ______________________ _ 6 19 $1,500 10 $1,999 ______________________ _ 8 18 

5 21 

5 25 

$1,00010 $1,499 ______________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see lexl) _________________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000 __ 32 206 12 713 Average per form ______________ dollarL_ 47 572 17 780 

Crops, including hoy _______________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

- 623 J 641 

- 24 90! 8 581 

-

-

- - - Forest products ___________________ forms_ 

- $1.000_ - -

Livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms-- 394 427 

$1.000_ - 7292 4 133 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ - 35 (NA) 

$1.000_ 17 (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

68

213 1 _ 61 

180 167 

120 177 

56 157 15 69 

7 5 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

32 170 12 616 

48 817 19 836 

619 (NA) 

24 892 8 528 

1 - 5 -

- - - -

382 388 

7 274 4 087 

35 41 

17 15 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Groins __________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco ________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Cotton and cattanseed _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other field crops _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ farms __ $1.000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products __ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and waal ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

619 (NA) 

24 892 8 528 

608 598 

24 260 8 264 

- - - - - -

- - 90 117 

(0) 263 

1 2 

(0) 1 

- 1 

- (Z) 

- - - -

382 388 

7 274 4 087 

35 41 

17 15 

8 39 

44 27 

353 (NA) 

'~I 3 565 

(NA) 

480 

14 

69 

29 

395 J 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold I ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Custamwark and other agricultural services _________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Recreational services __________ .. _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs ______________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Expenses for form-related income sources 1 ____________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

52 

158 

638 

80 

259 

-

-

61 

115 

38 

127 

22 

137 

57 

256 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

119 

200 

6 

28 

509 

2 490 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

41 (NA) 

154 (NA) 

596 (NA) 

80 112 

259 195 

- 4 

- 28 

60 474 

114 2460 

34 (NA) 

86 (NA) 

22 (NA) 

137 (NA) 

55 (NA) 

215 (NA) 

Total family income from off-farm sources' ____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions. and tips __________________ tarms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends. or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 

retirement pay. etc. ________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with sales 

01 $2,500 ond 

over. 1974 

310 

718 

43 

349 

157 

808 

190 

341 

49 

123 

40 

L..-__ 97 ---.l 

ISee text. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenseL __ forms-

$1.000_ 

Forms with- $110 $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,999 ________________ _ 

$2,00010 $2,999 ________________ _ 

$3,00010 $4,999 ________________ _ $5,00010 $9,999 ________________ _ 

-

-

$10,000 10 $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _______________ _ $40,00010 $59,999 _______________ _ $60,000 and over __________ . ______ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased ___________ ". ______ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Feed ingredientL ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole groins ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Table 5. 

All forms 

1974 

677 

19 043 

11 

25 

13 

40 

131 

167 } 162 

63 

65 

188 

1 494 

324 

1 936 

219 

651 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - 260 Roosevelt County, Mont. 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

715 659 636 

9 669 19 008 9 542 

42 1~ } 31 43 

48 11 35 

85 37 74 

179 130 178 

167 182 

318 162 98 

63 } 38 65 

234 181 210 

980 1 484 973 

361 311 327 

608 1 927 597 

234 212 220 

263 647 261 

(NA) 108 58 

(NA) 189 44 

(NA) 152 104 

(NA) 870 177 

(NA) 75 88 

(NA) 221 115 

(NA) 284 (NA) 

(NA) 100 (NA) 

Seeds. bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oi'-__________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, botane, and propane __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas. kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form labor ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Contract labor ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

223 

349 

167 

464 

409 

551 

(NA) 

(NA) 

669 

1 827 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

272 

967 

37 79 J 320 

737 

672 

10 641 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

197 220 172 

126 349 123 

193 166 184 

169 463 167 

(NA) 408 (NA) 

79 551 77 

- - -

- - -

704 652 632 

982 1 822 961 (NA) 630 616 (NA) 916 520 (NA) 593 510 (NA) 671 301 (NA) 151 198 

(NA) 91 56 

(NA) 651 630 (NA) 145 84 

402 269 381 

764 964 760 

405 37 44 

524 79 50 

319 352 

736 459 

700 658 635 

5 437 10 532 5 374 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____ • _______________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Average per form __________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $110 $999 _______________________ c 

$1,000 1o $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,000 1o $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10.000 1o $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,000 1o $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,000 1o $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,000 1o $69,999 ________________ _ 

$70,000 ond over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks. including pickups-_ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wheel troctorL _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Crawler troctors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 

650 

27 562 

42 403 

-

28 

63 

181 ~: } 94 

109 

568 

829 

535 

620 

1 989 

722 m} 1 585 

407 

45 

49 

2 

1969 

698 

13 725 

19 663 

2 

137 

111 

170 

278 

597 

801 

494 

667 

1 778 

614 

643 

1 592 

416 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

635 627 

27 396 13 506 

43 143 21 540 

22 } 80 

60 102 

75 168 

96 106 

179 111 

94 } 109 60 

555 547 

814 747 

525 480 

609 612 

1 969 1 708 

714 589 

587 587 

1 565 1 444 

399 396 

45 62 

49 71 

2 11 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines, 

self-propelled _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Windrowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

390 429 

483 533 

117 181 

1 12 

1 13 

1 4 

24 

~j 47 (NA) 

47 (NA) 

8 (NA) 

206 214 

213 222 

68 98 

248 (NA) 

263 (NA) 

114 (NA) 

35 (NA) 

39 (NA) 

12 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

390 423 

483 527 

117 179 

1 4 

1 4 

1 1 

24 9 

24 9 

- 3 

47 (NA) 

47 (NA) 

8 (NA) 

205 205 

212 213 

68 95 

247 223 

262 239 

114 115 

35 49 

39 51 

12 15 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Cottle and colves _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

51o 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

101o 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

201o 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

501o 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

10010 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

20010 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 11o 4 ___________________________ _ 

51o 9 ___________________________ _ 

101o 19 _________________________ _ 

201o 4L ________________________ _ 

501o 9L ________________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 

200 1o 49L ______________________ _ 

500 and over _____ • ___________ • ___ • 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- lor 2 ___________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

51o L __________________________ _ 101o 19 _________________________ _ 

20 '0 49 _________________________ _ 

501o 9L ________________________ _ 10010 19L ______________________ _ 

20010 499 _______________________ _ 

500 ond over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

408 

373 

407 

358 

394 

4 

10 

19 

98 

83 

72 

56 

16 

327 

355 

320 

(NA) 

67 

130 

(X) 

(X) 

All farms 

Forms 

320 

10 

8 

39 

90 

83 

53 

36 

1 

67 

58 

4 

1 

2 

2 

-

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Farms Number 

(X) 396 ()() 394 (X) 

(X) 363 (X) 380 (X) 

(X) 365 ()() 411 (X) 

47 348 350 47 212 361 28 902 

38 696 352 38 081 396 23 871 

14 3 11 8 22 

77 10 77 29 185 

267 17 241 54 792 

2 965 93 2 858 110 3 345 

6 051 83 6 051 83 5 616 

9 856 72 9 856 42 5 723 

16 748 56 16 748 32 9 269 

11 370 16 11 370 3 3 950 

26 334 323 26 288 (NA) (NA) 

22 478 325 22 156 (NA) (NA) 

26 122 316 26 076 (NA) (NA) 

22 130 320 21 823 (NA) (NA) 

212 67 212 (NA) (NA) 

348 119 333 (NA) (NA) 

()() (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) ()() 

Inventory, 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

26 122 316 26076 Cottle sold ________________________ 

Farms with27 9 26 1 to 4 ________________________ 

54 8 54 51o 9 ________________________ 

(D) 37 (D) 101o 19 ______________________ 

2 688 89 2 668 20 1o 49 ______________________ 

5 715 83 5 715 501o 99 ______________________ 

6 817 53 6 817 100 1o 199 ____________________ 

9777 36 9 777 200 1o 499 ____________________ 

(D) 1 (D) 500 and over __________________ 

212 67 212 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 83 58 83 1 or 2 ________________________ 

14 4 14 3 or 4 ________________________ 

5 1 5 51o 9 ________________________ 

30 2 30 101o 19 ______________________ 

80 2 80 201o 49 ______________________ 

- - - 501o 99 ______________________ 

- - - 100 1o 199 ________________ • ___ 

- - - 200 1o 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number oallors (1,000) 

382 (X) 7 274 

370 (X) 6 817 

374 (X) (NA) 

353 28 795 5 862 

359 23 S44 3 565 

8 22 5 

28 178 36 

48 714 121 

109 3 323 518 

83 5 616 983 

42 5 723 921 

32 9 269 1 785 

3 3 950 1 493 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

8 ()() 44 

39 (X) 27 

Soles. 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Forms Number (1.000) 

269 16018 4 355 

32 71 19 

43 283 55 49 700 148 

65 2 062 429 49 3 304 719 12 1 422 370 16 4 231 1 123 

3 3 945 1 492 

246 12 777 1 507 

5 7 1 

10 32 4 21 144 17 41 559 75 89 2 570 300 39 2 561 321 34 4909 562 7 1 995 227 - - -

Roosevelt County, Mont. IV-261 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

8eef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Mil,,- heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers. s1eer calves. bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory -

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number 

270 10 646 300 8 250 

264 10 369 

11 277 

295 10 278 320 7 675 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 ta 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 ta 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 ta 4L ______________________________ 1974 __ 50 ta 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 ta 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 200 ta 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and aver ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I ta 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 ta 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 ta 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 ta 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 ta 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 ta 19L ___________________________ 1974 __ 

200 ta 49L ___________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

feeder pigs soJd __________________________ I974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goots ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponies __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 1969 __ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ lambs under t year old _____________________ 1974 __ Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

1 Pounds of wool. 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 All forms and over 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

75 7 881 73 7 802 86 13 299 

88 4 734 86 4 732 82 8 308 

10 24 10 24 - - 2 16 2 16 3 21 14 254 13 240 12 195 

8 264 8 264 14 446 14 959 13 894 25 I 614 

17 2 360 17 2 360 14 I 860 

8 (D) 8 (0) 12 3 325 

2 (0) 2 (0) 6 5 838 (X) (X) (X) (X) 14 I 361 (X) (X) (X) (X) 16 I 096 

14 2 529 14 2 529 12 2 042 

21 4 606 21 4 606 20 2 378 (X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

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

(NA) (NA) I 3 (NA) (NA) 

128 959 123 931 29 215 

218 I 317 (NA) (NA) 46 319 

Inventory -

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number 

52 943 litters of pig s fa rrowed between69 I 243 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 

69 6 859 1969 __ 

76 3 489 December 1 of preceding year and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 

9 643 1969 __ 

13 I 791 June land November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 

13 95 1969 __ 

Sales- Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dallars (l,000) 

24 3 723 1 375 

15 1 711 (NA) 

4 20 6 

3 51 14 

8 229 62 

5 351 101 

2 (D) (D) 

- - -

2 (0) (D) 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dallars (l,000) 

84 13 271 887 

82 8 308 (NA) 

- - - 3 21 I 

10 167 12 

14 446 26 

25 I 614 lOS 

14 I 860 134 

12 3 325 227 

6 5 838 381 

14 I 361 20 

16 I 096 (NA) 

12 2 042 (NA) 

20 2 378 (NA) 

13 2 478 '24 379 

14 (X) 69 

- - - - - (NA) 

27 187 91 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

61 I 453 60 I 443 

75 I 130 73 I 128 

54 848 53 843 

64 700 62 698 

43 605 42 600 

44 430 44 430 

Table 9. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any paultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

. 1969 __ Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- Ita 9L ______________________ 1974 __ 

100 ta 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 400 ta 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 1.600 ta 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 ta 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 ta 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 ta 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 ta 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and aver ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Paultry and paultry praducts said, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 262 Roosevelt County, Mont. 

All forms 

Farms 

105 

(NA) 

102 

120 

101 

116 

85 

16 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9 

I 

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Number Forms Number 

(X) lOS (X) 

(X) 110 (X) 

5 653 102 5 653 

6 876 109 6349 

5 474 101 5 474 

6 581 105 6 063 

2 789 85 2 789 

2 685 16 2 685 - - - - - -

- - -

- - -

- - - - - -

- - - 455 9 455 

50 I 50 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Farms Number 

11 (JO 11 (X) 

(NA) (X) 17 (X) 

8 561 8 561 

16 2 085 16 2 085 

8 561 8 561 14 2 010 14 2010 

5 261 5 261 

3 300 3 300 - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2 145 2 145 

I 265 1 265 

35 17 35 17 

(NA) (NA) 41 IS 

1974 Census of Agriculture - Cou nty Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for toble or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ------------c 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks ond pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for 011 purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ Cotton (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ 

Sweet potatoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ Sorghums for grain (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (tons. dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

forms Number forms Number 

101 5 474 8 561 

105 6 063 14 2 010 

100 5 349 8 561 

3 125 - -

2 35 - -

5 117 - - 24 144 - - I 50 - -

Table 10. Crops: 

farms 

1974 1969 

29 20 3 I 

- - - - 605 620 320 541 

-

=, -

I (NA) 

- (NA) 

335 334 

- I 

- - - - 8 (NA) 

forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

6 2 312 

14 13 854 10 7 489 

- - - 3 (NA) 155 

203 190 17 231 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

I 655 919 

155 20 

- -

- -

300 595 224 731 

39 937 92 287 

-

=, -

I (NA) 

- (NA) 

39 297 37 172 

- (Z) 

- - - -

650 301 

forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

75 17 591 4 260 657 5 316 3422 187 (X) (X) 

- - - 20 (X) (X) 

13 324 26 159 25 660 

forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

farms Number farms Number 

3 8 - -

2 9 I 8 

3 8 - -

2 4 - -

I 4 - - - - - -

- - - -

6 (X) I (X) 

9 (X) - (X) 

Quantity harvesfed 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

-

5 808 34; I - 5 930 884 

(X) (X) 

-

=, -

14 (NA) 

- (NA) 

47 718 50 773 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - 1 - 50 - - - - - - - - - I (NA) 30 - 20 23 2 368 2 157 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheat (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 80rley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 1969 __ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons. dry) _____________ 1974 __ 1969 __ field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

forms 

135 

125 

48 

46 

29 

20 

3 

I 

602 

589 

139 

258 

257 

406 

19 

21 

45 

-

-

-

-

332 

313 

6 

5 

-

-

-

-

I 

10 

-

1 

-

-

Acres 

32 781 26 451 

14 155 12 114 

I 655 

919 

155 

20 300 388 

223 352 

9 043 

23 634 

26029 

61 386 

I 060 

I 987 3 791 

-

-

-

- 39 273 36 676 

470 

301 

-

-

-

-

I 

7 

-

(Z) 

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Quanfity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

5 927 144 

5 774 059 

318 433 I 094 641 

706 063 

2 452 075 

20 223 

38 410 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 47 697 

50 255 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

-

14 

366 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

forms Acres farms 

2 76 1 

6 559 7 

I 260 I I 113 4 

I 50 II 

- - 7 I 30 2 

- - I 

6 362 III 

8 847 123 

I 73 25 6 667 24 I 55 44 7 376 58 - - 3 - - 3 I 31 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 28 3 495 27 30 3 626 24 - - - I 40 -

- - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 

- - - I (ll 1 

- - -

- - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres forms Tons Forms Tons 

50 I 4 - - 514 7 23 - - 100 I 2 - -

112 4 18 - - 695 II 61 I 2 403 6 19 I I 85 2 4 - - 20 I I - - 43 453 III I 676 - - 36 190 (NA) I 130 (NA) 38 

I 684 25 96 - - 2 096 (NAl 85 (NA) I 5 006 44 241 - - 10 452 (NA) 296 (NAl I 134 3 6 - - 338 (NAl 33 (NA) - 384 4 15 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

2 202 27 169 - - 2 196 24 165 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NAl - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - 4 (NA) I (NA) -

- - - - - (Z) I (Z) - - - - - - - - - - - -

Roosevelt County, Mont~ IV-263 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Berries for sale __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Acres 

(Z) 

180 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated lond 

Forms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime ___________ • _________________________ farms-_ 

~1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1.000 __ lime ___________________________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

~1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy cropL ___________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Nematodes in crops ____________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

1974 

452 

014 

166 53 793 2 276 

463 

18 

907 

3 

109 

43 958 

233 

2 900 

(D) 

1969 

362 

245 

149 52 739 1 821 

167 

3 

120 

(Z) 

7 

2 293 

3 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control-Con Diseases in crops and orchords ____________ farms __ 8 9 

acres on which u~d __ 148 5 257 

~1.000 __ 7 4 Weeds or grass in crops _________________ forms __ 331 241 

acres on which used __ 176 520 78 160 $1,000 __ 270 59 Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ forms __ 5 16 

acres on which used __ 902 815 ~1,000 __ (D) 2 Weeds on all other lond __________________ formL_ 17 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 674 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 3 (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning at fruit ________________ farms __ 3 2 acres on which used __ 184 400 $1,000 __ 1 3 Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ 49 81 $1.000 __ 6 5 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ forms __ 28 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 11 (NA) 

Table 13, Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ forms __ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL. 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres __ 

Average per form _______________________ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ tarms-_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms-_ 

acres __ Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feet __ Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

Land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

1974 

31 

4.7 

4 402 

142.0 

31 4 142 

30 

4 066 

2 

76 

1 

260 

5 846 

1.3 

11 

966 

1969 

39 land irrigoted by - Continued 6.1 Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ forms __ 

6 815 

174.7 

39 

6 702 

36 

5 546 

6 

559 

(NA) 

597 

1 

113 

7 778 

1.1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

acres __ Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ land in irrigated formL _____________________ ocres-_ Croplond ________________________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ • _____________ acreL_ 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms __ 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 

Forms with artificol drainoge _________________ farms __ PropoHion at forms ____________________ percenL_ 

Land in forms with drainage _________________ acres-_ Land drained ____________________________ acres __ 

Average per form ______________________ acres __ 

AHiticial ponds, pits. reservoirs. and eaHhen tanks _______________ • ____________________ farms __ 

number __ 

aeres __ 

1974 

73 496 

32484 

15 937 

4 

280 

14 

2.1 

51 044 

2022 

144.4 

159 

517 

921 

1969 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NAl 

97928 

47 749 

24 082 

(X) 

(X) 

27 

4.2 

46 281 

2 926 

108.4 

(HA) 

(HAl 

(NA) 

Table 14, Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see textL _______________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 __________________________________ -- -- -- -- -- ---------- ------------ $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ ------ -- ------ -- ----------------- $10,000 to $29,999 ________________________________ ---_ -------------------------

$30,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________ -_ ---- -------------------

$50,000 and over ____________________________ - ___ -- ---- ------------------------

Total operator debt 

289 

15 900 

30 

34 

81 

51 

93 

Secured by reol estate 

215 11866 

19 

35 

59 

42 

60 

Not secured by real estate 

169 

4 034 

28 

30 

65 

22 

24 L-________________________________________________ ~ 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired farm workers 

working150 days or more ___ • __ _ 25 to 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 day'- _____ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

87 

150 } 115 

37 

20 

IV - 264 Roosevelt County, Mont. 

1969 

100 

341 

44 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1.000) 

1974 1969 1974 

140 153 619 } 

~} 1 041 279 

65 

(NA) (NA) 79 

60 (HA) 58 

1974 hired farm workers working150 days 25 to Less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Farms _________________ _ 269 87 150 115 Cosh wages paid _ $1.000 __ 964 619 279 65 Number of workers ______ _ 882 140 276 466 

760 Forms with- I worker ________ • __ 125 56 84 45 

50 2 workers _________ _ 49 15 36 28 3 or -4 workers _____ _ 48 14 26 20 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 35 2 2 14 

(HA) 10 workers and over _ 12 - 2 8 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Average size of form ______ acres __ 

Approximate land area _______ acres-_ 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 

Volue of lond and buildings __ $1,000 __ Average per farm ________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ________ dollars-_ 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres _______________ _ 220 to 259 ocres _______________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 1.000 to 1,999 ocres ____________ _ 

2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 

All forms 

1974 

342 

3 009 037 

8 798 

3 223 424 

93.3 

175 220 

512 340 

58 

35 

5 

5 

4 

31 

38 

31 

184 

1969 

390 

2 963 025 

7 598 

223 424 

91.9 

83 685 

214 576 

28 

43 

5 

2 

7 

3 

11 

7 

9 

38 

31 

42 

192 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes. and soil-improvement grasses. not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ formL_ 

acres __ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ formL_ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured _____________________________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over All farms 

1974 

309 

2 768 620 

8 960 

3 223 424 

85.9 

152 101 

492 237 

55 

18 

4 

4 

4 

28 

36 

27 

181 

1969 

340 Land In Fanns According to Use 

2 695 616 

7 928 

3 223 424 

83.6 

78 581 

231 120 

29 

17 

I 

I 

2 

2 

7 

Total cropland _____________ farms-_ 

ocres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Forms 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 and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see text} ___ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

5 Total woodlond _____________ farms-_ 

8 ocres __ 

37 Other land (see text) ________ formL_ 

31 acreL_ 40 Irrigated land ______________ farms __ 

189 acres __ 

1974 1969 

274 302 

157 430 148 158 

261 295 

90 211 89 964 

4 I 

3 8 

4 10 

II 17 

33 36 

70 82 

86 98 

36 31 

14 12 

70 101 

12 281 14 894 

102 133 

54 938 43 300 

23 29 

56 317 15 523 

308 356 

2 795 290 2 799 344 

128 137 

30 628 34 993 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

102 

54 938 

4 

94 

9 

494 

90 

51 945 

9 

2 405 

21 

15 267 

19 

(0) 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 43 120 Woodland not postured __________ _ ___________________ forms __ 

acreL_ 

7 Other land _______________________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 56~ I 890 Pastureland and rangeland, ather tho woodland pasture ______________ _ 

n crap/and and _ __________________ farms __ 

106 

37 919 

35 

3 742 

28 

15 435 

25 

14 883 

acres __ 

Improved pastureland ond rangela nd _________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Unimproved pastureland and range land _______________ farmL_ 

ocres __ 

Land in house/ats, bamlats, ponds. r aads. waste/and, etc. _ farms __ ocres __ 

Table 2, Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All farm operators ____________ number __ Land in farmL _______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ ocres __ 

Farms by tenure of farm operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Part owners _______________ number __ Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Black and other races. see textFarm operators by tenure:' All form aperatars __________ numbeL_ land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full owners ________ ~ _______ number __ 

land in farms ____ ~ _________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __ ~ _______________ _ 

Farms by type of argonizatian: Individual or family _________ number __ land In farmL __________ • __ ocres __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

342 390 

3 009 037 2 963 025 

90 211 89964 

135 129 

278 963 147 196 

20 859 13 512 

170 200 

2 621 247 2 436 320 

63 279 64 071 

37 61 

108 827 379 509 

6 073 12 381 

10.8 15.6 

- (HAl 

- (HA) 

- (HA) 

- (HA) 

- (HA) 

- (HAl 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (HAl 

- (HA) 

- (HA) 

- (NAl 

- (NAl 

(NAl (HAl 

(NA) (NAl 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over All forms 

1974 1969 1974 

309 340 Forms by type of organization - Can. 

2 768 620 2 695 616 Partnership ________________ number __ (NAl 

90 075 89 607 land in forms ______________ acres-_ (HAl 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) 

107 90 Land in forms ______________ acres-_ (NA) 

273 381 133 341 Other _____________________ number __ (NAl 

20 748 13 241 acres __ (NA) 

167 193 Form operators by age graup:2 

2 393 692 2 182 948 Under 25 yeors _____________________ _ 4 

63 254 63 985 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 41 

35 57 

101 547 379 327 

6 073 12 381 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 55 to 64 yeors _____________________ _ 65 yeors and aver __________________ _ 

60 

82 

72 

54 11.3 16.7 Average age _______________________ _ 51.5 

Form operators by place of residence:2 On form operated ___________________ _ 210 

- 4 

- 39 277 

- 490 

On another form ____________________ _ 

In a rural area. not on a form ________ _ 

In a city. town. or urban oreo _________ _ J} - 3 

- (D) 

- 80 

Form operators reporting days of work off farm: 2 None _____________________________ _ 

I to 49 days _______________________ _ 160 

26 - 1 50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 5 

- (D) 

- 410 

- -

100 to 149 doys ____________________ _ 150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 

200 days and over _________________ _ 1~ } -

- 39 

- - - - Form operators by principal occupotion:2 Forming ___________________________ _ 265 

- - Other _____________________________ _ 48 

Form operators reporting utilization of 

267 279 

1 745 249 1 575 386 

futures market _____________________ _ 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NAl 

- (NA) 

11969 data are only for forms operated by Blocks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NAl 

6 

44 

82 

113 

81 

64 

5004 

296 

46 

(NA) 

45 

14 

33 

53 

(HAl 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

266 292 

156 071 146 960 

257 286 

90 075 89 607 

4 } 2 29 2 

II 

32 34 

70 82 

86 98 

36 31 

14 12 

65 

94/ II 058 14 233 

102 (NA) 

54 938 43 120 

21 28 

15 267 15 435 

279 (NA) 

2 597 282 2 533 221 

127 132 

30 613 34 855 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and aver 

1974 1969 

2 4 

(D) 552 

279 (NA) 

2 597 282 2 533 221 I 244 261 

2 567 234 2 505 722 

28 33 

20 149 34 804 

233 248 

2 547 085 2 470 918 

215 204 

30 048 27 499 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and aver 

1974 1969 

15 38 

295 268 331 456 

24 22 

728 100 788 773 

3 1 

3 I 

3 2 

29 36 

59 79 

75 98 

70 75 

46 50 

52.0 5004 

192 272 

8 } 2 39 

27 

151 (NAl 

25 37 

5 14 

~} 20 

29 38 

247 (HAl 

35 (NAl 

5 (HAl 

22 (NAl 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Rosebud County, Mont. IV-265 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 Forms with sales of $2,500 and aver 

1974 1969 

Farms by value of sales: $100,000 and aver _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

451- 82 79 _ 

66 81 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 

58 76 32 62 24 35 

Under $2,500 (see textL __________________ _ 38 54 $2,000 to $2,499 ______________________ _ 6 3 $1,500 to $1,999 ______________________ _ 10 10 $1,000 to ,1,499 ______________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see texl) _________________ _ 6 7 16 34 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000 __ 18 132 12 649 Average per form ______________ dallors_ - 53 017 32 434 

Craps, including hoy _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ formL 

$1,000_ 

- 186 } 201 

- 6 80~ 2 204 

-

- Forest products ___________________ forms-- I - $1,000_ - (0) -

livestock, poultry. and their products ________________________ forms_ - 310 354 

$1,000_ - (0) 10 445 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ - 19 (NA) 

$1,000_ 6 (NA) 

and over 

1974 

451- 79 _ 

66 

58 

32 

24 

5 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

18 096 

58 563 

185 

6 807 

-

-

I 

(0) 

280 

(0) 

16 

5 

1969 

82 

81 

76 

62 

34 

5 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

12 604 

37 070 

(NA) 

2 197 

-

-

-

-

315 

10 407 

18 

5 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottanseed _____________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds. hay. forage. and silage __ farms __ $1,000 __ Other field crops _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables. sweet corn. and melons _ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Fruits. nuts. and berries ___________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, paultry, and their products __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Paultry and paultry products _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hags and pigs ___________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep. Iambs. and waa'- ___________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 1969 

185 (NA) 

(0) 2 197 

149 151 

4 538 I 075 

- - - - - - - -

96 105 

(0) 336 

17 44 

I 232 783 

2 I 

I 2 

- -

- -

280 315 

II 269 10 407 

16 18 

5 5 

9 17 

179 52 

272 (NA) 

10 209 9 661 

~I (NA) 

237 689 

18 

480 

33 

159 J 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services- ________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs ______________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources 1 ____________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

All farms 

1974 

43 

101 

916 

34 

172 

5 

18 

45 

94 

33 

554 

12 

78 

28 

392 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

51 

86 

3 

II 

168 

621 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

28 (NA) 

93 (NA) 

618 (NA) 

30 47 

167 83 

4 3 

17 II 

44 163 

91 618 

30 (NA) 

264 (NA) 

II (NA) 

78 (NA) 

26 (NA) 

102 (NA) 

Total family income from off-farm saurces 2 ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business. excluding farm related ___________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cash wages. salaries. commissions. and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends. or royalties __________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security. pensions, retirement pay, etc. ________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

158 

042 

16 

219 

86 

384 

87 

252 

21 

53 

22 

135 

lSee text. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenseL __ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with- $1 to $999 ______________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,999 _________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,00010 $59,999 _______________ _ $60,000 and over _________ , ______ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredienh ____________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Whole groins ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy. green chop, and silage __ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health cosh for livestock and poultry _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Table 5. 

All forms 

1974 

341 

15 558 

12 

16 

II 

24 

48 

67 } 75 

29 

59 

140 

2 931 

270 

2 294 

214 

939 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - 266 Rosebud County, Mont. 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

390 309 340 

10 566 15 510 10 496 

31 ~} 9 19 

23 6 19 

48 20 47 

63 48 60 

67 73 

206 75 70 

29 } 62 59 

193 129 176 

2 768 2 927 2 753 

304 250 271 

I 178 2 275 I 169 

230 200 209 

668 931 664 

(NA) 68 53 

(NA) 241 151 

(NA) 105 98 

(NA) 765 189 

(NA) 52 75 

(NA) 339 164 

(NA) 221 (NA) 

(NA) 154 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants. and trees purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Gasoline ___________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oi'-__________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ farm5-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Contract labor ________________ farm5-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwark ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expense!> ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

128 109 

170 69 

121 117 

610 199 

135 (NA) 

172 89 (NA) - (NA) -

340 384 

894 585 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

158 207 

I 210 909 

30 } 195 

I~ 319 

359 

331 365 

6 870 4 450 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

126 103 

170 69 

118 114 

610 198 

134 (NA) 

172 89 

- -

- -

308 340 

885 575 

307 338 

555 394 

175 176 

198 97 

154 146 

75 37 

307 340 

58 47 

157 204 

I 210 904 

29 62 

48 92 

142 170 

359 226 

308 339 

6 700 4 422 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm __________ dollars __ 

Farms by value group: $110 $999 _______________________ _ $1,000 10 $4,99L _________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,99L _________________ _ $10,000 10 $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,00010 $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,00010 $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ________________ _ 

$70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickuPL_ forms __ number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctor5 ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Crawler troctors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

330 374 

11 289 5 630 

34 208 15 054 

3 8 

35 105 

34 76 

55 } 

72 

59 

85 113 29 

30 

271 315 

379 432 

254 283 

315 344 

973 888 

435 412 

'" 1 312 

848 972 

171 245 

55 

58 

3 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

305 331 

11 058 5 486 

36 257 16 574 

2~ } 73 

21 75 

53 71 

59 62 

83 30 

raJ 20 

254 276 

359 384 

242 259 

291 313 

931 832 

417 403 

268 287 

822 848 162 225 

55 76 

58 87 

3 16 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - (on, 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines _____ 30rms __ number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Windrowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

83 79 83 76 

101 93 101 90 

30 35 30 35 

Ir 1 13 7 3 

14 II 

I: I 4 3 

16 J 16 

16 16 10 

7 7 2 

48 (NA) 47 (NA) 

50 (NA) 49 (NA) 

15 (NA) 15 (NA) I 161 173 161 170 

177 187 177 184 

74 74 74 74 

116 (NA) 116 90 

121 (NA) 121 95 

53 (NA) 53 62 

40 (NA) 39 

49 

26 

(NA) 

(NA) 

48 

26 ~I 20 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Cattle and colveL ______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 110 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5 to L ___________________ 1974 __ 

10 10 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

2010 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

5010 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

10010 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef caws ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 110 4 ___________________________ _ 

510 L __________________________ _ 1010 IL ________________________ _ 

2010 4L ________________________ _ 

5010 99 _______ . _________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- lor 2 ___________________________ _ 3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

510 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to IL ________________________ _ 2010 49 _________________________ _ 

5010 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

302 

299 

339 

294 

331 

4 

4 

21 

35 

51 

58 

64 

57 

277 

303 

272 

(NA) 

57 

99 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

272 

6 

II 

23 

45 

61 

54 

49 

23 

57 

31 

18 

4 

1 

1 

1 

1 

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Farms with soles of $2.500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 273 00 310 (X) 

(X) 270 (X) 307 ()() 

(X) 303 (X) 352 (X) 

96 660 267 95989 299 53 916 

91 102 298 90 705 343 60 163 

II 4 II 16 43 

31 3 22 15 102 

280 8 104 31 428 

I 125 25 827 57 I 905 

3 617 48 3 429 56 4 031 

8 220 58 8 220 49 6 649 

19 584 64 19 584 49 15 555 

63 792 57 63 792 26 25 203 

52 291 251 51 881 (NA) (NA) 

49 214 281 49 028 (NA) (NA) 

51 887 246 51 480 (NA) (NA) 

48 913 276 48 735 (NA) (NA) 

404 56 401 (NA) (NA) 

301 93 293 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

51 887 246 51 480 Cottle sold ________________________ 

Forms wifh18 5 14 1 fa 4 ________________________ 

79 7 48 510 9 ________________________ 

278 7 90 1010 19 ______________________ 

1 607 41 I 487 2010 49 ______________________ 

4464 60 4 400 5010 99 ______________________ 

7 709 54 7 709 100 to 199 ____________________ 

15468 49 15 468 200 to 499 ____________________ 

22 264 23 22 264 500 and over __________________ 

404 56 401 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 44 31 44 lor 2 ________________________ 

60 17 57 3 or 4 ________________________ 

25 4 25 510 9 ________________________ 

10 I 10 10 fa 19 ______________________ 

(D) 1 (D) 2010 49 ______________________ 

(D) 1 (D) 5010 99 ______________________ 

(D) 1 (D) 100 10 199 ____________________ 

- - - 200 to 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and Over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollars 0,000) 

280 (X) II 269 

278 (X) 10 926 

313 (X) (NA) 

272 53 709 10 209 

309 59 903 9 661 

6 15 3 

8 54 9 

22 317 63 

56 I 885 297 

56 4 031 694 

49 6 649 I 016 

49 15 555 2 615 

26 25 203 5 511 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

9 (X) 179 17 (X) 52 

Sales, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Dollars Forms Number (1,000) 

232 30 248 7 447 

19 52 10 22 156 32 38 538 107 54 I 658 363 38 2 688 598 26 3 273 665 21 6 282 I 635 14 15 601 4 037 

190 23 461 2 762 

5 6 I 6 21 3 6 45 6 II 169 21 46 I 523 191 47 3 295 414 31 4 123 473 32 9 897 I 189 6 4 382 463 

Rosebud County, Mont. IV-267 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Herrers and heifer colve5 ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers - _______________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers --------- _______________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inven101- Forms wifh sales of 2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

231 21 6IJ7 260 20 954 

226 21 258 

15 349 

237 22 501 275 20 723 

Cattle fattened on grains and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- I to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to L _______________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 - _____________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 4L _____________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 9L _____________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

20010 49L ___________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ I 974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Gaots ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponies __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 

ond over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

32 2 436 30 2 429 

34 I 204 30 I 134 

6 14 5 12 7 41 6 36 4 55 4 55 

2 76 2 76 7 (0) 7 (0) 

I 150 I 150 

4 I 027 4 I 027 

I (0) I (0) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

19 16 432 17 16 242 41 23 722 36 23 437 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 2 3 136 I 361 124 I 315 

219 2 160 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Forms with soles of $2,500 

ond over 

All forms 

Farms Number 

29 3 441 

33 I 739 

- - 2 12 

4 75 

4 169 

II 732 

- -

7 (0) 

I (0) 

4 315 

9 178 

20 15 080 

41 22 783 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

35 194 

49 207 

Sales - Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

17 1 712 624 

10 2 782 (NA) 

6 23 5 

3 31 \I 

2 58 (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

- - -

2 (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

29 3 441 237 

29 I 665 (NA) 

- - -

2 12 I 

4 75 4 

4 169 10 

\I 732 54 

- - -

7 (D) (0) 

I (0) (0) 

4 315 7 

7 160 (NA) 

18 14948 (NA) 

36 22 506 (NA) 

17 17 339 '186 881 

18 (X) 480 

- - - - - (NA) 

32 187 53 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 ond over 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ lombs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974 __ Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

I Pounds of wool. 

Table 9. 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974_ - 1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

'Hens and pullets of loying age ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- Ito 9L ______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10.000 to 19.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers ond other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold, (51,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV-268 Rosebud County, Mont. 

16 170 litters of pigs forrowed between17 91 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 18 256 18 256 

27 2 259 1969 __ 23 101 19 91 

27 I 043 December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 15 132 15 132 

13 4 059 1969 __ 15 41 13 39 

16 II 752 June land November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 14 124 14 124 

17 431 1969 __ 18 6IJ 16 52 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and OVer All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

49 (X) 42 (X) 6 (X) 5 (X) 

(NA) (X) 66 (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) 

49 I 899 42 I 761 6 387 5 354 

74 3 416 66 3 209 6 241 6 241 

47 I 801 40 I 664 6 387 5 354 

70 3 153 62 2 959 6 241 6 241 

42 I 301 35 I 164 5 177 4 144 

5 500 5 500 I 210 1 210 

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 2 100 2 100 - - - - I 5 - - - - - -

(X) (X) (X) (X) 19 6 16 5 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 18 5 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ 

Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ ·1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheat (bushelsL ______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ Cation (bales) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hay crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ 

Land in orchords ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage. fodder. hoy, etc. ____ _ 

Alfalfa hoy (tans, dry) _________________ _ 

" 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Inventory Soles 

Farms Number Forms Number 

40 1 664 5 354 

62 2 959 6 241 

40 I 664 5 354 

- - - -

4 77 - -

1 75 - -

13 20 - -

2 60 - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

64 50 

4 -

- - - - 123 146 

112 140 

-

- =, 3 (NA) 

- (NA) 

212 249 

2 1 

2 - - - 63 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

27 14 2200 

47 34 5 095 

2 13 33 

- - - 4 (NA) 49 

176 192 26 566 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

~i~?b~;:~========:===:==: ::: :== : ~;!:: Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other poultry __________________ _____ __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

7 328 2 803 

49 -

- -

- -

35 089 26 452 

9 867 11 391 

- -

- -

3 (NA) 

- (NA) 

34 474 45 015 

3 11 

1 -

- -

4 962 5 519 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

737 161 285 59 132 

1 884 72 813 27 210 

182 (X) (X) 

- - -

- (X) (X) 

30 960 48 539 57 517 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

I 13 - -

5 32 - -

I 8 - -

1 8 - -

- - - -

1 5 - -

4 16 - -

2 (X) - (X) 

8 (X) - (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

1 014 144 676 630 

(X) (X) 

-

=, -

60 (NA) 

- (NAl 

56 880 71 676 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

22 11 I 953 670 

40 34 4 416 I 853 

2 9 33 141 

- - - -

1 (NA) 10 - 100 112 11 403 16 631 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheat (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small grains for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (bol.s) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundradwaight) ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, or melons for sola ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

65 

94 

28 

33 

64 

50 

4 

-

123 

142 

34 

65 

88 

104 

3 

1 

5 

-

-

-

-

208 

243 

45 

47 

-

-

-

-

3 

10 

2 

1 

1 

-

Acres 

11 058 

14 233 

20 149 

34 804 

7 328 

2 803 

49 

- 35 089 

26359 

I 673 

3 810 

7 436 

7 126 

158 

24 

600 

-

-

-

-

34 339 

44 801 

3243 

2 270 

-

-

-

-

3 

3 

3 

II 

(l) 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

I 

Irrigated land 

Quantity Forms Acres 

()() 22 2 028 

(Xl 42 2 421 

()() 9 1 474 (X) 4 1 249 

(X) 53 6402 

(Xl 44 2664 

(Xl I 10 ()() - - 014 144 22 3 251 

673 265 54 2 055 

69 903 5 179 

160 529 24 774 

257 351 31 1 497 

256 lOB 43 I 291 

5 120 1 68 500 I 24 ()() - - - - - - - -

- - -

- - - 56 783 109 13 834 

71 424 118 20 377 

(X) 13 420 

(Xl 18 698 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 60 3 3 166 5 2 

(X) 2 3 ()() 1 11 ()() - - (l() - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Fonns Tons 

8 816 8 116 - - 20 1 253 19 141 I 9 7 633 7 55 - - 4 215 4 18 - - 51 6 899 51 I 510 - - 31 1 845 29 336 3 5 2 13 2 2 - - - - - - - - 48 16 897 47 819 I 35 37 2 989 (NAl 135 (NA) 42 

5 636 4 16 1 4 12 628 (NAl 28 (NAl - 38 4 451 36 183 2 25 32 I 947 (NAl 105 (NA) - 1 68 I 4 - - - - (NA) - (NAl - I 200 1 5 - - - - - - - - - - (NAl - (NAl - - - - - - - - - (NAl - (NAl -

38 5 142 38 352 - - 27 3 487 27 295 - - 2 50 2 3 - - 1 150 I 11 - - - - - - - - - - (NAl - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NAl - 2 I 2 (Z) - - 3 I (NA) 1 (NA) -

2 3 2 I - - I 2 1 I - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Rosebud County, Mont. IV-269 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969-Continued 

Berries far sale __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ J 974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Acres 

21 719 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(Xl 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms 

21 

Acres 

719 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry Liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

19 426 19 391 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs. including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer ______________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

$1,000 __ lime ___________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tons __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. 10 control- Insects on hoy crops ____________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nematodes in crops ____________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

167 

782 

118 

37 236 

3 520 

610 

48 

4 289 

16 

39 

702 

51 

I 

69 

1 

1969 

197 

287 

91 

15 768 

2 107 

198 

29 

3 809 

8 

15 

464 

4 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Can Diseases in craps and orchords ____________ farmL_ I I 

acres on which used __ 39 477 

$1,000 __ (l) 2 

Weeds or grass in crops _________________ forms __ 86 102 

acres on which used __ 33 646 26 522 

$1,000 __ 88 46 

Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ formL_ 6 13 

acres on which used __ 838 4272 

$ 1.000 __ 6 10 

Weeds on all other land __________________ forms __ 19 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 346 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 1 (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farmL_ 2 I 

acres on which used __ 250 33 

$1.000 __ I (Z) 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ 32 96 

$1.000 __ 6 18 

Other chemicals (see text) __________________ forms __ 6 (NA) 

$1,000 __ I (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ forms __ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ ocreL_ 

Average per form _______________________ acres __ 

Cropland irrigated _______ ~ _________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ formL_ 

ocreL_ Crapland posture irrigated ______________ farmL_ 

acres-_ Other cropland irrigated ________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _formL_ 

acreL_ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feeL_ Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

Land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches _______________________ forms-_ 

ocres __ 

1974 

127 

41.1 

30 613 

241.0 

126 

29 139 

123 

27 057 

22 

028 

3 

54 

9 

474 

49 286 

1.6 

79 

12 925 

1969 

132 

38.8 

34 855 

264.0 

132 

33 606 

129 

31 045 

42 

2 421 

(NA) 

140 

4 

I 249 

49 919 

1.4 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 1969 

Land irrigated by - Continued Self·propelled sprinkler systemL ____________ forms __ I (NA) 

ocres __ (0) (NA) 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ formL_ 5 (NA) 

ocreL_ (0) (NA) 

Land in irrigated forms ______________________ ocres __ 156 984 078 734 Cropland ________________________________ ocres __ 65 047 50 598 

Harvested cropland _____________________ ocres __ 42 423 36 311 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ forms __ 4 (X) 

acres irrigated in mast recent yeor __ 500 (X) 

Forms with ortificol drainage _________________ forms __ 27 49 

Proportion of forms -------------------- percenL_ 8.7 14.4 

land in forms with drainage _________________ ocres __ 185 879 257 124 land drained ____________________________ ocres __ 3 729 8 483 Average per form ______________________ ocres __ 138.1 173.1 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ forms __ 133 (NA) 

number __ 2 837 (NA) 

ocres __ 4 608 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Total operator debt 

144 

23 537 

Secured by real estate 

112 

16 904 

Not secured by real estate 

85 

6 634 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ ______ __ ______ 10 2 9 

$5,000 to $9,999 __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ ____ __ __ ______ __ ____ __ _ 10 10 11 

$10,000 to $29,999_____________________________________________________________ 31 28 25 

$30,000 to $49,999_____________________________________________________________ 20 18 12 

$50,000 and over ______________________________________________________ -------- 1... ___________ 7_3 _____________ 54 _____________ 28....J 

,Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired farm workers 

working - J 50 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days ________ • 

Less than 25 days ______ _ 

Total confroct labor ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

96 

63 } 71 

29 

18 

IV - 270 Rosebud County, Mont. 

1969 

108 

168 

62 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

248 213 I 028 } 

154 } 635 137 

300 45 

(NA) (NA) 48 

110 (NA) 38 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 to less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Farms _________________ _ 157 96 63 71 

Cosh wages paid _ $1,000 __ I 210 I 028 137 45 

Number of workerL _____ _ 702 248 154 300 

904 Forms with- I worker __________ _ 59 45 27 24 

92 2 workers _________ _ 20 22 16 13 

3 or 4 workers _____ _ 30 18 12 II 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 32 8 6 17 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 16 3 2 6 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All forms ________________ number __ 293 376 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 432 238 500 412 Average size of form ______ ocres __ I 475 I 331 

Approximate land oreo _______ ocreL_ 777 728 777 728 Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 24.3 28.1 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 76 275 33 927 Average per form ________ dollars __ 260 323 90 231 Average per acre ________ dollors __ 176 68 

forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 8 4 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 21 22 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 4 8 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 17 16 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 18 8 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 25 31 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ II 17 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 14 27 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 62 93 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 41 64 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 33 43 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 39 43 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses. not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ farmL_ 

ocreL_ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ Woodland pastured _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

1974 

201 

272 875 

I 358 

777 728 

15.3 

42 976 

213 812 

157 

4 

I 

7 

12 

12 

8 

10 

40 

37 

31 

37 

1969 

255 

322 080 

I 263 

777 728 

18.1 

24 036 

94 259 

75 

I 

4 

3 

9 

4 

14 

9 

17 

69 

48 

35 

42 

Land in Farms According to Use 

Total cropland _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ formL_ 

acres-_ 

Forms 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 and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see textL __ farms __ acres __ 

Total waodland _____________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Other land (see text) ________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated land ______________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

1974 1969 

276 346 

49 424 65 414 

262 328 

30 512 36 875 

20 16 

17 20 

15 19 

51 50 

63 109 

51 55 

35 55 

10 3 

- I 

146 177 

15 753 22 275 

46 79 

3 159 6 264 

157 230 

129 325 103 126 

228 277 

253 489 331 872 

138 161 

17 191 20 496 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 

32 

2 861 

6 

460 

8 

272 

21 

382 

II 

747 

104 

50431 

91 

46 557 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 5 329 Woodland not postured __________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

14 Other lond _______________________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

637 acreL_ 4 

74 Posture land and rangeland, other tho n cropland and 

38 3 914 

18 

704 

132 

82 7341 

123 i 75 847 

woodland pasture ______________ _ ___________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Improved postureland and rangela nd ___________ _____ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Unimproved pastureland and rang eland _________ ~ _____ farmL_ 

acres __ 

land in hauselots. barnlats. ponds. r aads. wasteland. etc. _farmL_ 

acres __ 

Tobie 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form aperators ____________ number __ 

land in farmL _______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ acreL_ 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full awners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

Black and ather races, see textfarm operators by tenure: I 

All form aperators __________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

land in formL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

, land in farms ______________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family __ .. ______ number __ land in farms ______________ acres __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

293 376 

432 238 500 412 

30 512 36 875 

168 234 

230 362 281 934 

II 520 15 407 

105 118 

176 344 195 433 17 296 19 326 

20 24 

25 532 23 045 

I 696 2 142 

6.8 6.3 

10 (NA) 

26 142 (NA) 

I 020 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

I 080 (NA) 

164 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

9 633 (NA) 

456 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

15 429 (NA) 

400 (NA) 

30.0 (NA) 

(NA) (NAl 

(NA) (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and aver All forms 

1974 1969 1974 

201 255 Farms by type of organization - Can. 

272 875 322 080 Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) 

28 476 33 310 land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NAl 

104 145 land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

78 433 119 120 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) 

10 132 13 027 acres __ (NA) 

84 98 Form operators by age g raup:2 

170 277 187 483 Under 25 yeors _____________________ _ I 16 816 18 661 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 36 

13 12 

24 165 15 477 

I 528 I 622 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to b4 years _____________________ _ 

65 yeors and over __________________ _ 

55 

81 

80 

30 6.5 4.7 Average age _______________________ _ 49.8 

Form operators by place of residence;2 On form operated ___________________ _ 226 

8 - 26062 - 976 -

On another farm ____________________ _ 

In a rural area. not an a form ________ _ 

In a city. town. or urban area _________ _ 1~ } 

I - (0) - 120 -

Form operators reporting days of work 

off farm: 2 

None _____________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days _______________________ _ 75 

II 4 - 50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 4 (0) - 456 - 3 -

100 to 149 days ____________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ____________________ _ 200 days and over __________________ _ 

12 } 23 

112 

15 429 - 400 - Form operators by principal occupatian;2 Forming ___________________________ _ 140 

37.5 - Other _____________________________ _ 143 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market ______________________ _ (NA) 

185 229 Farm operators reporting agricultural 227 049 252 491 contracts __________________________ _ (NA) 

'1969 data are only for farms operated by Blacks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operatians·(sale proprietorships) and partnerships, see text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NA) 

5 

57 

66 

96 

95 

57 

50 .. 

323 

28 

(NA) 

29 

16 

37 

158 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

192 245 

42 717 58 691 

187 235 

28 476 33 310 

I } 5 48 7 

26 

52 77 

51 51 

35 55 

10 3 

- I 

90 135 

II 380 20 052 

32 (NA) 

2 861 5 329 

104 132 

50 431 82 734 

166 (NA) 

179 727 180 655 

119 137 

16 838 19 921 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

31 25 

3 874 6 887 

166 (NA) 

179 727 180 6551 

104 135 

171 942 177 513 

36 39 

16 279 12 546 

79 120 

155 663 164 967 

126 153 

7 785 3 142 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and aver 

1974 1969 

8 17 

25 538 27 985 

8 8 

20 288 41 314 

- I 

- 290 

- 2 

18 31 

41 42 

54 69 

60 75 

20 36 

50.6 51.6 

157 223 

4 } I 17 

7 

57 (NAl 

II 26 

3 15 

3 -, 

II J 24 

69 81 

III (NAl 

82 (NAl 

4 (NA) 

7 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Doto Sanders County, Mont. IV-271 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of soles: 

1~ } 10 

27 33 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 ______________________ _ 

52 67 55 83 42 60 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ________________________ _ $2,500 10 $4,999 ________________________ _ 

97 123 10 17 

Under $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 ______________________ _ 

14 25 23 23 50 58 

$1,500 10 $1,999 ______________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,499 ______________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see lexIL ________________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ 3 480 3 467 Average per farm ______________ dollors-- 11 876 9 219 

- 131 J 201 

- 987 477 

- 1 

- (0) 

Crops. including hoy _______________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

Forest products ___________________ forms_ - 47 75 $1,000_ - (0) 168 

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ farms-- 255 317 $1,000_ - 2 240 2822 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms-- 34 (NA) 

$1,000_ - 13 (NA) 

Fonns wilh sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

1~ } 10 

27 33 

52 67 

55 83 42 59 

5 3 (X) (X) 

00 (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

3 391 3 341 16 871 13 101 

105 (NA) 

968 432 

1 - (0) -

36 53 (0) 147 

189 238 

2 177 2 763 

18 27 

9 6 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ T abaeeD ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cOHonseed _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _farms __ $1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sheep. Iambs, and wool ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

1974 1969 

105 (NA) 

968 432 

50 58 362 113 

- -

- - - - - - 69 101 

482 183 

1 2 (0) (0) 

- - - -

2 1 (0) (0) 

189 238 

2 177 2 763 

18 27 

9 6 

7 24 

6 33 

186 (NA) 

2 036 2 633 

16 I (NA) 

22 91 

15 

44 

25 

60 -' 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off farm and other 

sources greater fhan total value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from farm·relofed sources before taxes and expenses I ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cusfomwark and other agriculturol services _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs _____________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sole of allotments ______________________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Other farm·related sources _______________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Expenses for farm·reloted income sourcesl ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All farms 

1974 

136 

90 

177 

30 

60 

3 

5 

49 

64 

24 

40 

9 

10 

38 

47 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

51 

132 

3 

9 

78 

145 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

63 (NA) 

68 (NA) 

144 (NA) 

23 44 

57 131 

3 3 

5 9 

37 73 49 139 

17 (NA) 

25 (NA) 

8 (NA) 

9 (NA) 

28 (NA) 

27 (NA) 

Total family income from aff·farm sources2 ____________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Nonfarm business. excluding form related ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh woges, salaries. commissions, and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends. or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions. retirement pay, etc. ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 and over, 1974 

147 

292 

28 

300 

96 

789 

53 

69 

30 

91 

9 

44 L...-__ ---..l 

ISee text. 21974 doto opply only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) ond partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenses ___ farms_ 

$1,000_ - Forms with- $1 to $999 _____________________ _ - $1,000 to $1,999 ________________ _ $2,000 to $2,999 ________________ _ 

- $3,00010 $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ - $10,000 10 $19,999 ______________ _ - $20,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ 

- $40,000 to $59,999 ______________ _ - $60,000 and over _______________ _ 

livestock ond poultry pijrchased __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formulo feeds ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed ingredientL ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Whole groins ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop. ond silage __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

IV - 272 Sanders County, Mont. 

Table 5. 

All forms 

1974 

293 

3 402 

35 

32 

21 

46 

70 

40 } 36 

6 

7 

142 

432 

239 

531 

144 

164 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and aver 

1969 1974 1969 

376 201 255 3 017 3 215 2 840 

44 ~} 19 65 

50 13 27 

59 33 54 

75 60 72 

40 50 

83 36 27 

*} 6 

177 102 130 

528 419 520 

288 169 211 

335 492 311 

197 110 168 

138 144 130 

(NA) 18 11 

(NA) 3 7 

(NA) 100 75 

(NA) 179 51 

(NA) 54 68 (NA) 167 122 

(NA) 127 (NA) 

(NA) 36 (NA) 

Seeds. bulbs. plants. and trees purchased ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000_ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Other agricultural chern icals 

-

-

-

purchased ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline ond other petroleum fuel ond oil for farm business ______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease. piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Contract labor ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ forms __ $1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 1 

All forms 

1974 

99 

65 

98 

137 

47 

18 (NA) 

(NA) 

291 

290 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

99 

272 

30 27J 92 

68 

271 

559 

Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

1969 1974 1969 

70 69 42 

10 60 9 

165 78 124 

107 131 102 

(NA) 40 (NA) 

21 18 20 

- - - - - -

373 201 255 

248 261 213 (NA) 199 254 

(NA) 177 162 (NA) 130 110 (NA) 54 27 (NA) 7 18 (NA) 1 5 

(NA) 201 255 (NA) 29 19 

188 78 147 

240 267 231 

140 21 34 

106 26 36 73 95 

65 66 

342 199 253 1 422 1 441 1 334 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

AU Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm __________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $110 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1.00010 $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,000 1o $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,000 1o $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,000 1o $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,000 1o $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,000 1o $69,999 ________________ _ 

$70,000 ond over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups-_ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

290 367 

5 419 3 430 

18 686 9344 

- 7 

38 137 

54 110 

~} 73 

40 

249 323 

327 416 

156 206 

275 349 

540 601 

182 205 m} 331 

545 726 

89 143 

73 

83 

4 

Farms wilh sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

198 251 

4363 2 766 

22 037 I I 018 

1~ } 74 

32 77 

53 63 

55 20 

34 13 

~} 4 

177 224 

241 284 

1J7 142 

189 238 397 432 

136 151 

188 231 

427 484 

70 94 

48 61 

57 81 

4 13 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - (on. 

Groin and bean combines, 

self·propelled _______________ fonns __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, sheor bar or flywheel type _____________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

33 27 32 27 

35 28 34 28 

3 2 2 2 

:J 

I -

~I I -

- -

I 

I -

I -

79 (NA) 64 (NA) 

80 (NA) 65 (NA) 

29 (NA) I 27 (NA) 

147 159 112 124 

150 162 113 127 

39 60 39 51 

61 (NA) 51 80 

61 (NA) 51 83 

31 (NA) 31 48 

16 (NA) 14 

17 

4 

(NA) 

(NA) 

15 

4 ~I 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Forms 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974__ 267 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep _______ 1974__ 249 

1969__ 309 Collie ond colve'-______________ 1974__ 248 

1969__ 304 

Forms with- 11o 4 ____________________ 1974__ 14 

51o L_. _________________ 1974__ 21 

101o 19 ______ . ___________ 1974__ 36 

201o 49 ________ . _________ 1974__ 62 

501o 99 __________________ 1974__ 36 

10010 199 ________________ 1974__ 38 

20010 499 ________________ 1974__ 31 

500 and over ______________ 1974__ 10 

Cows and heifers that hod colved _________________ 1974__ 230 

1969__ 288 8eef cows ________________ 1974__ 222 

1969__ (NA) 

Milk cows ______________ ._1974__ 78 

1969__ 94 

Dairy producls sold _______________ 1974__ (X) 

1969__ (X) 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 11o 4 ___________________________ _ 

510 9 ___________________________ _ 

101o 19 _________________________ _ 

20 1o 49 _________________________ _ 

501o 99 _________________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 

20010 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- lor L __________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

51o 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

201o 4L ________________________ _ 

5010 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 19L ______________________ _ 

20010 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

222 

28 

20 

36 

50 

36 

39 

10 

3 

78 

61 

II 

6 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with soles of $2.500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 186 (X) 255 (lO 

(X) 181 (l() 245 (X) 

(X) 231 (l() 306 (l() 

26 667 181 25 533 241 12 759 

28 543 230 27 508 293 16 875 

35 4 8 44 95 139 9 61 33 205 

493 15 194 44 589 1 965 40 1 335 52 I 681 2 469 34 2 369 33 2 310 5 587 38 5 587 25 3 470 

8 896 31 8 896 8 (0) 

7 083 10 7 083 2 (D) 

14 446 167 13 758 (NA) (NA) 

16 897 220 16 367 (NA) (NA) 

14 280 163 13 636 (NA) (NA) 

16 641 210 16 164 (NA) (NA) 

166 50 122 (NA) (NA) 

256 67 203 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory. 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

Number 

14 280 

63 

137 

480 

I 529 

2 578 

5 295 

2 578 

I 620 

166 

83 

37 

46 

and over 

Forms 

163 

10 

9 

14 

42 

36 

39 

10 

3 

50 

36 

9 

5 

Number 

13 636 

25 

58 

177 

I 305 

2 578 

5 295 

2 578 

1 620 

122 

51 

31 

40 

Collie sold _______________________ _ 

Forms with- 11o 4 _______________________ _ 

51o 9 _______________________ _ 

101o 19 _____________________ _ 

201o 49 _____________________ _ 

50 1o 99 _____________________ _ 

100 1o 199 ___________________ _ 

200 1o 499 ___________________ _ 

500 and over _________________ _ 

Calves sold _______________________ _ 

Forms with- lor 2 _______________________ _ 

3 or 4 _______________________ _ 

51o 9 _______________________ _ 

10 to 19 _____________________ _ 

201o 49 _____________________ _ 

501o 99 _____________________ _ 

100 1o 199 ___________________ _ 

200 1o 499 ___________________ _ 

500 and over _________________ _ 

Sales 

Forms wi1h sales of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

189 (X) 2 177 

187 (X) 2 102 

236 (X) (NA) 

186 12 409 2 036 

233 16 531 2 633 

24 53 II 

II 78 16 

34 468 93 

49 I 621 326 

33 2 310 478 

25 3 470 630 

8 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

7 (X) 6 24 (X) 33 

Soles. 1974-

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms 

167 

34 

20 

32 

46 

18 

13 

4 

1J7 

17 

7 

14 

22 

28 

12 

14 

1 

2 

Number 

6 263 

69 

137 

427 

450 

169 

679 

332 

6 146 

22 

23 

93 

280 

827 

811 

744 

(D) 

(D) 

Sanders County, Mont. 

Doilors 

(1.000) 

467 

16 

32 

98 

363 

295 

369 

294 

569 

2 

4 

13 

35 

131 

98 

215 

(D) 

(D) 

IV-273 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1 974 and 1 969 - Continued 

Heifers and heifer coll/es ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974_ - 1969_ -

Invento1- farms with soles of 2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

153 6 056 202 6 371 

152 5 934 

11 122 

163 5 719 

224 4 770 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 110 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

101019 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 10 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

501099 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 10 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

20010499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Tobie 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ J974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 10 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5109 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

101024 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 10 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 10 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 10 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sald __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs sharn ______________________ J974_ 

Sheep, lambs, and waal _____________________ J974_ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969_ Horses and panieL _________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974_ 

1969_ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ lambs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974_ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974_ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974_ 

IPaunds of wool. 

-

-

-

-

-

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

39 346 23 171 22 400 

37 324 25 237 32 668 

23 50 13 31 6 12 7 48 4 26 2 12 

6 96 5 74 9 130 

2 80 1 40 4 117 

1 72 - - - - - - - - 1 129 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (X) (X) (X) (X) 8 64 (X) (X) (X) (X) 13 185 

19 1 944 18 1 902 16 1 480 

30 1 873 24 1 681 29 1 744 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

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

(NA) (NA) 4 4 (NA) (NA) 

128 628 97 519 25 49 

180 1 004 (NA) (NA) 28 119 

Inventory -

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number 

8 26 liNers of pigs farrowed between15 59 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 

22 145 1969 __ 

21 178 December 1 of preceding year and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 

18 925 1969 __ 

13 874 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 

14 103 1969 __ 

Sales -

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Dollars (1,000) 

9 241 88 

5 251 (NA) 

3 3 1 

3 44 12 

1 22 8 

1 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

- - -

- - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1,000) 

16 357 22 

20 610 (NA) 

3 7 1 

2 12 1 

6 92 6 

4 117 8 

- - -

1 129 7 

- - -

- - -

6 40 1 

5 157 (NA) 

15 1 473 (NA) 

24 1 669 (NA) 

13 923 '8 864 

15 (X) 44 

- - -

1 1 (NA) 

22 39 8 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 a nd over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

16 42 10 24 

28 96 17 75 

11 17 6 8 

18 56 12 49 

11 25 7 16 

19 40 12 26 

Tobie 9. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 110 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1.60010 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200109.999 _________________ 1974 __ 10,0001019,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,0001049,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 10 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat· type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poullry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 274 Sanders County, Mont. 

All forms 

Forms 

72 

(NA) 

69 

108 

66 

100 

57 

9 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4 

2 

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 37 (X) 

(X) 65 (X) 

3 155 34 1 660 

4 041 65 2 708 

2 995 32 1 576 

3 780 63 2 623 

1 635 26 736 

1 360 6 840 

- - -

- - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

210 2 60 

200 - -

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

All forms forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number forms Number 

17 (X) 7 (X) 

(NA) (X) 9 (X) 

16 1 423 6 1 029 

15 891 9 507 

16 1 423 6 1 029 

14 511 8 427 

13 435 4 181 

2 322 1 182 

1 666 1 666 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - 3 250 1 100 

34 13 18 9 

(NA) (NA) 27 6 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Dato 
Tobie 9. 

Hens and pullels of laying age ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding __ ..:.1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pulleh under 3 months old_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheal (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ (allan (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobocco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1 974 and 1 969 - Continued 

forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

forms Number Forms Number 

32 I 576 6 I 029 

63 2 623 8 427 

29 1 486 5 I 028 

4 90 I 1 

- - - -

3 42 - - 21 84 - -

- - - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

2 - 2 1 

- - - -

36 59 

84 69 

-

=1 -

3 (NA) 

- (NA) 

242 306 

2 2 

I 8 1 3 9 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

2 (NA) 80 128 169 14 087 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

Lighl breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

40 -

80 15 

- -

- -

2 763 3 647 

3 004 1 795 

-

=1 -

1 (NA) 

- (NA) 

23 684 30 517 

1 4 

10 8 (Z) (Z) 

1 101 909 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- - - - - - - (X) (X) 

- - -

15 (X) (Xl 

17 677 31 220 33 539 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms 

3 71 1 

- - -

2 69 1 

2 69 1 

- - -

1 2 - - - -

6 (X) -

I (X) -

Quantity harvested 

1974 

(X) 

(X) 

-

- 66 979 

(X) 

-

-

30 

-

46 252 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) - 77 98 7 573 

Number 

66 

-

66 

66 

-

-

-

(X) 

(X) 

1969 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

82 194 

(X) 

=1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

53 662 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

1969 

-

-

-

-

15 

7 981 

Tobie 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

(roplond used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheal (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oals (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ (allan (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish pOloloes (hundredweighl) ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

90 

135 

36 

39 

-

-

2 

I 

32 

48 

37 

36 

52 

29 

1 

-

I 

-

-

-

-

172 

223 

6 

I 

-

-

-

-

-

4 

I 

-

I 

6 

Acres 

11 380 20052 

16 279 

12 546 

-

-

80 

15 2 747 

3 387 

916 

710 

I 886 

726 

20 

-

31 

-

-

-

-

21 838 27 564 

406 

8 

-

-

-

-

-

(Z) 

(Z) 

-

10 

8 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Doto 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

()O 

(X) 

(X) 

()O 

()O 

66 799 

78 646 

41 475 

38 684 

68 296 29 004 

150 

-

(X) 

-

-

-

- 44 079 50 401 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

-

-

29 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Forms Acres Forms 

33 2 613 12 

66 4 785 27 

7 465 6 9 904 3 

- - - - - - - - - 1 15 I 

8 617 10 12 375 18 

12 206 10 7 63 16 19 579 15 

9 186 12 

I 20 - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - -

- - - 107 II 712 45 124 12 679 55 - - I I 8 - - - -

- - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

I (Z) - - - - - - - 3 6 2 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Farms Tons Forms Tons 

823 12 83 - - 1 299 27 106 - - 376 6 28 - - 181 3 16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 1 I - - 940 10 95 - - 970 (NA) 42 (NA) 20 

312 10 23 - - 348 (NA) 37 (NA) - 512 15 73 - - 463 (NA) 24 (NA) 3 - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - -

- (NA) - (NA) -

5 063 45 445 2 12 6 002 53 531 2 10 40 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 2 2 - -

Sanders County, Mont_ IV-27S 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Berries for sale __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms 

I 

1 

1 

-

2 

Acres 

(Z) 

(Z) 

35 

-

660 

Irrigated land 

Quantity Farms Acres 

(X) - - (X) - - (X) 1 35 

DO - - (X) 2 660 

Commercial fertilizer used 

TOlol Dry Liquid 

Farms Acres Farms Tons Forms Tons 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 1 35 1 1 - - - - - - - -

2 660 2 42 - -

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

$1,000 __ Lime ___________________________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy crops- ___________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Nematodes in crops ____________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

8 

1974 1969 

94 144 

149 122 

78 92 761 10 189 

803 042 131 102 

1 2 

52 250 (Z) 1 

2 1 

65 1 (Z) (Z) 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cantral- Can Diseases in crops and orchards ___________ .farms __ 1 4 

acres on which used __ 4 178 $1.000 __ (Z) 2 Weeds or gross in crops _________________ farms __ 20 30 

acres on which used __ 2 634 2 615 $1,000 __ 15 12 Weeds or brush in posture ________________ farmL_ 7 14 

acres on which used __ 379 397 

$1,000 __ 1 1 Weeds on all other land __________________ farms __ 7 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 48 (NA) 

$1,000 __ (Z) (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry _____ • __ farmL_ 14 50 

$1,000 __ 1 3 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms __ 6 (NA) 

$1.000 __ (Z) (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ farmL_ 

Proportion of forms _________________ • ___ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acreL_ 

Average per farm _______________________ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ___________ .farms __ 

acres-_ Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ farms-_ 

acreL_ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland pasture .farmL_ 

acres __ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

Land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

1974 

119 

59.2 

16 838 

141.5 

118 

16 373 

113 

13 735 

33 

2 613 

2 

25 

7 

465 

20 157 

1.2 

30 

139 

1969 

137 

53.7 

19 921 

145A 

135 

19 017 

128 

14 227 

66 

4 785 

(NA) 

5 

9 

904 

26 578 

1.3 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 1969 

Land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farmL_ 3 (NA) 

acres __ 560 (NA) 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 77 (NA) 

acres __ 7 627 (NA) 

land in irrigated farmL _____________________ acres __ 213 652 214 792 Crapland ________________________________ acres __ 30 429 39 959 Harvested cropland _____________________ acres-_ 20 533 21 775 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ___ • ________________ farms __ 3 (X) 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ no (X) 

Farms with artifical drainage _________________ farmL_ 5 15 Proportion of forms ___________ • ________ percenL. 2.5 5.8 land in farms with drainage _______ ._. _______ acres __ 15 263 18 404 Land drained _._. ___________ • ___________ • acres __ 402 1 482 Average per farm ______________________ acres __ 80A 98.7 

Artificial ponds, pits. reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ farms __ 38 (NA) 

number._ 97 (NA) 

acres __ 78 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate Not secured by real estate 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see textL ______________________________ .farms__ 115 85 69 

$1,000__ 6 540 5 057 483 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ ____ ____ ________ __ __ ______ __ ________ 13 8 15 

$5,000 to $9,999 __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ ________ __ ___ 16 6 20 

$10,000 to $29,999_____________________________________________________________ 28 25 18 

$30,000 to $49,999_____________________________________________________________ 16 11 10 $50,000 and over ___________________________ , __________________________ --------1-___________ 4_2 _____________ 35 _____________ 6...J 

. Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired farm workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 day, ________ _ 

less than 25 dayL _____ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of controct workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

33 

29 

51 } 21 

13 

IV - 276 Sanders County, Mont. 

1969 

28 

141 

34 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (l,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

54 46 192 } 102 } 409 56 

194 19 

(NA) (NA) 26 

21 (NA) 15 

1974 hired farm workers warking150 day, 2510 Less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 doy, 

Forms _________________ _ 78 33 29 51 Cosh wages poid _ $1,000 __ 267 192 56 19 Number of warkerL _____ _ 350 54 102 194 

231 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 31 21 12 24 

36 2 workers _________ _ 16 7 10 8 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 15 4 3 10 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 10 1 3 6 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 6 - 1 3 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All farms 

1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 675 734 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 124 172 094 323 Average size of farm ______ acres __ 1 665 1 491 

Approximate land or80 _______ acres __ 1 084 352 084 352 Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 103.7 100.9 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 161 071 89 132 Average per farm ________ dollors __ 238 623 121 433 Average per acre ________ dollars __ 143 81 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 14 15 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 6 3 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 2 1 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 2 7 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 5 6 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 12 12 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 5 8 22010259 acres _______________ _ 5 5 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 69 80 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 151 185 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 230 246 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 174 166 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, nof harvested and not pasfured ___________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Cropland on whiCh all crops foiled _________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Forms with salf:s of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

657 662 

075 297 058 419 

I 637 1 599 

084 352 084 352 

99.2 97.6 

158 393 86 866 

241 085 131 216 

147 82 

6 

5 

2 

2 

4 

II 

4 4 

3 3 

67 58 

151 180 

230 239 

172 165 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

land in farms Accarding ta Use 

Totol cropland _____________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ forms __ ocres __ 

Farms 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 and over _________ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Other cropland (see textL __ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Total woodlond _____________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Other land (see text) ________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated land ______________ forms __ 

acres __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

660 710 

683 552 717 809 

654 695 

359 936 331 424 

6 1 

5 -

2 3 

4 12 

32 50 

70 86 

252 308 

203 174 

80 61 

131 157 

18 527 26 280 

607 690 

305 089 360 105 

12 3 

4 210 321 

584 647 

436410 376 193 

12 20 

1 385 1 328 

603 

304 900 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 

37 

5 586 

26 

10 248 

558 

276 415 

73 

12 651 

12 

4 210 

351 391 Woodland not postured __________ _ ___________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

___________________ formL_ 

ocreL_ 

n cropland and ___________________ forms __ 

9 1 ~~ I Olher land _______________________ _ 

6 9~g Posturelond and rangeland, other tho woodland posture ______________ _ 

628 

323 601 

76 

11 745 

3 

acres __ 

Improved postureland and rangelo nd _________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

Unimproved postureland and range lond _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

321 I 

18~J Land in houselots, barnlots, ponds, r oads. wasteland. etc. _formL_ 

ocres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form aperatars ____________ number __ 

land in farmL _______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

Slack and other races, see textFarm operators by tenure: I 

All form operators __________ number __ Land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ land in forms ______________ ocres __ 

1 

All forms 

1974 1969 

675 734 

124 172 1 094 323 

359 936 331 424 

221 218 247 494 195 215 

72 573 55 356 

369 425 

759 084 812 924 

244 839 244 027 

85 91 117 594 86 184 

42 524 32041 

12.6 12.3 

2 (NA) 

679 (NA) 

288 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

239 (NA) 

78 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

440 (NA) 

210 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

657 662 

1 075 297 1 058419 

358 786 327 608 

206 174 

199 545 168 910 

71 480 53 416 

367 413 

758 278 806 723 

244 795 243 174 

84 75 

117 474 82 786 

42 511 31 018 

12.8 11.3 

2 - 679 - 288 - 1 - 239 - 78 - 1 - 440 - 210 -

- - - - - -

- -

561 563 

802 071 816 366 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Forms by type of organization - Can. Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) Land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) Land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Other _____________________ number __ (NA) (NA) 

ocres __ (NA) (NA) 

Form operators by age group:2 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 19 5 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 41! 51 35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 94 170 45 to.54 years _____________________ _ 192 249 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 207 181 65 years and over __________________ _ 81 78 Average age _______________________ _ 51.6 50.4 

Form operators by place of residence:'2 On form operated ___________________ _ 409 505 

30 } 17 165 

109 

On another form ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a farm ________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban oreo _________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work 

off form: 2 

None _____________________________ _ 296 (NA) I la 49 days _______________________ _ 66 134 501099 days ______________________ _ 19 41 

21 } 62 18 

50 83 

100 10149 days ____________________ _ 150la 199 days ____________________ _ 

200 days and over __________________ _ 

Form operators by principal occupotion:'2 Forming __________________________ _ 

- 583 (NA) Other ____________________________ _ 

- 58 (NA) 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

- (NA) (NA) 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) (NA) 

'1969 data are only for farms operated by Blocks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operotian~ (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

647 654 

681 068 704 287 

642 650 

358 786 327 608 

~} 6 

32 29 

70 72 

252 308 

203 174 

79 61 

124 151 

17 382 25 288 

603 (NA) 

304 900 351 391 

12 3 

4 210 321 

571 (NA) 

390 019 353 811 

12 19 

1 385 1 308 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

12 1 

4 210 141 

571 (NA) 

390 019 353 811 I 395 458 

356 904 319 362 

59 57 

14 893 15 579 

350 425 

342 011 303 783 I 451 456 i 33 115 34 449 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and Over 

1974 1969 

64 80 128 859 167 214 

29 15 

129 017 68 794 

3 4 

15 350 6 045 

17 4 

41! 42 

89 159 

189 230 207 165 

75 62 51.6 50.2 

405 4I!2 29 } 17 130 105 

292 (NA) 

65 124 19 39 

21 } 49 18 

44 62 

576 (NA) 

49 (NA) 

20 (NA) 

65 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Sheridan County, Mont. IV-277 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All farms 

1974 1969 

forms by value of sales: 

52 1 50 208 _ 

189 143 

$100,000 ond over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ _ 133 238 $5,000 10 $9,999 ________________________ _ 54 146 $2,500 10 $4,999 ________________________ _ 21 80 

Under $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________ _ 18 77 $2,000 10 $2,499 _____________________ _ 3 19 $1.50010 $1.999 ______________________ _ 4 15 $1.00010 $1,499 _____________________ _ 

- 2 17 Under $1.000 (see lexl) _________________ _ 9 26 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1.000_ 29 236 12 548 Average per form ______________ dollars- 43 312 17 095 

- 6471- 692 

25 35~ J 8 838 

-

Crops. including hoy _______________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

Forest products ___________________ formL - - $1,000_ - -

Livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms_ 409 426 $1.000_ - 3877 3 710 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms-- 44 (NA) 

$1,000_ 25 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

1974 1969 

52 } 208 50 

188 143 

133 238 54 146 21 79 

1 6 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

29 188 12 463 44 426 18 825 

636 (NA) 

25 320 8 776 

- - - -

- - - -

401 405 

3 868 3 686 

44 39 

25 16 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Grains __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Hags and pigs ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sheep. Iambs, and wooL ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

636 (NA) 

25 320 8 776 

633 643 25 040 8 592 

- -

- - - -

- - 94 115 

273 184 

2 I 

8 (Z) 

- - - - - -

- -

401 405 

3 868 3 686 

44 39 

25 16 

18 36 

11 30 

370 (NA) 

3344 3 300 

"I 

(NA) 

418 339 

27 

54 

9 

15 J 

Table 4, Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold 1 ________ _ 

Income tram form-related sources before taxes and expenses 1 ___ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Custamwark and ather agricultural services ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs ______________________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of ollotments _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Of her form-related sources ______________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Expenses for form-related income saurces 1 ____________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

47 

211 

849 

95 

345 

2 

8 

91 

164 

47 

309 

26 

23 

89 

298 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

158 

251 

6 

13 

592 2 739 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

39 (NA) 

206 (NA) 

838 (NA) 

95 152 

345 229 

2 6 8 13 

89 552 163 2 675 

43 (NA) 

299 (NA) 

26 (NA) 

23 (NA) 

87 (NA) 

289 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources 2 ____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Cash wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Interest. dividends, or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Securify, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc _________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over. 1974 

373 

647 

49 

401 

166 

799 

227 

471 

44 

121 

30 

55 L..-__ ---I 

1See 'ext. 11974 data apply only 10 individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Talol form production expenses- __ farms-

$1,000_ 

Forms with- $1 to $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,999 ________________ _ 

$2,00010 $2,999 ________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,99L _______________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ $20,00010 $39,999 ______________ _ 

$40,00010 $59,999 ______________ _ $60,000 and over __________ . _____ _ 

livestock and poultry 

-

-

-

purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased ___________ ~ ______ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Feed ingredients ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Whole groins ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Table 5, 

All farms 

1974 

675 14 201 

17 

23 

19 

52 

121 

219 } 151 

35 

38 

176 

434 

344 

753 

231 

248 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - 278 Sheridan County, Mont. 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

734 657 662 

9 015 14 175 8 901 

36 1; } 31 43 

65 18 49 

103 52 96 

191 121 190 

218 204 

296 151 69 

35 } 23 38 

232 173 220 

1 069 434 I 063 

349 335 331 

533 748 521 

226 227 218 

144 246 143 

(NA) 91 55 (NA) 86 43 

(NA) 150 125 

(NA) 219 230 

(NA) 113 102 

(NA) 196 105 

(NA) 280 (NA) 

(NA) 72 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ lime ______________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

and oil for form business ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Contract lobar ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

192 

304 

160 

533 

431 

507 

(NA) 

(NA) 

666 

I 688 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

250 

696 

29 28 } 

304 

420 

669 

8 838 

Forms with so les of $2.500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

228 187 219 

139 303 137 144 160 143 103 533 103 

(NA) 431 (NA) 

67 507 66 

- - - - - -

724 648 657 1 008 1 686 988 (NA) 642 649 (NA) 863 524 (NA) 590 576 (NA) 632 343 (NA) 114 113 

(NA) 57 29 

(NA) 647 655 (NA) 134 91 

418 249 413 

680 696 678 426 27 31 

346 28 22 

296 384 

418 312 720 656 662 

5 070 8 751 5 009 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 •• Average per farm __________ dollars-_ 

Farms by value group: 

$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 fo $69,999 •••••.•..•.••••.• 

$70,000 ond over •..•.•.••••••..... 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups-_ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wheel 1roctor5 ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 

653 

26 253 

40 204 

-

28 

44 

94 

114 } 193 

102 

78 

584 

892 

552 

636 

I 948 

641 '" I I 777 

333 

60 

67 

6 J 

1969 

718 

14 695 

20466 

10 

III 

136 

174 

287 

651 

898 

566 

695 

I 830 

606 

671 

I 743

1 

401 

i 

Farms with soles of $2.500 and over 

1974 1969 

638 655 

25 984 14 290 

40 727 21 816 

23 } 80 

40 123 

92 170 

114 128 

190 92 

101 } 78 62 

574 607 

876 848 

546 545 

623 641 

I 921 I 749 

631 578 

621 616 

I 761 I 590 

330 375 

58 61 

63 67 

6 12 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other corn pickers and 

picker~shellers ______________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Windrowers. pull and self-propelled _______________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, sheor bar or flywheel type _____________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years. number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

496 500 

612 609 

135 191 

2 l 9 

I: I 9 

-

I~ J 

64 (NA) 

68 (NA) 

23 (NA) 1 

171 185 

178 189 

53 73 

305 (NA) 

343 (NA) 

95 (NA) 

24 (NA) 1 

25 (NA) 

7 (NA) j 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

493 488 

609 592 

135 181 

2 

~I 2 

I 

19 4 

19 4 

- -

62 (NA) 

66 (NA) 

23 (NA) 

170 185 

177 189 

53 73 

304 322 

342 360 

95 141 

24 39

25 1 

7 3: i 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs. or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Cottle and colveL ______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 5to 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

20 fo 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _________________ .1974 __ 

100 to 199 _______________ .1974 __ 

200 fa 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ________________ .1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- I to 4 __________________________ __ 

5 to 9 __________________________ __ 

10 to 19 ________________________ __ 

20 to 49 ________________________ __ 

50 to 99 ________________________ __ 

100 to 199 ______________________ __ 

200 to 499 ______________________ __ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- lor 2 __________________________ __ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 5 to 9 __________________________ __ 

10 to 19 ________________________ __ 

20 to 49 ________________________ __ 

50 to 99 ________________________ __ 

100 to 199 ______________________ __ 

200 to 499 ______________________ __ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

411 

400 

410 

381 

389 

9 

13 

23 

106 

114 

81 

29 

6 

370 

360 

368 

(NA) 

55 

96 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

368 

15 

15 

49 

130 

103 

41 

14 

I 

55 

36 

9 

4 

6 

-

-

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2.500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 401 (X) 409 (X) 

(X) 391 (X) 398 (X) 

(X) 390 (X) 419 (X) 

34 833 372 34 639 377 18 671 

31 154 373 30 916 399 21 094 

25 9 25 17 49 

86 9 66 23 163 

314 21 291 56 808 

3 602 104 3 547 163 5 312 

7 711 113 7 615 70 4 752 

II 087 81 II 087 38 4 830 

8 061 29 8 061 9 (D) 

3 947 6 3 947 I (D) 

21 852 361 21 714 (NA) (NA) 

16 438 346 16 307 (NA) (NA) 

21 690 359 21 555 (NA) (NA) 

16 137 338 16 018 (NA) (NA) 

162 53 159 (NA) (NA) 

301 92 289 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory. 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

21 690 359 21 555 Cottle sold ________________________ 

Forms with44 13 38 1 to 4 ________________________ 

100 13 90 5 fo 9 ________________________ 

734 46 698 10 to 19 ______________________ 

4 112 129 4 088 20 fa 49 ______________________ 

6 899 102 6 840 50 to 9'1 ________________ . _____ 

5 551 41 5 551 100 fa 19'1 ____________________ 

(D) 14 (D) 200 to 499 ___________________ . 

(D) I (D) 500 and over __________________ 

162 53 159 Calves sold ________________________ 

Farms with- 45 34 42 lor 2 ________________________ 

30 9 30 3 or 4 ________________________ 

27 4 27 5 to 9 ________________________ 

60 6 60 10 fo 19 ______________________ 

- - - 20 to 49 ______________________ 

- - - 50 to 9'1 ______________________ 

- - - 100 to 19'1 ____________________ 

- - - 200 to 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

401 (X) 3 868 

391 (X) 3 817 

400 (X) (NA) 

370 18 610 3 344 

384 20 9'17 3 300 

16 46 9 

19 138 26 

55 795 146 

162 5 292 917 

70 4 752 824 

38 4 830 911 

9 (D) (D) 

I (0) (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

18 (X) II 

36 (X) 30 

Soles, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollars 

Forms Number (1,000) 

270 9 267 2 131 

41 97 20 38 266 56 48 658 153 95 2 888 665 29 I 828 409 14 I 987 516 4 (D) (D) 

I (D) (D) 

257 9343 I 213 

6 8 I 

10 35 5 27 181 26 57 821 103 92 2 841 355 51 3 424 452

1 

II I 298 176 

3 735 94 - -

Sheridan County, Mont. IV-279 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1 969 - Continued 

Heifers and heiier calveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers - _______________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers - _______________________ 1974 __ 

Steers. steer calves. bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

InventoryForms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

274 6 831 

298 6817 

271 6 689 

18 142 

308 6 094 

341 7 792 

Cottle fattened on grains and concentrotes ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ J974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Horses and ponieL _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

60 3 545 59 3 535 

82 3 590 72 3 349 

17 50 17 50 

II 68 II 68 

8 106 7 96 

6 194 6 194 

7 521 7 521 

6 797 6 797 

4 (D) 4 (0) 

I (0) 1 (D) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

27 2 637 27 2 637 

30 3 734 28 3 728 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 3 4 

77 427 74 402 

152 702 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

All forms 

Forms Number 

55 5 864 

81 6 036 

I 1 

10 72 

7 126 

8 274 

II 769 

11 1 337 

5 (0) 

2 (0) 

12 368 

21 1 069 

27 2 374 

23 2 556 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

10 86 

15 108 

Soles- Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1.000) 

30 500 130 

18 2 505 (NA) 

8 39 12 

II 155 40 

10 256 (D) 

1 50 (0) 

- - -

- - -

- - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Farms Number Dollors (1.000) 

52 5 843 418 

71 5 661 (NA) 

I I (Z) 

7 51 4 

7 126 8 

8 274 15 

II 769 54 

11 I 337 90 

5 (D) (D) 

2 (0) (D) 

9 347 7 

16 908 (NA) 

27 2 374 (NA) 

21 2 550 (NA) 

22 2 128 '19 329 

27 (X) 54 

- - -

- - (NA) 

9 85 15 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

lambs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Rams and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

tPounds of wool. 

Table 9. 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974_ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 

- 1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- I to 99 _____ • _________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1.599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1_600 to 3.199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3.200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20.000 to 49.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50.000 to 99.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry ond poultry products sold. ($1.000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 280 Sheridan County, Mont. 

34 405 litters of pigs farrowed between51 812 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 48 735 45 732 

57 3 130 1969 __ 68 825 58 797 

65 2 537 December I of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 35 420 33 418 

24 798 1969 __ 57 433 49 419 

25 I 751 June land November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 32 315 31 314 

22 88 1969 __ 49 392 42 378 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Farm s with sales of $2.500 and over All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

105 (X) 104 (X) 21 (X) 21 (X) 

(NA) (X) 135 (X) (NA) (X) 15 (X) 

100 5 956 99 5 911 18 I 143 18 I 143 

138 7 595 132 7 245 14 I 458 14 I 458 

98 5 749 97 5 704 17 I 092 17 I 092 

135 7 254 129 6 904 11 I 407 11 1 407 

83 2 914 82 2 869 12 425 12 425 

14 1 635 14 1 635 5 667 5 667 

I 1 200 I 1 200 - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18 1 092 18 I 092 6 715 6 715 

1 70 1 70 I 250 1 250 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 44 25 44 25 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 39 16 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data 
Table 9, 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for toble or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullels 3 monlhs old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

(orn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheal (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ 

Callan (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ Sweet potatoes (bushels) ________________ _ Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, swee1 corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchords ______________________ _ Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for grain or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ 

Sorghums for grain (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Sorghums for silage. fodder. hay, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Farms Number 

97 5 704 17 1 092 

129 6 904 11 1 407 

96 5 619 16 1 082 

2 85 1 10 

2 50 - -

6 228 - -

29 157 2 51 

2 26 - -

Table 10, Crops: 

Farms 

1974 1969 

5 11 - 2 

- -

- - 635 667 

286 576 

- -

- -

3 (NA) 

- (NA) 

347 350 - - I I 

- - 7 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - I 8 70 4 3 136 - - -

- (NAI - 172 135 11 822 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for sloughter ________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey ~i~-;vb~;:;============ hens for breeding _____________ ========== ~ 1974 ~~!== __ 

1969 __ Olher poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All farms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

206 386 

- 314 

- -

- -

2'16 083 232 790 

30 739 67 450 

- - - - (Z) (NA) 

- (NA) 

33 772 30 507 

- -

2 3 

- - 223 153 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and aver 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- - - 279 420 I 140 107 (X) (X) 

- - - 314 (X) (Xl 

6 191 12 570 8 065 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and oller 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

6 20 I 100 

3 13 - -

5 18 I 100 

5 18 I 100 

- - - -

I 2 - -

2 9 - -

7 (X) I (X) 

14 (X) - (X) 

Quantity harves1ed 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

5 543 825 6 898 184 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

9 (NA) 

- (NA) 

34 523 37 450 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) - -

8 14 651 732 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheal (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Ools (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Callan (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

124 

151 

59 

57 

5 

11 

-

2 629 

626 

128 

429 

183 

306 

6 

15 

43 

-

-

-

-

339 

344 

4 

3 

-

-

-

-

3 

15 

-

-

1 

1 

Acres 

17 382 25 288 

14 893 15 579 

206 

386 - 314 

296 018 

229 751 

8 896 33 986 

18 103 

30 636 

299 

975 3 195 

-

-

-

-

32 927 

30 300 

142 

85 

--

-

-

-

(Z) 

3 

-

-

2 

3 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(Xl 

00 

00 

(X) 

(X) 

5 542 911 

6 833 498 

293 676 I 908 099 

473 698 I 286 203 

4 610 18 352 

(X) 

-

-

-

-

33 691 37 185 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

-

9 

190 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Forms Acres Farms 

2 116 5 - - 4 

- - 2 I 40 3 

- - - - - I 

- - - - - - 1 15 116 3 100 95 

2 110 10 2 181 24 3 233 37 3 12'1 2'1 

- - - - - - - - 9 - - - - - - - - - - - -

10 831 15 14 797 8 - - I 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I I -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

300 5 17 - - 72 4 3 - - 80 2 4 - - 15 3 I - - - - - - - 12 I I - - - - - - - - - - - - 48 859 116 2 179 - - 32 698 (NA) 897 (NA) 14 

I 875 10 161 - - I 993 (NA) 59 (NA) - 4 995 37 286 - - 4077 (NA) 94 (NA) I - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 398 9 44 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

1 098 15 72 - - 403 8 12 - - 100 - - I 5 - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Sheridan County, Mont. IV-281 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Acres 

77 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Totol Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Con lime _____________________________________ forms 457 370 Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ forms __ 12 15 $1,000 __ 040 169 acres on which used __ 183 6 234 Commercial fertilizer ________ _____________ farms-_ 160 109 $1.000 __ 16 4 acres on which used __ 57 705 39 381 Weeds or gross in crops _________________ forms __ 353 244 tons __ 2 767 1 083 acres on which used __ 162 392 65 587 $1,000 __ 533 103 $1.000 __ 232 51 Lime ____________________ _______________ forms __ Weeds or brush in posture ________________ formL_ 2 4 acres on which used __ acres on which used __ 60 242 

tonL_ $1,000 __ (Z) 1 $1.000 __ Weeds on all other land __________________ formL_ 12 (NA) 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc_ to control- acres on which used __ 747 (NA) Insects on hoy crops- ___________________ forms-_ 18 1 $1,000 __ 1 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 298 12 Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control $1,000 __ 5 (Z) of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms __ 1 2 Insects on other crops _ ________________ forms __ 150 4 acres on which used __ ISO 692 acres on which used __ 50 268 2 470 $1,000 __ (Z) (Z) 

$1,000 __ 232 3 Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ 46 121 Nematodes in crops ____________________ forms __ 1 $1,000 __ 3 5 acres on which used __ 320 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ forms __ 41 (NA) 

$1.000 __ 7 $1.000 __ 11 (NA) 

Tobie 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigafed in census year ______ _ ______ forms-_ 

Proportion of forms _____________ _ ____ percent __ 

Total land irrigated _ _ _____________________ acres-_ 

Average per form _____________ .. __________ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated _______________ _ __ farmL_ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __ 

Cropland posture irrigated ___ _ 

Other cropland irrigated _______ _ 

acres-_ 

_farmL_ 

ocreL_ 

_ forms __ 

acreL _ 

___ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated. other than cropland posture _forms __ ocres __ 

Estimated Quantity of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feeL_ Average per acre irrigated _______________ ocre-feeL_ 

land irriqoted by- Furrows or ditches _______________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

1974 

12 

1.8 

1 385 

115.4 

12 

385 

12 

189 

2 

116 

1 

80 

996 

1.4 

1969 

19 

2.8 

1 308 

68.8 

18 

268 

18 

268 

(NA) 

1 

40 

2 658 

2.0 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 1969 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems __________ __ formL_ 1 (NA) 

acres __ 100 (NA) 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ forms __ 2 (NA) 

ocres-_ 166 (NA) 

land in irrigated farms ______________________ ocres __ 29 272 68 868 Cropland ________________________________ ocres __ 14 819 34 519 Harvested cropland _____________________ ocres __ 8 414 16 960 

Forms not irrigated in J974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms __ 2 (X) 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 225 (X) 

Forms with artificol drainogL ________________ formL_ 39 49 

Proportion of forms -------------------- percent __ 5.9 7.4 land in forms with drainage _________________ ocres __ 69 660 83 117 Land drained _____________________________ acres __ I 713 1 427 Average per form ______________________ ocres __ 43.9 29.1 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tonkL ___________________________________ farms __ 210 (NA) 

number __ 701 (NA) 

ocreL_ 083 (NA) 

Tobie 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text)_ 

Forms by size of debt owed: 

_forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Under $5,000 __ . __ ... ________ . ___ ._. _._. _____ -_ -_ -_ -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- -_ -_ ---_ ---- $5,000 10 $9,999 _____ . _. _. ___ .• ____________ .. ________ . _______ -_ -_._. _________ _ 

$10,000 10 $29,999 . __ ... ___ . _. __ . __________________ -_ -- -_ --.- - ---.--_ -_ -_ -_ - __ 

$30,000 10 $49,999 ____ .. _. ______ ._._ . ______________ . -_ . ___ -- -- -- -- -- -_ -_ -_ -_ - __ 

$50.000 and over ____________________________ -_ -_ -- -- -- -- -- - - -- -- -- -- -_ -- -- ----

Total operator debt 

247 

11 020 

32 

38 

77 

32 

68 

Secured by real estate 

165 

7660 

21 

19 

49 

27 

49 

Not secured by real estate 

164 

3 361 

32 

39 

55 

22 ~ 16 ________________________________________________ _J 

. Tobie 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 10 149 days . ______ ._ 

less than 25 days ______ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

66 

133 

125 } 27 

15 

IV - 282 Sheridan County, Mont. 

1969 

77 

373 

31 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (l,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

108 118 434 } 234 } 771 218 

308 43 

(NA) (NA) 28 

35 (NA) 14 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 to Less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 249 66 133 125 Cosh wages paid _ $J,Ooo __ 696 434 218 43 Number of workerL _____ _ 650 108 234 306 

678 Forms with- I worker __________ _ 102 40 73 65 

22 2 workers _________ _ 54 16 35 22 

3 or 4 workers _____ _ 60 8 20 22 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 25 2 5 12 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 6 - - 4 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 All forms and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

All forms ________________ number __ 82 108 55 60 Land in Farms According to Use 

land in forms ______________ acres-_ 

Average size of form ______ ocres __ 

Total cropland _____________ forms __ 72 95 

133 090 9'1 229 121 910 86 974 ocres __ 20 101 16 205 

1 623 919 2 217 I 450 Harvested cropland _______ farms-_ 64 79 

acres __ 12 640 6 603 

Approximate land oreo _______ acres-_ 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 457 728 457 728 457 728 457 728 Forms by acres harvested: 5 8 29.1 21.7 26.6 19.0 I to 9 acres ________________ 

10 to 19 acres ______________ 5 7 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ Average per form ________ dollors __ 

Average per acre ________ dollors __ 

Forms 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 _______________ _ 

20 to 29 acres ______________ 5 12 18 506 7 282 15 730 5564 30 to 49 acres ______________ 14 19 225 686 67 426 286 001 92 727 

139 73 129 64 50 to 99 acres ______________ 13 8 

100 to 199 acres ____________ 7 14 

200 to 499 acres ____________ 11 II 

500 to 999 acres ____________ 1 - 8 1,000 acres and aver _________ 3 - 10 Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ______________ farms __ 26 46 4 acres __ 5 870 8 618 2 Other cropland (see text) ___ farms __ 10 3 10 acres __ I 591 984 

5 8 Total waadfand _____________ farms __ 18 31 

3 3 3 acres __ 6 742 7 028 

11 19 4 4 Other land (see text) ________ farms __ 67 79 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 14 18 II 18 acres __ 106 247 75 996 

1,000 to 1.999 acres ____________ _ 7 10 6 10 Irrigated land ________ _____ farms __ 48 51 

2,000 acres and aver ____________ _ 19 16 18 15 acres __ 13 903 6 644 

L-____________ ~~------------~ 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Cropland in caver craps, legumes, and sail-improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland an which all crops failed _________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Woodland pastured _____________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 

8 

573 

1 

909 

4 

82 

3 

526 

I 

56 

15 

6 597 

14 

6 532 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 850 Woodland not pastured ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

- Other land ___________________________________________ forms __ 

=1 

2 

850 

21 

6 253 

16 

4 786 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland. other than cropland and woodland posture __________________________________ farms-_ 

ocres __ 

Improved posturelond and rangeland _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Unimproved postureJand and rangeland _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land in houselots. barnlats, ponds. roods, wasteland. etc. _ formL_ 

acreL_ 

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All farm operators ____________ number __ 

land in farms ________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ ocres __ 

Farms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number_ - land in farms ______________ ocreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number_ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenoncy _________________ _ 

Block and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: I 

All farm operotors __________ number_ 

land in forms ______________ ocres_ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocreL 

Full owners ________________ number_ 

land in forms- _____________ acres_ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocres_ 

Port owners _______________ number_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

- land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocres_ - Tenants ___________________ number_ - land in forms- _____________ ocres_ - Harvested cropland _______ ocres_ - Percent of tenoncy _________________ _ -

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number_ - land in farms ______________ ocres_ -

All forms 

1974 1969 

82 108 

133 090 99 229 

12 640 6 603 

55 71 

41 993 46 903 

3 478 3 524 

22 28 

84 397 48 657 

6 109 2 942 

5 9 

6 700 3 669 

3 053 137 

6.1 8.3 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

farms with sales of $2,500 

and aver 

1974 1969 

55 60 

121 910 86 974 

12 162 5 776 

33 35 

35 762 40 013 

3 080 2 937 

18 20 

79648 43 932 

6 029 2 702 

4 5 

6 500 3029 

3 053 137 

7.3 8.3 

- - - - - -

- -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- -

44 49 

64 974 59 693 

All farms 

1974 

Forms by type of organization - Can. Portnership ________________ number __ (NA) land in farms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) Land in farms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

Other _____________________ number_ (NA) 

ocres __ (NA) 

Farm operators by age group:l Under 25 years _____________________ _ - 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 8 35 to 44 years ____________________ _ 

- 20 45 to 54 years ____________________ _ 

- 20 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 14 65 years and over _________________ _ - 13 Average age ______________________ _ 

- 50.5 

Form operators by place of residence:l On form operated __________________ _ 

- 62 

-

-

- ~} On another form ___________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a farm _______ _ 

In a city, town. or urban oreo ________ _ 

Farm operators reporting days of work 

off form: 2 

None ____________________________ _ 

- 22 1 to 49 days ______________________ _ 

- 2 50 to 9'1 days _____________________ _ 

- 1 

- I~ } -

- 27 

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 150 to 19'1 days ___________________ _ 

200 days and over _________________ _ 

Farm operators by principal occupation:1 Farming __________________________ _ 

- 39 Other ____________________________ _ 

- 36 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

- (NA) 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) 

11969 data are only for forms operated by Blocks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

5 

10 

14 

31 

18 

30 

53.0 

88 

10 

(NA) 

4 

3 

5 

51 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

48 

17 675 

47 

12 162 

II 

7 

II 

I 

3 

14 

3 940 

8 

I 573 

15 

6 597 

48 

97 638 

36 

13 618 

52 

11 608 

46 

5 776 

15 

6 

14 

11 

22 

4 982 

(NA) 

850 

21 

6 253 

(NA) 

69 113 

37 

6 343 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

2 6 

65 1 467 

48 (NA) 

97 638 69 1131 

42 37 

93 547 67 930 

II 12 

8 813 9 153 

37 34 

84 734 58 777 

26 35

1 4 091 I 183 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

5 8 

10 560 19 316 

6 2 

46 376 (0) 

- 1 

- (0) 

- 1 

6 6 

14 10 

13 19 

10 11 

6 13 

48.9 52.1 

37 50 

1 } I 5 

2 

16 (NA) 

2 1 

- 3 

1 } 1 7 

14 28 

30 (NA) 

19 (NA) 

- (NA) 

3 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Silver Bow County, Mont. IV-283 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of soles: 

~} 4 

- 8 4 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _____________________ _ 

- !l 15 

- 14 14 

- 10 19 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 _______________________ _ 

Under $2.500 (see loxl>- _________________ _ 

$2,000 10 $2.499 _____________________ _ - 31 52 

- 5 4 $1,50010 $1,999 _____________________ _ 

$1.00010 $1.499 _____________________ _ 

Under $1.000 (see lexl) ________________ _ 

- 5 16 

5 9 

- 16 23 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ - 3 205 803 Average per form ______________ dollars-- 39 090 7 438 

- 24 } 33 

- 51~ 96 

-

- (0) 

Crops, including hoy _______________ formL 

$1.000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

- I - Forest products ___________________ forms_ 

- $1,000_ (D) -

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms-- 69 90 

$1,000_ - 2 666 707 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ - 2 (NA) 

$1.000_ - I (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

~} 4 

8 4 

II 15 

14 14 

10 18 

4 5 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

()O (X) 

3 178 749 

57 776 12 481 

17 (NA) 

512 36 

2 3 

(D) 49 

I - (0) -

49 54 

2 644 664 

I 6 

(Z) 7 

Srecified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Grains __________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts. and berries ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock. poultry. and their products __ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Dairy products ___________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Cottle and calves _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ___________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

17 (NA) 

512 36 

4 I 

37 I 

- -

- - - -

- -

15 16 

475 35 

- - - -

- - - - - -

- -

49 54 

26M 664 

I 6 

(l) 7 

2 3 

(0) 4 

49 (NA) 

'~q 623 

(NA) 

30 

15 

8 

(0) J 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold! ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services- ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Government farm programs ______________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources , ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

40 

18 

29 

6 

3 

I 

I 

3 

2 

9 

(0) 

I 

(D) 

5 

4 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

6 

7 

I 

(l) 

9 

5 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAJ 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

19 (NA) 

II (NA) 

22 (NA) 

4 5 

2 7 

- I 

- (l) 

3 9 

2 5 

4 (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

I (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

3 (NA) 

I (NA) 

Total family income from off-farm saurces 2 ____________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Interest, dividends. or royalties __________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security. pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 ond 

over. 1974 

34 

326 

7 

67 

22 

214 

18 

24 

6 

12 

ISee text. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations <sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenses ___ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Forms with- $110 $999 _____________________ _ - $1,000 10 $1,999 ________________ _ 

$2.000 10 $2,999 ________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,99L _______________ _ 

$10.00010 $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,00010 $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 and over ___________ .. ____ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredients ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Whole grains ______________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hay, green chop, and silage __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Table 5. 

All farms 

1974 

82 

3 117 

10 

12 I 

10 

24 II} 

35 

771 

68 

950 

32 

192 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - 284 Silver Bow County, Mont. 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

108 55 60 

654 3 068 573 

16 2} 2 23 

14 - II 

21 5 14 

18 23 17 

12 9 

16 5 3 

~} 4 

53 27 33 

82 762 75 

88 47 47 

98 932 74 

43 25 34 

23 189 21 

(NA) 9 5 

(NA) 107 I 

(NA) 42 27 

(NA) 439 13 

(NA) 21 27 

(NA) 196 38 

(NA) 34 (NA) 

(NA) 73 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants. and trees purchased ___________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other agricultural chem icols purchased ___________________ form5-_ 

$1,000 __ 

lime ______________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel 

and oil for form business ______ farms __ $1.000 __ Gasoline ___________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form labor ______________ fonns __ 

$1.000 __ 

Contract lobar ________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

27 

10 

23 

40 

9 

3 

(NA) 

(NA) 

81 

133 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

23 

226 

J} 

17 

71 

963 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

12 20 9 

5 9 5 

27 19 19 

II 39 9 

(NA) 7 (NA) 

4 2 4 

- - - - - -

102 54 60 

61 127 49 

(NA) 53 59 

(NA) 92 39 

(NA) 20 10 

(NA) 20 2 

(NA) 4 9 

(NA) 4 3 

(NA) 54 60 

(NA) 10 5 

40 19 29 

86 225 78 

23 5 3 

14 4 2 

10 II 

16 11 

92 54 58 

294 881 266 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per form __________ dollars-_ 

Forms by value group: $110 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,00010 $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ________________ _ $20,000 10 $29,999 ________________ _ $30,000 1o $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ________________ _ $70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickuPL_ forms __ number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctor5 ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 

81 

1 578 19 481 

-

13 

18 

24 

1~ } 

61 

101 

52 

73 

169 

62 

"j 192 

32 

19 

20 

I 

1969 

100 

657 

6566 

4 

45 

31 

15 

5 

75 

117 

68 

91 

180 

42 

92 

212 

31 

Forms with scles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

54 60 

1 239 485 

22 949 8 086 

7} 25 

10 17 

14 14 

10 2 

6 1 

~} 1 

46 50 

66 72 

37 41 

52 53 

132 98 

54 36 

50 53 

144 134 

29 25 

11 13 

11 15 

I 2 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled _______________ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number_ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in last 5 years, number_ 

Other cornpickers and 

-

-

-

-

-

-

picker-shellers ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

- number _ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Pickup bolers ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Windrowers, pull ond self-propelled _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 

7 

7 

-

_ l 

J 

10 

19 

6 

24 

29 

4 

16 

18 

3 

2 

2 

-

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

I 7 I 

I 7 I 

- - -

3 -

=1 

3 -

I -

- 2 

- 2 

- -

(NA) 9 (NA) 

(NA) 18 (NA) 

(NA) 6 (NA) 

29 19 19 

31 24 20 

10 4 8 

(NA) 13 18 

(NA) 15 18 

(NA) 3 4 

(NA) 2 5 

(NA) 2 8 

(NA) - 4 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Forms 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974__ 75 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974__ 70 

1969__ 83 Cottle and colveL ______________ 1974__ 70 

1969__ 83 Forms with- 1.04 ____________________ 1974__ I 

510 9 ____________________ 1974__ 9 

10 10 19. ____ • ____________ 1974__ 8 2010 49 __________________ 1974__ 16 

5010 99 _. ________________ 1974__ 17 

10010 19L _______________ 1974__ 7 

200 10 499 ________________ 1974__ 7 

500 and over ______________ 1974__ 5 

Cows and heifers that hod calved __ • ____ • _________ 1974__ 63 

1969__ 64 Beef caws ________________ 1974__ 61 

1969__ (NA) Milk cows _________ • ______ 1974__ 18 

1969__ 27 

Dairy producls sald _______________ 1974__ (X) 

1969__ (X) 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 '0 4 ___________________________ _ 5109 ___________________________ _ 

1010 19 _. _______________________ _ 

20 10 49 _________________________ _ 

5010 99 _________________________ _ 

100 10 199 __ • ____________________ _ 200 10 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- lor 2-__________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 510 9 ___________________________ _ 

1010 19 _________________________ _ 

2010 49 _________________________ _ 

5010 99 _________________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 

200 10 499 _______________________ _ 500 and avor ___________________ • __ 

All forms 

Forms 

61 

3 

6 

13 

10 

18 

I 

8 

2 

18 

13 

4 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with soles of $2,500 All forms ond over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(JO 50 (X) 69 (X) 

(X) 48 (X) 68 (X) 

(X) 48 (X) 85 (X) 

10 379 48 9 965 67 13 559 6 735 48 6 009 79 4253 

4 10 21 58 2 10 10 68 102 3 36 9 140 499 8 256 12 402 188 16 135 14 006 872 7 872 4 567 2329 7 2 329 6 (D) 

5 327 5 5 327 2 (D) 

6 226 45 5 956 (NA) (NA) 

3 739 44 3 541 (NA) (NA) 

6 038 44 5 776 (NA) (NA) 

3 667 41 3 484 (NA) (NA) 

188 15 180 (NA) (NA) 

72 20 57 (NA) (NAJ 

(J() (X) (J() (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (J() (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Number Forms 

6038 44 

10 I 

35 2 177 6 340 6 206 18 (D) I 

2 450 8 (D) 2 

188 15 

19 II 

(D) 3 

(D) 

Number 

5 776 

4 

10 

90 

196 

206 

(D) 

2 450 

(D) 

180 

15 

(D) 

(D) 

Cottle sold _______________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 '0 4 _______________________ _ 5109 _______________________ _ 

1010 19 _____________________ _ 

2010 49 _____________________ _ 501o 99 _____________________ _ 

100 10 199 ___________________ _ 

200 10 499 ___________________ _ 

500 and over _________________ _ 

Calves sold _______________________ _ 

Forms with- lor 2 _______________________ _ 

3 or 4 _______________________ _ 

510 9 _______________________ _ 

1010 19 __________ , ___________ _ 2010 49 _____________________ _ 

5010 99 _____________________ _ 

100'0 199 ____________ .. ______ _ 200 10 499 ___________________ _ 

500 ond over _________________ _ 

Sales 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

49 (X) 2 644 

49 (X) 2 470 

52 ()() (NA) 

49 13 399 2 437 49 3 925 623 

6 15 3 3 22 2 

2 32 5 12 402 52 14 006 152 

4 567 133 

6 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

(NAJ (NA) (NAJ 

(NAJ (NA) (NAJ 

(NAJ (NA) (NA) 

(NAJ (NA) (NAJ 

(NAJ (NAJ (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) (D) 

(X) 4 

Sales. 1974- Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms 

40 

6 

3 

10 

12 

4 

1 

3 

1 

37 

I 

3 

16 

8 

2 

4 

I 

Number 

7 250 

19 

22 

131 

392 

294 

150 

(D) 

(D) 

149 

8 

49 

515 

513 

(D) 

237 

(D) 

Dollars 

(1.000) 

581 

5 

3 

21 

94 

56 

60 

(D) 

(D) 

856 

I 

7 

52 

69 

(D) 

217 

(D) 

Silver Bow County, Mont. IV-285 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with ~~~~n~f$2~500 and over 

Forms Number 

37 2 416 

42 1 468 

35 2 267 

3 149 

39 1 593 

41 1 000 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 10 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 10 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 10 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

5010 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 10 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 10 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms witn- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to L _______________________________ 1974 __ 

10 10 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974_ 

50 to 9L _____________________________ 1974_ - 100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974_ - 200 10 49L ___________________________ 1974_ -

All forms 

Forms 

8 

10 

3 

1 

2 

1 

-

1 

-

Inventory 

Forms witn sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

220 6 (0) 7 342 

336 6 276 11 779 

5 3 5 1 2 

7 - - 1 8 

33 1 (0) 1 11 

25 1 25 1 28 

- - - 1 52 

150 1 150 2 241 

- - - - -

Sales- Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

(0) 

20 

(0) 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Dollars (l,000) 

(0) 

(NA) 

(0) 

Forms witn sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (l,000) 

5 288 18 

6 714 (NA) 

- - -

1 8 (Z) 

1 11 1 

1 28 (0) 

- - -

2 241 (0) 

- - - - -

(Xli 

- - - 182 1 

- - - - (X) (X) (X) 4 3 137 3 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 4 487 4 487 (NA) 

500 and over __________________________ 1974_ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ -

Sneep and lambs ___________________________ 1974_ - 4 419 4 419 4 416 4 416 (NA) 

1969_ - 7 369 6 339 11 396 8 375 (NA) 

Sheep and lambs snorn ______________________ 1974_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 386 '3 957 

Sneep, lambs. and wool _____________________ 1974_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 (X) 15 

- (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - - Goofs ____________________________________ 1974_ 

- 1969_ (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) 

Horses and ponieL ________________________ 1974_ 46 269 28 196 8 45 8 45 18 

1969_ - 67 349 (NA) (NA) 10 46 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory - Inventory 

Farms wi1n sales of $2,500 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974_ 

1969_ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ lambs under 1 yeor old _____________________ 1974_ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ____________________ 1974_ 

Roms and wetners _________________________ 1974_ 

I Pounds of wool. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 9. 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974_ - 1969_ - Chickens 3 months old or older _________ J974_ - , 1969_ - Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974_ - 1969_ - Farms with- 1109L ______________________ 1974_ - 10010399 ____________________ 1974_ - 400101,599 __________________ 1974_ - 1,600 10 3,199 _________________ 1974_ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,0001019,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,0001049,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and ovor ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type cnickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poullry and poullry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 286 Silver Bow County, Mont. 

and over All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

2 24 litters of pigs farrowed between6 46 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 6 41 5 35 

6 (0) 1969 __ 6 94 6 94 

6 230 December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 5 13 4 11 

3 62 1969 __ 6 32 6 32 

3 354 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 4 28 3 24 

2 3 1969 __ 4 62 4 62 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Soles 

All forms Forms witn sales of $2,500 and over All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

13 (X) 7 (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

(NA) (X) 8 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) 

11 338 5 168 1 42 - -

19 2 120 8 1 528 4 420 4 420 

10 320 5 167 1 40 - - 19 2 060 8 1 528 4 420 4 420 

10 320 5 167 1 40 - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - 1 100 - -

- - - - - - - -

(Xl (X) (X) (X) 2 1 1 (Z) 

(X) (X) (Xl (Xl (NA) (NA) 6 7 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 9. 

Hons and pullets of laying ogo ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for fable or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullots 3 months old or oldor _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheat (bushelsL ______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ Cotton (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ Sweetpotatoes (bushels) ________________ _ Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

(orn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ Sorghums for groin (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Soles Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 12 167 

528 

167 

420 1969 __ 

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

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

- - - - - - - -

3 5 

6 10 

- - - -

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

60 76 

1 - 1 - - - 2 (NA) 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - 26 19 3877 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

~i~?b~.::~~::: ::: :::::::::::::::: ~ ~~::: Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

12 

12 

Other poultry _________________________ 1974__ (X) ~~~ 

1969 __ L ______ ()(_)..J... _______ .J 

1974 and 1969 

All farms 

Acres Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - (X) (X) 

- - (X) (X) 

- - -

61; I - -

449 31 I 7 473 

432 124 (X) (X) 

-

=1 -

=1 - -

- (NA) - (NA) 

- (NA) - (NA) 

11 782 6472 22 550 10 373 

(l) - (X) (X) 

6 - (X) (X) 

- - (X) (X) 

- 1 (X) (X) 

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Irrigated land 

Quontity horvested 

Forms Acres 

1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- (X) ()() - - - -

- - - - - - - - (X) (X) - (NA) - - 1 182 9 155 3 108 20 17 3 557 967 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheat (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Fiold seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredwoight) ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for solo ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

14 

22 

11 

12 

3 

1 

3 

4 

5 

3 

44 

43 

Acres 

3 940 

4 982 

8 813 

9 153 

449 

15 

48 

50 

374 

25 

25 

11 310 

5 683 

(l) 

(l) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Quantity 

00 

00 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

7 473 

300 

2 230 

2 070 

17990 

1 300 

500 

(X) 

22 144 

9 327 

(X) 

(X) 

20 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Farms 

7 

9 

2 

3 

35 

34 

Acres 

403 

002 

(0) 

664 

4 

15 

40 

50 

351 

25 

25 

10 3Bl 

4 584 

(l) 

Total 

Forms 

9 

13 

Acres 

211 

100 

(0) 

58 

50 

15 

288 

300 

549 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Forms Tons Forms Tons 

35 

3 

62 

7 

1 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

3 28 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

9 108 

13 97 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Silver Bow County, Mont. IV-287 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1 969 - Continued 

Berries for sale __________________ 1974 __ 

1969_. Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Acres Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Farms Acres Forms 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

(Z) (Z) (Z) 

(Z) (Z) 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs. including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

$1,000 __ lime ___________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts. gronules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy crops ____________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

21 

41 

19 

3 850 

235 

39 

1 

10 

(Z) 

1 

80 

1 

1969 

24 

13 

15 

723 

108 

9 

1 

1 

(Z) 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control-Con Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ Weeds or gross in crops _________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Weeds on all other land __________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

2 

455 

1 

1 

200 

(Z) 

1 

25 

(Z) 

1 

3 

(Z) 

3 

(Z) 

1 

(Z) 

1969 

3 

37 

(Z) 

5 

871 

3 (HA) 

(HA) 

(HA) 

11 

1 

(HA) 

(HA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ forms-_ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres __ 

Average per form ___________ • _______ • ___ acres __ 

Cropland irrigated ________ • ________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Other cropland irrigated ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _ forms __ acres __ 

Estimated Quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _____ • _________ acre-feeL_ 

land irrigated by- furrows or ditches ________________________ farms-. 

acres-_ 

1974 

36 

65.5 

13 618 

378.3 

36 

12 198 

35 

10 755 

7 

403 

1 

~O 

2 

1 420 

21 942 

1.6 

11 

383 

1969 

37 

61.6 

6 343 

171A 

37 

5 679 

35 

4 677 

9 

1 002 

(HA) 

3 

664 

16 802 

2.6 

(HA) 

(HA) 

1974 1969 

land irrigated by- Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farms __ (HA) 

acres._ (HA) 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 17 (HA) 

acres __ 1 675 (HA) land in irrigated farms ______________________ acres __ 109 905 73 073 Cropland ________________________________ acres __ 14 185 9 258 Harvested cropland _______________ • _____ acres-_ 10 931 4 829 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms __ 1 (X) 

acres irrigated in most recent yeor __ 75 (X) 

Forms with artifical drainage _________________ farms __ 2 10 

Proportion of forms -------------------- percenL_ 3.6 16.6 land in forms with drainage _________________ acres-_ 16404 26 338 land drained _____ • ___________ • __________ acres __ 260 589 Average per form _________ • ____________ acres-_ 130.0 58.9 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ________ • ___________________________ farms __ 10 (HA) 

number __ 19 (HAl 

acres._ 56 (HAl 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) _______________ . ________________ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 __________________________________ ---_ -_ -- ---- ------ ---- ----------

$5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ -- ---- -- -- -- ------ -- -- ------ -------

$10,000 to $29,999 __________________________ ._ -_ - ___ -_ -- -- --- ___ ---------------

$30,000 to $49,999 ________________________________ -_ -_ ---- -- -- ---- -------------

$50,000 and over ____________________________ -_ -_ -- -_ ---.-. ------ -- ---- -.------

Total operator debt 

28 

2200 

6 

3 

6 

5 

8 

Secured by real estate 

19 

583 

Not secured by real estate 

21 

617 

~ ________________________________________________ _J 

.Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more _. ____ _ 25 to 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 days. __ • _._ 

Totol contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

11 

11 } 10 

5 

1 

1969 

13 

21 

3 

(HA) 

IV - 288 Silver Bow County, Mont. 

Workers Dollars (l,ooo) 

1974 1969 1974 

48 22 202 } 

27 } 61 19 

20 3 

(HA) (HA) ~ 

5 (HAl (Z) 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 to less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _____ • _________ • __ 19 11 11 10 

Cosh wages paid _ $1,000 __ 225 202 19 3 Number of warkers ______ _ 95 48 27 20 

78 Forms with- 1 worker ___ • ______ _ 6 5 3 6 

2 2 workers _________ _ 1 2 ~ 2 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 6 2 3 1 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 4 1 1 1 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 2 1 - -

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land, Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All forms ________________ number __ 416 453 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 880 641 903 187 Average size of form ______ acres __ 2 117 1 994 

Approximate land ar8a _______ acres __ 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 148 352 148 352 76.7 78.7 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 112 103 58 863 Average per farm ________ dollars __ 269 478 129 939 

Average per acre ________ dallars __ 127 65 

Forms by size: 1 fa 9 acres ___________________ _ 30 23 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 28 20 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 6 6 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 7 14 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 12 14 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 14 15 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 7 6 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 2 9 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 51 63 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 50 63 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 79 93 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 130 127 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ formL_ 

acreL_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ forms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All farms and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

356 388 Land in Farms According to Use 

Total cropland _____________ farms __ 

874 505 888 253 acres __ 

2 456 2 289 Harvested cropland _______ farms __ 

acres __ 

363 411 

204 530 223 095 

339 394 

124 023 114 115 

148 352 148 352 Forms by acres harvested: 

76.2 77.4 1 to 9 acres ________________ 

10 to 19 acres ______________ 

9 11 

8 19 

108 420 56 977 20 to 29 acres ______________ 

304 550 146847 30 to 49 acres ______________ 7 12 

J 7 24 

124 64 50 to 99 acres ______________ 54 68 100 to 199 acres ____________ 64 74 200 to 499 acres ____________ 95 112 

14 8 500 to 999 acres ____________ 

8 8 1,000 acres and aver _________ 

4 Cropland used only for posture 

4 6 or grazing ______________ farms __ 

10 14 acreL_ 

13 9 Other cropland (see te,.;tL __ farmL_ 

ocres __ 

57 59 

28 15 

119 163 

17 297 27 632 

152 212 

63 210 81 348 

1 6 Total woodland _____________ fanTIL_ 55 55 

2 7 acres __ 14 817 12 609 

42 54 Other land (see text) ________ forms __ 384 414 

49 59 ocres __ 661 294 667 483 

79 91 Irrigated land ______________ farms __ 

130 126 acreL_ 

190 207 

22 402 26 229 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

151 

62 850 

7 

245 

6 

077 

143 

59 453 

14 2 075 

44 14 241 

40 

11 584 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland-Continued 80 139 Woodland not pastured __________ _ ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

21 Other land _______________________ _ ___________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 38~ 1 943 Pastureland and rangeland, other tho woodland pasture ______________ _ 

n cropland and _ __________________ farms __ 

176 

68 411 

46 8 396 

48 

12 501 1 46

1 11 521 

acres __ 

Improved postureland and rangela nd _________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Unimproved pastureland and rang elond _______________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Land in houselots, born lots, ponds, r cads, wasteland, etc. _farmL_ 

ocres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ 

Land in farms ________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ acreL_ 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in formL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancv __________________ _ 

Black and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: J 

All form operators __________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants _______ • ___________ number __ 

land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancv __________________ _ 

Forms bV type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ land in forms ______________ acres __ 

All forms 

1974 

416 

880 641 

124 023 

182 

138 985 

21 461 

192 

665 592 89 618 

42 76 064 

12 944 

10.1 

2 

(0) 

409 

1 

5 

-

-

-

-

1 

(0) 

409 

50.0 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

453 

903 187 

114 115 

188 

167 189 

23 295 

201 

655 806 77 205 

64 80 192 

13 615 

14.1 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NAl 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over All farms 

1974 1969 1974 

356 388 Farms by type of organization - Can. 

874 505 888 253 Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) 

123 730 113 125 Land in farms ______________ acreL_ (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) 

127 146 Land in fo.-ms ______________ acres __ (NAl 

133 882 161 797 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) 

21 216 22 805 acres __ (NA) 

189 189 Form operators by age group:' 

664 939 648 186 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 3 89 570 76902 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 39 

40 53 

75684 78 270 

12 944 13 418 

35 to 44 yeors _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeo.-s _____________________ _ 

65 yeors and over __________________ _ 

62 

95 

108 

87 11.2 13.6 Average age _______________________ _ 53.6 

Farm operators by place of residence:' On form operated ___________________ _ 309 

1 - (0) - 409 -

On another farm ____________________ _ 

In a rural a.-eo, not on a farm ________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban areo _________ _ 2~ } 

- - Farm operators reporting days of work 

off farm:' - - None _____________________________ _ 183 - - 1 to 49 days _______________________ _ 26 - -

- -

- - 1 -

50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 

100 to 149 doys ____________________ _ 150 to 199 days ____________________ _ 

200 days and over _________ • ________ _ 

7 

1* } 

38 

(0) - 409 - Form operators by principal occupotion:2 Farming ___________________________ _ 337 

100.0 - Other _____________________________ _ 57 

304 314 

603 534 535 966 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market ______________________ _ 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts __________________________ _ 

(NA) 

(NAl 

'1969 data are only for forms operated by Blocks. 21974 data apply only to individual or fomily operations (sole proprietorships) and portnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

11 

40 

115 

124 

105 

58 

49.6 

368 

53 

(NA) 

55 

14 

35 

68 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NAl 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and aver 

1974 1969 

326 366 

202 297 219 117 

320 359 

123 730 113 125 

2 l Js 39 

54 60 

64 74 

95 112 

57 59 

28 15 

92 

15 717 25 853 1441 

151 (NA) 

62 850 80 139 

44 48 

14 241 12 501 

333 (NA) 

657 967 656 635 

157 187 

21 961 25 763 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

16 

51 2 657 980 

333 (NA) 

657 967 656 635 1 

287 311 

647 427 638 063 

62 112 

29 781 39 496 

250 277 

617646 598 567

1 229 258 i 10 540 18 572 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

30 52 

79951 158 904 

22 19 191 020 173 796 

- 3 - 19 587 

2 6 33 34 55 97 

84 108 101 99 

59 44 

52.8 49.9 

265 324 

2g} 43 

154 (NAl 

20 52 7 12 

13 } 22 9 

24 42 

298 (NAl 

36 (NAl 

13 (NAl 

26 (NAl 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Stillwater County, Mont_ IV-289 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 Forms with sales of $2,500 and over and over 

1974 1969 1974 

Forms by value of soles: $100.000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

32 1 59 32 97 _ 97 1 _ 

87 107 87 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 

63 97 63 46 72 46 21 50 21 

Under $2,500 (see text) ___________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2.499 ______________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 ______________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,499 ______________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see text'- ________________ _ 

70 68 10 17 5 (X) 

24 21 (X) 

13 12 (X) 

16 30 (X) 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1.000_ 

Average per form ______________ dollorL_ 21 306 10 865 21 218 51 216 23 984 59 602 

Crops. including hoy _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ formL 

$1,000_ 

245 J 293 237 

- 7 08~ 2 442 7 083 

- -

- -

Forest products ___________________ formL - 1 1 1 $1.000_ - 1 (Z) 1 

Livestock. poultry, and their products ________________________ forms_ - 384 413 327 

$1.000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

- 14 216 8 423 [ 14 134 

- 29 (NA) 20 

164 (NA) i 162 

1969 

59 

107 

97 

72 

50 

3 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

10 791 

27 811 

(NA) 

2 425 

-

-

1 

(Z) 

364 

8 366 

41 

114 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Groins __________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco ________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Other field crops _________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn. and melons _ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Fruits, nuts. and berries ___________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock. poultry. and their products __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Sheep. Iambs, and wool ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 1969 

237 (NA) 

7 083 2 425 

206 236 

5 616 1 869 

- - - -

- - - -

90 113 

710 266 

12 24 

756 287 

1 2 

1 2 

- 1 

- (Z) 

327 364 

14 134 8 366 

20 41 

162 114 

24 50 

137 118 

311 (NA) 

12 512 7 086 

"I 

(NA) 

750 1 047 

69 

533 

22 

40 J 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from farm-related sources before taxes and expensesl ___ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Government form programs _____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Expenses for farm·related income sourcesl ____________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

61 

109 

403 

32 

65 

3 

(0) 

51 

50 

40 

216 

7 

(0) 

36 

90 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

50 

101 

8 

18 

254 

1 027 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

34 (NA) 

98 (NA) 

390 (NA) 

30 48 

65 98 

1 8 (0) 18 

48 243 

47 1 018 

33 (NA) 

206 (NA) 

7 (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

33 (NA) 

85 (NA) 

Total family income from off-farm sources' ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Interest. dividends, or royalties __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 ond 

over, 1974 

174 

372 

27 

395 

83 

462 

98 

372 

38 

97 

27 

46 

)See text. '1974 data apply only to individual or family operations <sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenses- __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with- $1 to $99L _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 _________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ $40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 and over ___________ , ____ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Feed ingredients ____________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Whole groins ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy. green chop. and silage __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Table 5. 

All forms 

1974 

416 

19 718 

10 

32 

34 

29 

49 

100 } 80 

29 

53 

230 

5 759 

354 

4 784 

259 

933 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - 290 Stillwater County, Mont. 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

453 356 388 

9 134 19 590 9 075 

51 11 } 20 28 

24 6 21 

45 22 43 

89 48 88 

100 106 

216 80 71 

29 } 39 53 

,271 196 245 

2 653 5 727 2 644 

388 297 334 

1 499 4 750 1 486 

276 234 254 

513 923 512 

(NA) 85 75 

(NA) 285 130 

(NA) 140 120 (NA) 3 103 648 

(NA) 65 117 

(NA) 438 196 

(NA) 257 (NA) 

(NA) 140 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants. and trees purchased ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ lime ______________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel 

and oil for form business ______ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Diesel oiL __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Con1roct lobar ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

151 

166 

248 

596 

191 

129 

(NA) 

(NA) 

413 

847 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

163 

886 

37 41 J 188 

277 

408 

6 232 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

139 133 132 

61 164 61 

272 235 257 

241 590 240 

(NA) 180 (NA) 

69 129 69 

- - -

- - -

447 354 387 

530 835 520 (NA) 351 382 

(NA) 513 353 

(NA) 201 187 

(NA) 201 101 (NA) 102 93 

(NA) 56 20 

(NA) 354 387 

(NA) 65 46 

246 160 240 

586 885 585 

270 35 48 

215 40 44 

185 234 

277 170 

429 354 387 

3 280 6 053 3 257 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Average per farm __________ dollars-_ 

Farms by value group: $110 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,00010 $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,00010 $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,00010 $49,999 ________________ _ $50,00010 $69,999 ________________ _ $70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ tarms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks. including pickups __ torms __ number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mtd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 

409 

12 058 29 481 

3 

65 

45 

96 ~; } 31 

35 

347 

509 

273 

388 

1 024 

369 

'M} 1 029 

151 

45 

49 

3 

Forms with soles at $2,500 and over 

1969 1974 1969 

442 352 386 

6 950 11 621 6 697 

15 724 33 013 17 350 

13 3~ } 95 120 

91 34 79 

105 58 100 

66 37 

113 94 42 

31 } 33 35 

395 303 344 

568 463 501 

302 259 268 

413 337 368 957 961 888 329 349 317 

405 330 358 

1 080 980 975 

215 145 198 

41 38 

45 45 

2 8 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines, 

self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms __ number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ______________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Windrowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

AU forms 

1974 1969 

142 143 

161 166 

30 67 

,~ j 4 

4 

3 

II 

55 (NA) 

58 (NA) 

17 (NA) 

227 242 

240 247 

72 89 

135 (NA) 

140 (NA) 

48 (NA) 

32 (NA) I 33 (NA) 

II (NA) i 

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

142 140 

161 163 

30 67 

1 

~ I I 

-

II 1 

II I 

- 1 

49 (NA) 

52 (NA) 

17 (NA) 

219 234 

232 239 

72 89 

133 121 

138 121 

48 75 

31 r;1 32 

II 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Cottle and colveL ______________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1104 ____________________ 1974 __ 510 L ___________________ 1974 __ 

10 to lL _________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 __________________ 1974 __ 5010 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 19L _______________ 1974 __ 20010499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ___________________________ _ 5109 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 4L ________________________ _ 

50 10 9L ________________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- lor 2 ___________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 510 9 ___________________________ _ 

101019 _________________________ _ 

201049 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

10010199 _______________________ _ 

20010499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _______________ . _____ _ 

All farms 

Forms 

368 

361 

398 

350 

381 

12 

7 

27 

53 

80 

92 

59 

20 

330 

351 

320 

(NA) 

90 

129 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

320 

7 

21 

32 

74 

82 

69 

28 

7 

90 

67 

11 

4 

5 

2 

1 

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All farms and over 

Number Farms Number Forms Number 

(X) 322 (X) 384 (X) 

(X) 317 (X) 383 (X) 

(X) 350 (X) 411 (X) 

60 715 306 59 835 362 50 743 55 184 337 54 655 391 38 565 

28 4 9 18 51 52 2 13 1 32 196 421 13 195 57 770 1 671 38 1 177 74 2 389 

5 800 78 5 698 89 6 157 12 999 92 12 999 56 8 164 17 669 59 17 669 31 9 309 22 075 20 22 075 5 23 707 

31 292 294 30 800 (NA) (NA) 

27 841 315 27 614 (NA) (NA) 

30 947 286 30 464 (NA) (NA) 

27 266 307 27 075 (NA) (NA) 

345 81 336 (NA) (NA) 

575 112 539 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory. 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and aver 

Number Forms Number 

30 947 286 30 464 Cottle sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 15 2 8 1 to 4 ________________________ 

153 15 108 5 to 9 ________________________ 

475 18 270 10 to 19 ______________________ 

2 391 65 2 165 201049 ______________________ 

5 700 82 5 700 50 to 99 ______________________ 

9 558 69 9 558 100 to 199 ____________________ 

7 906 28 7 906 200 to 499 ____________________ 

4 749 7 4 749 500 and over __________________ 

345 81 336 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 95 58 86 lor 2 ________________________ 

37 11 37 3 or 4 ________________________ 

23 4 23 5 to 9 ________________________ 

56 5 56 1010 19 ______________________ 

69 2 69 201049 ______________________ 

65 1 65 50 to 99 ______________________ 

- - - 100 to 199 ____________________ 

- - '- 200 to 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

327 (X) 14 134 

327 (X) 13 794 

363 (X) (NA) 

311 50 335 12 512 

350 38 305 7086 

10 28 9 

8 57 10 1 

38 524 117 

74 2 389 462 

89 6 157 1 202 

56 8 164 1 500 

31 9309 2 382 5 23 707 6 830 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

24 (X) 137 50 (X) 118 

Sales, 1974-

Farms with sales of $2,500 and aver 

Dollars Farms Number (1.000) 

265 39 343 11 002 

14 38 10 20 144 31 56 785 190 65 2 043 471 56 3 913 881 33 4 415 1 055 16 4 458 1 574 5 23 547 6 789 

166 10 992 1 510 

3 5 1 5 16 4 8 60 8 28 376 48 47 1 502 224 38 2 645 387 28 3 789 522 9 2 599 315 - - -

Stillwater County, Mont. IV-291 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Inventory -

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

257 15 544 

- 291 16 040 

Cattle fattened on grains and concentrates ______ 1974_ 

1969_ - Heifers and heifer colve5 ________________ 1974_ 

1969_ 

Forms with- Seef heifers ________________________ 1974_ - 250 15 406 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974_ -

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974_ - 18 138 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974_ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974_ -

- 50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974_ 100 to 19L ____________________________ 1974_ -

- Steers. steer calves, bulls. Cll1d bull calves _______________________ 1974_ 274 13 491 200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974_ - 318 11 001 500 and over ___________________________ 1974_ - 1969_ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to L _______________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974_ 

25 to 4L _____________________________ 1974_ 

50 to 9L _____________________________ 1974_ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974_ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974_ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974_ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ 

Sheep ond lombs ___________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974_ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974_ Goots ____________________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ Horses and ponieL _________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974_ 

1969_ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ lambs under 1 yeor old _____________________ 1974_ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ____________________ 1974_ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974_ 

I Pounds of wool. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Inventory 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

62 6 392 61 6 373 66 11 322 

91 8 466 89 8 463 93 14 696 

8 20 8 20 8 21 

5 30 5 30 4 25 

16 266 15 247 9 128 

11 403 11 403 13 432 

5 310 5 310 6 392 

8 986 8 986 10 1 476 

6 1 843 6 1 843 11 3 493 

3 2 534 3 2 534 5 5 355 (X) (X) (X) (X) 12 1 660 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 23 4 450 

70 17 782 64 17628 76 15 187 

110 18 463 98 18 087 108 16 554 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NAl - - (NA) (NAl 

(NA) (NAl - - (NA) (NA) 

141 835 117 759 24 71 

201 1 172 (NA) (NA) 43 102 

Inventory -

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number 

39 830 litters of pigs farrowed between62 1 214 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 

57 5 543 1969 __ 

80 7 249 December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 

44 5 355 1969 __ 

62 11 944 June land November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 

53 329 1969 __ 

501es- Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1.000) 

34 25 066 7 236 

23 7 873 (NA) 

7 29 9 

6 82 21 

4 96 29 

5 356 103 

4 571 169 

3 717 231 

5 23 215 6 673 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Dollors (1,000) 

62 11 305 750 

91 14 668 (NA) 

5 15 I 

4 25 2 

8 117 9 

13 432 33 

6 392 25 

10 I 476 103 

11 3 493 253 

5 5 355 323 

12 1 660 31 

23 4 450 (NA) 

69 15 103 (NA) 

96 16 151 (NA) 

66 13 515 '136 594 

69 (X) 533 

- - -

- - (NA) 

22 64 40 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All farms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 a nd over 

Farms Number Farms Number 

47 1 390 46 1 389 

66 1 877 66 1 877 

42 726 41 725 

59 973 59 973 

36 664 36 664 

56 904 56 904 

Table 9. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ -

- Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974_ - • 1969_ - Hens and pullets of laying oge ________ 1974_ - 1969_ - Forms with- I to 99 _______________________ 1974_ - 100 to 399 ____________________ 1974_ 

400 to 1.599 __________________ 1974_ - 1.600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974_ - 3,200 to 9,999 __ . _______________ 1974_ - 10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974_ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 

1969_ 

Poultry ond poultry products sold, ($1.000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 292 Stillwater Caunty, Mant. 

All farms 

Forms 

86 

(NA) 

84 

108 

82 

103 

74 

6 

1 

-

-

1 

-

-

-

11 

4 

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Number Farms Number 

(X) 70 (X) 

(X) 94 (X) 

18 135 68 17 811 

20 458 92 19 630 

17 788 66 17484 

20 161 89 19 366 

2 202 58 1 898 

800 6 800 (D) I (D) 

- - - - - - (D) I (D) 

- - - - - - - - - 703 10 650 

310 4 310 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Forms Number 

8 (X) 7 (X) 

(NA) (lO 20 (X) 

7 (D) 6 (D) 

16 7 339 15 7 252 

7 (D) 6 (0) 

14 7206 13 7 119 

4 174 3 99 

2 512 2 512 

- - - -

- - - - - - - -

1 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 230 4 230 

29 164 20 162 

(HA) (HAl 41 114 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Tobie 9. 

Hons and pullo" of laying ogo ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for toble or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hotching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullols 3 monlhs old or oldor _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old_1974 __ 

(orn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Whool (bushelsL ______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ (allan (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish pototoes (hundredweightL __________ _ Swee'pototoes (bushels) ________________ _ Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for grain or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ Sorghums for grain (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (Ions. dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

66 17 4114 6 (D) 

89 19 366 13 7 119 

65 17 385 6 (D) 

3 99 - -

4 170 - - 5 138 2 123 

24 157 - - I (D) - -

Tobie 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

36 37 - - - - - - 191 236 183 220 

- - - -

- (HAl 

- (HAl 

296 335 

I 2 2 I - I 19 (HAl 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - 35 37 3 184 - I - - - - - (HA) -

238 237 29799 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

Lighl breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Olher poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

3 219 2 165 

- -

- -

- -

62 175 53 171 

18 385 22 009 

-

=1 -

- (HA) 

- (HA) 

39 529 35 168 

5 8 

7 4 

- (l) 

I 109 I 553 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- - - 2 110 53 041 38 973 

55 (X) (X) 

- - - - (X) (X) 

21 417 44 824 33 275 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

3 36 - -

6 52 I 10 

3 34 - -

3 31 - -

I 3 - -

I 2 - -

5 40 I 10 

4 (Xl I (Xl 

18 (Xl 2 (Xl 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(Xl (Xl 

(Xl (Xl 

- -

- -

I 605 211 I 194 891 

(Xl (Xl 

-

=1 -

- (HAl 

- (HAl 

60 158 51 248 

(X) (Xl 

(Xl (Xl 

(Xl (X) 

(Xl (Xl 

Irrigoted lond 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - -

30 37 2 614 2 110 

- - - -

- - - -

- (NA) - -

104 108 8 055 7 113 

Tobie 1 L Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for 011 purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Whoal (bushels} __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oals (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 80rley (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushols) ___ , ________________ 1974 __ 

. 1969 __ 

Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soy boons for beans (bushels} _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hay crops (Ions. dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Fiold sood crop'-_________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ (allan (bolos) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Irish pololoos (hundrodwoight} ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for solo ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchardL ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

92 

144 

62 

112 

35 

37 

-

-

189 

226 

50 

88 

160 

184 

I 

-

2 

-

-

-

-

280 

308 

7 

5 

-

-

-

-

-

7 

I 

2 

I 

I 

Acres 

15 717 

25 853 

29 781 

39496 

3 184 

2 165 

-

- 62 173 

52 706 

I 772 

3 430 

16303 

18 374 

270 

-

40 

-

-

-

- 39 275 

34 673 

245 

312 

-

-

-

-

-

57 

5 

8 

5 

4 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

I 

I 

Irrigated land 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(lO 38 2 773 (X) 65 3 909 (X) 19 I 549 (Xl 40 2 329 (Xl 30 2 614 (X) 37 2 110 (X) - - (X) - - 605 161 13 498 185 842 35 823 

62 724 12 176 171 858 23 360 459 388 31 595 732 780 42 997 5400 - - - - - (l() - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - 59 741 137 12 941 50 603 160 13 932 (X) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 258 3 50 

(X) I 5 (X) 2 8 (l() I 5 (X) I 4 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Totol Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

16 I 272 15 82 I 7 33 1 599 33 134 - - 14 918 14 44 - - 24 I 072 24 HI6 - - 31 2 942 31 440 I 1 30 I 877 30 267 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 128 47 276 128 1 268 - - 129 36 676 (HA) 992 (HA) -

22 I 001 22 90 - - 30 I 618 (HA) 57 (HA) - 86 II 527 86 402 - - 80 8935 (HAl 250 (HAl I I 270 I 8 - - - - (HAl - (HAl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (HAl - (HAl - - - - - - - - - (HA) - (HAl -

66 6607 66 531 - - 91 7 714 89 547 3 II - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (HA) - (HA) - - - - - - - - - (HA) - (HA) - - - - - - - 5 57 (HA) 37 (HAl -

I 5 I I - - 2 8 2 I - - I 5 I (Z) - - I 4 I I - -

Stillwater County, Mont. IV-293 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms 

12 

Acres 

(Z) 

864 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms 

12 

Acres 

(Z) 

864 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Farms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

12 842 12 150 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime - ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ Lime ___________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tons __ $1.000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy crops- ___________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Nematodes in crops ____________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

262 

719 

235 72 665 

3 024 

590 

16 

244 

4 

24 

5 611 

26 

1 

10 

(Z) 

1969 

306 

308 

233 60 883 

2 665 

240 

12 

968 4 

12 

101 

3 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Can Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ farms __ 

ocres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Weeds or gross in crops _________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Weeds or brush in posture ________________ farms-_ 

acres on wh ich used __ 

$1.000 __ Weeds on aU other land __________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and paulfry ________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

3 

251 

1 

112 

39 069 

78 

18 

696 

3 

34 

646 

3 

2 

172 1 

44 

7 

26 

7 

1969 

6 

2 312 

1 

161 

37 848 

44 

50 

2 184 

5 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

8 

525 

1 

120 

10 (NA) 

(NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ forms-_ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ ocreL_ 

Average per form _______________________ acreL_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigoted ____________ forms __ 

acreL_ Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farms-_ 

acres-_ Other cropland irrigated ________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than craplond pasture _ forms __ 

acres-_ 

Estimoted quontity of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feeL_ Average per acre irrigated _______________ ocre-feeL_ 

Land irrigoted by- Fur"-ows or ditches ________________________ formL_ 

acreL_ 

1974 

157 

44.1 

21 961 

139.9 

156 

20 412 

152 

17 626 

38 

2 773 

1 

13 

19 

549 

40 928 

1.9 

73 

8 912 

1969 

187 

48.1 

25 763 

137.7 

186 

23 434 

181 

19 521 

65 

3 909 

(NA) 

4 

40 

2 329 

41 485 

1.6 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 1969 

Lond irrigoted by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farms __ 4 (NA) 

ocres __ 299 (NA) 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 7 (NA) 

acres-_ 654 (NA) 

Land in irrigated formL _____________________ acres __ 352 171 381 653 Croplond ________________________________ acres __ 57 899 61 552 Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ 37 237 35 837 

Farms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms __ 3 (X) 

ocres irrigated in most recent year __ 58 (X) 

Farms with ortifical droinoge _________________ farmL_ 16 27 Proportion of farms ____________________ percenL_ 4.5 6.9 Land in forms with droinage _________________ acres __ 24 739 41 153 Land drained ____________________________ ocres __ 1 540 2 046 Averoge per farm ______________________ acres __ 96.3 75.7 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ forms __ 79 (NA) 

number __ 256 (NA) 

acres __ 455 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see textl ________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 ________________________________ ---- -- -- -- ---- -------------------- $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ - _____ -- -- --------------- $10,000 to $29,999 ________________________________________________ -_ -_ ------- __ 

$30,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ - ___ -_ -- ---------------------- ---

Total operator debt, 

186 

16 100 

11 

20 

48 

23 

Secured by real estate Not secured by real estote 

138 128 

10 029 6 071 

7 23 

12 22 

33 36 

30 19 

84 56' 28 $50,000 and over -------------------------------------------------------------- L.. _____________________________________ ...J 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working150 doys or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days ________ _ 

Less than 25 dayL _____ _ 

Total contract lobor ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 1969 

77 80 

71 } 206 74 

35 48 

17 (NA) 

IV - 294 Stillwater County, Mont. 

Workers Dollars (1.000) 

1974 1969 1974 

140 119 679 } 192 } 508 174 

250 31 

(NA) (NA) 40 

53 (NA) 24 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 to less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 160 77 71 74 Cosh wages paid _ $1 ,000 __ 885 679 174 31 Number of workerL _____ _ 582 140 192 250 

585 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 53 48 27 25 

44 2 workers _________ _ 34 19 24 17 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 34 3 11 12 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 28 7 5 17 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 11 - 4 3 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All forms ________________ number __ 258 292 

Land in forms ______________ acres-_ 786 875 849 553 Average size of form ______ acres __ 3 050 2909 

Approximate land area _______ acres __ 177 408 177 408 Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 66.8 72.2 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 79 173 47 747 Average per farm ________ dollars __ 306 871 163 515 Average per acre ________ dollars-_ 101 56 

Forms by size: I to 9 acres ___________________ _ 21 22 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 6 5 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 6 3 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 2 5 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 7 3 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 2 11 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 5 8 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 6 2 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 14 22 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 36 39 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 45 50 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 108 122 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland postured _____________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over AI/forms 

1974 

230 

777 684 3 381 

177 408 

66.1 

77 162 

335 487 

99 

11 

3 

3 

1 

6 

1 

4 

6 

12 

34 

42 

107 

1969 

255 

841 675 3 301 

177 408 

71.5 

46 576 

182 650 

55 

9 

4 

2 

2 

2 

5 

Land in Farms According to Use 

Totol cropland _____________ farms- - acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _______________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _____________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _____________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _____________ _ 

50 fa 99 acres _____________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ___________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________ _ 

1,000 acres and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see textL __ farms-_ 

acres __ 

4 Total woodlond _____________ farms __ 

2 acres __ 

17 Other land (see text) ________ farms __ 

37 acres __ 

50 Irrigated land ______________ farmL_ 

121 acres __ 

1974 1969 

215 254 

92 436 86 357 

207 239 

50 832 52 062 

7 2 

7 6 

8 5 

9 12 

47 61 

52 67 

62 71 

13 12 

2 3 

107 110 

34 330 19041 

44 70 

7 274 15 254 

54 51 

27 962 34 109 

245 272 

666477 729 087 

171 187 

48 388 49 132 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

43 

7248 

2 

150 

4 

318 

34 

6377 

7 

403 

52 

26 928 

46 

24 033 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 14 817 Woodland not postured __________ _ ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

9 Other land _______________________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

acres._ 445

4 ~ g 1 Posture land and rangeland, other tho woodland posture ______________ _ 

n cropland and ___________________ farms __ 

54 9 805 

8 3 148 

50 

34 0091 

47 i 23 417 

acres __ 

Improved pastureland and rangela nd _________________ farmL_ 

ocres __ 

Unimproved posture/and and rang eland _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in hauselots, barnlots, ponds, r aads, wasteland, etc. _farms __ 

acreL_ 

Tobie 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over All forms 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ 258 292 230 255 Forms by type of organization - Can. Land in farms ________________ acres __ 786 875 849 553 777 684 841 675 Partnership _____________ • __ number __ (NAl (NAl Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 50 832 52 062 50603 51 318 land in forms ______________ ocreL_ (NAl (NAl 

Forms by tenure of form operator; Full owners ________________ number __ 132 149 116 123 

Corporation ________________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ (NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 

Land in formL _____________ acres __ 270 399 231 218 268 569 228 324 Other _____________________ number._ (NAl (NAl Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 21 342 15 853 21 248 15 519 ocres __ (NAl (NAl 

Port owners _______________ number __ 94 III 90 103 Form operators by age group:2 land in farms ______________ acres __ 464 049 569 215 460 248 565 170 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 4 8 Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 24 337 33 096 24 281 32 792 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 18 22 Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

32 32 24 29 52 427 49 120 48 867 48 181 

5 153 3 113 5 074 3 007 

35 to 44 yeors _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 years and over __________________ _ 

43 63 69 82 44 85 55 32 Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 12.4 10.9 10.4 11.3 Average age _______________________ _ 52.8 50.1 

Black and other races, see textFarm operators by tenure:' All form operators __________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

- (NAl - - - (NAl - - - (NAl - -

Form operators by place of residence: 2 

On form operated ___________________ _ 

On another farm ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form ________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban orea _________ _ 

177 237 

1~ } 34 

Full awners ________________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

- (NAl - - - (NAl - - - (NAl - -

- (NAl - -

- (NAl - - - (NAl - -

- (NAl - -

Form operators reporting days of work 

off farm: 2 

None _____________________________ _ 

I to 49 days _______________________ _ 

50 to 99 days _____________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 

200 days and over _________________ _ 

118 (NAl 

18 31 

- 2 4 

-

- ~} 13 

- 30 41 land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocres __ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

- (NAl - - - (NAl - - - (NAl - -

Form operators by principal occupotion:2 Forming __________________________ _ 

Other ____________________________ _ - 184 (NAl 

- 49 (NAl 

Forms by type of organization: Individual ar family _________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ (NAl (HAl 194 211 (NAl (NAl 533 635 531 385 

Form operators reparting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (HAl (HAl 

- (NAl (NAl 

11969 data are only for forms operated by Blocks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

200 237 

91 781 84 085 

196 224 

50603 51 318 

3 l 5 J 18 5 

8 

46 54 

52 66 

62 71 

13 12 

2 3 

98 102 

33 930 17 950 

43 (NAl 

7 248 14 817 

52 50 

26 928 34 009 

222 (NAl 

658 975 723 581 

164 180 

48 263 48 715 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

8 2 895 10 59~ I 222 (NAl 

658 975 723 581 

1 206 227 

650 694 704 863 

66 75 

48 554 38 162 

182 205 

602 140 666 701 

146 172 

8 281 18 718 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

11 26 (ol 172 539 

24 16 201 634 (ol 

1 2 (ol (ol 

3 4 17 20 41 58 

64 71 41 73 

39 29 51.9 50.4 

166 223 8 } - 19 

5 

103 (NAl 

17 31 2 4 

4 , 

- l- 10 

22 23 

165 (NAl 

40 (NAl 

4 (NAl 

9 (HAl 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Doto Sweet Grass County, Mont. IV-295 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

1974 1969 

4~ } 37 

61 71 

Farms by value of soles: $100.000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 46 74 $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 33 44 $2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 41 26 

Under $2,500 (see text) ___________________ _ 31 40 $2,000 to $2.499 ______________________ _ 5 10 $1,500 to $1,999 ______________________ _ 9 10 $1,000 to $1.499 ______________________ _ 10 4 Under $1.000 (see textl- ________________ _ 7 16 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ 6 856 6 485 Average per form ______________ dollars-- 26 573 22 210 

- 89 } 123 

- 1 03~ 360 

-

Crops, including hoy _______________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ farms-

$1,000_ 

Forest products ___________________ forms- 8 2 $1.000_ - 9 1 

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms-- 250 278 

$1.000_ - 5 810 6 124 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms- - 9 (NA) 

$1,000_ - 98 (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

4~ } 37 

61 71 

46 74 

33 44 41 26 

3 3 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

6 818 6 441 

29 641 25 258 

85 (NA) 

1 034 348 

- - - -

8 2 

9 1 

225 250 

5 774 6 092 

7 20 

98 10 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds. hoy. forage, and silage __ farms __ $1.000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn. and melons _farms __ $1,000 __ 

Fruits. nuts, and berries ___________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

livestock, poultry. and their products __ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Paultry and poultry products _______ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Sheep, lambs. and wooL ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

85 

1 034 

53 

818 

-

~ 

-

-

37 

211 

1 

4 

1 

1 

-

-

225 

5 774 

7 

98 

27 

8 

213 

4 737 

638 ~~ 87 I 

17 

13 J 

1969 

(NA) 

348 

77 

241 ~ 

-

-

-

51 

102 

1 

5 

1 

(Z) 

1 

(l) 

250 6 092 

20 

10 

61 

69 

(NA) 

4 776 

(NA) 

1 237 

Table 4, Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from oft form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses' ___ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Government farm programs ______________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Expenses for form-related income sources' ____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

41 

76 

176 

20 

28 

6 

6 

42 

35 

31 

103 

5 

3 

17 

21 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

1969 1974 1969 

(NA) 30 (NA) 

(NA) 68 (NA) 

(NA) 165 (NA) 

31 19 27 

52 24 47 

17 5 16 

27 6 26 

127 41 122 

247 35 244 

(NA) 26 (NA) 

(NA) 97 (NA) 

(NA) 5 (NA) 

(NA) 3 (NA) 

(NA) 14 (NA) 

(NA) 19 (NA) 

ISee text. 2}974 data apply only to individual or family operatians <sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total family income from aft-form sourcesl ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business. excluding farm related ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages. salaries. commissions. and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest. dividends, or royalties __________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions. retirement pay. etc. ________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent income af nonfarm property __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

117 

670 

7 

58 

49 

244 

75 

265 

20 

44 

11 

59 

Table 5, Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Total form productian expenses ___ forms_ - $1,000_ 

Forms with- $1 to $999 _____________________ _ - $1,000 to $1.999 ________________ _ 

- $2,000 to $2,999 ________________ _ 

- $3,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ $60.000 and over ______ :.. ________ _ -

livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredients- ___________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Whole groins ______________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy. green chop, and silage __ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

All farms 

1974 

258 

6 435 

11 

23 

12 

24 

34 

54 } 57 

20 

23 

150 

813 

229 

1 221 

158 

612 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - 296 Sweet Grass County, Mont. 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

292 230 255 

5 061 6 390 4 991 

13 lj} 11 18 

19 7 10 

44 22 36 

57 33 57 

54 71 

141 57 46 

20 } 24 23 

195 144 177 

1 043 809 1 024 

257 207 231 

644 1 202 636 

187 152 174 

280 610 277 

(NA) 56 70 

(NA) 108 79 

(NA) 98 76 

(NA) 321 142 

(NA) 55 91 

(NA) 162 138 

(NA) 188 (NA) 

(NA) 85 (NA) 

Seeds. bulbs. plants. and trees purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane. and propane __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil. grease, piped gas. kerosene, and fuel oil _______ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Contract lobar ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farms __ $1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ $1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

100 

48 

123 

256 

75 

21 

(NA) 

(NA) 

256 

434 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

118 

559 

30 } 

1~ 104 

250 

2 935 

1969 

83 

19 

153 

127 

(NA) 

40 

-

-

290 

319 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

171 

520 

156 

124 

279 

2 225 

Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

1974 1969 

97 74 

47 18 

122 141 

256 125 

73 (NA) 

21 40 

- -

- -

230 255 

429 311 

229 252 

304 229 

124 111 

61 42 

42 56 

28 14 

230 255 

36 26 

115 162 

559 517 

30 34 

44 30 

104 139 

104 92 

230 255 

2 835 2 196 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

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 $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 10 $69,999 ________________ _ $70,000 and ov.r _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

248 288 5 528 3 294 22 289 11 437 

2 10 

30 82 

38 78 

~} 76 

42 12 

10 

212 241 

291 347 

151 191 

233 265 592 539 227 220 

"" J 258 

588 737 

78 III 

55 

56 

I 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

225 253 5 363 3 054 

23 836 12 071 

I~ } 73 

32 70 

61 68 49 23 40 12 

12 } 10 7 

194 222 

272 319 

144 179 

217 233 569 484 

222 199 

194 231 

562 616 74 91 

53 58 

54 58 

I 5 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - (on. 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

(orn heads for combines ______ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 '(ears, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ fonns __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Pickup bolers ________________ fanns __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull ond self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bor or flywheel type _____________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years. number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

35 41 

37 45 

I 7 

II 5 

5 

-

36 (NA) 

39 (NA) 

7 (NA) 

160 164 

171 169 

52 58 

116 (NA) 

119 (NA) 

48 (NA) 

5 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

ond over 

1974 1969 

35 36 

37 40 

I 6 

-

~I -

-

2 4 

2 4 

I -

34 (NA) 

37 (NA) 

7 (NA) I 154 159 

165 164 

51 54 

115 83 

118 85 

48 51 

5 10 

6 10 

2 I 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any callie, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ (ottle and calves _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 10 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

510 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 1010 19 __________________ 1974 __ 20 to 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

5010 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

10010 199 ________________ 1974 __ 20010 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

(ows and heifers thot had calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sald _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 110 4 ___________________________ _ 

510 9 ___________________________ _ 

1010 19 _________________________ _ 

2010 49 _________________________ _ 

5010 99 _________________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 20010 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cow. ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- lor 2 ___________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

510 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

5010 99 _________________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 200 10 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

249 

237 

269 

227 

260 

4 

7 

14 

32 

33 

56 

61 

20 

220 

240 

216 

(NA) 

81 

110 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

216 

7 

10 

12 

38 

51 

56 

36 

6 

81 

54 

21 

5 

1 

-

-

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Inventory Soles 

Forms with soles of $2.500 All fonns Fcnns with sales of $2,500 

and over and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number Fonns Number Dollars (1,000) 

(X) 223 (X) 250 ()O 225 (X) 5 774 

(X) 213 (X) 248 (X) 224 (X) 5 656 (X) 244 (X) 275 (X) 250 (X) (NA) 

50 139 206 49 540 231 23 590 213 23 419 4 737 

46 540 237 46 239 263 29 242 243 29 105 4 776 

13 4 13 12 33 8 24 4 

50 2 13 18 128 10 65 12 

217 12 180 34 537 29 461 74 1 021 21 742 44 I 518 43 I 495 250 2 527 30 2 281 37 2 742 37 2 742 551 8 102 56 8 102 56 7 429 56 7 429 I 438 19 148 61 19 148 26 7 335 26 7 335 I 653 19061 20 19 061 4 3 868 4 3 868 754 

27 269 200 26 814 (NA) (NA) . .1 (NAl (NA) (NAl 25 958 220 25 756 (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) 

27 081 197 26 636 (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) 

25 514 214 25 316 (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl 188 76 178 (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl 

444 108 440 (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 27 (X) 8 (X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 61 (X) 69 

Inventory, 1974 Sales, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2.500 Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

and over 

Number Forms Number Dollars Forms Number (1,000) 

27 081 197 26 636 Callie sold ________________________ 

Forms with- 197 14 610 3 452 

14 3 4 110 4 ________________________ 24 55 12 74 8 59 510 9 ________________________ 20 122 28 161 7 94 1010 19 ______________________ 26 371 71 1 160 33 1 033 20 10 49 ______________________ 38 I 260 248 3 603 48 3377 5010 99 ______________________ 32 2 342 580 7 441 56 7 441 100 10 199 ____________________ 42 5 239 1 152 9 457 36 9457 200 10 499 ____________________ 13 (D) (D) 5 171 6 5 171 sao and over __________________ 2 (D) (D) 

188 76 178 Colves sold ________________________ 

Farms with- 121 8809 I 285 

76 51 73 lor 2 ________________________ 5 8 I 70 19 63 3 or 4 ________________________ 9 32 4 32 5 32 5 to 9 ________________________ 6 41 4 10 I 10 10 to 19 ______________________ 27 382 49 - - - 20 to 49 ______________________ 20 662 87 - - - 50 to 99 ______________________ 30 2 056 278 - - - 100 10 199 ____________________ 17 2 296 299 - - - 200 10 499 ____________________ 6 (D) (D) - - - 500 and over __________________ 1 (D) (D) 

Sweet Grass County, Mont. IV-297 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1 974 and 1 969 - Continued 

Heifers and heifer calves ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers - _______________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer colves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974_ - 1969_ -

Inventory- Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

181 12 310 

204 11 092 

180 12 273 

11 37 

187 10 416 

222 9 391 

Cattle fattened on grains and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 4L ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Horses and ponies __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

38 2 221 36 2 203 

54 3 394 52 3 360 

4 10 3 9 

13 89 13 89 

3 39 2 22 

5 213 5 213 

5 299 5 299 

5 580 5 580 

3 991 3 991 

- - - - (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

97 21 790 88 21 537 

129 34 746 120 34 326 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) 1 1 

(NA) (NA) 6 22 

124 841 117 818

194 1 069 (NA) (NA) 1 

Inventory -

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and avec 

All forms 

Forms Number 

46 4 853 

53 7 265 

8 24 

3 20 

3 52 

13 501 

5 (D) 

7 1 079 

6 2 119 

1 (0) 

13 1 017 

17 1 671 

95 18 597 

130 35 540 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

17 43 

33 67 

Sales -

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

4 117 61 

8 775 (NA) 

2 12 3 

- - -

1 40 (D) 

I 65 (0) 

- - -

- - -

- - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Farms Number Dollars (1,000) 

44 4 798 281 

51 7 187 (NA) 

8 24 2 

3 20 1 

3 52 4 

11 446 30 

5 (D) (D) 

7 1 079 49 

6 2 119 133 

1 (0) (D) 

12 993 17 

16 I 633 (NA) 

87 18 304 (NA) 

121 35 176 (NA) 

83 18 900 '188 238 

87 (X) 638 

- - -

- - (NA) 

17 43 12 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 a nd over 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

lambs under J year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Rom~ and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

lPounds of wool. 

Table 9. 

Any poultry _______________ c ___________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9L ______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1.599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 298 Sweet Grass County, Mont. 

22 275 litters of pigs farrowed between35 668 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 25 490 24 486 

33 1 928 1969 __ 39 1 006 38 998 

46 2 692 December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 25 261 24 259 

56 5 332 1969 __ 36 496 35 492 

80 15 622 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 20 229 19 227 

75 583 1969 __ 36 510 35 506 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 and over All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

50 (X) 43 (X) 3 (X) 3 (X) 

(NA) (X) 63 (X) (NA) (X) 8 (X) 

48 8 426 42 8 301 3 (D) 3 (D) 

64 3 876 62 3 676 9 691 7 491 

46 8 060 40 7 935 3 (D) 3 (D) 

63 3 750 61 3 550 9 650 7 450 

43 1 010 37 885 - - - -

1 150 1 150 1 150 1 150 

- - - - - - - -

1 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

I (D) 1 (0) - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 4 180 2 55 - - - - - - - - - - - -

(X) (X) (X) (X) 9 98 7 98 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 20 10 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____ ~ _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ 

Callan (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn. or melons for sale _ lond in orchards ______________________ _ Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons. green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed_~ __ _ Sorghums for groin (bushelsL ___________ _ 

Sorghums for silage. fodder. hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (tons. dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Forms with sales of $2,500 anrl over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

40 7 935 3 (D) 

61 3 550 7 450 

38 7 874 3 (D) 

4 61 - -

3 334 - - 3 102 - - 14 32 - - - - - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

I I 

I I 

- - - - 43 62 

85 114 

- - - -

2 (NA) 

- (NA) 

200 223 I I 

5 I 

- -

2 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - I I 75 - - -

- I - I (NA) 135 170 178 28 430 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Other poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

2 

17 

14 

4 DO (X) 

8 1969 __ L _______ (X) L-______ (X) --I 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

75 60 (X) (X) 

135 30 (X) (X) 

-

8 23; I - -

- - -

8 675 216 606 179 115 

5 264 8 023 (X) (X) 

-

=1 -

- =1 -

2 (NA) 820 (NA) I - (NA) - (NA) 

37 923 35 687 57 798 57 245 

(l) (l) (X) 

17 10 (X) (X) I - - (X) (X) 

18 92 (X) (X) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Irrigated land 

Quantity harvested 

Forms Acres 

1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - - - - 60 400 900 - I - 60 - (X) (X) - - - - 30 - I 600 - I - 30 - (X) (X) I (NA) 135 - 21 863 45 7.89 37 849 132 138 19 327 15 705 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheat (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 80rley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other small groins for grain ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons. dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Callan (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in archordL ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms 

98 

102 

66 

75 

1 

I 

1 

I 

42 

57 

59 

70 

42 

69 

1 

3 

-

-

-

-

-

191 

214 

2 

3 

-

-

-

-

1 

6 

I 

I 

3 

I 

Acres 

33 930 17 950 

48 554 

38 162 

75 

60 

135 

30 8 665 

7 913 

2 197 

1 771 2 994 

5 970 

50 

101 -

-

-

-

-

37 731 

35 417 

18 

55 

-

-

-

-

2 

I 

(l) 

(Z) 

14 

10 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Irrigated land 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) 63 14 311 (X) 56 8 169 (X) 37 6 308 (X) 47 12 857 (X) - - (X) I 60 (X) I 135 (X) 1 30 216 336 7 261 173 852 11 194 

87 666 46 1 611 91 971 46 I 034 62 561 9 253 241 728 12 517 1 000 - - 1 980 I 28 (X) - - - - - - - - - - -

- - -

57 559 150 25 791 56 943 166 25 702 (X) 1 10 (X) 1 10 - - -

- - - - - - - - - 800 1 2 120 5 1 

(X) I I (l) 

(X) 1 (l) 

(X) 3 14 (X) 1 10 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry Liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

12 I 405 12 103 - - 25 2 907 25 227 - - 7 668 7 64 - - 13 I 775 13 

8~ I - - - - - - - I 60 I - - I 135 I 8 - - - - - - - - 25 7 335 25 242 - - 27 2 886 (NA) 80 (NA) -

16 682 16 43 - - 17 570 (NA) 38 (NA) - 18 I 550 18 55 - - 24 3 923 (NA) 132 (NA) - 1 50 I 2 - - 2 77 (NA) 2 (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

86 11 704 86 I 117 - - 72 11 388 72 841 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - I 2 1 (l) - - 4 I (NA) 1 (NA) -

- - - - - - I (Z) 1 (Z) - - - - - - - - 1 10 I (I) - -

Sweet Grass County, Mont. IV-299 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Farms Acres 

(Z) 

Quantity 

(lO 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Farms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs. including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

tanL_ 

$1,000 __ lime ___________________________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

tanL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays. dusts. granules. fumigants. etc. to cantrol- Insects on hoy crapL ___________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ Nematodes in crops ___________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

1974 1969 

143 178 

277 165 

122 114 

23 531 23 666 

1 635 1 423 

256 125 

18 25 

989 977 

4 6 

5 

197 

1 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Can. Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ forms __ 2 3 

acres on which used __ 110 390 

$1,000 __ (Z) (Z) 

Weeds or gross in crops _________________ forms __ 32 36 

acres on which used __ 157 3 751 

$1,000 __ 9 9 

Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ farms __ 16 39 

Qcres on which used __ 472 5 853 

$1,000 __ 2 13 

Weeds on all other land __________________ farms __ 16 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 317 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 1 (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms __ 2 

acres on which used __ 28 

$1,000 __ (Z) 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farmL_ 23 74 

$1,000 __ 3 10 

Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms __ 7 (NA) 

$1,000 __ (Z) (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ farms __ 164 180 Land irrigated by - Continued Proportion of farms _____________________ percenL_ 71.3 70.5 Self-propelled sprinkler systemL ____________ farms __ 4 (NA) 

ocreL_ 270 (NA) 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres __ 48 263 48 715 Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 8 (NA) 

Average per form _______________________ acreL_ 294.3 270.6 acres __ 926 (NA) 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ formL_ 159 178 Land in irrigated farmL _____________________ acreL_ 650 246 680 585 

ocreL_ 41 955 35 858 Craplond ________________________________ acreL_ 76 628 64 224 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farmL_ 154 170 Harvested cropland ____ .. ________________ acreL_ 41 268 39 626 

ocres-_ 27 508 27 588 Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farms __ 63 56 between 1970 and J973 ____________________ farms __ 2 (X) 

acreL_ 14 311 8 169 acres irrigated in most recent year __ 22 (X) 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ formL_ 4 (NA) Forms with ortificol droinoge _________________ farms __ 3 5 acres __ 136 101 

Pasture irrigated, other than cropland posture _forms __ 37 47 Proportion of forms -------------------- percenL_ 1.3 1.9 

Land in forms with drainage _________________ acreL_ 15 627 39 681 ocres __ 6 308 12 857 Land drained ____________________________ ocres __ 85 540 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ 110 389 102 817 Average per form ______________________ acres __ 28.3 108.0 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 2.3 2.1 Artificial ponds. pits, reservoirs. and earthen 

Land irrigated by- tanks ____________________________________ forms __ 52 (NA) 

Furtows or ditches ________________________ forms-_ 74 (NA) number __ 167 (NA) 

acres-_ 15 318 (NA) acreL_ 264 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate Not secured by real estate 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see texf) ________________________________ farms__ 133 102 85 

$1,000__ 10 403 7 757 2 646 

Farms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ ____ __ ______ ____ __ ____ __ __ __ ____ ____ __ ____ ________ 6 3 13 

$5,000 to $9,999 ____ __ ______ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ ____ ____ __________ _____ 13 10 16 

$10,000 to $29,999_____________________________________________________________ 38 28 28 

$30,000 to $49,999_____________________________________________________________ 19 17 11 

$50,000 and over ______________________________________________________________ L.. ___________ 5_7 _____________ 44 _____________ 17-J 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 25 to 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 doys ______ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 1969 

49 60 

57 } 64 147 

30 34 

19 (NA) 

IV - 300 Sweet Grass County, Mont. 

Workers Dollars (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

101 124 405 } 133 } 354 124 

242 30 

(NA) (NA) 44 

64 (NA) 33 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 '0 less than 1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 115 49 57 64 

Cosh wages paid _ $1.000 __ 559 405 124 30 Number of workers ______ _ 476 101 133 242 

517 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 30 23 25 16 

30 2 workers _________ _ 21 13 18 13 

3 or 4 workers _____ _ 32 10 10 23 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 24 3 2 9 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 8 - 2 3 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All form. Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over All forms 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

All forms ________________ number __ 687 695 658 627 Land in Farms According to Use 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Average size of form ______ acres __ 

Total cropland _____________ farms __ 

254 879 226 882 240002 205 064 acres-_ 

I 827 1 765 1 885 I 922 Harvested cropland _______ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

641 659 

559 101 588 054 

623 639 

303 831 291 563 

Approximate land area _______ acres __ 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 468 224 468 224 468 224 468 224 Forms by acres harvested: 

85.5 83.6 84.5 82.1 1 to 9 acres ________________ 

10 to 19 acres ______________ 3 7 

4 8 

Value of land and building. __ $1.000 __ Average per form ________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ________ dollors __ 

201 022 123 036 199 638 120 435 20 to 29 acres ______________ 

292 609 177 029 303 401 192 081 30 to 49 acres ______________ 

160 100 161 100 50 to 99 acres ______________ 

100 to 199 acres ____________ 

9 10 

15 13 

45 58 

106 121 

Forms 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 _______________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ____________ 

32 18 26 7 500 to 999 ocres ____________ 

25 20 11 8 1,000 acres and over _________ 

3 6 3 3 Cropland used only for posture 

6 15 3 8 or grazing ______________ farms __ 

16 9 16 8 acres __ 

27 50 27 34 Other cropland (see textL __ farmL_ 

ocres-_ 

217 211 

156 149 

68 62 

210 255 

32 785 32 993 

414 539 

222 485 263 498 

17 9 17 9 Totol woodland _____________ farms __ 

24 24 23 23 acres-_ 

100 96 98 91 Other land (see text) ________ forms __ 

117 132 116 124 acres __ 

18010 219 acre. _______________ _ 

22010 259 acres _______________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 

9 18 

2 441 3 751 

583 614 

693 337 635 077 

151 157 150 155 Irrigated land ______________ farms __ 

169 159 168 157 acres __ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 

2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 333 344 

89443 89 750 

L-____________ ~~------------~ 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms-_ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and Over 

1974 

413 

221 622 

24 

114 

21 

121 

375 

201 587 

71 

14 800 

8 

2 341 

2 

432 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Continued 258613 Woodland not postured __________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

82 01her lond _______________________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 5 6771 

6~~ Pasturelond and rangeland, other tho woodland posture ______________ _ 

n cropland and _ __________________ farms __ 

454 

235 298 

98 

16 940 

18 

3 751 1 

11 i 2 823 

acres-_ 

Improved postureland and rangelo nd _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Unimproved pastureland and range land _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in houselots, barnlots, ponds, r oads, wasteland, etc. _farms __ 

acres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All forms All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ 687 695 658 627 Farms by type of organization-Con. Land in forms ________________ acres-_ 1 254 879 1 226 882 1 240 002 1 205 064 Partnership ________________ number __ (HA) (NA) 

Harvested cropland _________ acres-_ 303 831 291 563 303 361 289 792 Land in farms ______________ acres __ (NAl (HA) 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full ownerL _______________ number __ 

(NAl (HAl 

(NA) (NA) 274 259 258 211 

Corporation ________________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 274 215 199 184 273 582 185 252 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) (NA) Horvested cropland _______ acres-_ 84 486 59 709 84 267 58 718 acres __ (NAl (NA) 

Port owners _______________ number __ 316 352 312 347 Form operators by age group:2 Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 869 757 953 992 856 576 949 810 Under 25 yeors _____________________ _ 22 18 Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 196 571 208 385 196 556 208 171 25 to J.4 years _____________________ _ 67 64 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

133 134 

167 211 

195 205 

73 63 

97 84 88 69 

110907 73 706 109 844 70 002 

22 774 23 469 22 538 22 903 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 yeors and over __________________ _ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 14.1 12.0 13.4 11.0 Average age _______________________ _ 49.9 49.9 

Block and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: I 

All form operators __________ number __ Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

443 542 

~} 114 

80 

2 (HA) 2 - 866 (HAl 866 - 278 (NA) 278 -

Form operators by place of residence: 2 

On form operated ___________________ _ 

On another farm ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a farm ________ _ In 0 city, town, or urban area _________ _ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

344 (NAl 

53 85 

29 35 

- 11} 51 16 

72 101 

2 (NAl 2 -

866 (NAl 866 - 278 (NAl 278 -

- (HAl - - - (NAl - - - (NAl - -

- (NAl - -

Form operators reporting days of work 

off farm: 2 

None _____________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days _______________________ _ 

501099 days ______________________ _ 

100 10149 days ___________________ _ 

15010 199 days ____________________ _ 

200 days and over __________________ _ 

Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ - 575 (HAl 

- 82 (NA) 

- (HA) - - - (HAl - - - (NA) - -

Form operators by principal occupotian:2 

Forming __________________________ _ 

Other ____________________________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ Land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

- (NAl (NAl 

- (NA) (HA) 

(NAl (NAl 563 521 

(NAl (NAl 877 049 792 917 

Form operators reporting utilizotion of futures market _____________________ _ 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

J1969 data are only for forms operated by Blocks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnershipSj see text. 

Forms wrth sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

620 608 

557 266 580 005 

608 601 

303 361 289 792 

2 l 

1~ J 18 

43 41 

106 120 

217 211 

156 149 

68 62 

202 230 

32 283 31 600 

413 (HA) 

221 622 258 613 

8 18 

2 341 3 751 

560 (NA) 

680 395 621 308 

327 334 

89 315 89 436 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

6 

71 I 909 928 

560 (NA) 

680 395 621 308 1 

360 379 

652 374 601 002 

91 112 

17 185 26 422 

307 328 

635 189 574 580 

477 431 

28 021 20 306 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

66 80 

236 192 275 845 

28 21 

(D) 113 007 

1 5 (D) 23 295 

22 12 

58 53 

127 123 

165 196 

189 188 

68 55 

50.1 50.1 

430 511 

42 } 18 87 

70 

337 (NAl 52 77 

29 34 

11 

15 } 46 

55 72 

568 (HAl 

61 (NAl 

17 (NAl 

105 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Teton County, Mont. IV-lOl 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 Farms with so/es of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of soles: $100,000 Gnd over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to ~99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

64 1 91 208 _ 

180 169 

$10,000 to ~19,999 ______________________ _ 125 176 $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 46 124 $2,500 to ~,999 ________________________ _ 24 60 

Undor $2,500 (soo toxt) ___________________ _ 40 75 ~2,000 to ~2.499 ______________________ _ 11 17 $1,500 to $1.999 ______________________ _ 7 14 $1,000 to ~1,499 ______________________ _ 16 13 Undor ~1,000 (seo toxtL ________________ _ 6 31 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ ~ 1.000 __ 33 768 15 577 Averoge per form ______________ dollors_ - 49 153 22 413 

Crops, including hoy _______________ formL 

$1.000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

- 566} 589 

- 20 811 8 189 

-

- Forest products ___________________ forms- - - - $1.000- - -

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms-- 459 468 

$1.000_ - 12 952 7 388 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ - 32 (NA) 

$1.000_ - 411 (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

2~ } 91 

180 169 

125 176 46 124 24 60 

11 7 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

33 729 15 496 

51 261 24 714 

555 (NA) 

20 800 8 153 

1 - 3 -

- - - -

436 429 

12 927 7 343 

32 48 

411 134 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Groins __________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco ________________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Cotton and cattonseed _____________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ farms __ 

$1,000-_ 

Vegetables, sweet corn. and melons _ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farms __ 

$1,000-_ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products __ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ forms-_ 

$1,000--

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ forms-_ 

~1.000-­

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

555 

20 800 

537 18 450 -

-

-

-

199 

2 311 

3 

28 

2 

11 

-

-

436 

12 927 

32 

411 

19 

866 

389 9 480 

~I 1 149 

53 

662 

30 

359 J 

1969 

(NA) 

8 153 

540 

7 494 

-

-

-

- 212 

632 

3 

20 

2 

7 

-

-

429 

7 343 

48 

134 

51 

718 

(NA) 

5 752 

(NA) 

738 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off farm and other 

sources greater than fatal value of agricultural products sold' ________ _ 

Income from farm-related sources before taxes and expenses' ___ forms __ 

$1,000-- Customwark and other agricultural services _________________ forms __ 

~1,000--

Recreational services ____________________________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs ______________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of aUotments ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other farm-related sources _______________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Expenses for form-related income saurces' ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1 

All farms 

1974 

82 

251 

199 

70 

339 

3 

2 

173 

413 

64 

287 

60 

158 

80 

213 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

86 

176 

5 

25 

500 

2 469 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

60 (NA) 

246 (NA) 

1 158 (NA) 

69 77 

339 162 

3 5 

2 25 

171 475 

412 2 438 

63 (NA) 

255 (NA) 

57 (NA) 

150 (NA) 

78 (NA) 

181 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources' ____________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Cash wages, salaries, commissions. and tips __________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1,000-_ federal Social Security, pensions. retirement pay. etc. ________ farms __ 

$1.000-_ Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms-_ 

~1,000 __ 

Farms with sales 

01 $2,500 ond 

over, 1974 

362 2 423 

43 

784 

186 

984 

241 

493 

55 

116 

19 

46 

1See fext. 11974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenses ___ forms-_ 

~1.000 __ 

Farms with- $1 to $999_ _____________________ _ 

~I,OOO to ~1.999------------------

$2,000 to $2,999---------- _______ _ $3,000 to H999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999----------- ______ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999----------------

$20,000 to $39,999-------- _______ _ $40,000 to ~59,999--------- ______ _ ~60,000 ond over ________________ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ forms __ 

~1.000-- Feed ingredients ____________ farms __ 

~I,OOO __ Whole groins ______________ farms-_ 

~1.000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ farms-_ 

~1.000-­

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ farms __ 

~1.000 __ 

IV - 302 Teton County, Mont. 

Table 5. 

All farms 

1974 

687 25 313 

20 

16 

8 

28 

118 

169 } 177 

69 

82 

228 

3 003 

386 

4 883 

279 

1 167 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

695 658 627 

12 005 25 258 11 911 

39 1~ } 14 25 

37 4 24 

77 26 74 

144 115 142 

169 199 

373 177 124 

69 } 50 82 

275 212 258 

1 434 2 994 1 427 

398 365 368 

816 4 867 806 

258 267 243 

367 1 162 365 (NA) 88 55 

(NA) 376 45 

(NA) 144 117 

(NA) 2077 218 

(NA) 122 127 

(NA) 1 252 179 

(NA) 322 (NA) 

(NA) 213 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs. plants. and trees purchased ___________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ farms-_ 

~I,OOO __ Lime ______________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000-_ Diesel oiL __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Contract lobar ________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ forms __ 

$1.000-_ All other production expenses ___ forms __ 

$1.000-_ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

270 246 397 115 541 565 2 405 873 

419 (NA) 

532 197 (NA) 2 (NA) (Z) 

684 687 1 819 1 040 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

294 430 1 206 944 

57 J 398 102 397 297 

487 

666 675 10480 6 188 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

267 234 

396 114 

530 530 2 400 869 

410 (NA) 

531 195 

- - - -

657 624 

1 815 1 024 

652 620 

1 072 610 512 462 516 286 

132 143 

78 30 

656 624 

150 98 

285 409 

1 205 940 

57 55 102 77 

288 343 

484 315 

648 623 

10 251 6 145 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

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 $9'19 _______________________ _ 

$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 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pic:kups __ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

683 685 25 175 13 297 

36 859 19412 

- 10 

25 122 

63 116 m} 186 

189 251 88 

75 

626 624 

981 894 

632 545 

671 661 

2 232 I 951 

622 509 

.~ j 645 

I 708 I 707 

357 346 

140 

183 

7 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

655 622 24 786 13 051 37 841 20 982 

21 } 85 

55 106 

114 180 

115 91 

188 106 

~} 54 

603 575 

954 837 

610 509 

646 604 2 193 I 874 609 481 

623 584 I 678 I 

340 312 462\ 138 136 

179 

5 I~~ i 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines. self·propelled _______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and self-propelled ___ . ____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bor or flywheel type _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

434 418 

542 537 

113 142 

:: J 

9 

12 

I 

58 (NA) 

66 (NA) 

27 (NA) 

358 291 

387 314 

110 109 

348 (NA) 

374 (NA) 

118 (NA) 

23 (NA) 

23 (NA) 

9 (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

431 410 

538 527 

112 142 

- 3 

- 6 

- -

49 5 

49 5 

- I 

56 (NA) 

64 (NA) 

27 (NA) 

355 287 

384 310 

110 109 

347 281 

373 293 

118 114 

23 25 

23 26 

9 6 

Table 7, Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultrv ___________ 197-4 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 197-4 __ 

1969 __ Cattle and colves _______________ 197-4 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- I to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 5 to 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 __________________ 1974 __ 50 to 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ________________ 1974 __ 200 to 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 197-4 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef caws ________________ 197-4 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 197-4 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 197-4 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms witt1- I to 4 ___________________________ _ 5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms witt1- lor 2. __________________________ _ 

3 or -4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

sao and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

467 

439 

446 

405 

423 

10 

13 

29 

93 

77 

85 

77 

21 

386 

377 

374 

(NA) 

55 

104 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

374 

19 

22 

53 

88 

89 

64 

32 

7 

55 

33 

6 

3 

I 

3 

6 

2 

1 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Farms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 444 (X) 459 (X) 

(X) 417 (X) 445 (X) 

(X) 411 (X) 450 (X) 

67 666 384 67 356 410 36 878 51 485 392 50 862 426 34042 

27 4 9 39 91 1 95 1 10 72 42 288 381 23 301 70 9'15 3072 88 2 934 101 3284 5 417 76 5 366 81 5 523 11 975 85 II 975 40 5 596 23 163 77 23 163 31 9 445 23 536 21 23 536 6 II 656 

38 239 366 38 023 (NA) (NA) 

28 419 351 28 166 (NA) (NA) 

37 188 356 36 980 (NA) (NA) 

27 050 332 26 805 (NA) (NA) 

I 051 50 I 043 (NA) (NA) 

1 369 96 I 361 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(XJ (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

37 188 356 36 980 Cottle sold ________________________ 

Forms with55 12 36 1 to 4 ________________________ 

163 17 127 5 to 9 ________________________ 

735 51 709 10 to 19 ______________________ 

2 626 85 2 549 20 to 49 ______________________ 

6 155 88 6 105 50 to 9'1 ______________________ 

8 942 64 8 942 100 to 19'1 ____________________ 

9 680 32 9 680 200 to 49'1 ____________________ 

8 832 7 8 832 500 and over __________________ 

I 051 50 I 043 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with45 29 40 lor 2 ________________________ 

18 5 15 3 Or -4 ________________________ 

15 3 15 5 to 9 ________________________ 

13 1 13 10 to 19 ______________________ 

115 3 115 20 to 49 ______________________ 

415 6 415 50 to 9'1 ______________________ 

(0) 2 (0) 100 to 19'1 ____________________ (0) 1 (0) 200 to 49'1 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over __________________ 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1.000) 

436 (X) 12 927 

423 (X) II 291 

415 (X) (NA) 

389 36 777 9 480 395 33 789 5 752 

29 62 141 32 226 51 

69 985 229 101 3 284 716 81 5 523 I 207 40 5 596 I 189 31 9 445 I 814 6 II 656 4 258 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

19 (X) 866 51 (X) 718 

Sales, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Farms Number (1,000) 

364 28 284 8 367 

46 107 24 33 222 58 71 9'12 245 112 3 669 827 55 3 641 932 24 3 416 862 18 5 132 1 234 5 11 105 4 186 

137 8 493 1 112 

8 12 2 4 15 2 10 68 10 30 423 65 30 980 128 30 2 036 325 15 2 042 249 10 2 917 332 - - -

Teton County, Mont. IV-303 
Tobie 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1 974 and 1 969 - Continued 

Heifers and heifer colveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

O .. f heifers - _______________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls. and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969_ -

InventoryForms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

331 15 090 

317 11 711 

321 14 482 

29 608 

350 14 243 

369 10 985 

cot1le fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

IOta 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Tobie 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 10 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 10 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goals ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Horses and ponies- _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 

and aver 

Farms Number Farms Number 

65 9 268 63 9 234 

73 5 714 67 5 657 

15 50 14 46 

3 19 3 19 

11 189 11 189 

12 453 11 423 

7 459 7 459 

8 1 065 8 1 065 

3 963 3 963 

6 6 070 6 6 070 (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

58 24 872 54 24 746 

57 12 663 53 12 583 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) 1 2 

(NA) (NA) 1 1 

171 898 166 881 

218 1 247 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

All farms 

Farms Number 

69 15 531 

67 8 174 

5 12 

4 31 

18 346 

6 179 

11 851 

12 1 709 

6 1 713 

7 10 690 

11 700 

21 1 513 

54 22 613 

58 11 361 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

23 43 

37 100 

Soles- Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars 0,000) 

34 7 093 2 749 

15 625 (NA) 

8 23 5 

7 90 27 

12 396 114 

3 202 77 

1 (0) (D) 

1 (0) (0) 

2 (D) (D) 

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and aver 

Farms Number Dollars (1.000) 

68 15 501 1 149 

62 8 127 (NA) 

5 12 1 

4 31 2 

18 346 22 

5 149 9 

11 851 47 

12 1 709 115 

6 1 713 108 

7 10 690 846 

11 700 13 

19 1 503 (NA) 

52 22 578 (NA) 

54 11 269 (NA) 

49 13 599 '172 623 

53 (X) 662 

- - - - - (NA) 

23 43 13 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 a nd over 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Lambs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Rams and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

IPounds of wool. 

Tobie 9. 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

. 1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 11099 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

40010 l.599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 10 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,00010 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20.000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and ather meaf-fype chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold, ($1.000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 304 Teton County, Mont. 

35 950 litters of pigs farrowed between48 834 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 51 1 969 51 1 969 

62 8 284 1969 __ 58 1 307 53 1 294 

58 4 823 December 1 of preceding year and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 45 1 170 45 1 170 

48 11 505 1969 __ 48 781 43 772 

47 12 705 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 37 799 37 799 

45 536 1969 __ 49 526 45 522 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 and aver 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

64 (X) 63 (X) 16 (X) 16 (X) 

(NA) (X) 93 (X) (NA) (X) 33 (XJ 58 45 376 57 45 326 13 25 489 13 25 489 

96 32 225 90 32 075 31 10 207 31 10 207 

58 37 003 57 36 953 13 19 480 13 19480 

92 29 891 88 29 791 30 9 137 30 9 137 

43 1 563 42 1 513 2 149 2 149 

9 1 740 9 1 740 7 1 605 7 1 605 

3 2 700 3 2 700 1 726 1 726 

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

- - - - 1 (D) 1 (D) 

3 31 000 3 31 000 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 2 448 12 2448 4 8 369 4 8 369 

- - - - 3 225 3 225 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 32 411 32 411 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 48 134 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Doto 
Table 9, 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullel.3 monlh. old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for "breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheal (bushelsL ______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ Callan (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight} ___________ _ Sweetpotatoes (bushels) ________________ _ Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchords ______________________ _ Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) - Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ___ _ - Sorghums for groin (bushelsL __________ _ - Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ___ _ - Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Farm s with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Farms Number 

57 36 953 13 19 480 

88 29 791 30 9 137 

56 36 728 12 19 386 

2 225 1 94 

3 8 325 1 (0) 

2 (0) - - 17 48 1 (0) 

1 (0) - -

Table 10, Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

2 1 

- - - - - - 458 545 458 519 

- -

- - 4 (NA) 

- (NA) 

400 412 

2 3 

- - - -

3 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

2 - 22 - 1 - - - - - - - - (NA) - 338 291 43 671 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

~i~h~yb~;:;~==========~===== ==== == ~~~ 1== Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 1969 __ Other poullry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

22 10 

- - - - - -

157 697 137 318 

82 097 90 672 

-

=1 -

36 (NA) 

- (NA) 

64007 63 192 

12 7 

- -

- -

292 377 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- 330 - 10 - 100 

- (X) (X) 

- - - - (X) (X) 

30 136 118 252 73 659 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

3 21 I 15 

2 10 - - 3 20 I 15 

3 20 I 15 

- - - -

1 1 - -

1 3 - -

7 (X) 3 (X) 

15 (X) 3 (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

- - - - 3 494 961 3 916 120 

(X) (X) 

-

=1 -

4 954 (NA) 

- (NA) 

141 784 104 635 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

.Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - - 1 - 10 

- - - -

- - - - - (NA) - - 267 255 33 276 25 514 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 1969 __ Wheal (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Ools (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 8arley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed crop'- _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Callan (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in archard'-________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

202 

230 

91 

112 

2 

1 

-

-

456 

525 

59 

130 

444 

478 

1 

1 

2 

-

-

-

-

387 

390 

2 

1 

-

-

-

-

4 

4 

2 

3 

-

-

Acres 

32 283 31 600 

17 185 

26422 

22 

10 

-

- 157 649 

136 386 

3 106 6 547 

78 850 83 730 

60 

41 

59 

-

-

-

- 63 607 62 687 

291 

57 

-

-

-

-

36 

44 

12 

7 

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

3 494 205 

3 893 581 

119 220 310 979 

2 805 292 3 908 457 

3 500 

2 323 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 141 253 

103 999 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 4 954 4 982 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Farms Acres Forms 

110 9 297 61 119 9 739 93 

36 4886 17 51 6309 41 - - 2 1 10 1 - - - - - - 97 5 082 335 165 8 428 421 

27 839 25 39 1 044 62 197 22 858 307 168 15 840 354 1 60 1 1 41 1 1 42 1 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

293 45 929 194 283 45 698 185 1 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - 2 29 3 2 43 3 

1 6 2 2 5 2 

- - - - - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Ory liquid 

Ar.res Forms Tons Forms Tons 

4 325 59 347 2 32 5 092 93 411 - - 1 653 17 114 - - 2 763 41 264 - - 22 2 1 - - 10 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 123 469 335 5068 2 21 103 648 (NA) 3 854 (NA) 36 

1 607 25 98 - - 3 450 (NA) 176 (NA) 1 54 972 307 4 140 1 12 58 839 (NA) 2 975 (NA) 54 60 1 7 - - 41 (NA) 5 (NA) - 42 1 20 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

32 560 192 3 286 3 10 18 856 183 1 491 3 15 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 24 3 21 - - 44 (NA) 9 (NA) -

12 2 2 - - 5 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Teton County, Mont. IV-30S 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Farms Acres Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Totol Dry Liquid 

Forms Acres Farms Tons Forms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms __ Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to cantrol- Can 

569 564 Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ farms __ 11 18 

$1.000 __ 2 931 064 acreS on which used __ 4 III 6 079 Commercial fertilizer ______________________ farms-_ 530 512 $1.000 __ 10 8 acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ 

218 770 193 026 Weeds or grass in crops _________________ farms-_ 318 392 

lime ___________________________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy cropL ___________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Nematodes in crops ____________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

13 182 

2 400 

27 

2 049 

5 

64 

27 178 

139 

4 

953 

21 

9 324 

869 

35 

2 562 

3 

27 

6 585 

7 

acres on which used __ 127 990 135 585 

$1.000 __ 314 159 Weeds or brush in pasturL _______________ farms __ 21 26 

acres on which used __ I 220 1 438 

$1,000 __ 4 2 Weeds on all other land __________________ farms __ 70 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 2 422 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 8 (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms-_ 2 7 

acres on which used __ 205 381 

$1,000 __ 2 1 

Insect control on livestock and paulfry ________ farms __ 45 100 

$1,000 __ 4 11 

Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms-_ 47 (NA) 

$1.000 __ 23 (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ farms __ 327 334 land irrigated by - Continued 

Proportion of forms --------------------- percenL_ 49.7 53.2 Self-propelled sprinkler systems- ____________ forms-_ II (NA) 

acres-_ 741 (NA) 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres-_ 89 315 89 436 Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 21 (NA) 

Average per form _______________________ acres-_ 273.1 267.7 acres-_ I 891 (NA) 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farmL_ 323 332 land in irrigated farms- _____________________ acres __ 724 984 684 276 

acres-_ 84 429 83 127 Crapland ________________________________ acres __ 220 066 208 831 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 317 324 Harvested cropland _____________________ acres-_ 135 054 124 481 

acres-_ 74 592 71 458 Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farms-_ 110 119 between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms __ 1 (X) 

ocres __ 9 297 9 739 acres irrigated in most recent year __ 25 (X) 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ farms-_ 10 (NA) Forms with artifical drainage _________________ farms-_ 55 131 acres __ 540 1 930 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _farms __ 36 51 Proportion of forms -------------------- percent-_ 8.4 20.8 

land in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ 92 227 157 060 ocres-_ 4 886 6 309 land drained ____________________________ acres __ 7 636 19 760 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feeL_ 146 058 130 359 Average per form ______________________ acreL_ 138.8 150.8 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feet __ 1.6 1.5 Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen 

land irrigated by ~ tanks ____________________________________ farms-_ 169 (NA) 

Furrows or ditches -------------------- ___ farms-_ 82 (NA) number __ 641 (NA) 

ocres-_ 17 810 (NA) acreL_ 914 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text)________________________ _ ____ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Total operator debt 

348 

25 247 

Secured by real estate 

273 

19 169 

Not secured by real estate 

211 

6 078 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 __ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ ____ __ __ ______ __ 55 16 53 

$5,000 to $9,999_______________________________________________________________ 25 19 32 

$10,000 to $29,999_____________________________________________________________ 63 61 64 

$30,000 to $49,999_____________________________________________________________ 42 42 27 $50,000 ond over ______________________________________________________________ L.. ___________ 16_3 ____________ 1_3_5 ____________ 3_5..) 

Tobie 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 doys ________ _ 

less than 25 doyL _____ _ 

Total contract labor ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

112 

125 } 147 

57 

32 

IV - 306 Teton County, Mont. 

1969 

110 

369 

55 

(NA) 

Workers Dollors (1.000) 

1974 1969 1974 

195 193 864 } 289 1 1 034 267 

737 _ 73 

(NA) (NA) 102 

125 (NA) 66 

1974 hired form workers working150 doys 25 to less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 285 112 125 147 

Cosh wages paid _ $1,000 __ 1 205 864 267 73 

Number of warkers ______ _ 1 221 195 289 737 

940 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 106 73 61 53 

77 2 workers _________ _ 58 23 34 27 

3 or 4 workers _____ _ 59 10 21 36 5 to 9 w'Jrkers _____ _ 43 4 8 19 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 19 2 1 12 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Dota 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 365 407 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 086 126 205 720 

Average size of form ______ acres __ 2 976 2 962 

Approximate land area _______ acres-_ 247 872 247 872 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 87.0 96.6 

Value of land and buildings __ $1.000 __ 115 178 83 544 Average per form ________ dallarL_ 315 557 205 267 Average per acre ________ dallars __ 106 69 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 11 13 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 3 4 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 4 6 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 1 5 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 7 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 3 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 2 2 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 1 2 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 14 18 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 41 51 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 89 95 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 189 208 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Woodland postured _____________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

3M 374 

080 957 182 581 

3 142 3 162 

247 872 247 872 

86.6 94.8 

114 075 80 653 

331 614 215 650 

106 68 

1 

14 12 

41 50 

88 94 

188 206 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

303 

327 025 

12 

781 

63 

28 733 

282 

283 376 

34 

13 135 

7 

5 455 

4 

1 405 

1969 

(NA) 

320 714 

34 

762 

6 

1 491 

326 

310 603 

49 

5 858 

8 4834 

6 

4 074 

All farms 

1974 1969 

Land in Farms According to Use 

Total cropland _____________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

348 376 

617565 648 548 

Harvested cropland _______ farms __ 

acreL_ 

338 369 

283 453 308 822 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 ta 9 acres ________________ 4 1 

10 to J9 acres ______________ 8 - 20 ta 29 acres ______________ 2 6 

30 to 49 acres ______________ 4 1 

50 to 99 acres ______________ 9 13 

JOO to 199 acres ____________ 

200 to 499 acres ____________ 21 19 

82 84 500 to 999 acres ____________ 

1,000 acres and over _________ 

104 1M 

104 101 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

25 56 

5 109 12 383 

Other cropland (see text} ___ formL_ 

acres __ 

308 343 

329 003 327 343 

Total woodland _____________ formL_ 8 13 

acres __ 5 485 4999 

Other land (see text) ________ farms __ 339 371 

ocres __ 463 076 552 173 

Irrigated land ______________ formL_ 

acreL_ 

26 37 

2 825 4 260 

Total woodland - Continued Woodland nat pastured __________ _ ----------- _______ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other land _______________________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Posturelond and rangeland. other tho n cropland and woodland posture ______________ _ _ __________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

Improved pastureiond and rongelo nd _________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Unimproved pastureland and rang elond _______________ forms __ 

acres __ 

land in houselats. bornlots. ponds. r oads. wasteland. etc. _farmL_ 

acres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form aperators- ___________ numbeL_ 

land in farms ________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 

Farms by tenure of farm aperatar: Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenoncy __________________ _ 

Block and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: I 

All form aperatorL _________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full awners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms- ____ .. ________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres __ 

1 

All forms 

1974 1969 

365 407 

086 126 1 205 720 

283 453 308 822 

97 105 

135 198 154 393 

43 769 45 117 

218 246 

871 405 970 748 

215 713 237 942 

50 56 

79 523 80 579 

23 971 25 763 

13.7 13.7 

2 (NAJ 

(D) (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

1 (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

1 (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

50.0 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

344 374 

1 080 957 1 182 581 

283 035 302 807 

84 86 

132 228 152 183 

43 597 M 399 

217 242 

870 114 951 371 

215 702 232 737 

43 46 

78 615 79 027 

23 736 25 671 

12.5 12.2 

2 - (D) - (D) - - - - - - - 1 - (D) - (D) -

1 - (D) - (D) -

50.0 -

291 319 

861 918 943 061 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Forms by type of organization - Can. Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) land in forms ______________ acres-_ (NA) (NA) 

Other _____________________ number __ (NA) (NA) 

ocres __ (NA) (NA) 

Farm operators by age group:' Under 25 years _____________________ _ 14 16 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 34 41 35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 62 75 45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 99 137 55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 104 93 65 years and over __________________ _ 40 45 Average age _______________________ _ 50.2 48.8 

Form operators by place of residence:' On form aperoted ___________________ _ 233 292 

J} 83 

On another farm ____________________ _ 

In a rural area. not on a form ________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban orea _________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work 

off farm: 2 

161 (NA) 

46 63 

None _____________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days _______________________ _ 

50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 15 15 

1~ } 24 

36 46 

100 to 149 days ____________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ____________________ _ 

200 days and over __________________ _ 

Form operators by principal occupation: 2 

302 (NA) 

51 (NAJ 

Forming ___________________________ _ Other _____________________________ _ 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

Form operators reporting agricultural 

(NA) (NA) 

ca.ntracts -- ---- ------ __ -- __ --------- (NA) (NA) 

11969 data are only for forms operated by Blacks. '1974 data apply only to individual or fomily operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

333 356 

615 149 635 429 

324 353 

283 035 302 807 

~} 2 

6 7 

21 17 

82 84 

104 144 

104 99 

24 52 

5 089 11 908 

303 (NA) 

327 025 320 714 

7 8 

5 455 4 834 

321 (NA) 

460 353 542 318 

25 31 

2 814 4 113 

Forms wi1h sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

3 

21 4 050 760 

321 (NA) 

460 353 542 318 I 214 264 

429 474 515 189 

43 38 

16 876 19 623 

185 243 

412 598 495 566 I 262 249 i 30 879 27 129 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

41 41 

148 994 174 721 

12 10 

70 045 62 402 

- 4 

- 2 397 

11 9 

30 34 

52 74 

98 131 

102 87 

39 39 

51.0 49.2 

228 277 

6 } 3 73 

61 

159 (NA) 

44 56 

15 15 

5 ., 15 J 19 

24 32 

292 (NA) 

40 (NA) 

9 (NAJ 

22 (NAJ 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data Toole County, Mont. IV-107 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of sales: 

31 l- 80 87 _ 

- 80 118 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _____________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

- 79 114 $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 46 41 $2,500 to $4,999 _______________________ _ 

- 17 22 

Under $2.500 (see text) __________________ _ 

- 25 32 $2,000 to $2,499 _____________________ _ 

- 1 3 $1.500 to $1.999 _____________________ _ 

- 1 6 $1,000 to $1.499 _____________________ _ 

- 11 8 Under $1,000 (see textl- _______________ _ 

- 12 15 

Market value at agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ - 15 140 11 248 Average per farm ______________ dol1ors_ - 41 478 27 635 

- 321 J 360 

- 11 710 8 392 

- 1 

- 3 

(rops. including hoy _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

- - - Forest products ___________________ forms-

$1,000_ - - -

livestock. poultry, and their products ________________________ farms_ - 174 198 

$1.000_ - 3 427 2 856 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ - 17 (NA) 

$1,000_ - 289 (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

31 l- 87 _ 80 

80 118 

79 114 

46 41 

17 20 

4 1 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

15 120 10 771 

43 954 28 800 

307 (NA) 

11 694 8 271 

1 - 3 -

- - - -

168 184 

3 423 2 501 I 16 17 

289 3j 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Groins __________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Other field crops _________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ farms __ $1,000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Paultry and paultry products _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Cattle and calves _________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

307 

11 694 

304 11 438 

-

-

-

-

34 

249 

-

-

1 

7 

-

-

168 

3 423 

16 

289 

6 

71 

154 

2 148 

17 

684 

15 

221 

13 

10 

1969 

(NA) 

8 271 

342 

8 189 

-

-

-

-

63 

81 

1 

1 

-

-

-

-

184 

2 501 

17 

3 

5 

2 (NA) 

2 223 

I (NA) 

273 

J 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off farm and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold ' ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ Customwork and other agricultural serviceL ________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Government form progroms____________ _ ________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments _____________________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Other farm-related sources ______________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources 1 ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All farms 

1974 

68 

224 

2 216 

51 

210 

-

-

180 

1 387 

27 

183 

59 

436 

66 

413 

I 1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

54 

137 

1 

5 

271 

2 080 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and aver 

1974 1969 

53 (NA) 

221 (NA) 

2 209 (NA) 

50 50 

207 135 

- 1 

- 5 

178 264 

1 386 2 054 

26 (NA) 

181 (NA) 

59 (NA) 

436 (NA) 

64 (NA) 

411 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources' ____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Interest. dividends, or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc _________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

203 

351 

24 

381 

107 

549 

136 

326 

27 

77 

24 

17 

ISee text. '1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenses ___ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with- $1 to $99L ____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ________________ _ 

- $2,000 to $2.99L _______________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,99L _______________ _ 

$10.000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39.999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 and over _________ . _______ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased ___ • ______________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___ • ________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredients. ______ • ____ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole groins ______________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Animol health costs for livestock and poultry _____ • ___________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

IV - 308 Too/e County, Mont. 

Table 5. 

All forms 

1974 

365 10 766 

14 

8 

8 

30 

52 

83 } 96 

33 

41 

104 

504 

170 

1 073 

119 

410 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

407 344 374 

8 298 10 739 7 985 

22 :;} 7 12 

14 7 12 

24 28 22 

78 52 78 

83 106 

257 96 96 

33 } 53 41 

102 95 95 

450 500 351 

186 156 174 

295 1 063 229 

120 107 117 

142 406 96 

(NA) 22 22 

(NA) 95 15 

(NA) 70 41 

(NA) 289 60 

(NA) 61 61 

(NA) 272 58 

(NA) 125 (NA) 

(NA) 58 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ forms_ 

$1,000 __ 

-

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ lime _____________________ • farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Gasoline ___ • _______________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ forms._ 

$1.000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form labor ______________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Contract labor ________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farms __ $1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farms __ $1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

144 

381 

106 

496 

255 

553 

(NA) 

(NA) 

360 

1 113 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

153 

618 

39 24 J 148 

366 

361 

5 624 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

154 144 145 

114 381 111 

171 103 166 

272 494 263 

(NA) 254 (NA) 

156 552 155 

- - -

- - -

402 342 373 

805 1 110 773 

(NA) 333 368 (NA) 543 405 (NA) 287 331 (NA) 420 264 (NA) 77 108 

(NA) 30 28 

(NA) 342 373 (NA) 117 77 

267 153 263 

673 618 672 

244 24 51 

568 39 51 

147 213 

366 514 

393 344 373 

4 965 5 560 4 867 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm _____ • ____ dollors __ 

Farms by value group: $1 10 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 __________________ _ $10,000 10 $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,00010 $29,999 ________________ _ $30,000 10 $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,00010 $69,999 ________________ _ $70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles _______________ • __ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ forms-. 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_. 

Wheel tractors ________________ farms-. 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors _________ • ____ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

347 399 

16 342 12 693 47 095 31 811 

- 8 

28 43 

27 44 

26 } 

70 

42 

96 234 52 

76 

315 357 

505 558 

281 339 

340 385 I 434 I 535 353 496 

'~} 377 

815 I 023 

196 284 101 

116 

5 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

333 372 16 225 12 358 48 723 33 219 

24 } 31 

18 40 

26 69 

42 65 95 74 

52 } 76 93 

301 337 490 533 

271 331 

329 366 I 411 I 489 

344 478 

311 351 

798 801 

189 254 

101 149 

116 181 

5 29 

Selected Machinery & Equip, - Con, 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled _______ • _______ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker.shellers ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_. 

Pickup balers ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and self-propelled ___ • _______ • _. _ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

259 283 

345 399 

77 162 

_ l 3 

-

I 3 

- 2 

13 I 13 

-

II (NA) 

II (NA) 

5 (NA) 

III 154 

112 163 

24 81 

159 (NA) 

197 (NA) 

42 (NA) 

7 (NA) 

7 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

258 277 

343 388 

77 155 

-

i I -

-

13 2 

13 2 

- I 

II (NA) 

II (NA) 

5 (NA) I III 152 

112 161 

24 79 

159 186 

197 230 

42 103 

7 10 

7 12 

3 7 

Tobie 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cottle and colves _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms witi'l- 1104 ____________________ 1974 __ 

510 L ___________________ 1974 __ 1010 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

5010 99 __________________ 1974 __ 10010 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

20010 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Beef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- I 10 4 ___________________________ _ 

510 9 ___________________________ _ 

1010 19 _________________________ _ 2010 49 _________________________ _ 

5010 99 _________________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows _______________________ • ___ _ 

Forms witi'l- lor L __________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

510 9 ___________________________ _ 

1010 19 _________________________ _ 2010 49 _________________________ _ 

5010 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 20010 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

184 

171 

193 

163 

183 

7 

3 

II 

35 

38 

32 

30 

7 

158 

169 

154 

(NA) 

32 

43 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

154 

8 

6 

17 

44 

31 

30 

17 

I 

32 

22 

5 

2 

-

I 

2 

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All farms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 174 (X) 174 (X) 

(X) 164 (X) 169 (X) 

(X) 178 (X) 193 (X) 

22 320 157 22 135 160 12 052 23 350 168 22 190 182 15866 

13 7 13 21 47 23 3 23 10 67 149 9 121 23 305 I 230 32 I 138 32 I 000 

2 642 37 2 577 34 2 249 4 625 32 4 625 26 3 578 8 689 30 8 689 12 (0) 

4 949 7 4 949 2 (D) 

13 379 152 13 293 (NA) (NA) 

14 800 156 14 243 (NA) (NAl 

13 160 148 13 076 (NA) (NA) 

14 657 153 14 177 (NA) (NA) 

219 31 217 (NA) (NA) 

143 40 66 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

13 160 148 13 076 (ol1le sold ________________________ 

Forms with17 7 14 110 4 ________________________ 

38 5 31 510 9 ________________________ 

237 14 189 1010 19 ______________________ 

I 422 43 I 396 2010 49 ______________________ 

2 102 31 2 102 5010 99 ______________________ 

4 148 30 4 148 100 10 199 ____________________ 

(D) 17 (D) 200 10 499 ____________________ 

(D) I (D) 500 and over __________________ 

219 31 217 Calves sold ________________________ 

Forms with28 21 26 lor 2 ________________________ 

15 5 15 3 or 4 ________________________ 

II 2 II 510 9 ________________________ 

- - - 1010 19 ______________________ 

(D) I (D) 2010 49 ______________________ 

(D) 2 (D) 5010 99 ______________________ 

- - - 100 10 199 ____________________ 

- - - 200 10 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and over _________________ • 

Sales 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Oollors (1,000) 

168 (X) 3 423 

163 (X) 3 054 

179 (X) (NAl 

154 12 020 2 148 

168 15 355 2 223 

17 32 5 9 60 13 

22 295 58 32 I 000 202 34 2 249 347 26 3 578 570 12 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

(NA) (NAl (NA) 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

6 (X) 71 5 (X) 2 

Sales, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Dollars Forms Number (1.000) 

129 6 082 I 400 

26 52 10 14 89 21 22 302 69 40 I 243 308 14 954 185 6 857 183 5 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

91 5 938 748 

4 4 (Z) 

5 16 2 4 30 5 II 143 16 25 840 100 20 I 454 195 17 2 181 253 5 I 270 176 - - -

Toole County, Mont. IV-309 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer calves- _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers - _______________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with ~~~~n~fr$2~500 and oller 

Forms Number 

125 4372 

136 5 221 

125 4 323 

9 49 

135 4 470 

153 2 726 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19-______________________________ 1974 __ 20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and oller ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49- _____________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

All forms 

Forms 

lB 

27 

2 

3 

1 

2 

1 

3 

3 

3 

(X) 

(Xl 

16 

17 

(Xl 

Inllentory 

forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Forms Number 

7 043 16 7 035 

3 394 22 1 443 

6 1 3 

16 2 11 

11 1 11 

83 2 83 

71 1 71 

342 3 342 

1 034 3 1 034 

5 480 3 5 480 

(Xl (X) (X) 

(Xl (Xl (Xl 

3 621 16 3 621 

10 065 16 10 037 

(X) (Xl (Xl 

AU forms 

Forms Number 

18 10 605 

23 4 631 

3 5 

2 15 

- -

1 43 

3 186 

3 (ol 

1 (ol 

5 9 662 

1 43 

1 48 

15 7 094 

15 6 997 

(NAl (NAl 

Soles -

Forms with sales of $2.500 and oller 

Farms Number Dollors (1,000) 

17 6BB 232 

6 663 (NA) 

10 24 5 

2 29 12 

1 20 6 

1 (D) (D) 

2 (0) (D) 

1 (Dl (Dl 

- - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number D 0110 rs (1,000) 

17 10 604 6B4 

18 1 660 (NA) 

2 4 (Zl 

2 15 1 

- - -

1 43 3 

3 186 12 

3 (D) 30 

1 (D) 11 

5 9 662 626 

1 43 1 

1 48 (NAl 

14 7 093 (NAl 

14 6 990 (NAl 

15 5 665 '68 831 Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ 1974 __ (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl (NA) (NAl 15 (Xl 221 Goots ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponies _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

(NA) 

(NAl 

53 

120 

Inventory -

(NA) 

(NAl 

293 

572 

1 1 

- - 49 281 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NA) - - -

(NAl (NAl - - (NAl 

12 51 12 51 8 

17 54 (NA) (NAl (NAl 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Lambs under I year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ J974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

!Pounds of wool. 

Table 9. 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 99- ______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199-________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry ond poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV-310 Toole County, Mont. 

and over All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

12 671 litters of pigs farrowed between15 246 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 14 1 264 14 1 264 

15 6 364 1969 __ 21 591 16 258 

20 1 197 December 1 of preceding year and May 31 ____ 1974 __ 14 622 14 622 

9 607 1969 __ 15 284 12 113 

15 2 913 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 13 642 13 642 

13 101 1969 __ 19 307 15 145 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Form s with sales of $2,500 and over All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

48 (X) 45 (Xl 8 (Xl 7 (Xl 

(NA) (X) 47 (Xl (NAl (X) 10 (Xl 

41 35 915 39 35 867 6 10400 6 10 400 

48 14 457 46 2 257 11 2 234 9 334 

40 26 873 39 26 840 6 10400 6 10 400 

4B 11 583 46 2 083 9 2034 7 134 

37 B73 36 840 2 40 2 40 

- - - - 1 100 1 100 

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

- - - - - - - -

2 (D) 2 (0) 2 (ol 2 (D) 

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

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 8 2 959 6 2 902 3 1 140 2 1 125 

- - - - - - - -

(X) (X) (Xl (Xl 17 289 16 2B9 

(X) (X) (Xl (X) (NA) (NA) 17 3 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of loying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ 

Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullels 3 monlhs old or 0Ider _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullel chicks and pullels under 3 monlhs 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheal (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ 

Callan (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ 

Sweet potatoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ Land in orchards _____________________ _ - Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage Or green chop (tons, green) _ 

(orn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ 

Sorghums for groin {bushelsL ___________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ___ _ Alfalfa - hay (Ions, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Soles 

Forms Number Forms Number 

39 26 840 6 10 400 

46 2 083 7 134 

37 26 798 6 10 400 2 42 - -

3 9000 - - 1 50 1 125 14 27 - - 3 7 150 - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

- 5 - - - -

- - 305 346 241 328 

- - - -

3 (NA) 

- (NA) 

108 160 

I - - I - -

8 (NA) 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - - - I - - - - - - - - (NA) - 47 34 4 350 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ lighl breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Olher poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

- 72 

- -

- -

- -

187 941 147 341 

84 618 147 260 

-

=1 -

I (NA) 

- (NA) 

10 282 13 648 

7 -

- I 

- -

I 094 519 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- - -

32 - 224 

- (X) ()O 

- - -

- (X) (X) 

3 170 7480 5 796 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Soles 

Forms Number Forms Number 

4 19 I 45 

2 14 I 100 

3 16 1 45 

3 16 1 45 

- - - -

1 3 - -

I 6 - - 6 (X) 1 (X) 

7 (X) 2 (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

-

371222~1 -

I 939 087 

(X) (X) 

-

=, -

86 (NA) I - (NA) 

13 248 17 725 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - -

- I - 32 

- - - -

- - - - - (NA) - - 19 16 I 294 I 291 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for pasture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheal (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Ools (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small grains for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hay crops (Ions, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Colton (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ lond in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms 

24 

52 

43 

38 

-

I 

-

-

300 

337 

17 

65 

235 

312 

-

3 

9 

-

-

-

-

100 

155 

7 

4 

-

-

-

-

3 

4 

I 

-

-

I 

Acres 

5 089 II 908 

16 876 

19 623 

-

32 

-

- 187 776 

145 876 

2 039 7 782 

81 531 134 490 

- 263 

918 

-

-

-

-

10 159 13 613 

894 

452 -

-

-

-

I 

-

7 

-

-

I 

1974 Census of Agriculture- County Data 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Quantity Forms Acn~s Farms 

(X) I 210 3 (X) I 30 3 (X) 2 120 2 (X) 5 846 4 (X) - - - (X) I 32 I (X) - - - (X) - - - I 938 066 2 410 75 3 662 819 8 652 125 

58 853 - - 4 380 742 I 19 14 I 452 656 2 350 66 5 413 473 3 125 105 

- - - - 7 000 - - I (X) - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 040 23 I 694 II 17 655 21 2358 16 (X) - - I (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - 86 2 (Z) - 21 - - -

(X) - - 1 (X) - - - (X) - - - (X) I 1 -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry Liquid 

Acres Farms Tons Forms Tons 

584 3 34 - - 221 3 31 - - 26 2 2 - - 292 4 19 - - - - - - - 32 I 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 46 134 72 I 874 4 45 46 048 (NA) I 214 (NA) 341 

I 057 4 30 - - 2 058 (NA) 93 (NA) 4 27 681 60 789 6 47 38 745 (NA) I 055 (NA) 134 - - - - - 63 (NA) 2 (NA) - 402 3 13 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

675 II 44 - - I 095 16 72 - - 200 I 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

7 I 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Toole County, Mont. IV-3ll 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969-Continued 

Berries for sale __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 •. Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 •. Other craps - ____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Acres 

200 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Farms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Farms Acres Forms Tons forms Tons 

(Z) 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 •. Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

$1.000 .. Lime ___________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tons __ 

$1.000 .• Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to cantrol- Insects on hoy craps ____________________ tarms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 .. Insects on other crops __________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 .. Nematodes in crops ____________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 .. 

1974 

273 

046 

104 

78 767 

2 932 

494 

4 

629 

6 

47 

26 167 

99 

3 

658 

8 

1969 

303 

417 

150 88 585 

2 970 

263 

1 

50 

1 

5 

6 469 

4 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Can Diseases in craps and orchords ____________ farmL_ 17 15 

acres an which used __ 15 348 10950 

$1.000 •• 31 7 Weeds or grass in crops _________________ forms __ 214 260 acres on which used __ 200 734 186 000 

$1.000 .• 384 133 Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ forms __ 6 

acres on which used __ 360 

$1.000 .• (Z) 

Weeds on ali ather land __________________ forms __ 13 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 886 (NA) 

$1.000 .• 11 (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms __ 2 5 

acres on which used __ 13 2 826 

$1.000 •• (Z) 3 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ 24 61 

$1.000 •• 4 4 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms-_ 33 (NA) 

$1.000 .• 8 (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

farms irrigated in census year ________________ farms __ Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres-_ 

Average per form _______________________ acres __ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farms __ 

acres __ Other cropland irrigated ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _farmL_ 

acres __ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

Land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches _______________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

1974 

25 

7.3 

2 814 

112.6 

24 

2 694 

24 

2 454 

1 

210 

1 

30 

2 120 

3 216 

1.1 

5 420 

1969 

31 land irrigated by - Continued 8.2 Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

4 113 

132.6 

30 

3 267 

28 

3 186 

1 

30 

(NA) 

51 

5 846 

4 292 

1.0 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Land in irrigated farms ______________________ acres __ Craplond ________________________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ 

forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms __ 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 

Forms with artifical drainage _________________ farms __ 

Proportion of forms ____________________ percenL_ 

Land in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ 

land drained ____________________________ acres __ Average per farm ______________________ acres __ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks ____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

acres __ 

1974 

12 

577 152 538 

38 659 

18 218 

4 

161 

6 

1.7 

31 850 

670 

111.7 

215 

1 041 

3 132 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

217 005 

49 719 

19 426 

(X) 

(X) 

25 

6.6 

81 620 

3 124 

124.9 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate Not secured by real estate 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ farms-_ 176 151 110 

$1.000.. 15 504 12 244 3 260 

forms by size of debt owed: 

Under $5.000 .....•.•........•.•.•....... _. _ .•.•••. _ .•.•..•••.•...... _ ... _._. _. 13 7 21 

$5.000 to $9.999 ..•......... _._ .•.......•...•.••.• _............................ 13 13 10 

$10.000 to $29,999 •..•••.•.•.......•.•.................. _ ....... _.............. 25 22 42 

$30.000 to $49.999 .....•••.•.......•.•..................•.•.••••.• _ ..... _...... 26 26 20 

$50.000 and aver ..••.•.•........••.•........ _ •.•....•..•.•.•.•.•.. _ .•...••...• L... ___________ 9_9 _____________ 83 _____________ 17..J 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 days ....••..• less than 25 days ______ _ 

Total contract labor ______ _ 

forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

70 _ 

94 } 66 

24 

14 

IV - 312 Toole County, Mont. 

1969 

102 

228 

51 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (1.000) 

1974 1969 1974 

97 135 418 } 184 } 618 161 

242 39 

(NA) (NA) 39 

40 (NA) 21 

1974 hired form workers warking150 days 25 to less than 1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Farms _________________ _ 153 70 94 66 Cosh wages paid _ $1,000 __ 618 418 161 39 Number of warkers ______ _ 523 97 184 242 

672 forms wifh- 1 worker __________ _ 51 49 4B 22 

51 2 workers _________ _ 37 16 22 13 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 31 5 19 14 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 25 - 5 13 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 9 - - 4 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Tobie L Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ III 121 93 108 

Land in forms ______________ acres __ 575 761 636 638 463 635 549 211 Average size of form ______ acres __ 5 187 5 261 4 985 5 085 

Approximafe land area _______ acres __ 

Proportion in forms _____ percenL_ 630 528 630 528 630 528 630 528 

91.3 101.0 73,5 87, I 

Value of land and building. __ $1,000 __ 46 468 22 282 41 794 21 129 Average per form ________ dallarL_ 418 634 184 145 449 399 195 639 Average per acre ________ dallars __ 81 35 90 38 

Forms by size: 1 fa 9 acres ___________________ _ II 13 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ I 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 

100 10 139 acres _______________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ I 2 I 2 22010 259 ocr.s _______________ _ 3 I 3 I 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 9 18 8 17 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 17 17 15 17 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 12 13 II 12 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 54 54 52 53 

land in Forms According '0 Use 

Total cropland _____________ forms_ - acres_ - Harvested cropland _______ forms_ - acres_ - Forms 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 and over _______ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see text} ___ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Total waodland _____________ forms __ 

acres-_ Other land (see text) ________ forms __ acres __ 

Irrigated land ______________ formL_ 

ocreL_ 

All forms 

1974 

91 

46 659 

90 

30 105 

2 

I 

-

4 

II 

17 

34 

18 

3 

30 

3 343 

30 

13 211 

20 

6 351 

101 

522 751 

49 

13 326 

1969 

101 

37 176 

95 

24 811 

-

I 

3 

2 

II 

24 

44 

9 

I 

49 

7564 

40 

4 801 

12 

2 871 

112 

596 591 

67 

16 209 

L-____________ ~~------------~ 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not postured ___________________________ formL_ 

acres __ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Tafol woodland ___________________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

28 

13 133 

26 

13 002 

2 

126 

18 

6 303 

14 

4 580 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland ~Continued 

4463 Woodland not pastured __________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

___________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

n cropland and _ __________________ farms __ 

3 Other lond _______________________ _ 

3~ I Postureland and rangeland, other tho woodland pasture ______________ _ 

acres __ 32 

3768 

6 

nd _________________ farms __ 

acres __ Improved postureland and rangela 

272 Unimproved pastureland and rang eland _______________ farms __ 

12 ocres-_ 

2 871 

10 Land in houselots, bomlots, ponds, r aads, wasteland, etc. _formL_ 

2 781 ocres-_ 

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ Land in farms ________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ acreL_ 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full awners ________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocreL_ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

Land in forms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Block and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: t 

All form aperatars __________ number __ Land in farms ______________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full awners ________________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested crop/and _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

Land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ ocreL_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Percent of fenancy __________________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ land in farms ______________ ocres __ 

All forms 

1974 

III 575 761 

30 105 

38 

44 558 6 199 

58 

497 549 

20 543 

15 

33 654 

3 363 

13,5 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

121 

636 638 

24 811 

39 69 070 

4 893 

57 

522 885 15 879 

25 44 683 4 039 

20,6 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

93 108 

463 635 549 211 29 952 24 714 

27 31 42 476 67 744 6 051 4 796 

55 56 

387 824 436 788 20 543 15 879 

II 21 

33 335 44 679 

3 358 4 039 

11.8 19.4 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- -

- - - - - -

66 85 204 754 302 210 

All forms 

1974 

Farms by type of organization - Can. Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) Land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) land in forms ______________ acres-_ (NA) 

Other _____________________ number __ (NA) 

acres __ (NA) 

Farm operators by age group;2 Under 25 yeors ______________________ - 2510 34 years ------ ---- -- ------- --- 8 35 10 44 years -------- -------------- 27 45 to 54 years ----------- ------- ---- 31 55 to 64 years ------ -- -------------- 14 65 years and over ------------------- 16 Average age -------- ---------------- 49.7 

Form operators by place of residence:' On form operoted ____________________ 62 On another farm _____________________ 10 } In a rural area, not on a form - In a city, town, or urban area_========= 6 

Form operators reporting days of work 

off form:' 

None 54 I 10 49-d~;;:::::::::: :::::::::::::: 10 5010 99 days _______________________ 2 100 to 149 days _____________________ - 150 to } 199 days _____________________ 2 200 days and over ___________________ 9 

Form operators by principal occupation:' Farming ____________________________ 86 Other ______________________________ 10 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _______________________ (NA) 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts ___________________________ (NA) 

'1969 data are only for forms operated by Blocks. 21974 dota apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

I 

16 

32 

26 

24 

22 

49.4 

90 

II 

(NA) 

10 

3 

8 

15 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

87 99 

46 388 36 741 

86 93 

29 952 24 714 

~} 5 

10 10 

17 24 

34 44 

18 9 

3 I 

29 49 

3 303 7 564 

28 (NA) 

13 133 4 463 

18 12 

6 303 2 871 

84 (NA) 

410 944 509 599 

48 67 

13 321 16 209 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

6 

21 I 723 90 

84 (NA) 

410944 509 599 I 79 82 

408 023 507 561 

16 17 

24 347 36 878 

69 78 

383 676 470 683 

49 61 

2 921 2 038 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

14 20 

59 181 134 875 

12 3 199 699 112 126 

I - I -

- I 6 16 24 28 24 25 13 23 

13 15 49,8 48,6 

53 88 9 } - 10 

6 

45 (NA) 

10 10 2 3 -

2 } 2 

7 11 

73 (NA) 

7 (NA) 

- (NA) 

23 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Treasure County, Mont. IV-3l3 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of soles: 

241- 37 29 _ 

- 20 25 

$100,000 ond over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _____________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

- 7 24 $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

- 7 14 $2,500 to $4,999 _______________________ _ - 6 8 

Under $2,500 (see lexl) __________________ _ 

- 18 13 $2.00010 $2,499 _____________________ _ 

- 3 1 $1,50010 $1.999 _____________________ _ - 4 - $1,000 10 $1.499 _____________________ _ - 6 9 Under $1,000 (see text) ________________ _ - 5 3 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ 8 779 4 814 Average per form ______________ dollars_ - 79 091 39 783 

- 73 J 75 

- 5 29~ 1 463 

-

Crops. including hoy _______________ formL 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ torms_ 

$1,000_ 

- 2 - Forest products ___________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - 5 -

Livestock, poultry. and their products ________________________ forms- 100 113 

$l.OOO_ 3 483 3 351 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ - 3 (NA) 

$1.000_ (Z) (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

241- 29 _ 37 

20 25 

7 24 

7 14 

6 7 

- 1 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

8 756 4 799 

94 148 44 433 

72 (NA) 

5 289 1 460 

- - - -

2 - 5 -

85 102 

3 462 3 338 

2 5 (Z) 2 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ tormL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products __ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cattle and calves _________________ formL_ 

$1,00o __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

72 

5 289 

41 

1 686 

-

-

-

-

49 

548 

21 

3 055 

-

-

-

-

85 

3 462 

2 

(Z) 

-

-

83 

3372 

'1 1 12 

10 

4 J 

1969 

(NA) 

1 460 

48 

299 

-

-

-

-

41 

148 

34 

1 013 

1 

1 

-

-

102 

3 338 

5 

2 

6 

22 

(NA) 

3 202 

(NA) 

113 

Table 4, Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold I ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses I ___ forms __ 

$1.00o __ 

Customwork and other agricultural serviceL ________________ forms __ 

$1.00o __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Government farm programs __ __ __ __ __ __ _ ________ farmL_ 

$1,00o __ 

Rent of farmland or from [ease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ farms-_ 

$1,00o __ Other form-related sources ______________________________ forms __ 

$1,00o __ 

Expenses for farm-related income sourcesl ___________________ forms __ 

$1.00o __ 

AI! forms 

1974 

17 

56 

286 

24 

63 

1 

1 

25 

130 

15 

78 

3 

14 

19 

38 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

17 

20 

-

-

53 

209 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

8 (NA) 

51 (NA) 

255 (NA) 

21 17 

60 20 

1 -

1 -

25 52 

130 208 

13 (NA) 

57 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

8 (NA) 

16 (NA) 

9 (NA) 

I 

Total family income from off-form sourcesl ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding farm related ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 ond 

over, 1974 

50 

218 

5 

39 

20 

104 

30 

49 

11 

25 

1 

(Z) 

ISee text. 1}974 data apply only fa individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenses ___ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with ~ 

$1 to $999 _____________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,999 ____________ . ___ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 ________________ _ - $3,000 to $4,999 ____ . ___________ _ - $5,000 to $9,999 ________________ . 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 ______________ _ - $60,000 ond over _________ . ______ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________ formL_ 

$1,00o __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry 

purchased __________________ farmL_ 

$1,00o __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Feed ingredientL ___________ formL_ 

$1,00o __ Whole groins ______________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and siloge __ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ farm5-_ 

$1.00o __ 

Table 5. 

All farms 

1974 

111 

5 756 

5 

11 

6 

1 

13 

19 } 17 

16 

23 

52 

637 

83 

671 

64 

340 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - 314 Treasure County, Mont. 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

121 93 108 

3 905 5 728 3 884 

3 ;} 5 14 

5 1 5 

4 1 4 

23 13 22 

19 16 

72 17 30 

16 } 26 23 

67 46 63 

846 634 841 

87 74 81 

342 661 341 

69 58 63 

84 337 84 

(NA) 16 18 

(NA) 7 24 

(NA) 39 30 

(NA) 170 156 

(NA) 19 25 

(NA) 148 77 

(NA) 68 (NA) 

(NA) 61 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants. and trees purchased ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer pu rchosed __ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Lime ______________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline ___________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Motor oil, grease. piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Contract labor ________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

51 66 

121 50 

60 67 

555 190 

52 (NA) 

124 46 (NA) - (NA) -

109 121 

327 232 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

54 86 

524 412 

17 J 72 

72 126 

56 

131 

104 117 

2 593 1 662 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

50 62 

121 50 

59 63 

554 189 

51 (NA) 

124 46 

- -

- -

93 108 

323 228 

93 106 

204 153 

61 56 

86 49 

42 39 

11 10 

93 108 

21 16 

52 85 

524 407 

17 25 

72 63 

53 64 

131 63 

93 108 

2 524 1 657 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm __________ dollors-_ 

Farms by value group: $1 fa $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,00010 $4,99L _________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10.00010 $19,999 ________________ _ $20,000 fa $29,99L _______________ _ 

$30,000 10 $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,000 to $69,99L _______________ _ $70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in los1 5 years, number __ 

Motor trucks, including pickups __ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wheel troctor5 ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

106 117 

4 708 2 427 

44 415 20 744 

1 7 

5 18 

18 21 

16 23 

14 } 18 48 9 

25 

93 105 

136 140 

104 80 

102 114 

388 360 

167 144 

"} 103 

3~ 417 

110 

16 

16 

3 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

92 105 

4 538 2 399 

49 323 22 842 

;} 14 

11 21 

15 22 

12 20 

17 13 

2~ } 15 

81 94 

123 129 

94 79 

90 102 

366 344 

159 144 

87 97 

347 380 

61 103 

16 29 

16 30 

3 7 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines, 

self-propelled _______________ formsnumber _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms_ 

number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Other cornpickers and 

-

-

-

-

-

-

picker-shellers ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

29 38 

32 40 

8 12 

U 6 

7 

3 

18 (NA) 

20 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

54 60 

58 65 

22 35 

36 (NA) 

37 (NA) 

20 (NA) 

24 (NA) 

25 (NA) 

13 (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

29 38 

32 40 

8 12 

4 

~I 4 

2 

5 4 

5 4 

- I 

15 (NA) 

17 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

52 60 

56 65 

22 35 

36 33 

37 34 

20 20 

24 36 

25 40 

13 18 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Forms 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974__ 100 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974__ 98 

1969__ 108 Cottle and calves _______________ 1974__ 95 

1969__ 107 

Forms with- I to 4 ____________________ 1974__ 1 

5 to 9 ____________________ 1974__ 2 

10 to 19 __________________ 1974__ I 

20 to 49 __________________ 1974__ 16 

5010 99 __________________ 1974__ 20 100 to 19L _______________ 1974__ II 

200 to 499 ________________ 1974__ 24 

500 and over ______________ 1974__ 20 

Cows and heifers that hod colved _________________ 1974__ 92 

1969__ 97 Beef cows ________________ 1974__ 90 

1969__ (NA) 

Milk cows ________________ 1974__ 23 

1969__ 41 

Dairy products sold _______________ 1974__ (X) 

1969__ (X) 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with_ 1 104 ___________________________ _ 

510 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

5010 99 _________________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1~2 _____________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

510 9 ___________________________ _ 

1010 19 _________________________ _ 

2010 49 _________________________ _ 50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

20010 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and aver _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

90 

1 

9 

18 

17 

20 

21 

4 

23 

22 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 85 (X) 100 (X) 

(X) 83 (X) 100 (X) 

(X) 101 (X) 113 (X) 

28 423 81 27 950 97 15 509 31 921 100 31 759 112 18 637 

I 5 15 14 II 82 

12 4 41 502 9 296 14 388 372 16 131 24 810 1 652 11 I 652 14 I 881 

7 117 24 7 117 19 5 224 17 753 20 17 753 6 6 068 

14 615 81 14 362 (NA) (NA) 

13 844 90 13 743 (NA) (NA) 

14 581 79 14 330 (NA) (NA) 

13 728 89 13 631 (NA) (NA) 

34 21 32 (NA) (NA) 

116 39 112 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (l() (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Farms 

14 581 79 

9 

135 4 

651 13 

I 203 17 

2 807 20 

6001 21 

3 775 4 

34 21 

29 20 

Number 

14 330 

62 

482 

1 203 

2 807 

6 001 

3 775 

Cottle sold _______________________ _ 

Forms with- 110 4 _______________________ _ 5 to 9 _______________________ _ 

10 to 19 _____________________ _ 

201049 _____________________ _ 

501099 _____________________ _ 

100 to 199 ___________________ _ 

200 to 499 ___________________ _ 

500 and Over _________________ _ 

32 Calves sold _______________________ _ 

Forms with- 27 1 or 2 _______________________ _ 

3 or 4 _______________________ _ 

5 fa 9 _______________________ _ 

1010 19 _____________________ _ 

2010 49 _____________________ _ 

5010 99 _____________________ _ 

100 to 199 ___________________ _ 

200 10 499 ___________________ _ 

500 and over _________________ _ 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1,000) 

85 (X) 3 462 

85 (X) 3 458 

102 (X) (NA) 

83 15 393 3372 

101 18 555 3 202 

2 4 I 

4 28 6 

I 10 (I) 

13 368 84 24 810 375 14 881 370 

19 5 224 160 

6 6 068 376 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 

(X) 22 

Soles. 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Fanns 

77 

4 

10 

22 

17 

7 

10 

5 

49 

6 

3 

13 

11 

10 

4 

I 

Number 

11 126 

5 

26 

139 

605 

120 

913 

2 858 

5460 

4 267 

49 

34 

453 

667 

500 

(D) 

(D) 

Treasure County, Mont. 

Dollars 

(1.000) 

2 752 

1 

6 

30 

204 

260 

230 

736 

285 

620 

(I) 

7 

3 

74 

83 

237 

(D) 

(D) 

IV-315 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer calves ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

S .. I heilers - _______________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heilers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls. and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory -

Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Farms Number 

64 6 841 

88 9 669 

64 6 835 

6 6 

77 6 747 

94 8 347 

Cattle fattened an grains and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 10 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

1010IL ______________________________ 1974 __ 

201049 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 10 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 10 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 10 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 ond over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses - Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs - ____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms wifh- 1104 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5109 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 10 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 10 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 10 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

20010499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep. Iambs. and wool _____________________ 1974 __ 

Gools ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponieL _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

8 873 7 (D) 

17 884 17 884 

3 5 3 5 

1 7 1 7 

1 21 1 21 

- - - - 1 (D) - - - - - - 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - - (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

5 477 4 467 

8 5 776 8 5 776 

(X) (X) (X) (Xl 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 1 2 

47 300 41 285 

57 364 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

All forms 

Forms Number 

7 I 036 

19 I 217 

- - - -

3 64 

I 40 

I (D) 

- -

I (0) 

1 (D) 

2 61 

3 312 

5 415 

8 1 656 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

8 16 

12 20 

Sales - Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Dollors (1,000) 

7 344 120 

15 3 204 (NA) 

3 9 3 

2 (D) (D) 

- - - - - - 1 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

- - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1.000) 

6 996 73 

19 1 217 (NA) 

- - - - - -

3 64 3 

- - -

1 (D) (D) 

- - -

I (0) (0) 

I (0) (0) 

1 21 (l) 

3 312 (NA) 

4 410 (NA) 

8 I 656 (NA) 

4 331 '3 259 

4 (X) 12 

- - -

1 2 (NA) 

8 16 3 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Lombs under 1 yeor old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Rams and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

1 Pounds of wool. 

Table 9. 

Any poullry _________________ . __________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 1099 _______________________ 1974 __ 

10010399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400101,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600103,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 '0 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 10 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 10 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,0001099,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat~type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poullry ond poullry producls sold, (l I ,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV-316 Treasure County, Mont. 

3 39 litters of pigs farrowed between9 81 December I of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 6 105 5 86 

7 (D) 1969 __ 10 97 10 97 

16 803 December} of preceding year and May 3'-___ 1974 __ 3 56 2 44 

4 168 1969 __ 9 56 9 56 

4 292 June land November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 5 49 4 42 

3 7 1969 __ 8 41 8 41 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 and over All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

17 (X) 16 (X) 1 (Xl 1 Dt) 

(NA) (X) 31 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) 

14 307 13 293 I 15 1 15 

31 I 319 31 1 319 2 400 2 400 

14 284 13 270 1 15 1 15 

30 I 276 30 1 276 2 400 2 400 

14 284 13 270 1 15 1 15 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 100 1 100 - - - -

(X) (X) (X) (X) 3 (l) 2 (l) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 2 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of loying age ~_ ~ _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

~:~: ::~ ~~~~~~ ~:;k::o'lu~N~~_u_c~~o_n_= ~;~:== 

Pullels 3 monlhs old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans lor beans (bushels) ___________ _ - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________ _ Wheal - (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin ____________ _ 

- (allan (bales) _______________________ _ 

- Tobacco (pounds) ____________________ _ 

- Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ Sweet potatoes (bushels) _______________ _ - Hoy crops (tons, dry) _________________ _ - Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale - Land in orchards _____________________ _ 

Berries - for sale ______________________ _ 

Other - crops _________________________ _ 

-

(orn for groin or seed (bushels) ________ _ 

- Corn for silage or green chop (fons, green) - (orn for dry fodder I hogged or grazed ___ _ - Sorghums for groin (bushelsL __________ _ - Sorghums for silage, fodder, hay, etc. ___ _ - AiioHo hoy (Ions. dry) ________________ _ 

-

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Forms Number 

13 270 I 15 

30 1 276 2 400 

12 225 I 15 

2 45 - -

1 15 - - 1 16 - - 7 8 - - - - - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Farms 

1974 1969 

28 44 

- 1 

- -

- - 23 32 

35 62 

- -

- -

- (NAl - - (NA) 

73 83 

- 1 

- -

- - 42 (NAl 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

5 11 340 28 35 3 412 

- 3 - - - - - (HA) - 66 78 8 435 

Turkeys ____________________ ~ ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey ~i~?b~;:;~==================== hens for breeding _____________ == ~:;:== 1974 __ 

Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Inventory Soles 

Forms Humber Forms Humber 

1969__ 4 {)() Olher poultry _________________________ 1974__ ~~ (Xl 

1969 __ L _______ I....-______ --l 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

3 752 2 882 (X) (X) 

- 15 (Xl (Xl 

- - - - - - - - 7 681 3 553 264 873 99 /,07 

2 716 3 555 (X) (X) 

- - - -

- - - -

- (NA) - (NAl 

- (NA) - (NA) 

10 326 10 1/,0 21 225 21 925 

- 3 (Xl (Xl 

- - (X) (Xl 

- - (Xl {)() 

5 972 5088 (X) {)() 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Irrigated land 

Quantity harvested 

Farms Acres 

1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

703 30 157 69 852 5 10 340 678 

2073 54 776 42 460 24 32 2 316 2 038 

106 (X) (X) - 2 - 95 

- - - - - - - 15 (X) (X) - (HA) - 15 

9 083 18 722 20 721 33 52 2 425 4 149 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for 011 purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheal (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Ools (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for grain ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans lor beans (bushels} _______ 1974_ - 1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuls (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (Ions. dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ (allan (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish polalaes (hundredweighl} ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweat corn, or melons for .ale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Land In orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

29 

49 

16 

17 

28 

44 

-

1 

23 

31 

14 

26 

31 

51 

-

1 

-

-

-

-

-

70 

82 

21 

15 

-

-

-

-

-

1 

-

1 

-

-

Acres 

3 303 

7564 

24347 

36 878 

3 752 

2 882 

-

15 

7681 

3 SOl 

597 

842 

2 119 

2 666 

-

5 

-

-

-

-

-

10 178 

10 140 

1 466 

792 

-

-

-

-

-

(l) 

-

3 

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

IrT;goted land 

Quantity Forms Acres 

{)() 15 736 {)() 24 1 400 

{)() 2 44 {)() 4 424 {)() 24 2 656 

(X) 40 2 811 {)() - - {)() 1 15 

264 873 6 805 

97 370 14 66S 

31 867 4 110 48188 19 517 125 857 19 1 2/,0 

138 763 38 1 626 

- - - 40 - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20985 36 2 989 21 896 53 4 391 

{)() 6 216 (X) 7 146 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 1 (ll 

()() - - {)() 1 3 (X) - - {)() - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Totol Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

10 581 10 69 - - 13 1 046 13 178 - - 2 44 2 4 - - 1 14 - - 1 1 24 3 374 24 600 1 35 37 2 404 34 368 4 31 - - - - - - 1 15 1 2 - - 19 4064 19 588 - - 13 1 S64 (HA) 117 (HAl - 5 117 4 9 1 I 10 249 (HA) 20 (HA) - 19 1 574 19 148 - - 27 1 192 (HA) 110 (HAl (l) 

- - - - - - - - (HA) - (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (HA) - - - - - - - - - (NAl - (NAl - 24 2 443 24 216 - - 19 1 126 19 94 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (HAl - (HAl - - - - - - - - - (HA) - (HAl - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (HAl - - - - - - - 1 3 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Treasure County, Mont. IV-317 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms 

22 

Acres 

4 501 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms 

22 

Acres 

4 501 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Total Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Farms Tons Farms Tons 

22 3 682 22 941 160 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy crops ____________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ Nematodes in crops ____________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

66 

678 

59 

15 879 

2 770 

554 

10 

230 

8 

19 

4 937 

21 

1969 

75 

235 

57 

11 442 

1 986 

189 

14 

000 

2 

8 

288 

3 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to con1rol- Can. Diseases in crops and orchords ____________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Weeds or gross in crops _________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1.000 __ Weeds or brush in posture ________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Weeds on all other land __________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ $1.000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other chemicals (see text) __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

2 

650 

10 

38 

14 214 

76 

3 

398 

4 

11 

371 

2 

12 

2 

1 

(Z) 

1969 

39 

7 390 

36 

3 

327 

1 

(NA) 

(HA) 

(NA) 

1 

190 

(Z) 

29 

3 (NA) 

(HA) 

Tobie 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Forms irrig01ed in census year ________________ farmL_ 48 67 land irrigated by - Continued Proportion of forms _____________________ percent __ 51.6 62.0 Self·prapelled sprinkler sys1ems _____________ farms __ 3 (NA) 

acres __ 342 (NA) 

Toto/land irrigated __________________________ acres __ 13 321 16 209 Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 1 (NA) 

Average per form ______________________ .. acres __ 277.5 241.9 acres __ 25 (NA) 

Crop/and irrigated _________________________ formL_ 47 66 lond in irrigated forms- _____________________ acreL_ 241 433 331 190 

acres __ 13 277 15 785 Craplond ________________________________ acres __ 22 724 20 810 Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 47 64 Harvested cropland _____________________ acres __ IS 654 16 983 

acres __ 12 488 14 369 Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farmL_ 15 24 between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ farms __ 5 00 acres __ 736 1 400 acres irrigated in most recent year __ 725 (X) 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ farms __ 3 (NA) Forms with artifical droinage _________________ forms __ 23 43 acres __ 53 16 Proportion of forms ____________________ percent __ 24.7 39.8 Posture irrigated, other than cropland pasture _farms __ 2 4 land in forms with drainage _________________ acres __ 66 628 236 801 ocres __ 44 424 land drained ____________________________ acres __ 8 030 10 905 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feet __ 23 649 36 576 Average per form ______________________ acres __ 349.1 253.6 

A .... erage per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 1.8 2.3 Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen 

Land irrigated by- tanks ____________________________________ farms __ 37 (NA) 

Furrows or ditches ________________________ farms __ 33 (HA) number __ 197 (NA) 

acres __ 8 725 (NA) ocres __ 324 (NA) 

Tobie 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by reol estate 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see tex1) ________________________________ farms__ 57 48 

$1.000__ 3 890 2 906 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ ____ ____ 5 2 

$5.000 to $9,999 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ _____ 5 4 

$10,000 to $29,999 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ _ 14 14 

Not secured by real estate 

25 

983 

$30,000 to $49,999 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ _____ 9 6 

$50,000 ond over ________________________ -------------------------------------- L.. ___________ 2_4 _____________ 22 _____________ ...J 

Tobie 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working150 days or more ______ _ 

25 to 149 doys ________ _ 

Len than 25 doyL _____ _ 

Total contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor. 

Forms 

1974 

38 

21 } 30 

17 

14 

IV-3l8 Treasure County, Mont. 

1969 

49 

67 

25 

(NA) 

Workers Dollors 0,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

76 84 413 } Irs } 381 83 

28 

(HA) (NA) 72 

129 (NA) 52 

1974 hired form workers working150 doys 25 to less than 

1969 Total or more 149 days 25 days 

Farms _________________ _ 52 38 21 30 

Cosh wages poid _ $1,000 __ 524 413 83 28 Number of warkerL _____ _ 295 76 64 155 

407 Forms with- 1 warker __________ _ 11 22 8 9 

63 2 workers _________ _ 8 7 6 4 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 11 6 4 4 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 16 3 2 9 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 6 - 1 4 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Dota 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 746 720 

land in forms ______________ acrel-_ 174 187 942 421 

Average size of form ______ acrel-_ 2 914 2 698 

Approximate land area _______ acres __ 3 183 104 183 104 

Propor1ion in forms _____ percenL_ 68.3 61.0 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 213 516 108 013 Average per form ________ dollars __ 286 215 150 018 

Average per acre ________ dollars __ 98 56 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 28 16 10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 17 18 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 5 6 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 13 4 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 26 6 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 21 7 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ II 8 220 to 259 ocres _______________ _ 16 16 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 74 71 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 113 119 1,000 to 1.999 acres ____________ _ 162 199 2,000 ocres and over ____________ _ 260 250 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

ocreL_ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Woodland postured _____________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and aver 

1974 

678 

543 676 

2277 

3 183 104 

48.5 

194 744 

287 233 

126 

14 

6 

4 

5 

11 

18 

II 

13 

70 

112 

161 

253 

1969 

646 

1 491 379 

2 309 

183 104 

46.9 

95 042 

147 124 

64 

5 

14 

56 

112 

197 

245 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

519 

319 111 

16 

696 

23 

5 191 

489 

288 569 

54 

24 655 

56 

11 996 

40 

2 952 

1969 

(HAl 

349 247 

52 

7 091 

13 

5 212 

537 

324 797 

71 

12 147 

56 

9 698 

37 

6 431 

Land in Fa .... According to Use 

Total cropland _____________ formL_ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland _______ formL_ 

acres __ 

Forms 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 1'0 999 acres ___________ _ 

1,000 acres and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see 1'extL __ formL_ 

acres __ 

Total woodlond _____________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Other land (see text) ________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Irrigated land ______________ formL_ 

ocres __ 

Total woodland - Continued Woodland not postured __________ _ 

Other lond _______________________ _ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

699 686 

715 904 747 414 

682 667 

371 377 352 461 

7 3 

7 9 

6 4 

21 21 

58 47 

121 99 

188 211 

166 196 

108 77 

139 176 

23 099 39 890 

542 593 

321 428 355 063 

64 64 

12 709 10 798 

660 641 

1 445 574 1 184 209 

159 177 

35 496 35 398 

___________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pasturelond ond rongeland, other tho n croplond and woodland pasture ______________ _ ___________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Improved posturelond and rangelo nd _____ .:. ___________ form s __ 

acreL_ 

Unimproved pastureland and rang eland _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land in houselots, born lots, ponds, r oads, wastelond, etc. _forms __ 

acres __ 

Tobie 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form operators ____________ number __ land in farms- _______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 

Farms by tenure of fann operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Black and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: I 

AU farm operators __________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Par1 owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Farms bV type of organization: Individual or familv _________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres __ 

All forms 

1974 

746 

2 174 187 1 

371 377 

318 

440 574 

96046 

J46 

1 582 274 1 

248 336 

82 

151 339 

26 995 

11.0 

3 

16 081 

3 119 

-

-

-

3 

16 081 

3 119 

-

-

-

-

(HAl 

(HAl 

1969 

720 

942 421 

352 461 

283 

563 114 

70 494 

376 

307 928 

260 262 

61 

71 379 

21 705 

8.4 

(NAl 

(HAl 

(HAl 

(HAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(HAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(HAl 

(HAl 

(MA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

678 646 1 54J 676 1 491 379 

370 059 350 016 

280 229 

437 455 351 078 

95 612 68 839 

321 369 

1 028 482 1 071 482 

247 485 260093 

77 48 

77 739 68 819 

26 962 21 084 

11.4 7.4 

3 - 16 081 - 3 119 -

- -

- -

- -

3 -

16 081 - 3 119 - - - - - - -

- -

590 563 

1 092 086 1 127 835 

All farms 

1974 

Farms by type of organization-Con. Partnership ________________ number __ (HAl land in forms ______________ acres __ (HA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (HAl land in forms ______________ acreL_ (HAl 

Other _____________________ number_ - (HA) acres __ (HAl 

Farm operators by age group:' Under 25 yeors _____________________ _ 30 251'0 34 yeors _____________________ _ 80 35 to 44 years ____________________ _ 

- 110 45 to 54 years ____________________ _ 

- 213 55 to 64 yeors ____________________ _ 

- 181 65 yeors and aver _________________ _ 

- 96 Average age ______________________ _ 

- 50.0 

Form operators by place of residence:' On form operoted __________________ _ 

- 470 On another farm ___________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a farm _______ _ 

In a city, town, or urban al"eO ________ _ 

- 28 } - \8 

- 105 

Form operators reporting days of wark 

off form:' None ____________________________ _ 

- 341 1 to 49 days ______________________ _ 

- 60 SO to 99 days _____________________ _ 

- 12 100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 

200 days and over _________________ _ 

-

- ~} - 105 

Farm operators by principal occupation:' Forming __________________________ _ 

- 586 Other ____________________________ _ 

- 124 

Farm operators repar1ing utilization of futures market ______________________ _ 

- (HAl Fa~ operators repar1ing agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (HAl 

'1969 data ore onlv for farms operated bv Blacks. 11974 data applv only to individual or fomilv operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1969 

(HAl 

(HAl 

(HAl 

(HAl 

(HAl 

(HAl 

16 

81 

159 

206 

156 

\02 

50.1 

522 

139 

(HAl 

94 

34 

46 

113 

(NAl 

(HAl 

(HAl 

(HAl 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

655 630 

711 050 738 230 

646 623 

370 059 350 016 

J} 14 

45 32 

121 93 

188 211 

166 196 

108 77 

122 166 

21 880 38 967 

519 (HAl 

319 111 349 247 

56 56 

11 996 9 698 

616 (HA) 

820 630 743 451 

153 168 

35 381 35 094 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

34 23 

9044 3 267 

616 (HA) 

820 630 743 451 

457 472 

769 653 707 780 

73 76 

43 688 43 058 

403 435 

725 965 664 722 

507 454 

50977 35 671 

Farms with soles of $2,500 

ond over 

1974 1969 

58 75 

222 391 213 760 

26 8 

221 644 149 784 

4 - 7 555 -

26 11 

76 62 

104 144 

192 19\ 

167 \49 

83 89 

49.7 50.4 

435 493 

28 } 16 112 

88 

328 (HAl 

57 86 

9 34 

3; } 34 

78 81 

561 (HAl 

87 (HAl 

24 (HAl 

56 (HA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Doto Valley County, Mont. IV-319 
Tobie 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of sales: 

751 65 220 _ 

164 193 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 122 204 64 124 31 64 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ________________________ _ 

Under $2,500 (see lext) ___________________ _ 70 70 $2,000 to $2,499 ______________________ _ 8 10 $1,500 10 $1,999 ______________________ _ 13 16 $1,000 10 $1,499 ______________________ _ 29 10 Under $1,000 (see lexl} _________________ _ 20 34 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1 ,000 __ 33 744 15 711 Average per farm ______________ dollars-- 45 233 21 820 

(rops. including haY _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms-

$1,000_ 

- 640 J 650 

- 23 30~ 7 685 

-

- 10 

Forest products ___________________ forms_ - 1 - $1,000_ - 1 -

Livestock, poultry. and their products ________________________ farms_ - 518 488 $1,000_ - 10 426 8 026 

Poultry and poultry products ______ farms_ - 55 (NA) 

$1,000_ - 26 (NA) 

and o\{er 

1974 1969 

751 220 _ 65 

164 193 

122 204 

64 124 31 59 

2 1 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

33 659 15 633 

49 645 24 199 

613 (NA) 

23 274 7 631 

2 - 10 -

1 - 1 -

469 460 

10 374 8 002 

50 69 

24 23 

Specified products sold: (rops ____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ CoMon and cOMonseed _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Other field crops _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products __ farms __ $1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ CaMle and calves _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

613 

23 274 

579 21 939 

-

-

-

- 176 1 328 

2 

1 

1 

4 

1 

1 

469 10 374 

50 

24 

20 

11 

429 

"~I 824 

48 

206 

49 

148 _ 

1969 

(NA) 

7 631 

578 7 188 

-

-

-

-

187 

436 

4 

6 

2 

1 

-

-

460 8 002 

69 

23 

37 

10 (NA) 

7 226 

(NA) 

743 

Tobie 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off farm and other 

sources greater than total volue of agricultural products sold' ________ _ 

Income from form~related sources before taxes and expenses' ___ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services _______________ • ____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Government farm programs ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments _____ • ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other form~reloted sources __________________ • ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Expenses for farm-related income sources I ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1 

All forms 

1974 1969 

97 (NA) 

232 (NA) 

144 (NA) 

126 142 

S46 264 

- 2 - 3 

45 518 

88 2 637 

63 (NA) 

442 (NA) 

49 (NA) 

67 (HA) 

96 (NA) 

502 (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

51 (NA) 

215 (NA) 

863 (NA) 

122 134 

535 253 

- 2 

- 3 

43 491 87 2618 

52 (NA) 

180 (NA) 

46 (NA) 

61 (NA) 

84 (NA) 

253 (NA) 

Total family income from off-form sources? ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends, or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc _________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

384 

2 187 

42 

331 

186 

384 

220 

302 

57 

144 

26 

26 

'See text. 11974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenses ___ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with- $1 10 $999 _____________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $1,999 ________________ _ 

- $2,000 10 $2,999 ________________ _ 

- $3,000 10 $4,999 ________________ _ 

- $5,000 10 $9,999 ________________ _ 

- $10,000 10 $19,999 ______________ _ 

- $20,000 10 $39,999 ______________ _ 

- $40,000 to $59,999 ______________ _ 

- $60,000 and over _______________ _ 

- livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed ingredients ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole grains ______________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal hltalth costs for livltStock and poultry _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

IV - 320 Vallev Cauntv, Mont. 

Tobie 5. 

All forms 

1974 

746 

22 002 11 

33 

16 

35 

67 

90 

188 } 177 

72 

68 

295 

1 995 1 

443 

2 090 

270 

727 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(HA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

720 678 646 

846 21 869 11 725 

41 ;} 28 44 

45 26 39 

72 46 67 

169 90 164 

188 192 

349 177 119 

~} 37 

279 260 259 

487 1 969 1 482 

409 394 383 

890 2 063 884 

282 251 269 

421 724 420 

(NA) 114 69 

(HA) 250 63 

(HA) 170 115 (NA) 666 244 (NA) 116 115 (NA) 423 157 

(HA) 326 (HA) 

(NA) 216 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ lime _____________ • ________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

and oil for form business ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oiL __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

LP gas, butane, and propane __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil. grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel ojl _______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Contract lobar ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ forms __ $1,000 __ 

All other production expenses __ .forms __ $1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

264 

323 

189 

829 

386 

S40 

(HA) 

(NA) 

726 1 940 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(HA) 

(NA) 

(HA) 

291 

1 227 

59 J ill 

1 011 

731 

II 918 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

227 243 210 

123 322 122 

231 181 223 

231 828 229 

(NA) 382 (NAl 

74 S40 74 

- - - - - -

712 666 640 1 110 1920 1 093 (NA) 658 627 (NA) 1 051 650 (NA) 582 505 (NA) 626 300 (NA) 174 167 

(HAl 99 45 

(HA) 660 640 (HA) 144 98 

418 276 403 

800 1 224 794 

416 57 30 

555 131 33 

357 379 

1 009 518 709 677 646 

6577 11648 6497 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Doto 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machi ... " and EqMlp .... t 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$l,()00 __ Average per form __________ dollars __ 

Forms by volue group: $1 10 $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,000 10 $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ________________ _ 

$70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Seletted Machl.e" a.d Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Motor trucks. including pickups __ forms __ number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Wheel troctor5 ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ (rawler tractors ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

718 705 

27 060 14694 

37 688 20 842 

I I 

46 129 

97 117 

I~~ } 

164 

180 294 105 

91 

607 621 

892 829 

552 495 

685 674 

2 179 I 900 750 641 

~J 649 

I 694 I 744 

373 428 

98 

110 

4 

Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

1974 1969 

657 640 26 314 14 397 

40 052 22 494 

32 } 84 

67 103 

75 161 

114 124 

174 106 

104 } 62 91 

562 561 

817 760 

508 457 

633 616 

2066 I 823 

718 606 

611 601 

I 615 I 533 

355 396 

94 114 

106 138 

4 22 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Grain and bean combines, 

self-propelled ___________ • ___ forms. 

number _ 

mfd in last 5 yeers, number_ 

Corn heads for combines ______ farms. 

number _ 

mfd in last 5 years, number_ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _____ • ________ farms. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners _. _. ______ forms. - number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers _______ . ___ • ____ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Windrowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All farms 

1974 

406 

481 

124 

n 

52 

55 

6 

310 

328 

101 

294 

317 

88 

41 

47 

13 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

398 399 389 

488 473 478 

151 123 ISO 

12 2 -

12 2 -

3 2 -

24 11 

29 11 

I 3 

(NA) 51 (NA) 

(NA) 54 (NA) 

(NA) 5 (NA) 

322 285 318 

344 303 339 

156 100 155 

(NA) 276 267 

(NA) 299 282 

(NA) 88 152 

(NA) 40 29 

(NA) 46 34 

(NA) 13 14 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Forms 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974__ 519 

Any co"ie, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974__ 495 

1969__ 477 Ca"te and calves _______________ 1974__ 466 

1969__ 442 

Forms with- 1 10 4 ____________________ 1974__ 9 5 to 9 ____________________ 1974__ 19 

1010 19 __________________ 1974__ 23 20 10 49 __________________ 1974__ 92 

5010 99 __________________ 1974__ 95 

100 10 199-_______________ 1974__ 101 

20010 499 ________________ 1974__ 90 

500 and over ______________ 1974__ 37 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974__ 425 

1969__ 408 8eef cows ________________ 1974__ 423 

1969__ (NA) Milk cows ________________ 1974__ 82 

1969__ 119 

Dairy producls sold _______________ 1974__ (X) 

1969__ (X) 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 10 4 ___________________________ _ 5N9 _____________ _ 

1010 19 _________________________ _ 

2010 49 _________________________ _ 

50 10 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 10 499 _______________________ _ 5000~~v __________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1~2 _____________ _ 

3~4 _____________ _ 

5N9 _____________ _ 

1010 19 _________________________ _ 

2010 49 _________________________ _ 

5010 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500a~~v __________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

423 

15 

16 

33 

103 

96 

91 

58 

11 

82 

62 

10 

10 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Inventory 

Farms with soles of $2,500 All forms and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number 

(X) 465 (X) 518 (X) 

(X) 448 (X) 509 (X) 

(X) 454 (X) 474 (X) 

92 875 421 91 767 472 48 302 78 208 430 77 835 444 47 714 

22 7 15 32 68 127 15 99 43 300 

280 12 157 41 534 3 091 65 2 196 103 3 582 

6 684 94 6 629 102 7 090 

13 935 101 13 935 100 13 892 

25 954 90 25 954 40 12 401 42 782 37 42 782 11 10435 

52 535 403 52 197 (NA) (NA) 

44 214 396 43 983 (NA) (NA) 

52 373 401 52 050 (NA) (NA) 

43992 391 43 765 (NA) (NA) 

162 75 147 (NA) (NA) 

222 117 218 (NA) (NA) 

(Xl (X) (Xl (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (Xl (NA) (Xl 

Inventory, 1974 

Forms with so~s of $2.500 

Number 

52 373 

33 

106 

478 

3229 

69SO 

12 591 

16 811 

12 175 

162 

77 

32 

53 

and over 

Forms 

401 

13 

11 

26 

95 

96 

91 

58 

11 

75 

57 

10 

8 

Number 

52 OSO 

28 

72 

364 

3 059 

69SO 

12 591 

16811 

12 175 

147 

72 

32 

43 

Ca"1e saki _______________________ _ 

Forms with- 110 4 _______________________ _ 

5 to 9 _______________________ _ 

10 to 19 _____________________ _ 

20 1o 49 _____________________ _ 

SO to 99 _____________________ _ 

100 to 199 ___________________ _ 

200 10 499 ___________________ _ 500 and over _________________ _ 

Calves sold _______________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 or 2 _______________________ _ 

3 or 4 _______________________ _ 

510 9 _______________________ _ 10 to 19 _____________________ _ 

20 to 49 _____________________ _ 

SO 10 99 _____________________ _ 

100 10 199 ___________________ _ 

200 10 499 ___________________ _ 

500 and over _________________ _ 

Soles 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number Dollars (1.000) 

469 (X) 10 374 

462 (X) 10 192 

456 (X) (NA) 

429 48 034 9 162 

432 47 613 7 226 

17 38 10 

25 183 40 

32 433 78 

102 3 562 680 

102 7 090 1 257 

100 13892 2 404 

40 12 401 2 520 11 10435 2 174 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

20 (Xl 11 37 (X) 10 

5o1os, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms 

365 

34 

41 

67 

109 

51 

38 

19 

6 

~ 

10 

5 

17 

37 

92 

73 

52 

17 

1 

Number 

26 083 

94 

278 

875 

3 421 

3 429 

5 127 

5 729 

7 130 

21 951 

13 

18 

111 

499 

3 021 

5023 

6880 (D) 

(O) 

Valley County, Mont. 

Dollors 

(1,000) 

6 274 

23 

58 

188 

824 

776 

190 

570 

644 

2 888 

1 

3 

18 

66 

457 

686 

865 

(D) 

(O) 

IV-321 
Tobie 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Heifers and heifer colve5 ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974_ -

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974_ - 1969_ -

InventoryFarms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

344 21 458 

364 18 578 

339 21 164 

20 294 

353 18 112 

398 15 274 

Cattle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974_ - 50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974_ - 500 and over ___________________________ 1974_ -

Tobie 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974_ - 1969_ - Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974_ - Sheep, lambs, ond wool _____________________ 1974_ - Goots ____________________________________ 1974_ -

All farms 

Farms 

103 

110 

26 

12 

9 

18 

17 

10 

9 

2 

(X) 

(X) 

54 

57 

(X) 

(X) 

(NA) 

Inventory 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Farms Number 

8 785 96 8572 

6 609 105 6 577 

83 26 83 76 10 64 

146 8 127 

618 16 548 

1 103 15 991 

1 274 10 1 274 (D) 9 (D) 

(D) 2 (D) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

10 124 50 10 025 

17 126 43 16 858 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(NA) - -

All farms 

Farms Number 

100 12 261 

110 9 933 

8 19 

7 51 

26 538 

15 528 

14 984 

11 1 531 

14 4 610 

5 4000 

19 2 801 

23 2 099 

50 6 017 

49 12 656 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

501es- Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars 0.000) 

26 1 778 619 

17 2 036 (NA) 

5 20 6 

2 25 7 

11 338 91 

1 (D) (0) 

5 615 235 

2 (D) (D) 

- - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Oollors (1.000) 

93 12 140 824 

107 9 911 (NA) 

6 15 1 

7 51 4 

23 477 25 

13 472 30 

14 984 67 

11 I 531 105 

14 4 610 266 

5 4 000 326 

18 2 782 63 

23 2 099 (NA) 

48 5960 (NA) 

42 12 416 (NA) 

45 7 261 '77 124 

48 (X) 206 

- - -

- 1969_ (NA) (NA) 4 5 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) Horses and ponies __________________________ 1974_ - 238 1 161 209 I 088 48 165 48 165 38 

1969_ - 291 1 365 (NA) (NA) 64 136 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory - Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974_ 

1969_ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974_ 

1969_ lambs under I yeor old _____________________ 1974_ 

Ewes I yeor old or older ____________________ 1974_ 

Rams t.nd wethers _________________________ 1974_ 

IPounds of wool. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Tobie 9. 

Any poultry __________________ ' _________ 1974_ - 1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1.600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19.999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry ond poultry product, sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 322 Valley County, Mont. 

and over All forms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 and over 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

64 641 litters of pigs farrowed between76 988 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 84 1 184 76 1 162 

92 7931 1969 __ 88 1 202 88 1 202 

95 5 589 December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 57 625 52 609 

39 3 227 1969 __ 69 611 69 611 

47 6497 June' and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 58 559 55 553 

44 301 1969 __ 62 591 62 591 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Soles 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 and over All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

135 (X) 124 (X) 24 (l() 21 (X) 

(NA) (X) 204 (X) (NA) (l() 3B (X) 

131 8 437 122 7 482 18 1 514 15 980 

216 12 177 202 11 439 35 2 293 35 2 293 

130 8 281 121 7 326 18 1 503 15 969 

207 11 228 194 10 789 28 1 533 28 1 533 

105 3644 98 3 569 12 406 11 356 

22 3 257 22 3 257 6 1 097 4 613 

3 1 380 1 500 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

10 825 8 675 3 64 3 64 

1 25 1 25 1 200 1 200 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 55 26 50 24 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 69 23 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Doto 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for toble or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ 

Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for groin _____________ _ Catton (bales) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ 

Sweet potatoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ Land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ 

Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ____ _ Sorghums for groin (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

121 7 326 15 969 

194 10 789 28 1 533 

118 7 000 15 852 

4 326 1 117 

1 20 - -

6 249 - - 46 136 1 11 

1 90 2 70 

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

26 11 

1 - - - - -

565 598 

321 508 

-

=1 -

3 (NA) 

- (NA) 

418 436 

1 2 

1 1 

- - 12 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

4 - 466. 

19 5 2 607 

7 5 312 

- - - 1 (NA) 36 

248 248 32 545 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

~i~~?b~;:~~=:=:===:=:=::= =:=:=::: :~; !:: 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres I 

1974 1969 

3 385 1 327 

36 -

- -

- - 263 492 203 472 

42 825 90 377 

-

=1 -

1 (NA) 

- (NA) 

61 995 57 296 

13 21 

5 5 

- -

954 50 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

- 30997 -

836 25 807 7 260 

441 (X) (X) 

- - -

- (X) (X) 

28 094 71 409 69 540 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

11 62 1 7 

15 88 2 20 

9 54 1 7 

6 45 1 7 

3 9 - -

6 8 - -

9 34 - -

12 (X) - ()() 

27 (X) 5 (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

5432617 5 219 609 

(X) (X) 

-

=1 -

206 (NA) 

- (NA) 

110 927 108 953 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

1 - 150 - 13 3 2 244 516 

2 2 62 360 

- - - -

- (NA) - - 123 130 17 937 14 529 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Wheat (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other smoll groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hay crops (tons, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Field seed craps __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Colton (bales) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

122 

166 

73 

76 

26 

10 

1 

-

557 

568 

142 

235 

277 

427 

-

5 

9 

-

-

-

-

389 

415 

10 

1 

-

-

-

-

2 

11 

1 

2 

1 

1 

Acres 

21 880 

38 967 

43 688 

43 058 

3 385 

1 277 

36 

- 263 374 

202 101 

7 113 

20 213 

34 908 

68 922 

- 100 

743 

-

-

-

- 60 857 

56 785 

954 

10 

-

-

-

-

1 

8 

13 

21 

5 

5 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

5 430 907 

5 193 126 

263 578 

926 520 

1 024 285 

2 519 573 

- 2 250 

(X) 

-

-

-

-

109 232 

108 006 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

-

200 

326 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Farms Acres Forms 

18 1 408 6 

24 3 603 13 

7 580 7 

10 582 8 

14 2 456 16 

5 876 4 

- - - - - - 27 2 423 102 

60 4 837 135 

14 350 19 

19 1 336 23 

22 1 964 44 

25 1 289 67 

- - - - - 1 

- - 5 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

137 23 974 39 

143 21 676 40 

3 715 - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - 2 1 1 

1 (Z) 2 

1 11 1 

1 20 1 

1 5 1 

1 5 1 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry Liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

890 6 71 - - 744 13 48 - - 495 7 30 - - 1 459 6 43 2 78 

2 646 16 284 4 21 

790 4 73 - - - - - - - - - - - - 42 949 102 2 923 1 5 40 253 (NA) 1 451 (NA) 20 

1 469 19 160 - - 2 913 (NA) 72 (NA) 16 6644 44 353 1 1 10981 (NA) 296 (NA) 4 - - - - - 22 (NA) 1 (NA) - 455 5 25 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

5 037 36 470 3 8 5 468 40 353 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NAl - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 1 1 (Z) - - 5 (NA) 5 (NA) -

13 1 1 - - 20 1 4 - - 5 1 (Z) - - 5 1 1 - -

Valley County, Mont. IV-323 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Berries for sale __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Farms Acres 

(Z) 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

()O 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

Commerciol fertilizer used 

TOlol Dry liquid 

Farms Acres Farms Tons Farms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs. including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ ton5 __ 

$1,000-_ lime ___________________________________ formL_ 

ocres on which used __ tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy crops ____________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000-_ Insects on other crops __________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ Nematodes in crops ____________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

424 

367 

181 

60 861 4 359 

828 

11 

763 2 

76 

23 855 

188 

1 

90 

2 

1969 

371 

303 

183 

62 701 

2 468 

229 

2 

164 

(l) 

9 

981 

2 

1974 1969 

Sprays. dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to control-Con. Diseases in crops and orchords ____________ forms __ 11 14 

acres on which used __ 7433 7909 

$1,000-- 18 4 

Weeds or gross in crops _________________ forms __ 305 232 

acres on which used __ 174 100 79 112 

$1,000-- 305 58 Weeds or brush in posture ________________ formL_ 3 4 

acres on which used __ 48 64 

$1,000-_ 1 (I) 

Weeds on oJ! other land __________________ farmL_ 21 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 709 (NA) 

$1,000-- 5 (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ formL_ 1 2 

acres on which used __ 100 23 $1,000 __ (I) 1 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ 37 101 

$1,000-_ 4 8 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farmL_ 53 (NA) 

$1,000-- 15 (NA) 

Table 13, Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ farms __ 

Proportion of forms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres __ 

Average per form _______________________ acreL_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farmL_ 

ocreL_ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Cropland posture irrigated ______________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _ farms __ acres __ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ ocre-feeL_ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ___ . ____________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

1974 

153 

22.6 

35 381 

231.2 

150 

34 801 

145 

31 801 

18 

408 

13 

592 

7 

580 

43 431 

1.2 

49 

9 736 

1969 

168 land irrigated by - Continued 

26.0 Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ formL_ 

ocreL_ 

35 094 Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farmL_ 

208.8 acres __ 

167 land in irrigated forms ______________________ ocres __ 

34 512 Craplond ________________________________ ocreL_ 

161 Harvested cropland _____________________ ocres __ 

30 036 Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

24 between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ forms __ 

3 603 acres irrigated in most recent year __ 

(NA) Forms with ortifical droinage _________________ farms __ 873 Proportion of forms ____________________ percenL_ 10 land in forms with drainage _________________ ocres __ 582 land drained ____________________________ acres __ 

46 719 Average per form ______________________ ocres __ 

1.3 Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tonks ____________________________________ farms __ 

(NA) number __ 

(NA) ocres __ 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 

1974 1969 

1 (NA) 

475 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

135 (NA) 

533 950 518 885 

151 159 180 675 

85 132 89 291 

12 (X) 

054 (X) 

24 67 

3.5 10.3 

93 835 159 893 

5 585 11 446 

232.7 170.8 

192 (NA) 

922 (NA) 

803 (NA) 

1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate Not secured by real estate 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ forms__ 348 290 212 

$1,000-- 29 557 19 853 9 704 

fa~~~e~\~i,~~~~~~~~-o-~~~---- __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ ____ __ ____ __ __ ______ ______ ____ 21 291 29 $5,000 10 $9.999 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ______ __ ____ ____ __ ________ __ ______ __ _______ 23 32 $10,000 10 $29,999_____________________________________________________________ 86 95 57 

$30,000 10 $49,999------------------------------------------------_____________ 62 51 42 $50,000 and over ______________________________________________________ -------- L.. ___________ 1_5_6 ____________ 1_1_4 ____________ 5_2..J 

, Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

2510 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 days ______ _ 

Total cantroct lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

118 

123 } 133 

57 

25 

IV - 324 Valley County, Mont. 

1969 

115 

361 

30 

(NA) 

Workers Dollars (l,ooo) 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

252 204 924 } 242 } 968 236 794 

488 65 

(NA) (NA) 131 33 

88 (NA) 59 (NA) 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 2510 less than Tolol or mare 149 days 25 days 

Forms _________________ _ 276 118 123 133 

Cosh wages paid _ $l.IXXL. 1 224 924 236 65 Number of workerL _____ _ 982 252 242 488 

Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 106 71 75 46 2 workers _________ _ 51 19 19 25 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 52 20 22 28 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 57 5 6 28 

10 workers and over _ 10 3 1 6 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Average size of farm ______ acreL_ 

Approximate land area _______ acres __ 

Proportion in farms _____ percen*-_ 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ Average per form ___ • ____ dollars __ 

Average per acre ________ dollars __ 

Forms 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 _______________ _ 

ISO to 219 acres _______________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 260 to 499 acres _____ • _________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _. _____________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 

2,000 acres and aver ____________ _ 

All forms 

1974 

138 

820 147 5 943 

908 992 

90.2 

57 010 

413 114 

70 

18 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

12 

16 

9 

72 

1969 

165 

877 579 

5 319 

908 992 

96.5 

35 095 212 697 

40 

11 

8 

1 

16 

15 

20 

89 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ forms __ 

aeres._ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

aeres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

ocreL_ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured _____________________________________ farms __ 

aeres __ 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over All forms 

1974 

120 

819 230 

6 827 

908 992 

90.1 

56 514 470 947 

69 

2 

10 

16 

9 

72 

1969 

135 Land in Farms According to Use 

840 814 

6 228 

908 992 

92.5 

32 634 241 730 

39 

Total cropland _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Forms 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 and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see te.xtL __ farms __ 

acreL_ 

- Total woodland _____________ farms_. 

acres __ 

13 Other land (see text) ________ farms __ 10 aeres __ 

20 Irrigated land ______________ farms __ 

87 acres __ 

1974 

124 

87 607 

119 

52 388 

12 

-

3 

5 

17 

27 

28 

14 

13 

25 

13 701 

48 

21 518 

12 

5 490 

127 

727 050 

82 

26 441 

1969 

147 

87 515 

129 

53 202 

1 

2 

1 

6 

15 

36 

41 

17 

10 

51 

11 376 

53 

22 937 

20 7 177 

140 

782 887 

77 

28 977 

Farms with saies of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

47 

21 438 

4 

718 

10 

407 

42 

18 027 

7 

1 286 

12 

5 490 

9 

2 090 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland-Continued 15537 Woodland not pastured __________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

6 Other land _______________________ _ ___________________ farms __ 

aeres __ 53~ 1 276 Postureland and rangeland, other tho WOOdland pasture ______________ _ 

n cropland and • __________________ farms._ 

41 

11 918 

8 809 

19 

7 152 

17 

6 887 

acres __ 

Improved pastureland and rangela nd _________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Unimproved pastureland and rang elond _______________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

land in houselots, barn lots, ponds, r oods, wasteland, etc. _farms._ 

acres._ 

Table 2. Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form operatars. ___________ number __ land in form5- _______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _. _______ ocres __ 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in form5- _____________ Oere5-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenoney __________________ _ 

Black and ather races, see textForm operators by tenure: 1 

All form operators __________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ land in farms ______________ acres __ 

All farms 

1974 

138 820 147 

52 388 

56 134 912 

9 628 

62 

619 185 37 056 

20 66 050 

5 704 

14.5 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(NAl 

(NAl 

1969 

165 877 579 

53 202 

53 122 273 

5 371 

83 

647 957 39 736 

29 107 349 

8 095 

17.5 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(HAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(HAl 

(NA) 

(NAl 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

120 135 819 230 840 814 

52 236 46 445 

38 38 133 995 120 746 9 476 5 201 

62 79 

619 185 615693 

37 056 33 185 

20 18 

66 050 104 375 

5 704 8 059 

16.7 13.3 

- - - - - - - -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- - - -

- - - - - -

86 105 292 489 375 832 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Forms by type of organization - Can. Partnership ________________ number __ (NAl (NAl land in forms ______________ acres __ (NAl (NAl 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NAl (NAl land in farms ______________ acres __ (NAl (NAl 

Other _____________________ number __ (NAl (NAl acres __ (NAl (NAl 

Form operators by age group:2 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 1 4 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 16 22 35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 19 25 45 to.54 yeors _____________________ _ 22 40 55 to 64 yeors _____________________ _ 32 42 65 years and over __________________ _ 30 32 Average age _____________________ :- __ 54.3 51.5 

Farm operators by place of residence:2 On form operoted ___________________ _ 89 111 

1~ } 37 

On another farm ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form ________ _ 

In a city, town. or urban al"eo _________ _ 

Farm operators reporting days of work 

off farm:1 

65 (NAl 11 25 

None _____________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days _______________________ _ 

2 12 

~} 8 

14 34 

50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ____________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ____________________ _ 200 days and over __________________ _ 

98 (NAl 

22 (NAl 

Farm operators by principal occupotion:2 Farming ___________________________ _ 

Other _____________________________ _ 

- (NAl (NAl 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _____________________ _ 

Form operators reporting agricultural contracts __________________________ _ (NAl (NAl 

11969 data are only for forms operated by Slacks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

108 123 

87 147 69 881 

104 121 

52 236 46 445 

~} 16 J 27 36 

28 41 

14 17 

13 8 

24 32 

13 473 7 899 

47 (NAl 

21 438 15 537 

12 19 

5 490 7 152 

110 (NAl 

726 593 763 781 

69 74 

26 359 28 047 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

4 3 

3 400 265 

110 (NAl 

726 593 763 781 

103 115 

721 718 740 361 

19 33 

7 660 22 387 

100 110 

714 058 717974

1 72 4 875 23 4~ i 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

16 19 

165 766 195 244 

18 11 

360 975 269 738 

- - - -

- 4 16 10 7 23 

22 34 29 41 

28 23 55.1 52.8 

73 101 2 } 2 25 16 

51 (NAl 11 24 

2 4 

2 } 8 4 

12 22 

83 (NAl 

19 (NAl 

3 (NAl 

6 (NAl 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Wheatland County, Mont. IV-32S 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Farms by value of sales: 

18 1 33 17 _ 

25 34 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 28 25 $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 20 19 $2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 9 23 

Under $2,500 (see text1- __________________ _ 21 31 $2,000 to $2,499 _____________________ _ 

- 2 12 $l,500 to $1,999 _____________________ _ 

- 3 3 

- 3 6 

- 13 10 

$1,000 to $1,499 _____________________ _ 

Under $1,000 (see text) ________________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ 6 269 5 481 Average per farm ______________ dollars-- 45 427 33 220 

71 J 72 

- 1 17~ 360 

-

-

Crops, including hoy _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forest products ___________________ forms_ - 1 1 

$1.000_ - 5 (Z) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ farms-- 126 155 

$1,000_ - 5 093 5 121 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms_ - 12 (NA) 

$1.000_ - 279 (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

18

17 1 _ 33 

25 34 

28 25 

20 19 

9 2\ 

3 3 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

6 250 4 970 

52 087 36 816 

58 (NA) 

1 168 292 

- - - -

1 1 

5 (Z) 

109 128 

5 078 4 678 

12 8 

279 5 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ T abaeeo ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and coftonseed _____________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage __ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Other field crops _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products __ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ farms __ 

$1.000_ - Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000_ -

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 

Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

58 (NA) 

1 168 292 

49 56 

972 196 

- - - -

- -

- - 17 29 

194 96 

1 -

2 - - -

- - - -

- -

109 128 

5 078 4 678 

12 8 

279 5 

12 7 

93 2 

100 (NA) 

3 n8 4 004 

14 I (NA) 

313 667 

39 

525 

10 

149 -' 

1974 and 1969 

All forms I 

\974 1969 

Forms with so les of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

! 

Forms with sales I of $2,500 end 

over, 1974 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses! ___ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Customwork and other agricultural services- ________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs ______________________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments _____________________________ • ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources _______________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income saurces' ____________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

37 (NA) 

54 (NA) 

189 (NA) 

18 10 

35 10 

- 2 

- 2 

32 78 

63 217 

18 (NA) 

82 (NA) 

9 (NA) 

10 (NA) 

15 (NA) 

40 (NA) 

19 (NA) 

53 (NA) 

180 (NA) 

18 8 

35 9 

- 2 - 2 

32 75 

63 197 

17 (NA) 

73 (NA) 

9 (NA) 

10 (NA) 

15 (NA) 

40 (NA) 

Total family income from off·farm sources 2 ____________________ formL_ 

$l.000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest. dividends, or royalties __________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, etc. ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

74 

567 

14 

229 

34 

224 

33 

48 

22 

59 

ISee text. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenses-. _ forms-

$1,000_ 

Forms with- $1 to $99L ____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,999 ________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _______________ ._ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 ____ , __________ _ $60,000 and over _______________ _ 

livestock and poultry 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

purchased _____ • ____________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased ___ • ______________ forms-. 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Feed ingredien's ____________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Whole groins ______________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hoy. green chop, and silage __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Table 5. 

All forms 

1974 

138 

5 060 

1 

5 

6 

22 

16 

32 } 22 

13 

21 

79 

610 

117 

841 

102 

469 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV - 326 Wheatland County, Mont. 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

165 120 135 

4 271 5 003 3 943 

14 ;} 3 12 

10 6 5 

15 8 15 

25 15 25 

32 28 

89 22 33 

13 } 26 21 

106 66 94 

1 005 600 949 

146 100 120 

474 807 404 

117 85 97 

295 463 236 

(NA) 21 24 

(NA) 50 29 

(NA) 45 51 

(NA) 188 93 

(NA) 26 32 

(NA) 106 47 

(NA) 95 (NA) 

(NA) 72 (NA) 

Seeds. bulbs. plants. and trees purchased ___________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ formL 

-

-

-

-

- $1,000 __ Lime ______________________ forms-_ 

$1.000_ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel 

-

and oil for form business ______ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oiL ______________ • ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Motor oil. grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hired form lobar _____ • ________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Contract labor ________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farms __ $1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

52 

49 

90 

268 

62 

40 

(NA) 

(NA) 

137 

390 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

69 

464 

23 14J 53 

123 

136 

2 252 1 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

51 51 47 

35 49 15 

83 75 76 

127 267 110 

(NA) 49 (NA) 

26 40 17 

- - - - - -

162 119 134 

262 387 227 

(NA) 118 132 

(NA) 243 169 

(NA) 72 62 (NA) 76 32 (NA) 40 36 

(NA) 32 10 

(NA) 119 134 

(NA) 36 17 

93 67 86 

450 463 443 

94 14 33 

115 23 44 

53 63 

123 66 

155 119 135 

777 2 172 1 669 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equlpm.nt 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm __________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $1 10 $999 _________ " _____________ _ 

$1,000 10 $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,00010 $29,999 ________________ _ $30,000 10 $49,999 ________________ _ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ________________ _ $70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks. including pickups __ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel tractors ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

135 162 

4 381 2 653 32 450 16 373 

I 18 

15 29 

21 37 

30 30 

~} 48 II 

14 

116 127 

169 191 

91 113 

128 139 

387 402 170 183 

"'} 149 

331 465 71 101 

31 

38 

5 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

118 134 4 139 2 381 

35 073 17 771 

I:} 24 

20 34 

18 30 14 19 

29 18 

11 } 14 9 

102 117 

155 180 

91 107 

114 127 

371 376 

158 170 

102 125 

303 383 

59 86 31 36 

38 43 

5 10 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Grain and bean combines, self·propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number_. 

Other corn pickers and picker·shellers ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Windrowers, pull and setf-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ____________ .forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All farms Farms with soles of $2.500 and over 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

42 37 42 35 

57 56 57 48 

16 9 16 7 

n 2 - 2 

2 - 2 

- - -

5 -

5 -

1 -

27 (NA) 15 (NA) 

29 (NA) 17 (NA) 

7 (NA) 7 (NA) 

79 89 78 85 

94 106 93 102 

34 42 34 41 

59 (NA) 59 51 

68 (NA) 68 58 

32 (NA) 32 40 

5 (NA) 5 6 

5 (NA) 5 6 

1 (NA) 1 2 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over and over All forms 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Dollars 0.000) 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974__ 124 ()O 107 (X) 126 (X) 109 (X) 5 078 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974__ 121 (X) 104 (X) 125 (X) 107 (X) 4 556 1969__ 149 (X) 124 (X) 154 (X) 127 (X) (NA) Cottle and colves _______________ 1974__ 116 37 248 99 36 989 117 17 225 100 17 079 3 718 1969__ 146 42 325 122 40 960 150 24 124 124 23 602 4 004 Forms with- 110 4 ____________________ 1974__ 2 4 2 4 3 5 3 5 I 510 L ___________________ 1974__ 3 25 3 25 15 119 1 7 1 1010 lL _________________ 1974__ 17 207 2 26 11 133 8 99 18 2010 4L _________________ 1974__ 16 603 14 525 24 762 24 762 141 5010 99 __________________ 1974__ 10 700 10 700 21 1 477 21 1 477 270 10010 199 ________________ 1974__ 20 3029 20 3 029 19 2 482 19 2 482 488 20010 499 ________________ 1974__ 29 8 645 29 8 645 14 4 071 14 4 071 753 500 and over ______________ 1974__ 19 24 035 19 24 035 10 8 176 10 8 176 2 045 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974__ 102 20 041 98 19 980 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

22 511 118 21 826 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

19 785 96 19 724 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1969__ 139 Beef cows ________________ 1974__ 100 

22 317 115 21 751 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

256 24 256 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1969__ (NA) 

Milk cows ________________ 1974__ 24 

1969__ 38 194 31 75 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Dairy producls sold _______________ 1974__ (X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) ()() 12 ()() 93 1969__ (X) (X) ()() (X) (NA) ()() 7 DO 2 

Inventory, 1974 Soles. 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over All forms 

Forms Number Forms Number Dollars Forms Number (1.000) 

8~~~______________ 100 

Forms with- 19 785 96 19 724 Cottle Forms sold with.:..--------------------- 93 12 775 159 

1~4______________ 3 

5~9______________ 2 1010 lL_________________________ 7 

20 to 49__________________________ 17 5010 99__________________________ 15 100 10 199 ________________________ 31 

20010 499 ________________________ 12 

500 and over ______________________ 13 

8 2 4 1 to 4 _. ______________________ 8 16 4 11 2 11 510 9 ________________________ 9 64 12 105 5 68 1010 19 ---------------------- 17 220 57 594 16 574 201049 -----.---------------- 18 622 137 1 142 15 I 142 5010 99 ______________________ 14 945 197 4 334 31 4 334 100 10 199 -------------. ------ 11 1 390 367 3 556 12 3 556 200 to 499 --------_. ----_. ---- 8 2 515 653 10 035 13 10 035 500 and over __________________ 8 7 003 731 

Milk cows ____________________________ 24 

Forms with256 24 256 Calves sold ________________________ 59 4 304 559 Forms with- 1~2______________ 15 

3~4______________ 3 

5~9______________ 4 1010 19 _________________________ _ 2010 4L ________________________ _ 

5010 9L ________________________ _ 

10010 199 _______________________ _ 20010 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and aYor _____________________ _ 

22 15 22 I or 2 _______ • ________________ 

11 3 11 3 or 4 _____ • ___________ ._. ____ I 4 I (0) 4 (0) 5109 ------------------------ 5 36 6 1010 19 -----------_.--------- 7 101 15 2010 49 ---------------------- 21 648 91 5010 99 ______________________ 10 781 96 (0) (0) 100 10 199 ---------. ---. ------ 11 597 190 200 10 499 -------.------------ 4 137 160 500 and over __________________ 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Wheatland County, Mont. IV-327 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 197 4 and 1969 - Continued 

Heifers and heifer colves ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

InventoryForms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number 

86 9 626 

102 10 915 

83 9 475 

7 151 

89 7 383 

115 8 219 

Cottle fattened on groins and conc.entrates ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to L ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep. Iambs. and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goots ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponies-_________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

lambs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

lPounds of wool. 

Inventory 

AII1arms Farms with sales of $2.500 All farms and aver 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

26 2984 14 2948 26 4 814 

23 3 357 17 583 24 4 392 

15 45 3 9 2 2 

- - - - - - 4 62 4 62 16 244 

2 78 2 78 1 48 

3 (D) 3 (0) 4 310 

- - - - - -

- - - - 1 (0) 

2 (D) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 18 234 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 8 218 

39 19 447 39 19 447 39 14 297 

50 30 426 48 28 269 50 23 497 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

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

(NA) (NA) 2 5 (NA) (NA) 

45 241 45 241 7 20 

86 616 (NA) (NA) 14 50 

Inventory -

Farms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

Farms Number 

11 360 Litters of pigs farrowed between12 99 December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _1974 __ 

13 2 588 1969 __ 

16 484 December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 

28 4 296 1969 __ 

39 14 753 June land November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 

32 398 1969 __ 

Soles- Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollors (1,000) 

6 495 150 

8 (0) (NA) 

2 3 1 

1 10 3 

- - - 1 (D) (0) 

1 (D) (0) 

1 (D) (D) 

- - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Farms Number Dollars (1,000) 

14 4 634 313 

19 920 (NA) 

2 2 (Z) 

- - -

4 64 3 

1 48 2 

4 310 17 

- - -

1 (0) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

6 126 2 

5 138 (NA) 

38 14 276 (NA) 

47 21 837 (NA) 

38 17 770 '191 633 

39 (X) 525 

- - -

- - (NA) 

7 20 2 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All farms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 a nd aver 

Farms Number Farms Number 

24 815 12 767 

19 552 14 140 

22 393 10 381 

16 267 12 65 

21 422 9 386 

16 285 11 75 

Table 9. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ J974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 

3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 328 Wheatland County, Mont. 

All forms 

Farms 

17 

(NA) 

16 

35 

16 

35 

10 

4 

-

-

-

2 

-

-

-

-

-

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Forms with safes of $2,500 and over 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 17 (X) 

(X) 31 (X) 

(0) 16 (0) 

17 778 30 1 683 

(D) 16 (0) 

17 720 30 1 625 

420 10 420 

650 4 650 

- - -

- - -

- - - (D) 2 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Soles 

Alf1arms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Farms Number Forms Number 

7 (X) 7 ()O 

(NA) (X) 4 (X) 

5 (D) 5 (D) 

5 5 475 3 175 

5 (0) 5 (0) 

4 5 425 2 125 

2 184 2 184 

1 150 1 150 

- - - - - - - - 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 500 1 1 500 

- - - -

12 279 12 279 

(NA) (NA) 8 5 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 9. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over Forms with soles of $2.500 and over 

Hens ond pullets of laying age ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for toble or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months aid or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old_1974 __ 

Inventory 

Forms 

16 

30 

16 

-

2 

-

4 

1 

Number 

(0) 

1 625 

(0) 

-

260 

-

5 

(0) 

Soles 

Forms 

5 

2 

5 

-

-

-

-

-

Number 

(0) 

125 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ 

Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

Light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 1969 __ Other poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory Soles 

Farms Number Forms Number 

3 204 1 200 

- - - -

I 200 I 200 - - - -

1 200 I 200 

2 4 - -

- - - -

5 (X) 3 (X) 

5 (X) 1 (X) 

Table 10. Crops: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Forms Acres Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

- - - - (X) (X) 

- - - - (X) (X) 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

- - - - -

14; I - - - - -

43 50 13 316 8 891 201 785 160 

45 65 II 233 II 416 (X) (X) 

- - - - -

- - - - =1 -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for grain _____________ _ CoHan (boles) ________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

2 (NA) 9 (NA) 863 (NA) 

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

106 113 27 861 32 890 41 343 49 993 

- 2 - 4 (X) (X) 

- 2 - 2 (X) (X) 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ___________ _ Sweetpotatoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sole _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ - - - - (X) (X) 

Other crops __________________________ _ - (NA) - - (X) (X) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres Quantity harvested 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ - - - - - - - - - - Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ - - - - - - - - - - Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ - - - - (X) (X) - - - - Sorghums for groin (bushelsL ___________ _ - - - - - - - - - - Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy. etc. ____ _ - (NA) - - DO (Xl - (NA) - - Alfalfa hoy (tons. dry) _________________ _ 80 92 15 139 14 920 25 279 27 422 58 64 12 407 II 119 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheat (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons. dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ CoHan (boles) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn. or melons for sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

24 

32 

19 

33 

42 

48 

22 

29 

41 

56 

92 

106 

Acres 

13 473 

7 899 

7660 

22 387 

13 276 

6 591 

1 927 

1 450 

9 196 

6466 

110 

27 750 

31 935 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Quantity 

DO 

DO 

(Xl 

(Xl 

(Xl 

00 

DO 

(X) 

201 115 

109 842 

50964 

57 882 

186 292 

218 873 

(X) 

41 249 

48 180 

(X) 

(X) 

863 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(Xl 

Irrigated land 

Forms 

9 

11 

8 

10 

7 

12 

7 

11 

65 

72 

Acres 

720 

1 400 

3200 

3 238 

246 

237 

275 

356 

396 

521 

21 093 

22 301 

Total 

Forms 

4 

6 

9 

8 

27 

28 

10 

15 

19 

28 

38 

42 

Acres 

120 

540 

864 

325 

11 769 

3 316 

1 503 

828 

6248 

4 353 

10 545 

9 223 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Forms Tons Forms Tons 

4 13 

6 113 

9 193 

8 74 

26 275 1 17 (NA) 124 (NA) 

10 42 (NA) 34 (NA) 

19 208 (NA) 153 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (HA) 

(NA) (NA) 

38 047 42 969 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

2 (NA) (NA) 

Wheatland County, Mont. IV-329 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1 969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Acres Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigoted land 

Forms Acres 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Tofal Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs. including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ Lime ___________________________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ $1.000 __ 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy crops ____________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Insects on other crops __________________ farms __ 

acres an which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nematodes in crops ___________________ .farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

32 

1 

3 

1974 1969 

83 94 

307 127 

75 71 

533 19 585 

817 I 467 

267 1/0 

6 4 

345 238 

3 (Z) 

3 

690 

5 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Can Diseases in crops and orchards ____________ farms __ I 3 

acres on which used __ 500 394 

$1,000 __ I (Z) 

Weeds or grass in crops _________________ farms __ 27 22 

acres on which used __ 7 335 2 652 

$1.000 __ 22 3 

Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ farms __ 6 13 

acres on which used __ 389 I 035 

$1,000 __ I 6 

Weeds on all other land __________________ forms._ 10 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 490 (NA) 

$1.000 __ I (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ forms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ farms __ 17 50 

$1,000 __ 4 8 

Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms-_ 6 (NA) 

$1.000 __ 3 (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ forms __ 

Proportion of forms _________ ._._._. _____ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated _________ • ___ • ___ • ___ ._. __ acres-_ 

Average per form _______________________ acres __ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres._ Cropland posture irrigated _____________ .farms __ 

acres __ 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture _farms __ acres __ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches _______________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

1974 

69 

57.5 

26 359 

382.0 

68 

23 159 

66 

22 009 

9 

720 

4 

430 

8 3 200 

44 718 

1.7 

29 

10 309 

1969 

74 

54.8 

28 047 

379.0 

73 

24 809 

73 

23 409 

1/ 

I 400 

(NA) 

10 

3 238 

39 521 

1.4 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 1969 

land irrigated by - Continued Self-propelled sprinkler systems ___________ • _ farms __ (NA) 

acres-_ (NA) 

Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farms __ 1 (NA) 

acres._ 200 (NA) 

land in irrigated farmL _____________________ acres-_ 632 319 660 214 C ropland._. _____________________________ acreL_ 66 975 45 406 Harvested cropland _. ___________________ acreL_ 40 238 33 606 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

between 1970 and 1973 ____________________ forms-_ I (X) 

acres irrigated in most recent year __ 30 (X) 

Forms with artificol drainoge _________________ forms __ 8 15 

Proportion of forms -- ------------------ percenL_ 6.7 11.1 

land in forms with drainage _________________ acreL_ 28 473 91 302 land drained _________________ . __________ ocres._ 381 699 Average per form ______________________ acreL_ 47.6 46.6 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks _________________ ._. ________________ forms-_ 59 (NA) 

number __ 236 (NA) 

acres._ 888 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate Not secured by real estate 

Farms with debt owed by form operator (see text} ________________________________ farms__ 67 48 48 

$l.oo(L 7 273 5 667 606 

Forms by sile of debt owed: Under $5,000 __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ ______________ __ ____ __ ______ ________________ 1/ 4 10 

$5,000 fa $9,999_______________________________________________________________ 6 6 5 

$10,000 fa $29,999_____________________________________________________________ 14 14 18 

$30,000 fa $49,999_____________________________________________________________ 8 7 6 

$50,000 and over ______________________________________________________ -------- L.. ___________ 2_8 _____________ 1_7 _____________ 9...J 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

25 fa 149 days ________ _ 

less than 25 dayL _____ _ 

Totol contract lobar ______ _ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 1969 

35 48 

35 } 43 69 

14 33 

1/ (NA) 

IV - 330 Wheatland County, Mont. 

Workers Dollars (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

86 97 366 } 

85 } 254 83 

153 14 

(NA) (NA) 23 

51 (NA) 20 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 fa less than 

1969 Totol or more 149 days 25 days 

Forms ___________ • _____ _ 67 35 35 43 

Cosh wages paid_$I,OOO __ 463 366 83 14 

Number of workers. _____ _ 324 86 85 153 

443 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 20 17 14 13 

44 2 workers _______ • __ 10 9 8 10 

3 or 4 workers _____ _ 1/ 5 9 12 

5 to 9 workers _____ _ 19 3 4 4 

(NA) 10 workers ond over _ 7 1 - 4 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table L Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acreS __ 

Average size of form ______ acres __ 

Approximate land areo _______ acres._ 

Proportion in forms _. ___ percenL_ 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ Average per farm ________ dallarL_ 

Average per acre ________ dallars __ 

forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _. _______________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _____ • ___________ _ 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 2.000 acres and over _______ • ____ _ 

All forms 

1974 

200 

506 467 

2 532 

569 664 

88.9 

50 630 253 152 

100 

3 

I 

2 

I 

3 

2 

2 

2 

17 

45 

40 

82 

1969 

211 

522 558 2477 

569 664 

91.7 

24 489 

116 059 

47 

3 

9 

I 

I 

9 

3 

10 

42 

48 

84 

Other cropland _______ • ___ • ___ • _________________ • _________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________________ farmL_ 

acres-_ Cropland on which all crops foiled ___________________ • _____ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Cropland idle ___ ._. ___ • __ • ____________ • _________________ farmL_ 

acres-_ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms with soles of $2.500 and over All forms 

1974 

192 

504 410 2 627 

569 664 

88.5 

50 271 

261 830 

100 

2 

I 

17 

43 

40 

82 

1969 

181 Land in Farms According to Use 

513 880 2 839 

569 664 

90.2 

23 520 129 945 

46 

Total cropland _____________ farmL. 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Forms by acres harvested: J to 9 acres _______________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _____________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _____________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _____________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________ _ 

100 fa 199 acres ___________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________ _ 

1.000 acres and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ formL_ 

acres __ 

Other cropland (see texfL __ formL_ 

ocres-_ 

- Total woodlond _____________ farmL_ 

1 aeres-_ 7 Other land (see text) ________ forms __ 

37 acres __ 

47 Irrigated land ______________ farms __ 

84 acres._ 

1974 1969 

193 193 

152 826 152 227 

183 187 

80 247 64 369 

I -

I 4 

2 -

2 3 

12 25 

26 49 

78 64 

52 32 

9 10 

58 65 

12 869 15 002 

167 168 

59 710 72 856 

I 3 

10 I 140 

182 202 

353 631 369 191 

9 6 

464 458 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 

166 

59 287 

19 

393 

4 

569 

156 54 299 

28 

3 026 

I 

10 

1969 

(NA) Total woodland - Co ntinued 69 532 Woodland not postured __________ _ ___________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

___________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

I 8!~ 1 Other lond _______________________ _ 

3 8~~ Posturelond and rangeland, other tha woodland posture ______________ _ 

n cropland and ______ • ____________ forms __ 

146 

59 415 

25 

4 379 

ocres __ 

Improved postureland and rongelo nd _________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Unimproved eland ___ ~ ___________ farms __ posture/and and rang acres __ 

land in houselots, bamfots, ponds, r aods, wasteland, etc. _forms __ 

acres __ 

Table 2. Farm Operators- Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All form aperators. ___________ numbeL_ 

land in farmL _______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _________ acreL_ 

forms by tenure of form operator: Full awnerL _______________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Port owners _______ • _______ number __ 

land in farmL _______ • _____ acres._ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Block and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: 1 

All form aperatars. _________ number._ land in farmL _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 

Harvested crap~and _______ acres __ 

Port owners _______________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Tenants ________ • __________ number __ 

land in farms. _____________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreL_ 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family __ • ______ number_. land in farms ______________ acres __ 

All forms 

1974 

200 506 467 

80 247 

54 

63 814 

II 537 

109 

390 325 55 408 

37 

52 328 

13 302 

18.5 

I 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

I 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

211 

522 558 64 369 

63 57 662 

9 393 

114 

396 398 45 174 

34 

68 498 

9 802 

16.1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

1974 1969 

192 181 

504 410 513 880 80 171 63 194 

48 50 62 467 54 704 II 521 9 321 

109 108 

390 325 393 060 55 408 .. 733 

35 23 51 618 66 116 

13 242 9 140 

18.2 12.7 

I - (0) - - -

- - - - - -

I - (D) -

- - - - - - - -

- -

172 161 369 602 435 089 

All forms 

1974 1969 

Farms by type of organization-Con. Partnership ________________ number_. (NA) (NA) land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Corporation ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

Other _____________________ number __ (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) I ocres __ 

Form operators by age group:" Under 25 years _____________________ _ 7 2 25 to 34 years _____________________ _ 25 25 35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 37 50 45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 63 66 55 to 64 yeors _____________________ _ 38 51 65 yeors and over __________________ _ 23 17 Average age _______________________ _ 48.3 48.6 

Form operators by place of residence,2 

132 168 

1~ } 31 

21 

On form operated _____ • _____________ _ 

On another farm ____________________ _ 

tn a rural area, not on a form ________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban orea _________ _ 

Form operators reporting days of work 

off form," 

100 

15 (NA) I 25 9 12 

- ~} 9 -

- 17 28 

None _____________________________ _ 

I to 49 days _______________________ _ 

50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 

150 ta 199 days ___________________ _ 200 days and over _________________ _ 

Form operators by principal occupation~2 

- 167 (NA) 

- 26 (NA) 

Forming __________________________ _ 

Other _______________ • ____________ _ 

Form operators reporting utilization of futures market _______________ • _____ _ 

- Form operators reporting agricultural 

(NA) (NA) 

contracts ___ • _____________________ _ 

- (NA) (NA) 

! 1969 data are only for forms operated by Blocks. 2J974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

189 174 

151 960 147 668 

180 III 

80 171 63 194 

- l 

Li 

II J 26 .. 78 64 

52 32 

9 10 

55 

12 502 14 9~ I 166 (NA) 

59 287 69 532 

I 3 

10 I 140 

175 (NA) 

352 .. 0 365 072 

9 6 

464 458 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

I 

10 I 13~ I 175 (NA) 

352 .. 0 365 072 1 

146 159 

343 532 354 759 

19 25 

14 933 13 700 

129 151 

328 599 341 059

1 139 119 i 8 908 10 313 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

14 17 .. 971 55 698 

5 2 89 357 (0) 

I I 

480 (0) 

7 I 

24 17 

36 45 61 54 

36 49 

22 15 48.3 49.4 

130 154 

8 } I 16 

21 

97 (NA) 

14 24 9 II 

3 , 

J 5 3 

17 10 

163 (NA) 

23 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

10 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data Wibaux County, Mont. IV-33l 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All farms 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of soles: 

19 1 11 60 _ 

51 43 

$100,000 and over _______________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ _ 41 63 9 43 

12 18 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ________________________ _ 

Under $2,500 (see text) ___________________ _ 8 33 $2,00010 $2,499 ______________________ _ I 3 $1,500 to $1.999 ______________________ _ I I $1,00010 $1,499 ______________________ _ - 9 Under $1,000 (see textL ________________ _ 6 20 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1.000 __ 8 642 3 236 Average per form ______________ dollors_ - 43 210 15 336 

Crops. including hoy _______________ formL 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

168 J 171 

- 5 188 I 136 

-

- - - Forest products ___________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ - - -

livestock, poultry. and their products ________________________ formL - 161 180 

$1,000_ - 3 454 2 100 

Poultry and poultry products ______ formL - 17 (NA) 

$1.000_ - II (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

1974 1969 

19

60 1 _ 11 

51 43 

41 63 

9 43 

12 18 

- 3 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

8 637 3 209 

44 983 17 732 

167 (NA) 

5 187 I 126 

- -

- -

- - - -

156 160 

3 450 2 084 

15 Ii 

10 5 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Tobacco ________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Of her field crops _________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _forms __ $1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ forms-. 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ forms-_ 

$1.000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ___________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

167 (NA) 

5 187 1 126 

165 152 

5 043 I 045 

- -

- - - -

- - 27 38 

(0) 80 

1 2 

(D) I 

2 - (Z) - - -

- -

156 160 

3 450 2 084 

15 11 

10 5 

13 27 

60 41 

149 (NA) ";: I I 820 

(NA) 

228 217 

26 

125 

14 

12 -' 

Table 4. Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of ope rotors with total family income from off form ond other 

sources greater than total value of agricultural products sold l ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses 1 ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork and other agricultural services _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ____________________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs _____________ • ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments _______ . ______________ . _______________ farms-_ 

$1.000 __ Other form-related sources _. _________________ . ___________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources 1 ____________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

18 

71 

216 

36 

72 

-

-

33 

37 

21 

102 

11 

5 

23 

60 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

41 

59 

1 

3 

169 

733 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

16 (NA) 

69 (NA) 

214 (NA) 

36 38 

72 58 

- 1 

- 3 

33 154 

37 712 

19 (NA) 

100 (NA) 

11 (NA) 

5 (NA) 

21 (NA) 

59 (NA) 

lSee text. 71974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total family income from off-form sources1 _. __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions, and fips __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends. or royalties __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security, pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 and 

over, 1974 

106 

567 

16 

83 

51 

271 

64 

143 

17 

39 

12 

31 

Table 5. Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Total form production expenses ___ forms- - $1,000_ 

Forms with- $1 to $99L ____________________ _ - $1,000 to $1.999 ________________ _ - $2,000 to $2,999 ________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

- $5,00010 $9,99L _______________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _______________ _ 

$60,000 and over _______________ _ 

Livestock and poultry purchased _________________ • forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry purchased __________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _________ • __________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Feed ingredients ________ • ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Whole groins ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and silage __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry _________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

IV - 332 Wibaux County, Mont. 

All forms 

1974 

200 

5 778 

4 

3 

5 

13 

31 

56 } 46 

17 

25 

101 

630 

140 

527 

104 

267 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

211 192 181 

2 678 5 763 2 633 

14 ;} 4 12 

6 4 2 

24 12 20 

61 30 61 

56 58 

94 46 31 

17 } 5 25 

113 99 97 

437 629 431 

162 135 147 

252 524 250 

109 101 102 

101 266 100 

(NA) 54 45 

(NA) 70 37 

(NA) 61 54 

(NA) 139 68 

(NA) 24 50 

(NA) 50 44 

(NA) 123 (NA) 

(NA) 50 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased _. _________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchased __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chem icals purchased __________ • ________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel 

and oil for form business ______ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Diesel oiL. _______ • _________ forms._ 

$1.000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms-. 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form labor ______________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ Contract lobar ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and customwork ___ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 3 

All forms 

1974 

84 

133 

131 

323 

125 

126 

(NA) 

(NA) 

199 

480 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

68 

170 

10 12 J 116 

263 

198 

113 1 

Forms with so les of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

80 83 75 

43 133 42 

132 130 129 

111 323 110 

(NA) 123 (NA) 

29 126 28 

- - -

- - -

211 192 181 

276 477 264 

(NA) 183 175 

(NA) 280 169 (NA) 140 130 

(NA) 132 56 (NA) 61 70 

(NA) 30 13 

(NA) 192 181 

(NA) 34 26 

106 65 104 

139 169 139 

155 10 18 

116 12 13 

114 132 

262 100 

202 192 180 

275 3 058 1 257 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value af all machinery and equipment _____________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm __________ dollars-_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,99L _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________________ _ $20,000 to $29,999 ________________ _ $30,000 to $49,999 ________________ _ $50,000 to $69,999 ________________ _ 

$70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Motor trucks. including pickups __ farms __ number __ 

mfd in last 5 yeors, number __ 

Wheel troctors ________________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

All farms 

1974 1969 

199 210 7 665 3 462 38 518 16 484 

- 2 6 45 

21 33 

25 65 

37 63 } 65 16 

31 

175 178 

255 237 

161 149 

193 195 566 477 213 181 

'~1 195 

548 538 115 150 17 

19 

1 _ 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and aver 

1974 1969 

192 180 7 496 3 281 

39 040 18 229 

6} 29 

19 28 

23 58 

36 32 

62 24 

15 } 31 9 

170 155 

248 208 

157 128 

187 173 

556 435 

209 162 

183 171 

536 491 111 130 

17 16 

19 17 

I 5 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines, 

self-propelled _______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Corn heads for combines ______ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and self-propelled _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

mfd in last 5 years, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _____________ farms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 

and aver 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

110 108 110 106 

121 119 121 117 

34 33 34 33 

_ l 4 ~ -

2~ I 4 - -

I ~ 

-

22 4 

2~ J 28 4 ~ I 

20 (NA) 20 (NA) 

22 (NA) 22 (NA) 

4 (NA) 4 (NA) 

89 99 88 99 

96 106 94 106 

31 48 31 48 

101 (NA) 101 90 

113 (NA) 113 99 

49 (NA) 49 50 

23 (NA) 23 33\ 23 (NA) 23 

7 (NA) 7 ~i 

Table 7, Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sa les: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poulfry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cottle and calveL ______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 5 to L ___________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 __________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 49L _______________ 1974 __ 

500 and aver ______________ 1974 __ 

Caws and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 8eef caws ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sald _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- Ito 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to lL ________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 500 and over _____________________ _ 

Milk caws ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- lor 2 ___________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 

5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 __ .. ______________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________ _ 200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and aver _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Farms 

166 

159 

170 

152 

158 

I 

2 

15 

14 

26 

41 

46 

7 

144 

140 

140 

(NA) 

42 

55 

(X) 

(X) 

All farms 

Farms 

140 

I 

5 

12 

29 

34 

42 

14 

3 

42 

26 

8 

3 

3 

1 

1 

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 All farms and aver 

Number Farms Number Farms Number 

(X) 160 (X) 161 (X) 

(X) 154 (X) 160 (X) 

(X) 155 (X) 178 (X) 

29 527 149 29 428 152 15 349 21 448 149 21 335 166 12 327 

I I 1 9 10 14 2 14 12 91 

196 14 179 11 170 505 12 423 36 1 198 1 820 26 I 820 37 2 610 5 914 41 5 914 27 3 622 13 280 46 13 280 16 4 589 7 797 7 7 797 4 3 059 

15 105 141 15 049 (NA) (NA) 

II 519 137 II 486 (NA) (NA) 

14 885 137 14 829 (NA) (NA) 

11 285 133 II 256 (NA) (NA) 

220 42 220 (NA) (NA) 

234 54 230 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

Inventory, 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Number Farms Number 

14 885 137 14 829 CaMle sold ________________________ 

forms with4 I 4 1 to 4 ________________________ 

33 5 33 5 to 9 ________________________ 

182 10 156 10 to 19 ______________________ 

930 28 900 20 to 49 ______________________ 

2 412 34 2 412 50 to 99 ______________________ 

5 724 42 5 724 100 to 199 ____________________ 

3 715 14 3 715 200 to 499 ____________________ 

1 885 3 1 885 500 and over __________________ 

220 42 220 Calves sold ________________________ 

farms with33 26 33 1 or 2 ________________________ 

26 8 26 3 or 4 ________________________ 

17 3 17 5 to 9 ________________________ 

39 3 39 10 to 19 ______________________ 

40 1 40 20 to 49 ______________________ 

65 1 65 50 to 99 ______________________ 

- - - 100 to 199 ____________________ 

- - - 200 to 499 ____________________ 

- - - 500 and aver __________________ 

Sales 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and aver 

Farms Number Dollars (1,000) 

156 (X) 3 450 

155 (X) 3 367 

159 (X) (NA) 

149 15 315 3 014 

153 12 251 1 820 

8 9 2 12 91 18 

9 137 33 

36 1 198 208 

37 2 610 556 27 3 622 739 

16 4 589 871 4 3 059 586 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

13 ()O 60 27 (X) 41 

Sales, 1974-

Farms with sales of $2,500 and aver 

Dollars farms Number (1,000) 

124 10 145 2 333 

8 21 5 14 101 24 14 192 53 35 I 069 226 24 I 622 419 17 2341 540 10 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) 

85 5 170 681 

8 9 2 I 4 (I) 

8 49 5 9 121 14 23 771 96 16 1 104 173 16 2 094 276 4 I 018 114 - - -

Wibaux County, Mont. IV-333 
Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer calves ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers. steer calves. bulls, and bull colves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with ~~~e;~f$2~500 and over 

Forms Number 

128 6 947 127 5 519 

127 6 861 

8 86 

142 7 432 147 4 330 

Cottle fattened on grains and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 50 to 9L ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Table 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

IOta 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 49L ___________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep. Iambs. and wool _____________________ 1974 __ 

Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Horses and ponieL _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 

ond over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

37 2 226 36 2 208 

33 1 400 31 1 390 

6 19 6 19 7 44 7 44 9 157 8 139 

5 168 5 168 4 254 4 254 4 (D) 4 (D) 

1 (D) 1 (D) 

1 (0) 1 (0) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

23 3 739 22 3 654 

44 8 663 32 8 474 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 1 2 69 355 67 348 

105 577 (NA) (NA) 

Inventory -

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

All forms 

Forms Number 

40 2 983 

29 1 636 

7 22 

5 34 

7 114 

4 153 

11 762 

3 360 

2 (0) 

1 (0) 

5 146 

3 128 

27 3 784 

44 5 135 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

14 66 

20 56 

Sales - Farms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number Dollars 0,000) 

17 663 237 

10 517 (NA) 

6 28 9 

4 58 21 

4 98 26 

1 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

- - -

1974 and 1969 

Sales 

Forms with sales of $2.500 ond over 

Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

39 2971 228 

29 1 636 (NA) 

7 22 2 

5 34 3 

6 102 7 

4 153 11 

11 762 46 

3 360 32 

2 (D) (0) 

1 (D) (D) 

4 134 2 

3 128 (NA) 

26 3 769 (NA) 

32 4 917 (NA) 

23 2 998 '31 061 

26 (X) 125 

- - -

- - (NA) 

14 66 12 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2.500 a nd over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Lambs under I year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Rom~ and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

IPounds of wool. 

Table 9. 

Any poultry ___________________________ 1974_ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms wifh- 1 to 99 _______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 39L ___________________ 1974 __ 400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 1974 __ 3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers ond other meot·type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry and poultry products sold, ($1,000) _1974 __ 1969 __ 

IV - 334 Wibaux County, Mont. 

18 224 litters of pigs farrowed between23 243 December 1 of preceding year ond November 30 _1974 __ 26 292 25 290 

34 1 984 1969 __ 25 186 25 186 

27 1 147 December 1 of preceding year and May 3L ___ 1974 __ 20 197 20 197 

17 1 206 1969 __ 21 105 21 105 

21 2144 June 1 ond November 30 ___________________ J974 __ 15 95 14 93 

18 304 1969 __ 12 81 12 81 

Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 and over All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

47 (X) 44 (X) 8 (X) 7 (X) 

(NA) (X) 48 (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) 

46 2 545 43 2 459 7 2 593 6 593 

54 3 083 48 2 865 6 544 6 544 

46 2 486 43 2 402 7 2 593 6 593 

53 2 981 47 2 766 6 544 6 544 

41 1 231 38 1 147 4 202 4 202 

4 705 4 705 2 391 2 391 

1 550 1 550 - - - -

- - - - 1 2 000 - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 10 430 10 430 1 100 1 100 

- - - - - - - -

(X) (X) (X) (X) 17 11 15 10 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 11 5 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying Og8 ____________ J974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 monlhs old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and mole chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and puliets under 3 months 0Id_1974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL ___________ _ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheal (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small groins for grain _____________ _ Callan (boles) ________________________ _ Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ Sweetpototoes (bushels) ________________ _ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ 

Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grozed ____ _ Sorghums for groin {bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Forms Number 

43 2 402 6 593 47 2 766 6 544 43 2 402 6 593 

- - - -

2 11 - -

1 25 - - 21 46 - - 2 66 - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

15 22 

- -

- - - - 163 158 

109 148 

-

=1 -

2 (NA) 

- (NA) 

143 136 

2 -

- - - -

5 (NA) 

Farms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- 3 - 12 15 619 

6 7 178 

- - - - (NA) - 82 58 6 039 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ 1974 __ 

lighl breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Olher poultry _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All farms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

797 1 521 

- - -

31 20; I - 51 875 

10 476 15 425 

-

=1 -

(l) (NA) 

- (NA) 

17 158 16 239 

I -

- -

- -

170 -

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

270 - 5 29' 950 3 405 3 166 

301 (X) (X) 

- - -

- (X) (X) 

3 915 8 292 5 188 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory 

Forms 

2 

9 

Number 

(X) 

(X) 

Sales 

Forms 

Quantity harvested 

1974 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

1 360 438 

(X) 

-

-

25 

-

17 423 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

- - -

2 - 83 - - - - - -

- (NA) - 7 6 193 

Number 

591 

(X) 

(X) 

1969 

(X) 

(X) 

58; (X) I 

=1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

16 071 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

1969 

-

-

-

-

-

352 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheal (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oals (bu,hels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Barley (bushelsL _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bu,hel,) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other small grains for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybean' for bean' (bu,hel'L ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (Ion" dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Callan (bale,) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ TObacco (pound,) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

IriSh pololoes (hundredweighlL ____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for '010 _______________________ .1974 •• 

1969 •• land in orchards _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 •• 

Forms 

55 

64 

19 

25 

15 

22 

-

-

162 

146 

86 

112 

65 

88 

2 

-

7 

-

-

-

-

141 

123 

4 

-

-

-

-

-

2 

6 

2 

-

-

-

Acres 

12 502 

14 942 

14 933 

13 700 

797 

I 521 -

-

51 869 30 779 

5 409 9544 

4 209 

5 407 

22 

-

836 -

-

-

-

17 088 

15 765 

82 

-

-

-

-

-

(l) 

4 

I 

-

-

-

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 

I 

Irrigated land 

Totol 

Quantity Forms Acres Forms 

(X) I 42 2 (X) 1 6 2 (X) - - I (X) I 100 4 (X) 2 83 2 (X) - - 5 (X) - - - (X) - - - 360 318 - - 121 585 418 - - 98 

202 595 I 5 46 

428 676 - - 57 138 886 2 51 40 149 444 - - 55 490 - - I 

- - - - (X) - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

17 341 7 193 12 15 645 6 352 30 (X) - - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 - - - 450 - - 1 

(X) 2 (l) - (X) - - - (X) - - - (X) - - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

320 2 20 - - 95 2 7 I 4 10 1 I - - 212 4 12 - - 146 2 6 I 4 308 5 17 - - - - - - - - - - - - 38 866 121 I 157 - - 23 596 (NA) 642 (NA) -

2 974 46 91 - - 5 759 (NA) 155 (NA) - 2644 40 104 - - 3 895 (NA) 96 (NA) - 2 1 1 - - - (NA) - (NA) - 518 3 12 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

I 221 12 35 - - 3 024 30 136 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - 1 (NA) (l) (NA) -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Wibaux County, Mont. IV-335 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Berries for sale __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms Acres 

88 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

88 

Commercial fertilizer used 

TOIOI Dry liquid 

Forms Acres Farms Tons Forms Tons 

44 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs, including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ ton5 __ 

$1,000 __ Lime ___________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays. dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hay crops-___________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Insects on other crops __________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Nematodes in crops ____________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 1969 

155 151 

449 139 

130 112 46 745 36 890 I 439 I 068 

323 110 

8 2 

425 107 

I (Z) 

32 9 

7 098 3 409 

45 3 

2 

129 

3 

1974 1969 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to contral- Can Diseases in crops and archards ____________ farms __ I I 

acres on which used __ 740 173 

$1,000 __ 2 (l) 

Weeds or grass in crops _________________ farmL_ 95 99 

acres on which used __ 40 090 32 284 

$1.000 __ 59 20 Weeds or brush in pasturL _______________ farms __ I 2 

acres on which used __ 10 75 

$1.000 __ (l) (Z) 

Weeds on all other land __________________ farms-_ 8 (NA) 

acres on which used __ 152 (NA) 

$1,000 __ I (NA) 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farms-_ I 

acres on which used __ 4 $1,000 __ (Z) 

Insect control on livestock and pauJtrv ________ farms-_ 35 52 $1.000 __ 3 3 Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms-_ 21 (NA) 

$1.000 __ 13 (NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Forms irrigated in census year ________________ farms-_ 

Proportion of farms _____________________ percenL_ 

Total land irrigated __________________________ acres-_ 

Average per form _______________________ acres-_ 

Cropland irrigated _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland posture irrigated ___________ • __ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Posture irrigated, other than cropland posture .farms __ 

acreL_ 

Estimated quantity of irrigation water applied _ acre-feeL_ 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ acre-feeL_ 

land irrigated by- Furrows or ditches ________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

1974 

9 

4.7 

464 

51.6 

9 

464 

9 

422 

I 

42 

745 

1.6 

5 

291 

1969 

6 land irrigated by - Continued 3.3 Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ farmL_ 

458 

76.3 

6 358 

6 

352 

I 

6 

(NA) 

I 

100 

510 

1.1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

acres __ 

Other sprinkler systems __________________ 3arms __ 

aereL_ land in irrigated farmL _____________________ aereL_ Crapland _____ • __________________________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _________________ ._._ acres __ 

Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated between 1970 and 1973 ___________________ 3armL_ 

acres irrigated in most recent year_. 

Forms with artifical drainage _________________ farms __ 

Proportion of forms ____________________ percenL_ 

land in farms with drainage _________________ acres __ 

land drained _____________ • ______________ aereL_ 

Average per farm ______________________ acres __ 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs. and earthen tanks _________________________ • __________ forms-_ 

number __ 

aeres __ 

1974 

52 282 

6 074 

3 496 

I 

150 

I 

0.5 

005 

30 

30.0 

95 

412 

678 

1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

23 4/3 

3 271 

I 512 

(X) 

(X) 

3 

1.6 

2 600 

295 

98.3 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Total operator debt Secured by real estate Not secured by real estate 

Forms with debt owed by form operator (see text) ________________________________ farms__ 101 72 77 

$1.000__ 7 773 4 970 2 803 

Forms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 ____________________ • _ __ __ __ ____ __ __ ____ ____ __ ______ __ ____ __ ______ 7 6 15 

$5,000 10 $9,999_______________________________________________________________ 16 10 13 

$10.000 10 $29,999_____________________________________________________________ 23 17 22 

$30,000 10 $49.999_____________________________________________________________ 10 8 9 

$50,OOOondover ----------------.---------------------------------------------L.. ___________ 4_5 _____________ 3_1 _____________ 18...J 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working - 150 days or more ______ _ 

2510149 doys ________ _ 

less than 25 days ______ _ 

Toto! contract lobar _____ ._ 

Forms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 

28 

19 

36 } 10 

3 

IV - 336 Wibaux County, Mont. 

1969 

21 

97 

18 

(NA) 

Workers Dollors (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

40 25 129 } 33 } 198 26 

90 14 

(NA) (NA) 12 

17 (HA) II 

1974 hired farm workers warking1969 

150 doys 2510 less than 

Tolol or more 149 doys 25 days 

Forms _____ • ___________ _ 65 28 19 36 

Cosh woges poid _ $1,000 __ 169 129 26 14 Number of warkerL _____ _ 163 40 33 90 

139 Forms with- 1 worker __________ _ 33 20 II 21 

13 2 workers _________ _ 12 5 5 3 3 or 4 workers _____ _ II 3 2 6 5 to 9 workers _____ • 6 - I 5 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 3 - - I 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table L Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1974 and 1969 

All forms 

1974 1969 

All farms ________________ number __ I 035 I 139 

land in farms ______________ acres __ 385 365 612 068 Average size af farm ______ acres __ 1 339 I 415 

Approximate land area _______ ocreL_ 

Praportian in forms _____ percenL_ 673 408 673 408 

82.8 96.3 

Value of land and buildings __ $1,000 __ 213 291 116 218 Average per form ________ dollars __ 206 078 102 035 Average per acre ________ dallars-_ 154 72 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ___________________ _ 64 99 10 ta 49 acres _________________ _ 215 204 50 to 69 acres _________________ _ 50 37 70 to 99 acres _________________ _ 80 64 100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 60 57 140 to 179 acres _______________ _ 66 78 

180 to 219 acres _______________ _ 31 69 220 to 259 acres _______________ _ 33 36 260 to 499 acres _______________ _ 104 133 500 to 999 acres _______________ _ 95 98 1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________ _ 83 108 2,000 acres and over ____________ _ 154 156 

Other cropland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and nat pastured ___________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland postured _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

771 81 I land in farms According to Use 

347 501 

I 748 

673 408 

80.5 

196 036 

254 262 

145 

34 

80 

30 

34 

52 

62 

31 

31 

96 

88 

81 

152 

561 552 

I 925 

673 408 

93.3 

105 979 

130 676 

68 

22 

57 

27 

46 

46 

67 

63 

32 

III 

78 

107 

155 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

Total cropland _____________ farms 

acreL_ Harvested cropland _______ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 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 acres ___________ _ 

1.000 acres and over ________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ______________ farmL_ 

acreL_ 

Other cropland (see textL __ formL_ 

acreL_ 

Total woodlond _____________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Other land (see text) ________ forms __ 

acreL_ Irrigated land ______________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

267 

99 062 

(NA) Total woodland-Continued 130 037 Woodland not pastured __________ _ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

931 970 

316 558 340 151 

843 862 

177 103 161 010 

55 60 

III 63 

71 50 

74 79 

III 147 

176 219 

153 171 

61 56 

31 17 

468 554 

38 179 41 757 

285 461 

101 276 137 384 

71 58 

28 775 12 556 

808 923 

I 040 032 I 259 361 

643 689 

67 211 80 772 

- _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

___________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

10 

771 

16 

372 

I 6~~ I Other lond _______________________ _ 

7 8~~ Postureland and rangeland. other tho woodland pasture ______________ _ 

n cropland and 

_________ forms __ 

246 

93 764 

32 

2 155 

63 

26 001 

53 

24 950 

351 

106 842 

118 

13 749 

47 

i1 452 I 

39 i 10 385 

--------- ocreL_ 

Impraved postureland and rangela nd _______ < ____ ____ farms __ 

acres __ 

Unimproved pastureland and rang elond _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land in houselots. barnlots. ponds. r oads. waste/and, etc. _forms-_ 

ocres-_ 

Table 2, Farm Operators - Tenure and Characteristics: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 

and over All forms 

1974 1969 1974 1969 1974 1969 

All form aperatars ____________ number __ I 035 I 139 771 811 Forms by type of organization-Con. land in farms ________________ acreL_ I 385 365 1 612 068 1 347 501 I 561 552 Partnership ________________ number __ (NA) (NA) 

Harvested cropland _________ acres __ 177 103 161 010 173 623 156 738 land in forms ______________ acres __ (NAl (NA) 

Forms by tenure of form operator: Full owners ________________ number __ 502 555 318 304 

Corporation ________________ number __ 

land in forms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

land in farms ______________ acreL_ 254 971 261 966 238 969 239 030 Other _____________________ number __ (NA) (NA) Harvested crop/and _______ acreS __ 39 272 36 085 36 826 33 610 ocres __ (NA) (NA) 

Port owners _______________ number __ 383 388 329 345 Form operators by age group:2 land in farms ______________ acres __ 987 067 I 165 414 968 455 I 142 902 Under 25 years _____________________ _ 29 13 Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 120 903 100 625 120 109 99 886 2510 34 years _____________________ _ 97 170 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreS-_ 

150 196 124 162 

143 327 184 688 140 077 179 620 

16 928 24 300 16 688 23 242 

35 to 44 years _____________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _____________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _____________________ _ 

65 yeors and over __________________ _ 

204 270 

291 296 

249 282 

124 108 Percent of tenancy __________________ _ 14.5 17.2 16.1 19.9 Average age _______________________ _ 50.0 48.4 

Block and other races, see textForm operators by tenure: I 

All form operators __________ number __ land in farms ______________ acreS-_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres __ 

5 (NA) 4 - 5 143 (NA) 5 141 - 541 (NA) 540 -

Farm operators by place of residence;2 On form operated ___________________ _ 

On another form ____________________ _ 

In a rural area, not on a form ________ _ 

In a city, town, or urban orea _________ _ 

690 875 

48 } 13 145 

102 

Full owners ________________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acreL_ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Part owners _______________ number __ 

land in farmL _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acres-_ 

Tenants ___________________ number __ 

3 (NA) 2 - (D) (NA) (D) - 11 (NA) 10 - 2 (NAl 2 - (0) (NAl (D) - 530 (NA) 530 - - (NA) - -

Farm operators reporting days of work 

off farm;2 None _____________________________ _ 

I to 49 days _______________________ _ 

50 to 99 days ______________________ _ 

100 to 149 days ___________________ _ 

150 to 199 days ___________________ _ 

200 days and over _________________ _ 

383 (NA) 

39 92 26 48 

- ~} 78 -

- 320 374 

land in farms- _____________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland _______ acreS __ - (NAl - -

- (NA) - - Form operators by principal occupatian:2 Farming __________________________ _ 

- 615 (NA) 

Percent of tenancy __________________ _ . (NA) - - Other ____________________________ _ 

- 379 (NA) 

Forms by type of organization: Individual or family _________ number __ 

land in farms ______________ acres __ (NA) (NA) 665 683 (NA) (NA) 946 684 1 012 043 

Farm ape rotors reporting utilizotian of futures market _____________________ _ 

Farm operators reporting agricultural contracts _________________________ _ 

- (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

11969 data are anly for farms operated by Blocks. 21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

1974 1969 

701 743 

305 389 323 585 

668 709 

173 623 156 738 

~} 126 27 

60 

101 126 

176 213 

152 171 

61 56 

31 17 

319 399 

32 704 36 810 

267 (NA) 

99 062 130 037 

63 47 

26 001 II 452 

639 (NA) 

I 016 III I 226 515 

495 549 

63 311 77 273 

Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

13 

I 051 I 067 14/ 

639 (NA) 

I 016 III I 226 515 I 415 454 

997 316 I 197 343 

131 128 

58 404 72 453 

346 388 

938 912 I 124 890 

508 529 

18 795 29 172 

Forms with sales af $2.500 

and over 

1974 1969 

68 89 

III 605 158 442 

37 26 

288 712 380 300 

I 13 

500 10 767 

20 12 

73 118 

136 178 

195 234 

205 205 

104 64 50.9 48.2 

522 661 

4~ } 84 57 

353 (NA) 

34 79 

14 37 

20 } 54 20 

144 145 

575 (NAl 

158 (NA) 

14 (NA) 

143 (NA) 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data Yellowstone County, Mont. IV-337 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1974 and 1969 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 Farms with sales of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

Forms by value of soles: $100.000 and over _______________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 ______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________ _ 

1211 149 190 _ 

131 192 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 97 201 $5,000 10 $9,999 ________________________ _ 109 132 $2,500 10 $4,999 ________________________ _ 92 122 

Under $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________ _ 295 343 $2,00010 $2,499 _____________________ _ 52 53 $1,50010 $1,999 _____________________ _ 

- 45 43 $1,00010 $1,499 _____________________ _ 

- 59 78 Under $1,000 (see lexl) ________________ _ - 139 169 

Market value of agricultural products sold _____________________________ $1,000_ - 67 249 40 524 Average per form ______________ dollars-- 64 975 35 578 

Crops. including hoy _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

629 J 686 

- 22 905 7 400 

- 11 

- 199 

Forest products ___________________ forms_ - 2 - $1,000_ - 2 -

livestock, poultry, and their products ________________________ forms-- 839 957 

$1,000_ - 44 144 33 124 

Poultry and poultry products ______ forms- 45 (NA) 

$1,000_ - 1 168 (NA) 

and over 

1974 1969 

1211 

188 _ 149 

131 192 

97 201 109 132 

92 119 

33 18 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

66 833 40 120 

86 684 49 469 

543 (NA) 

22 824 7 246 9 4 198 69 

2 - 2 -

631 711 

43 809 32 804 

39 73 

1 167 837 

Specified products sold: Crops ____________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Groins __________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ________________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage __ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Other field crops _________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

livestock, poultry, and their products __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle and calves _________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and woo'- ___________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1974 

543 

22 824 

431 11 306 

232 2 674 

156 

749 

16 

95 

1 

(Z) 

631 

43 809 

39 

1 167 

53 2 104 

602 39 541 

96

1 543 

41 

257 

41 

197 J 

1969 

(NA) 

7 246 

512 2 794 

268 

813 

252 

3572 23 

65 

2 

2 

711 32 804 

73 

837 

111 

1 436 

(NA) 

29 815 

(NA) 

715 

J 

Table 4, Income From Sources Other Than Sale of Agricultural Products: 1974 and 1969 

Number of operators with total family income from off form and other 

sources greater than tofolvolue of agricultural products sold! ________ _ 

Income from form-related sources before taxes and expenses! ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Customwork and other agricultural services _________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Recreational services ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Government form programs ______________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of allotments ______________________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Other form-related sources __________________________ , ___ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Expenses for form-related income sources! ____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

375 

283 

944 

99 

254 

-

-

121 

194 

116 

448 

20 

47 

93 

244 

I 1969 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

159 

206 

12 

11 

512 

1 654 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1974 1969 

147 (NA) 

239 (NA) 

868 (NA) 

88 128 

248 178 

- 6 - 10 

112 454 192 1 605 

87 (NA) 

382 (NA) 

20 (NA) 

47 (NA) 

72 (NA) 

212 (NA) 

I 

Total family income from off-form sources 2 ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nonfarm business, excluding form related ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cosh wages, salaries, commissions. and tips __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest, dividends. or royalties __________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Federal Social Security. pensions, 

retirement pay, etc. ________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent income of nonfarm property __________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fa rms with sales 

01 $2,500 and over, 1974 

418 

3 516 

65 

592 

219 

2 233 

201 

419 

73 

179 

40 

93 

ISee text. 71974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Total form production expenses ___ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with- $110 $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,999 _________________ _ 

$2,00010 $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,00010 $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ $40,00010 $59,999 _______________ _ $60,000 and over ________________ _ 

livestock and poultry 

purchased , __ , ______________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed for livestock and poultry 

purchased __________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Feed ingredientL. __________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Whole groins ______________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hoy, green chop, and siloge __ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Animal health costs tor livestock and paultry _____________ , ___ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Table 5. 

All forms 

1974 

I 033 55 775 

117 

114 

57 

97 

131 

160 } 170 

61 

126 

474 

19 921 

742 

15 909 

486 

3 589 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

IV-338 Yellowstone County, Mont. 

Farm Production Expenses: 1974 and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

1 139 771 811 

34 466 55 241 33 814 

158 2~ } 29 97 

75 29 31 

137 68 94 

207 127 194 

160 203 

465 170 145 

61 } 115 124 

667 365 505 

15 637 19 817 15 467 

867 541 642 

6 052 15 791 5 963 

561 411 456 

1 800 3 555 1 764 

(NA) 142 135 (NA) 606 360 

(NA) 292 302 

(NA) 9 619 2 905 

(NA) 155 268 

(NA) 2 012 934 

(NA) 477 (NA) 

(NA) 375 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer purchosed __ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals purchased ___________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ lime ______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for form business ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel oi'- __________________ farm5-_ 

$1,000 __ 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Motor oil. grease, piped gas, kerosene. and fuel oil _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Contract lobar ________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Machine hire and cusfamwork ___ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

All other production expenses ___ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

All forms 

1974 

510 

529 

582 

1 982 

419 

384 

(NA) 

(NA) 

I 023 1 802 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

356 

2 080 

283 118J 401 

575 

980 

12 311 

Forms with sales of $2.500 

and aver 

1969 1974 1969 

535 420 467 

228 516 222 

643 484 553 902 1 952 888 

(NA) 404 (NA) 

261 383 257 

- - -

- - -

1 110 769 809 1 196 1 744 1 141 (NA) 758 797 

(NA) 1 015 763 (NA) 486 435 (NA) 509 240 (NA) 219 243 (NA) 76 42 

(NA) 768 809 (NA) 143 95 

588 332 515 

1 503 2 048 1 474 

649 113 172 

638 282 250 

367 458 

569 364 I 043 766 808 

8 050 11 765 7 789 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
Table 6. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1974 and 1969 

All Machinery and Equipment 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ Average per form __________ dollars-_ 

Forms by value group: $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 $49,99L _______________ _ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ________________ _ $70,000 and over _________________ _ 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles __________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years. number __ 

Motor trucks. including pickups __ forms __ number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wheel troctor5-_______________ forms-_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ Crawler tractors ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 1969 

1 021 1 089 27 786 15 673 27 215 14 392 

4 48 121 321 

198 210 

~!~ } 219 

182 291 70 

88 

843 940 

1 236 1 327 

684 676 

977 1 036 2 543 2 531 

789 717 ." j 935 

2 315 2 634 440 565 

86 

92 

2 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

1974 1969 

764 796 24 891 14 426 32 580 18 123 

~} 142 

94 163 

152 211 

120 136 

173 82 

70 } 85 62 

660 716 

974 1 026 

570 543 

737 773 2204 2 197 

654 615 

684 715 

1 988 2 146 

389 479 

81 143 

87 170 

2 31 

Selected Machinery & Equip. - Con. 

Groin and bean combines, 

self-propelled _~ ___ ~ ____ ~ ___ . forms. 

number. mfd in lost 5 years, number_ 

Corn heads for combines ______ formL 

-

- number _ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Mower conditioners __________ formL_ 

number _. 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Pickup balers ________________ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

Wind rowers, pull and self-propelled ________ ___ . ___ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 yeors, number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________ ~ ____ formL_ 

number __ 

mfd in lost 5 years, number __ 

All forms 

1974 

273 

313 

56 

:! 1 

39 38 J 

9 

134 

141 

29 

426 

435 

106 

276 

289 

70 

204 

213 

75 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

and over 

1969 1974 1969 

306 266 284 

343 306 320 

92 56 86 

26 14 10 

26 14 10 

9 7 6 

38 15 

39 15 

9 2 

(NA) 92 (NA) 

(NA) 97 (NA) 

(NA) 25 (NA) 

450 385 417 

461 394 428 

159 104 152 

iNA) 251 195 

(NA) 262 207 

(NA) 68 88 

(NA) 196 216 

(NA) 205 226 

(NA) 74 88 

Table 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ 1974 __ 

Any cattie, hogs, or sheep _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Cattle and colves _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ____________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 __________________ 1974 __ 20 to 49 __________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 __________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ________________ 1974 __ 200 to 499 ________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ______________ 1974 __ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Seef cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Milk cows ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Dairy products sold _______________ 197.4 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef cows ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- I to 4 ___________________________ _ 5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________ . _______ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 or 2 ___________________________ _ 

3 or 4 ___________________________ _ 5 to 9 ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 _________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________ _ 100 to 199 _______________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________ _ 

500 and over _____________________ _ 

All forms 

Forms 

854 

817 

912 

777 

864 

48 

51 

98 

158 

139 

144 

95 

44 

652 

703 

599 

(NA) 

152 

243 

(Xl 

(X) 

All forms 

Forms 

599 

59 

56 

82 

166 

119 

68 

41 

8 

152 

86 

10 

20 

6 

8 

13 

8 

1 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Inventory Sales 

Farms with sales of $2,500 All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 

and over and over 

Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Dollars (1,000) 

(X) 630 (X) 839 (X) 631 (X) 43 809 

(X) 616 (X) 791 (X) 621 (X) 40 341 (X) 683 (X) 920 (X) 695 (X) (NA) 

145 536 606 142 417 735 122 604 602 121 089 39 541 140 371 655 137 025 861 136 170 666 134 079 29 815 

125 15 30 72 173 I 30 79 14 354 17 118 80 541 38 260 56 1 331 35 458 132 1 808 87 1 239 232 5 191 122 4 053 188 5 923 186 5 883 1 194 9 736 136 9 556 118 8 147 118 8 147 1 621 19 865 143 19 703 62 8 769 61 8 638 1 758 28 981 94 28 546 52 15 501 51 15 101 3 638 79 953 44 79 953 31 81 742 31 81 742 31 028 

45 661 519 44 229 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

43 459 548 42 209 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

42 928 477 41 548 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

40 571 492 39 405 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

2 733 120 2 681 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

2 888 199 2 804 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 

(X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 53 (X) 2 104 (X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) 111 (X) 1 436 

Inventory, 1974 Sales, 1974-

Forms with sales of $2,500 Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

and over 

Doltors Number Forms Number Forms Number (1,000) 

42 928 477 41 548 Cattle sold _______________________ . 511 Forms with~ 

105 226 37 325 

146 24 55 1 to 4 ________________________ 49 125 27 381 22 144 5 to 9 ________________________ 70 480 110 1 127 53 751 10 to 19 ______________________ 96 1 352 299 5 197 142 4 521 20 to 49 ______________________ 138 4 115 992 7 967 119 7 967 50 to 99 ______________________ 60 4 074 1 082 9 178 68 9 178 100 to 199 ____________________ 32 4 314 1 072 12 216 41 12 216 200 to 499 ____________________ 38 11 735 3 136 6 716 8 6 716 500 and over __________________ 28 79 031 30 606 

2 733 120 2 681 Calves sold ________________________ 316 15 863 2 216 Forms with- 129 56 84 1 or 2 ________________________ 15 22 3 33 8 26 3 or 4 ________________________ 12 41 6 126 20 126 5 to 9 ________________________ 44 305 40 73 6 73 10 to 19 ______________________ 55 757 110 241 8 241 20 to 49 ______________ . _______ 92 2 896 415 890 13 ~90 50 to 99 ______________________ 61 4 014 549 (D) 8 (D) 100 to 199 ____________________ 26 3 844 540 (D) 1 (D) 200 to 499 ____________________ 9 (D) (D) - - - 500 and over __________________ 2 (D) (D) 

Yellowstone County, Mont. IV-339 
Tobie 7. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969-Continued 

Heifers and heifer calveL _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Beef heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Milk heifers ________________________ 1974 __ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls, and bull calves _______________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Inventory -

Forms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number 

474 37 133 

561 36 300 

44B 35 932 

55 1 201 

514 61 055 

601 5B 516 

Cottle fattened on groins and concentrates ______ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 19 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over ___________________________ 1974 __ 

Tobie 8. Hogs, Sheep, Goats, and Horses -Inventory and Sales: 

Hogs and pigs _ ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with~ 

1 to 4 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

5 to 9 ________________________________ 1974 __ 

10 to 24 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

25 to 49 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

50 to 99 ______________________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

200 to 499 ____________________________ 1974 __ 

500 and over __________________________ 1974 __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ 1974 __ 

Sheep. Iambs. and wool _____________________ 1974 __ Goats ____________________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Horses and panies _________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding __ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other hogs and pigs ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

lambs under 1 year old _____________________ 1974 __ 

Ewes I year old or older ____________________ 1974 __ 

Roms and wethers _________________________ 1974 __ 

I Pounds of wool. 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 All forms and over 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

115 6 04B 95 5 B60 114 9 263 

167 5 335 127 4 B92 162 B 169 

2B 6B 20 51 9 26 

10 6B 7 49 13 92 

36 601 27 449 27 420 

13 443 13 443 21 792 

14 9B9 14 9B9 16 1 lB3 

9 1 258 9 1 258 16 1 B7B 

3 (D) 3 (D) 10 (D) 

2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 37 2 037 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 34 2 071 

76 8 56B 37 7 301 75 8 683 

130 14 147 B9 13 27B 127 11 B74 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

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

(NA) (NA) 3 7 (NA) (NA) 

306 1 332 188 945 62 244 

43B 2 438 (NA) (NA) 66 23B 

Inventory -

Forms with sales of $2,500 

and over 

Forms Number 

50 759 Litters of pigs farrowed between69 760 December 1 of preceding year and November 30_1974 __ 

90 5 101 1969 __ 

115 4 132 December 1 of preceding year and May 31- ___ 1974 __ 

23 2 509 1969 __ 

35 4 650 June 1 and November 30 ___________________ 1974 __ 

34 142 1969 __ 

Sales- Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number oollors (1.000) 

107 77 653 30 662 

106 69 lBl (NA) 

16 5B 14 

15 214 52 

23 670 200 

13 962 37B 

6 749 27B 

12 3672 1 096 

22 71 32B 2B 645 

1974 and 1969 

Soles 

Forms with soles of $2,500 and over 

Forms Number oollors (1.000) 

96 B B31 543 

136 7 735 (NA) 

B 23 2 

10 72 4 

19 304 lB 

17 671 41 

15 1 128 55 

15 1 761 75 

10 (D) (0) 

2 (D) (D) 

29 1 883 29 

27 1 893 (NA) 

39 7 652 (NA) 

90 11 275 (NA) 

37 5 717 '53 B73 

41 (X) 257 

- - -

- - (NA) 

3B 173 86 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

Inventory 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

66 1 083 57 1 055 

93 B73 73 823 

60 544 51 521 

75 479 63 459 

52 539 49 534 

73 394 60 364 

Tobie 9. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 

Any poultry ___________ • _______________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms with~ 

1 to 9L ______________________ 1974 __ 

100 to 399 ____________________ 1974 __ 

400 to 1,599 __________________ 1974 __ 

1.600 to 3,199 __ • ______________ 1974 __ 

3,200.09,999 _________________ 1974 __ 

10,000 to 19,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

20,000 to 49,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

50.000 to 99,999 _______________ 1974 __ 

100,000 ond over ______________ 1974 __ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens ___ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Poultry ond poultry products sold, ($1,000) _197A __ 1969 __ 

IV - 340 Yellowstone County, Mont. 

All forms 

Forms 

130 

(NA) 

123 

231 

117 

226 

99 

11 

4 

2 

-

-

-

1 

-

16 

6 

(X) 

(X) 

Inventory 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 93 (X) 

(X) 181 (X) 

104 813 88 103 702 

118 142 175 115 227 

92 298 85 91 384 

107 372 170 104 795 

2 728 68 2 014 

1 750 10 1 550 

3 220 4 3 220 

(D) 2 (D) 

- - - - - -

- - - (0) 1 (D) 

- - -

1 184 13 I 130 

334 3 126 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 and over 

Forms Number Forms Number 

27 (X) 23 (X) 

(NA) (X) 42 (X) 

21 103 8B8 17 103 498 

42 61 077 38 60 792 

19 65 370 15 64 980 

41 41 025 37 40 780 

10 419 9 399 

5 826 2 456 

2 1 875 2 1 875 

1 (0) 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - I (D) 1 (D) 

- - - - 4 425 4 425 

- - - -

45 1 16B 39 1 167 

(NA) (NA) 73 837 

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Doto 
Table 9. 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hens for table or market egg production _1974 __ Hens for hatching egg production _______ 1974 __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Roosters and male chickens for breeding ___ 1974 __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old_ J974 __ 

Corn for all purposes __________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels} ____________ _ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________ _ Wheat (bushels) _______________________ _ 

Other small grains for groin _____________ _ 

Cotton (boles) ________________________ _ Tobacco (pounds) _____________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ _ Sweetpotatoes (bushels) ___________ ..,. ____ _ Hoy crops (tons, dry) __________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale _ land in orchards ______________________ _ Berries for sale _______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ _ 

Corn for groin or seed (bushels) _________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _ Corn for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ____ _ Sorghums for grain (bushels) ____________ _ 

Sorghums for silage, fodder, hoy, etc. ____ _ Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) _________________ _ 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1974 and 1969 - Continued 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Forms Number 

85 91 384 15 64 980 

170 104 795 37 40 780 

82 90 944 13 64 792 

4 440 2 188 

4 12 110 2 (0) 

3 (D) I (0) 

34 208 2 (D) 

3 22 502 - -

Table 10. Crops: 

Forms 

1974 1969 

256 268 

- 3 

- - - - 359 468 

351 484 

-

= 1 -

3 (NA) 

- (NA) 

632 657 

27 30 

8 2 

2 5 

186 (NA) 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 

21 II I 943 

230 254 16 023 

3 4 520 

- - -

- (NA) - 383 437 21 069 

Turkeys _____________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ 1974 __ Heavy breed ______________________ J974 __ 

Light breed _______________________ 1974 __ 

Turkey hens for breeding _____________ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Other poultry ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

1974 and 1969 

All forms 

Acres 

1974 1969 

18 591 II 590 

- 16 

- -

- 94 587 66 443\ 20 999 33 319 

-

=1 -

16 (NA) 

- (NA) 

33 337 33 436 

367 623 

7 2 

I 2 

10 117 15 859 

Form s with soles of $2.500 and over 

Quantity harvested 

1969 1974 1969 

479 79 617 46 142 

10 864 283 396 193 153 

67 (X) (X) 

- - - 12 (X) (X) 

20 729 48 972 54 804 

Forms with sales of $2,500 and over 

Inventory Soles 

Forms Number Forms Number 

6 41 I (D) 

10 559 I (0) 

4 32 I (D) 

3 30 I (0) 

I 2 - -

4 9 - -

8 36 - - 15 (X) 2 (X) 

31 (X) 3 (X) 

Quantity harvested 

1974 1969 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

- -

- -

2 846 SolI I 629 830 

(X) (X) 

-

=1 -

813 (NA) \ - (NA) 

72 023 74 932 

(X) 

(X) (X) I (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Irrigated land 

Forms Acres 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

9 9 534 424 

219 247 15 501 10 476 

2 2 20 35 

- - - -

- (NA) - - 2Q7 379 II 564 14 179 

Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Cropland used only for posture _____ 1974 __ 1969 __ 

Improved posture ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Corn for all purposes _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Wheat (bushelsl- _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Oats (bushels) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 80rley (bushels) __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Rye (bushels) ____________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Other small groins for groin ________ 1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels} _______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) _____________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Field seed crops __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Cotton (bales) ___________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Tobacco (pounds) ________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ______ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, or melons far sale ________________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ land in orchords _________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Forms 

319 

399 

131 

128 

251 

263 

-

2 

338 

431 

62 

140 

307 

378 

1 

2 

4 

-

-

-

-

487 

539 

10 

7 

-

-

-

-

1 

7 

17 

25 

1 

-

Acres 

32 704 

36 810 

58 404 

72 453 

18486 

II 410 

-

12 

94 242 

64 989 

1 263 

3 871 

19 117 

27 890 

95 

35 

193 

-

-

-

-

30 669 

31 574 

226 

135 

-

-

-

-

16 

I 

336 

610 

2 

-

1974 Census of Agriculture-County Data 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

2 841 446 

I 600 819 

71 610 

200 060 

795 836 

I 219 332 

4000 

2 570 

DO 

-

-

-

68 225 

71 500 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

- 800 

94 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Irrigated land 

Total 

Forms Acres Forms 

188 8 438 104 

305 11 683 199 

53 3 048 35 

42 3 667 39 

228 16 055 205 

253 10 935 212 

- - - - - I 

99 3 528 188 

207 5 759 212 

41 556 22 

99 1 657 61 189 5 690 173 

240 6866 191 

- - - 1 23 1 

3 108 1 

- - - - - - - - -

- - -

359 15 859 148 

439 18 553 164 

1 40 - 5 68 - - - - - - - - - -

- - - 1 16 1 

4 1 3 

17 336 15 

24 582 24 

- - -

- - -

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid 

Acres Forms Tons Forms Tons 

4 578 104 556 - - 8 025 198 972 I 1 

2 757 35 158 I 2 3 256 38 255 I 20 15 784 200 2 612 7 48 9 498 190 I 440 2Q 201 - - - - - 5 I 1 - - 54 206 187 2 857 1 2 26 785 (NA) 1 096 (NA) 21 

527 22 52 - - I 264 (NA) 96 (NA) 2 11 386 172 704 I 2 13 687 (NA) 795 (NA) 3 - - - - - 23 (NA) 3 (NA) - 76 I 8 - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) -

5 611 148 624 - - 7 629 160 736 4 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) - (NA) - 16 1 2 - - 1 (NA) (I) (NA) -

335 15 22 - - 582 24 107 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Yellowstone County, Mont. IV-341 
Table 11. Irrigation and Commercial Fertilizer on Pastureland 

Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 

and Harvested Crops for Farms With 

1969 - Continued 

Berries for sole __________________ 1974 __ 

1969 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ___ 1974 __ 

1969 __ Other crops _____________________ 1974 __ 

Forms 

I 

I 

9 

4 

163 

Acres 

(Z) 

2 

44 

II 

9 830 

Irrigated land 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) I (Z) 

(X) I 2 (X) 6 20 (X) 3 II 

(X) 163 9 830 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Totol Dry Liquid 

Forms Acres Forms Tons Farms Tons 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

5 14 5 3 - -

I 2 I (Z) - - 145 9 043 144 2 140 2 9 

Table 12. Agricultural Chemicals Used and Cost of Materials for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

Total chemical costs. including fertilizer and lime _____________________________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Commercial fertilizer ______________________ forms __ 

ocres on which used __ 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ Lime __________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

tonL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hay crops- ___________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Insects on other crops __________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ Nematodes in crops ___________________ formL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

558 

2 335 

484 

104 356 

9 803 

1 952 

41 

920 

7, 

106 

19 092 

102 

22 

644 

19 

1969 

661 

145 

520 

86 196 

9 326 

888 

59 1 671 

5 

46 

783 

10 

20 

401 

9 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Can 

Diseases in crops and orchords ____________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Weeds or gross in crops _________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Weeds or brush in pasture ________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Weeds an all other land __________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

$1.000 __ 

Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ________________ farmL_ 

acres on which used __ 

$1,000 __ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other chemicals (see text) __________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

1974 

6 

381 

6 

280 

63 762 

205 

15 

I 152 

5 

75 

2 092 

9 

3 

409 

2 

81 

19 

56 

9 

1969 

10 

2 630 

4 

406 

65 788 

174 

41 

6 958 

19 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

7 

289 

I 

220 

32 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 13. Irrigation, Artificial Drainage, and Artificial Ponds for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and 

Over: 1974 and 1969 

1974 1969 1974 1969 

Farms irrigated in census year ________________ forms __ 495 549 land irrigated by - Continued 

Proportion of forms --------------------- percenL_ 64.2 67.6 Self-propelled sprinkler systems _____________ formL_ 7 (NA) 

acres __ 174 (NA) 

Toto/land irrigated __________________________ ocres __ 63 311 77 273 Other sprinkler systems ___________________ farmL_ II (NA) 

Average per farm ____________ _______ acres __ 127.9 140.7 acreL_ 415 (NA) 

Cropland irrigated ______________ __________ forms __ 482 542 land in irrigated forms ______________________ ocreL_ 395 539 613 415 

ocres __ 60 263 73 606 Cropland ________________________________ acreL_ 125 458 147 038 

Harvested cropland irrigated _ __________ forms __ 456 518 Harvested cropland _____________________ acreL_ 81 112 83 683 

acres __ 51 335 60 124 Forms not irrigated in 1974 but irrigated 

Cropland pasture irrigated ___ __________ forms __ 188 305 between 1970 ond 1973 ____________________ forms __ 2 (X) 

acres __ 8 438 11 683 acres irrigated in most recent year __ 53 (X) 

Other cropland irrigated ________________ farmL_ 18 (NA) Forms with artifical droinage _________________ formL_ 107 270 acreL_ 490 I 799 

Posture irrigated, ather than cropland posture _farmL_ 53 42 Proportion of farms -------------------- percent __ 13.9 33.2 

ocreL_ 3 048 3 667 land in farms with drainage _________________ acreL_ 75 473 196 965 land drained ____________________________ ocres __ 15 107 32 366 

Esti'Tloted quantity of irrigation water applied _ ocre-feeL_ 119 159 140 074 Average per farm ______________________ acreL_ 141.2 119.8 

Average per acre irrigated _______________ ocre-feeL_ 1.9 1.8 Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and earthen 

land irrigated by- tanks ____________________________________ farms __ 132 (NA) 

Furrows or ditches ___________ ____________ farmL_ 305 (NA) number __ 562 (NA) 

acres __ 33 448 (NA) ocres __ 791 (NA) 

Table 14. Farm Credit for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 

Farms with debt owed by farm operator (see text) _________ _ ______________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Total operator debt 

364 

25 924 

Secured by real estate 

271 

16 507 

Not secured by real estate 

239 

9 418 

farms by size of debt owed: Under $5,000 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ _ _ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ______ __ 42 25 43 

$5,000 to $9,999_______________________________________________________________ 38 28 43 

$10,000 to $29,999_____________________________________________________________ 94 77 77 

$30,000 to $49,999_____________________________________________________________ 67 51 25 $50,000 ond over _____ , ________________________________________________ - _______ L ___________ 12_3 _____________ 9_0 _____________ 5_1 

Table 15. Payroll and Employment for Farms With Sales of $2,500 and Over: 1974 and 1969 

Hired form workers 

working -

150 days or more _____ _ 

25 to 149 days _______ _ 

less than 25 doys- _____ _ 

Total contract labor ______ _ 

Farms reporting number 

of contract workers 

furnished by contractor _ 

Forms 

1974 1969 

141 147 

133 } 470 190 

113 172 

80 (NA) 

IV - 342 Yellowstone County, Mont. 

Workers Dollors (1,000) 

1974 1969 1974 

304 259 I 589 } 341 1 2 026 296 

I 039 _ 163 

(NA) (NA) 282 

541 (NA) 161 

1974 hired form workers working150 days 25 to less than 

1969 Total or more 149 doys 25 days 

Farms _________________ _ 332 141 133 190 

Cash wages paid _ $1.000 __ 2 048 I 589 296 163 

Number of workerL _____ _ I 684 304 341 I 039 

I 474 Farms with- 1 worker __________ _ 96 81 63 52 

250 2 workers _________ _ 57 33 25 33 3 or 4 workers _____ _ 58 15 22 28 5 to 9 workers _____ _ 76 8 20 50 

(NA) 10 workers and over _ 45 4 3 27 

1974 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
APPENDIX A. General Explanation 

1. Taking the Census 

Enumeration Method 

The growing complexity in the structure 

of American agriculture along with increasing numbers of farm operators living 

off-farm have made an enumerator-type 

census as conducted in the past increasingly difficult. The mailout/mailback 

census, made possible by the availability 

of relatively complete administrative lists, 

provides the respondent the opportunity 

to complete the report more nearly at his 

own convenience than in an enumeratortype census. Generally the quality of data 

on reports completed by operators 

exceeds that of reports filled out by 

enumerators. Based on the overall satisfactory experience with the mailout/ 

mail back procedure used in 1969, a decision was made to continue the mail 

procedure for 1974. 

In censuses prior to 1969, enumerators 

were assigned to enumerate all farms in a 

specified geographic area and were instructed to call on all farm operators in 

person. Beginning with the 1950 census, 

copies of the report form were mailed to 

rural boxholders prior to the enumeration's starting date, and farm operators 

were asked to complete the forms and 

have them ready for the enumerator to 

collect. Enumerators going door-to-door 

in rural areas would pickup and review 

any forms that had been completed; they 

would also fill out or complete reports 

for those places having some agricultural 

operations which did not have forms 

completed and ready for review. 

The mailout/mailback procedure has 

not been used in taking the agriculture 

census in Puerto Rico, Guam, and the 

Virgin Islands. A discussion of the direct 

enumeration methods used appears in the 

reports for these outly ing areas. 

Mailing List 

The starting point for the enumeration of 

the 1974 census was the mailing list, 

which consisted of all persons and organizations that could be identified from 

administrative records as associated with 

agricultural operations in 1973 or 1974. 

The list was assembled from the records 

of the 1969 Census of Agriculture and 

those of other government agencies. Only 

the more comprehensive sets of administrative records containing information 

related to agricultural activities were 

initially used. This included records 

primarily from the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, the 

Internal Revenue Service, and the Social 

Security Administration. 

To improve the mailing list and to 

identify individual units of multiestablishment farming operations-particularly 

corporations, a precanvass of the larger, 

more complex, and specialized operations 

(approximately 55,000 cases mostly 

identified from the 1969 agriculture 

census plus those in the file of companies 

in retail, wholesale, and manufacturing 

areas known to have agricultural operations) was conducted in early 1974. This 

su rvey identified over 6,200 multiestablishment companies or other organizations having one or more separate 

establishments (or locations) producing 

agricultural products or providing agricultural services to others. In many cases, 

these agricultural establishments were in 

addition to nonagricultural establishments operated by the company. Separate 

census report forms were required of each 

individual farming unit or agricultural 

establishment identified in the precanvass. 

The precanvass form also provided information to distinguish primary farming 

corporations from business-associated 

farming corporations and family-controlled corporations from other corporations. 

lists of specialized operations, such as 

nu rseries and broiler growers wh ich 

might not be identified in other administrative records, as well as selected lists 

of other large and/or specialized producers, ~uch as feedlots and fish farms, 

were included in the mail list. In total, 

about 130,000 special list names were 

included. 

The master list primarily contained 

the names and addresses of persons and 

organizations known to be associated 

with agricultural operations in 1973. It 

was constructed by merging and unduplicating the various source lists on the basis 

of Social Security or Employee Identification numbers, along with some unduplication based on alphabetic match ing of 

names and addresses. To facilitate processing, each name on the master list was 

assigned a size code to indicate an estimate of value of sales as well as a code for 

county location. Most duplicate names 

not identified prior to mailing were either 

reported by respondents or located during the office processing. 

Report Forms 

Two basic census report forms were used 

for all States except Alaska and Hawaii. 

A regular 18-page report form was mailed 

to all farms whose 1974 sales of agricultural products were expected to total 

$2,500 or more. A short six-page report 

form was sent to all operators whose 

1974 sales were expected to total less 

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APPENDIX A Continued 

than $2,500. This short form covered the 

major subjects (crops, land use, livestock 

and poultry, equipment, expenditures, 

and value of sales), but omitted most of 

the additional detail found in the regular 

form. Both report forms, with the instructions for completing them, are reproduced in appendix C. 

As for 1969, a short form was used so 

that operators of the smaller places would 

not be burdened with the extensive detail 

needed from the larger operators. In 

1969, there were 996,567 farms with 

annual sales of less than $2,500 (about 36 

percent of all farms), but they accounted 

for less than 2 percent of the total value 

of all farm products sold. For 1974, 

preliminary tabulations indicate that this 

group of farms will number approximately 770,000, or 31.4 percent of all 

farms and will account for less than 1.3 

percent of the total value of farm products sold by all farms. 

In Alaska, the regular report form was 

used to enumerate all farms. For Hawaii, 

a modified version of the regular form 

was used for all farms. The modifications 

were made principally in the crops section in order to cover the specialized 

agriculture on the islands. 

Initial Mailing 

The report forms were mailed during the 

last week of December 1974 and the first 

week of January 1975 to all persons and 

organizations on the mailing list. This 

mailing consisted of approximately 

4,133,000 report forms (2,391,000 regular forms and 1,742,000 short forms). 

Undeliverable mail returned by the 

Postal Service reduced the mailing list 

by 232,000, including 67,000 regular 

forms and 165,000 short forms. 

I nstructions for completing the forms 

were attached in the centerfold of each 

form. In an effort to provide additional 

help to farmers in completing their 

reports, approximately 35,000 copies 

of a Farm Census Guide booklet were 

sent to county officials to whom farmers 

might turn for assistance. Included were 

rural banks, vocational agricultural instructors, and the following county 

offices: Agricultural Stabilization and 

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Conservation Service, Soil Conservation 

Service, Farmer's 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 were asked to assist 

the farmers in filling out their report 

forms if the farmers came to them for 

help. 

The regular report form was to be 

filled out by all farm operators who 

received it regardless of the amount of 

farm products sold. When recipients of 

the short form reported sales in 1974 

su bstantially greater than $2,500, it was 

sometimes necessary to contact them 

again for the additional data needed to 

complete the more detailed regular form. 

If the recipient of a regular report form 

had sales less than $2,500, the data were 

condensed during the processing to those 

items appearing on the short form. 

Followup Procedures 

Data collection plans included a "thank 

you" card and four followup letters, two 

of which were accompanied by census 

report forms at approximately 1-month 

intervals. Data collection was expected to 

be substantially completed by June 30. 

However, because of a marked increase in 

respondent resistance as compared with 

the 1969 census, the data collection 

phase was extended into the office processing phase. Additional followup letters 

were sent to the remaining nonrespondents in June, July, August, and November. Nonrespondent addresses believed to 

be operating farms with sales of $40,000 

or more were contacted by telephone 

during the period April 1975 through 

February 1976. Most of the non response 

telephone calls were made by the staff of 

the Data Preparation Division in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Some of the calls to the 

more complex cases were referred to the 

Agriculture Division staff for handling. In 

total, nearly 107,000 cases were completed by telephone during this period. 

As part of the routine followup procedures, specialized farms indentified on 

the mailing list as producing products 

such as broilers, beef cattle, hogs, etc. 

were checked to insure coverage in the 

census. If no report had been received for 

farms on these special lists, they were 

contacted by telephone to obtain the required information. Also, farms and ranches with large acreage in the 1969 census 

were checked to insure coverage in 1974. 

If reports were missing, telephone calls 

were made to obtain the necessary information to insure coverage. In some 

instances, successor operators were discovered and enumerated. The processing 

system provided for the inclusion of 

missing reports as late as the final tabulation of the county data for each State. 

2. Major Changes in Data Collected 

A number of items generally collected in 

follow-on surveys were included on the 

regular census report form for 1974. The 

major changes and modifications were in: 

Fuel and grain storage facilities 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and 

earthen tanks 

Futures market 

Contracts 

Payroll and employment 

Injuries and illnesses 

Farm credit 

Family income from off-farm sources 

These changes represent only a small 

part of those recommended. All recommendations were reviewed by the Census 

Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics, which then suggested priorities 

for items to be included in the census. 

The Census Bureau had final responsibility for the content, wording, and format of the report forms. 

Besides the major additions, a limited 

number of items were included or asked 

in more detail than otherwise necessary 

so as to improve the quality of the data 

collected. For example, totals were asked 

for several detailed items to be used for 

cross checking data. These cross-check 

totals were asked for such items as value 

of cattle and calves sold, amount of cash 

wages paid, and chemical costs. 
APPENDIX A Continued 

3. Office Processing 

All report forms were reviewed prior to 

keying the data to magnetic tapes. Reports were subjected to a clerical screening review, during which significant notes 

or major problems were referred to technical assistants or, if necessary, to the 

professional analyst for solution. Records 

of all large agricultural operations, including multiunit operations and operations 

havi ng $500,000 or more sales of agricultural products in 1974 (lesser levels in 

specified States) were reviewed by professional employees of the Agriculture 

Division. Omissions, inconsistencies, and 

other problems that could not be resolved 

by reference to other information on the 

report were resolved by contact (usually 

telephone) with the respondent. 

The data for each report form were 

subject to a detailed item-by-item computer edit which required almost the full 

capacity of a large electronic computer. 

The program made comprehensive checks 

for consistency and reasonableness, corrected data found to be in error or 

inconsistent, supplied key missing data, 

and assigned farm classification codes 

which were necessary for tabulation of 

the data. Entries of large magnitude and 

significant computer changes of a doubtful nature were manually verified for 

accu racy. Obvious errors such as reports 

of cotton and citrus in the Northern 

States were also identified and corrected. 

However, it was impossible to identify 

and correct all errors or to supply 

estimates for all the incompleteness 

within the census reports. These factors 

and others may affect the reliability of 

some data for some minor items, but they 

will not have a significant effect on major 

data items in any county. 

4. 1969 Data Corrections 

Some 1969 data have been revised since 

publication of the 1969 census. The 

revisions corrected sizeable data errors in 

14 counties and reporting and processing 

errors affecting four data items in a 

larger number of counties and States. 

The major county revisions were for: 

Cullman, Alabama-revised broilers 

sold and related data. 

Inyo, California-revised land in farms 

and related data. 

Hawaii, Honolulu, Kauai, and Maui, 

Hawaii-revised number of fattened 

cattle and related data. 

Spencer, Indiana-revised cattle and 

calves inventory. 

Harford, M"nyland-revised acreage of 

total cropland. 

Marshall, Minnesota-revised acreage 

of land in farms. 

Dodge, Nebraska-revised number of 

milk cows and value of sales. 

Merrick, Nebraska-revised cattle and 

calves sold and related data. 

Rusk, Texas-revised cattle and calves 

sold and related data. 

Hampshire and Jefferson, West Virginia-revised cattle and calves sold 

and related data. 

The revisions to correct for reporting 

and processing errors were made on: 

Acres and production of Irish potatoes 

harvested. 

Acres artificially drained. 

Total acreage fertilized. 

Acreage of land in orchards fertilized 

(only in Wisconsin). 

5. Definitions and Explanations 

The following definitions and explanations relate to items which require a more 

detailed description than is in the tables. 

Many of the items are followed in the 

tables by a "(See text)" notation. Most of 

the terms and their explanations are 

taken from the instructions printed on 

the report forms or issued with the forms. 

For an exact wording of the questions on 

the two different report forms used in 

1974 for the conterminuous United 

States, and the instruction sheets which 

accompanied these forms, see appendix 

C. 

A further discussion and more detailed 

analysis of the items included on the 

report forms and of the published data is 

given in Volume II, Statistics by Subject, 

of the 1974 Census of Agriculture. 

Most definitions of :tems and terms 

are the same as used in 1969 and earlier 

censuses. In gE:neral, processing steps and 

procedures for 1974 were designed to 

develop a report as fully comparable as 

possible with reports of earlier censuses. 

Land area-The approximate total land 

area of counties and States shown for 

1974 represents the land area as determined by records and calculations updated as of January 1, 1970. These data 

are updated periodically; however, the 

acreages shown for 1974 are essentially 

the same as in 1969. Any differences 

between the land area in 1974 and 1969 

would be due to new construction of 

reservoirs, change in number and size of 

reservoirs, lakes, streams, etc. 

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 nor 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 the place 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 

I ndian 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 

which used the land. In some cases, an 

entire Indian reservation was reported as 

one farm. 

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APPENDIX A Continued 

Data on ownership of land, type of 

rental arrangements, and farms with grazing permits~re shown in Volume II with 

totals for each State. 

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 the agricultural products'was raised or 

produced. It was usually where the operator reported all or the largest proportion 

of his total land. For a limited number of 

counties in the Western States, this procedure has resulted in more land in farms 

being counted within a county than there 

is land area. To minimize this distortion, 

some exceptions were developed from a 

survey of large-scale farms carried out 

prior to the mailing of the census forms. 

This survey identified about 1,600 operations as having more than one separately 

reportable farm unit. Other reports received showing land in noncontiguous 

counties 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-The respondents were asked to report their 

estimate of the current market value of 

land and buildings owned, rented or 

leased from others, and rented or leased 

to others. Market value refers to the 

respondent's estimate of what the land 

and buildings would sell for under present 

market conditions. 

If the value of land and buildings was 

not reported, it was estimated during 

office processing by using the average 

value of farms !:laving similar characteristics in the same area. 

Farm operator-The term "farm operator" designates a person who operates a 

farm, either doing the work himself or 

directly supervising the work. He may be 

the owner, a member of the owner's 

household, a salaried manager, a tenant, a 

renter, or a sharecropper. If he rents land 

to others or has land worked on shares by 

others, he is considered the operator only 

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of the land which he retains for his own 

operation. I n the case of partnerships, 

only one partner is counted as an operator. For census purposes, the number of 

farm operators is the same as the number 

of farms. In some cases, the operator was 

not the individual named on the address 

label of the questionnaire, but another 

family member or a partner or hired 

manager who was actually in charge of 

the farm operations. 

The term "farms" in the presentation 

of data denotes thE!' number of farms 

reporting the item. For example, if there 

were 3,710 farms in a State and 842 of 

these farms had 27,381 cattle and calves, 

the data for those farms reporting cattle 

and calves would appear as: 

Cattle and calves ......... farms..... 842 

number .. 27,381 

Farm operator characteristics-Operator 

characteristics such as race or origin, 

residence, age, occupation, and off-farm 

work, were collected for all farms with 

sales of under $2,500 and for farms with 

sales of $2,500 and over operated by 

individuals or partnerships. These data 

were not obtained for corporations and 

other types of organizations such as 

cooperatives, prison farms, grazing associations, and Indian reservations. 

Family off-farm income-In the absence 

of a sample follow-on survey, such as was 

conducted for the last three censuses, five 

questions were added to the 1974 report 

form for farms with sales of $2,500 and 

over to obtain data on income from 

off-farm sources. These sources included 

income from a professional practice, cash 

wages, salaries, interest, dividends, royalties, pensions, etc. These data were included in the census to provide a better 

understanding of the present income distribution in agriculture and for the development of future policies and agricultural 

programs. Off-farm income data were 

not obtained for farms operated by 

corporations and other organizations. 

Similar data have been collected in 1960, 

1965, and 1970 in sample surveys taken 

as part of the census program. 

Family income from other sources greater 

than agricultural sales-For farms with 

sales of $2,500 and over, this classification is based on a comparison of the 

sum of farm-related and off-farm income 

sources with the value of agricultural 

sales. For farms with sales of under 

$2,500, the report form included a 

separate inquiry about the relationship of 

off-farm and other income sources to 

agricultural sales. The response to that 

inquiry was used as a basis for this /' 

classification. 

For ease of reference to this classification in some tables, the term "off-farm 

income" applies to both farm-related and 

off-farm sources. A separate line is 

shown in most tables for farms not 

reporting or reporting no farm-related or 

off-farm income. 

Value of crops harvested-This item 

represents the estimated value of all crops 

harvested during the 1974 crop year. 

Data for the value of crops "arvested 

were obtained by multiplying the average 

estimated values per unit by the operators' reports of acres or quantities harvested. In instances where only acres 

hlrvested were reported, State estimates 

of value of production per acre were 

used. Generally, harvested units of 

production (pounds, bushels, bales, etc.) 

were multiplied by State estimates of 

price per unit. A combination of these 

two factors was used when only acres 

harvested were requested of small farms, 

but units of production were requested of 

larger farms. The State average production prices used in these calculations were 

obtained in most part from publications 

by the Statistical Reporting 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, and county extension 

agents and other persons knowledgeable 

about specific crops. 

Value of livestock on farms-Data for 

value of livestock and poultry on farms 

were obtained by multiplying the number 

of livestock of each major age and sex 
APPENDIX A Continued 

group by the State average price. The 

State average prices for cattle, hogs, 

sheep, Angora goats, and hens and pullets 

were obtained primarily from data 

published by the Statistical Reporting 

Service of the U.S. Department of Agrl· 

culture.' Prices applied to other typel of 

livestock were census·derlved averages 

based prlmarify on reported value of sales 

for these types in the 1974 Census of 

Agriculture. The 1969 and 1964 data 

were developed in a similar manner. 

Value of agricultural products sold-This 

item represents the gross market value 

before taxes and production expenditures 

of all agricultural products sold or removed from the place in 1974 regardless 

of who received the payment. It includes 

receipts by the operator as well as the 

value of any shares received by partners, 

landlords, contractors and others associated with the place. 

The total value of agricultural products represents the sum of all crops 

including nursery products sold, forest 

products sold, and poultry and livestock 

and their products sold. It does not 

include income from farm-related sources 

such as agricultural services, government 

farm programs, or recreation and other 

related sources, or income from nonfarm 

sources. Data from these sources of 

income are shown separately in various 

State and county tables. 

The value of crops sold in 1974 does 

not necessarily represent sales from crops 

harvested in 1974. An examination of a 

sample of individual reports indicated 

extensive reporting of sales from crops 

produced in 1973. Some cash grain farms 

indicated that the 1974 grain crops were 

in storage and there were no sales from 

the 1974 crop. likewise, some farms 

reported sales in 1974 from two different 

crop years. 

Data for the value of agricultural 

products sold were obtained on both the 

regular and short forms directly from the 

respondents in the 1974 and 1969 Censuses of Agriculture. This procedure was a 

departure from the one used in previous 

censuses in which data on value of sales 

were obtained by enumeration for some 

products and were estimated for others. 

For cases in which the farm operator 

failed to report a value of sales, estl mates 

were made based on the amount of crops 

harvested or the numbers of livestock 

sold. Although similar procedures were 

used In earlier censuses, the extent of 

sales estimation has Increased In 8ach of 

the recent censuses. Extensive estimation 

of market values was required for farms 

growing or producing' products under 

contract. 

Caution should be applied when comparing sales in 1974 with sales reperte,d. in 

earlier censuses due to the extremel-anges 

in per unit prices between census years. 

Reported values for 1974 varied greatly 

from farm to farm because of the monthto-month price per-unit variations within 

the 1974 census year. 

Farms by value of agricultural products 

sold-Counts of farms by value of agricultural products sold are shown by various 

size groups in a number of the county 

and State tables. Data are shown separately for all farms and for farms with 

sales of $2,500 and over. Detailed char· 

acteristics of farms with sales of $2,500 

and over classified by value of sales are 

shown in State table 31. At the State 

level, 1974 farms with sales of $100,000 

and over have been further classified into 

three groups: $100,000 to $199,999, 

$200,000 to $499,999, and $500,000 

and over. These data are shown in State 

tables 15 and 28 through 33. Characteristics of farms with sales of under $2,500 

are shown by age and occupation of the 

farm operator in State table 9. 

Under $1 j}OO sales-In county summary 

table 33 and appendix B, the "Under 

$1,000" category !ncludes only those 

operations reporting sales less than 

$1,000 and not having the potential 

resources on hand\to produce $1,000 or 

more in sales. In county table 3, county 

summary table 7, and State tables 4 and 

9, the under $1,000 category includes 

those farms reporting less than $1,000 

in sales, but having the potential for 

sales of $1,000 or more. 

$1,000 to $1,499 sales-For county 

summary table 7, this category includes 

those farms reporting sales of under 

$1,000, but having the potential for 

5alest

of between $1,000 and $2,600. 

Under $2,500 &8I,s-ln all tables except 

county summary table 7, the" All farms" 

category Includes those farms with sales 

of under $2,600 without regard to 

potential sales. In county summary table 

7, the "under $2,500 sales" category 

excludes abnormal farms and farms having the potential (uAfealized in 1974) for I 

sales of $2,500 and over. 

In county table 3 and State tables 9, 

15, 26, and 28 through 33, the classification "Farms with sales of $2,500 and 

over" (usually designated in column 

headings) includes farms reporting sales 

of under $2,500, but having the production potential for sales of $2,500 and 

over. 

$2,500 to $4,999 sales-In county summary table 7 and in the box head for State 

table 31, this category includes thore 

farms, other than abnormal farms, having 

reported sales of $2,500 to $4,999 and 

those farms with lesser sales but having 

the potential for sales of $2,500 and over. 

In county table 3, 1969 abnormal 

farms are classified in this sales group 

regardless of the value of their sales, but 

1974 abnormal farms were classified according to their actual sales. 

Farm sales by commodity or commodity 

group-In an effort to conform more 

closely to the 1972 Standard Industrial 

Classification (SIC), a number of commodity groupings were changed for 1974 

from those used for 1969. The next seven 

definitions reflect changes; the last does 

not. 

Other field crops-For 1974, this group 

includes the value of sales of peanuts, 

Irish potatoes, sweetpotatoes, sugar beets, 

sugar cane, popcorn, mint for oil, hops, 

etc. For 1969, the value of pineapples 

sold was also included. 

Fruits, nuts, and berries-For 1974, the 

value of pineapple sold is included in this 

group. For 1969, pineapple was considered a field crop. 

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Poultry and poultry products-For 1974, 

the value of poultry hatchery sales is 

included in this group. For 1969, it was 

not. The value of sales for poultry 

hatched is shown in State table 24 and in 

the county miscellaneous tables. (Also see 

Poultry hatcheries in this section). 

Sheep, lambs, and wool-For 1974, the 

value of sales of these items is shown 

separately. For 1969, th is value was 

combined with that for hogs, goats, and 

mohair. 

Hogs and pigs-For 1974, the value of 

hogs and pigs sold is shown separately. 

For 1969, this value was combined with 

that for sheep, lambs, wool, goats, and 

mohair. 

Goats and mohair-For 1974, the value of 

goats and mohair sold is shown separately 

in the county miscellaneous tables, and in 

aggregate with the value of other live· 

stock and livestock products. For 1969, 

this value was combined with that for 

sheep, lambs, wool, and hogs. 

Other livestock and livestock productsFor 1974, the production of fish and 

laboratory animals is included in the 

agriculture census, whereas for 1969 it 

was not. The value of fish raised and sold 

and laboratory animals sold is included in 

the category "Other livestock and livestor.k products." Separate data on fish 

production and sales are shown in State 

table 24. 

Forest products sold-As in previous 

censuses, the sales data shown for the 

1974 census for this item relate only to 

forest products sold from farms. Commercial logging, timber, or other types of 

forest product operations or establ ishments are excluded, as are places selling 

only forest products. Such operations or 

establishments are excluded from being 

classed as agricultural production according to the Standard Industrial Classification in which they are classified as 

Forestry-Major Group OS. 

Total farm production expenses-The 

overall completeness of expenditures data 

reported by farm operators for 1974 is 

poorer than for most recent censuses. 

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This is especially true for farms producing 

crops, livestock, or poultry under contract. The majority of such operators did 

not know and were unwilling to estimate 

the value of production inputs furnished 

by the contractor. The scope of this 

phenomenon has been increasing as the 

structure of agriculture becomes more 

complex, requiring increased estimations 

of production expenses during office processing of individual census reports. These 

estimates were made for individual expenditures, and were based on the scope of 

related crop and I ivestock information for 

the individual report, or in some cases on 

averages or ratios of expenditures reported by similar farms in the same 

geographic area. 

The figures for 1974 and 1969 are 

heavily weighted by the effect of reporting of "All other production expenses." 

Some farmers may have misinterpreted 

the intent of this question and reported 

capital improvement expenditures, purchase of long-term assets, household expenses, and other personal expenditures; 

others may have failed to include all 

applicable items. Any calculations of net 

farm income based on this census figure 

should be used with caution. 

Commercial fertilizer-Data for 1974 and 

1969 include the cost of rock phosphate 

and gypsum. These items were excluded 

from the 1964 figures. 

Other agricultural chemicals-These expenditures include the cost of all herbicides, fungicides, other pesticides, growth 

control chemicals, and defoliants used for 

crops or pastureland, and insecticides used 

for livestock and poultry during the 

census year. They also include expenditures for chemicals such as lime for soil 

treatment and sanitation, pesticides used 

for rodent and bird control, etc. A 

detailed breakdown by the purpose of the 

chemical application along with the related expenditure is shown for farms with 

sales of $2,500 and over in county table 

12 and State tables 13 and 28 through 

33. 

All other production expenses-This item 

was subject to extensive errors in reporting due to the complexity of concept and 

the numerous individual expense items 

eligible for inclusion in the one answer 

space. Respondents failed in many cases 

to follow the instructions specifying the 

type of expenditures to be included or 

excluded. Obvious errors were corrected 

during the processing, but the dollar 

figures for this item shOUld be used with 

caution. For all statistical tables, this item 

includes the balance of production expenses for all items not already individually specified in the table. 

Crop classifications-Some respondents 

reported crops on lines designated for 

other crops. Obvious errors were corrected during processing; however, not all 

errors were corrected. For example, the 

wheat categories were so poorly reported 

that for most States, data by kind of 

wheat are not published. 

Hay crops-Data shown for hay represents all hay crops, including grass silage 

and hay cut green, unless otherwise specified. In showing production data for all 

hay crops, dry tons represent dry tonnage 

for the various hay categories and dryweight equivalent for grass silage and hay 

cut and fed green. The conversion used 

was 3 tons green weight to one ton dry. 

Land in vegetables-The total acres of 

land used for vegetables in 1974 shown in 

State table 8 and county summary table 

28 are not fully comparable to the acres 

published for 1969. For 1974, the data 

are the land from which vegetables were 

harvested; for 1969 the acres shown are 

the sum of the acres of the individual 

crops harvested. In areas where more than 

one vegetable crop is grown on the same 

land during the season, comparability is 

affected. 

Land in orchards-This includes land in 

bearing and nonbearir,g fruit trees, citrus 

or other groves, vineyards, and nut trees 

of all ages, including land on which all 

fruit crops failed. Respondents were instructed not to report abandoned plantings and plantings of less than 20 fruit, 

citrus, or nut trees, or of grapevines. 
APPENDIX A Continued 

Poultry hatcheries-The data shown for 

hatcheries do not represent the total of 

all hatchery production or value. The 

historical census concept of counting 

items as sold only if the product was 

taken from the farm dictated that only 

hatcheries which produced chicks, poults, 

and ducklings for sale or placement on 

other farms should be included in the 

census totals. Poultry hatched and raised 

for sale or for layer replacement on the 

same place have been excluded. For such 

operations, the value of sales from the 

final product, such as broilers, turkeys, or 

eggs, is counted in the census. The value 

of hatchery sales is included in the category "Poultry and poultry products" and 

is also shown separately in State table 24. 

Fish production-The raising of fish for 

sale was included as agricultural production by the 1972 SIC, and data for 

such operations are included in the agriculture census for the first time in 1974. 

As the commercial raising of fish is a 

relatively new industry, the census mailing register covering fish production may 

have been incomplete. Information on 

fish production and sales is shown in 

State table 24 and in the county miscellaneous table 7. 

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). Several 

factors affect the completeness and accuracy of these data: First, bee and honey 

sales were enumerated separately only for 

farms with sales of $2,500 and over. 

Many bee owners operate on a small 

scale, and their sales are not identified 

separately in the statistics. Second, some 

bee operations may not have been on the 

mailing list. Third, some operators on the 

mailing list may not have considered 

beekeeping to be an agricultural operation, and therefore did not report. 

Total cropland-Total cropland consists 

of land from which crops were harvested 

or hay was cut; land in orchards, citrus 

groves, vineyards, and nursery and greenhouse products; land used only for 

pasture or grazing; land in cover crops, 

legumes, and soil improvement grasses; 

land on which all crops failed; and land in 

cultivated summer fallow. It also includes 

cropland that is idle. This item may be 

overstated for 1974 and 1969 as compared to earlier censuses (see next paragraph). 

Cropland used only for pasture or 

grazing-Th is category covers rotation 

pasture and grazing land that could have 

been used for crops without additional 

improvements. Land in this category may 

have been overstated in 1974 and 1969 

due to a tendency of farm operators to 

report all pastureland in the first question 

relating to pasture land. Obvious errors 

were corrected during processing. 

Other cropland-This category consists of 

land used for soil improvement crops, 

land on which all crops failed, and land in 

cultivated summer fallow. It also includes 

idle cropland. 

Other land-In State tables 1 and 9, county table 1, and county summary table 2, 

other land refers to all land not otherwise 

itemized. It includes pastureland and 

rangeland other than cropland and woodland pasture, and house lots, barn lots, 

ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. In State 

tables 10 and 28, other land refers only 

to house lots, barn lots, ponds, roads, 

wasteland, etc. 

Irrigation-Data on methods of irrigation 

and quantity of water used are shown in 

State table 12 and county table 13. More 

detailed statistical tables on these items, 

as well as more information on irrigated 

crop yields, are included in Volume" of 

the census. 

Commercial fertilizer-The acreage fertilized and tonnage applied are shown 

along with the acreage harvested for most 

major crops and groups of other crops. 

The acreage fertilized may include some 

acreage on which part of a crop failed, 

but if all of a fertilized crop failed, 

fertilizer figures are not included with 

data shown by crop. Instead, fertilized 

acreage on which all crops failed and 

tonnage are included in the totals shown 

for all acreage fertilized and tons applied. 

For most counties and States, the difference in acreage is not significant. 

Other agricultural chemicals-Detailed 

data showing the general purposes for 

which chemicals were applied are published for farms with sales of $2,500 and 

over. Some farm operators reported their 

total acreage treated by sprays, dusts, 

fumigants, etc., but did not allocate 

acreage according to the various purposes 

of the treatment. It was not feasible to 

allocate misreported data properly, so 

these data were added to "Other chemicals. " 

To a limited degree, then, detailed data 

for insect, nematode, disease, and weed 

control are incompletely reported and the 

item "Other chemicals" actually includes 

a sizeable amount of expenditures relating to these controls. 

Grain storage capacity-A question on 

grain storage was asked for the first time 

in the 1974 census. No attempt was made 

to supply missing data for this item; 

instead, the number of farms not reporting are shown. 

Artificial ponds, pits, reservoirs, and 

earthen tanks-This information was first 

collected for the 1954 census, but was 

not collected for 1969. In 1974, data 

were collected on the number of ponds, 

pits, reservoirs, and earthen tanks, and 

the area covered by them when filled to 

capacity. 

Futures market-These data were collected to determine if the operator 

utilized the commodity futures market in 

1974 to hedge sales of any farm commodities produced on the place. The data 

probably represent an overstatement of 

the actual number of farm operators 

using the futures market. Apparently, 

respondents were confused between 

futures market transactions and forward 

pricing agreements. Although obvious 

errors were corrected, the data should be 

used with caution. 

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APPENDIX A Continued 

Contracts-The data published in State 

table 27 are shown essentially as reported, except for inconsistencies that 

were corrected. The published data are 

incompletely reported, partly because 

of the complex and varied nature of 

production and marketing contracts, and 

partly because of a lack of understanding, or more often a lack of knowledge, 

on the part of the respondents, of the 

facts. Some contracts were not reported 

at all, and for some reported contracts 

not all characteristics were given. The 

"Not reported" line in table 27 indicates 

the extent of incompleteness of reporting 

on the contract characteristics. Data on 

the amount received from the contractor 

varied from the full market value for 

some marketing contracts to only 

fractional values for some production 

contracts. More detailed data for individual items produced under contract are 

included in Volume II of the census. 

Payroll and employment- For 1974 more 

data were collected than in previous 

agriculture censuses, to provide a more 

complete accounting and classification 

of hired labor involved in agriculture 

production. Data were collected on the 

number of workers by number of days 

worked, cash wages paid, and amount 

paid to contract workers and salaried 

corporation officers (see section 30 of the 

form for farms with sales of $2,500 and 

over). 

Some respondents who had sizeable 

numbers of seasonal workers during the 

year had difficulty reporting the number 

of workers by days worked, because their 

records were often not kept in such 

detail. County and State totals for the 

number of seasonal workers give a sizeable overcount for the number of hired 

workers actually involved in agriculture 

because many of them worked on more 

than one farm during the year and thus 

may have been counted more than once. 

Therefore, these data should be used with 

some caution. 

Caution is also necessary with the data 

on contract labor. Some farm operators 

may not have distinguished clearly between hired labor and contract laborworkers hired through a labor contractor 

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or crewleader. This has resulted in a 

possible overstatement of the number of 

farms using contract labor, although the 

dollar amounts involved are generally 

small. 

Likewise, salaries paid to corporate 

officers may include some worktime 

spent on nonfarm activities. 

Injuries and illnesses-Information on 

injuries and illnesses was collected for the 

first time in the 1974 census. Information 

was obtained on the number of injuries 

and illnesses of hired workers, paid members of the operator's family, unpaid 

fam ily mem bers, and operators of farms 

with sales of $2,500 or more. No data are 

shown in this report; however, several 

unpublished tabulations were made and 

copies are available for purchase upon 

request (see section 7. Unpublished 

Data). The unpublished data were tabulated as reported; no attempt was made 

to estimate for possible missing or underreported data. 

Farm credit-The census of agriculture 

has collected varying amounts of data 

relating to credit since 1890. Continuing 

changes in technology and agricu Itural 

practices have increased the amount of 

money and credit required for efficient 

farm operation. In lieu of the traditional 

separate finance survey, section 33 was 

added to the report form for farms with 

sales of $2,500 and over to obtain 

information from farm operators on 

debts secured and not secured by real 

estate. The data collected are shown in 

county table 14, county summary table 

31, and State tables 28 through 33, and 

in some unpublished tables on the financial characteristics of farm operators. 

Debt secured by real estate relates to 

debt owed by the farm operator and 

secured by land owned and operated. 

Debt on land owned by the operator but 

rented to others was to be excluded. In 

county summary table 31, a ratio has 

been calculated of the debt secured by 

real estate to the value of owned land 

operated. This is one measure of the 

degree of indebtedness. Data for debts for 

secured by real estate pertain only to 

debt owed by the operator and exclude 

debts owed by landlords, contractors, etc. 

Farm fuel storage capacity-Questions 

were asked for the first time in the 1974 

census on the on-farm storage capacity of 

gasoline, diesel fuel, LP gas, butane, and 

propane used for the farm business. However, a significant number of respondents 

failed to answer these questions or 

answered them incorrectly; for instance, 

many operators reported the total gallons 

purchased during the year instead of 

the fuel storage capacity. Such obvious 

errors were deleted, but since acceptable 

data were not obtained for substantial 

number of farms, none is shown in this 

report. Several tabulations were made, 

however, and unpublished data are 

available for purchase upon request (see 

section 7. Unpublished Data). 

Income and expenses from farm-related 

sources-An expanded series of questions 

on farm-related income and expenses 

were asked of all farms in the 1974 

census to obtain a more complete picture 

of the total income of farm operators 

from all sources. These sources include 

income and expenses associated with 

customwork and other agricultural services provided for farmers and others, 

recreational services, participation in 

government programs, renting out land, 

and other activity conducted on the farm 

or closely related to the farm. As a 

general rule, these other income sources 

are included if they are closely related, 

even though supplemental, to the farm 

operation. However, if they constitute a 

separate establish ment or were conducted 

from another location, they are not included. For example, if a farm operator 

owned a company which furnished custom services to other farms, and that 

company and its income were reported in 

the 1974 Survey of Agricultural Services 

as a separate establishment, the income is 

not included in the data for this category. 

Also not included are reported sales of 

capital assets such as land, buildings, and 

machinery. Examples of income from 

other farm-related sources that are included are: payments from farm insurance damages, gas tax refunds, patronage 

dividends, expenditure rebates, farm 
APPENDIX A Continued 

machine and building rentals, and farm 

by-products sales. 

Besides those expenses associated with 

custom work, recreational services, government prO(:lrams, renting of farmland, 

etc., expenses include operating expenses, 

depreciation, taxes, interest, insurance, 

etc. However, the data shown for this 

item do not represent the total expenditures associated with farm-related 

income. The respondent was requested, if 

separate records were available, to report 

farm-related income expenses separately 

from farm production expenses. If the 

respondent did not report farm-related 

expenses separately, those expenses are 

assumed to be included in farm production expenses. 

Differences in totals for some items-The 

total given in one table for an item may 

differ slightly from the total given in 

another table for the same item because 

of the rounding of fractions or the 

rounding to thousands. 

6. Farm Classifications 

State table 9 presents detailed data for all 

farms classified by selected value of sales 

groups; State tables 28 to 33 present 

detailed data for farms with sales of 

$2,500 and over classified by specified 

characteristics-tenure of operator, type 

of organization, age and principal occupation of operator, size of farm (in acres), 

value of agricultural products sold, and 

standard industrial classification. In addition, this report contains a number of 

farm counts according to various characteristics, as well as frequency distributions of farms classified by value of sales 

of each of the principal farm enterprises. 

Farms by tenure of operator-The classifications of tenure as used for both the 

1974 and 1969 censuses are: 

a. Full owners, who operate only land 

they own; 

b. Part owners, who operate land they 

own and also land they rent from 

others; and 

c. Tenants, who operate only land 

they rent from others or work on 

shares for others. 

Detailed data by tenure of operator 

and type of organization are shown in 

State table 28. For the 1964 census and 

earlier censuses, a separate classification 

was used for hired managers, in addition 

to full owners, part owners, and tenants. 

The manager classification was discontinued because managed farms became 

increasingly difficult to define and 

identify, especially with the mail enumeration. Farms which may be operated 

by hired managers for 1969 and 1974 

are distributed among full owners, part 

owners, and tenants according to the 

reported ownersh ip of the land in the 

place. 

Farms by age of operator-Age of the 

farm operator was obtained for all farms 

with sales under $2,500 and only for 

individual, family, or partnership operated farms having sales of $2,500 and 

over. Characteristics of farms by two 

age-of-operator groups in combination 

with occupation information are shown 

in State table 9 for farms with sales of 

under $2,500 and by six age groups in 

State table 29 for farms with sales of 

$2,500 and over. 

Racial and ethnic groups-These data 

were collected and tabulated for all farm 

operators with sales under $2,500 and for 

those operators with sales of $2,500 and 

over if they operated the farm as an 

individual or family or partnership. Each 

operator, except those in Hawaii, was 

asked to classify himself or herself into 

one of six racial or ethnic groups. For 

Hawaii, nine categories were provided. 

For 1974, data are shown for "Blacks 

and other races"; "other races" includes 

American Indians, Hawaiians, Japanese, 

Chinese, Filipinos, Koreans, and any 

other separate racial group. The comparable data for 1969 are for Blackoperated farms only. The farm operators 

reporting themselves to be of Spanish 

origin were included with the White race 

wherever separate data for "White" were 

shown. Counts of farm operators for each 

of the enumerated racial or ethnic groups 

are shown in county miscellaneous data 

table 14 for counties with three or more 

operators in any of the groups. 

Farms by type of organization-This was 

the second census of agriculture for 

which farms were classified by type of 

organization; the first time was for the 

1969 census. The respondent classified 

his own organizational status by marking 

a box opposite the type of organization 

which best described the way the place 

was operated in 1974. The classifications 

were: 

a. Individual or family operation (sole 

proprietorship), excluding partnership and corporation. 

b. Partnership operation, including 

family partnership. 

c. Corporation, including family 

corporation. 

d. Other, such as cooperative, estate or 

trust, prison farm, grazing association, Indian reservation, etc. 

The farms were classified according to 

the information provided in section 37 of 

the regu'lar form. Many of the reports 

which showed "other" as the type of 

organization came from institutional 

farms, I ndian reservations, or other 

operations classified as "abnormal." 

Abnormal farms were not included in the 

tabulations for farms with sales of $2,500 

and over. 

Some caution should be taken when 

comparing 1974 data for corporations 

with 1969 data. A followu p study of the 

1969 data indicated that a sizable number 

of farms were wrongly reported as corporate, especially in the Southern States. 

These errors in the 1969 data have not 

been corrected and are shown as originally published. 

More detailed data obtained from a 

special survey of farms operated by 

corporations are included in Volume IV, 

Special Reports, of the 1974 Census of 

Agriculture. 

Farms by value of sales-In earlier agricutural censuses, data were classified in 

nine groups referred to as "economic 

classes." The use of this term was discontinued for 1974; however, for farms with 

sales of $2,500 or more in 1974, the 

value-of·products sold classifications are 

the same as the value ranges used for 

establishing economic classes 1 through 5 

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APPENDIX A Continued 

in prior censuses and are therefore comparable. Some caution should be used in 

comparing value-of-sales data for 1974 

with those of earlier censuses due to the 

substantial increase in prices received by 

farmers between the census periods. 

Data for farms with sales of less than 

$2,500, classified in earlier censuses as 

economic classes 6, part time, and part 

retirement, are not directly comparable 

to the 1974 value classes because of the 

change in farm definition and modifications in farm classification. For 1969, 

farms with sales of under $2,500 were 

classified as: 

a. Class 6-$50 to $2,499 of farm 

product sales and a farm operator 

who is under 65 years of age and did 

not work off the farm 100 days or 

more in the census year. 

b. Part time-$50 to $2,499 of farm 

product sales and a farm operator 

who is under 65 years of age and 

worked off the farm 100 days or 

more in the census year. 

c. Part retirement-$50 to $2,499 of 

farm product sales and a farm 

operator who is 65 years or over. 

If 1974 data shown in State table 9 

and appendix B are combined, limited 

comparisons between 1969 and 1974 

can be made as follows: 

0:>mpare 1969 class 6 farms with 1974 

farms with sales of less than $2,500 

whose operators were under 65 years old 

and devoting 50 percent or more of their 

worktime to farming. Compare 1969 

part-time farms with 1974 farms with 

sales of less than $2,500 whose operators 

were under 65 years old and devoting 

less than 50 percent of their worktime to 

farming. Compare 1969 part-retirement 

farms with 1974 farms with sales of less 

than $2,500 whose operators were 65 

years old and over regardless of occupation. 

Abnormal farms-This category includes 

institutional farms, experimental and 

research farms, and Indian reservations_ 

Institutional farms include those operated 

by hospitals, penitentiaries, schools, grazing associations, government agencies, 

etc. Data for abnormal farms were inA-10 

cluded in totals for all farms, but were 

excluded from data for farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more. Characteristics of 

abnormal farms are shown in State table 

9. The abnormal farms are comparable to 

abnormal farms of earlier censuses. 

New classification of farms-A new classification series was used to present the 

data for the 1974 census. It was developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the Bureau of 

the Census to better describe today's 

agriculture and its complex relationships 

with other sectors of the economy. The 

major classifications are: 

a. Primary farm-A farm operated by 

an individual or family or partnersh ip where the operator spends 50 

percent or more of his worktime on 

the farm (considers farming to be 

the principal occupation) or a farm 

operated under a corporate structure which received 50 percent or 

more if its gross business (farm and 

nonfarm) from the sale of agricultural products. 

b. Part-time farm-A farm operated by 

an individual or partnership where 

the operator spends less than 50 

percent of his worktime on the farm 

(does not consider farming to be the 

principal occupation). 

c. Business-associated farm-A farm 

operated under a corporated structure which received less than 50 

percent of its gross business income 

(farm and nonfarm) from the sale of 

agricultural products. 

d. Abnormal farm-An institutional, 

experimental, or research farm, 

or an Indian reservation. An 

institutional farm is one operated 

by a hospital, penitentiary, school, 

grazing association, government 

agency, etc. 

Some new classifications are not yet 

available. Data necessary to classify corporations as primary or business-associated 

are being collected in a separate survey. It 

will be published, along with data for 

individuals and partnerships, in a later 

report. However, the classifications for 

individual or family operated farms, for 

partnerships, and for abnormal farms are 

described in the following discussion of 

data presented by principal occupation 

of the farm operator. 

Farms by principal occupation-Iniormation was obtained on the occupation 

of the farm operator in 1974 to provide 

the basis for the new farm classification. 

Data on occupation were not obtained in 

1969. The principal occupation classification for farms with sales of $2,500 and 

over relates only to farms opera~ed by 

individuals or families (sole proprietorships) and partnerships. Farm characteristics are shown by age of the operator 

and occupation for farms with sales of 

under $2,500 in State table 9 and for 

farms with sales of $2,500 and over in 

State table 29. 

The classifications used for 1974 were: 

a. Fatming-The principal occupation 

of the operator if he spent 50 

percent or more of his worktime in 

1974 in farming. 

b. Other-The principal occupation of 

the operator if he spent 50 percent 

or more of his work time in 1974 at 

occupations other than farming. 

Some operators engaged in ranchi ng 

marked "other" as their principal 

occupation. Most such obvious 

errors were corrected during the 

processing operation. 

Farms operated by persons who consider themselves farmers by occupation 

would be classified as primary farms 

under the new classification. Likewise, 

those farms operated by persons who 

consider themselves as having occupations 

other than farming would be classified as 

part-time farms. 

Farms by size-All farms were classified 

by size according to the total land area 

established for each farm (acres in this 

place). Detailed characteristics of farms 

with sales of $2,500 and over by 12 

size-of-farm groups are presented in State 

table 30. The same classification was used 

for all States. By definition, a farm was 

an operating unit, not an ownership tract. 

In the case of a landlord who had 

assigned land to tenants, the land assigned 
APPENDIX A Continued 

to each tenant was considered a separate 

farm even though the landlord may have 

considered the entire landholding as one 

unit in respect to supervision, equipment, 

rotation practice, purchase of supplies, or 

sale of products. 

Farms by type-Data from the 1974 

census are being published in accordance 

with the ex panded classification system 

for agricultural production published in 

the 1972 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual. In 

general, the SIC classifications published 

for 1974 are comparable to the historical 

type-of-farm classifications except that 

the expanded SIC provides the potential 

for a more detailed classification_ 

Farms by standard industrial classification-A standard classification for agricultural production establishments 

(farms, ranches, nurseries, greenhouses, 

etc.) has been evolving over the entire 

lifetime of the SIC system, but at a less 

rapid rate than in other producing sectors 

of the economy, primarily because of the 

diversity of production typical of most 

farms. In recent years, increasing specialization by agricultural producers has 

encouraged the creation of a more detailed set of classifications. These classifications, found in the 1972 SIC Manual, 

are intended 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 production. If the total value 

of sales of agricultural products of an 

establ ishment 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 establ ishment 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. 

Detailed characteristics of farms with 

sales of $2,500 or more for selected SIC 

groupings are shown in State tables 32 

and 33 and county summary table 6. 

Additional and more complete 1974 data 

for various SIC classifications will be 

shown in Volume II. 

Farms not classified by SIC-Some farms 

included in the 1974 Census of Agriculture did not meet the official specifications of the standard industrial classification for agricultural activities. Sales of 

forest products, which by historical census definition are included in the total 

value of farm products sold, are excluded 

by the SI C classification system_ Therefore, farms having more than one-half of 

their sales from forest products are excluded from SIC classification. In addition, those farms having a significant proportion (but less than half) of their sales 

from forest products and not meeting the 

definition of one of the two categories of 

general farms are also excluded from SIC 

classification_ 

7. Unpublished Data 

Data collected and tabulated primarily to 

meet the needs of specific governmental 

users have been assembled in a series of 

unpublished tables. The table headings 

and stubs of most of these tables have 

more frequent data intervals and size 

groupings than those published in Volume I. In some cases, the tables display 

the data in a format specified by certain 

data users. Most tables provide State 

level statistics. 

The principal unpublished tabulations 

available are on: 

Farm contracts. 

Fuel storage capacity_ 

Grain storage capacity. 

Grazing permits. 

Hired workers. 

Injuries and illnesses. 

Irrigated and nonirrigated crop yields. 

Land use by size of farm. 

Selected farm characteristics byStandard industrial classification 

Debt status. 

Race or origin. 

Age of farm operator. 

Days worked off-farm by the 

operator. 

Utilization of futures market. 

In addition some data were tabulated 

extending frequency distributions for 

already publ ished items. These tabulations are in the same format as State 

tables 28 through 33. 

For information on the content and 

cost of the unpublished tabulations, 

please write to the Dlief, Agriculture 

Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D_C. 20233. 

8_ Nonsampling Errors 

Every census or survey has some errors. 

These can arise from such sources as 

incorrect or incomplete reporting, processing errors, and the inability to obtain 

a response from all farmers. limited 

sampling was done in this census, and 

most of the error is of the nonsampling 

type_ 

Reported data may be incorrect due 

to misunderstanding of questions or the 

use of estimates in reporting_ During 

processing, adjustments are made to 

data items which appear to be inconsistent with other items. 

Respondents may fail to provide 

all of the information requested. In 

some cases, the respondent may indicate 

the presence of an item but not the 

amount. Imputations were made for 

missing data on the quantities and sales 

values of crops and livestock, but no 

imputations were made for such items 

as forest products sold, injuries and 

illnesses, and farm credit. 

An adjustment was made for operations on the mailing list which did not 

respond to the census. This adjustment 

employed sampl ing, and variation from 

the adjustment is measured in sampling 

errors; however, any systematic bias is 

not measured. The methodology for 

this adjustment is described in section 

10. Statistical Adjustments. 

There was considerable undercoverage 

of smaller farms because a large number 

of these places were not represented in 

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APPENDIX A Continued 

any of the administrative records of 

places associated with agricultural operations and, consequently, were not on 

the final mailing list. On the other hand, 

some names were on the mailing list more 

than once. Duplication was eliminated In 

the processing to a large extent, but some 

remains, perticularly for farms whose 

operation changed hands, In whole or in 

part, while the list was being developed. 

Measures of final undercoverage are 

provided in section 9. Census Coverage. 

9. 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 enumerated, the variety of arrangements under 

which farms are operated, the continuing 

changes in the relationship of farm operators to the land operated, the expiration 

of leases and the initiation or renewal of 

leases, the problem of obtaining a complete listing of all agricultural operators, 

the difficulty of locating and identifying 

some farms, the operator's absence from 

his farm during mail effort and followup 

proct;dures, and the operator's opinion 

that some or all of his agricultural operations should not be incl uded in the 

census. 

An evaluation of the coverage has been 

conducted for each census of agriculture 

since 1945. Although its primary purpose 

is to pinpoint problem areas and supply 

evidence upon which to base improvements, the coverage check also provides 

users of census data with estimates of the 

completeness of census counts. Preliminary results of a coverage check for 

this State indicate that about 96 percent of all farms are included in the 

census. The farms included are estimated 

to account for more than 98 percent 

of the total value of sales of agricultural 

products in 1974. 

More detailed information, reporting 

coverage by size and type of farm and by 

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geographic area, are incl uded in a separate report of the 1974 Census of Agriculture. 

, O. Statistical Adjustments 

Report forms were obtained and tabulated for all the identified larger farms (In 

general, those with expected sales of 

$40,000 and over). 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-€dit operation for 

internally incomplete or inconsistent 

data. The review procedures provided for 

computer printouts of edit changes to an 

item that exceeded specified limits. 

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 smaller 

operations which did not respond in the 

census. The number of farms for which 

adjustment was made was estimated on 

the basis of the results of a canvass of 

a random sample of mailing register 

addressees who did not respond during 

the regular census followup period. The 

figures supplied by a stratified sample of 

addressees who did respond were then expanded to represent the nonrespondents 

and incl uded in the census totals. 

Table A shows for selected items for 

the State the percent of the published 

total that the nonresponse adjustment 

represents. These percentages indicate the 

potential for bias in published figures due 

to nonresponse, i.e., the extent to which 

the actual data for non respondents may 

not agree with the nonresponse adjustments. The probable range of difference 

is unknown. However, the degree of uncertainty regarding the accuracy of the 

data increases as the percentage of the 

total represented by the non respondent 

adjustment increases. 

Table A. Percent of State Total Represented by 

Adjustment for Whole Farm Nonresponse: 

1974 

Item 

Num ber of farms .. 

Land in farms .......... . 

Value of products sold ..... . 

Harvested cropland ....... . 

Inventory: 

Cattle and calves ...... . 

Chickens 3 months old or 

older ............ . 

Hogsand pigs ........ . 

Sampling 

Parcant 

of total 

9.6 

3.5 

3.6 

4.8 

4.4 

1.8 

4.6 

During the construction of the mailing 

list for the census, names obtained from 

various sources were matched to eliminate duplicates. Names that only appeared on the list provided by the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation 

Service were randomly sampled at a rate 

varying by State from 100% to 10%, and 

only those drawn in the sample were 

asked to complete census reports. The 

census reports obtained were expanded 

to estimate the totals for all the farms on 

the "ASCS only" list. The farms in the 

sample generally were small in size, but 

they occasionally included some larger 

farms. The States sampled at a 100% rate 

(all ASCS only names included in the 

mailing register) were Alaska, Delaware, 

Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, and West 

Virginia. 

Reliability of Adjustments for Nonresponse and Sampling 

Table B shows estimates of reliability of 

the published totals for selected data 

items for the State. These estimates include the variability from sampling the 

"ASCS only" list and the variability from 

using the random selection of respondent 

farms weighted by expansion factors to 

represent nonrespondent 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. The variances from the two 
APPENDIX A Continued 

sources-the ASCS only use and the 

non response adjustment-were combined 

in the usual manner to provide the 

estimates of reliability. 

There is approximately 67% confidence that the difference between the 

published estimate. and the figure that 

would have been obtained if there were 

no variability involved is not more than 

the percentage presented in the table for 

a specific item. There is approximately 

95% confidence that the difference is 

less than twice the percentage given. 

As calculated for this report, the 

standard error measures the effect of 

certain nonsampling errors, but does not 

measure any systematic biases in the data 

arising from incorrect reporting by respondents or adjustments for nonresponse, or incompleteness of the mailing 

list. 

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APPENDIX A Continued 

Table B. Estimates of the Reliability of Published Totals for Selected Items: 1974 

Land in farms Value of land and Harvested cropland Value of crops sold Value of livestock and 

buildings poultry sold 

County Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard error Dollars error error Dollars error Dollars error Acres (percent) (1,000) (percent) Acres (percent) (1,000) (percent) ( 1,000) ( percent) 

Montana, 

total ...... 62158351 0.2 6952 194 0.3 8426881 0.4 548412 0.4 480277 0.3 

Beaverhead ... 1317615 1.8 167 064 1.5 159757 10.4 3 197 4.6 16307 2.6 

Big Hor" .... 2 647 912 .5 226844 .9 161 028 3.8 13627 3.4 20964 .6 

Blaine ...... 2 352 763 1.6 166454 1.8 225435 1.8 13454 1.9 (D) (D) 

Broadwater .. 416 188 1.4 50048 1.1 63631 .8 6056 .5 3899 .9 

Carbon ..... 648421 2.6 125945 2.4 100534 4.1 11 459 2.8 13067 1.4 

Carter ...... 1 548769 .6 84 997 .7 95958 1.3 2576 .7 8561 .8 

Cascade ..... 1401 752 .6 202398 .7 248986 1.2 17768 1.1 25697 1.1 

Chouteau .... 2399302 .6 329 569 .8 616757 .9 52476 1.0 7944 .4 

Custer ..... 2370927 .4 161 991 1.2 79533 1.7 6293 1.8 16047 .7 

Daniels ..... 881 201 .5 125 782 .5 289646 .8 17172 1.0 3138 1.9 

Dawson ..... 1407844 1.2 129351 .7 227802 1.8 19552 2.2 (0) (0) 

Deer Lodge .. 232 527 .5 19777 9.3 13 159 .9 570 4.8 846 1.9 

Fallon ..... 923 255 .9 75587 .7 124690 .6 7359 1.0 5626 1.1 

Fergus ..... 2 188272 .5 246088 .7 306286 .6 17 089 .6 14952 2.0 

Flathead .... 331 564 1.2 129457 2.0 83717 1.3 7 134 1.0 6190 1.1 

Gallatin ..... 837814 1.5 184500 5.0 158077 2.0 13981 1.9 17 698 .6 

Garfield .... 2098684 .8 119 240 .9 83364 .5 4838 .7 9262 .5 

Glacier ..... 1 614 502 .9 172 124 .8 206430 1.9 12164 1.1 4824 11.0 

Golden Valley. 684386 .5 39803 .6 37558 1.2 1 865 1.6 6949 .7 

Granite ..... 381 641 1.9 49681 2.8 29924 4.8 667 4.1 3377 4.0 

Hill ....... 1 788805 2.2 215744 1.7 530468 1.7 35178 2.8 (0) (D) 

Jefferson .... 337534 .7 36977 2.0 33704 2.0 915 3.1 2146 1.0 

Jud ith Basin .. 874835 3.0 120338 5.5 168940 4.5 8875 5.2 9563 1.7 

Lake ...... 753206 .6 194053 .8 79781 1.5 7076 1.3 9 118 .9 

Lewis and 

Clark ..... 946 170 1.0 111 952 2.2 60049 1.7 1 580 1.4 8210 .9 

Liberty ..... 947781 2.7 104384 1.7 286072 3.6 12742 1.5 2385 1.7 

Lincoln ..... 65385 1.2 17 917 .8 9779 1.4 258 6.5 691 .8 

McCone .... 1435875 .5 182808 .5 239573 .7 16957 .7 5737 .7 

Madison .... 1191433 .6 150189 .6 90268 .5 3226 2.1 10346 .6 

Meagher .... 880359 .5 61 185 .7 51 285 .4 734 .0 5433 .3 

Mineral ..... 25946 5.3 5339 5.1 2361 7.7 64 12.1 204 3.7 

Missoula .... 262024 1.1 59912 1.5 29664 2.1 1 182 1.8 3367 1.2 

Musselshell. .. 1 210 100 .8 72 116 1.0 45202 1.1 1 880 2.5 5603 1.4 

Park ....... 828634 9.9 123269 2.2 75495 5.7 2663 5.2 7881 9.2 

Petroleum ... 695701 .7 36334 .8 27571 .7 585 2.9 3873 .9 

Phillips ..... 1947367 1.1 196996 1.8 237767 1.8 12736 2.8 11308 1.3 

Pondera .... 886848 .6 155730 .5 274679 .5 16712 .5 6292 .8 

Powder River. 1 718763 2.7 131 005 2.5 97033 2.6 4128 11.0 8788 1.0 

Powell ..... 734688 1.2 80979 .6 69774 .7 1 764 .9 5703 .8 

Prairie ..... 800920 2.6 59645 3.3 62987 2.2 5668 1.1 6796 6.0 

Ravalli ..... 268648 1.9 118721 2.1 50605 3.5 2503 3.2 10556 2.6 

Richland .... 1 160400 2.2 186696 1.4 243324 2.1 24599 1.7 18608 .7 

Roosevelt ... 1 542 605 2.1 203739 2.1 381 570 2.5 24909 2.5 7292 .8 

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APPENDIX A Continued 

Table B. Estimates of the Reliability of Published Totals for Selected Items: 1974-Con. 

Cattle and calves on Chickens 3 months old Hogs and pigs on Corn harvested for all Hay harvested 

farms and older on farms farms purposes 

County Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard 

error error error error error 

Number (percent) Number (percent) Number (percent) Acres ( percent) Acres ( percent) 

Montana, 

total ...... 3211584 0.4 980156 0.3 212 456 1.0 87670 0.7 2158312 0.9 

Beaverhead ... 148063 4.2 1 766 1.1 1856 .7 10 e) 140956 11.8 

Big Horn .... 132 854 4.4 5206 1.7 3452 1.8 5038 1.7 57538 5.4 

Blaine ...... 90868 1.4 4059 4.0 7435 3.2 2616 3.9 59032 1.5 

Broadwater .. 27807 1.3 (D) (D) 1697 9.0 788 2.3 22879 1.2 

Carbon ..... 71 078 1.6 19148 4.0 4391 10.9 4836 3.3 51 582 4.3 

Carter ...... 67794 .8 2696 2.9 2673 .4 687 4.0 56611 2.2 

Cascade ..... 93354 1.5 38080 6.3 3671 14.0 1392 (1 ) 66188 2.1 

Chouteau .... 67712 .6 5 152 1.2 5692 .5 152 .0 40916 .4 

Custer ..... 102034 1.2 (D) (D) 3479 4.4 6955 3.0 35277 1.3 

Daniels ..... 26 186 2.3 2327 3.9 6394 5.1 - .0 22000 1.0 

Dawson ..... 54061 .7 4434 3.3 3192 3.4 3436 2.9 33391 .7 

Deer Lodge .. 11493 .9 1 133 (1 ) 1 521 e) - .0 11 707 .3 

Fallon ..... 45384 .9 4193 2.6 6330 4.2 1 551 7.0 34814 1.2 

Fergus ..... 125599 1.0 12250 1.5 13 140 7.6 334 .0 114696 1.2 

Flathead .... 29996 1.6 7345 9.0 10736 2.4 781 24.3 35224 2.3 

Gallatin ..... 75611 2.9 109883 .4 7 109 .3 299 .0 66451 2.7 

Garfield .... 79502 .6 2193 3.6 1 802 .8 854 .0 19751 1.1 

Glacier ..... 48621 3.2 29009 .1 7308 .0 - .0 27706 2.8 

Golden Valley. 27695 1.2 586 10.5 630 1.0 130 .0 13501 1.4 

Granite ..... 32408 7.1 294 .0 21 .0 - .0 28949 5.0 

Hill ....... 38807 6.2 9985 .9 5035 .0 153 .0 22431 1.7 

Jefferson .... 22029 1.2 2517 12.1 1020 13.7 - .0 17370 3.0 

Judith Basin .. 66043 3.5 5461 2.1 2071 9.5 391 .0 54653 4.7 

Lake ...... 72 475 1.1 29524 1.7 3292 4.3 1 387 5.0 57 170 1.9 

Lewis and 

Clark ..... 54615 5.2 27575 .3 2358 .6 - .0 39390 1.2 

Liberty ..... 19457 3.0 11 870 1.5 4568 5.0 68 .0 9069 10.0 

Lincoln ..... 7 541 1.4 1 196 5.6 985 1.4 - .0 9402 1.5 

McCone .... 53846 .7 4824 2.3 3484 7.1 260 .0 29226 1.6 

Madison .... 96 155 .6 3065 21.5 3159 4.6 12 .0 75772 .6 

Meagher .... 48835 .4 (D) (D) 442 .0 - .0 37696 .5 

Mineral ..... 1935 6.7 154 .0 5 .0 - .0 2124 7.8 

Missoula .... 21 796 1.6 2322 16.5 566 1.0 360 5.7 21 636 2.3 

Musselshell. .. 44142 1.3 2336 3.1 1458 2.3 1988 2.7 20024 1.4 

Park ....... 65630 8.3 3134 7.4 3596 1.3 30 .0 47 184 7.0 

Petroleum ... 32959 .6 539 5.2 707 .0 20 .0 21 070 .6 

Phillips ..... 103745 .8 6204 15.8 4375 22.1 1 597 4.6 72 899 4.1 

Pondera .... 37543 1.1 42517 2.2 7300 .8 13 .0 24122 1.3 

Powder River . 85071 2.3 2420 2.5 891 1.4 234 .0 54075 1.0 

Powell ..... 51406 .9 478 .0 1961 .0 - .0 63402 .8 

Prairie ..... 47674 6.5 1 528 .0 2381 1.3 3146 3.1 13883 1.9 

Ravalli ..... 56203 2.0 138935 .2 3036 2.2 525 2.6 37723 2.4 

Richland .... 75221 1.8 8633 2.1 6969 3.1 8557 2.4 43395 5.0 

Roosevelt ... 47348 1.7 5653 6.6 7881 2.4 1 655 4.2 39297 1.8 

1 Estimated coefficient of variation is 25.0 percent or greater. These coefficients are usually associated with small data values and when a significant portion of the total is derived from estimates for nonrespondents and sample reports. 

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APPENDIX A Continued 

Table B. Estimates of the Reliability of Published Totals for Selected Items: 1974-Con. 

Land in farms Value of land and Harvested cropland Value of crops sold Value of livestock and 

buildings poultry sold 

County Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard 

error Dollars error error Dollars error Dollars error 

Acres ( percent) (1,000) (percent) Acres (percent) (1,000) (percent) (1,000) (percent) 

Rosebud .... 3009037 0.3 175220 0.3 90211 0.9 6807 1.3 (0) (0) 

Sanders ..... 432238 1.4 76275 1.5 30512 2.9 987 6.9 2240 1.5 

Sheridan .... 1 124 172 1.2 161 071 1.0 359936 1.2 25358 1.2 3877 1.8 

Silver Bow ... 133 090 .4 18506 .5 12640 .2 518 .1 2666 .1 

Stillwater .... 880641 .7 112 103 .8 124023 1.1 7089 .7 14216 .3 

Sweet Grass . . 786875 3.9 79173 9.6 50832 1.9 1 037 1.8 5810 5.3 

Teton ...... 1 254879 1.1 201 022 3.1 303831 1.3 20813 1.8 12952 2.4 

Toole ...... 1 086 126 .7 115 178 1.3 283453 1.0 11 710 1.4 3427 .4 

Treasure .... 575761 4.5 46468 7.7 30105 22.4 5291 13.4 3483 4.0 

Valley ..... 2174 187 .9 213 516 1.5 371 377 .9 23307 1.0 10426 1.1 

Wheatland ... 820 147 .4 57010 .6 52388 .4 1 171 .8 5093 .8 

Wibaux ..... 506467 .7 50630 .7 80247 .6 5 188 1.0 3454 .9 

Yellowstone .. 1 385365 .5 213291 1.0 177 103 .8 22905 .6 44144 .2 

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APPENDIX A Continued 

Table B. Estimates ofthe Reliability of Published Totals for Selected Items: 1974-Con. 

Cattle and calves on Chickens 3 months old Hogs and pigs on Corn harvested for all Hay harvested 

farms and older on farms farms purposes 

County Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard 

error error error error error 

Number (percent) Number (percent) Number ( percent) Acres ( percent) Acres ( percent) 

Rosebud .... 96660 0.5 1 899 1.1 2436 0.2 7328 0.8 34474 0.4 

Sanders ..... 26667 1.8 3155 5.8 346 2.8 40 .0 23684 1.5 

Sheridan .... 34833 1.1 5956 2.3 3545 .7 206 18.8 33772 4.1 

Silver Bow ... 10379 .2 338 .0 220 .0 - .0 11 782 .2 

Stillwater .... 60715 .7 18 135 1.1 6392 .3 3219 3.6 39529 .9 

Sweet Grass .. 50139 2.5 8426 1.4 2221 6.9 75 e) 37923 2.5 

Teton ...... 67666 2.8 45376 .1 9268 8.9 22 .0 64007 3.3 

Toole ...... 22320 .7 35915 .1 7043 .0 - .0 10282 1.7 

Treasure .... 28423 2.7 307 3.9 873 .1 3752 1.0 10326 1.1 

Valley ..... 92875 1.2 8437 5.4 8785 1.1 3385 .0 61995 3.4 

Wheatland ... 37248 1.0 (D) (D) 2984 1.1 - .0 27861 .6 

Wibaux ..... 29527 .8 2545 8.2 2226 .2 797 .0 17 158 1.0 

Yellowstone .. 145536 1.1 104813 .2 6048 2.9 18591 .6 3337 2.6 

1 Estimated coefficient of variation is 25.0 percent or greater. These coefficients are usually associated with small data values and when a significant portion of the total is derived from estimates for nonrespondents and sample reports. 

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APPENDIX B. Characteristics of Agricultural Operations Qualifying as Farms by the 1959 

Definition But Excluded by the 1974 Definition: 1974 and 1969 

fann or farm, in the doto line coptions below means agricultural 

operations qualifying as forms by 1959 definition but excluded by 

1974 definition (see p. IX, 'Irm Definition) 

Farml and Land in Farm. 

Farms _______________________________________________ number_ 

percel}t_ land in farms ___________________________________________ acresAverage size of form ___________________________________ acresValue of land and buildings _______________________________ $1,000_ 

Average per farm _____________________________________ dollarsAverage per ocre ______________________________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value of form: $110 $9,999 ___________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ______________________________________ _ $20,000 10 $39,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $69,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________________________ _ $100,000 and over ______________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented lands by form operators: land owned ___________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ land rented or leased from others ________________________ farms_ 

acres_ land rented or leased to atherL __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

land in Farms According to Use 

Total cropland ___________________________________________ farms_ 

acres- Harvested cropland _____________________________________ formsFarms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 ocres ____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres __________________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres __________________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres __________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres __________________________________________ _ 

100 acres and over ______________________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing __________________ farms_ 

acres_ Other cropland (see text) ________________________________ formsacres_ 

Woodland, including woodland posture _______________________ forms_ 

acres_ Other land (see text) ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres- Irrigated land ____________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Race and Tenure of Operator 

All form operators: Full owners ______________________________________________ _ 

Port owners ______________________________________________ _ 

Tenants _________________________________________________ _ 

White form operators: Full owners ______________________________________________ _ 

Part owners ______________________________________________ _ Tenants _________________________________________________ _ 

Block and other races (see text): Full owners ______________________________________________ _ 

Port owners ______________________________________________ _ Tenants _________________________________________________ _ 

Farm Operator Characteristics I 

Form operators by age group: Under 25 years _____________________________________________ _ 

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

25 to 34 years _______________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yearL ______________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors _______________________________________________ _ 55 to 64 years ______________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________________________ -_ ----- Average age ______________________________ -_ -_ - _____ --- - ------

Form operators by place of residence: On farm operated ___________________________________________ _ - On another form _____________________________________________ _ 

In a rural area not on a form _________________________________ _ 

- In a city, town, or urban area __________________________________ _ 

Farm operators reporting days of work off form ____________________ _ None _____________________________________________________ ,. __ 

Any _______________________________________________________ _ I 10 49 days ______________________________________________ _ 

- 5010 99 days _____________________________________________ _ 100 10 149 days ___________________________________________ _ 

15010 199 days ___________________________________________ _ 200 days and over _________________________________________ _ 

Farm operators by principal occupation: Farming ___________________________________________________ _ 

Olher _____________________________________________________ _ -

-

Specified excluded agricultural operations, J974 

By occupation and age of operator 

Occupation forming Occupation other than 

forming 

less than 65 65 years old less than 65 65 years old 

Total years old and over years old and over 

I 068 206 118 662 82 

100.0 19.3 11.0 62.0 7.7 

170 629 56 744 40 306 57 690 15 889 

160 275 342 87 194 

55 949 12 313 7 299 31 407 4 929 

52 387 59 774 61 856 47 443 60 115 

328 217 181 544 310 

219 56 16 123 24 

199 44 18 128 9 

274 48 40 169 17 

197 19 25 128 25 

57 6 2 49 -

122 33 17 65 7 

1 002 190 116 615 81 

212 148

1 

70 857 52 87~ I 72 707 15 713 

152 33 105 5 

51 263 18 406 5 958 18 484 8 415 

177 45 31 86 15 

92 782 32 519 18 523 33 501 8 239 

595 73 68 402 52 

32 605 7 840 9 151 9 614 6000 

317 1 22 33 I 229 33 I 1 771 138 

1:; I 1 278 

268 17 195 1:; / 49 5 34 

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

329 25 39 235 30 

4 348 357 757 2 807 427 

104 36 14 50 4 

26 486 7 345 8 204 5 529 5 408 

183 15 34 124 10 

17 603 1 676 6 029 8 987 911 

835 187 106 481 61 

120 421 47 228 25 126 39 089 8 978 

302 13 24 235 30 

2 975 85 228 2 426 236 

920 174 109 560 77 63 9 6 44 4 

85 23 3 58 1 

906 173 109 548 76 61 9 6 42 4 

82 23 3 55 1 

14 1 - 12 1 

2 - - 2 - 3 - - 3 -

57 18 - 39 - 122 33 - 89 - 244 23 - 221 - 217 48 - 169 - 228 84 - 144 - 200 - 118 - 82 49.9 47.5 72.2 43.9 71.9 

632 72 56 442 62 27 20 2 5 - 22 3 - 17 2 68 6 5 51 6 

954 154 80 648 72 267 82 69 84 32 687 72 11 564 40 53 21 5 16 11 27 7 2 11 7 38 11 - 25 2 43 5 1 34 3 526 28 3 478 17 

324 206 118 - - 744 - - 662 82 

'l974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Forms with sales und~r $1,000, J 969 

Port 

Total Closs 6 Port time retirement 

2 207 408 I 440 359 

100.0 18.5 65.2 16.3 

359 961 102 690 172 360 84 911 

163 252 120 237 

68 956 16 862 40 778 11 315

1 

31 244 41 329 28 318 31 519 

192 164 237 133 

470 74 309 87 

460 69 321 70 

705 120 473 112 

404 90 252 62 

100 30 55 15 

68 25 30 13 

1 958 362 1 250 346 

375 674 109 006 164 903 101 765 I 494 71 362 61 

119 182 25 135 66 444 27 603 j 253 56 149 48 

134 895 31 451 58 987 44 457 

1 557 257 1 034 266/ 144 189 42 469 67 844 33 876 

1 048 134 720 194 1 21 605 3 754 13 970 3 881 

382 55 253 74 

283 15 227 41 

121 14 88 19 

162 25 89 48 

78 16 52 10 

22 9 11 2 

863 136 588 1391 53 861 10 703 28 214 14 944 

370 93 208 69 

68 723 28 012 25 660 15 051 

424 51 308 65 42 091 7 281 27 834 6 976 

1 554 312 999 243 

173 681 52 940 76 682 44 059 

634 80 451 103 

11 675 1 737 8 119 1 819 

1 720 338 1 083 299 223 21 160 42 

264 49 197 18 

1 695 336 1 066 293 222 21 159 42 259 46 195 18 

25 2 17 6 1 - 1 - 5 3 2 -

80 32 48 - 275 41 234 - 460 70 390 - 605 132 473 - 428 133 295 - 359 - - 359 49.5 46.8 44.5 72.7 

1 J40 209 882 249 

} 44<\ 71 327 48 

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

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

1 751 166 1 440 145 125 81 - 44 106 85 - 21 } 277 - 240 37 

1 243 - 1 200 43 

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

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

Montana B-1 
APPENDIX 8 Continued 

fa"" or. fa"", in .th~ data line captions below means agricultural 

operations qualifYing as forms by 1959 definition but excluded by 

1974 definition (see p. IX, Farm DefinItion) 

Farm Operator Charaderisticsl-Continued 

Form operators by oH-form income: Reporting any _______________________________________________ _ 

Ott-form income equal to or greater thon value of form products sold _____________________________________________ _ 

OH-form income less thon value of form products sold ___________ _ Not reporting or reporting none _________________________________ _ 

Farms by Siz.e 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________________________ _ 

5010 69 acres ________________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ________________________________________________ _ 

100 10 139 acres ________________________ • _____________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ______________________________________________ _ 

18010 219 acres ______________________________________________ _ 

22010 259 ocres ______________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _________ • ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres and over ____________________________________________ _ 

Value of Products Sold 

Market value of all agricultural products sold {see textL _______ $1.000_ 

Average per form ___________________________________ dollarsForms by value of agricultural products sold: Under $250 ______________________________________________ _ 

$250 to $499 _____________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _____________________________________________ _ 

Crops and hoy sold _______________________________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________________ • ___ forms-

$1.000_ Forest products __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ livestock and livestock products ____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ______________________________ formsProduction Expenses 

Total form production expenses_ 

Forms with expenditures of-

$1,000_ 

________ forms-

$1.000_ 

$110 $499 ____________________________________________ _ 

$50010 $999 __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 10 $1,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,000 and over _______________________________ • ________ _ 

livestock and poultry purchased ___________ • ________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Feed for livestock and poultry ______________________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ________________________ farmstons_ 

$1,000_ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ____________________________ farms. 

$1,000_ 

Commercial fertilizer ______________________________________ forms-

$1,000_ Other agricultural chemicals (see text) _______________________ farms. 

$1.000_ 

Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for the form business _. forms-

$1.000_ 

Hired form lobar _________________________________________ farms-

$1,000_ Contract labor ___________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Machine hire and customwork ___________ • __________________ forms. 

$1,000_ 

Other production expenses _________________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Farm-Related Income and Expenses 

Farm-rela'ted income ___________________ • _. ________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Customwork and other agricultural services ________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- $1.000 __ 

Recreational services ______ • ____________________ • _______ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Government form programs ______________________________ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Rent of farmland or from lease or sale of 01l01ments _________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other form-related sources _______________________ • ______ farm5-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Expenses for form-related income sources ____________________ farms._ 

$1.000 __ 

Total 

438 

391 

47 

630 

398 

431 

36 

30 

22 

23 

8 

3 

33 

84 

309 

289 

541 

260 

267 

177 

76 

8 

3 

3 

(Z) 

528 

214 

80 

16 

977 

795 

387 

324 

205 

61 

410 

100 

714 

215 

378 

545 

73 

193 

10 

162 

13 

77 

3 

871 

128 

85 

23 

15 

6 

143 

26 

700 

272 

150 

294 

36 

78 

7 

13 

15 

5 

95 

190 

13 

7 

66 

114 

Specified excluded agricultural opero1ions. 1974 

By occupation and age of operator 

Occupation farming Occupation other than 

forming 

Less thon 65 65 years old Less than 65 65 years old 

years old and over years old and over 

98 78 240 22 

93 62 215 21 

5 16 25 1 

108 40 422 60 

102 33 234 29 

40 30 321 40 

6 12 17 1 

5 3 20 2 

- 4 17 1 

3 5 14 1 

2 1 4 1 

1 1 1 - 14 9 8 2 

33 20 26 5 

1 

57 30 195 26 

278 253 295 320 

104 72 332 33 

54 17 159 30 

48 29 171 19 

11 19 129 18 I4 8 56 8 

J 3 1 3 1 

1 1 1 1 

1 - 2 - (Z) - (Z) 

108 38 336 

~ 1 50 19 128 

13 5 54 

~ 1- 2 2 11 

168 98 630 81 

122 67 548 58 

77 55 222 33 

61 20 214 29 -, 19 16 152 18 

11 7 42 1 j61 23 297 29 

9 7 77 7 

III 39 513 51 

30 10 164 10 

89 29 236 24 

133 31 351 31 

18 4 48 4 

20 14 151 8 

1 1 8 (Z) 

24 16 108 14 

1 2 9 1 

7 7 61 2 

1 (Z) 1 (Z) 

152 92 551 76 

24 12 79 14 

7 6 52 20 

3 3 11 5 

- 1 12 2 J - 3 3 (Z) 

21 11 91 20 

4 7 13 3 

131 56 461 52 

49 21 184 18 

33 33 77 7 

107 51 126 9 

10 4 21 1 

13 27 38 1 

3 - 4 - 5 - 7 -

2 2 10 1 

(Z) (Z) 5 (Z) 

23 27 40 5 

86 23 72 9 

2 2 9 -

3 1 4 - 21 5 36 4 

25 29 57 3 

'1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

B-2 Montana 

Farms with sales under $1.000, 1969 

Part 

Total Closs 6 Port time retirement 

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

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

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

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

464 123 261 80 

779 113 576 90 

106 6 87 13 

160 17 113 30 

111 9 87 15 

140 16 85 39 

50 13 30 7 

49 9 35 5 

165 38 87 40 

183 64 79 40 

878 161 573 144 

398 395 398 402 

822 156 529 137 

502 75 344 83 

883 177 567 139 

696 99 451 146 

307 54 189 64 

42 - 38 4 

6 - 5 1 

1 182 200 823 159 

566 107 379 79 

2 207 408 1 440 359 

2 695 553 1 724 417 

666 124 413 129 

588 104 398 86 

953 180 629 144 

791 132 576 83 

292 63 197 32 

1 328 199 959 170 

374 51 284 38 

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

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

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

460 59 325 76 

24 4 16 4 

485 68 332 85 

50 10 31 9 

496 90 339 67 

20 4 11 4 

2 066 369 1 364 333 

389 80 241 68 

611 107 402 102 

143 38 78 26 

657 129 421 107 

120 31 72 18 

1 584 292 1 034 258 

1 284 271 794 219 

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

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

136 27 95 14 

131 27 95 9 

23 2 16 5 

23 5 6 12 

289 56 174 59 

287 99 114 74 

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

(NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl 

(NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl (NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl (NA) (NA) 
APPENDIX B Continued 

Fann or Farms in the data line coptions below means agricultural 

operations qualifying as forms by 1959 definition but excluded by 1974 definition (see p. IX, fa". O."nlllon) 

Selected Machinery and Equipment 

Automobiles _______________________ • _. __ • ______ • _. _______ farms __ 

number _ Motortrucks, including pickups _____________________________ forrnL. 

number __ 

Tractors, excluding gorden troctors and motor tillers ___________ forrns-. 

number _. Wheeltroctors, excluding gorden tractors and motor tillers ____ forms __ 

number _. Crawler tractors _. ___ ._. ______________ . __ • _. _________ ._ forms-. 

number _. 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled ___ • _. _______ • _____ • __ forms-. 

number._ 

Cornpickers, corn heads. and picker-shellers __________________ farms_ 

number __ Corn heads for combines ________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ______________________ farmL_ 

number __ Mower conditioners ______________________________________ farmL_ 

number __ Pickup balers ____________________________________________ formL_ 

number __ Windrowers, pull and self-propeUed __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ____________ formL_ 

number __ 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by value of machinery and equipment: $1 10 $99L _______________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $4,999 ___________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________________ _ $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $29,999 _________________________________________ _ $30,000 10 $49,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 ond over __________________________________________ _ 

Livestock and Poultry 

livestock and poultry inventory: Cottle and calves _______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Cows and heifers that hod calved _______________________ farmL_ 

number __ Beef cows ________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Milk cows ________________________________________ formL_ 

number __ 

Hogs and pigs _________________________________________ formL_ 

number __ 

litters of pigs farrowed between December 1 of preceding year and November 30 _________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs _______________________________________ formL_ 

number __ Horses and ponies ______________________________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ___________________________ formL_ 

number __ Hens and pullets of laying oge __________________________ formL_ 

number __ Broilers and other meat-type chickens _____________________ tormL_ 

number __ Other livestock and poultry ______________________________ forms __ 

Livestock and poultry sold: Cottle and colves _______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hogs ol.d pigs _________________________________________ formL_ 

number __ Feeder pigs sold ______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs _______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Horses and ponieL _____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ Hens and pullets of laying oge __________________________ forms __ 

number __ Broilers and other meat-type chickens _____________________ forms __ 

number __ Other livestock and poultry ______________________________ forms __ 

Crops Harvested 

Field corn for all purposes _________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ For groin or seed _______________________________________ forms __ 

ocres._ 

bushels __ 

Cut for silage, green chop, or dry fodder, or hogged or grazed _________ • __________________________________ farms __ 

ocreS __ 

Specified excluded agricultural operations, 1974 

By occupation and age of operator 

Occupation forming Occupation other than 

tarming 

less than 65 65 years old less than 65 65 years old 

Total years old and over years old and over 

680 128 72 416 64 

820 144 84 520 72 

831 134 88 543 66 

I 228 207 134 783 104 

678 113 80 445 40 

I 028 183 134 642 69 

668 112 79 437 40 

995 182 126 620 

6~ I 32 I 7 22 

33 I 8 22 

II 4 4 2 

12 4 4 3 I 

9 6 I 2 -

10 6 2 2 -

7 6 I - -

7 6 I - - 3 - I 2 

: I 3 - I 2 

49 II 3 34 

49 II 3 34 

60

1 

13 10 34 31 61 13 10 35 

~ I 28 5 5 18 

28 5 5 18 

I - I -

I - I -

7 

927 

162 I 247 

150 

908 

97 

4 

602 

308 700 7~ I 38 5 21 31 -I 252 25 17 178 32 

412 89 37 264 22 

194 25 36 113 20 

18 3 3 II I 

10 2 1 5 2 

3 I I - I 

I I I 420 71 31 289 29 

2 067 449 171 I 306 141 

337 58 27 230 22 I 187 293 84 734 76 

277 55 22 184 16 

I 003 267 70 598 68 

114 17 7 83 

~ 1 184 26 14 136 

42 8 I 31 2 

206 40 10 144 12 

32 4 I 27 - 7J 4 2 65 - 121 28 10 75 8 I 493 398 73 917 105 

325 45 II 251 18 I 134 151 41 858 84 

166 22 9 118 17 

5 144 800 409 3 456 479 

152 21 9 105 17 

4 653 745 397 3 071 440 II I - 6 4 609 40 - 284 285 

101 14 3 82 2 

253 63 26 137 27 746 226 89 362 69 51 7 3 39 2 583 53 52 468 10 12 - I II - 252 - 16 236 - 109 26 8 70 5 I 497 296 82 I 012 107 106 10 I 89 6 173 20 2 141 10 

17 4 2 10 I I 524 260 180 I 059 25 15 3 2 9 I I 283 69 180 I 024 10 10 - - 8 2 567 - - 487 80 41 6 - 34 I 

2 I - - I 3 2 - - I I - - - I I - - - I 

I~ I - - - 18 

I - - _. 2 - - -

Forms with sales under $1,000, 1969 

I Port 

Total Closs 6 Port time retirement 

I 513 262 I 001 250 I I 947 338 I 303 306 

1 659 279 I 118 262 

2 339 430 I 531 378 

I 350 231 901 218 

I 955 375 I 251 329 

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

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

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

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

59 17 29 13 

62 20 29 13 

7 2 2 3 

7 2 2 3 

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

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

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

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

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

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

206 23 146 37 

207 23 146 38 

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

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

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

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

2 028 358 I 343 327 

8 252 1 816 5 071 1 365 

332 70 201 61 

I 199 187 838 174 

334 53 226 55 

126 35 61 30 

} 37 13 17 7 

1 

I 056 159 758 139

1 

9 476 I 619 6 349 I 508 

789 120 570 99 

3 926 723 2577 626 

618 110 430 78 

3 416 684 2 193 539 

304 24 238 42 

510 39 384 87 

155 8 138 9 

I 057 48 963 46 

72 9 63 - 187 33 154 - 186 24 143 19 

3 841 556 2 879 406 

874 136 662 76 

3 861 567 2 906 388 

368 33 273 62 

13 684 I 378 10 190 2 116 

344 33 252 59 

II 292 I 364 7 919 2 009 

6 - 5 I 

283 - 278 5 

199 14 165 20 

754 147 491 116 2 854 546 I 865 443 97 12 79 6 I 122 285 813 24 

28 2 26 - 398 60 338 - 196 25 148 23 3 110 445 2 368 297 173 20 139 14 

312 40 241 31 

32 4 22 6 2877 746 I 750 381 25 4 17 4 2 330 746 I 277 307 6 - 6 - 750 - 750 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

4 - 4 - 30 - 30 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 60 - 60 -

2 - 2 - 28 - 28 -

Montana B-3 
APPENDIX B Continued 

Farm or Farms in the dote line captions below means agricultural 

operations qualifying as forms by 1959 definition but excluded by 1974 definition (see p. IX. fann Def1nitlon) 

Crops Harvested - Continued 

Sorghums for all purposes, except sirup ______________________ forms-_ 

acreL_ For groin or seed _______________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ bushels __ 

Cut for silage. green chap, dry forage or hoy. or hogged or grazed ____________________________________________ forms-_ 

acres-_ 

Wheat for grain __________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Other small groins for groin ________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Soybeans for beons _______________________________________ farms-_ 

Hoy ond gross silage. excluding sorghum hoy 

acres __ 

blJshels __ 

(see textL ______________________________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ 

tonL_ Cotton _________________________________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

boleL_ Peanuts for nuts _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

pounds __ 

Tobacco ________________________________________________ farms- - acres_ 

pounds-_ Irish potatoes ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acreshundredweight _ 

- Sweetpototoes ___________________________________________ forms_ - ocres __ 

bushels __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sole ___________________ forms_ 

acres_ Berries for sale __________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ land in orchards _________________________________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ All other craps- __________________________________________ farmL - acres-- Greenhouse products under gloss or other protection _________ farms_ - square feeL -

8-4 Montana 

Totol 

1 

4 

-

-

-

1 

4 

16 

88 

2 083 

22 

117 

-

-

-

261 

1 543 

2 663 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8 

2 

119 

-

-

-

12 

6 

3 

1 

3 

3 

5 

(Z) 

5 

3 520 

Specified ex.cluded agricultural operations. 1974 

By occupation and age of operator 

Occupation farming Occupation other than 

farming 

less than 65 65 years aid less thon 65 65 yeors old years aid and over years aid and over 

- - 1 - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - 1 - - - 4 -

3 1 12 - 3 1 84 -

123 26 1 934 - - 9 11 2 

- 48 58 11 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

16 22 194 29 

129 139 1 128 147 

176 195 2 026 266 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - -

=1 - - - - - - - 1 1 6 - (Z) (Z) 1 - 48 8 63 -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

1 - 11 - (Z) - 5 -

2 - 1 - 1 - (Z) - - 1 2 - - 1 2 - 2 1 1 1 

(Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) 

2 1 1 1 

1 848 556 716 400 

Forms with soles under $1,000, 1969 

Port 

Totol Closs 6 Pan time retirement 

2 2 - - 4 4 - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - -

2 2 - -

4 4 - -

162 32 98 32 

4 990 1 133 2 858 999 

78 046 21 187 41 549 15 310 

154 24 101 29 

2 807 780 1 496 531 

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

755 70 551 134 

13 140 1 755 9 152 2 233 

17 663 2 054 12 464 3 145 

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

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

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

- - - -

- - - -

120 - 120 -

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

J 

39 2 22 15 

16 (Z) 5 10 

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

35 - 30 5 

62 - 52 10 

26 2 17 7 

18 4 11 3 

132 21 80 31 

439 67 271 102 

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

98 24 73 1 

9 3 5 1 

2 723 1 725 980 18 
APPENDIX C. Report Forms 

FORM 74-A1 (10·1·74) O.M.B No. 41·S74065: Approva( Expires December 31.1975 

U.S. DEPT. OF COMM.-SESA 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

1914 

CENSUS OF 

AGRICUL TURE 

PLEASE remove the 

envelope and Instruction Sheet from the 

center of this booklet 

and ... KEEP THEM 

HANDY. 

IT'S EASIER THAN 

IT LOOKS to fill out 

this report. Many items 

can be answered by 

marking a "Yes" or "No" 

box. There are whole 

sections which may not 

apply to your operationfor these. just mark the 

NO box and go to the 

next section as instructed. 

EXPLANATIONS AND 

INSTRUCTIONS are 

provided all through the 

form with more detail 

in the Instruction Sheet 

you have removed from 

the center of this report. 

Use them - they will 

help. 

/I 1ItU44fJe fuu* de z,~ 

'" tAe ~~ '" tAe ~ ... January 2. 1975 

Dear Friend: 

It's time for the 1974 Census of Agriculture. and we need 

your help 

Please fill out this report and return it in the envelope 

provided. 

This is a most important census. Many changes have 

occurred in agriculture since 19139 when the last census 

was taken. It is important to you that these changes be 

measured and understood by other farmers and ranchers 

as well as by those who serve you and them. 

Your answers are needed and are COMPLETELY 

CONFIDENTIAL. as spelled out in the Notice at the 

right of this letter. 

Please fill out your reDort and send it back right away. 

We'lI appreciate it very much. 

Sincerely. 

VINCENT P BARABBA 

Director 

Bureau of the Census 

Section 1 Did you recei v e more than one r r eport fo m 7 

o YES - See separate Instructions Enter extra file ~ numberfsJ here 

o NO - Go ·to Section 2 

NOTICE - Response 

to this inquiry is required by law. (Title 13. 

U.S. Code) By the same 

law YOUR REPORT 

TO 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 used 

for purposes of taxation. 

in vestigation. or regulation. The law also provides that copies retained in your files are 

immune from legal 

process. 

NOTE: If you correspond with us regarding your report. please 

use the Census File 

Number shown in the 

address block on the 

booklet cover. 

Complete this report 

and RETURN TO 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

1201 East Tenth Street 

Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130 

Section 2)FARMING, RANCHING, OR OTHER AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN 1974 

YES NO 

1. At any time in 1974 did you raise. produce. or sell ANY amount of any of the items listed below? . • . 1 0 2 0 

• Crops • Cattle (including feedlots) • Greenhouse and 

• Hay. pasture. sad • Hogs. sheep. goats. nursery products 

• Vegetables. melons. horses • Fish in captivity 

mushrooms • Poultry. eggs • Fur-bearing animals 

• Fruits. nuts. berries. • Dairy products in captivity 

and citrus • Forest products on farms • Other animal specialties 

2. Did you at any time in 1974 raise or produce any agricultural products for 

contractors such as feed companies. processors. or packers? ....•... 

3. Did you raise or produce any agricultural products for others or with others under 

a partnership. share arrangement. or other rental agreement in 1974? . 

4. DId you own any land that was used by someone else for agricultural purposes in 19747 ... 

5. Did you own any livestock or poultry that was cared for by someone else 

under a share agreement or custom arrangement in 1974? ••••.•... 

• If you answered YES to ANY of these questions. go to Section 3 . 

• If yOlf answered NO to ALL five 01 these questions. tear off this front cover and mail it back 

to us in the envelope provided. 

YES 

10 

10 

10 

10 

NO 

C-1 
APPENDIX C Continued 

C-2 

Section 3> ACREAGE in 1974 and LAND VALUE 

Include all cropland, pastureland, rangeland. 

woodland, wasteland, idle land, house lots, etc. 

1. ALL land owned ....•.....•..•..•..........•...... 

2. ALL land rented or leased FROM OTHERS. including land worked on 

shares; leased Federal. State. and railroad land; and land used rent free. 

roo NOT include land used on a per-head basis under a grazing permit.). 

3. All land rented or leased TO OTHERS. including land worked on 

shares by others and land subleased •••.•..•.••.••••..•• 

None 

o 

o 

o 

4. TOTAL ACRES IN "THIS PLACE" CD (Please ADD acres owned 

(item 1) and acres rented (item 2), then SUBTRACT acres rented to __ .>.~ others (item 3), and enter your answer in this space.) ., 

CD 'THIS PLACE" means your farm or ranch. feedlots. poultry houses, 

greenhouses, and/or any other agricultural operations. 

Number of 

acres 

040 

050 

060 

070 

Your estimate of the 

current market value 

of these acres and 

the buildings on them 

Dollars : Cents 

1 I 

$ I 

1 I 

I 

I 

$ I 

1 I 

I 

$ I I Theoo " .. he ACRES ic 

"THIS PLACE" CD 

for this census report 

6. If you rented land FROM OTHERS (item 2 above). please enter the following information for each landlord 

Rental arrangements in 1974 

Address Number of Mark (X) all that apply 

Name (No. and street. city. State. ZIP code) acres Share I Share of livestock I Cash I Other of crops or products as rent arrangements 

081 1 I I I 

10 I 20 I 3D I 40 

082 1 I I I 

10 I 20 I 3D I 40 

083 1 I I I 

1 0 I 20 I 3D I 40 

List add/tIOna/landlords on back Cover. 

6 If you rented land TO OTHERS (item 3 above) please enter the following information for each renter 

Name Address (No. and street. city. State. ZIP code) No. of acres 

085 

086 '" 

~ 

087 

<jList additional renters on back cover. - Current ~ 

7. Of the land you rented or leased from others (item 2 above). how many None Number of acres market value 

acres did you subrent or sublease to others? (Include land rented or 088 1 

leased by you which was worked on shares by others.) ••••••..•.. 0 $ 

"" ~ You may be able to skip most of this form if - ~ 

PLEASE B. All the land you owned or rented was worked on shares or rented to someone else. 

b. There were no crops or livestock in 1974 on the acres in "THIS PLACE" (item 4 above). 

READ c. The land you operated prior to 1974 has been sold to someone else. 

If a, b, or c apply to your operation. please read the Instructions before continuing with N 

,. this report. 0 - Section 4> LOCATION OF AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY 

t--

1. In what county was the largest value of your County name State No. of acres - Principal ;; agricultural products raised or produced? county 091 f--

(Enter county name. State, and number Other 092 of acres on the "Principal county" line. counties 

If you have agricultural operations in 093 0 any other county(ies). enter the county ;; name(s), etc .. on the lines provided for 094 

"Other counties. ") •.••.•.... . . . ... rn 

2. Location of place within principal ::lw> 

.1 Name of location 

1 

rnrn-' 

county entered above. (Give name ~:::>~ of township, district. precinct, etc., or (J 

Township - Range numbers.) ..... . . . . 

PIIQli1 
APPENDIX C Continued 

READ AND ANSWER 

THIS QUESTION ---~ 

THEN FOLLOW THE 

INSTRUCTIONS 

During 1974 did you produce any crops; cut 

any .!!!Y; have any nursery or greeii'iiOUSe 

products or specialty crops; or have any land 

in orchards. groves. or vineyards? 

DYES - Go to Section 5 below 

o NO - Skip to page 8 and 

COMPLETE Section 17 

Was any FIELD CORN harvested for any purpose from this place in 19747 

DYES - Complete this section 

o NO - Go to Section 6 

• Report sweet corn in Section 12 and popcorn in Section 16 

when you reach those sections. 

Acres harvested Quantity harvested Acres "rlgated 

1. Field corn for grain or seed (Report quantity 

of shelled corn har'llested in either bushels or 

hundredweight. 701bs. ear corn or 56 Ibs. 

shelled corn = 1 bushel shelled corn) . .•... 

2. Field corn for silage or green chop. • • • • • • . • . • .. 

3. Field corn cut for dry fodder, hogged or grazed (Do not 

include acres already reported in items 1 or 2.) ••••• 

101 

102 

103 

r OR 

1 

~})/. 

Bushels 

} shelled 2 

HundredweIght 

shelled 

Tons. 2 

green weIght 

::::::: ::::.::::>;:: 2 

'.': 

Acres Dry fertilizer Liquid or gas fertilizer 

fertilized Whole tons I Tenths Whole tons 

4. Commercial fertilizer used on field corn 109 1 I 

;'0 

2 · ........ I 

Section 6> Were any SO~GHUMS or.~ILO harvested from this place in 197.47 

(Include both gram and sweet vafletles. Do not report sorghum-sudan crosses m thIs section.) 

• Report sorghum-sudan crosses for hay in Section 10 and sorghum for 

sirup in Section 16 when you reach those sections. 

I Tenths 

I /10 I 

DYES - Complete this section 

o NO - Go to Section 7 

Acres harvested Quantity harvested Acres irngated 

1. Sorghums (milo) for grain or seed (Report quantity 

harvested in either bushels or pounds,) .••••.. 

2. Sorghums for silage or green chop 

3. Sorghums cut for dry forage or hay 

4. Sorghums hogged or grazed (Do not include 

111 

1 112 

113 

114 

1 } Bushels 2 OR 6 

Pounds 

Tons. 2 

green weight 

Tons. 2 

dry weight 

acres already reported in items 1.2. or 3.) ........ L-______ -"-'-: :",-<",':'",:'-,-:<"-':",<'":,:::",-:'"->,,,::-,-:>",-::,,,:::,,,::-,-:;:,,-:::..:;::..:.::.:..::::...::."':.-'-:.:"'-.''''.':L... _____ _ 

Acres Dry fertilizer Liquid or gas fertilizer 

fertilized Whole tons I Tenths Whole tons ~ Tenths 

119 1 I /10 2 I 5. Commercial /10 fertilizer used on sorghums ••••••••• I I 

Section 7> Were any SOYBEANS, PEANUTS, DRY BEANS, or DRY PEAS harvested 

fr o m thO IS pace I in 19747 

DYES - Complete this section 

o NO - Go to Section 8 

1. Soybeans for beans~ • 121 

2. Peanuts for nuts~ ••• 122 

123 

3. Dry field and seed beans. 

Acres 

harvested 

124 

4. Dry lima beans ••••••• 

5. Dry field and seed peas~ • 125 

6. Cowpeas for dry peas@) •• 126 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Quantity Acres 

harvested irrigated 

2 3 

Bushels 

2 3 Pounds 

100-lb 2 3 

bags 

100·lb 2 3 

bags 

2 3 

Pounds 

2 3 

Bushels 

CommercIal fertilizer used 

Acres Dry Liquid or gas 

fertIlized Whole tons I Tenths Whole tons I Tenths 

4 : /10 

5 : /10 4 I /10 5 /10 I 

4 I /10 5 

\ /10 4 I 5 I 

I /10 I /10 4 : /10 5 : /10 4 I /10 5 I /10 

@ Soybean hay is to be reported In SectIon 10 and soybeans hogged or grazed, cut for SIlage, or plowed under in Section 16. 

@ Peanut hay is to be reported in Section 10. 

@) Austrian winter peas are to be reported in Section 11. 

® Cowpea hay is to be reported in Section 10. green cowpeas 'in Section 12, cowpeas hogged or grazed or cut for silage 

in Section 16. 

Pagel 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

C-4 

Section 8) SMAll GRAINS (including RICE) harvested from this place in 1974 

COMPLETE 

THIS 

SECTION 

Please supply all requested information or mark. "None" for each crop listed. For each crop harvested 

from this place in 1974, be sure to report quantity harvested in the unit specified, acres irrigated, 

acres fertilized, and amount of fertilizer used. If your small grain crop is not listed here, see Section 

16 when you reach that section. 

• Report small grain hay in Section 10 when you reach that section. 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Acres Quantity Acres Dry liquid or gas harvested harvested irrigated Acres 

None fertilized Whole tons I Tenths Whole tons I Tenths 

131 1 2 3 4 I /10 5 

1. Hard red winter wheat 0 Bu. : /10 

132 1 2 3 4 : /10 5 

2. Soft red winter wheat 0 Bu. : /10 

133 1 2 3 4 

: /10 5 

3. Hard red spring wheat 0 Bu. : /10 

134 1 2 3 4 : /10 5 I 

4. Durum wheat •• · . 0 Bu. I ;'0 

135 1 2 3 4 : /10 5 I 

6. White wheat • · . 0 Bu. .1 ;'0 

137 1 2 3 4 : /10 5 

6. Oats for grain. : ;'0 · . 0 Bu. 

138 1 2 3 4 : /10 5 

7. Barley for grain. : /10 · . 0 Bu. 

139 1 2 3 4 : /10 5 

8. Rye for grain r ;'0 · . · . 0 Bu. 

140 1 2 3 4 

: /10 5 I 

9. Mixed grains · . · .. 0 Bu. I /10 

0 141 1 2 3 4 : /10 5 I 

10. Flaxseed •• /10 · . · . Bu. I 

142 1 2 3 4 I /10 5 

11. Buckwheat · .. · .. 0 Bu. : /10 

0 143 1 2 3 4 1 /10 5 I 12. Proso millet •••••• Bu. /10 

{~o, 100-lb. 

}' 

I I 13. Rice (Report quantity 144 bags 3 4 I 5 I 

harvested in either I I 

tOO-lb. bags, bushflls, t-::--0R Bu. I /10 I /10 0 I I or barrflls). • • • • • . . 7 

Barrels I I 

Section 9> Were any COTTON. TOBACCO. I ~ISH PO!ATOES. SWEETPOTATOES. OR 

SUGAR CROPS harvested from this place In 19747 

DYES - Complete this section 

D NO - Go to Section lOon next page 

Report tenths of 

acres where 

indicated. 

1. Conon •• 

2. Tobacco - aI/ types 

3. Irish potatoes 

(excluding home use) 

4. Sweetpotatoes 

(excluding home use) 

151 

152 

153 

154 

Acres 

harvested 

I 1 

I ;'0 

I 1 

I I ;'0 

! 1 

: ;'0 

Quantity 

harvested 

Bales 

Pounds 

Hundred· 

weight 

Bushels 

2 

2 

2 

2 

Acres 

irrigated 

3 

I 3 

I ;'0 

I 

I ;'0 

3 

I 3 

I /10 

Acres 

fertilized 

Commercial fertilizer used 

Dry liquid or gas 

Whole tons! Tenths Whole tons I Tenths 

4 I / 5 

..l. 10 ) /10 

I 4 

I ;'0 

I 5 

I /10 I I /10 

I 4 

I ;'0 I I 

I /10 I /10 

5 

I 

I ;'0 

4 I 5 I 

I /10 I /10 

5. Sugar beets for sugar ~1~5~5 __________ ~1 ________ ~T~on~s~~2~ ______ +3~ ______ -r,4~ ____ ~:~/_1~0~5~ _____ TII~/_1~0 

6. Sugar beets for seed 156 1 Pounds 2 3 4 : /10 5 i /10 

® 157 1 2 3 4 I /10 5 : / 

7. Sugarcane for sugar 

6 ~~ __________ ~~~~~~T~o~ns~~~ ______ -+~ ______ -t.-____ -;~~~~ ____ ~r-~10~ 

158 :::«<>««« 2 3 4 I /10 5 8. Sugarcane for sirup I /10 

159 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 2 3 4 1 /10 5 9. Sugarcane for seed .... :.:-:.:.:.:-:-:-:-:-:.:.:.:-:-:-:-:-:.: : /10 

® In Florida and Texas. report cuttings from November 1973 through April 1974. Other States. report 1974 crop year. 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

Section 10 > Was any DRY HAY, GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE, or GREEN CHOP cut or harvested 

from this place in 1974., (Include hay cut from pastures.) 

DYES - Complete this section 

o NO - Go to Section 11 

If cuttings were made for both dry hay and grass silage, "haylage," or "green chop" from the same fields, 

report the acreage in the appropriate items under Part A -- Hay ;mri Part B -- Grass Silage below . 

• Part A -- DRY HAY 

(If two or more currmgs of dry hay were made from 

the same acres, report acres only once, but report 

total tons from all cuttings.) 

1. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hay or dehydrating 

2. Clover. timothy, and mixtures of clover and grasses for hay 

3. Small grain hay .. 

4. Lespedeza for hay 

6. Coastal Bermuda grass for hay. 

6. Wild hay ...........•.. 

7. Other hay -- Sudan grass. sorghum-sudan crosses. 

soybe3n. cowpea. peanut. etc ..••.......... 

.Part B -- GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE. AND GREEN CHOP 

(If two or more cuttings of grass silage, "haylage." or 

"green chop" were made from the same acres. report acres 

onlv once, but report total tons from all cuttings.) 

8. Grass silage and haylage .................... . 

9. Hay crops cut and fed green (green chop). . • • . • • • • • • • . . • 

189 

10. Coml!lercial fertilizer used on crops listed above ..... . 

Acres 

harvested 

172 

173 

174 

175 

176 

177 

178 

181 

182 

Acres 

fertilized 

Quantity harvested 

{Report either Acres 

dry or green weight. Irrrgated 

as indicated} 

1 Tons. 2 

dry 

1 Tons. 2 

dry 

1 Tons. 2 

dry 

1 Tons. 2 

dry 

1 Tons. 2 

dry 

1 Tons. 2 

dry 

1 2 Tons, 

dry 

1 Tons. 2 

green 

1 Tons. 2 

green 

Dry fertilizer liquid or g as fertilizer 

Whole tons I Tenths Whole tons I Tenths 

/10 2 /10 

Section 11 Were any FIELD SEEDS (grass,legume, clover, etc.) harvested from this placein1974? 

DYES -- Complete this section 

o NO - Go to Section 12 

1. Red clover seed. 

2. Alfalfa seed ••. 

Acres 

harvested 

191 

192 

3. Other field seed (Enter crop name and No. from lise below.) 

Cropname _________________ __ No 

Crooname _________________ __ No 

List additional fIeld seed crops harvested on back cover. 

Crop name No. Crop name No. 

Austnan wmter peas • • 193 Ryegrass seed Annual ••• 205 

Perenntal •• 206 

Sudan grass seed. • • • • • 207 

Timothy •••••••••• 208 

Wheatgrass seed. • • • • • 209 

Kentucky Bluegrass seed: 

Birdsfoot trefoil seed •• 194 

Fescue seed. Alta ••• 195 

Chewlngs. 196 

KY 31. .197 

Red •••• 198 

Other. .199 

Bahia grass seed. • 201 

Bentgrass seed.. • 202 

Bromegrass seed • • 203 

Orchardarass seed • 204 

4. Commercial fertilizer used on field seeds 

(Do not report fertilizer here if the safTIe 

acreage waS" reported in Section 10; . .. 

Merion •••••••• 

Propnetary 

Other ••• 

Lespedeza • 

Lupine seed 

235 

~age 4 

.211 

.212 

.213 

.214 

.215 

Acres 

fertilized 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Quantity harvested Acres (Report in pounds, 

clean seed! Irrigated 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Pounds 

Crop name 

Alslke clover seed. 

Cnmson clover seed. 

Ladlno clover seed 

Sweetclover seed. 

White clover seed •. 

Red top seed. , • • 

Hairy vetch seed •. 

2 

2 

2 

2 

Vetch seed. other than hairy. • 

All other seeds - millet (foxtalt). 

bluestem. canarygrass. etc. • • • 

(Wnre name on Ime in item 3 above.) 

No. 

.216 

.217 

.218 

.219 

.221 

.222 

.223 

.224 

.225 

Dry fertlltzer LIQUid or gas fertilizer 

Whole tons I Tunths Whole tons I Tenths 

I /10 2 I /10 

C-5 
APPENDIX C Continued 

C6 

Section 12> Were any VEGETABLES. SWEET CORN. OR MELONS harvested for sale from this 

place in 19741 

DYES - Complete this section 

o NO - Go to Section 13 on next page 

Acres harvested CD Acres' 

For fresh market For processing ® irrigated For Florida, report for the September " 1973 through 

August 31, 1974 harvest season; for all other States 

report for calendar year 1974. (See separate Instructions 

for additional guidelines on filling this section.) 

Whole acres I Tenths Whole acres ! Tenths Whole acres ! Tenths 

1. Sweet corn. 

2. Tomatoes . 

3. Cucumbers and pickles. 

4. Watermelons •••.•. 

5. Green peas, including English, excluding green cowpeas • 

6. Snap beans, bush and pole • • • • . • • • • • . • . .••• 

7. Other vegetable crops (Enter vegetable name and No. 

from list below.) 

Vegetable name No. ___ 

Vegetable name No. ___ 

Vegetable name No. ___ 

Vegetable name No. ___ 

Vegetable name No. ___ 

Vegetable name No. ___ 

Vegetable name No. ___ 

Vegetable name No. ___ 

List additional vegetables harvested for sale on back cover. 

Vegetable name No. Vegetable name No. 

Artichokes .249 Chicory • ... .260 

Asparagus .250 Collards ••• .. .262 

Beets. .251 Cowpeas (blackeye and 

Broccoli. • 262 other green cowpeas) • .263 

Brussels sprouts. .253 Eggplant . 265 

Cabbage .266 Endive .266 

Cantaloups and Escarole ••• . . . • 267 

Persian melons. • 256 Garlic • .268 

Carrots. .257 Honeydew melons. .269 

Cauliflower .268 Kale . 270 

Celery . 259 Lettuce. head • . 271 

Acres 

harvested 

241 I 1 I 2 I 

I /'0 ! /'0 I ;'0 242 I 1 I 2 I 

I /'0 I /'0 I ;'0 

243 I 1 I 2 I 

I ;'0 ! ;'0 I ;'0 244 I 1 I 2 I 

I ;'0 I ;'0 I ;'0 I 

245 I 1 I 2 I 

I ;'0 I /'0 I ;'0 

246 I 1 I 2 I 

I /'0 I ;'0 I ;'0 

I I I 

I 1 I 2 I 

: /'0 : ;'0 : ;'0 

I 1 I 2 I 

I ;'0 I /'0 I ;'0 

I 1 I 2 I 

I ;'0 I ;'0 I ;'0 

I 1 I 2 I 

I ;'0 I ;'0 I ;'0 

I 1 I 2 I 

I /'0 I /'0 I ;'0 

I 1 I 2 I 

I /'0 I ;'0 I ;'0 

I 1 I 2 I 

I /'0 I /'0 I ;'0 

I 1 I 2 I 

I ;'0 I ;'0 I ;'0 

Vegetable name No. Vegetable name No. 

Lenuca. romaine. .272 Pumpkins. .284 

Lettuce. other • .273 Radishes .285 

Lima beans .274 Rhubarb . . .286 

Muskmelons. .275 Shallots ••• .287 

Mustard greens • .277 Spinach. . . .288 

Onions. dry .. . 278 Squash ••• .289 

Onions. green • .. .279 Turnips • •• .290 

Okra . . . . .280 Turnip greens. .291 

Peppers. sweet .281 Oth er vegetables .294 

Peppers. hot • .282 (Write vegetable name on 

Pimientos •••• .283 line in item 7 above.! 

Acres Acres CommercIal fertilizer used 

irrigated fertilized 8. Dry Liquid or gas Land used for vegetable crops 

(Report acres only once even 

though two or more crops were 

harvested from the same acres 

or the same acres were 

irrigated or fertilized twice. 

Report all fertilizer used.) . 

Whole 

acres : Tenths Whole I Tenths Whole 

acreS acres 

I Whole I Whole I Tenths : Tenths tons I Tenths tons 

299 J 1 J 2 I 3 I 4 

I ;'0 I ;'0 I ;'0 I 

I ;'0 I I I 

(J) When more than one vegetable crop is harvested from the same acres, report the acres for each crop. 

® Processing includes canning, freezing, pickling, etc. 

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J 

I 

I /10 
APPENDIX C Continued 

Section 13> Was there a COMBINED TOTAL of 20 or more fruit trees. including citrus. grapevines. and nut trees on this place in 1974? (Do NOT include abandoned trees or plantings.) 

DYES - Complete this section 

o NO - Go to Section 14 

Report the total acres, acres irrigated, acres fertilized. and the amount of fertilizer used for all fruit trees, grapevines, 

and nut trees on this place. Acreage in abandoned trees should not be reported in this section but should be reported 

in Section 18, item 2f, Cropland idle. 

1. Land in bearing and nonbearing 

fruit orchards. citrus or other 

groves. vineyards. and nut trees 

Acres in trees and 

vines of all ages 

Whole acres ! Tenths 

301 I 

I /10 

Acres 

irrigated 

Whole acres IT enths 

1 I 

I /10 

CommercIal fertilizer used 

Acres fertilized Dry Liquid or gas 

Whole acres I Tenths Whole tons I Tenths Whole tons I Tenths 

2 I 3 I 4 I 

I /10 I /10 I ;'0 

For each item. report the acres and number of trees or vines not yet of bearing age, acres and trees or vines of bearing 

age and quantity harvested. Trees or vines of bearing age that were not harvested because of low price or damage 

from hail, frost. etc., should be reported in acres in trees of bearing age. For interplanting or mixed varieties of trees. 

see separate Instructions. (Also see Instructions for conversion tables, if necessary.'j 

2. Apples. dwarf and semi-dwarf. 

3. Apples. standard ••• 

4. Peaches. clingstone. 

5. Peaches. freestone 

6. Pears. Bartlett ••• 

7. Pears. other thim Bartlett 

8. Cherries; tart •• 

9. Cherries. sweet 

® 10. Grapes ••••• 

11. Plums •• 

® 12. Prunes • 

• For cirrus. report quantity harvested 

in 7973·74 from bloom of 7973. 

13. Valencia oranges •••••••• 

14. Navel oranges .• 

15. Temple oranges ••••••••• 

16. Other oranges - Hamlin. 

Pineapple. Parson Brown. etc .. 

17. Grapefruit •...••.••••. 

Not of bearing age 

I '" Number of 

Whole ~ 

I E trees acres "' I I- (or vines) 

302 1 I 

I ;'0 

303 1 I 

I /10 304 1 I 

I ;'0 

305 1 I 

I /10 306 1 I 

I /10 307 1 [ 

I ;'0 

30B : 1 

I /10 309 I 1 [ 

[ /10 

310 [ 1 [ 

;'0 

1 

314 [ 1 

[ /10 315 [ 1 [ 

[ /10 

[ 

320 1 I I /10 321 1 I I /10 322 1 I I /10 323 : 1 

I /10 324 : 1 

I /10 

Bearing age 

I '" Number of Quantity harvested 

Whole ~ 

I E trees (Report tenths acres I '" I- (or vines) whete specified) 

2 3 4 I 

I ;'0 Pounds 

2 3 4 I 

I /10 Pounds 

2 I 3 4 

/10 [ Pounds 

2 I 3 4 

I ;'0 Pounds 

2 I 3 4 

[ /10 Pounds 

2 3 4 I 

I ;'0 Pounds 

2 : 3 4 

[ /10 Pounds 

2 I 3 4 

: ;'0 Pounds 

2 : 3 i: : /10 

Tons. 

fresh 

: /10 : /10 Tons. 

dry 

2 [ 3 4 [ [ /'0 /10 Tons. [ fresh 

2 [ 3 { : 1 /10 Tons. 

[ fresh 

[ /10 I /10 Tons. 

[ I dry 

2 : 3 4 

1/10 Bo)(es 

2 3 4 I 1/10 Bo.es 

2 3 4 I I /10 Boxes 

2 : 3 4 

I /10 Boxes 

2 3 4 I I /10 Boxes 

® Report quantity harvested in either or both Units. depending on the way the frUit was sold. ./ 

~ If you have fruit trees not listed above or nut trees, continue 'with item 18 at the top of the next page. ~ 

Page 6 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

C-B 

Section 13> Continued 

18. If you have any fruit trees which were not listed in items 2 through 17. or nut trees. enter crop name and No. in cols. (a) and 

(b) from the lists below and give the requested information for each item you list. Report quantity harvested in col. (e). In 

col.(f)indicate the unit in which you measure the crop. If you mark"Boxes." enter the average capacity. in pounds. of the box. 

Not of bearing age Bearing age Unit of measure Average Ent8r from list below Ic) (d) Quantity M.r~ (X) one capacity 

harvested If) of bo.es 

Name I No. ";;'c~~~e : Tenths 

Number Whole : Tenths Number in pounds (e) (a) I (b) 

: : 

: : 

: : 

: : 1 1 

i i • CITRUS CROPS 

I Report quantity harvested in 

1973-74 from bloom 011973.) 

/10 

/10 

/10 

/10 

/10 

;'0 

No. 

Kumquats • • • • • • • • • ••• 325 

Lemons ••••••••••••• 326 

Limes 11 bushel = 50 Ibs.) • • • • 327 

Tangelos ••••••••••••• 328 

Tangerines and mandarins •••• 329 

Other citrus fruittrees· • • • ••• 330 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

of trees acres of trees 

2 I /'0 3 

I 

2 : 110 3 

2 I /10 3 

2 : 110 3 

2 : /'0 3 

2 I /'0 3 

• NON CITRUS CROPS No. 

Apricots. • • • • • • • • 331 

Avocados (S8Blnstructions) •• • 332 

Dates. • • • • • • • • ••• 333 

Figs (SH Instructions) •••• •• 334 

Mangoes •••••••••••• 335 

Nectarines. • • • • • • • • • • • 336 

Pomegranates. • • • • • • • 337 

Olives •••••••••••••• 338 

Other noncitrus fruiltrees •••• 339 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

Lbs. I Tons I Bo.es 

5 I I 

10 120 130 

6 

510 : 20 130 

6 

5 "1 ! 

10 120130 

6 

510 : 20 : 3D 

6 

5

10 

I 6 

I 20130 

5

10 I 20 !30 

6 

• NUT CROPS No. 

Almonds ••••••••••••• 340 

Filberts and hazelnuts • • • • • • 341 

Pecans. improved •••••••• 342 

Pecans. wild and seeding • • • • • 343 

Pistachio. • • • • • • • • • • • • 344 

Tung nuts (in husk) • • • • • • • • 345 

Walnuts IEnglish or Persian) .•• 346 

Walnuts. planted black •••••• 347 

Other nut trees • • • • • • • • • • 351 

Section 14 Were any NURSERY and GREENHOUSE PRODUCTS, SOD, BULBS, FLOWERS, 

FLOWER SEEDS. VEGETABLE SEEDS and PLANTS, VEGETABLES under glass 

or other protection, or MUSHROOMS grown for s~le on this place in 19747 

Area used in 1974 

(g) 

DYES - Complete this section 

Square feet under glass 

or other protection@ 

Acres in the open 

Value of 

sales during 1974® 

o NO - Go to Section 15 on next page Whole acres I Tenths Dollars I Cents 

1. Nursery products - trees. shrubs. vines. etc .• 

2. Sod harvested • 

3. Bulbs ....•. 

4. Cut flowers. florist greens: and potted. bedding. or 

other florist plants ••••.•••••••••. : .•••• 

5. Flower seeds. vegetable seeds. af)d vegetable 

plants (Report sweet corn for seed in Section 16.). 

6. Vegetables. including 

mushrooms. grown under 

glass or other protection 

a. Tomatoes • 

b. Cucumbers. 

C. Lettuce •.• 

d. Mushrooms 

e. Other vegetables 

7. Area irrigated (Include items 1 through 6e.) .•..•. 

T /1O~ : 

371 :::::::-/:.:-:-:-:.;.;.;.:-:.;.;.; 1 ...................... 

:-:.:.:.:-:-:.;.:-:.:.:.:-:.:.:-:.;.:.;.:-:-: 

: /10 ~ : . .................... . .. .......... .......... . ............. , ....... . 

1 2 I 

I /10 $ I 

T 2 I 

I /10 $ I 

374 

1 2 : 

I /10 $ I 

3B4 

3B5 

3B6 

3B7 

3BB 

3B9 

391 

Area fertilized Dry fertilizer Liquid or gas fertilizer 

Square feet Acres I Tenths Whole tons T Tenths Whole tons I Tenths 

399 1 I 2 I 3 I 

I /10 I Ao I /10 8. Commercial fertilizer used on 

the crops listed above •...•..•.. .. 

@> Report the greenhouse area only once. even though more than one crop was grown on it. except where 

flowers and other crops were grown on the same benches or beds. In this case. report the area once 

for each category. For mushrooms. report caves and other types of growing areas. 

® Estimates are acceptable. Do not include value of products bought for resale without additional growing. 

PIIga 7 
APPENDIX C Continued 

Section 15 > Were any BE R RI ES harvested for sale from this place in 19747 

Acres harvested Quantity harvested Acres ""gated 

DYES - Complete this section 

o NO - Go to Section 16 Whole acres I Tenths (1 quart = 1 'h pounds) Whole acres I Tenths 

1. Strawberrtes . . . .••• 

2. Cranberries ••••••••.•.... 

3. Other berries (Enter crop name and No. from 

list below'; 

Crop name _______________ No. __ _ 

Cropname _______________ No 

402 

403 

List additional berry crops harvested for sale on back cover. 

Crop name 

Blackberries and 

dewberries •• 

Blueberries. tame. 

Blueberries. wild • 

No. 

404 

405 

406 

Crop name 

Boysenberries. 

Currants •• 

Goosebernes • 

No. 

407 

408 

409 

: 

I 

I 

; 

I 

I 

I 

1 

/10 1 

1 

/10 

1 

/10 

/10 1 

Crop name 

Loganberries. 

Raspberries. red • 

Raspberries. black 

Acres fertilized 

No. 

411 

412 

413 

Dry fertilizer 

2 I 

Pounds I /10 2 

100·lb : barrels I /10 

: 2 I 

I 

Pounds I /10 2 I Pounds /10 

Crop name No. 

You ngberries 414 

All other berries • • • • 41 5 

{Write crop name on line 

in item 3 above.} 

Liquid or gas fertilizer 

Whole acres I Tenths Whole tons I Tenths Whole tons ) Tenths 

4. Commercial fertilizer used on berries. • • • • • • . . • • . . • 429 ;, 0 ;, 0 2 /10 

Section 16 Were any OTHER CROPS harvested from this place in 19747 

DYES - Complete this section Commercial fertilizer used 

o NO - Go to Section 17 Acres 

harvested 

Quantity Acres Acres Dry liquid or gas harvested Irrigated fertilized Whole tons I Tenths Whole tons I Tenths 

1. Popcorn •• 

2. Safflower. 

3. Sunflower seed 

4. Emmer and spelt 

5. Mint for oil 

6. BroomCorn 

7. Other crops (Enter crop 

name and No. from list below'; 

Crop 

name ________ No. __ 

431 

432 

433 

434 

435 

436 

-. . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 

............. 

...... ...... 

......... 

............. 

............ 

........... 

Pounds .. 2 3 4 

shelled 

2 3 4 

Pounds 

2 '3 4 

Pounds 

2 3 4 

Bushels 

Pounds 2 3 4 

of oil 

Tons of 2 3 4 

brush 

2 3 4 

Crop 

name Noo __ 1«> »> :»> 2 3 4 

List additional crops harvested on back cover. 

Crop name No. Crop name 

Castor beans. • • • • • 437 Guar •••• 

Chufas for nuts. • • • • 438 Hops •••• 

Cowpeas hogged or Lentils ••• 

grazed or cut for silage. 439 M ungbeans for beans. 

Crambe • 441 Mustard seed. 

Dill for oil. • • 442 Rapeseed •••••• 

No. 

443 

444 

445 

446 

447 

448 

Crop name No. 

Root crops for feed. 449 

Sesame for seed • • 450 

Sorghum for sirup. 451 

Soybeans hogged or 

grazed or cut for silage. 452 

Soybeans plowed under. 453 

Section 17 > Were any FOREST PRODUCTS sold from this place in 19747 

DYES - Complete this section 

o NO - Go to and COMPLETE Section 18 

1. Standing timber or trees ......... . 

2. Firewood and fuelwood • 

3. Sawlogs and veneer logs 

4. Pulpwood .•••.•......•.•..••.•••.•.. 

5. Other forest products (bark. bolts. Christmas trees. gum 

for naval stores. fence posts. maple products. etc.) .•.• 

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5 I 

: ;'0 5 

: 

: ;'0 5 I 

I 

i /10 5 i 

: ;'0 

5 : 

1 /10 5 : I 

I 

I 5 

I /10 I /10 

5 

I : 

Crop name 

Sweet corn for seed. 

Triticale •••••.• 

Velvetbeans for beans. 

Wildnce ••••••• 

Wormseed oil ••••• 

All other crops • • • • 

(Write crop name on Ime 

in item 7 above.) 

Value of sales 

/10 

/10 

/10 

;'0 

;'0 

/10 

/10 

/10 

No. 

454 

455 

456 

457 

458 

459 

Dollars I Cents 

491 

$ I 492 

$ I 

493 I 

$ I 

494 i $ 

495 I 

$ I 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

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Section 18> LAN D USE IN 1974 - COMPLETE THIS SECTION 

501 

1. Copy acres in "This Place" from Section 3. item 4. page 1 t ________ Acres 

~ NOTE: If the same land had more than one use in 1974. REPORT THA T LAND ONL Y 

ONCE - in the first use listed below that applies. For example. cropland that 

was harvested and pastured is to be reported only as "Cropland harvested. " 

a. Cropland harvested (Include all land from which crops were harvested or hay was cut, 502 

Number of 

acres 

Acres Ifflyated 

on 1974 

and all land in orchards. citrus groves. vineyards. and nursery and greenhouse products. I b.:-=------+-----

503 b. Cropland used only for pasture or grazing (Include rotation pasture and grazing 

2. 

land that could have been used for crops without additional improvements.) . ..... . 

c. Cropland used for cover crops. legumes, and soil-improvement 

grasses. but not harvested and not pastured .....•............. 

d. Cropland on which all crops failed (Exception: Do not report here land in orchards 

and vineyards on which the crop failed. Such acreage is to be reported in Item 2a.J 

e. Cropland in cultivated summer fallow 

f. Cropland idle 

3. Woodland (Include all woodlots and timber ~ a. Woodland pastured 

tracts and cutover and deforested land with 

young timber growth.J b. Woodland not pastured 

4. Other pastureland and rangeland !Include any pastureland 

other than cropland and woodland pasture.) 

a. Pastureland and rangeland on which you applied lime. fertilizer. seed. 

improved by irrigation. drainage. or control of weeds and brush 

b. Other pastureland and rangeland •••••.••••••••.• 

5. All other land - Land in house lots, barn lots, ponds, roads. 

wasteland, etc. (Include any land not reported above.) .... 

6. TOTAL ACRES (Please add the acres reported in items 2a through 5 and enter. __ >.~ 

the total in this space. Should be the same as item 1 above.) ~ 

7. Do you have any grazing permits on a per-head basis? 

DYES - Mark (X) all boxes which apply ----. 

o NO - Go to Section 19 

519 

1 0 Forest Service 

2 0 Taylor Grazing (BLMI 

3 0 Indian Land 

505 

506 

507 

509 

511 

512 

514 

515 

516 

IN"THIS PLACE" IRRIGATED 

517 1 

4 0 Other Federal or State 

5 0 Other - Specify -;? 

Section 19 Was any of the LAND in this place IRRIGATED in 197470 YES-Answefltems I and 2 helow 

o NO - Answer item 3 below 

1. How many acres were irrigated in 1974 by each of these methods) 

a. Furrows or ditches 

b. Flooding ..• 

c. Subirrigation. 

d. Self-propelled sprinkler system (center pivot. traveling guns, traveling booms. etc.1 

e. All other sprinkler systems (solid set move pipe, wheel lines, tow lines, etc.1 

Estimated quantity of water used in 1974 (See separate Instructions for 

additional information on estimating quantity of water used.) 

2. Please estimate the 

quantity of water used 

for irrigation in 1974 

(Report in the unit or 

units of measure most 

convenient for you.) i a. Acre-feet (One acre-foot covers 

one acre, one foot deep) . .............. . 

b. Gallons (Pumping capacity per minute X 60 

minutes X hours operated in seasonJ . ...... . 

c. If acre-feet or gallons cannot be estimated In a or 

b above, give depth In Inches of all water applied. 

531 

532 

533 

None Acres Irngated in 1974 

523 

0 524 

0 525 

0 526 

0 527 

0 

Water used in 1974 

Acre·feet I Tenths 

I /'0 

Gallons 

Total 

inches 

3. If no land was irrigated in 1974. was there any land 

In thiS place Irrigated at any time In 1970 -197 3) 

o YES Complete a and b • 

o NO .. - Go 10 Sec {Ion 20 on next page 

{

a. What was the most recent year 

In which acres were Irrigated) 

b. How many acres were 

Irrigated In that year) . 

535 

______ year 

536 

______ Acres 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

Section 20) Was any land on this place ARTIFICIAllY DRAINED? 

[J 'fES COIIII)lele this \l!cif()l1 

(ju'[o SecllUlI L I 

1. How many acres In this place were artificially dralned~ (Include open ditches. 

underground tile drains. gradmg for drainage. dikes. or pumping 10 control water 

Acrc~ ;Htlhclally 

riral(wd 

N(>ne 1---------

Exclude drainage solely for the removal of Irogation waste water) ........ . 

2. How many acres were artificially drained by systems Installed since January 1. 1974~ 

Section 21) Was any COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER applied to PASTURELA,ND 

on this place in 1974? 

U'/i:S 

o ,\jO 

Cnrn!).'",!£: IllI.,) Se(lln{) 

COIIII:W(; 1V111i NOTE helnw 

D 

D 

541 

542 

1. How many acres of cropland used only for 

pasture in 1974 (reported in Section 18. 

Acres 

fertilllec1 None ~ _____ ~ _____ ~~_~~ ____ -4 __ _ 

551 2 

item 2b) were fertilized} ........... . D 

2. How many acres of other pastureland In 1974 552 2 

(reported In Section 18. Item 4a) were fertilized} . D j, 0 ;; 0 

~----------~~------~------~~~----~--~ Did you or anyone else have any livestock. 

poultry. or animal specialties on this place 

in 19747 (Include fish raised in captivity.) 

DYES - Go to Section 22 below 

D NO - Skip to page 13 and 

COMPLETE Section 27 

Were there any POULTRY such as CHICKENS, TU RKEYS, DUCKS, etc., 

on this place at any time in 1974? 

LJ YES 

Go to SCCilOIl 23 

• Reporr hatchery operations such as baby chicks. 

turkey poulrs. etc.. in Section 26. 

1. H ENS. PULLETS. ROOSTERS for table eggs and hatching egg production 

a. Hens and pullets of laYing age kept for TABLE or MARKET egg production. 

b. Hens and pullets of laYing age kept for HATCH IN G egg production. 

c. Pullets 3 months old or older not yet of laying age .......... . 

d. Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old (Exclude commercial broilers. 

e. Roosters and male chickens (all male breeding stock) ............. . 

2. B ROI LERS. fryers, and other meat type chickens. Including capons and roasters 

3. TURKEYS 

a. Heavy breed turkeys for slaughter (Exclude breeuers). 

b. Light breed turkeys for slaughter (Exclude breeders) . 

c. Turkey H ENS kept for breeding (Include both heavv and light breeds) 

4. OTH ER POU L TRY raised In captivity (Enter fowl name and No. from list below) 

Fowlname ___________________________________________ _ No _______ _ 

FOwlname _____________________________________________ _ No _______ _ 

Fowlname _____________________________________________ _ No _______ _ 

LIS( addmonal pou/tn' on back cover 

INVENTO RY 

Number 011 this place 

Oecembe( 31 1974 

602 

603 

605 

606 

} 

607 

608 

611 

612 

613 

Fowl name 

Quat! ••.• 

No. 

.618 

Total number of 

birds sold In 1974 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Fowl name 

Oucks 

Geese ... 

No. 

. 614 

.615 

Fowl name 

PIgeons Or squab • 

Pheasants •••• 

No. 

.616 

.617 A:r other poultry . 619 (Wrtte name on Ime In Item 4 above) 

5. What was the value before taxes and expenses of poultry and poultry products (eggs. etc. ) 

sold from this place In 1974) (Include estimated value of poultry and poultry products 

moved from this place by contractors or others.) . . . . ............... . 

Page 10 

Value of sal~s 

Oollars I Cents 

629 : $ 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

C-12 

Section 23> Did you or anyone else have any CATTLE or CALVES on this place in 19747 

[1 YES 

DNO 

COl1lp/<'I1' IIIIS seCi/OI) 

Go 10 '),-,Cl/()I) 24 

-INVENTORYon December 31, 1974 

1. Cattle and calves of all ages (Total of a. b. c. and d below.) 

a. Beef cows (Include beef heifers that had calved.) .... 

b. Milk cows (Include dry milk cows and milk heifers that had calved.). 

c. Heifers and heifer calves 

(Exclude heifers that had calved) 

{ (1) For beef purposes and beef cow replacement. 

t (2) For milk cow replacement ........... . 

d. Steers. steer calves. bulls, and bull calves .....••............................ 

INVENTORY 

Number on thIs place 

December 31 1974 

631 

632 

633 

634 

635 

636 

Value of sales 

-CATTLE AND CALVES SOLD from this place in 1974 

(Include those fed on "This Place" on a contract or custom basis. 

Also. report cattle moved from this place to a feedlot for further 

feeding as sold; report both the number and estimated value. 

See separate Instructions.) 

T ota! nurn ber before taxes and expenses 

sold In 1974 None DOllars I Cents 

641 1 I 

2. Calves weighing less than 500 pounds. ............ 0 :;; I 

642 1 I 

3. Cattle including calves weighing 500 pounds or more. o s I 

a. Of the total cattle sold. how many were fattened on this place on 643 1 I 

grain or concentrates for 30 days or more and sold for slaughter? 0 :;; I 

-DAIRY PRODUCTS SOLD from this place in 1974 Value of 

• Report goat dairy products in Section 26 when you reach that section daIry products sold 

Dollars 

4. What was the gross value of sales of dairy products (milk. cream. etc.) 649 

from thiS place in 1974. before taxes and expenses? .......••.. ........ s 

Section 24 > Did you or anyone else have any HOGS or PIGS on this place in 19747 

DYES 

DNO 

COlTlph.'II' Ihls S{,CIIOI) 

Go {O St'CIIOII 25 O/J ned paqe 

-INVENTORY on December 31,1974 

1. Hogs and pigs of all ages (Total of a and b below.! . 

a. Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding 

b. Other hogs and pigs •.•.•. , ..•...... 

-LITTERS FARROWED 

2. Litters farrowed on this place between -

a. December 1. 1973 and May 31,1974 

None Number of lttters 

654 

o 655 

b.June 1. 1974and November 30. 1974 ...................... 0 

- HOGS AND PIGS SOLD 

3. Hogs and pigs sold from thiS place In 1974 

a. Of the hogs and pigs sold. how many were 

sold as FEEDER PIGS for further feeding? 

None 

o 

o 

Page 11 

TOT a! num ber 

soldtn1974 

656 1 

s 657 1 

s 

I Cents 

I 

I 

INVENTORY 

Number on thIS place 

December 31 1974 

651 

652 

653 

Value of sales before 

taxes and expenses 

Dollars I Cents 

: 

I 

: 

I 
APPENDIX C Continued 

Section 25> Did you or anyone else have any SH EEP or LAMBS on this place in 19747 

[J YES Completc tllJ.' sectIOn INVENTORY Total number sold Numberonthlsplacc In 1974 

[J NO Go til SectIOn 26 December 31.1974 ~--------------~--------------

661 

1. Sheep and lambs of all ages (Total of a, b, and c below) ................. ~----------~~~~~~~ 

662 

a. Lambs under 1 year old ...... " ...... , , .................. ~----------~~~~~~~ 

663 

b. Ewes 1 year old or older .•................................ b,66::-;-4----b~~~~ 

c. Rams and wethers 1 year old or older 

None 665 Number shorn 1 Pounds of wool shofll 

2. Sheep and lambs shorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . .. 0 

Value of sales 

Doliars Cents 

3. What was the gross value of sales of sheep. Iambs. and 669 

wool from this place in 1974. before taxes and expenses? ..................• $ 

Section 26 Did you or anyone else have any OTH ER LIVESTOCK or ANIMAL SPECIALTI ES on this 

place in 19747 

DYES _.- Complete this section INVENTORY 

Number on Total number sold Value of sales 

o NO - .. GG to SecrlOn 27 thiS place In 1974 Doliars [ Cents Dec 31.1974 

1. Horses of all ages (Do not include ponies.) 

2. Ponies of all ages ............ . 

3. Mules. burros. and donkeys of all ages 

4. Mink and their pelts ....... . 

a. Mink.females used for breeding 

5. Other livestock in captivity. bees. and poultry hatched 

(Enter name and No. from list below.) 

Name _________________________________________ No 

Name ________________________________________ _ No 

Name _________________________________________ No 

671 

672 

673 

674 

675 

1 2 I S 

1 2 

S : 1 2 I 

S I 

1 2 : S 

\T ~7 :'7 i 

I 

I 

1 2 I 

s I 

1 2 

S I 

1 2 

S : r"-------------- Other Livestock in Captivity. Bees. and Poultry Hatched _______________ , 

Name 

ColonIes of bees. 

Angora goats 

Milk goats •••• 

No. 

.676 

.677 

. 678 

Name 

o I he' goats. • • • • • • • 

RabbIts and their pelts ••• 

Chinchillas and their pelts • 

No. 

.679 

.681 

.682 

Acres under water 

for fish productIOn 

Name 

Foxes and their pelts. 

Poultry hatched •• 

All other livestock. 

Tota! quantity sold 

In 1974 

No. 

.683 

.684 

.685 

Value of SolE::::' 

.... : ... 

Dollars I Cents 

6. Livestock or animal products (Enter name and 

No. from "Lis/ A" below) 

Name _________________________________ · No 

7. Fish In captivity 

(Enter name and No. from "List B" below.) 

Name ______________________________ ___ No 

... -: ....... : .................. 1 

______ 1."'. .T---"0 R _____ P_o_u_n_d_s-l 2 

s Gallons 

I Tenths J 1 1 

[ ~u~s (I 2 

I / I---ORI-------I S 

I 10 l 3 Number 

: 

I 

I 

I 

re List A - Livestock Products "'\ 

r

"----------- e List B - Fish in Captivity __________ _ , Name No. 

Moha" sold • • 687 

Goals milk sold. 

Honey sold ••• 

688 

689 

Name 

Catfish. 

Trout ••••••• 

Other food·type fish 

No. Name 

. 691 T rop'cal fish • 

. 692 Olhe' fish. 

.693 

~ List any additional livestock. livestock products, animal specialties, or fish on back cover 

Page 12 

No. 

.694 

.695 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

C-14 

Section 27) MACHI NERY AND EQUIPMENT on this place on December 31.1974 

Iinciude onlv equipment used for agricultural operatIOns in 1973 or 1974.) 

COMPLETE THIS SECT/ON 

• Value of ALL machinery and equipment on this place December 31 1974 

1. What IS the estimated market value of ALL machinery. equipment. and implements usually kept Estimated market value 

Dollars 1 Cents 

~;~~~~ d;:~; ~~~r~~~d ~~~;~~ ~~r;po; rr~no~~r~.u~;~;~~.?~~n:~~~;~:~~: ~~~~s~:;~r;~~tC~:;/~~r~~ 701 I 

milkers and bulk tanks. livestock feeders. grinding and mlxlflg equipment, etc.) ;~~~~~~~=s;=~====~I=== 

01 the total. Tota! number HOW MANY were 

on this place on manufacturerl In 

• SELECTED machinery and equipment on this place, December 31. 1974 

I Report onlv if used Ifl 1973 or 1974.) 

December 31 1974 the last 5 years 

(19701974)) 

(Number! 

702 1 

2. Automobiles 

703 1 

3. Motortrucks Ilnclude pickups.). 

704 1 

4. Wheel tractors other than garden tractors and motor tillers. 

705 1 

5. Crawler tractors 

706 1 

6. Grain and bean combines. self-propelled only. 

707 1 

7. Corn heads for combines. 

70S 1 

8. Other corn pickers and picker-shellers 

709 1 

9. Mower conditioners. 

710 1 

10. Pickup balers 

71 1 1 

11. Wind rowers - pull and self-propelled I Exclude side deliver V rakes.) 

712 1 

12. Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type. 

Section 28> MISCELLANEO US ITEMS - COI\·1PLETE TflIS SECTfOlV 

1. GRAIN STORAGE FACILITIES - Mark (X) one to show 

the total grain storage capacity. Including ear corn. on 

this place. IDa not include temporary structures.! . .... 

721 

2. How many ARTIFICIAL PONDS. PITS. RESERVOIRS. and EARTHEN 

TAN KS are on thiS place 7 100 not report natural lakes. gravel pits. 

stop mtnlflg pits. flooded fields. sewage lagoons. or manure pits.), ... 

a. Area covered when filled to capacity ............... . 

3. FUTURES MARKET·- Old you utilize the commodity 

futures market In 1974 to hedge sales of any farm 

commodities which you produce? 

724 ,;If 

1 0 YES·- Mark which commoditJes~ 

20 NO - Go to SectIOn 29 on next page 

Paye 13 

725 

1 0 None 

2 0 Under 1.000 bushels (Under 25 tons) 

3 0 1.000-4.999 bushels (25-124 tons) 

4 0 5.000-9.999 bushels (125-249 tons) 

5 0 10.000-24.999 bushels (250-624 tons) 

6025.000-49.999 bushels (625-1.249 tons) 

7 0 50.000 bushels and over (1.250 tons and over) 

None 722 

o 

723 

Number of artlflcla! 

pon ds pits etc 

Whole acres Tenths 

. . . . . . . . . . . . /10 L-____________ -L~~ 

10 Corn (grain) 70 Cattle (live) 

0 Sorghums (grain) sO Hogs (live) 

3 0 Soybeans (grain) 90 Other -- Specdv -;[ 

40 Wheat (grain) 

5 0 Cotton 

6 0 Potatoes 
APPENDIX C Continued 

Section 29> Did you have any CONTRACT or BINDING AGREEMENT to produce or market any 

farm pr:>ducts on this place in 19747 (Include oral and written agreements made more than 30 days 

o YES -COmr)/ele tillS secllOn prior to delivery.) 

o NO Go 10 Seclion 30 

A. 

B. 

C. 

1. Mark (X) as many products as you produced and/or marketed under contract 

No. Product name No. Produot name No. Product name No. Product name 

0 Broilers 0 Feeder cattle and/or 13 0 Freid and seed corn 19 0 Fruit. cItrus nuts for 

2 0 Started pullets stocker cattle 14 0 Soybeans fresh market 

3 0 Chicken eggs S 0 BreedIng cattle 15 0 Wheat 20 0 Fruit including citrus, 

4 0 Turkeys 9 0 Slaughter hogs 16 0 Cotton for processing 

5 0 Milk and other 10 0 Feeder pigs 17 0 Vegetables for 21 0 Suuar heets 

dairy products 11 0 Sreedlng hogs fresh market 22 0 Other crops. such as hops 

6 0 Fattened cattle 12 0 Other livestock and/or lS 0 Vegetables for popcorn. potatoes. safflower. 

poultry (Wffte product name processing sugarcane. erc (Wo(e product 

on Ime A 1 below.) name on Ime A 1 below) 

2. For each product marked above. enter the Name and No. in the column heading where indicated and complete the 

remaining entries in the column (items B through G) for that product. 

FI RST CONTRACT SECOND CONTRACT THIRD CONTRACT FOURTH CONTRACT 

Product(s) under contract 1. Product 

Enter name and No from name 

item 1 above 731 732 733 734 2. No. 

Type of contract 1. Production @ 1 10 1 10 1 10 1 10 Mark IXI one 01 2. Marketing @ 20 20 20 20 these items for 

each produce 3. Production. including 30 30 30 30 under contract feeding. and marketing 

4. Other 40 40 40 4 0 

Type of contractor 1. Co·op 2 10 2 10 2 1 0 2 1 0 Mark (XI one 01 2. Feed company 20 20 2 0 2 0 these items for 

each product 3. Packer 30 30 3 0 30 under contract 4. Processor 40 40 4 0 40 5. Other 50 50 5 0 50 D. Items furnished 1. Feed 3 10 3 1 0 3 1 0 3 1 0 by contractor 2. Chicks. pullets. cattle. under terms of 

contract feeder pigs. etc 20 2 0 20 2 0 Mark (XI for as 3. Seed 30 3 0 30 30 many items as 4. Fertilizer 40 4 0 40 40 apply for each 

produce under 5. Chemicals 50 5 0 5 0 50 contract 6. Labor 60 6 0 6 0 60 7. Machinery. equipment. 

or bUildings 70 7 0 70 70 

8. Harvesting 80 sO sO sO 9. Transportation 90 90 90 90 10. Processing/packing 4 100 4 100 4 100 4 100 11. Credit 110 110 110 110 12. T echmcal assistance 120 120 120 120 13. Other 130 130 130 130 14. None 140 140 140 140 E. What percent of the total production of thiS product 5 Percent 5 Percent 5 Percent 5 Percent 

was sold under contract? 

F. 6 Dollars : Cents 6 Dollars : Cents 6 Dollars I Cents 6 Dollars Cents 1. Amount received from contractor for I 

product covered by contract? $ I " I $ I s I 

2. Did this payment represent the total 7 7 7 7 market value of the product) 10 Yes 20 No 10 Yes 20 No 10 Yes 20 No 10 Yes 20 No 

G. 1. hact price? 8 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 Did the contract 2. Method of 20 20 20 specify - determinmg price 7 2 0 Mar~IXlone 3. Neither prrce nor method' 30 30 30 3 0 

@ Production can tr~cts. In cludl n m n g custo feedl g. usually specify kind and/or amount of farm product to be produced and may speCIfy 

variety or breed. operations to be performed during production. or Inputs and technical assistance co be supplied hy contractor 

@ Marketing contracts usually specify kind and/or amount of farm product to be delivered but usually do not specrly that contractor 

prOVides servIces or supplies or that partIcular operatIons or methods be used in production 

Page 14 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

C-16 

Section 30) PAYROLL AND EMPLOYMENT - Did you have any paid workers doing agricultural 

labor, employees of labor contractors or crew leaders, or other salaried employees 

working on this pl,ace in 1974? 

DYES - Complete tjlls sectIOn 

o NO -~ Go (0 SectIon 31 

Please read before 

answering items 1, 2, 

and 3 below 

Hired farm or ranch workers - I n addition to farm workers and 

paid family members, Jrlclude such persons as bookkeepers, office 

workers, maintenance people, eT.C" whose employment is primarily 

associated with agricultural production on this place eV,en though 

they may not be dOing aSjrlcultural labol Do not Include unpaid 

family workers or the proprietors or partners of unincorporated places 

Cash wages paid - Report gross payments in 1974 to employees 

before deductions for Social Security, taxes, insurance premiums, etc, 

Include all wages, salaries, commissions, paid bonuses, vacation ilnd 

sick leave pay, Do not include room and board, house rent, or other 

items paid in kind 

For each of the following groups, report how many hired 

farm or ranch workers were employed and the amount of 

cash wages paid to them, Number of 

workers 

Cash wages paid 

Dollars Cents 

1, Of 751 the hired farm or ranch workers. how many workeda. 150 days or more? ......•..............• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f-c---,cc:-------+-'$=--------t---~ 

752 

b. 25~149 days? ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f-c---,-:------t-'$'--------t---~ 

753 

c. Less than 25 days? ..•••.........•••••...••..•...•.•••• f-,-.,...,.,--,--;"'7'7'7",--;"'7-,-,-,.,..,-+::::--:-------r---

2. Contract workers hired through a crew leader or contractor 

a, What was the cost of contract labor? ......•....• . . . . ... .. . . . . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

b, How many workers did the contractor furnish? (Estimate if necessary,) ..... . 

3, Salaried corporation officers "=:-::------~,..,.y.,..,., ................. .....,.,.y.f ........ -.-

a. If this operation is incorporated. how many corporation officers 

were salaried in 1974? ...............•••........•..•..• 'f:-.:-.~~~~.,..,.,..,..,,+e::--:c'-'-'--'-'-'-'--'--'--'--'-'-'-'-l--'-'--'-'-''-'--' 

b, What was the amount paid? •... 

Section 31 INJURIES AND ILLNESSES CONNECTED WITH FARM OR RANCH WORK 

Were there any work connected injuries that required more than first aid treatment, 

or work connected illnesses or death to workers on this place in 19747 

(Do not include deaths, injuries, or illnesses to emplovees of contractors.) 

Cl YES ,- Complete thIS seCllOn 

[j NO -' Go 10 SectIon 32 on nexl page 

1, Non-fatallr1Jurles and illnesses 

a, How many workers had injUries or illnesses without lost workdays? 

b, How many workers had tnJuries or illnesses With lost workdays! 

(1) How many days were lost as a result of all tnjurtes 

and illnesses! ............................. . 

2. Number of deaths ............... , ..... , ..... . 

761 

76) 

763 

lfi~ 

Operator and unpaid 

famdy workers 

1 

Workers 

1 

Workers 

1 

Days 

1 

Number 

Hired workers 

and P2'wJ members 

of operator"s famdy 

Workers 

Workers 

Days 

Number -
APPENDIX C Continued 

Section 32> Were any INSECTICIDES. HERBICIDES. FUNGICIDES. OTHER PESTICIDES. LIME, 

or OTHER CHEMICALS used on this place in 19747 

DYES -- Complete this section 

o NO - Go to Section 33 

Include any of these materials paid for by you, your landlord, or contractors. If custom applied, report only estimated 

cost of material. Cost of applying should be reported in Section 34, item 9. For each item listed, report Bcres only once, 

but report cost of al/ such materials used on these acres in 1974. If multipurpose chemicals were used, report acreage 

treated for each purpose and aI/ocate cost of materials. 

Number of 

acres 

Cost of chemicals 

(Do not include 

co., of applying) 

1. Sprays. dusts. granules. fumigants. etc .. (fungicide. herbicide. 

insectiCide. nematocide) to control - on which used I Cents 

a. Insects on hay crops (alfalfa. timothy. etc.) . 

b. Insects on other crops (corn, other grain. cotton. 

tobacco. potatoes, trees. vines, etc.). 

c. Nematodes in crops. 

d. Diseases in crops and orchards (blights. smuts. rusts. etc.) . 

771 

773 

774 

775 

Dollars 

1 

$ i 1 I $ I 

1 

$ : 1 

$ : 1 

$ : 

: e. Weeds or grass in crops (Include both pre-emergence and post emergence.) 1-------+-=-------..;---- 1 f. Weeds or brush in pasture. $ 

1 g. Weeds on all other land (fence rows. ditch banks. road sides. etc.) $ : 777 

1 

$ : 2. Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit. 778 

779 : $ 

3. Expenditures for insect control on livestock and poultry. 

including treatment of buildings. 

4, Lime (00 not include land plaster or 1781 Tons 782 1 I 

$ I 

783 

gypsum or lime for sanitation.). • . . . .IL-. _______ 4.,.. .,.. . ,.., . ...,. .,...,.., . ,.., . .,.. .,... ,.., . ...,. ..,.. .,.. . +-::= _____ + __ _ 5. Other chemicals (excluding fertilizer). such as lime for sanitation. :;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;::;::;::::;::: I 

pestiCides used for rodent and bird control. etc. • • • $ I 

6. TOTAL CHEMICAL COST (Add dollars for items 1 a through 5 and enter ______ .>.~ 

total here and in Section 34, item 1 D.) ~ 1~84 : 

Section 33> FARM CREDIT 

1. DEBTS SECURED BY REAL ESTATE - Were there any real estate mortgages. 

deeds of trust. or land purchase contracts on farm land and buildings owned and 

operated by you? (If you rent land to others, see separate Instructions.) 

DYES - Answer a, b, and c 0 NO - Go to item 2 0 No land owned - Go to item 2 

a. Amount owed to a Federal Land Bank. The Farmers Home Administration, an insurance 

company. acommercial or savings bank. and/or a production credit association. 

b. Amount owed to a savings and loan association. mort~age investment 

company. and/or other financial institution not covered abo,;"" •....•.•.•• 

c. Amount owed to individuai(s) from whom you bought part or all of the property or to 

others (secured by mortgage. deed of trust. land purchase contract. etc.) ..••.... 

2. DEBTS NOT SECURED BY REAL ESTATE - Were any chattel mortgages. 

sales contracts. or unsecured notes owed by you on December 31. 1974. for 

operating this farm or ranch business? 

DYES - Answer a, b, and c 0 NO - Go to Se'ction 34 

;1. Amount owed to a commercial or savings bank, a production credit 

association, The Farmers Home Administration, and/or other lending agencies 

b. Amount owed to business firms or farm suppliers (machinery dealer, feed 

dealer, fuel supplier, fertilizer dealers, etc., or their finance agencies). 

c. Amount owed to relatives and other individuals .••. 

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r---------------- Amount (principll/onlyJ owed 

791 

$ 

792 

$ 

793 

$ 

December31.1974 

Dollars i Cents 

: 

r----- ----------------- Amount (prinCipII/only) owed 

795 

$ 

796 

$ 

797 

$ 

December 31 . 1974 

Dollars I Cents 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

C-18 

Section 34 > 

COMPLETE 

THIS 

SECTION 

Production EXPENSES paid by you and others for this place in 1974 

Include your best estimates of expenses paid by you, your landlord, contractors, buyers, and others 

for production of crops, livestock, and other agricultural products on this place. DO NOT INCLUDE 

expenses connected with performing custom work off this place, operation of non-farm activities, 

businesses or services, and household expenses not related to the farm business. 

Production expenses 

Dollars I Cents 

1. Livestock and poultry purchased - cattle, calves, hogs, pigs, sheep, 801 

lambs. goats, horses, baby chicks, poults, started pullets, etc ..... . 

2. Total feed purchased for livestock and poultry - grain, hay, silage, mixed 

. .............. ~$:-::------;...---

802 

feeds, concentrates, etc. (Total dollars for a, b, c, and d below.) . .-------------.---------------~~~~~~~~~ 

a, Commercially mixed formula feeds purchased -

complete, supplement, concentrates (Do not 

include ingredients purchased separately, such 

as soybean meal, cottonseed meal, and urea.) •• 

b, Ingredients purchased - such as soybean meal, 

cottonseed meal. urea, etc., millfeeds or other 

milling byproducts (Do not include whole grains.) 

c, Whole grains purchased - such as corn, oats, 

barley, grain sorghum, wheat. rye, etc 

(Include Clacked grain. Do not include millfeeds 

or other milling byproducts, or green chop.) . 

d. Hay, green chop, silage, etc ......•.... 

803 

804 

805 

806 

Tons I Tenths Dollars 

/10 $ 

/10 $ 

/10 $ 

/10 $ 

3. Animal health costs for livestock and poultry (Include veterinarian 

services. serums, vaccines, tonics, medicines, etc.) .....•.... ................... J-=.$-------t--~ 

808 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-=$-:-------i-~--

809 

4. Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ., .•. 

5. Commercial fertilizer purchased - all forms, including rock phosphate 

and gypsum (Report custom application costs in item 9 below.) . , .. • •••••••• f-'-$ ------;...---

6, Total gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil purchased for the farm business -

Diesel fuel, LP gas, butane, propane, piped gas, kerosene, fuel oil. motor 011, 

grease, etc. (Total dollars for a, b, c, and d below.) • ..•.•....... 

Storage capacity 

for farm use 

(Gal/ons) 

Estimated expenditures 

for iarm '.lse in I? /4 

a. Gasoline for the farm business .. 

b. Diesel fuel for the farm business. 

c. LP gas, butane. propane for the 

farm business (4.5 Ibs. = 1 gallon) 

d. Motor oil. grease, piped gas, kerosene, and 

fuel 011 for the farm business ........ . 

812 

813 

814 

1 

$ 

1 

:5 

$ 

815 

$ 

Dollars I Cents 

81 I 

$ 

7. H ired farm labor (Add cJoITars reported in Section 30, items 1 a. 1 b, and 7 c, and enter total here.). I--::$=------l----

823 

8. Contract labor (Copy dollars reported in Section 30, item 2a.) . .............. , . • . . . .. $ 

~8~2~4-----~--- 9. Machine hire and customwork (Include expenditures for this place for use of 

eqUipment and for customwork such as grinding and mixing feed, plowing, 

combming. corn picking, drying, silo filling, spraying, dusting, fertilizing, etc.) . 

10. Agricultural chemicals purchased (Copy dollars reported in Sl9ction 32, item 6.) . 

826 

11. All other production expenses 827 (Include OTHER current operating expenses s!1ch 

as depreCiation, taxes, interest, cash rent, insurance, repairs, electricity, 

purchase of water. etc., for the farm business.) . ..................••....••....• r;$ ..... -----..I.--.. 829 

12. TOTAL PRODUCTION EXPENSES including expenses paid by landlords. contractors. ~ 

or others (Add dollars in items 1 through 11 and enter total here.) -;JIll""""" s 11.,,;,;..----'--

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APPENDIX C Continued 

Section 35> Value of AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD from this place in 1974, before taxes 

COMPLETE and expenses (See separate Instructions.) 

THIS 

PAGE 

Report your best estimates of the value for each of the following groups 

of products sold from this place. Include value of landlord's and/or 

contractors share, estimating tf necessary. 

1. Grains - corn for grain, small grains, soybeans for beans, 

grain sorghums, cowpeas for peas. dry beans. and dry peas, 

2, Cotton and cottonseed 

3, Tobacco , . , , , , , .. 

4. Field seeds, hay. forage, and silage 

5. Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons (Do not include Irtsh potatoes and sweetpotatoes.) 

6. Other field crops - peanuts, Irish potatoes, 

sweet potatoes, sugar beets. sugarcane. 

popcorn, mint for oil, hops. etc. - Specify _____________________ _ 

7. Fruits. nuts, and berries - apples, berries. citrus. grapes. 

peaches. pecans, pears, pineapples, etc ......... , . 

8. Nursery and greenhouse products sold (Add dollars reported in 

Section 14, items 1 through 6e and enter the total here.) .... 

9. Forest products sold (Add dollars reported in Section 17 and enter the total here.) 

10. Poultry Clnd poultry products, broilers. other chickens, eggs, ducks. 

turkeys, etc. (Copy dollars reported in Section 22, item 5.) .......... . 

11. Cattle and calves sold (Add dollars reported in Section 23, items 2 and 3 -

do NOT include item 3a - and enter the total here.) . ............... . 

12. Dairy products - milk. cream, etc. (Copy dollars reported in Section 23, item 4. 

Report goat dairy products in item 15 below.) . .......... . 

13. Hogs and pigs sold (Copy dollars reported in Section 24, item 3.) ... 

14. Sheep. Iambs, and wool (Copy dollars reported in Section 25, item 3.) 

15. Other livestock, horses. mules, fur-bearing animals, bees. honey. goat dairy products, 

mohair, etc. (Add dollars reported in Section 26, items 1 through 7, and enter the total here.) ... 

832 

S 

833 

S 

834 

S 

835 

'$ 

836 

S 

837 

$ 

838 

$ 

839 

S 

849 

S 

852 

$ 

853 

$ 

854 

$ 

855 

$ 

856 

$ 

857 

$ 

16. TOTAL VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD including value of landlord's and/or ~ 859 

contractor's share (Add dollars entered in items 1 through 15 and enter total here.) $ 

Section 36> INCOME AND EXPENSES from FARM-RELATED SOURCES IN 1974 

Estrmated value of 

prr)du.;t',:. 'Sold 

Dollars I Cents 

: 

I 

I 

• Part A - INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 

Report amount received before taxes and expenses. 

Farm-related Income 

1. Customwork and other agricultural services provided for farmers and others-plowing. 

planting. spraying. harvesting. preparation of products for market. etc (If customNone 

work is a separate business, see separate Instructions.) ... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 

2. Recreational services - providing hunting. fishing. picnicking. camping. 

boarding and lodging. or other recreational facilities on this place .... 

3. Payments you received for participation in Government farm programs 

(Do not include redeemable loans.) . , ................... . 

4. Gross cash rent or share payments received from renting out farm land or payments 

received from lease or sale of allotments (Include payments for livestock 

o 

o 

pastured on a per-head basis, per-month basis. per-pound basis, etc.) . . , . . . . . . . 0 

5. Other business or source of income which is 

conducted on or CLOSELY RELATED to the 

AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS on this place - Specify kind 0 

• Part B - EXPENSES FOR FARM-RELATED INCOME SOURCES 

Dollars Cents 

871 

$ 

872 

$ 

873 

$ 

874 

$ 

875 

$ 

Farm-related expenses 

6. For farm-related income sources reported in items 1 through 5 above. enter 

the total estimated expenses paid by you and others in 1974 (Include all 

operating expenses. depreciation. taxes. Interest. ff)surance, etc. Do not 

None Dollars I Cents 

876 

include expenses already reported in Section 34.) .. , , , ........ . o 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

C-20 

Section 37) TYPE OF ORGANIZATION, OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS. and related information 

COMPLETE THIS PAGE 

• Part A- Type of Organization 

1. Mark (X) the one box which best descrtbes the way this place was operated In 1974. 

901 1 0 INDIVIDUAL or FAMILY operation (sole proprietorship!. 

excluding partnership and corporation 

2 0 PARTN ERSH I P operation. including family partnerships 

(See separate Instructions.) - Enter number of partners 

902 

----

3 0 CORPORATION. including family corporations - Skip to SI'r:(Jon38 

} 

Complete Parts Band C 

below 

4 0 OTH ER. such as cooperative. estate or trust. prtson farm, grazing association. 

Indian reservation. etc. - Specdy rVpe then skip ro Ser:r",n 38 ......... --____________ _ 

• Part B- Farm Operator Characteristics and Related Information for Individual, Family, or Partnership Operations 

1. Residence - Where does the operator, 

person in charge. or senior partner of 

this farm or ranch operation live? ...• 

903 lOOn this place 

2. What was the earliest year the operator 

(or senior partner, if partnership) began 

to operate any part of this place? . 

3. How old is the operator (or senior 

partner. if partnership)? . 

904 

905 

4. Operator's race - 906 10 White 

Mark (X) appropriate box o Negro or 

Black 

{ 

2 0 On another farm 

Not on this place 3 0 In a rural area, not on a farm 

4 0 In a City, town. or urban area 

____ year 

____ Years old 

4 0 Mexican American 

Chicano 

Mexican (Mexlcano) 

Puerto Rican 

Cuban 

5 0 Japanese 

Chinese 

FilipinO 

110 Other- 3 0 American 

Indian Central or South 

American 

Other Spanish 

Specify what race )! 

5. Principal Occupation - At what occupation did the operator spend 

the majority (50 percent or more) of his work time in 1974? 

(For partnerships, consider aI/ members of the partnership together.) 

[

Mark (X) one for eaCh] 

applicable Ime 6. Off-Farm Work - How many 

days did each member of the 

family work OFF the place 

In 1974? (Include work at a 

nonfarm job, business, 

profession, or on someone 

else's farm. Do not include 

exchange farm work.) 

a. Operator or senior partner. 911 

b. Spouse. 

c. Other. 

d. Other. 

• Part C - Family Income from Off-Farm Sources in 1974 

912 

913 

914 

907 

None : 1- 49 I 

days : I 

10 1 2 0 I 

10l 2 ol 

10 I 2 0 [ 

I 

10 I 2 0 I 

10 Farming 

20 Other 

50- 99 : 100 -149 1150.199 1200 days 

days I days I days I or more I I 

3 0 140 I 5 0 [ 6 0 

3 o l 40: 5 0: G 0 

3 0 [ .. 0 I 5 0 [ 6 0 I I [ 

3 0 I 40 I 5 0 [ 6 0 

Income from 

(Report amount you and members of your family received in 1974 from the fol/owing sources off· farm sources 

For partnership operations, the report should be for the senior partner and his familv.) None Dollars : Cents 

1. Operation of a non-farm-related business (not reported in Section 36) or 921 I 

professional practice (Report NET after expenses.) ..... 0 s I 

2. Cash wages, salaries, commissions, and tips from all jobs 922 : 

0 S (Report amount before deducting taxes.) .......... 923 

3. I nterest. dividends, or royalties ................. 0 s : 

4. Federal Social Security, pensions. retirement pay, veterans payments, annuities, unemploy- 924 I 

ment insurance, workmen's compensation, and old age and other public assistance. 0 S I 

925 I 5. Rental income of nonfarm property (Report NET after deduction of expenses.) ... 0 5 

Section 38 > PERSON COMPLETING THIS REPORT 

Name Date Telephone 

PLEASE 931 Month I Day 932 Area Co del Number 

PRINT 

Enter remarks on back cover. 
APPENDIX C Continued 

INSTRUCTION SHEET FOR FORM 74-A 1 

1974 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS 

TO HELP YOU FILL OUT YOUR REPORT 

Please remove this sheet and keep it handy for reference vvhlle 

filling out the report Additional help may be found In copIes of the 

Farm Census GUide. which should be available for reference at 

U S 0 A. County offIces and other locations in your area. Do NOT 

return these instructions with your filted out report. 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

... (1) Who Should Complete Thl. Form - All persons receiving 

this form. including landlords. tenants, pannershlps. corporatIons, 

Institutions. and others should complete the first sectIons Most 

people vvill need to complete the rest of the form However. some 

will be able to skip most of it. Follow the directions at the end of 

SectIon 2 

... (2) If You Have Multiple Farming Operations -A census report 

form should be filled out for each separate and distinct productIon 

unit. For example. if you are the sole propnetor of one agricultural 

operation, the senior partner in an agricultural partnership, and 

manager of a third agricultural operation. three separate census 

reports should be filted out and returned by you A separate report 

should be made for each agricultural operation (farm. ranch. feedlot. 

greenhouse. etc.) for which you maintain separate records of operating expenses and sales. livestock and other inventories. machinery 

and equipment. and crop acreages and production. If you neE::d 

more forms. please Jet us know. 

• (3) If You Don"t Hava Multiple Farming Operatione end You 

Received Two or Mor. Ceneue of Agricutture Report Form.-

Complete only one form for your place. If you received both a green 

form (74-A 1) and a brown form (74-A2) fill out the green form 

Tear off the front covers of eny extra forms received. write "Duplicate" beside the extra addresses. and return the covers wIth your 

completed repan so we can correct our address list. 

INSTRUCTIONS AFTER YOU"VE 

COMPLETED SECTION 3 

Now that you've completed Section 3. please read the follOWing 

instructions. 

... (4) Complete the Rest of This Form if you reponed an acreage 

In Section 3. item 4. and had agricultural operations on that land 

Read the instructions beginning with "More General Informatton" 

if you need help. Mail the completed form back in the return envelope provided. (Do NOT return this Instruction Sheet.) 

• (5) DoNat CompieteTheRestofTheForm;t-

• EITHER <III 

(a) You reported an acreage in Section 3. Item 4 but had no 

agricultural operations in 1974 on the land. 

• OR <III 

(b) All of your land was operated by a renter or sharecropper 

(The entry in Section 3. item 4 should be '"0" in most cases) 

Your renter or sharecropper should have received a repon form 

afso and he is required to repon the agricultural operatIons on 

the land he rents from or works on shares for you You may be 

able to help him fill out his report . 

• OR <III 

(c) Your only involvement with the agricultural actIVIty was a 

financial investment and Section 3. item 4 IS '"0." The operator 

of that activity will receive a report form to fill out. 

If you are not required to complete the rest of the form-PLEASE-

(1) Tear off the front cover and page one, 

(2) Write a brief explanatory note on the cover descnbing why 

you are not a farm operator such as "Sold farm in 1973." 

"No crops or livestock." '"All land rented out.'" "Not a farm 

operator - only have financial Interest in some cattle;" and 

(3) Mail back the two torn-off sheets In the return envelope 

found in the centerfold. 

MORE GENERAL INFORMATION 

... (6) Part:nership Operations - For partnerships. the senior 

partner should fill out one report form for the entire partnership 

farmIng operation If members of the partnership operate farms 

on their own. in addition to the partnership. separate reports should 

be filled out for each Individual place. If members of the farming 

partnership. other than the senior partner, received report forms and 

they had no farming operations of their own, they should tear off 

the cover, write a brief explanation such as "Senior partner has 

filled out report for partnership - I have no other farming operations 

of my own," and mail It back to us in the return envelope . 

.. (7) Landlord's or Contractor's Share - If you rented or leased 

land or had a contract for the production of agncultural products. 

be sure to include on your repart the landlord's or contractor's share 

of the production. sales. and expenses. so your Census report will 

be complete for "'This Place." 

If you do not know the landlord's or contractor's share. include 

your BEST ESTIMATE. 

• (8) The Same Report Form Ie Ueed For All Statee Except 

H.w.U~ Because it is meant for use in aU parts of the country. it 

contains sections which may not apply in your area or to your 

operation. For these, you can Simply mark the "No" box and go to 

the next section. 

.. (9) Filling Out: t:he Report Form - There are a few rules that will 

help us if you follow them. 

(a) All money flgures may be entered In Vv"holp doHars Cenrr 

are not reqUIred. 

(b) Enter Vv"hole numbers excent vvhere tenths a((~ rlsked fr)r 

Where you have 1/2 or 1/4 or 1/3 of an ac..rr~ or \()n. c.orivefl 

these to tenths. For Instance. convert 1/2 to 5/10 1! 3 1<) 3.: 1 0 

1/4t02/10.ctc. 

(c) Enter replies In the proper space, on the c..orrect l,ne and In 

the Units requested: I e dollars bushels '!on~ etc Sorn(' con 

version methods dre shOVv"n on the report torrn or In the !nstructlons under the approp(1ate sectIon number 

(d) If you do not have exact ftgures gIve your bAst 'o.'stlfn;:\t(.'s 

(e) A section answered by an "X" In the "No" box IS finIshed 

Go to the next section Indicated 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPECIFIED SECTIONS 

• Section 3 - Acreage in 1974 

The purpose of SectIon 3 IS to establtsh the land for vvhlch yOu ere 

to report agncultural operatlull:::> Repon all agricultural land operated by the addressee In 1974-cropland. Vv"oodlanri paslUrelalld 

wasteland. and any other land-not Just planted land Repon for 

all separate pieces of land that are Included In thiS operation regard~ 

less of location 

Market: value refers to what you think the land and buildings 

would sell for under present market condItions 

It:em 1 - Land Owned - Include all land assoclated vvlth agncultural operations In 1974, whether held under tItle. purchase 

contract or mortgage. homestead law. or as heIr or trustee of an 

undiVIded estate by you and/or your spouse. or by the pannershlp. 

corporation. or organizatIon for which you are reportIng 

It:em 2 - Land Rent:ed (or Leased) FROM OTHERS - Report 

here any land you rented FROM OTHERS for cash or equlvalenf 

or a share of the crops or livestock or used rent free regardless of 

whether the landowner supplied any equlprnent. fertlltzer. or other 

matenals or supervised your work Also Include Federal and State 

land rented or leased by the acre. bu.t not land used on a per~head 

or animal-unit basis. 

It:em 3 - Land Rent:ed (or Leased) TO OTHERS - Report here 

any land rented TO OTHERS for cash or other conSlderatlon or that 

vvas worked for you by someone else for a' share of the crops or 

livestock Include all agncultural land which you ovvned (or rented 

from others) but did not use In 1974 because It was-rented. leased 

or used by others In 1974 Do not Include land rented to others for 

only pan of the year If you used It for agrtcultural operatlons for the 

other part. 

Item 4 - Acres in "This Place" - ThIS IS the land you owned 

In 1974 PLUS the land you RENTED FROM others. MINUS the 

land you RENTED TO others. It IS very Important that you report 

thiS figure correctly SInce it IS the net acreage to which the remainder of the form applies. the "Acres in ThiS Place.'" That !s. your 

report should cover only the operatIons on the net acreage as re~ 

ported in Item 4 

• Sections 5-16 - Crops 

Do not include In your report any crops on land whIch you rented 

or leased to others or whIch was worked on shares by others In 

1974 Your report should Include only those crops grown on the 

"Acres in This Place." as reported jn SectIon 3. item 4. 

For each applicable crop or group of crops, report the area 

harvested. 

An example of hovv t:o report crops harvest:ed,- A farmer 

planted 100 acres of field corn He harvested 80 acres. getting 

7.000 bushels of shelled corn He Irngated 20 acres and cur them 

for silage. he estimated the productIon at 400 tons He turned hIS 

cattle into the 100 acres after the harvest and let them graze. All 

100 acres were fertilized using 17-3/4 tons of dry fertilizer HIS 

entries on the Census report are shown in the follOWing illustration 

Sec;tiOl'lfi Wa .. any FIELD CORN h.arvestect for an.., pu..,a,..,fTom. thi .. place'" 1974? 

QI Y~S Co",pl~t~th" lrel"", 

0","0 Go tOS .. ,,,on 6 

.R .. _t_t,,,,u,,,.,Sre/,on 11.ro.1pc/K.,-""""SrellO" 16 

... ".."' ..... 't>M:hl'""'uun""'. 

t f.eld<:"O<nIOt'll" ..... "'wed(R .. JmltOOl .. 'tlY 

""'~~dco<n~'n/"'~I"-' ,......,. _ 

_ ~ 10Ib ... .ucorn""56IbJ 

JhBJnlc""," t bc.uIwlJ"-IIn/c:orn}. 

2 F.ri<IComIOf..,q,g.O<IJ<eef>Chop •• 

l held cotnC\,>tlor dry Iodde< hogged 01 Qra ... dlDo,..." 

,"rlud".Ct"'IJ/~Uf>O'tN,nrl"",J'''''1J.. 

No provision is made for reporting acres grazed after harvest Since 

letting the cattle graze was a secondary use of land already harvested. the farmer did not: have to make any entry In item 3 

Ouant:it:y harvest:ed - ~eport in the unIts speCifIed If your 

records show. a different unit than pnnted on the form, please convert to the unit shown. A chOice of two umts IS prOVided for some 

crops. 

Commercial fertilizer - Report the total number of acres fertilized in 1974 and the total tons and tenths of tons (Includrng 

filler). used on all applications Report anhydrous ammOnia In the 

"LIQuld or gas" column 

C-21 
APPENDIX C Continued 

C-22 

Interplanted crops an~ "~kip-ro\N" planting - If you grew 

two crops In alternate striPS In the same field at the same time. or 

one cr<?p In a "skip-row" pattern. for each crop report the portion 

of the field used for that crop 

• Section 12 - Vegetables 

Acres are to be reported for fresh market andlor for processing If a 

vegetable crop was harvested for both purposes. prorate the acreage on the baSIS of t~e production for each use. For example. 2 tons 

of tomatoes were picked for fresh market from a 5-acre field: later 

the same 5 acres were picked and the 8 tons of tomatoes harvested 

went for processing. Since 2/10 of the production was for fresh 

market and 8/10 for processing. report 1 acre (2/10 X 5) for fresh 

market and 4 acres (811 0 X 5) for processing If you don't know 

what use ~as made of the vegetables. report them under the purpose for which you thmk they were used. 

• Section 13 - Fruit 

If trees or vines are interplanted. estimate the area covered by each 

kmd offrUlt 

Approximate Box Weight - Pounds Per Box 

State All Oranges· Grapefruit Tangerines Lemons 

Anzona 75 64 75 76 

California 75 65 75 76 

Flonda 90 85 95 90 

Texas 90 80 95 90 

Other States 90 85 95 90 

·Includes Temples and Tangelos 

Avocados - Quantity harvested - In California report for the 

penod Oc~ober 1. 1973 to September 30. 1974. In Florida report 

for the penod .July 1. 1974 to about February 28. 1975 

Figs - Report quantity harvested in dry weight. In California 3 Ibs 

fresh = 1 lb. dry Other States 4lbs. fresh = 1 Ib dry. 

• Section 18 - Land Use in 1974 

All acres mcluded in this place (see entry in Section 3. item 4) should 

be accounted for If any acreage was devoted to more than one 

specified land use during 1974. report the acreage only on the line 

for the first item which fits. (For example. 10 acres harvested for 

wheat for grain and subsequently pastured - report the 10 acres 

only In item 2a. Cropland harvested.) 

• Section 19 -Irrigation 

Report the estimated quantity of water used in the unit of measure 

most conventent for you 

Acre-feet - Many Irrigation districts show amount ot water delivered to their users In acre-feet on their bills If you do not know 

the acre-feet of water used but have an estimate of average acrefeet used per acre. obtain the total acre-feet by multiplYing the 

average times the number of acreS irrigated. 

Gallons - irrigat0rs pumping from their own wells may estimate 

total gallons used by multiplying the pumping capacity for the 

pump times minutes in the hour (60). times hours pumped per 

day, times days pumped per season during 1974. For example. 

a 100 gal./minute pump was pumped an average of 20 hours 

per day for a season of 96 days. One hundred gal./minute times 

60 mmutes. times 20 hours pumped per day. times 96-day season 

= 11.520.000 9allons. 

Total inches - When a sprinkler system is used. it may be simpler 

to estimate the total depth in inches of all water applied during 

the season. 

• Sections 22-26 - Livestock and Poultry 

Animals to be included in the report - Report all animals on 

the place on December 31. 1974 owned by you or kept by you 

for others. Include animals on unfenced land. grazing on national 

forest land. grazing on district land or cooperative grazing association land. or rangeland administered by the Bureau of Land Management on a per-head or lease basis (such as wheat pasture). Include 

poultry (broilers. layers. turkeys. etc.) fed under contract on "This 

Place' 

Animals to be excluded from the report - Do not report any 

animals on land rented to others in 1974. Your report should 

Include only animals on the "Acres in This Place" as reported in 

Section 3. Item 4, except as noted above. 

Number sold - Report all animals sold or removed from this 

place mcluding 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 if the animals were located on the place 30 

days or more and were sold or removed from the place for sale In 

1974 

Sales from contract and custom feeding operations -

Include animals (Including poultry fed under contract) fed on thiS 

place on a contract or custom baSIS if they were removed from the 

place In 1974 

Animals bought and sold - Do not include animals bought and 

resold within 30 days. Such purchases and sales are considered 

to be "dealer" transactions and should not be reported. 

Fat cattle sales - Do not Inctude on the fattened cattle line 

(a) Veal calves which were fattened primarily on mllk. or 

(b) Dairy cows fed only the usual dairy ration before being 

sold. or 

(c) Cattle and calve"', that have been fed on gram or concentrates and sold: further feeding. 

Value of sales - Be sure to report the total value of sales Without 

deducting cost of feed. cost of livestock purchased, cost of haulm9 

and selling, and so forth. If the sales price or value IS not known. 

give your best estimate of their value when they left thiS place 

Animals Bold from another place - Do not report the value 

of sales of animals owned by you but held and sold from someone 

else's place. For example, do not report cattle purchased elsewhere. 

fed In, and sold from a feedlot not part of thiS place 

Animals mDved to another place - For animals removed from 

your place to a feedlot for feeding. give your best estimate of theIr 

market value when they left this place 

Sheep and lambs shorn - In the first answer space report the 

~umber shorn. in the second answer space report the total weight 

In pounds. grease basis. of all wool obtained In 1974. whether 

from one or two shearings. 

• Section 28 - Miscellaneous ItelTls 

Futures market - Report those commodities yOItJ bought or sold 

(or bought and sold) through a commodity exchange as a hedge 

against crops produced on thiS place. Do not report transactions 

in any commodities not grown on the place. For example. If you 

bought or sold both wheat and cotton through a commodity exchange and wheat was grown on the place but no cotton, mark 

only the box opposite wheat 

• Section 29 - Contracts 

Many farm products are produced and marketed under a contract 

or binding agreement between the farm operator (producer) and 

the r:>erson who buys or uses the farm product. It may be a production contract. a marketing contract. or a combination of both 

Production contracts usually specify the kind and/or amount of 

farm product to be produced and may specify variety or breed, the 

operations to be performed during production, and the Inputs and 

technical assistance to be supplied by the contractor Marketing 

contracts usually specify the kind and/or amount of farm product 

to be delivered but usually do not specify the particular operations 

or methods to be used in production. 

For each product under contract. report the type of contract. Co-op 

contractors should Include production contracts With cooperative 

processors. Do not Include con~racts made by you for services 

(customwork. hauling. etc.) or to produce farm items for you 

wherein you are the purchaser rather than the supplier of the 

products 

If a sales contract or agreement provides also for supplYing or 

furnIshing feed. seed. labor. or equipment. report it as a production 

contract. 00 not report contracts or agreements which do not 

prOVide specifically for the production or marketing of agncultural 

products 

• Section 33 - FarlTl Credit 

Item 1 - Debts Secured by Real Estate - Do not include debt 

on land and buildings rented to or from others. If you owned a 

farm. with a debt on it. and rented part of it to others or had worked 

on shares. report (estimate) only the part of the debt that relates to 

the part operated by you. 

Item 2 - Debts Not Secured by Real Estate - Do not report 

(1) debts on nonagricultural property such as cotton gins. canning 

factories. sugar mills, motels. stores. etc.: (2) price support loans 

owed to the Commodity Credit Corp: (3) your landlord's share of 

any debts; or (4) charge accounts that are paid in full monthly (debts 

owed for less than 30 days) 

• Section 36 - IncolTle and Expenses frolTl FarlTl- Related Sources 

Items 1, 2, and 5 refer only to those income producing actiVities 

for which you use part of the land, machinery. equipment. labor. 

or capital normally used on this place, and which you do not consider as entirely separate from your farming activities. Report 

gross amount received before taxes and expenses. 

Do not report income or expenses for customwork or agricultural 

services provided for others if operated as an entirely separate 

business from your agricultural operations. The net amount should 

be reported in Section 37 - Family Income from Off-Farm Sources 

(Part C. item 1 ). 

• Section 37 - Type of Organization 

Individual or family operation (sole proprietorship) - Defined as a farm or business organization controlled and operated 

by an individual. Includes family operations that are not Incorporated and not operated under a partnership agreement 

Partnership operations - Defined as two or more persons who 

have agreed on the amount of their contribution (capital and effort) 

and the distribution of profits. Co-ownership of land by husband 

and Wife or joint filing of income tax forms by husband and Wife 

do not necessarily mean that a partnership exists unless there IS 

some agreement as to sharing contributions. decision making, 

profits, and liabilities. 

Corporation, including family corporations - Cefined as a 

legal 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 (deft ned as an Incorporated or unIncorporated enterprise or association created and formed JOintly 

by the members), estate or trust (defined as a fund of money or 

property administered for the benefit of another IndiVidual or 

organization), prison farm, grazing association. Indian reservation. 

etc. 
APPENDIX C Continued 

IOHM 74-A2 II n· 1 ·7~' 

U.S. DEPT. OF COMMERCE 

Social and Economic Statistics 

Administration 

BUREAU OFTHECENSUS 

1974 

CENSUS OF 

AGRICUl lURE 

PLEASE remove the 

envelope '1nd Instruction Sheet from the 

center of this booklet 

and KEEP THEM 

HANDY. 

EXPLANATIONS AND 

INSTRUCTIONS are 

provided all through the 

form with more detail 

In the Instruction Sheet 

you have removed from 

the center of this report 

Use them - they will 

help. 

A 1Ite44~ ~ 

~~~~~ 

January 2. 1975 

Dear Friend 

OMfl N" ~1 S740(;~ 

It's time for the 1974 Census of Agriculture. and we need 

your help 

Please fill out thiS report and return It In the envelope 

provided 

This is a most Imporrant census Many changes have 

occurred In agriculture since 1969 when the last census 

was taken It IS Important to you that these changes be 

measured and understood by other farmers and ranchers 

as well as by those who serve you and them. 

Your answers are 

CONFIDENTIAL. as 

right of thiS letter 

needed and are COMPLETELY 

spelled out In the Notice at the 

Please flil out your report and send It back right away. 

We'lI appreciate It very much. 

Sincerely. 

VINCENT P BARABBA 

DJrector 

Bureau of the Census 

Se c , n t'o 1 Did you receive more than one report form? 

0 Enter extra f,le ~ YES - See separate /nstruclions number(s) here 

0 NO - Go to Section 2 

NOTICE - Response 

to this inquiry is required by law. (Title 13. 

U.S Code) By the same 

law YOUR REPORT 

TO 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 used 

for purposes of taxation. 

Investigation. or regulatIOn The law also provides that copies retained In your flies are 

Immune from legal 

process 

NOTE: If you correspond with us regarding your report, please 

use the Census File 

Number shown in the 

address block on the 

booklet cover. 

Complete this repurt 

and RETURN TO 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

120] East Tenth Street 

Jeffersonville, Indi,w<l 47130 

Section 2> FARMING, RANCHING, OR OTHER AGRICULTU RAL ACTIVITI ES IN 1974 

1. At any time in 1974 did you raise. produce. or sell ANY amount of any of the items listed below'. 

• Crops 

• Hay. pasture. sod 

• Vegetables. melons. 

mushrooms 

• Fruits. nuts. berries. 

and citrus 

• Cattle (including feedlots) 

• Hogs. sheep. goats. 

horses 

• Poultry. eggs 

• DaJrY products 

• Forest products on farms 

2. Did you at any time in 1974 raise or produce any agricultural products for 

contractors such as feed companies. processors. or packers) ..•..... 

• Greenhouse and 

nursery products 

• Fish In captivity 

• Fur-bearing animals 

In captivity 

• Other animal special lies 

3. Did you raise or produce any agricultural products for others or with others under 

a partnership. share arrangement. or other rental agreement In 1974' ...... . 

4. Did you own any land that was used by someone else for agricultural purposes in 1974). 

5. Did you own any livestock or poultry that was cared for by someone else 

under a share agreement or custom arrangement In 197 4? .. , .... 

~ If you answered YES to ANY of these questions, go to Section-1 

~ If you answered NO to ALL five of these questions, tear off this front COlier i3nd mail it back 

to us in the envelope provided. 

YES NO 

10 

YES 

10 

10 

10 

10 

NO 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

C-24 

Section 3> ACREAGE in 1974 and LAND VALUE 

Include all cropland. pastureland. rangeland. 

woodland. wasteland. idle land. house lots. etc. 

1. ALL land owned ...............•.•..........•..... 

2. ALL land rented or leased FROM OTHERS. including land worked on 

shares: leased Federal. State. and railroad land: and land used rent free. 

(Do NOT include land used on a per-head basis under a grazing permit.). 

3. All land rented or leased TO OTH ERS. including land worked on 

shares by others and land subleased ..•...•.....•••.... 

None 

o 

o 

o 

4. TOTAL ACRES IN "THIS PLACE" CD (Please ADD acres owned 

(item 1) and acres rented (item 2). then SUBTRACT acres rented to __ .>.~ others (item 3). and enter your answer in this space.) ., 

CD "THIS PLACE" means your farm ar ranch. feedlots. poultry houses. 

greenhouses. and/or any other agricultural operations. 

040 

050 

060 

070 

Your estImate of the 

current market value 

Number of of these acres and acres the bUildings on them 

Dollars r Cents 

1 I 

$ : 

1 I 

I 

I 

$ I 

1 ! 

$ I ! Th,w '" <h' ACRES ,c "THIS PLACE" CD 

for this census report 

5. If you rented land FROM OTH ERS (item 2 above). please enter the following information for each landlord. 

Rental arrangements in 1974 

Address Nl\mber of Mar~ (XI 811 that apply 

Name (No and street. city. State. ZIP code I acres Share I Share of livestock I Cash I Other of crops or products as rent arrangements 

081 1 I I I 

10 I 20 I 30 I 40 

082 1 I I I 

10 I 20 I 30 I 40 

083 1 I I I 

10 I 20 I 30 I 40 

LIst additional landlords on back co v' r 

6 If you rented land TO OTHERS (item 3 above) please enter the following information for each renter 

Name Address INa. and street. city. State. ZIP code) No. of acres 

085 

>II 

086 ~ 

087 

::': List additional renters on back cover 

Current ~ 

7. Of the land you rented or leased from others (item 2 above). how many None Number of acres market value 

acres did you subrent or sublease to others? (Include land rented or 088 1 leased by you which was worked on shares by others.) .......... .. 0 :;; (") 

~ You may be able to skip most of this form" - ~ 

PLEASE a. All the land you owned or rented was worked on shares or rented to someone else. 

b. There were no crops or livestock in 1974 on the acres in "THIS PLACE" (item 4 above) 

READ c. The land you operated prior to 1974 has been sold to someone else. 

If il. b. or c apply to your operation. please read the Instructions before continuing with 

,.. '" this report. ~ 

Section 4> LOCATION OF AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY 

County name State No of acres - 1. In what county was the largest value of your Principal - 091 0 

agricultural products raised or produced? county f----

(Enter county name. State. and number Other 092 of acres on the "Principal county" line. counties 

If you have agricultural operations in -_. --'093-

any other county(ies). enter the county s: 

0 

name(s). etc .. on the lines provided for 094 

"Other counties ") .......... . . . ... --.J rJ) 

LocatIOn of place within principal ::lw~ 2. .1 Name of location 

I 

rJ)rJ)...J 

county entered above (Give name ~::l~ of townshIp. district. precinct. etc .. or t.) 

TownshIp - Range numbers.} . . . . . .... 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

Section 5> CROPS HARVESTED FOR ANY PURPOSE FROM THIS PLACE IN 1974 

Report all crop!; harvested. Include crops grown under 

contract. Be sure to include landlord's share. 

None 

101 

Acres 

harvested Quantity harvested 

Bushels 

shelled 

OR---------- 1. Field corn for grain or seed (Report quantity on a shelled 

basis in either bushels or hundredweight. 70 Ibs. ear corn 

or 56 Ibs. shelled corn = 1 bushel shelled com) , , , , , . , , , " 0 Hundredweight 

shelled 

2, Field corn for silage, cut for green chop or dry fodder, 

hogged or grazed (Do not include acres already 

reported in item 1.), , •......• , ......... , 

3, Sorghums or milo for grain or seed (Report 

quantity harvested in either bushels or pounds.). 

4. Sorghums for silage, cut for green chop, dry forage 

or hay, or hogged or grazed (Do not include acres 

already reported in item 3.) ••.••....•... , . 

5. Soybeans for beans 

6. Peanuts for nuts 

7. Wheat for grain . 

8. Other small grains for 

grain -- oats. barley for 

rye, rice, etc .. - Specity ________________ _ 

9. Cotton •...... 

10. Tobacco -- all types. 

11. Irish potatoes (excludmg home use) 

12. Sweetpotatoes (excluding home use), 

13. Hay -- all kinds ~xcept sorghum hay (Include grain hay, 

grass st/age, wild hay, etc If two or more cuttings were made 

from the same land, REPORT ACRES ONL YONCE, 

but report total tons of all cuttings.). , , ............ . 

14. Vegetables, sweet corn, or melons for sale 

15. Land In bearing and nonbearing 

fruit orchards, citrus or other groves, 

vineyards, and nut trees of all ages 

(Include land on which the fruit crop 

failed. Do not include abandoned 

acreages or plantings.) -- Specify ____________ _ 

16. Berries for sale -- Specify _______________ _ 

17. All other crops (Include field 

seeds, sugar crops, nursery 

products; flowers, etc .. grown 

In the open, sad, etc.) -- Specify _____________ _ 

18. If any greenhouse products were sold, how many square 

feet were under glass or other protection], ....... . 

Page 2 

104 

o 

111 /1-::---

" 

o 

115 

o 121 

o Bushels 

122 

o Pounds 

130 

o 

136 

o 151 

o Bales 

152 

o Pounds 

153 

o Hundredweight 

154 

o Bushels 

170 

o 

240 

o 

301 

o 

401 

o 

430 

o 

Square fee. 

460 

. ....••..• '--------____ ---1 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

C-26 

Section 6) LAND USE IN 1974 

The purpose of this section is to distribute all acres In "THIS PLACE" among Items 1 through 5 

~ NOTE: If the same land had more than one use in 1974. REPORT THAT LAND ONL YONCE -

in the first use that applies. For example. cropland that was harvested and pastured 

IS to be reported only as "Cropland harvested. " 

1. Cropland harvested (Include aI/land from which crops were harvested or hay was cut. 

and <III land in orchards. CitruS groves. vineyards. and nursery and greenhouse products. 

If two crops were harvested from the same land tn 1974. report the acres onlV once.) .. 

2. Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ................ . 

3. All other cropland (Include cropland used for soil-improvement crops. 

crop failure. cultivated summer fallow. and idle cropland) . ...... . 

4. Woodland (Include woodland pasture.) .......... . 

5. All other land (Include pastureland other than cropland and woodland pasture. 

rangeland. and land tn house lots. barn lots. ponds. roads. wasteland. etc.) . .. 

6. TOTAL ACRES IN "THIS PLACE" (Please add the acres reported tn items 1 

through 5 and enter the total in this space.) 

(This total should be the same as the total in Section 3. item 4.) 

7. How much of the total land reported in item 6 was IRRIGATED 528 

In 19747 ................................ . 

Section 7 LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Acres 

IrrIgated 

Number of acres 

502 

503 

504 

510 

513 

517 

Be sure to report aI/livestock and poultry on this place on December 31. 1974. no matter who owned them. 

Include as sold aI/livestock and poultry fed on a contract or custom basis and taken from this place in 1974. 

1. Hens and pullets of laying age (Exclude started 

pul/ets being raised for sale.) .......... . 

2. Any other chickens 3 months old or older (roosters. started pullets. etc) . 

3. Broilers. fryers. and other meat-type chickens (including capons 

and roasters) ........• 

4. Cattle and calves of all ages. 

a. Beef cows (Include beef heifers that had calved) 

b. Milk cows (Include dry milk cows and mdk heifers that had calved) . 

5. Hogs and pigs of all ages •.......... 

a. Of the total sold. how many were sold as 

FEEDER PIGS for further feeding? •... 

None 

D 

D 

D 

D 

D 

D 

D 

D 

b. Litters of pigs farrowed on this place between - None Number of !Itters 

(1) December 1. 1973 and May 31.1974 

(2) June 1. 1974 and November 30.1974 

6. Sheep and lambs of all ages . 

7. Horses and ponies of all ages. 

D 

D 

654 

655 

None 

D 

D 

8. Other livestock and poultry - goats. mules. fur-beaflng animals. 

turkeys. ducks. geese. colonies of bees. poultry hatched. fish In 

captivity except at fish hatcheries. etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. D 

Specify what kind _________________________ _ 

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INVENTORY 

Number on thIS place 

Oecember 31.1974 

601 

604 

608 

631 

670 

698 

699 

Nu mber sold 

In 1974 
APPENDIX C Continued 

Section 8> MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT on this place on December31, 1974 

(Include only equipment used for agflcultural operations in 1973 or 1974.) 

.' Value of ALL machinery and equipment on this place, December 31, 1974 Estlmatcr1 rnarket va!u(; 

1. What IS the estimated market value of ALL machinery. equipment. and Implements usually Dollar> I Cents 

kept on this place and used for the farm or ranch business I (Include cars. trucks. !ractors. I 

combines, plows. disks. harrows, dryers, pumps, motors. IrrigatIOn equipment. dalfY equip· iOl I 

men! including milkers and bulk tanks, livestock feeders. grinding and mixing equipment. etc.) $ I 

Of the total 

Total number HOW MANY were • SELECTED machinery ilnd equipment on this place, December 31,1974 manuf<1(lufcri In 

on thIs pl.?l('c on 

(Report only if used in 1973 or 1974.) the la~! G yf~ars December 31. 1974 (197019741' 

2. Automobiles 702 

703 

3. Motortrucks (Include pickUps.). 

4. Wheel tractors other than garden tractors and motor tillers 704 

5. Crawler tractors 

705 

6. Grain and bean combines. self-propelled only 

7013 

7. Corn heads for combines 

707 

8. Other corn pickers and picker-shellers 708 

9. Mower conditioners. 709 

10. Pickup balers. 710 

711 

11. Wtndrowers .- pull and self-propelled (Exclude side delivery rakes.). 

12. Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type 712 

Section 9) Production EXPENSES paid by you and others for this place in 1974 

Include your best estimates of expenses paId by you. your landlord. contractors. buyers. 

and others for production of crops. lIvestock. and other agricultural products on this place 

DO NOT INCLUDE expenses connected with performing customwork off thIs place. 

operation of non·farm actIVIties. businesses or services and household expenses not 

related to the farm business 

1. Livestock and poultry purchased-cattle. calves. hogs. pigs. sheep. 801 

lambs. goats. horses. baby chicks. poults. started pullets. etc ... . . . . . . .. S 

(Number) 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Pr()ductlon cxrenses 

Dollars Cents 

2. Total feed purchased for livestock and poultry-grain. hay. sJlage. mixed feeds. 

f---------Iconcentrates. etc .................... . 

a. Commerc[ally mixed formula feeds purchased - Tons 

complete. supplement. concentrates (Do not r8

- 0

- 3

-----t---t-------+----i 

I Tenths Dollars I Cents 

include Ingredients purchased separately. such 

802 

S 

as soybean meal. cottonseed meal. and urea.). . ;; 0 S L-____ ~~~ ______ ~ __ _+~~~~.~!~~ 

3. Seeds. bulbs. plants. and trees purchased ...... . 

4. Commercial fertll[zer purchased .~ all forms. including rock phosphate 

and gypsum (Report custom applicatIOn costs in Item 8.) ....... . 

809 

S 

5. Total gasoline and other petroleum fuel and 0[1 purchased for the farm bUSiness --- 811 

Diesel fuel. LP gas. butane. propane. piped gas. kerosene. fuel 011. motor 0[1. grease. etc.. ~, 

6. Hired farm labor 

7. Contract labor . 

8. Machine hlle and customwork (Include expenditures for chis place for use of equipment 

and for custornwork such as grtnding and mIxing feed. plowing. combining. corn 

picking. silo ftllmg. spraying. dustIng. ferttlmng. drymg. etc.) . ............. . 

9. AgliculllHal chemicals purchased IInclude lime. insectiCIdes. etc. Exclude ferttllzer.) 

10. All other PCOoLlctlon expenses IInclude other current operatIng expenses such as 

deprecIation. [axes. interes!. cash rent. insurance. repalTs. electrtclty, purchase 

of water, etc .. for the farm bUSiness) . . . . . . .. . ............... . 

11. TOTAL PRODUCTION EXPENSES including e)(penses paid by landlords. 

contractors, or others (Add dollars for Items 1 through 10 and enter total here.) 

821 

S 

823 

S 

824 

S 

826 

S 

827 

S 

829 

S 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

C-28 

Section 10> Value of AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD from this place in 1974 

before taxes and expenses 

Report your best estimates of the value of each of the following groups of 

products sold from this place. Include value of landlord's and/or 

contractors share, estimating if necessary. 

1, Crops and hay sold (Do not include nursery and greenhouse products.) . ............. . 

2. Nursery and greenhouse products sold .......•...................... 

3. Forest products sold - firewood, fuelwood, fenceposts, sawlogs, Christmas trees, gum 

for naval stores, standing timber or trees, maple products, etc ................ . 

-------------------- Estimated V,l(lIC of 

plodLJct~ sold 

oollors I CCllls ------"'I ____ _ fi3'-1 ---- I 

I 

s I 

---------+----

B39 I 

I 

s I 

849 

5 

852 

4, Poultry and poultry products (eggs, etc.) sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 

~8~5~8~--------~------

5. Livestock and livestock products (milk, wool, etc.) sold ...................... , .. S 

.. 059 ----------~---

6. TOTAL VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD including value of landlord's and/or ~ 

contractor's share (Add dollars entered in items 1 through 5 and enter total here.) ---.>.~ 

I 

I 

I 

: s 

Section 11> INCOME AND EXPENSES from FARM-RELATED SOURCES IN 1974 

• Part A -INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 

(Report amount received before taxes and expenses.) 

1, Customwork and other agricultural services provided for farmers and others -

plowing, planting, spraying, harvesting, preparation of products for market. etc, 

(If custom work is a separate business. see Instructions.) .............. . 

2, Recreational services - providing hunting, fishing, picnicking, camping, 

boarding and lodging, or other recreational facilities on this place , ... 

3, Payments you received for participation in Government farm programs 

(J)o not include redeemable loans.) , . , ....... , ..... . 

4. Gross cash rent or share payments received from renting out farm land or payments 

received from lease or sale of allotments (Include payments for livestock 

pastured on a per· head basis, per·month basis, per·pound basIs, etc) . .. , . , .. , ... 

5, Other business or source which 

IS conducted on or CLOSELY 

RELATED to the AGRICULTURAL 

OPERATIONS on this place -- Specify kind ____________________ _ 

• Part B - EXPENSES FOR FARM-RELATED INCOME SOURCES 

6, For farm-related incomfO! sources reported In Items 1 through 5, 

enter the total estimated expenses paid by you and others In 1974 

None 

871 

o $ 

872 

o 5 

873 

Dollars : Cents 

I 

I 

I 

o s I ~'-------'--~I---­

I 

I 

I 

I o $ __________ -+1 __ 

875 I 

o s 

I 

I 

I 

: 

Farm-related expenses 

Nune DallMS Cents 

fl76 

(Include afl operating expenses, depreciation, taxes, Interest, insurance, etc I 

Do NOT include expe.nses already reported In SectIOn 9.) .......... , ...... , " 0 L_S ___________ -'-___ _ 
APPENDIX C Continued 

Section 12> FARM OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

903 

1. Where does the operator. person in 

charge. of this farm or ranch live? .. 

2. Year operator began to operate 

any part of this place •••••• 

3. Operator's age ••• 

4. Operator's race -

904 

905 

1 0 On this place 

Not on this place -

_____ Year 

_____ Years old 

! 20 

30 

40 

4 0 Mexican American 

Chicano 

On another farm 

In a rural area. not on a farm 

In a city. town. or urban area 

Mark (X) appropriate flax 

906 1 0 White 

20 Negro or 

Black Mexican (Mexicano) 

Puerto Rican 

5 0 Japanese 

Chinese 

Filipino 

110 Other- 30 American 

Indian 

5. Principal Occupation - At what occupation 

did the operator spend the majority (50 percent 

or more) of his work time in 1974? (For 

partnerships, consider all members of the 

Cuban 

Central or South 

American 

Other Spanish 

907 

partnership together.) . .••...•......•..................... 

911 

10 None 

6. Number of days operator worked off this 

place in 1974 (Include work at a nonfarm 

job, business, or profession. or on someone 

else's farm. Do not include exchange farm 

work.) - Mark (X) the appropriate box. 

20 1-49 days 

30 50 -99 days 

7. Was the income which you and your family received from work 

off the farm and from other sources greater than the total value 

of agricultural products sold from this place in 1974? •••.••• 

8. Person preparing Name 

this report 931 

PLEASE PRINT 

Date 

Month 

920 

I Day 

I 

I 

Specify what race ~ 

10 Farming 

20 Other 

40 100-149 days 

5 0 1 50 - 1 99 days 

6 0 200 days or more 

1 0 Yes 

20 No 

Telephone 

9 32 Area code Number 

R E MA R KS - Please write your remarks on the outside back cover where we can more readily see and respond to them 

if required. 

Page 6 

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APPENDIX C Continued 

C-30 

INSTRUCTION SHEET FOR FORM 74-A2 

1974 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS 

TO HELP YOU FILL OUT YOUR REPORT 

Please remove this sheet and keep it handy for referenc~ while 

filting out the report. Additional help may be found in copies of the 

Farm Census Guide. which should be available for reference at 

U.S.D.A. County offices and other locations in your area. Do NOT 

return these instructions with your filled out report. 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

.. (1) Who Should Complete Thie Form - All persons receiving 

this form. including landlords. tenants, partnerships, corporations. 

institutions, and others should complete the first sections. Most 

people will need to complete the rest of the form. However. some 

will be able to skip most of it. Follow the directions at the end of 

Section 2. 

.. (2) If You Heve Multiple Farming Operations - A census report 

form should be filled out for each separate and distinct production 

unit. For example. if you are the sale proprietor of one agricultural 

operation. the senior partner in an agricultural partnership. and 

manager of a third agricultural operation. three separate census 

reports should be filled out and returned by you. A separate report 

should be made for each agricultural operation (farm. ranCh. feedlot. 

greenhouse. etc.) for which you maintain separate records of operating expenses and sales. livestock and other inventories. machinery 

and equipment. and crop acreages and production. If you need 

more forms. please let us know. 

.... (3) If You Don't Heve Multiple Ferming Operations and You 

Received Two or More CenauB of Agriculture Report Form8-

Complete only one form for your place. If you received both a green 

form (74-A 1) and a brown form (74 ·A2) fill out the green form. 

Tear off the front covers of any extra forms received. write "Duplicate" beside the extra addresses and return the covers with your 

completed report So we can correct our address list. 

INSTRUCTIONS AFTER YOU'VE 

COMPLETED SECTION 3 

Now that you've completed Section 3. please read the following 

instructions. 

... (4) Complete the Rest of This Form if you reported an acreage 

in Section 3. item 4. and had agricultural operatIons on that land. 

Read the instructions beginning with "More General Information" 

if you need help. Mail the completed form back in the return envelope provided. (Do NOT return this Instruction Sheet.) 

.. (:;) Do Not Complete The Rest of The Form if-

~ EITHER <II 

(a) You reported an acreage in Section 3. item 4. but had no 

agricultural operations in 1974 on the land. 

~ OR <II 

(b) AI! of your land was operated by a renter or sharecropper. 

(The entry In SectIon 3. Item 4 should be "0" in most cases.) 

Your renter or sharecropper should have received a report form 

also and he IS required to report the agricultural ope.rations on 

the land he rents from or works on shares for you You may be 

able to help him f!ll out hIS report 

~ OR <II 

(c) Your only Involvement with the agricultural actIvity was a 

fInancial Investment and Section 3. Item 4 is "0" The operator 

of that actIvIty Will receIve (l report fOffTl to f1l1 out. 

If you are not required to complete the rest of the form-PLEASE· 

(1) Tear off the front cover and page one; 

(2) Write a brief explanatory note on the cover describing why 

you are not a farm operator such as: "Sold farm in 1973," 

"No crops or livestock." "All land rented out," "Not a farm 

operator - only have financial Interest in some cattle;" and 

(3) Mail back the two torn-off sheets in the return envelope 

found In the centerfold 

MORE GENERAL INFORMATION 

... (6) Partnership Operations - For partnerships. the senior 

partner should fill out one report form for the entire partnership 

farming operation. If members of the partnership operate farms 

on their own. In addition to the partnership. separate reports should 

be filled out for each individual place. If members of the farming 

partnership, other than the senior partner. received report forms and 

they had no farming operations of their own. they should tear off 

the cover. write a brief explanation such as "Senior partner has 

filled out report for partnership - I have no other farming operations 

of my. own." and mail it'back to us in the return envelope. 

.. (7) Landlord'S or Contractor's Share - If you rented or leased 

land or had a contract for the production of agricultural products. 

be sure to include on your report the landlord's or contractor's share 

of the production, sales. and expenses, so your Census report will 

be complete for "This Place." 

If you do not know the landlord's or contractor's share. include 

your BEST ESTIMATE. 

.. (8) Filling Out the Report Form - There are a few rules that will 

help us if you follow them. 

(1) All money figures may be entered in whole dollars. Cents 

are not required. 

(2) Enter whole numbers except where tenths are asked for. 

Where you have 1/2 or 1/4 or 1/3 of an acre or ton, convert 

these to tenths For instance. convert 1/2 to 5/10, 1/3 to 

3/10,1/4 to 2/1 0, etc. 

(3) Enter replies in the proper space. on the correct line. and in 

the units requested; i.e .. dollars. bushels. tons. etC . 

(4) If you do not have exact figures. give your best estimates. 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR 

SPECIFIED SECTIONS 

~ Section 3 - Acreage in 1974 

The purpose of Section 3 is to establish the land for which you are 

to report agricultural operations. Report all agricultural land operated by the addressee in 1 974-cropland. woodland. pastureland. 

wasteland. and any other land-not just planted land. Report for 

all separate pieces of land that are included in this operation. regardle:.;s of location. 

Market value refers to what you think the land and buildings 

would sell for under present market conditions 

Item 1 - Land Owned - Include al! land associated With agricultural operations in 1974. 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 organization for which you are reporting. 
APPENDIX C Continued 

Item 2 - Land Rented (or Leased) FROM OTHERS -- Report 

here any land you rented FROM OTHERS for cash or equivalent 

or a share of the crops or livestock or used rent free. regardless of 

whether the landowner supplied any equipment, fertilIzer. or other 

matenals or supervised your wOr'k. Also Include Federal and Stdte 

land rented or leased by the acre, but not land used on a f)Hr'-head 

or animal-unit basis 

Item 3 - Land Rented (or Leased) TO OTHERS - Report here 

any lar.d "ented TO OTHERS for cash or other conSIderation or that 

was worked for you by someone else for a share of the crops or 

livestock. Include all agricultural land which you owned (or rented 

from others) but did not use In 1974 because It was rented. leased, 

or used by others in 1974. Do not include land rented to others for 

only part of the year if you used it for agricultural operations for the 

other part, 

Item 4 - Acres in "This Place" - This is the land you owned 

in 1974 PLUS the land you RENTED FROM others. MINUS the 

land you RENTED TO others. It is very important that you report 

this figure correctly since It is the net acreage to which the re~ 

mainder of the form applies, the "Acres in This Place." That IS. your 

report should cover only the operations on the net acreage as 

reported in item 4 

~ Section 5 - Crops 

Do not include in your report any crops on land which you rented 

or leased to others or which was worked on shares by others In 

1974. Your report should include only those crops grown on the 

"Acres in This Place." as reported in Section 3. item 4 

For each applicable crop or group of crops. report the area harvested. Notice that items 1 through 9 and 1 3 ask for whale acres. 

while items 10. 11. 12. 14. 15. 16. and 17 ask for acres and tenths. 

and item 18 should be reported In square feet. 

Quantity harvested - Report in the units specLfLed If your 

records show a different unit than printed on the form. please con~ 

vert to the unit shown. A choice of two units is provided for corn 

and sorghums. 

Interplanted crops and "skip-row" planting - If you grew 

two crops in alternate strips in the same field at the same time. or 

one crop in a "skip-row" pattern. for each crop report the port Lon 

of the field used for that crop 

~ Section 6 - Land Use in 1974 

All acres included in this place (see entry in Section 3. item 4) 

should be accounted for. If any acreage was devoted to more than 

one specified land use during 1974. report the acreage only on the 

line for the first item which fits. (For example. 10 acres harvested 

for wheat for grain and subsequently pastured-report the 10 acres 

only in item 1. Cropland harvested.) 

~ Section 7 - Livestock and Poultry 

Animals to be included in the report - Report all animals on 

the place on December 31 . 1 974 owned by you or kept by you 

for others. Include animals on unfenced land. grazing on national 

forest land. grazing on district land or cooperative grazing associa~ 

tion land. or rangeland administered by the Bureau of Land Manage~ 

ment. Include poultry (broilers. layers. turkeys. etc.) fed under con~ 

tract on "This Place." 

Animals to be excluded from the report - Do not report any 

animals on land rented to others in 1974. Your report should 

include only animals on the "Acres In This Place" as reported in 

Section 3. item 4. except as noted above. 

Number Bold - Report all animals sold or removed from this 

place including those sold for a landlord or given to a landlord as 

his shere 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 if the animals we: ~ located on the place 30 

days or more and were sold or removed from the place for sale In 

1974. 

Sales from contract and custom feeding operations -

Include animals (including poultry fed under contract) fed on this 

place on a contract or custom basis If they were removed from the 

place in 1974. 

• Section 9 - Production Expenses 

Report costs Incur({;d for Items and services received dUring 1974 

wheTher or not payment has been made If you are a tenant farmer 

or a part~owner. you should report expendtfures by landlords for 

agflculrural operatLons on thiS place as well as your own expendItures If yOu rent port of your land to others. you should report 

only that money spent for agncultural operatLons on land you used 

dUfLng 1974 ~ "Acres Ln ThLS Place' Estimate the cost of LtemS 

furnLshed by contraCiors 

• Section 10 - Value of Agricult.ural Products Sold 

The Items In thiS section relate to the agricultural product Lon for 

the "Acres In ThiS Place' Report the value of all products sold or 

removed from thiS place Ln 1974 Do not deduct any production 

costs Include the value of a landlord's or contractors share 

Report the total gross value of all crops sold from this place In 1974 

regardless of the year they were produced. and the value of all 

poultry. ILvestock. and their products sold from thiS plac;e dUfLng 

1974 Include the full value of any shares gLven to or SOld for landlords and others In payment for services or products. any products 

raised and sold under contract. any products sold from thLs place 

by members of the famLly of the person In charge of the place. crops 

sold in the field. crops harvested by the processor. and crops 

shipped to a central market 

Do not deduct any cost or expenses Lncurred In prodUCing these 

products 

Crops sold - Include the value of any graLns or other agfLcultural 

commodities placed or to be placed under CommodLty Credit 

Corporation loan Or seal and any share given to or sold for tand~ 

lords and others 

Poultry and livestock sales - If there are entnes Ln the "number 

sold" column for any Ltems In Section 7. there should be an entry 

in Item 4 andlor 5 

For livestock. poultry. and poultry producrs produced under con~ 

tract. report the total market value (estimate If necessary) of those 

sold or removed from "This Place' 

Landlords - If you rent land to others and also operate land 

yourself. report only those products sold from the part of your land 

that you operate as your place Do not Include crops. anLmals, or 

other farm products produced by cash tenants. share tenants. 

sharecroppers. or renters 

• Section 11 - Income and Expenses from FarmRelated Sources 

Items 1. 2. and 5 refer only to those Lncome prodUCing actlvLtles 

for which you use part of the land. machinery. equipment. labor. 

or capital normally used on this place. and which you do not conSider as entirely separate from your farming actiVities Report 

gross amount received before taxes and expenses. 

Do not report income or expenses for customwork or agrrcultura..l 

services provided for others if operated as an entirely separate 

busLness from your agricultural operations 

• Section 12 - Farm Operator Characteristics 

Report this information for the person who IS responSible for the 

agricultural activities on this place. Normally. thiS is the person 

who does the work or directly supervises the work He may be an 

owner. tenant. sharecropper. etc 

For ~artnershlps. report Inform at Lon for the partner mainly in charge. 

or If Ln doubt. report for the eldest 

GENERAL 

... (1) If additional forms are needed. write to the -

Bureau of the Census 

Agriculture Branch 

1201 East Tenth Street 

Jeffersonville. Indiana 47130 

... (2) To aVOid unnecessary follow-ups. please complete the form 

an? return it as soon as possible. Response to this Inquiry is reqUired by law (Title 13. U,S Code) 

C-l1 

INDEX 

A 

Abnormal farms ... 

Age of farm operator. . . 

Agricultural products sold, 

value. 

Alfalfa hay ........ . 

Alfalfa seed ....... . 

Almonds ......... . 

Alsi ke cI over seed. . . . . 

An gora goats. . . . . . . . . . 

Animal health costs ..... . 

Anthuriums (Hawaii only) .. 

Apples ............ . 

Apricots ........... . 

Artichokes .......... . 

Asparagus .......... . 

Austrian winter peas .... . 

Automobiles .. 

Avocados ... 

B 

Bahia grass seed .. 

Balers, pickup ..... 

Bananas (Hawaii only) 

Barley for grain ....... . 

Beans, castor ......... . 

Beans, dry field and seed. 

Beans, dry lima ....... . 

Beans, green lima ...... . 

Beans, snap-bush and pole . 

Beans, soybeans ....... . 

Beef heifers ... . 

Beef cows .... . 

Bees, colonies ........ . 

Beets, sugar ......... . 

Beets, sugar for seed .... . 

Beets, table . . . . . . . . . . 

Bentgrass seed ........ . 

Berries ............ . 

Birds of paradise (Hawaii 

only) ............ . 

Birdsfoot trefoil seed. . . . . 

Black operators and other 

races ............. . 

State tables 

4,9 

3,9,14, 

28-33 

4,9,15, 

26,28-33 

25,28-33 

25 

-

-

24 

17,28-33 

-

25 

-

-

-

-

6,9,19, 

28-33 -

-

6,9,19, 

28-33 

-

25 

-

-

-

-

25 

8,9,25, 

28-33 

21 

7,9,21, 

28-33 

24 

-

-

-

-

8,9,28-33 

-

-

-

County tables 

Sum- Miscel- County 

mary laneous report 

- - -

- - 2 

7,8 - 3 

- 8 10 

- 8 -

- 11 -

- 8 -

- 5 -

10 - 5 

- 15 -

- 11 -

- 11 -

- 10 -

- 10 -

- 8 -

- - 6 

- 11 -

- 8 -

- - 6 

- 11 -

- 9 11 

- 8 - - 9 -

- 9 -

- 10 -

- 10 -

22 9 10,11 

12 - 7 

12 - 7 

- 4 -

- 9 -

- 9 -

- 10 -

- 8 -

29 8 10,11 

- 15 -

- 8 -

- 14 2 

B-Con. 

Blackberries ..... 

Blueberries. . . . . . 

Bluegrass seed .. . 

Boysenberries .. . 

Broccoli 

Broilers ...... . 

Bromegrass seed .. . 

Broomcorn .... . 

Brussels sprouts .. . 

Buckwheat. .. 

Bulbs .... 

C 

Cabbage. . . ..... 

Cabbage, mustard (Hawaii 

only) .......... . 

Cantaloups and persian 

melons ......... . 

Carnations (Hawaii only). 

Carrots ..... 

Castor beans. . . ... 

Catfish sold ... 

Cattle and calves ... 

Cattle and calves sold, val ue . 

Cauliflower .. 

Celery .. 

Chemicals 

Cherries ......... . 

Chickens 3 months old or 

older. 

Chickory ......... . 

Chinchillas and their pelts .. 

Chinese cabbage (Hawaii 

only) ............ . 

Chinese or ming peas (Hawaii 

only) ............ . 

Chufas for nuts ....... . 

Clover seed .......... . 

Clover, timothy, and mixtures 

of hay .......... . 

Coastal Bermuda grass for 

hay ........... . 

Coffee (Hawaii only) .. . 

Collards ......... . 

State tables 

-

-

-

-

-

7,9,20, 

28-33 -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

24 

7,9,21, 

28-33 

15,21,26, 

28-33 

-

- 5,9,13, 

28-33 

-

7,9,20, 

28-33 

-

24 

-

-

-

-

25,28-33 

-

-

-

County tables 

Sum- Miscel- County 

mary laneous report 

- 8 -

- 8 -

- 8 -

- 8 -

- 10 -

15 - 9 

- 8 -

- 8 -

- 10 -

- 9 -

- 13 -

- 10 -

- 10 -

- 10 -

- 15 -

- 10 -

- 8 -

- 7 -

12,33 - 7 

12 - 3,7 

- 10 -

- 10 - 10 - 5,12 

- 11 -

15,33 - 9 

- 10 -

- 2 -

- 10 -

- 10 -

- 8 -

- 8 -

- 8 -

- 8 -

- 11 -

- 10 -

Index-1 
INDEX Continued 

C-Con. 

Colonies of bees .•. 

Contract labor, expenses. 

Contract labor, workers .. 

Contracts ......... . 

Combines, grain and bean .. 

Commercially mixed formula 

feed purchased. 

Corn, field ......... . 

Corn heads for combines. 

Corn pickers and picker 

shellers. 

Corn, sweet . . .. 

Corporation farms 

Cotton ...... . 

Cotton, value sold. 

Cowpeas for dry peas .... 

Cowpeas, green ..•.... 

Cowpeas, hogged or grazed 

or cut for silage ..... . 

Cows and heifers that had 

calved. 

Crambe ...... . 

Cranberries .... . 

Crawler tractors .. 

Credit ............ . 

Cropland for cover crops, 

legumes and soil-improvem ent grasses . . . . 

Cropland harvested ..... 

Cropland idle ..... 

Cropland in cultivated 

summer fallow .... 

Cropland on which all crops 

failed ..... . 

Cropland pasture 

Cropland total .. 

Cucumbers and pickles .. 

Cucumbers, under protection ............ . 

Cultivated foilage (Hawaii 

only) ........... . 

Currant's .......... . 

Customwork and machine 

hire, expenses. 

Customwork and other agricultural services, income. 

Cut flowers, florist greens, 

and potted, bedding, or 

other florist plants ..... 

Index-2 

State tables 

24 

5,9,17,18, 

28-33 

18 

27 

6,9,19, 

28-33 

5,9,17, 

28-33 

8,9,25, 

28-33 

6,9,19, 

28-33 

6,9,19, 

28-33 

-

14,18, 

28-33 

8,9,15,25, 

26,28-33 

8,15,26, 

28-33 

-

-

-

7,9,21, 

28-33 

-

-

6,9,19, 

28-33 

28-33 

10,28-33 

1,2,3,8,9, 

10,11,14, 

28-33 

10,28-33 

10,28-33 

10,28-33 

1,9,10, 

28-33 

1,9,10, 

28-33 

25 

-

-

-

5,9,17, 

28-33 

28-33 

-

County tables 

Sum- Miscel- County 

mary laneous report 

- 4 -

10 - 5,15 

- - 15 

- - 2 

- - 6 

10 - 5 

17,18 8 10,11 

- - 6 

- - -

- 10 -

4 - 2 

25 9 3,10, 

- - 11 

- - 3 

- 9 -

- 10 -

- 8 -

12 - 7 

- 8 -

- 8 -

- - 6 

31 - 14 

- - 1 

2,33 - 1,2 

- - 1 

- - 1 

- - 1 

2 - 1, 11 

2,33 - 1 

- 10 -

- 13 -

- 15 -

- 8 -

10 - 5 

- - 4 

- 13 -

o 

Daikon (Hawaii only). 

Dairy cows-milk cows. 

Dairy products sold, value. 

Dasheen (Hawaii only) . 

Dates ... . 

Debt ......... . 

Dewberries. . . . . .. 

Diesel fuel purchased. 

Dill for oil ...... . 

Disease, chemical control 

Drained land ...... . 

Ducks .......... . 

Ducks, geese, and other 

poultry ... 

E 

Eggplant .. 

Emmer and spelt . 

Endive ...... . 

Equipment and machinery. 

Escarole ........... . 

Ewes 1 year old or older. 

Expenses, farm ..... . 

Expenses for farm-related 

income sou rces. 

F 

Family and individual farms. 

Farm credit ..•... 

Farm-related income ... 

Farms classified by age of 

operator. 

Farms classified by principal 

occupation of operator. 

Farms classified by size 

of farms. 

Farms classified by standard 

industrial classification .. 

Farms classified by tenure 

of operator. 

Farms classified by type of 

organization ....... . 

Farms classified by value of 

agricultural sales. 

Farms, number ... 

Fattened cattle sold. 

Feed ingredients purchased 

Feed purchased .•. 

Feeder pigs sold .. 

Fertilizer, applied. 

Fertilizer, expenditures. 

State tables 

-

7,9,21, 

28-33 

15,21,26, 

28-33 

-

-

28-33 

-

17,28-33 

-

13,28-33 

28-33 

-

20 

-

-

-

6,19, 

28-33 

-

23,28-33 

5,9,17, 

28-33 

4,9,16, 

28-33 

14,28-33 

28-33 

4,16, 

28-33 

3,9,14, 

28-33 

3,9,14, 

28-33 

1,2,9,10 

11,28-33 

28-33 

3,9,14, 

28-33 

14,28-33 

4,9,15, 

26,28-33 

1,2,9,10, 

28-33 

21,28-33 

17,28-33 

5,9,17, 

28-33 

7,9,22, 

28-33 

13,28-33 

5,9,13, 

17,28-33 

County tables 

Sum- Mlscel- County 

mary laneous report 

- 10 -

12 - 7 

12 - 3,7 

- 10 -

- 11 -

31 - 14 

- 8 -

10 - 5 

- 8 -

- - 12 

- - 13 

- 1 -

- 1 -

- 10 -

- 8 -

- 10 -

11 - 6 

- 10 -

14 - 8 

9,10, - 5 

33 

- - 4 

4 - 2 

31 - 14 

- - 4 

- - 2 

5 - 2 

- - 1 

6 - -

4 - 2 

4 - 2 

7,8 - 3 

1 - 1 

12 - 7 

10 - 5 

10 - 5 

13 - 8 

- - -

10 - 5,12 
INDEX Continued 

F-Con. 

Fescue seed ... . 

Field seeds .... _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, 

and silage .. . 

Figs ............ . 

Filberts .......... . 

Firewood and fuelwood sold 

from farms .. 

Fish sold .. . 

Flaxseed ... . 

Flowers .... . 

Flower seeds ... . 

Forage harvesters .. . 

Forest products, sold 

from farms. 

Foxes and their pelts. 

Fruits, nuts, and berries, 

value sold_ 

Fuel expenditures. 

Full owners ... 

Futures market . 

G 

Garlic .... 

Gasoline and other petroleum 

fuel and oil purchased. 

Gasoline purchased .... . 

Geese ............ . 

Ginger root (Hawaii only) . 

Goats ............ . 

Gooseberries. . . . . . . . . 

Government farm program 

payments. _ . . . . . . . . . 

Grain storage facilities 

Grains, value sold ...... . 

Grapefruit ......... . 

Grapes ......... . 

Grass silage and haylage .. 

Greenhouse products ... . 

Guar ............ . 

Guavas (Hawaii only). 

H 

Hairy vetch seed. 

Hatcheries . . . . 

Hay crops ........ . 

Hay crops cut and fed greengreen chop ......... . 

Hay,green chop,silage,etc., 

purchased .......... . 

Hazelnuts .......... . 

Health care expenses for 

animals ........... . 

Heifers and heifer c~lves . . . 

Hens and pullets of laying 

age. 

Hired farm labor, expenses. 

State tab les 

-

25,28-33 

15,26 

-

-

-

24 

-

-

-

6,9,19 

4,9,15, 

26,28-33 

24 

15,26, 

28-33 

5,9,17, 

28-33 

3,9,14, 

28-33 

-

-

5,9,17, 

28-33 

17,28-33 

-

-

24,28-33 

-

4,9,16 

28-33 

15,26, 

28-33 -

25 

25 

8,9 

-

-

-

24 

25,28-33 

8,9,25 

17,28-33 

-

17,28-33 

21,28-33 

7,9,20, 

28-33 

5,9,17,18, 

28-33 

County tables 

Sum- Miscel- County 

mary laneous report 

- 8 -

- 8 11 

- - 3 - 11 -

- 11 -

- 12 -

- 7 -

- 9 -

- 13 -

- 13 -

- - 6 

8 12 3 

- 2 -

- - 3 

10 - 5 

4 - 2 

- - 2 

- 10 -

10 - 5 

10 - 5 

- 1 -

- 8 -

- 2,5,6 8 

- 8 -

- - -

32 - -

- - -

- 11 -

- 11 -

- 8 -

- 13 -

- 8 -

- 11 -

- 8 -

- 2 -

23 8 10,11 

- 8 -

10 - 5 

- 11 -

10 - 5 

12 - 7 

15 - 9 

10 - 5,15 

H-Con. 

Hogs and pigs . . . 

Hogs and pigs sold, value. 

Honey sold ..... . 

Honeydew melons 

Hops ....... . 

Horses ...... . 

Horses and ponies. 

Income from farm-related 

sources. 

Income from off-farm 

sources. 

Individual and family farms. 

Insects, chemical control. 

Irish potatoes . . . 

I rrigated farm I and 

I rrigation water applied 

and methods .. 

Kale .... 

Kumquats 

Labor .... 

K 

L 

Lambs under 1 year old, 

inventory ........ . 

Land and buildings, value 

Land in farms .. 

Land owned ... 

Land rented from others. 

Land rented to others . 

Land use ......... . 

Lei flowers (Hawaii only) 

Lemons ...... . 

Lentils ...... . 

Lespedeza for hay. 

Lespedeza seed . . 

Lettuce .......... . 

Lettuce, under protection 

Lima beans, dry ... 

Lima beans, green 

Lime .. 

Limes .. 

LP gas, butane, propane 

purchased ....... . 

Litters farrowed .... . 

Livestock and livestock 

products sold ..... . 

State tables 

7,9,22, 

28-33 

15,22,26, 

28-33 

24 

-

-

24,28-33 

7,9,24, 

28-33 

4,16, 

28-33 

3,9,16, 

28-33 

14,28-33 

13,28-33 

8,9,25, 

28-33 

1,2,9,10, 

11, 12, 

28-33 

12 

-

-

28-33 

23,28-33 

1,9,10, 

28-33 

1,2,9, 

10, 11 

9,28-33 

9,28-33 

9,28-33 

1,2,9, 

19,28-33 

-

-

-

25 

-

-

-

-

-

13,17, 

28-33 -

17,28-33 

9,22,28-33 

9 

County tables 

Sum- Miscel- County 

mary laneous report 

13,33 - 8 

13 - 3,8 

- 4 -

- 10 -

- 8 -

- 2 -

16 - 8 

- - 4 

- - 4 

4 - 2 

- - 12 

27 - 10,11 

3 - 1,11, 

13 

3 - 13 

- 10 -

- 11 -

10 - 15 

14 - 8 

1,33 - 1 

1,33 - 1,2 

- - -

- - -

- - -

2,33 - 1 

- 15 -

- 11 -

- 8 -

- 8 -

- 8 -

- 10 -

- 13 -

- 9 -

- 10 -

- - 5,12 

- 11 -

10 - 5 

13 - 8 

8 - -

Index-3 
INDEX Continued 

L-Con. 

Livestock and poultry 

Livestock and poultry 

purchased. 

Livestock, poultry and their 

products sold. . . . . . . .. 

Loganberries ....... . 

Lotus root (Hawaii only). 

Lupine seed 

M 

Macadamia nuts (Hawaii 

only) .......... . 

Machine hire and customwork expense. 

Machiney and equipment 

Mangoes ....... . 

Market value of farm 

land and buildings. 

Marketing contract. 

Milk cows. 

Milk heifers 

Milk goats. 

Millet, proSQ . 

Milo-sorghum for grain . 

Mink and their pelts . 

Mint for oil . _ . 

Mixed grains ....... . 

Mohair sold ....... . 

Motor oil, grease, piped gas, 

kerosene, and fuel oil 

purchased .. 

Motortrucks .... _ 

Mower conditioners. 

Mungbeans for beans .. 

Mules, burros, and donkeys 

Mushrooms .. 

Muskmelons .... _ .... 

Mustard greens .. . 

Mustard seed. . . . . . •.. 

N 

Nectarines. 

Nematode control in crops. 

Number of farms .... 

Nursery and greenhouse 

products sold. 

Nursery products-trees, 

shrubs, vines, etc .. 

o 

Oats for grain ........ . 

Off-farm income for operato 

and family ....... . 

Off-farm work by farm 

operator and operator's 

family. 

Okra ........... . 

Index-4 

r 

State tables 

7,9, 

28-33 

5,9,17, 

28-33 

4,15 

-

-

-

-

5,9,17, 

28-33 

6,9,19, 

28-33 

-

1,9,10, 

28-33 

27 

7,9,21, 

28-33 

21,28-33 

24 

- 8,9,25 I 

24 

-

-

24 

17,28-33 

6,9,19, 

28-33 

28-33 -

24 

-

-

-

-

-

13,28-33 

1,2,9, 

10,28-33 

4,9,15, 

26,28-33 

-

25 

3,9,16 

3,9,14, 

28-33 

-

County tables 

Sum- Miscel· County 

mary laneous report 

- - -

10 - 5 

33 - 3 

- 8 -

- 8 - - 8 -

- 11 -

10 - 5 

11 - 6 

- 11 -

1,33 - 1 

- - - 12 - 7 

12 - 7 

- 6 -

- 9 -

19 9 10,11 

- 3 -

- 8 -

- 9 - - 5 -

10 - 5 

- - 6 

- - 6 

- 8 - - 2 -

- 13 -

- 10 -

- 10 - - 8 -

- 11 - - - 12 

1 - 1 

8 13 3,11 

- 13 -

- 9 11 

- - -

5 - 2 

- 10 -

O-Con. 

Olives ... 

Onions, dry and green ... 

Operator characteristicsresidence, age, race, occupation, off-farm work. 

Oranges ......... . 

Orchards ........ . 

Orchardgrass seed ...... . 

Orchids (Hawaii only) ... . 

Organization of farm .... . 

Other field crops, value sold. 

Other livestock, value sold .. 

Owned land ...... . 

P 

Papayas (Hawaii only) 

Part owners . . . . 

Partnership farms. 

Passion fruit (Hawaii only l. 

Pastureland and grazing 

land ........... . 

Payroll and employment. 

Peaches ..........• 

Peanuts for nuts ..... . 

Pears .........•.. 

Peas, dry field and seed .... 

Peas, green, including 

English .•...... 

Pecans ............ . 

Peppers ............ . 

Pheasants .........•.. 

Pickup balers ......•.• 

Pigeons or squabs .... . 

Pimientos ........ . 

Pineapples (Hawaii only). 

Pistachios . . . . .. 

Plums ............. . 

Pomegranates .. 

Ponds, artificial . 

Ponies •..... 

Popcorn ..... 

Potatoes, Irish. 

Potatoes, sweet 

Poultry and poultry 

products sold. 

Poultry h2tched .... 

Principal occupation of 

farm operator. 

Production contracts .. 

Production expenses 

Proso millet ... 

Prunes ...•.. 

Pullets ...•.. 

Pulpwood sold from farms .. 

Pumpkins ....•.. 

Q 

Quail .. 

State tables 

-

-

3,9,14, 

28-33 

25 

8,9,25, 

28-33 

-

-

14,28-33 

28-33 

28-33 

9,28-33 

-

3,9,14, 

28-33 

14,28-33 

-

10,28-33 

-

25 

8,9,25, 

28-33 

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,9,19, 

28-33 

-

-

-

-

-

-

28-33 

24 

-

8,9,25, 

28-33 

8,9,25 

4,9,15,20, 

26,28-33 

24 

3,9,14, 

28-33 

27 

5,9,17, 

28-33 

-

-

20,28-33 

-

-

-

County tables 

Sum- Miscel- County 

mary laneous report 

- 11 -

- 10 -

5 - 2 

- 11 -

30 11 10, 11 

- 8 - - 15 -

- 4 2 

- - -

- 2 - - 2 -

- 11 -

4 - 2 

4 - 2 

- 11 -

- - 1 

- - 15 

- 11 -

24 - 10, 11 

- 11 -

- 9 -

- 10 -

- 11 - - 10 -

- 1 -

- - 6 

- 1 -

- 10 -

- 10 -

- 11 -

- 11 -

- 11 -

- - 13 

- 2 -

- 8 -

27 - 10, 11 

- 9 10 

8,15 - 3,9 

- 2 - 5 - 2 

- - - 9,10, - 5 

33 

- 9 -

- 11 -

15 - 9 

- 12 - - 10 -

- 1 -
INDEX Continued 

R 

Rabbits and their pelts. 

Race of farm operator 

Radishes ..... . 

Rams and wethers. 

Rangeland. 

Rapeseed ..... . 

Raspberries ... . 

Recreational services. 

Red clover seed .... 

Redtop seed. . . . . . 

Residence of farm operator 

Rhubarb .... . 

Rice ....... . 

Romaine,lettuce 

Roosters and male chickens 

Root crops for feed .. 

Rye for grain 

R yegrass seed 

S 

" 

1 

I 

·1 

.! 

I 

Sawlogs and veneer logs sold. 

Safflower ......... . 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and 

trees purchased. 

Sesame seed . . . ., I 

Shallots ..... . 

Sheep and lambs 

. ! 

. i 

I 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold, 1 value. 

Size of farm, average . 

Small grain hay . . . . 

Snap beans, bush and pole. 

Sod .... 

Sorghums. 

Soybeans. 

Spinach .. 

Squash .. 

Standard industrial classifi· 

cation of farms (SIC) ... 

. 1 

:1 

I 

I 

·1 

Standing timber or trees sold 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and 

:1 

bull calves .. . .1 

Strawberries .. . 

Sudan grass seed. 

Sugar beets .. . 

Sugarcane .. . 

Sunflower seed 

Sweet corn ... 

Sweet com for seed. 

Sweetpotatoes. . 

T 

Tangelos. . . . ..... 

Tangerines and mandarins 

Taro (Hawaii only) ... 

Tenant operated farms. 

Tenure ... 

Timber ... 

Timothy seed 

I 

:1 

·1 .1 

State tables 

24 

-

- 23,28-33 

10,28-33 

-

-

28-33 

25 

-

3,9,14, 

28-33 

-

-

-

20,28-33 

-

25 

-

-

-

5,9,17, 

28-33 

-

-

7,9,23, 

28-33 

15,23,26, 

28-33 

1,9,10, 

28-33 

25 

25 

-

8,9,25, 

28-33 

8,9,25, 

28-33 

-

-

28-33 

-

21,28-33 

25,28-33 -

-

-

-

-

-

8,9,25 

-

-

-

3,9,14, 

28-33 

3,9,14, 

28-33 

-

- I 

County tables 

Sum· Miscel- County 

mary la"leous report 

- 2 -

- 14 2 

- 10 -

14 - 8 

- - 1 

- 8 - - 8 -

- - 4 

- 8 - - 8 -

5 - 2 

- 10 -

- 9 -

- 10 -

- - 9 

- 8 -

- 9 11 

- 8 -

- 12 -

- 8 -

10 - 5 

- 8 -

- 10 -

14 - 8 

14 - 3,8 

1 - 1 

- 8 -

- 10 -

- 13 -

19,20 8 10,11 

22 9 10,11 

- 10 - - 10 -

6 - -

- 12 -

12 - 7 - 8 -

- 8 -

- 9 -

- 9 -

- 8 -

- 10 -

- 8 -

- 9 10 

- 11 -

- 11 - - 8 -

4 - 2 

4 - 2 

- 12 -

- 8 -

T-Con. 

Tobacco ...... . 

Tobacco, value sold. 

Tomatoes ..... . 

Tomatoes, under protection. 

Tractors 

Triticale 

Tropical fish sold 

Trout sold ..... 

Trucks .. 

Tung nuts 

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. 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or 

melons for sale. 

Vegetables in the open .. 

Vegetable seeds and vegetable plants. . . . . . . 

Vegetables grown under 

protection . . . . . . . 

Velvetbeans, for beans 

Vetch seed. . ..... 

W 

Wages received from nonfarm work ....... . 

Wages paid to farm workers . 

Walnuts, English or Persian 

Water used for irrigation. 

Watercress (Hawaii only). 

Watermelons ....... . 

Weeds, chemical control. 

Wheat for grain . 

Wheatgrass seed . 

Wheel tractors. . 

Whole grains purchased 

for feed. 

Wild hay .. 

Wild rice .. 

Windrowers 

Wood roses (Hawaii only) 

Woodland ....... . 

Work off·farm by farm 

operator. 

Workers on farms. 

Wormseed oil 

Y 

Youngberries 

State tables 

28-33 

28-33 

-

-

6,9,19, 

28-33 

-

-

- 6,9,19, 

28-33 

-

28-33 

-

-

28-33 

14,28-33 

4,9,15, 

26,28-33 

1,9,10, 

28-33 

6,9,19, 

28-33 

26,28-33 

25,28-33 

-

-

-

-

16,28-33 

5,9,17, 18 

-

12 

-

25 

13,28-33 

8,9,25, 

28-33 

-

6,9,19, 

28-33 

17,28-33 

25 

- 6,9,19, 

28-33 

-

1,9,10, 

28-33 

3,9,14, 

28-33 

28-33 

-

-

County tables 

Sum- Miscel- County 

mary laneous report 

26 - 3,10, 

11 

- - 3 

- 10 -

- 13 -

11 - -

- 8 -

- 7 -

- 7 -

- - -

- 11 -

15 - 9 

- 10 -

- 10 -. 6 - -

4 - 2 

7,8 - 3 

1,33 - 1 

11 - 6 

28 10 3,10, 

11 

- 10 -

- 13 -

- 13 -

- 8 -

- 8 -

- - 4 

- - 15 

- 11 -

- - -

- 10 -

- 10 -

- - 12 

21 9 10,11 

- 8 -

- - 6 

10 - 5 

- 8 -

- 8 -

- - 6 

- 15 -

2 - 1 

5 - 2 

- - 15 

- 8 -

- 8 -

Index-5 


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