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Northern Cheyenne Reservation Information 2002, Montana

				The Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, situated in southeastern Montana, borders the Crow Reservation on the west and the Tongue River on the east. The reservation lies within Big Horn and Rosebud Counties and consists of rugged and partially mountainous terrain, primarily suited for livestock grazing. The Northern Cheyenne Tribe organized in 1936 under the Indian Reorganization Act. The Northern Cheyenne Reservation is the second smallest Indian reservation in the state.
Characteristics	Unit	Total 1/	American Indian Operators 2/	Characteristics	Unit	Total 1/	American Indian Operators 2/
Farms	Number	64	50	Operators	Number	107	72
Land in Farms   Reservation Acres in Farms	Acres Acres	403,152 354,699	320,055 318,519	Operator Gender	Male Female	65 42	43 29
Total Cropland	Farms Acres	43 15,038	33 9,767	Primary Occupation	Farming Other	48 59	30 42
Harvested Cropland	Farms Acres	30 8,113	21 4,414	All Operators	Average Age	50.4	50.7
Irrigated Land	Farms Acres	6 600	4 (D)	Operators Living on Reservations		88	70
All Wheat for Grain	Farms Acres Bushels	3 (D) (D)	-- -- --	Barley for Grain	Farms Acres Bushels	1 (D) (D)	-- -- --
Forage Land	Farms Acres Tons, dry	29 7,674 4,892	20 4,402 2,891
Horses and Ponies Inventory	Farms Number	53 558	45 456	Horses and Ponies Sold	Farms Number	10 40	8 (D)
Cattle and Calves Inventory	Farms Number	49 10,364	36 7,360	Cattle and Calves Sold	Farms Number	47 9,125	34 5,216
1/ Data are for farms and ranches reporting at least some agricultural production on reservations during 2002. 2/ At least one of the reported operators (out of a maximum of three) is self-identified as American Indian either exclusively or in combination with other races. (D) Not disclosed. -- None.