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



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



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



^Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications; data for agncultural chemicals exclude the cost of lime for 1967 and 1982. 



^Data for 1987 exclude cost of custom applications for commercial fertilizer and agncultural chemicals. 



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



Table 4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales: 1987 



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



Farms with sales 

 of $10,000 or more 



Farms with sales 

 of less than $10,000 



Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit (see text) farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Average per farm dollars.. 



Farms with net gains^ number.. 



$1.000.. 

 Average per farm dollars.. 



Gain of— 



Less than $1.000 



$1,000 to $4.999 



$5,000 to $9.999 _ 



$10,000 to $24,999 



$25,000 to $49,999 



$50,000 or more ___ 



Farms with net losses number.. 



$1,000.. 

 Average per farm dollars.. 



Loss of— 



Less than $1,000 



$1,000 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $24,999 



$25,000 to $49,999 



$50,000 or more 



24 565 

 260 131 



10 590 



13 748 

 356 783 



25 952 



1 272 



2 924 



2 234 



3 143 

 2 391 

 1 784 



10 817 



96 652 



8 935 



1 741 

 4 230 



2 195 

 1 892 



542 

 217 



15 926 



283 107 



17 776 



11 319 



351 864 



31 086 



410 



1 548 



2 043 



3 143 

 2 391 

 1 784 



4 607 

 68 756 

 14 924 



418 



1 075 



1 003 



1 422 



489 



200 



8 639 



-22 976 



-2 660 



2 429 

 4 920 

 2 025 



1 376 

 191 



'Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agncultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less than S1.000. 



12 MONTANA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



