Table 27. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Montana: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,192 
53 
73 
149 
439 
349 
39 
1 
89 
$50,000 or more 
2,274 
26 
51 
51 
315 
1,172 
454 
20 
185 
Chemicals purchased 
...farms 
12,366 
2,155 
2,663 
2,286 
1,801 
2,144 
579 
25 
713 
$1,000 
217,620 
4,797 
5,447 
11,072 
26,332 
82,059 
62,226 
4,285 
21,402 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,480 
1,941 
2,368 
1,705 
630 
421 
57 
3 
355 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,552 
174 
267 
491 
813 
564 
83 
5 
155 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,040 
28 
24 
58 
290 
498 
58 
2 
82 
$50,000 or more 
1,294 
12 
4 
32 
68 
661 
381 
15 
121 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
...farms 
9,648 
1,191 
1,616 
1,859 
1,737 
2,079 
567 
26 
573 
$1,000 
106,555 
3,292 
4,735 
7,136 
13,068 
35,997 
27,472 
3,028 
11,826 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,561 
636 
840 
632 
237 
119 
4 
- 
93 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,103 
400 
529 
820 
633 
487 
44 
- 
190 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,891 
134 
226 
370 
794 
991 
198 
4 
174 
$25,000 to $49,999 
681 
19 
17 
34 
64 
346 
137 
6 
58 
$50,000 or more 
412 
2 
4 
3 
9 
136 
184 
16 
58 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
8,619 
1,237 
2,156 
1,999 
1,169 
1,253 
365 
28 
412 
$1,000 
365,896 
8,884 
15,701 
18,829 
31,010 
67,756 
87,159 
113,307 
23,250 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,875 
855 
1,473 
1,088 
209 
138 
12 
- 
100 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,987 
298 
535 
722 
633 
541 
90 
- 
168 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,318 
72 
134 
184 
265 
417 
142 
3 
101 
$100,000 to $249,999 
242 
12 
14 
5 
48 
83 
49 
4 
27 
$250,000 or more 
197 
- 
- 
" 
14 
74 
72 
21 
16 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
6,466 
739 
1,314 
1,548 
1,060 
1,149 
302 
17 
337 
$1,000 
117,977 
4,838 
10,081 
13,683 
21,233 
34,196 
16,297 
3,496 
14,153 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
...farms 
3,507 
641 
1,126 
740 
307 
350 
162 
24 
157 
$1,000 
247,919 
4,046 
5,619 
5,146 
9,777 
33,560 
70,862 
109,811 
9,097 
Feed purchased 
...farms 
16,861 
3,337 
5,425 
3,784 
1,576 
1,567 
439 
30 
703 
$1,000 
439,672 
21,696 
32,732 
38,543 
43,350 
75,502 
96,881 
74,659 
56,309 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,896 
2,298 
3,798 
1,933 
341 
242 
24 
- 
260 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,134 
844 
1,358 
1,414 
662 
543 
91 
- 
222 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,259 
187 
253 
425 
502 
587 
157 
2 
146 
$100,000 to $249,999 
373 
7 
14 
10 
68 
160 
81 
1 
32 
$250,000 or more 
199 
1 
2 
2 
3 
35 
86 
27 
43 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
...farms 
25,866 
6,019 
7,817 
5,350 
2,306 
2,475 
660 
34 
1,205 
$1,000 
270,619 
15,494 
19,520 
28,887 
38,726 
76,746 
53,736 
6,113 
31,397 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,181 
5,181 
6,764 
3,339 
216 
111 
11 
- 
559 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,785 
793 
979 
1,875 
1,661 
1,023 
80 
2 
372 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,885 
37 
61 
117 
392 
997 
145 
2 
134 
$50,000 or more 
1,015 
8 
13 
19 
37 
344 
424 
30 
140 
Utilities 
...farms 
19,946 
4,216 
5,188 
4,130 
2,229 
2,479 
662 
34 
1,008 
$1,000 
106,207 
8,213 
9,026 
11,886 
13,230 
25,440 
19,688 
4,117 
14,609 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,010 
1,930 
2,606 
1,128 
91 
63 
7 
- 
185 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,874 
1,988 
2,248 
2,345 
1,080 
742 
71 
1 
399 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,463 
280 
329 
649 
1,034 
1,485 
370 
10 
306 
$25,000 to $49,999 
347 
16 
3 
5 
18 
147 
96 
3 
59 
$50,000 or more 
252 
2 
2 
3 
6 
42 
118 
20 
59 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
22,057 
4,772 
6,121 
4,629 
2,261 
2,483 
662 
34 
1,095 
$1,000 
275,310 
14,911 
19,424 
27,715 
40,816 
81,608 
54,190 
7,635 
29,012 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,958 
4,002 
5,117 
2,928 
304 
109 
19 
1 
478 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,118 
700 
907 
1,546 
1,436 
1,097 
86 
3 
343 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,796 
55 
75 
123 
408 
826 
169 
- 
140 
$50,000 or more 
1,185 
15 
22 
32 
113 
451 
388 
30 
134 
Hired farm labor 
...farms 
7,322 
971 
1,144 
1,192 
1,028 
1,705 
585 
32 
665 
$1,000 
239,341 
10,723 
13,124 
16,028 
21,763 
68,275 
61,156 
9,621 
38,650 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,529 
572 
673 
597 
291 
216 
21 
- 
159 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,333 
289 
321 
434 
427 
590 
74 
1 
197 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,903 
96 
125 
144 
294 
757 
284 
4 
199 
$100,000 to $249,999 
421 
13 
25 
11 
12 
125 
151 
13 
71 
$250,000 or more 
136 
1 
- 
6 
4 
17 
55 
14 
39 
Contract labor 
...farms 
3,084 
524 
591 
539 
391 
601 
216 
18 
204 
$1,000 
39,691 
3,044 
2,960 
3,113 
3,693 
9,794 
7,977 
1,771 
7,340 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
592 
159 
173 
130 
53 
44 
7 
- 
26 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,165 
218 
270 
245 
152 
186 
31 
1 
62 
$5,000 to $24,999 
924 
117 
115 
139 
139 
258 
76 
5 
75 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
366 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
