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 
Off-farm 
Item All farms Retirement occupation 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Contract labor - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 286 25 29 
$50,000 or more 117 5 4 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 6,277 874 1,154 
$1,000 80,522 3,848 4,455 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 1,431 366 458 
$1,000 to $4,999 2,217 345 503 
$5,000 to $24,999 1,865 139 167 
$25,000 to $49,999 394 11 15 
$50,000 or more 370 13 11 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 10,826 1,322 2,141 
$1,000 330,958 11,731 21,887 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 4,423 894 1,386 
$5,000 to $9,999 1,534 171 327 
$10,000 to $24,999 2,331 176 282 
$25,000 or more 2,538 81 146 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles . farms 2,346 251 398 
$1,000 31,398 1,321 1,317 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 581 125 178 
$1,000 to $4,999 727 88 144 
$5,000 to $24,999 710 31 68 
$25,000 to $49,999 194 6 7 
$50,000 or more 134 1 1 
Interest expense farms 11,994 1,876 2,901 
$1,000 217,247 17,431 27,538 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 4,648 874 1,370 
$5,000 to $24,999 5,291 879 1,349 
$25,000 to $99,999 1,754 111 170 
$100,000 or more 301 12 12 
Secured by real estate farms 8,656 1,472 2,217 
$1,000 158,343 14,437 23,180 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 744 154 225 
$1,000 to $4,999 2,215 480 646 
$5,000 to $24,999 4,239 740 1,198 
$25,000 to $49,999 889 63 103 
$50,000 or more 569 35 45 
Not secured by real estate farms 7,639 1,011 1,610 
$1,000 58,904 2,995 4,358 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 1,646 307 525 
$1,000 to $4,999 3,305 526 837 
$5,000 to $24,999 2,160 177 244 
$25,000 to $49,999 371 1 4 
$50,000 or more 157 
Property taxes paid farms 25,951 6,373 8,010 
$1,000 126,644 15,791 17,867 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 19,428 5,656 7,316 
$5,000 to $9,999 3,496 506 530 
$10,000 to $24,999 2,372 189 146 
$25,000 or more 655 22 18 
All other production 
expenses (see text) farms 17,707 3,305 4,558 
$1,000 262,438 11,484 14,853 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 10,451 2,761 3,846 
$5,000 to $24,999 4,737 499 639 
$25,000 to $49,999 1,259 29 53 
$50,000 to $99,999 846 13 17 
$100,000 or more 414 3 3 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 849 69 109 
$1,000 11,343 (D) 673 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 14,001 2,395 3,007 
$1,000 391,957 20,305 27,676 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations farms 28,008 6,722 8,764 
$1,000 1,172,280 197 -23,926 
Average per farm dollars 41,855 29 -2,730 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
19 
41 
82 
60 
3 
27 
6 
6 
31 
42 
9 
14 
1,168 
1,025 
1,323 
373 
23 
337 
4,909 
10,134 
27,407 
19,816 
3,783 
6,170 
346 
151 
61 
6 
1 
42 
534 
363 
320 
32 
- 
120 
264 
411 
629 
129 
4 
122 
22 
71 
174 
77 
1 
23 
2 
29 
139 
129 
17 
30 
2,453 
1,713 
1,983 
560 
27 
627 
38,550 
52,202 
105,908 
60,902 
8,029 
31,749 
1,214 
434 
262 
28 
2 
203 
442 
283 
196 
21 
- 
94 
548 
569 
497 
115 
3 
141 
249 
427 
1,028 
396 
22 
189 
368 
350 
587 
226 
15 
151 
1,961 
3,691 
10,237 
9,282 
1,410 
2,178 
121 
55 
70 
12 
2 
18 
149 
107 
145 
35 
- 
59 
82 
159 
248 
69 
3 
50 
9 
20 
85 
53 
2 
12 
7 
9 
39 
57 
8 
12 
2,543 
1,658 
1,909 
536 
27 
544 
23,543 
30,000 
54,791 
38,840 
5,075 
20,028 
1,294 
535 
358 
34 
_ 
183 
1,063 
796 
855 
126 
2 
221 
172 
308 
609 
266 
8 
110 
14 
19 
87 
110 
17 
30 
1,706 
1,116 
1,329 
404 
17 
395 
18,266 
22,176 
35,692 
25,456 
2,146 
16,990 
208 
56 
63 
12 
_ 
26 
509 
255 
212 
24 
1 
88 
852 
571 
584 
119 
2 
173 
101 
173 
292 
99 
2 
56 
36 
61 
178 
150 
12 
52 
1,618 
1,201 
1,445 
390 
22 
342 
5,277 
7,824 
19,099 
13,383 
2,929 
3,038 
463 
173 
88 
9 
_ 
81 
854 
477 
446 
45 
- 
120 
291 
505 
702 
133 
3 
105 
9 
43 
157 
126 
3 
28 
1 
3 
52 
77 
16 
8 
5,134 
2,175 
2,365 
634 
33 
1,227 
16,257 
15,631 
27,416 
17,837 
1,596 
14,249 
4,234 
920 
567 
53 
3 
679 
683 
781 
684 
87 
4 
221 
189 
434 
930 
266 
9 
209 
28 
40 
184 
228 
17 
118 
3,682 
2,103 
2,482 
663 
34 
880 
19,178 
32,167 
85,144 
57,746 
8,934 
32,930 
2,551 
566 
318 
29 
_ 
380 
1,023 
1,177 
1,005 
130 
2 
262 
87 
262 
617 
125 
- 
86 
18 
87 
426 
197 
2 
86 
3 
11 
116 
182 
30 
66 
154 
156 
252 
71 
2 
36 
928 
1,684 
4,507 
2,617 
(D) 
571 
2,671 
1,977 
2,483 
663 
34 
771 
33,321 
55,740 
129,947 
75,177 
10,087 
39,703 
5,655 
2,323 
2,483 
663 
34 
1,364 
-19,951 
152,814 
482,520 
413,613 
43,644 
123,369 
-3,528 
65,783 
194,330 
623,850 
1,283,643 
90,446 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 367 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
