Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
28,008 
(X) 
29,524 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
3,516,180 
(X) 
2,399,635 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
125,542 
(X) 
81,277 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,032 
13,256 
7,379 
18,574 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,046 
29,336 
4,351 
31,273 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,500 
89,220 
5,593 
90,622 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,554 
127,119 
3,431 
122,677 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,981 
212,538 
3,028 
219,002 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,464 
567,026 
3,478 
558,162 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,922 
680,084 
1,504 
517,746 
$500,000 or more 
1,509 
1,797,600 
760 
841,579 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,018 
696,994 
528 
361,728 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
394 
565,956 
190 
273,415 
$2,500,000 or more 
97 
534,650 
42 
206,437 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
10,324 
(X) 
11,009 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
406,062 
(X) 
225,315 
percent of total 
(X) 
11.5 
(X) 
9.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,303 
278 
1,645 
385 
$500 to $999 
855 
594 
1,048 
732 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,116 
5,109 
2,801 
7,046 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,013 
7,009 
1,238 
8,606 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,571 
25,207 
1,718 
27,606 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,192 
42,037 
1,281 
45,048 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,027 
70,686 
816 
55,880 
$100,000 or more 
1,247 
255,140 
462 
80,012 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
12,366 
(X) 
11,549 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
217,620 
(X) 
120,522 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.2 
(X) 
5.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
3,868 
742 
4,003 
793 
$500 to $999 
1,220 
811 
1,287 
848 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,392 
5,519 
2,515 
5,850 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,086 
7,503 
952 
6,515 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,466 
23,498 
1,300 
20,937 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,040 
36,448 
881 
30,261 
$50,000 or more 
1,294 
143,099 
611 
55,318 
$50,000 to $99,999 
808 
54,933 
446 
29,977 
$100,000 or more 
486 
88,166 
165 
25,341 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
9,648 
(X) 
8,038 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
106,555 
(X) 
51,509 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.0 
(X) 
2.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,643 
363 
1,663 
379 
$500 to $999 
918 
622 
1,049 
724 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,103 
7,797 
2,859 
6,968 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,431 
9,964 
1,064 
7,380 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,460 
22,379 
1,007 
15,353 
$25,000 or more 
1,093 
65,429 
396 
20,706 
$25,000 to $49,999 
681 
23,091 
265 
8,737 
$50,000 or more 
412 
42,337 
131 
11,968 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
8,619 
(X) 
7,287 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
365,896 
(X) 
291,561 
percent of total 
(X) 
10.4 
(X) 
12.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,339 
495 
1,076 
417 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,536 
6,663 
2,493 
6,166 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,431 
10,072 
1,178 
8,177 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,556 
24,396 
1,240 
18,872 
$25,000 to $49,999 
842 
28,943 
565 
19,513 
$50,000 to $99,999 
476 
31,871 
332 
22,458 
$100,000 to $249,999 
242 
36,205 
225 
32,660 
$250,000 or more 
197 
227,251 
178 
183,298 
$250,000 to $499,999 
98 
31,142 
75 
26,357 
$500,000 to $999,999 
56 
39,444 
68 
44,658 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
43 
156,666 
35 
112,282 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
6,466 
(X) 
5,523 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
117,977 
(X) 
90,394 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.4 
(X) 
3.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
558 
224 
545 
234 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,010 
5,491 
2,055 
5,158 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,302 
9,029 
1,019 
7,017 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,401 
21,555 
1,114 
16,784 
$25,000 to $49,999 
630 
21,335 
427 
14,474 
$50,000 to $99,999 
403 
25,537 
217 
14,488 
$100,000 to $249,999 
119 
16,308 
119 
16,241 
$250,000 or more 
43 
18,498 
27 
15,998 
$250,000 to $499,999 
35 
10,908 
16 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6 
(D) 
9 
6,131 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,507 
(X) 
2,996 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
247,919 
(X) 
201,167 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.1 
(X) 
8.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,116 
371 
893 
318 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,066 
2,483 
939 
2,171 
$5,000 to $9,999 
368 
2,578 
351 
2,401 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Montana 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
