Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased - Con. 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- Con. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
336 
5,279 
292 
4,487 
$25,000 to $49,999 
255 
8,901 
159 
5,564 
$50,000 to $99,999 
102 
7,035 
108 
7,283 
$100,000 to $249,999 
123 
20,586 
108 
16,509 
$250,000 or more 
141 
200,686 
146 
162,434 
$250,000 to $499,999 
49 
15,555 
55 
19,641 
$500,000 to $999,999 
53 
37,892 
58 
37,581 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
39 
147,238 
33 
105,213 
Feed purchased farms 
16,861 
(X) 
13,716 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
439,672 
(X) 
219,242 
percent of total 
(X) 
12.5 
(X) 
9.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,698 
1,238 
3,019 
1,373 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,198 
16,121 
5,265 
12,805 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,578 
17,437 
1,998 
13,642 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,556 
37,956 
1,980 
29,937 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,460 
51,231 
804 
27,364 
$50,000 to $99,999 
799 
54,141 
351 
23,211 
$100,000 or more 
572 
261,548 
299 
110,911 
$100,000 to $249,999 
373 
55,172 
179 
26,513 
$250,000 to $499,999 
91 
30,553 
60 
19,369 
$500,000 to $999,999 
47 
31,067 
37 
26,198 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
61 
144,757 
23 
38,831 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
25,866 
(X) 
28,271 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
270,619 
(X) 
221,523 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.7 
(X) 
9.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,163 
3,295 
9,976 
3,678 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,018 
18,681 
8,182 
19,588 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,982 
19,631 
3,419 
23,924 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,803 
60,129 
4,465 
69,245 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,885 
63,074 
1,623 
53,981 
$50,000 or more 
1,015 
105,810 
606 
51,108 
Utilities farms 
19,946 
(X) 
16,365 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
106,207 
(X) 
72,745 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.0 
(X) 
3.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
3,260 
808 
3,079 
768 
$500 to $999 
2,750 
1,892 
2,137 
1,474 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,874 
21,488 
7,409 
17,895 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,804 
18,804 
2,221 
14,872 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,659 
24,278 
1,118 
15,994 
$25,000 or more 
599 
38,938 
401 
21,743 
$25,000 to $49,999 
347 
1 1 ,728 
261 
8,566 
$50,000 or more 
252 
27,210 
140 
13,177 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
22,057 
(X) 
25,818 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
275,310 
(X) 
227,050 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.8 
(X) 
9.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,454 
2,171 
7,606 
2,978 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,504 
17,133 
8,727 
20,903 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,697 
17,671 
3,413 
23,530 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,421 
53,873 
3,854 
59,668 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,796 
61,412 
1,459 
49,510 
$50,000 or more 
1,185 
123,049 
759 
70,460 
$50,000 to $99,999 
804 
54,364 
566 
37,390 
$100,000 or more 
381 
68,684 
193 
33,071 
Hired farm labor farms 
7,322 
(X) 
6,492 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
239,341 
(X) 
164,119 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.8 
(X) 
6.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
901 
404 
1,166 
513 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,628 
4,034 
1,495 
3,662 
$5,000 to $9,999 
848 
5,731 
781 
5,488 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,485 
23,627 
1,284 
21,254 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,114 
39,047 
889 
31,248 
$50,000 to $99,999 
789 
54,111 
539 
36,052 
$100,000 or more 
557 
112,387 
338 
65,903 
$100,000 to $249,999 
421 
60,033 
271 
40,790 
$250,000 to $499,999 
112 
36,312 
58 
18,376 
$500,000 or more 
24 
16,042 
9 
6,736 
Contract labor farms 
3,084 
(X) 
2,708 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
39,691 
(X) 
20,707 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.1 
(X) 
0.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
592 
304 
707 
328 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,165 
2,834 
1,100 
2,617 
$5,000 to $9,999 
497 
3,379 
379 
2,584 
$10,000 to $24,999 
427 
6,452 
332 
5,023 
$25,000 to $49,999 
286 
9,850 
135 
4,515 
$50,000 or more 
117 
16,872 
55 
5,639 
$50,000 to $99,999 
70 
4,684 
39 
2,517 
$100,000 or more 
47 
12,189 
16 
3,122 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
