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. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
6,277 
(X) 
4,941 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
80,522 
(X) 
46,094 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.3 
(X) 
1.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,431 
714 
1,285 
585 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,217 
5,414 
1,873 
4,671 
$5,000 to $9,999 
918 
6,302 
674 
4,635 
$10,000 to $24,999 
947 
14,661 
683 
10,505 
$25,000 to $49,999 
394 
13,486 
271 
9,135 
$50,000 or more 
370 
39,944 
155 
16,563 
$50,000 to $99,999 
256 
17,384 
109 
7,314 
$100,000 or more 
114 
22,560 
46 
9,249 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
10,826 
(X) 
9,502 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
330,958 
(X) 
223,363 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.4 
(X) 
9.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
787 
176 
660 
148 
$500 to $999 
729 
520 
519 
376 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,907 
7,412 
2,625 
6,893 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,534 
10,611 
1,473 
10,437 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,331 
37,998 
1,968 
31,738 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,105 
37,992 
1,126 
39,053 
$50,000 or more 
1,433 
236,249 
1,131 
134,719 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
2,346 
(X) 
1,857 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
31,398 
(X) 
17,057 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.9 
(X) 
0.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
389 
99 
325 
72 
$500 to $999 
192 
134 
178 
117 
$1,000 to $4,999 
727 
1,814 
586 
1,362 
$5,000 to $9,999 
346 
2,419 
274 
1,846 
$10,000 to $24,999 
364 
5,665 
339 
5,295 
$25,000 to $49,999 
194 
6,632 
101 
3,229 
$50,000 or more 
134 
14,634 
54 
5,135 
Interest expense farms 
11,994 
(X) 
10,051 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
217,247 
(X) 
185,028 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.2 
(X) 
7.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,300 
581 
1,030 
460 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,348 
9,139 
2,740 
7,422 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,372 
16,919 
1,860 
13,313 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,919 
44,622 
2,483 
39,182 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,175 
40,048 
1,161 
39,873 
$50,000 to $99,999 
579 
38,405 
513 
34,291 
$100,000 or more 
301 
67,534 
264 
50,487 
Secured by real estate farms 
8,656 
(X) 
7,559 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
158,343 
(X) 
131,417 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.5 
(X) 
5.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
744 
357 
751 
278 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,215 
6,235 
2,015 
5,471 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,985 
14,215 
1,558 
11,147 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,254 
34,158 
1,909 
29,417 
$25,000 to $49,999 
889 
30,718 
795 
27,028 
$50,000 to $99,999 
348 
22,865 
337 
22,833 
$100,000 or more 
221 
49,795 
194 
35,243 
Not secured by real estate farms 
7,639 
(X) 
6,590 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
58,904 
(X) 
53,612 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.7 
(X) 
2.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,646 
697 
1,517 
661 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,305 
8,239 
2,497 
6,286 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,227 
8,272 
1,142 
7,958 
$10,000 to $24,999 
933 
13,621 
989 
15,210 
$25,000 to $49,999 
371 
12,409 
298 
10,052 
$50,000 to $99,999 
120 
7,939 
113 
7,481 
$100,000 or more 
37 
7,727 
34 
5,963 
Property taxes paid farms 
25,951 
(X) 
26,017 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
126,644 
(X) 
115,971 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.6 
(X) 
4.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
3,532 
753 
4,637 
924 
$500 to $999 
3,059 
2,261 
3,303 
2,431 
$1,000 to $4,999 
12,837 
30,383 
12,011 
28,902 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,496 
23,863 
3,327 
22,987 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,372 
34,756 
2,133 
30,947 
$25,000 or more 
655 
34,628 
606 
29,779 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
17,707 
(X) 
16,515 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
262,438 
(X) 
197,827 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.5 
(X) 
8.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,360 
1,836 
4,263 
1,793 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,091 
14,752 
5,261 
13,000 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,133 
14,520 
2,171 
15,055 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,604 
40,319 
2,761 
43,034 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,259 
43,534 
1,294 
44,284 
$50,000 to $99,999 
846 
57,507 
507 
33,891 
$100,000 or more 
414 
89,969 
258 
46,770 
$100,000 to $249,999 
330 
47,811 
221 
31,747 
$250,000 or more 
84 
42,158 
37 
15,023 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Montana 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
