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) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
849 
(X) 
775 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1 1 ,343 
(X) 
9,828 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.3 
(X) 
0.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
33 
7 
43 
12 
$500 to $999 
40 
27 
49 
36 
$1,000 to $4,999 
290 
694 
268 
737 
$5,000 to $9,999 
176 
1,156 
165 
1,167 
$10,000 to $24,999 
188 
2,892 
149 
2,363 
$25,000 or more 
122 
6,567 
101 
5,513 
$25,000 to $49,999 
74 
2,579 
62 
2,145 
$50,000 to $99,999 
42 
2,824 
32 
2,110 
$100,000 or more 
6 
1,163 
7 
1,258 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
14,001 
(X) 
13,207 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
391,957 
(X) 
330,113 
percent of total 
(X) 
11.1 
(X) 
13.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
488 
125 
518 
138 
$500 to $999 
628 
431 
626 
443 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,064 
8,098 
3,353 
8,632 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,464 
17,104 
2,170 
15,143 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,884 
45,114 
2,998 
47,714 
$25,000 or more 
4,473 
321,085 
3,542 
258,043 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,132 
73,395 
1,837 
64,628 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,440 
95,493 
1,093 
74,467 
$100,000 or more 
901 
152,197 
612 
118,948 
Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
28,008 
1,172,280 
29,524 
827,156 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
41,855 
(X) 
28,016 
Farms with net gains 1 
13,757 
1,644,861 
15,031 
1,114,697 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
119,565 
(X) 
74,160 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
676 
314 
919 
442 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,810 
5,043 
2,286 
6,298 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,341 
9,802 
1,649 
12,001 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,200 
36,448 
2,734 
45,547 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,825 
65,664 
2,419 
86,502 
$50,000 or more 
5,905 
1,527,592 
5,024 
963,907 
Farms with net losses 
14,251 
472,581 
14,493 
287,542 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
33,161 
(X) 
19,840 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,000 
492 
1,491 
751 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,739 
10,874 
4,818 
13,508 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,911 
20,864 
2,875 
20,657 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,493 
55,434 
2,952 
46,918 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,565 
54,070 
1,188 
41,320 
$50,000 or more 
1,543 
330,847 
1,169 
164,387 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
28,008 
1,023,351 
29,524 
726,378 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
36,538 
(X) 
24,603 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
13,612 
1,514,276 
14,853 
1,022,918 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
1 1 1 ,246 
(X) 
68,869 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
686 
316 
933 
449 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,804 
5,054 
2,313 
6,352 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,363 
9,932 
1,684 
12,308 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,190 
36,362 
2,725 
45,271 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,863 
67,328 
2,446 
87,733 
$50,000 or more 
5,706 
1,395,285 
4,752 
870,805 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
14,396 
490,925 
14,671 
296,540 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
34,102 
(X) 
20,213 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,002 
496 
1,508 
762 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,762 
10,931 
4,837 
13,595 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,935 
21,011 
2,902 
20,847 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,530 
56,167 
2,974 
47,334 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,549 
53,547 
1,218 
42,344 
$50,000 or more 
1,618 
348,774 
1,232 
171,659 
Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
