Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
9,648 
622 
1,175 
1,808 
2,002 
1,052 
$1,000 
106,555 
33,628 
27,797 
20,953 
14,545 
4,397 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,561 
4 
58 
133 
346 
230 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,103 
45 
220 
569 
753 
558 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,891 
203 
508 
898 
806 
244 
$25,000 to $49,999 
681 
147 
254 
169 
82 
20 
$50,000 or more 
412 
223 
135 
39 
15 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
8,619 
421 
723 
1,172 
1,380 
960 
$1,000 
365,896 
202,554 
61,447 
41,056 
29,489 
11,867 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,875 
10 
65 
147 
325 
395 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,987 
85 
266 
604 
715 
432 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,318 
177 
255 
321 
292 
131 
$100,000 to $249,999 
242 
57 
52 
83 
45 
2 
$250,000 or more 
197 
92 
85 
17 
3 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,466 
349 
629 
1,102 
1,245 
822 
$1,000 
117,977 
24,443 
24,983 
27,194 
21,135 
8,261 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,507 
211 
241 
278 
369 
286 
$1,000 
247,919 
178,111 
36,464 
13,862 
8,354 
3,607 
Feed purchased 
farms 
16,861 
495 
887 
1,500 
2,019 
1,535 
$1,000 
439,672 
217,039 
49,335 
54,614 
44,737 
21,475 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,896 
22 
121 
251 
526 
520 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,134 
71 
275 
580 
873 
715 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,259 
163 
338 
547 
572 
296 
$100,000 to $249,999 
373 
69 
128 
118 
48 
4 
$250,000 or more 
199 
170 
25 
4 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
25,866 
725 
1,390 
2,263 
2,919 
2,127 
$1,000 
270,619 
71,819 
53,387 
52,860 
40,170 
16,895 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,181 
18 
41 
161 
481 
894 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,785 
84 
411 
1,276 
2,091 
1,140 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,885 
138 
596 
703 
316 
78 
$50,000 or more 
1,015 
485 
342 
123 
31 
15 
Utilities 
farms 
19,946 
727 
1,390 
2,272 
2,689 
1,833 
$1,000 
106,207 
29,851 
17,713 
17,927 
15,674 
6,733 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,010 
7 
28 
70 
208 
300 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,874 
82 
315 
877 
1,366 
1,170 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,463 
342 
897 
1,237 
1,077 
351 
$25,000 to $49,999 
347 
115 
107 
72 
33 
10 
$50,000 or more 
252 
181 
43 
16 
5 
2 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
22,057 
727 
1,392 
2,276 
2,804 
1,963 
$1,000 
275,310 
71,475 
56,281 
55,368 
42,691 
16,746 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,958 
19 
46 
192 
588 
861 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,118 
100 
480 
1,240 
1,751 
1,002 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,796 
157 
472 
641 
364 
80 
$50,000 or more 
1,185 
451 
394 
203 
101 
20 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
7,322 
637 
1,061 
1,372 
1,135 
573 
$1,000 
239,341 
79,973 
51,067 
43,959 
24,203 
8,339 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,529 
19 
103 
268 
376 
291 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,333 
79 
337 
494 
445 
198 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,903 
276 
491 
535 
289 
73 
$100,000 to $249,999 
421 
175 
114 
62 
20 
8 
$250,000 or more 
136 
88 
16 
13 
5 
3 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,084 
258 
324 
500 
463 
260 
$1,000 
39,691 
10,842 
5,175 
7,315 
4,072 
1,907 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
592 
7 
21 
61 
71 
50 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,165 
30 
93 
167 
178 
117 
$5,000 to $24,999 
924 
90 
146 
194 
168 
81 
$25,000 to $49,999 
286 
74 
51 
55 
36 
8 
$50,000 or more 
117 
57 
13 
23 
10 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
6,277 
398 
754 
1,122 
1,172 
697 
$1,000 
80,522 
25,590 
17,742 
17,671 
9,441 
3,732 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,431 
6 
35 
91 
190 
171 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,217 
32 
141 
329 
484 
306 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,865 
119 
369 
514 
422 
194 
$25,000 to $49,999 
394 
81 
123 
103 
48 
24 
$50,000 or more 
370 
160 
86 
85 
28 
2 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
10,826 
607 
1,128 
1,768 
2,067 
1,280 
$1,000 
330,958 
77,382 
66,410 
78,459 
48,942 
25,673 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,423 
39 
134 
307 
617 
511 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,534 
29 
91 
222 
376 
261 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,331 
124 
240 
545 
653 
354 
$25,000 or more 
2,538 
415 
663 
694 
421 
154 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
84 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
