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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
2,346 
246 
360 
453 
399 
196 
$1,000 
31,398 
9,424 
7,742 
7,261 
4,036 
1,352 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
581 
14 
26 
67 
79 
57 
$1,000 to $4,999 
727 
48 
77 
140 
116 
73 
$5,000 to $24,999 
710 
78 
159 
174 
169 
52 
$25,000 to $49,999 
194 
47 
60 
51 
24 
9 
$50,000 or more 
134 
59 
38 
21 
11 
5 
Interest expense 
farms 
1 1 ,994 
573 
1,090 
1,661 
1,936 
1,146 
$1,000 
217,247 
42,931 
41,029 
38,123 
29,048 
10,605 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,648 
46 
173 
413 
680 
578 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,291 
134 
443 
781 
927 
481 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,754 
265 
400 
426 
306 
82 
$100,000 or more 
301 
128 
74 
41 
23 
5 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
8,656 
415 
765 
1,151 
1,312 
712 
$1,000 
158,343 
27,376 
26,242 
27,497 
21,178 
8,085 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
744 
14 
29 
70 
68 
57 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,215 
24 
100 
214 
327 
222 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,239 
109 
334 
532 
688 
368 
$25,000 to $49,999 
889 
94 
174 
227 
173 
45 
$50,000 or more 
569 
174 
128 
108 
56 
20 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
7,639 
437 
794 
1,227 
1,389 
788 
$1,000 
58,904 
15,555 
14,787 
10,626 
7,870 
2,520 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,646 
16 
44 
117 
221 
205 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,305 
59 
208 
425 
617 
431 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,160 
146 
363 
595 
515 
148 
$25,000 to $49,999 
371 
126 
127 
78 
33 
4 
$50,000 or more 
157 
90 
52 
12 
3 
" 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
25,951 
693 
1,324 
2,167 
2,721 
1,953 
$1,000 
126,644 
23,738 
18,337 
20,670 
17,547 
7,964 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,428 
60 
253 
664 
1,376 
1,439 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,496 
87 
314 
759 
878 
396 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,372 
263 
584 
667 
415 
104 
$25,000 or more 
655 
283 
173 
77 
52 
14 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
17,707 
728 
1,391 
2,276 
2,477 
1,649 
$1,000 
262,438 
74,441 
60,072 
54,209 
37,050 
10,735 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,451 
31 
146 
421 
885 
1,010 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,737 
134 
470 
1,119 
1,286 
584 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,259 
112 
367 
452 
226 
40 
$50,000 to $99,999 
846 
214 
301 
237 
66 
13 
$100,000 or more 
414 
237 
107 
47 
14 
2 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
849 
81 
148 
189 
169 
93 
$1,000 
11,343 
3,387 
2,726 
2,512 
1,900 
416 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
14,001 
727 
1,392 
2,276 
2,199 
1,289 
$1,000 
391,957 
96,008 
89,976 
87,752 
54,400 
17,946 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
28,008 
728 
1,392 
2,276 
2,945 
2,178 
$1,000 
1,172,280 
534,131 
355,324 
257,049 
129,663 
15,560 
Average per farm 
dollars 
41,855 
733,697 
255,261 
112,939 
44,028 
7,144 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
13,757 
654 
1,253 
1,949 
2,389 
1,571 
Average net gain 
dollars 
119,565 
904,280 
311,123 
165,040 
80,291 
36,490 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
676 
- 
1 
- 
6 
15 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,810 
- 
4 
11 
41 
93 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,341 
1 
3 
17 
48 
98 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,200 
9 
12 
51 
224 
381 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,825 
8 
32 
99 
441 
594 
$50,000 or more 
5,905 
636 
1,201 
1,771 
1,629 
390 
Farms with net losses 
number 
14,251 
74 
139 
327 
556 
607 
Average net loss 
dollars 
33,161 
773,889 
248,294 
197,594 
111,786 
68,806 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,000 
- 
- 
1 
8 
17 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,739 
- 
- 
12 
23 
56 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,911 
2 
- 
18 
40 
59 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,493 
3 
10 
37 
101 
140 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,565 
6 
15 
58 
96 
141 
$50,000 or more 
1,543 
63 
114 
201 
288 
194 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
28,008 
728 
1,392 
2,276 
2,945 
2,178 
$1,000 
1,023,351 
452,660 
325,495 
232,941 
119,199 
13,361 
Average per farm 
dollars 
36,538 
621,785 
233,833 
102,347 
40,475 
6,135 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
13,612 
640 
1,239 
1,908 
2,349 
1,553 
Average net gain 
dollars 
1 1 1 ,246 
809,490 
292,539 
158,540 
77,990 
35,990 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
686 
- 
1 
- 
10 
15 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
86 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
