Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
680 
1,257 
1,894 
1,906 
1,066 
$1,000 
106,555 
35,724 
27,620 
21,119 
13,005 
4,409 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,561 
4 
64 
154 
342 
236 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,103 
51 
239 
607 
755 
585 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,891 
224 
581 
921 
731 
224 
$25,000 to $49,999 
681 
169 
242 
176 
65 
21 
$50,000 or more 
412 
232 
131 
36 
13 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
8,619 
446 
747 
1,207 
1,363 
946 
$1,000 
365,896 
203,930 
61,188 
41,853 
28,612 
11,255 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,875 
12 
74 
153 
334 
394 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,987 
99 
276 
626 
694 
433 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,318 
181 
262 
329 
289 
117 
$100,000 to $249,999 
242 
62 
50 
82 
43 
2 
$250,000 or more 
197 
92 
85 
17 
3 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,466 
369 
657 
1,135 
1,226 
805 
$1,000 
117,977 
25,132 
25,225 
27,913 
20,448 
7,656 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,507 
220 
239 
290 
361 
290 
$1,000 
247,919 
178,798 
35,963 
13,940 
8,164 
3,600 
Feed purchased 
farms 
16,861 
527 
921 
1,574 
1,990 
1,538 
$1,000 
439,672 
218,270 
50,605 
56,175 
42,152 
21,006 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,896 
27 
126 
274 
526 
543 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,134 
83 
293 
604 
879 
705 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,259 
177 
344 
568 
549 
286 
$100,000 to $249,999 
373 
69 
134 
124 
36 
4 
$250,000 or more 
199 
171 
24 
4 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
25,866 
784 
1,477 
2,373 
2,853 
2,253 
$1,000 
270,619 
74,632 
54,809 
53,462 
37,296 
16,921 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,181 
18 
48 
176 
514 
1,007 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,785 
93 
463 
1,389 
2,042 
1,151 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,885 
160 
641 
686 
273 
81 
$50,000 or more 
1,015 
513 
325 
122 
24 
14 
Utilities 
farms 
19,946 
786 
1,477 
2,381 
2,606 
1,936 
$1,000 
106,207 
30,642 
18,065 
18,419 
14,902 
6,751 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,010 
7 
29 
78 
227 
330 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,874 
95 
353 
942 
1,353 
1,232 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,463 
384 
946 
1,268 
994 
364 
$25,000 to $49,999 
347 
118 
107 
77 
26 
9 
$50,000 or more 
252 
182 
42 
16 
6 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
22,057 
786 
1,479 
2,386 
2,726 
2,068 
$1,000 
275,310 
74,269 
57,788 
56,608 
39,061 
16,680 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,958 
23 
48 
198 
630 
955 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,118 
108 
545 
1,338 
1,691 
1,019 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,796 
179 
501 
637 
329 
73 
$50,000 or more 
1,185 
476 
385 
213 
76 
21 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
7,322 
688 
1,105 
1,397 
1,075 
605 
$1,000 
239,341 
82,736 
51,121 
43,961 
22,091 
8,718 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,529 
25 
120 
263 
388 
303 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,333 
86 
355 
529 
404 
217 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,903 
307 
505 
530 
260 
74 
$100,000 to $249,999 
421 
182 
109 
62 
18 
8 
$250,000 or more 
136 
88 
16 
13 
5 
3 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,084 
265 
340 
533 
428 
280 
$1,000 
39,691 
10,911 
5,528 
7,619 
3,491 
2,045 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
592 
7 
21 
69 
66 
52 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,165 
33 
99 
176 
169 
125 
$5,000 to $24,999 
924 
93 
151 
200 
162 
90 
$25,000 to $49,999 
286 
75 
56 
65 
21 
9 
$50,000 or more 
117 
57 
13 
23 
10 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
6,277 
441 
789 
1,177 
1,103 
719 
$1,000 
80,522 
26,998 
17,815 
17,919 
8,107 
3,676 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,431 
6 
39 
101 
188 
175 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,217 
37 
150 
361 
469 
325 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,865 
139 
391 
526 
383 
197 
$25,000 to $49,999 
394 
91 
126 
102 
42 
20 
$50,000 or more 
370 
168 
83 
87 
21 
2 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
10,826 
660 
1,177 
1,840 
2,005 
1,315 
$1,000 
330,958 
81,348 
70,355 
77,096 
45,269 
26,212 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,423 
45 
131 
344 
614 
550 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,534 
29 
101 
238 
374 
258 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,331 
132 
267 
558 
636 
353 
$25,000 or more 
2,538 
454 
678 
700 
381 
154 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
110 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
