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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
2,346 
261 
382 
462 
384 
191 
$1,000 
31,398 
10,005 
8,189 
6,932 
3,784 
1,051 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
581 
14 
29 
69 
79 
54 
$1,000 to $4,999 
727 
49 
80 
141 
117 
77 
$5,000 to $24,999 
710 
82 
177 
185 
150 
52 
$25,000 to $49,999 
194 
54 
57 
48 
26 
6 
$50,000 or more 
134 
62 
39 
19 
12 
2 
Interest expense 
farms 
11,994 
621 
1,167 
1,717 
1,855 
1,201 
$1,000 
217,247 
45,615 
41,208 
38,857 
26,624 
1 1 ,320 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
I Ln* 
46 
200 
428 
683 
600 
$5,000 to $24,999 
157 
480 
799 
884 
517 
$25,000 to $99,999 
284 
414 
450 
269 
79 
$100,000 or more 
301 
134 
73 
40 
19 
5 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
8,656 
454 
816 
1,197 
1,249 
763 
$1,000 
158,343 
28,692 
26,829 
28,214 
19,537 
8,655 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
744 
14 
33 
71 
66 
60 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,215 
26 
118 
220 
327 
240 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,239 
132 
349 
559 
651 
398 
$25,000 to $49,999 
889 
101 
189 
235 
157 
39 
$50,000 or more 
569 
181 
127 
112 
48 
26 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
7,639 
463 
865 
1,251 
1,330 
813 
$1,000 
58,904 
16,924 
14,379 
10,643 
7,088 
2,666 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,646 
16 
53 
130 
211 
224 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,305 
59 
238 
427 
622 
430 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,160 
161 
400 
605 
466 
154 
$25,000 to $49,999 
371 
134 
123 
79 
28 
5 
$50,000 or more 
157 
93 
51 
10 
3 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
25,951 
752 
1,400 
2,267 
2,667 
2,090 
$1,000 
126,644 
24,780 
18,874 
21,078 
16,465 
8,601 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,428 
64 
269 
712 
1,409 
1,537 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,496 
97 
348 
808 
849 
427 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,372 
293 
618 
669 
365 
111 
$25,000 or more 
655 
298 
165 
78 
44 
15 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
17,707 
787 
1,478 
2,386 
2,372 
1,717 
$1,000 
262,438 
77,227 
63,298 
52,619 
33,869 
10,655 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,451 
35 
157 
468 
904 
1,065 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,737 
147 
502 
1,215 
1,210 
599 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,259 
133 
387 
441 
200 
38 
$50,000 to $99,999 
846 
228 
321 
226 
43 
14 
$100,000 or more 
414 
244 
111 
36 
15 
1 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
849 
85 
171 
175 
167 
91 
$1,000 
1 1 ,343 
3,447 
2,910 
2,551 
1,696 
368 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
14,001 
786 
1,479 
2,386 
2,068 
1,351 
$1,000 
391,957 
99,990 
93,055 
88,453 
48,845 
18,166 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
28,008 
787 
1,479 
2,386 
2,882 
2,333 
$1,000 
1,172,280 
555,079 
360,595 
248,720 
119,039 
20,816 
Average per farm 
dollars 
41,855 
705,310 
243,810 
104,242 
41,304 
8,922 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
13,757 
712 
1,325 
2,032 
2,334 
1,691 
Average net gain 
dollars 
119,565 
860,443 
301,098 
154,722 
77,184 
36,836 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
676 
- 
1 
- 
7 
15 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,810 
2 
2 
15 
43 
90 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,341 
1 
3 
22 
45 
111 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,200 
9 
12 
70 
226 
414 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,825 
11 
34 
120 
454 
667 
$50,000 or more 
5,905 
689 
1,273 
1,805 
1,559 
394 
Farms with net losses 
number 
14,251 
75 
154 
354 
548 
642 
Average net loss 
dollars 
33,161 
767,426 
249,090 
185,519 
111,512 
64,600 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,000 
- 
- 
2 
7 
19 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,739 
- 
- 
14 
25 
59 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,911 
2 
- 
20 
41 
62 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,493 
3 
10 
40 
100 
161 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,565 
6 
19 
59 
97 
146 
$50,000 or more 
1,543 
64 
125 
219 
278 
195 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
28,008 
787 
1,479 
2,386 
2,882 
2,333 
$1,000 
1,023,351 
471,770 
329,034 
226,970 
109,228 
19,019 
Average per farm 
dollars 
36,538 
599,454 
222,470 
95,126 
37,900 
8,152 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
13,612 
698 
1,309 
1,983 
2,300 
1,677 
Average net gain 
dollars 
111,246 
770,019 
283,259 
149,706 
74,899 
36,368 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
112 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
