Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
46 
35 
3 
2 
$1,000 
160 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
46 
35 
3 
2 
$1,000 
160 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
9,306 
6,880 
901 
744 
$1,000 
403,251 
198,648 
76,902 
64,775 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,835 
952 
335 
292 
$1,000 
313,965 
135,805 
67,496 
57,111 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
10,629 
7,912 
992 
796 
$1,000 
1,783,908 
833,349 
287,241 
231,259 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,179 
3,208 
685 
558 
$1,000 
1,696,345 
760,730 
281,187 
226,710 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
92 
39 
9 
7 
$1,000 
44,671 
(D) 
6,583 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
82 
31 
7 
7 
$1,000 
44,614 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
412 
317 
25 
23 
$1,000 
54,091 
846 
241 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
41 
2 
3 
3 
$1,000 
53,200 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
1,324 
1,064 
129 
89 
$1,000 
31,233 
16,860 
6,967 
5,845 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
133 
69 
22 
19 
$1,000 
21,178 
9,392 
5,683 
5,011 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,572 
2,139 
177 
149 
$1,000 
22,824 
15,683 
(D) 
1,861 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
46 
31 
9 
9 
$1,000 
6,780 
3,059 
(D) 
(□) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,051 
848 
70 
54 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
34 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
- 
Aquaculture 
farms 
26 
7 
1 
1 
$1,000 
3,172 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
2,912 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
619 
484 
47 
41 
$1,000 
(D) 
11,476 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
77 
42 
5 
4 
$1,000 
22,227 
(D) 
882 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
12,443 
8,632 
1,231 
1,010 
$1,000 
209,846 
107,954 
30,971 
25,953 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,071 
1,248 
220 
175 
$1,000 
97,159 
41,565 
18,456 
13,137 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,389 
1,054 
120 
99 
$1,000 
9,423 
3,922 
1,647 
1,439 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
28,008 
21,564 
2,320 
1,867 
$1,000 
3,516,180 
1,627,198 
544,652 
449,555 
Average per farm 
dollars 
125,542 
75,459 
234,764 
240,790 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
10,324 
7,046 
1,020 
837 
$1,000 
406,062 
177,451 
71,075 
58,921 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,274 
3,558 
293 
238 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,584 
1,779 
253 
200 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,192 
703 
137 
107 
$50,000 or more 
2,274 
1,006 
337 
292 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
12,366 
8,550 
1,227 
1,020 
$1,000 
217,620 
95,448 
36,236 
30,398 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,480 
5,894 
618 
513 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,552 
1,644 
267 
215 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,040 
525 
118 
95 
$50,000 or more 
1,294 
487 
224 
197 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
134 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
