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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
9,648 
6,290 
1,064 
871 
$1,000 
106,555 
48,715 
17,286 
13,738 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,561 
2,082 
213 
172 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,103 
2,070 
338 
264 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,891 
1,678 
317 
265 
$25,000 to $49,999 
681 
311 
106 
91 
$50,000 or more 
412 
149 
90 
79 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
8,619 
6,370 
818 
640 
$1,000 
365,896 
168,353 
49,478 
36,924 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,875 
3,268 
268 
191 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,987 
2,068 
322 
259 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,318 
822 
156 
131 
$100,000 to $249,999 
242 
119 
41 
36 
$250,000 or more 
197 
93 
31 
23 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
6,466 
4,586 
651 
514 
$1,000 
117,977 
63,683 
16,915 
14,379 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
3,507 
2,711 
299 
228 
$1,000 
247,919 
104,671 
32,563 
22,545 
Feed purchased farms 
16,861 
13,331 
1,355 
1,067 
$1,000 
439,672 
201,645 
50,477 
38,850 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,896 
7,690 
555 
426 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,134 
3,982 
396 
306 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,259 
1,404 
315 
257 
$100,000 to $249,999 
373 
193 
55 
50 
$250,000 or more 
199 
62 
34 
28 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
25,866 
19,840 
2,164 
1,740 
$1,000 
270,619 
134,443 
41,257 
34,231 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,181 
13,852 
1,038 
807 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,785 
4,686 
645 
530 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,885 
951 
253 
202 
$50,000 or more 
1,015 
351 
228 
201 
Utilities farms 
19,946 
14,595 
1,859 
1,511 
$1,000 
106,207 
50,031 
15,547 
12,665 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,010 
5,212 
371 
296 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,874 
6,821 
777 
596 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,463 
2,383 
590 
519 
$25,000 to $49,999 
347 
116 
72 
59 
$50,000 or more 
252 
63 
49 
41 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
22,057 
16,412 
2,003 
1,624 
$1,000 
275,310 
133,200 
42,704 
36,106 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,958 
10,913 
896 
696 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,118 
4,145 
638 
530 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,796 
889 
239 
198 
$50,000 or more 
1,185 
465 
230 
200 
Hired farm labor farms 
7,322 
3,974 
936 
799 
$1,000 
239,341 
71,636 
44,655 
37,862 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,529 
1,900 
220 
178 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,333 
1,297 
279 
242 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,903 
653 
317 
278 
$100,000 to $249,999 
421 
103 
90 
78 
$250,000 or more 
136 
21 
30 
23 
Contract labor farms 
3,084 
1,928 
393 
338 
$1,000 
39,691 
16,180 
7,395 
6,218 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
592 
448 
39 
33 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,165 
808 
134 
119 
$5,000 to $24,999 
924 
503 
129 
112 
$25,000 to $49,999 
286 
122 
62 
50 
$50,000 or more 
117 
47 
29 
24 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
6,277 
4,193 
670 
557 
$1,000 
80,522 
37,096 
12,483 
9,983 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,431 
1,196 
76 
65 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,217 
1,571 
232 
183 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,865 
1,080 
244 
212 
$25,000 to $49,999 
394 
204 
45 
38 
$50,000 or more 
370 
142 
73 
59 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
10,826 
7,473 
1,134 
939 
$1,000 
330,958 
174,692 
54,059 
47,448 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,423 
3,439 
367 
283 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,534 
1,103 
143 
118 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,331 
1,573 
234 
194 
$25,000 or more 
2,538 
1,358 
390 
344 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
136 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
