Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
2,165 
2,061 
1,987 
104 
85 
129 
$1,000 
39,473 
36,983 
33,444 
2,490 
1,676 
1,080 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
220 
207 
204 
13 
13 
46 
$1,000 to $4,999 
648 
623 
616 
25 
25 
47 
$5,000 to $24,999 
869 
835 
808 
34 
27 
27 
$25,000 to $49,999 
263 
246 
225 
17 
10 
1 
$50,000 or more 
165 
150 
134 
15 
10 
8 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,305 
1,237 
1,173 
68 
49 
126 
$1,000 
143,346 
119,717 
109,929 
23,628 
(D) 
4,720 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
288 
275 
272 
13 
10 
51 
$5,000 to $24,999 
544 
525 
506 
19 
16 
53 
$25,000 to $99,999 
320 
294 
275 
26 
16 
20 
$100,000 to $249,999 
81 
77 
64 
4 
2 
1 
$250,000 or more 
72 
66 
56 
6 
5 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,131 
1,081 
1,027 
50 
35 
98 
$1,000 
33,617 
32,191 
29,072 
1,427 
936 
3,762 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
449 
408 
367 
41 
28 
48 
$1,000 
109,728 
87,527 
80,857 
22,202 
(D) 
957 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,899 
1,771 
1,693 
128 
105 
276 
$1,000 
178,672 
138,714 
106,187 
39,958 
21,220 
8,878 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
501 
464 
460 
37 
36 
150 
$5,000 to $24,999 
677 
631 
619 
46 
40 
79 
$25,000 to $99,999 
499 
487 
460 
12 
11 
41 
$100,000 to $249,999 
123 
114 
106 
9 
6 
2 
$250,000 or more 
99 
75 
48 
24 
12 
4 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
3,361 
3,149 
3,052 
212 
177 
501 
$1,000 
90,254 
83,144 
70,924 
7,109 
3,739 
4,666 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
926 
837 
827 
89 
76 
365 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,346 
1,284 
1,265 
62 
60 
108 
$25,000 to $49,999 
668 
644 
623 
24 
20 
13 
$50,000 or more 
421 
384 
337 
37 
21 
15 
Utilities 
farms 
3,126 
2,943 
2,848 
183 
154 
366 
$1,000 
37,404 
33,349 
28,412 
4,055 
1,917 
3,225 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
325 
287 
285 
38 
35 
102 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,100 
1,043 
1,033 
57 
53 
176 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,423 
1,367 
1,330 
56 
45 
67 
$25,000 to $49,999 
147 
138 
121 
9 
9 
12 
$50,000 or more 
131 
108 
79 
23 
12 
9 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
3,209 
3,021 
2,926 
188 
154 
433 
$1,000 
94,436 
87,475 
75,900 
6,961 
4,231 
4,969 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
842 
774 
765 
68 
56 
307 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,244 
1,193 
1,177 
51 
47 
91 
$25,000 to $49,999 
652 
614 
593 
38 
33 
16 
$50,000 or more 
471 
440 
391 
31 
18 
19 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,217 
2,102 
2,033 
115 
101 
195 
$1,000 
112,957 
100,796 
92,042 
12,161 
8,997 
10,093 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
351 
332 
329 
19 
19 
58 
$5,000 to $24,999 
690 
657 
648 
33 
30 
67 
$25,000 to $99,999 
891 
872 
847 
19 
18 
42 
$100,000 to $249,999 
211 
184 
164 
27 
23 
17 
$250,000 or more 
74 
57 
45 
17 
11 
11 
Contract labor 
farms 
696 
640 
625 
56 
50 
67 
$1,000 
11,788 
9,930 
9,690 
1,858 
(D) 
4,329 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
84 
80 
80 
4 
4 
21 
$1,000 to $4,999 
199 
187 
185 
12 
11 
24 
$5,000 to $24,999 
279 
257 
247 
22 
22 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
95 
85 
82 
10 
10 
7 
$50,000 or more 
39 
31 
31 
8 
3 
2 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,303 
1,246 
1,204 
57 
47 
111 
$1,000 
29,345 
27,235 
25,246 
2,110 
1,567 
1,599 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
137 
132 
126 
5 
5 
22 
$1,000 to $4,999 
367 
357 
349 
10 
10 
47 
$5,000 to $24,999 
510 
481 
473 
29 
22 
31 
$25,000 to $49,999 
136 
133 
121 
3 
3 
9 
$50,000 or more 
153 
143 
135 
10 
7 
2 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
2,045 
1,923 
1,850 
122 
98 
174 
$1,000 
98,236 
89,338 
78,537 
8,898 
7,930 
3,971 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
530 
490 
478 
40 
35 
87 
$5,000 to $9,999 
265 
251 
242 
14 
13 
23 
$10,000 to $24,999 
493 
463 
444 
30 
25 
31 
$25,000 or more 
757 
719 
686 
38 
25 
33 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Montana 137 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
