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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms 
2,346 
1,403 
305 
258 
$1,000 
31,398 
14,345 
7,407 
6,447 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
581 
447 
53 
46 
$1,000 to $4,999 
727 
458 
79 
68 
$5,000 to $24,999 
710 
347 
103 
84 
$25,000 to $49,999 
194 
98 
33 
27 
$50,000 or more 
134 
53 
37 
33 
Interest expense farms 
11,994 
8,655 
1,108 
901 
$1,000 
217,247 
123,186 
36,411 
30,650 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,648 
3,636 
331 
255 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,291 
3,882 
442 
358 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,754 
1,007 
262 
225 
$100,000 or more 
301 
130 
73 
63 
Secured by real estate farms 
8,656 
6,306 
796 
648 
$1,000 
158,343 
90,862 
26,878 
22,835 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
744 
606 
46 
32 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,215 
1,753 
151 
118 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,239 
3,137 
366 
298 
$25,000 to $49,999 
889 
529 
118 
103 
$50,000 or more 
569 
281 
115 
97 
Not secured by real estate farms 
7,639 
5,398 
756 
618 
$1,000 
58,904 
32,323 
9,533 
7,815 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,646 
1,274 
146 
116 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,305 
2,513 
238 
191 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,160 
1,367 
256 
210 
$25,000 to $49,999 
371 
188 
71 
64 
$50,000 or more 
157 
56 
45 
37 
Property taxes paid farms 
25,951 
19,921 
2,178 
1,751 
$1,000 
126,644 
67,766 
18,654 
15,827 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,428 
16,399 
1,292 
1,004 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,496 
2,203 
399 
329 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,372 
1,098 
349 
301 
$25,000 or more 
655 
221 
138 
117 
All other production 
expenses (see text) farms 
17,707 
12,846 
1,693 
1,380 
$1,000 
262,438 
113,010 
39,527 
33,286 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,451 
8,704 
763 
596 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,737 
3,097 
536 
444 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,259 
591 
179 
154 
$50,000 to $99,999 
846 
332 
126 
109 
$100,000 or more 
414 
122 
89 
77 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
849 
532 
100 
75 
$1,000 
11,343 
5,526 
2,360 
1,869 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
14,001 
9,576 
1,476 
1,210 
$1,000 
391,957 
198,593 
56,147 
46,875 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations farms 
28,008 
21,564 
2,320 
1,867 
$1,000 
1,172,280 
477,384 
227,138 
181,940 
Average per farm dollars 
41,855 
22,138 
97,904 
97,450 
Farms with net gains 2 number 
13,757 
9,543 
1,411 
1,146 
Average net gain dollars 
119,565 
78,917 
204,996 
203,185 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
676 
593 
37 
27 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,810 
1,537 
129 
102 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,341 
1,109 
81 
65 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,200 
1,717 
180 
143 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,825 
1,324 
193 
155 
$50,000 or more 
5,905 
3,263 
791 
654 
Farms with net losses number 
14,251 
12,021 
909 
721 
Average net loss dollars 
33,161 
22,937 
68,329 
70,611 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,000 
899 
49 
39 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,739 
3,367 
181 
142 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,911 
2,588 
149 
111 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,493 
2,964 
229 
176 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,565 
1,251 
115 
91 
$50,000 or more 
1,543 
952 
186 
162 
Net cash farm income of operators farms 
28,008 
21,564 
2,320 
1,867 
$1,000 
1,023,351 
413,875 
197,654 
165,082 
Average per farm dollars 
36,538 
19,193 
85,196 
88,421 
Operators reporting net gains 2 farms 
13,612 
9,474 
1,391 
1,129 
Average net gain dollars 
111,246 
73,440 
190,027 
193,131 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
138 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
