Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
9,648 
7,451 
44 
413 
657 
1,637 
2,464 
2,236 
$1,000 
106,555 
97,362 
352 
5,664 
10,897 
26,486 
31,786 
22,176 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,561 
1,442 
3 
54 
79 
247 
480 
579 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,103 
2,403 
16 
132 
236 
461 
775 
783 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,891 
2,579 
25 
160 
237 
626 
867 
664 
$25,000 to $49,999 
681 
636 
- 
43 
47 
198 
203 
145 
$50,000 or more 
412 
391 
- 
24 
58 
105 
139 
65 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
8,619 
5,894 
29 
341 
621 
1,315 
1,850 
1,738 
$1,000 
365,896 
340,065 
1,013 
14,422 
60,676 
81,831 
93,889 
88,233 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,875 
2,030 
8 
127 
180 
341 
626 
748 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,987 
2,335 
12 
134 
266 
560 
739 
624 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,318 
1,129 
4 
63 
123 
305 
365 
269 
$100,000 to $249,999 
242 
208 
5 
5 
25 
50 
65 
58 
$250,000 or more 
197 
192 
- 
12 
27 
59 
55 
39 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,466 
4,818 
27 
300 
500 
1,102 
1,541 
1,348 
$1,000 
117,977 
103,281 
473 
4,714 
15,446 
27,918 
31,580 
23,151 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,507 
2,075 
9 
114 
216 
515 
609 
612 
$1,000 
247,919 
236,784 
541 
9,709 
45,230 
53,914 
62,308 
65,082 
Feed purchased 
farms 
16,861 
9,896 
36 
484 
899 
2,036 
3,041 
3,400 
$1,000 
439,672 
386,382 
656 
11,996 
49,670 
96,001 
109,266 
118,794 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,896 
4,057 
21 
196 
294 
706 
1,209 
1,631 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,134 
3,421 
5 
174 
349 
763 
1,039 
1,091 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,259 
1,897 
10 
89 
190 
418 
642 
548 
$100,000 to $249,999 
373 
335 
- 
19 
44 
100 
99 
73 
$250,000 or more 
199 
186 
- 
6 
22 
49 
52 
57 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
25,866 
14,860 
66 
732 
1,229 
2,902 
4,548 
5,383 
$1,000 
270,619 
239,183 
690 
9,063 
21,714 
59,090 
82,752 
65,874 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,181 
6,647 
36 
305 
462 
988 
1,797 
3,059 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,785 
5,484 
18 
318 
528 
1,191 
1,803 
1,626 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,885 
1,768 
10 
79 
147 
455 
625 
452 
$50,000 or more 
1,015 
961 
2 
30 
92 
268 
323 
246 
Utilities 
farms 
19,946 
12,626 
43 
537 
1,008 
2,540 
3,981 
4,517 
$1,000 
106,207 
91,055 
235 
2,912 
7,945 
23,271 
30,752 
25,939 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,010 
2,414 
9 
95 
170 
325 
655 
1,160 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,874 
5,676 
19 
273 
416 
1,096 
1,746 
2,126 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,463 
3,979 
12 
152 
368 
970 
1,382 
1,095 
$25,000 to $49,999 
347 
323 
3 
13 
30 
92 
117 
68 
$50,000 or more 
252 
234 
4 
24 
57 
81 
68 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
22,057 
13,490 
51 
632 
1,096 
2,699 
4,206 
4,806 
$1,000 
275,310 
243,706 
759 
8,304 
21,993 
62,139 
82,732 
67,779 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,958 
5,797 
20 
282 
395 
868 
1,583 
2,649 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,118 
4,913 
19 
254 
479 
1,080 
1,624 
1,457 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,796 
1,666 
5 
54 
115 
458 
600 
434 
$50,000 or more 
1,185 
1,114 
7 
42 
107 
293 
399 
266 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
7,322 
5,531 
24 
190 
453 
1,299 
1,865 
1,700 
$1,000 
239,341 
205,818 
206 
4,987 
20,650 
54,216 
68,696 
57,062 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,529 
1,582 
8 
70 
111 
310 
506 
577 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,333 
1,798 
16 
60 
138 
437 
595 
552 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,903 
1,678 
- 
50 
147 
429 
610 
442 
$100,000 to $249,999 
421 
356 
- 
6 
47 
87 
123 
93 
$250,000 or more 
136 
117 
" 
4 
10 
36 
31 
36 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,084 
2,198 
1 
82 
165 
500 
781 
669 
$1,000 
39,691 
29,787 
(D) 
(D) 
3,084 
8,247 
9,689 
8,066 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
592 
351 
- 
5 
25 
63 
120 
138 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,165 
785 
1 
39 
51 
177 
266 
251 
$5,000 to $24,999 
924 
730 
- 
30 
54 
174 
279 
193 
$25,000 to $49,999 
286 
231 
- 
8 
21 
59 
84 
59 
$50,000 or more 
117 
101 
- 
- 
14 
27 
32 
28 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
6,277 
4,642 
15 
220 
390 
1,008 
1,562 
1,447 
$1,000 
80,522 
70,996 
(D) 
(D) 
5,708 
18,212 
25,692 
19,125 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,431 
816 
2 
26 
40 
144 
274 
330 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,217 
1,537 
8 
91 
117 
318 
483 
520 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,865 
1,602 
2 
80 
172 
376 
553 
419 
$25,000 to $49,999 
394 
358 
1 
14 
36 
91 
135 
81 
$50,000 or more 
370 
329 
2 
9 
25 
79 
117 
97 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
10,826 
7,994 
49 
482 
806 
1,770 
2,597 
2,290 
$1,000 
330,958 
292,361 
1,571 
22,596 
34,774 
81,451 
93,387 
58,581 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,423 
2,620 
6 
142 
192 
469 
799 
1,012 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,534 
1,120 
11 
49 
121 
235 
388 
316 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,331 
1,962 
17 
130 
206 
448 
640 
521 
$25,000 or more 
2,538 
2,292 
15 
161 
287 
618 
770 
441 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
190 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
