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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
2,346 
1,787 
17 
160 
209 
409 
540 
452 
$1,000 
31,398 
29,098 
296 
2,287 
3,320 
8,266 
8,812 
6,117 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
581 
342 
4 
22 
31 
83 
96 
106 
$1,000 to $4,999 
727 
526 
- 
41 
49 
111 
185 
140 
$5,000 to $24,999 
710 
609 
9 
62 
92 
129 
173 
144 
$25,000 to $49,999 
194 
182 
3 
28 
22 
42 
53 
34 
$50,000 or more 
134 
128 
1 
7 
15 
44 
33 
28 
Interest expense 
farms 
11,994 
8,066 
36 
402 
759 
1,847 
2,698 
2,324 
$1,000 
217,247 
170,795 
436 
5,777 
18,628 
41,402 
61,496 
43,055 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1 MB jiiXiX* 
2,851 
14 
160 
276 
606 
885 
910 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,450 
19 
176 
312 
817 
1,166 
960 
$25,000 to $99,999 
i al Aim 
1,501 
3 
60 
147 
364 
541 
386 
$100,000 or more 
301 
264 
- 
6 
24 
60 
106 
68 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
8,656 
5,622 
25 
224 
503 
1,276 
1,907 
1,687 
$1,000 
158,343 
120,312 
361 
3,354 
13,019 
29,093 
43,046 
31,439 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
744 
437 
- 
21 
43 
110 
128 
135 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,215 
1,323 
5 
66 
133 
270 
412 
437 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,239 
2,632 
17 
94 
221 
599 
928 
773 
$25,000 to $49,999 
889 
742 
3 
33 
65 
166 
278 
197 
$50,000 or more 
569 
488 
- 
10 
41 
131 
161 
145 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
7,639 
5,464 
26 
312 
502 
1,282 
1,835 
1,507 
$1,000 
58,904 
50,482 
75 
2,423 
5,609 
12,309 
18,450 
11,616 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,646 
975 
9 
54 
73 
185 
316 
338 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,305 
2,187 
14 
132 
186 
499 
702 
654 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,160 
1,801 
3 
98 
182 
465 
633 
420 
$25,000 to $49,999 
371 
352 
- 
26 
34 
97 
135 
60 
$50,000 or more 
157 
149 
- 
2 
27 
36 
49 
35 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
25,951 
14,383 
46 
578 
1,121 
2,795 
4,494 
5,349 
$1,000 
126,644 
98,235 
181 
2,604 
7,311 
21,905 
31,476 
34,758 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,428 
8,982 
37 
438 
741 
1,605 
2,643 
3,518 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,496 
2,724 
1 
85 
199 
573 
915 
951 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,372 
2,086 
8 
38 
133 
480 
747 
680 
$25,000 or more 
655 
591 
- 
17 
48 
137 
189 
200 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
17,707 
11,500 
50 
541 
967 
2,411 
3,667 
3,864 
$1,000 
262,438 
231,959 
600 
8,452 
22,509 
58,035 
82,818 
59,546 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,451 
5,290 
30 
262 
383 
936 
1,532 
2,147 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,737 
3,870 
10 
188 
370 
854 
1,282 
1,166 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,259 
1,161 
6 
42 
99 
290 
433 
291 
$50,000 to $99,999 
846 
790 
4 
40 
70 
223 
286 
167 
$100,000 or more 
414 
389 
- 
9 
45 
108 
134 
93 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
849 
700 
3 
58 
65 
186 
251 
137 
$1,000 
1 1 ,343 
10,494 
74 
735 
1,171 
2,860 
3,772 
1,883 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
14,001 
9,755 
28 
449 
804 
2,061 
3,180 
3,233 
$1,000 
391,957 
346,099 
537 
13,846 
33,048 
84,086 
124,020 
90,562 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
28,008 
15,434 
70 
782 
1,268 
2,996 
4,715 
5,603 
$1,000 
1,172,280 
1,149,155 
777 
37,544 
100,206 
276,843 
418,191 
315,594 
Average per farm 
dollars 
41,855 
74,456 
11,095 
48,010 
79,027 
92,404 
88,694 
56,326 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
13,757 
9,301 
39 
472 
789 
1,882 
2,983 
3,136 
Average net gain 
dollars 
119,565 
159,208 
65,090 
125,512 
178,613 
186,141 
174,889 
129,487 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
676 
237 
- 
7 
14 
28 
54 
134 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,810 
747 
4 
35 
60 
115 
189 
344 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,341 
570 
4 
25 
59 
86 
154 
242 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,200 
1,249 
8 
73 
98 
207 
365 
498 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,825 
1,252 
8 
78 
86 
246 
386 
448 
$50,000 or more 
5,905 
5,246 
15 
254 
472 
1,200 
1,835 
1,470 
Farms with net losses 
number 
14,251 
6,133 
31 
310 
479 
1,114 
1,732 
2,467 
Average net loss 
dollars 
33,161 
54,074 
56,833 
69,992 
85,009 
65,956 
59,760 
36,676 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,000 
309 
1 
17 
18 
41 
73 
159 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,739 
1,272 
4 
51 
66 
186 
355 
610 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,911 
1,075 
6 
41 
69 
203 
268 
488 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,493 
1,535 
5 
89 
113 
252 
450 
626 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,565 
841 
5 
51 
88 
182 
245 
270 
$50,000 or more 
1,543 
1,101 
10 
61 
125 
250 
341 
314 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
28,008 
15,434 
70 
782 
1,268 
2,996 
4,715 
5,603 
$1,000 
1,023,351 
1,015,257 
219 
31,161 
92,288 
238,980 
372,088 
280,520 
Average per farm 
dollars 
36,538 
65,781 
3,134 
39,847 
72,783 
79,766 
78,916 
50,066 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
13,612 
9,179 
37 
469 
782 
1,856 
2,933 
3,102 
Average net gain 
dollars 
1 1 1 ,246 
148,608 
54,560 
113,257 
170,934 
171,872 
163,816 
121,148 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
