Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
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 
847 
1,156 
343 
1,052 
1,294 
$1,000 
31,398 
5,998 
18,800 
6,600 
11,952 
19,445 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
581 
331 
194 
56 
270 
311 
$1,000 to $4,999 
727 
310 
335 
82 
327 
400 
$5,000 to $24,999 
710 
171 
394 
145 
318 
392 
$25,000 to $49,999 
194 
16 
145 
33 
88 
106 
$50,000 or more 
134 
19 
88 
27 
49 
85 
Interest expense 
farms 
1 1 ,994 
6,333 
4,740 
921 
5,542 
6,452 
$1,000 
217,247 
88,497 
120,566 
8,184 
88,644 
128,603 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,711 
1,396 
541 
2,340 
2,308 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,909 
2,067 
315 
2,397 
2,894 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1 S 
613 
1,082 
59 
698 
1,056 
$100,000 or more 
301 
100 
195 
6 
107 
194 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
8,656 
4,967 
3,689 
_ 
3,877 
4,779 
$1,000 
158,343 
70,377 
87,966 
- 
63,177 
95,166 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
744 
512 
232 
- 
385 
359 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,215 
1,346 
869 
- 
1,035 
1,180 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,239 
2,546 
1,693 
- 
1,895 
2,344 
$25,000 to $49,999 
889 
370 
519 
- 
356 
533 
$50,000 or more 
569 
193 
376 
206 
363 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
7,639 
3,519 
3,199 
921 
3,567 
4,072 
$1,000 
58,904 
18,120 
32,599 
8,184 
25,467 
33,436 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,646 
964 
491 
191 
786 
860 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,305 
1,718 
1,237 
350 
1,649 
1,656 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,160 
703 
1,142 
315 
915 
1,245 
$25,000 to $49,999 
371 
88 
232 
51 
155 
216 
$50,000 or more 
157 
46 
97 
14 
62 
95 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
25,951 
17,722 
7,415 
814 
12,735 
13,216 
$1,000 
126,644 
63,865 
60,378 
2,402 
55,241 
71,403 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,428 
14,756 
3,991 
681 
9,957 
9,471 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,496 
1,821 
1,593 
82 
1,584 
1,912 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,372 
883 
1,442 
47 
961 
1,411 
$25,000 or more 
655 
262 
389 
4 
233 
422 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
17,707 
9,966 
6,339 
1,402 
8,107 
9,600 
$1,000 
262,438 
85,723 
153,209 
23,506 
97,836 
164,602 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,451 
7,275 
2,477 
699 
4,993 
5,458 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,737 
2,038 
2,261 
438 
2,131 
2,606 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,259 
378 
752 
129 
531 
728 
$50,000 to $99,999 
846 
184 
559 
103 
327 
519 
$100,000 or more 
414 
91 
290 
33 
125 
289 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
849 
78 
565 
206 
397 
452 
$1,000 
1 1 ,343 
324 
7,781 
3,238 
4,655 
6,689 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
14,001 
7,314 
5,573 
1,114 
6,437 
7,564 
$1,000 
391,957 
122,754 
235,404 
33,800 
155,215 
236,742 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
28,008 
18,143 
7,664 
2,201 
14,029 
13,979 
$1,000 
1,172,280 
312,815 
766,452 
93,013 
471,790 
700,490 
Average per farm 
dollars 
41,855 
17,242 
100,007 
42,259 
33,630 
50,110 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
13,757 
7,397 
5,120 
1,240 
6,926 
6,831 
Average net gain 
dollars 
119,565 
70,877 
190,536 
116,970 
99,426 
139,985 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
676 
581 
64 
31 
377 
299 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,810 
1,420 
263 
127 
1,024 
786 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,341 
997 
238 
106 
734 
607 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,200 
1,424 
558 
218 
1,228 
972 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,825 
992 
676 
157 
890 
935 
$50,000 or more 
5,905 
1,983 
3,321 
601 
2,673 
3,232 
Farms with net losses 
number 
14,251 
10,746 
2,544 
961 
7,103 
7,148 
Average net loss 
dollars 
33,161 
19,678 
82,190 
54,142 
30,527 
35,779 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,000 
837 
119 
44 
546 
454 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,739 
3,224 
344 
171 
1,949 
1,790 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,911 
2,388 
351 
172 
1,418 
1,493 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,493 
2,650 
599 
244 
1,732 
1,761 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,565 
1,001 
421 
143 
716 
849 
$50,000 or more 
1,543 
646 
710 
187 
742 
801 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
28,008 
18,143 
7,664 
2,201 
14,029 
13,979 
$1,000 
1,023,351 
282,464 
676,834 
64,053 
416,042 
607,309 
Average per farm 
dollars 
36,538 
15,569 
88,313 
29,102 
29,656 
43,444 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
13,612 
7,391 
5,022 
1,199 
6,853 
6,759 
Average net gain 
dollars 
1 1 1 ,246 
67,223 
178,818 
99,588 
93,352 
129,388 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
