Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Montana 
Beaverhead 
Big Horn 
Blaine 
Broadwater 
Carbon 
Carter 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
28,008 
430 
527 
546 
287 
726 
327 
2007 
29,524 
431 
695 
655 
302 
715 
308 
$1,000, 2012 
3,516,180 
110,525 
87,835 
83,300 
35,701 
74,809 
57,214 
2007 
2,399,635 
68,679 
78,811 
60,073 
20,698 
41,247 
32,175 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
125,542 
257,034 
166,671 
152,563 
124,393 
103,043 
174,966 
2007 
81,277 
159,348 
113,397 
91,714 
68,537 
57,688 
104,465 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
10,324 
181 
129 
210 
125 
274 
38 
2007 
11,009 
155 
205 
221 
110 
255 
66 
$1,000, 2012 
406,062 
6,002 
8,511 
10,777 
4,970 
4,612 
1,546 
2007 
225,315 
3,392 
5,725 
4,620 
2,479 
2,223 
951 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
12,366 
180 
172 
248 
150 
321 
111 
2007 
11,549 
142 
200 
209 
129 
270 
107 
$1,000, 2012 
217,620 
715 
3,861 
5,886 
1,392 
1,572 
1,421 
2007 
120,522 
672 
2,543 
2,804 
860 
1,070 
772 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
9,648 
96 
138 
251 
106 
201 
101 
2007 
8,038 
59 
149 
199 
83 
167 
88 
$1,000, 2012 
106,555 
1,038 
3,171 
2,092 
975 
2,273 
649 
2007 
51,509 
520 
1,703 
998 
587 
729 
369 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
8,619 
195 
171 
169 
100 
249 
185 
2007 
7,287 
134 
185 
183 
72 
197 
155 
$1,000, 2012 
365,896 
20,231 
8,879 
5,204 
930 
15,730 
7,764 
2007 
291,561 
13,528 
12,018 
4,496 
1,280 
8,906 
5,705 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
6,466 
150 
124 
145 
69 
181 
167 
2007 
5,523 
104 
153 
160 
58 
148 
131 
$1,000, 2012 
117,977 
3,155 
6,125 
2,979 
666 
3,023 
3,311 
2007 
90,394 
2,598 
5,038 
3,065 
576 
1,439 
1,943 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
3,507 
78 
66 
55 
46 
95 
40 
2007 
2,996 
52 
60 
53 
29 
73 
57 
$1,000, 2012 
247,919 
17,076 
2,754 
2,225 
264 
12,707 
4,453 
2007 
201,167 
10,929 
6,980 
1,432 
704 
7,467 
3,762 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
16,861 
337 
398 
297 
175 
508 
277 
2007 
13,716 
247 
373 
273 
132 
353 
189 
$1,000, 2012 
439,672 
22,031 
11,392 
7,131 
2,825 
14,111 
8,721 
2007 
219,242 
7,293 
6,529 
4,438 
1,266 
3,597 
3,189 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
25,866 
407 
505 
506 
269 
684 
317 
2007 
28,271 
415 
667 
628 
294 
680 
296 
$1,000, 2012 
270,619 
6,477 
7,227 
7,318 
2,637 
5,074 
4,358 
2007 
221,523 
4,292 
6,428 
6,677 
2,015 
3,715 
3,146 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
19,946 
353 
362 
411 
219 
539 
279 
2007 
16,365 
259 
352 
392 
191 
447 
210 
$1,000, 2012 
106,207 
3,866 
3,436 
2,699 
1,597 
2,125 
1,421 
2007 
72,745 
2,797 
2,306 
1,839 
1,134 
1,351 
914 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
22,057 
362 
427 
454 
245 
600 
300 
2007 
25,818 
379 
570 
562 
267 
636 
281 
$1,000, 2012 
275,310 
8,764 
6,251 
7,842 
2,507 
5,850 
5,014 
2007 
227,050 
5,558 
7,104 
6,156 
2,095 
3,925 
3,093 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
7,322 
171 
168 
159 
83 
170 
125 
2007 
6,492 
133 
167 
172 
66 
133 
102 
$1,000, 2012 
239,341 
11,904 
6,991 
4,732 
3,078 
4,570 
3,461 
2007 
164,119 
8,531 
5,673 
3,344 
1,738 
2,687 
1,938 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
3,084 
86 
54 
69 
34 
85 
68 
2007 
2,708 
63 
45 
83 
23 
67 
62 
$1,000, 2012 
39,691 
1,282 
634 
903 
286 
318 
671 
2007 
20,707 
868 
745 
596 
213 
304 
338 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
6,277 
152 
112 
153 
55 
132 
113 
2007 
4,941 
92 
118 
135 
34 
85 
89 
$1,000, 2012 
80,522 
3,002 
2,280 
1,952 
505 
847 
1,029 
2007 
46,094 
1,646 
3,517 
1,184 
342 
409 
439 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
10,826 
179 
273 
300 
101 
289 
195 
2007 
9,502 
139 
312 
274 
74 
211 
167 
$1,000, 2012 
330,958 
7,401 
11,946 
10,522 
6,844 
4,549 
5,126 
2007 
223,363 
4,110 
11,070 
8,760 
1,277 
4,017 
3,917 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
2,346 
37 
39 
67 
21 
30 
29 
2007 
1,857 
26 
41 
58 
12 
25 
17 
$1,000, 2012 
31,398 
425 
668 
1,039 
138 
110 
259 
2007 
17,057 
369 
874 
530 
84 
162 
160 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
11,994 
195 
211 
305 
127 
338 
200 
2007 
10,051 
136 
209 
272 
93 
256 
153 
$1,000, 2012 
217,247 
5,409 
5,134 
6,092 
3,456 
6,115 
8,010 
2007 
185,028 
5,740 
5,179 
5,424 
2,001 
4,045 
2,944 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
8,656 
139 
144 
220 
97 
255 
132 
2007 
7,559 
106 
146 
196 
79 
195 
104 
$1,000, 2012 
158,343 
3,142 
3,852 
4,805 
1,356 
5,131 
6,570 
2007 
131,417 
4,152 
3,713 
3,815 
1,533 
3,083 
1,768 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
7,639 
116 
137 
224 
79 
196 
153 
2007 
6,590 
83 
138 
186 
55 
159 
115 
$1,000, 2012 
58,904 
2,267 
1,282 
1,287 
2,100 
985 
1,441 
2007 
53,612 
1,588 
1,466 
1,608 
469 
962 
1,176 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
25,951 
414 
372 
449 
277 
697 
316 
2007 
26,017 
393 
452 
500 
281 
678 
285 
$1,000, 2012 
126,644 
3,211 
2,514 
3,557 
1,229 
3,480 
1,785 
2007 
115,971 
2,755 
2,354 
2,995 
990 
1,742 
1,589 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
17,707 
313 
387 
372 
184 
487 
279 
2007 
16,515 
257 
433 
418 
169 
412 
235 
$1,000, 2012 
262,438 
8,769 
4,940 
5,555 
2,329 
3,473 
5,979 
2007 
197,827 
6,608 
5,043 
5,213 
2,337 
2,366 
2,712 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
14,001 
209 
229 
318 
141 
376 
240 
2007 
13,207 
178 
286 
295 
142 
324 
202 
$1,000, 2012 
391,957 
10,850 
9,413 
10,376 
4,373 
6,462 
8,551 
2007 
330,113 
7,289 
11,017 
7,967 
3,570 
8,245 
4,760 
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256 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
