Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Cascade 
Chouteau 
Custer 
Daniels 
Dawson 
Deer Lodge 
Fallon 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
1,105 
774 
423 
338 
485 
93 
295 
2007 
1,112 
849 
411 
397 
535 
123 
296 
$1,000, 2012 
96,163 
151,027 
95,454 
70,026 
65,506 
4,331 
47,562 
2007 
70,505 
105,570 
53,745 
39,776 
45,851 
3,722 
28,423 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
87,025 
195,125 
225,660 
207,178 
135,064 
46,572 
161,227 
2007 
63,404 
124,346 
130,765 
100,192 
85,703 
30,260 
96,024 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
355 
422 
136 
153 
221 
29 
60 
2007 
350 
479 
138 
175 
256 
29 
79 
$1,000, 2012 
1 1 ,453 
31,025 
3,502 
18,656 
9,906 
212 
1,917 
2007 
9,344 
18,378 
2,025 
7,726 
5,872 
173 
1,235 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
483 
501 
168 
181 
243 
36 
91 
2007 
501 
465 
130 
161 
225 
38 
99 
$1,000, 2012 
5,269 
19,364 
1,209 
10,880 
5,076 
(D) 
1,055 
2007 
3,532 
12,357 
874 
4,093 
3,053 
44 
536 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
327 
461 
141 
173 
239 
16 
87 
2007 
293 
389 
116 
143 
211 
16 
85 
$1,000, 2012 
2,672 
5,267 
1,659 
3,277 
3,114 
26 
640 
2007 
1,131 
2,632 
907 
1,464 
1,487 
21 
338 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
310 
145 
185 
53 
166 
30 
152 
2007 
283 
139 
145 
46 
184 
26 
128 
$1,000, 2012 
8,033 
6,763 
26,372 
1,205 
3,965 
350 
12,214 
2007 
7,223 
3,000 
13,481 
1,467 
3,905 
140 
6,261 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
210 
124 
133 
47 
145 
26 
121 
2007 
202 
116 
107 
43 
165 
18 
106 
$1,000, 2012 
4,085 
2,529 
2,695 
856 
1,869 
287 
2,929 
2007 
2,815 
1,863 
3,312 
(□) 
1,648 
121 
2,828 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
148 
57 
80 
14 
47 
13 
47 
2007 
140 
61 
59 
8 
57 
12 
41 
$1,000, 2012 
3,947 
4,234 
23,678 
349 
2,095 
63 
9,285 
2007 
4,408 
1,138 
10,169 
(D) 
2,257 
19 
3,433 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
670 
247 
346 
75 
263 
60 
227 
2007 
543 
189 
245 
91 
249 
66 
165 
$1,000, 2012 
14,854 
7,048 
24,449 
2,060 
4,081 
416 
7,734 
2007 
5,859 
3,216 
6,558 
890 
3,266 
347 
3,946 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,018 
713 
413 
293 
447 
84 
267 
2007 
1,074 
814 
399 
373 
522 
116 
269 
$1,000, 2012 
7,265 
10,526 
5,466 
6,183 
5,580 
425 
3,392 
2007 
5,852 
9,491 
3,837 
3,796 
4,636 
347 
2,448 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
748 
616 
330 
229 
361 
73 
226 
2007 
606 
511 
264 
163 
309 
55 
167 
$1,000, 2012 
3,383 
3,241 
2,194 
1,252 
1,509 
251 
1,039 
2007 
2,245 
2,359 
1,366 
559 
1,039 
186 
533 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
782 
647 
365 
243 
385 
75 
243 
2007 
995 
747 
374 
331 
477 
103 
247 
$1,000, 2012 
7,236 
10,981 
5,660 
5,071 
5,748 
454 
3,682 
2007 
6,354 
9,787 
4,328 
3,524 
4,647 
402 
2,989 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
187 
310 
131 
90 
128 
25 
78 
2007 
189 
283 
107 
71 
113 
26 
60 
$1,000, 2012 
6,199 
8,619 
4,674 
2,509 
2,750 
582 
2,383 
2007 
4,709 
6,101 
3,772 
1,302 
1,953 
498 
1,125 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
90 
96 
49 
33 
47 
11 
42 
2007 
96 
86 
35 
24 
53 
13 
24 
$1,000, 2012 
622 
1,520 
786 
549 
473 
116 
1,148 
2007 
454 
731 
216 
258 
224 
109 
83 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
222 
312 
92 
112 
132 
3 
75 
2007 
166 
224 
76 
92 
132 
8 
65 
$1,000, 2012 
1,483 
6,467 
1,740 
1,977 
1,211 
(D) 
1,391 
2007 
991 
3,526 
529 
966 
847 
36 
366 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
313 
350 
224 
179 
256 
32 
179 
2007 
294 
297 
185 
176 
234 
28 
159 
$1,000, 2012 
10,622 
13,736 
5,212 
4,758 
7,969 
466 
3,220 
2007 
7,043 
8,311 
6,336 
3,779 
4,852 
250 
2,551 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
87 
140 
14 
45 
56 
5 
24 
2007 
64 
132 
18 
34 
38 
3 
15 
$1,000, 2012 
1,075 
2,592 
162 
536 
350 
69 
337 
2007 
435 
1,739 
51 
312 
411 
15 
22 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
463 
401 
198 
168 
262 
34 
143 
2007 
365 
385 
159 
160 
237 
34 
118 
$1,000, 2012 
5,838 
8,033 
5,553 
3,816 
6,044 
395 
2,484 
2007 
5,718 
7,005 
3,657 
3,831 
3,245 
424 
2,664 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
367 
278 
135 
109 
179 
29 
102 
2007 
287 
273 
125 
129 
166 
25 
86 
$1,000, 2012 
4,458 
5,533 
3,735 
2,244 
4,963 
294 
1,532 
2007 
4,110 
4,839 
2,839 
2,773 
2,215 
287 
1,888 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
249 
258 
139 
123 
186 
17 
95 
2007 
237 
272 
105 
98 
166 
19 
83 
$1,000, 2012 
1,379 
2,500 
1,817 
1,572 
1,081 
101 
953 
2007 
1,608 
2,166 
818 
1,057 
1,031 
137 
776 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
1,059 
701 
384 
311 
449 
84 
282 
2007 
1,022 
743 
375 
360 
488 
107 
275 
$1,000, 2012 
4,444 
4,402 
2,034 
2,215 
2,056 
251 
803 
2007 
4,236 
4,747 
1,925 
1,710 
2,086 
421 
777 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
657 
537 
309 
211 
304 
48 
211 
2007 
568 
547 
278 
206 
338 
58 
194 
$1,000, 2012 
5,716 
11,445 
4,782 
5,083 
5,673 
271 
4,121 
2007 
5,380 
12,189 
3,883 
4,099 
4,329 
309 
2,546 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
468 
540 
238 
195 
274 
34 
185 
2007 
458 
521 
220 
207 
312 
43 
180 
$1,000, 2012 
9,608 
15,803 
8,873 
9,332 
8,893 
737 
6,517 
2007 
7,918 
15,555 
5,383 
7,591 
6,606 
871 
5,298 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Montana 257 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
