Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Fergus 
Flathead 
Gallatin 
Garfield 
Glacier 
Golden Valley 
Granite 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
790 
1,035 
1,163 
297 
602 
163 
2007 
898 
1,094 
1,071 
288 
625 
166 
$1,000, 2012 
111,505 
38,025 
104,611 
60,031 
85,930 
13,468 
2007 
78,169 
32,600 
84,192 
38,336 
64,872 
11,821 
12,789 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
141,146 
36,740 
89,949 
202,124 
142,741 
123,985 
82,625 
2007 
87,048 
29,799 
78,610 
133,111 
103,795 
77,264 
77,041 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
291 
371 
465 
121 
139 
45 
53 
2007 
369 
412 
446 
105 
164 
38 
60 
$1,000, 2012 
14,105 
4,337 
11,292 
3,540 
12,937 
2,005 
595 
2007 
9,815 
2,368 
7,161 
1,746 
5,515 
863 
496 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
400 
454 
523 
135 
157 
54 
59 
2007 
460 
416 
428 
98 
153 
50 
66 
$1,000, 2012 
6,509 
1,288 
4,077 
3,239 
8,487 
549 
162 
2007 
4,565 
946 
3,538 
933 
4,977 
327 
147 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
332 
256 
352 
149 
161 
52 
37 
2007 
322 
229 
264 
106 
145 
42 
32 
$1,000, 2012 
2,033 
2,335 
3,549 
1,800 
2,488 
587 
78 
2007 
1,728 
1,440 
2,424 
660 
1,542 
232 
104 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
380 
229 
305 
175 
159 
44 
52 
2007 
342 
184 
195 
124 
148 
36 
62 
$1,000, 2012 
10,943 
1,597 
9,734 
5,099 
3,868 
1,131 
798 
2007 
6,369 
1,669 
6,563 
3,014 
4,387 
729 
1,822 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
327 
106 
167 
161 
136 
41 
46 
2007 
288 
89 
126 
117 
120 
33 
47 
$1,000, 2012 
5,265 
875 
1,817 
3,578 
3,006 
877 
764 
2007 
4,033 
438 
5,223 
2,645 
3,342 
409 
780 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
128 
145 
170 
55 
48 
12 
17 
2007 
117 
116 
98 
32 
50 
12 
22 
$1,000, 2012 
5,678 
722 
7,917 
1,520 
862 
255 
34 
2007 
2,337 
1,231 
1,340 
369 
1,045 
320 
1,042 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
574 
576 
777 
224 
383 
90 
125 
2007 
500 
508 
569 
152 
341 
64 
105 
$1,000, 2012 
11,074 
3,697 
13,945 
9,110 
11,978 
2,515 
1,799 
2007 
5,416 
3,570 
10,959 
4,077 
8,818 
1,349 
1,239 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
736 
955 
1,077 
285 
561 
138 
159 
2007 
865 
1,037 
1,030 
277 
592 
147 
162 
$1,000, 2012 
9,536 
2,917 
6,394 
6,058 
7,779 
1,780 
1,079 
2007 
8,107 
2,684 
6,282 
4,273 
5,875 
1,315 
1,080 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
570 
574 
759 
230 
443 
96 
130 
2007 
528 
480 
535 
171 
361 
85 
110 
$1,000, 2012 
3,216 
1,406 
4,216 
1,800 
2,226 
1,309 
744 
2007 
2,292 
1,616 
3,692 
999 
2,184 
411 
566 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
665 
782 
888 
246 
458 
118 
137 
2007 
790 
973 
932 
259 
532 
136 
155 
$1,000, 2012 
9,181 
3,077 
7,788 
4,494 
6,781 
2,175 
1,262 
2007 
7,929 
3,418 
8,373 
3,917 
5,291 
1,073 
1,401 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
242 
247 
330 
94 
181 
38 
50 
2007 
244 
175 
219 
84 
148 
28 
50 
$1,000, 2012 
5,825 
5,537 
12,364 
2,480 
3,943 
1,842 
1,645 
2007 
3,873 
3,554 
9,236 
1,883 
3,144 
681 
1,673 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
100 
67 
125 
43 
68 
4 
22 
2007 
95 
79 
102 
43 
57 
12 
21 
$1,000, 2012 
1,090 
408 
984 
416 
583 
68 
129 
2007 
626 
704 
912 
299 
481 
85 
122 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
214 
143 
180 
107 
123 
32 
35 
2007 
201 
73 
145 
70 
123 
24 
23 
$1,000, 2012 
1,736 
448 
1,379 
1,876 
2,729 
560 
150 
2007 
1,317 
192 
1,358 
1,001 
1,992 
278 
175 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
397 
167 
318 
192 
338 
58 
58 
2007 
390 
139 
244 
170 
325 
61 
55 
$1,000, 2012 
16,929 
2,302 
9,367 
7,749 
8,235 
955 
2,057 
2007 
8,087 
2,757 
6,021 
5,925 
8,575 
1,445 
750 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
92 
54 
90 
43 
59 
6 
16 
2007 
91 
60 
63 
19 
38 
5 
7 
$1,000, 2012 
1,069 
364 
432 
442 
1,123 
36 
104 
2007 
462 
100 
958 
112 
514 
6 
34 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
438 
298 
371 
190 
289 
77 
74 
2007 
396 
208 
281 
134 
223 
49 
55 
$1,000, 2012 
7,216 
2,810 
5,548 
4,704 
4,142 
1,427 
819 
2007 
7,388 
1,752 
5,371 
4,385 
4,345 
1,088 
1,121 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
284 
217 
259 
143 
187 
63 
60 
2007 
277 
167 
187 
95 
150 
36 
39 
$1,000, 2012 
4,767 
2,328 
4,498 
3,039 
2,845 
1,136 
675 
2007 
4,910 
1,284 
4,167 
3,234 
3,050 
814 
864 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
305 
179 
225 
135 
206 
38 
41 
2007 
294 
125 
184 
100 
164 
41 
33 
$1,000, 2012 
2,450 
483 
1,050 
1,665 
1,297 
292 
144 
2007 
2,477 
468 
1,204 
1,150 
1,296 
274 
257 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
747 
997 
1,085 
287 
417 
149 
158 
2007 
822 
998 
960 
261 
372 
139 
156 
$1,000, 2012 
3,334 
2,550 
4,239 
2,530 
2,679 
852 
840 
2007 
4,058 
2,573 
3,795 
2,262 
2,195 
928 
708 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
572 
581 
712 
224 
369 
97 
112 
2007 
605 
471 
533 
212 
366 
84 
107 
$1,000, 2012 
7,708 
2,953 
9,302 
4,695 
5,951 
1,675 
1,209 
2007 
6,136 
3,256 
7,549 
2,850 
5,038 
1,012 
1,351 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
473 
414 
472 
185 
246 
91 
97 
2007 
487 
361 
406 
150 
224 
78 
72 
$1,000, 2012 
15,039 
3,942 
9,515 
7,869 
7,853 
3,124 
1,912 
2007 
12,551 
3,580 
11,006 
4,856 
5,491 
1,533 
1,509 
-continued 
258 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
