Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Hill 
Jefferson 
Judith Basin 
Lake 
Lewis and Clark 
Liberty 
Lincoln 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
802 
401 
324 
1,156 
703 
304 
325 
2007 
854 
370 
306 
1,280 
675 
299 
350 
$1,000, 2012 
127,380 
16,227 
75,902 
60,281 
46,372 
67,660 
7,741 
2007 
73,280 
11,795 
41,713 
45,549 
29,493 
41,803 
5,805 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
158,827 
40,465 
234,265 
52,146 
65,963 
222,565 
23,820 
2007 
85,808 
31,878 
136,318 
35,585 
43,694 
139,809 
16,585 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
366 
77 
129 
426 
231 
180 
109 
2007 
368 
80 
122 
553 
224 
187 
90 
$1,000, 2012 
24,084 
388 
6,448 
3,746 
3,488 
1 1 ,430 
252 
2007 
10,547 
296 
3,874 
3,244 
1,622 
6,706 
105 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
399 
126 
183 
546 
283 
201 
110 
2007 
385 
124 
169 
614 
265 
178 
96 
$1,000, 2012 
13,533 
87 
3,288 
1,953 
1,174 
7,846 
(D) 
2007 
7,556 
100 
1,528 
1,500 
585 
4,459 
81 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
394 
90 
138 
283 
145 
187 
73 
2007 
342 
45 
103 
255 
106 
156 
48 
$1,000, 2012 
5,484 
194 
1,093 
1,049 
954 
2,347 
90 
2007 
1,924 
105 
541 
1,055 
564 
1,537 
48 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
151 
112 
165 
307 
155 
58 
67 
2007 
110 
93 
128 
287 
154 
49 
62 
$1,000, 2012 
5,707 
1,342 
16,829 
4,501 
2,237 
1,204 
613 
2007 
1,776 
998 
9,235 
3,986 
2,226 
1,062 
291 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
122 
85 
139 
211 
92 
51 
26 
2007 
85 
66 
106 
174 
102 
46 
25 
$1,000, 2012 
1,677 
1,045 
2,675 
3,223 
1,137 
(D) 
107 
2007 
1,146 
616 
2,354 
1,547 
1,328 
815 
144 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
59 
46 
51 
152 
80 
14 
44 
2007 
37 
50 
41 
148 
77 
11 
45 
$1,000, 2012 
4,030 
297 
14,154 
1,278 
1,100 
(D) 
506 
2007 
630 
383 
6,881 
2,439 
899 
247 
148 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
277 
286 
238 
697 
452 
80 
215 
2007 
219 
214 
172 
627 
335 
67 
173 
$1,000, 2012 
6,832 
2,455 
11,655 
7,243 
6,537 
6,281 
1,077 
2007 
2,855 
1,337 
3,779 
4,591 
3,008 
3,323 
815 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
719 
359 
304 
1,082 
658 
266 
304 
2007 
805 
354 
297 
1,220 
652 
287 
326 
$1,000, 2012 
9,879 
1,626 
4,149 
4,549 
5,346 
6,118 
523 
2007 
8,289 
997 
3,349 
4,082 
2,722 
4,892 
521 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
566 
258 
250 
809 
482 
224 
181 
2007 
409 
173 
184 
803 
384 
185 
139 
$1,000, 2012 
3,068 
1,050 
1,246 
3,187 
2,055 
1,943 
260 
2007 
1,839 
608 
745 
1,791 
1,393 
1,201 
224 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
650 
290 
272 
912 
508 
239 
223 
2007 
708 
317 
267 
1,126 
597 
260 
293 
$1,000, 2012 
10,606 
1,677 
3,864 
5,052 
3,550 
6,224 
914 
2007 
7,494 
1,567 
3,105 
5,147 
3,175 
3,313 
1,009 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
300 
50 
119 
295 
138 
134 
44 
2007 
209 
66 
85 
291 
111 
106 
38 
$1,000, 2012 
9,551 
2,114 
4,323 
4,502 
4,452 
5,188 
1,188 
2007 
3,966 
1,501 
1,957 
4,236 
3,350 
2,247 
648 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
100 
35 
60 
171 
79 
43 
31 
2007 
57 
30 
48 
165 
54 
31 
18 
$1,000, 2012 
1,813 
243 
596 
1,453 
563 
519 
514 
2007 
504 
101 
359 
824 
728 
169 
(D) 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
230 
48 
78 
188 
93 
99 
21 
2007 
161 
32 
60 
133 
79 
98 
18 
$1,000, 2012 
3,388 
148 
838 
1,135 
456 
1,988 
156 
2007 
1,791 
104 
711 
1,085 
360 
744 
102 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
316 
100 
193 
292 
151 
142 
34 
2007 
242 
81 
146 
276 
130 
101 
26 
$1,000, 2012 
1 1 ,402 
1,046 
7,427 
3,453 
6,934 
5,666 
249 
2007 
6,470 
552 
4,641 
3,304 
2,144 
2,760 
183 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
136 
21 
42 
58 
23 
66 
2 
2007 
102 
13 
27 
41 
24 
48 
3 
$1,000, 2012 
1,989 
59 
594 
321 
169 
1,011 
(D) 
2007 
1,597 
77 
201 
164 
93 
591 
(D) 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
414 
123 
185 
429 
185 
159 
81 
2007 
330 
105 
133 
361 
194 
148 
58 
$1,000, 2012 
5,780 
1,033 
6,073 
5,080 
2,815 
2,102 
667 
2007 
5,906 
1,319 
3,478 
4,295 
2,580 
2,886 
424 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
333 
95 
142 
328 
150 
104 
71 
2007 
254 
83 
92 
302 
161 
115 
50 
$1,000, 2012 
4,628 
781 
4,407 
3,829 
2,398 
1,334 
618 
2007 
4,291 
1,047 
2,385 
2,955 
2,128 
2,047 
374 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
244 
71 
108 
247 
96 
114 
34 
2007 
212 
65 
88 
212 
110 
99 
20 
$1,000, 2012 
1,152 
252 
1,666 
1,251 
417 
767 
49 
2007 
1,615 
272 
1,092 
1,340 
453 
839 
51 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
742 
393 
299 
1,057 
678 
268 
315 
2007 
711 
342 
287 
1,071 
626 
262 
305 
$1,000, 2012 
3,998 
1,129 
1,642 
3,516 
2,542 
2,079 
722 
2007 
3,477 
846 
1,311 
3,068 
2,183 
2,049 
559 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
531 
228 
240 
640 
359 
213 
151 
2007 
461 
187 
221 
682 
335 
199 
123 
$1,000, 2012 
10,267 
1,636 
5,838 
9,540 
3,100 
5,712 
461 
2007 
7,289 
1,287 
2,899 
3,176 
2,759 
3,864 
622 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
449 
142 
210 
510 
264 
195 
105 
2007 
403 
117 
177 
516 
236 
166 
100 
$1,000, 2012 
12,000 
2,366 
6,677 
7,041 
3,840 
7,407 
1,110 
2007 
9,780 
1,755 
4,935 
8,043 
4,466 
4,935 
1,126 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Montana 259 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
