Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
McCone 
Madison 
Meagher 
Mineral 
Missoula 
Musselshell 
Park 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
489 
571 
136 
95 
637 
356 
564 
2007 
489 
585 
138 
99 
699 
373 
535 
$1,000, 2012 
79,496 
68,111 
24,390 
1,428 
29,331 
32,643 
41,493 
2007 
45,756 
50,238 
22,122 
1,586 
13,657 
22,965 
31,097 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
162,569 
119,285 
179,342 
15,031 
46,045 
91,695 
73,569 
2007 
93,570 
85,876 
160,301 
16,021 
19,538 
61,567 
58,125 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
264 
189 
54 
16 
197 
64 
153 
2007 
247 
193 
50 
30 
206 
60 
170 
$1,000, 2012 
15,604 
5,193 
1,704 
14 
409 
1,511 
1,619 
2007 
7,101 
2,823 
1,026 
54 
335 
886 
1,149 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
319 
233 
61 
41 
254 
106 
233 
2007 
225 
235 
48 
42 
248 
103 
226 
$1,000, 2012 
9,137 
1,694 
507 
(D) 
262 
937 
760 
2007 
4,148 
860 
389 
21 
265 
468 
411 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
309 
149 
42 
14 
150 
80 
150 
2007 
213 
123 
25 
12 
114 
70 
104 
$1,000, 2012 
3,602 
1,176 
225 
13 
372 
691 
552 
2007 
1,149 
621 
104 
7 
283 
224 
318 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
142 
225 
65 
15 
174 
108 
197 
2007 
110 
148 
47 
13 
128 
89 
139 
$1,000, 2012 
4,186 
5,384 
2,093 
40 
3,567 
4,460 
3,532 
2007 
2,018 
4,244 
2,743 
23 
599 
3,681 
2,576 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
126 
164 
56 
11 
107 
75 
131 
2007 
94 
120 
38 
5 
55 
71 
98 
$1,000, 2012 
3,363 
2,488 
1,935 
35 
637 
(D) 
1,578 
2007 
1,340 
1,880 
857 
(D) 
251 
1,397 
969 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
47 
105 
19 
6 
95 
55 
102 
2007 
39 
51 
17 
9 
89 
40 
63 
$1,000, 2012 
823 
2,895 
158 
5 
2,930 
(D) 
1,954 
2007 
678 
2,365 
1,885 
(D) 
348 
2,284 
1,608 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
198 
408 
100 
54 
409 
258 
420 
2007 
171 
303 
67 
45 
397 
191 
277 
$1,000, 2012 
4,385 
7,327 
3,320 
322 
2,850 
4,169 
4,712 
2007 
2,235 
4,926 
3,055 
301 
1,536 
1,893 
2,486 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
451 
533 
125 
82 
595 
312 
507 
2007 
469 
563 
134 
97 
667 
360 
514 
$1,000, 2012 
6,742 
4,482 
2,038 
115 
1,315 
2,606 
3,204 
2007 
5,162 
4,393 
1,848 
186 
1,066 
2,366 
3,038 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
367 
456 
105 
53 
432 
232 
351 
2007 
267 
325 
76 
44 
362 
181 
300 
$1,000, 2012 
1,685 
3,293 
1,232 
49 
980 
1,101 
1,627 
2007 
1,061 
2,334 
873 
56 
687 
759 
1,117 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
415 
462 
112 
60 
482 
262 
406 
2007 
437 
516 
123 
92 
599 
322 
471 
$1,000, 2012 
6,370 
5,936 
2,510 
128 
2,070 
2,878 
3,754 
2007 
4,765 
4,603 
1,961 
202 
1,984 
2,465 
5,070 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
113 
173 
50 
12 
120 
48 
163 
2007 
100 
148 
48 
7 
107 
44 
147 
$1,000, 2012 
2,661 
10,429 
2,438 
20 
4,115 
1,418 
7,505 
2007 
1,605 
6,752 
2,324 
7 
1,390 
1,294 
4,856 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
43 
91 
38 
7 
60 
45 
61 
2007 
35 
63 
28 
2 
45 
39 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
433 
1,228 
438 
7 
4,482 
261 
1,140 
2007 
232 
721 
558 
(D) 
145 
259 
261 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
156 
131 
42 
8 
63 
55 
82 
2007 
118 
102 
24 
6 
52 
41 
44 
$1,000, 2012 
3,183 
1,458 
508 
23 
97 
614 
475 
2007 
915 
960 
194 
73 
91 
563 
237 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
258 
212 
70 
8 
126 
124 
202 
2007 
218 
172 
48 
11 
89 
99 
137 
$1,000, 2012 
7,306 
4,232 
2,481 
15 
1,559 
5,630 
3,307 
2007 
6,259 
4,212 
2,076 
40 
495 
1,740 
3,116 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
60 
49 
19 
4 
34 
10 
24 
2007 
44 
34 
8 
6 
20 
8 
26 
$1,000, 2012 
396 
106 
84 
(D) 
86 
54 
95 
2007 
230 
386 
31 
(D) 
129 
32 
61 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
271 
249 
67 
15 
180 
137 
153 
2007 
189 
186 
61 
20 
136 
114 
134 
$1,000, 2012 
4,079 
5,999 
1,403 
157 
3,515 
3,082 
2,274 
2007 
2,898 
5,002 
1,384 
216 
1,856 
2,879 
1,814 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
184 
179 
42 
7 
152 
101 
105 
2007 
143 
145 
43 
17 
110 
94 
98 
$1,000, 2012 
2,728 
4,789 
1,145 
131 
3,252 
2,677 
1,787 
2007 
2,015 
3,938 
926 
141 
1,655 
2,251 
1,388 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
193 
169 
39 
10 
83 
79 
106 
2007 
133 
125 
35 
12 
81 
67 
82 
$1,000, 2012 
1,350 
1,211 
258 
25 
264 
405 
486 
2007 
883 
1,064 
458 
74 
201 
628 
426 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
453 
541 
133 
92 
617 
339 
531 
2007 
441 
540 
126 
94 
621 
346 
489 
$1,000, 2012 
2,691 
3,442 
1,109 
303 
1,948 
1,046 
3,276 
2007 
2,458 
3,179 
1,294 
217 
1,722 
1,363 
2,412 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
327 
392 
102 
38 
363 
207 
352 
2007 
307 
333 
83 
37 
304 
192 
300 
$1,000, 2012 
7,036 
6,732 
2,300 
200 
1,701 
2,185 
3,662 
2007 
3,521 
4,222 
2,262 
135 
1,072 
2,093 
2,175 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
311 
318 
82 
27 
207 
157 
212 
2007 
273 
277 
72 
32 
209 
139 
197 
$1,000, 2012 
10,485 
7,877 
3,666 
176 
2,141 
4,592 
3,694 
2007 
6,693 
11,531 
3,876 
203 
1,818 
3,011 
5,387 
-continued 
260 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
