Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Petroleum 
Phillips 
Pondera 
Powder River 
Powell 
Prairie 
Ravalli 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
100 
507 
505 
328 
263 
186 
1,438 
2007 
103 
556 
542 
319 
273 
173 
1,532 
$1,000, 2012 
21,193 
84,817 
95,017 
50,931 
31,153 
25,178 
44,288 
2007 
14,281 
50,358 
67,191 
32,806 
24,671 
18,586 
39,228 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
211,931 
167,292 
188,152 
155,278 
118,453 
135,364 
30,798 
2007 
138,650 
90,573 
123,969 
102,840 
90,371 
107,434 
25,606 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
19 
215 
283 
52 
82 
73 
585 
2007 
23 
209 
308 
61 
92 
84 
622 
$1,000, 2012 
1,018 
10,190 
18,662 
492 
1,553 
2,149 
2,358 
2007 
421 
3,094 
11,314 
637 
1,012 
1,057 
1,536 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
54 
228 
308 
104 
117 
87 
475 
2007 
41 
202 
306 
94 
125 
78 
495 
$1,000, 2012 
1,092 
4,754 
8,705 
538 
260 
1,854 
383 
2007 
552 
2,072 
5,010 
308 
342 
385 
446 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
47 
212 
276 
86 
55 
84 
277 
2007 
49 
175 
261 
72 
50 
74 
256 
$1,000, 2012 
439 
2,030 
4,337 
588 
346 
918 
640 
2007 
205 
764 
2,147 
117 
172 
338 
1,016 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
50 
196 
114 
194 
93 
89 
337 
2007 
48 
179 
114 
155 
66 
74 
312 
$1,000, 2012 
1,636 
5,618 
2,196 
7,970 
2,354 
2,023 
3,164 
2007 
1,081 
4,378 
2,208 
6,858 
1,187 
2,675 
4,308 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
47 
164 
105 
163 
71 
77 
199 
2007 
44 
151 
95 
135 
50 
62 
164 
$1,000, 2012 
947 
3,710 
1,428 
6,037 
1,498 
1,481 
1,318 
2007 
846 
2,263 
1,021 
2,648 
803 
882 
1,479 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
12 
68 
30 
52 
36 
19 
195 
2007 
9 
68 
39 
52 
29 
33 
191 
$1,000, 2012 
688 
1,909 
768 
1,933 
856 
543 
1,845 
2007 
235 
2,115 
1,187 
4,209 
384 
1,793 
2,829 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
69 
281 
225 
285 
203 
131 
938 
2007 
52 
265 
215 
209 
149 
101 
865 
$1,000, 2012 
2,322 
6,181 
10,175 
10,607 
5,166 
3,623 
7,935 
2007 
1,261 
5,103 
7,675 
3,422 
2,431 
1,831 
5,774 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
96 
457 
470 
315 
253 
176 
1,309 
2007 
99 
530 
531 
314 
265 
167 
1,477 
$1,000, 2012 
2,454 
6,501 
7,731 
4,355 
2,946 
2,059 
2,779 
2007 
1,372 
5,824 
6,234 
3,357 
2,287 
2,069 
2,805 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
79 
364 
402 
259 
189 
159 
957 
2007 
70 
333 
359 
209 
159 
122 
925 
$1,000, 2012 
728 
2,044 
3,431 
1,696 
1,225 
919 
1,828 
2007 
566 
1,554 
2,679 
923 
1,359 
631 
1,749 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
89 
419 
424 
274 
217 
167 
1,013 
2007 
97 
496 
475 
294 
239 
161 
1,361 
$1,000, 2012 
1,988 
6,376 
7,259 
4,719 
2,618 
2,004 
3,278 
2007 
1,851 
4,967 
5,741 
3,357 
3,347 
2,364 
4,250 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
44 
135 
170 
114 
72 
43 
244 
2007 
38 
142 
152 
103 
72 
48 
225 
$1,000, 2012 
1,351 
4,025 
5,032 
2,594 
3,862 
1,130 
5,523 
2007 
820 
2,703 
3,076 
2,054 
4,825 
763 
4,879 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
23 
58 
59 
49 
34 
22 
153 
2007 
19 
50 
57 
51 
32 
22 
127 
$1,000, 2012 
705 
734 
346 
465 
270 
204 
969 
2007 
459 
479 
351 
294 
216 
135 
479 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
38 
176 
186 
84 
42 
57 
208 
2007 
29 
126 
151 
81 
38 
70 
147 
$1,000, 2012 
456 
1,833 
3,051 
869 
2,195 
578 
639 
2007 
196 
881 
1,575 
438 
363 
253 
296 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
69 
243 
242 
207 
93 
105 
253 
2007 
69 
227 
217 
180 
84 
103 
213 
$1,000, 2012 
2,333 
17,162 
7,638 
4,620 
2,611 
2,836 
3,581 
2007 
2,435 
5,363 
4,464 
2,851 
1,344 
1,997 
1,974 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
12 
44 
70 
26 
19 
10 
35 
2007 
13 
56 
59 
16 
12 
13 
38 
$1,000, 2012 
362 
588 
1,307 
125 
228 
132 
97 
2007 
122 
397 
507 
89 
62 
57 
122 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
63 
249 
291 
183 
101 
97 
347 
2007 
50 
254 
242 
153 
91 
88 
328 
$1,000, 2012 
1,348 
7,453 
4,989 
4,975 
1,670 
1,583 
3,109 
2007 
1,353 
4,758 
4,143 
3,204 
1,629 
1,542 
3,784 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
48 
169 
214 
126 
73 
74 
261 
2007 
39 
171 
180 
109 
61 
69 
264 
$1,000, 2012 
729 
6,064 
3,599 
3,942 
1,423 
1,230 
2,529 
2007 
690 
3,317 
2,866 
2,335 
1,198 
1,184 
2,997 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
54 
176 
185 
111 
61 
59 
171 
2007 
42 
170 
152 
102 
64 
52 
181 
$1,000, 2012 
619 
1,388 
1,391 
1,033 
247 
353 
580 
2007 
663 
1,441 
1,277 
869 
431 
358 
787 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
96 
469 
443 
317 
258 
178 
1,403 
2007 
95 
487 
465 
296 
257 
169 
1,394 
$1,000, 2012 
755 
3,032 
3,151 
1,928 
1,480 
1,326 
3,042 
2007 
486 
3,167 
3,069 
2,241 
1,272 
1,094 
2,647 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
73 
344 
360 
240 
163 
149 
768 
2007 
72 
331 
358 
229 
164 
126 
696 
$1,000, 2012 
2,207 
6,297 
7,007 
4,393 
2,371 
1,839 
4,963 
2007 
1,100 
4,854 
6,998 
2,655 
2,825 
1,395 
3,163 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
74 
282 
325 
193 
127 
135 
484 
2007 
70 
248 
335 
174 
137 
123 
512 
$1,000, 2012 
2,583 
9,756 
10,911 
6,434 
3,377 
3,705 
5,131 
2007 
2,349 
7,045 
8,741 
7,365 
6,932 
3,522 
5,098 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Montana 261 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
