Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Richland 
Roosevelt 
Rosebud 
Sanders 
Sheridan 
Silver Bow 
Stillwater 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
544 
606 
437 
492 
527 
140 
593 
2007 
548 
728 
478 
508 
602 
175 
635 
$1,000, 2012 
113,548 
92,411 
82,222 
13,274 
91,840 
3,597 
51,535 
2007 
84,749 
59,151 
46,965 
13,561 
60,358 
4,277 
44,253 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
208,728 
152,494 
188,151 
26,979 
174,270 
25,694 
86,906 
2007 
154,651 
81,251 
98,253 
26,695 
100,263 
24,437 
69,690 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
248 
247 
104 
104 
263 
25 
168 
2007 
255 
257 
106 
163 
289 
35 
196 
$1,000, 2012 
16,316 
21,917 
3,778 
326 
16,842 
92 
2,356 
2007 
8,664 
11,236 
1,898 
331 
12,030 
155 
1,630 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
281 
289 
139 
138 
314 
52 
235 
2007 
222 
242 
115 
162 
286 
67 
216 
$1,000, 2012 
8,666 
13,023 
1,778 
115 
15,236 
(D) 
1,081 
2007 
4,300 
5,963 
1,024 
119 
7,055 
53 
889 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
274 
277 
132 
93 
307 
22 
154 
2007 
207 
216 
98 
106 
247 
23 
108 
$1,000, 2012 
6,332 
4,776 
1,855 
127 
4,457 
58 
1,182 
2007 
2,316 
1,529 
840 
318 
2,022 
64 
515 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
196 
110 
174 
146 
99 
42 
202 
2007 
152 
115 
149 
106 
90 
50 
174 
$1,000, 2012 
8,974 
3,066 
19,816 
953 
3,896 
357 
6,720 
2007 
17,225 
2,327 
9,844 
707 
2,257 
258 
10,387 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
169 
91 
141 
93 
84 
24 
163 
2007 
128 
103 
125 
79 
79 
34 
134 
$1,000, 2012 
3,577 
1,977 
3,028 
647 
1,788 
280 
2,037 
2007 
2,327 
1,488 
2,226 
633 
935 
193 
2,205 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
70 
34 
82 
62 
28 
20 
70 
2007 
50 
29 
53 
48 
18 
20 
71 
$1,000, 2012 
5,397 
1,089 
16,788 
306 
2,108 
77 
4,683 
2007 
14,898 
839 
7,618 
74 
1,321 
65 
8,182 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
310 
202 
325 
304 
160 
117 
397 
2007 
225 
193 
236 
257 
136 
108 
332 
$1,000, 2012 
11,235 
2,128 
10,545 
1,417 
2,700 
774 
12,222 
2007 
6,653 
1,581 
4,553 
1,502 
1,455 
674 
5,942 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
510 
530 
418 
471 
480 
130 
538 
2007 
525 
679 
455 
492 
564 
160 
606 
$1,000, 2012 
10,821 
9,089 
5,291 
1,254 
8,419 
385 
3,777 
2007 
8,010 
6,622 
4,380 
1,351 
6,311 
375 
3,918 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
419 
429 
330 
309 
413 
87 
403 
2007 
331 
337 
239 
255 
304 
76 
335 
$1,000, 2012 
3,308 
1,907 
2,621 
777 
2,076 
221 
1,398 
2007 
1,681 
1,321 
1,357 
536 
1,031 
286 
995 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
466 
477 
355 
366 
437 
90 
454 
2007 
496 
614 
407 
447 
512 
144 
553 
$1,000, 2012 
10,656 
6,999 
5,994 
1,246 
8,926 
288 
3,648 
2007 
8,105 
5,452 
4,260 
1,789 
5,554 
495 
3,351 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
170 
147 
114 
75 
157 
28 
107 
2007 
141 
159 
102 
89 
141 
22 
134 
$1,000, 2012 
7,706 
3,373 
6,222 
1,691 
3,730 
326 
3,380 
2007 
4,719 
2,323 
3,381 
2,178 
2,328 
129 
3,198 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
74 
43 
44 
15 
27 
6 
54 
2007 
39 
57 
43 
29 
34 
7 
61 
$1,000, 2012 
1,517 
1,167 
451 
93 
777 
18 
298 
2007 
476 
433 
495 
85 
235 
(D) 
546 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
143 
159 
114 
49 
171 
6 
118 
2007 
112 
139 
87 
49 
158 
9 
105 
$1,000, 2012 
2,652 
2,033 
2,499 
102 
2,384 
(D) 
1,226 
2007 
2,086 
1,191 
805 
117 
1,129 
149 
800 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
270 
300 
248 
102 
251 
36 
229 
2007 
232 
329 
210 
102 
251 
28 
181 
$1,000, 2012 
9,151 
7,511 
10,560 
1,062 
8,489 
198 
3,015 
2007 
6,143 
7,636 
5,149 
949 
6,237 
293 
4,171 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
44 
50 
23 
15 
52 
18 
55 
2007 
54 
36 
12 
9 
59 
8 
25 
$1,000, 2012 
1,137 
1,506 
299 
26 
985 
20 
715 
2007 
471 
365 
175 
6 
407 
(D) 
128 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
272 
219 
181 
180 
241 
54 
263 
2007 
212 
247 
159 
146 
242 
43 
203 
$1,000, 2012 
5,803 
4,487 
3,773 
2,185 
3,125 
238 
5,254 
2007 
4,883 
4,009 
3,855 
1,315 
4,513 
528 
2,985 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
172 
152 
122 
155 
140 
30 
193 
2007 
156 
182 
114 
120 
172 
31 
157 
$1,000, 2012 
3,573 
2,844 
2,626 
1,921 
1,506 
174 
4,516 
2007 
2,892 
2,805 
2,787 
1,067 
2,842 
450 
2,104 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
199 
152 
123 
82 
175 
34 
169 
2007 
149 
170 
109 
82 
173 
28 
122 
$1,000, 2012 
2,230 
1,643 
1,147 
263 
1,618 
63 
738 
2007 
1,990 
1,204 
1,068 
248 
1,670 
78 
881 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
513 
534 
348 
462 
493 
139 
555 
2007 
497 
586 
386 
437 
541 
159 
580 
$1,000, 2012 
2,693 
2,748 
2,064 
1,268 
2,460 
270 
2,155 
2007 
3,019 
2,726 
1,959 
1,004 
2,050 
442 
2,228 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
363 
339 
305 
231 
354 
85 
361 
2007 
347 
353 
298 
257 
338 
82 
320 
$1,000, 2012 
6,581 
6,682 
4,677 
634 
7,339 
295 
3,107 
2007 
5,997 
4,438 
2,990 
1,253 
5,746 
344 
2,567 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
335 
318 
210 
177 
358 
38 
280 
2007 
283 
330 
199 
168 
332 
58 
246 
$1,000, 2012 
12,734 
12,500 
8,073 
2,487 
15,376 
482 
4,541 
2007 
9,926 
6,499 
7,448 
2,845 
10,709 
554 
4,499 
-continued 
262 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
