Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Livestock and poultry: - Con. 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
4,271 
3,018 
1,712 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
4,195,691 
3,902,950 
4,057,514 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
296 
146 
171 
84 
74 
74 
112 
128 
number 
37,956 
17,729 
20,400 
12,574 
11,933 
(D) 
43,706 
22,595 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,562 
2,585 
1,991 
3,570 
3,579 
4,066 
4,295 
4,211 
acres 
1,011,151 
1,054,844 
708,197 
932,018 
919,784 
891,720 
685,568 
759,680 
bushels 
121,002,552 
140,523,805 
102,653,083 
131,492,974 
130,170,731 
126,076,043 
98,919,585 
94,879,902 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
997 
857 
1,079 
1,136 
1,160 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
157,285 
111,116 
142,853 
96,096 
96,344 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
2,740,971 
2,327,377 
2,369,058 
2,016,282 
2,021,799 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
3,660 
3,695 
3,236 
5,477 
5,407 
5,597 
6,992 
7,121 
acres 
2,181,967 
2,369,096 
1,666,332 
2,750,843 
2,515,100 
2,384,979 
2,421,603 
2,856,126 
bushels 
67,665,715 
88,427,841 
37,528,989 
83,390,981 
76,656,526 
71,825,463 
81,581,401 
78,307,590 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
3,567 
3,566 
3,165 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
2,167,930 
2,343,606 
1,647,856 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
66,668,395 
86,598,055 
36,056,384 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Durum wheat for grain 
farms 
8 
32 
4 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,462 
(D) 
416 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
179,106 
(D) 
50,517 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
112 
127 
96 
371 
373 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
12,575 
(D) 
18,060 
50,241 
49,674 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
818,214 
(D) 
1,422,088 
3,925,661 
3,857,762 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
99 
165 
121 
393 
404 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
5,936 
9,921 
6,813 
19,410 
20,001 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
402,698 
531,736 
364,903 
1,060,834 
1,112,532 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Barley for grain 
farms 
241 
331 
416 
633 
657 
1,053 
2,404 
2,078 
acres 
54,828 
59,667 
82,147 
83,854 
84,564 
115,321 
203,226 
195,536 
bushels 
6,573,668 
7,179,416 
8,704,401 
8,492,329 
8,639,798 
8,934,199 
12,386,192 
13,920,841 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
379 
380 
278 
500 
504 
709 
1,039 
1,336 
acres 
147,955 
153,196 
89,568 
147,254 
148,004 
163,850 
190,554 
308,266 
bushels 
2,733,227 
5,750,890 
1,879,280 
5,239,441 
5,272,619 
6,280,126 
7,327,665 
9,815,786 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
98 
105 
183 
197 
197 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
11,209 
13,128 
17,628 
16,304 
15,989 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
108,038 
167,647 
118,784 
152,359 
150,790 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
84 
34 
37 
15 
14 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
12,602 
2,948 
5,302 
1,861 
1,621 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
535,045 
148,420 
179,254 
54,520 
51,320 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
346 
281 
686 
1,093 
1,095 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
42,573 
46,629 
82,721 
118,188 
116,544 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
836,655 
785,848 
1,778,029 
2,038,456 
2,028,685 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
12,798 
13,998 
10,758 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,296,617 
1,621,178 
1,236,356 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
2,698,367 
4,256,940 
2,736,171 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
181 
282 
202 
340 
329 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
69,307 
112,991 
69,306 
(D) 
73,119 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
52,566,914 
124,244,896 
49,517,380 
(D) 
74,241,175 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
215 
226 
312 
544 
530 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
30,553 
29,235 
39,350 
67,423 
63,139 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
938,052 
764,791 
798,695 
1,334,837 
1,255,453 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
farms 
763 
708 
451 
574 
546 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
83,266 
97,251 
39,526 
43,518 
43,026 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Potatoes 
farms 
331 
248 
229 
321 
320 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
59,281 
62,694 
78,959 
85,464 
85,446 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
808 
877 
673 
823 
761 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
6,338 
6,986 
6,008 
8,052 
7,753 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
2 Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 
3 Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
4 Data for 1982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
5 Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 
6 Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
7 Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
