Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Item 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased - Con. 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- Con. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
399 
6,065 
295 
4,312 
$25,000 to $49,999 
147 
5,202 
151 
5,241 
$50,000 to $99,999 
183 
12,826 
114 
8,129 
$100,000 to $249,999 
166 
28,248 
188 
30,422 
$250,000 or more 
330 
1,726,842 
322 
1,637,102 
$250,000 to $499,999 
134 
45,975 
114 
41,333 
$500,000 to $999,999 
80 
55,522 
79 
52,282 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
116 
1,625,345 
129 
1,543,487 
Feed purchased farms 
21,744 
(X) 
18,817 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,972,993 
(X) 
1,221,367 
percent of total 
(X) 
28.6 
(X) 
22.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,701 
1,701 
3,852 
1,781 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,157 
21,075 
7,760 
19,932 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,830 
25,945 
3,211 
21,818 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,248 
47,360 
2,249 
33,441 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,386 
47,689 
810 
27,699 
$50,000 to $99,999 
697 
47,117 
372 
25,504 
$100,000 or more 
725 
1,782,107 
563 
1,091,192 
$100,000 to $249,999 
348 
51,360 
242 
36,761 
$250,000 to $499,999 
119 
38,541 
101 
33,967 
$500,000 to $999,999 
68 
47,178 
69 
46,952 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
190 
1,645,028 
151 
973,512 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
33,136 
(X) 
35,901 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
288,559 
(X) 
252,730 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.2 
(X) 
4.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,641 
5,191 
14,665 
5,574 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,312 
23,450 
11,785 
27,792 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,093 
20,128 
3,795 
26,253 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,680 
41,423 
3,418 
51,509 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,307 
45,097 
1,339 
45,458 
$50,000 or more 
1,103 
153,269 
899 
96,144 
Utilities farms 
23,489 
(X) 
19,465 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
191,659 
(X) 
141,173 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.8 
(X) 
2.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
5,378 
1,341 
5,001 
1,203 
$500 to $999 
3,934 
2,668 
2,986 
2,002 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,444 
20,889 
7,500 
16,686 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,905 
12,539 
1,673 
11,289 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,483 
22,050 
1,252 
18,754 
$25,000 or more 
1,345 
132,173 
1,053 
91,239 
$25,000 to $49,999 
582 
19,692 
510 
17,788 
$50,000 or more 
763 
112,481 
543 
73,451 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
27,005 
(X) 
32,421 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
321,633 
(X) 
300,187 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.7 
(X) 
5.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,967 
3,554 
11,536 
4,610 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,297 
23,120 
11,396 
26,418 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,552 
16,555 
3,569 
24,278 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,606 
39,686 
3,468 
52,542 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,224 
41,579 
1,384 
47,900 
$50,000 or more 
1,359 
197,137 
1,068 
144,440 
$50,000 to $99,999 
833 
57,021 
722 
49,424 
$100,000 or more 
526 
140,116 
346 
95,017 
Hired farm labor farms 
9,059 
(X) 
7,393 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
471,562 
(X) 
390,625 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.8 
(X) 
7.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,637 
784 
1,577 
689 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,015 
4,849 
1,924 
4,393 
$5,000 to $9,999 
897 
5,977 
706 
4,887 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,711 
27,414 
1,061 
17,015 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,190 
41,479 
895 
30,645 
$50,000 to $99,999 
796 
53,189 
596 
40,662 
$100,000 or more 
813 
337,871 
634 
292,333 
$100,000 to $249,999 
524 
79,815 
387 
59,104 
$250,000 to $499,999 
154 
51,145 
122 
42,828 
$500,000 or more 
135 
206,911 
125 
190,401 
Contract labor farms 
4,738 
(X) 
3,793 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
66,083 
(X) 
42,835 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.0 
(X) 
0.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,133 
535 
1,013 
482 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,706 
4,133 
1,469 
3,463 
$5,000 to $9,999 
716 
4,826 
498 
3,385 
$10,000 to $24,999 
695 
10,524 
492 
7,362 
$25,000 to $49,999 
305 
10,153 
201 
6,850 
$50,000 or more 
183 
35,911 
120 
21,292 
$50,000 to $99,999 
96 
6,464 
71 
4,677 
$100,000 or more 
87 
29,447 
49 
16,614 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
