Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
7,584 
(X) 
6,178 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
108,124 
(X) 
78,971 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.6 
(X) 
1.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,144 
1,025 
1,821 
844 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,768 
6,274 
2,170 
5,137 
$5,000 to $9,999 
863 
5,855 
737 
5,169 
$10,000 to $24,999 
894 
13,679 
775 
12,127 
$25,000 to $49,999 
483 
16,185 
386 
13,098 
$50,000 or more 
432 
65,106 
289 
42,595 
$50,000 to $99,999 
271 
18,127 
169 
11,241 
$100,000 or more 
161 
46,979 
120 
31,353 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
9,636 
(X) 
7,755 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
223,692 
(X) 
142,850 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.2 
(X) 
2.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,126 
269 
835 
203 
$500 to $999 
831 
570 
618 
422 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,995 
7,303 
2,502 
6,330 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,285 
8,870 
1,193 
8,379 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,698 
27,229 
1,344 
20,682 
$25,000 to $49,999 
751 
26,053 
609 
21,361 
$50,000 or more 
950 
153,398 
654 
85,474 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
2,057 
(X) 
1,722 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
39,084 
(X) 
24,370 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.6 
(X) 
0.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
434 
100 
335 
80 
$500 to $999 
230 
159 
211 
145 
$1,000 to $4,999 
635 
1,542 
484 
1,190 
$5,000 to $9,999 
247 
1,654 
234 
1,624 
$10,000 to $24,999 
244 
3,996 
258 
3,791 
$25,000 to $49,999 
91 
3,115 
107 
3,584 
$50,000 or more 
176 
28,518 
93 
13,957 
Interest expense farms 
13,421 
(X) 
11,114 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
228,119 
(X) 
229,425 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.3 
(X) 
4.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,617 
727 
1,239 
541 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,792 
10,336 
2,817 
7,624 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,688 
19,058 
2,050 
14,652 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,285 
51,471 
2,884 
45,420 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,194 
41,075 
1,211 
41,029 
$50,000 to $99,999 
563 
38,220 
550 
36,729 
$100,000 or more 
282 
67,232 
363 
83,430 
Secured by real estate farms 
10,287 
(X) 
8,764 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
161,271 
(X) 
152,793 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.3 
(X) 
2.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
820 
375 
765 
333 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,849 
7,898 
2,308 
6,334 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,387 
16,929 
1,848 
13,134 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,768 
42,896 
2,415 
37,548 
$25,000 to $49,999 
930 
31,907 
858 
29,233 
$50,000 to $99,999 
356 
23,756 
360 
23,834 
$100,000 or more 
177 
37,510 
210 
42,376 
Not secured by real estate farms 
7,529 
(X) 
6,700 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
66,848 
(X) 
76,632 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.0 
(X) 
1.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,109 
901 
1,737 
722 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,111 
7,405 
2,407 
5,886 
$5,000 to $9,999 
951 
6,409 
977 
6,803 
$10,000 to $24,999 
851 
12,453 
971 
14,429 
$25,000 to $49,999 
284 
9,691 
352 
11,899 
$50,000 to $99,999 
137 
8,999 
147 
10,267 
$100,000 or more 
86 
20,989 
109 
26,626 
Property taxes paid farms 
34,219 
(X) 
33,380 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
96,212 
(X) 
89,405 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.4 
(X) 
1.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
7,771 
1,808 
9,485 
1,960 
$500 to $999 
6,822 
4,949 
6,478 
4,680 
$1,000 to $4,999 
15,941 
33,488 
13,878 
29,626 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,138 
14,222 
2,035 
13,777 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,109 
16,227 
1,062 
15,780 
$25,000 or more 
438 
25,518 
442 
23,581 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
19,105 
(X) 
18,208 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
324,658 
(X) 
271,553 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.7 
(X) 
5.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,207 
2,536 
5,863 
2,425 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,601 
15,385 
5,984 
14,176 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,141 
14,066 
2,239 
15,245 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,167 
33,340 
2,191 
34,127 
$25,000 to $49,999 
931 
32,252 
1,024 
35,169 
$50,000 to $99,999 
539 
36,556 
509 
34,270 
$100,000 or more 
519 
190,523 
398 
136,141 
$100,000 to $249,999 
326 
48,353 
265 
38,928 
$250,000 or more 
193 
142,170 
133 
97,213 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Colorado 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
