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) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
1,369 
(X) 
1,229 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
33,396 
(X) 
24,358 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.5 
(X) 
0.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
86 
23 
51 
14 
$500 to $999 
61 
41 
81 
59 
$1,000 to $4,999 
435 
1,094 
345 
888 
$5,000 to $9,999 
178 
1,230 
255 
1,780 
$10,000 to $24,999 
284 
4,379 
246 
3,821 
$25,000 or more 
325 
26,629 
251 
17,797 
$25,000 to $49,999 
171 
5,930 
140 
4,728 
$50,000 to $99,999 
93 
6,470 
73 
4,911 
$100,000 or more 
61 
14,229 
38 
8,157 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
15,235 
(X) 
14,870 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
419,702 
(X) 
353,613 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.1 
(X) 
6.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
827 
214 
902 
219 
$500 to $999 
856 
586 
842 
581 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,347 
11,079 
4,292 
11,277 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,706 
18,019 
2,635 
18,080 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,880 
43,864 
3,173 
49,256 
$25,000 or more 
3,619 
345,940 
3,026 
274,200 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,742 
59,456 
1,536 
52,111 
$50,000 to $99,999 
991 
66,416 
854 
58,316 
$100,000 or more 
886 
220,068 
636 
163,774 
Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
36,180 
1,348,471 
37,054 
968,925 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
37,271 
(X) 
26,149 
Farms with net gains 1 
14,776 
1,908,563 
14,684 
1,409,684 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
129,166 
(X) 
96,001 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,312 
619 
1,432 
669 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,673 
7,324 
2,881 
7,602 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,746 
12,704 
1,672 
12,154 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,437 
40,237 
2,543 
41,539 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,979 
70,676 
1,944 
69,407 
$50,000 or more 
4,629 
1,777,003 
4,212 
1,278,313 
Farms with net losses 
21,404 
560,092 
22,370 
440,760 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
26,168 
(X) 
19,703 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,688 
807 
2,161 
1,048 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,790 
16,660 
6,836 
19,270 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,287 
31,122 
4,425 
32,052 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,408 
86,024 
5,132 
81,714 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,429 
84,111 
2,230 
77,836 
$50,000 or more 
1,802 
341,368 
1,586 
228,840 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
36,180 
1,080,953 
37,054 
1,019,674 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
29,877 
(X) 
27,519 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
14,630 
1,650,886 
14,486 
1,470,816 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
112,842 
(X) 
101,534 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,320 
620 
1,467 
688 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,706 
7,454 
2,898 
7,675 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,749 
12,743 
1,668 
12,153 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,473 
40,996 
2,578 
42,130 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,980 
70,848 
1,924 
68,091 
$50,000 or more 
4,402 
1,518,225 
3,951 
1,340,079 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
21,550 
569,932 
22,568 
451,142 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
26,447 
(X) 
19,990 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,698 
815 
2,165 
1,054 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,795 
16,676 
6,877 
19,399 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,304 
31,258 
4,452 
32,265 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,452 
86,673 
5,165 
82,300 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,461 
85,201 
2,261 
78,924 
$50,000 or more 
1,840 
349,309 
1,648 
237,200 
Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
