Table 37. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 2012 and 2007 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Crop 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Irrigated land 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Irrigated land 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
FIELD CROPS 
Barley for grain (bushels) 
241 
54,828 
6,573,668 
217 
50,560 
331 
59,667 
7,179,416 
292 
54,440 
1 to 1 4 acres 
13 
90 
5,234 
12 
(D) 
21 
153 
10,229 
14 
96 
1 5 to 24 acres 
9 
188 
11,605 
7 
(D) 
23 
460 
34,474 
20 
402 
25 to 49 acres 
16 
589 
37,185 
11 
429 
41 
1,485 
127,256 
37 
1,317 
50 to 99 acres 
42 
2,849 
239,357 
39 
2,599 
59 
3,885 
369,810 
52 
3,454 
1 00 to 249 acres 
85 
13,243 
1,476,506 
77 
11,916 
116 
18,040 
2,059,379 
103 
15,959 
250 to 499 acres 
53 
18,699 
2,321,161 
49 
16,980 
43 
15,034 
1,802,665 
40 
13,662 
500 to 999 acres 
18 
13,115 
1,642,320 
17 
(D) 
24 
15,306 
2,009,413 
22 
14,246 
1 ,000 acres or more 
5 
6,055 
840,300 
5 
6,055 
4 
5,304 
766,190 
4 
5,304 
Canola (pounds) 
11 
1,618 
3,191,459 
11 
1,618 
17 
1,757 
2,342,920 
15 
1,512 
Corn for grain (bushels) 
2,562 
1,011,151 
121,002,552 
2,055 
651,404 
2,585 
1,054,844 
140,523,805 
1,989 
635,630 
1 to 14 acres 
149 
1,051 
108,014 
120 
834 
148 
1,129 
148,272 
134 
1,002 
1 5 to 24 acres 
102 
1,979 
257,029 
93 
1,814 
87 
1,701 
241,641 
78 
1,513 
25 to 49 acres 
234 
8,176 
928,277 
206 
7,157 
229 
8,056 
1,036,463 
199 
6,892 
50 to 99 acres 
383 
26,439 
3,412,105 
322 
21,748 
346 
24,301 
3,153,025 
269 
18,272 
1 00 to 249 acres 
703 
111,297 
13,956,777 
552 
83,046 
680 
106,237 
14,194,292 
510 
73,943 
250 to 499 acres 
381 
137,402 
15,773,584 
280 
89,621 
429 
151,805 
19,146,410 
297 
88,726 
500 to 999 acres 
341 
242,060 
28,075,509 
254 
149,768 
399 
278,415 
34,443,161 
285 
149,146 
1 ,000 acres or more 
269 
482,747 
58,491,257 
228 
297,416 
267 
483,200 
68,160,541 
217 
296,136 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
193 
259,518 
31,904,188 
162 
166,239 
190 
248,642 
36,452,354 
157 
166,311 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
49 
113,674 
12,210,916 
40 
58,375 
48 
116,040 
15,228,235 
40 
59,181 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
23 
82,655 
11,666,153 
23 
(D) 
26 
93,036 
11,283,552 
17 
45,662 
5,000 acres or more 
4 
26,900 
2,710,000 
3 
(D) 
3 
25,482 
5,196,400 
3 
24,982 
Corn for silage or greenchop (tons) 
997 
157,285 
2,740,971 
853 
121,331 
857 
111,116 
2,327,377 
762 
91,488 
1 to 14 acres 
69 
568 
10,355 
61 
524 
49 
416 
8,172 
45 
403 
1 5 to 24 acres 
83 
1,568 
25,287 
67 
1,276 
69 
1,276 
24,316 
64 
1,191 
25 to 49 acres 
136 
4,901 
98,785 
122 
4,316 
172 
5,998 
111,404 
152 
5,133 
50 to 99 acres 
250 
17,084 
296,742 
218 
14,610 
208 
13,893 
292,082 
185 
12,210 
1 00 to 249 acres 
273 
42,015 
739,921 
238 
34,379 
250 
37,636 
770,208 
223 
32,133 
250 to 499 acres 
126 
42,118 
692,785 
101 
32,980 
72 
24,412 
526,255 
62 
20,116 
500 to 999 acres 
47 
29,553 
576,700 
37 
21,284 
32 
20,714 
460,672 
27 
15,631 
1 ,000 acres or more 
13 
19,478 
300,396 
9 
1 1 ,962 
5 
6,771 
134,268 
4 
4,671 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas (cwt) 
346 
42,573 
836,655 
296 
33,094 
281 
46,629 
785,848 
245 
30,790 
1 to 14 acres 
34 
182 
3,528 
27 
159 
21 
157 
2,605 
15 
106 
1 5 to 24 acres 
21 
397 
8,190 
21 
389 
17 
351 
7,813 
15 
311 
25 to 49 acres 
59 
2,094 
43,702 
52 
1,850 
45 
1,581 
34,885 
43 
1,475 
50 to 99 acres 
87 
5,764 
138,630 
78 
5,194 
50 
3,404 
76,462 
48 
3,284 
1 00 to 249 acres 
103 
16,218 
325,271 
87 
13,390 
97 
14,717 
276,656 
82 
11,695 
250 to 499 acres 
30 
9,692 
209,344 
22 
7,025 
25 
7,473 
165,470 
23 
6,732 
500 to 999 acres 
12 
8,226 
107,990 
9 
5,087 
21 
13,138 
202,543 
16 
6,975 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
5,808 
19,414 
3 
212 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Dry edible peas (cwt) 
9 
1,260 
18,950 
5 
370 
11 
458 
11,558 
7 
366 
Hops (pounds) 
9 
110 
128,785 
9 
70 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain (bushels) 
99 
5,936 
402,698 
73 
3,648 
165 
9,921 
531,736 
105 
5,072 
Popcorn (pounds, shelled) 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
Proso millet (bushels) 
305 
119,910 
1,617,695 
27 
2,212 
564 
258,592 
8,476,657 
40 
3,942 
1 to 14 acres 
7 
69 
498 
5 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 5 to 24 acres 
5 
88 
1,463 
- 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
17 
650 
8,865 
- 
- 
23 
852 
17,530 
5 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
41 
3,026 
49,671 
7 
(D) 
58 
4,187 
139,295 
4 
258 
1 00 to 249 acres 
78 
12,727 
173,889 
4 
488 
167 
26,856 
827,898 
10 
1,068 
250 to 499 acres 
68 
24,928 
380,324 
7 
(D) 
130 
45,799 
1,362,417 
9 
1,178 
500 to 999 acres 
64 
42,010 
634,806 
3 
75 
108 
75,068 
2,520,473 
5 
(D) 
1 ,000 acres or more 
25 
36,412 
368,179 
1 
(D) 
72 
105,740 
3,605,072 
5 
(D) 
Rye for grain (bushels) 
9 
1,094 
56,344 
6 
621 
9 
850 
26,267 
3 
379 
Safflower (pounds) 
7 
1,745 
406,916 
1 
(D) 
10 
2,017 
1,948,170 
1 
(D) 
Sorghum for grain (bushels) 
379 
147,955 
2,733,227 
83 
10,437 
380 
153,196 
5,750,890 
112 
10,818 
1 to 14 acres 
5 
47 
1,707 
2 
(D) 
5 
36 
1,102 
3 
12 
1 5 to 24 acres 
10 
194 
8,721 
6 
(D) 
20 
389 
25,924 
14 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
25 
831 
24,353 
6 
164 
36 
1,337 
94,504 
24 
806 
50 to 99 acres 
45 
3,343 
117,831 
17 
1,226 
61 
4,527 
209,999 
22 
1,405 
1 00 to 249 acres 
90 
14,195 
279,101 
18 
1,974 
75 
12,419 
537,224 
21 
2,466 
250 to 499 acres 
84 
30,393 
654,815 
20 
4,610 
94 
32,601 
1,128,544 
21 
4,243 
500 to 999 acres 
104 
72,807 
1,136,499 
11 
1,694 
49 
31,250 
1,202,874 
6 
343 
1 ,000 acres or more 
16 
26,145 
510,200 
3 
(D) 
40 
70,637 
2,550,719 
1 
(D) 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop (tons) 
98 
11,209 
108,038 
69 
7,727 
105 
13,128 
167,647 
69 
8,374 
1 to 14 acres 
5 
45 
247 
4 
(D) 
4 
44 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 5 to 24 acres 
4 
79 
1,014 
4 
(D) 
14 
259 
3,968 
11 
214 
25 to 49 acres 
27 
1,004 
5,611 
17 
598 
26 
(□) 
(D) 
19 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
29 
1,746 
18,270 
21 
1,310 
28 
1,920 
23,372 
21 
1,380 
1 00 to 249 acres 
23 
4,017 
48,547 
16 
2,985 
22 
3,317 
28,784 
9 
1,382 
250 to 499 acres 
7 
2,341 
16,626 
4 
1,156 
9 
3,061 
34,555 
6 
1,755 
500 to 999 acres 
3 
1,977 
17,723 
3 
1,577 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(□) 
1 
(D) 
Soybeans for beans (bushels) 
84 
12,602 
535,045 
63 
8,607 
34 
2,948 
148,420 
24 
1,882 
Sugarbeets for sugar (tons) 
215 
30,553 
938,052 
215 
30,553 
226 
29,235 
764,791 
226 
29,235 
1 to 14 acres 
9 
80 
1,735 
9 
80 
10 
53 
1,164 
10 
53 
1 5 to 24 acres 
9 
178 
5,601 
9 
178 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
24 
792 
(D) 
24 
792 
42 
1,418 
33,982 
42 
1,418 
50 to 99 acres 
67 
4,885 
152,640 
67 
4,885 
61 
4,375 
107,865 
61 
4,375 
1 00 to 249 acres 
78 
11,962 
360,836 
78 
1 1 ,962 
71 
10,415 
288,868 
71 
10,415 
250 to 499 acres 
21 
7,186 
217,249 
21 
7,186 
23 
6,990 
181,839 
23 
6,990 
500 to 999 acres 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
8 
4,782 
127,840 
8 
4,782 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Colorado 27 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
