Table 37. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[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 - Con. 
Sugarbeets for sugar (tons) - Con. 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 
(□) 
(□) 
1 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
" 
" 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Sunflower seed, all (pounds) 
181 
69,307 
52,566,914 
71 
11,079 
282 
112,991 
124,244,896 
101 
15,064 
1 to 1 4 acres 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
5 
25 
10,100 
3 
10 
1 5 to 24 acres 
2 
(D) 
(□) 
1 
(D) 
6 
122 
210,220 
4 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
11 
365 
343,977 
6 
(D) 
12 
435 
578,083 
6 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
19 
1,357 
1,488,566 
7 
315 
31 
2,250 
2,842,923 
13 
896 
1 00 to 249 acres 
62 
10,803 
10,209,031 
33 
4,307 
100 
16,635 
21,883,140 
43 
6,227 
250 to 499 acres 
36 
12,567 
9,207,798 
11 
2,191 
66 
22,661 
24,564,693 
18 
3,233 
500 to 999 acres 
30 
20,196 
14,999,048 
5 
2,069 
40 
25,502 
25,720,252 
9 
2,652 
1 ,000 acres or more 
14 
23,929 
16,244,824 
2 
(D) 
22 
45,361 
48,435,485 
5 
(D) 
Sunflower seed - oil varieties (pounds) 
138 
60,890 
41,395,575 
43 
7,109 
230 
100,012 
105,210,708 
62 
9,412 
1 to 1 4 acres 
5 
(D) 
19,870 
5 
21 
5 
25 
10,100 
3 
10 
1 5 to 24 acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
5 
102 
150,220 
4 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
7 
223 
139,477 
4 
103 
6 
226 
249,122 
2 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
7 
508 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
25 
1,733 
1,622,021 
7 
(D) 
1 00 to 249 acres 
46 
7,835 
5,599,166 
20 
1,896 
75 
12,442 
14,723,676 
24 
3,149 
250 to 499 acres 
31 
10,920 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
61 
21,389 
22,992,603 
13 
2,493 
500 to 999 acres 
26 
17,409 
12,272,579 
4 
2,021 
32 
20,454 
19,402,481 
4 
1,417 
1 ,000 acres or more 
14 
23,929 
16,244,824 
2 
(D) 
21 
43,641 
46,060,485 
5 
(D) 
Sunflower seed - non-oil varieties (pounds) 
49 
8,417 
11,171,339 
30 
3,970 
67 
12,979 
19,034,188 
43 
5,652 
1 to 1 4 acres 
3 
37 
48,560 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 5 to 24 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
(□) 
(D) 
- 
- 
25 to 49 acres 
4 
142 
204,500 
2 
(D) 
6 
209 
328,961 
4 
129 
50 to 99 acres 
13 
938 
1,390,517 
7 
400 
11 
(D) 
(D) 
10 
695 
1 00 to 249 acres 
21 
3,459 
5,322,585 
16 
2,412 
37 
5,909 
8,735,999 
26 
3,688 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
1,847 
2,318,777 
4 
(D) 
7 
2,186 
2,919,724 
1 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
3 
1,994 
1,886,400 
- 
3 
2,075 
2,817,178 
2 
(D) 
1 ,000 acres or more 
~ 
- 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
Wheat for grain, all (bushels) 
3,660 
2,181,967 
67,665,715 
937 
126,009 
3,695 
2,369,096 
88,427,841 
1,063 
164,702 
1 to 14 acres 
99 
834 
41,989 
51 
466 
82 
678 
33,518 
46 
373 
1 5 to 24 acres 
142 
2,719 
139,273 
79 
1,488 
118 
2,252 
86,394 
53 
1,025 
25 to 49 acres 
294 
10,381 
446,388 
135 
4,400 
259 
9,067 
409,138 
132 
4,392 
50 to 99 acres 
472 
33,465 
1,384,544 
168 
9,774 
480 
33,677 
1,487,891 
203 
12,318 
1 00 to 249 acres 
712 
113,433 
3,980,525 
180 
20,370 
754 
121,715 
5,161,359 
229 
28,298 
250 to 499 acres 
654 
236,270 
7,851,127 
120 
27,345 
595 
217,906 
8,124,062 
122 
28,266 
500 to 999 acres 
605 
430,041 
13,567,005 
99 
23,746 
642 
453,733 
16,619,072 
149 
39,445 
1 ,000 acres or more 
682 
1,354,824 
40,254,864 
105 
38,420 
765 
1,530,068 
56,506,407 
129 
50,585 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
488 
643,070 
19,660,928 
68 
21,770 
536 
736,957 
26,289,062 
89 
25,385 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
103 
239,065 
7,072,277 
20 
8,940 
146 
342,275 
12,531,250 
26 
13,593 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
68 
254,109 
7,791,270 
12 
6,319 
56 
206,459 
8,537,171 
9 
8,805 
5,000 acres or more 
23 
218,580 
5,730,389 
5 
1,391 
27 
244,377 
9,148,924 
5 
2,802 
Winter wheat for grain (bushels) 
3,567 
2,167,930 
66,668,395 
860 
117,128 
3,566 
2,343,606 
86,598,055 
964 
148,489 
1 to 1 4 acres 
91 
800 
40,066 
48 
439 
76 
645 
31,317 
42 
356 
1 5 to 24 acres 
136 
2,600 
130,859 
76 
1,436 
114 
2,172 
84,571 
51 
985 
25 to 49 acres 
282 
9,998 
417,949 
121 
3,943 
241 
8,475 
380,695 
123 
4,084 
50 to 99 acres 
444 
31,690 
1,250,487 
141 
8,260 
450 
31,745 
1,357,591 
177 
10,673 
1 00 to 249 acres 
693 
110,247 
3,731,900 
166 
18,193 
708 
114,037 
4,475,991 
191 
22,348 
250 to 499 acres 
638 
231,095 
7,421,313 
108 
23,693 
581 
212,567 
7,572,257 
111 
23,600 
500 to 999 acres 
602 
427,778 
13,468,153 
96 
22,934 
633 
448,269 
16,266,548 
141 
36,020 
1 ,000 acres or more 
681 
1,353,722 
40,207,668 
104 
38,230 
763 
1,525,696 
56,429,085 
128 
50,423 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
487 
641,968 
19,613,732 
67 
21,580 
535 
735,507 
26,260,340 
89 
25,385 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
103 
239,065 
7,072,277 
20 
8,940 
145 
339,515 
12,492,370 
26 
13,593 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
68 
254,109 
7,791,270 
12 
6,319 
56 
206,297 
8,527,451 
8 
8,643 
5,000 acres or more 
23 
218,580 
5,730,389 
5 
1,391 
27 
244,377 
9,148,924 
5 
2,802 
Durum wheat for grain (bushels) 
8 
1,462 
179,106 
8 
1,462 
32 
(□) 
(□) 
26 
4,921 
Other Spring wheat for grain (bushels) 
112 
12,575 
818,214 
71 
7,419 
127 
(D) 
(D) 
85 
1 1 ,292 
1 to 14 acres 
13 
51 
3,090 
5 
29 
9 
59 
3,321 
6 
29 
1 5 to 24 acres 
8 
164 
9,149 
3 
52 
6 
115 
4,798 
4 
75 
25 to 49 acres 
19 
637 
(D) 
17 
(D) 
20 
657 
29,235 
9 
(D) 
50 to 99 acres 
36 
2,402 
135,898 
25 
(D) 
27 
1,762 
110,300 
23 
1,485 
1 00 to 249 acres 
19 
3,204 
230,040 
12 
1,956 
45 
6,658 
503,567 
32 
4,594 
250 to 499 acres 
15 
(D) 
367,194 
9 
3,164 
15 
5,349 
449,276 
9 
3,523 
500 to 999 acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
3 
1,880 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 ,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
- 
HAY, FORAGE, AND FIELD AND GRASS SEEDS 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
14 
2,089 
(X) 
10 
1,803 
21 
2,771 
(X) 
15 
2,499 
Alfalfa seed (pounds) 
6 
855 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
8 
1,815 
(□) 
7 
1,807 
Ryegrass seed (pounds) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Forage - land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (tons, 
dry equivalent) (see text) 
12,798 
1,296,617 
2,698,367 
10,324 
969,049 
13,998 
1,621,178 
4,256,940 
10,418 
1,156,305 
1 to 1 4 acres 
3,855 
27,514 
42,701 
3,150 
22,035 
3,262 
23,857 
45,029 
2,503 
17,785 
1 5 to 24 acres 
1,648 
30,551 
45,402 
1,275 
22,933 
1,701 
31,405 
59,462 
1,208 
21,700 
25 to 49 acres 
2,215 
75,264 
126,142 
1,706 
55,106 
2,476 
85,885 
163,570 
1,679 
55,001 
50 to 99 acres 
1,950 
131,031 
264,429 
1,566 
98,473 
2,359 
160,662 
364,152 
1,715 
109,480 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,896 
286,079 
657,520 
1,562 
218,809 
2,530 
382,803 
1,031,940 
1,956 
269,962 
250 to 499 acres 
757 
252,378 
579,146 
656 
199,278 
1,058 
354,517 
996,561 
842 
250,820 
500 to 999 acres 
343 
224,107 
500,379 
294 
174,045 
440 
284,330 
794,627 
364 
207,766 
1 ,000 acres or more 
134 
269,693 
482,648 
115 
178,370 
172 
297,719 
801,597 
151 
223,791 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
95 
123,796 
237,285 
78 
89,937 
132 
178,294 
504,630 
115 
139,196 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
18 
43,628 
76,555 
16 
(D) 
25 
57,069 
161,553 
23 
43,954 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
17 
61,375 
143,235 
17 
38,864 
12 
41,616 
120,145 
11 
(D) 
5,000 acres or more 
4 
40,894 
25,573 
4 
(D) 
3 
20,740 
15,269 
2 
(D) 
--continued 
28 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
