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 
HAY, FORAGE, AND FIELD AND GRASS SEEDS - Con. 
Hay - All hay including alfalfa, other tame, 
small grain, and wild (tons, dry) (see text) 
12,351 
1,248,960 
2,557,348 
9,982 
940,814 
13,689 
1,596,887 
4,128,786 
10,196 
1,139,480 
1 to 14 acres 
3,715 
26,359 
41,603 
3,038 
21,120 
3,200 
23,392 
44,483 
2,442 
17,337 
1 5 to 24 acres 
1,595 
29,634 
44,261 
1,231 
22,213 
1,638 
30,263 
58,057 
1,166 
20,988 
25 to 49 acres 
2,139 
72,660 
123,603 
1,650 
53,396 
2,431 
84,451 
160,977 
1,653 
54,300 
50 to 99 acres 
1,871 
125,822 
255,975 
1,504 
94,891 
2,300 
156,969 
357,047 
1,677 
106,895 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,843 
277,933 
615,859 
1,526 
213,837 
2,471 
374,776 
994,985 
1,916 
265,774 
250 to 499 acres 
735 
244,430 
554,267 
639 
195,806 
1,048 
351,775 
960,739 
840 
249,969 
500 to 999 acres 
326 
213,782 
478,502 
285 
171,420 
427 
275,566 
748,725 
349 
199,709 
1 ,000 acres or more 
127 
258,340 
443,278 
109 
168,131 
174 
299,695 
803,773 
153 
224,508 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
90 
116,404 
204,965 
73 
81,908 
135 
182,616 
518,502 
118 
141,661 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
16 
38,583 
69,505 
15 
(D) 
24 
54,720 
149,857 
22 
(D) 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
16 
56,915 
138,895 
16 
37,780 
12 
41,616 
120,145 
11 
(D) 
5,000 acres or more 
5 
46,438 
29,913 
5 
(D) 
3 
20,743 
15,269 
2 
(D) 
Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) 
8,205 
654,284 
1,848,795 
7,026 
560,868 
8,648 
861,053 
2,887,865 
7,347 
707,234 
1 to 1 4 acres 
2,578 
17,742 
31,554 
2,180 
14,832 
2,052 
14,813 
32,798 
1,750 
12,387 
1 5 to 24 acres 
1,123 
20,950 
37,839 
920 
16,663 
1,083 
19,977 
47,546 
904 
16,363 
25 to 49 acres 
1,439 
48,840 
101,291 
1,195 
39,544 
1,531 
53,017 
129,868 
1,256 
42,102 
50 to 99 acres 
1,288 
86,696 
222,516 
1,107 
71,461 
1,518 
103,518 
294,371 
1,285 
84,151 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,190 
178,275 
500,105 
1,076 
154,038 
1,633 
242,127 
794,440 
1,412 
198,325 
250 to 499 acres 
396 
133,166 
401,229 
366 
114,436 
571 
190,373 
668,210 
507 
159,880 
500 to 999 acres 
152 
98,377 
305,343 
146 
88,852 
187 
120,258 
439,020 
169 
101,316 
1 ,000 acres or more 
39 
70,238 
248,918 
36 
61,042 
73 
116,970 
481,612 
64 
92,710 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
29 
38,812 
113,745 
26 
32,849 
59 
80,350 
329,731 
51 
62,888 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
4 
8,905 
34,396 
4 
8,905 
10 
23,664 
95,037 
10 
19,866 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
6 
22,521 
100,777 
6 
19,288 
4 
12,956 
56,844 
3 
9,956 
5,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Small grain hay (tons, dry) 
945 
89,426 
150,593 
653 
47,371 
1,367 
126,159 
267,737 
845 
56,516 
1 to 1 4 acres 
197 
1,476 
2,583 
153 
1,142 
283 
2,122 
4,017 
225 
1,666 
1 5 to 24 acres 
83 
1,552 
2,542 
64 
1,148 
146 
2,789 
5,154 
96 
1,809 
25 to 49 acres 
198 
6,892 
11,650 
140 
4,574 
292 
10,613 
20,010 
182 
6,250 
50 to 99 acres 
188 
12,677 
23,630 
126 
8,374 
275 
18,711 
38,802 
155 
9,733 
1 00 to 249 acres 
195 
28,915 
50,442 
130 
17,971 
268 
40,359 
90,070 
143 
19,041 
250 to 499 acres 
65 
21,226 
37,269 
30 
8,715 
79 
27,509 
54,749 
35 
9,837 
500 to 999 acres 
15 
9,762 
20,422 
10 
5,447 
17 
12,091 
23,494 
4 
1,302 
1 ,000 acres or more 
4 
6,926 
2,055 
* 
- 
7 
11,965 
31,441 
5 
6,878 
Other tame hay (tons, dry) 
3,663 
382,685 
452,204 
2,898 
249,400 
3,896 
421,719 
758,985 
2,805 
268,397 
1 to 1 4 acres 
1,138 
8,539 
12,105 
952 
7,056 
957 
6,846 
13,849 
795 
5,481 
1 5 to 24 acres 
540 
10,012 
13,195 
436 
7,839 
471 
8,663 
15,953 
365 
6,493 
25 to 49 acres 
651 
22,565 
30,367 
510 
16,758 
722 
24,599 
45,396 
503 
15,993 
50 to 99 acres 
535 
35,876 
50,070 
394 
24,540 
655 
44,029 
85,249 
412 
25,905 
1 00 to 249 acres 
446 
65,808 
85,989 
327 
44,637 
669 
100,395 
183,633 
455 
62,246 
250 to 499 acres 
207 
69,041 
96,704 
171 
52,185 
255 
85,468 
157,111 
157 
47,119 
500 to 999 acres 
98 
63,005 
74,936 
75 
46,245 
123 
75,860 
138,262 
80 
47,513 
1 ,000 acres or more 
48 
107,839 
88,838 
33 
50,140 
44 
75,859 
119,532 
38 
57,647 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
34 
43,657 
43,595 
21 
25,001 
33 
41,281 
77,909 
28 
32,897 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
7 
(D) 
18,904 
5 
(D) 
6 
12,678 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
6 
20,254 
(D) 
6 
12,389 
3 
(D) 
18,285 
3 
10,000 
5,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Wild hay (tons, dry) 
1,153 
122,565 
105,756 
590 
83,175 
2,109 
187,956 
214,199 
747 
107,333 
1 to 1 4 acres 
381 
2,755 
2,281 
161 
1,070 
609 
4,554 
4,163 
190 
1,323 
1 5 to 24 acres 
167 
3,115 
2,571 
64 
1,131 
347 
6,356 
5,559 
86 
1,466 
25 to 49 acres 
194 
6,523 
6,019 
81 
2,444 
501 
17,234 
15,860 
151 
4,713 
50 to 99 acres 
144 
9,614 
10,065 
90 
5,409 
294 
19,524 
19,570 
112 
6,631 
1 00 to 249 acres 
162 
23,710 
22,969 
112 
15,425 
191 
28,635 
32,788 
89 
12,869 
250 to 499 acres 
62 
20,434 
16,315 
46 
14,490 
98 
32,693 
37,917 
59 
17,928 
500 to 999 acres 
19 
12,003 
9,612 
15 
8,774 
38 
22,880 
31,758 
32 
18,088 
1 ,000 acres or more 
24 
44,411 
35,924 
21 
34,432 
31 
56,080 
66,584 
28 
44,315 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
15 
20,122 
18,097 
13 
(D) 
25 
33,507 
44,176 
23 
30,635 
2,000 to 2,999 acres 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
3,000 to 4,999 acres 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
3 
10,000 
12,411 
3 
(D) 
5,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
All haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(tons, green) 
710 
59,587 
285,303 
565 
41,198 
641 
58,485 
259,263 
457 
38,803 
1 to 14 acres 
232 
1,760 
4,275 
190 
1,404 
141 
1,044 
2,456 
108 
798 
1 5 to 24 acres 
79 
1,408 
3,768 
63 
(D) 
90 
1,705 
4,075 
64 
1,183 
25 to 49 acres 
119 
4,356 
12,032 
96 
3,396 
130 
4,414 
12,875 
86 
2,741 
50 to 99 acres 
130 
8,655 
32,253 
104 
6,708 
111 
7,701 
31,501 
80 
5,297 
1 00 to 249 acres 
97 
14,567 
107,083 
76 
10,933 
115 
17,673 
78,962 
80 
10,968 
250 to 499 acres 
31 
10,005 
51,845 
23 
7,135 
41 
13,079 
70,812 
29 
8,987 
500 to 999 acres 
18 
11,298 
36,173 
10 
5,892 
7 
4,589 
26,217 
4 
2,459 
1 ,000 acres or more 
4 
7,538 
37,874 
3 
(D) 
6 
8,280 
32,365 
6 
6,370 
Haylage or greenchop from alfalfa or alfalfa 
mixtures (tons, green) 
281 
22,589 
110,927 
243 
20,828 
273 
22,484 
117,509 
233 
20,479 
1 to 1 4 acres 
82 
(D) 
(D) 
63 
453 
62 
(D) 
(D) 
55 
446 
1 5 to 24 acres 
34 
602 
1,734 
30 
(D) 
32 
589 
1,949 
23 
(D) 
25 to 49 acres 
48 
1,785 
4,246 
42 
1,563 
61 
2,018 
7,778 
46 
1,463 
50 to 99 acres 
50 
3,389 
19,294 
46 
3,063 
49 
3,401 
14,292 
42 
2,801 
1 00 to 249 acres 
51 
7,206 
30,988 
46 
6,379 
52 
7,503 
36,404 
50 
6,864 
250 to 499 acres 
9 
3,107 
(D) 
9 
3,107 
10 
3,240 
25,129 
10 
3,240 
500 to 999 acres 
5 
3,377 
14,046 
5 
3,193 
6 
3,539 
29,794 
6 
3,539 
1 ,000 acres or more 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Other haylage, grass silage, and greenchop, 
excluding corn and sorghum silage (tons, green) 
443 
36,998 
174,376 
333 
20,370 
396 
36,001 
141,754 
244 
18,324 
1 to 1 4 acres 
157 
(D) 
(D) 
131 
963 
88 
609 
(D) 
56 
372 
1 5 to 24 acres 
45 
806 
2,034 
33 
(D) 
60 
1,156 
2,785 
43 
810 
25 to 49 acres 
73 
2,632 
8,481 
56 
1,891 
76 
2,644 
7,841 
47 
1,537 
50 to 99 acres 
81 
5,365 
15,064 
59 
3,744 
68 
4,689 
20,157 
43 
2,835 
1 00 to 249 acres 
48 
7,407 
73,715 
32 
4,603 
68 
10,978 
44,895 
35 
4,977 
250 to 499 acres 
24 
7,710 
39,095 
16 
4,840 
29 
8,915 
43,639 
16 
4,523 
500 to 999 acres 
13 
8,369 
26,891 
5 
3,147 
4 
3,010 
8,777 
1 
(D) 
1 ,000 acres or more 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
3 
4,000 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Colorado 29 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
