Table 45. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Commodity 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Layers 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
Turkeys 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
24 
543,453 
45 
449,788 
Hogs and pigs 
6 
69,100 
10 
81,522 
Replacement dairy heifers 
8 
5,017 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
45 
(X) 
(NA) 
(X) 
Grains and oilseeds 
2 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) 
7 
(X) 
3 
(X) 
Other crops (see text) 
" 
(X) 
" 
(X) 
Value of commodities (see text) ($1,000) 
86 
996,098 
158 
591,096 
Payments received (see text) ($1,000) 
86 
249,730 
158 
223,116 
Table 46. Value of Land and Buildings: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of land and buildings 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms 
36,180 
(X) 
37,054 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
40,821,073 
(X) 
33,058,456 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
1,128,277 
(X) 
892,170 
Average per acre 
dollars 
(X) 
1,280 
(X) 
1,046 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,158 
47,968 
4,070 
90,124 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,145 
153,410 
2,624 
187,024 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,290 
615,872 
4,221 
608,314 
$200,000 to $499,999 
12,084 
3,855,176 
10,587 
3,400,166 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6,814 
4,624,238 
7,428 
5,111,546 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,901 
5,248,223 
4,358 
5,813,152 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
3,185 
9,640,592 
2,727 
8,208,648 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1,050 
6,995,119 
801 
5,415,422 
$10,000,000 or more 
553 
9,640,475 
238 
4,224,058 
Table 47. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of machinery and equipment 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of machinery and equipment 
35,893 
3,953,022 
37,052 
3,680,884 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
110,134 
(X) 
99,344 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
3,507 
7,852 
2,479 
6,663 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,222 
21,523 
3,012 
20,660 
$10,000 to $19,999 
5,427 
72,836 
5,200 
71,398 
$20,000 to $29,999 
4,340 
100,124 
4,882 
113,859 
$30,000 to $49,999 
5,001 
183,953 
5,442 
204,967 
$50,000 to $69,999 
3,584 
198,998 
3,802 
214,648 
$70,000 to $99,999 
2,308 
185,970 
3,065 
249,421 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,750 
486,332 
4,639 
619,182 
$200,000 to $499,999 
3,038 
885,332 
3,353 
994,314 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,081 
703,083 
826 
542,478 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
635 
1,107,018 
352 
643,295 
Table 48. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Selected machinery and equipment 
Total 
Manufactured 
2008 to 2012 
Manufactured 
prior to 2008 
Total 
Manufactured 
2003 to 2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
27,914 
69,097 
6,490 
9,060 
25,742 
60,037 
30,749 
73,350 
1 1 ,835 
14,564 
Tractors 
26,709 
59,252 
4,399 
6,168 
24,757 
53,084 
28,836 
61,571 
4,605 
6,040 
2 or 3 
9,765 
22,757 
816 
1,822 
8,967 
20,847 
10,100 
24,431 
754 
1,667 
4 or more 
4,335 
23,886 
167 
930 
3,758 
20,205 
4,017 
22,421 
121 
643 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
12,607 
16,910 
1,331 
1,495 
11,550 
15,415 
12,803 
17,002 
1,671 
1,794 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
16,074 
23,882 
1,996 
2,230 
14,616 
21,652 
17,688 
25,662 
2,148 
2,396 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
8,965 
18,460 
1,602 
2,443 
8,337 
16,017 
10,049 
18,907 
1,295 
1,850 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
3,317 
4,357 
504 
582 
2,877 
3,775 
3,358 
4,322 
317 
384 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
2,563 
2,876 
268 
295 
2,329 
2,581 
2,254 
2,437 
248 
274 
Hay balers 
9,067 
1 1 ,292 
1,149 
1,287 
8,194 
10,005 
9,018 
11,282 
1,178 
1,297 
38 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
