Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
92 
9 
35 
5 
12 
4 
$1,000 
310 
20 
39 
(D) 
17 
1 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
83 
8 
32 
4 
10 
4 
$1,000 
277 
(D) 
33 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
9 
1 
3 
1 
2 
- 
$1,000 
33 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,972 
719 
2,242 
440 
622 
452 
$1,000 
386,150 
1,069 
8,711 
2,957 
5,568 
7,732 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,533 
- 
4 
- 
14 
46 
$1,000 
323,999 
- 
241 
- 
984 
3,661 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
11,570 
754 
2,022 
451 
773 
546 
$1,000 
4,321,308 
17,047 
50,913 
27,084 
103,131 
196,760 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,521 
47 
118 
31 
60 
59 
$1,000 
4,222,014 
12,707 
38,447 
23,888 
96,888 
191,384 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
169 
5 
34 
5 
7 
11 
$1,000 
559,422 
(D) 
30,726 
(D) 
7,171 
7,403 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
129 
3 
20 
4 
4 
4 
$1,000 
559,177 
(D) 
30,660 
(D) 
7,170 
7,386 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
956 
192 
362 
52 
73 
55 
$1,000 
208,763 
(D) 
2,488 
67 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
1 
5 
- 
3 
2 
$1,000 
207,107 
(D) 
1,986 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,037 
386 
778 
103 
138 
80 
$1,000 
87,174 
1,249 
4,074 
456 
656 
1,344 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
85 
4 
6 
1 
1 
8 
$1,000 
79,976 
390 
1,793 
(D) 
(D) 
1,088 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
3,136 
465 
1,070 
152 
294 
137 
$1,000 
31,600 
3,178 
8,717 
1,148 
3,774 
911 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
100 
2 
23 
2 
18 
4 
$1,000 
11,428 
(D) 
1,662 
(D) 
1,488 
320 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,379 
464 
978 
114 
197 
121 
$1,000 
102,175 
368 
(D) 
70 
1,148 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20 
- 
4 
- 
3 
1 
$1,000 
100,436 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
68 
35 
13 
2 
3 
2 
$1,000 
14,475 
11,952 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
36 
26 
3 
1 
2 
$1,000 
14,303 
11,884 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,266 
279 
501 
67 
123 
47 
$1,000 
21,376 
2,696 
3,695 
894 
1,029 
1,146 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
11 
13 
6 
1 
2 
$1,000 
15,584 
1,433 
1,505 
650 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
11,115 
140 
896 
272 
566 
444 
$1,000 
165,576 
394 
1,868 
901 
1,491 
1,453 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,283 
10 
57 
27 
62 
43 
$1,000 
129,034 
30 
151 
184 
339 
235 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,896 
570 
1,043 
136 
188 
150 
$1,000 
19,199 
2,562 
4,456 
659 
1,417 
2,028 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
36,180 
4,251 
10,008 
1,629 
2,578 
1,825 
$1,000 
6,910,512 
96,334 
291,814 
55,122 
189,616 
252,403 
Average per farm 
dollars 
191,004 
22,662 
29,158 
33,838 
73,552 
138,303 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
10,989 
1,025 
2,495 
384 
613 
471 
$1,000 
311,338 
1,394 
4,448 
911 
10,297 
2,401 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,442 
989 
2,414 
355 
492 
330 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,272 
24 
64 
28 
116 
128 
$25,000 to $49,999 
852 
9 
12 
- 
4 
11 
$50,000 or more 
1,423 
3 
5 
1 
1 
2 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
13,191 
1,101 
2,883 
513 
791 
584 
$1,000 
182,467 
458 
2,168 
656 
3,733 
1,186 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,467 
1,092 
2,825 
490 
753 
527 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,106 
8 
48 
17 
35 
49 
$25,000 to $49,999 
707 
1 
6 
6 
2 
8 
$50,000 or more 
911 
- 
4 
- 
1 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
58 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
