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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
4,221 
359 
652 
118 
220 
166 
acres 
1,285,988 
899 
7,464 
3,524 
8,552 
9,824 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
10,446 
644 
1,908 
344 
562 
426 
acres 
5,904,526 
1,999 
27,877 
10,074 
22,407 
22,232 
Nematodes 
... farms 
477 
40 
58 
13 
16 
14 
acres 
114,493 
102 
434 
275 
354 
734 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
940 
134 
157 
17 
40 
27 
acres 
279,614 
332 
1,248 
349 
1,205 
1,278 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
380 
65 
96 
17 
23 
12 
acres on which used 
55,184 
(D) 
828 
429 
888 
690 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
719 
47 
159 
29 
55 
52 
acres 
66,950 
130 
1,807 
745 
1,701 
2,580 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
3,064 
669 
1,110 
147 
191 
136 
acres 
234,802 
2,888 
18,401 
5,374 
8,365 
7,861 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
1,704 
35 
227 
69 
98 
84 
acres 
1,396,407 
160 
4,663 
2,891 
6,056 
6,878 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
3,159 
126 
420 
70 
119 
84 
acres 
2,760,309 
225 
5,356 
1,434 
3,962 
3,362 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
2,413 
39 
132 
22 
48 
66 
acres 
1,888,607 
70 
1,245 
465 
1,933 
3,916 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
5,218 
228 
638 
154 
258 
242 
acres 
1,826,497 
496 
7,768 
4,297 
9,797 
13,437 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
1,270 
119 
278 
31 
72 
59 
acres 
126,293 
307 
3,158 
721 
2,026 
1,835 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
2,013 
203 
459 
111 
132 
111 
Solar panels 
... farms 
1,636 
183 
381 
93 
110 
89 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
339 
20 
49 
18 
20 
19 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
5 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
153 
14 
67 
14 
11 
6 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
47 
1 
5 
2 
2 
4 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
51 
1 
11 
3 
4 
5 
Ethanol 
... farms 
25 
- 
2 
- 
2 
2 
Other 
... farms 
36 
- 
10 
2 
2 
4 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
353 
2 
9 
8 
8 
6 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
26,105 
3,930 
9,002 
1,295 
2,065 
1,327 
Part owners 
... farms 
7,839 
129 
656 
256 
398 
406 
Tenants 
... farms 
2,236 
192 
350 
78 
115 
92 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
34,056 
4,059 
9,676 
1,553 
2,468 
1,741 
acres 
23,371,885 
95,394 
403,351 
126,396 
250,593 
340,396 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
33,944 
4,059 
9,658 
1,551 
2,463 
1,733 
acres 
21,150,230 
18,476 
262,166 
82,224 
180,008 
174,499 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
10,143 
328 
1,017 
335 
518 
505 
acres 
10,828,657 
1,422 
23,818 
11,866 
33,492 
37,245 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
10,075 
321 
1,006 
334 
513 
498 
acres 
10,736,446 
1,108 
20,489 
11,837 
27,567 
36,815 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
4,065 
316 
832 
169 
246 
239 
acres 
2,313,866 
77,232 
144,514 
44,201 
76,510 
166,327 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
59,269 
6,830 
16,357 
2,642 
4,067 
2,985 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
17,076 
1,962 
4,408 
738 
1,271 
845 
2 operators 
16,199 
2,072 
5,033 
790 
1,156 
843 
3 operators 
2,259 
174 
452 
91 
124 
105 
4 operators 
468 
32 
82 
4 
24 
27 
5 or more operators 
178 
11 
33 
6 
3 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
21,879 
2,992 
6,891 
1,058 
1,544 
1,140 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
18,912 
2,587 
6,063 
925 
1,366 
962 
2 operators 
1,252 
177 
349 
60 
80 
78 
3 operators 
122 
10 
35 
3 
6 
6 
4 operators 
14 
1 
2 
1 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
7 
3 
3 
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PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
29,320 
3,096 
7,658 
1,317 
2,049 
1,508 
Female 
6,860 
1,155 
2,350 
312 
529 
317 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
17,962 
1,584 
3,934 
708 
1,106 
823 
Other 
18,218 
2,667 
6,074 
921 
1,472 
1,002 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
68 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
