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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
296 
75 
115 
10 
16 
11 
Farms with- 
number 
37,956 
(D) 
8,675 
257 
1,060 
247 
1 to 1,999 
294 
75 
114 
10 
16 
11 
2,000 to 59,999 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
487 
112 
205 
22 
47 
20 
number 
3,761 
858 
1,611 
260 
314 
101 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
192 
50 
90 
9 
12 
9 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
2,747 
612 
1,202 
48 
510 
65 
Barley for grain 
farms 
241 
- 
9 
- 
4 
1 
acres 
54,828 
- 
(D) 
- 
132 
(D) 
bushels 
6,573,668 
- 
(D) 
- 
12,570 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
217 
- 
9 
- 
4 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
50,560 
" 
74 
“ 
132 
" 
1 to 24 acres 
22 
- 
9 
- 
3 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
58 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
85 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
53 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
23 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,562 
19 
85 
35 
82 
72 
acres 
1,011,151 
66 
1,288 
1,074 
3,372 
3,853 
bushels 
121,002,552 
7,432 
140,123 
136,462 
502,374 
570,996 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,055 
15 
64 
33 
76 
68 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
651,404 
(D) 
1,024 
(D) 
3,131 
3,510 
1 to 24 acres 
251 
19 
65 
14 
24 
16 
25 to 99 acres 
617 
- 
20 
21 
58 
42 
1 00 to 249 acres 
703 
- 
- 
- 
- 
14 
250 to 499 acres 
381 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
610 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
997 
4 
25 
12 
49 
30 
acres 
157,285 
4 
431 
472 
1,749 
1,568 
tons 
2,740,971 
45 
6,51 6 
9,512 
29,410 
28,978 
Irrigated 
farms 
853 
4 
25 
11 
42 
27 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
121,331 
4 
421 
(D) 
1,580 
1,461 
1 to 24 acres 
152 
4 
19 
3 
19 
8 
25 to 99 acres 
386 
- 
6 
9 
30 
16 
1 00 to 249 acres 
273 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
250 to 499 acres 
126 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
60 
- 
- 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
346 
5 
8 
8 
18 
22 
acres 
42,573 
5 
46 
152 
334 
916 
cwt 
836,655 
100 
895 
2,269 
5,527 
11,997 
Irrigated 
farms 
296 
2 
7 
8 
13 
15 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
33,094 
(D) 
(D) 
152 
204 
537 
1 to 24 acres 
55 
5 
8 
5 
12 
10 
25 to 99 acres 
146 
- 
- 
3 
6 
11 
100 to 249 acres 
103 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
30 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
12 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
99 
- 
11 
5 
3 
6 
acres 
5,936 
- 
94 
185 
(D) 
168 
bushels 
402,698 
- 
7,652 
22,660 
(D) 
4,232 
Irrigated 
farms 
73 
- 
11 
5 
2 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
3,648 
“ 
94 
185 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
37 
- 
11 
2 
2 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
40 
- 
- 
3 
1 
2 
100 to 249 acres 
20 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
379 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
147,955 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
2,733,227 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
83 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
10,437 
“ 
(D) 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
15 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
70 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
90 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
84 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
120 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
84 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
12,602 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
535,045 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
63 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
8,607 
“ 
" 
“ 
(D) 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
9 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
24 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
41 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
76 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
