Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
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 
i 
- 
2 
4 
1 
$1,000 
310 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
83 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
$1,000 
277 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
9 
1 
- 
2 
1 
- 
$1,000 
33 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,972 
325 
380 
522 
893 
740 
$1,000 
386,150 
129,288 
70,827 
63,933 
59,030 
25,480 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,533 
254 
274 
320 
429 
256 
$1,000 
323,999 
127,686 
68,793 
60,019 
50,025 
17,475 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
11,570 
503 
488 
812 
1,371 
1,274 
$1,000 
4,321,308 
3,657,124 
188,293 
177,481 
152,345 
69,564 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,521 
479 
426 
682 
1,082 
852 
$1,000 
4,222,014 
3,656,577 
186,779 
174,553 
145,421 
58,684 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
169 
88 
9 
15 
15 
15 
$1,000 
559,422 
549,773 
4,027 
3,848 
1,048 
630 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
129 
88 
9 
15 
10 
7 
$1,000 
559,177 
549,773 
4,027 
3,848 
1,047 
482 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
956 
21 
12 
20 
43 
36 
$1,000 
208,763 
203,732 
2,756 
(D) 
(D) 
404 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
13 
8 
5 
4 
$1,000 
207,107 
203,708 
(D) 
- 
426 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,037 
27 
21 
49 
109 
75 
$1,000 
87,174 
64,977 
6,733 
4,795 
3,628 
1,778 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
85 
19 
11 
17 
20 
18 
$1,000 
79,976 
64,890 
6,702 
4,293 
2,943 
1,148 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
3,136 
35 
48 
77 
158 
207 
$1,000 
31,600 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5,576 
4,417 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
100 
7 
1 
2 
44 
46 
$1,000 
1 1 ,428 
3,190 
(D) 
(D) 
5,038 
2,928 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,379 
21 
14 
45 
60 
73 
$1,000 
102,175 
98,009 
(D) 
(D) 
634 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20 
7 
1 
6 
3 
3 
$1,000 
100,436 
97,999 
(D) 
962 
579 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
68 
5 
7 
7 
11 
9 
$1,000 
14,475 
5,387 
4,544 
2,300 
1,634 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
36 
5 
7 
7 
11 
6 
$1,000 
14,303 
5,387 
4,544 
2,300 
1,634 
438 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,266 
12 
16 
13 
42 
77 
$1,000 
21,376 
6,473 
2,620 
2,441 
3,109 
1,646 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
3 
5 
8 
22 
20 
$1,000 
15,584 
6,344 
2,505 
2,430 
3,053 
1,251 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
11,115 
650 
665 
1,081 
1,519 
1,035 
$1,000 
165,576 
29,470 
21,434 
25,307 
23,178 
12,294 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,283 
215 
280 
436 
508 
288 
$1,000 
129,034 
50,839 
29,867 
24,924 
17,359 
3,633 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,896 
37 
36 
97 
131 
161 
$1,000 
19,199 
1,713 
3,617 
2,618 
2,064 
2,344 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
36,180 
931 
894 
1,479 
2,329 
2,103 
$1,000 
6,910,512 
4,974,845 
495,699 
421,869 
337,877 
154,685 
Average per farm 
dollars 
191,004 
5,343,550 
554,474 
285,239 
145,074 
73,555 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
10,989 
737 
722 
1,060 
1,421 
999 
$1,000 
311,338 
166,137 
55,294 
39,985 
26,836 
9,235 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,442 
37 
34 
128 
337 
462 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,272 
57 
129 
349 
736 
460 
$25,000 to $49,999 
852 
50 
139 
301 
254 
60 
$50,000 or more 
1,423 
593 
420 
282 
94 
17 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
13,191 
763 
731 
1,138 
1,593 
1,187 
$1,000 
182,467 
92,608 
32,193 
25,977 
17,190 
6,035 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,467 
55 
98 
288 
765 
859 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,106 
127 
214 
479 
640 
292 
$25,000 to $49,999 
707 
110 
179 
233 
134 
31 
$50,000 or more 
911 
471 
240 
138 
54 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
84 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
