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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
10,318 
753 
709 
1,083 
1,440 
995 
$1,000 
198,847 
113,853 
31,278 
23,333 
15,912 
5,919 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,939 
7 
17 
52 
149 
199 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,464 
14 
54 
180 
379 
419 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,268 
105 
203 
493 
755 
341 
$25,000 to $49,999 
722 
102 
183 
254 
121 
31 
$50,000 or more 
925 
525 
252 
104 
36 
5 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
9,728 
441 
389 
578 
919 
737 
$1,000 
1,885,482 
1,731,722 
54,379 
38,342 
25,679 
11,748 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,069 
18 
36 
89 
268 
295 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,283 
62 
114 
224 
390 
301 
$25,000 to $99,999 
758 
71 
102 
155 
194 
128 
$100,000 to $249,999 
250 
54 
55 
63 
64 
13 
$250,000 or more 
368 
236 
82 
47 
3 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,372 
245 
250 
458 
708 
577 
$1,000 
98,374 
48,087 
8,520 
10,706 
12,325 
6,945 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
5,838 
298 
211 
240 
346 
281 
$1,000 
1,787,108 
1,683,635 
45,859 
27,635 
13,353 
4,803 
Feed purchased 
farms 
21,744 
537 
506 
838 
1,451 
1,384 
$1,000 
1,972,993 
1,720,274 
49,306 
41,607 
39,584 
23,174 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,858 
22 
46 
101 
304 
434 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,078 
63 
120 
284 
574 
617 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,083 
90 
162 
345 
527 
321 
$100,000 to $249,999 
348 
67 
116 
92 
46 
10 
$250,000 or more 
377 
295 
62 
16 
- 
2 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
33,136 
929 
890 
1,468 
2,298 
2,050 
$1,000 
288,559 
120,397 
40,114 
35,907 
31,438 
16,234 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,953 
23 
60 
126 
488 
918 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,773 
101 
261 
804 
1,491 
1,046 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,307 
180 
315 
389 
275 
68 
$50,000 or more 
1,103 
625 
254 
149 
44 
18 
Utilities 
farms 
23,489 
930 
894 
1,472 
2,076 
1,705 
$1,000 
191,659 
104,460 
21,480 
18,146 
15,177 
7,421 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,312 
5 
13 
61 
189 
304 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,444 
41 
170 
488 
916 
955 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,388 
197 
412 
714 
867 
423 
$25,000 to $49,999 
582 
128 
170 
163 
85 
16 
$50,000 or more 
763 
559 
129 
46 
19 
7 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
27,005 
930 
894 
1,473 
2,195 
1,890 
$1,000 
321,633 
147,781 
42,304 
40,010 
32,745 
15,022 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,264 
24 
59 
144 
527 
907 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,158 
94 
249 
733 
1,278 
883 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,224 
156 
239 
373 
305 
85 
$50,000 or more 
1,359 
656 
347 
223 
85 
15 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
9,059 
863 
706 
987 
1,112 
707 
$1,000 
471,562 
294,409 
49,837 
38,148 
27,589 
12,579 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,652 
14 
63 
171 
314 
278 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,608 
102 
158 
354 
430 
262 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,986 
276 
331 
379 
328 
155 
$100,000 to $249,999 
524 
236 
120 
76 
35 
10 
$250,000 or more 
289 
235 
34 
7 
5 
2 
Contract labor 
farms 
4,738 
396 
292 
399 
540 
363 
$1,000 
66,083 
34,632 
5,425 
4,907 
5,579 
3,067 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,133 
7 
7 
38 
53 
68 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,706 
56 
83 
125 
195 
148 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,411 
142 
135 
184 
233 
117 
$25,000 to $49,999 
305 
79 
45 
34 
47 
24 
$50,000 or more 
183 
112 
22 
18 
12 
6 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
7,584 
534 
492 
710 
954 
724 
$1,000 
108,124 
52,753 
14,119 
13,182 
12,525 
4,873 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,144 
11 
12 
25 
101 
142 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,768 
38 
82 
167 
329 
284 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,757 
178 
193 
347 
377 
257 
$25,000 to $49,999 
483 
83 
123 
111 
98 
33 
$50,000 or more 
432 
224 
82 
60 
49 
8 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
9,636 
652 
582 
951 
1,388 
1,030 
$1,000 
223,692 
84,391 
29,865 
35,504 
31,588 
11,147 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,952 
18 
61 
169 
400 
455 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,285 
42 
43 
127 
259 
231 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,698 
127 
153 
300 
432 
267 
$25,000 or more 
1,701 
465 
325 
355 
297 
77 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
86 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
