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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
2,057 
304 
177 
223 
242 
154 
$1,000 
39,084 
24,765 
5,018 
3,407 
2,395 
1,090 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
664 
4 
14 
18 
59 
37 
$1,000 to $4,999 
635 
44 
30 
84 
94 
60 
$5,000 to $24,999 
491 
102 
88 
90 
70 
50 
$25,000 to $49,999 
91 
41 
13 
19 
6 
4 
$50,000 or more 
176 
113 
32 
12 
13 
3 
Interest expense 
farms 
13,421 
739 
697 
1,086 
1,469 
1,054 
$1,000 
228,119 
75,156 
21,324 
24,500 
22,658 
1 1 ,436 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,409 
37 
137 
188 
465 
445 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,973 
164 
269 
570 
773 
497 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,757 
343 
259 
305 
214 
110 
$100,000 or more 
282 
195 
32 
23 
17 
2 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
10,287 
528 
469 
794 
1,026 
771 
$1,000 
161,271 
41,934 
12,853 
16,819 
16,808 
8,950 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
820 
6 
18 
26 
59 
65 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,849 
40 
55 
133 
224 
222 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,155 
134 
221 
425 
575 
396 
$25,000 to $49,999 
930 
125 
102 
134 
121 
69 
$50,000 or more 
533 
223 
73 
76 
47 
19 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
7,529 
564 
530 
777 
1,021 
637 
$1,000 
66,848 
33,223 
8,470 
7,681 
5,850 
2,486 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,109 
21 
24 
50 
147 
161 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,111 
38 
136 
256 
475 
306 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,802 
202 
271 
413 
373 
165 
$25,000 to $49,999 
284 
136 
66 
40 
24 
4 
$50,000 or more 
223 
167 
33 
18 
2 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
34,219 
866 
804 
1,370 
2,110 
1,927 
$1,000 
96,212 
23,240 
7,896 
7,880 
8,321 
5,838 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,534 
190 
344 
859 
1,605 
1,659 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,138 
160 
193 
303 
358 
177 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,109 
263 
196 
175 
127 
81 
$25,000 or more 
438 
253 
71 
33 
20 
10 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
19,105 
906 
874 
1,445 
1,848 
1,469 
$1,000 
324,658 
188,267 
35,868 
31,034 
22,659 
9,865 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,808 
27 
116 
294 
679 
924 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,308 
176 
310 
769 
947 
478 
$25,000 to $49,999 
931 
118 
217 
243 
170 
51 
$50,000 to $99,999 
539 
209 
147 
105 
40 
12 
$100,000 or more 
519 
376 
84 
34 
12 
4 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,369 
188 
207 
284 
268 
121 
$1,000 
33,396 
16,631 
6,900 
5,179 
3,304 
594 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
15,235 
921 
878 
1,454 
1,680 
1,214 
$1,000 
419,702 
181,523 
57,307 
55,406 
42,421 
18,477 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
36,180 
931 
894 
1,479 
2,329 
2,103 
$1,000 
1,348,471 
1,055,077 
189,100 
165,010 
106,128 
28,650 
Average per farm 
dollars 
37,271 
1,133,272 
211,521 
111,569 
45,568 
13,623 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
14,776 
823 
780 
1,244 
1,880 
1,552 
Average net gain 
dollars 
129,166 
1,432,484 
275,882 
157,196 
79,524 
38,152 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,312 
1 
2 
4 
6 
15 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,673 
1 
4 
6 
39 
78 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,746 
1 
3 
8 
41 
102 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,437 
7 
17 
30 
176 
343 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,979 
7 
17 
96 
341 
621 
$50,000 or more 
4,629 
806 
737 
1,100 
1,277 
393 
Farms with net losses 
number 
21,404 
108 
114 
235 
449 
551 
Average net loss 
dollars 
26,168 
1,146,833 
228,839 
129,963 
96,605 
55,466 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,688 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,790 
3 
1 
6 
30 
46 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,287 
1 
- 
14 
32 
51 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,408 
4 
13 
27 
63 
133 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,429 
4 
14 
48 
92 
123 
$50,000 or more 
1,802 
96 
86 
140 
229 
193 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
36,180 
931 
894 
1,479 
2,329 
2,103 
$1,000 
1,080,953 
852,679 
163,960 
144,488 
91,404 
25,537 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,877 
915,875 
183,400 
97,693 
39,246 
12,143 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
14,630 
814 
766 
1,223 
1,841 
1,527 
Average net gain 
dollars 
112,842 
1,202,903 
250,476 
144,112 
74,720 
37,277 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,320 
1 
1 
3 
8 
21 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
88 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
