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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
4,221 
556 
451 
537 
639 
387 
acres 
1,285,988 
582,475 
233,149 
207,497 
134,286 
57,549 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
10,446 
752 
713 
1,092 
1,445 
1,015 
acres 
5,904,526 
1,986,367 
1,065,359 
1,201,899 
873,766 
333,858 
Nematodes 
farms 
477 
133 
67 
54 
51 
48 
acres 
114,493 
72,389 
20,234 
7,065 
7,445 
2,689 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
940 
218 
125 
103 
94 
78 
acres 
279,614 
184,868 
36,674 
22,164 
23,799 
5,753 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
380 
79 
29 
35 
31 
26 
acres on which used 
55,184 
39,205 
5,031 
2,749 
4,606 
640 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
719 
61 
54 
69 
91 
62 
acres 
66,950 
15,155 
12,846 
8,780 
12,532 
3,100 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
3,064 
71 
55 
98 
187 
163 
acres 
234,802 
35,714 
29,397 
29,503 
37,012 
17,865 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,704 
42 
65 
98 
197 
172 
acres 
1,396,407 
290,636 
141,194 
221,042 
212,791 
133,150 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
3,159 
311 
313 
461 
479 
311 
acres 
2,760,309 
900,291 
606,714 
630,045 
351,578 
145,188 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
2,413 
391 
317 
431 
485 
205 
acres 
1,888,607 
772,431 
331,991 
369,507 
252,743 
72,037 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
5,218 
406 
382 
595 
849 
592 
acres 
1,826,497 
423,187 
259,494 
384,136 
392,203 
169,713 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,270 
123 
77 
94 
146 
89 
acres 
126,293 
40,478 
12,969 
18,400 
17,933 
10,412 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
2,013 
59 
50 
108 
172 
121 
Solar panels 
farms 
1,636 
47 
34 
75 
133 
95 
Wind turbines 
farms 
339 
9 
13 
22 
32 
25 
Methane digesters 
farms 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
153 
- 
2 
8 
10 
2 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
47 
- 
- 
1 
5 
4 
Biodiesel 
farms 
51 
4 
3 
6 
7 
6 
Ethanol 
farms 
25 
3 
4 
5 
6 
3 
Other 
farms 
36 
- 
2 
4 
1 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
353 
22 
31 
52 
52 
35 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
26,105 
290 
274 
399 
863 
1,069 
Part owners 
farms 
7,839 
522 
495 
907 
1,186 
817 
Tenants 
farms 
2,236 
119 
125 
173 
280 
217 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
34,056 
816 
774 
1,311 
2,064 
1,894 
acres 
23,371,885 
4,002,661 
2,879,567 
3,502,301 
3,288,033 
1,776,622 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
33,944 
812 
769 
1,306 
2,049 
1,886 
acres 
21,150,230 
3,942,096 
2,785,163 
3,353,226 
3,090,230 
1,644,331 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
10,143 
641 
620 
1,081 
1,469 
1,039 
acres 
10,828,657 
2,052,445 
1,721,665 
2,208,526 
2,153,384 
876,999 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
10,075 
641 
620 
1,080 
1,466 
1,034 
acres 
10,736,446 
2,040,549 
1,711,846 
2,201,294 
2,140,199 
866,339 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
4,065 
112 
111 
190 
276 
245 
acres 
2,313,866 
72,461 
104,223 
156,307 
210,988 
142,951 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
59,269 
1,952 
1,671 
2,542 
3,863 
3,432 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
17,076 
337 
373 
676 
1,145 
1,047 
2 operators 
16,199 
358 
334 
604 
912 
853 
3 operators 
2,259 
139 
145 
158 
217 
163 
4 operators 
468 
59 
27 
31 
45 
29 
5 or more operators 
178 
38 
15 
10 
10 
11 
Total women operators 
number 
21,879 
389 
364 
643 
1,058 
1,088 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
18,912 
301 
306 
561 
900 
910 
2 operators 
1,252 
34 
23 
36 
70 
68 
3 operators 
122 
3 
4 
1 
6 
10 
4 operators 
14 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
7 
1 
1 
- 
2 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
29,320 
901 
862 
1,399 
2,166 
1,853 
Female 
6,860 
30 
32 
80 
163 
250 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
17,962 
858 
798 
1,292 
1,903 
1,486 
Other 
18,218 
73 
96 
187 
426 
617 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
94 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
