Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
5 
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 
- 
- 
- 
4 
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 
337 
387 
544 
906 
748 
$1,000 
386,150 
131,644 
70,874 
64,687 
57,472 
24,822 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,533 
260 
278 
330 
423 
242 
$1,000 
323,999 
129,955 
68,843 
60,381 
48,373 
16,448 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
11,570 
518 
501 
853 
1,426 
1,287 
$1,000 
4,321,308 
3,662,181 
189,494 
180,431 
149,965 
66,826 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,521 
494 
433 
714 
1,098 
782 
$1,000 
4,222,014 
3,661,634 
187,852 
177,202 
142,277 
53,049 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
169 
88 
9 
16 
14 
15 
$1,000 
559,422 
549,773 
4,027 
4,038 
858 
630 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
129 
88 
9 
16 
9 
7 
$1,000 
559,177 
549,773 
4,027 
4,038 
857 
482 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
956 
21 
12 
20 
44 
35 
$1,000 
208,763 
203,732 
2,756 
62 
580 
396 
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 
22 
48 
115 
81 
$1,000 
87,174 
64,977 
7,163 
4,365 
3,753 
1,690 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
85 
19 
12 
16 
22 
16 
$1,000 
79,976 
64,890 
7,132 
3,863 
3,063 
1,028 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
3,136 
36 
47 
79 
166 
216 
$1,000 
31,600 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5,604 
4,492 
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 
23 
13 
46 
65 
71 
$1,000 
102,175 
98,009 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(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 
15 
40 
80 
$1,000 
21,376 
6,473 
2,620 
2,546 
3,003 
1,655 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
3 
5 
9 
21 
20 
$1,000 
15,584 
6,344 
2,505 
2,528 
2,955 
1,251 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
11,115 
678 
696 
1,165 
1,624 
1,143 
$1,000 
165,576 
31,887 
22,658 
27,821 
27,916 
16,739 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,283 
236 
281 
465 
510 
275 
$1,000 
129,034 
54,095 
28,321 
24,892 
16,304 
3,349 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,896 
38 
37 
97 
139 
164 
$1,000 
19,199 
1,716 
3,615 
2,736 
1,978 
2,390 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
36,180 
959 
925 
1,563 
2,434 
2,211 
$1,000 
6,910,512 
4,998,715 
495,840 
432,135 
327,172 
153,393 
Average per farm 
dollars 
191,004 
5,212,424 
536,043 
276,478 
134,417 
69,377 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
10,989 
763 
743 
1,126 
1,442 
981 
$1,000 
311,338 
169,065 
55,137 
40,954 
24,979 
8,418 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,442 
37 
36 
141 
363 
485 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,272 
57 
139 
387 
757 
432 
$25,000 to $49,999 
852 
53 
146 
320 
246 
48 
$50,000 or more 
1,423 
616 
422 
278 
76 
16 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
13,191 
789 
756 
1,208 
1,647 
1,199 
$1,000 
182,467 
95,093 
32,122 
26,813 
15,502 
5,348 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,467 
55 
100 
302 
828 
904 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,106 
129 
228 
527 
656 
272 
$25,000 to $49,999 
707 
113 
192 
238 
128 
19 
$50,000 or more 
911 
492 
236 
141 
35 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
110 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
