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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
10,318 
778 
734 
1,158 
1,476 
995 
$1,000 
198,847 
115,531 
30,785 
24,307 
14,947 
5,674 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,939 
7 
19 
54 
169 
210 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,464 
15 
62 
194 
415 
413 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,268 
112 
213 
547 
756 
334 
$25,000 to $49,999 
722 
103 
198 
258 
104 
36 
$50,000 or more 
925 
541 
242 
105 
32 
2 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
9,728 
450 
402 
597 
932 
748 
$1,000 
1,885,482 
1,732,895 
54,305 
38,183 
25,455 
11,841 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,069 
19 
37 
93 
283 
305 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,283 
66 
117 
239 
392 
302 
$25,000 to $99,999 
758 
73 
111 
156 
190 
128 
$100,000 to $249,999 
250 
54 
57 
62 
64 
13 
$250,000 or more 
368 
238 
80 
47 
3 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,372 
253 
264 
474 
716 
586 
$1,000 
98,374 
48,255 
8,930 
10,901 
12,213 
6,891 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
5,838 
301 
214 
242 
351 
284 
$1,000 
1,787,108 
1,684,640 
45,376 
27,281 
13,242 
4,950 
Feed purchased 
farms 
21,744 
552 
520 
879 
1,506 
1,404 
$1,000 
1,972,993 
1,721,579 
50,520 
41,929 
38,737 
23,564 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,858 
23 
46 
104 
335 
444 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,078 
69 
130 
295 
611 
628 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,083 
96 
161 
374 
518 
317 
$100,000 to $249,999 
348 
67 
118 
95 
42 
13 
$250,000 or more 
377 
297 
65 
11 
- 
2 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
33,136 
957 
921 
1,552 
2,392 
2,125 
$1,000 
288,559 
122,981 
39,391 
37,027 
30,834 
15,917 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,953 
23 
62 
140 
541 
1,026 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,773 
103 
282 
867 
1,556 
1,018 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,307 
190 
333 
394 
256 
63 
$50,000 or more 
1,103 
641 
244 
151 
39 
18 
Utilities 
farms 
23,489 
958 
925 
1,555 
2,148 
1,724 
$1,000 
191,659 
105,373 
21,460 
18,467 
14,910 
7,191 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,312 
5 
14 
70 
201 
339 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,444 
42 
188 
524 
987 
969 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,388 
210 
425 
754 
862 
395 
$25,000 to $49,999 
582 
133 
174 
164 
80 
14 
$50,000 or more 
763 
568 
124 
43 
18 
7 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
27,005 
958 
925 
1,557 
2,273 
1,949 
$1,000 
321,633 
150,735 
41,481 
41,437 
31,498 
14,768 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,264 
24 
60 
158 
581 
982 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,158 
99 
266 
782 
1,338 
879 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,224 
162 
255 
387 
286 
71 
$50,000 or more 
1,359 
673 
344 
230 
68 
17 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
9,059 
887 
725 
1,020 
1,111 
710 
$1,000 
471,562 
296,505 
49,241 
38,546 
26,696 
12,662 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,652 
14 
69 
174 
328 
301 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,608 
109 
170 
367 
435 
242 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,986 
284 
338 
397 
310 
152 
$100,000 to $249,999 
524 
244 
115 
75 
33 
13 
$250,000 or more 
289 
236 
33 
7 
5 
2 
Contract labor 
farms 
4,738 
408 
290 
414 
563 
374 
$1,000 
66,083 
35,087 
5,131 
5,189 
5,641 
3,008 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,133 
7 
7 
38 
58 
74 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,706 
59 
85 
124 
208 
155 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,411 
147 
133 
197 
238 
115 
$25,000 to $49,999 
305 
81 
44 
36 
47 
26 
$50,000 or more 
183 
114 
21 
19 
12 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
7,584 
551 
515 
736 
977 
743 
$1,000 
108,124 
54,067 
13,918 
13,866 
11,665 
5,009 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,144 
11 
13 
26 
114 
136 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,768 
39 
85 
174 
348 
301 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,757 
184 
206 
357 
383 
263 
$25,000 to $49,999 
483 
83 
132 
114 
94 
35 
$50,000 or more 
432 
234 
79 
65 
38 
8 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
9,636 
671 
600 
1,010 
1,424 
1,035 
$1,000 
223,692 
85,452 
31,316 
36,250 
30,521 
12,328 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,952 
23 
63 
177 
433 
464 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,285 
43 
45 
141 
266 
237 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,698 
129 
160 
318 
441 
253 
$25,000 or more 
1,701 
476 
332 
374 
284 
81 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
112 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
