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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
63 
34 
10 
9 
9 
acres 
8,607 
6,199 
977 
942 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
9 
1 
2 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
24 
2 
6 
4 
9 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
41 
30 
6 
5 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
4 
1 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
5 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
215 
79 
66 
33 
30 
3 
acres 
30,553 
19,948 
7,000 
2,330 
1,160 
69 
tons 
938,052 
617,141 
213,474 
71,392 
33,250 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
215 
79 
66 
33 
30 
3 
acres 
30,553 
19,948 
7,000 
2,330 
1,160 
69 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
181 
44 
44 
40 
29 
15 
acres 
69,307 
31,223 
15,018 
13,810 
7,329 
1,460 
pounds 
52,566,914 
25,200,019 
12,904,035 
8,561,744 
4,590,238 
918,790 
Irrigated 
farms 
71 
19 
17 
17 
11 
5 
acres 
11,079 
5,974 
2,327 
1,308 
1,355 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
9 
3 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
30 
5 
4 
6 
4 
5 
1 00 to 249 acres 
62 
11 
17 
18 
10 
6 
250 to 499 acres 
36 
9 
14 
5 
7 
1 
500 acres or more 
44 
19 
9 
11 
5 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
3,660 
421 
455 
738 
787 
458 
acres 
2,181,967 
653,617 
417,401 
549,743 
360,629 
115,106 
bushels 
67,665,715 
23,273,727 
13,933,845 
16,286,880 
9,618,406 
2,785,578 
Irrigated 
farms 
937 
179 
179 
222 
167 
73 
acres 
126,009 
49,539 
28,431 
24,749 
14,165 
5,853 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
241 
1 
9 
32 
30 
29 
25 to 99 acres 
766 
37 
55 
94 
109 
98 
1 00 to 249 acres 
712 
63 
72 
86 
133 
144 
250 to 499 acres 
654 
67 
57 
100 
226 
142 
500 acres or more 
1,287 
253 
262 
426 
289 
45 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
12,798 
431 
461 
748 
1,202 
989 
acres 
1,296,617 
236,379 
175,330 
222,614 
230,783 
126,131 
tons, dry 
2,698,367 
671,080 
418,398 
494,275 
489,780 
231,503 
Irrigated 
farms 
10,324 
368 
379 
620 
988 
843 
acres 
969,049 
161,887 
134,943 
165,051 
178,467 
102,970 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5,503 
14 
22 
36 
83 
102 
25 to 99 acres 
4,165 
82 
104 
172 
329 
389 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,896 
142 
136 
236 
467 
380 
250 to 499 acres 
757 
81 
89 
162 
240 
101 
500 acres or more 
477 
112 
110 
142 
83 
17 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
8,205 
321 
323 
534 
846 
689 
acres 
654,284 
125,063 
82,439 
103,258 
122,041 
66,580 
tons, dry 
1,848,795 
508,079 
276,227 
322,372 
339,326 
158,368 
Irrigated 
farms 
7,026 
294 
299 
500 
770 
620 
acres 
560,868 
110,335 
75,802 
92,379 
105,010 
56,520 
Other tame hay 
farms 
3,663 
98 
156 
224 
338 
300 
acres 
382,685 
67,064 
59,572 
66,024 
63,600 
35,308 
tons, dry 
452,204 
61,261 
74,278 
93,581 
83,520 
44,596 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,898 
54 
96 
160 
247 
244 
acres 
249,400 
23,103 
35,541 
44,576 
47,057 
29,735 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
14 
- 
3 
2 
2 
2 
acres 
2,089 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
- 
3 
1 
1 
2 
acres 
1,803 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
763 
119 
61 
55 
49 
40 
acres 
83,020 
68,175 
8,784 
3,198 
1,149 
414 
Irrigated 
farms 
763 
119 
61 
55 
49 
40 
acres 
83,020 
68,175 
8,784 
3,198 
1,149 
414 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
468 
4 
2 
12 
21 
20 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
56 
1 
2 
6 
10 
15 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
81 
11 
19 
24 
16 
5 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
61 
18 
28 
12 
2 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
97 
85 
10 
1 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
196 
9 
8 
4 
14 
17 
acres 
801 
509 
132 
11 
68 
31 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
23 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
26 
(D) 
" 
- 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
141 
5 
4 
2 
3 
12 
acres 
100 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(Z) 
7 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
9 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
331 
84 
24 
29 
13 
15 
acres 
59,281 
52,438 
4,153 
1,781 
472 
70 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
14 
3 
- 
1 
1 
1 
acres 
2,625 
2,452 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
195 
- 
1 
12 
7 
14 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
130 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
