Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
Registered 
individual 
Total 
under 
state law 
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 
78 
5 
3 
$1,000 
310 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
83 
71 
5 
3 
$1,000 
277 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
9 
7 
- 
- 
$1,000 
33 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,972 
7,181 
901 
765 
$1,000 
386,150 
220,582 
74,252 
63,805 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,533 
975 
262 
231 
$1,000 
323,999 
173,268 
66,494 
57,085 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
11,570 
9,247 
1,216 
1,002 
$1,000 
4,321,308 
826,771 
917,950 
888,370 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,521 
2,314 
646 
569 
$1,000 
4,222,014 
744,270 
909,122 
881,360 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
169 
90 
34 
33 
$1,000 
559,422 
157,162 
201,091 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
129 
54 
32 
31 
$1,000 
559,177 
156,927 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
956 
814 
76 
59 
$1,000 
208,763 
9,070 
88,647 
88,567 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
15 
9 
8 
$1,000 
207,107 
(D) 
88,501 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,037 
1,790 
142 
107 
$1,000 
87,174 
36,974 
9,552 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
85 
43 
21 
19 
$1,000 
79,976 
30,745 
8,869 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
3,136 
2,567 
278 
230 
$1,000 
31,600 
24,687 
3,534 
2,528 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
100 
66 
14 
8 
$1,000 
11,428 
8,540 
(D) 
684 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,379 
2,035 
152 
115 
$1,000 
102,175 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20 
7 
1 
1 
$1,000 
100,436 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
68 
10 
8 
8 
$1,000 
14,475 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
36 
3 
2 
2 
$1,000 
14,303 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,266 
997 
116 
106 
$1,000 
21,376 
13,860 
1,299 
1,229 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
34 
4 
4 
$1,000 
15,584 
9,572 
615 
615 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
11,115 
8,516 
1,324 
1,057 
$1,000 
165,576 
106,872 
34,189 
29,600 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,283 
1,768 
283 
244 
$1,000 
129,034 
79,612 
28,266 
25,153 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,896 
2,378 
265 
230 
$1,000 
19,199 
11,479 
3,110 
2,944 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
36,180 
29,367 
3,228 
2,604 
$1,000 
6,910,512 
2,081,077 
1,606,789 
1,530,560 
Average per farm 
dollars 
191,004 
70,864 
497,766 
587,773 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
10,989 
8,425 
1,254 
1,064 
$1,000 
311,338 
152,847 
83,591 
77,182 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,442 
5,382 
505 
428 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,272 
1,666 
297 
252 
$25,000 to $49,999 
852 
587 
126 
90 
$50,000 or more 
1,423 
790 
326 
294 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
13,191 
10,136 
1,481 
1,244 
$1,000 
182,467 
89,784 
50,160 
45,230 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,467 
7,722 
810 
664 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,106 
1,503 
298 
253 
$25,000 to $49,999 
707 
465 
109 
94 
$50,000 or more 
911 
446 
264 
233 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
136 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
