Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
10,318 
7,870 
1,208 
1,007 
$1,000 
198,847 
84,418 
53,345 
48,964 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,939 
3,368 
276 
216 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,464 
1,974 
241 
202 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,268 
1,631 
329 
272 
$25,000 to $49,999 
722 
467 
105 
85 
$50,000 or more 
925 
430 
257 
232 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
9,728 
7,795 
977 
816 
$1,000 
1,885,482 
(D) 
381,644 
374,362 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,069 
5,218 
412 
322 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,283 
1,737 
287 
249 
$25,000 to $99,999 
758 
508 
142 
121 
$100,000 to $249,999 
250 
156 
53 
47 
$250,000 or more 
368 
176 
83 
77 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
5,372 
4,221 
632 
523 
$1,000 
98,374 
40,882 
23,643 
21,903 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
5,838 
4,745 
510 
431 
$1,000 
1,787,108 
(D) 
358,000 
352,459 
Feed purchased farms 
21,744 
17,899 
1,861 
1,490 
$1,000 
1,972,993 
410,029 
462,896 
452,511 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,858 
10,374 
705 
527 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,078 
5,779 
638 
506 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,083 
1,418 
352 
305 
$100,000 to $249,999 
348 
201 
62 
56 
$250,000 or more 
377 
127 
104 
96 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
33,136 
26,961 
2,960 
2,393 
$1,000 
288,559 
151,448 
65,300 
58,049 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,953 
21,397 
1,681 
1,299 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,773 
4,264 
721 
602 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,307 
803 
247 
221 
$50,000 or more 
1,103 
497 
311 
271 
Utilities farms 
23,489 
18,508 
2,407 
1,989 
$1,000 
191,659 
87,577 
47,810 
43,692 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,312 
8,084 
596 
444 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,444 
7,596 
910 
747 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,388 
2,193 
574 
510 
$25,000 to $49,999 
582 
308 
110 
92 
$50,000 or more 
763 
327 
217 
196 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
27,005 
21,532 
2,630 
2,166 
$1,000 
321,633 
158,611 
71,663 
66,236 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,264 
16,386 
1,339 
1,041 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,158 
3,709 
719 
606 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,224 
774 
240 
218 
$50,000 or more 
1,359 
663 
332 
301 
Hired farm labor farms 
9,059 
5,990 
1,372 
1,199 
$1,000 
471,562 
122,332 
119,454 
114,549 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,652 
2,920 
322 
255 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,608 
1,804 
385 
336 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,986 
1,070 
435 
391 
$100,000 to $249,999 
524 
154 
146 
133 
$250,000 or more 
289 
42 
84 
84 
Contract labor farms 
4,738 
3,355 
662 
574 
$1,000 
66,083 
30,420 
14,245 
13,489 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,133 
959 
62 
43 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,706 
1,256 
243 
208 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,411 
901 
242 
217 
$25,000 to $49,999 
305 
166 
68 
62 
$50,000 or more 
183 
73 
47 
44 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
7,584 
5,903 
869 
733 
$1,000 
108,124 
49,105 
30,510 
28,167 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,144 
1,855 
138 
109 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,768 
2,310 
246 
193 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,757 
1,223 
275 
245 
$25,000 to $49,999 
483 
305 
90 
78 
$50,000 or more 
432 
210 
120 
108 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
9,636 
7,258 
1,218 
1,023 
$1,000 
223,692 
123,366 
54,169 
48,230 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,952 
4,092 
436 
334 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,285 
1,000 
145 
122 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,698 
1,172 
271 
243 
$25,000 or more 
1,701 
994 
366 
324 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
138 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
