Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
1,012 
928 
912 
84 
74 
228 
$1,000 
57,781 
53,664 
50,359 
4,117 
3,529 
3,303 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
198 
171 
170 
27 
25 
97 
$1,000 to $4,999 
193 
179 
173 
14 
11 
56 
$5,000 to $24,999 
260 
243 
242 
17 
15 
48 
$25,000 to $49,999 
136 
130 
129 
6 
6 
14 
$50,000 or more 
225 
205 
198 
20 
17 
13 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
765 
693 
682 
72 
61 
191 
$1,000 
1,071,918 
388,960 
(D) 
682,958 
112,861 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
313 
287 
282 
26 
24 
126 
$5,000 to $24,999 
215 
197 
195 
18 
18 
44 
$25,000 to $99,999 
96 
88 
87 
8 
6 
12 
$100,000 to $249,999 
38 
37 
36 
1 
1 
3 
$250,000 or more 
103 
84 
82 
19 
12 
6 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
423 
389 
385 
34 
33 
96 
$1,000 
32,702 
21,444 
(D) 
1 1 ,258 
(D) 
1,147 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
463 
414 
407 
49 
38 
120 
$1,000 
1,039,216 
367,516 
(D) 
671,700 
(D) 
(D) 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,495 
1,342 
1,325 
153 
135 
489 
$1,000 
1,001,816 
434,931 
424,614 
566,886 
186,813 
98,252 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
543 
488 
485 
55 
51 
236 
$5,000 to $24,999 
490 
444 
440 
46 
45 
171 
$25,000 to $99,999 
260 
236 
234 
24 
20 
53 
$100,000 to $249,999 
67 
64 
64 
3 
1 
18 
$250,000 or more 
135 
110 
102 
25 
18 
11 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,342 
2,087 
2,053 
255 
232 
873 
$1,000 
65,381 
54,267 
52,471 
11,114 
6,957 
6,431 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,215 
1,044 
1,034 
171 
161 
660 
$5,000 to $24,999 
628 
591 
577 
37 
33 
160 
$25,000 to $49,999 
222 
211 
208 
11 
11 
35 
$50,000 or more 
277 
241 
234 
36 
27 
18 
Utilities 
farms 
1,941 
1,751 
1,720 
190 
170 
633 
$1,000 
49,633 
38,728 
36,398 
10,905 
6,461 
6,640 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
393 
337 
334 
56 
54 
239 
$1,000 to $4,999 
686 
630 
620 
56 
52 
252 
$5,000 to $24,999 
512 
478 
471 
34 
31 
109 
$25,000 to $49,999 
152 
138 
136 
14 
11 
12 
$50,000 or more 
198 
168 
159 
30 
22 
21 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
2,122 
1,904 
1,872 
218 
195 
721 
$1,000 
83,135 
66,317 
63,569 
16,818 
9,241 
8,224 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,033 
908 
899 
125 
116 
506 
$5,000 to $24,999 
582 
534 
523 
48 
44 
148 
$25,000 to $49,999 
171 
162 
159 
9 
9 
39 
$50,000 or more 
336 
300 
291 
36 
26 
28 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,354 
1,216 
1,188 
138 
117 
343 
$1,000 
209,106 
156,510 
148,904 
52,596 
32,910 
20,670 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
280 
245 
241 
35 
31 
130 
$5,000 to $24,999 
318 
291 
283 
27 
24 
101 
$25,000 to $99,999 
411 
378 
372 
33 
28 
70 
$100,000 to $249,999 
203 
191 
188 
12 
10 
21 
$250,000 or more 
142 
111 
104 
31 
24 
21 
Contract labor 
farms 
596 
537 
531 
59 
53 
125 
$1,000 
18,474 
12,270 
12,041 
6,204 
4,459 
2,943 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
90 
79 
78 
11 
11 
22 
$1,000 to $4,999 
165 
154 
152 
11 
11 
42 
$5,000 to $24,999 
221 
202 
202 
19 
18 
47 
$25,000 to $49,999 
64 
57 
57 
7 
5 
7 
$50,000 or more 
56 
45 
42 
11 
8 
7 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
666 
617 
610 
49 
44 
146 
$1,000 
25,163 
19,412 
(D) 
5,752 
5,621 
3,345 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
101 
92 
89 
9 
9 
50 
$1,000 to $4,999 
177 
155 
152 
22 
20 
35 
$5,000 to $24,999 
218 
210 
210 
8 
7 
41 
$25,000 to $49,999 
73 
70 
70 
3 
2 
15 
$50,000 or more 
97 
90 
89 
7 
6 
5 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
984 
904 
889 
80 
74 
176 
$1,000 
42,001 
39,180 
37,411 
2,821 
2,760 
4,156 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
324 
287 
281 
37 
35 
100 
$5,000 to $9,999 
119 
107 
107 
12 
11 
21 
$10,000 to $24,999 
226 
213 
212 
13 
10 
29 
$25,000 or more 
315 
297 
289 
18 
18 
26 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Colorado 139 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
