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 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
561 
487 
34 
27 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
number 
2,872,844 
19,577 
(D) 
(D) 
sold 
farms 
61 
50 
3 
3 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
875 
875 
sold 
farms 
296 
243 
26 
26 
Farms with- 
number 
37,956 
(D) 
2,264 
2,264 
1 to 1,999 
294 
242 
26 
26 
2,000 to 59,999 
2 
1 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
487 
430 
31 
28 
number 
3,761 
3,149 
485 
477 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
192 
165 
14 
11 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
2,747 
1,851 
(D) 
297 
Barley for grain 
farms 
241 
138 
52 
48 
acres 
54,828 
23,473 
17,583 
17,141 
bushels 
6,573,668 
2,738,457 
2,229,584 
2,188,798 
Irrigated 
farms 
217 
124 
48 
44 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
50,560 
21,816 
15,782 
15,340 
1 to 24 acres 
22 
15 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
58 
44 
9 
8 
1 00 to 249 acres 
85 
48 
21 
18 
250 to 499 acres 
53 
26 
10 
10 
500 acres or more 
23 
5 
11 
11 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,562 
1,797 
433 
359 
acres 
1,011,151 
545,923 
303,234 
267,693 
bushels 
121,002,552 
63,175,294 
35,972,158 
32,167,089 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,055 
1,422 
352 
299 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
651,404 
338,606 
193,072 
171,237 
1 to 24 acres 
251 
210 
24 
16 
25 to 99 acres 
617 
495 
66 
53 
1 00 to 249 acres 
703 
513 
102 
83 
250 to 499 acres 
381 
254 
69 
57 
500 acres or more 
610 
325 
172 
150 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
997 
634 
176 
150 
acres 
157,285 
79,348 
41,245 
35,919 
tons 
2,740,971 
1,337,536 
707,459 
639,104 
Irrigated 
farms 
853 
531 
157 
140 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
121,331 
58,924 
31,517 
28,306 
1 to 24 acres 
152 
117 
21 
19 
25 to 99 acres 
386 
283 
41 
39 
1 00 to 249 acres 
273 
149 
62 
46 
250 to 499 acres 
126 
63 
33 
28 
500 acres or more 
60 
22 
19 
18 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
346 
245 
42 
36 
acres 
42,573 
27,218 
7,060 
6,401 
cwt 
836,655 
475,242 
171,823 
155,125 
Irrigated 
farms 
296 
201 
40 
34 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
33,094 
18,752 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
55 
43 
5 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
146 
115 
7 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
103 
63 
20 
19 
250 to 499 acres 
30 
16 
9 
8 
500 acres or more 
12 
8 
1 
1 
Oats for grain 
farms 
99 
74 
19 
17 
acres 
5,936 
4,279 
905 
(D) 
bushels 
402,698 
263,637 
(D) 
46,104 
Irrigated 
farms 
73 
54 
13 
11 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
3,648 
2,283 
613 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
37 
29 
6 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
40 
30 
9 
7 
1 00 to 249 acres 
20 
14 
4 
4 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
1 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
379 
265 
67 
55 
acres 
147,955 
102,941 
32,118 
24,005 
bushels 
2,733,227 
1,942,478 
612,703 
468,974 
Irrigated 
farms 
83 
52 
16 
13 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
10,437 
5,968 
3,134 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
15 
13 
1 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
70 
54 
7 
7 
1 00 to 249 acres 
90 
56 
11 
11 
250 to 499 acres 
84 
57 
23 
20 
500 acres or more 
120 
85 
25 
17 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
84 
45 
17 
15 
acres 
12,602 
4,683 
3,028 
(D) 
bushels 
535,045 
201,743 
102,944 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
154 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
