Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased farms 
10,989 
3,190 
369 
323 
341 
2,883 
- 
$1,000 
311,338 
196,399 
35,862 
605 
17,282 
30,628 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,442 
620 
215 
301 
223 
2,093 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,272 
1,003 
24 
18 
62 
536 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
852 
542 
10 
3 
26 
119 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1,423 
1,025 
120 
1 
30 
135 
- 
Chemicals purchased farms 
13,191 
3,798 
330 
421 
367 
3,135 
- 
$1,000 
182,467 
123,780 
21,037 
985 
5,491 
13,329 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,467 
1,264 
189 
372 
291 
2,737 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,106 
1,314 
28 
43 
55 
302 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
707 
518 
26 
5 
12 
45 
- 
$50,000 or more 
911 
702 
87 
1 
9 
51 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
10,318 
3,656 
397 
255 
339 
2,282 
- 
$1,000 
198,847 
110,592 
18,498 
(D) 
35,791 
14,324 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,939 
401 
189 
163 
96 
1,155 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,464 
790 
55 
65 
66 
642 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,268 
1,327 
39 
25 
76 
367 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
722 
490 
26 
1 
33 
70 
- 
$50,000 or more 
925 
648 
88 
1 
68 
48 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
9,728 
638 
86 
42 
47 
864 
- 
$1,000 
1,885,482 
25,281 
419 
43 
84 
8,882 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,069 
248 
78 
41 
41 
626 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,283 
244 
3 
1 
6 
183 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
758 
94 
4 
- 
- 
43 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
250 
31 
1 
- 
- 
5 
- 
$250,000 or more 
368 
21 
- 
- 
- 
7 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
5,372 
484 
29 
15 
4 
444 
- 
$1,000 
98,374 
8,279 
118 
18 
17 
3,269 
- 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
5,838 
244 
69 
38 
44 
515 
- 
$1,000 
1,787,108 
17,002 
301 
25 
67 
5,613 
" 
Feed purchased farms 
21,744 
1,157 
158 
128 
90 
2,167 
- 
$1,000 
1,972,993 
32,214 
1,089 
459 
297 
12,901 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,858 
462 
125 
100 
69 
1,700 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,078 
432 
24 
25 
20 
386 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,083 
182 
8 
3 
1 
60 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
348 
68 
- 
- 
- 
17 
- 
$250,000 or more 
377 
13 
1 
- 
- 
4 
" 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
33,136 
3,818 
439 
544 
555 
8,774 
- 
$1,000 
288,559 
109,973 
16,647 
887 
11,582 
36,857 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,953 
1,161 
279 
506 
367 
7,487 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,773 
1,504 
49 
35 
112 
1,017 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,307 
614 
32 
2 
34 
162 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1,103 
539 
79 
1 
42 
108 
- 
Utilities farms 
23,489 
3,272 
367 
410 
469 
5,776 
_ 
$1,000 
191,659 
68,911 
14,571 
950 
9,212 
27,758 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,312 
395 
154 
230 
144 
2,621 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,444 
1,227 
59 
142 
138 
2,295 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,388 
1,037 
45 
35 
119 
666 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
582 
257 
27 
2 
29 
103 
- 
$50,000 or more 
763 
356 
82 
1 
39 
91 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs farms 
27,005 
3,581 
386 
464 
484 
6,998 
- 
$1,000 
321,633 
105,719 
25,747 
2,203 
9,668 
40,239 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,264 
1,011 
212 
395 
295 
5,632 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,158 
1,375 
50 
55 
120 
1,017 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,224 
571 
21 
9 
20 
177 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1,359 
624 
103 
5 
49 
172 
- 
Hired farm labor farms 
9,059 
1,737 
222 
254 
319 
2,125 
_ 
$1,000 
471,562 
63,033 
48,276 
8,079 
78,270 
38,164 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,652 
423 
39 
132 
65 
1,025 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,608 
592 
37 
63 
62 
671 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,986 
560 
51 
36 
85 
359 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
524 
145 
49 
18 
57 
61 
- 
$250,000 or more 
289 
17 
46 
5 
50 
9 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
164 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
