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) 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated farms 
63 
61 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
8,607 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
9 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
24 
24 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
41 
39 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Sugarbeets for sugar farms 
215 
163 
1 
- 
- 
44 
- 
acres 
30,553 
22,444 
(D) 
- 
- 
7,215 
- 
tons 
938,052 
684,575 
(D) 
- 
- 
230,049 
- 
Irrigated farms 
215 
163 
1 
- 
- 
44 
- 
acres 
30,553 
22,444 
(D) 
- 
- 
7,215 
" 
Sunflower seed, all farms 
181 
165 
1 
_ 
_ 
9 
_ 
acres 
69,307 
64,391 
(D) 
- 
- 
1,686 
- 
pounds 
52,566,914 
48,354,811 
(D) 
- 
- 
1,589,759 
- 
Irrigated farms 
71 
63 
1 
- 
- 
4 
- 
acres 
11,079 
10,212 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
9 
5 
1 
- 
- 
3 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
30 
27 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
62 
58 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
36 
34 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
500 acres or more 
44 
41 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Wheat for grain, all farms 
3,660 
2,928 
27 
1 
10 
265 
- 
acres 
2,181,967 
1,969,574 
8,330 
(D) 
884 
39,818 
- 
bushels 
67,665,715 
61,046,485 
483,109 
(D) 
42,910 
1,580,200 
- 
Irrigated farms 
937 
652 
21 
1 
5 
162 
- 
acres 
126,009 
99,651 
3,760 
(D) 
(D) 
13,191 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
241 
145 
3 
1 
- 
53 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
766 
545 
8 
- 
7 
102 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
712 
534 
5 
- 
3 
62 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
654 
536 
5 
- 
- 
31 
- 
500 acres or more 
1,287 
1,168 
6 
- 
- 
17 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) farms 
12,798 
1,183 
118 
104 
70 
5,964 
- 
acres 
1,296,617 
154,081 
14,956 
1,208 
2,616 
545,646 
- 
tons, dry 
2,698,367 
381,034 
48,199 
1,410 
6,546 
1,360,585 
- 
Irrigated farms 
10,324 
859 
107 
99 
54 
4,862 
- 
acres 
969,049 
85,057 
11,616 
1,081 
2,074 
441,102 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5,503 
218 
63 
89 
39 
2,823 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
4,165 
471 
24 
15 
24 
1,853 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
1,896 
336 
14 
- 
6 
766 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
757 
113 
10 
- 
1 
315 
- 
500 acres or more 
477 
45 
7 
- 
207 
- 
Alfalfa hay farms 
8,205 
807 
83 
62 
39 
3,940 
- 
acres 
654,284 
78,012 
1 1 ,449 
770 
1,533 
345,477 
- 
tons, dry 
1,848,795 
272,975 
42,769 
983 
4,635 
1,051,326 
- 
Irrigated farms 
7,026 
732 
77 
60 
31 
3,376 
- 
acres 
560,868 
65,942 
9,234 
(D) 
1,163 
303,699 
- 
Other tame hay farms 
3,663 
277 
23 
39 
16 
1,541 
_ 
acres 
382,685 
31,733 
2,078 
388 
702 
118,680 
- 
tons, dry 
452,204 
36,320 
2,854 
379 
1,248 
161,718 
- 
Irrigated farms 
2,898 
122 
18 
37 
14 
1,254 
- 
acres 
249,400 
6,951 
1,291 
(D) 
(D) 
84,584 
" 
Field and grass seed crops, all farms 
14 
3 
- 
- 
- 
10 
- 
acres 
2,089 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
1,914 
- 
Irrigated farms 
10 
2 
- 
- 
- 
7 
- 
acres 
1,803 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) farms 
763 
75 
447 
18 
54 
71 
- 
acres 
83,020 
5,974 
71,769 
16 
99 
3,946 
- 
Irrigated farms 
763 
75 
447 
18 
54 
71 
- 
acres 
83,020 
5,974 
71,769 
16 
99 
3,946 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
468 
13 
255 
18 
53 
42 
- 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
56 
16 
33 
- 
- 
5 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
81 
31 
32 
- 
1 
10 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
61 
8 
45 
- 
- 
8 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
97 
7 
82 
- 
6 
- 
Beans, snap farms 
196 
10 
124 
8 
16 
10 
- 
acres 
801 
108 
657 
1 
3 
3 
- 
Harvested for processing farms 
23 
2 
14 
3 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
26 
(D) 
25 
(Z) 
(D) 
- 
Peas, green farms 
141 
1 
96 
2 
13 
7 
- 
acres 
100 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
1 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
184 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
