Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Item 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
Beef cattle 
ranching 
and farming 
(112111) 
Cattle 
feed lots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
- 
44 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
- 
7,215 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
tons 
- 
230,049 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
44 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
7,215 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
" 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
- 
9 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
1,686 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
pounds 
- 
1,589,759 
(D) 
2,454,500 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
4 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
. 
3 
_ 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
265 
374 
29 
9 
5 
2 
1 
9 
acres 
- 
39,818 
131,045 
25,832 
1,873 
2,308 
(D) 
(D) 
2,121 
bushels 
- 
1,580,200 
3,341,688 
962,794 
87,741 
88,180 
(D) 
(D) 
25,842 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
162 
80 
11 
5 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
13,191 
5,794 
2,120 
1,073 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
53 
34 
1 
1 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
102 
96 
1 
2 
2 
- 
1 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
62 
96 
5 
3 
1 
1 
- 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
31 
67 
11 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
17 
81 
11 
- 
2 
2 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
5,964 
3,439 
113 
72 
45 
102 
203 
1,385 
acres 
- 
545,646 
479,110 
20,142 
15,148 
951 
1,815 
11,974 
48,970 
tons, dry 
- 
1,360,585 
695,396 
62,818 
53,392 
1,371 
1,964 
22,328 
63,324 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
4,862 
2,804 
95 
61 
35 
84 
177 
1,087 
acres 
- 
441,102 
354,250 
16,281 
13,126 
560 
1,187 
10,050 
32,665 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,823 
1,053 
13 
8 
36 
84 
126 
951 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
1,853 
1,294 
37 
19 
7 
17 
49 
355 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
766 
630 
43 
27 
2 
- 
17 
55 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
315 
276 
13 
11 
- 
1 
3 
14 
500 acres or more 
- 
207 
186 
7 
7 
- 
- 
8 
10 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
_ 
3,940 
2,104 
82 
58 
25 
53 
134 
818 
acres 
- 
345,477 
165,388 
9,960 
10,039 
640 
737 
7,292 
22,987 
tons, dry 
- 
1,051,326 
353,607 
32,825 
38,002 
908 
723 
16,888 
33,154 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
3,376 
1,786 
69 
49 
21 
45 
117 
663 
acres 
" 
303,699 
137,415 
8,268 
9,316 
(D) 
666 
6,441 
17,693 
Other tame hay 
farms 
_ 
1,541 
1,202 
23 
10 
16 
26 
65 
425 
acres 
- 
118,680 
202,860 
2,988 
1,850 
255 
523 
3,871 
16,757 
tons, dry 
- 
161,718 
211,072 
3,503 
(D) 
389 
(D) 
4,778 
23,440 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
1,254 
989 
14 
5 
14 
24 
56 
351 
acres 
" 
84,584 
138,856 
1,645 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,899 
10,476 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
- 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
- 
1,914 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
" 
" 
(D) 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
- 
71 
42 
2 
2 
- 
4 
9 
39 
acres 
- 
3,946 
554 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
8 
12 
34 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
71 
42 
2 
2 
- 
4 
9 
39 
acres 
- 
3,946 
554 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
8 
12 
34 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
42 
34 
1 
4 
9 
39 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
5 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
10 
5 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
6 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
- 
10 
9 
- 
1 
- 
2 
3 
13 
acres 
- 
3 
21 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(□) 
2 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
" 
- 
(D) 
" 
- 
" 
" 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
- 
7 
6 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
13 
acres 
" 
1 
3 
- 
" 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Colorado 185 
