Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
92 
35 
- 
- 
2 
- 
15 
18 
$1,000 
310 
253 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
223 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
83 
31 
- 
- 
2 
- 
13 
16 
$1,000 
277 
241 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
21 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
9 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000 
33 
12 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,972 
5,333 
19 
228 
373 
925 
1,512 
2,276 
$1,000 
386,150 
332,906 
2,551 
16,103 
39,462 
82,967 
110,324 
81,499 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,533 
1,313 
13 
88 
141 
321 
410 
340 
$1,000 
323,999 
289,989 
2,480 
14,270 
36,245 
75,779 
97,576 
63,639 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
11,570 
6,981 
37 
438 
608 
1,273 
1,953 
2,672 
$1,000 
4,321,308 
2,633,369 
2,926 
80,960 
421,037 
739,635 
599,617 
789,193 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,521 
2,893 
18 
201 
287 
570 
868 
949 
$1,000 
4,222,014 
2,572,998 
2,710 
77,348 
417,141 
729,275 
582,783 
763,741 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
169 
145 
3 
8 
17 
29 
50 
38 
$1,000 
559,422 
528,032 
283 
52,745 
72,617 
110,819 
163,993 
127,576 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
129 
119 
3 
6 
15 
27 
36 
32 
$1,000 
559,177 
527,825 
283 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
163,950 
127,432 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
956 
424 
2 
33 
85 
117 
104 
83 
$1,000 
208,763 
203,533 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
84,534 
(D) 
5,025 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
27 
1 
2 
7 
10 
7 
$1,000 
207,107 
202,607 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
84,309 
(D) 
4,874 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,037 
1,000 
2 
35 
100 
246 
285 
332 
$1,000 
87,174 
65,537 
(D) 
(D) 
1,409 
4,397 
25,040 
33,484 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
85 
72 
4 
5 
9 
32 
22 
$1,000 
79,976 
61,109 
- 
1,071 
916 
3,214 
23,817 
32,092 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
3,136 
1,651 
2 
82 
219 
331 
498 
519 
$1,000 
31,600 
18,967 
(D) 
(D) 
2,750 
2,752 
7,830 
4,730 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
100 
58 
7 
12 
4 
19 
16 
$1,000 
1 1 ,428 
7,429 
- 
460 
1,161 
213 
4,109 
1,486 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,379 
1,094 
4 
58 
114 
258 
344 
316 
$1,000 
102,175 
(D) 
2 
60 
78 
53,216 
(D) 
960 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20 
15 
- 
- 
- 
7 
5 
3 
$1,000 
100,436 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
52,963 
(D) 
707 
Aquaculture 
farms 
68 
46 
- 
- 
9 
12 
10 
15 
$1,000 
14,475 
12,842 
- 
- 
2,911 
3,812 
749 
5,371 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
36 
29 
- 
- 
5 
7 
4 
13 
$1,000 
14,303 
12,691 
- 
- 
(D) 
3,788 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,266 
698 
6 
20 
50 
139 
240 
243 
$1,000 
21,376 
(D) 
5 
307 
304 
5,449 
(D) 
4,271 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
41 
- 
1 
1 
12 
10 
17 
$1,000 
15,584 
1 1 ,826 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
4,889 
(D) 
2,954 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
11,115 
6,650 
43 
419 
472 
1,286 
1,953 
2,477 
$1,000 
165,576 
122,777 
377 
5,645 
9,511 
27,063 
40,691 
39,490 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
2,283 
1,893 
15 
163 
168 
433 
591 
523 
$1,000 
129,034 
121,142 
567 
9,853 
11,206 
29,903 
47,450 
22,163 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,896 
1,445 
6 
77 
126 
303 
488 
445 
$1,000 
19,199 
14,533 
137 
417 
1,431 
3,729 
5,752 
3,067 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
36,180 
17,962 
90 
910 
1,318 
3,236 
5,042 
7,366 
$1,000 
6,910,512 
5,036,000 
8,878 
290,327 
626,697 
1,434,358 
1,409,449 
1,266,290 
Average per farm 
dollars 
191,004 
280,370 
98,646 
319,040 
475,491 
443,250 
279,542 
171,910 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
10,989 
7,031 
48 
443 
553 
1,363 
2,150 
2,474 
$1,000 
311,338 
279,870 
814 
16,134 
28,628 
70,407 
96,878 
67,009 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,442 
3,208 
27 
149 
201 
475 
903 
1,453 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,272 
1,746 
11 
121 
130 
353 
564 
567 
$25,000 to $49,999 
852 
762 
7 
79 
74 
184 
231 
187 
$50,000 or more 
1,423 
1,315 
3 
94 
148 
351 
452 
267 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
13,191 
8,164 
43 
476 
581 
1,558 
2,522 
2,984 
$1,000 
182,467 
164,530 
588 
10,637 
15,679 
42,362 
57,298 
37,966 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,467 
4,943 
25 
189 
288 
776 
1,459 
2,206 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,106 
1,734 
16 
170 
150 
381 
550 
467 
$25,000 to $49,999 
707 
636 
- 
64 
63 
168 
198 
143 
$50,000 or more 
911 
851 
2 
53 
80 
233 
315 
168 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
190 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
