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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
10,318 
6,850 
56 
428 
539 
1,437 
2,139 
2,251 
$1,000 
198,847 
178,965 
713 
13,109 
16,945 
53,716 
56,636 
37,847 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,939 
1,906 
18 
53 
102 
338 
550 
845 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,464 
1,618 
17 
92 
117 
295 
495 
602 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,268 
1,837 
12 
162 
160 
411 
587 
505 
$25,000 to $49,999 
722 
640 
5 
54 
70 
159 
218 
134 
$50,000 or more 
925 
849 
4 
67 
90 
234 
289 
165 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
9,728 
5,393 
21 
360 
494 
1,137 
1,582 
1,799 
$1,000 
1,885,482 
1,123,453 
730 
52,208 
200,699 
333,903 
222,581 
313,331 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,069 
2,756 
9 
154 
232 
574 
780 
1,007 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,283 
1,514 
7 
100 
132 
325 
464 
486 
$25,000 to $99,999 
758 
595 
3 
62 
67 
117 
186 
160 
$100,000 to $249,999 
250 
211 
2 
25 
27 
35 
61 
61 
$250,000 or more 
368 
317 
19 
36 
86 
91 
85 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,372 
3,314 
17 
243 
317 
693 
1,002 
1,042 
$1,000 
98,374 
85,659 
690 
12,151 
7,678 
19,648 
30,081 
15,410 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
5,838 
2,980 
6 
195 
290 
652 
844 
993 
$1,000 
1,787,108 
1,037,794 
40 
40,058 
193,021 
314,255 
192,499 
297,921 
Feed purchased 
farms 
21,744 
11,231 
56 
599 
903 
2,059 
3,224 
4,390 
$1,000 
1,972,993 
1,363,810 
788 
77,367 
166,227 
414,832 
360,448 
344,148 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,858 
5,167 
25 
234 
347 
880 
1,452 
2,229 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,078 
3,930 
25 
220 
343 
723 
1,126 
1,493 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,083 
1,502 
6 
111 
136 
318 
447 
484 
$100,000 to $249,999 
348 
306 
- 
21 
40 
64 
98 
83 
$250,000 or more 
377 
326 
- 
13 
37 
74 
101 
101 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
33,136 
17,132 
89 
881 
1,274 
3,090 
4,842 
6,956 
$1,000 
288,559 
241,959 
653 
15,877 
23,347 
62,970 
77,898 
61,214 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,953 
10,597 
60 
404 
647 
1,693 
2,824 
4,969 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,773 
4,377 
22 
339 
387 
835 
1,303 
1,491 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,307 
1,154 
5 
84 
140 
276 
369 
280 
$50,000 or more 
1,103 
1,004 
2 
54 
100 
286 
346 
216 
Utilities 
farms 
23,489 
13,470 
51 
680 
1,021 
2,481 
3,880 
5,357 
$1,000 
191,659 
160,066 
326 
10,190 
15,631 
42,479 
54,359 
37,082 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,312 
3,964 
7 
129 
212 
596 
1,076 
1,944 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,444 
5,577 
27 
310 
404 
976 
1,571 
2,289 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,388 
2,727 
15 
164 
286 
573 
831 
858 
$25,000 to $49,999 
582 
507 
1 
45 
52 
130 
164 
115 
$50,000 or more 
763 
695 
1 
32 
67 
206 
238 
151 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
27,005 
14,882 
69 
767 
1,140 
2,732 
4,248 
5,926 
$1,000 
321,633 
273,609 
693 
17,705 
25,217 
73,555 
92,573 
63,865 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,264 
8,700 
39 
388 
530 
1,395 
2,345 
4,003 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,158 
3,849 
28 
249 
369 
729 
1,111 
1,363 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,224 
1,093 
- 
74 
110 
270 
354 
285 
$50,000 or more 
1,359 
1,240 
2 
56 
131 
338 
438 
275 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
9,059 
6,089 
38 
298 
537 
1,248 
1,801 
2,167 
$1,000 
471,562 
379,135 
937 
26,672 
35,230 
113,398 
116,319 
86,579 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,652 
2,081 
5 
129 
141 
333 
570 
903 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,608 
1,765 
22 
76 
150 
387 
495 
635 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,986 
1,563 
10 
71 
166 
356 
490 
470 
$100,000 to $249,999 
524 
443 
1 
12 
56 
101 
172 
101 
$250,000 or more 
289 
237 
- 
10 
24 
71 
74 
58 
Contract labor 
farms 
4,738 
3,018 
15 
148 
264 
604 
913 
1,074 
$1,000 
66,083 
48,729 
(D) 
(D) 
4,516 
15,154 
14,049 
13,151 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,133 
554 
- 
24 
24 
106 
171 
229 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,706 
1,061 
9 
50 
95 
205 
326 
376 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,411 
1,005 
5 
55 
112 
185 
286 
362 
$25,000 to $49,999 
305 
246 
1 
13 
22 
65 
80 
65 
$50,000 or more 
183 
152 
- 
6 
11 
43 
50 
42 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
7,584 
4,779 
12 
266 
370 
883 
1,461 
1,787 
$1,000 
108,124 
90,545 
(D) 
(D) 
7,602 
25,633 
30,575 
20,893 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,144 
1,014 
- 
46 
61 
152 
284 
471 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,768 
1,600 
2 
96 
116 
294 
476 
616 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,757 
1,380 
8 
88 
119 
264 
410 
491 
$25,000 to $49,999 
483 
402 
2 
21 
36 
87 
144 
112 
$50,000 or more 
432 
383 
- 
15 
38 
86 
147 
97 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
9,636 
6,348 
34 
491 
651 
1,284 
1,878 
2,010 
$1,000 
223,692 
194,077 
1,040 
13,476 
25,173 
52,565 
64,493 
37,330 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,952 
2,674 
8 
179 
212 
452 
724 
1,099 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,285 
862 
8 
81 
72 
165 
260 
276 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,698 
1,314 
10 
97 
158 
291 
410 
348 
$25,000 or more 
1,701 
1,498 
8 
134 
209 
376 
484 
287 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
