Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
839 
- 
39 
81 
178 
290 
251 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,558 
4 
68 
141 
387 
452 
506 
$5,000 to $9,999 
981 
4 
38 
79 
204 
321 
335 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,070 
1 
55 
77 
247 
327 
363 
$25,000 to $49,999 
750 
2 
53 
64 
161 
227 
243 
$50,000 or more 
765 
- 
33 
103 
153 
227 
249 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
12,255 
46 
566 
1,319 
3,324 
3,987 
3,013 
Average net loss 
....dollars 
14,900 
6,831 
14,367 
14,541 
14,173 
14,661 
16,401 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,074 
2 
45 
78 
252 
340 
357 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,654 
24 
168 
400 
973 
1,223 
866 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,648 
6 
124 
274 
769 
872 
603 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,132 
13 
134 
370 
881 
1,015 
719 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,159 
1 
76 
141 
315 
363 
263 
$50,000 or more 
588 
- 
19 
56 
134 
174 
205 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
14 
- 
3 
1 
- 
4 
6 
$1,000 
291 
30 
(D) 
- 
162 
(D) 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
5,623 
16 
240 
464 
1,314 
1,795 
1,794 
$1,000 
65,419 
117 
3,284 
6,283 
15,051 
18,957 
21,728 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
490 
- 
31 
61 
139 
153 
106 
$1,000 
5,780 
- 
464 
402 
1,103 
2,892 
918 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
2,830 
4 
79 
178 
586 
898 
1,085 
$1,000 
25,520 
2 
597 
1,977 
4,403 
6,944 
11,596 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
197 
_ 
7 
17 
44 
62 
67 
$1,000 
665 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
132 
159 
293 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
333 
- 
6 
39 
93 
92 
103 
$1,000 
12,308 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,145 
2,234 
3,799 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
1,387 
2 
71 
125 
313 
470 
406 
$1,000 
1,165 
(D) 
91 
(D) 
251 
376 
362 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
436 
7 
47 
34 
127 
122 
99 
$1,000 
9,707 
76 
1,515 
610 
2,840 
2,777 
1,890 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
117 
2 
6 
14 
23 
31 
41 
$1,000 
510 
(D) 
(D) 
120 
34 
148 
165 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
886 
4 
43 
74 
247 
314 
204 
$1,000 
9,764 
23 
381 
1,085 
2,144 
3,425 
2,705 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
11,187 
25 
486 
1,026 
2,702 
3,602 
3,346 
acres 
2,106,562 
3,091 
124,197 
234,264 
357,294 
583,039 
804,677 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
6,921 
18 
319 
692 
1,747 
2,376 
1,769 
acres 
639,160 
1,971 
42,489 
108,599 
124,218 
185,725 
176,158 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
4,974 
10 
186 
453 
1,274 
1,778 
1,273 
50 to 99 acres 
776 
4 
51 
76 
209 
229 
207 
100 to 199 acres 
545 
2 
56 
65 
140 
161 
121 
200 to 499 acres 
373 
1 
17 
48 
75 
128 
104 
500 to 999 acres 
152 
- 
4 
22 
36 
56 
34 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
65 
1 
4 
19 
7 
18 
16 
2,000 acres or more 
36 
- 
1 
9 
6 
6 
14 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
1,143 
1 
54 
125 
329 
366 
268 
acres 
105,557 
(D) 
(D) 
8,823 
15,232 
28,640 
46,517 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
1,799 
5 
82 
194 
491 
588 
439 
acres 
136,973 
369 
15,055 
12,474 
31,417 
33,576 
44,082 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
3,639 
6 
99 
268 
730 
1,112 
1,424 
acres 
988,279 
544 
44,483 
62,337 
140,806 
266,326 
473,783 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
855 
2 
54 
113 
200 
269 
217 
acres 
236,593 
(D) 
(D) 
42,031 
45,621 
68,772 
64,137 
Total woodland 
farms 
2,168 
10 
54 
180 
489 
768 
667 
acres 
454,006 
1,350 
5,276 
30,264 
64,495 
122,736 
229,885 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
1,269 
10 
43 
118 
293 
451 
354 
acres 
315,387 
1,350 
4,158 
27,488 
36,143 
98,592 
147,656 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
1,087 
- 
13 
77 
242 
392 
363 
acres 
138,619 
- 
1,118 
2,776 
28,352 
24,144 
82,229 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Colorado 197 
