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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
561 
247 
13 
21 
60 
105 
48 
number 
2,872,844 
(D) 
- 
501 
629 
(D) 
(D) 
775 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
61 
29 
2 
4 
3 
6 
12 
2 
number 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
1,800 
572 
259 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
296 
134 
13 
11 
33 
57 
20 
number 
37,956 
30,783 
- 
682 
760 
4,573 
23,571 
1,197 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
294 
132 
13 
11 
32 
56 
20 
2,000 to 59,999 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
487 
251 
- 
16 
25 
73 
78 
59 
number 
3,761 
1,955 
- 
88 
181 
645 
546 
495 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
192 
104 
- 
7 
9 
37 
32 
19 
number 
2,747 
1,951 
- 
48 
215 
302 
557 
829 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
241 
212 
2 
11 
25 
69 
68 
37 
acres 
54,828 
51,214 
(D) 
1,464 
(D) 
16,221 
19,711 
7,022 
bushels 
6,573,668 
6,245,893 
(D) 
(D) 
846,782 
1,969,765 
2,423,262 
822,966 
Irrigated 
farms 
217 
192 
2 
11 
23 
62 
59 
35 
acres 
50,560 
47,893 
(D) 
1,464 
(D) 
15,231 
18,616 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
22 
11 
1 
5 
3 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
58 
51 
1 
- 
8 
16 
11 
15 
1 00 to 249 acres 
85 
78 
1 
10 
5 
25 
25 
12 
250 to 499 acres 
53 
51 
- 
- 
10 
16 
19 
6 
500 acres or more 
23 
21 
- 
- 
2 
7 
10 
2 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,562 
2,198 
21 
181 
233 
530 
713 
520 
acres 
1,011,151 
952,220 
8,627 
70,757 
96,781 
258,552 
307,329 
210,174 
bushels 
121,002,552 
115,117,948 
1,212,645 
7,851,305 
13,072,235 
29,603,367 
39,577,264 
23,801,132 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,055 
1,774 
15 
139 
196 
428 
570 
426 
acres 
651,404 
617,816 
6,707 
41,388 
64,841 
161,196 
206,410 
137,274 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
251 
159 
9 
15 
24 
56 
55 
25 to 99 acres 
617 
474 
6 
28 
69 
96 
143 
132 
1 00 to 249 acres 
703 
637 
12 
62 
60 
164 
205 
134 
250 to 499 acres 
381 
347 
1 
45 
34 
86 
111 
70 
500 acres or more 
610 
581 
2 
37 
55 
160 
198 
129 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
997 
870 
3 
52 
67 
224 
310 
214 
acres 
157,285 
146,042 
631 
5,897 
13,759 
42,845 
55,149 
27,761 
tons 
2,740,971 
2,577,290 
12,538 
96,368 
274,039 
709,550 
1,020,424 
464,371 
Irrigated 
farms 
853 
744 
3 
51 
60 
188 
259 
183 
acres 
121,331 
112,316 
631 
(D) 
(D) 
30,949 
42,246 
20,760 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
152 
120 
5 
7 
32 
41 
35 
25 to 99 acres 
386 
328 
- 
32 
23 
72 
109 
92 
1 00 to 249 acres 
273 
244 
2 
8 
22 
63 
91 
58 
250 to 499 acres 
126 
121 
1 
6 
9 
42 
41 
22 
500 acres or more 
60 
57 
" 
1 
6 
15 
28 
7 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
346 
305 
5 
23 
28 
83 
105 
61 
acres 
42,573 
40,516 
258 
2,165 
3,653 
13,552 
15,575 
5,313 
cwt 
836,655 
810,391 
4,252 
54,542 
71,358 
251,137 
327,610 
101,492 
Irrigated 
farms 
296 
273 
5 
19 
28 
74 
95 
52 
acres 
33,094 
32,563 
258 
1,762 
3,653 
10,264 
12,543 
4,083 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
55 
39 
5 
4 
2 
13 
15 
25 to 99 acres 
146 
127 
5 
13 
8 
33 
42 
26 
1 00 to 249 acres 
103 
98 
- 
3 
12 
33 
31 
19 
250 to 499 acres 
30 
29 
- 
2 
3 
11 
13 
- 
500 acres or more 
12 
12 
- 
- 
1 
4 
6 
1 
Oats for grain 
farms 
99 
80 
3 
2 
10 
19 
24 
22 
acres 
5,936 
4,579 
(D) 
(D) 
808 
1,060 
1,322 
1,047 
bushels 
402,698 
324,939 
(D) 
(D) 
23,000 
55,952 
114,149 
95,235 
Irrigated 
farms 
73 
60 
3 
1 
7 
15 
20 
14 
acres 
3,648 
2,792 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
525 
927 
847 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
37 
29 
5 
6 
7 
11 
25 to 99 acres 
40 
37 
3 
1 
2 
10 
11 
10 
1 00 to 249 acres 
20 
12 
- 
1 
3 
2 
6 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
379 
337 
- 
44 
30 
104 
89 
70 
acres 
147,955 
137,417 
- 
12,681 
10,071 
52,381 
38,900 
23,384 
bushels 
2,733,227 
2,488,084 
- 
199,714 
209,154 
931,047 
686,032 
462,137 
Irrigated 
farms 
83 
72 
- 
10 
8 
11 
21 
22 
acres 
10,437 
8,910 
- 
482 
1,305 
1,046 
2,538 
3,539 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
15 
13 
3 
5 
2 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
70 
60 
- 
16 
5 
14 
11 
14 
1 00 to 249 acres 
90 
72 
- 
13 
8 
9 
27 
15 
250 to 499 acres 
84 
79 
- 
2 
10 
37 
14 
16 
500 acres or more 
120 
113 
- 
13 
4 
39 
35 
22 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
84 
70 
- 
8 
2 
23 
15 
22 
acres 
12,602 
10,643 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,450 
2,587 
3,030 
bushels 
535,045 
480,066 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
149,866 
111,601 
146,127 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
208 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
