Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
10,318 
5,697 
3,688 
933 
4,768 
5,550 
$1,000 
198,847 
62,520 
107,320 
29,006 
71,783 
127,064 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,939 
3,051 
742 
146 
1,664 
2,275 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,464 
1,415 
846 
203 
1,244 
1,220 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,268 
833 
1,118 
317 
1,141 
1,127 
$25,000 to $49,999 
722 
201 
398 
123 
359 
363 
$50,000 or more 
925 
197 
584 
144 
360 
565 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
9,728 
6,054 
3,028 
646 
3,679 
6,049 
$1,000 
1,885,482 
1,322,714 
255,175 
307,593 
916,527 
968,955 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,069 
4,428 
1,311 
330 
2,271 
3,798 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,283 
1,091 
990 
202 
896 
1,387 
$25,000 to $99,999 
758 
304 
404 
50 
260 
498 
$100,000 to $249,999 
250 
76 
150 
24 
102 
148 
$250,000 or more 
368 
155 
173 
40 
150 
218 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,372 
2,773 
2,159 
440 
2,022 
3,350 
$1,000 
98,374 
42,410 
47,181 
8,782 
36,597 
61,776 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
5,838 
4,074 
1,458 
306 
2,124 
3,714 
$1,000 
1,787,108 
1,280,304 
207,994 
298,810 
879,929 
907,179 
Feed purchased 
farms 
21,744 
15,131 
5,362 
1,251 
8,864 
12,880 
$1,000 
1,972,993 
1,408,426 
322,611 
241,956 
941,789 
1,031,204 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,858 
9,090 
2,189 
579 
4,910 
6,948 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,078 
4,686 
1,928 
464 
2,837 
4,241 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,083 
1,035 
885 
163 
835 
1,248 
$100,000 to $249,999 
348 
122 
212 
14 
146 
202 
$250,000 or more 
377 
198 
148 
31 
136 
241 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
33,136 
23,361 
7,683 
2,092 
15,331 
17,805 
$1,000 
288,559 
111,070 
143,644 
33,846 
121,409 
167,150 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,953 
20,018 
iii i 
1,186 
11,618 
13,335 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,773 
2,629 
617 
2,713 
3,060 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,307 
381 
152 
566 
741 
$50,000 or more 
1,103 
333 
633 
137 
434 
669 
Utilities 
farms 
23,489 
15,662 
6,398 
1,429 
10,558 
12,931 
$1,000 
191,659 
83,832 
88,639 
19,189 
76,556 
115,104 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,312 
7,436 
1,490 
386 
4,323 
4,989 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,444 
6,216 
2,656 
572 
4,212 
5,232 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,388 
1,526 
1,566 
296 
1,470 
1,918 
$25,000 to $49,999 
582 
209 
286 
87 
264 
318 
$50,000 or more 
763 
275 
400 
88 
289 
474 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
27,005 
18,228 
6,973 
1,804 
12,284 
14,721 
$1,000 
321,633 
130,079 
155,701 
35,852 
130,442 
191,190 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,264 
15,058 
3,230 
976 
8,808 
10,456 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,158 
2,414 
2,214 
530 
2,418 
2,740 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,224 
356 
737 
131 
519 
705 
$50,000 or more 
1,359 
400 
792 
167 
539 
820 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
9,059 
5,214 
3,103 
742 
4,023 
5,036 
$1,000 
471,562 
246,230 
170,246 
55,087 
175,813 
295,749 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,652 
2,500 
908 
244 
1,720 
1,932 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,608 
1,432 
986 
190 
1,201 
1,407 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,986 
909 
866 
211 
816 
1,170 
$100,000 to $249,999 
524 
223 
251 
50 
191 
333 
$250,000 or more 
289 
150 
92 
47 
95 
194 
Contract labor 
farms 
4,738 
2,848 
1,485 
405 
2,056 
2,682 
$1,000 
66,083 
35,606 
21,574 
8,903 
29,901 
36,181 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,133 
860 
229 
44 
488 
645 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,706 
1,040 
513 
153 
781 
925 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,411 
702 
546 
163 
593 
818 
$25,000 to $49,999 
305 
154 
127 
24 
111 
194 
$50,000 or more 
183 
92 
70 
21 
83 
100 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
7,584 
4,372 
2,599 
613 
3,495 
4,089 
$1,000 
108,124 
44,644 
50,651 
12,830 
43,986 
64,139 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,144 
1,598 
446 
100 
1,017 
1,127 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,768 
1,749 
824 
195 
1,268 
1,500 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,757 
722 
814 
221 
828 
929 
$25,000 to $49,999 
483 
153 
279 
51 
202 
281 
$50,000 or more 
432 
150 
236 
46 
180 
252 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
9,636 
1,749 
6,175 
1,712 
4,297 
5,339 
$1,000 
223,692 
14,197 
152,081 
57,415 
94,625 
129,067 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,952 
1,102 
3,074 
776 
2,217 
2,735 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,285 
228 
841 
216 
579 
706 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,698 
363 
1,013 
322 
773 
925 
$25,000 or more 
1,701 
56 
1,247 
398 
728 
973 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
216 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
