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 
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 
1,320 
1,081 
166 
73 
716 
604 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,706 
2,181 
386 
139 
1,508 
1,198 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,749 
1,386 
260 
103 
914 
835 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,473 
1,721 
568 
184 
1,322 
1,151 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,980 
1,209 
639 
132 
1,087 
893 
$50,000 or more 
4,402 
1,698 
2,197 
507 
2,024 
2,378 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
21,550 
16,829 
3,623 
1,098 
9,505 
12,045 
Average net loss 
dollars 
26,447 
20,582 
49,620 
39,875 
27,566 
25,564 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,698 
1,513 
140 
45 
866 
832 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,795 
4,888 
684 
223 
2,764 
3,031 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,304 
3,516 
565 
223 
1,895 
2,409 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,452 
4,178 
978 
296 
2,213 
3,239 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,461 
1,705 
598 
158 
1,026 
1,435 
$50,000 or more 
1,840 
1,029 
658 
153 
741 
1,099 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
85 
22 
53 
10 
31 
54 
$1,000 
8,015 
506 
5,586 
1,923 
1,683 
6,332 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
13,710 
8,758 
3,952 
1,000 
6,526 
7,184 
$1,000 
312,533 
121,050 
152,317 
39,167 
122,727 
189,806 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
2,081 
726 
1,078 
277 
982 
1,099 
$1,000 
44,097 
8,032 
26,255 
9,809 
15,998 
28,099 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
5,533 
4,333 
999 
201 
2,757 
2,776 
$1,000 
66,117 
46,616 
16,199 
3,302 
33,129 
32,988 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
351 
288 
56 
7 
158 
193 
$1,000 
1,788 
1,615 
163 
10 
453 
1,334 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
864 
515 
285 
64 
334 
530 
$1,000 
28,240 
14,890 
11,014 
2,337 
6,675 
21,565 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
4,887 
2,408 
2,047 
432 
2,205 
2,682 
$1,000 
14,344 
2,922 
9,573 
1,849 
5,808 
8,536 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
2,214 
685 
1,246 
283 
1,066 
1,148 
$1,000 
118,611 
22,972 
78,104 
17,535 
45,484 
73,127 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
270 
155 
99 
16 
110 
160 
$1,000 
2,031 
886 
1,006 
138 
1,003 
1,028 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
2,396 
1,594 
622 
180 
1,021 
1,375 
$1,000 
37,306 
23,115 
10,003 
4,187 
14,177 
23,129 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
24,009 
16,426 
6,083 
1,500 
11,866 
12,143 
acres 
10,649,747 
3,456,393 
6,083,747 
1,109,607 
4,616,615 
6,033,132 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
17,379 
10,861 
5,229 
1,289 
8,441 
8,938 
acres 
5,182,628 
1,347,284 
3,197,209 
638,135 
2,180,604 
3,002,024 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
8,912 
7,348 
1,259 
305 
4,321 
4,591 
50 to 99 acres 
2,046 
1,284 
599 
163 
1,025 
1,021 
100 to 199 acres 
1,793 
928 
670 
195 
942 
851 
200 to 499 acres 
2,030 
737 
982 
311 
1,010 
1,020 
500 to 999 acres 
1,174 
296 
715 
163 
560 
614 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
882 
162 
627 
93 
372 
510 
2,000 acres or more 
542 
106 
377 
59 
211 
331 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
2,546 
1,654 
745 
147 
1,071 
1,475 
acres 
427,615 
165,772 
212,696 
49,147 
163,429 
264,186 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
4,527 
2,539 
1,673 
315 
2,054 
2,473 
acres 
718,201 
198,443 
447,380 
72,378 
296,760 
421,441 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
7,117 
5,009 
1,809 
299 
3,727 
3,390 
acres 
2,300,389 
1,347,506 
844,163 
108,720 
1,153,012 
1,147,377 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
3,563 
1,350 
1,821 
392 
1,793 
1,770 
acres 
2,020,914 
397,388 
1,382,299 
241,227 
822,810 
1,198,104 
Total woodland 
farms 
4,315 
3,280 
911 
124 
1,835 
2,480 
acres 
1,355,119 
805,746 
507,144 
42,229 
650,298 
704,821 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
2,640 
1,827 
704 
109 
1,063 
1,577 
acres 
826,838 
346,329 
440,432 
40,077 
441,833 
385,005 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
2,080 
1,758 
297 
25 
927 
1,153 
acres 
528,281 
459,417 
66,712 
2,152 
208,465 
319,816 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
218 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
