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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
561 
465 
78 
18 
164 
397 
number 
2,872,844 
2,863,215 
8,717 
912 
(D) 
(D) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
61 
51 
5 
5 
26 
35 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
1,115 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
296 
235 
55 
6 
60 
236 
number 
37,956 
13,368 
23,570 
1,018 
2,632 
35,324 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
294 
234 
54 
6 
60 
234 
2,000 to 59,999 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
487 
375 
90 
22 
132 
355 
number 
3,761 
2,911 
731 
119 
1,093 
2,668 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
192 
162 
25 
5 
47 
145 
number 
2,747 
2,466 
232 
49 
1,084 
1,663 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
241 
87 
121 
33 
127 
114 
acres 
54,828 
19,940 
27,368 
7,520 
25,683 
29,145 
bushels 
6,573,668 
2,503,010 
3,231,991 
838,667 
3,120,431 
3,453,237 
Irrigated 
farms 
217 
80 
106 
31 
110 
107 
acres 
50,560 
(D) 
25,484 
(D) 
22,939 
27,621 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
22 
14 
7 
1 
14 
8 
25 to 99 acres 
58 
16 
35 
7 
40 
18 
100 to 249 acres 
85 
31 
41 
13 
37 
48 
250 to 499 acres 
53 
17 
27 
9 
26 
27 
500 acres or more 
23 
9 
11 
3 
10 
13 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,562 
796 
1,363 
403 
1,245 
1,317 
acres 
1,011,151 
196,126 
664,552 
150,473 
390,340 
620,811 
bushels 
121,002,552 
23,098,774 
78,313,430 
19,590,348 
46,535,612 
74,466,940 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,055 
639 
1,076 
340 
1,005 
1,050 
acres 
651,404 
122,043 
422,901 
106,460 
247,271 
404,133 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
251 
144 
77 
30 
138 
113 
25 to 99 acres 
617 
270 
260 
87 
327 
290 
1 00 to 249 acres 
703 
198 
367 
138 
364 
339 
250 to 499 acres 
381 
77 
238 
66 
180 
201 
500 acres or more 
610 
107 
421 
82 
236 
374 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
997 
315 
523 
159 
447 
550 
acres 
157,285 
38,588 
94,315 
24,382 
55,452 
101,833 
tons 
2,740,971 
668,050 
1,687,210 
385,711 
974,597 
1,766,374 
Irrigated 
farms 
853 
259 
454 
140 
376 
477 
acres 
121,331 
30,112 
72,990 
18,229 
43,732 
77,599 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
152 
64 
72 
16 
75 
77 
25 to 99 acres 
386 
139 
169 
78 
188 
198 
1 00 to 249 acres 
273 
69 
171 
33 
125 
148 
250 to 499 acres 
126 
30 
72 
24 
44 
82 
500 acres or more 
60 
13 
39 
8 
15 
45 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
346 
71 
206 
69 
179 
167 
acres 
42,573 
5,976 
29,567 
7,030 
21,707 
20,866 
cwt 
836,655 
105,173 
553,002 
178,480 
399,880 
436,775 
Irrigated 
farms 
296 
54 
181 
61 
148 
148 
acres 
33,094 
3,936 
22,963 
6,195 
14,519 
18,575 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
55 
27 
21 
7 
23 
32 
25 to 99 acres 
146 
20 
92 
34 
83 
63 
1 00 to 249 acres 
103 
19 
60 
24 
50 
53 
250 to 499 acres 
30 
4 
22 
4 
18 
12 
500 acres or more 
12 
1 
11 
- 
5 
7 
Oats for grain 
farms 
99 
43 
45 
11 
44 
55 
acres 
5,936 
2,299 
2,322 
1,315 
2,448 
3,488 
bushels 
402,698 
208,923 
129,175 
64,600 
131,589 
271,109 
Irrigated 
farms 
73 
34 
32 
7 
34 
39 
acres 
3,648 
1,982 
1,111 
555 
1,196 
2,452 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
37 
19 
18 
18 
19 
25 to 99 acres 
40 
17 
18 
5 
18 
22 
1 00 to 249 acres 
20 
6 
8 
6 
7 
13 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
379 
99 
229 
51 
168 
211 
acres 
147,955 
36,201 
95,646 
16,108 
64,102 
83,853 
bushels 
2,733,227 
946,186 
1,515,023 
272,018 
1,462,066 
1,271,161 
Irrigated 
farms 
83 
35 
39 
9 
39 
44 
acres 
10,437 
6,137 
3,627 
673 
5,120 
5,317 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
15 
1 
12 
2 
9 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
70 
28 
29 
13 
35 
35 
1 00 to 249 acres 
90 
18 
58 
14 
39 
51 
250 to 499 acres 
84 
27 
53 
4 
35 
49 
500 acres or more 
120 
25 
77 
18 
50 
70 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
84 
23 
52 
9 
43 
41 
acres 
12,602 
3,152 
7,477 
1,973 
5,002 
7,600 
bushels 
535,045 
143,605 
327,262 
64,178 
237,235 
297,810 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
224 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
