Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - Con. 
Potatoes - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
7 
2 
3 
2 
3 
4 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
20 
11 
8 
1 
12 
8 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
38 
15 
18 
5 
17 
21 
250.0 acres or more 
71 
27 
36 
8 
31 
40 
Sweet corn 
farms 
188 
123 
51 
14 
73 
115 
acres 
4,885 
864 
3,642 
379 
1,678 
3,208 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
13 
10 
3 
- 
4 
9 
acres 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2 
2 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
303 
232 
38 
33 
102 
201 
acres 
341 
122 
107 
112 
108 
233 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
25 
22 
3 
- 
7 
18 
acres 
19 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
808 
711 
80 
17 
340 
468 
acres 
6,338 
3,647 
2,542 
148 
2,329 
4,009 
Irrigated 
farms 
808 
711 
80 
17 
340 
468 
acres 
6,338 
3,647 
2,542 
148 
2,329 
4,009 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
567 
527 
30 
10 
235 
332 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
184 
158 
22 
4 
81 
103 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
49 
25 
21 
3 
23 
26 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
7 
1 
6 
- 
1 
6 
250.0 acres or more 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Apples 
farms 
435 
385 
45 
5 
176 
259 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1,387 
863 
521 
2 
592 
795 
Grapes 
farms 
254 
223 
23 
8 
91 
163 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1,088 
661 
359 
68 
301 
787 
Peaches, all 
farms 
355 
299 
49 
7 
147 
208 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
2,776 
1,261 
1,460 
55 
923 
1,853 
Almonds 
farms 
6 
6 
- 
- 
- 
6 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Pecans 
farms 
6 
5 
1 
- 
3 
3 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
10 
10 
- 
- 
8 
2 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
3 
3 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
123 
104 
13 
6 
46 
77 
acres 
85 
74 
10 
2 
27 
59 
Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
226 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
