Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Colorado 
Adams 
Alamosa 
Arapahoe 
Archuleta 
Baca 
Bent 
Farms 
number 
36,180 
841 
322 
755 
372 
737 
277 
Land in farms 
acres 
31,886,676 
690,528 
182,420 
283,226 
210,194 
1,503,419 
725,764 
Average size of farm 
acres 
881 
821 
567 
375 
565 
2,040 
2,620 
Median size of farm 
acres 
90 
46 
160 
40 
105 
900 
401 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,128,277 
1,179,177 
825,866 
632,109 
1,213,136 
1,133,718 
1,219,368 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,280 
1,436 
1,458 
1,685 
2,147 
556 
465 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
3,953,022 
102,589 
49,596 
47,198 
20,584 
113,091 
43,487 
Average per farm 
dollars 
110,134 
122,714 
156,453 
62,680 
55,334 
155,987 
157,561 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
4,251 
93 
15 
57 
29 
8 
20 
1 0 to 49 acres 
10,008 
331 
57 
437 
101 
17 
24 
50 to 1 79 acres 
8,187 
146 
110 
123 
111 
87 
56 
180 to 499 acres 
4,939 
98 
61 
56 
48 
168 
48 
500 to 999 acres 
2,930 
51 
36 
32 
28 
112 
40 
1 ,000 acres or more 
5,865 
122 
43 
50 
55 
345 
89 
Total cropland 
farms 
24,009 
586 
220 
360 
214 
633 
183 
acres 
10,649,747 
550,336 
71,475 
137,162 
13,211 
872,603 
107,114 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
17,379 
353 
165 
158 
176 
306 
116 
acres 
5,182,628 
249,061 
46,716 
54,939 
8,934 
350,613 
(D) 
Irrigated land 
farms 
15,547 
178 
207 
42 
209 
118 
111 
acres 
2,516,785 
17,649 
68,623 
2,460 
24,234 
62,564 
31,472 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
7,780,874 
116,464 
92,528 
31,659 
15,495 
125,299 
70,794 
Average per farm 
dollars 
215,060 
138,483 
287,353 
41,933 
41,653 
170,012 
255,573 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
2,434,583 
102,519 
80,984 
(D) 
1,289 
78,922 
12,706 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
5,346,292 
13,945 
1 1 ,544 
(D) 
14,206 
46,376 
58,087 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
16,597 
426 
149 
461 
162 
353 
97 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,889 
74 
12 
70 
46 
9 
6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,065 
75 
13 
66 
46 
19 
20 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,525 
68 
23 
50 
47 
28 
33 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,368 
38 
25 
42 
25 
44 
22 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,103 
32 
26 
31 
19 
71 
22 
$100,000 or more 
5,633 
128 
74 
35 
27 
213 
77 
Government payments 
farms 
11,115 
342 
96 
175 
17 
648 
163 
$1,000 
165,576 
5,479 
821 
1,635 
329 
15,510 
2,945 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
13,710 
313 
124 
226 
171 
385 
122 
$1,000 
312,533 
13,021 
4,136 
3,608 
1,500 
14,451 
7,021 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
6,910,512 
99,024 
75,123 
39,021 
12,509 
144,028 
65,757 
Average per farm 
dollars 
191,004 
117,746 
233,301 
51,683 
33,625 
195,424 
237,389 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
36,180 
841 
322 
755 
372 
737 
277 
$1,000 
1,348,471 
35,941 
22,361 
-2,119 
4,815 
1 1 ,232 
15,003 
Average per farm 
dollars 
37,271 
42,736 
69,445 
-2,807 
12,944 
15,241 
54,162 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
17,962 
362 
165 
297 
201 
357 
148 
Other 
number 
18,218 
479 
157 
458 
171 
380 
129 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
22,459 
583 
218 
524 
228 
422 
170 
200 days or more 
number 
13,722 
360 
165 
363 
124 
298 
103 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
13,970 
259 
114 
313 
177 
227 
137 
number 
2,630,082 
14,433 
11,533 
8,971 
13,092 
41,868 
34,710 
Beef cows 
farms 
11,267 
199 
91 
247 
135 
194 
121 
number 
683,291 
(D) 
5,917 
5,073 
4,897 
16,735 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
517 
14 
4 
10 
5 
3 
1 
number 
130,736 
(D) 
10 
20 
7 
3 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
11,570 
198 
90 
212 
162 
198 
124 
number 
3,211,467 
6,770 
9,617 
6,184 
14,264 
34,031 
33,421 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,001 
40 
10 
51 
17 
5 
10 
number 
727,301 
345 
63 
289 
64 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
956 
48 
10 
41 
10 
4 
8 
number 
2,784,645 
464 
249 
237 
80 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
1,509 
42 
16 
38 
30 
8 
5 
number 
401,376 
863 
2,287 
456 
836 
116 
322 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
4,271 
138 
42 
153 
39 
26 
25 
number 
4,195,691 
3,595 
1,014 
2,981 
642 
501 
444 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
296 
11 
2 
17 
1 
7 
- 
number 
37,956 
623 
(D) 
541 
(D) 
166 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,562 
42 
- 
4 
- 
105 
22 
acres 
1,011,151 
24,638 
- 
(D) 
- 
46,232 
1,530 
bushels 
121,002,552 
1,080,483 
- 
21,498 
- 
4,632,177 
141,176 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
997 
10 
- 
- 
- 
13 
22 
acres 
157,285 
1,657 
- 
- 
- 
3,815 
1,789 
tons 
2,740,971 
27,822 
- 
- 
- 
20,442 
12,517 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
3,660 
181 
9 
69 
- 
265 
32 
acres 
2,181,967 
186,439 
2,314 
49,190 
- 
215,053 
9,285 
bushels 
67,665,715 
6,306,838 
157,267 
1,002,420 
- 
4,710,723 
270,666 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
3,567 
181 
1 
69 
- 
265 
27 
acres 
2,167,930 
186,439 
(□) 
49,190 
- 
215,053 
8,852 
bushels 
66,668,395 
6,306,838 
(D) 
1,002,420 
- 
4,710,723 
241,991 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
112 
- 
7 
- 
- 
- 
8 
acres 
12,575 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
433 
bushels 
818,214 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
28,675 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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