Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Boulder 
Broomfield 
Chaffee 
Cheyenne 
Clear Creek 
Conejos 
Costilla 
Farms 
number 
855 
25 
223 
345 
25 
605 
251 
Land in farms 
acres 
132,948 
11,158 
77,665 
977,165 
8,296 
257,691 
376,154 
Average size of farm 
acres 
155 
446 
348 
2,832 
332 
426 
1,499 
Median size of farm 
acres 
28 
25 
85 
1,454 
44 
135 
86 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
888,590 
874,934 
1,053,157 
2,203,649 
910,663 
646,739 
1,646,639 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,715 
1,960 
3,024 
778 
2,744 
1,518 
1,099 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
42,223 
2,271 
16,787 
74,635 
1,027 
59,085 
31,749 
Average per farm 
dollars 
49,441 
90,847 
75,277 
224,805 
41,088 
97,986 
127,507 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
188 
5 
19 
8 
2 
26 
11 
1 0 to 49 acres 
428 
10 
55 
11 
13 
132 
75 
50 to 179 acres 
164 
4 
72 
32 
3 
197 
83 
180 to 499 acres 
38 
1 
39 
51 
4 
130 
44 
500 to 999 acres 
18 
- 
23 
42 
1 
66 
16 
1 ,000 acres or more 
19 
5 
15 
201 
2 
54 
22 
Total cropland 
farms 
623 
23 
142 
305 
9 
519 
220 
acres 
39,228 
11,053 
15,890 
536,615 
299 
112,624 
49,896 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
533 
20 
113 
181 
7 
456 
183 
acres 
30,123 
(D) 
10,831 
244,961 
(D) 
82,952 
(D) 
Irrigated land 
farms 
547 
14 
132 
48 
4 
463 
173 
acres 
30,126 
1,101 
13,534 
26,551 
(D) 
100,080 
34,330 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
33,883 
1,537 
9,618 
87,084 
343 
42,743 
28,965 
Average per farm 
dollars 
39,630 
61,460 
43,128 
252,418 
13,715 
70,650 
115,398 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,397 
2,936 
59,270 
(D) 
26,411 
24,529 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
(D) 
140 
6,682 
27,814 
(□) 
16,332 
4,436 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
483 
12 
99 
113 
9 
225 
98 
$2,500 to $4,999 
86 
3 
27 
4 
3 
39 
18 
$5,000 to $9,999 
91 
3 
28 
6 
5 
52 
35 
$10,000 to $24,999 
86 
2 
21 
21 
1 
85 
51 
$25,000 to $49,999 
36 
- 
11 
26 
5 
38 
5 
$50,000 to $99,999 
23 
- 
15 
35 
2 
69 
16 
$100,000 or more 
50 
5 
22 
140 
- 
97 
28 
Government payments 
farms 
103 
6 
17 
270 
- 
175 
71 
$1,000 
474 
37 
74 
6,203 
- 
1,240 
475 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
305 
7 
70 
166 
9 
208 
87 
$1,000 
4,152 
47 
1,110 
7,543 
85 
2,646 
2,569 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
40,269 
1,181 
12,506 
74,499 
444 
35,619 
26,127 
Average per farm 
dollars 
47,098 
47,254 
56,079 
215,940 
17,779 
58,874 
104,092 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
855 
25 
223 
345 
25 
605 
251 
$1,000 
-1,759 
439 
-1,703 
26,331 
-17 
11,011 
5,883 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-2,057 
17,552 
-7,638 
76,323 
-664 
18,200 
23,436 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
384 
11 
118 
233 
6 
287 
164 
Other 
number 
471 
14 
105 
112 
19 
318 
87 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
527 
10 
134 
157 
25 
397 
160 
200 days or more 
number 
288 
6 
84 
106 
15 
244 
82 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
209 
6 
89 
124 
11 
291 
117 
number 
9,946 
399 
6,932 
32,024 
73 
27,238 
7,213 
Beef cows 
farms 
165 
3 
74 
102 
9 
260 
116 
number 
5,065 
9 
3,958 
(D) 
39 
17,866 
4,136 
Milk cows 
farms 
7 
- 
5 
1 
- 
18 
6 
number 
59 
- 
29 
(D) 
- 
240 
36 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
162 
4 
79 
114 
11 
225 
104 
number 
4,985 
215 
4,083 
31,288 
37 
15,537 
4,510 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
27 
- 
3 
1 
- 
6 
8 
number 
286 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
55 
41 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
27 
- 
2 
1 
- 
7 
6 
number 
304 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
77 
39 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
49 
2 
1 
5 
1 
25 
17 
number 
922 
(D) 
(D) 
172 
(D) 
3,984 
969 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
135 
30 
10 
5 
67 
14 
number 
(D) 
- 
1,007 
244 
35 
1,075 
296 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
2 
2 
5 
- 
number 
438 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
240 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
19 
5 
- 
59 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
1,275 
751 
- 
40,552 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
192,324 
(D) 
- 
3,508,879 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
9 
3 
- 
11 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
1,089 
462 
- 
2,777 
- 
(D) 
- 
tons 
25,280 
9,240 
- 
12,849 
- 
(D) 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
18 
9 
- 
171 
- 
5 
2 
acres 
1,764 
4,377 
- 
166,470 
- 
452 
(D) 
bushels 
119,429 
130,474 
- 
4,562,942 
- 
23,425 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
18 
9 
- 
171 
- 
1 
acres 
1,764 
4,377 
- 
166,470 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
119,429 
130,474 
- 
4,562,942 
- 
(D) 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(□) 
(D) 
-continued 
228 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
