Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Crowley 
Custer 
Delta 
Denver 
Dolores 
Douglas 
Eagle 
Farms 
number 
228 
198 
1,250 
10 
283 
1,116 
165 
Land in farms 
acres 
500,066 
188,748 
250,761 
143 
159,961 
200,015 
129,458 
Average size of farm 
acres 
2,193 
953 
201 
14 
565 
179 
785 
Median size of farm 
acres 
500 
180 
38 
19 
162 
38 
100 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
750,031 
1,451,497 
665,865 
775,464 
815,585 
900,148 
3,090,271 
Average per acre 
dollars 
342 
1,523 
3,319 
54,228 
1,443 
5,022 
3,939 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
16,858 
15,138 
79,278 
932 
20,348 
59,815 
15,089 
Average per farm 
dollars 
74,595 
76,456 
63,473 
93,170 
72,414 
53,887 
92,005 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
5 
5 
215 
4 
3 
145 
16 
1 0 to 49 acres 
22 
36 
521 
6 
59 
573 
47 
50 to 1 79 acres 
43 
57 
330 
- 
88 
218 
37 
180 to 499 acres 
43 
45 
110 
- 
56 
110 
30 
500 to 999 acres 
31 
20 
31 
- 
39 
34 
14 
1 ,000 acres or more 
84 
35 
43 
- 
38 
36 
21 
Total cropland 
farms 
115 
95 
1,054 
8 
226 
435 
107 
acres 
45,323 
20,320 
60,717 
44 
73,085 
23,303 
14,914 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
50 
77 
989 
5 
101 
228 
88 
acres 
(D) 
15,375 
44,114 
(D) 
24,651 
8,074 
9,585 
Irrigated land 
farms 
47 
60 
1,086 
4 
67 
87 
124 
acres 
5,857 
12,342 
59,232 
5 
7,400 
1,686 
12,743 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
161,485 
8,193 
55,639 
(D) 
10,083 
13,653 
7,938 
Average per farm 
dollars 
708,267 
41,381 
44,511 
(D) 
35,629 
12,234 
48,111 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
1,617 
2,229 
23,582 
(D) 
6,339 
4,570 
3,351 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
159,868 
5,965 
32,056 
76 
3,744 
9,083 
4,587 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
90 
87 
514 
3 
174 
653 
69 
$2,500 to $4,999 
13 
16 
129 
1 
14 
137 
28 
$5,000 to $9,999 
17 
18 
153 
- 
14 
108 
17 
$10,000 to $24,999 
21 
11 
176 
1 
21 
109 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
24 
111 
3 
14 
69 
12 
$50,000 to $99,999 
23 
16 
64 
- 
18 
26 
12 
$100,000 or more 
53 
26 
103 
2 
28 
14 
14 
Government payments 
farms 
140 
47 
119 
- 
179 
49 
8 
$1,000 
2,044 
301 
728 
- 
1,153 
502 
68 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
69 
81 
367 
4 
88 
298 
62 
$1,000 
863 
1,040 
2,827 
(D) 
500 
4,846 
545 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
150,112 
9,217 
55,635 
1,815 
9,483 
32,182 
9,795 
Average per farm 
dollars 
658,387 
46,549 
44,508 
181,480 
33,509 
28,837 
59,364 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
228 
198 
1,250 
10 
283 
1,116 
165 
$1,000 
14,279 
318 
3,559 
(D) 
2,252 
-13,181 
-1,243 
Average per farm 
dollars 
62,627 
1,605 
2,847 
(D) 
7,959 
-11,811 
-7,536 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
133 
93 
705 
4 
138 
570 
68 
Other 
number 
95 
105 
545 
6 
145 
546 
97 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
115 
122 
699 
2 
157 
757 
123 
200 days or more 
number 
71 
66 
409 
2 
70 
395 
78 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
132 
75 
469 
1 
58 
384 
59 
number 
91,193 
9,355 
33,208 
(D) 
4,108 
7,781 
5,876 
Beef cows 
farms 
100 
56 
376 
1 
48 
286 
44 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
16,381 
(D) 
(D) 
3,672 
3,901 
Milk cows 
farms 
2 
1 
19 
1 
6 
- 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
1,552 
- 
(D) 
12 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
130 
71 
380 
- 
46 
323 
54 
number 
113,469 
4,792 
17,554 
- 
3,423 
5,818 
3,235 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
9 
1 
48 
1 
3 
21 
7 
number 
136 
(D) 
478 
(D) 
3 
96 
63 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
7 
1 
50 
1 
- 
21 
7 
number 
56 
(D) 
589 
(D) 
- 
83 
46 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
17 
5 
69 
1 
11 
36 
6 
number 
1,047 
54 
13,611 
(D) 
122 
420 
7,253 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
21 
19 
162 
21 
169 
16 
number 
334 
306 
3,644 
- 
691 
2,839 
468 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
2 
25 
- 
1 
6 
1 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
2,524 
- 
(D) 
70 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
8 
- 
51 
- 
1 
6 
- 
acres 
224 
- 
4,704 
- 
(D) 
22 
- 
bushels 
14,639 
- 
729,457 
- 
(D) 
2,372 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
- 
19 
- 
1 
4 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
1,632 
- 
(D) 
41 
- 
tons 
(D) 
- 
40,859 
- 
(D) 
220 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
7 
- 
4 
1 
49 
6 
- 
acres 
215 
- 
342 
(D) 
11,555 
420 
- 
bushels 
6,756 
- 
36,270 
(D) 
187,557 
14,037 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
7 
- 
4 
1 
48 
6 
- 
acres 
215 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
10,709 
420 
- 
bushels 
6,756 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
177,717 
14,037 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
5 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
846 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
9,840 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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