Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Elbert 
El Paso 
Fremont 
Garfield 
Gilpin 
Grand 
Gunnison 
Farms 
number 
1,330 
1,206 
809 
625 
24 
205 
244 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,043,135 
648,916 
290,438 
310,854 
5,761 
226,886 
190,243 
Average size of farm 
acres 
784 
538 
359 
497 
240 
1,107 
780 
Median size of farm 
acres 
80 
70 
20 
43 
126 
125 
120 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
879,390 
650,029 
839,583 
1,380,993 
679,790 
2,530,396 
2,197,246 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,121 
1,208 
2,339 
2,777 
2,832 
2,286 
2,818 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
80,891 
54,334 
34,472 
45,397 
726 
19,385 
23,269 
Average per farm 
dollars 
61,234 
45,240 
42,982 
72,635 
30,229 
94,563 
96,953 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
95 
176 
269 
76 
2 
11 
15 
1 0 to 49 acres 
339 
372 
281 
250 
6 
49 
64 
50 to 179 acres 
437 
301 
119 
137 
12 
53 
82 
180 to 499 acres 
176 
149 
43 
76 
3 
29 
32 
500 to 999 acres 
114 
80 
28 
35 
- 
13 
18 
1 ,000 acres or more 
169 
128 
69 
51 
1 
50 
33 
Total cropland 
farms 
532 
326 
501 
444 
10 
139 
157 
acres 
180,530 
53,656 
17,683 
46,185 
389 
34,862 
41,632 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
224 
150 
407 
376 
4 
124 
142 
acres 
59,520 
11,166 
7,873 
25,102 
(D) 
30,548 
33,921 
Irrigated land 
farms 
61 
105 
445 
451 
1 
136 
158 
acres 
8,435 
7,859 
8,449 
32,291 
(D) 
27,547 
42,213 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
44,961 
43,902 
21,207 
22,670 
165 
13,506 
12,986 
Average per farm 
dollars 
33,805 
36,403 
26,213 
36,271 
6,875 
65,883 
53,222 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
8,953 
20,684 
4,289 
5,644 
(D) 
2,112 
1,793 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
36,008 
23,218 
16,918 
17,026 
(□) 
11,394 
11,193 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
681 
708 
479 
310 
16 
93 
110 
$2,500 to $4,999 
131 
104 
97 
54 
2 
17 
22 
$5,000 to $9,999 
133 
98 
79 
72 
- 
12 
20 
$10,000 to $24,999 
145 
136 
83 
61 
5 
19 
28 
$25,000 to $49,999 
89 
54 
30 
45 
- 
13 
14 
$50,000 to $99,999 
43 
45 
18 
28 
1 
24 
17 
$100,000 or more 
108 
61 
23 
55 
- 
27 
33 
Government payments 
farms 
231 
124 
57 
79 
5 
14 
12 
$1,000 
2,328 
1,232 
313 
604 
(D) 
91 
52 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
407 
313 
182 
195 
12 
88 
101 
$1,000 
6,286 
3,355 
782 
2,159 
122 
3,315 
836 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
55,686 
52,103 
25,356 
30,190 
477 
14,579 
14,485 
Average per farm 
dollars 
41,869 
43,203 
31,342 
48,304 
19,882 
71,117 
59,367 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,330 
1,206 
809 
625 
24 
205 
244 
$1,000 
-2,111 
-3,614 
-3,054 
-4,758 
-178 
2,332 
-611 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-1,587 
-2,997 
-3,775 
-7,612 
-7,425 
11,378 
-2,502 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
562 
597 
330 
302 
11 
107 
116 
Other 
number 
768 
609 
479 
323 
13 
98 
128 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
853 
693 
515 
384 
13 
141 
158 
200 days or more 
number 
559 
447 
288 
246 
7 
71 
101 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
679 
488 
307 
220 
5 
77 
91 
number 
37,931 
22,961 
13,636 
18,443 
(D) 
12,410 
17,526 
Beef cows 
farms 
548 
398 
245 
193 
5 
65 
71 
number 
(D) 
11,885 
6,428 
11,502 
(D) 
7,998 
10,012 
Milk cows 
farms 
12 
18 
10 
21 
- 
6 
number 
(D) 
234 
2,223 
84 
- 
- 
18 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
549 
374 
205 
181 
5 
79 
77 
number 
31,736 
21,544 
7,443 
13,197 
(D) 
10,536 
10,656 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
27 
39 
17 
17 
1 
5 
number 
494 
356 
87 
383 
- 
(D) 
45 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
23 
31 
18 
22 
- 
5 
4 
number 
441 
382 
142 
306 
- 
19 
25 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
58 
36 
13 
53 
- 
8 
6 
number 
925 
623 
103 
9,891 
- 
224 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
190 
226 
105 
89 
- 
17 
18 
number 
4,120 
4,597 
2,138 
2,465 
- 
439 
293 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
10 
31 
1 
9 
- 
2 
2 
number 
175 
1,420 
(D) 
350 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
14 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
4,425 
726 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
72,215 
92,472 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
tons 
(D) 
42 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
61 
6 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
29,091 
441 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
724,589 
19,331 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
61 
6 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
29,091 
441 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
724,589 
19,331 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
230 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
