Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hinsdale 
Huerfano 
Jackson 
Jefferson 
Kiowa 
Kit Carson 
Lake 
Farms 
number 
26 
407 
105 
521 
395 
704 
23 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,234 
580,907 
342,412 
68,284 
1,113,160 
1,376,777 
12,180 
Average size of farm 
acres 
394 
1,427 
3,261 
131 
2,818 
1,956 
530 
Median size of farm 
acres 
162 
214 
1,200 
17 
960 
654 
203 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,083,548 
1,233,227 
3,397,569 
719,981 
1,924,034 
2,214,454 
1,544,242 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,293 
864 
1,042 
5,493 
683 
1,132 
2,916 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
2,374 
19,897 
19,683 
20,541 
70,114 
225,922 
620 
Average per farm 
dollars 
91,298 
50,245 
189,259 
39,808 
180,242 
330,296 
26,946 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
- 
4 
5 
193 
4 
10 
2 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1 
89 
10 
185 
6 
53 
2 
50 to 1 79 acres 
12 
89 
14 
88 
43 
123 
2 
180 to 499 acres 
5 
84 
9 
26 
86 
114 
10 
500 to 999 acres 
6 
34 
14 
11 
61 
104 
4 
1 ,000 acres or more 
2 
107 
53 
18 
195 
300 
3 
Total cropland 
farms 
10 
215 
62 
221 
332 
575 
10 
acres 
1,132 
25,086 
65,538 
10,117 
713,345 
872,343 
796 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
8 
134 
58 
171 
165 
349 
9 
acres 
(D) 
9,344 
51,885 
6,233 
248,307 
398,644 
(D) 
Irrigated land 
farms 
17 
107 
62 
117 
22 
189 
11 
acres 
2,432 
11,651 
59,555 
2,258 
3,060 
110,235 
3,571 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
712 
11,256 
23,601 
9,099 
96,066 
499,775 
862 
Average per farm 
dollars 
27,396 
27,655 
224,769 
17,465 
243,205 
709,908 
37,474 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
110 
1,474 
4,684 
7,371 
36,987 
140,583 
77 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
602 
9,781 
18,916 
1,729 
59,079 
359,192 
784 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
10 
244 
32 
355 
161 
243 
11 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4 
21 
7 
53 
15 
18 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2 
33 
1 
31 
4 
29 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1 
39 
7 
41 
22 
48 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
38 
11 
16 
35 
57 
4 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5 
13 
10 
7 
45 
45 
- 
$100,000 or more 
1 
19 
37 
18 
113 
264 
3 
Government payments 
farms 
- 
53 
12 
21 
343 
532 
- 
$1,000 
- 
675 
34 
41 
7,743 
12,129 
- 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
12 
109 
52 
155 
213 
421 
6 
$1,000 
111 
1,084 
1,166 
3,784 
15,517 
25,296 
(D) 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
850 
13,988 
20,028 
16,902 
108,573 
470,736 
1,152 
Average per farm 
dollars 
32,691 
34,368 
190,738 
32,442 
274,869 
668,659 
50,083 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
26 
407 
105 
521 
395 
704 
23 
$1,000 
-26 
-974 
4,774 
-3,978 
10,753 
66,464 
-277 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-1,016 
-2,393 
45,465 
-7,635 
27,222 
94,409 
-12,039 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
10 
223 
67 
218 
229 
391 
12 
Other 
number 
16 
184 
38 
303 
166 
313 
11 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
17 
233 
63 
319 
199 
410 
11 
200 days or more 
number 
12 
137 
30 
201 
120 
244 
10 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
18 
182 
54 
142 
129 
278 
8 
number 
1,115 
13,655 
24,575 
1,955 
17,528 
161,184 
355 
Beef cows 
farms 
13 
153 
47 
101 
122 
232 
8 
number 
780 
(D) 
(□) 
1,225 
(D) 
(D) 
247 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
7 
1 
4 
1 
5 
- 
number 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
13 
127 
50 
102 
120 
261 
8 
number 
681 
8,109 
18,942 
1,112 
13,930 
258,078 
263 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
10 
2 
19 
2 
number 
- 
(D) 
- 
27 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
10 
2 
20 
- 
number 
- 
9 
- 
41 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
- 
3 
7 
24 
8 
9 
- 
number 
- 
51 
297 
216 
488 
373 
- 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1 
37 
6 
75 
7 
33 
- 
number 
(D) 
620 
133 
3,276 
195 
647 
- 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
- 
7 
- 
7 
- 
number 
" 
- 
" 
115 
" 
192 
~ 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
29 
179 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
16,836 
128,387 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
352,289 
11,015,317 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
62 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
12,643 
- 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
134,529 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
4 
- 
3 
144 
299 
- 
acres 
- 
48 
- 
(D) 
171,425 
224,707 
- 
bushels 
- 
1,488 
- 
(D) 
3,559,798 
7,913,591 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
4 
- 
3 
144 
299 
- 
acres 
- 
48 
- 
(D) 
171,425 
224,707 
- 
bushels 
- 
1,488 
- 
(D) 
3,559,798 
7,913,591 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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