Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
La Plata 
Larimer 
Las Animas 
Lincoln 
Logan 
Mesa 
Mineral 
Farms 
number 
1,124 
1,625 
602 
464 
891 
2,264 
14 
Land in farms 
acres 
590,435 
450,389 
2,140,776 
1,473,387 
1,099,217 
386,932 
6,628 
Average size of farm 
acres 
525 
277 
3,556 
3,175 
1,234 
171 
473 
Median size of farm 
acres 
68 
39 
496 
1,190 
450 
14 
258 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
975,982 
854,599 
1,441,724 
1,514,664 
1,071,964 
575,360 
2,055,614 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,858 
3,083 
405 
477 
869 
3,367 
4,342 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
74,222 
117,651 
36,638 
75,650 
149,598 
116,440 
480 
Average per farm 
dollars 
66,627 
72,624 
61,785 
165,175 
169,805 
51,591 
34,267 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
99 
259 
12 
23 
29 
837 
2 
1 0 to 49 acres 
399 
727 
94 
15 
81 
870 
1 
50 to 179 acres 
335 
343 
105 
50 
186 
321 
2 
180 to 499 acres 
164 
158 
93 
52 
174 
113 
7 
500 to 999 acres 
76 
52 
63 
77 
147 
64 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
51 
86 
235 
247 
274 
59 
2 
Total cropland 
farms 
827 
898 
324 
328 
721 
1,714 
3 
acres 
85,890 
106,397 
71,061 
581,583 
516,021 
71,399 
540 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
654 
706 
195 
178 
522 
1,574 
3 
acres 
39,908 
68,169 
16,143 
222,391 
266,884 
58,311 
540 
Irrigated land 
farms 
777 
723 
155 
29 
275 
1,823 
2 
acres 
61,700 
52,520 
11,313 
4,807 
94,002 
75,305 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
24,991 
128,647 
28,431 
75,567 
566,903 
84,582 
89 
Average per farm 
dollars 
22,234 
79,167 
47,227 
162,859 
636,255 
37,360 
6,386 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
8,356 
57,381 
3,170 
40,405 
117,927 
40,652 
15 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
16,635 
71,266 
25,261 
35,162 
448,977 
43,930 
74 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
567 
792 
264 
146 
261 
1,128 
8 
$2,500 to $4,999 
84 
181 
38 
16 
25 
292 
2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
141 
184 
63 
16 
44 
263 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
134 
174 
58 
33 
88 
246 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
92 
101 
51 
34 
70 
113 
2 
$50,000 to $99,999 
58 
70 
43 
64 
92 
84 
- 
$100,000 or more 
48 
123 
85 
155 
311 
138 
- 
Government payments 
farms 
110 
182 
169 
325 
678 
160 
- 
$1,000 
752 
1,061 
3,371 
7,741 
9,526 
821 
- 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
463 
553 
167 
238 
508 
750 
7 
$1,000 
3,404 
8,449 
2,345 
8,392 
13,255 
3,879 
473 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
35,743 
120,456 
30,862 
70,407 
478,073 
86,188 
784 
Average per farm 
dollars 
31,800 
74,127 
51,265 
151,740 
536,557 
38,069 
55,983 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,124 
1,625 
602 
464 
891 
2,264 
14 
$1,000 
-6,596 
17,701 
3,285 
21,293 
111,612 
3,093 
(D) 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-5,868 
10,893 
5,456 
45,890 
125,266 
1,366 
(D) 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
514 
755 
285 
266 
478 
1,100 
8 
Other 
number 
610 
870 
317 
198 
413 
1,164 
6 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
762 
1,176 
413 
249 
516 
1,419 
12 
200 days or more 
number 
454 
671 
269 
146 
338 
855 
7 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
455 
526 
321 
250 
358 
761 
4 
number 
20,707 
43,494 
41,904 
39,225 
194,043 
42,376 
120 
Beef cows 
farms 
392 
386 
306 
206 
306 
577 
2 
number 
13,300 
10,770 
25,759 
18,536 
23,914 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
22 
33 
4 
6 
5 
26 
number 
46 
8,463 
11 
12 
17 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
376 
436 
287 
235 
353 
538 
2 
number 
12,229 
24,241 
27,106 
36,547 
319,722 
27,344 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
38 
39 
9 
12 
13 
77 
number 
254 
222 
63 
451 
16,714 
486 
- 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
32 
44 
10 
6 
14 
78 
- 
number 
270 
221 
216 
688 
27,292 
475 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
64 
86 
4 
11 
22 
87 
2 
number 
5,483 
2,583 
172 
197 
761 
22,547 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
154 
268 
45 
30 
57 
390 
1 
number 
3,987 
5,033 
909 
517 
3,765 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
7 
28 
- 
7 
3 
19 
number 
314 
1,418 
- 
187 
(D) 
192 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2 
72 
5 
55 
223 
47 
- 
acres 
(D) 
10,464 
26 
26,906 
83,830 
4,990 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
1,485,552 
2,027 
670,162 
9,640,552 
728,379 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
42 
4 
5 
42 
30 
- 
acres 
(D) 
8,581 
(D) 
1,654 
4,360 
2,063 
- 
tons 
(D) 
184,437 
(D) 
8,393 
89,647 
39,292 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
11 
40 
5 
151 
295 
42 
- 
acres 
2,464 
9,064 
2,283 
164,464 
120,835 
2,897 
- 
bushels 
28,682 
344,146 
41,135 
4,516,495 
4,015,250 
292,629 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
10 
39 
5 
151 
290 
37 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
2,283 
164,464 
120,225 
2,852 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
41,135 
4,516,495 
3,996,850 
(D) 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
- 
5 
5 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
610 
45 
- 
bushels 
(□) 
(□) 
- 
- 
18,400 
(D) 
- 
-continued 
232 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
