Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Moffat 
Montezuma 
Montrose 
Morgan 
Otero 
Ouray 
Park 
Farms 
number 
492 
1,138 
1,128 
754 
541 
108 
209 
Land in farms 
acres 
929,899 
690,656 
329,653 
647,252 
706,750 
81,321 
179,948 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,890 
607 
292 
858 
1,306 
753 
861 
Median size of farm 
acres 
160 
50 
44 
238 
137 
105 
160 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,380,282 
672,748 
838,901 
1,224,219 
852,516 
2,138,600 
1,146,280 
Average per acre 
dollars 
730 
1,108 
2,871 
1,426 
653 
2,840 
1,331 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
38,167 
76,922 
84,359 
149,410 
67,174 
9,587 
13,505 
Average per farm 
dollars 
78,695 
67,773 
75,187 
200,281 
124,860 
88,765 
64,926 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
10 
152 
157 
50 
63 
7 
13 
1 0 to 49 acres 
133 
410 
438 
102 
97 
34 
36 
50 to 1 79 acres 
109 
300 
272 
194 
150 
26 
63 
180 to 499 acres 
83 
167 
141 
145 
96 
24 
42 
500 to 999 acres 
59 
60 
54 
109 
44 
3 
19 
1 ,000 acres or more 
98 
49 
66 
154 
91 
14 
36 
Total cropland 
farms 
363 
822 
875 
560 
329 
62 
71 
acres 
119,583 
97,381 
69,957 
303,602 
74,307 
10,068 
10,151 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
167 
653 
794 
417 
259 
55 
48 
acres 
33,697 
60,617 
56,464 
171,272 
47,269 
(D) 
3,570 
Irrigated land 
farms 
110 
831 
919 
336 
293 
76 
28 
acres 
23,524 
62,616 
70,407 
100,881 
43,552 
9,823 
3,761 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
26,994 
46,371 
103,221 
615,319 
144,235 
4,274 
7,745 
Average per farm 
dollars 
54,865 
40,748 
91,508 
816,073 
266,607 
39,577 
37,058 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
3,511 
30,014 
33,700 
106,243 
30,027 
707 
713 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
23,483 
16,358 
69,521 
509,076 
114,208 
3,567 
7,032 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
289 
570 
430 
223 
172 
52 
122 
$2,500 to $4,999 
28 
86 
147 
39 
22 
7 
19 
$5,000 to $9,999 
33 
132 
106 
42 
57 
5 
21 
$10,000 to $24,999 
43 
131 
153 
64 
72 
12 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
21 
89 
87 
67 
43 
13 
14 
$50,000 to $99,999 
26 
55 
59 
71 
52 
5 
8 
$100,000 or more 
52 
75 
146 
248 
123 
14 
6 
Government payments 
farms 
167 
177 
200 
503 
295 
7 
16 
$1,000 
1,866 
1,387 
930 
6,315 
2,473 
24 
140 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
131 
345 
436 
316 
230 
38 
65 
$1,000 
2,786 
2,642 
2,811 
6,828 
5,353 
578 
627 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
27,158 
42,670 
94,193 
529,555 
123,119 
6,875 
10,801 
Average per farm 
dollars 
55,199 
37,495 
83,504 
702,328 
227,577 
63,659 
51,677 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
492 
1,138 
1,128 
754 
541 
108 
209 
$1,000 
4,488 
7,731 
12,769 
98,906 
28,942 
-1,998 
-2,288 
Average per farm 
dollars 
9,122 
6,794 
1 1 ,320 
131,176 
53,497 
-18,502 
-10,949 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
183 
516 
546 
426 
263 
79 
87 
Other 
number 
309 
622 
582 
328 
278 
29 
122 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
327 
735 
697 
423 
371 
57 
152 
200 days or more 
number 
180 
477 
412 
230 
243 
28 
107 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
182 
412 
492 
325 
275 
54 
99 
number 
27,260 
22,288 
56,083 
212,569 
72,006 
5,786 
7,599 
Beef cows 
farms 
151 
356 
397 
245 
201 
47 
81 
number 
17,503 
12,660 
(D) 
16,149 
15,759 
3,599 
2,816 
Milk cows 
farms 
7 
20 
7 
19 
10 
- 
7 
number 
25 
26 
(D) 
29,766 
29 
- 
24 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
141 
318 
385 
287 
241 
38 
70 
number 
19,195 
15,985 
35,996 
267,841 
86,545 
3,797 
5,743 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
18 
19 
32 
28 
8 
4 
10 
number 
87 
242 
1,219 
2,257 
34 
17 
56 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
17 
13 
36 
34 
4 
3 
9 
number 
402 
234 
1,683 
2,927 
66 
11 
52 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
42 
79 
64 
36 
13 
- 
9 
number 
51,255 
3,620 
15,433 
1,125 
1,748 
- 
164 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
54 
148 
167 
72 
34 
15 
34 
number 
751 
4,222 
(D) 
1,370 
579 
538 
617 
Broilers and other meat -type chickens sold 
farms 
5 
7 
5 
3 
- 
- 
- 
number 
161 
291 
225 
50 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
10 
118 
218 
95 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
2,054 
11,067 
51,519 
6,106 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
1,899,216 
8,181,091 
701,377 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
2 
57 
95 
38 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
4,363 
18,452 
2,409 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
(D) 
100,652 
420,991 
28,831 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
19 
45 
26 
156 
56 
- 
- 
acres 
10,870 
8,881 
799 
53,202 
2,448 
- 
- 
bushels 
154,275 
398,482 
45,767 
2,220,174 
130,027 
- 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
19 
38 
19 
153 
54 
- 
- 
acres 
10,550 
8,279 
464 
52,387 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
137,793 
350,212 
38,263 
2,182,636 
(D) 
- 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
4 
11 
7 
4 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
320 
602 
335 
815 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
16,482 
48,270 
7,504 
37,538 
(D) 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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