Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Phillips 
Pitkin 
Prowers 
Pueblo 
Rio Blanco 
Rio Grande 
Routt 
Saguache 
Farms 
number 
319 
82 
553 
894 
313 
377 
799 
277 
Land in farms 
acres 
436,499 
32,094 
1,021,915 
895,269 
507,343 
185,489 
612,532 
311,373 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,368 
391 
1,848 
1,001 
1,621 
492 
767 
1,124 
Median size of farm 
acres 
850 
97 
470 
92 
208 
160 
63 
360 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,477,360 
2,190,556 
1,270,078 
735,099 
2,154,356 
1,163,152 
1,700,572 
1,670,178 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,810 
5,597 
687 
734 
1,329 
2,364 
2,218 
1,486 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
105,054 
7,825 
99,881 
55,579 
31,782 
89,701 
60,643 
78,766 
Average per farm 
dollars 
333,506 
95,428 
183,267 
62,588 
101,541 
240,485 
76,376 
284,355 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
15 
7 
27 
120 
19 
20 
33 
9 
1 0 to 49 acres 
20 
23 
81 
228 
78 
82 
316 
30 
50 to 179 acres 
44 
27 
96 
221 
54 
92 
191 
59 
180 to 499 acres 
47 
10 
92 
135 
47 
89 
92 
56 
500 to 999 acres 
49 
3 
85 
70 
23 
45 
57 
43 
1 ,000 acres or more 
144 
12 
172 
120 
92 
49 
110 
80 
Total cropland 
farms 
282 
58 
441 
452 
216 
288 
606 
181 
acres 
370,779 
4,809 
480,487 
88,503 
42,747 
105,379 
117,310 
115,316 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
222 
54 
267 
266 
171 
262 
429 
154 
acres 
236,894 
3,791 
205,301 
16,020 
23,374 
84,934 
(D) 
80,371 
Irrigated land 
farms 
109 
66 
199 
274 
185 
276 
291 
163 
acres 
72,945 
7,538 
79,896 
18,564 
25,647 
93,615 
46,568 
90,516 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
208,006 
2,962 
318,249 
51,091 
24,412 
106,491 
46,460 
109,988 
Average per farm 
dollars 
652,055 
36,116 
575,495 
57,149 
77,995 
282,469 
58,147 
397,068 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
117,490 
394 
64,897 
18,061 
3,961 
94,632 
7,802 
92,601 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
90,516 
2,567 
253,352 
33,030 
20,452 
11,858 
38,657 
17,386 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
78 
36 
216 
504 
130 
118 
414 
96 
$2,500 to $4,999 
11 
11 
24 
76 
29 
20 
72 
14 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5 
12 
19 
71 
31 
21 
75 
16 
$10,000 to $24,999 
18 
9 
44 
86 
23 
26 
64 
20 
$25,000 to $49,999 
15 
6 
45 
52 
16 
28 
60 
18 
$50,000 to $99,999 
27 
2 
51 
33 
25 
22 
33 
22 
$100,000 or more 
165 
6 
154 
72 
59 
142 
81 
91 
Government payments 
farms 
264 
10 
346 
184 
47 
110 
113 
86 
$1,000 
6,831 
149 
6,892 
2,223 
786 
1,003 
847 
1,298 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
218 
46 
264 
215 
111 
201 
294 
126 
$1,000 
13,423 
586 
10,287 
2,492 
2,344 
5,186 
5,079 
5,778 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
179,785 
4,600 
272,937 
51,085 
24,237 
79,429 
48,131 
89,212 
Average per farm 
dollars 
563,589 
56,096 
493,556 
57,142 
77,433 
210,686 
60,240 
322,064 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
319 
82 
553 
894 
313 
377 
799 
277 
$1,000 
48,474 
-903 
62,491 
4,721 
3,305 
33,251 
4,254 
27,852 
Average per farm 
dollars 
151,957 
-11,018 
113,004 
5,281 
10,560 
88,198 
5,324 
100,549 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
220 
38 
292 
468 
168 
204 
330 
165 
Other 
number 
99 
44 
261 
426 
145 
173 
469 
112 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
167 
49 
304 
585 
207 
190 
589 
160 
200 days or more 
number 
89 
20 
208 
288 
110 
138 
374 
93 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
82 
23 
206 
358 
159 
125 
294 
106 
number 
37,277 
3,828 
102,588 
32,660 
24,575 
14,328 
37,231 
21,597 
Beef cows 
farms 
60 
15 
177 
302 
137 
106 
239 
96 
number 
(D) 
2,012 
15,561 
(D) 
(□) 
8,414 
19,189 
13,573 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
3 
4 
5 
1 
14 
4 
4 
number 
(D) 
3 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
123 
5 
19 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
77 
23 
176 
283 
132 
101 
258 
97 
number 
44,998 
2,403 
177,281 
29,111 
19,721 
9,311 
37,501 
18,224 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
4 
2 
7 
27 
5 
9 
23 
5 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
251 
15 
43 
139 
19 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
4 
10 
20 
5 
8 
22 
7 
number 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
269 
37 
39 
130 
900 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
7 
1 
21 
37 
28 
34 
34 
13 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
405 
1,092 
20,762 
4,548 
8,824 
923 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
5 
13 
38 
103 
45 
51 
81 
33 
number 
258 
264 
898 
1,945 
594 
942 
1,315 
1,056 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
- 
6 
- 
number 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
142 
- 
54 
57 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
119,538 
- 
20,398 
3,849 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
13,059,655 
- 
2,005,556 
647,631 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
13 
- 
27 
14 
- 
1 
1 
1 
acres 
3,523 
- 
3,753 
773 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
tons 
41,969 
- 
34,977 
16,445 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
175 
- 
155 
8 
2 
22 
6 
10 
acres 
94,549 
- 
110,562 
514 
(D) 
3,946 
2,647 
2,391 
bushels 
3,456,790 
- 
2,761,330 
17,049 
(D) 
325,834 
70,411 
265,512 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
175 
- 
155 
8 
2 
3 
6 
5 
acres 
94,549 
- 
110,562 
514 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
3,456,790 
- 
2,761,330 
17,049 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
14 
1 
3 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
2,916 
(D) 
1,000 
bushels 
" 
- 
" 
- 
(D) 
225,968 
(D) 
118,570 
-continued 
234 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
