Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
San Juan 
San Miguel 
Sedgwick 
Summit 
Teller 
Washington 
Weld 
Yuma 
Farms 
number 
- 
135 
226 
38 
123 
824 
3,525 
834 
Land in farms 
acres 
- 
126,539 
335,997 
25,365 
70,911 
1,216,248 
1,956,491 
1,353,401 
Average size of farm 
acres 
- 
937 
1,487 
668 
577 
1,476 
555 
1,623 
Median size of farm 
acres 
" 
120 
506 
154 
57 
479 
80 
670 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
- 
1,366,575 
1,889,362 
2,218,592 
1,156,215 
1,441,457 
1,098,289 
2,223,817 
Average per acre 
dollars 
- 
1,458 
1,271 
3,324 
2,006 
977 
1,979 
1,370 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
- 
8,987 
56,400 
2,415 
4,103 
146,417 
516,950 
249,310 
Average per farm 
dollars 
- 
67,064 
251,785 
67,091 
33,355 
181,209 
147,742 
304,408 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
- 
12 
15 
2 
20 
29 
444 
30 
1 0 to 49 acres 
- 
42 
16 
8 
36 
66 
806 
77 
50 to 1 79 acres 
- 
21 
57 
10 
30 
171 
1,066 
119 
1 80 to 499 acres 
- 
28 
22 
10 
11 
165 
519 
135 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
14 
28 
1 
10 
110 
285 
124 
1 ,000 acres or more 
- 
18 
88 
7 
16 
283 
405 
349 
Total cropland 
farms 
- 
77 
193 
24 
30 
681 
2,327 
645 
acres 
- 
14,610 
207,162 
5,816 
3,366 
699,683 
850,179 
607,155 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
- 
54 
158 
22 
25 
410 
1,636 
398 
acres 
- 
5,043 
131,355 
3,665 
(D) 
327,098 
426,823 
364,045 
Irrigated land 
farms 
- 
73 
75 
20 
20 
98 
1,438 
280 
acres 
- 
12,674 
38,108 
4,217 
444 
46,992 
299,892 
232,998 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
- 
4,737 
101,263 
(D) 
1,254 
220,713 
1,860,718 
1,150,344 
Average per farm 
dollars 
" 
35,087 
448,064 
(D) 
10,196 
267,855 
527,863 
1,379,309 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
- 
533 
57,477 
(D) 
158 
98,527 
374,054 
311,704 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
- 
4,204 
43,785 
718 
1,096 
122,186 
1,486,665 
838,640 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
- 
58 
46 
22 
75 
311 
1,456 
283 
$2,500 to $4,999 
- 
22 
8 
4 
10 
30 
262 
30 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
14 
12 
3 
16 
38 
300 
21 
$10,000 to $24,999 
- 
20 
23 
3 
7 
83 
327 
39 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
6 
16 
- 
8 
60 
238 
33 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
2 
17 
2 
4 
61 
229 
65 
$100,000 or more 
" 
13 
104 
4 
3 
241 
713 
363 
Government payments 
farms 
- 
20 
182 
1 
11 
630 
1,401 
613 
$1,000 
- 
209 
3,427 
(D) 
102 
11,607 
15,649 
12,866 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
- 
56 
128 
17 
30 
433 
1,435 
461 
$1,000 
- 
764 
4,549 
115 
75 
12,951 
29,368 
21,366 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
- 
5,196 
72,386 
1,954 
3,218 
195,358 
1,548,729 
957,923 
Average per farm 
dollars 
" 
38,485 
320,294 
51,410 
26,165 
237,085 
439,356 
1,148,589 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
- 
135 
226 
38 
123 
824 
3,525 
834 
$1,000 
- 
515 
36,852 
-844 
-1,787 
49,912 
357,005 
226,653 
Average per farm 
dollars 
- 
3,814 
163,060 
-22,208 
-14,527 
60,573 
101,278 
271,766 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
- 
66 
163 
10 
48 
399 
1,754 
512 
Other 
number 
" 
69 
63 
28 
75 
425 
1,771 
322 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
- 
93 
110 
33 
72 
459 
2,159 
434 
200 days or more 
number 
- 
51 
69 
15 
45 
288 
1,408 
307 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
- 
61 
89 
10 
51 
256 
1,355 
351 
number 
- 
6,891 
18,173 
656 
1,932 
74,706 
501,446 
263,219 
Beef cows 
farms 
- 
55 
69 
10 
38 
208 
992 
282 
number 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
500 
1,136 
(D) 
49,961 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
2 
2 
- 
5 
1 
102 
15 
number 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
13 
(D) 
73,114 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
- 
56 
70 
13 
41 
241 
1,141 
316 
number 
- 
5,220 
14,903 
1,240 
1,095 
79,040 
708,253 
471,255 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
- 
9 
6 
- 
4 
14 
140 
29 
number 
- 
70 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,744 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
6 
8 
- 
3 
13 
134 
27 
number 
- 
54 
(D) 
- 
16 
(D) 
5,940 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
- 
13 
2 
3 
4 
24 
150 
10 
number 
- 
285 
(D) 
6 
24 
610 
204,694 
172 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
- 
25 
11 
3 
15 
53 
376 
54 
number 
- 
978 
340 
66 
257 
4,085 
3,275,817 
1,119 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
4 
25 
5 
number 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
1,300 
2,863 
178 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
83 
- 
- 
113 
460 
257 
acres 
- 
- 
47,546 
- 
- 
52,241 
92,621 
206,038 
bushels 
- 
- 
5,209,418 
- 
- 
4,888,643 
13,834,242 
35,791,041 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
7 
- 
- 
36 
367 
51 
acres 
- 
- 
641 
- 
- 
10,431 
56,593 
11,816 
tons 
- 
- 
8,021 
- 
- 
92,904 
1,142,154 
223,359 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
- 
114 
- 
2 
346 
389 
236 
acres 
- 
- 
70,538 
- 
(D) 
219,819 
122,625 
101,418 
bushels 
- 
- 
2,496,630 
- 
(D) 
7,364,801 
4,604,146 
4,301,051 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
114 
- 
2 
342 
376 
235 
acres 
- 
- 
70,538 
- 
(D) 
219,109 
121,698 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
- 
2,496,630 
- 
(D) 
7,333,185 
4,568,285 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
16 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
710 
927 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
31,616 
35,861 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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