Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Colorado 
Adams 
Alamosa 
Arapahoe 
Archuleta 
Baca 
Bent 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
36,180 
841 
322 
755 
372 
737 
277 
2007 
37,054 
895 
316 
627 
306 
777 
311 
$1,000, 2012 
6,910,512 
99,024 
75,123 
39,021 
12,509 
144,028 
65,757 
2007 
5,431,280 
129,965 
66,916 
29,153 
9,272 
98,118 
64,503 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
191,004 
117,746 
233,301 
51,683 
33,625 
195,424 
237,389 
2007 
146,577 
145,212 
211,760 
46,496 
30,300 
126,278 
207,405 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
10,989 
206 
98 
95 
71 
272 
76 
2007 
11,685 
248 
128 
130 
69 
251 
92 
$1,000, 2012 
311,338 
6,970 
1 1 ,452 
1,176 
189 
12,153 
1,102 
2007 
201,343 
6,242 
6,296 
891 
123 
9,719 
1,131 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
13,191 
358 
111 
167 
115 
318 
102 
2007 
11,860 
293 
105 
131 
73 
184 
126 
$1,000, 2012 
182,467 
7,667 
5,160 
1,357 
61 
9,052 
1,346 
2007 
102,032 
5,014 
4,152 
699 
30 
3,594 
786 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
10,318 
289 
91 
173 
80 
330 
99 
2007 
8,935 
221 
109 
129 
74 
216 
103 
$1,000, 2012 
198,847 
8,160 
4,327 
4,653 
75 
6,635 
886 
2007 
163,708 
21,128 
5,533 
(□) 
35 
3,713 
807 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
9,728 
206 
69 
237 
110 
101 
77 
2007 
8,517 
181 
57 
155 
74 
118 
90 
$1,000, 2012 
1,885,482 
898 
2,122 
2,556 
1,872 
29,511 
12,323 
2007 
1,778,706 
3,276 
348 
776 
2,142 
23,129 
16,697 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
5,372 
107 
50 
85 
46 
78 
63 
2007 
4,866 
90 
39 
78 
41 
79 
59 
$1,000, 2012 
98,374 
403 
318 
563 
202 
1,906 
5,087 
2007 
86,507 
258 
199 
284 
121 
1,509 
4,599 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
5,838 
149 
31 
178 
78 
42 
24 
2007 
4,944 
119 
24 
102 
36 
57 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
1,787,108 
495 
1,804 
1,993 
1,670 
27,605 
7,235 
2007 
1,692,199 
3,018 
149 
493 
2,021 
21,620 
12,098 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
21,744 
474 
173 
534 
255 
272 
165 
2007 
18,817 
441 
132 
368 
166 
236 
177 
$1,000, 2012 
1,972,993 
5,975 
3,518 
(□) 
2,857 
26,221 
22,484 
2007 
1,221,367 
6,147 
928 
2,278 
1,238 
12,254 
14,111 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
33,136 
760 
300 
692 
352 
606 
248 
2007 
35,901 
854 
312 
602 
302 
739 
303 
$1,000, 2012 
288,559 
7,604 
5,131 
(D) 
889 
9,185 
2,698 
2007 
252,730 
8,528 
4,237 
2,096 
644 
9,478 
3,382 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
23,489 
492 
224 
396 
236 
492 
200 
2007 
19,465 
380 
216 
239 
129 
281 
190 
$1,000, 2012 
191,659 
4,422 
5,806 
873 
335 
5,057 
2,163 
2007 
141,173 
5,462 
4,497 
(□) 
245 
2,770 
1,854 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
27,005 
625 
246 
514 
261 
528 
221 
2007 
32,421 
770 
278 
523 
265 
658 
284 
$1,000, 2012 
321,633 
8,206 
6,357 
2,181 
818 
10,164 
4,542 
2007 
300,187 
7,658 
7,859 
2,428 
883 
8,545 
4,727 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
9,059 
158 
98 
73 
90 
235 
77 
2007 
7,393 
127 
93 
70 
51 
130 
85 
$1,000, 2012 
471,562 
22,108 
10,122 
5,823 
1,448 
6,283 
6,145 
2007 
390,625 
33,214 
14,806 
5,623 
638 
4,433 
5,399 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
4,738 
98 
37 
69 
41 
100 
52 
2007 
3,793 
78 
35 
42 
33 
65 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
66,083 
1,832 
2,162 
663 
317 
1,386 
404 
2007 
42,835 
3,335 
754 
247 
220 
616 
341 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
7,584 
140 
76 
90 
50 
221 
64 
2007 
6,178 
132 
70 
51 
32 
133 
87 
$1,000, 2012 
108,124 
4,547 
1,770 
1,516 
143 
4,652 
897 
2007 
78,971 
3,986 
1,115 
548 
138 
2,675 
994 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
9,636 
186 
78 
106 
96 
206 
130 
2007 
7,755 
127 
85 
71 
59 
160 
121 
$1,000, 2012 
223,692 
5,056 
1,779 
1,889 
1,115 
4,316 
3,040 
2007 
142,850 
3,970 
2,235 
1,172 
315 
2,605 
2,399 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
2,057 
32 
26 
31 
42 
50 
16 
2007 
1,722 
49 
26 
20 
17 
37 
22 
$1,000, 2012 
39,084 
658 
578 
263 
95 
1,384 
213 
2007 
24,370 
1,120 
483 
54 
34 
595 
1,173 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
13,421 
325 
147 
235 
95 
413 
138 
2007 
11,114 
251 
132 
148 
66 
250 
139 
$1,000, 2012 
228,119 
4,830 
4,442 
2,951 
1,037 
6,664 
2,430 
2007 
229,425 
6,139 
4,326 
1,663 
1,507 
5,368 
5,779 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
10,287 
244 
121 
188 
82 
327 
104 
2007 
8,764 
211 
118 
122 
57 
202 
101 
$1,000, 2012 
161,271 
3,992 
3,122 
2,412 
981 
4,147 
1,790 
2007 
152,793 
4,386 
3,085 
1,312 
1,326 
3,337 
4,281 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
7,529 
150 
98 
119 
44 
306 
84 
2007 
6,700 
134 
80 
82 
29 
159 
102 
$1,000, 2012 
66,848 
838 
1,321 
539 
56 
2,517 
640 
2007 
76,632 
1,752 
1,241 
351 
181 
2,030 
1,498 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
34,219 
774 
309 
731 
364 
699 
254 
2007 
33,380 
782 
299 
592 
273 
681 
272 
$1,000, 2012 
96,212 
2,623 
2,064 
1,336 
577 
1,791 
941 
2007 
89,405 
3,042 
1,191 
990 
531 
2,106 
1,209 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
19,105 
384 
190 
347 
167 
445 
160 
2007 
18,208 
403 
180 
268 
138 
340 
182 
$1,000, 2012 
324,658 
7,466 
8,334 
4,313 
679 
9,576 
4,143 
2007 
271,553 
11,703 
8,157 
1,620 
549 
6,518 
3,715 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
15,235 
326 
143 
246 
153 
415 
151 
2007 
14,870 
305 
150 
229 
109 
325 
159 
$1,000, 2012 
419,702 
7,889 
9,645 
2,328 
1,507 
11,935 
5,509 
2007 
353,613 
7,893 
6,344 
2,110 
1,629 
6,781 
6,198 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Colorado 263 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
