Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Elbert 
El Paso 
Fremont 
Garfield 
Gilpin 
Grand 
Gunnison 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
1,330 
809 
625 
24 
205 
244 
2007 
1,402 
924 
623 
27 
229 
217 
$1,000, 2012 
55,686 
wait 1 el 
25,356 
30,190 
477 
14,579 
14,485 
2007 
49,457 
46,837 
22,807 
29,010 
298 
10,944 
11,499 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
41,869 
43,203 
31,342 
48,304 
19,882 
71,117 
59,367 
2007 
35,276 
30,633 
24,683 
46,565 
1 1 ,042 
47,792 
52,991 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
134 
125 
173 
183 
1 
24 
25 
2007 
174 
142 
284 
238 
1 
36 
38 
$1,000, 2012 
1,363 
986 
360 
579 
(D) 
138 
155 
2007 
1,473 
877 
268 
729 
(D) 
136 
163 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
237 
149 
134 
236 
2 
42 
67 
2007 
272 
173 
168 
216 
3 
48 
39 
$1,000, 2012 
1,298 
577 
69 
165 
(D) 
50 
52 
2007 
1,031 
171 
140 
199 
1 
58 
29 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
223 
172 
134 
132 
2 
37 
12 
2007 
198 
189 
141 
107 
2 
27 
20 
$1,000, 2012 
994 
5,458 
476 
334 
(D) 
337 
3 
2007 
518 
(D) 
446 
411 
(□) 
15 
27 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
475 
413 
171 
173 
9 
59 
59 
2007 
428 
402 
225 
148 
5 
58 
58 
$1,000, 2012 
8,819 
6,865 
1,095 
2,488 
29 
2,641 
1,956 
2007 
7,032 
3,933 
1,175 
4,192 
10 
828 
1,841 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
256 
191 
63 
86 
2 
40 
33 
2007 
236 
212 
96 
78 
3 
34 
40 
$1,000, 2012 
2,432 
1,210 
750 
1,040 
(D) 
679 
(D) 
2007 
2,086 
1,371 
600 
641 
(D) 
392 
524 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
311 
276 
133 
117 
7 
31 
33 
2007 
254 
248 
164 
94 
2 
34 
30 
$1,000, 2012 
6,387 
5,655 
346 
1,448 
(D) 
1,962 
(D) 
2007 
4,947 
2,562 
575 
3,550 
(D) 
435 
1,317 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,023 
986 
539 
418 
11 
136 
165 
2007 
926 
1,087 
533 
345 
15 
126 
124 
$1,000, 2012 
1 1 ,244 
9,722 
9,420 
(D) 
179 
1,742 
3,270 
2007 
7,583 
8,191 
7,262 
2,927 
46 
1,779 
1,595 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,235 
1,112 
742 
599 
19 
199 
224 
2007 
1,362 
1,475 
893 
609 
27 
223 
210 
$1,000, 2012 
3,674 
2,908 
1,366 
(D) 
32 
929 
1,213 
2007 
4,989 
4,773 
1,880 
2,431 
20 
1,080 
1,149 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
768 
751 
535 
434 
9 
130 
148 
2007 
607 
652 
472 
355 
11 
121 
116 
$1,000, 2012 
1,396 
1,903 
790 
1,185 
17 
760 
464 
2007 
1,585 
(D) 
736 
914 
9 
461 
361 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
938 
861 
554 
481 
15 
165 
170 
2007 
1,219 
1,304 
789 
563 
27 
205 
189 
$1,000, 2012 
3,685 
2,791 
2,433 
2,377 
68 
1,240 
1,089 
2007 
5,028 
4,059 
2,812 
3,164 
46 
1,302 
1,297 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
220 
219 
152 
177 
4 
55 
75 
2007 
183 
183 
125 
134 
6 
50 
53 
$1,000, 2012 
3,519 
5,895 
2,747 
5,476 
9 
2,631 
2,938 
2007 
2,649 
6,042 
2,061 
5,081 
36 
1,951 
1,867 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
129 
100 
96 
89 
7 
19 
40 
2007 
113 
105 
86 
71 
3 
34 
36 
$1,000, 2012 
952 
1,553 
266 
508 
88 
122 
262 
2007 
814 
1,051 
262 
640 
2 
112 
241 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
182 
95 
156 
98 
- 
21 
27 
2007 
161 
103 
132 
69 
2 
18 
30 
$1,000, 2012 
791 
464 
254 
463 
- 
205 
173 
2007 
689 
875 
417 
523 
(D) 
154 
187 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
349 
299 
174 
179 
8 
55 
57 
2007 
282 
273 
149 
123 
5 
58 
63 
$1,000, 2012 
5,329 
4,449 
1,687 
1,880 
16 
996 
731 
2007 
3,368 
2,204 
1,096 
2,225 
21 
487 
792 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
51 
38 
15 
38 
2 
9 
7 
2007 
36 
46 
23 
28 
- 
14 
11 
$1,000, 2012 
421 
110 
82 
130 
(D) 
36 
119 
2007 
364 
75 
115 
114 
86 
114 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
479 
445 
245 
187 
4 
76 
84 
2007 
394 
411 
195 
175 
6 
54 
52 
$1,000, 2012 
5,719 
3,379 
1,848 
2,547 
1 
1,214 
774 
2007 
5,594 
4,303 
1,872 
2,482 
21 
1,055 
612 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
394 
331 
181 
153 
1 
64 
62 
2007 
324 
304 
156 
141 
3 
45 
38 
$1,000, 2012 
4,814 
2,675 
1,657 
2,210 
(D) 
1,016 
620 
2007 
4,255 
3,259 
1,378 
1,940 
(D) 
917 
382 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
250 
249 
110 
89 
3 
24 
34 
2007 
243 
264 
97 
97 
3 
32 
40 
$1,000, 2012 
905 
704 
192 
337 
(D) 
198 
154 
2007 
1,339 
1,043 
494 
542 
(D) 
139 
229 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
1,273 
1,153 
799 
580 
21 
201 
232 
2007 
1,304 
1,406 
846 
553 
22 
204 
182 
$1,000, 2012 
2,517 
1,643 
943 
1,260 
29 
533 
544 
2007 
2,690 
1,900 
781 
875 
43 
596 
347 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
702 
656 
384 
358 
4 
114 
116 
2007 
662 
714 
385 
329 
10 
105 
110 
$1,000, 2012 
3,965 
3,400 
1,518 
2,351 
8 
1,005 
744 
2007 
4,048 
2,825 
1,486 
2,103 
41 
843 
877 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
505 
411 
264 
220 
6 
104 
103 
2007 
513 
460 
292 
226 
9 
92 
95 
$1,000, 2012 
5,701 
3,726 
2,030 
3,173 
92 
2,189 
1,654 
2007 
7,241 
6,547 
2,635 
5,097 
35 
1,760 
1,502 
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266 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
