Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
La Plata 
Larimer 
Las Animas 
Lincoln 
Logan 
Mesa 
Mineral 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
1,124 
1,625 
602 
464 
891 
2,264 
14 
2007 
1,076 
1,757 
585 
542 
1,035 
1,767 
15 
$1,000, 2012 
35,743 
120,456 
30,862 
70,407 
478,073 
86,188 
784 
2007 
27,168 
113,596 
28,118 
57,548 
406,090 
65,245 
846 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
31,800 
74,127 
51,265 
151,740 
536,557 
38,069 
55,983 
2007 
25,249 
64,653 
48,064 
106,176 
392,357 
36,924 
56,415 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
412 
442 
47 
143 
393 
1,090 
- 
2007 
428 
525 
53 
183 
478 
899 
1 
$1,000, 2012 
1,720 
4,037 
182 
5,290 
15,760 
4,167 
- 
2007 
1,336 
2,880 
314 
4,057 
9,663 
2,555 
(D) 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
401 
574 
104 
183 
512 
1,006 
2007 
431 
608 
86 
177 
436 
820 
3 
$1,000, 2012 
455 
2,369 
117 
5,488 
8,537 
1,833 
- 
2007 
368 
1,416 
171 
3,518 
4,976 
1,373 
1 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
272 
338 
101 
178 
460 
526 
- 
2007 
251 
319 
91 
171 
422 
415 
1 
$1,000, 2012 
554 
5,794 
187 
3,273 
9,324 
2,150 
- 
2007 
598 
7,217 
165 
1,743 
4,688 
1,990 
(D) 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
291 
449 
170 
145 
263 
586 
3 
2007 
228 
446 
160 
125 
244 
372 
1 
$1,000, 2012 
1,533 
4,843 
4,174 
9,844 
201,678 
9,209 
13 
2007 
1,792 
4,884 
3,143 
8,508 
221,588 
3,766 
(D) 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
163 
206 
127 
101 
177 
258 
- 
2007 
130 
209 
137 
79 
150 
177 
- 
$1,000, 2012 
719 
1,594 
2,178 
1,371 
2,449 
1,749 
- 
2007 
825 
1,672 
1,383 
1,056 
1,556 
770 
- 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
180 
300 
60 
80 
129 
403 
3 
2007 
118 
312 
48 
71 
129 
242 
1 
$1,000, 2012 
813 
3,248 
1,996 
8,473 
199,229 
7,461 
13 
2007 
967 
3,212 
1,759 
7,451 
220,032 
2,996 
(D) 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
742 
1,090 
399 
259 
432 
1,291 
8 
2007 
570 
1,052 
324 
215 
408 
894 
5 
$1,000, 2012 
5,914 
36,888 
6,942 
6,821 
152,631 
14,978 
33 
2007 
2,459 
29,690 
4,532 
4,392 
92,807 
9,519 
39 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,089 
1,527 
563 
418 
791 
2,100 
14 
2007 
1,053 
1,695 
561 
517 
1,004 
1,746 
15 
$1,000, 2012 
3,282 
8,033 
2,842 
6,020 
11,881 
5,594 
62 
2007 
2,694 
6,957 
2,831 
6,296 
10,590 
4,813 
90 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
740 
1,064 
380 
335 
647 
1,385 
8 
2007 
607 
964 
330 
239 
594 
1,070 
6 
$1,000, 2012 
1,806 
5,091 
1,264 
1,487 
7,413 
3,276 
32 
2007 
1,111 
4,074 
880 
1,157 
5,914 
2,540 
60 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
906 
1,242 
476 
375 
708 
1,564 
13 
2007 
942 
1,483 
521 
454 
918 
1,580 
14 
$1,000, 2012 
3,330 
7,500 
2,971 
5,319 
14,114 
6,680 
76 
2007 
3,987 
8,509 
3,879 
5,412 
10,865 
6,987 
87 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
334 
369 
156 
145 
260 
483 
7 
2007 
222 
311 
133 
116 
257 
385 
3 
$1,000, 2012 
5,800 
17,881 
2,925 
3,391 
11,966 
14,219 
391 
2007 
3,206 
19,377 
2,207 
2,435 
10,038 
12,414 
(D) 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
147 
198 
92 
70 
81 
332 
2 
2007 
124 
171 
68 
53 
105 
251 
- 
$1,000, 2012 
571 
1,941 
706 
779 
1,957 
2,473 
(D) 
2007 
676 
1,419 
529 
378 
901 
1,425 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
184 
316 
84 
136 
287 
556 
- 
2007 
110 
278 
77 
130 
278 
354 
1 
$1,000, 2012 
494 
2,941 
274 
3,007 
4,538 
1,464 
- 
2007 
344 
2,319 
376 
2,837 
2,674 
973 
(D) 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
248 
346 
234 
222 
299 
375 
4 
2007 
168 
229 
197 
162 
281 
289 
5 
$1,000, 2012 
1,794 
4,931 
2,759 
5,643 
11,834 
4,005 
(D) 
2007 
1,423 
3,107 
3,120 
3,174 
6,568 
2,202 
45 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
143 
66 
19 
41 
72 
135 
- 
2007 
98 
65 
22 
29 
79 
65 
1 
$1,000, 2012 
229 
493 
346 
2,195 
778 
347 
- 
2007 
326 
692 
110 
186 
884 
285 
(D) 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
371 
426 
227 
269 
476 
587 
3 
2007 
284 
429 
178 
210 
447 
455 
2 
$1,000, 2012 
3,357 
5,196 
2,464 
4,144 
9,351 
5,962 
40 
2007 
3,412 
7,563 
3,220 
6,830 
10,042 
4,897 
(D) 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
300 
309 
165 
203 
384 
483 
3 
2007 
235 
349 
136 
171 
352 
386 
2 
$1,000, 2012 
2,773 
3,805 
2,135 
3,050 
5,769 
5,026 
(D) 
2007 
2,705 
5,116 
2,304 
5,174 
5,836 
4,183 
(D) 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
183 
224 
127 
161 
271 
260 
1 
2007 
146 
248 
119 
141 
304 
201 
1 
$1,000, 2012 
584 
1,391 
328 
1,094 
3,582 
936 
(D) 
2007 
707 
2,446 
916 
1,656 
4,206 
714 
(D) 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
1,069 
1,524 
581 
434 
821 
2,187 
14 
2007 
981 
1,592 
532 
493 
923 
1,606 
14 
$1,000, 2012 
1,645 
4,626 
927 
1,445 
3,068 
3,378 
81 
2007 
1,190 
3,757 
936 
1,990 
3,484 
2,764 
40 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
552 
844 
350 
298 
552 
958 
7 
2007 
536 
874 
294 
280 
559 
836 
7 
$1,000, 2012 
3,258 
7,894 
1,781 
6,262 
13,244 
6,454 
41 
2007 
2,245 
9,737 
1,705 
4,634 
10,406 
6,740 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
439 
595 
267 
270 
498 
726 
4 
2007 
425 
665 
229 
253 
496 
648 
3 
$1,000, 2012 
4,711 
10,277 
3,951 
7,051 
18,548 
7,557 
(D) 
2007 
5,334 
13,494 
5,062 
8,990 
12,869 
8,007 
(D) 
-continued 
268 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
