Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Moffat 
Montezuma 
Montrose 
Morgan 
Otero 
Ouray 
Park 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
492 
1,138 
1,128 
754 
541 
108 
209 
2007 
503 
1,123 
1,045 
894 
569 
105 
282 
$1,000, 2012 
27,158 
42,670 
94,193 
529,555 
123,119 
6,875 
10,801 
2007 
26,634 
27,254 
61,100 
480,405 
99,210 
5,280 
9,974 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
55,199 
37,495 
83,504 
702,328 
227,577 
63,659 
51,677 
2007 
52,951 
24,269 
58,469 
537,366 
174,358 
50,287 
35,370 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
92 
376 
583 
352 
217 
42 
18 
2007 
83 
392 
528 
342 
222 
38 
33 
$1,000, 2012 
435 
3,536 
5,463 
15,364 
3,237 
226 
35 
2007 
638 
1,556 
3,333 
7,843 
1,919 
221 
60 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
134 
374 
550 
420 
242 
37 
35 
2007 
144 
414 
479 
373 
248 
31 
34 
$1,000, 2012 
236 
907 
2,639 
7,520 
1,696 
24 
29 
2007 
277 
587 
1,599 
4,764 
1,044 
47 
23 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
83 
339 
323 
357 
187 
16 
20 
2007 
66 
277 
272 
320 
211 
18 
24 
$1,000, 2012 
185 
1,355 
2,798 
8,982 
2,195 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
195 
1,052 
1,298 
4,550 
1,235 
12 
16 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
115 
282 
320 
242 
182 
30 
58 
2007 
134 
211 
252 
224 
174 
33 
66 
$1,000, 2012 
3,691 
2,097 
11,367 
167,975 
40,829 
149 
(D) 
2007 
4,277 
1,814 
9,037 
239,813 
46,388 
(D) 
1,303 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
75 
162 
201 
149 
108 
23 
35 
2007 
77 
135 
149 
116 
118 
18 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
1,674 
939 
1,884 
12,284 
1,926 
125 
(D) 
2007 
964 
470 
834 
15,755 
1,380 
(D) 
286 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
61 
156 
178 
132 
95 
10 
32 
2007 
76 
113 
157 
132 
86 
22 
30 
$1,000, 2012 
2,017 
1,158 
9,483 
155,691 
38,902 
25 
(D) 
2007 
3,313 
1,344 
8,203 
224,058 
45,008 
35 
1,018 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
293 
662 
671 
422 
366 
85 
152 
2007 
247 
558 
518 
423 
329 
67 
156 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
6,488 
23,958 
193,788 
38,460 
997 
2,396 
2007 
3,449 
2,545 
11,700 
127,674 
21,110 
584 
1,697 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
442 
1,065 
1,070 
691 
523 
104 
187 
2007 
492 
1,097 
1,028 
867 
558 
103 
265 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
3,911 
5,924 
14,610 
5,097 
634 
586 
2007 
2,864 
2,857 
3,507 
10,070 
4,084 
492 
1,011 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
283 
728 
793 
561 
419 
64 
132 
2007 
231 
648 
699 
537 
380 
58 
97 
$1,000, 2012 
759 
2,793 
4,190 
10,123 
3,007 
256 
218 
2007 
735 
1,661 
2,478 
7,594 
1,995 
(D) 
216 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
356 
826 
854 
605 
468 
81 
145 
2007 
452 
1,008 
945 
804 
509 
83 
228 
$1,000, 2012 
2,266 
4,188 
6,773 
18,373 
5,498 
634 
381 
2007 
3,843 
3,587 
5,168 
15,689 
4,556 
542 
941 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
87 
229 
258 
232 
156 
35 
38 
2007 
87 
192 
185 
192 
135 
21 
45 
$1,000, 2012 
2,213 
4,666 
10,012 
27,009 
6,608 
2,042 
583 
2007 
2,187 
2,716 
7,101 
20,048 
4,909 
1,721 
679 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
46 
134 
179 
82 
111 
15 
23 
2007 
55 
86 
111 
85 
67 
17 
26 
$1,000, 2012 
488 
927 
1,595 
4,312 
1,157 
151 
103 
2007 
547 
314 
865 
1,109 
399 
60 
167 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
65 
219 
311 
248 
143 
18 
13 
2007 
60 
142 
239 
220 
140 
12 
19 
$1,000, 2012 
506 
1,484 
1,427 
5,164 
966 
87 
50 
2007 
307 
742 
827 
5,023 
816 
40 
41 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
124 
203 
300 
240 
195 
34 
79 
2007 
124 
145 
243 
206 
150 
29 
74 
$1,000, 2012 
3,162 
1,529 
3,580 
8,656 
4,467 
577 
2,219 
2007 
1,971 
813 
2,534 
3,166 
3,041 
292 
1,166 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
25 
57 
54 
57 
33 
4 
7 
2007 
24 
35 
46 
44 
29 
2 
16 
$1,000, 2012 
132 
367 
396 
3,022 
487 
(D) 
13 
2007 
88 
189 
160 
558 
218 
(D) 
181 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
169 
404 
372 
349 
280 
25 
61 
2007 
160 
272 
288 
362 
247 
24 
59 
$1,000, 2012 
3,200 
4,580 
6,474 
10,468 
4,306 
325 
644 
2007 
2,246 
3,599 
3,458 
14,688 
3,407 
263 
945 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
114 
328 
289 
269 
214 
20 
47 
2007 
127 
223 
228 
277 
186 
20 
44 
$1,000, 2012 
2,489 
3,671 
4,864 
6,800 
3,180 
261 
477 
2007 
1,785 
2,746 
2,662 
7,510 
2,085 
224 
694 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
95 
196 
192 
211 
178 
21 
32 
2007 
94 
168 
150 
234 
160 
10 
37 
$1,000, 2012 
712 
908 
1,610 
3,668 
1,126 
64 
167 
2007 
461 
852 
796 
7,178 
1,321 
39 
251 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
481 
1,093 
1,094 
705 
517 
105 
200 
2007 
464 
1,016 
962 
800 
520 
100 
243 
$1,000, 2012 
954 
1,521 
2,488 
3,334 
1,275 
400 
476 
2007 
1,028 
1,134 
1,799 
3,726 
1,004 
202 
861 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
238 
510 
588 
454 
362 
57 
105 
2007 
226 
491 
556 
511 
316 
59 
123 
$1,000, 2012 
1,378 
2,319 
5,109 
30,856 
3,835 
343 
366 
2007 
1,982 
2,089 
6,236 
14,088 
3,084 
320 
666 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
208 
432 
438 
401 
305 
52 
75 
2007 
191 
470 
431 
415 
293 
52 
92 
$1,000, 2012 
2,390 
10,982 
7,690 
29,015 
8,964 
628 
676 
2007 
2,972 
5,615 
6,699 
19,080 
7,163 
798 
1,461 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Colorado 269 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
