Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
San Juan 
San Miguel 
Sedgwick 
Summit 
Teller 
Washington 
Weld 
Yuma 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
- 
135 
226 
38 
123 
824 
3,525 
834 
2007 
- 
123 
193 
41 
126 
1,010 
3,921 
970 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
5,196 
72,386 
1,954 
3,218 
195,358 
1,548,729 
957,923 
2007 
- 
5,386 
46,394 
1,779 
2,895 
105,307 
1,377,792 
633,123 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
- 
38,485 
320,294 
51,410 
26,165 
237,085 
439,356 
1,148,589 
2007 
" 
43,788 
240,384 
43,394 
22,975 
104,265 
351,388 
652,704 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
- 
27 
138 
11 
10 
320 
1,211 
384 
2007 
- 
30 
129 
12 
9 
389 
1,225 
424 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
79 
9,403 
28 
2 
13,532 
36,778 
48,623 
2007 
- 
197 
5,100 
46 
5 
8,067 
22,573 
32,370 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
- 
44 
164 
18 
22 
414 
1,618 
416 
2007 
- 
39 
100 
19 
18 
316 
1,442 
361 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
(D) 
4,520 
20 
8 
10,588 
21,926 
21,170 
2007 
- 
(D) 
2,121 
20 
4 
4,892 
12,382 
10,996 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
- 
24 
148 
5 
21 
396 
1,282 
382 
2007 
- 
21 
99 
2 
10 
327 
1,100 
376 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
(D) 
4,909 
5 
12 
6,978 
31,854 
24,677 
2007 
- 
59 
2,134 
(D) 
2 
2,913 
36,869 
13,847 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
- 
47 
72 
16 
63 
189 
996 
271 
2007 
- 
34 
40 
7 
42 
207 
966 
253 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
390 
7,577 
115 
324 
56,377 
481,109 
368,787 
2007 
- 
307 
3,530 
114 
232 
21,308 
512,984 
260,038 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
- 
20 
51 
7 
22 
116 
534 
182 
2007 
- 
21 
25 
4 
15 
115 
546 
175 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
333 
3,290 
(D) 
112 
2,648 
17,516 
7,192 
2007 
- 
211 
2,027 
(D) 
127 
1,801 
20,419 
6,149 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
- 
29 
33 
9 
50 
102 
617 
145 
2007 
- 
19 
17 
6 
32 
113 
578 
124 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
56 
4,287 
(D) 
212 
53,728 
463,592 
361,595 
2007 
- 
96 
1,503 
(D) 
105 
19,507 
492,565 
253,889 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
- 
98 
107 
29 
108 
314 
2,141 
411 
2007 
- 
72 
73 
22 
93 
364 
2,045 
395 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
1,094 
13,730 
193 
641 
39,870 
565,383 
283,869 
2007 
- 
721 
8,269 
133 
539 
16,970 
445,458 
158,643 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
_ 
124 
206 
37 
115 
688 
3,249 
728 
2007 
- 
120 
183 
36 
121 
961 
3,799 
927 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
437 
3,796 
90 
215 
10,135 
43,745 
22,969 
2007 
- 
719 
3,439 
135 
416 
10,126 
36,428 
17,722 
Utilities farms, 2012 
- 
86 
170 
26 
83 
559 
2,443 
607 
2007 
- 
73 
130 
28 
55 
455 
2,094 
551 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
142 
3,870 
71 
107 
5,286 
28,653 
27,229 
2007 
- 
196 
2,145 
108 
55 
3,006 
23,808 
19,463 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
- 
98 
186 
31 
89 
618 
2,753 
669 
2007 
- 
101 
171 
34 
107 
864 
3,487 
858 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
388 
5,424 
96 
230 
10,234 
59,633 
26,197 
2007 
539 
3,968 
257 
307 
8,596 
50,900 
21,682 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
- 
31 
80 
22 
27 
195 
934 
294 
2007 
- 
21 
60 
17 
10 
187 
807 
278 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
463 
5,016 
846 
244 
7,845 
113,997 
32,967 
2007 
- 
487 
4,477 
421 
119 
4,361 
93,158 
25,442 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
_ 
15 
32 
10 
16 
81 
413 
138 
2007 
- 
13 
28 
5 
13 
72 
352 
109 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
130 
447 
133 
124 
1,200 
7,969 
4,495 
2007 
- 
60 
322 
(D) 
60 
800 
4,342 
1,994 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
- 
19 
94 
7 
17 
228 
974 
249 
2007 
- 
18 
65 
2 
7 
206 
824 
214 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
64 
2,926 
(D) 
52 
5,192 
20,753 
14,131 
2007 
- 
163 
2,286 
(D) 
54 
2,952 
12,491 
10,585 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 201 2 
- 
47 
97 
8 
34 
239 
851 
368 
2007 
- 
37 
71 
6 
28 
198 
757 
309 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
415 
2,433 
(D) 
254 
8,056 
23,326 
29,196 
2007 
- 
769 
1,947 
(D) 
275 
2,876 
18,433 
17,564 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
- 
8 
24 
3 
12 
42 
185 
84 
2007 
- 
3 
22 
5 
3 
40 
161 
75 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
27 
894 
6 
11 
1,158 
6,474 
7,298 
2007 
- 
(D) 
482 
59 
2 
313 
5,260 
2,420 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
_ 
49 
118 
4 
43 
403 
1,323 
480 
2007 
37 
93 
5 
26 
383 
1,234 
420 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
572 
2,770 
62 
533 
7,873 
33,929 
14,205 
2007 
- 
473 
2,475 
82 
444 
7,901 
34,544 
14,443 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
_ 
34 
92 
3 
29 
320 
967 
332 
2007 
- 
31 
73 
4 
19 
294 
911 
317 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
458 
1,867 
(D) 
479 
5,967 
21,999 
6,591 
2007 
- 
334 
1,699 
(D) 
375 
4,980 
21,620 
7,975 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
- 
33 
75 
2 
30 
223 
780 
348 
2007 
- 
25 
63 
5 
16 
220 
757 
281 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
114 
903 
(D) 
54 
1,906 
11,930 
7,614 
2007 
- 
139 
777 
(D) 
69 
2,921 
12,924 
6,468 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
- 
130 
209 
36 
117 
774 
3,252 
763 
2007 
- 
111 
180 
37 
115 
916 
3,492 
866 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
349 
1,594 
151 
201 
2,105 
10,126 
5,809 
2007 
- 
217 
1,183 
116 
143 
3,250 
10,472 
5,172 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
- 
79 
148 
21 
87 
449 
1,991 
554 
2007 
- 
51 
129 
24 
72 
461 
2,007 
561 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
557 
3,078 
82 
261 
8,930 
63,074 
26,301 
2007 
- 
423 
2,516 
172 
239 
6,976 
57,689 
20,743 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
- 
45 
139 
21 
57 
445 
1,608 
492 
2007 
- 
37 
103 
21 
34 
416 
1,577 
491 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
659 
6,908 
244 
327 
14,419 
61,034 
37,755 
2007 
- 
681 
4,184 
209 
261 
9,036 
56,520 
24,533 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Colorado 271 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
