Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Elbert 
El Paso 
Fremont 
Garfield 
Gilpin 
Grand 
Gunnison 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE - Con. 
Total cropland - Con. 
Other cropland 
....farms, 2012 
350 
201 
107 
115 
7 
27 
30 
2007 
213 
131 
60 
91 
- 
15 
14 
acres, 2012 
106,382 
28,182 
7,499 
8,445 
(D) 
2,944 
2,662 
2007 
82,862 
23,697 
3,253 
7,925 
2,445 
255 
Cropland idle or used for cover crops or 
soil improvement, but not harvested and 
not pastured or grazed 
....farms, 2012 
157 
111 
33 
36 
5 
12 
6 
2007 
131 
108 
40 
53 
- 
10 
10 
acres, 2012 
41,328 
18,389 
4,334 
1,726 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
45,966 
17,911 
2,832 
3,612 
754 
140 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
....farms, 2012 
200 
98 
74 
85 
2 
17 
23 
2007 
36 
19 
23 
34 
- 
5 
3 
acres, 2012 
31,439 
8,650 
3,057 
6,379 
(D) 
2,016 
2,273 
2007 
2,617 
963 
421 
2,041 
1,691 
(D) 
Cropland in cultivated summer fallow 
....farms, 2012 
63 
12 
5 
8 
- 
2 
1 
2007 
82 
8 
- 
15 
- 
- 
1 
acres, 2012 
33,615 
1,143 
108 
340 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
34,279 
4,823 
2,272 
(D) 
Total woodland 
....farms, 2012 
119 
116 
113 
145 
15 
42 
48 
2007 
138 
133 
107 
136 
17 
66 
43 
acres, 2012 
6,040 
4,518 
29,048 
33,723 
1,382 
18,986 
26,271 
2007 
11,960 
6,589 
22,150 
45,551 
1,605 
41,324 
20,490 
Woodland pastured 
....farms, 2012 
88 
61 
74 
103 
10 
31 
38 
2007 
98 
95 
73 
93 
8 
47 
31 
acres, 2012 
4,432 
3,263 
27,186 
23,636 
788 
10,143 
24,636 
2007 
9,789 
4,896 
19,035 
19,593 
(D) 
14,517 
17,358 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms, 2012 
38 
67 
50 
65 
9 
21 
14 
2007 
49 
57 
38 
58 
10 
34 
15 
acres, 2012 
1,608 
1,255 
1,862 
10,087 
594 
8,843 
1,635 
2007 
2,171 
1,693 
3,115 
25,958 
(D) 
26,807 
3,132 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 
cropland and woodland pastured (see text) 
....farms, 2012 
1,069 
1,010 
400 
407 
11 
155 
178 
2007 
1,077 
1,167 
456 
393 
15 
169 
155 
acres, 2012 
833,112 
578,821 
238,044 
215,985 
3,601 
167,517 
118,794 
2007 
878,723 
504,633 
239,421 
215,516 
10,932 
118,324 
115,904 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, livestock 
facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms, 2012 
729 
661 
449 
442 
17 
112 
127 
2007 
676 
703 
412 
359 
9 
116 
119 
acres, 2012 
23,453 
11,921 
5,663 
14,961 
389 
5,521 
3,546 
2007 
19,509 
16,528 
8,753 
23,829 
446 
9,971 
3,456 
Pastureland, all types 
....farms, 2012 
1,137 
1,058 
450 
458 
14 
167 
194 
2007 
1,246 
1,346 
602 
481 
19 
195 
181 
acres, 2012 
852,172 
596,392 
267,541 
252,259 
4,389 
179,030 
148,479 
2007 
919,142 
546,408 
270,250 
246,625 
12,228 
141,359 
139,822 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
....farms, 2012 
110 
50 
4 
9 
- 
- 
1 
2007 
150 
73 
5 
13 
- 
1 
2 
acres, 2012 
35,449 
15,130 
(D) 
4,123 
- 
- 
(D) 
2007 
60,082 
21,463 
(D) 
4,206 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land enrolled in crop insurance programs 
....farms, 2012 
77 
29 
25 
31 
- 
8 
6 
2007 
103 
45 
34 
43 
- 
12 
19 
acres, 2012 
112,880 
48,960 
15,118 
9,478 
- 
3,113 
4,100 
2007 
103,900 
37,072 
9,974 
11,950 
- 
13,130 
7,588 
-continued 
310 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
