Table 24. Selected Crops Harvested: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Colorado 
Adams 
Alamosa 
Arapahoe 
Archuleta 
Baca 
Bent 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
17,379 
353 
165 
158 
176 
306 
116 
acres 
5,182,628 
249,061 
46,716 
54,939 
8,934 
350,613 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
13,054 
160 
159 
35 
144 
116 
97 
acres 
2,110,131 
17,206 
44,675 
2,303 
6,471 
60,638 
27,459 
Barley for grain 
farms 
241 
3 
28 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
54,828 
178 
8,007 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
6,573,668 
6,902 
1,017,130 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
217 
1 
25 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
50,560 
(D) 
7,365 
“ 
“ 
" 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
22 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
58 
2 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
85 
1 
12 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
53 
- 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
18 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
5 
1 
" 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,562 
42 
_ 
4 
_ 
105 
22 
acres 
1,011,151 
24,638 
- 
(D) 
- 
46,232 
1,530 
bushels 
121,002,552 
1,080,483 
- 
21,498 
- 
4,632,177 
141,176 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,055 
26 
- 
3 
- 
78 
21 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
651,404 
4,801 
“ 
(□) 
29,047 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
251 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
8 
25 to 99 acres 
617 
9 
- 
3 
- 
11 
8 
1 00 to 249 acres 
703 
13 
- 
- 
- 
34 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
381 
4 
- 
- 
- 
22 
1 
500 to 999 acres 
341 
5 
- 
1 
- 
28 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
269 
7 
- 
- 
- 
8 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
997 
10 
- 
- 
- 
13 
22 
acres 
157,285 
1,657 
- 
- 
- 
3,815 
1,789 
tons 
2,740,971 
27,822 
- 
- 
- 
20,442 
12,517 
Irrigated 
farms 
853 
8 
- 
- 
- 
10 
20 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
121,331 
(D) 
” 
“ 
“ 
1,649 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
152 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
11 
25 to 99 acres 
386 
6 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
273 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
6 
250 to 499 acres 
126 
2 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
500 to 999 acres 
47 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
13 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
346 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
acres 
42,573 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
cwt 
836,655 
(□) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
296 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
33,094 
(D) 
“ 
" 
“ 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
55 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
146 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
103 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
30 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
12 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
Forage - land used for all hay and 
all haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
12,798 
165 
142 
86 
166 
77 
110 
acres 
1,296,617 
13,361 
20,984 
4,335 
8,907 
14,611 
27,346 
tons, dry equivalent 
2,698,367 
19,481 
64,439 
4,931 
12,567 
29,627 
52,945 
Irrigated 
farms 
10,324 
95 
134 
12 
133 
44 
94 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
969,049 
5,343 
20,505 
419 
6,440 
7,596 
22,678 
1 to 24 acres 
5,503 
63 
25 
38 
59 
13 
15 
25 to 99 acres 
4,165 
60 
52 
38 
83 
17 
30 
100 to 249 acres 
1,896 
33 
34 
6 
21 
26 
30 
250 to 499 acres 
757 
5 
25 
3 
3 
14 
21 
500 to 999 acres 
343 
2 
4 
1 
- 
6 
8 
1 ,000 acres or more 
134 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
6 
Oats for grain 
farms 
99 
- 
8 
- 
- 
3 
- 
acres 
5,936 
- 
620 
- 
- 
360 
- 
bushels 
402,698 
- 
79,600 
- 
- 
6,000 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
73 
- 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
3,648 
“ 
620 
“ 
” 
“ 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
37 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
40 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
20 
- 
2 
- 
- 
3 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
379 
5 
- 
1 
- 
151 
12 
acres 
147,955 
912 
- 
(D) 
- 
71,688 
1,357 
bushels 
2,733,227 
18,865 
- 
(D) 
- 
1,236,987 
56,579 
Irrigated 
farms 
83 
4 
- 
- 
20 
4 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
10,437 
(□) 
" 
“ 
3,594 
441 
1 to 24 acres 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
70 
4 
- 
1 
- 
12 
5 
1 00 to 249 acres 
90 
- 
- 
- 
- 
40 
6 
250 to 499 acres 
84 
- 
- 
- 
- 
36 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
104 
1 
- 
- 
- 
57 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
16 
- 
- 
- 
6 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
84 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
12,602 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
535,045 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
63 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
8,607 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Colorado 395 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
