Table 24. Selected Crops Harvested: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
La Plata 
Larimer 
Las Animas 
Lincoln 
Logan 
Mesa 
Mineral 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
654 
706 
195 
178 
522 
1,574 
3 
acres 
39,908 
68,169 
16,143 
222,391 
266,884 
58,311 
540 
Irrigated 
farms 
594 
579 
140 
28 
268 
1,488 
2 
acres 
30,640 
47,441 
9,161 
(D) 
90,050 
51,160 
(D) 
Barley for grain 
farms 
- 
15 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
1,715 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
116,348 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
12 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
“ 
1,520 
“ 
(D) 
“ 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2 
72 
5 
55 
223 
47 
_ 
acres 
(D) 
10,464 
26 
26,906 
83,830 
4,990 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
1,485,552 
2,027 
670,162 
9,640,552 
728,379 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
61 
5 
7 
172 
44 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
8,419 
26 
1,676 
52,824 
3,844 
1 to 24 acres 
- 
22 
5 
- 
7 
14 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
20 
- 
4 
54 
13 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
2 
20 
- 
15 
71 
17 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
6 
- 
17 
33 
2 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
2 
- 
11 
41 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
2 
- 
8 
17 
1 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
42 
4 
5 
42 
30 
- 
acres 
(D) 
8,581 
(D) 
1,654 
4,360 
2,063 
- 
tons 
(D) 
184,437 
(D) 
8,393 
89,647 
39,292 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
33 
4 
2 
41 
27 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
" 
7,135 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,708 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
- 
6 
3 
1 
8 
11 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
15 
1 
1 
18 
10 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
11 
- 
- 
11 
9 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
4 
- 
1 
5 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
5 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
5 
13 
- 
- 
11 
6 
- 
acres 
59 
826 
- 
- 
1,597 
153 
- 
cwt 
1,652 
22,994 
- 
- 
16,661 
2,443 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
12 
- 
- 
11 
5 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
- 
(D) 
“ 
" 
1,197 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
11 
- 
- 
5 
2 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
2 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
Forage - land used for all hay and 
all haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
601 
568 
187 
67 
278 
1,278 
3 
acres 
36,245 
31,298 
13,718 
14,345 
41,180 
43,487 
540 
tons, dry equivalent 
58,105 
72,160 
17,076 
12,649 
120,513 
84,976 
131 
Irrigated 
farms 
547 
455 
132 
14 
195 
1,193 
2 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
30,105 
22,606 
9,021 
986 
25,802 
37,623 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
254 
302 
86 
3 
30 
968 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
250 
202 
65 
18 
113 
209 
1 
100 to 249 acres 
78 
46 
23 
27 
89 
68 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
14 
16 
8 
12 
33 
23 
1 
500 to 999 acres 
2 
- 
4 
6 
12 
8 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
3 
2 
1 
1 
1 
2 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
1 
3 
5 
- 
acres 
183 
- 
- 
(D) 
265 
70 
- 
bushels 
8,662 
- 
- 
(D) 
28,525 
5,000 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
3 
5 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
183 
“ 
“ 
“ 
265 
70 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
5 
3 
1 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
1,004 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
12,993 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
1 to 24 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
1 
7 
3 
- 
acres 
- 
306 
- 
(D) 
586 
156 
- 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
20,082 
5,166 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
5 
3 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
156 
- 
-continued 
400 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
