Table 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Geographic area 
Harvested 
Irrigated 
Harvested 
Irrigated 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Farms 
Acres 
FORAGE - LAND USED FOR ALL HAY 
AND ALL HAYLAGE, GRASS SILAGE, 
AND GREENCHOP (TONS, DRY 
EQUIVALENT) (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Counties - Con. 
Morgan 
256 
32,914 
118,540 
209 
24,929 
315 
45,544 
183,883 
243 
31,289 
Otero 
235 
32,757 
108,110 
225 
28,803 
302 
36,128 
139,120 
288 
31,856 
Ouray 
49 
7,124 
8,344 
45 
6,935 
49 
7,581 
12,396 
45 
7,449 
Park 
47 
3,569 
5,653 
23 
2,405 
73 
6,903 
8,200 
39 
4,128 
Phillips 
32 
3,923 
6,828 
11 
753 
54 
6,336 
20,866 
34 
3,505 
Pitkin 
50 
3,782 
5,926 
47 
3,656 
46 
3,555 
7,192 
45 
3,548 
Prowers 
177 
54,906 
124,133 
148 
42,342 
221 
67,145 
257,180 
185 
55,306 
Pueblo 
221 
8,541 
27,218 
196 
6,989 
292 
15,864 
45,651 
246 
12,233 
Rio Blanco 
167 
23,072 
38,143 
149 
17,392 
147 
20,860 
40,777 
127 
15,868 
Rio Grande 
216 
45,890 
153,705 
206 
43,601 
229 
47,024 
132,234 
205 
42,708 
Routt 
409 
67,189 
64,974 
242 
34,229 
367 
52,680 
87,835 
184 
27,198 
Saguache 
120 
47,096 
113,129 
112 
43,310 
123 
53,831 
152,987 
111 
46,705 
San Miguel 
47 
5,025 
6,209 
43 
3,890 
47 
5,656 
14,446 
40 
3,607 
Sedgwick 
44 
4,416 
15,268 
29 
3,006 
69 
7,483 
30,710 
39 
5,915 
Summit 
21 
3,645 
3,190 
17 
3,493 
19 
4,315 
7,975 
17 
3,895 
Teller 
12 
339 
818 
8 
263 
20 
1,683 
1,824 
10 
1,174 
Washington 
120 
20,764 
43,621 
44 
8,314 
196 
34,215 
71,404 
62 
8,382 
Weld 
1,228 
109,518 
311,148 
974 
84,634 
1,469 
161,688 
553,484 
1,109 
122,125 
Yuma 
HAY - ALL HAY INCLUDING ALFALFA, 
OTHER TAME, SMALL GRAIN, AND 
WILD (TONS, DRY) (SEE TEXT) 
126 
18,795 
55,010 
91 
11,605 
187 
30,449 
128,735 
128 
20,694 
State Total 
Colorado 
12,351 
1,248,960 
2,557,348 
9,982 
940,814 
13,689 
1,596,887 
4,128,786 
10,196 
1,139,480 
Counties 
Adams 
158 
12,667 
18,703 
92 
5,249 
205 
16,905 
40,921 
96 
8,218 
Alamosa 
140 
20,695 
64,089 
132 
20,273 
175 
41,167 
123,289 
160 
35,839 
Arapahoe 
84 
4,269 
4,879 
12 
419 
139 
10,804 
12,914 
13 
1,077 
Archuleta 
159 
8,437 
11,461 
126 
5,970 
99 
6,259 
10,859 
75 
3,612 
Baca 
74 
14,016 
27,579 
44 
7,076 
90 
21,272 
(D) 
43 
9,339 
Bent 
107 
26,442 
50,678 
91 
21,810 
133 
37,578 
134,498 
113 
31,250 
Boulder 
389 
22,540 
45,993 
309 
18,869 
398 
25,769 
75,394 
322 
20,528 
Broomfield 
14 
708 
1,364 
8 
90 
11 
457 
1,434 
9 
375 
Chaffee 
99 
10,727 
15,138 
87 
9,945 
118 
11,823 
(D) 
108 
10,461 
Cheyenne 
35 
7,373 
11,749 
11 
1,461 
59 
13,048 
23,503 
13 
1,578 
Clear Creek 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(□) 
5 
210 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Conejos 
442 
75,661 
165,463 
388 
68,651 
402 
81,528 
203,668 
369 
76,577 
Costilla 
181 
21,165 
62,391 
157 
20,449 
190 
30,526 
96,238 
181 
29,521 
Crowley 
37 
5,536 
13,288 
30 
3,043 
63 
10,520 
24,702 
44 
6,639 
Custer 
69 
14,853 
16,056 
48 
9,947 
84 
14,532 
(D) 
65 
12,345 
Delta 
815 
32,496 
59,689 
761 
29,433 
803 
33,152 
78,787 
738 
30,574 
Denver 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Dolores 
46 
6,139 
18,081 
34 
5,336 
54 
10,107 
30,746 
40 
7,037 
Douglas 
166 
6,896 
9,769 
24 
881 
285 
16,788 
21,723 
39 
2,504 
Eagle 
78 
9,024 
10,448 
73 
7,429 
67 
7,931 
13,480 
55 
5,740 
Elbert 
160 
22,672 
20,376 
28 
6,840 
374 
55,321 
94,324 
55 
10,909 
El Paso 
88 
7,364 
12,588 
40 
3,677 
191 
23,525 
34,813 
57 
6,444 
Fremont 
330 
6,537 
9,843 
301 
5,695 
423 
9,339 
19,847 
381 
8,317 
Garfield 
344 
24,220 
37,717 
324 
20,223 
362 
29,967 
61,891 
330 
27,353 
Gilpin 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Grand 
115 
30,297 
31,513 
106 
22,012 
111 
27,129 
36,052 
105 
22,678 
Gunnison 
135 
31,232 
31,486 
115 
25,091 
118 
26,961 
(D) 
108 
24,958 
Hinsdale 
6 
1,032 
877 
5 
(D) 
5 
387 
610 
5 
387 
Huerfano 
118 
8,885 
9,275 
84 
7,001 
103 
12,266 
23,655 
80 
8,410 
Jackson 
57 
51,385 
46,709 
55 
(D) 
68 
63,025 
88,071 
60 
52,096 
Jefferson 
109 
3,565 
2,980 
47 
1,280 
108 
4,039 
(D) 
50 
1,152 
Kiowa 
25 
3,739 
3,710 
4 
135 
29 
6,145 
(D) 
4 
576 
Kit Carson 
104 
18,130 
36,607 
58 
9,134 
148 
22,689 
70,487 
91 
12,557 
Lake 
8 
560 
314 
6 
(D) 
4 
177 
205 
4 
177 
La Plata 
575 
35,111 
55,269 
523 
29,280 
514 
34,001 
78,957 
436 
26,951 
Larimer 
549 
30,698 
71,131 
438 
22,087 
669 
44,584 
82,056 
477 
32,593 
Las Animas 
184 
13,428 
16,789 
130 
9,151 
215 
21,759 
45,322 
158 
15,901 
Lincoln 
54 
1 1 ,945 
9,294 
13 
974 
115 
21,008 
35,710 
22 
1,945 
Logan 
268 
40,339 
119,613 
192 
25,889 
363 
59,150 
203,087 
238 
36,971 
Mesa 
1,239 
42,018 
82,016 
1,157 
36,382 
890 
34,203 
88,168 
817 
30,066 
Mineral 
3 
540 
131 
2 
(D) 
6 
957 
1,049 
6 
757 
Moffat 
146 
21,998 
29,872 
78 
12,092 
222 
35,498 
64,761 
113 
17,229 
Montezuma 
495 
38,889 
119,674 
472 
34,819 
492 
39,130 
120,953 
441 
34,513 
Montrose 
673 
31,797 
68,099 
631 
30,447 
629 
39,282 
110,426 
576 
35,527 
Morgan 
245 
29,792 
105,122 
201 
23,180 
307 
41,750 
164,785 
236 
29,736 
Otero 
235 
31,216 
97,372 
225 
27,565 
300 
36,542 
137,786 
284 
31,919 
Ouray 
49 
7,124 
8,344 
45 
6,935 
48 
7,592 
(D) 
44 
7,417 
Park 
47 
3,569 
5,653 
23 
2,405 
72 
6,887 
(D) 
39 
4,132 
Phillips 
29 
3,574 
5,731 
10 
738 
54 
6,416 
(D) 
34 
3,578 
Pitkin 
46 
3,608 
5,879 
43 
3,482 
42 
3,461 
7,171 
41 
3,454 
Prowers 
174 
51,948 
117,855 
144 
39,130 
218 
67,222 
254,732 
184 
55,420 
Pueblo 
216 
7,858 
22,222 
194 
6,666 
286 
15,284 
41,940 
240 
1 1 ,649 
Rio Blanco 
161 
22,317 
37,380 
143 
16,812 
144 
20,381 
40,242 
125 
15,714 
Rio Grande 
215 
45,862 
153,235 
205 
43,671 
225 
47,204 
131,436 
201 
43,073 
Routt 
399 
66,601 
64,054 
232 
33,825 
364 
52,787 
87,589 
181 
26,973 
Saguache 
119 
47,434 
112,831 
111 
43,894 
121 
53,047 
152,242 
109 
45,370 
San Miguel 
46 
4,996 
6,200 
42 
3,861 
46 
5,643 
(D) 
40 
3,607 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Colorado 423 
