Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Crowley 
Custer 
Delta 
Denver 
Dolores 
Douglas 
Eagle 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
228 
198 
1,250 
10 
283 
1,116 
165 
2007 
268 
226 
1,294 
24 
279 
1,080 
152 
acres, 2012 
500,066 
188,748 
250,761 
143 
159,961 
200,015 
129,458 
2007 
451,225 
137,799 
252,530 
609 
173,872 
189,210 
124,044 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
50 
77 
989 
5 
101 
228 
88 
2007 
69 
88 
978 
7 
107 
336 
74 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
15,375 
44,114 
(D) 
24,651 
8,074 
9,585 
TENURE 
2007 
(D) 
14,757 
43,581 
95 
42,115 
20,245 
8,500 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
143 
131 
964 
7 
219 
956 
136 
2007 
193 
162 
998 
15 
212 
885 
112 
acres, 2012 
123,858 
81,317 
135,631 
(D) 
73,205 
128,708 
94,026 
2007 
168,702 
68,931 
128,934 
215 
85,979 
109,379 
104,911 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
25 
37 
740 
3 
53 
187 
67 
2007 
45 
53 
740 
5 
57 
258 
51 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
3,790 
23,876 
(D) 
4,271 
5,367 
7,434 
2007 
10,183 
7,493 
21,597 
(D) 
6,376 
10,208 
5,119 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
69 
56 
226 
1 
53 
126 
24 
2007 
67 
56 
245 
- 
52 
153 
30 
acres, 2012 
358,885 
101,953 
109,156 
(D) 
81,208 
53,209 
(D) 
2007 
274,360 
61,488 
111,395 
77,384 
67,761 
12,285 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
244,439 
39,532 
49,785 
(D) 
31,094 
22,444 
(D) 
2007 
183,463 
22,331 
52,770 
28,785 
24,313 
5,291 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
114,446 
62,421 
59,371 
(D) 
50,114 
30,765 
23,998 
2007 
90,897 
39,157 
58,625 
48,599 
43,448 
6,994 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
23 
31 
203 
- 
42 
36 
20 
2007 
20 
30 
198 
- 
42 
69 
18 
acres, 2012 
4,651 
9,825 
17,541 
- 
18,920 
2,572 
(D) 
2007 
4,352 
6,301 
18,562 
- 
29,471 
9,848 
(D) 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
16 
11 
60 
2 
11 
34 
5 
2007 
8 
8 
51 
9 
15 
42 
10 
acres, 2012 
17,323 
5,478 
5,974 
(D) 
5,548 
18,098 
(D) 
2007 
8,163 
7,380 
12,201 
394 
10,509 
12,070 
6,848 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
2 
9 
46 
2 
6 
5 
1 
2007 
4 
5 
40 
2 
8 
9 
5 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,760 
2,697 
(D) 
1,460 
135 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
(D) 
963 
3,422 
(D) 
6,268 
189 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
353 
304 
2,031 
13 
467 
1,885 
283 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
124 
106 
598 
7 
130 
447 
66 
2 operators 
86 
80 
566 
3 
135 
595 
85 
3 operators 
16 
10 
68 
- 
8 
56 
9 
4 operators 
1 
2 
10 
- 
9 
14 
5 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
8 
" 
1 
4 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
107 
129 
768 
10 
173 
864 
108 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
96 
109 
706 
6 
153 
729 
88 
2 operators 
4 
10 
19 
2 
10 
57 
10 
3 operators 
1 
- 
4 
- 
- 
7 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
2 
- 
- 
" 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
426 
372 
2,093 
46 
476 
1,760 
275 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
135 
112 
614 
10 
117 
457 
58 
2 operators 
113 
95 
594 
9 
133 
576 
74 
3 operators 
16 
15 
61 
2 
25 
38 
11 
4 operators 
3 
1 
20 
3 
2 
8 
9 
5 or more operators 
1 
3 
5 
" 
2 
1 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
141 
144 
111 
27 
185 
783 
108 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
121 
121 
684 
11 
159 
688 
81 
2 operators 
10 
6 
42 
5 
13 
43 
6 
3 operators 
- 
1 
3 
2 
- 
3 
5 
4 operators 
2 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
206 
149 
1,040 
2 
241 
743 
139 
2007 
237 
172 
1,071 
10 
230 
754 
122 
acres, 2012 
480,511 
128,571 
231,827 
(D) 
145,128 
149,112 
88,819 
2007 
406,576 
126,641 
223,657 
215 
156,356 
153,087 
104,393 
Female 
farms, 2012 
22 
49 
210 
8 
42 
373 
26 
2007 
31 
54 
223 
14 
49 
326 
30 
acres, 2012 
19,555 
60,177 
18,934 
(D) 
14,833 
50,903 
40,639 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
44,649 
11,158 
28,873 
394 
17,516 
36,123 
19,651 
Farming 
2012 
133 
93 
705 
4 
138 
570 
68 
2007 
133 
94 
557 
6 
94 
352 
51 
Other 
2012 
95 
105 
545 
6 
145 
546 
97 
Place of residence: 
2007 
135 
132 
737 
18 
185 
728 
101 
On farm operated 
2012 
184 
165 
1,143 
2 
187 
999 
145 
2007 
208 
181 
1,135 
7 
180 
884 
116 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
44 
33 
107 
8 
96 
117 
20 
2007 
60 
45 
159 
17 
99 
196 
36 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Colorado 491 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
