Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Hinsdale 
Huerfano 
Jackson 
Jefferson 
Kiowa 
Kit Carson 
Lake 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
26 
407 
105 
521 
395 
704 
23 
2007 
21 
309 
120 
540 
425 
786 
29 
acres, 2012 
10,234 
580,907 
342,412 
68,284 
1,113,160 
1,376,777 
12,180 
2007 
5,897 
518,619 
387,113 
93,294 
957,937 
1,352,319 
14,843 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
8 
134 
58 
171 
165 
349 
9 
2007 
5 
116 
69 
163 
154 
380 
8 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
9,344 
51,885 
6,233 
248,307 
398,644 
(D) 
TENURE 
2007 
387 
14,472 
63,185 
7,079 
292,559 
443,253 
(D) 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
23 
301 
69 
431 
223 
388 
13 
2007 
16 
207 
72 
440 
267 
468 
16 
acres, 2012 
8,680 
231,611 
165,642 
31,551 
322,750 
335,025 
4,301 
2007 
4,959 
230,833 
105,173 
49,283 
290,098 
484,480 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
7 
88 
33 
132 
59 
111 
5 
2007 
5 
74 
34 
121 
55 
125 
4 
acres, 2012 
902 
5,520 
24,640 
3,714 
36,306 
85,881 
131 
2007 
387 
8,123 
(D) 
5,175 
60,912 
115,832 
132 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
3 
96 
25 
61 
131 
228 
4 
2007 
3 
91 
40 
77 
117 
242 
10 
acres, 2012 
1,554 
324,984 
138,746 
25,847 
675,715 
902,104 
4,429 
2007 
(D) 
254,643 
245,200 
33,243 
598,059 
733,620 
(D) 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,117 
122,509 
81,095 
13,106 
360,311 
419,646 
(D) 
2007 
589 
118,713 
167,206 
5,180 
330,651 
337,081 
(D) 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
437 
202,475 
57,651 
12,741 
315,404 
482,458 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
135,930 
77,994 
28,063 
267,408 
396,539 
5,080 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1 
43 
20 
25 
80 
186 
1 
2007 
- 
39 
32 
35 
83 
204 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
25,005 
1,291 
166,553 
259,858 
(D) 
2007 
5,896 
40,193 
1,660 
208,540 
266,062 
(D) 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
_ 
10 
11 
29 
41 
88 
6 
2007 
2 
11 
8 
23 
41 
76 
3 
acres, 2012 
- 
24,312 
38,024 
10,886 
114,695 
139,648 
3,450 
2007 
(D) 
33,143 
36,740 
10,768 
69,780 
134,219 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
3 
5 
14 
26 
52 
3 
2007 
- 
3 
3 
7 
16 
51 
2 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
2,240 
1,228 
45,448 
52,905 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
453 
(D) 
244 
23,107 
61,359 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
49 
673 
165 
905 
613 
1,147 
35 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
8 
193 
60 
246 
228 
333 
14 
2 operators 
14 
167 
33 
236 
129 
315 
6 
3 operators 
3 
42 
9 
27 
28 
47 
3 
4 operators 
1 
5 
3 
6 
8 
5 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
" 
- 
6 
2 
4 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
20 
262 
52 
369 
203 
344 
8 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
14 
226 
44 
331 
168 
314 
4 
2 operators 
3 
18 
4 
13 
13 
15 
2 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
4 
3 
- 
- 
4 operators 
" 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
39 
494 
203 
914 
657 
1,275 
49 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
11 
166 
52 
238 
240 
376 
13 
2 operators 
6 
115 
56 
250 
146 
353 
12 
3 operators 
2 
17 
11 
42 
32 
42 
4 
4 operators 
- 
9 
- 
7 
6 
10 
- 
5 or more operators 
2 
2 
1 
3 
1 
5 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
14 
160 
62 
390 
247 
403 
19 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
6 
136 
53 
311 
216 
360 
19 
2 operators 
4 
10 
3 
38 
14 
20 
- 
3 operators 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
1 
- 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
19 
314 
90 
342 
328 
620 
21 
2007 
17 
258 
105 
382 
321 
661 
25 
acres, 2012 
8,270 
463,115 
337,088 
60,461 
1,008,938 
1,327,639 
(D) 
2007 
5,108 
424,328 
371,754 
83,459 
816,203 
1,256,355 
(D) 
Female 
farms, 2012 
7 
93 
15 
179 
67 
84 
2 
2007 
4 
51 
15 
158 
104 
125 
4 
acres, 2012 
1,964 
117,792 
5,324 
7,823 
104,222 
49,138 
(D) 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
789 
94,291 
15,359 
9,835 
141,734 
95,964 
(D) 
Farming 
2012 
10 
223 
67 
218 
229 
391 
12 
2007 
13 
129 
66 
157 
171 
397 
7 
Other 
2012 
16 
184 
38 
303 
166 
313 
11 
Place of residence: 
2007 
8 
180 
54 
383 
254 
389 
22 
On farm operated 
2012 
24 
339 
88 
403 
189 
406 
14 
2007 
15 
210 
97 
408 
166 
475 
22 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
2 
68 
17 
118 
206 
298 
9 
2007 
6 
99 
23 
132 
259 
311 
7 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Colorado 493 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
