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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
(, 
2012 
113 
76 
551 
8 
126 
359 
42 
2007 
94 
63 
410 
7 
88 
271 
31 
Any 
2012 
115 
122 
699 
2 
157 
757 
123 
2007 
174 
163 
884 
17 
191 
809 
121 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
20 
31 
91 
- 
27 
115 
14 
2007 
28 
40 
222 
4 
32 
170 
34 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
13 
9 
64 
- 
44 
73 
17 
2007 
21 
14 
74 
- 
18 
62 
9 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
11 
16 
135 
- 
16 
174 
14 
2007 
23 
33 
147 
3 
36 
130 
13 
200 days or more 
2012 
71 
66 
409 
2 
70 
395 
78 
2007 
102 
76 
441 
10 
105 
447 
65 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
2 
9 
25 
17 
26 
3 
2007 
16 
6 
64 
- 
17 
72 
6 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
- 
12 
75 
1 
8 
58 
1 
2007 
7 
14 
107 
2 
13 
120 
11 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
46 
31 
232 
1 
54 
243 
29 
2007 
42 
39 
240 
7 
39 
214 
10 
10 years or more 
2012 
180 
146 
918 
8 
204 
789 
132 
2007 
203 
167 
883 
15 
210 
674 
125 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.4 
20.5 
19.5 
26.6 
20.3 
17.2 
19.8 
2007 
23.1 
19.2 
17.6 
17.2 
20.2 
15.1 
18.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
1 
7 
20 
15 
17 
1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
- 
11 
63 
1 
2 
41 
3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
38 
28 
184 
- 
42 
214 
23 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
189 
152 
983 
9 
224 
844 
138 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.8 
22.4 
22.5 
28.3 
24.0 
19.3 
21.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
8 
. 
. 
_ 
2 
2007 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
15 
13 
30 
- 
13 
25 
6 
2007 
6 
1 
46 
5 
14 
25 
6 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
17 
7 
127 
1 
19 
90 
10 
2007 
24 
24 
146 
2 
24 
137 
17 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
43 
28 
202 
1 
64 
280 
47 
2007 
76 
66 
311 
7 
85 
339 
48 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
36 
45 
186 
2 
37 
217 
17 
2007 
30 
39 
189 
4 
37 
155 
19 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
28 
34 
222 
1 
43 
149 
34 
2007 
27 
24 
188 
2 
30 
152 
21 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
21 
29 
211 
- 
41 
161 
17 
2007 
37 
19 
130 
- 
27 
110 
15 
70 years and over 
2012 
68 
42 
264 
5 
66 
194 
32 
2007 
68 
53 
283 
4 
59 
162 
26 
Average age 
2012 
60.3 
60.0 
59.9 
68.4 
59.6 
58.8 
58.2 
2007 
59.3 
58.5 
58.0 
52.0 
56.9 
56.5 
56.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
146 
164 
1,014 
8 
166 
969 
148 
2007 
145 
168 
900 
20 
156 
878 
125 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
12 
18 
106 
- 
19 
62 
19 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
49 
68 
397 
4 
90 
353 
82 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
8 
21 
38 
3 
3 
76 
15 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
3 
4 
10 
- 
- 
29 
2 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
32 
5 
127 
1 
27 
156 
16 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
50 
43 
302 
- 
33 
338 
29 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1 
1 
24 
- 
- 
27 
- 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
5 
9 
132 
1 
- 
64 
2 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption farms, 2012 
222 
189 
1,219 
10 
274 
1,071 
147 
acres, 2012 
490,866 
181,386 
237,280 
143 
145,624 
165,459 
114,713 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
13 
35 
120 
- 
17 
180 
32 
acres, 2012 
55,532 
91,580 
104,737 
- 
18,168 
54,582 
57,859 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
201 
156 
1,073 
5 
247 
881 
117 
2007 
228 
177 
1,089 
13 
251 
869 
105 
acres, 2012 
353,744 
118,822 
140,512 
100 
108,920 
116,386 
(D) 
2007 
284,087 
98,637 
156,000 
498 
125,191 
141,702 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
9 
17 
78 
- 
21 
113 
20 
2007 
19 
29 
126 
3 
14 
80 
27 
acres, 2012 
65,549 
56,393 
83,584 
- 
42,969 
44,162 
59,866 
2007 
81,091 
25,566 
46,768 
(D) 
30,143 
25,016 
22,358 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
15 
19 
64 
2 
6 
85 
12 
2007 
8 
11 
56 
2 
8 
102 
15 
acres, 2012 
63,973 
10,693 
23,091 
(D) 
5,347 
15,039 
10,394 
2007 
43,831 
11,704 
47,065 
(D) 
15,321 
16,297 
4,668 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
1 
1 
1 
- 
12 
6 
2007 
8 
3 
7 
- 
- 
14 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2,036 
4,285 
2007 
41,460 
120 
1,836 
- 
2,043 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
2 
5 
34 
2 
9 
25 
10 
2007 
5 
6 
16 
6 
6 
15 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,725 
22,392 
(D) 
2007 
756 
1,772 
861 
(D) 
3,217 
4,152 
(D) 
-continued 
500 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
