Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Moffat 
Montezuma 
Montrose 
Morgan 
Otero 
Ouray 
Park 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
(, 
2012 
165 
403 
431 
331 
170 
51 
57 
2007 
94 
295 
309 
305 
149 
41 
64 
Any 
2012 
327 
735 
697 
423 
371 
57 
152 
2007 
409 
828 
736 
589 
420 
64 
218 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
32 
110 
115 
76 
42 
13 
21 
2007 
89 
171 
151 
134 
70 
15 
60 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
19 
56 
70 
19 
43 
3 
7 
2007 
34 
71 
63 
38 
30 
8 
23 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
96 
92 
100 
98 
43 
13 
17 
2007 
62 
141 
106 
80 
67 
13 
28 
200 days or more 
2012 
180 
477 
412 
230 
243 
28 
107 
2007 
224 
445 
416 
337 
253 
28 
107 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
8 
33 
36 
24 
9 
7 
8 
2007 
29 
55 
42 
42 
16 
9 
14 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
32 
55 
34 
38 
40 
2 
7 
2007 
42 
73 
85 
73 
33 
11 
35 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
77 
215 
191 
89 
61 
16 
44 
2007 
93 
214 
193 
122 
75 
18 
45 
10 years or more 
2012 
375 
835 
867 
603 
431 
83 
150 
2007 
339 
781 
725 
657 
445 
67 
188 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.7 
20.5 
21.3 
22.9 
20.4 
19.1 
17.9 
2007 
17.5 
18.8 
19.4 
21.9 
19.8 
18.8 
16.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
6 
24 
21 
15 
2 
6 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
27 
43 
21 
35 
28 
2 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
70 
177 
144 
70 
56 
15 
30 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
389 
894 
942 
634 
455 
85 
165 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.5 
23.1 
25.0 
25.6 
23.4 
21.6 
20.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
7 
. 
2 
4 
2 
. 
2007 
7 
8 
1 
10 
- 
- 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
20 
57 
44 
53 
26 
5 
3 
2007 
19 
41 
47 
39 
35 
4 
4 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
36 
91 
54 
83 
79 
6 
17 
2007 
67 
107 
97 
144 
90 
6 
24 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
117 
219 
254 
187 
141 
23 
46 
2007 
159 
295 
264 
263 
153 
26 
101 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
101 
156 
172 
105 
82 
17 
46 
2007 
60 
185 
162 
95 
87 
26 
39 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
53 
164 
166 
83 
81 
15 
38 
2007 
53 
124 
138 
93 
56 
16 
27 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
68 
201 
154 
79 
38 
18 
31 
2007 
54 
147 
109 
57 
57 
10 
26 
70 years and over 
2012 
97 
243 
284 
162 
90 
22 
28 
2007 
84 
216 
227 
193 
91 
17 
60 
Average age 
2012 
58.9 
59.5 
60.5 
57.5 
55.8 
59.1 
58.9 
2007 
55.4 
57.6 
58.0 
55.7 
54.9 
57.8 
57.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
352 
917 
887 
590 
430 
83 
179 
2007 
344 
772 
730 
613 
404 
73 
194 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
50 
100 
76 
25 
30 
4 
16 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
51 
461 
332 
113 
180 
35 
29 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
27 
36 
40 
66 
30 
2 
28 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
3 
22 
11 
85 
14 
1 
1 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
51 
151 
114 
155 
78 
16 
10 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
197 
180 
275 
203 
111 
24 
102 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
7 
16 
57 
15 
12 
3 
5 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
8 
23 
53 
25 
9 
5 
3 
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 
465 
1,112 
1,092 
720 
525 
106 
194 
acres, 2012 
640,093 
217,734 
298,101 
604,459 
636,377 
66,534 
158,535 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
38 
61 
89 
53 
13 
16 
22 
acres, 2012 
143,778 
35,992 
76,979 
98,422 
101,544 
21,344 
28,747 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
385 
1,010 
975 
627 
469 
77 
147 
2007 
395 
978 
892 
721 
497 
79 
209 
acres, 2012 
313,939 
(D) 
183,398 
402,099 
(D) 
(D) 
90,131 
2007 
341,297 
(D) 
209,182 
484,968 
(D) 
48,012 
165,959 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
53 
53 
95 
71 
33 
13 
24 
2007 
57 
79 
112 
99 
40 
13 
38 
acres, 2012 
427,629 
35,613 
73,381 
157,018 
110,686 
15,839 
27,783 
2007 
341,013 
35,595 
84,504 
164,963 
79,768 
12,123 
28,550 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
30 
42 
42 
33 
26 
16 
25 
2007 
38 
40 
27 
53 
17 
13 
23 
acres, 2012 
152,023 
15,363 
67,945 
70,496 
147,067 
28,055 
29,769 
2007 
125,544 
18,012 
22,779 
66,885 
98,751 
33,704 
31,015 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
4 
3 
1 
7 
2 
- 
6 
2007 
7 
5 
1 
5 
4 
- 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
6,451 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2007 
17,496 
(D) 
(D) 
3,847 
236 
- 
84,300 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
20 
30 
15 
16 
11 
2 
7 
2007 
6 
21 
13 
16 
11 
- 
9 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
11,188 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
11,214 
(D) 
(D) 
7,429 
(D) 
- 
13,831 
-continued 
504 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
