Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
San Juan 
San Miguel 
Sedgwick 
Summit 
Teller 
Washington 
Weld 
Yuma 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
42 
116 
5 
51 
365 
1,366 
400 
2007 
- 
38 
89 
15 
31 
358 
1,199 
390 
Any 
2012 
- 
93 
110 
33 
72 
459 
2,159 
434 
2007 
- 
85 
104 
26 
95 
652 
2,722 
580 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
- 
16 
12 
9 
12 
51 
224 
67 
2007 
- 
19 
30 
5 
12 
136 
524 
107 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
- 
3 
20 
6 
- 
41 
119 
18 
2007 
- 
7 
10 
3 
3 
48 
213 
29 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
- 
23 
9 
3 
15 
79 
408 
42 
2007 
- 
12 
17 
1 
17 
79 
343 
88 
200 days or more 
2012 
- 
51 
69 
15 
45 
288 
1,408 
307 
2007 
- 
47 
47 
17 
63 
389 
1,642 
356 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
5 
10 
2 
4 
17 
77 
21 
2007 
- 
1 
7 
- 
6 
29 
184 
34 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
- 
4 
17 
5 
11 
30 
156 
24 
2007 
- 
5 
11 
2 
16 
60 
317 
45 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
- 
27 
36 
4 
24 
113 
509 
114 
2007 
- 
30 
19 
7 
20 
111 
797 
115 
10 years or more 
2012 
- 
99 
163 
27 
84 
664 
2,783 
675 
2007 
- 
87 
156 
32 
84 
810 
2,623 
776 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
- 
20.3 
24.6 
17.3 
20.1 
25.3 
21.4 
25.0 
2007 
- 
20.0 
25.7 
18.6 
17.9 
24.2 
18.7 
24.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
4 
10 
2 
4 
12 
44 
16 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
- 
4 
10 
3 
6 
28 
107 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
- 
17 
26 
4 
16 
97 
405 
92 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
- 
110 
180 
29 
97 
687 
2,969 
711 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
- 
23.5 
27.5 
20.8 
22.0 
27.5 
24.7 
28.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
8 
_ 
. 
3 
7 
7 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
14 
13 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
- 
5 
14 
3 
4 
56 
138 
89 
2007 
- 
- 
11 
- 
- 
67 
237 
81 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
- 
13 
27 
4 
6 
83 
334 
89 
2007 
" 
10 
24 
5 
19 
128 
508 
123 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
_ 
17 
31 
3 
27 
189 
840 
162 
2007 
- 
48 
44 
14 
33 
240 
1,120 
232 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
- 
44 
43 
6 
19 
109 
550 
104 
2007 
- 
17 
14 
8 
29 
136 
538 
94 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
- 
20 
15 
8 
24 
133 
499 
83 
2007 
- 
20 
31 
2 
17 
93 
447 
136 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
- 
11 
31 
3 
13 
55 
468 
111 
2007 
- 
11 
22 
5 
10 
78 
312 
95 
70 years and over 
2012 
- 
25 
57 
11 
30 
196 
689 
189 
2007 
- 
17 
47 
7 
18 
265 
745 
196 
Average age 
2012 
- 
58.7 
58.1 
59.3 
60.1 
58.2 
58.6 
56.9 
2007 
- 
57.5 
58.7 
57.4 
57.1 
57.7 
55.7 
56.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
105 
154 
31 
106 
625 
2,816 
656 
2007 
- 
85 
133 
29 
81 
598 
2,782 
686 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
14 
12 
4 
3 
21 
150 
60 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
63 
36 
2 
33 
268 
646 
295 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
6 
29 
3 
14 
79 
175 
61 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
- 
15 
- 
6 
35 
230 
20 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
26 
44 
1 
10 
147 
644 
183 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
32 
54 
22 
31 
160 
1,096 
167 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
- 
- 
2 
1 
5 
15 
101 
23 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
" 
1 
5 
- 
5 
11 
141 
13 
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 
128 
217 
31 
123 
783 
3,374 
786 
acres, 2012 
- 
100,961 
319,093 
14,756 
70,911 
1,097,914 
1,790,361 
1,277,957 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
- 
20 
23 
8 
15 
21 
395 
68 
acres, 2012 
- 
53,108 
51,585 
5,475 
19,275 
35,259 
479,045 
136,047 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
113 
178 
18 
110 
664 
2,799 
593 
2007 
- 
99 
136 
32 
111 
830 
3,143 
755 
acres, 2012 
- 
68,347 
194,604 
3,304 
65,816 
790,031 
1,054,146 
724,448 
2007 
- 
69,657 
152,148 
(D) 
71,959 
1,011,814 
1,245,124 
856,362 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
- 
13 
25 
11 
6 
72 
340 
137 
2007 
- 
18 
30 
4 
7 
98 
457 
126 
acres, 2012 
- 
35,100 
66,781 
7,350 
4,508 
220,533 
474,470 
407,764 
2007 
- 
67,435 
37,988 
3,066 
813 
221,404 
461,054 
321,269 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
17 
1 
5 
48 
257 
71 
2007 
- 
6 
21 
1 
6 
47 
228 
53 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
63,826 
(D) 
(D) 
185,892 
292,628 
154,320 
2007 
- 
13,855 
101,839 
(D) 
(D) 
109,916 
265,433 
114,932 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
36 
4 
2007 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
6 
19 
5 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
42,970 
5,488 
2007 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
10,186 
11,353 
5,815 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
6 
6 
6 
39 
93 
29 
2007 
- 
- 
5 
2 
- 
29 
74 
31 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
10,786 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
92,277 
61,381 
2007 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
22,422 
105,751 
36,075 
506 Colorado 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
