Table 7. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Colorado: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
852 
42 
49 
85 
274 
308 
34 
9 
$50,000 or more 
1,423 
17 
25 
17 
113 
596 
483 
42 
Chemicals purchased 
... farms 
13,191 
2,910 
3,767 
2,694 
1,184 
1,336 
594 
74 
$1,000 
182,467 
4,668 
6,292 
8,626 
17,225 
46,864 
64,118 
13,926 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,467 
2,704 
3,491 
2,201 
448 
230 
38 
7 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,106 
176 
240 
440 
520 
484 
82 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
707 
25 
26 
42 
161 
301 
98 
10 
$50,000 or more 
911 
5 
10 
11 
55 
321 
376 
39 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
... farms 
10,318 
1,925 
2,623 
2,225 
1,117 
1,294 
596 
73 
$1,000 
198,847 
4,712 
6,798 
8,278 
15,527 
44,389 
67,243 
30,161 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,939 
1,191 
1,606 
909 
93 
49 
6 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,464 
499 
659 
797 
241 
143 
8 
3 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,268 
199 
314 
479 
604 
441 
90 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
722 
32 
32 
35 
146 
347 
81 
12 
$50,000 or more 
925 
4 
12 
5 
33 
314 
411 
49 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
9,728 
1,911 
3,596 
2,137 
680 
670 
295 
74 
$1,000 
1,885,482 
11,392 
19,862 
15,931 
22,632 
94,050 
157,644 
418,482 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,069 
1,450 
2,810 
1,419 
160 
74 
16 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,283 
377 
646 
582 
296 
209 
54 
4 
$25,000 to $99,999 
758 
68 
118 
121 
164 
185 
53 
8 
$100,000 to $249,999 
250 
16 
20 
15 
56 
84 
42 
4 
$250,000 or more 
368 
- 
2 
- 
4 
118 
130 
57 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
5,372 
897 
1,737 
1,265 
567 
463 
189 
32 
$1,000 
98,374 
4,663 
9,417 
8,377 
11,714 
12,542 
15,698 
18,921 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
... farms 
5,838 
1,258 
2,347 
1,232 
230 
346 
183 
50 
$1,000 
1,787,108 
6,729 
10,445 
7,554 
10,918 
81,508 
141,946 
399,561 
Feed purchased 
... farms 
21,744 
5,479 
8,473 
4,677 
978 
920 
361 
90 
$1,000 
1,972,993 
35,032 
54,664 
47,064 
32,701 
96,080 
176,155 
523,546 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,858 
3,538 
5,441 
2,330 
173 
100 
20 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,078 
1,666 
2,601 
1,852 
372 
271 
53 
1 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,083 
267 
414 
482 
370 
317 
91 
2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
348 
7 
12 
11 
61 
157 
52 
3 
$250,000 or more 
377 
1 
5 
2 
2 
75 
145 
84 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
... farms 
33,136 
9,024 
12,003 
6,788 
1,589 
1,637 
696 
106 
$1,000 
288,559 
18,428 
23,421 
28,780 
28,035 
57,594 
69,848 
24,810 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,953 
8,094 
10,912 
4,895 
195 
115 
16 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,773 
865 
1,003 
1,774 
1,033 
667 
92 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,307 
58 
67 
102 
300 
525 
151 
10 
$50,000 or more 
1,103 
7 
21 
17 
61 
330 
437 
91 
Utilities 
... farms 
23,489 
6,006 
7,508 
5,029 
1,502 
1,647 
696 
106 
$1,000 
191,659 
10,676 
12,722 
14,154 
13,212 
30,982 
53,190 
25,233 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,312 
3,153 
4,048 
1,751 
69 
47 
3 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,444 
2,449 
2,991 
2,552 
657 
382 
42 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,388 
388 
439 
689 
669 
802 
163 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
582 
12 
26 
29 
80 
278 
98 
11 
$50,000 or more 
763 
4 
4 
8 
27 
138 
390 
80 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
... farms 
27,005 
7,050 
9,105 
5,713 
1,555 
1,644 
696 
106 
$1,000 
321,633 
19,559 
22,012 
27,750 
28,663 
64,105 
67,934 
43,080 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,264 
6,108 
8,105 
4,080 
254 
113 
18 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,158 
853 
912 
1,483 
897 
610 
86 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,224 
69 
67 
119 
317 
447 
126 
7 
$50,000 or more 
1,359 
20 
21 
31 
87 
474 
466 
95 
Hired farm labor 
... farms 
9,059 
1,837 
2,009 
1,757 
853 
1,209 
637 
106 
$1,000 
471,562 
18,788 
23,017 
22,494 
20,091 
65,000 
95,243 
114,451 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,652 
1,087 
1,168 
900 
208 
142 
9 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,608 
525 
587 
557 
339 
360 
87 
4 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,986 
208 
226 
286 
287 
531 
246 
10 
$100,000 to $249,999 
524 
17 
23 
11 
18 
148 
197 
16 
$250,000 or more 
289 
- 
5 
3 
1 
28 
98 
76 
Contract labor 
... farms 
4,738 
1,073 
1,230 
941 
411 
489 
288 
50 
$1,000 
66,083 
5,254 
5,416 
6,081 
4,864 
7,968 
15,864 
8,465 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,133 
328 
459 
255 
24 
33 
5 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,706 
439 
479 
367 
146 
137 
52 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,411 
280 
253 
258 
186 
224 
111 
15 
Non-family 
farms 
51 
130 
632 
20,747 
348 
146 
44 
94 
465 
21,738 
84 
114 
133 
37 
97 
365 
1,145,489 
139 
115 
41 
13 
57 
222 
17,042 
192 
1,128,447 
766 
1,007,751 
256 
262 
140 
45 
63 
1,293 
37,643 
726 
334 
94 
139 
995 
31,490 
241 
48 
112 
1,136 
48,529 
586 
313 
72 
165 
651 
112,479 
138 
149 
192 
94 
78 
256 
12,171 
29 
84 
84 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 87 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
