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.] 
Item 
All farms 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Mid-size 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
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. 
Contract labor - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
305 
18 
31 
54 
47 
60 
61 
7 
$50,000 or more 
183 
8 
8 
7 
8 
35 
59 
26 
Customwork and custom hauling 
...farms 
7,584 
1,590 
2,076 
1,567 
707 
858 
384 
62 
$1,000 
108,124 
5,096 
6,855 
8,603 
9,160 
21,533 
22,987 
18,745 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,144 
684 
870 
461 
48 
26 
9 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,768 
663 
888 
701 
229 
168 
27 
3 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,757 
208 
267 
346 
315 
364 
138 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
483 
28 
41 
41 
87 
173 
65 
7 
$50,000 or more 
432 
7 
10 
18 
28 
127 
145 
43 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
...farms 
9,636 
1,591 
2,616 
2,276 
1,002 
1,091 
519 
64 
$1,000 
223,692 
11,487 
16,864 
26,110 
24,410 
48,519 
59,380 
15,152 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,952 
1,172 
1,875 
1,350 
226 
133 
19 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,285 
181 
360 
381 
180 
98 
34 
4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,698 
171 
271 
388 
333 
323 
94 
9 
$25,000 or more 
1,701 
67 
110 
157 
263 
537 
372 
51 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
.farms 
2,057 
332 
462 
350 
209 
300 
217 
34 
$1,000 
39,084 
808 
1,061 
1,879 
2,054 
6,639 
10,967 
6,804 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
664 
182 
234 
143 
47 
24 
3 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
635 
114 
177 
122 
80 
73 
31 
5 
$5,000 to $24,999 
491 
33 
46 
75 
61 
139 
82 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
91 
1 
4 
5 
12 
27 
32 
3 
$50,000 or more 
176 
2 
1 
5 
9 
37 
69 
19 
Interest expense 
...farms 
13,421 
2,824 
4,254 
2,761 
1,134 
1,268 
573 
90 
$1,000 
228,119 
26,177 
38,641 
25,502 
19,882 
35,981 
39,294 
23,389 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,409 
1,444 
1,975 
1,278 
297 
193 
40 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,973 
1,166 
2,007 
1,274 
611 
587 
134 
5 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,757 
203 
260 
209 
213 
438 
289 
30 
$100,000 or more 
282 
11 
12 
" 
13 
50 
110 
53 
Secured by real estate 
...farms 
10,287 
2,214 
3,429 
2,069 
799 
930 
412 
64 
$1,000 
161,271 
22,676 
33,212 
20,834 
14,400 
23,605 
25,163 
12,128 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
820 
237 
310 
184 
35 
21 
5 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,849 
704 
1,076 
631 
177 
135 
33 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,155 
1,086 
1,808 
1,085 
423 
472 
112 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
930 
142 
187 
133 
124 
173 
104 
13 
$50,000 or more 
533 
45 
48 
36 
40 
129 
158 
42 
Not secured by real estate 
...farms 
7,529 
1,387 
1,999 
1,589 
782 
925 
443 
68 
$1,000 
66,848 
3,500 
5,429 
4,669 
5,482 
12,376 
14,132 
11,261 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,109 
596 
755 
543 
83 
38 
16 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,111 
629 
963 
778 
321 
258 
46 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,802 
150 
273 
255 
354 
505 
178 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
284 
10 
5 
13 
19 
88 
114 
5 
$50,000 or more 
223 
2 
3 
- 
5 
36 
89 
53 
Property taxes paid 
...farms 
34,219 
9,776 
12,772 
6,583 
1,473 
1,521 
653 
102 
$1,000 
96,212 
15,878 
20,549 
13,552 
5,939 
12,385 
13,187 
5,647 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,534 
9,286 
12,145 
6,065 
1,099 
758 
162 
7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,138 
369 
471 
371 
272 
364 
132 
16 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,109 
103 
132 
129 
89 
315 
197 
31 
$25,000 or more 
438 
18 
24 
18 
13 
84 
162 
48 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
...farms 
19,105 
4,410 
6,015 
4,087 
1,399 
1,617 
675 
105 
$1,000 
324,658 
15,024 
17,638 
20,861 
18,473 
55,020 
70,192 
78,232 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,808 
3,684 
5,178 
2,891 
420 
252 
20 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,308 
633 
759 
1,059 
785 
676 
152 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
931 
70 
66 
111 
150 
361 
99 
7 
$50,000 to $99,999 
539 
20 
10 
17 
38 
215 
184 
7 
$100,000 or more 
519 
3 
2 
9 
6 
113 
220 
87 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
...farms 
1,369 
109 
160 
270 
265 
348 
146 
6 
$1,000 
33,396 
560 
946 
1,907 
4,138 
10,913 
12,711 
305 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
...farms 
15,235 
3,476 
4,237 
3,084 
1,311 
1,630 
688 
106 
$1,000 
419,702 
28,714 
33,402 
34,866 
38,205 
90,306 
87,806 
50,691 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
...farms 
36,180 
10,056 
13,421 
7,162 
1,598 
1,650 
696 
106 
$1,000 
1,348,471 
-26,439 
-59,497 
-31,327 
112,438 
311,326 
394,528 
215,161 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
37,271 
-2,629 
-4,433 
-4,374 
70,362 
188,682 
566,850 
2,029,821 
Non-family 
farms 
27 
32 
340 
15,145 
45 
89 
111 
41 
54 
477 
21,770 
177 
47 
109 
144 
8,871 
31 
33 
48 
7 
34 
517 
19,253 
180 
189 
115 
33 
370 
9,254 
27 
91 
163 
54 
35 
336 
9,999 
76 
115 
80 
30 
35 
1,339 
9,074 
1,012 
143 
113 
71 
797 
49,217 
362 
241 
65 
1,916 
703 
55,711 
1,491 
432,282 
289,928 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
88 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
