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 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
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 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sunflower seed, all - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
71 
3 
3 
2 
10 
30 
15 
2 
6 
acres 
11,079 
120 
(D) 
(D) 
1,224 
3,260 
3,991 
(D) 
807 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
9 
3 
1 
2 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
30 
4 
1 
8 
5 
7 
5 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
62 
5 
2 
4 
8 
32 
7 
1 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
36 
- 
2 
5 
2 
17 
7 
- 
3 
500 acres or more 
44 
- 
1 
1 
3 
17 
19 
1 
2 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
3,660 
388 
545 
709 
638 
804 
342 
25 
209 
acres 
2,181,967 
80,499 
121,862 
177,619 
370,506 
698,167 
532,313 
31,828 
169,173 
bushels 
67,665,715 
2,373,914 
3,159,583 
4,117,030 
10,464,550 
22,309,672 
18,465,777 
1,400,109 
5,375,080 
Irrigated 
farms 
937 
71 
95 
120 
169 
269 
141 
13 
59 
acres 
126,009 
5,062 
6,510 
5,096 
16,662 
35,457 
36,813 
5,532 
14,877 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
241 
53 
63 
68 
22 
18 
3 
14 
25 to 99 acres 
766 
127 
187 
198 
99 
95 
27 
1 
32 
1 00 to 249 acres 
712 
103 
139 
179 
90 
117 
50 
3 
31 
250 to 499 acres 
654 
67 
87 
166 
132 
100 
54 
10 
38 
500 acres or more 
1,287 
38 
69 
98 
295 
474 
208 
11 
94 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
12,798 
3,498 
4,122 
2,721 
765 
822 
314 
46 
510 
acres 
1,296,617 
148,664 
166,442 
212,115 
175,360 
277,727 
161,094 
41,229 
113,986 
tons, dry 
2,698,367 
242,444 
281,835 
366,400 
367,574 
676,563 
466,401 
72,196 
224,954 
Irrigated 
farms 
10,324 
2,797 
3,284 
2,186 
645 
668 
266 
40 
438 
acres 
969,049 
111,883 
122,305 
167,638 
137,413 
204,826 
112,959 
19,171 
92,854 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5,503 
1,975 
2,429 
915 
48 
38 
10 
88 
25 to 99 acres 
4,165 
1,164 
1,295 
1,078 
208 
179 
55 
10 
176 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,896 
263 
316 
558 
259 
253 
108 
16 
123 
250 to 499 acres 
757 
81 
65 
145 
157 
173 
56 
8 
72 
500 acres or more 
477 
15 
17 
25 
93 
179 
85 
12 
51 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
8,205 
2,207 
2,509 
1,791 
550 
583 
234 
31 
300 
acres 
654,284 
84,711 
82,472 
112,006 
88,668 
140,570 
87,797 
9,637 
48,423 
tons, dry 
1,848,795 
169,284 
175,536 
244,823 
250,458 
468,338 
343,132 
40,592 
156,632 
Irrigated 
farms 
7,026 
1,853 
2,076 
1,534 
516 
538 
215 
28 
266 
acres 
560,868 
68,416 
64,361 
94,174 
79,925 
126,615 
74,830 
9,415 
43,132 
Other tame hay 
farms 
3,663 
977 
1,226 
724 
228 
252 
76 
10 
170 
acres 
382,685 
(D) 
51,598 
55,529 
51,504 
79,366 
38,534 
(D) 
40,917 
tons, dry 
452,204 
(D) 
66,297 
67,048 
66,526 
110,503 
40,077 
(D) 
36,238 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,898 
795 
1,017 
570 
162 
162 
43 
6 
143 
acres 
249,400 
28,582 
38,835 
44,017 
36,656 
46,981 
(D) 
(D) 
31,866 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
14 
2 
3 
- 
2 
5 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
2,089 
(D) 
61 
- 
(D) 
1,853 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
2 
1 
- 
1 
4 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
1,803 
(D) 
(D) 
“ 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
763 
143 
162 
177 
48 
84 
91 
10 
48 
acres 
83,020 
417 
675 
858 
1,874 
8,884 
37,817 
12,396 
20,100 
Irrigated 
farms 
763 
143 
162 
177 
48 
84 
91 
10 
48 
acres 
83,020 
417 
675 
858 
1,874 
8,884 
37,817 
12,396 
20,100 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
468 
133 
147 
146 
13 
13 
1 
1 
14 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
56 
7 
11 
19 
7 
3 
1 
- 
8 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
81 
3 
2 
12 
22 
30 
9 
- 
3 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
61 
- 
2 
- 
6 
33 
17 
- 
3 
250.0 acres or more 
97 
" 
- 
- 
- 
5 
63 
9 
20 
Beans, snap 
farms 
196 
49 
43 
68 
10 
4 
5 
1 
16 
acres 
801 
9 
36 
52 
60 
63 
100 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
23 
9 
6 
6 
- 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
26 
1 
1 
(D) 
- 
" 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
141 
33 
44 
44 
3 
6 
1 
- 
10 
acres 
100 
5 
16 
9 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
7 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
9 
3 
3 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(Z) 
2 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
331 
54 
53 
65 
14 
47 
66 
6 
26 
acres 
59,281 
75 
103 
110 
579 
5,333 
30,998 
6,854 
15,228 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
14 
4 
2 
3 
- 
1 
- 
2 
2 
acres 
2,625 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
195 
53 
50 
63 
7 
10 
. 
_ 
12 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
7 
- 
2 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
1 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
20 
1 
1 
2 
4 
9 
3 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
38 
- 
- 
- 
3 
22 
11 
- 
2 
250.0 acres or more 
71 
- 
- 
" 
3 
51 
6 
11 
Sweet corn 
farms 
188 
38 
38 
52 
24 
18 
7 
2 
9 
acres 
4,885 
36 
77 
108 
(D) 
803 
1,349 
(D) 
834 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
13 
3 
5 
3 
1 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
3 
1 
1 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 97 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
