La Plata County – Colorado Farms with Women Principal Operators Compared with All Farms

Women

Principal Operators All Farms

Number of Farms 203 1,076

Land in Farms 26,446 acres 570,189 acres

Average Size of Farm 130 acres 530 acres

Market Value of Products Sold $2,337,000 $19,791,000

Crop Sales $798,000 $7,850,000Livestock Sales $1,539,000 $11,941,000

Average Per Farm $11,513 $18,393

Government Payments $141,000 $1,045,000

Average Per Farm Receiving Payments $5,418 $6,654

See footnotes on reverse page.

Farms with Women Principal Operators

La Plata County – Colorado Farms with Women Principal Operators

Selected Highlights

Item Farms Quantity MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000) Total value of agricultural products sold Value of crops including nursery and greenhouse Value of livestock, poultry, and their products VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000) Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas Tobacco Cotton and cottonseed Vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes Fruits, tree nuts, and berries Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops Other crops and hay Poultry and eggs Cattle and calves Milk and other dairy products from cows Hogs and pigs Sheep, goats, and their products Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys Aquaculture Other animals and other animal products TOP CROP ITEMS (acres) Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop Wheat for grain, all Nursery stock Apples Oats for grain TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number) Pheasants Sheep and lambs Cattle and calves Quail Horses and ponies

203 67

101

4 - - 8

15

9 -

42

27 46

5 3

23 29

1 5

73 2 1

15 1

1 10 62

1 112

2,337 798

1,539

(D) - -

(D)

161 208

- 372

16 (D) (D)

2

(D) 306 (D)

2

3,503 (D) (D) 20 (D)

(D) (D)

1,866 (D)

879

Operator Characteristics

Item Quantity Primary occupation: Farming Other Days worked off farm: None Any Years on present farm: 2 years or less 3 to 4 years 5 to 9 years 10 years or more Age group: Under 45 years 45 to 64 years 65 years and over Average age of principal operator (years)

85

118

59 144

8 18 39

138

20 135

48

57.5

Economic Characteristics Item Quantity

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 $1,000 to $2,499 $2,500 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 or more Total farm production expenses ($1,000) Average per farm ($) Net cash farm income of operation ($1,000) Average per farm ($) Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption ($1,000) Total organic product sales ($1,000) Total income from farm-related sources, gross before taxes and expenses ($1,000)

90 18 29 28 29

4 3 2 -

4,367 21,514

-1,673 -8,241

58 120

216

See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, and methodology. (D) Cannot be disclosed. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown.

La Plata County – Colorado Farms with Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Operators Compared with All Farms

Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Operators All Farms

Number of Farm Operators 1 119 1,704

Number of Farms 92 1,076

Land in Farms 26,153 acres 570,189 acres

Average Size of Farm 284 acres 530 acres

Market Value of Products Sold $1,032,000 $19,791,000

Crop Sales $133,000 $7,850,000Livestock Sales $899,000 $11,941,000

Average Per Farm $11,217 $18,393

Government Payments $109,000 $1,045,000

Average Per Farm Receiving Payments $4,177 $6,654

See footnotes on reverse page.

Farms with Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Operators

La Plata County – Colorado Farms with Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Operators

Selected Highlights

Item Farms Quantity MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000) Total value of agricultural products sold Value of crops including nursery and greenhouse Value of livestock, poultry, and their products VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000) Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas Tobacco Cotton and cottonseed Vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes Fruits, tree nuts, and berries Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops Other crops and hay Poultry and eggs Cattle and calves Milk and other dairy products from cows Hogs and pigs Sheep, goats, and their products Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys Aquaculture Other animals and other animal products TOP CROP ITEMS (acres) Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop Wheat for grain, all Vegetables harvested for sale Beans, snap Apples TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number) Sheep and lambs Cattle and calves Horses and ponies Goats, all Layers

92 25 43

2 - - 3

4 - -

19

7 35

1 1

12

4 - 3

42 2 3 3 4

10 41 38

7 7

1,032 133 899

(D) - -

(D)

11 - -

82

4 (D) (D) (D)

(D) (D)

- 1

2,248 (D)

2 2 1

1,398 1,140

233 172 154

Operator Characteristics

Item Quantity Primary occupation: Farming Other Days worked off farm: None Any Years on present farm: 2 years or less 3 to 4 years 5 to 9 years 10 years or more Age group: Under 45 years 45 to 64 years 65 years and over Average age (years)

48 71

31 88

4 5

31 79

15 67 37

56.9

Economic Characteristics Item Quantity

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 $1,000 to $2,499 $2,500 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 or more Total farm production expenses ($1,000) Average per farm ($) Net cash farm income of operation ($1,000) Average per farm ($) Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption ($1,000) Total organic product sales ($1,000) Total income from farm-related sources, gross before taxes and expenses ($1,000)

38

8 12 18 14

- 1 1 -

1,242 13,495

-50

-546

44 -

51

See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, and methodology. (D) Cannot be disclosed. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.

La Plata County – Colorado Farms with American Indian or Alaska Native Operators Compared with All Farms

American Indian or Alaska Native Operators 2 All Farms

Number of Farm Operators 1 45 1,704

Number of Farms 43 1,076

Land in Farms (D) 570,189 acres

Average Size of Farm (D) 530 acres

Market Value of Products Sold $730,000 $19,791,000

Crop Sales $447,000 $7,850,000Livestock Sales $283,000 $11,941,000

Average Per Farm $16,967 $18,393

Government Payments $10,000 $1,045,000

Average Per Farm Receiving Payments $3,482 $6,654

See footnotes on reverse page.

Farms with American Indian or Alaska Native Operators

La Plata County – Colorado Farms with American Indian or Alaska Native Operators

Selected Highlights

Item Farms Quantity MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000) Total value of agricultural products sold Value of crops including nursery and greenhouse Value of livestock, poultry, and their products VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000) Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas Tobacco Cotton and cottonseed Vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes Fruits, tree nuts, and berries Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops Other crops and hay Poultry and eggs Cattle and calves Milk and other dairy products from cows Hogs and pigs Sheep, goats, and their products Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys Aquaculture Other animals and other animal products TOP CROP ITEMS (acres) Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop Wheat for grain, all Corn for grain Vegetables harvested for sale Sweet corn TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number) Cattle and calves Horses and ponies Sheep and lambs Layers Quail

43 13 20

4 - - 2

2 - - 9

3

12 - 1

6 3 - -

26 2 2 2 2

22 23

7 1 2

730 447 283

33 - -

(D)

(D) - -

387

3 243

- (D)

5

(D) - -

1,827 (D) (D) (D) (D)

976 224 141 (D) (D)

Operator Characteristics

Item Quantity Primary occupation: Farming Other Days worked off farm: None Any Years on present farm: 2 years or less 3 to 4 years 5 to 9 years 10 years or more Age group: Under 45 years 45 to 64 years 65 years and over Average age (years)

14 31

9 36

2 5

15 23

10 26

9

54.2

Economic Characteristics Item Quantity

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 $1,000 to $2,499 $2,500 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 or more Total farm production expenses ($1,000) Average per farm ($) Net cash farm income of operation ($1,000) Average per farm ($) Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption ($1,000) Total organic product sales ($1,000) Total income from farm-related sources, gross before taxes and expenses ($1,000)

18

5 2 3

12 - 2 1 -

912 21,220

-127

-2,952

- -

46

See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, and methodology. (D) Cannot be disclosed. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 2 Operators reporting selected race alone or in combination with other races.

La Plata County – Colorado Farms with Asian Operators Compared with All Farms

Data are not available at this geographic level for farms with Asian operators.

La Plata County – Colorado Farms with Black or African American Operators Compared with All Farms

Data are not available at this geographic level for farms with Black or African American operators.

La Plata County – Colorado Farms with Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Operators Compared with All Farms

Data are not available at this geographic level for farms with Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander operators.

La Plata County – Colorado Farms with White Operators Compared with All Farms

Data are not available at this geographic level for farms with White operators.