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AND
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Denver,
DEPARTMENT Denver,
COLORADO
State
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GOULDING,
1974
Information
LIVESTOCK
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Index
Livestock
Farm
Fruits, Varieties
Grain
Acreage
Potatoes Acreage
Colorado’s
Field Crop
Poultry
Egg
Bees, Slaughter
Dairy Milk
Milk Stocker
Sheep Cattle
Farm
Number
Number
Inventory
1975 Planting Consumption
Precipitation
Number
Farm
Index
Season
Farm Cash
Cash
Farm
Farm
Fruit Vegetables
Flowers Summary
1975
County
Value
Summary Crop
1975
Corn
Spring
Oats
Potatoes
Hay
Sugar Sorghum
Dry
Corn
Barley Winter
income,
production
disposition,
stocks Crops
production
production
vegetables
review products
-
production,
honey
farm
labor receipts season
product
on
income
production
of
crop
on
and
production, and
production
of
of beans
-
and
average
on
on
for
and
of -
acreage
for
prices
production,
feed,
summary
feed,
beets
crop
barley
rank
sales wheat
wheat
farms, income livestock
farms
farms
and
production review
-
silage
commodity
and
feeder
grain
for
harvesting
acreage, review
of
prices
by
placements,
production
and
in
wool
and
received and
and
wage
and
price
food
grain
prices
beeswax
and
expenses
disposition
commodities agriculture -
-
land
and
disposition
by
cattle
by
by
disposition
milk
livestock
value
production
flowers
production
disposition
by
products
production
and
rates
source
counties
specie production
-
value
in
prices
dates
months
irrigated
by
cows
inshipments
farms
income by
marketings
farmers,
and
numbers
and
countries
and
and
and
index
TABLE
and
and
and
value
and
and
by
class
value
miscellaneous
value,
population
stocks
1960-75
commodities
numbers
non-irrigated
value
by
of
and
OF
meat
states
cattle,
CONTENTS
other
animals
disappearance
information
hog
and
sheep
values
92
91 89
90
88
89
86
87
84
85
79
80
78 73
74 70
69
68
67
66
64
58
55
54
53
52
51
50
49
46
48 45
43
40
42
39 34
37 33
32
31
30
28
25
22
19
16
10
13
6
4
5
3
2 2
1,632
1,508
All
2,975
1,527
1,748
8,076
cwl,
30
43
53
1,000
97
17,600
11.818
48,300
22.779 pigs
10.485
26.840
75,090
20,740
hogs
145 780
300
138
315,647 290
potatoes
1.400
1,650
2,”OO
3,200
3,900
5,600
49.602
7
4 12,600
4 4 6 All
4
19
17 and
13 15 20
13 13
11 12
10
10
Rank
1976
1,
354
All
hay 1,838
1.670
tons
2,391
2.398 5,245
3.730
5,114
5.025
6,643
5.683 4,409
3,290
1,000
2.793
7,642 4,743
4.441
132,917
1975
13 22
66
23
10 75
38
65
25
33
1975
165
188
100
182
110
teed 400 .
. 2,930
.
Sheep
438 354
422 January
813
667 on .
.
lbs.
1,050
lbs.
tons
1.837
2,142
1,776
1,755 .
1,000 2,660 2.939
8.476
beets
Sugar
29,270
States,
Bushels
Mu.
Mit. Tons
Bushels TonS
Number
Bushels Bushels Tons
Tons
Cml. Cml.
Number Cml. Tons
Pounds Cwt. Tons
Number
Cwt.
Number
Tons Cwt.
states, States,
. 63
.
465
683
176
531 152
.
cwf
1,183
1,888
Dry
1,804
1,000 2,580
2,606 4,500
17,196
United
beans
79
among
590
163
686
168
230 590
195 180 635
385
920
470
lambs
head
sheep
1.265
2,600
1.052
13,346
United
and
All
and
f.000
16.7
rank
110.0
6,000
504
396
17,750
36.000 and
.
2,380
bu 7.638
8,100
1,260 8,850
2.790
1,056
160.000
1.925
155,000
925.000
920,000
400.000 .
968,000
1,000
21,200
75.620
14,045
50,700
60,420
37.750
1,863,000
2,793,000
3,250.000
1,643,000 7,540,000 382,980
4,464.000
1,804.000
8,365,000
2,660,000
Barley
10.485,000 49.290,000
14,045,000 50.400.000 states ‘
,
states 80
.
185
365
286
260
285
925 630
956
510 feed
.
935
730
1,882
1,390
1,340
1,530
Colorado’s
Cattle
12,296
1.440
1,650
bu. 3,264
6,800
6,732
on
2,075
grain
1,000
39,610
27,686 49,290
Corn
113.300
152,800 170.100
137,760 503,200
Selected
for
5,776.991
Selected
6,250
bu.
5.712
3,137
7,410
1,000
52.170
927
98,240
38,760 48,510
36,080
61,132 50,400
wheat
134,260
131,100
160,800
agriculture: Winter calves
105,000
cattle
350.900
1,580
1,650
6,400 4.500
6,550
1.280 2,225 7,500
6.600 3,150
6,450
3,400
3,250
5,000
1,651,209
15,600
127,976
All
in [
item
production:
and
numbers:
Rank
Crop
livestock
or
1976.
1975
1,
pickles
market) Livestock
1,
Crop
State
for
States
lambs’
calves’
Stute
States
grain
feed’
&
teed’
(fresh
Dakota
January
wheat
Dakota
hay
Mesuco
on
beets
on
York
grain
silage
potatoes
United
of
beans
United
hay
cattte&
sheep
‘December
Utah
Wyoming
Tesas
Oklahoma South
New
Montana Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa Kansas
Indiana
Illinois
Calitornia Colorado
Arizona
Wyoming
Washington
As New Teaas Utah
Oklahoma Oregon
North
Nebraska
Missouri Montana
Maine
Kansas
Michigan
Colorado Idaho
California
Peaches
Corn
Alfalfa
All
Sorgtiumsilage
Apples
Sorghum Irish All
Pears Barley Winter
Cucumbers
Dry Corn
Spinach Onions Cantaloups
Cattle
Lettuce
Sheep Wool
All
Sugar 2
Jproducts
1973
1975 1971 1970
1974 1969
1972 1968
1965
1964 year
1967 1966 1963 1962
1961 1960 Colorado.
year
tributed.
marked
levels and
of year.
1972. percent divided
By average
back Colorado
dexes
determine
has Indexes
CROP
Year
The
The
livestock
Production using V V V V V V
V
been mules, V V
V V V regardless V
V V
V than
to
The
for
index
index
prepared
farm
ductions
AND
effect
by
(or
provide
1960.
price
127
128 127
121 a
104
124 122 100
114
All
96
87
86 87
88 90 used
87 the production
1973
Food
reduced
constant
pro- the
Crop
the
index)
in
and
of
of
LIVESTOCK
livestock
indexes
on relation
to
comparable
For
for
level
production
crop
grains
of
through
livestock
a
by
All
and
obtain
the
eventual
129
127
132 125
119 116
100
100
109
reflect
several means
91
83 83 number each
82
Inst.
69
76 73
per-unit
the
Livestock
production
of
over-all
indexes
livestock
to
and
are
index.
over-all
U.S.D.A.
a
1975;
year
1967.
animals
the
products to
value.
years.
used
Meat
INDEXES
feed
disposition
131 128 of
120 130
136
119 100
110 100
1967
of
and
value
81
90
81
79
72 69
64
combine
actual
crop
have
livestock
fed
the
however,
livestock
This
production:
grains
to
production
value
measures
These
The
The
products
cattle
for
production
measure
index.
been
Dairy
which
changes
108 index
108 106
110 111 103
107
105 103
100 100 100
101
97 each
98
97
year
production
index
products
to
are
or
(1967
and
values
marketed
shifted
cutbacks
obtain
This use.
were
the
has
commodity
1967
Poultry
&
the
year-to-year
on
livestock
in
eggs
161 137 Index
127 123
109 100
105 in
=
97 92
83 79
73 81 This
76
81 72 of
primary
index
shown
are
gross
relation
the
produced
production
to
is
the
100)
each
of
was
used
a
in
crops
totaled
index
new
numbers,
126
128 121
125 123 130 individual
100 percent
122
110
104 104
115 All
115
1967
has
92 93
95
volume hog
products
a
throughout
components
commodity
the
as to
steady
base
shown
changes
grains
includes
Feed
base
during
155
145
131 135
144 143 and
102
100
121
primary
the
by
a
85
67
68 80
83 96
95
of
each
base
of
has
groups
the
Colorado,
crop
base
sheep
from
102
114 105
107 114 increase
106
100
116
103
104
111
107
measures
Hay
more
96 crops
96
96
99
the
commodities year
the
all been in
Jlage
year
cause
is
and
of
period
the
the
year,
crops
Hay
Crops
multiplied
series,
and
variation
marketings
110 105
120 106
127 the
118
117 106
100 100
105
produced
is
91
91
94 94
91
computed
livestock
1957-59
or
gross
&
from
of
1960-75
of
series
the
sub-groups,
{
excluding
of
in
period
the
grains
the
Food
142 188
145 changes
169
165
105 100
169 118
124
103
159
187
many
62 importance
56 73
gross
1960
output
from base
from
lower
by
and
base
during
items.
also
tables
Vege.
for
of
111
109
107
103
111
103 through
106
100 105
134
107
its
127 148
U.S.
137
138
volume
95
year
period.
year
horses
have
and
years.
in
which
index
years
con 1967
then
The
this
the
Fruit
in
393
336
211 445
289 to
428 381
430
407
225 497
100 234 to
553
in
251
to
80 a 3 Total production of all crops grown in Colorado during 1975 was slightly higher than a year earlier. The index of all crop production for 1975 at 126 percent of the 1967 base was 1 point above a year earlier. All sub-indexes were above a year earlier except for food grains and potatoes. The food grain production index was down 46 points from a year earlier as a result of the sharp drop in wheat production. The 1975 index of feed grain production was 11 points higher than in 1974. Larger outputs for barley, sorghum, and oats were only partially offset by a smaller grain corn crop. Hay production was higher than a year earlier which more than offset the smaller output of silage. The hay and silage index was 5 points above 1974. Increased output of all fresh vegetables was nearly offset by smaller total output of processing vegetables. The index of fruit production was nearly double that of a year earlier as each fruit crop had a large production. Seeding of the 1975 crops of winter wheat and winter barley was delayed by dry soil con ditions. Grower hesitation to dust in” the crop was apparent until late September when tim ing became critical and many growers were forced to plant Unlike a year earlier no signifi cant moisture was received after planting. Stands were thin and spotty throughout most of the major wheat producing area. Plant growth was limited and the crop entered dormancy in only fair to good condition. With little or no snowcover for most of the winter, the crop was extremely vulnerable to late winter and early spring winds. Spring moisture was very limited and many fields were blown out during March and April. Plant development was extremely slow from mid-April through the first three weeks of May. A general rain on May 28 and 29 saved the crop from complete destruction. Harvest began during the last week of June and progressed under mostly favorable weather conditions but continued about a week longer than usual.
Early seedings of spring grains were hampered by cool temperatures but later plantings were completed at the normal pace. Emergence of spring grains was slow but improved quickly following the late May rain. Harvest began in mid-August and was slowed by rain showers early but progressed to completion under favorable conditions. Planting of most row crops began on time and progressed at a normal pace. Sorghum planting began later than normal because of cool and dry soils. Final seedings were not completed until the last of June. Seed germination and plant growth for both corn and sorghum were slowed by cool temperatures. Irrigation was necessary to promote seed ger mination. Conditions were mostly favorable during the growing season although neither corn nor sorghum recovered fully from the late start. Some of the late planted sorghum acreage did not reach full maturity before the first killing frost. Harvest of row crops began at the normal time and progressed rapidly under mostly warm and dry weather. Harvest was virtually completed for all crops by mid-November. Colorado’s 1975 dry bean crop was the largest since 1971 and was 18 percent above the 1974 crop. Planting was delayed by intermittent rains in the northeast but progressed favorably in the southwest. The growing season was generally favorable for development of the crop. Harvest began in late August but progressed slower than normal because of oc casional rain showers. Some uncombined beans in the northeast were frosted in late September causing some bursting pods in the windrow. Early spring growth of alfalfa hay was delayed by cool, dry weather which limited the total output. Production of other hay was enhanced by an unusually good native mountain hay crop. The growing season in the mountains began late but the first fall freeze was later than normal which allowed ample growing time. The San Luis Valley potato crop was harvested from fewer acres than a year earlier but per acre yields averaged higher. Overall production was down 3 percent from 1974. Harvest was accomplished under near ideal weather conditions and was virtually complete by Oc tober 20.
As in 1974, the 1975 season ended on a very dry note in most of the State’s major cropland areas. Seeding of fall grains began on time in spite of the dry weather as growers took advantage of what limited soil moisture was available to obtain seed germination. Later plantings were virtually “dusted in”. Germination was poor and the short plant growth made the crop extremely vulnerable to wind erosion. With no significant winter moisture, dryland 250,00020,000735.000530.000248,000160,000
5 Field crops: Acreage, production, and value, Colorado, 1974-75
Crop Acreage Acreage Yield Total Unit Value Total planted harvested per acre production per unit value 1974
Acres Acres Dollars Dollars Allwheat 2.834,000 2,652,000 25.5 67,725,000 Ba 3.81 258,033,000 Winter wheat 2,800,000 2,630,000 25.5 67,065,000 Bu 381 255,518.000 Spring wheat 34,000 22.000 30.0 660,000 Ru 381 2,515,000
Corn, all purposes 750,000 735.000 V V V ,• Corn for grain ..... 490,000 101.0 49,490,000 Ru 3.02 149,460.000 Corn for silage 237,000 19.0 4,503,000 Tons 18.50 83,306,000 Cornforforage ..... 8,000 ‘‘‘ ...... V V Barley 252,000 200,000 50.0 10.000,000 Bu. 2.79 27.900.000 Sorghum, all purposes 448,000 405,000 V.... Sorghum for grain 29.0 7,250,000 Bu. 2.82 20,445.000 Sorghum for silage 8.0 160.000 Tons 17.00 4,624,000
Sorghum for forage ..... 135,000 V V Dry beans’ 185,000 180,000 ‘850 1,530,000 CWI. 28.00 42,840,000 Sugar beets 128.600 125,700 18.0 2,261,000 Tons 5030 113,728,000 Oafs 115,000 31,000 46.0 1,426.000 Ru. 1.90 2,709,000 All hay ..... 1,385,000 1.89 2,618,000 Tons ‘52.00 136.136,000 Alfalfa hay 2.50 1,838,000 Tons ‘52.00 95,576,000 All other hay ..... 650,000 1.20 780,000 Tons ‘52.00 40,560,000 Potatoes 41,200 40.600 262 10,655,000 Cwt. 2.51 26,744,000 Rye 35.000 6,000 19.0 114.000 Ru. 2.46 280,000 Millet for grain 94.000 44,000 7.0 308,000 Cwt. 6.05 1,863.000 Total field crops ..... ‘5.786,000 868.068.000’
1975
Acres Acres Dollars Dollars Allwheat 2,773,000 2,260.000 22.5 50.950,000 Bu. 3.25 165,588.000 Winter wheat 2,750,000 2,240.000 22.5 50,400,000 Bu. 3.25 163.800,000 Spring wheat 23.000 20,000 27.5 550,000 Ru. 325 1,788,000 Corn, all purposes 800.000 786.000 Corn for grain 93.0 49,290,000 Ru 2.70 133.083.000 Corn for silage 18.0 4,464,000 Tons 19.50 87,048.000 Corntorforage 8,000 Barley 280,000 265,000 53.0 14.045,000 Ba. 2.85 40,028.000 Sorghum, all purposes 510,000 470,000 Sorghum tor grain 290.000 26 0 7,540,000 Bu. 2.38 17,945.000 Sorghum for silage 20,000 8.0 160,000 Tons Sorghum for forage Dry beans’ 210,000 205,000 ‘880 1804,000 Cwt. 18.60 33,554.000 Sugar beets 163,000 155.000 17.2 2,660,000 Tons Oats 120,000 48,000 47.0 2,256,000 Ru. 1.85 4,174,000 All hay 1,460.000 1.91 2,793,000 Tons ‘54,00 150,822,000 Alfalfa hay 745.000 2.50 1,863.000 Tons ‘55.00 102.465.000 Allother hay 715,000 1.30 930,000 Tons ‘52.00 48,357.000 Potatoes 40.400 39.700 264 10,485,000 Cml 3.97 41.625.000 Rye 21,000 4.000 22.0 88,000 Ru 230 202,000 Millet for grain 150,000 105,000 10.0 1,050,000 Cwt. 4 40 4,620,000 Total field crops ‘5.717,000
‘Production, price and value on clean basis ‘Pounds. ‘Price of hay sold baled. ‘Escludes minor crops and double-cropped acreage Total excluding sorghum silage and sugar beets’ 1974. $749,716,000: 1975, $678,689,000 ‘Dincontinued. ‘Not available.
99,100
30.000
175.500
grain 100,800 126.600
73.200
124,700
397.800
519.200
258.900
358,500
109,400
545,900
1.024.000
Sorghum
4.182.000
1.690.400
20.445.000
1,620,000
t,798,000 7,211,000 .
. .000 . . .
.
38.500
92,700
90,300
42.400 78.500
.
14.700 43.000
40.000
70.300 52.200
.
62.000 150,300
74,300
74.700
78,500 56,600 165,000
207.900
69,600
113.400 154.300
. 517.000
217.500
520.000 238.400
.
965.000
197,900
908.000
543,800
4.042,000
4,981
1.447.000
Barley
2,141.000
______27.900,000
1974
95.400
26,600
77,000
534.800
974,700
114,000
758.200
sg[
668,800
351,000
577,600
199.500
121.600
360.000
904.200
355,300
918.100
649,500
171.000 668:800
549,100
2.635,000
3,243,000
1.126.000
1,881,000
1.454,000
4.412,000
Colorado, 1.198.900
8.455.000 6.434,000
4.638.000
83,306.000
34,318,000
1.938,000
1,338,000 1,160,900
for
I
Dollars counties.
. counties,
.
grain
44,200 69,000
.
82,800
Corn
360,400
115,900
223,300
479,400
3.005,000
1,076,000
2,442,000
2.687,000
for
by
1,200,000
1,309,000 35,003,000
22.833.000
1.160,000
1,419,000
15,189,000
2,120,000 9.043,000
149,460.000
17.865,000
appropriate
5,000
for
98,000
67,500
31,900
40,300
25,800
96,300
48,400
31.500
127.900
95,000 142.500
41,000 104,000
179.100
296,400
22,600
287,700
402,700
115,000
147,400
wheat
2.51
114,000
Spring
production,
crops”
of
“All
in
8,000
95,000
63,800
42,000
286,500
199,900
33.800
566,800
413,700
513,000
467,200
206,700
Value 701,500
644,100
293,400
387,000
472,800
414.200
250000
706,600
8,718,000
2.229,000
1,078.000
5.259,000
2,313,000
1,381,000
wheat
16.117,000
1.635.000
16.424,000
Winter 4.593,000
36,471,000
1.647,000
14,732,000
4,070,000
12.464.000 17,053,000
26,917.000
23,599,000
255,51
15:201,000
14.093,000
13,329,000
included
is
Crops:
total
production
of
County
counties’
State
Creek
Juan Miguel
Blanco
Grande
tee Animas
Carson
Plals
Paso
‘Value
Yuma
Other
Teller
Washington Weld
Rio San Summit
Saguache San Sedgwick
Prowers Routt
Pitkin Pueblo Rio
Park Phillips
Montrose Morgan Ouray
Montezuma
Motfat Otero
Mineral
Larimer Logan Mesa
La Las Lincoln
Lake
Kiowa Kit
Hinsdale Huerfano
Jefferson
El Grand Jackson
Gilpin Gunnison
Eagle Elbert Fremont
Douglas
Dolores Garfield
Delta
Denver
Custer
Conejos Costilla
Boulder
Bent Cheyenne Clear Crowley
Baca Chat
Archuleta
Alamosa Arapahoe
Adams
185,400 59,000 179,600 9,752,000 2,385,000 9,779.000 2,538,000 1,908,000 4,928,000 2,426.000 2.770.000 1.141.000 394.200 2,681.000 30.200.77.70059.90013,000429,000173,800144,2008,4005,10032,40039,400
7 Crops: Value of production, by counties, Colorado, 1974 (continued)
County Dry Sugar Oats All hay Potatoes Other All crops beans beets crops Dollars
Adams 210,000 1,333.000 36,500 2,359,500 2,943,900 24,345,700 Alamosa 2.593,000 2,892,000 1,730,100 10,031,900 Arapahoe 718,100 ..... 389,500 5,783,900 Archuleta 653,800 ,.... 25,000 755,800 Bacs 368,400 899,600 ..... 26,900 32,878.000 Bent 216,900 42,200 2,639,400 440.600 7,896,700 Boulder 705600 2,390,000 107.300 2,219,000 950,700 11,366,800 Chaffee 652,700 663,900 Cheyenne 44,800 1,019.000 593,200 . . . - 19,289.300 Clear Creek Conelos 5,046,000 1,432.000 157,000 9,594,500 Coutilla 34,200 937.000 1,012,000 1,540.700 4,724,900 Crowley 377,000 252,300 2,960,000 185,600 7.639,900 Custer 1,007,000 . . . - 1,049,500 Delta 783,000 1,562,000 128,300 3,743,000 4,894,600 14.434,900 Denver Dolores 2,523,000 160,600 : : : : : 8,200 4,385,900 Douglas 1,073,600 ..,,, 1,000 1,690,200 Eagle 1,689,000 300 1,732,900 Elbert 48,600 2,727.000 34,000 8,008.400
El Paso 170,100 7,700 2,696.400 178,000 4,700,700 Fremont 593,700 366,500 1,201,700 Garfield 94,300 4,687,500 159,400 5,643,500 Gilpin
Grand 3,114,600 . .. . - 36,000 3,183,400
Gunnison 2,295,000 - . . 2,379,800 Hinsciale 33,000 33,000 Huerfano 10,500 1,393.000 10,700 1,835,400 Jackson 3,352,400 3,360,400 Jefferson 829.500 295,800 1,627,900
Kiowa ...,.,,...... - 830.000 1,900 27.092,300 Kit Carson 3,031,000 13.631,000 9,500 2,312,800 14,500 68,861,000
. Lake . . . 45,900 . . 45,900
La Plata 568,400 . . . . 54,600 3.351,000 31,900 5,064,100 Larimer 2,022.000 6.148,000 127.800 6.527,000 988.500 30,627.400 Las Animas 25,700 966,200 59,400 2.040.000 Lincoln 110,400 1.182,500 2,400 14,799,000
Logan ‘ 1.940,400 9,138.000 156,100 4,668.000 126,100 49.570,800 Mesa 139,200 3.270,000 90,900 3,367,500 3.159,800 14.619,500 Mineral . . . . 135.000 10.000 145.000 Moffat 34.300 2,370.400 4,800 5,265.600 Montezuma ‘ 3,468,000 . 16.000 2.475,600 397,300 7.857.700 Montrose 1,839.000 2,830,000 114,000 3.202,600 1.323,000 14,089,600 Morgan 3,450.000 9,620,000 112,700 3.267,000 2,160,000 206,500 44,532.600 Otero 390,000 1.741.000 . 4,745,500 2,445.300 14,861,400
Ouray . . . 16,600 922,100 .,,, 1,400 1.077,400 Park . . . 1,018,000 . . - 1.018,000 Phillips 2,901,000 4.268.000 27,700 1,060.500 41,500 33,126,900
Pitkin . . . 645.000 685.400 Prowers 1.174,000 19,500 7,413,000 637,000 26.794,900 Pueblo 1.365,000 190,400 41,000 2,140.600 1,304,000 8.572,200 Rio Blanco 1.872,400 2.800 2,913,200
Rio Grande . . . 100.900 2,399,000 12.399,000 1,374.100 21,699,400 Roult 3.723,000 700 6,528,600 Saguache 2,267,000 3.564,000 2,887,700 11,518,500 San Juan San Miguel 452,400 23,000 516 300 1 273 100 Sedgwick 3,287,000 2,107,000 52.600 1,161.500 88,300 23,707,400 Summit 260,000 200 260.200 Teller 209.600 . . 209.600 Washington 675.100 1,673.000 37,400 1.868,900 35,400 45,059,100 Weld 10,057,000 41,965,000 509,600 14,272,000 2,856,000 4,445,700 151.991,400 Yuma 2,282.000 8,618,000 32,600 3,273,500 35,300 69,156,900 Other countie& 74,400 . .
State total 42,840,000 113,728,000 2.709,000 136,136,000 26.744,000 34,002,000 895,303,000
Does not include Government payments under the Sugar Act. lncludes rye, fruits and vegetables. uValue of production is included in “All crops” for appropriate counties. 3.886,400.2,256,6002,021,000157,1003,142,0005.800,600674.6002.614.5501,131.5001.758.7006644.1005,7002.285,2001.446,8001,104.75014,532,4007.162.6501,245.0001.971,00024,169,9003.972,9005,478,650 ______
8 Crops: Value of production, by counties, Colorado, 1975 (Preliminary)
Winter Corn Sorghum Other County wheat grain and Barley . grain crops All crops silage Dollars
Adams 12,017,000 2,599,200 1,474,000 7.895,450 24.033,650 Alamosa 10,027,300 13,943,600 Arapahoe 4,831,000 408,000 889,900 1,282.100 7,419,000 Archulela 871,500 951,600 Baca 5,491,000 9,853000 62,100 7.159,000 1,190,300 23,755,400 Bent 655,100 668,000 173,000 1.593,000 3.698,800 6.787.900 Boulder 537,600 3.168,000 916,000 10,422,200 Chaffee 674,600 Cheyenne 4,505,000 1.805,000 53,800 267.500 658,800 7,290.100 Clear Creek 616.000 616,000
Conejos . . 3,135,000 9,188,800 12,351,100 Costilla 4.311.100 6,582,900 Crowley 384,300 1,252,200 458,900 4,321.800 6,413,500 Custer 31,500 1,046,700 1.078,200 Delta 1,187,500 84,700 14,677,800 18,040,000 Denver Dolores 1.751.000 . .. , . 4,402,350 Douglas 975.000 146,200 2,370,200 Eagle 1.758,700 Elbert 3,608,000 435,400 380,000 21,000 2.979.400 7,423.800
El Paso 311,000 761,800 . 15,000 3,044,450 4,144,350 Fremont 1,041.800 1.215.200 Gartield 55,300 384,000 7,126,300 Gilpin 5,700 Grand 3.102,600 3,124.700 Gunnison 2,314.600 Hinsdale 43.000 43,000
Huerfano 180,800 . .. 1,658,700 Jackson 3,282.000 3,289.400 Jefferson 351,400 136,400 206,900 1.799,450 K,owa 8,635,000 980,400 656.800 866,700 11.138.900 Kit Carson 12,862.000 16,436,000 266,700 748,800 11,675.300 41,988.800 Lake 45,000 45,000 LaPlata 703.300 423,200 45.000 5.082.050 6.253,550 Larirnrer 1,714.000 11,513.600 2.647.000 30,407,000
Las Animas 243,800 129,600 50,800 110,600 1.126,500 1,661.300 Lincoln 8.295,000 1.066,500 122,900 108.100 1,347,700 10,940,200 Logan 13.243,000 16.737.000 206.000 179.100 13,412,150 43.777.250 Mesa 192,800 3.804,000 1.162,000 85.200 10,904,150 16,148,150 Mineral 177,000 177,000 Moffat 2.158.000 224.300 2.601.200 4.983,500 Montezuma 1,499.000 202.000 279.000 9,142,650 Montrose 332.900 2,277,000 1,910.000 9.862.500 14.414.100 Morgan 3,750.000 15.791.000 1,305,000 238,000 16,687,950 37.771,950 Otero 804,400 3.934.000 69,900 247,000 9,093,700 14.149,000 Ouray 1,385,200 Park 996.300 996,300 Phillips 8,470.000 9,417,200 148.100 174,800 6,145.200 24.355,300 Pitkin 674.400 674,400 Prowers 4,779,000 3.173000 198600 3.705,000 9.752,800 21,608.400 Pueblo 381,800 2,927,000 52.300 584.500 5,533,200 9.478,800 Rio Blanco 673,100 402,600 3,095.700 Rio Graede . . . 5,170.000 29.397,100 Roult 2.407.000 676.100 7.056,000 Saguache 11.648.300 14,817.700 San Juan San Miguel 162,600 1.041.800 1.293,800 Sedgwick 9,283,000 8.309,000 213,100 23.308,850 Summit 255,900 255.900 Teller 205,400 205,400 Washington 24,058.000 3.081.900 840,400 241,400 4,080.200 32,301,900 Weld 13.501.000 60,763,000 5.910,000 161,200 62,034.500 142,369,700 Vuma 9.736,000 35,001.000 76,900 983,700 10,568.400 56,366,000 Other counties 250,300 515,500 141.900 121,700 —- - . -
State total 163.800,000 220.131,000 40,028.000 17,945.000 351,097,000 793,001.000
‘Includes spring wheat, dry beans, rye, hay. potatoes, oals, truits. vegetables and sugar beets. rValue 01 production is included in “All crops” for appropriate counties. .
Crops: Value of production, by districts, Colorado, 1974-75
Value Value of Value Value of District oer unit production oer unit production 1974 1975’ 1974 1975’ 1974 1975’ 1974 1975’
Alt wheat Winter wheat
Do!. perbu. 1,000 do!. 1,000 dot. Northwest and mountain 3.94 3.30 5,888 5,544 3.95 3.30 5.t9t 5,297 Northeast 370 3.25 50,168 42,554 370 3.25 49,835 42,380 East central 3.85 325 168,612 98,608 3.85 3.25 168,380 98,303 Southwest 3.81 3.20 5,111 5,392 3.80 3.20 4,404 4,797 San Luis Valley 380 3.25 692 475 3.80 3.26 190 75 Southeast 3.75 325 27.562 13,015 3.75 3.25 27,518 12,948
State total 3.81 3.25 258,033 165,588 3.81 3.25 255,518 163.800
Spring wheat Corn for grain
Do! perbu. 1.000 do!. Do!. per bu. 1,000 do? Northwest and mountain 3.85 3.40 697 247 Northeast 3.70 3.23 333 174 3.02 2.70 56.867 56,843 East central 3.75 3 25 232 305 3.00 2.67 69,906 57.260 Southwest 3.85 3 20 707 595 3.20 2.95 4.845 4,460
San Luis Valley 3.80 3.25 502 400 ...... Southeast 3.70 325 44 67 3.05 2.75 17,842 14.520
State total 3.81 3.25 2.515 1.788 3.02 2.70 149.460 133.083 itage Barley Do!. perton 1,000 do!. Doiperbu. 1,000 do!. Northwest and mountain 18.00 17.50 t35 49 225 2.39 7t5 1,303 Northeast 18 38 19.68 58.877 59.575 2 75 2.33 8.007 11.404 East central 1900 19.40 13.167 14.841 227 269 1.319 4,411 Southwest 18.00 18.00 4.608 4,896 293 2.96 3.282 4.697 San Luis Valley 1800 19.52 135 82 2.91 288 13.999 17.590 Southeast 19.00 1940 6.384 7.605 223 269 578 623
State total 18.50 19.50 83.306 87,048 2.79 2.85 27.900 40.028 um grain Dry beans Do! per bu. 1.000 do!. Do!. per Owl 1,000 do!. Northwest and mountain
Northeast 2.79 2.55 ‘ 285 603 28.00 18.50 21,462 16,733 East central 2.80 2.40 4,306 3,282 2750 18.25 9.473 6.187 Southwest 2.75 2.40 96 202 2900 19.20 9.773 8,717 San Luis Valley Southeast 2.83 2.37 15.758 13,858 2600 18.00 2.132 1,917
Statetotal ...... 282 2.38 20.445 17.945 28.00 18.60 42.840 33,554
Sugar beets’ Oats
00/ per ton 1,000 do!. Do!. per bu. 1000 doL Northwest and mountain 220 185 216 686 Northeast 51 67 71,568 1.80 1.80 1,069 1,539 East central 48.50 . . 30.555 1 75 1.77 199 438 Southwest 4880 7.662 2.15 1.95 546 784
San Luis Valley . . . 1 90 2.00 5t3 530 Southeast 44.30 3,943 1.70 1.70 166 197
State total 50.30 113.728 . . . . 1.90 1.85 2,709 4,174
Hay Potatoes
Dot. per ton 1,000 do!. Do!. per cwt. 1,000 dot. Northwest and
mountain 49.20 51.00 21.248 20,808 ...... Northeast 5000 52.00 32.944 35,464 300 385 5.076 7.910
East central . . . . . 5430 56.00 20.696 21,392 . . . . ‘ Southwest 53.60 56.00 23,113 30,128 3.00 3.85 t98 310 San Luis Valley 5t 90 53.50 13,377 17.494 2.41 4.00 21.299 33.143 Southeast 54.20 56.00 24.758 25.536 300 3.85 t71 262
State total S2.00 54.00 136,136 150,822 251 3.97 26.744 41,625 . , . 73,500 9,000 52.600 25,000 53.700 11,200 79,300 16,800 66,600 106,100 143.400 564,200 135,000 128.000 189.600 276,300 Bu. 163.100 585.600 tion 378,300 103,200 121,200 109,000 duc 440.800 186.000 433,300 9.597,600 4,241,200 4,439,000 2.356,200 1.421,300 2,475,000 3.729,600 3,323,800 4,608,900 5,899,800 6.991.500 67.065,000 1.198.100 1,071,000 3.897,800 3,809,000 3,554.400 1 25.5 19.5 22.3 36.8 31,9 31 12.8 302 19.8 20.1 12.9 25.2 50.0 296 30.1 19.2 674 54.0 13.5 15.5 28.6 23.2 28.0 143 27.5 413 25.6 27.1 133 12.0 per 22.4 22.4 15.2 17.0 18.0 Bu 22.2 17.0 24.2 acre 25.1 20.6 22.8
243 YieldT Total 19741 . . . 500 500 500 . 2.000 2,700 1.900 8,300 5,700 1,300 2.500 1,400 7,200 3.100 9.100 6,400 3,000 7,400 78.000 28,000 14.000 13.500 21.500 10.500 48,000 30.500 53.500 29.000 19,000 133,000 63,000 199,000 har- 125.000 309.000 124.000 161.000 143.000 254,000 218,000 161.000 185,000 Acres vested 2.630.000 Acreage . . . . . , , Colorado, . . . . 2.000 6,500 . 7.200 16,600 9,000 32,200 76,000 Bu 16,800 99.400 75,000 41.800 140,000 tion 554,000 176.800 266,300 127.400 Pro- 572,000 duc- 317.200 117,000 109.000 410,200 148.800 226,800 4,150,000 9.495,000 2.313.000 4.303.000 1,254.000 3.696,000 2,025,000 4,563.000 3.245.000 5.862,000 6.802,000 counties” 1,153,000 63.665.000 1,071,000 3,818.000 3.451,000 3,116,000 0 25.0 20.8 14.0 22.0 31.7 31 30.0 10.0 18.0 20.0 25.0 12.5 30.0 28.0 19.0 13.0 13.0 20.0 13.0 23.0 285 26.0 27.0 27.0 14.0 25.0 per 13.0 18.0 12.0 Bu 14.4 17.0 19.0 18.0 22.0 17.3 “Other 17.0 24.0 24.0 19.0 acre 240 counties, Yield in Non-irrigated by 800 100 500 400 500 2.300 7,600 5.600 9,800 3,000 1.400 7,100 9,000 har- 6,400 77.100 2,200 27,700 6,200 21.300 44,800 12,200 13,600 30,100 131,100 195,600 52.400 Acres 28,400 306.300 vested 13,100 112.500 123.200 63,000 160,100 141.100 217.100 244.500 2.545,000 Acreage included 159,100 164,000 143.800 . . 3.400 , 4,300 3.800 91,200 56,900 4.200 4.000 20,400 10,200 43.200 25,000 Bu, 30,100 tion 10,000 33.600 13,600 12,800 Pro- 78,800 45,900 47.200 61.100 duc- 37.800 35.700 102,800 136,000 45,100 30,600 24.800 production, 79,800 37,200 450,000 126,000 167,300 135.000 389.500 206,500 100 3.400,000 693,000 harvested and acres 40.0 47.4 40.0 48.0 38.0 48.0 51.0 Bu per 34.0 50.0 430 34.0 42.0 36.0 54.0 52.3 50.0 70.0 51.0 34.0 59.0 32.0 41.5 acre 42.0 41.0 51.0 470 43.0 38.0 Yield 41.0 42.0 51.0 .40.0 31.0 33.0 42.0 470 35.0 31.0 Irrigated 500 100 400 900 500 300 700 800 200 that 900 100 400 800 400 100 100 700 100 900 800 600 1,200 1.900 2,700 3,400 Acreage 1,800 2,500
har- i,goo 3.200 1.300 9,500 85.000 1.100 1,900 1,200 2200 5,900 12,500 Acres vested 21,000 Acreage less 500 600 600 2.400 2,800 6.000 2,700 2,000 1.400 with 1.500 7,300 3,800 9,700 6,800 5.300 12,000 81,500 31,500 7,700 50,500 16.500 23,500 11,000 14,500 33,500 136.000 wheat: 57,500 29.900 206,000 315.000 126,000 132,000 21,000 76,000 166.000 150,000 262,000 227,000 169,000 222,000 2,800,000 ‘iöoo Acres , planted Acreage counties ,,.. Winter for total State Creek County Miguel Juan Grande Blanco Carson Plata Paso ‘Estimates Othercounties Washington Yuma Weid Routt Sedgwick Summit Teller San San Prowers Saguache Pueblo Rio Rio Pitkin Park Phillips Morgan Olero Montezuma Montrose Ouray Lincoln Logan Moffal Lake Mesa Mineral LasAnimas La Larimer Kiowa Kit El Hinsdale Huerfano Gunnison Fremont Jackson Jefterson Elbert Dolores Douglas Eagle Garfield Gilpin Grand Delta Denver Clear Custer Bent Boulder Conejos Costilla Crowley Arapahoo Archuleta Baca Cheyenne Chatfee Alamosa Adams ‘Yield Washingon Other Teller ‘Preliminary. Yams Weld Summit Saguache Sedgwick San San Routt Rio Rio Ouray Pueblo Prowers Morgan Pitkin Phillips Park Montrose Montezuma Ofero Mesa Logan Lincoln Las Moftat Mineral Jetterson Jackson Kit Hinsdale Gunnison Kiowa Grand Gilpin Larimer La Lake Huertano Gartield El Elbert Eagle Custer Fremont Crowley Costilla Denver Delta Clear Cheyenne Archuleta Douglas Chat Adams Dolores Baca Boulder Arapahoe Alamosa Conejos Bent Paso Plata Carson Grande Blanco Animas Juan Miguel State tee counties Creek per total acre County Estimates Winter by counties br wheat: counties derived 2.750,000 Acreage 336,000 200.000 126,000 135,000 120,000 260,000 210,000 168,000 145,000 200,000 139,000 151,000 Acreage Acres 81,000 28,500 30,000 planted 35,300 58,000 brom 13,000 27,000 64,000 17,000 30,000 with 22,000 73,000 10,000 13,000 2.600 2,500 .,,.. 6.900 6,000 ...... 1,600 2,000 3,800 9,000 5,600 9,000 1,000 7,200 1,000 . . less irrigated than and and 500 Percentage production, harvested Percent . . 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ...... 100.0 100.0 81.5 83.0 non-irrigated 84.6 85.7 96.3 acres 87.5 62.0 98.2 97.1 90.0 96.7 96.7 91.7 76,9 96.3 . 91.7 77.6 88.3 37.0 735 87.6 . 98.2 83.3 79.7 62.9 92.3 50.0 98.3 59.0 83.6 89.4 72.7 . . . . V ...... V harvested by production. 2.240,000 279,000 harvested 108,000 175,000 116,000 154,000 191,000 128,000 184,000 118,000 135,000 Acreage Acres included 28,000 78,000 83,700 45,000 29,000 10.000 34,000 10,000 51,000 17,000 87,500 61,000 29,500 12.000 16,000 counties, 2,200 V 2.500 6,700 ...... 5,500 . 9,000 3,800 1,600 1,800 5,500 7,500 5,000 1,000 . 7,200 1,000 V . ,,, . . V ...... in “Other Colorado, per . . . ,.,, . . counties”. Yield Ba. 22.5 35.5 28.2 26.9 .... 26.4 36.1 20.3 30.4 24.1 . 64.9 . 221 45.0 25.1 340 . 265 20.3 11.6 31.0 176 20.7 16.2 19.3 28.0 24.0 21.1 25.0 14.1 224 23.3 10.4 24.0 10.0 . 27.4 17.0 124 18.5 14.3 15.4 12.5 . 7.6 acr& ...... 19751 50.400,000 3,042.500 4.219,200 7,518.000 2,813.100 2,566,800 1,470,500 4.074,800 2,592,200 1,131.000 3.957,500 2,594.000 1,077,000 1,344,800 3,697,400 1,689,500 1,464,000 Production 729,400 470.900 204.000 655.200 115,700 247,500 527,500 103.900 216,400 106,400 300.000 547,100 200,000 112,100 168.000 78.200 50,800 61,200 76,200 57,400 92,800 17,000 10,000 V . Bu. , . . . . V ______
WINTER WHEAT: PRODUCTION BY COUNTIES. COLORADO, 1975 WITH RANKING OF FIRST FIVE COUNTIES
BUSHELS
IHHIIIIIII UNDER 100000 100,000-999,999 1,000,000-2,999,999 OVER 3,000,000
Winter wheat: Acreage and production, by districts, Colorado, 1974-75
Irrigated Non-irrigated Tot Yield Acreage Yield Pro- Acreage Yield Pro- District Acreage Acreage I har- per duc- har- per duc- har- per duc 1- I planted tion vested acre tion vested acre jyested I acreLn
Acres Acres Bu. Bu. Acres Bu. Bu, Acres Bu. Bu. 1974 tinal: Northwest and 65,000 20.2 1,314,000 mountain , . 72,000 1,000 34.0 34,000 64,000 20.0 1,280,000 Northeast 530,000 11,000 45.0 495,000 499,000 26.0 12,974,000 510,000 26.4 13,469,000 East central 1,704,000 23,000 420 966,000 1,597,000 26.8 42,769,000 1,620,000 27.0 43,735,000 Southwest 73,000 5,000 59.0 295,000 64,000 13.5 864,000 69.000 16.8 1,159,000 San Luis Valley 1,000 1,000 50.0 50,000 1.000 50.0 50,000 Southeast 420,000 44.000 35.5 1,560,000 321,000 18.0 5,778,000 365,000 20.1 7,338,000
State total 80O,0O0 85.000 40.0 3,400,000 2,545,000 25.0 63,665,000 2,630,000 25.5 67,065,000
1975 preliminary: Northwest and 69,500 23.1 1,607,000 mountain . . , 71,500 500 40.0 20,000 69,000 23.0 1,587.000 Northeast 535,000 5,000 43.0 215,000 475,000 27.0 12,825,000 480,000 27.2 13,040,000 East central 1,646,000 35,000 36.5 1,277,000 1,325,000 21.9 28,970,000 1,360,000 22.2 30,247,000 Southwest 77,000 4,000 64.0 256,000 71,000 17.5 1.243.000 75,000 20.0 1,499,000 San Luis Valley 500 500 46.0 23,000 500 46.0 23,000 Southeast 420,000 42,000 34.0 1,428,000 213.000 12.0 2,556,000 255,00015.6 3,984.000
State total 2,750,000 87,000 37.0 3,219,000 2,153,000 21.9 47.181,000 2,240,000 22.5 50,400,000 Corn for grain: Acreage and production, by counties, Colorado, 1974’
Irrigated Non-irrigated Total County Acreage Acreage Yield Pro- I Acreage Yield Pro- Acreage Yield Pro- planted har- per duc- har- per duc- bar- per duc vested acre lion vested acre tiOn vested acre tiOn
Acres Acres Bu. Bu. Acres Bu. Bu. Acres Bu Bu.
Adams 11,000 6,200 114.0 706,800 6,200 114.0 706,800 Alamosa Arapahoe 1900 800 90.0 72,000 800 90.0 72,000 Archuleta Baca 46,000 36.500 80.0 2.920.000 2,500 18.0 45,000 39,000 76 0 2,965000 Bent 4.100 2,100 76.0 159,600 2,100 76.0 159,600 Boulder 11.000 4,800 95.0 456,000 4,800 95.0 456,000 Chaffee Cheyenne 7,500 5.000 80.0 400,000 5,000 80.0 400,000 Clear Creek Conejos Coslilla Crowley 7,600 5.500 78.0 429,000 5,500 78.0 429.000 Custer Delta 7,900 4,100 91.5 375,000 4,100 91.5 375,000 Denver Dolores Douglas Eagle Elbert 2,700 400 83.0 33,200 300 14.0 4.200 700 53.4 37.400 El Paso 6,400 600 67.0 40.200 1,400 14.0 19,600 2.000 29.9 59,800 Fremont 500 . Gartield 2.800 300 86.0 25.800 300 86.0 25,800 Gilpin Grand Gunnison Hinsdale Huerlano Jackson Jetterson 500 200 95.0 19,000 200 95.0 19,000 Kiowa 3.500 1,300 100.0 130.000 1.300 1000 130.000 Kit Carson 71,000 54,500 109.0 5,941.000 500 22.0 11,000 55,000 108.2 5.952,000 Lake La Plata 1,600 Larimer 32.500 9,000 100.0 900,000 9.000 100.0 900,000 Las Animas 800 600 95.0 57,000 600 95.0 57,000 Lincoln 4,000 200 84.0 16,800 300 20.7 6,200 500 46.0 23,000 Logan 49,000 26,500 119.9 3,178,000 4.000 18.1 72.500 30,500 106.6 3,250,500 Mesa 11,500 7.200 106.0 763.200 .. . 7,200 106.0 763.200 Mineral Moffat Montezuma 1,200 100 60.0 6.000 600 13.0 7,800 700 19.7 13.800 Montrone 9,200 3,300 100.0 330,000 400 15.5 6,200 3,700 90.9 336.200 Morgan 55,500 43,000 118.0 5,074,000 43.000 118.0 5,074,000 Otero 15,000 8,500 92.0 782,000 8,500 92.0 782,000 Ouray Park Phillips 35,500 25.500 120.0 3.060,000 9,000 22.0 198,000 34.500 94.4 3,258,000 Pitkin Prowers 13,500 9.400 90.0 846,000 . .. 9,400 90.0 846:000 Pueblo 9,400 6,400 94.1 602,400 500 18.0 9,000 6,900 88.6 611,400 Rio Blanco Rio Grande Routt Saguache San Juan San Miguel Sedgwick 25.500 14,500 110.0 1,595.000 2,500 190 47,500 17.000 96.6 1,642.500 Summit Teller
Washington 13,000 9.500 104.0 988,000 500 26.0 13,000 10,000 100.1 1,001.000 Weld 161.000 66.000 113.0 7,458,000 1,500 16.0 24,000 67,500 110.8 7,482,000 Yuma 125,000 106,000 108.5 11,502,000 8,000 20.0 160,000 114,000 102.3 11.662,000 Other counties 2,400
State total .. - 750.000 458,000 106.7 48.866,000 32.000 19.5 624,000 490,000 101.0 49,490,000
‘Estimates tor counties with less than 500 acres harvested br all purposes included in “Other counties”. ‘Planted tor all purposes, Corn for grain: Acreage and production, by counties, Colorado, 1975’
Acreage Percentage Yield County per acre’ Production planted’ I harvested 1creaQeharvested for grain
Acres Percent Acres Bu BIL
Adams 8800 31.8 2800 100.0 280,000 Alamosa Arapahoe 1,500 80.0 1,200 90.0 108,000 Archuleta Baca 49,600 83.7 41,500 74.4 3,089,000 Bent 2,800 50.0 1,400 90.0 126.000 Boulder 12,000 48.3 5,800 88.0 510,400 Chaffee Cheyenne 7,400 74.3 5,500 90.0 495,000 Clear Creek Conejos Costilla Crowley 5,800 46.6 2,700 72.0 194,500 Custer Delta 7,300 43.8 3,200 109.0 348,800 Denver Dolores Douglas Eagle Elbert 2,500 16.0 400 47.5 19,000
El Paso 6,200 22.6 1,400 66.1 92,500 Fremont 600 Gartield 1,400 7.1 100 90.0 9.000 Gilpin Grand Gunnison Hiosdale Huertano . . . . Jackson Jefferson 500 40.0 200 88.0 17,600 Kiowa 3,400 94.1 3,200 100.0 320,000 KitCarson 75,500 76.8 58,000 77.9 4,519.000 Lake La Plate 1,600 6.3 100 67.0 6,700 Larimer 35,000 31.4 11,000 91.0 1,001.000 Las Animas 500 60.0 300 75.0 22,500 Lincoln 4,700 31 9 1.500 90.0 135,000 Logan 56,000 75.9 42,500 103.1 4.380,000 Mesa 11,800 68.6 8,100 114.9 930,500 . Mineral . .. . Moftst Montezuma 900 55.6 500 70.0 35.000 Montrose 8.200 24.4 2,000 91.0 182.000 Morgan 53,000 78.3 41,500 107.0 4,440,000 Otero 14,500 55 2 8.000 90.0 720,000 Ouray Park Phillips 42,500 92.9 39.500 82.0 3,237,500 Pitkin Prowers 12,500 62.4 7,800 95.0 741.000 Pueblo 9.600 44.8 4,300 90 0 387,000 . Rio Blanco . . . Rio Grande Routt ...... Saguache San Juan . San Miguel . . . Sedgwick 30,500 80.3 24,500 93.5 2.290,000 Summit . . . . Teller . . Washington 16,500 81.8 13,500 77.0 1,040,000 Weld 185,000 45.7 84,500 99.6 8,414,000 Yuma 130,600 86.5 113.000 991 11,199,000 Othercountios 1,300
State total 800,000 66.3 530,000 93.0 49,290.000
‘Preliminary. Estimates for counties with less than 500 acres harvested for all purposes included in “Other counties”. ‘Planted for all purposes. ‘Yield per acre by counties derived from irrigated and non-irrigated production. 14,000 . 1975 1974 Planted Southeast San Southwest Northwest East Northeast Southeast San Southwest East Northeast Northwest Slate mountain State mountain preliminary’ final: District Luis Luis central central for total total Valley
Valley Corn all and and . -
.. ,, CORN .. - . purposes. . UNDER - - -
-
for I 800.000 300,000 372,000 Acreage 750,000 282,000 335,000 planted 96,000 32.000 Acres 97,000
35,000 grain:
500 GRAIN: 500
200,000 I 501,000 223,000 Acreage 458,000 198,000 210,000 164,000 WITH vested 66,000 Acres 14,000 69.000
15,000 Acreage
har- PRODUCTION 200,000-999,999
RANKING IF1IIIIIIIII Irrigated 108.0 105.3 106.7 100.0 109.0 113.9 Yield acre 97.5 80.0 95.0 Bu. 84.0
per and 48,826.000 21,185,000 20,849.000 48.866.000 22,890.000 18,680.000 5,280,000 5,796,000 1,512,000
1,500,000 production, OF duc- Pro- tiOn BUSHELS Bu.
FIRST BY 1,000,000-3,999,999 Acreage 29,000 32.000 17,000 12,000 20,000
vested COUNTIES, Acres 3,000 8,000 1,000 her- FIVE
rrigsted by
COUNTIES districts, Yield 16.0 15.3 17.0 20.6 18.0 acre 19.5 14.0 180 Bu.
per COLORADO, 464,000 260,000 204,000 624.000 412,000 144.000 54,000 14.000 duc- Pro- tion Bu.
OVER Colorado, . ______4,000,000 530,000 240,000 210,000 490,000 Acreage 230,000 172,000 vested 66,000 Acres 72,000 16.000
Ear-
1975 1974-75 108.0 100.3 101.0 101.3 109.4 Total Yield acre 930 80.0 89.4 81.3 94.6 Bu per 49,290,000 21,445,000 21,053,000 49,490,000 23,302,000 18,824,000 5,280,000 1,512.000 5,850.000 1,514.000 duc Pro- tion
Bu 15 6.600 17,100 68.300 19,000 38,300
40,500 92,400 74,000 35.700
75,700 18,700 50.400 69,200
18,000
Ru.
22,200 31,500 27,800
lIOn 31,600 175,200
31,800
Pro- 184,000 930,000
duc 211,200 106,800
23,600 470,200
35,200 759,000
84,200 31,200
332,800
972,000 390,000
333,500 1,425,500
1,671.000 851.000 244.800 10.000,000 0 34,2 34.8
31 51.8 50.0
28.3 36.8
34.2
27.1 62.0 65.5 39.7
32.2
11.0 24.0 53.2
51.7 45,9
46.4 20.8 50.5 30.0
54.1
22.2 54.2 26.3
46.3 Ru 28.7 22.7
64.0
per 54.0 295 65.0
26.3 45.7
39.1
34.7 46.0 31,4 acre Yield Total 500 700
900 900 600
600
600 1974’
800
900 900 1,100 1,100
2,200
6,200 2.700 1,500 1,300
2,100 2,300
1,000 4,600 2,300 9,100
3,400 1,200 1,400 1,100
7,300 27.500 25,500
3,200
har- 7.800 14,000 Acres 200.000 vested Acreage 6,000 1,500 4.200
4,200 6,600 4.200 4,200 3.800 10.100 12,800 37,500
35,000
3.000 70.400 Bu. 22,400
18,000
22,500
14,400
27,000
18.000 39,600
99,000 21,500 liOn 22.800
27,000
165,000 237,500 10.000 12,500 Pro- 25,500 duc-
75,000 Colorado, 163,800 1,225.000 counties”. 24.5
168 25.0
25.0 32.0 27.5 35.0
12.0 32.0 120
15.0
14.0 21.0
140 20.4 25.0 11.0 18.0 22.0 14.0 30.0 20.0
190 21.5 33.0 Bu. 190 per 27.0 15.0 15.0 25.0 25.0 20.0 26.0 acre Yield ‘ “Other fl
Non-Irrigated counties, 600 400 500 100
200
300 900 900 300 800 300
600 oo 200 500 200
500 1.500
9.500
1,100 6,000 2,200 1,500 1,800 1:000 3,000 1,200
1,000 by 1,700 50,000 har- 3,000
6,300 Acres vested Acreage Included 4,300
5,500
4,300 Ru. 4,200 4600 9,000 28,200
tion 30,800 10,200
9,200 13,000 22,000 Pro- duc- 10.800 51,600
31,500
74,200 13,800 65,000 79.800 10,000 24.000 11,100
32,200 21,200
81.000 930,000
188,700
179,800 452,200
660,000 332,800 308,000 972.000 390,000 851,000 8.775,000 1,188,000
harvested 1,671,000
4
production, 0 58.5 56
660 44.0 43.0
51.0 55.0
65.5
65.0 62.0 44.0
43.0
51.0 65.0 45.0
53.0
Ru. 36.0
58.0 59.5
57.0 43.0 46.0 60.0 50.0 42.0 acres per 60.0 45.0
46.0 64 65.0 55.0 54.0 37.0
46.0 46.0 54.0 53.0 46.0
acre and Irrigated 500 100
500 100 700 200
500 200
700 100 300 100 300 200 100 400 200 300
200 700 400
1,200
1,000 1,400 1,400
3.700
7,600 3,100 than
18,000 5,200 har- 6,000
5,600
1,500 15,000 25,500 11.000
1Yield 150,000 Acres 18,000 vested 18,500
less Acreage 500 700 600 with
800 2,800 2,000
1,400 1,700 7,000
1,000 2,800 1.500 9,400 2,200
6,500
3,900
1,300 4,500 3,000 1,600 2,000 1,600 1,500
1,400 6,600 34.500
1,000
16,000 1.500 8,000
7,500
3.700 27,000 11.000 252.000
14,500 Acres 21,000 10,000 28,000 planted
Acreage Barley: . counties . for total counties County State Creek Miguel Juan Blanco Grande Animas Carson Plala Paso ‘Estimates Other Weld Yuma Washington Summit Teller Sedgwick Rio Routt San San Pueblo Rio Saguache Phillips Pilkin Prowers Morgan Park Moffat Ouray Otero Logan Montezuma Montrose Lincoln Mesa Mineral La Las Larimer Kit Lake Kiowa Huertano Fremont Gunnison Hinsdale Jefferson El Grand Jackson Garfield Dolores Douglas Denver Elbert Gilpin Delta Eagle Boulder Crowley Custer Conelos Costilla — Bent Clear Baca Chaffee Cheyenne Arapahoe Adams Archuleta
AlamoSa
18,000 6,000 15.000 5,200 18.500 ______
Barley: Acreage and production, by counties, Colorado, 19751
County Acreage Percentage Acreage Yield Production planted harvested harvested per acres
Acres Percent Acres & Bu.
Adams 13,500 96.3 13,000 41.9 544.300 Alamosa 21,500 100.0 21.500 64.0 1,376,000 Arapahoe 12,000 87.5 10,500 31.6 332,300 Archuleta Baca 1,700 41.2 700 33.0 23,100
Bent 1,800 61.1 1,100 58.5 64,300 Boulder 5,300 98.1 5,200 60.4 Chattee 314,000 Cheyenne 600 83.3 500 40.2 20,100 Clear Creek - . . .
Conejos 19.000 97.4 18,500 59.0 1.092,000 Costilla 11,000 100.0 11,000 73.0 803,000 Crowley Custer Delta 5,300 94.3 5.000 80.0 400,000
Denver Dolores Douglas 2.400 66.7 1,600 34.1 54,600 Eagle Elbert 4,500 97.8 4,400 32.3 141,900
El Paso Fremont Gartield Gilpin Grand
Gunnison Hinsdale Huertano Jackson Jetterson 1,800 100.0 1,800 42.9 77,200 Kiowa .... KitCarson 3,200 96.9 3,100 32.1 99.600 Lake La Plata 600 100.0 600 28.0 16,800 Larimer 14,500 96.6 14,000 64 8 907,000
Las Animas 900 55.6 500 37.8 18,900 Lincoln 1,400 92.9 1,300 35.3 45.900 Logan 2,100 100.0 2,100 36.7 77,000 Mesa 5,400 92.6 5.000 81.6 407,900 Mineral
Mottat 2.500 96.0 2,400 35.0 84.000 Montezuma 1,800 100.0 1.800 52.2 93.900 Montrose 9,000 96.7 8,700 72.2 628,100 Morgan 10,000 96.0 9,600 50.0 480,300 Otero 1,500 33.3 500 52.0 26,000 Ouray ..... Park . . . - - - Phillips 1.600 93.8 1,500 36.9 55.300 Pitkin Prowers 3.000 73.3 2,200 33.7 74,100
Pueblo 2.600 30.8 800 24.4 19,500 Rio Blanco 3,500 97.1 3,400 44.4 150,800 Rio Grande 27,000 98.1 26,500 66.0 1.750,000 Routt 8,000 96.3 7,700 32.9 253,200 Saguache 16,500 100.0 16,500 66.0 1,089,000 San Juan
San Miguel .. . . Sectgwick 2,300 100.0 2,300 34.6 Summit 79,500 Teller
Washington 11.500 91.3 10,500 299 313,800 Weld 48,000 97.9 47,000 43.6 2,050,000 Yuma 1,000 80.0 800 35.9 28,700 Othercountien 1,700 82.4 1.400 37.8 52,900
Statetotal 280,000 94.6 265,000 53.0 14.045,000
Preliminary. Estimates tor counties with less than 500 acres harvested included in “Other counties”. nororro ho i::isutu4 -. Bu. tiOn Pro duc 232.000 488.000 259.000 318,000 582,000 1,589,000 1,641,000 3,985.000 6,110.000 1.119.000 2,908.000 4,814,000 14,045,000 10,000,000 1 per Bu. 53.0 38.7 34.5 72.2 650 36.1 48.6 289 50 58.0 37.0 29.1 53.3 50.0 acre YeId Total 500,000 6.000 1974-75 7.000 her- 1975 13.500 Acres 94,000 82,000 47,500 22.000 11,000 20,000 21.000 58,000 83.000 vested 265.000 Acreage 200,000 ______OVER BUV lion Pro- duc- 68,000 24.000 51,000 39.000 455,000 963,000 275,000 468,000 392.000 2,755.000 1,225,000 1,245,000 Colorado, ‘ 5 COLORADO, 12.0 per 29.0 Bu. 26.8 272 17.0 35.0 30.0 13.0 26.0 24.5 27.5 24 acre Yield COUNTIES ______districts, FIVE 100,000-499,999 2,000 2,500 3.000 3,000 her- ....,...... 13,000 95,000 Acres 41.500 36,000 18,000 16,000 10,000 by 50,000 Acreage FIRST COUNTIES. 33.000 BU. 43,000
OF II BUSHELS Pro- duc- 208.000 396,000 190,000 208.000 BY 1,521,000 6.110,000 3.022.000 1,080,000 2,440,000 8,775,000 4.814.000 11.290.000 production, BU, 52.0 66,4 66.0 78,0 65.7 65.0 66.0 58,5 58.0 52.0 61.0 60,0 43.0
47.5 lj— RANKING 30,000-99,999 and 500 6,000 4.000 1,000 4.000 4.000 WITH Acres 19.500 46,000 94.000 18.000 83.000 40,000 170.000 PRODUCTION 150,000 Acreage 30,000
12,000 LI 14,000 Acres 95000 84,000 52,000 23,000 18,000 12,000 28.000 69,000 25,000 280,000 100,000 252.000 V BARLEY: Barley: . UNDER . . . . VVVVV •..... VVVVVV VVVVVV and and total Valley total Valley central central Luis Lula State State preliminary: final: mountain mountain East Southeast Northwest Northeast Southwest San San Southeast Northeast East Northwest Southwest 1975 1974 18 ‘Planted Other Yums Weld Washington Summit Sedgwick Teller San San Saguache Rio Routt Rio Pueblo Ouray Prowers Pitkin Phillips Park Otero Morgan Montrose Mottat Mineral Mesa Montezuma Las Jefferson Larimer La Jackson Logan Lincoln Lake Kit Kiowa Gunnison Grand Gilpin Gartield Estimates Huertano Hinsdale Fremont El Custer Eagle Douglas Dolores Crowley Denver Elbert Costilla Conejos Delta Clear Cheyenne Chat Boulder Bent Alamosa Adams Archuleta Arapahoe Baca Paso Flats Carson Grande Blanco Juan Miguel Animas State tee Counties County Creek for total tor all Sorghum counties purposes 448,000 Acreage 27,000 135.000 18.500 10.500 planted 64.500 18,000 30,000 15,500 18.500 20,500 33,000 25,500 4,800 4,600 3,800 3,300 Acres 2,700 with 7,800 4,500 ‘ grain: less 72,000 Acreage 28.000 vested than 11,000 16,500 3,200 1,000 1,000 6,600 Acres har- 600 800 500 300 700 200 400 200 200 200 600 Acreage 500 Irrigated acres 70.8 65.0 75.0 60.0 56.2 Yield 77.0 52.0 46.0 55.0 75.0 60.0 acre 55.0 73.0 60.0 72.4 52.0 61.0 66.5 64.0 per Bu. and 4,046,000 harvested 1,288,000 1,098,000 176.000 477.600 572.000 42,500 52,000 37,500 18,000 36.400 15,400 30.000 73,000 55.000 12.000 12,000 38,400 12,200 duc- Pro- tior, production, Eu tor I 178,000 16.700 Acreage 10,000 24,500 87,500 vested grain 1,200 1,500 6,400 2.200 5.800 3,300 Acres 5,400 4,000 7,300 har- 400 300 700 800 included Non-irrigated by Yield 18.0 17.7 18.0 18.0 12.0 20.6 15.0 14.0 acre 18.0 12.8 15.0 16.0 23.0 16.0 15.0 26.0 12.0 per 17.0 Eu counlies, in 3,204.000 1,486,000 301,000 205.500 “Other 563,500 190,000 21,200 18,000 96.000 30,800 74.300 52,800 10.500 81.000 48.000 12,800 7,200 dcc- 5,400 Pro- tion Eu Colorado, counties”, 250,000 Acreage 104,000 vested 17,500 38.000 25,500 12,000 15,000 Acres 1,800 7,100 1.800 har- 3,200 2.400 6,000 4,300 1,000 7,500 900 700 700 600 1974’ 29.0 Total 35.4 20.2 49.7 20.0 Yield 39.3 55.0 50.6 18.6 19.3 acre 14.4 29.3 24.3 15.0 46.6 24.8 41.3 27.0 64.0 24.8 per Ru. 7,250.000 1,493.500 2,584.000 353,000 132,400 176,000 618.500 125,800 558,600 202,200 620000 63,700 44,700 36,000 46,200 35,400 86.300 38.400 10,500 24,800 duc Pro- tioe Bu. - 8,400 6,000 Bu. 50,300 63,200 - 74,400 73,100 89.800 35,500 46.100 42,400 35,000 100.600 401,500 100,800 233,800 187,100 116,300 650,300 279.500 312,000 7,540.000 1,543,900 Production 3,090000 1975’ - - - - 0 - - - 9.6 acre’ - 16.2 26.0 - 33.5 31.6 25.1 counties”. - 32.2 18.4 25.7 56.0 46.8 19.3 29.9 Bu. 30.5 710 12.0 48.0 12.0 15.7 70 36.0 48.2 21.2 - - Yield Colorado, per “Other in . counties, 500 500 700 500 1,500 6,200 2.000 1,800 ..... 2.900 4,900 2.400 3,000 2,100 6,500 4,400 included 5,200 7.400 Acres 16,000 by 47,500 14,500 13,500 290.000 Acreage harvested 146,000 production. harvested - - 8.2 5.2 grain non-irrigated acres 56.9 production, . 23.8 69.6 49.6 64.4 60.9 37.7 23.2 36.9 61.2 78.3 56.8 23.2 825 42.6 43.8 23.9 62.5 41.6 56.3 84.1 ...... - Percent tsr harveated 500 Percentage and and I than [ irrigated less .,, 800 800 Acreage 8,400 2,300 4,500 3.700 6,500 4,900 1,600 9,600 with ..... trom 12.500 18,400 13,000 23.000 79,000 19.000 Acres 34,000 28,000 12.500 31,000 24,000 510,000 planted Acreage 173500 grain: derived counties br for counties by purposes. Estimates all total ...... ,.,...,, Sorghum County acre for State per counties Creek Juan Miguel Animas Blanco Grande Carson Plala Paso Preliminary. Other Plantect ‘Yield Yurna Prowers Saguache San Washington Weld Pitkin Rio Rio Routt Sedgwick Summit Teller Pueblo San Montezuma Montrose Morgan Phillips Moffat Park Lake Lincoln Logan Otero Larimer Las Ouray Kit La Mesa Mineral Kiowa Fremont Huerfano Elbert El Gunnison Hinsdale Douglas Eagle Jackson Jefferson Delta Gilpin Grand Denver Dolores Gartield Custer Bent Boulder Conetos Cosfilla Crowley Arapahoe Archuleta Sacs Cheyenne Clear Adums Alamosa Chaffee 20 500 ______
SORGHUM GRAIN: PRODUCTION BY COUNTIES, COLORADO, 1975 WITH RANKING OF FIRST FIVE COUNTIES
BUSHELS
L1 11111111111 UNDER 25,000 25,000-74,999 75,000-299,999 OVER 300,000
Sorghum grain: Acreage and production, by districts, Colorado, 1974-75
Irrigated Non-irrigated Total District Acreage Acreage Yield Pro- Acreage Yield Pro- Acreage Yield Pro- planted har- per duc- her- per duc- her- per duc vested acre lion vested acre lion vested acre lion
Acres Acres Bu. Bu. Acres Bu. Bu. Acres Bu. Bu. 1974 tinal: Northwest and
mountain . - Northeast 15,000 1,000 75.2 75,000 1,500 18.0 27.000 2.500 40.8 102,000 East central 160,000 4,500 64.0 288.000 62,500 20.0 1,250,000 67,000 23.0 1,538,000 Southwest 3,000 500 70.0 35000 70.0 35.000 San Luis Valley Southeast 270,000 66,000 55.3 3,648.000 114.000 16.9 1.927,000 180,000 31.0 5.575.000
State total 448,000 72,000 56.2 4,046,000 178,000 18.0 3,204,000 250,000 29.0 7,250,000
1975 preliminary: Northwest and
mountain . Northeast 26,000 2.300 55.0 126,500 5,500 20.0 110.000 7,800 30.3 236,500 East central 175,000 6.500 75.0 467,500 53,500 16.5 880,000 60,000 22.8 1,367.500 Southwest 2,000 1,200 70.0 84,000 1,200 70.0 84.000 San Luis Valley Southeast 307,000 70,000 51.2 3.587,000 151,000 15.0 2.265,000 221.000 26.4 5,852,000
State total 510,000 80,000 53.6 4,285.000 210,000 15.5 3.255,000 290,000 26.0 7,540,000
‘Planted for all purposes. 22 Dry beans: Acreage and production, by counties, Colorado, 1974
Irrigated Non-irrigated Total County Acreage Acreage Yield Pro- Acreage Yield Pro- Acreage Yield Pro- planted har- per duc- har- per dcc- har- per duc vested acre tion vested acre tion vested acre tion
Acres Acres Lbs. Cwt, Acres Lbs Cwt Acres Lbs. Cwt.
Adams 500 500 1,500 7,500 500 1.500 7,500 Alamosa Arapahoe Archuleta Baca Bent Boulder 1,200 1,200 2,100 25,200 1,200 2,100 25,200 Chaffee Cheyenne 100 100 1,600 1,600 100 1,600 1,600 Clear Creek Conejos Costilla Crowley 7,500 300 1,500 4,500 6,700 150 10,000 7.000 207 14,500 Custer Delta 1,500 1,500 1,800 27,000 1,500 1,800 27,000 Denver
Dolores 31,000 :: O,OàO 290 87.000 30300 290 87,000 Douglas Eagle Elbert 600 600 300 1,800 600 300 1,800
El Paso 2,000 100 1,500 1,500 1,900 250 4,800 2.000 315 6,300 Fremont Gartield Gilpin Grand Gunnison Hinsdale Huertano Jackson Jefferson Kiowa Kit Carson 7,700 7,300 1,500 109,500 200 350 700 7,500 1,469 110,200 Lake LaPlata 7.000 7,000 280 19,600 7,000 280 19,600 Larimer 3,900 3,800 1,900 72,200 3,800 1,900 72.200 Las Animas Lincoln 400 400 1,000 4,000 400 1,000 4,000 Logan 4,200 3,700 1,850 68,400 300 300 900 4,000 1,733 69,300 Mesa 300 300 1.600 4.800 300 1,600 4,800 Mineral Molt at Montezuma 45,500 700 1,400 9,800 43,800 250 109,800 44,500 269 119,600 Montrose 3.500 3,500 1,811 63,400 3,500 1,81 1 63,400 Morgan 6,600 6.100 2,000 122,000 400 300 1,200 6,500 1,895 123,200 Otero 1,000 1,000 1,500 15,000 1,000 1,500 15,000 Ouray Park Phillips 6,700 5.500 1,820 100,100 1,000 350 3,500 6,500 1,594 103.600 Pitkin Prowers Pueblo 16,500 1,700 1,850 31,500 14,300 145 21,000 16,000 328 52,500 Rio Blanco Rio Grande Routt Saguache San Juan San Miguel 5,200 5,200 300 15.600 5,200 300 15,600 Sedgwick 6,100 5,500 2,100 115,500 500 380 1,900 6,000 1,957 117,400 Summit Teller Washington 1,400 1,300 1.900 24,700 100 300 300 1,400 1,786 25,000 Weld 20,000 18,700 1.900 355,200 800 500 4,000 19,500 1,842 359,200 Yuma 4,600 3,800 2,200 83,600 - 200 450 900 4,000 2.113 84,500
State total 185,000 67,000 1.861 1,247,000 113,000 250 283.000 180,000 850 1,530,000 23 Dry beans: Acreage and production, by counties, Colorado, 1975’
County Acreage Percentage Acreage Yield [ction planted harvested harvested per acr&
Acres Percent Acres Lbs. Cwt.
Adams 900 88.9 800 2,000 Alamosa 16,000 Arapahoe Archuleta Bacs Bent Boulder 1,500 100.0 1,500 Chatfee 2:200 33,000 Cheyenne 200 100.0 200 1,500 Clear Creek 3,000 Conejos Costilla Crowley 6,400 95.3 6,100 Cusler 421 25.700 Delta 2,700 100.0 2,700 1,600 43,200 Denver Dolores 35,500 98.6 35,000 350 Douglas 122.500 Eagle Elbert iàoo iàb.o 1,000 156 El Paso 2,500 100.0 2,500 Fremont 180 4,500 Garfield Gilpin Grand Gunnison Hinsdale Huerlano Jackson Jefferson Kiowa Kit Carson 10,300 97.1 10,000 844 84,400 Lake La Plata 8,800 90.9 8,000 331 26,500 Larimor 4,500 100.0 4.500 2,100 94,500 Las Animas Lincoln 1,000 100.0 1.000 680 6,800 Logan 5,600 98.2 5,500 1.676 92,200 Mesa 500 100.0 500 1.340 6,700 Mineral Moffal Montezuma 48,500 99.0 48,000 353 169.200 Montrose 3.800 100.0 3,800 1,800 68,400 Morgan 7.700 96.1 7,400 1,681 124,400 Otero 900 100.0 900 1,600 14,400 Ouray Park Phillips 7,900 94.9 7,500 1.449 108,700 Pitkin Prowers
Pueblo 11,700 94.0 11,000 604 66.400 Rio Blanco Rio Grande Routt Saguache San Juan San Miguel 7.200 97.2 7,000 250 17,500 Sedgwick 7,700 98.7 7.600 1,759 Summit 133.700 Teller
Washington 3,100 96.8 3,000 1,210 36,300 Weld 24,000 97.9 23,500 1,816 426,700 Yuma 6,100 98.4 6,000 1,297 77,800
State total 210,000 97.6 205.000 880 1.804,000 ‘Preliminary. Yield per acre by counties derived from irrigated and non-irrigated production. ______
24 DRY BEANS: PRODUCTION BY COUNTIES, COLORADO, 1975 WITH RANKING OF FIRST FIVE COUNTIES
Ii1
MO’NTROSE
/1 SAN OLAES iIJAN /,lllll!I
7’ CWT.
LZ Z1 1-1-IlIllIlli UNDER 10,000 10,000-49,999 50,000-99,999 OVER 100,000
Dry beans: Acreage and production, by districts, Colorado, 1974-75
Irrigated Non-irrigated - Total
District Acreage Acreage Yield Pro- Acreage Yield Pro- Acreage I Yield Pro- planted har- per duc- har- per duc- har- per duc vested acre tion vested acre lion vested acre tion
Acres Acres Lbs. CwI. Acres Lbs. Cwl. Acres Lbs. Cwt.
1974 final: Northwest and mountain 39,000 1,945 758,500 2,000 400 8,000 41,000 1,870 766,500 Northeast :ooo 344,500 East central 24,000 19,000 1,750 332,500 4,000 300 12,000 23.000 1.498 Southwest 94,000 6,000 1,750 105,000 86,000 270 232,000 92,000 366 337,000 San Luis Valley Southeast 25:000 a,boo 1,700 51,000 21,000 148 31,000 24,000 342 82,000 State total 185,000 67.000 1,861 1.247,000 113,000 250 283,000 180,000 850 1,530,000
1975 preliminary: Northwest and
mountain . . - Northeast 51,000 49,000 1,841 902,000 1.000 250 2,500 50,000 1.809 904.500
East central . . - 33.000 22,000 1,450 319,000 10.000 200 20,000 32,000 1,059 339,000 Southwest 107,000 7,500 1.680 126.000 97.500 336 328,000 105,000 432 454.000 San Luis Valley Southeast 19,000 3,500 1,800 63,000 14,500 300 43.500 18,000 592 106.500 State total 210,000 82,000 1,720 1,410,000 123,000 320 394,000 205,000 880 -1,804,000 Washington Other Teller Yuma Weld Summit Sedgwick San San Saguache Routt Rio Rio Pueblo Ouray Prowers Pilkin Phillips Otero Park Morgan Montrose Montezuma Mof Mineral Mesa Las Larimer Jefterson Jackson Logan Lincoln Kit Kiowa Gunnison La Lake Grand Gilpin Huertano Hinsdale Gartield Fremont El Elbert Eagle Douglas Custer Dolores Denver Crowley Costilla Conelos Delta Clear Cheyenne Preliminary. Chattee Archuleta Boulder Bent Alarnosa Adams Baca Arapahoe Paso Plata Carson Grande Blanco tat Juan Miguel Anirnas Statetotal counties Creek County
Counties Sugar
with beets: less
than Acreage 128,600 41,000 11,300 Acreage 12.200 11,000 16,600 planted 2.360 2,200 5.400 1,700 2,500 3,300 3,500 6,000 Acres . 2,200 1,900 1,000 1,400 ...... ,...... 1.700 200 270 . 320 710 40 . acres
. and harvested
Percentage production, harvested 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Percent . 97.7 . 93.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 97.3 98.3 . 97.4 98.0 95.9 98.3 97.3 98.2 ...... 94.7 80.0 87.5 ... 98.6 . . . included . .
in by “Other 125,700 harvested 40.300 11,000 Acreage 11.700 10.700 16.300
2,200 2,200 counties, 5.260 . 2.450 1,700 3.300 3,500 5.900 Acres 1,800 ...... 2.200 1,400 - 1,700 . 270 . . 800 280 700 40 . . .
Counties.” Colorado, per . . . . Yield 16.2 19.9 18.0 15.7 19.5 . 15.9 15.6 16.7 16.4 16.8 19.1 17.6 19.7 169 17.3 . Tons 17.8 21.0 . 15.0 . 11.9 7.5 17.5 15.3 . . 7.1 . . . acre --......
. . 1974’ 2.261.000 Production 803.000 177,700 196,000 282,500 116,000 180,600 34.500 43.000 26,500 32,000 88.000 39,300 58,000 67,000 21.000 46,400 26,000 . . . 4,300 5,700 . 4,900 8,300 . Tons
300 25 Sugar beets: Acreage and production, by counties, Colorado, 1975’
County Acreage Percentage Acreage Yield Production planted harvested harvested per acre
Acres Percent Acres Tons Tons
Adams 2600 96.2 2,500 15.3 38,300 Alamosa Arapahoe Archuleta Baca 1,100 72.7 800 11.0 8,800 Bent 500 60.0 300 9.3 2,800 Boulder 2,700 100.0 2,700 17.4 47,100 Chat tee Cheyenne 2,200 77.3 1,700 13.2 22,400 Clear Creek Conejos Costilla Crowley 890 75.3 670 6.4 4.300 Custer Delta 2,900 96.6 2,800 21.4 59,800 Denver Dolores Douglas Eagle Elbert
El Paso Fremont Garfield . . .. Gilpin Grand Gunnison Hinsdale Huertano Jackson Jefferson Kiowa Kit Carson 19,300 93.3 18.000 15.8 285,000 Lake LaPlata Larimer 8,600 96.5 8,300 17.0 141,000 Las Animas Lincoln . . . . Logan 13,300 97.0 12.900 16.7 216,000 Mesa 4.000 100.0 4,000 21.7 86,800 Mineral Moftat Montezuma Montrose 3,600 94.4 3,400 19.2 65,400 Morgan 16,000 96.3 15,400 16.8 258,700 Otero 3,280 91.5 3,000 12.0 36,000 Ouray Park Phillips 6,300 95.2 6,000 18.1 108,500 Pitkin Prowers 2,800 89.3 2,500 8.7 21,800 Pueblo 230 100.0 230 14.3 3.300 Rio Blanco Rio Grande Routt ,.... Saguache San Juan San Miguel Sedgwick 3,100 100.0 3,100 17.2 53.200 Summit Teller Washington 3,390 95.3 3,230 15.0 48,300 Weld 52,200 96.7 50.500 18.7 943,000 ‘turns 13,800 928 12,800 16,3 208,000 Othercounties 210 81.0 170 8.8 1,500 Statetotal 163,000 95.1 155,000 17.2 2,660.000
Preliminary. Counties with less than 200 acres harvested included in “Other counties”
1975
1974
Southeast San
Southwest
East
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
San
East
Northeast
Northwest
mountain
mountain
preliminary:
final:
State
State
Luis
Luis
central
central
Valley
total
Valley
total
and
and
Sugar
SUGAR
UNDER
[
District
beets:
20,000
BEETS:
j
Acreage
WITH
PRODUCTION
20,000-49,999
1IlIIIIIIILI RANKING
_____
and
production,
163.000
Acreage
128,600
planted
47.800
95,900
10.500
Acres
38.800
74.600
OF
8,800
TONS
6.500
8,700
FIRST
BY
50,000-199,999
COUNTIES,
FIVE
by
155,000
harvested
125,700
Acreage
44,400
92,900
10,200
37.900
73,000
districts,
Acres
7,500
6,200
8.600
COUNTIES
COLORADO,
OVER
Colorado,
per
17.2
20.8
10.3
Yield
16.0
17.9
18.0 Tons
14.4
183
16.6
19.0
200,000
acre
1974-75
1975
2.660,000
1,659,000 2,261,000
1.385,000
Prodvetion
712.000
212,000
630.000
157.000
77,000
89,000
Tons 27 900 600 5,200 4,300 9,600 2,700 63,200 2,900 35.300 22,900 39,000 17,300 19,200 43.200 13,600 44,400 77.600 38,300 21,000 17,900 64,800 89.500 43,200 59,500 lion 98,000 63,300 21,500 49.000 15,900 Tons 16,400 Pro- 59,100 25,300 69.900 42,400 duc 10,900 60,100 45.900 19,000 92,100 46.100 34.300 48.500 287,000 17,600 17.400 10,900 71,800 137,300 13.000 54,800 15,600 13.600 12,100 43.700 49.800 126,800 48,700 42.900 101,200 2.618,000 .90 .80 .90 .90 1.48 1.98 1.48 hay 1.55 2.87 1.81 1.72 1.18 1.59 2.10 1.89 1.66 1.60 1.96 2.61 2.47 1.82 2.88 1.92 1.72 2.59 1.56 2.55 1.42 1.84 1.97 2.13 1.28 1.01 1.92 2.39 1.20 1.96 1.41 1.85 1.43 1.76 1.61 1.72 1.45 1.81 1.07 2.17 1.70 1.57 1.24 1.66 1.38 1.48 per 1.35 2.18 2.68 2.63 2.38 2.32 2.08 Tons acre Yield All
hays. 1974 500 5,800 2,900 6.200 8,200 1,000 3,000 8,300 5.900 2,000 10,900 23.800 32,000 8,300 14,700 7.500 har- 8.000 8,800 36.500 8,200 10,700 24,500 24.500 10,800 55,600 45,000 24,000 23.000 22.500 23,800 11,500 35,100 15,100 28,500 46.000 12,800 53.000 30,000 33,000 Acres 12,900 23,000 69,300 11,800 19,900 32,100 42,500 16,500 42.500 25,500 27.500 10,500 100.000 33,000 16,300 73,500 18,000 20,800 21.500 vested 36,000 ______Acreage tame
1.385,000 I 900 600 800 3,100 5,200 1,900 2,100 1,000 4.900 1,100 6.600 4,500 4.500 2,700 3,500 8.400 6,300 3.900 4.600 1,100 1,700 18,700 8.300 12,500 8,600 35.000 tion 1.800 8,500 5,400 8,600 3,900 19.600 14.400 5,600 2.600 Pro- 3,900 5,200 57,800 22.500 19.200 14.700 10,200 duc- 19.500 13,200 Tons 18,400 20.000 14,400 15,400
31.200 Colorado, 68,500 11.600 16,500 57,400 12,500 42,700 780.000 13,000 20,800 10.000 38,500 miqnpllannniic hay .90 .90 .80 .91 .90 .90 .80 1.20 .90 .80 1.21 1.00 1.25 1.48 1.20 1.40 1.00 1.70 1.12 1.40 1.10 1.40 1.55 1.50 1.70 1.00 1.50 1.40 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.60 1.30 1.20 1.10 1.18 1.31 1.00 1.40 1.20 per 1.00 1.40 1.20 1.00 1.50 1.00 1.10 1.60 1.30 1.20 1.10 1.30 1.00 1.30 1.30 1.20 1.60 1.05 1.00 1.00 acre Tons Yield other
nthnr counties, All
anti by 800 2,100 1,500 4,900 1,700 1,100 1.100 4,700 4,100 9,500 6.000 4,500 8,800 12,500 15,500 1,000 4,500 3.500 har- 28,000 3,300 1,700 3.500 1,100 1.500 14,000 7,800 6.600 6,900 12.000 25,000 4,000 5,300 4,500 3,000 34.000 5,600 2,600 3,000 ha., 13.000 10,500 20,000 11.500 650.000 14,000 Acres 24,000 12,000 vested 12,500 68,500 10,500 11,000 12,500 41.000 14,500 13,000 30,500 36,500 Acreage . . . 1,200 7,500 2,600 7.000 1,400 2,000 1,800 3,200 2.700 9,200 tion 16,600 4,600 7,600 18,000 50,700 8.400 2,300 Pro- 6,500 duc- 19,400 19,800 20,700 Tons 16,500 30.000 36,400 49,300 60,300 13,100 29,500 30.000 14.400 88,400 78.000 12,000 95,600 57.000 27,000 40.700 20,700 10.400 26,000 34,500 75,600 13,500 36,000 62.700 51,000 13,000 54,000 35,200 252,000 38,700 39,000 48,000
136.300 production, 1.838,000 ttk,, C hay
85 and 1.50 2.60 1.60 2.00 3.50 2.50 1.80 1.80 1 3.00 2.40 2.80 2.50 2.50 2.00 1.90 2.00 2.60 2.00 2.90 3.35 1.81 2.85 3.00 1.75 2.20 3.30 2.00 2.40 1.80 3.00 2.50 2.00 2.20 1.80 2.00 2.40 2.40 2.00 2.30 2.19 per 1.69 2.55 2.70 2.00 2.30 3.20 2.00 2.30 1.65 2.40 2.50 2.65 2.60 2.10 acre Tons Yield Altalfa (including_mixtures( 800 800 800
900 Acreage 8.300 6,000 1.300 4.700 3,500 6,600 4.600 1.600 8,000 her- 1,500 5.000 9,000 9.400 1.000 7,500 2.000 5.200 4,200 3,800 2,600 4,000 4,900 Acres 19.500 11.500 10.500 12.500 11.000 13,000 72.000 18.000 17,000 15,500 15,000 54.500 18,500 34,000 26.000 29.000 28.500 13.000 15,000 15,000 vested 11,000 20,000 20,000 31,500 20,000 37,000 15.000 23,500
Acreage
1735.000 Hay: . County Statetotal Creek Miguel Juan Blanco Grande Animas Carson Paso Washington Yuma Weld Teller Rio Routt Sedgwick Summit Pueblo Rio San San Prowers Ssguache Park Pitkin Montezuma Montrose Ouray Phillips Moftat Morgan Las Lincoln Logan Larimer Mineral Otero Lake LaPlata Mesa Kiowa Kit Huertano Jackson Jefferson Gunnison Hinsdale Grand Douglas Eagle Elbert Fremont Gartield Gilpin Denver Dolores El Delta Bent Boulder Correlos Crowley Custer Chatfee Costilla Clear Arapahoe Sacs Cheyenne Adams Alamosa
Archuleta 28 5,800 500 . 3,000 24,000 29
ALL HAY: PRODUCTION BY COUNTIES, COLORADO, 1974 WITH RANKING OF FIRST FIVE COUNTIES
SAN PAGLJEL HINS
LA PLA MIt ARCHuLETA
TONS I IIH{IHl — UNDER 15,000 15,000-39,999 40,000-69,999 OVER 70,000
Hay: Acreage and production, by districts, Colorado, 1974
Alfalfa hay Allother hay Allhay (including mixtures) DistricI Acreage Yield Pro- Acreage Yield Pro- AcreageTZld Pro har- per duc- har- per duc- har- per due vested acre lion vested acre lion vested acre lion
Acres Tons Tons Acres Tons Tons Acres Tons Tons 1974 final: Northwest and mountain 62,000 1.90 117,800 250,000 1.26 314.200 312,000 1.38 432,000 Northeast 167,000 3.30 551,100 90,000 1.20 108,000 257,000 2.56 659,100 East central 104,000 2.47 256,500 113,000 1.10 124,300 217,000 1.75 380,800 Southwest 140,000 2.30 322,000 73,000 1.50 109,500 213.000 2.03 431,500 San Luis Valley . 92,000 1.80 165,600 92,000 1.00 92,000 184,000 1.40 257.600 Southeast 170,000 2.50 425,000 32,000 1.00 32,000 202,000 2.26 457,000
Slate total 735,000 2.50 1,838,000 650,000 1.20 780,000 1,385.000 1.89 2,618,000
Includes wild hay, millet. Sudan, clover & timothy, grain hay, and other miscellaneous tame hays. 30 Oats: Acreage and production, by counties, Colorado, j9741
Irrigated Non-irrigated Total Acreage County planted Acreage Yield Pro- Acreage Yield Pro- Acreage Yield Pro har- per duc- har- per duc- har- per duc vested acre tion vested acre lion vented acre tion
Acres Acres Bu. Bu. Acres Bu. Bu. Acres Bu. Bu.
Adams 1600 300 50.0 15,000 200 21.0 4,200 500 38.4 19,200 Alamosa 4,700 1,500 61.5 91,500 1,500 61.0 91,500 Arapahoe Archuleta Baca Bent 800 400 62.0 24,800 400 62.0 24,800 Boulder 2,400 800 63.1 50,500 400 27.0 10,800 1,200 51.1 61,300 Chaffee Cheyenne Clear Creek Conejos 2,600 1,100 69.0 75,900 1,100 69.0 75,900 Costilla 500 300 60.0 18,000 300 60.0 18,000 Crowley Custer Delta 2,200 1,100 53.0 58,300 1.100 53.0 58,300 Denver Dolores 500 200 20.0 4,000 200 20.0 4,000 Douglas 400 200 15.0 3,000 200 15.0 3,000 Eagle 400 200 72.0 14,400 200 72.0 14.400 Elbert 2,500 100 52.0 5,200 900 20.0 18,000 1,000 23.2 23,200
El Paso 1,300 400 11.0 4,400 400 11.0 4.400 Fremont Gartield 1,800 700 60.0 42,000 700 60.0 42,000 Gilpin Grand Gunnison Hinsdale Huertano 2,300 100 50.0 5,000 100 12.0 1,200 200 31.0 6,200 Jackson Jefferson Kiowa Kit Carson 600 100 42.0 4,200 100 11.0 1,100 200 26.5 5.300 Lake La Plata 4.500 200 60.0 12,000 800 20.0 16,000 1,000 28.0 28,000 Larimer 3,600 1,000 70.0 70,000 100 30.0 3,000 1,100 66.4 73,000 Las Animas 5.700 400 51.0 5,100 800 12.0 9,600 900 16.3 14.700 Lincoln Logan 4,200 900 81.0 72,900 600 23.0 13,800 1,500 57.8 86,700 Mesa 3,000 700 59.0 41,300 700 59.0 41,300 Mineral Moltat 900 200 58.0 11,600 200 20.0 4,000 400 39.0 15,600 Montezuma 2,000 100 60.0 6,000 100 20.0 2,000 200 40.0 8,000 Montrose 4,000 1,000 53.0 53,000 1,000 53.0 53.000 Morgan 2,500 700 77.0 53,900 300 18.0 5,400 1,000 59.3 59,300 Otero Ouray 700 100 59.0 5,900 100 20.0 2,000 200 39.5 7.900 Park Phillips 900 100 50.0 5,000 400 28.0 11.200 500 32.4 16.200 Pitkin Prowers 800 200 59.0 11,800 200 59.0 11,800 Pueblo 3,400 400 54.0 21,600 100 12.0 1,200 500 45.6 22,800 Rio Blanco 500 200 67.0 13,400 200 67.0 13,400 Rio Grande 1,600 900 59.0 53,100 900 59.0 53,100 Routt 2,900 100 58.0 5,800 1,200 25.0 30,000 1,300 27.5 35,800 Saguache 1,600 700 45.0 31,500 700 45.0 31,500 San Juan San Miguel 1,000 100 55.0 5,500 300 20.0 6,000 400 28.8 11,500 Sedgwick 3,000 100 72.0 7,200 700 31.0 21,700 800 36.1 28,900 Summit Teller Washington 1,200 200 54.0 10,800 400 28.0 11,200 600 36.7 22.000
Weld 35,000 2,500 75.0 i 187.500 3,800 25.2 95,600 6.300 44.9 283.100 Yuma 1,300 200 54.0 10,800 300 26.0 7,800 500 37.2 18.600 Other Counties . 6,100 600 54.0 32,500 300 19.0 5,800 900 43.0 38,300
State total 115,000 18,000 62.9 1,133,00 13,000 22.5 293,000 31,000 46.0 4,426,000
Estimates for counties with less than 200 acres harvested included in “Other counties”.
Other
Yuma Weld
Washington
Teller
Summit
Sedgwick San
San
Saguaclie
Roult
Rio Rio
Prowers
Pueblo Pitkin Ouray
Phillips Park
Otero
Morgan
Montezuma
Moftat
Estimates Montrose
Mineral
Mesa
Logan Lincoln
Larimer
Las La
Kit Jackson
Kiowa
Lake Jefferson
Huerlano
Gunnison
Hinsdale Grand
Gilpin Garfield
Fremont
El
Elbert
Eagle Douglas
Denver Crowley Costilla
Dolores
Custer Clear
Delta Conejos
Cheyenne
Chatfee
Boulder Bent Archuleta Arapahoe
Alamosa
Baca Adams
Paso
P!ata
Grande
Blanco
Carson
Juan
Miguel
Slate
Animas
counties
County
Creek
total for
......
Corn counties ... .
.
for
with
ellage:
Acreage
less
237,000
89,600
than
12,000
23,000
17,500
13,700
7,300
2,700
2,300
8,400
3,700
2,100
4,800
5,500
3,600
3,200 Acreage
1,400
1,900
3,400
1,600
3,400
1,700
2,200
1,800
5,500
6,200
4400
1,700
500
400
100 300
harvested
500
600
500
acres
and
harvested
production, for
.
all
Yield
purposes
20.8
19.0
15.7 21.0
by
19.0
19.0
19.0 12.0
16.0 20.0
15.0 20.0 20.0
16.8
13.3
11.0
18.5
14.0 13.9
16.0 per
17.8
14.0
21.0
12.5
14.0
11.0
15.0
19.0
16.0
Tons
17.0
11.1
17.0 15.0
16.0
counties,
acre
included
in
Colorado,
“Other
counties’.
4,503,000 1,867,000
138,700
176,400
Production
240,000
350,000
460,000
244,100
36,000
51
19741
39,900
59,200
99,000
80,800
105,400
66,600
35,200
30,400
19,500
47,600
20,000
10,500
51,000
18,700
34,200
35,200
6,000
28,900
61,100
5.300 70,400
1,400 4.200
.300
Thns 9,000
8.400
6,700
8.400 18,000
26,100 34.200
38,000
78,000 27.000
10.900 46.000
75.700
6,200
25,000
12,100
tion
31,500
660,000
duc 24,600
Bu. 10800
37,800
104.600
30,000
per
26.3
29,0 30.0
22.5 31.7
270
52.0
23.0 42.0
acre
19.4
50.5
33.5
Bu. 27.3
50.0
28.6
21.0
Total 30.3
22.4
54.0
54.0
31.0
30.0
1974’
900
800
200
200
400
500
400
400
1,300
700
1.200
200
200
1,500 1,000
har-
2.000
1.500
5,400
1,100
22.000
1,100
vested
1,000
Acres
Acreage
Colorado,
7.500
9,200
8,600
1,800
3,000
4.900
1.600
5,100 12,500
3,000
27.000
46,000
2,800
95,000
tion
240.000
Pro- 12,000
duc-
Bu.
15.0
25.0 14.3 20.0
23.0
27.0
23.0
18.0 15.0
19.0 24.5
16.0
17.0
15.0
15.0
28.0
per
acre
counties,
Bu.
Yield
by Non-irrigated
600
500
500
400
100
200
200
100
300
200
800
100
1,000
2,000
5.000
12,000
har-
vested
Acres
Acreage
8,400
6.000
4.900
9,600
5,400
13,600
10.500 25,600
28,800
78,000
3.400
72,700
25,000
10,500
26,400
lion
420.000
12,600
Pro-
duc-
10,800
8u.
37,800
production,
30,000
0
and
42.0
36.6
36.0 34.0
35.0
52.0
42.0
55.9
300
49.0
24.0
50.0
27.0 33.0
35.0
42.0
54
54.0
34.0
30.0
per
acre
Bu.
Yield
Irrigated
700
800 400
300
200
100
200
500 400
800
300
200
300
700
200
100 1,500
,,...,.,,,...,,
1,300
10,000
1,000
Acreage
har-
Acres
vested
Acreage
200
500
300
800
400
800
1,600
200 1.600
6,500
300 2.300
1,600 1,100
2,100
2,200
5,700
1,400
1,400
34,000
1,900
wheat:
1.100
Acres
planted Acreage - ....
.,..
Spring
total
counties
State
County
Miguel
Juan
Creek
BlancO
Grande
Animas
Carson
Plata
Paso
Other
Yuma
Summit Washington
Weld
Teller
Sedgwick
San
Rio
Rio Ssguache
Rourt San
Prowers
Pueblo
Park Phillips
Pilkir,
Montrose
Montezuma Otero
Morgan Ouray
Mineral
Moffat
Logan
Las Lincoln
Mesa
Larirner
La
Kil
Kiowa
Lake
Hinsdale Jefferson
Huerfano
Gunnison Jackson
Fremont
El Gilpin Grand
Eagle
Douglas Garfield
Elbert
Denver
Delta Dolores
Custer
Crowley
Bent Costilla
Cheyenne Conejos
Boulder Clear
Chaffee
Baca
Arapahoe
Archuleta
Alamosa
Adams 32
Preliminary.
‘Planted
1975
1974 1973
1972
1970
1971 1967 1966
1969
1968
Southeast
1975 1974
1973 1972
1970 San
1969 Southwest
1971 1968 1967 Northeast
1966 East Northwest
1974
Othercounties Weld
Saguache
Costilla
Rio Alamosa
Morgan
Conelos
mountain
Year
Grande
Lula
State
central
State final:
.
for
Valley
2,260
2,652
2,132
2.419 2,165
2,095
1,962 2,458
1,834
total
1,878
2,773
2,834 2,544
2,474
2,373 2,493
2,684 2,920
3,158
2,822
and
total
wheat
Principal
harvest
Potatoes:
Potatoes:
786 800 750
675 648 690
735 745 573 763 661 600
675 500 483
431 703 451
519
510
corn
All
in
District
County
year
crops:
Barley
265
200 280 252
289 291
315 310 362
268 239 240 328 326
227 280 279
277 279 349
shown.
Acreage Acreage
Total
ghuma
470
405 461 510 448
480 500 583
495 432 550
460 530 540 463 556
555 615 sor-
475 503
Winter
All
planted
beans
wheat
210
205
211
228
180 200 235 211
222 185 193 242 235 209
222
188
192
195
179 184
Dry
and
and
163.0
128.6 204.0
152.5
155.0 125.7 148.6
113.7 122.8 179,2
138.9 145.2 135.8
180.7 159.0
133.8 168.2 127.6
sown 140.5 150.7
production,
production,
Sugar
beets
41,200
34,500
Acreage
41
and
19,800
Acreage
planted
planted
Acres
6,100
Acres
3,550
5,900
2.450
5,100
2,200
1,500
Harvested
.200
300
fall
300
700
Thousand
128
120 210
130
150
115 130
135 114
171 156
Oats
48
31
46
57
37 71 60
93
74
harvested
preceding
Planted
Thousand
1.460
1,385
1,532 1,465 1,480
1.440 1,400
1,560 1,580
1.440
hay
All
acreage by
by
acres
acreage
i
I
I
39.7 40.6
year. 37.0 38.6
43.1
50.3 49.0
48.0 46.4 harvested
43.6
districts, counties,
40.4 41.2
39.5
44.0 51.3 harvested
37.7
48.8 47.0
52.4 45.0
40,600
34,000
Acreage
40,600
Acreage
19,500
acres
Pota-
Acres
toes
6.000
Acres
3,500
5.800
5,000
2,400
2,200
1,500
acreage,
300
300
700
220
184 121
134
86
82
34
15 38
12 16 12
21
35 71
75 82
Rye
63
4
6
Colorado,
Colorado,
Colorado,
Processing
per
per
10
Yield
5
6 Cwt.
5 6
5 9
5
7
7
7 262 Yield
260 282
220 Cwt.
6 190
6 6
6
6
7 8
8
7 204
262 255
264
272 280 270
240
113
Commercial
vegetables
acre
acre
1974
1974
1966-75
19
18 20
18 22
19 19 21 22
18
21
21 21
20 21
21
22
25 24
24
10,655,000
10.655,000
5,147,000
1.479,000 1,200,000
8,840.000
1,692,000
Production
Production
952,000
720,000 420,000
594,000
143,000
57,000
66,000
Cwt.
Cwt.
5,717
5,788
5.857 5,462
5,635 5,742
5,563 crops
5.222 4,977
5,629
Total
cipal
6,404 6,204
6,201 6.081
6,266
6,418
6,525
6,611
6,572 6,317 33 782 554 643 673 377 433 690 dollars 1.788 1,932 2,515 Total value 19.459 18.121 27,900 16,113 20,252 40,028 15,777 16,008 25,519 20,790 65,031 23,549 25.461 45.030 37,441 51,216 27.566 70,896 91,332 47.254 70.374 68,571 41,686 43.694 71,569 92,022 71,017 44,476 69,125 42,063 47,687 149,460 133.083 113,477 163,800 229,908 255,518 165,588 231,840 259.033 1,000 uses. per Other 1.77 1.47 1.39 1.50 2.85 1.39 2.79 1.45 2.07 1.50 1.32 1.19 1.61 1.18 3.02 2.70 1.15 1.15 254 1.32 1.77 1.19 1.20 3.25 1.11 1.13 3.81 1.54 1.26 3.91 1.77 1.13 1.19 1.20 3.25 1.24 1.12 3.91 3.61 1.56 1.77 1.19 1.20 113 3.91 1.56 1.24 3.81 3.25 1.12 bushel Dollars Value
and 1966-75 silage 660 550 390 494 540 561 383 621 340 360 for bushels 14,045 13.860 12.328 10.000 10,994 11,040 14,570 11,350 12,327 10,742 44,676 49.490 17,840 49,290 22,140 40.392 38,800 37,840 23.970 31,730 67,065 58.800 50,400 37,220 51,600 59.136 59,080 41,818 43,956 35.237 50,950 59,294 67.725 59,641 51,990 59,678 35,856 37.560 44,316 42,201 38 Production
1,000 Colorado, page
See value, grain 53.0 50.0 47.0 44.0 46.0 46.0 44.5 50.0 46.0 38.5 88.0 93.0 82.0 95.0 97.0 80.0 85.0 wheat 30.0 27.5 25.5 26.0 26.0 22.5 27.0 20.0 22.5 25.5 23.0 19.5 24.5 18.0 22.5 wheat 20.0 21.5 28.0 24.0 26.5 19.6 24.5 24.0 25.5 22.5 18.0 28.0 21.5 28.5 20.0 101.0 108.0 102.0 for wheat Bushels Harvested Barley
acre and All purposes.
Spring I per Winter Corn all Yield for ‘ 37.8 44.4 39.7 50.2 38.3 37.8 42.7 40.7 39.4 30.8 19.4 19.3 15.6 19.2 23.9 14.8 16.2 20.6 14.4 23.5 18.3 12.8 15.7 24.0 15.7 11.3 21.1 23.3 23.9 25.2 15.7 18.4 11,4 21.0 15.7 25.1 12.9 23.3 23.9 23.9 Planted
Bushels production, planted year. acreage 15 265 17 20 268 200 19 239 16 22 277 310 17 22 240 315 20 27 279 227 530 438 490 430 374 334 400 270 282 223 acres preceding
to Acreage, 2,240 1,861 1,945 2,400 2,630 1,807 2,110 2,150 2,442 2,075 1,962 1,534 1,878 2,165 2,095 2,132 2,260 2,419 2,652 2.458 of Harvested 1,000 fall pertain
Acreage crops: sown corn 252 289 328 280 34 23 25 24 362 291 23 29 280 326 21 20 279 25 42 750 349 800 690 763 661 703 acres 519 600 451 510 for 2,800 crop 2,750 2,899 2,664 2,520 2,344 2,449 2,470 3,116 2,797 2,474 Planted 2,834 2,773 2,544 2,684 2,493 2,373 3,158 2,920
2,822 Field 1,000 acres” winter available. Year 1975’ 1972 ‘Preliminary 1970 1973 1974 ‘Not 1966 1971 ‘Includes 1968 1969 “Planted 1967 1974 1975’ 1973 1971 1972 1970 1967 1968 1966 1969 1975’ 1972 1973 1974 1970 1971 1968 1969 1966 1967 1973 1974 1971 1969 1970 1975’ 1972 1966 1968 1967 1972 1973 1969 1970 1971 1975’ 1967 1968 1974
1966 34 ‘Yield. ‘Nof ‘Preliminary. 1975’ 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1975’ 1974 1973 1971 1970 1969 1968 1972 1967 1966 “Planted 1975’ 1974 1971 1969 1973 1972 1968 1967 1970 1966 1975’ 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1975’ 1972 1971 1974 1973 1970 1969 1968 1966 1967 available. Year .. oroducllon
acres” Field 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 for 163.0 128.6 204.0 148.6 122.8 152.5 159.0 179.2 135.8 150.7 404 41.2 37.7 39.5 44.0 51.3 52.4 48.8
47.0 45.0 crops: and 120 210 115 130 150 171 130 135 114 156 210 Planted 235 211 211 242 185 193 228 209 184 4.48 510 480 500 550 463 556 503 583 615 sorghum acres acres acres acres acres ,,,ai,,n
Acreage Acreage, ,innr,d pertain 1.000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 155.0 125.7 133.8 138.9 113.7 145.2 180.7 ______168.2 127.6 140.5 Harvested 39.7 37.0 38.6 43.1 50.3 40.6 49.0 48.0 46.4 43.6 128 48 205 31 46 37 93 71 222 57 60 200 180 235 222 188 192 74 179 290 265 300 195 250 285 250 280 312 335 248 acres acres acres acres acres to
hni, production, acreage Bushels Pounds planted 1,002 Bushels Cwt 253 260 259 256 23.8 239 247 255 12.4 22.8 20.0 252 217 232 18.8 14.9 12.1 22.9 16.2 17.8 Tons 16.3 16.8 17.6 15.1 14.6 15.5 17.0 15.0 15.5 15.8 Planted 859 827 750 782 826 812 896 863 905
YIeld and for Sorghum all Sugar per Dry
Potatoes value, purposes. at acre Harvested Bushels Pounds beans’ Bushels 1,030 Cwt. 47.0 46.0 264 42.0 261 259 39.0 42.0 244 257 42.5 38.0 43.5 262 233 236 42.5 250 263 37.5 Tons 17.2 19.4 18.0 16.4 18.0 16.3 15.5 16.5 16.6 17.8 beets 880 26.0 S 850 34.0 32.0 770 860 29.0 40.0 36.0 910 850 35.0 36.0 860 920 38.0 970 36.0
for Colorado, grain’ See page 1,000 1,000 1,000 Production 1,000 1,000 10,485 10.518 10,655 12.916 11,395 11,318 11.608 11.488 10,000 10,080 11.232 12,060 2,256 2.423 4,992 3,906 2.698 2,610 1.426 1.932 1,573 2,775 9,665 2,660 2,594 9,995 2,501 2,383 2,261 3.224 2,611 2,105 2,335 1,851 1,804 2,042 1,820 1,530 1,909 1,448 1,651 1,998 9.010 7,540 9,600 1,844 1.892 7,250 9,975 9.424 38
bushels 1966-75 bushels cwl. Ions cwt. for silage percwt. Dollars Dollars per Dollars per
perbu. (continued) Value Dollars 28.00 26.90 18.60 3.97 Dollars 2.51 5.06 50.30 35.90 2.89 1.57 17.70 15.60 14.90 12.90 1.42 1.89 14.90 perbu. 1.67 1.80 1.93 14.10 and 9.40 6.30 8.60 9.60 7.50 8.20 6.10 1.85 2.38 2.82 2.30 1.90 1.47 1.03 8.70 1.49 1.14 1.03 1.10 .87 .70 .70 .73 .75 .99 Unit .96 .79 .75
Ion’ cvii. other per 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 ______uses. 113,728 1,000 41,625 49,243 26.744 29,022 21,495 16.506 20.885 22,268 18.340 18.833 45,914 39.016 35,507 66.451 38.904 29,681 30.122 28.049 4,174 33,554 42.840 2,709 38,951 3.494 2,840 2,734 1,369 2,024 2,062 14,199 17,472 1,769 2,081 17,945 12.865 15.121 20.445 14.985 11,541 22,943 13,425 17,945 11,400 10,366 10,382 11,120 11,578 9,888 dollars value Total dollars dollars dollars
dollars 35 riollars 186 280 202 208 516 502 488 236 Total 1,362 1,498 value dollars dollars dollars 1,000 Total value 46,577 40,560 48,357 80,861 89,121 38.409 77,895 79,433 27,357 27,540 27,358 73,372 73,710 24,817 24,606 27,871 61,763 76,511 93,193 95,576 51,893 49,104 50,024 53,504 48,555 114.920 139,770 136,136 150,822 102,465 1,000 1,000 1,000 unit 99 .87 .88 .92 .88 .91 1.81 2.46 1.02 2.30 Value Dollars perbu. per (continued) hays. tame ton 52.00 52.00 29.00 47.00 25.50 30.50 41.00 25.30 28.50 27.80 25.50 52.00 55.00 24.90 30.50 39.50 44.00 26.00 25.60 26.60 27.00 25.50 54.00 27.00 40.00 45.00 52.00 25.50 30.50 26.00 Value Dollars 88 Dollars per bushels Dollars 114 204 285 204 256 570 493 1966-75 1,548 1.722 Production 1,000 miscellaneous Colorado, hay’ hay tons tons other tons 19.0 190 18.0 17.0 17.0 16.0 15.0 22.0 14.5 21.0 hay 930 780 936 991 897 872 884 961 1,838 1,863 1,937 1,924 Bushels 1,950 1,846 2,025 2.115 2.090 2,035 2.618 2,885 2,793 2,922 2,873 3,106 3,171 3,115 2,822 2.730 1,081 1,080 ye’ Harvested[ other All acre and 1.000 1,000 1,000 Alfalfa Production All value, per hay, and Yield grain 4.0 3.3 2.7 4.2 4.3 9.4 7.0 4.1 3.2 3.1 Planted Bushels year. acre 1.30 1.35 1.20 1.32 1.32 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.26 1.28 2.50 2.60 2.65 2.50 Tons 2.75 270 2.60 2.75 1.89 1.91 1.95 2.60 2.60 1.96 timothy, 1.96 1.95 2.03 2.00 2.03 2.01 Tons Tons Yield per & production, 6 4 acres 15 12 16 12 86 34 82 38 preceding clover of 1,000 fall I jyested Sudan. Acreage, Acreage acres acres acres 650 715 734 720 690 690 740 820 820 690 798 735 745 740 750 745 710 740 760 750 sown 1,385 1,460 1,440 1,532 1,580 1,560 1.400 1,480 1,465 1,440 Acres acres 71 35 21 75 63 82 millet, harvested 1,000 121 134 184 220 l,000 1,000 crop Planted crops: 1000 hay, winter wild Field .,,,,, Year Year Includes 1974 1975’ 1968 1969 1966 1971 1972 1973 ‘Includes 1970 1967 ‘Preliminary. 1974 1975’ 1971 1972 1970 1966 1973 1969 1967 1968 1975’ 1972 1973 1974 1969 1971 1966 1967 1968 1970 1972 1975’ 1973 1974 1969 1970 1971 1967 1966 1968 37 Field crops: Acreage and production, by cropping practice, Colorado, 1966-75
1 Irrigated Non-irrigated Total Year I
I Acreage Yield Production Acreage Yield Production Acreage Production harvested per acre harvested per acre harvested Acres Bushels Acres Bushels Acres Bushels
Winter wheat
1966 85,000 36.5 3,103,000 2,357,000 17.3 40,853,000 2,442,000 43,956,000 1967 98,000 33.0 3,234,000 1,709,000 18.7 32,003,000 1.807,000 35,237,000 1968 79,000 34.0 2,686,000 1,782,000 19.4 34,534.000 1,861,000 37,220,000 1969 76,000 36.0 2,736,000 1,869,000 20.9 39.082.000 1,945,000 41,818.000 1970 71,000 46.0 3,266.000 2.004,000 27.9 55,872,000 2,075,000 59,138,000 1971 74,000 48.0 3,552,000 2,036,000 273 55,528,000 2,110,000 59,080,000 1972 74.000 41.5 3,071,000 2,076,000 234 48,529,000 2,150,000 51,600.000 1973 86.000 44.0 3,784,000 2,314,000 23.8 55,016,000 2.400,000 58,800,000 1974 85,000 40.0 3,400,000 2,545,000 25.0 63,665,000 2,630,000 67,065,000 1975 87,000 37.0 3,219,000 2.153,000 21.9 47,181,000 2,240,000 50,400,000
Spring wheat
1966 6,000 38.3 230.000 10,000 13.0 130,000 16,000 360.000 1967 5,000 32.5 162,500 22,000 20.8 458,500 27,000 621,000 1968 5,000 38.0 190.000 12,000 12.5 150.000 17,000 340,000 1969 4,000 32.5 130,000 13,000 19.5 253.000 17,000 383.000 1970 5,000 38.0 190,000 15,000 23.3 350,000 20.000 540,000 1971 6,000 41.0 246,000 16,000 19.7 315,000 22,000 561.000 1972 6,000 45.5 273.000 9,000 13.0 117,000 15,000 390,000 1973 8,000 38.4 307,000 11,000 17.0 187,000 19,000 494,000 1974 10.000 42.0 420,000 12,000 20.0 240,000 22,000 660,000 1975’ 10,000 38.0 380,000 10,000 17.0 170,000 20.000 550.000
Corn tor grain
1966 195,000 87.3 17,028,000 28,000 29.0 812,000 223,000 17,840,000 1967 238,000 902 21,468,000 32,000 21.0 672,000 270,000 22,140,000 1968 254,000 91.9 23,340,000 28,000 22.5 630,000 282,000 23.970.000 1969 303,000 102.6 31,094,000 31,000 20.5 636.000 334,000 31,730,000 1970 368,000 103.4 38,064,000 32,000 23.0 736.000 400,000 38,800.000 1971 404,000 92.1 37,190.000 26,000 25.0 650,000 430.000 37.840.000 1972 351,000 113.5 39.851,000 23.000 23.5 541,000 374.000 40.392.000 1973 414.000 106.2 43.980,000 24.000 29.0 696,000 438.000 44,676,000 1974 458.000 106.7 48,866.000 32.000 19.5 624.000 490,000 49.490,000 1975i 501,000 97.5 48.826,000 29,000 16.0 464.000 530,000 49.290,000
Barley
1966 154.000 53.9 8,304.000 125,000 19.5 2,438,000 279,000 10,742,000 1967 152,000 591 8,987.500 75,000 31.5 2,362,500 227,000 11.350,000 1968 151,000 60.4 9,126.500 89,000 21.5 1,913,500 240,000 11.040,000 1969 159,000 59.3 9,436,000 118,000 24.5 2,891,000 277,000 12,327,000 1970 160,000 60.1 9,620.000 150,000 33.0 4,950,000 310.000 14.570.000 1971 165,000 56.7 9.360,000 150.000 30.0 4,500.000 315,000 13,860.000 1972 163,000 53.0 8.638,000 76,000 31.0 2.356.000 239,000 10,994,000 1973 165,000 54.7 9.032,000 103,000 32.0 3,296.000 268,000 12,328,000 1974 150.000 58.5 8.775,000 50.000 24.5 1,225.000 200,000 10,000,000 1975’ 170,000 66.4 11,290.000 95,000 29.0 2,755,000 265.000 14.045.000 Sorghum br grain
1966 92.000 62.0 5,704,000 156.000 23.8 3,720.000 248.000 9,424,000 1967 100,000 71.0 7,100.000 235,000 21,1 4,960,000 335.000 12,060.000 1968 105,000 69.5 7.299.000 207,000 19.0 3,933,000 312.000 11.232.000 1969 85,000 67.0 5,695,000 195,000 22.5 4,385,000 280.000 10,080,000 1970 96,000 69.5 6,672.000 154,000 21.6 3.328.000 250,000 10.000,000 1971 98.000 57.8 5.661,000 202,000 19.5 3,939.000 300.000 9.600,000 1972 74.000 62.4 4,617,000 191,000 23.0 4,393,000 265,000 9,010.000 1973 68.000 66.0 4,488,000 217,000 25.3 5,487,000 28S,000 9,975.000 1974 72,000 56.2 4,046,000 178,000 18.0 3,204.000 250,000 7,250,000 1975’ 80,000 53.6 4,285,000 210.000 15.5 3,255.000 290,000 7,540,000
Oats
1966 47,000 44.1 2,073,000 27,000 26.0 702.000 74,000 2.775.000 1967 39.000 53.5 2,085,000 21.000 25.0 525.000 60,000 2,610,000 1968 42,000 49.7 2,089,000 29,000 21.0 609,000 71,000 2,698,000 1969 39,000 50.5 1,969,500 54,000 35.9 1,936.500 93,000 3,906.000 1970 36,000 53.0 1,908,000 92,000 335 3,084,000 128.000 4,992,000 1971 26,000 57.0 1.482,000 31,000 31.5 941,000 57.000 2,423.000 1972 24,000 52.5 1,261,000 13,000 24.0 312.000 37.000 1.573.000 1973 30,000 49.5 1,484.000 16,000 28.0 448,000 46,000 1.932.000 1974 18,000 62.9 1,133,000 13.000 22.5 293.000 31,000 1.426,000 1975’ 25,000 56.2 1,405,000 23.000 37.0 851,000 48,000 2,256.000 Preliminary. Pro- forage 288 209 204 duction down, tons
1,000
1966-75 1966-75 1,804 1,448 1,530 1,820 1,651 1,909 1,998 7 8 1,844 1,892 8 2,042 9 9 Production acres 8 and 10 11 10 15 1,000cwt. Total acre 1,000 Hogging forage 1.00 Yield 1.50 1.10 grazing Tons per
For 1966-75 188 180 192 Acreage 179 195 200 205 222
222 235 Colorado,
harvested Colorado, 1,000acres tons 160 175 178 147 135 158 190 192 204 226 5,510 5.550 4,464 3,658 4,503 4,302 3,643 4,043 2,992 3,350 1,000 acres
Acreage total, harvested Production
1,000 forage, 283 345 394 554 770 576 451
551 485 421 Colorado, Production
1,000cwl.
and and acre 150 160 Pro- 160 162 247 288 264 240 385 300 allege tons 1,000 duction acre 18.0 17.5 18.5 19.0 15.5 19.0 18.0 15.5 16.5 17.5 Yield Tons 250 320 370 335 300 380 330 642 430 per 466 Yield
For forage, per Pounds
Non-irrigated grazing acre 8.0 7.5 8.0 9.5
8.5 and slIage Yield 10.0 12.0 11.0 11.0 10.0 Tons per acres
For non-irrigated 113 123 115 122 145 120 134 147 126 119 248 300 235 290 237 203 209 193 239 231 Acreage Acreage
harvested down, harvested
1,000acres sliage 1,000 17 20 20 20 29 24 24 24 35 30 1968. 1,000 acres Acreage harvested
997
Irrigated, grain, after 1,247 1,410 1,399 1,306 1,358 1,513 1,074 1,466
1,338 hogging bushels Production 1,000cwt. 44,676 49,290 23,970 49,490 17,840 22,140 37.840 40,392
31,730 38,800 for Production Pro- 7,250 7,540 9,600 9,010 9,975 9,424 1,000 duclion 1,000 10.000 10,080 12,060 11,232 bushels
acre sliage, Yield 1,720 1,511 1,861 1,764 1,820 1,696 1,760 1,719 1,890 1,666 per Irrigated Pounds discontinued acre
grain acre production, grain Yield 93.0 85.0 88.0 95.0 97.0 80.0 82.0 Yield 26.0 35.0 29.0 32.0 34.0 36.0 40.0 36.0 38.0 36.0 102.0 108.0 101.0 per For per
Bushels Utilization
Bushels grain,
For and 67 82 74 77 66 77 88 59 88 76
estimates for Acreage harvested 1,000acres acres 285 250 290 300 250 265 312 280 335 248 I,000 acres 530 374 438 430 Acreage 282 490 223 270 334 400 harvested Acreage
harvested Sorghum:
1,000 Acreage
production Utilization and Year
Year beans: Year Preliminary.
Yield Corn: 1975’ 1974 1972 1973 1966 1971 1969 1970 1967 1968 Preliminary. 1972 1973 ‘Preliminary. 1970 1971 1975 1968 1974 1967 1969 1966 1974 1975 1968 1972 1973 1970 1971 1969
1966 1967
Dry 38
‘Preliminary. ‘April date,
etcV
‘Total
l975-76 1974-75
1973-74
1972-73
1971-72
1970-71 1969-70
1968-69
1967-68
1966-67
‘Preliminary.
1974-75’ 1972-73
1973-74
1971-72
1970-71
1969-70
1968-69
1967-68
Production 1966-67
1975’ 1974
1973
1972
1971
1970 1969
1968
1967
1966
Preliminary.
Crop
year
Crop
Year
Year
Crop
Year
all
Stocks 1 V V V V
.. stocks . V
V V potatoes V V .. V
V
. . . V . V V V V V V V V V .. V V ..
V
V 1 . V V V V V
V
1,000
consist
and
duction
1,000
1,000cwt.
duction
duction
8,613
8,840 8,235 9,990
7.905
7.560
9,240
8,695 8.280 8,540 10,655
Pro-
10,518
12,916 11,395 11,488
11,318
11.608 1,000
not
Pro-
9,665
9,995
harvested
Acreage
eaten
quantity
cwt.
11.6
12.0
13.3
13.1
13.5
12.8
[ cwt.
estimated
7.2
6.6 6.5
7V6
of
acres
I
I
I
1,000
Fall
“production,
Stocks
or
6,150
6,300
5.500
5,500
5,550 7,000
5,850 6,000
6,150 6,400
Potatoes:Production
shrinkage
Shrinkage
1,000cwt.
and
Potatoes:
fed
December
1,000
and
sold
Feed,
2,341
2,234
1,310
1,309
1,571
1,202
cwt.
potatoes:
on
763 889
860 loss
prior
loss
figures
cwt.
Percent-
Summer
duction
farms
Percent
age
pro-
71 70
71
67 70 67
73
69
to 70
74
less
per
1
of
Yield
household
Cwt.
260 275
275
255
220 220 225
225
225
185
1973.
1,000
where
are
Acreage
acre
total
use
For
crop
household
11
10 14
12 13
1,000
Stocks
Production
included Seed,
4,950
4,700
5,350 4,750
4.550 5,700
4,850
5,200
5,000
5,350
All
cwt.
1,000 All
disappearance
produced
January
and
Farm
potatoes
514 553
544
671
Farm potatoes
cwt.
teed.
Total
cwt.
For
farm
Percent-
and
duction
Percent
age use
1,000
in
and
disposition
Production
disposition
pro-
grown
1,000
57
61
55 seedr
59 63
57
56 59
63
58
1
stocks
337
“All
458
543
507 543
2,090
1,872 2,700
1,815 2.958 3.038
2,926
2948
1,430 2.368
to
where
of
production,
cwt.
date
and
disposition,
cwt.
potatoes.”
to
1,000
1,000
Quantity
Stocks
held
3,750
4,300 4,350
3,700
date”. 3,900
and 3,350
3,750 4.100
4,200
3,900
9,281
8.358
8,553 8.645
Sold
stocks,
1,000
February
Quantity
10.228
by
cwt. 9,623
cwt. 9,539 9,480
8,642
all sold
Disappearance
growers
losses
Percent-
cwt.
duction
l,000acres
Percent
harvested
age
Acreage
pro-
44
49
41 44
47 52 43
Colorado,
46
50
45 32.5
34.0
30.5 37.0
Percentage 31.0 37.0
31.5 34.5
30.5
33.6
1
Colorado,
Colorado,
of
Percent
to
age
Percent-
sold
Percent
and
87
86
86
82
date
79
84
82
84
‘6
1,000
Stocks sold
2,900
3,400
2,850 3.050
2.500 3,300
3,050
3.300
3,150 3,100 local
through
includes
March
cwt.
dealers’
1966-75
1,000cwt.
Produc
1966-76
Produc
1966-75
Percent-
8,840
8,235 Fall
7,905 7,560
duclion
1,000
Percent
9,990
8.695
8.280
9,240 8.540
age
tion
1sposition
per
pro-
shrinkage,
1
34 Yield
38
36
40
30 33
35 40
34
36
all
265 260 255 240
270 270
235
240
275 280 Cwt
crop
of
acre
sales
Fall
Fall
1,000
Stocks
1,000cwt. Quantity
Quantity
1,000cwt.
2,350
1,800 VVVVV
1,950
1.700
for
7,889
6,370
6,836 7.380
6,976 sold
V
7,015
6,600
7.575
Sold
6,259
decay,
crop
Farm crop
V
all
April cwf.
V
purposes
Production
Percent
1,000
disposition
duction
Percent
age
dumping,
1’
8.613
8,840
pro 8,235 9,990
7.905 7,560 8,695 8280
9,240
8540
21 27 Percent
21
25 age
Percent
Percent
age
Percent-
of
cwt.
86
83 83
85
83
79 80
73 82
sold
sold
to 39
99
165
144 111
257
128
261
2,509
5,439
6,660
5,635
3,985
9,092
6,766
6,405
5.969
Total
7,172
9,545
1,120
1.018
9,228 1,734 1,905
9,506 1.696
1,751
9.919
1,961 2,485
3.263
2,011 15,070
4,513 17,464
12,574 17.928
14,044
11.443 14,220
14,323
15,612
11,543 12,774
11,800
10,446
10,508
Total
43,953
39,710
41,799 25,709
54,135 45.946
53,534
35,070
30,067
I
1
1
5
12 26
57 30
42
73
140
315
281
498
769 308
414
377
635
630
1,711
3,492 2,453
2,335 3,145
3,540
3,260
3,990 4.630
8.169
6,126
5,810 7,189
4,628
2,890 5.970
5.450
4.623
April
4.010
1,115
9,573
9,074
8,584
5,700 5.389
4.932 3.841
3,380
3,790
18,715
15,629
23,063
19,010
22,550
16,800 16,290 23,122
23,098
Off-farm
January
I
87
86
798
106
139
114
200
188
878 805
1,532
2.294
3,300 3,168
1,979 3,226
4,462
3,145
6,901
7,918
7.946
8,250
5,993
9,700
5,535
4,282
1.426
1.198
1,624
1,337
1,376 2,108
1,331
2.148
3,744
12,118 10,275
2,959 3,700
6,039
6,411
5,387
6,129 7,066
4,808
4,574
10.080
20,890
20.995
13,267 18,780
31,013 23,396
30,436
22,789
On-farm
grain
grain
bushels
bushels
bushels
bushels
bushels
bushels
Rye
Oats
Barley
Wheat
Corn
1,000
1,000
Sorghum
1,000
1,000
1.000
1000
147
160
195
238
342
208
337
8.869 48(19
8,407
8.528
9,614
9,897
1,298 1.514
31,947
32.887
29,432 29,191
15,384 18,646 28,041 30,906
20,633 23,110 11,364
1.953 10,275
1,978 14,013
1,948 2.585
2,945
3,808 5,163
2.414
2.471
Total
11,229 17,836
10.637
12,797
15,755
12.009
10.490 12,051 12,149
55,536
45,796 56,557
63,836 66,080
52,513 62,027
40,488 44,957
I
1
35 24
54
80
23
35
114
446
265
374
548
356
438
870 546
800
660 670
IWS.flO
9a’n
5,564 3,877
3,843 3.918
7,380
3,985 5,380
7.070
5,971 6,975
7.210 6,610
8,253
5.750
6,690
12.100
11,443
12.724
6,445 6,729
Off-farm
3.370
4,387 2,902
3,680
3,550 3,380
29,042
26.081
29,793 25,043
30,892
24,660 29.820 10,252
21,670
22,200
Off-farm
October
I
IViiP.D.
634
125 123
184
172
173
228
257
4,489
4,992 4,685
2.827 6.633 5,800
6,290 4,234
..IIdIII
1,068
9,
1,033
1,430 1.597
1,510
1,754 2,211
1.801
2.399
3.008 19,223
18,806
4.293
7,584 19,788 21,444
13,423 16,500 22,216
11,956
7,762 4,500
9,895 4,192 23,461
6,810
8,629
8.501
26,494
18,288 20,753 30,476
32,234
23,287 35,188
27.853 34,016
12,385 On-farm -. -. . - -
.
Year
Year
1974
1972 1973
1971
1970
1968
1967
1969
1975
1974
1976
1971
1970 1973
1968 1972
1967
1969
1975-76
1972-73
1974-75
1973-74
1968-69
1970-71 1971-72
1969-70
1967-68
1975-76
1973-74
1972-73
1970-71 1974-75
1989-70
1967-68 1968-69 1971-72
1975-76
1974-75
1973-74
1971-72
1969-70 1970-71
1968-69 1972-73
1967-68
1974-75 1975-76
1969-70 1973-74
1971-72 1972-73
1970-71
1968-69 1967-68
I
1971
1973 1972
1970
1969
1968 1967
1975
1973
1972
1974
1971
1970 1969
1968
1967
1975-76
1974-75
1973-74 1972-73 1969-70
1971-72 1970-71
1968-69 GSA 1967-68
1975-76
1972-73
1974-75
1973-74 1969-70 1968-69
1971-72 1970-71
1967-68
1975-76
1974-75 1973-74
1972-73
1971-72 1970-71
1969-70 1968-69
1967-68
1975-76
1974-75 1973-74 1969-70
1972-73
1971-72 1970-71
1968-69
1967-68
Year Year V V V VV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V.. V V V V V V V V VV V V V V VV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V -. V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V
1,800 1,411
1.440 2,412
1,348
1,508 4,541
3,464 4.021
3,635
4,656
5,711
3,356
2,319
1,993
2,845 22,081
1,090 12,738
1,484
15.507
12,868 18,568
2,089 3.049 10,918 15,775
3,497 10.757
2,589 3,091
1,966 4,086
1,972
811
4,151
372 672
125
835 742
869
944
971
861
900
96
70 86
94
67
61
2,160
3,120
1,002 2.900
1,333 1,130
2,940
3,189
2,739 2,170
2,102
2,435 2,990
1,977 2,770 2.290
July
17,070 14,223
19,300 17,380
7,951 6,489 13,375 19,871
7,641 6,523
13,860
5,599 4,920 11,800
5.085 4,625 April
4,890
7,455
218
100
280
313
572
438
443 490
490
570 505
22 61
28 54
43
12
2
1
1
2,144
2,802 3,571
4,468
2,570 4,408
5,352
6,653 6.760
6,518
6,826
5,737
4,763
8,146 4,609
6,346
Total
29,808
24,293
3.415 27,091
35,948
1,115 1,055 1.528 35,378
1,312 1,974 11,606 41,381
1,516 1,461 29,635
22.557
8,578
1,366 9,917 8,541
8,495
8,648
8,417 7,674
7,716
8,976
590
772
108
155 124 179 104
iim,
Sorghum
72
79
1,000
1000
1,000
1.000
1,000
Corn 1000
Barley Wheat
Oats
ye
bushels
bushels
bushels
bushels
bushels
grain bushels
..owraoo,
grain
On-term
1,892
1.552
1,199 1,107
VVVVV
10,159
1,172
11,928 12,395
1,348 12,532
•VVVV
225 1,525
600 706 1,104
960 562 1,093 1,816
603
283
742 894
808
952
535
2,965 5,719
8,862
9,323
241
155
775
542 676
283 755
653
600
986 770
740
68
24
51
40 31
29
IO(-(b
October
Ott
1,070
1,160
1,330
1,128 1,681 1,050
1,580
1,110
1,740 1,600
VVVVV
16,103
4,806 12,840
5,528 4.720 12,531
3,730 3,660 12,480
3,761 4,516
3,490
July
475 948
847
935
497
445
214 296 350
350
743 789 528
260
3,624
-tar 7.082
7,994
7,650
COntInuea)
53
27 95
60
28
20
5
1
1
1,447 1,776
1,908 1,497
1,613
1,763
3,573
1,870 1,637 2,602 2,532
2,939
2,707
1,597
1,645
Total
28,031
1,522 25,063
1,105 12,801 21,342 25,235
1,220 1,876 18,153
5,576
16,973
6,128 5,706 4,470
5,286 4.764
5,609
5,306
700
6,589
250 301
104
780
756
972
913
73
68
51
36 49
in
in
.1
.8 .3 .1
.2
.9
4.9
4.4
1.8
2.3
3.6 2.4
the 4.9
the
fall
8.1
and
per
12.3
20.1
37.7
total
to
1974.
moved
19751
percent
1.4
harvest
acreage
in
both
varieties
percent
acreage
1974
comprised
5.4
for
was
the
became
State’s
position
1.7
1.7
in
2.5
7.5
from 1.7
3.3
21.6
12.5
47.5
of
12.3
Sos”ftat
the
seeded from
up
respectively,
Otis
barley
Malting
to
included
third
Colorado,
of
Hiland
varieties
in
Colorado
acreage
down
percent
and
1974
.1
in
.6
central
.5
1
1.1
5.4
9.7
acreage feed
in
seeded
the
17.0
12.2
53.4
was
acreage,
percent
district,
positions,
acreage.
of
varieties.
popularity.
Soijth
than
in1975,
by
total.
Otis
in
percent.
barley
37.7
planted
Colorado
barley
seeded
Ill
6
less
acreage
the
grain west
total
on
in barley
.7
.3
the
seventh
1.3
1.3
3.2
2.3
percent
5.8
2.3
the
16.1
Colorado’s
11.9
for
of
54.8
of
District
the
the
variety,
.7
barley
with
of
Percent
VARIETIES of
Spring
and
of
acreage.
feed
of
of
by
1
survey State’s
planted
Moravian
from
1974
the
sixth
percent percent
.9
.6
and
.3
the
in
1.5
5.5
3.9
4.9
East
was
percent.
percent 11.2
of
24.2
47.0
percent
variety
accounted
percent
of
percent
acreage.
BARLEY
0.1
38.3 fifth,
planted,
70.1
3.6
and
seedings.
2.4
followed
89.1
20.4
increased
than
on
for
malting
position
consecutive
held
from
leading
percent
.8
III .1 .1
.9
.4
percent
seeded
acres
1.8 4.4
1.8
1.3
4.2
1975
3.3
varieties
less
14.3
barley
33.3
33.3
from
and
Northeast
the
or
11.8
the
total 20.1
varieties
seeded
total
Klages
COLORADO
feed
slightly
be second
eleventh
of
represented
for
of
the
to
represented
Firibecks
accounting
malting
was
with
feed
the
and
reported
of
dropped
a
3.6
down 2.7
from
14.6
varieties
it
79.1
is
is
planted
Northwest
none
was
Klages
three
reported.
percent
as
Ill
Betzes
variety
varieties
fall
planted Betzee,
not
This percent
varieties.
continued
top
accounting
moved
either
8.1
Percentage
seeded
III,
49
survey
III
earlier.
and
1975.
the
position
with
seven
year,
spring
varieties
in
leading
Moravian
Ill
Ill
indicate
malting
1975
year
acreage.
Variety
Steptoe
with
Barley:
spring
a
third
all
percent
1974.
fourth
These
Firibecks
1975. Three
The
Moravlan
‘Dashes
Hudson Others’ ‘Includes
Woodvale
Steveland
Wocus
Meimi
Betzes Will Trebi
Schuyler
Klages
Firibecks
Steptoe
Hiland
Moravian Otis
1975
are
percent in
cent
1975.
previous
into to
second
represented
45
and
barley
in 42
value
crop.
growing
than
20
ries
1973 cherry slow
the
per value
received drop 4,650 was
1974 production reasonable
compared
cullage.
or
however,
pounds $4,050,000 earlier.
growers
percent followed
to
summer
accounting the
45.0
lion
lower
higher
frost
Labor May
1975
Sweet Tart
Pear
Peach
wind Apple
2
Fruit
percent
ton
1,250
received
apples
pounds.
weeks
26
the
start,
crop
million that
The
value
of
was
damaged
was
of
tons
prices
growers
cherry
was
a
than
percent damage
production
Total
production
in
season
$160,000 Utilized
very
utilized
higher
an
received
temperatures
cherry
year
production
by production
affected
some
tons
total
75
of
however,
1974.
with
light
produced
from
still
late adequate
of in
for
received
average
level.
pounds
a
560
Rome
A for
percent
an
small
production
value
earlier.
$936,000.
1975
value
year
produced
cool,
35
on
received
15.8
areas
because
peaches
was
than
production
their
above
average production
Peach
productionfor in
during
the
tons.
an
percent
for
pollination.
the
Harvest
in
crop
most
in Beauty
totaled
earlier.
the
of
wet
cents
good of
produced
of
in
$468,000
average
in
in
above
in
The
fruit
with
the
Colorado
the
reported
trees
1975
Sweet
$153
followed
utilized
the Colorado
growers
utilized
June.
1975
1974.
1974.
crop
spring
an of
and
of
of in
in
total areas.
15.0
1974
in
with
some
of
a
the
previous
250
6,000
Colorado was with
was
$615 the
average and
1974.
for totaled
year
per
1975
the
sweet
sized
was
cherries
of
The The
Fruit
value
received
slow
in
most
a
million
production
production, hampered
crop.
1974
during
tons 1975
the
1975
received estimated
ton 5.5
reduced
total
localized
completed 17
heavy
was
Chemical
earlier.
per
1974.
than
tons
Pollination
estimated
growing
pear
size
well
FRUIT
seasonal cherries
cents
6,000
in
start.
percent
of
of
locales year’s
output,
produced
was was
ton during
estimated
production.
suffered
1975
they
pounds
1975
compared
$235
utilized
drop
was
crop However,
and
in
Value
an
utilized
in
Red
per
estimated
estimated
shortages.
tons.
pollination
at
at
CROPS
season
1974.
value
received
compared
at
thinning
average was
normal
1975
the
reporting
value
in
at
per 1975
from and
under
was
16.0
was
norms,
$246,000
pound
Delicious
$5,060,000,
production
a
the
of
110.0
in
in
at
quality This
almost
ton
few
apple
Golden
million
not
compared
a
delayed
of
Jonathans
utilized
totaled
1974 the
with
1974.
of
16.7
from
most freeze
-
and
favorable
$2,165,000.
for
the
at
at
in
in
17.0
areas.
utilized
is
and
was
affected
1975
million
Except
April
a
with
was
4,590
1974.
1975
production
million
400
of
$918,000,
but
an
double
good the
June
quality
continued
apple
damage
pounds The
1,650 cents
development
production
Delicious
the
by on
was
utilized
was
increase
$204
freeze.
was
54
This
tons.
1975
compared
with
production
pounds,
ranked
for
Although
the
tons
October23
fruit
fruit 1
crop.
by
weather
pounds
crop
percent
estimated
the
was
tons,
forward
per
25
29
was
per compared
peaches,
cool
the
from
$640 crop
This
down
was
in
A
set
to
to
to
percent 1974
percent
pound
Growers
continued
excellent
with
of
second
ton
few
32
April
followed
at
1974.
an
be
more
spring.
reduce
for
is
compared was
the
utilized
generally
higher
per
29
of
with
conditions.
$2,720,000
was
percent
was
2 a
estimated crop.
the
areas
60
at 13
severely
the
year
1975.
percent
for
April growers
freeze. percent
ton
with
$376,000, generally
Pear
below
than
higher
9.0
generally
percent
with
leading
percent. only
of
with
fruit.
the
than Even
to by
A
the
production
earlier.
for
suffered
sweet
cents
freeze.
This
higher
13.7
hard
good.
be
double
producers
25
a
20
with
1975
The
minimum
the
damaged
the
from Although
set
the
92.0
over cool,
than
for
received
with
10
Utilized
percent
percent
variety,
was
higher
million
spring
a
cher
down good; Apple
large
good.
Total
$374
1974
June
total
1975
than
days
crop
to
Tart
The year
hail
mil
the
the
the
the
wet
the
11
in
a 43
in
in
of
of
of at
in
in S.
the
the
in
per
out
ac 225
the
was cwt.
the
year
sold
cwt.
total
were 1975,
were
cwt.,
value
1975
from
U.
1975
22nd sales.
2,200
fresh
acres
1974.
prices
Yields
at
cwt.
acre
in
155,000
Value
percent
percent
and
of
the
unit
acreage
to
from
sold
acres
crop
The
per
below
than
The
$6.62
3
4
The
of
total
per
from
yields
because
from
yields
reduction
processing
4,300
1975
per 315,000
earlier,
$1,015,000
ranked
up
production
sent
grown
Grower
acres.
the receipts both
1975 increased
in
value
to
1,479,000
acres
was
390,000
crop. to
were
cwt.
production,
sold
larger acre
24,120 1975.
$10.80
of
before.
before.
were
of
percent year
percent
with
the but
and
of
a
were
percent
1975
total
sent
310
were
percent
production.
1974.
from not
per
vegetables 1975
received
lower 29
were 3,700
1974
so
1,000
14
However,
$25,943,000
received
year
from
production
year
in
23
in
35
Colorado
the
There
to
market
during
but
growers
down
terms than
yield
and
peas
a
to
percent the
percent was
were
Total
the also
the $6,408,000, the
year
with
of
to below
production
in
higher,
There
total
price
of
of
up
average
percent
down
$3,047,000.
crop.
0.3
Income
was
compared
4.8
in
crop.
1974
fresh
year
was
was percent.
1975
from prices
to
11
from
green
an
the
paid
increase
vegetables
in
processing
harvested
1975
before.
14
of
harvested
result
Nationally than
—
was
value
1974
produced
up
harvested
received percent
percent previous
1974.
from
of
sold
harvested, a
9th
and
Yield
in
production.
average
of
$1,661,000
vegetables
averaged
value
better
acreage
compared
in
more
24
the
less
91 the
increase
were
Prices as
$796,000
the
year
at
previous
was
percent
cwt.
production.
1975
acres
vegetable
percent
crop
in
acres $2,331,000,
increase
The
returned
$1,260,000,
at
total
crop
also
for
1974.
for
onions
at
35
was
in With
the
10
the
lettuce
bean
per 1975
fewer
ranked
in
percent
acres
year.
at
total acreage
a
above
of
below
increase
of however,
fewer
largely
production.
in
valued
5,300
percent 1974.
percent
in
in
in
production
tons
12
from
acre
onions
yields
an
S.
valued
percent
Snap
$5.35
increase below
VEGETABLES Colorado
23
vegetables output.
vegetable
production
were
of
U. crop
24,060
percent representing
16
a
value
per
better valued
Eight
1974
acres
estimated
vegetable
of
acre
the
their
was
above
(excluding increase
percent
accounted previous
Colorado
$2,418,000
acres
a
percent
increase in percent
17,750
production
12
1,600,
1974
as
resulted
increase
Total
total
Per
estimated
36
from total
Sales
of
cwt.
was
prices
910
the
28
an
percent
131
percent percent.
at
100
were
tons
increased
crop were
with
below the
valuable
4
important
the
vegetables.
while
23
62
period.
The
235
The
percent
sold
percent
much
cucumber
tons
yields
produce.
was
of
1975.
Colorado
acre
a
down
resulting
vegetables, earlier.
below
7
1975
output
1975
up
was
than
down
percent
1975
29
decreased
as
were
vegetables
Grower
most
vegetable most
in
COMMERCIAL
in
a
$15,088,000
acreage.
2
time
with
Although
248,300
represented corn
1974,
in
1975
acre
per
1974.
sales.
harvested
was
a
estimated in
fresh
at
year
for
was
total
was
total
which
of acre,
in
compared
1975,
twice
a
236,900
cwt.
of
third
percent
$35,132,000,
largest 1975. the higher
year. $2,350,000. per
of
percent 1975
1974.
same
year’s
2
pickles
in
sweet
only
market
commercial second was
at
The
in per
in
cwt.
The
of
yields
6
above
harvested
total the
in
in
than
cwt.
sales
processing and
the resulting
in
than
with
producers
valued
the
acreage
for
waste)
value
the
A
growers
compared
resulted
commercial of
from
cwt.
was
output
percent
290
was
nearly
production
Fresh
sold
value
$1,674,000
lettuce
1975
was
cents
valued
1,643,000 acres
more
and
lower
was
were and
$1,972,000 85
previous
corn
1975
acreage
preceding 736,000 11
percent.
acre increase
acre
at
year.
for
to
in
the
Average
Colorado
during cwt.
to
harvested
62
at
Tomato
of
resulting
harvested.
21
the harvested
crop
was
crop
also
income
of
the
were
compared versus
increased,
was
per 2,400
or per
before.
sales
Spinach
Cantaloup
Cucumbers
Sweet
sharp
1974
Carrot
Cabbage
Lettuce
production
Onions
During
Colorado’s
1974.
a
put $1,457,000
acres
1974 before.
of
cwt.
down
were
The
averaged
lower,
Total
valued
carrots
acres
also
from output
cwt.
cwt. 968,000
1975 devoted
in shrinkage
above
harvested
production. which
in
markets sales onion
markets
1975 counting
creased
previous
sales year 44
35,132,000 44,452.000 45,000,000 15,000,000 4,650 1,250 250 7,779.000 33,722,000 110,000,000 16,700,000 6,000 1,650 400 9.320,000
Some
‘For
Tomatoes, Tomatoes,
Spinach
Cucumbers,
Onions Sweet
Leftuce Carrots Canfsloups
Cabbage
Beans,
Cherries,
Cherries, Apples,
Peaches
Pears
Tomatoes,
Tomatoes,
Spinach
Cucumbers,
Onions Sweet Carrots
Cantaloups
Cabbage
Lettuce
Beans,
Cherries,
Cherries, Apples,
Peaches
Pears
Total
Total
Total
Total
Total
Total
commercial
vegetables’
some
commercial
vegetables
corn
minor
corn
snap,
fruits
commercial
fruits
snap,
commercial fruits commercial
fruits
commercial
tart
sweet
sweet tart
for
for
crops,
for
for
Fruits
for
and
for
for
crops
Crop
snd
fresh
for
processing
fresh
processing
pickles
processing
vegetables pickles
processing
vegetables
includes
market
included
market
crop....
and
crop... vegetables:
. quantities . -
-
in
totalu
Acres
26,400
Acres sgereselHotalJitValue
27,330
planted
5,700
4,600
2,500
4,100
2,500
1,700 1,900
1,000
5,500
4,800
2,900 3,900
1,100 2,700
2,000
1,200
1,480
420
840 750
not
440
750
are
marketed
not
Acreage,
listed
Acres
harvested
24,120
Acres
24,060
5,300
4,300 2,400
3,700
2,200
1,600
1,700
3,300
5,100 4,400
1,000 2,500
1,000
1,900
1,400 1,900
380
640
650
910
400 630
and
individually.
production,
excluded
13.44
12.22
7.40
3.53
per
310
225 Commercial
335
244
170 9.40
2.95
170
299
274
Commercial
200 140
290
235
55
85
50 78
acre
in
computing
FruitS,
Fruits,
1,643,000
and
production’
1,479,000 1,034,000
vegetables,
315,000 390,000
968,000
736,000
155,000
vegetables,
257.000 569,000
383,000
140000
36,000
65,000
17,750
50,000
80,000
23,500
8,600
6,000
7.700
5,600
1975
1974
value,
values.
Tons Cwf
Cwt
1975
Cwt Cwt
Cwf
Tons Cwt
Cwt Tons
Cwf
Tons
Tons
TOns
Lbs
Lbs
Tons
Cwf 1974
Cwt Tons Cwt
Cwt Cwf
Cwf Cwt
Tons
Cwt
Tons
Tons
TOns Lbs
Lbs
Colorado,
615.00 235.00
127.00
153.00
100.00
127.00
374.00
640.00
204.00
22.10 Dollars
61.90 93.60
11.20
10.80 Dollars
10.80
.0550
.1700
Dollars
62.50 20.30
12.20
Dollars
.0900
.1580
6.62
7.40 4.14
5.06
per
5.35 6.00
9.73 3.31
7.36 6.31
1974-75
unit
15,088,000
25,943,000
6,408.000
2.331,000 3,047,000
1,972,000
1,661,000 1.674,000
5,060,000
2,720,000
6,532,000
6,204,000
2.418,000
2.350,000
1,362,000
1,015,000 1,885,000
1.892.000
4,050,000
2,165.000
728,000 532,000
796,000
Dollars
762,000
376,000
918.000 Dollars
246,000
976.000
481
Dollars
711,000
468,000
936,000 Dollars
160,000
value
Total
.000 45 in excluded 877 797 730 901 948 832 Total value 926 999 817 931 928 635 dollars 909 845 6,204 6,408 4,003 8,296 1,892 5,196 3,455 3,626 3,094 2,331 6,987 1,061 1,358 1,017 3,397 1,923 1.071 1,123 1,188 1.705 1,972 1.253 2,418 1,352 1,150 1,362 1,674 1,885 1,009 1,121 1.543 1,393 1,232 1,543 3,047 3,510 and
1,000 1966-75
conditions cwt. 6.00 6.62 476 7.06 5.76 4.43 6.20 3.95 3.43 7.40 3.90 6.26 7.36 5.10 4.04 3.95 4.56 4.89 4.15 3.80 5.06 6.31 3.87 4.76 4.68 4.95 4.86 5.20 5.80 6.96 9.73 6.05 4.64 Value 4.23 4.43 4.13 3.91 3.36 4.20 195 3.43 7.28 3.31 237 2.51 4.14 3.15 2.49 3.56 10.80 per Dollars economic of
market Colorado, market fresh fresh
becauae cwf.
for value, 968 902 780 841 902 315 871 918 217 257 192 217 208 Lettuce 208 208 228 192 240 215 225 390 240 245 396 383 140 155 260 216 190 196 209 220 189 242 209 736 221 Carrots for 450 482 569 442 434 447 494 425 434 1,034 1,175 1,127 Cantaloups ProductIon’ 1,000
corn and harvested Cabbage Sweet not acre 85 70 78 65 65 70 60 65 65 60 95 95 95 90 225 180 250 235 200 205 205 220 230 181 195 244 175 274 180 225 240 170 200 330 140 140 Yield 100 110 200 105 299 268 235 250 260 260 250 335 255 255 Cwt.
per production, quantities
some Acreag., 910 3,900 4,100 4,400 4,300 4,700 4,100 5,100 4,400 4,900 4,800 3,700 3,100 3.300 3,200 includes 3,500 3,100 1,600 3,200 3.200 1,000 1,200 1,400 3,200 1,100 1,000 1,200 1.400 3,200 1,300 1,200 1,000 1,400 2,200 2,200 2,000 2,200 2,200 1,900 2,100 1,800 1,800 1,700 1,900 1,700 1,900 2,100 1,700 1,700 2,O0 Acreage Acres harvested
production VegetabI: years values. Year certain Preliminary. In 1975 1973 1974 1971 1972 1968 computing 1970 1969 1966 1967 1975 1973 1974 1970 1971 1972 1968 1969 1966 1967 1974 1975 1968 1972 1973 1970 1971 1969 1966 1967 1975 1973 1974 1970 1971 1969 1972 1967 1968 1974 1966 1975 1972 1973 1g70 1971 1967 1968 1969
1066 46
computing
•
1975r
1974
1973
1972 1971
1970
1969
1968
1967
1966
1974
1973
1972
1971
1970
1969
1967
1968 1966
1975
1974
1973
1971
1972 1970
1968
1967
1969 1966
1974 1973
1972
1971
Preliminary.
In 1968
1970 1967
1969 1966
1974
1973
1972
1971
1969
1970 1968
1966
1967
certain
values.
years
Year
Vegetables:
production
includes
Acreage,
2,200
2,400
2,500 2.500
2,600 2,300
Acres
3,300
2,200
2,100
1,500
1,700 Acres
1,700
1.700
1,900 1,700 2,100
1,700 2,300
2.300
2,400
Acres
1.100
1,300
1,000
1,400
1.100
Acres
harvested
Acres
1.000
1,100
1,100
1,100
1.200
1,300
Acreage
640 640
630
360
560
380
400
400
440
390
400
400
550
500
500
650
900
910
750
some
production,
quantities
7.40
9.40
7.30 12.34
6.40 13.44 17.40
8.32 12.22 11.00
8.43 11.10 11.90
6.52 Tons 12.40
6.09
6.68 8.63
3,53
2.97
2.95 3.44 3.06
2.70
2.50
2.50 2.70 Tons
2.50
9.60
9.90
Tons
Cwf.
200
per
170 150
170
150
160
150
150 145
140
Cwl
55
50
65 Yield
75
75
70
70
70 60
65
acre
not
and
Snap
harvested
Tomatoes
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
value,
beans
23,500
17,750
20,800
16,050
16,650
19,400 20,100
14,350
14,030
12.940
1,000
1,000
12,200
12,400 ProductIon
15,500 10.600
Tons 13,900
6,000
5,600
5,050
5.200
5,850
4,600
5.800
5,250
5,800 Tons
6,500
7,700
8.600
7,900 3,950
9,750
Tons
because
Spinach
for
for
for
65
80 59
60
75
60
60 72
88
70 36 68
50 72
68
cwt. 53
77 77
for 78
78
cwf.
Colorado,
fresh
processing
processing
pickles
of
market
economic
100.00 112.00
127.00
Dollars 127.00
93.60
91.50 Dollars
70.70
76.80
82.60
68.90
86.00
63.60
89.90
88.40 1966-75
86.10 Dollars
92.70
81.90
87.70
84.20
81.60
61.90
62.50
42.00
39.20
35.60 Dollars
35.20
36.20 35.30
39.60
34.60
11.20
12.20
12.10
Dollars
22.10 20.30
15.90 per
18.90 14.00
13.30
12.60
14.10
12.60
12.30
8.53
7.68
7.04
6.22 6.70
5.70
6.10
Value
conditions
unit
(continued)
and 1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
2,350
1,661
1,798
1,523
1,490
1,185
1,471 1,729
excluded
1,015
1,361 1,081
1,024
967
823
762 454
711
517
426
448
430
509
dollars 488
530
532
481 332
382 429
614
dollars 449 367 491 728
141 976 726
640
453
422
590
796
373 439
970
399
952 983
747 959
dollars
dollars
dollars
value
Total
in 47
cwt.
and
sales
462
364 418
434
225 302 425
377 378
405
1,643
1,479
1,709 1,392
1.650 1,711 1,475
1.525 1.760 27
1.769
ot
189
560
dollars
,000cwt.
1,000
1.112
Production
3,559
waste
14,563
Production
dollars
Total
value
atwholesal&
8,878
6,532
6,734
5,676 5,447
5.733 5,341
5,244
Value
1,000
and
11,513
15088
1,000
acre
Value
290
310
335 290
295
295
acre 290 320
330 275
250
280 299
310
300 Cwt.
280 315
275 290
250
Yield
Cwl.
Yield
per
per
shrinkage
Slope
1966-75
94
by
16.2
26.4
cwt. price
State
133.0
1966-75 140.0
205.0
Cents
5.35
8.41 7.72
4.97
3.80
4.55 3.84 4.82
4.30
Value Wholesale
10.80
loss
per
Dollars
Western
900
or
5.100
5,000 5,300
4.800
6,000 5,100
5,800
6,100 5,500
Acres 6.100
19751
1,400
1.400
1,300
1,400
1,350
1,350
1,350
1,100 1,300
Acreage
Acres
harvested
Acreage
harvested
Colorado,
sales
Colorado,
01
conditions
99
61 93
94
97 40
950
cwt.
5,500
5,700
5,200
5,300 5,400
6.000
Acres
6,000
6,300 6,500
6,500
Colorado,
1,500
1,600
1,400 planted
1,400 1,500
1,400
1,400 1.400
1,150
areas,
Percent
Acreage
Acres
planted atwholesale
1.479 1,643
1,392
1.760 1,709
1,525 1,711 1,475
Acreage
1.650 1,769
value,
Percent
1,000
by Production’
-
economic
Sales
01
value,
and
cwl.
cwt.
336
425
392
442 512
566
683
625
660 667
756
725
636
628 763
720
725 699
675 688
1,000
and
1,000
Production
101
135
273
836
sold
Production
because
operations.
acre
Number
21,971
production
154,923
290
310
320 290
290 295 335
250 275 295
Thousand
Yield
Cwt
per
Sales
acre
production,
240
295 236
350 276 270
275 290 330
250
Cwt.
acre
and
315 360
310
355
300 292
318
275 290 Yield
250
Cwt.
harvested
Yield
per
IndIvidual
per
Valley
01
not
sales.
Colorado
all
Flowers:
Unit
Acreage,
for
Acreage
5.300
4,800 5,100
5,100
5,800 5.000
5,500 Arkansas
6,000 6,100
6,100 Blooms
Blooms
Pots
Bunches
Blooms
Bunches
Blooms
Acres
1,800
1,450 1,400
1,550
1,500
1,950
2,050
2,300
Acreage 2,300 Acres 2,400
2,500
2,100
2,050
2,150
2,150
2,400
2,500 2.200
2,500
2,700
harvested
Northern
Acres
quantities
disclosure
Acreage
harvested
Acreage
value
harvested
values.
some
avoid
Onions:
Onions:
to
1,600 1,650 1,900
1.500
1,550
2,100 2,100
2,500
2,650 2,500
Acres
2,400 2,300
2,250
2,250
2,500 wholesale
2.300
2,500
2650
2,600
2,900
Acres
planted
Acreage
includes
planted
computing
Acreage
Kind
tea
in
Year nublist,ed ......
..
roses
Miniature
Hybrid
Miniature
Standard
Potted
Standard Pompon Equivalent
Preliminary.
Not
Preliminary.
Year
Preliminary.
Production
All
Chrysanthemums
Carnations
1975’
1974 ‘
1972 1973
1970 1971
1969
1967 1968
1966
1975’
1974
1970
1973
1967 1971 1972
1966 1969
1968
1973
1971 1972 1975’ excluded
1969 1970 1974
1968
1966 1967 48
‘Included
computing
‘In
1975’
1973
1972
1974
1970
1971 1969
‘Preliminary. computing
‘In
1975
1974 1972
1973
1971
1970
1969
1975k 1972
1974 1973
1971
1970
1969
1974
1975
1973
1972 1971
1970
1969 1975’
1974 1973
1972
1971
1970
1969
1975’
1974
1973
1972
1971 1970
1969
certain
Year
certain
Year Year VVVVVVVVV VVVVVVVVV VVVVVVVVV VVVVVVVVV VVVVVVVVV V V V V V V V... V.. V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V•V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V .. V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V in V V V
V V
years,
values.
years,
values.
‘other
Commercial
Jonathan
production
2,619
2,738
1,071
1,762
1,500 1,905
production
6,000
4.650
6,090
2,800
5,740
4,555 7,950
48
28.0
31.0
348
10.0 24.0 313
varietios” 583 42
542 823
19.2 500
15.8 167 Total
1.650
1,250
1,000
1,610
1,010
1,760 262
1.0
400
250
560
350 900
360
150
Total’
500
pound
pound
Fruits:
1000
equivalents
equivalents
includes
includes
Ben
and
units
ProductIon
2.1
2.5 2.0
apples:
Tons
Gano
Davis
2,190 2,738
1,071
1,762
1 1,500
1,633
Production,
285
481
333
477
427
683
146
262
Utilized
some
some
Delicious
Production
quantities
Production
quantities
6.000
4,590
2,780
5,510
7,800
5,490 4,530
38V5
41.0
19.5 27V5
24.6 1,250
28.0 UtIlized
1,600
1,000
1,610
1,010 1,760
3V2
400
250
560
350
360
150 850
500
price,
115.0
110.0
28.0
not 15.0 26.0 39.5
24.0
16.7
45.0
74.0
630
80.0
11.0
not
Total1
8.0
Delicious
Golden
Commercial
Sweet
harvested
Million
harvested
Tart Million
14.0
13.8
by
4.5
7.4
7.2
Million
1.6 7V2
and
Peaches
Million
Pears
varieties,
cherries
cherries
pounds
pounds
value,
pounds
pounds
because
Beauty
because
apples
Rome
115.0
23V1
32.8
13.7 22.9
16.0 20.5
45.0
92.0
74.0
63.0
20.0 77.0
11.0
19.0
13.0
13.6
Utilized 7.0
4V8 8.0
9V8
20400
15300
12200 17100
11500
11000
64000
61500
53500 80800
53600
52300
34800
235.00
37400
38400
23600
Dollars
19700
18400
16500
9100
PrIce
Colorado,
ton
per
Colorado,
of
of
economic
economic
Winesap
4.4
4.6
3.7
3.6
1.5 2.2
V2
1580
1700 1270
1420
1969-75
1310
926
729
798
Cents
9.00
5.50
703
conditions 750
415
1969-1975’
547
Cents
pound
conditions
Price
per
varieties
Other
6.1
4.6
1.5
1.3 1.6
VI
.7
1,000
production
and
Value
and
918 475
936 672
500
498
897
246
300
utilized
121
160 188
296
188 376
468 317
384
290
186
118
excluded
dollars
1,000
1,000
excluded
production
of
2,165
2.720
2,934
2,121
2,391
1,636
5,060
of 4,050
8,625
5,202 3.446
3,196
1,441
110.0
115.0
Value
Total
45.0
80.0 994
74.0
630 utilized
11.0
doiiars
dollars
in
in 49
a
at
in
in
es and
out
and
The
hay,
was they
and
per
were
18.4
12.5 dwell
year
80.7
high
year
558.9
494.3
1974.
which
—64.6
sharp
a
1974
from
a
1,705.9
2,264.7
2,153.0
are
10
double
received
unit
a
income
1970-74
percent
in
unit farm
1974.
placed
excluding
Therefore,
excluding
production
4
up
prices
set
total
stocks
by
Barley,
preliminary
net
farmers
in
is
per
record
than
per
recovery
livestock
crops
a
the
17.0
63.3
44.1
prices
The
was
percent
508.9 473.5
the
1975
high
—35.3
The
1974,
of
full
many
1,766.4
year
of 2,275.3
2,150.9
6
1975.
feeder
provided
was $2,165,551,000 in
more
income
$1,766,400,000 the
continued
in
Colorado,
from
prices
in
and
to
increase
for Colorado
poor
1974.
$12,534,000 products
$1,601,697,000
high,
sales
double
record down
1974
with
substantially.
dollars
to
16.4
were
total
sold 13.9
49.7
70.9
housing
by
to
percent
299.7
283.3
totaled
higher
Although producers.
1,840.6
1,557.4
very
1,706.0
of
or
for
high
$18,944
the
from
receipts
income,
from
prices
the
72
and
payments
relative
they
Million
nearly
record
the
marketings
1973
$9,789,
value
was livestock
of
1
a
for
which
from
low
in
realized
farm
Cash
$494,300,000
and
13.4
the
record 36.6
1973
43.1
53.2
increased
at
compared 254.7
218.1
crops
from
was
percent
for
197[7_L.j9!_ by
farm
ranchers
and 1,331.0
1.549.
payments
1,439.4
expenses
and
Receipts
net
6
be
the
agricultural
was
not
the
level
1973.
relationships.
percent
and
1974 of production
farm
percent
above
Colorado
INCOME
from
not
actually
Government
for
in
grown
total
3
from accounted
1974.
of
year.
in
down
in
55.7
11.5
53.1
have
68.0 40.3
65
1973
175.2
230.9
per
1970
livestock
is
1,1
1,328.4
1,208.6
squeezed
comeback
$44,053,000
may
and
where
historic
the
FARM
of
farmers
prices production
farm
from
government commodities
costs
concern
percent
earlier.
be
income
work.
receipts
percent
to
This
percent
adjustments
rounding.
declined
from
farms
products
to
per
previous
income
35
the
produce
partial
net
and
of
74
12
year
above sales
lower
on
a
major
major
cash by
custom
realized
a
net
the
percent expenses
represented
closer
a
they
The
were
Colorado
minimize
with
$1,705,900,000
and
down
only
from
income
23 be
because
of
percent
made
inventory
to
from
and
livestock
COLORADO
place
from
expenses
percent
consumed hire
to
continued
the
net
72
generally
cost.
crops
realized
income,
levels.
were
totals
marketings
10
and
after
year
down
$2,026,200,000.
influenced
products
totaled
made to
products
income
production
receipts
were
at
sell.
percent
compared
machine
products
from high
was
percent
farm
be
add
farm
operators
1
the
continue
farmers
Item
3
estimates
however,
marketings
Realized
received
and
farm
not
to
production
farm
they
dropping
income
cash
This
directly
for
very
livestock
previous
up
income
Nationally,
production
overall of
must
from
farm
Gross
livestock
net
down
may
income
peaches at
expenses
costs
be
expense
net
feedlot income’
receipts
the
unit
payments
Farm
farm
payments
1975
services
inventories
from
from
valse
$1,408,906,000
$572,200,000,
high
trend,
payments
farm
was
1973.
receipts.
will
and income’
and
in
items
farm
effort
income’
operator,
of
at
the
per
at
producers products
Total
net
gross
income
from
Cash
Preliminary
These
net
remain
income:
Although
1973.
Realized farm
-
This
production
receipts
crop
earlier.
from
up
the
change
obtained,
Total
Production
Crop
Receipts
$558,900,000.
1972.
Cash
ings.
‘Includes ‘Individual
Realized Net ‘Recreational
Farm
Realized
Nonmoney
Government
Cash Other
ranchers
items for
puts.
constant
receive
received.
potatoes,
not continued Farm
cow-calf
was
$1,454,000,000,
timated
1975 estimate
government
1972
cent
products year
earlier.
1974. Livestoäk
government
1973.
downward
in earlier.
above
of
1974- 50
Taxes
Net
Interest Current
Depreciation
sumptionotfarmcapital
Hired
Miscellaneous Seed
Livestock Feed
Repairs Fertilizer
rent
Total
capital
Total
on
on
operating
to
labor
tarn,
term
&
non-tarm
tarm
and
items
operation
&
property
other
production
lime
mortgage
expenses
landlords
con
1200
1800
2400
MILLION
1500
2100
300
600 900
ot
Expenses:
0
1950
Item
debt
expenses’
DOLLARS
Farm
1955
COLORADO
production
1960
FARM
1,133.1
941.7
149.2 404.4
209.6
1970
26.5 38.5 expenses,
44.0 82.4
75.2
70.3
21.9
11.0
INCOME,
1965
1,315.6
1,112.4
1971
161.5 520
252.6
23.7 43.0
46.2 68.8
90.3
72.6
24.2
11.8
Colorado,
8
1950-74
Million
1970
1,557.4
1,311.1
1972
108.4
167.5
684.9
275.2
41.7 dollars
51.0 45.2
70.6
75.2
25.9
11.8
1970-74
1975
1,766.4
1,463.4
124.3
1973
682.5
184.3
380.4
75.6 60.7
42.4
86.1
83,3
29.5
172
1,705.9
1,347.3
1974
152.1 208.7
459.4 408.5
104.5
91.1
72.9 42.5
87.8
58.2
20.2 51 pay 8,237 Fruit 3.275 7,295 2,781 8,424 5,973 6,916 7,642 5.818 crops 13,040 Corn- vege tables 929.2 988.8 farm mercial 19,854 Total 17,845 34.457 gross 17,862 21,328 25,139 22,328 20,264 31,273 23,170 Act 1,549.1 1,840.6 1,192.2 1,328.4 1,035.9 2,275.3 2,264.7 income I Sugar beets 28,049 45.914 66,451 35,507 39,016 29,681 38,904 30,122 26,573 132,020 65.524 75,617 53,626 56,463 59,211 47,802 50,513 38,156 41,955 43,885 and Dairy 9.1 products 13.9 17.0 18.4 11.5 13.4 11.0 11.7 10.4 farm Other income parity
Dry 1966-74 beans 16,230 14,376 15,724 10,175 46.371 12,477 12,075 13,146 23,353 20,666 9,773 price 19,206 18,081 12,738 14,528 11,874 10,566 12,260 31,473
10,725 commodities, Turkeys 80.7 40.3 43.1 63.3 49.7 40.9 42.2 40.4 40.9 Non- money
income by 13,882 15,245 16.387 15,730 17,539 17,064 30,940 39,157 16,204 21,746 program,
Potatoes Colorado, Eggs 7,390 8,519 6,460 7,464 8,485 6,600 7,991 6,768 15,027 17,135 dollars dollars dollars 12.5 Hay 70.9 68.0 53.2 44.1 62.9 66.5 62.5 57.6 47,189 24,125 28,146 20,284 21,735 36,722 49.240 24,261 24,655 31,889 adjustment
payments1 farming,
653 marketings, 374 362 380 409 501 426 Million 351 436 308
Government 1965-74 Chickens Thousand Thousand 6,731 8,045 6,111 5,978 9,634 9,801 6,584 Barley 11,262 23,302
22,633
from from agricultural Total 879.9 921.0 816.8 Wool 3,212 9.310 2,102 6,099 3,615 4,077 4,102 6.370 5,060 4,543 1,439.4 1,706.0 1,208.6 1,071.8 2,150.9 2153.0 989 817 844 789 907 Oats 1,246 1,341 1.495 1,127
1,257 Colorado, bank,
from
Income receipts soil lambs and marketings 56,816 61,026 53,364 47,071 34,253 39,890 41,859 Sheep 851.2 940.5 36,552 34,732 698.4 32,074 681.3 610.8 receipts lIvestock products Liveatock 1,384.4 1,601.7 1408.9 1,156.6 arab
and Gross 7,649 9,035 9,331 6,108 7,686 9,842 8,144
7,063 Cash 14,332 18,590 Sorghum farm Cash 1975. conservation, Hogs All Crops July 15,141 47,421 23,265 34,143 21,806 21,822 36,110 15,094 14.702 744.1 11.388 198.6 282.8 268.1 321.6 549,2 222.6 220.6 205.9
soil Income: Wheat 99.015
44,623 65,740 income: 40,476 36,471 27,882 50,882 64,498 189,748 262,771 of as benefit,
calves
Farm Farm Cattle 7,477 Corn arain 709,622 575,443 793,256 19,696 12,815 17,336 19,320 68,026 93,623 489,596 563.112 39.126 31.012 403,666 32,445 and and 1.198.579 1.364,933 1,194,332 1,000,374 estimates Year rental Year Year Preliminary. 1974’ 1973 1971 1972 1968 1969 1970 1974 1967 1965 1966 1969 1968 1973 1970 1971 1972 1965 1966 1967 Includes 1972 1974i 1971 1973 1969 1970 1967 1968 1966 ments.
tt’reliminsry 52 ‘Apricots, ‘Snap ‘Fresh ‘Popcorn, ‘Includes Less Crops Livestock Other Fruits Vegetables Other’ Field Chickens, Beeswax Wool Honey Turkeys Eggs Hogs Cattle Sheep Milktat Milk, Milk, Greenhouse Forest Apples Other Cherries Pears Peaches Tomatoes Spinach...... Misc. Carrots Cantaloups Onions,,,,,,,,,..,,.,,...... Lettuce Cabbage Cucumbers Corn, Other Broomcorn Rye Potatoes Hay Oats Wheat Sugar Sorghum Barley Corn Dry than beans, Farm market Total berries’ Total crops wholeaale retail products & Total beans horses, & products grapes, safflower, vegetables’ grain and fruits, 0.05 sweet tield calves beets lambs crops livestock term Commodity green Income: commodities products only. grain crops’ percent. nuts and goats, . plums peas hershey nursery & and mink and and Cash and prunes, and beets other receipts other for strawberries, 1,706,038 1,000 crops. 1,384,396 1,198,579 processing pelts, 321,642 receiots 26,757 36,722 45,914 15,245 31,012 Cash 99,015 11,262 14,376 34.143 53,562 56,816 18,081 3,506 9,127 4,003 1,022 1,081 1,507 1.150 2,176 1.543 1,523 1,061 1,123 1,207 7,649 4,634 8,519 3,212 5,302 522 472 980 dollars 237 527 844 from 380 791 347 79 30 rabbits 1972 raspberries and marketing., Baa and Percent- 100.0 Percent 8.9 other 81.1 70.3 1.5 2.1 5.8 2.6 1.8 (1) (1) (1) (1) of 3.1 2.0 3.3 (1) 1.1 (1) (1) .2 (1) .1 .1 .1 .1 .5 .1 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .9 .1 .1 .8 .6 .4 other .3 .5 .2 .3 total minor and minor 1,000 2,150,942 1,601,697 1,364,933 others. receiots crops. 549,245 by 189,748 Cash 29,914 30,940 49,240 68,026 66,451 23,353 22,633 47,421 31,473 61,026 14,332 59,670 15,027 4,650 9,594 8,296 2,921 1,923 8,662 livestock 1,058 1,361 3,510 4.365 1,798 1,358 5,452 9,310 5,507 dollars 756 669 678 909 110 704 297 989 commodities, 842 653 347 36 1973 commodities. aae 100.0 Percent- Percent 25.6 74.4 63.5 1.4 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 2.3 3.0 (1) of 1.4 3.2 8.8 1.1 (1) 1.1 2.2 2.8 (1) (1) 2.8 1.4 (1) (1) .1 .4 .2 .1 .1 .4 .4 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .2 .7 .2 .7 .4 .3 total Colorado, 2.153.017 1,000 1,408,906 744,111 1,194,332 receiots 132,020 262,771 35.851 Cash 39,157 47,189 46,371 23,302 93,623 18,590 4.459 2.149 5,650 53,364 17,135 36,110 68,640 1,457 19,206 7.065 6,204 2,350 2,984 1,015 1,892 2,407 1,362 1,341 1,871 5,427 6,099 dollars 6,698 1,172 803 587 930 112 407 192 374 279 70 1974 1972-74 sac Percent Percent 100.0 65.4 55.4 34.6 12.2 of 3.1 (1) 2.5 (1) 1.7 (1) 4.4 61 1.7 2 (1) 22 (1) (1> (1) (1) 1 (1) (1) .2 .1 .8 .3 .8 .3 .3 .1 .2 .1 .1 .1 .3 .3 .1 .1 .1 .1 total 8 1 1 due and 43 .090 .499 .350 9.00 1.85 4.14 6.62 9.18 2.70 2.85 2.38 2.30 ton, 3.25 3.97 yield 10.90 11.20 18.60 45.00 46.80 1975’ 39.80 30.40 .1700 .0055 54.00 153.00 235.00 615.00 1966-75 in payments’ per 1966-74 00 74 .61 dollars 51 .260 .060 .541 8.85 6 3.31 1.90 2.82 4.42 2.79 2.51 2.46 3.02 3.81 195 189 190 119 168 143 178 461 11.20 12.20 3340 39.80 .0090 .1580 40.30 40.40 28.00 52.00 50.30 204.00 374.00 640.00 abandonment deficiency 1,000 deficiency 40 .82 Colorado, .562 7.80 .430 .145 1.47 7.06 772 1.81 7.28 9.40 2.54 207 2.30 5.06 3.91 and 1270 19’7 12.10 36.50 37.70 45.20 58 26.90 .0750 45.00 35.90 12200 384.00 535.00 crop Colorado, Acreage payments, 60 .28 .87 .335 .250 .065 5.70 6.78 343 4.76 1.61 1.77 1.49 1.02 1.77 841 8.53 acreage 2.89 8.60 Act 1310 30 24.90 17.70 .1420 47.00 35.50 40.00 171.00 808.00 236.00 of .17 .88 .73 received Unit’ 250 .301 .060 5.70 647 1.20 7.68 2.51 4.43 1.19 1.50 1.03 1.57 4.82 9.60 19711’2 payments, Sugar 1770 27.50 38.40 1560 .0926 .0703 31.90 30.50 91.00 commodities, 197.00 536.00 per 17.71 1989 16.99 15.11 10.52 1635 1721 52.51 3802 Dollars by 33 76 and amount .87 .70 379 095 abandonmenl .223 6.38 5 1.39 237 7.50 Price 1.19 1.42 704 1.14 3.84 1.32 7.50 0798 1970 Collars 23.10 14.90 28.00 29.30 36.20 .0547 25.50 110.00 184.00 523.00 Total 88 70 50 deficiency .40 prices, .366 .239 .093 1.03 7.30 6.10 1.89 3.43 1.18 1.47 2.49 1.13 4.97 6.22 9.40 8.70 1967 29.00 23,10 29.10 33.40 .0415 .0729 farmers 25 115.00 165.00 348.00 unavoidable by crop 39 95 for 67 75 00 .92 .99 220 .307 .105 6.20 594 1.45 1 3 1.15 315 1.12 3.80 6.70 6.30 12 payments 1968 1910 1490 26.20 25.90 29.00 .0597 .0563 27 1.82 Act 2.09 2.11 2.31 2.21 average 2.19 2 2.21 2.25 127.00 295.00 585.00 and Dollars Act 20 .38 .96 .91 .79 Sugar 1.95 .310 5.67 .218 .113 650 1.24 1.15 1.39 1.80 3.90 4.30 5.70 820 received 19.80 23 28.50 14.10 .0679 .1040 24.60 27.00 Sugar included. 12400 321.00 710.00 the “ Season of not 30 .53 .99 .75 .117 .409 .240 1.93 5.42 1.50 1.10 3.56 6.20 6.50 1.56 1.32 6.10 4.55 6.10 price by kraut. 24.40 12.90 .0928 24.80 24.90 28 .0661 26.00 are 126.00 330.00
226.00 F’’1967 payments. for abandonment Act authority 8.70 farmers: Lb. Lb. Doz. Cwt. Lb. Cwt. Lb. Lb. Cwf. Cml Cwt Cwt. Cwt. Ton Ton Cwt. Ton Cwf. Cwt. Bu. Ba. Ba. Eu. basis. Bu. Ton Eu. Ton Cwt. Cwt Unit 17.70 14.90 15.60 12.90 14.90 14.10 35.90 50.30 received used Dollars farmers’ by Average Sugar under ,j processors. government Prices the acreage cleaned beet quantity made to beets: plants under hazards. include total small received sugar grain Sweet tart to commercial (baled) all all payment not applies by beets’ grain Commodity available. Year cattle sold all and Sugar beans’ natural 1967 1973 1974 1970 1971 1972 ‘Paid 1968 1969 Prices 1966 ‘Total to Hogs ‘Does Lambs Mile ‘Not Eggs Lettuce Turkeys Wool ‘Includes Beef Sheep ‘Price ‘Payments Peaches Chickens ‘Preliminary. Rye Cabbage’ Calves Hay, Potatoes Pears Cherries, Cherries, Tomatoes Dry Apples, Onions Barley, Sugar Oats Sorghum Wheat, Corn, 54 55 Prices received by farmers: Prices, specified commodities, monthly average, Colorado, 1971-75
Year Jan Feb. Mar Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec
All wheat
Dollars per bushel
1971 1.25 1.24 1.24 1.22 1 23 1 26 1.20 118 1 16 1.19 1 20 1.22 1972 1.21 1.21 1.22 1.24 1 25 1.20 1.22 1 37 1.61 1.75 1 79 2.16 1973 2.25 1 84 1 94 1.98 2.00 2.23 2.27 4.05 420 4.01 397 4.35 1974 4.83 5.12 4.67 350 3 10 3.22 3.73 372 380 4.22 4.37 4.20 1975 3.88 3.58 3.23 3.22 2 90 2.77 3.12 3 33 3.52 352 3 21 3.07 Corn grain
Dollars per bushel
1971 1.32 1.35 1.34 1.36 1.38 1.40 1.43 1.38 1.27 1.14 1.13 1.16 1972 1.20 1.24 1.21 1.22 1.24 1.27 1 30 1 30 1.34 1.32 1.38 1.55 1973 1.53 1.51 1.54 1.51 1.62 1.86 1.99 2.82 264 2.54 2.45 2.45 1974 2.50 2.61 2.62 2.41 2.38 2.44 2.68 3 29 345 3.35 3.26 3.20 1975 3.08 2 84 2.53 2.68 2.77 2.77 2.83 3 05 2.93 2.81 2.58 2.58 Feed barley
Dollars per bushel
1971 99 1.01 1.01 1.03 1.05 1.07 1 06 99 .99 97 .98 .99 1972 1.00 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.02 1 04 1 01 1 03 1.09 1.11 1.18 1 29 1973 1.34 1.40 1.36 1.43 1.43 1 49 1.51 1 85 2.04 2.09 2.15 205 1974 2.18 2.29 234 2.10 2.13 2 18 2.20 2.38 2.52 2.63 2.72 2.73 1975 2.77 2.68 2.58 2.48 2.40 2 46 2 40 2.33 2.37 2.29 2.20 2.27 Sorghum grain
Dollars per cwt.
1971 2.02 2.04 2.06 2.13 224 2.34 242 2.30 2.06 1 74 1.76 1,81 1972 1.89 1.93 1.91 1.91 1 93 1.95 1.95 1.99 2.06 2 15 2.20 263 1973 2.68 2.67 2.70 2.63 2.72 2.97 3.15 4.29 4.20 3.95 3.69 4.04 1974 4.06 4.32 4.30 400 3.73 3.65 3.93 5.21 539 543 5.47 5.22 1975 4.95 420 4.03 4.18 421 4.29 4.33 4.79 4.68 4.46 4.11 4.10
Dry beans
Dollars per cwt
1971 7.10 7.50 7.60 7.10 7.30 8.00 8.40 8.40 8.10 9.20 950 9.70 1972 9.70 1000 10.50 11.30 11 40 10.90 9.80 8.60 8.20 8.40 8.30 8.00 1973 7.60 7.60 7.70 7.50 8.30 10.20 10.30 12.60 14.70 1820 22.20 2430 1974 29.70 43.00 51.50 48.50 47.50 46.50 35.00 35.10 2550 31 00 2800 28.00 1975 28.50 2800 28.00 25.50 27.00 29.50 29.00 30.40 23.50 20.50 1750 15.50
All potatoes
Dollars per cwl.
1971 1.15 1.30 1.25 1.25 1.40 .85 2.35 2.10 1.58 1.60 1.72 1.71 1972 1.80 1.35 1.35 1.15 1.30 .75 2.75 2.30 2.06 2.29 2.31 1973 2.80 3.20 3.90 3.60 5.40 3.20 317 3.35 3.73 3.92 1974 5.25 7.15 735 7.30 8.15 8.15 3 10 300 3.06 319 3.16 262 1975 2.45 1.90 1.30 2.20 2.00 2.00 3.30 3.30 3.75 3.51 3.41 Oats
Dollars per bushel
1971 70 .70 .70 .72 .72 .71 .71 .70 .70 .70 .71 .72 1972 75 .77 .76 .76 78 .79 .79 77 81 .83 .90 94 1973 93 94 .95 .95 .97 99 1 01 1.28 1 37 1.45 1.55 1.55 1974 1.60 1.76 1.75 1.70 1 59 1.59 1.63 1 73 1 79 1.95 2.12 205 1975 2.02 2.00 1.92 1.91 1.97 1.95 1.95 1.84 1 86 1.80 1.74 1.75
Rye
Dollars per bushel
1971 90 92 .94 .93 .92 .92 .88 .86 .87 87 87 .91 1972 91 90 .90 .90 .91 .90 .92 .96 1.00 1 00 1.02 1.08 1973 1.11 1.13 1.18 117 1.21 1.25 1.36 1.70 1.86 1 94 1.95 2.05 1974 2.18 225 2.10 1.87 1.90 1.81 1.97 242 2.58 2.60 2.69 2.65 1975 2.51 257 2.15 2.15 2.15 1.99 2.20 2.37 2.35 2.55 2.23 2.20 56 Prices received by farmers: Prices, specified commodities, monthly average, Colorado, 1971-75 (continued)
Year Feb. Mar Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Beet cattle
Dollars per 100 pounds
1971 29.30 31.50 31.40 31.60 31.90 31.40 31.60 32.30 32.10 31.60 33.20 34.20 1972 35.20 35.80 34.60 34.20 35.50 3720 37.40 34.80 35.10 3600 33.80 37.10 1973 41.70 44.30 46.50 45.40 4640 46.70 46.90 52.70 45.00 44.70 41.90 40.20 1974 48.40 48.20 41.70 41.40 39.90 37.30 41.60 44.20 37.00 35.20 34.50 34.70 1975 33.40 32.00 34.00 39.00 45.50 4780 4680 40.60 40.70 40.70 38.70 41 40 Cows
Dollars per 100 pounds
1971 22 10 23.50 23.10 21.50 21.40 21.40 21.00 22.00 2290 2230 24.00 25.20 1972 24 90 25.50 25.60 24.80 25 00 25.20 25.40 26.10 27.20 27.50 2590 25.50 1973 29.50 34.70 36.90 33.50 34.10 32.20 33.80 38.00 34.10 34.70 32.80 31.10 1974 34.70 36.20 34,50 30.60 27.00 25.30 24.30 23.00 19.80 18.00 1740 17.20 1975 16.00 17.60 19.70 20.60 21.80 30.10 21,40 21.70 21.20 20.20 2050 21.20 Steers and heiters
Dollars per 100 pounds
1971 30.00 32.00 32.00 32.30 32.60 32.20 32.00 32.70 32.70 32.20 34.00 35.00 1972 35.90 36.70 35.30 35.00 36.10 37 80 38.30 35.70 35 50 36.90 34.80 38.00 1973 42.50 45.00 47.10 46.00 46.80 4760 48.10 53.60 4570 45.50 43.30 41.40 1974 49.20 49.10 42.30 41.70 4050 3770 43.00 45.40 38.00 36.00 36.10 36.10 1975 34.80 33.20 34.80 40.30 46.90 48.90 48.50 42.50 42.00 42.60 41.80 43.90 Calves
Dollars per 100 pounds
1971 35.90 37.20 36.60 36.30 36.80 35.60 35.20 36.40 37.20 40.00 41 60 40.70 1972 42.50 42.40 43.80 43.20 43.90 45.70 46.20 46.60 51.10 51.80 4890 48.60 1973 53.70 55.40 58.80 58.00 60.00 60.00 57.50 67.80 59.60 62.90 5940 5430 1974 5760 55.50 51.70 48.00 42.90 36.50 34.60 33.00 29.00 30.30 2840 2830 1975 2400 24.80 25.70 28.80 31.10 3350 28.90 26.10 30.10 31.90 34.50 35.60
Milk cows for dairy herd replacement’
Dollars per head
1971 360 360 360 370 380 380 380 370 370 380 380 380 1972 380 380 385 385 375 310 370 370 370 380 380 380 1973 390 450 460 485 530 525 525 570 590 590 580 600 1974 600 585 570 590 575 550 515 505 515 500 455 480 1975 425 405 355 355 380 405 425 415 385 390 415 440 Sheep
Dollars per 100 pounds
1971 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 5.50 5.30 5.90 6.50 6.00 5.50 480 5.00 1972 5,00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5 50 5.50 6.00 6.00 7 50 7.50 1973 7.50 8.50 8.50 750 7.50 7.50 9.00 10.00 10.00 12.00 1250 12.50 1974 13.00 13.00 11.00 1100 10.50 1100 11.00 10.50 10.50 1100 1050 10.50 1975 10.50 10.50 1050 10.50 10.50 1050 10.50 10.50 12.70 12.60 10.00 10.00 Lambs
Dollars per 100 pounds
1971 23.90 24.70 27.30 27.60 27.90 30.50 29.90 29.90 27.80 27.30 27.30 27.40 1972 28.50 30.20 30.40 29.50 3250 3380 34.50 32.00 31.30 29.30 28.30 30.30 1973 34.80 39.50 40.10 33.50 32.00 37.60 39.50 42.20 33.50 34.40 36.80 38.10 1974 42.70 40 00 35.80 38.60 43.80 44.70 40.60 40.50 36.90 39.00 40.00 40.50 1975 40.90 42.50 43.60 46.40 49.30 47.00 45.90 41.50 43.10 46.30 47.40 49.70 Hogs
Dollars per 100 pounds
1971 15.80 19.10 17.10 16.30 17.00 18.60 20.00 19.00 17.80 19.10 1840 19.90 1972 22.30 25.00 22 60 21.80 25.30 25.50 27.30 28 10 27.80 26.90 26 50 29.20 1973 31.30 35.60 36 70 34.20 3520 37.40 46.00 51.80 40.40 39.00 38.30 37.40 1974 38.70 38.10 33.10 29.50 25.30 27.60 3390 35.10 33.50 36.60 36.30 36.30 1975 j38.20 37.00 38.10 38.00 39.50 45.30 49.70 55.30 56.00 58.80 56.10 48 80
‘Includes springer heifers. 57 Prices received by farmers: Prices, specified commodities, monthly average, Colorado, 1971-75 (continued)
Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept Oct. Nov. Dec.
All hay, baled
Dollars per ton
1971 27.00 27.00 27.00 27.20 27.20 26.50 27.00 27.50 27.50 28.50 29.50 29.50 1972 34.00 34.00 35.50 35.50 37.50 33.50 31.50 33.00 35.00 40.00 40.00 41.00 1973 4550 49.50 49.50 49.00 48.00 44.00 41.00 42.50 44.00 44.00 45.50 45.50 1974 48.50 48.50 4650 44.00 44.50 45.00 45.50 48.50 51.50 52.50 54.00 55.50 1975 55.50 55 00 53.50 54.50 57 50 58.50 54.50 53.00 53.00 5300 5300 54.00
Alfalfa hay, baled
Dollars per ton
1971 27.00 27.50 27.50 27.50 27.50 26.50 27 50 28.00 28.00 29.00 30.50 3000 1972 33.00 33.00 34.00 34.50 37.00 33.50 31.00 32.50 34.50 39.00 39.50 40.50 1973 45.00 49.00 49.00 48.00 48.00 4200 39.50 42.00 4350 43.50 45.00 4550 1974 48.50 48.50 46.50 43.50 44.50 44.50 4500 48.50 51 50 52.50 54.50 5550 1975 55.50 55.00 54.00 54.50 58.00 59.00 54.00 52.50 52.50 53.00 5300 5450
Allother hay, baled
Dollars per ton
1971 26.00 25.50 25.50 26.00 2600 26.00 26.00 2600 26.50 27.50 27.50 28.00 1972 37.00 37.00 38.00 37.00 38.00 3400 33.00 34.50 36.00 41.50 41.50 42.00 1973 46.00 50.00 50.00 51.00 48.00 4750 44.00 44.00 45.00 4550 46.00 45.50 1974 4850 48.50 47.00 45.00 44.50 45.50 46.00 4850 5200 5250 53.00 55.00 1975 55.00 54 50 53.00 54.50 57.00 58 00 53.00 53.50 54 00 53.00 52.50 53.50
Apples for fresh market
, Cenfsper pound
1971 7.40 6.50 1000 9.00 900 800 1972 8.00 8.00 8.00 1580 13.00 14.80 1480 1973 14.80 10.40 10.60 10.00 9.10 1974 9.10 9.10 9.10 1550 16.50 16.50 11 00 1975 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 . . . . 12.50 12.50 1250
. . Milk sold to plants
Dollars per 100 pounds
1971 6.70 660 6.60 6.40 6.25 6.10 610 6.20 6.55 6.65 6.80 6.80 1972 685 6.85 6.90 6.60 6.60 6.40 6.40 660 6.80 6.95 7.20 7.25 1973 7.30 7.35 7.25 7.25 725 7.20 7.25 7.65 8.20 8.55 9.10 9.55 1974 9.75 9.90 9.80 9.65 9.30 8.35 805 7.95 8.15 8.40 8.70 8.65 1975 8.70 8.65 8.45 8.45 8.25 8.20 8.40 880 9.35 9.90 10.40 10.90
Eggs Cents per dozen
1971 36.0 33.0 31.0 30.0 27.0 270 26.0 300 270 270 28.0 35.0 1972 31.0 30.0 34.0 29.0 31.0 30.0 35.0 33.0 40.0 34.0 41.0 52.0 1973 54.0 450 50.0 50.0 48.0 53.0 55.0 730 660 60.0 62.0 71.0 1974 72.0 650 56.0 47.0 40.0 39.0 44.0 51.0 58.0 54.0 57.0 63.0 1975 59.0 55.0 50.0 41.0 41.0 38.0 37.0 420 490 46.0 55.0 61.0
Wool Cents per pound
1971 17 20 22 22 20 20 15 17 19 15 15 15 1972 16 20 23 25 26 30 32 38 44 50 50 46 1973 86 77 93 81 78 74 66 60 90 92 .... 100 1974 77 71 69 56 66 65 58 52 51 39 39 39 1975 36 34 35 41 41 46 43 46 51 44 52 51 COLORADO INDEX OF PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS AND RANCHERS
Index numbers have been commonly accepted as a convenient method for combining prices of various commodities to measure the trend and level of prices compared with a reference point or base period, which is 1966-68 for the Colorado index. Prices during the base period are set equal to 100 so that previous or subsequent price levels can be easily ex pressed as a percentage of prices during the base period. The index provides a composite measure of the average change in prices of agricultural products from month to month and from year to year.
Commodities Used In The Colorado Index Commodities are grouped into nine groups and these are then combined into the two ma jor groups —(1) Crops and (2) Livestock. A separate index is computed for each commodity group. Commodities included in each group are as follows: Crops Food grains: Wheat Feed grains and hay: Barley, corn, sorghum grain and hay (all) Vegetables: Potatoes, lettuce, onions, carrots, cucumbers and cabbage Fruit: Apples for fresh use and peaches for fresh use Other crops: Sugar beets and dry beans Livestock Meat animals: Cattle, calves, hogs and lambs Poultry and eggs: Eggs and turkeys Dairy products: Milk (wholesale) Wool: Wool
Computation Of The Index
i he basic formula used to compute the Colorado Index of Prices Received by Farmers for commodity groups may be defined symbolically as follows:
Index = I ‘i °66-68 1 ‘66-68 °66-68
In this formula, i represents the price for a given commodity for any given month. The symbols “66-68 and 66-6S represent, respectively, the average price for the given commodity for the 36 months of 1966-68 and the average annual quantity of the product sold during the calendar years 1966-68. Thus, three parts of the formula are constant and only the current price changes the index. The numerator of the equation is referred to as the “cur rent aggregate” and the denominator as the “base aggregate”. After summing the value for all commodities in the group for both aggregates, the index is derived by dividing the current aggregate by the base aggregate. This is then expressed as a percent of the index base period, in this case 1966-68. For purposes of illustrating this procedure, the computation of the Feed Grains and Hay Index is shown below.
Computation of feed grains and hay index, January 1976 (1966-68 = 100)
Weight bane period 1966-68 January 1976 Commodity Unit Average Average annual I montiaIue Price Value 2 1 4 marketinga I price 1’
(1) (2) (3) (4) ‘ (5)
— . Thou. Do!. 1,000 do! Dot 1,000 do!
Barley Bu. 6,345 1 0161 6,447 232 14,720 Corn Ru. 12.892 1.2511 16,129 257 33,132 4.09 20.168 Sorghum grain . Cwt, 4.931 1.8586 9,165 Hay, all Ton 824 26.2000 21,589 54.00 44.496 Base Current Aggregate 53.330 Aggregate 112,516
January 1976 Feed Grains and Hay lndea X 100 211 (1966-68100) 53,330 59 The index number of 211 indicates that the mid-January 1976 prices of feed grains and hay crops as a group averaged 211 percent of their average price for the years 1966-68. For those groups having only one commodity, namely food grains, dairy products and wool, the computations are simpler. Since there is only one commodity it is not necessary to use a weighting procedure to combine prices. For these groups, a price relative is used for the group index. It is obtained by dividing the average price for a given month by the average price for the 36 months of 1966-68. After the commodity group index numbers are computed, the two major group indexes, crops and livestock, are computed by combining the commodity group index numbers. This is done by weighting each commodity group index by a percent representing its relative im portance in the major group. By using percentage weights the value of minor commodities not included in index computations may be imputed to the group to which it should belong. For example, in the feed grains and hay group, prices and sales for corn, barley, sorghum grain, and hay are used in computing the Feed Grains and Hay Index. However, the 1966-68 average cash receipts for oats as well as the index crops were included in computing the percentage weight used for calculating the All Crop Index. The All Farm Products Index is derived by weighting the Crop Index and the Livestock Index based on the percent of cash receipts from each major group during the weight base period. During 1966-68 crops made up an average of 24.1 percent of cash receipts while livestock accounted for 75.9 percent. These weights or percentages are applied to the respective major group index numbers to obtain the All Farm Products Index for a given month. Adlustment for Short-Season Crops For the prices received index to be comparable from one month to the next the same items must be included in it for all months. Since price estimates are not made during months in which a commodity is not marketed, adjustments in the index are needed Vegetables and fruit are seasonal commodities for which prices are not available in all months. As a general rule, if there are no sales for three months or less, the last monthly price is carried forward so that the commodity causes no change in the index during these months. When the period of no sales exceeds three months, the season average price for the crop just marketed is used during the period of no sales. This sometimes causes a slight shift in the level of the index in the first month the season average is used but does represent the correct level of prices for the individual commodity. Occasionally, prices for a vegetable or fruit crop are exceptionally high or low at the beginning or end of the marketing period. If the average price for a com modity for the first or last month of the marketing period is exceptionally high or low and sales during the month account for less than 1 percent of the season sales, the previous months price or the season average is substituted. Revisions For some commodities, additional price data become available after current price es timates are prepared. When prices for index commodities are revised, the prices received in dex is also revised. 60 Prices received by farmers: Index numbers by groups of commodities, by months Colorado, 1960-75 (1966-68 = 100)
- Year Jan.J Feb. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual MaTApr. average i All farm productu
1960 89 91 95 95 94 92 91 87 86 85 88 89 90 1961 92 90 90 90 87 86 85 89 88 88 87 89 88 1962 93 91 93 92 91 90 91 93 91 94 93 92 92 1663 95 88 85 87 86 86 94 88 89 89 88 86 88 1664 89 86 87 86 84 85 89 88 88 88 88 92 88 1965 93 94 95 99 102 100 105 99 95 96 95 96 97 1966 99 101 104 102 98 98 100 102 102 98 97 96 100 1967 102 98 97 96 98 101 103 102 101 98 95 96 99 1968 96 101 100 100 103 102 105 104 102 100 101 102 101 1969 104 104 107 112 116 120 116 112 109 105 106 109 110
1970 111 111 115 114 112 111 114 110 107 109 104 102 110 1971 110 116 116 116 117 116 119 120 118 118 122 12S 118 1972 129 130 127 125 130 133 134 132 134 137 132 144 132
1973 . 159 166 174 170 175 179 181 203 183 189 184 183 179
1974 . 210 217 198 190 186 179 181 190 171 175 173 172 187
1975 167 161 162 176 192 198 197 186 187 187 179 186 182
All cropa
1960 96 97 102 103 100 98 104 100 100 94 96 97 99 1961 97 97 96 96 95 96 96 94 93 92 92 92 96 1962 96 97 100 96 94 98 106 103 99 98 99 100 99 1963 99 99 99 99 99 101 110 105 100 100 99 99 101 1964 101 101 102 104 106 102 98 93 93 98 105 113 101
1965 . . 117 118 117 122 116 100 122 109 94 97 96 96 109 1966.1 96 96 95 94 94 96 108 107 106 101 104 106 100 102 . . 102 95 96 97 97 1967 . i 109 105 107 103 104 106 106
I 1968 . 100 102 99 100 103 99 99 97 93 93 93 92 98 1969... 94 94 96 96 94 89 98 98 94 86 90 90 93 1970.. 94 92 93 94 96 85 97 93 91 97 97 96 94 1971 ... 97 98 99 99 100 98 107 104 100 102 103 104 101
1972 . . 108 105 105 104 107 100 103 121 123 128 131 140 115
1973 .. . 148 148 157 156 169 175 180 199 203 230 235 246 187 1974 .. . 274 307 304 275 271 273 240 249 246 279 278 269 272 247 1975 . . . 262 249 236 240 236 236 244 260 259 256 243 240
All livevtock
1960 87 89 93 93 92 90 87 83 82 82 85 86 87 1961 90 88 88 88 84 82 81 87 86 87 86 88 86 1962 92 88 91 90 90 87 87 91 88 92 91 90 90 1963 94 84 80 84 82 81 89 83 86 86 84 81 85
1964 . 85 81 82 80 77 80 87 87 86 85 83 85 83
1965 85 87 88 92 97 101 99 95 95 95 94 96 94 1966 100 103 107 105 100 99 98 101 101 97 96 93 100 1967 99 95 93 94 96 99 102 101 102 99 94 96 98 1968 95 100 100 100 102 104 106 106 105 103 104 105 102 1969 107 107 111 117 124 130 122 117 114 112 111 115 116
1970 117 117 122 121 117 119 119 115 113 112 106 104 115 131 123 1971 . 114 122 122 122 123 122 122 125 124 123 128 1972 135 138 134 132 137 143 144 136 137 140 133 145 138 1973 162 171 179 174 177 180 182 204 177 176 168 163 176 1974 190 188 165 163 158 149 162 171 147 142 140 141 160
1975 137 132 139 156 178 185 182 162 164 165 159 169 161 61 Prices received by farmers: Index numbers by groups of commodities, by months, Colorado, 1960-75 (continued) (1966-68 = 100)
Year Jan, Feb. Mar Apr. May June July 1Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
Food grains
1960 127 129 132 129 126 121 118 119 122 123 125 125 125 1961 . 126 127 127 124 124 124 124 128 129 129 131 133 127 1962 131 132 132 134 136 137 140 141 143 142 144 144 138 1963 . 144 147 147 151 146 134 130 130 132 137 139 139 140 1964 142 142 135 141 138 95 94 94 97 98 100 101 115
1965 100 100 97 96 94 94 96 94 97 98 100 103 97 1966 100 101 103 100 103 109 123 124 125 109 115 118 111 1967 114 104 112 109 112 104 100 96 90 94 92 92 101 1968 94 96 97 91 93 87 82 80 80 82 86 83 88 1969 84 86 86 85 84 83 79 79 83 86 87 89 84
1970 89 88 86 88 86 84 81 81 90 91 92 92 87 1971 . 93 92 92 91 92 94 89 88 86 89 89 91 91 1972 90 90 91 92 93 89 91 102 120 130 133 161 107 1973 167 137 144 147 149 166 169 301 313 298 296 324 218 1974 359 381 347 260 231 240 278 277 283 314 325 313 301 1975 289 266 240 240 216 206 232 248 262 262 239 228 244
Feed grains and hay
1960 87 88 88 90 88 88 84 86 88 85 88 87 87 1961 89 88 88 86 87 86 87 87 88 88 87 87 87 1962 87 87 88 86 87 86 88 88 89 88 87 88 87 1963 91 91 92 94 98 101 103 102 101 101 98 101 98 1964 102 100 100 99 100 98 94 93 96 98 102 107 99
1965 111 110 110 111 113 107 101 96 97 97 97 98 104 1966 99 99 99 100 102 99 102 103 106 105 103 104 102 1967 V. 105 103 106 104 105 106 103 100 98 97 95 98 102 1968 V. 99 98 97 97 99 99 98 94 95 94 93 96 96 1969 98 99 102 103 99 97 96 94 95 94 96 98 98
1970 101 98 97 97 97 92 94 95 97 97 98 101 97 1971 104 105 105 107 109 109 111 109 104 99 101 102 105 1972 111 112 114 114 118 113 110 113 118 127 130 140 118 1973 148 154 155 154 155 158 159 196 195 191 189 191 170 1974 199 205 203 188 186 188 198 231 243 244 245 244 215
1975 239 224 212 217 223 226 221 228 224 218 208 211 221
Vegetables
1960 . 77 76 97 103 98 91 130 111 103 75 78 83 94 1961 . 82 81 75 84 80 83 86 69 63 59 60 61 74 1962 71 78 88 72 59 79 113 94 68 66 69 68 77 1963 . 70 67 62 60 62 80 124 99 71 69 68 67 75 1964 70 73 87 93 103 138 124 99 94 108 135 165 107
1965 . 174 178 174 197 164 90 184 133 87 89 85 82 136 1966 . 82 84 77 80 75 78 116 109 97 97 108 114 93 1967 . 135 129 118 106 109 125 123 113 88 85 93 86 109 1968 95 107 90 99 108 95 106 109 96 96 88 84 98 1969 87 87 91 92 87 66 118 115 97 92 102 97 94
1970 108 105 113 115 123 76 129 108 105 90 87 79 103 1971 78 80 87 88 90 74 119 109 93 96 98 98 93 1972 108 89 81 75 80 62 81 150 133 121 127 128 103 1973 152 180 214 207 262 262 281 158 158 173 187 194 202 1974 . 256 314 299 293 319 318 157 153 153 153 150 131 225 1975 126 112 94 121 115 110 128 173 190 195 188 194 146 62 Prices received by farmers: Index numbers by groups of commodities, by months, Colorado, 1960-75 (continued) (1966-68 = 100)
Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual average Fruit
1960 70 71 71 71 71 71 71 81 80 85 85 83 76 1961 85 85 85 85 74 74 74 79 84 71 72 75 79 1962 75 75 75 64 64 64 64 69 77 78 77 77 72 1963 76 76 76 78 78 78 78 92 105 91 86 87 83 1964 86 86 86 70 70 70 70 67 72 65 59 54 71
1965 55 55 55 65 65 65 65 69 90 92 81 81 70 1966 73 73 80 80 80 80 94 105 104 112 99 95 89 1967 94 94 105 105 105 105 110 110 132 106 113 113 108 1968 117 117 117 117 117 117 102 99 103 67 77 83 103 1969 86 86 86 86 86 86 84 93 76 86 86 84 85 1970 83 83 64 64 64 64 64 66 89 92 92 93 77 1971 97 88 79 79 79 79 84 86 123 116 116 107 94 1972 107 107 107 98 98 98 98 196 196 171 187 187 138 1973 V.. 187 171 171 171 171 171 171 166 141 143 138 129 161 1974 129 129 129 115 115 115 115 126 199 208 208 158 146
1975 158 158 158 140 140 140 140 144 144 176 176 176 154
Other crops
1960 96 96 96 95 96 96 94 91 92 94 93 94 94 1961 92 91 92 92 93 94 92 91 91 90 88 87 91 1962 95 95 95 95 95 94 93 93 96 97 98 98 95 1963 91 91 92 90 90 90 91 91 91 89 89 88 90 1964 88 88 89 89 89 89 89 89 89 91 95 98 90
1965 . 103 105 106 107 108 108 125 123 96 102 101 101 107 1966 101 98 97 96 94 96 95 95 95 93 91 91 95
1967 . 91 92 92 92 93 92 99 100 100 106 108 108 98 1968 108 108 109 110 110 110 110 108 100 103 104 105 107 1969 105 104 105 104 104 104 105 106 104 74 78 79 98 1970 79 80 83 85 86 89 93 92 73 108 109 109 91
1971 . 108 109 110 108 108 111 113 113 112 120 121 122 113 1972 122 123 125 128 129 127 122 117 116 128 127 126 124 1973 124 124 125 124 127 135 135 145 153 264 280 289 169 1974 311 365 400 387 383 379 332 333 294 392 380 380 361 1975 382 380 380 370 376 386 384 390 362 349 337 329 369
Meat animals
1960 86 88 93 94 93 90 88 82 81 81 83 85 87 1961 89 87 88 88 84 82 81 87 86 86 85 88 86 1962 92 87 91 90 90 87 87 91 88 92 91 90 90 1963 93 83 79 83 81 81 89 82 85 85 83 79 84 1964 83 79 81 78 76 79 87 86 85 84 81 84 82
1965 84 86 88 92 98 102 101 96 95 95 94 96 94 1966 101 103 107 105 100 100 98 101 100 96 94 92 100
1967 . 99 95 93 93 96 100 103 102 103 98 93 96 97 1968 95 100 101 100 103 104 108 106 105 102 103 105 103
1969 . 106 107 111 118 126 134 124 119 115 111 110 114 116
1970 117 118 124 122 119 121 121 116 113 113 106 103 116
1971 . 115 124 124 124 125 124 125 128 126 125 130 134 125 1972 138 141 137 135 141 147 149 139 140 142 134 147 141
1973 . 165 176 184 179 182 185 187 210 178 177 167 161 179 1974 192 191 165 164 159 150 166 175 148 142 140 141 161
1975 136 131 139 158 183 191 188 165 166 166 158 168 162
1975
1973
1974
1970
1972 1971
1969 1968 1965
1967
1966
1962
1964
1963 1960
1961
1975
1974
1971
1973 1972 1970
1969
1968
1966
1965
1967
1964 1963
1962
1961
1960
1975
1974
1973
1972
1971 1970
1967
1969
1968
1966
1965 1963
1964 1962
1961 1960 Year ......
. Prices .
.
ebENar.
212
190
101
101
123 111
118
172
153 129
118 116
121
110
106 105
89
139
39
42
81 133 103
94 155
99 131
76 106 108
94 114
116
99 110
107 106 107
118
113
92
88
88
86
91 86
88
86
received
190
175
141
123 118
136 101
133 106
152
174 129 116
114
121 108
104
102
84
134
49 49
89
101 102
96 86 146 122 117
86 107
106
117
102 107
107 112
106
103
92
88
88 85
88
84
85
86
by
229
170
101 118
101
143 133
113
131
111
173 128
149 122
116
113
107
102
86
128
57 54 135
89 133
106 100
94 109
106
103 114
104
102 101
99 105
105
98 93 85
87
84 83
87
81
83
99
farmers:
101 200
138
104
104 136 116
128
123
104
123 113
170
149
128 113 113
116
104
101
117
124 100
89 139 100
62 54
96 112
Apr.
102
102 106
101 105
92
96 85
84
81
81 79
78
99 99
86
99
99
Colorado,
index
101
163
192
106
106 116
133
118
123 104
113
145
164 128
117
110 102
107
108
102
117
103
49 116
89 147
64
99
103 104
101
May
101
95
88 79
82
79
78
77 76
95
92 81
90 93
98
96
99
(1966-68
numbers
113
160 182
101 111
118
118 111 101
113
147 127
144
106
113 107 100
100
1960-75
June
114
115
81 153
74
49
99 101
99
104
99 104
100
94
87
82
78 77
77
77
75
99
95
91 85
91 91 99
98
95
Poultry
Dairy
Wool
106
143
163
101
101 108
113
111
=
142
148 128
107
107
113
102 100
products
112
121 165
105
79 37
79 101
94 94 101 105
89 104
July
96 101 102 103
94
and
94
91
82
78
78
76
76
77
96 88 by
91
99
97
100)
(contInued)
eggs
groups
113
128
148
101
123 116
111
101
101
155
109
140 135
116
103
106
104
218
118
Aug.
94 108
42 129 101
74
79 100
79 99
111
106
102 104 104
94
104
95
98 84
80
82
79
80
79
96
97 93
97
of
126 222
126
108
104
104
116
111
113 104
101
115
144 144
165
114
120 108
106
102 103 Sept.
215
127 116
138
69
106
47 102 103
96 117
84 110
89 101
103 107 108
109
84
88 85
82
83
84
98
94
commodities,
227
108
123
113
123
111
108 106
174
148 151
122
117
117
115
109
104 105
190
123 109
96 133
112
37 71 100
94 117
91 99
86 103
107 108 102
tog
94 117 Oct.
89
90
87 85
85
86
98
95 92
128 227
123
104
123 116
111
183
153
160
120
119
127
115 110
106
104
134
96 137 192
69 117
37 100
102
94 86 121 116
86 Nov.
105
96 112
107
96 110 122
99
92
89
88 86
91
88
99
89
99
by
247
126
113
108
101
108
113
192
152 168
120 117 109
128 120
105
106
203
141
96 144
64 months,
89 131 102
37 107 105
84 117
91 128 Dec.
81
107
116 107
94
94 112
125
93
89
89
88
84
88
86
97
203
107
140
109
115
111
122 100
116
102
159
157
138 120
114
113
108
104
100
125 168 108
82 45 133
105
94 92 104
79 93
112 106
103
105 101
105
109
96
84
87 83
82
83
82
99
92
96
usi 63
a
in
in
in
the
of
for
in
the
es
The
they
1974
es
than
July
1975
1974.
same
per
total
January,
from
hours
in
1974.
in
than
in
based of
of
than
average
than
October
The
October
basis
hours the
surveys
months:
than
in
The
1975
State
except
estimated
estimated
randomly
day
In
are work
quarter
than
supervisors’
earlier.
73,000
43.000
56.000 57.000
50.000
59,000
62.000
91,000
45.000
fewer
in
difference
1975
hours
of
lower
percent
higher
of
employers 1974.
12th
labor
The
The
more
fewer
1974.
during above
1974-76’
and
group’s
quarters
1974,
quarters
year.
1975
year
11
by
the
same
little
in
research
provide
following
quarters
a
higher
more in
type
April
labor
a
percent
up
than
year.
year.
This
to
the
slightly
estimates
from
was
January
same
percent
the
three
wages
than
14
on
in
percent
or
percent
and
includes
than
in
less
the
same
10
9
for
farm
the
month
previous
4
supplied
basis
surveys.
agricultural first
1975.
Colorado,
quarter
1975
percent
percent
of
than
1975
50,000,
There
respectively,
less
the
for
which
in
was same
previous
the
began in
previous
the
13
the
20
in
at
hours
which
workers’
were
same
month
each
did
percent
averaged
of
1975 the
1.000 week
the
with
year.
the
11,000
19,000
1
14.000
19,000
3 23,000
14,000
10,000
28,000
1975
for
the only,
the
Number
quarterly
the
averaged
average
upon
1974
quarters,
percent
pattern
they
percent,
fewer
also
probability
surveys
of
operational
April were
arrangements
was
quarters
workers
measure quarters
1975
an
10
by
below
averaged
the
11
no
below in
-
an estimated
from
average
during
Data
day
than
they
higher
AND
wages
previous
of
July
January
upon
labor
1975
to
farm
was
compared
an
bookkeeping
and
hiring
workers
computations percent
was
and
the
12th for
hours
and
1975
were
part
1975
cash
surveys
identical
percent
workers
by
workers
received
11 showed
percent
and
of
slightly
workers,
LABOR
1975
in
rate 1975
based
fewer
the
as
quarter.
1975
20
of
Hired
comparable
the
18 of
October
April
worked
paid
fewer
percent
quarterly
only
earlier,
are hired
expanded
in
These July 4
April
workers
covering
for
were
wage
was
the
1974
FARM
was
all 38,000 32,000
50,000
42,000
39.000
48,000 40,000
63,000
35,000
The workers
quarter
October operators
1974.
contain
were
for
was
classified
year
as
1974
during
BETWEEN
and was
the
January
in
average
decreased
for
July
wages
a
hired
Number
percent
of
there
Colorado,
July
wages
section
Maintenance
that
in
that
operators
6
each
in
of
an
did
then in
October.
January
April
same
farms
increased
cash January
rates
for
this
machine
their
livestock
workers
making
program
in
farm
October
Colorado.
are
month
the
on
for
in
they
January
weeks
January
the
and
quarter,
all
for
quarter.
in
for
in
workers
workers
and
in
workers
number
worked
wage
while
averaged
of
and
higher
with began
throughout
workers
than
first
1974.
all
employment:
survey
those
same
hours
July,
which
COMPARISON
receiving
generally April
rate
The
field
than
farm
and
workers
October.
Wages
of
those
month
inputs
However,
the
for
Total
1974,
labor
where
1975
hired
the
The
the
‘
presented
all
all
for
quarterly
and
Farm
in
and
estimates
for
rates
For January
April,
wage
1975
farms
1974
The of
1974.
operators
of
of
total
for
Oct Jan
averaged Apr
July
Jan
Apr Oct
July
Jan
October
beginning
in
LABOR
approximately
July
workers’
workers
1975
data
Year
than before. -
-
before.
earlier.
1970.
in
1974. Wages
collected
Wage
October
Farm
Except
The 1976 ‘Quarterly
April.
1975
1974
wages
except
quarters
year
wage
1975
did
in
were
average
April
hired
1975
in
1974.
January
number
number January year
timated
year
number
January
FARM
agricultural
selected
formed.
January,
are
April
timates
conducted 64 65 Farm labor: number of hours worked per worker, by type of worker, by quarters, Colorado, 1974-76
Other unpaid Year and month Farm operator family All family Hired workers members’
Hours
t974 -Jan 42.5 34.6 40.9 43.0 Apr 43.4 44.4 43.7 45.9 July 44 2 47.4 45 5 46.8 Oct 47.0 32.6 42.3 48.2 1975 -Jan 38.0 30.0 35.3 41.1 Apr 40.8 40.3 40.7 44 8 July 53.0 52.3 52.7 46.7 Oct 47.2 4t.0 45.4 41.4 1976 -Jun.2 3t.4 30.4 31.2 37.7
Includes an ‘other family” only those housuhold members morking 15 hours or more pur wnek without rucuiving cash wages ‘Preliminary
Farm wage rates: By method of pay, by quarters, Colorado, 1974-76
By all By other ‘ By hour By cash By Year and month methods than piece only wages only hour-cash ot pay rate wages only Oollars per hour
1974 - Jan 2.41 2.41 2.53 2.63 2.47 Apr 2.16 2.16 2.27 2.47 236 July 2.15 2.10 2.09 2.36 2.27 Oct 2 44 2.44 2.46 2.65 2.53
1975 - Jan 272 2.76 2.40 2.65 2.60 Apr 2.14 2.15 2.47 2.51 248 July 2.36 2.29 2.20 2.45 2.22 Oct 2 83 2.77 2,60 2.89 2.46
1976 - Jan. I 3.03 3.03 2.85 3.10 2.55
‘ Preliminary
Farm wage rates: By type ot work, by quarters, Colorado, 1974-76
Field Packing Machine Maintenance Year and month and house operators and Superaisors liaestock workers bookkeeping workers J I workers Ooyars per hour
1974 - Jan 2.22 1 2.30 2.99 3.09 I Apr , 1.97 2.25 2.40 3.18 July 2.03 1 2.40 I 3.49 Oct 2.22 2.42 2.42 2.86 3.22
1975 - Jan 2.31 2.27 2.87 3.60 3.70 Apr 1.97 2.42 2.02 3.33 3.71 July 1.98 2.99 2.74 3.64 Oct 2.46 2.17 2.97 2.91 3.90 I12’zzzzz j 2.70 2.31 3.18 3.73 4.32 Insufficient data br this category. 2 Preliminary. of pop. size Census. 4.5 4.4 48 4.6 4.6 5.3 5.1 5.9 5.5 389 383 384 387 373 377 381 355 363 369 Hog total 4,200 5,200 4,700 5,900 5,900 6,000 5,500 5.300 6,200 Percent Percent Acres the of perations population L,erage of Bureau States Farm terms 1966-74 and 9,472 9,264 9,712 9,425 9,610 acres 10.875 10,454 10,307 11,595 in Statesi persons’ 2,700 2,500 2,900 2,700 3.000 3,000 3,000 3.000 3,000 Number 1967-75 Thousands United Sheep 1,087,788 1,086,025 1.084.671 1,107,711 1,115,231 1,089,530 1,102,769 1,097,300 1,093,017 1,123,456 operations 1,000 Commerce United States, of Colorado jLand 1.551 Total Colorado, 206.548 21 195,999 198,206 208.441 210,011 202,161 204,335 200,208 United Thousands size, population’ 4,700 4,800 Government. 5,000 7,600 5,200 6,600 6,000 5,400 8.000 Farms Number Department Number 2,830,490 2,808.480 2,785,780 operations’ 2:870,000 2,844,000 2,999,200 2,954,200 2,909,000 3,161,700 3,070,900 U.S. and 01 U.S. . 1967-76 species, pop. from . . average . . 4.3 5.2 4.9 4.7 56 . . by Percent size total Percent 537 609 613 Reports.” 839 812 and 838 leased States, Colorado Cattle 1,360 1,380 1,212 1,353 1,353 1.353 1,330 1,290 1,290 1,353 1,353 1,311 1,270 Acres teedlots’ population land Average Number of tarm, Farm United Population 99 94 acreage, 101 110 104 grazing Colorado persons’ and Number of Thousands terms acres cattle in 19,500 19,500 20,000 21,000 21.000 21,500 20,500 20,000 22,000 “Current All 39,900 39,900 39,900 39,900 40,000 40,000 39,900 39,900 40,000 40,000 operations 1,000 Total operations: Colorado Land Number, from exclusive Total 2,496 1.955 2.277 2,357 2,468 2,100 2,207 2,018 2,067 Thousands population Hawaii, Farms: compiled operations. Livestock and Population: Farms[ 29,500 29,500 29,500 29,500 29.500 31,000 31,500 31,000 30,500 30,000 Number Data 1. cattle 1 Year in Alaska . July April Year ...... V...... 01 of ‘As 1973 1974 1970 1971 1972 1967 1968 1969 1966 ‘As Includes 1974 1968 1975’ 1972 1973 1969 1970 1971 ‘Included 1967 ‘Preliminary. 1976’ 1973 1974 1975 1971 1967 1968 1969 1972 ‘Preliminary. 1970 66 ‘White, fruits,peanuts, Note: ‘Commercial ‘Preliminary. Other. Grains: 1976 Vegetables: Fruits: Fats Poultry Dairy Fish Meats: Quantity Wheat Sugar Rice Dry Sweetpotatoes Canned, Potatoes Frozen, Condensed Processed Fresh Cheese Fresh’ Lard Ice Chicken Margarine Butter Fluid Turkey Eggs Pork Lamb Veal Beef equivalent and and fresh (product (edible cream products: edible Reprinted whole (excluding products: milk (refined( and sweetpotatoes (actual Oils flOurs in (ready-to-cook( equivalent excluding (ready-to-cook( excluding (including weight( pounds, and beans mutton (actual — production weight( wheat, and and of Total, weight( cream from (including processed( lard( Food evaporated rice weight( potatoes retail ot potatoes and fresh fat Commodity National processed( which . content for weight semolina products: sale milk are Food unless as on flour fresh Situation, a crop-year Per otherwise including produce. capita Economic shown. basis. use consumption, in - Civilian Data bakery Research 118.0 103.7 1960 134.2 97.6 43.4 49.9 89.6 96.0 32.1 42.4 45.3 27.8 60.4 64.3 13.7 18.3 10.3 on 61 7.3 6.4 7.6 9.4 7.0 7.5 8.3 4.3 6.2 5.2 consumption products. calendar Service, 104.5 112.0 1967 145.1 United 97.3 48.8 90.8 30.3 51.6 79.1 49.4 40.7 36.5 59.6 78.8 10.5 10.1 17.8 10.6 year 7.5 9.0 6.9 3.3 9.0 5.5 5.4 3.5 3.2 8.6 U.S. only. basis Department Pounds States, except 102.1 113.2 1090 1973. 142.3 92.2 56.4 54.1 73.4 54.4 29.3 40.7 57.3 10.7 37.3 81.1 11.3 13.7 17.5 12.7 7.0 6.5 4.6 4.8 6.0 3.4 2.4 8.5 1.5 for 1960-75’ of dried Agriculture. 108.1 152.2 1974 97.0 99.0 53.4 53.3 76.2 53.5 94.9 28 41.1 36.4 61.9 10.2 11.3 14.6 86.4 17.5 12.0 7.3 6.7 49 4.6 5.6 3.2 2.0 8.8 1.9 truits. 8 fresh February 1975’ 100.0 119.2 145.2 88.7 55.1 56.3 91.9 29.2 40.5 78.9 50.4 51.0 35.2 18.8 88.8 11.0 14 12.0 citrus 6.4 9.7 48 4.7 5.3 1.4 2.8 8.4 3.4 1.9
5 67 68 Precipitation: Monthly and annual averages, by districts, Colorado, 1970-75’
Year Jan. Feb Mar.j Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. [uaI
Crop reporting district 1 (Northwest and mountain counties(’ Inches
Average t94t-70 t.13 1.02 1.29 1.50 1.37 t.28 1.64 1.76 i.19 1.16 99 1.13 15.46 1 80 1 25 .79 16.40 1970 . lit .66 1.46 1.48 .36 t 87 1.54 1.82 2.26 1971 . 1.04 1.25 1.05 1.43 1.30 .34 1.26 1.54 1.47 1.29 .98 1.43 14.38 1 1 1972 . .97 .70 .95 1.07 .88 1 27 .64 1.36 1.54 2.16 07 69 14.30 1973 .62 .46 1.12 1.64 208 1.30 2.45 1.15 .95 .51 1.32 1.75 15.35 1974 t.84 .66 1.54 1.42 17 1.27 1.77 .76 .73 1.29 64 1.20 13.29 1.01 .57 1425 1975 . 1.52 1.09 1.72 1.21 1.23 1.02 1.83 .95 .70 1.40
Crop reporting district 2 (Northeast countieu(2 Inches
Average 1941-70 .47 .44 1.00 1.69 2.81 2.41 1.95 1.54 1,10 1.09 .60 .40 15.49 1970 .17 .12 2.06 1.21 t.46 3.14 1.58 .67 1.93 .94 .73 .21 14.22 1971 St .80 .94 3.64 2.29 1.11 t.16 .58 3.01 72 .t7 .24 15.17 1972 .48 .2t .44 1.51 1.27 2.54 1.53 2.57 1.13 .64 1.77 .68 t4.77 1973 .78 .11 1.72 2.93 3.t6 .97 1.84 .43 3.18 .60 1.11 1.03 17.86 1974 .53 .47 t t7 1.71 .26 2.56 1.36 .68 .83 t.17 55 .21 lt.50 1975 .19 .40 .90 t.63 4.69 t 43 1 58 1.42 .69 .44 94 46 14.97
Crop reporting district 6 (East central counties(’ Inches
Aeerage 1941-70 41 .39 .87 1.53 2.56 2.29 2.53 2.15 1 26 1.04 .58 .34 15.96 1970 .04 .03 .96 111 1.47 264 2.14 1 53 1.27 1.20 71 06 13.16 .14 1971 . 41 .84 .53 2 15 2.34 91 2.30 1 09 1.86 .66 .60 13.85 1972 .27 .14 .30 1.03 2.28 3.04 2.35 2.83 1.54 .63 1.92 .50 16.83 1973 .60 .06 2.38 207 3.95 113 3.17 .65 280 65 .42 1.24 19.12
1974 . .33 .40 1.05 1.50 63 2.77 1.90 1.11 .32 .84 .72 .27 11.84 1975 .17 .21 .61 1.08 3.60 2.42 2.33 1.43 .39 .14 1.44 .16 14.18
Crop reporting district 7 (West central and southwest counties(2 Inches
Average 1941-70 1.25 1.05 1.25 1.35 1 04 .90 1.39 1.88 1.37 1.61 1 00 1.27 15.34 1970 .64 .25 226 1.11 .17 1.35 1.55 1.92 3.56 1.76 1.44 .99 17.02 1971 .49 .78 .32 .97 1.39 .10 .99 2.46 1 42 2.59 1.29 2.10 14.90 1972 22 .07 .30 .54 .47 i.33 .85 1.22 1.65 5.48 1.43 2.07 15.63 1973 .99 .59 1.77 1.14 1.76 1.72 1.42 1 65 .94 .47 .91 1.18 14.54 1974 2.48 .42 .95 1.32 .03 .26 t.78 .73 .87 2.42 1.10 .80 13.16 1975 1.16 1.18 2.56 1.46 1.19 .58 1.71 .70 1.00 .70 1.15 .86 14.25
Crop reporting district 8 (South central counties(2 Inches
Average 1941-70 .42 .32 .53 77 .76 69 1.45 1.59 .86 .97 .38 .46 9.22 1970 .26 .16 1.26 .35 .38 .72 .92 1.68 1.94 91 .14 09 8.81 1971 .11 .26 .12 .36 .78 .15 196 t.78 1.11 .62 49 .39 8.35 1972 .29 .05 .25 .06 .30 .57 .96 1.18 .96 1.81 90 .76 6.09 1973 .09 .12 68 .51 97 .46 1.77 1.02 .88 .44 07 .47 7.50 1974 .76 .15 .45 .17 .01 45 1.57 1.09 .62 .94 .39 .66 7.28 1975 .54 .46 .67 .71 .05 50 1.35 .82 1.25 .44 .88 .09 7.76
Crop reporting district 9 (Southeast counties Inches
Average 1941-70 .56 .54 .95 1.51 1.96 1 61 2.24 2.05 1.05 1 02 .62 .55 14.66 1970 .15 .12 1.46 1.35 .91 1.03 2.32 1.41 1.60 1.73 .65 .07 13.00 14.65 1971 . .35 .78 .57 1.35 2.08 .78 364 1.35 1.53 .88 .68 .43 1972 .49 .14 1.06 .79 1.62 1.65 1.36 2.13 1 33 1.19 1 66 .55 13.99 1973 .44 .09 2.85 1.64 1.95 72 2.76 .95 205 .64 .49 1 46 16.06 1974 .65 .51 .83 .51 1.04 1.20 1.47 .89 .75 1.45 .55 .67 10.52 1975 42 .41 .86 85 1.40 2.01 2.24 1 78 69 .23 1.60 13 12.64
‘Compiled from reports issued by the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration, and includes Hi-altitude reports through 1970. 2For counties included in each Crop Reporting District, see outline map on inside cover. o1 Usual planting and harvesting dates: By crops and principal producing districts, Colorado
Usual Usual harvesting dates Principal Crop planting producing dales Begin Most active End districts
Barley: Fall sown ...... Sept. 1-Oct. 15 June20 July 1-July20 Aug. 5 2,6.9 Spring sown Mar. 15-Apr.30 June30 July 5-Sept. 10 Sept.20 1.2.7.8
Beans, dry May 20-July 1 Aug.25 Sept. 5-Sept. 15 Oct. 10 2.6.7.9 Corn’ Grain Apr. 25-June 1 Oct 1 Oct. 10-Nov.20 Dec. 1 2.6.7.9 Silage Apr. 25-June 1 Aug.25 Sept. 1-Sept.25 Oct. 10 2,6.7.9 Forage Apr. 25-June 1 Sept. 1 Sept. 5-Sept 20 Oct. 10 2.6 Hay: Alfalfa June10 Oct.10 Statewide Clo-tim July10 Sept.25 1
Oats Mar. 20-May 5 July15 July 25-Aug.30 Sept.20 Statewide Sorghum: Grain May 10-July 5 Oct. 1 Oct. 10-Nov.15 Nov 25 6.9 Silage May 10-July 5 Sept. 1 Sept. 5-Sept.20 Oct 1 6,9 Forage May 10-July 5 Sept. 1 Sept. 10-Oct. 1 Oct.25 6,9
Sugar beets . . .. Apr. 1-May25 Oct. 1 Oct. 15-Nov 5 Nov.20 2.6,7.9 Wheat: Winter Aug. 20-Oct.10 June25 July 10-July20 Sept. 5 2,6.9 Spring Mar. 10-Apr.30 July 5 July 15-Aug.10 Aug 30 Statewide
Usual bloom and harvesting dates: By fruits and principal producing counties, Colorado
Usual Usual harvesting dates Principal Fruit dates of producing full bloom Begin Most active End counties
Commercial West Slope apples May 1-May10 Sept. 5 Sept. 5-Oct.20 Nov 15 Delta
May 10-May20 Sept. 5 Oct. 5-Oct.30 Nov. 5 Montezuma, Montrose and Garfield
Apr. 20-Apr.30 Aug. 5 Sept. 5-Oct. 5 Oct.20 Mesa East Slope Apr. 25-May 5 Aug. 1 Sept. 10-Oct.10 Oct.20 Fremont May 10-May20 Aug.15 Sept. 20-Oct.25 Oct.30 Larimer
Peaches Apr. 5-Apr. 15 Aug. 5 Aug. 20-Aug.30 Sept. 10 Mesa Apr. 15-Apr.25 Aug.20 Sept 5-Sept 15 Sept.20 Delta
Pears Apr.20 Aug. 10 Aug. 15-Sept. 10 Sept. 20 Mesa May 1-May S Aug.15 Aug. 20-Sept 15 Sept 25 Delta
Cherries: Tart Apr. 30 July 5 July 20-July30 Aug. 5 Delta, Mesa and Larimer
Sweet Apr.25 June25 June30 July10 Delta Apr. 20 June 20 June 25 July 5 Mesa Apr.30 June30 July10 July15 Garfield 70 1975 LIVESTOCK REVIEW
Some segments of the livestock industry were able to make a partial recovery in 1975 from the serious cost-price squeeze encountered during 1974. Colorado cattlemen con tinued their efforts to reduce herd sizes and by January 1, 1976 had 4 percent fewer cattle and calves on hand than a year earlier. With improved prices late in 1975, the January 1, 1976 inventory value was 24 percent above January 1, 1975. Sheep and lambs continued their downward trend, declining 7 percent from January 1, 1975. However, prices were stronger which resulted in a 14 percent increase in inventory value. The number of hogs and pigs was up 4 percent from December 1 1974 and with good prices the inventory value was up 67 percenton December 1, 1975. There were also 14 percent more chickens on Colorado farms on December 1, 1975 and their value was 11 percent above a year earlier. Pasture and range feed conditions were mostly poor at the beginning of the 1975 season but were improved in many areas during June and July except in the southeastern counties. Dryland ranges on the Eastern Slope began deteriorating in August, and by November 1 most ranges in the State were again in poor condition. Grazing on crop residues began as soon as crops were harvested as range forage was limited for fall grazing. Hay shortages were anticipated for some areas but a generally mild winter throughout the State kept feed requirements at minimum levels and no major shortages occurred.
ALL CATTLE AND CALVES - The inventory of all cattle and calves on Colorado farms and ranches on January 1, 1976 totaled 3,250,000 head. This was a decline of 4 percent from a year earlier and was the third consecutive year of decline following annual increases from 1969-73. Beef cows, beef replacement heifers weighing more than 500 pounds, bulls and calves under 500 pounds were down in number. Partially offsetting the decline in inventory were increases in steers, milk cow replacement heifers and other heifers 500 pounds or heavier not intended for beef or milk replacement. Milk cow numbers were unchanged. The sharpest decline was in beef cow replacement heifers weighing 500 or more pounds, down 39 percent from a year earlier. Calves under 500 pounds, bulls over 500 pounds and beef cows were down 17 percent, 15 percent and 1 percent, respectively. Steers heavier than 500 pounds increased 8 percent while heifers weighing more than 500 pounds intended for milk cow replacement were up 18 percent. Other heifers 500 pounds or heavier not intended for beef or milk cow replacement were up 23 percent. Resulting from strengthened prices dur ing late 1975, the January 1, 1976 inventory value of all cattle and calves totaled $650 million, up 24 percent from the previous year.
DAIRY CATTLE - The January 1, 1976 inventory of milk cows and heifers that had calved, at 75,000, was unchanged from a year earlier. Colorado dairy herds averaged a record high 11,600 pounds of milk per cow in 1975 compared with 11,395 pounds a year earlier and the previous record high of 11,579 pounds per cow in 1972. Total milk production for 1975 was 870 million pounds, 4 million pounds above the 1974 output.
CATTLE ON FEED - There were 925,000 head of cattle and calves in Colorado’s feedlots on feed for the slaughter market on January 1, 1976. This was 23 percent above the low level of a year earlier but 1 percent below January 1, 1974. The northeast area of Colorado continues to be the major feeding area of the State, accounting for nearly 69 percent of the January 1 total on feed. During 1975 there were 1,838,000 fed cattle marketed from Colorado feedlots, down 3 percent from 1974. There were 193 feedlots in operation during 1975 in Colorado which had a capacity of 1,000 head or more. These lots marketed 1,698,000 fed cattle during the year, which represented 92 percent of the total fed cattle marketings for the State during 1975. The remaining 140,000 head of fed cattle were marketed from 344 lots with a capacity of under 1,000 head which operated during 1975.
CALF CROP - During 1975 there were 1,020,000 calves born on Colorado farms and ran ches. This was down 6 percent from the 1,080,000 born during the previous year.
total
for
2,498,000
Honey
put
percent
$70,000 BEES
BEESWAX honey.
cent TURKEYS
prices,
1975
value
at the
23 farms. which
of
prices. hogs
Egg CHICKENS
254,000
creased
May HOGS
percent
the
received
percent average
the
WOOL feed
pounds, this
feed
1,120,000 the
The
November SHEEP the Iamb
were
concern
lion, stock
lambs
1974. SHEEP
7.4
2,050,000,
77
percent
per
June-November
61
value
total
previous previous
production
from
1975
Colorado
number
compared
and in
January
up
of
pigs,
prices
AND
farrowed
percent
sheep
crop
sheep
Breeding
This
14
the
cents
colony
AND
declined
Colorado.
below
receked
PRODUCTION
were
their
AND
from
all
below
AND
14
an
fleece
pounds.
number
and
down
percent
pigs
pig
the of
-
sheep gross
-
giving
above
1,
at
chickens
HONEY
was
Colorado AND
percent
average
in
Colorado’s
the
received and
year.
PIGS year
representing
were
crop
herds
declined
market
LAMBS
1,
1975,
490,000
previous
the
effort
was
total
the
totaled
of
LAMBS
1975
the
during
for
weight ewes
16
with 1976,
7
10
for
1975
income
the
EGGS
lambs
a
This
and
There more on
the but
280,000
output totaled
The
percent
67 7
the previous of
-
fall
to
the
percent
percent
averaged
1975
to
from
the -
of
percent
Stimulated feed
of
colonies
26
hogs
400,000
1
the
$19,865,000,
a
pounds. 290,000
producers
Colorado
comparable
ON
this
During
was
was
crop
lambs
seasonally
value
December crop reverse
-
year.
43
first year
than.on
of
year $4,184,000
- on
-
were
beeswax
previous
cents
Sheep
for
crop,
number
On
218,000,
in
a
Production
FEED
a
cents
in
period
7.5
14
down
and
from
on
feed
of
year
estimate
of 5
and
year.
from
below
1974.
earlier.
of
1975
the
Growers
December
above
shorn
39,000 percent
was
percent
higher
1975
and head
$1,479,000
244,000
Commercial
pounds
hand
a
there
the
all
the
36,000
continued
numbers
per
which a
-
older
raised by
7
earlier
10
year
with
year’s
production
of
1974
With
sheep
to
down
the
at
year
up
The
period
84
major
same
up
trend.
a
was
Colorado
of
a
percent
a
Total in
pound
lambs
than
colonies
were
December for
250,000
$29,648,000
year
below
of
year 1
an
decline
all
percent 67
strong
received
on
earlier.
were
9,999,000
were
was
pigs.
1975
through
21
percent
1975
earlier
a
1,
9
as
crop. the
11
wool
and
average
hogs
date
percent
total feeding
hand
a
value
in
percent
was
The
a
33,000
1975 to
percent
earlier
earlier
saved
for
a
year
percent
beekeepers
the
below
year
breeding
1975-76 from
The
Colorado
down
compared
be
crop
lambs
for
result
market
in
from
and
beekeepers
a
and
Producers
in
With
of of
to
the January
8
January
from
there
an
year
previous
November
of
the
apiaries
earlier
1,
percent December
1975
3,620,000
the
earlier.
from Colorado
sows 920,000
number
per
the
pounds
states.
was
but from
and
the was
was wool
pigs
of
9
the
average
January
1974.
leading
of on
above
the
earlier.
a
feeding
percent
the
total were
542,000
for
100
hogs
above
wool
year
continue
a
totaled
represented
up
a
hand
average
farrowing the
but
4
valued by
1,
sold
with 1,
(300
increased
year
during
higher
year
Nation’s
The
below pork, percent
received
ewes
Of
of
head.
54
December
1975
produced 1976
extracted
honey
2,615,000
the
with previous
1975
earlier.
and
turkeys
produced sheep
during
of
1,
1,
Hens
pigs
January
in
or
the
1,277,000 period,
the
from
percent
earlier
but
December
lambs
1975.
52,000
1975
35
at
previous
1975,
the was
were
producers
more
average
pigs.
to
1975
the
of
inventory
period
Of
saved
with
1970-74
represented
latest
production
$51,000,
total
and
cents
below
and
There
a decline
an
smaller
7.8
number
78
this
during 1975
inventory
year.
104
previous
The
as
year
there saved
chickens
2,613,000
down
and
1, 1,
The which
in
colonies)
an
from
at
average pounds
pullets
lambs
sheep
percent
in
a
totaled
1975. 1976
per
a
inventory
total,
compared
per
year.
$3,597,000
1974.
remaining
value
a
average
were
1,
totaled
result
By
the
year
December
earlier.
average 1974.
of
were
year
total
despite
1975,
well in
11
after
litter
1974.
was
1975
and
pound
March
was
all
average
This on
of
in
of and
year.
Colorado 520,000
38
percent
and
on
32,000
of
per
There
473
of
earlier.
accounted
of
pounds
output
below laying
value
Colorado.
420,000
well earlier.
feed
sheep
of Producers
docking
improved
up
percent
$42.3
Colorado
inventory
8,365,000
98
litter
the
The
lambs
was
stronger
number,
was
with
flow 6.8.
industry
head.
400,000
million,
1,
during
was
3
cents
below
1974-
State.
total. sows
1976,
of
out
per were
age,
were
up from
1975
the
the
size
The
For
mil
and
102
10
of of
in
On
all
41
on
on
of
in 4
1980
I
I
I
kept
does
I
1970
pounds
After
1975
500
LAMBS
I
under
I
COLORADO
AND
purposes.
COLORADO
milk.
calves
tor
all
II
1960-80
SHEEP
FARMS,
used
1,
FARMS,
replacement
1960-80
be
includes
1970
ON
ALL
1,
milk
ON
I
J
may
1970
for
I
that
After
OLDER
kept
LAMBS
JANUARY
I
CALVES
only.
JANUARY
pounds
calves
AND
i
AND
500
calves
purposes.
AND
I
heifer
1965
YEAR
all
beet
other
under
I
1
SHEEP
and
I
CATTLE
includes
includes
halters
EWES
dairy
I
include 1960-70
1960-70 I
beef, ALL
PIL)HOMU
For not
for
For
1960
A(
50C
1,00c
1 2,00Q
IIluu: 72 73 Livestock: Inventory, by classification, Colorado, January 1, 1973-76
Number on tarmn Clasn 1973 1974 1975 1976
Thousands
Cattle and catnen 3,756 3,744 3,375 3,250 Atlcown& heifernthathavecalved 1,181 1,201 1,125 1,115
Milk cown & heitern that have catved 75 76 75 75 Milk replacement heitern 500 tba. and over 29 30 34 40
Beet cows & heiters that have catved 1.106 1.125 1,050 1.040 Beet replacement heiters 500 tbn. and over 206 246 294 180
Other heiters 500 lbs. & over 416 401 385 475 Steers 500 by & over 826 900 651 705 Bulls 500 lbs. & over 65 71 71 60 Steers, heiters & bulln under 500 lbs 1,033 895 815 675
Cattle on teed (included in ctasses shown above) 1,050 930 755 925 Caltcrop, annual 1,120 1.080 1,020
Sheepandtambsonteed 520 510 440 400 Stock sheep 684 630 550 520 Lambs Ewes 65 71 56 47 Rams and wethers 8 13 10 7 One year and otder Ewes 594 531 470 452 Rams and wethers 17 15 14 14 Lamb crop, annual 590 542 490
AtI hogs and pigs 310 290 280 290
Pig crop. annuat 507 425 462 . .
Chickens’ 1,763 2.156 2,292 2.615 Hens and putlets ot taying age 1,346 1.649 1.914 2,050 Hens 750 507 848 1,007 Puttets 596 1,142 1,066 1,043 Puttets 3 mon. & otder not ot taying age 100 240 232 285 Puttetn onder 3 mon. otd 310 261 t37 270 Other chickens 7 6 9 10 Chickens raised, annuat 2,058 2,292 2.615
Turkey breeder henn’ Heavy 70 76 44 2
Light . . . . Turkeys raised, annual 3,553 3.501 3,620
‘December 1 precnding year. ‘Hot pubtiahed to avoid disctoaing individuat operations. 430
74 Cattle and calves on farms: By counties, Colorado, January 1, 1973-76
All cattle and calves Milk cows and heiters County that have calved’ 1973 1974 1975 1976z 1973 1974 1975 1976’ I I
Number
Adams 70,000 60,000 52,000 48,000 4,200 4,400 4,400 4,200 Alamosa 15,000 17,500 19,000 25,000 900 900 900 1,000 Arapahoe. . 16,000 16,500 20,000 19,000 500 500 400 250 Archuleta 11,000 9,500 11,000 8,000 Baca 118,000 119,000 95,000 81,000 100 100 100 150 Bent 56,000 59,000 56,000 63,000 250 200 150 250 Boulder 52,500 46,500 37,000 34,000 3,500 3,800 3,800 3,500 Chaffee 8,500 9,000 10,000 10,000 550 450 480 500 Cheyenne 50,000 50,000 39,000 41,000 100 Clear Creek 300 200 200 200 Conejos 52,000 39,000 41,000 39,000 300 500 600 550 Costillu 7,500 10,000 8,500 8.000 Crowley 46,500 66,000 64,000 70.000 400 300 100 400 Custer 16,000 18,000 18,000 17.000 200 300 300 250 Delta 46,500 49,000 46,000 43,000 1,800 2,100 2,200 2,300 Denver Dolores 6,300 7,500 7,500 6,500 Douglas 20,000 19,000 20,000 16,000 800 550 500 600 Eagle 18,500 18,000 17,000 20,000 110 130 200 Elbert 60,000 60,000 52,000 55,000 2,000 1,800 1,700 1,000
El Paso 50,000 60,000 57,000 60.000 2,900 3,100 3,200 3,300 Fremont 23,500 27,000 23,000 19,000 1,800 1,700 1,700 1,500 Gartield 49,000 63,000 50,000 40,000 500 450 350 500 Gilpin 500 500 400 200 Grand 21.500 32.000 26,000 23,000 Gunnison 36.500 34,000 37,000 36,000 Hinsdale 3,500 3,500 4,000 1,200 Huerfano 41,000 41.000 41,000 31,000 800 700 500 400 Jackson 47,000 53,000 54,000 42,000 100 100 100 100 Jetterson 9,500 7,500 8,000 9.500 1,100 1,100 1.100 900 Kiowa 63,000 52,000 37,000 28,000 Kit Carson 154,000 162,000 137,000 140,000 800 1,100 1,200 1.200 Lake 5,500 5,500 5,000 2,000 La Plata 44.000 42,000 42,000 40,000 800 600 600 800 Larimer 135.000 140,000 111,000 115,000 7.200 7,500 7.600 6,800 Las Animas 70,000 60,000 63,000 57,000 450 400 400 550 Lincoln 92,000 108.000 90.000 65.000 100 100 200 Logan 240,000 236,000 217,000 195,000 1,300 1,200 1.200 1,050 Mesa 78,000 87,000 81.000 70.000 . 2,800 2,400 2,400 2,400 Mineral 4,000 4.000 4,500 1,000 Mottat 37,000 37,000 34,000 31,000 150 120 120 200
Montezuma . . - 34,000 38,500 35,000 37,000 850 600 600 700 Montrose 53,000 49,500 50,000 51,000 1,800 2.200 2.200 2,600 Morgan 212.000 189,000 184,000 175,000 3,800 4.700 4,900 4.100 Otero 82,000 74,000 70,000 64,000 850 800 600 700 Ouray 16,000 16,500 19,000 19,000 Park 24,000 20,000 20.000 20,000 Phillips 33,000 34,500 28,000 35,000 900 1,000 900 800 Pitkin 4,700 5,000 4,400 6,000 100 Prowers 132,000 135.000 120,000 103,000 150 100 100 Pueblo 64,000 71,000 62,000 65.000 2,500 2,500 2,600 2.700 Rio Blanco 50,000 59.000 56,000 49,000 150 130 100 200 Rio Grande 25,500 28,500 28,000 33,000 100 150 150 250 Routt 42.000 43,500 41,000 38,000 170 120 100 100 Saguache 46,000 53,000 55,000 49,000 300 150 150 150 San Juan 700 500 500 300 San Miguel 10,000 10,500 10,000 9,000 Sedgwick 41,000 34.000 23,000 21,500 200 200 200 150 Summit 4,000 4,300 4,000 2,800 Teller 4,000 4,000 5,000 4.800 Washington 91,000 89,000 80,000 76,000 1.500 1,300 950 800 Weld 733,000 697,000 588,000 630,000 22,400 23,000 22.700 23,500 Yuma 179,000 159,000 157,000 150,000 2,600 2.100 2,100 2,500 Other counties 370 420 500
State . 3,756,000 3.744,000 3.375,000 3,250,000 75,000 76,000 75,000 75,000
‘Less than 100 head included in “Other counties”. Preliminary. ______
75
CATTLE AND CALVES ON FARMS: COLORADO, 1976 WITH RANKINGOF FIRST FIVECOUNTIES
HEAD
I I I•• .1 II1INHIHI UNDER 10,000 10,000-24,999 25,000-49,999 50,000-99,999 OVER 100,000
Cattle and calves: Number on farms, by districts, Colorado, January 1, 1973-76
Allcattle and calves Milk cows and heiters District that have calved
1973 1974 1975 1976’ 1973 1974 1975 1976’ Number Northwest and mountain 304000 325.000 314,000 285,000 1,400 1,200 1,200 1,500 Northeast 1,423,000 1,350,000 1,168.000 1,180,000 39,500 41,500 41.500 40,000 East central 878,000 870,000 769,000 735,000 16,300 16,000 15,500 15,000 Southwest . .. 352.000 377.000 356,000 325,000 8,700 8,500 8.500 9,500 San Luis Valley 150,000 152,000 156,000 155,000 1,600 1,700 1.800 2.000 Southeast . 649,000 670.000 612,000 570,000 7,500 7,100 6,500 7,000
State total 3,756,000 3,744,000 3,375,000 3,250,000 75.000 76,000 75.000 75.000
‘Preliminary. 76 Hogs and stock sheep: Number on farms, by counties, Colorado, 1972-75
All hogs and pigs Stock sheep County December 1 January 1 1972 1973 1974 1973 1974 1975 J Number
Adams 22,500 25,000 26,200 4,300 4,000 2,500 Alamosa 7,500 4,000 4,000 13.000 12.000 10,500 Arapahoe 1,200 1,000 800 1,100 1,000 1,400 Archuleta 400 350 350 3,900 3,000 3,000 Baca 4,900 4,000 3,500 1,000 900 800 Bent 8,900 8,600 5,000 5,500 5,000 3,500 Boulder 13,000 10,000 7,000 9,700 8,800 7,500 Chaffee 2,200 2,000 1,100 Cheyenne 2,800 2,500 2,000 100 100 100 Clear Creek 200 200 Conejos 6,000 4,700 2,600 34,500 31 .000 40,000 Costilla 1.000 800 700 7,300 6,500 7,500 Crowley 5,400 5,000 5.500 400 400 600 Custer 150 100 100 300 300 200 Delta 2.300 2,400 2,500 27,500 27,000 33,000 Denver Dolores 7,000 6,000 2,000 Douglas 2,400 800 800 200 200 500 Eagle 19,000 17.500 8,000 Elbert 4,700 3,700 3,500 1,700 1,600 800
El Paso 6,500 8,700 9,500 700 700 700 Fremont 2,300 1,500 1,500 600 500 600 Garfield 600 500 500 25,000 26,000 31,000 Gilpin Grand 2,400 2,000 2,300 Gurtnison 14,000 9,000 5,300 Hinsdale 5,300 5,000 1,000 Huertano 400 300 300 1,000 900 800 Jackson 800 700 1,000 Jefferson 200 200 200 100 100 700 Kiowa 2.000 1,000 1.000 700 700 500 Kit Carson 7,500 8,000 8.000 900 800 1.900 Lake 2,700 2.500 100 La Plala 1,800 1,700 1,600 15,500 14.000 14,500 Larimer 15,000 13,500 14,000 9,000 7,800 10,500 Las Amman 350 300 400 800 700 500 Lincoln 4,900 5,500 5,500 1,400 1,300 2,100 Logan 28.000 22.500 20,000 2,800 3.100 3,200 Mesa 8.000 7.600 6.800 52,000 48,000 47,000 Mineral 1,700 1,500 1,000 Mottat 250 300 300 97,000 97,000 92,500 Montezuma 800 700 700 18,500 15,000 18,000 Montrose 5,700 5,900 5,700 56,000 54,000 54,000 Morgan 30.500 45,000 51.000 2,100 1.900 2,000 Otero 10.000 8,000 8,500 1,200 1,100 1,400 Ouray 100 5,000 4,000 1,000 Park 3,300 3.000 500 Phillips 9.000 7,800 7,200 9,200 8,700 3,700 Pitkin 100 3,800 3,500 2,600 Prowers 5,000 4,200 5,200 3,700 3,300 2.600 Pueblo 4.600 3,500 3,000 1,000 900 1.000 Rio Blanco 450 400 400 59.000 56,000 33,000 RioGrande 4,500 4,200 4.000 23,500 21,000 21,000 Routt 250 300 300 61,000 53,000 20.500 Saguache 4.000 2,300 2,200 13,000 12,000 15,000 San Juan 4.800 4,000 1,000 San Miguel 22,500 17,000 9,500 Sedgwick 4,800 4,800 4,800 300 300 100 Summit 500 500 100 Teller 100 100 Washington 16,500 12,500 10,000 3,300 3.100 5,000 Weld 43,500 37,000 35,000 17,000 16,000 15,000 Yums 9.000 8.500 7,500 1,900 1,800 2,800 Other counties 250 350 350 ......
State total 310,000 290,000 280,000 684,000 630,000 550.000
‘Estimates for counties with less than 100 head included in “Other counties”. ______77
STOCK SHEEP ON FARMS: COLORADO, 1975 WITH RANKINGOF FIRST FIVECOUNTIES
HEAD iiiiitiJiiii
UNDER 1,000 1,000-2,999 3,000-9,999 10,000-29,999 OVER 30,000
Hogs and stock sheep: Number on farms, by districts, Colorado, 1972-75
All hogs and pigs Stock sheep District December 1 January 1 1972 1973 1974 1973 1974 1975 Number Northwest and mountain 1,200 1,200 1,200 266.000 247.000 167,000 Northeast 135.000 133,000 132,000 41,000 38,000 39,000 East central 89,000 85,000 82,000 25,500 24,000 22,000 Southwest 19,800 19,300 18,300 243,000 223,000 215,000 San Luis Valley 23,000 16,000 13,500 93,000 84.000 95,000 Southeast 42,000 35,500 33.000 15.500 14,000 12,000
State total 310,000 290,000 280.000 684,000 630,000 550,000 920
78 Catile and calves: Number on farms, by classes, Colorado, January 1, 1970-76
1,000 head 1970 3,212 1,006 81 176 28 377 614 61 869 1971 3,414 1,047 79 188 27 355 747 63 908 1972 3,610 1,088 79 196 27 424 757 65 974 1973 3,756 1,106 75 206 29 416 826 65 1,033 1974 3,744 1,125 76 246 30 401 900 71 895 1975 3,375 1,050 75 294 34 385 651 71 815 1976’ 3,250 1,040 75 180 40 475 705 60 675
‘Preliminary.
Sheep and lambs: Number on farms, by classes, Colorado, January 1, 1967-76
Stock sheep
Year All sheep On feed Lambs One year and older Total Ewes Wethers Ewes Rams Wethers and rams 1,000 head
1967 1,514 510 1,004 111 12 852 27 2 1968 1,384 500 884 85 10 762 25 2 1969 1,357 500 857 78 12 740 25 2 1970 1,303 480 823 81 15 703 22 2 1971 1,274 500 774 78 15 661 18 2 1972 1,220 500 720 71 17 611 (‘)21 1973 1.204 520 684 85 8 594 (‘)17 1974 1,140 510 630 71 13 531 (‘)15 1975 990 440 550 56 10 470 (‘)14 400 520 47 7 452 (‘)14
‘Includes wethers 1 year old and older. ‘Preliminary.
Hogs and pigs: Number on farms, by classes, Colorado, December 1, 1967-75
Others Year Total Breeding Under 60_lbs.__60-119_lbs. 120-179_lbs. 180-219_lbs. 220_lbs. & over 1,000 head
1967 216 33 73 37 37 28 8 1968 246 35 74 50 49 31 7 1969 261 38 87 51 47 29 9 1970 339 49 116 73 55 35 11 1971 340 41 116 72 57 42 12 1972 310 40 94 70 57 38 11 1973 290 41 92 65 50 35 7 1974 280 34 89 66 52 32 7 1975’ 290 36 89 66 53 40 6
‘Preliminary.
Hogs: Number of breeding hogs and pig crop, Colorado, 1967-75
Pig crop Breeding Year hogs December-May June-November on farms December 1 Sowsfarrowing Pigs per litter Pigs saved Sown farrowing Pigs per litter Pigs saved 1,000 head 1,000 head Number 1,000 head 1,000 head Number 1,000 head
1967 .. 33 25 7.0 175 25 7.5 187 1968 .. 35 27 7.2 194 29 7.3 212
1969 .. . 38 28 7.8 218 29 7.5 218 1970 .. 49 31 7.8 242 36 7.5 270 1971 .. 41 39 7.5 293 35 7.6 266 1972 ... 40 36 7.5 270 35 7.5 263 1973 .. 41 34 7.1 241 37 7.2 266 1974 .. 34 30 7.2 216 29 7.2 209 1975’ 36 32 6.8 218 33 7.4 244
‘Preliminary.
Preliminary.
Liveweight.
1975
1972
1974 1971
1973
1967
1970 1969
1968
1975
1973
1972 1971 1967
1974 1970
1969 1968
Includes
1975
1974
1973
1971 1970 1967
1969
1972 1968
Year
Year Year V V V V V V V V V V V V V . V V V V V VV V V V V V• V V VV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
. Custom
VJ_ments
Lamb
Spring
head
1,000
head
1,020
1,000
1,080 1,120
1,110
1,081 1,044
1.018 1,004
head
490 1,000
590
611
542 717
740
674
762 850 crop
218
216
241 270
293
Excludes Calf
242
218
194
175
990
Pg
Meat
crop
slaughfer
1,393
1.014
1.633
1,374 1.124
head
1,000 ship-
ments
2,029
1,768 2,648 2,499
1,572 1,992
1,581
945
1,823 1,468
975 886 head
883 1,000 ship-
In-
In-
custom
(pigs
head 1,000
244
209 266
263 266
270
212
218
animals:
187
Fall
saved>
for
Sheep
head
1,000
2,583
Cattle
2,743 2,677
2,780 3,381
136 3,205 2,396
161 293 2,490
152 190 186 2,307
167 183
head
1,000
slaughter
Markefings’
61
Marketings
use
head
1,000
Total
462
425
533
507
559
512 436
406 362
Production,
on
Lambs
1,239
1,714
1,389
1.917
1.750 1,507
1.394 1,394
1,397
Calves
head
farms 1,000
head
1,000
140 123
for
menta
1,000
head
75 75
75 40
82 73
84
ship-
78
49 43
75 21
19 In-
13
10 12
use
where
alaugh-
slaugh-
on
heed 1.000
Farm
head
Farm
Market-
1,000
12
13
11
fer
head
1,000
ter
10 10
10
15 17
inga’ 6
8
9 8
7
9
431 470
566
579 565
422 397
350 325
9
8
6 6
farms
disposition,
produced,
Sheep
Cattle
Hogs
where
Deaths
Deaths
head
1.000
137
head
157 190
170 176 260
149 168 180 1,000
170 145
167 150
104
slaugh-
head 1,000
91 91
98 75
Farm
10
far
8
8
6 6
6
9
7 8
and
and
and
but
produced
excludes
pigs
lambs calves
and
1,838,830
1.680,505
1,799,875 1,876.350
1,765,620 1,636,058
1,525,200 1,369,650
1,376,270
Produc-
73,876
62,478
72.110 82.989
pounds
85.008
84705 78.689
Produc-
79,884
84,904 pounds
Produc-
102,612 104.112
131,195
131,087 107.504
127.112 pounds
1.000
1,000
tion
95,088
85,584 80,136
1,000
lion
lion
value,
and
jingsx
inferfarm
I
interfarm
2.766,375
2,961,276 3,012.730
3,367,244 3,130,130
2.699,940 2,434,470
2,217,915
2,286,807
Market-
104.224
128.579
130.360
pounds
132,189
Market-
202.705
142.873
pounds
190.749
151,621 180.321 167.197 153,172
148,200 163.560
pounds Market-
93.255 Colorado,
97.001 91,236
78.834
74,251
ings5
1,000
1,000
1,000
ings
sales
salea
I
within
1,193.442
1,096,066
1,364.933
receipts 1,198,579 1,000,374
receipts
within
43,643 receipts
34811 48.474
32,915 23,074
22,407
dollars
21.076
14,702
15,057 61,026 dollars
56.816 47.071
61,588 54,694
39.890 34.253
41.859 32,074
dollars
Cash
793.256
Cash 709.622 575.443
1,000 563,112
1.000
Cash
1,000
1967-75
the the
slate. lot
state.
home
home
sumption
3.849
2.009 home
1.977
sumption
dollars
11,879
11.406
Value
dollars sumption
Value dollars
1.000
4240 4,398
9,407 4,926 4.382
3.941 3.968
1.000
983
1.000
599 749
760 646
738
310
362 333
495
457 314
275 283
207
con
con
con-
of
of 79
to
by
8
13
19
216 237 845
178 875
166
201
125 865 925
19762
8
8
4
2
4
6
5 11
4
10
shipments
26
166 120
125
162 169 880
165
855
735 291
10
165
235
154
667
165 660
145
147
137 684
150
175 684
168
171
685
178
186 688
162
141 685
117 152 710
755
1975
and
132 140
137 770
174 169
745
145
690 233
162
150
162
675
135 690
161
100
165 672
127 169 742
180 804
185 140
119 864
135 939
144
194 845
165
830
disappearance,
pastures,
L.i2?.t
to
170
127
190 873
163
221
170 825 296
85
215
140 170
880
163
123 910
190
170 950
185
195 830
170 920
144
161 195
946
160
980
175
180
1,000
other
1973
1,045
1,050
teedlofa
and
189
179
191
201
317
225
196 978
148
197 234
940
127 158
989
194
194
194
258
191 182 956
847
182
200
185
190 865
870
162
175
983
1,060
1,070
1972
1,020
1,020
head from
Year
162
186
178 958
194 163
273 974
188 895
167
257
191
826
170 850
141
158 191
879
1,000
174 912
200
172 886
182
190
163
876
187
903
154 833 157
199
888
IPLLI
1967-76’
movements
marketlngs,
137
158
177 866
137
175
906
251
158 830
779
157 209
157
147 142 778
163
149 774
163 760
163
205
133 718
185
748
157
157
148 776
132
142 785
795 1970
I
losses,
82
125 118
160 126 789
168
255 755
197 140
668
147
129 611
140 593
152
152 651
153 154 651
159
131
652
180 171
680
155 671
136
117
138
690
711
1969
Colorado,
death
I
placements,
98
81
111
112
95
710
152
120
91
218 656
188 116
557
133
119 474
135
460
116
124
479
134 522
106
133
550
127
115
588
107
600
102
114 616
628
1968
includes
I
months,
feed,
97
67
87
tOO
101
95
94
627
108 145
199
79 98
579
101
488
148
111 105
441
110 435
126
478
129 517
106
126
119
540
571
596
106
100 615
609
1967
on
Dec.
Non.
1
Oct.
1
Sept.
Aug.
1
July..
June
May
April
March
Feb.
Jan.
disappearance
feeding.
1
1
1
1
Number
1
December
Nonember
October.
September
1
August
July
during
during
June
1 May
during
March
April
during
1
during
February 1
during
during
January....
during
during
ofher
during
during
during
further
December
December
November
Nonember
October
October
September
September
August
August
July
July
June
May June
May
April
March
April
March
February
February
January
January
during
July
during
during
for
May
during
during
during
June
Aprit
during
1874,
during
during
during
daring
during
Auguaf
March October
calves:
December
Nonamber
Month January
February
September
in
teed.
feed,
teed,
feed,
feed,
feed,
teed,
teed,
teed,
feed,
teed
teed,
feed,
during
feed
feed during
during
feed
feed during
feed
during
during
feed
teed during
feed dur?ng
feed during
feed during
during
during
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
and on
on
on onfeed
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
disappearance
feadlofn
on
disappearance
disappearance
on
disappearance
dinappnarance
disappearance
disappearance
disappearance
disappearance
disappearance
disappearance
disappearance
Beginning
other
Placed
2Preliminary.
Markefed
Number Other
Marketed Other
Placed
Placed Marketed Number
Number Other
Marketed
Number Placed
Other
Marketed
Placed
Number Other
Ofher
Placed Marketed
Number
Marketed
Number Placed
Other
Placed Marketed
Number
Other
Marketed Other
Number Placed
Placed
Marketed
Number Other
Marketed Other
Placed
Ptaced Marketed Number
Number Other
Cattle
80
14 15 8 20 5 3 2 4 7 81 Cattle on teed: By counties, Colorado, January 1, 197276l
County 1972 1973 I 1974 1975 1976
Number
Adams 42,000 40,300 33,000 19,500 21,500 Alamosa Arapahoe Baca 9,900 14,500 6,300 7,800 13,000 Bent 6,000 4,000 13.500 13,000 15.500 Boulder 29000 31,000 26.000 22.500 11,500 Cheyenne 2,500 1,100 Conejos 6,600 20,000 1,200 300 Crowley 1,000 10,500 25,000 25.500 43,000 Delta 3,400 1,400 1,400 2.100 2,200 Douglas 5,000 4,500 Elbert 300 1,800 El Paso 600 500 Kiowa Kit Carson 33,000 34,000 30,000 29.000 46,000 Larimer 35,000 30,500 29.000 23,000 28,500 Las Animas 5 100 100 Lincoln 5,000 4,300 Logan 96,000 117,000 117,000 62.000 89,500 Mess 2,000 700 Montrose 400 400 Morgan 122,000 134,000 116.000 64000 91,000 Otero 44,000 37,000 32,000 22,000 29,500
Oursy - Phillips 8,000 9,800 7.400 6.700 8,000 Prowers 52.000 64,100 57,000 45,000 34.500 Pueblo 13,000 14,000 16.500 12,000 16.000 Rio Grancte 1,600 2,100 Sedgwick 7,000 8,000 7,500 8,000 9,000 Washington 6,500 7,500 4,600 4,800 2,600 Weld 418,000 417,000 364,000 349,000 406,000 Yuma 32,000 39,500 29,000 22,000 34.500 Other counties 1,200 500 13,500 16,700 23,200
State total 983,000 1,050,000 930,000 755,000 925,000
Estimates tor counties with less than 100 head included in “Other counties”. lncluded in “Other counties” to avoid disclosure ot individual operations.
Cattle: Number on feed for slaughter market, by classes, placements, marketings, and other disappearance, by weight groups, by quarters, Colorado, 1975-78
Year Number Classes of on teed Placements I catlle Marketings Other dls and on F during past during past appearance ‘ month feed Steers and Heifers and Cows and 3 months 3 months during past steer calves heifer calves Others 3 months 1,000 head
1975-Jan.1 ... 755 472 272 11 534 451 18 Apr.1 ... 688 383 293 12 444 492 19 July 1 ... 684 353 312 19 493 455 42 Oct. 1 ... 735 380 343 12 845 484 10 1976-Jan.1 ... 925 520 386 19 626 407 29
Year Steers and heifera on feed by weight groups and month Under 500- 700- 900- Over 500lbs. 699tba. 8991ba. 10991bs. llOOlbs.
1,000 head
1975-Jan.1 ... 66 76 217 304 81 Apr. 1 ... 26 154 209 205 82 Julyl . .. 23 89 314 211 28 Oct. 1 . .. 21 157 243 280 22 1976-Jsn.1 ... 40 141 313 353 59 1,293,300288,000
82 Cattle on feed: Number on feed, placemeiits, marketings, and other disappearance, by areas, by months, colorado, 19741
On feed Other On feed Other first of Placements Marketings disappear- first of Placements Marketings disappear- Month month ance month ance Northeast East central Number
Jan 659,500 127,700 124,000 9,900 113,100 27,500 19,200 1,700 Feb 653,300 106,200 94,100 10,400 119,700 17,700 18,000 1,900 Mar 658,000 87,400 129,300 6,300 117,500 10.800 23,900 1.100 Apr 606,800 99.400 121.700 14,000 103,300 13,700 25,000 2,400 May 570,500 103.000 124.000 14,200 89,600 12,100 21,200 2.200 June 535,300 72,600 115,500 3.600 78,300 7,600 21,000 500 July 488,800 108,500 96,000 5.800 64,400 20,600 17.000 800 Aug 495,500 101,400 115,000 1,900 67,200 23,000 18,000 500 Sept 480,000 95,000 104,000 1.000 71,700 32,600 13,400 500 Oct 470,000 173,500 128,500 2,500 90,400 23,900 19,000 600 Nov 512,500 121,800 98.000 4.800 94,700 15,400 14,000 900 Dec 531,500 96,800 95,000 4.800 95,200 14,400 20,300 900
Total.. 1,345,100 79,200 219,300 230.000 14,000
Southeast West Number Jan...... 150.400 37.300 21,000 2.300 7.000 1.500 800 100 Feb.... 164,400 19,200 22,000 2,600 7,600 900 900 100 Mar...... 159,000 18,800 30,000 1,500 7,500 2,000 1,800 100 146,300 23,500 30,000 3,400 7,600 3,400 3,300 200 May 136,400 9,900 22,500 3,400 7,500 2,000 1,300 200 June 120,400 18,200 26,500 800 8,000 1,600 2,000 100 July 111.300 30,600 20,000 1,300 7,500 1,300 2,000 100 Aug...... 120,600 24,400 25,000 600 6,700 1,200 4,000 Sept 119,400 29,100 24,800 500 3,900 5,300 2,800 Oct 123,200 34,800 25,000 900 6,400 800 1,500 Nov 132,100 27,300 23,500 1,200 5,700 4,500 1,500 100 Dec 134,700 14,900 23,000 1,200 8,600 5,900 1,700 100
Total.. 293,300 19,700 30.400 23,600 1,100
On feed first of month Placements Marketings Other disappearance Month State Number
Jan 930,000 194.000 165,000 14,000 Feb 945,000 144,000 135,000 15,000 Mar 939,000 119,000 185,000 9,000 Apr 864,000 140.000 180,000 20,000 May 804.000 127,000 169.000 20,000 June 742,000 100,000 165,000 5,000 July 672,000 161,000 135,000 8,000 Aug 690,000 150,000 162,000 3,000 Sept 675,000 162,000 145,000 2,000 Oct 690,000 233,000 174,000 4,000 Nov 745,000 169.000 137,000 7,000 Dec 770,000 132,000 140,000 7,000 Total.. 1,831,000 1,892.000 114,000
‘Areas correspond with Crop Reporting Districts shown on the inside front cover “West” includes the 3 Western districts. 83 Cattle on feed: Number on feed, placements, marketings, and other disappearances, by areas, by months, Colorado, 1975’
On feed Other On feed Other first of Placements Marketings disappear- first of Placements Marketings disappear- Month month ance month ance Northeast East central Number
Jan 528,500 76,300 95,000 2,800 88,400 18,400 22,000 1,900 Feb 507,000 89,700 118,000 2,000 82,900 15,300 21,000 300 Mar 476,700 119,200 108,000 2,900 76,900 15,700 23,000 400 Apr 485,000 121,600 125,000 2,600 69,200 24.200 21.000 1,700 May 479,000 129,600 110,000 15,100 70,700 23,800 18,000 6.100 June 483,500 102,200 99,000 7,700 70,400 16,100 12,000 1,600 July 479,000 91,200 113,500 2,700 72,900 14.100 17.000 700 Aug 454,000 123.650 104,500 2,850 69,300 17,500 18,500 500 Sept 470,300 163,200 107,500 1,600 67,800 41,900 21,500 100 Oct 524,400 209,400 122,500 7,100 88,100 30,600 16,000 700 Nov 604,200 119,450 89,500 4,650 102,000 20,400 13,000 1,200 Dec 629,500 97,500 84,000 7,500 108,200 27,600 15,000 800
Total 1,443,000 1,276,500 59,500 265,600 218,000 16,000
Southeast West I [ Number Jan 125,400 20,900 33,000 5,100 12,700 1,400 2,000 200 Feb 108,200 32,900 20,000 1,600 11,900 3,100 3.000 100 Mar 119,500 42,900 43,000 1,600 11,900 8,200 4,000 100 Apr 117,800 20,800 20,000 1,500 16,000 4,400 2.000 200 May 117,100 18,900 19,000 4,500 18,200 2,700 3,000 300 June 112,500 26,900 23,000 600 17,600 1,800 3,000 100 July 115.800 37,300 30,000 500 16,300 2.400 4,500 100 Aug 122,600 23,600 28,500 600 14,100 250 2,500 50 Sept 117,100 27,300 32,000 200 11,800 2,600 4,000 100 Oct 112,200 42,100 20,000 1,100 10,300 8,900 3,500 100 Nov 133,200 24,700 18,000 2,900 15,600 4,450 4,500 250 Dec 137,000 35,900 19,500 1,900 15,300 5,000 1,500 800
Total 354,200 306.000 22,100 45.200 37,500 2,400
On teed first of month Placements Marketings Other disappearance Month State Number Jan 755,000 117,000 152.000 10,000 Feb 710.000 141,000 162,000 4,000 Mar 685,000 186,000 178,000 5,000 Apr 688,000 171,000 168.000 6,000 May 685,000 175.000 150,000 26,000 June 684,000 147.000 137,000 10,000 July 684,000 145,000 165,000 4,000 Aug 660.000 165,000 154,000 4,000 Sept 667,000 235,000 165,000 2,000 Oct 735,000 291,000 162,000 9,000 Nov 855,000 169,000 125,000 9,000 Dec 890,000 166,000 120,000 11,000
Total . 2,108,000 1,838,000 100,000
‘Areas correspond with Crop Reporting Districts shown on the inside front cover. “West” includes the 3 western districts. Stocker and feeder cattle: Shipments into Colorado from selected states and other countries, 1972-75’
State 1972 1973 1974 1975 1975 1974
Head Head Head Head Percent
Alabama 7,262 3,496 2,991 2,533 85 Arizona 16,094 18,066 13.209 7,752 59 Arkansas 18,232 15,262 7,075 17,397 246 California 40,184 60,736 38,015 26,922 71 Florida 1,980 9,929 3,492 2,077 59 Georgia 3,104 2,276 1,630 225 14 Idaho 171,141 195,481 132,189 102,899 78 Illinois 4,331 5,566 666 4,125 619 Indiana 3,148 1,910 450 1,062 236 Iowa 2,753 9,936 10,270 10,372 101 Kansas 263,322 253,378 192,399 172,923 90 Kentucky 9,453 6,820 4,473 7,565 169 Louisiana 14,086 15,278 2,673 431 16 Michigan 1,043 373 53 14 Minnesota 1,704 2,111 3,066 145 Mississippi 15,607 10,517 8.656 3,781 44 Missouri 137,983 85,998 84,230 113,806 135 Montana 69,235 56,750 54,588 102,755 188 Nebraska 153,737 125,223 98,870 90,478 92 Nevada 3,570 10,458 10,143 11,058 109 New Mexico 181,659 171,097 138,117 163,802 119 North Dakota 36,858 38,672 52,634 48,028 91 Oklahoma 246,847 190,782 198,821 204,492 103 Oregon 16,107 10,867 10,872 25,747 237 South Dakota 28,055 24,225 38,658 37.375 97 Tennessee 7,378 3,699 1,984 4,926 248 Tesas 510,047 414,179 254,792 262,057 103 Utah 57,567 34,918 30,640 40,614 133 Washington 1,816 3,850 2,907 1,102 38 Wisconsin 7,802 7,245 2,170 131 6 Wyoming 151,134 130,731 167,601 204.509 122 Other states 2,419 1,109 565 399 71 Australia 408 6 1 Canada 405 5,963 1,061 1,236 116 Mesico 2,301 12,560 546 Total 2,183,346 1,927,164 1,572,034 1,688,264 107
Receipts as tabulated from the State Veterinarian Health Certificates, including both directs and terminal markets. Sheep and lambs: Number on feed for slaughter market, marketings, placements, and weight groups, Colorado, 1974-76
Year Marketings Placements On feed by weight groups and On feed previous previous month IWO IWO Under 70-79 80-89 90-99 Over months months 70 lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. 100 lbs. 1,000 head
1974-Nov.1 490 (1) ‘490 64 73 147 162 44 1975-Jan. 1 440 220 170 22 57 132 123 106 1975-Mar. 1 260 345 165 1 12 86 104 57 1975-Nov.1 420 (1) ‘420 29 118 117 101 55 1976-Jan.1 400 220 200 12 32 108 164 84 1976-Mar.1 250 320 170 3 12 30 85 120
‘Not available. ‘Placements prior to November 1 include some sheep placed before September 1.
Wool: Production and value, Colorado, 1966751
Year All sheep shorn Weight per fleece Production Price per pound Total value 1,000 head Pounds 1,000 pounds Dollars 1,000 dollars 1966 1,359 8.8 12,018 .53 6,370 1967 1,296 9.2 11.954 .38 4,543 1968 1,182 8.8 10,455 .39 4.077 1969 1,158 8.9 10,255 .40 4,102 1970 1,230 8.9 10,955 .33 3,615 1971 1,410 8.8 12,365 .17 2.102 1972 1,360 8.4 11,473 .28 3,212 1973 1.440 7.9 11.354 .82 9,310 1974 1,277 7.8 9,999 .61 6,099 1975’ 1,120 7.5 8,365 .43 3,597
‘Includes wool shorn from stock sheep and from sheep and lambs on teed. ‘Preliminary.
Livestock: Number on farms and farm value, Colorado, January 1, 1967-76
Allcattle and calves Hogs and pigs’ Year Farm value Farm value Number Number Total Per head Total Per head I 1,000 head Dollars 1,000 dollars 1,000 head Dollars 1,000 dollars 1967 3,017 145.00 437,465 203 (927.90 (95,664 1968 3,060 14200 434,520 216 24.80 5,357 1969 3,035 151.00 458,285 246 27.00 6,642 1970 3,212 170.00 546,040 261 33.40 8,717 1971 3,414 180.00 614,520 339 23.50 7,967 1972 3,610 205.00 740,050 340 24.50 8,330 1973 3,756 245.00 920,220 310 37.00 11,470 1974 3,744 360.00 1,347,840 290 53.50 15,515 1975 3,375 155.00 523,125 280 42.50 11,900 1976’ 3,250 200.00 650,000 290 68.50 19,865
Allsheep and lambs Year Farm value Number Per head Total 1,000 head Dollars 1,000 dollars 1967 1,514 24.00 36,328 1968 1.384 23.45 32,451 1969 1,357 25.95 35,211 1970 1,303 29.40 38,302 1971 1,274 28.50 36,309 1972 1,220 28.00 34,160 1973 1,204 32.50 39,130 1974 1.140 40.50 46,170 1975 990 37.50 37,125 1976’ 920 46.00 42,320
‘December 1 preceding year. ‘Value as of January 1. Value for December 1 precedIng year not available. ‘Preliminary. 86 Livestock: Number of animals slaughtered, by specie, Colorado, 1968-75’
Cattle Calves Year Number Total Average Number Total Average slaughtered liveweight Ilveweight slaughtered liveweight liveweight Head 1,000 pounds Pounds Head 1,000 pounds Pounds
1968 1,574,000 1,634,285 1,038 1,700 715 421 1969 .. 1,714,000 1,803,041 1,052 2,500 794 316 1970 .. 1,975,000 2,108,476 1,068 2,000 669 335
1971 . 2,311,000 2,402,181 1,039 700 231 330
1972 . 2,461,000 2,642,532 1,074 100 40 400 1973 2,268,000 2,439,198 1,075 200 93 465 1974 .. 2,298,000 2,504,277 1,090 100 50 500 1975 .. 1,986,000 2,110,252 1,063 2,400 920 383
Sheep and lambs Hogs I Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds Head 1,000 Pounds Pounds
1968 ... 1,444,500 154,870 107 796,500 183,458 230 1969 ... 1,350,500 148,633 110 862,500 198,357 230 1970 ... 1,497,500 163,868 109 945,500 220,999 234 1971 . . 1,762,000 192,351 109 1,148,000 266,018 232 1972 ... 1,889,000 211,553 112 999,500 233,677 234 1973 ... 1,809,000 203,132 112 560,000 130,444 233 1974 ... 1,534,500 167,601 109 572,500 133,115 233 1975 . 1,513,000 164,977 109 645,000 150,031 233
Excludes farm slaughter.
Livestock: Number of animals slaughtered by specie, by months, Colorado, 1968-1975’
Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual total
1,000 head
Cattle
1968 136.0 128.0 135.0 133.0 130.0 118.0 143.0 133.0 124.0 141.0 125.0 128.0 1574.0 1969 141.0 130,0 133.0 137.0 140.0 139.0 137.0 130.0 152.0 180.0 143.0 152.0 17140 1970 167.0 164.0 181.0 173.0 170.0 166.0 159.0 161.0 179.0 193.0 143.0 119.0 1975.0 190.0 2311.0 1971 . . 141.0 179.0 204.0 189.0 190.0 209.0 196.0 205.0 206.0 207.0 195.0 1972 195.0 190.0 219.0 191.0 207.0 212.0 181.0 223.0 213.0 230.0 203.0 197.0 2461.0 1973 196.0 168.0 199.0 171.0 194.0 184.0 172.0 183.0 179.0 221.0 209.0 192.0 2268.0 1974 201.0 164.0 199.0 205.0 2030 191.0 183.0 189.0 183.0 209.0 186.0 185.0 2298.0 1975 191 0 171.0 176.0 176.0 1550 159.0 164.0 160.0 170.0 180.0 137.0 147.0 1986.0
Calves
1968 .200 .100 .100 .100 (9 .200 .100 .100 .200 .200 .200 .200 1.7 .200 .300 2.5 1969 . .200 .200 .200 .200 .200 .200 .200 .200 .200 .200 .100 2.0 1970 . .200 .200 .200 .200 .200 .200 .200 .200 .100 .100 .100 1971 .100 .200 .200 (9 (9 .100 (9 (9 (9 (9 .100 (9 .7 1972 (9 (9 (9 (9 (9 (9 (9 (9 (9 .100 (9 (9 .1 1973 (9 (9 (9 (9 (9 (9 .100 (9 (9 (9 (9 .100 .2 1974 (9 (9 (9 (9 (9 (9 (9 (9 (9 (9 .100 (9 .1 1975 (9 .100 (9 (9 (9 .100 (9 (9 (9 500 .900 .800 2.4 Sheep and lambs
1968 172.0 138.0 128.0 130.0 109.0 87.0 73.0 96.5 139.0 134.0 110.0 128.0 1444.5 1969 155.0 122.0 131.0 133.0 107.0 83.5 72.0 76.0 128.0 128.0 109.0 106.0 1350.5 1970 1330 118.0 163.0 162.0 124.0 108.0 99.0 96.0 159.0 164.0 87.0 84.5 1497.5 1971 132.0 140.0 141.0 155.0 129.0 116.0 106.0 142.0 185.0 194.0 154.0 168.0 1762.0 1972 175.0 167.0 178.0 150.0 159.0 139.0 116.0 150.0 180.0 187.0 155.0 133.0 18890 1973 165.0 130.0 171.0 146.0 164.0 122.0 148.0 145.0 164.0 182.0 140.0 132.0 1809.0 1974 150.0 119.0 1590 142.0 85.0 72.5 105.0 133.0 177.0 160.0 112.0 120.0 1534.5 1975 140.0 122.0 109.0 112.0 89.0 96.0 100.0 143.0 192.0 160.0 113.0 137.0 1513.0
Hogs
1968 .. 70.5 64.5 67.5 69.0 71.0 63.5 69.0 67.5 62.0 76.0 51.0 65.0 796.5 1969 75.0 66.5 68.5 70.5 72.5 69.5 70.0 72.5 74.0 79.0 68.0 76.5 862.5 1970 74.0 66.5 785 77.0 71.5 73.0 74.5 59.5 82.5 98.0 92.5 98.0 945.5 1971 91.5 84.0 104.0 98.5 90.5 100.0 920 100.0 98.0 98.5 95.5 95.5 1148.0 1972 87.5 86.0 104.0 87.0 93.5 83.0 67.5 78.5 75.5 81.5 81.0 74.5 999.5 1973 80.0 71.0 79.5 63.5 45.5 41.0 30.0 32.0 25.0 30.0 31.0 31.5 560.0 1974 37.5 33.0 46.0 52.5 50.5 49.0 51.5 49.0 47.5 55.0 49.0 52.0 572.5 1975 56.0 49.5 52.0 57.5 54.0 54.0 55.5 52.0 55.0 56.5 46.5 56.5 645.0
Excludes farm slaughter. ‘Less than 50 head. spreliminary. Excludes 197M 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1966 Excludes 1969 1968 1967 ‘Preliminary. 1975 1974 1971 1976’ 1970 1969 1973 1972 1968 Average 1967 1976’ 1975 1974 1968 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969
1967 1974 1969 Milk 1973 1972 1967 1976 1975 1971 1970 1968 Year V VVVVVVV••VV V V V V V V V V V V V V V Year V V V V V V V VVVVVVVVVV V V V V V V V V
V V cows V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V number milk milk 945 950 915 910 900 840 815 935 735 700 71 71 68 70 72 Jan. 68 70 72 67 67 75 76 75 91 75 79 79 96
81 86 and sucked sucked on 875 910 875 835 655 865 790 870 705 745 66 67 66 Feb. 66 64 64 68 64 64 63 75
76 74 91 productioft: 74 78 79 96
farms 81 86 Milk: Thousands Number on milk by by farms’ 75 76 79 94 75 76 81 84 calves. 89 99 calves. cows 1,020 during 975 875 980 950
930 975 850 780 750 Production Mar. 75 74 75 71 72 76 71 73 70 72 76 74 78 90 96 74 76 79 81 86 of year, 980 925 980 790 760 950 865
935 870 Milk Apr. 74 75 71 69 74 76 70 71 72 75 77 74 90 78 79 95 81 85 Pounds 11,600 11.395 11,387 11,579 11,203 10,568 10,095 esciuding V 9,472 8.766 8,293
Milkkfat
cows, on Average 1,010 1,010 1,030 1,000 76 78 76 May 79 74 77 75 77 per 75 75 78 74 90 75 79 95 81 85 790 990 940 905 835 Produckon
V farms, milk heifers Milk Milk
1,015 and VVVVV V number 975 995 975 925 975 775 June 880 820 cow’ 75 77 75 76 73 74 73 76 73 75 78 75 89 75 79 94 81 84 Pounds production production Million 421 412 418 403 380 413 365 315 298 342
not by
Thousands milk Pounds of VVVV 1.025 VVVV 1,045 1,000 1,000
yet months, July 78 77 78 77 74 76 78 75 72 pounds 89 75 79 94 75 78 81 84 76 990 950 845 765 880
milk production fresh. on per cows 1.030 1,000 1.000 farms 990 720 cow 975 925 865 820 Aug. 77 75 76 74 72 75 77 72 67 75 75 88 75 79 93 77 80 83 Percentage on
V Colorado, ot V Percent in farms 3.63 3.62 3.63 3.61 3.60 3.60 3.62 3.61 3.59 3.59 milkfat milk VVVVV Sept 965 775 690 930 925 875 930 950 830 73 70 70 70 68 70 72 68 88 93 64 75 75 80 82 74 75
79 on
V farms, VVVVV VVVVV 960 950 950 850 965 925 730 890
805 1967-76 Oct. 72 73 71 71 70 69 70 72 67 75 75 74 75 87 92 79 80 81 pounds Million Milk 870 880 885 856 866 848 843 854 821
824 Colorado, VVVVV VVVVV 910 930 885 850 930 930 800 770 705 Nov. 70 70 68 70 71 65 67 75 79 68 65 75 75 81 74 87 80 92 on production VVVVV farms 910 900 730 Milkfat 930 930 910 840 925 825 Dec. 68 86 68 71 70 70 72 92 70 71 67 75 79 75 75 76 81 79 pounds Million 31
32 32 32 31 31 31 1966-75 30 29 30 in 11,579 11,600 11,203 10,568 10,095 11,395 1 Annual 9.472 8,766 885 1.387 870 866 856 848 854 843 860 824 total 75 76 75 76 81 89 79 94 84 milk
V 87 Milk: Disposition of milk produced on farms, Colorado 1966-75
Milk used on farms where produced Milk marketed by farmers Year Consumed in the Sold to plants and dealers Fed farm household Sold to Total directly to Total calves Used for milk. As cream As milk consumers’ cream and butter Million pounds
1966 26 34 60 32 700 29 761 1967 30 29 59 34 705 26 765 1968 28 25 53 32 725 33 790 1969 22 24 46 29 735 38 802 1970 20 21 41 25 750 40 815 1971 20 20 40 20 785 40 845 1972 20 17 37 15 790 38 843 1973 20 17 37 15 765 37 817 1974 19 18 37 13 780 36 829 1975 22 16 38 12 790 30 832
Sales directly to consumers by produces who sell only milk from their own herds. Also includes milk produced by in stitutional herds. ‘Preliminary.
Milk and cream: Quantity, price, cash receipts, and gross income from dairy products, Colorado, 1966-75
Cream sold to olants and dealers Milk sotd to olants and dealers Year Quantity of Price per Cash Quantity Price per Cash milktat pound of fat receipts 100 lbs. ]eceipts 1,000 pounds Cents 1,000 dollars Million pounds Dollars 1,000 dollars
1966 1,210 60 726 700 5.42 37,940 1967 1,280 60 768 705 5.67 39,973 1968 1,200 61 732 725 5.94 43,065 1969 1,090 62 676 735 6.10 44,835 1970 930 61 567 750 6.38 47,850 1971 750 62 465 785 6.47 50,789 1972 560 62 347 790 6.78 53,562 1973 560 62 347 765 7.80 59,670 1974 490 57 279 780 8.80 68,640 1975’ 450 69 311 790 9.00 71,100
I Milk sold directly Combined marketinga of to consumers milk and cream Value of I Year products Gross farm I Average returns consumed on income t Price Cash Milk Cash farms where from dairy I Quantity per receipts utilized Per 100 Per lb. receipts produced’ products’ J_I quart lbs. milk milkfat Million 1,000 Million 1,000 1,000 1,000 quarts Cents dollars pounds Dollars Dollars dollars dollars dollars
1966 13 25.3 3,289 761 5,51 1.53 41,955 1,873 43,828 1967 12 26.2 3,144 765 5.74 1.60 43,885 1,665 45,550 1968 15 26.7 4,005 790 6.05 1.68 47,802 1,513 49.315 1969 18 28.3 5,002 802 6.30 1.74 50,513 1,512 52,025 1970 19 28.0 5,209 815 6.58 1.83 53,626 1.382 55,008 1971 19 28.0 5,209 845 6.68 1.86 56,463 1,336 57,799 1972 18 30.0 5,302 843 7.02 1.94 59,211 1,193 60,404 1973 17 32.0 5,507 817 8.02 2.21 65,524 1,363 66,887 1974 17 40.0 6,698 829 9.12 2.52 75,617 1,642 77.259 1975 14 37.0 5,163 832 9.20 2.53 76,574 1,472 78.046
Preliminary. ‘Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat represented in combined marketings. Valued at average returns per 100 pounds ot milk in combined marketings of milk and cream. ‘Cssh receipts from marketing of milk and cream plus value of milk used for home consumption and farm-churned butter. 89 Dairy products: Quantities manufactured, Colorado, 1968-75
Product 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975’
1,000 pounds
Butter ...... , 5,663 6697 6,824 6,788 6,149 6150 5,149 5,789 Cottagecheese(curd) 9,385 9,158 10,645 11,319 11,627 11,307 10,086 10,285 Cottagecheese(creamed) 13,666 13,994 15,688 16,760 15,932 15,261 11,641 11,588 Frozen products: Icecream 7,573 6,933 6,989 6.412 7,024 6,930 6,814 7,138 Icemilk 3,429 3,566 4,151 4,183 4.259 4,370 4,581 4,715 Milk sherbet 495 473 527 489 489 520 516 494
‘ Preliminary.
Butter and Ice cream: Production, by months, Colorado, 1968-75
Year No. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual plants total
Butler
1,000 pounds
1968 . 10 614 523 508 511 539 457 372 384 385 459 407 504 5,663 1969. 10 578 545 550 619 529 496 452 386 477 761 637 667 6,697 1970 . 9 753 606 621 643 574 522 444 358 443 603 654 603 6,824 1971 . 9 714 613 667 605 593 500 425 386 439 581 633 632 6.788 1972. 9 553 616 484 474 436 333 321 325 501 683 679 744 6,149 1973 . 7 864 676 646 650 476 314 294 323 288 649 472 498 6,150 1974. 7 695 571 452 526 335 248 241 233 371 525 460 492 5,149 1975’ 6 736 622 534 521 481 326 283 173 422 574 539 578 5,789
Ice cream
1,000 gallons
1968 . 39 516 606 596 663 679 703 770 790 583 591 583 493 7,573 1969 33 404 506 552 596 611 687 737 738 584 503 499 516 6,933 1970 . 30 490 513 554 648 566 625 734 668 657 589 407 538 6,989 1971. 32 480 440 556 548 501 607 600 681 585 492 443 479 6,412 1972 . 28 411 527 658 590 612 659 713 740 573 603 552 386 7,024 1973 . 26 498 530 634 538 581 702 635 699 557 602 479 475 6.930 1974. 26 452 486 523 541 631 615 798 648 533 626 486 475 6,814 1975’ 25 479 486 564 661 601 649 767 652 648 609 516 506 7,138 Preliminary.
Honey and beeswax: Colonies of bees, yield per colony, production and value, Colorado, 1967-75’
Number of Honey Beeswax colonies Year Yield per colony ProductIon Value Aver- Yield Produc- age Commer- All Commer- All Commer- All Per Total per tion price cial clal clal pound colony per pound 1,000 Lbs. 1,000 lbs. Dollars Lbs. 1,000 lbs. Dollars
1967 51 42 2,142 .166 356,000 1.0 51 .55 1968 46 41 1,886 .181 341,000 .9 41 .65 1969 45 70 3,150 .188 592,000 1.5 69 .60 1970 42 68 2,856 .170 486,000 1.5 63 .61 1971 37 40 55 55 2,035 2,200 .224 493,000 1.2 46 .64 1972 32 37 71 71 2,272 2,627 .315 828,000 1.3 47 .64 1973 31 35 54 54 1.674 1,890 .445 841,000 1.4 49 .74 1974 31 36 85 81 2,635 2,916 .552 1,610,000 1.6 58 1.20 1975 30 39 73 67 2,190 2.613 .566 1,479,000 1.3 52 .98
Separate estimates for apiaries with 300 colonies or more began in 1971. Preliminary. 1,3261,7022,026756888115
90 Eggs: Number of layers and production, Colorado, 1966-75
I I I I I Nov. I Dec. Year Jan. I Feb. I Mar. I Aor. May June July Asa. Sent. Oct.
Number of layers on hand’
Thousands
1966 1,146 1,129 1.117 1,117 1,094 1,077 1,060 1,083 1,135 1,140 1,169 1,210 1967 1,246 1,270 1,282 1,286 1,307 1,301 1,282 1,319 1,356 1,350 1,301 1,313 1968 1,335 1,294 1,281 1,301 1,287 1,301 1,328 1,274 1,315 1,403 1,409 1,380 1969 1,310 1,276 1,256 1,276 1,269 1,235 1,249 1,242 1,269 1,323 1,380 1,367 1970 1,344 1,351 1,370 1,384 1,338 1,338 1,344 1,324 1,344 1,344 1,397 1,424 1971 1,391 1,371 1,364 1,364 1,371 1,377 1,356 1,363 1,405 1,439 1,432 1,432 1972 1,446 1,316 1,421 1,346 1973 1,448 1,526 1,649 1974 1,683 ‘ 1.669 1,914 1975’ 2,006 2,025 2,075
Total eggs produced3
Millions
1966 18 17 20 20 21 20 20 20 19 20 19 20 1967 21 20 24 24 25 24 24 25 24 23 21 21 1968 21 20 22 23 23 22 24 24 23 24 23 23 1969 22 21 23 23 24 23 23 23 23 24 23 24 1970 23 22 25 24 24 24 25 24 23 24 24 26 1971 26 23 26 25 26 25 26 26 25 26 25 1972 76 75 71 1973 77 86 86 1974 96 97 104 1975 121 120 117
Monthly estimates through November 1971 relate to average number on hand during the month. Quarterly estimates beginning December 1971 relate to number on hand at the first of the month. ‘Preliminary. Monthly estimates discontinued December 1971. Quarterly estimates beginning February 1972 include production for the previous two months.
Eggs: Farm production, disposition, and income, Colorado, 1966-75
Avg. Eggs Value Year no. of Eggs Cash of eggs Gross layers par Con- Total Price income con- income during layers Sold aumed pro- per from sumed year on duced dozen sales on farms farms 1,000 1,000 1,000 Thousands Number Millions Millions Millions Cents dollars dollars dollars
1966 .. 1,123 208 219 15 234 40.9 7,464 511 7,975 1967 .. 1,301 212 262 14 276 31.0 6,768 362 7,130 1968 1,326 205 258 14 272 30.7 6,600 358 6,958 1969 1,288 214 262 14 276 36.6 7,991 427 8,418 1970 1,354 211 275 11 286 37.9 8.685 347 9,032 1971 1,388 220 297 8 305 30.1 7,450 201 7,651 8,291 1972 . . 1,393 213 290 7 297 33.5 8,096 195 14,565 281 14,846 1973 . . 1.412 225 311 6 317 56.2 1974 1,709 225 379 6 385 54.1 17,087 271 17,358 1975’ .. 2,010 235 467 6 473 49.9 19,419 249 19,668
‘Preliminary. ______
91 Chickens: Number on farms and value, Colorado, January 1, 1966-76’
Hens and pullets of Pullets not of Allchickens laying age laying age Other Year chick- 3 mo. ens Hens Pullets Total old or Under Number Value Total older 3 mo. per head value 1,000 1,000 1000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1.000 1,000 head head head head head head head Dollars dollars
1966 496 656 1,152 104 141 20 1.417 1.05 1.488 1967 455 766 1,221 95 155 20 1,491 1.05 1,566 1968 477 878 1,355 138 163 16 1.672 1.05 1.756 1969 352 998 1,350 154 197 8 1,709 1.00 1,709 1970 392 1,017 1,409 178 178 18 1,783 1.20 2,140 1971 414 1,056 1,470 190 211 7 1.878 1.15 2.160 1972 483 949 1,432 161 185 5 1,783 1.10 1.961 1973 750 596 1,346 100 310 7 1.763 1.30 2.292 1974 507 1,142 1,649 240 261 6 2.156 1.60 3.450 1975 848 1,066 1,914 232 137 9 2.292 1.65 3,782 1976’ 1.007 1,043 2,050 285 270 10 2.615 1.60 4,184
‘Beginning with 1970, estimates relate to December 1 of preceding year. ‘Preliminary.
Chickens: Production, disposition, and income, Colorado, 1966-75
Produced’ Home Gross Year Lost Raised consump- Sold Price income tion Number Weight per lb. Value
1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 head head heed head head pounds Cents dollars dollars
1966 241 1,136 244 577 895 3,68 11.7 433 414 1967 281 1,300 232 606 1,019 4,634 11.3 524 405 1968 271 1,404 230 866 1,133 4,633 10.5 486 501 1969 216 1,572 193 1,196 1.356 5,871 9.3 546 566 1970 254 1,688 170 1,169 1,434 5,623 9.5 534 539 1971 300 1,700 155 1,340 1,400 6,063 6.0 364 398 1972 290 1,690 148 1,275 1,400 5,763 6.5 375 393 1973 270 2,058 145 1,250 1,788 6,526 14.5 946 735 1974 260 2,036 140 1,500 1,776 6,749 6.0 405 357 1975 265 2,188 130 1.470 1,923 6,683 9.0 601 522
‘Production is the quantity available for utilization during the year, i.e., sales plus home consumption, plus or minus the change in inventory. ‘Includes value of home consumption. ‘Preliminary.
Turkeys: Number on farms, raised, value, production, and income, Colorado, 1966-76
Breeder hens’ Number raised Pounds Price Gross Year produced per income Number Value Total Heavy Light Total pound per head value breeds breeds 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 head Dollars dollars head head head pounds Cents dollars
1966 29 2,287 12 2,299 45,012 24.0 10,725 1967 41 2,561 83 2,644 54.448 21.8 11,874 1968 37 2,279 24 2.303 48,100 22.0 10.566 1969 37 2,484 3 2,487 51,403 23.9 12,260 1970 48 5.80 278 2,854 2 2,856 57,120 22.3 12,738 1971 57 6.10 348 2,814 7 2,821 58.113 25.0 14,528 1972 47 6.00 282 3,461 16 3,477 72,322 25.0 18,081 1973 70 6.60 462 3,547 6 3,553 73,192 43.0 31,473 1974 76 11.00 836 3,500 1 3,501 73,871 26.0 19,206 1975 44 11.00 484 3,620 84,708 35.0 29,648 1976’ 885 3,875
‘Estimates relate to January 1 for years 1966-1971; beginning with 1972, estimates relate to December 1 of preceding year. ‘Production is the quantity available for utilization during the year. i.e., Sales plus home consumption. Prior to 1970 in cludes adiustments made for changes in inventory. ‘Includes value of home consumption. ‘Breakdown by breeds not published to avoid dislcosing individual operations. ‘Preliminary. 92 INDEX Acreage: Cherries: Harvested Tart 45, 49, 53, 54 Principal crops, Colorado 5, 33 Sweet 45, 49, 53, 54 Planted Chickens: Principal crops, Colorado 5, 33 Cash receipts 52, 53, 91 See also specific crops Number: Apples: On farms 73, 91 Commercial crop 2, 45, 49, 53, 54, 57 Hens and pullets 73, 91 Raised 73, 91 Barley: Price 54, 91 Acreage 5, 16, 17, 18, 33, 34, 37 Value 91 Cash receipts 52, 53 Price 34, 54, 55 Corn, forage: 5, 38 Production 5, 16, 17, 18, 34, 37 Corn, grain: Rank among states 2 Acreage 5, 13, 14, 15, 33, 34, 37, 38 Stocks 40, 41 Cash receipts 52, 53 Value 5, 6, 8, 9, 34 Price 34, 54, 55 Varieties 42 Production 5, 13, 14, 15, 34, 37, 38 37 Yield 5, 16, 17, 18, 34, Rank among states 2 Beans: Stocks 40, 41 Dry: Value 5, 6, 8, 9, 34 Acreage 5, 22, 23, 24, 33, 35, 38 Yield 5, 13, 14, 15, 34, 37, 38 Cash receipts 52, 53 See also Sweet Corn for fresh market Price 35, 54, 55 Corn, silage: Production 5, 22, 23, 24, 35, 38 Acreage 5, 31, 38 Rank among states 2 Production 5, 31, 38 Value 5, 7, 9, 35 Rank among states 2 Yield 5, 22, 23, 24, 35, 38 Value 5, 6, 8, 9 Snap 45, 47 Yield 5, 31, 38 Bees and beeswax: 53, 89 Consumption of food products: 67 Broomcorn: 53 Cows: Butter: 88, 89 For milk 73, 74, 75, 78, 87 Price 56 Cabbage: 45, 46, 53, 54 Cream: 88 Cantaloup: 2, 45, 46, 53 Crops: Carrots: 45, 46, 53 Farm income 50, 52, 53 Planting and harvesting dates 69 Cash receipts: Price index 60, 62 Commodity groups 52 Production by states 2 Individual commodities 52, 53 Production index 3 Review 50 Review 4 Cattle and calves: Value 5, 6, 7, 8 Calf crop 73, 79 Cucumbers 2, 45, 47, 53 Cash receipts 52, 53, 79 lnshipments 84 Dairy: Marketings 79, 80, 81, 82, 83 Cash receipts 52, 53, 88 Number: Disposition 88 On farms 72, 73, 74, 75, 78, 85 Manufactured products 89 On feed 73, 80, 81, 82, 83 Milk production 87 Other disappearance 80, 81, 82, 83 Price index 63 Placements 80, 81, 82, 83 Production index 3 Price 54, 56 Production 79 Eggs: Rank among states 2 Cash receipts 52, 53 Slaughter, commercial 86 Price 54, 57, 90 Value 85 Production 90 93 Expenditures, farm production: 51 Lamb crop: 73, 79
Earns: Land in farms: 66 Average size 66 2, 45, Land in farms 66 Lettuce: 46, 53, 54 Number of farms 66 Livestock: Farm employment: Farm income 51, 52, 53 Number of workers 64 Number on farms 72, 73, 85 Hours worked 65 Numbers by states 2 Wage rates 65 Operations by species 66 Price 56 Flowers, sales and value: 48 Price index 60, 62 Production index 3 Fruit: Rank among states 2 Bloom and harvesting dates 69 Review 70, 71 Cash receipts 52, 53 Slaughter, commercial 86 Price index 62 Value 85 Production 45, 51 See also specific kinds Production index 3 Review 43 Milk: Value 45, 49 cash receipts 53, 88 Disposition 88 Government payments: 50, 52 Manufactured products 89 Grains: Milkfat 88 Price index 61 Price 54, 57, 88 Production index 3 Production 87 Stocks 40, 41 Value 88 Hay: Millet for grain: 5 Acreage 5, 28, 29, 33, 36 Oats: Cash receipts 52, 53 Acreage 5, 30, 33, 35, 37 Price 36, 54, 57 Cash receipts 52, 53 Production 5, 28, 29, 36 Price 35, 54, 55 Price index 61 Production 5, 30, 35, 37 Production index 3 Stocks 40, 41 Rank among states 2 Value 5, 7, 9, 35 Value 5, 7, 9, 36 Yield 5, 30, 35, 37 Yield 5, 28, 29, 36 Onions: 2, 45, 48, 53, 54 Hogs: Cash receipts 52, 53, 79 Peaches: 2, 45, 49, 53, 54 Disposition 79 Pears: 2, 45, 49, 53, 54 Marketing 79 Number on farms 73, 76, 77, 78, 85 Population: 66 Pig crop 73, 78 Potatoes: Price 54, 56 Acreage 5, 33, 35, 39 Production 79 Cash rceipts 52, 53 Slaughter, commercial 86 Disposition 39 Sows farrowing 78 Price 35, 54, 55 Value 85 Production 5, 33, 35, 39 Honey: 53, 89 Rank among states 2 Stocks 39 Ice Cream: 89 Value 5, 7, 9, 35 Yield 5, 33, 35, 39 Income: Farm income 50, 51, 52, 53 Poultry: Realized gross and net 50 Price index 63 Review 50 Production index 3 Review 71 Index numbers: See also Chickens and Turkeys Price 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63
37
37
34,
37
48
34,
48
12,
37
91
2
2
34,
47,
12,
54
37
53
47,
11,
53
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53
53,
3
48
53 34
48
12,
37
46,
11,
53,
34,
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52,
32, 9,
34
34
states
52,
52, states
55
47,
46,
47,
63
11,
34,
45, 85
10,
47,
91 5,
8,
5,
32,
9,
34
33, 5,
61
65
41
index
45,
91
57
54,
46,
45,
commercial:
5,
6,
5, 6,
9,
5,
91 46,
10,
32,
33,
34
45,
73,
40,
44
85
73,
5,
5,
among
5, index
54,
receipts
among
34
34
5,
receipts 5,
34,
45,
5,
91
farm:
winter:
index spring:
receipts
all:
54,
receipts
45,
corn:
Rank
Value
Price Production
Price
Cash
Rank
Production
Price
Value Yield
Price
Production Acreage
Value Yield
Production Yield Acreage
Cash Price Value
Stocks
Acreage
Review
Production Production
Price
Value
Cash Yield
Acreage
Number Price
Cash Raised
Value
Wool:
Wheat,
Wheat,
Wheat,
Wages,
Vegetables,
Tomatoes:
Turkeys:
Sweet
38
38
57
85
37,
86
37,
56,
38
78,
35
35,
35
35,
55,
85
37,
77,
33,
86
33,
27,
21,
79
58 85
species:
54,
2
2
2
2
35,
76,
27,
21,
53
wool
26,
38
53
20,
78,
by
53,
53
commodities
35
27,35
21,
73,
5,
26,
index
20,
85
79
52,
for
36
35
25,
52,
38
19,
9,
73,
52,
states
53
states
36
47,
states
55
states
55
26,
farmers
20,
72,
9,
5,
25,
5,
38
19, 5, 8,
2,
79,
79
73,
79
41
5,
33,
41 commercial
54
45,
54,
7,
56
by 5,
5,
54,
6,
5,
lambs:
25,
specific
38
19,
shorn
36
livestock
5,
silage:
grain:
forage:
36
40,
2,
40,
5,
5
5,
among
35,
received
receipts
5,
85
among
crop
among 5,
35,
receipts
5,
5,
feed,
among
farms 54,
receipts
36,
receipts
5,
beets:
and
also
On
On
Rank
Production Yield
Price Value
Cash
Acreage
Production Rank
Value Yield
Acreage
Production Rank Value Yield
Price Stocks
Cash
Acreage
Production
Price Value
Rank
Number Slaughter,
Marketings
Number:
Lamb
Disposition
Price Cash
Production Yield
Value
Stocks
Cash
Received Average
Prices
See
Sugar
Spinach:
Sorghum,
Sorghum,
Sorghum,
Slaughter,
Sheep
Rye:
Prices: 94 WHY CROP AND LIVESTOCK REPORTS
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