Colorado CropMAP

Total population (1990 census): 3,294,394
State Capital: Denver

Extension office

For CropSELECT see county pages.

Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield
Maize=Corn	3579	919784	130170731 bu
Sweet Corn for Seed	4	180	565068
Sorghum for Grain or Seed	504	148004	5272619 bu
Wheat	5407	2515100	76656526 bu
Spring Wheat for Grain	373	49674	3857762 bu
Winter Wheat for Grain	5166	2465426	72798764 bu
Barley	657	84564	8639798 bu
Canola	1	D	D
Oats	404	20001	1112532 bu
Popcorn	52	6165	22713252 lbs shelled
Proso Millet	483	125765	3478086 bu
Rye	13	758	21578 bu
Safflower	9	1222	1383330 lbs
Sunflower Seed	329	73119	74241175 lbs
Triticale	28	1458	42548 bu
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybeans for Beans	14	1621	51320 bu
Dry Edible Beans	1095	116544	2028685 cwt
Dry Edible Peas	6	254	289000 lbs
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops	66	D	X
Alfalfa Seed	20	1232	312124 lbs
Bromegrass Seed	6	335	60087 lbs
Foxtail Millet Seed	21	2525	2655280 lbs
Red Clover Seed	4	214	34850 lbs
Wheatgrass Seed	4	765	96987 lbs
Other Seeds	14	3040	500670 lbs
Total Hay*	13446	1607991	3989176 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	9528	833471	2715837 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	1424	98140	193906 tons, dry
Tame Hay	4060	430858	727995 tons, dry
Wild Hay	1378	208124	263005 tons dry
Grass Silage	415	37398	265282 tons, grn
Corn for Silage or Green Chop	1160	96344	2021799 tons, grn
Sorghum Cut for Dry Forage or Hay	174	17515	34187
Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop	197	15989	150790 tons, grn
Sorghum Hogged or Grazed	3	440	X
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Asparagus	24	312
Snap Beans	51	228
Beets	28	38
Sugar Beets for Sugar	530	63139	1255453 tons
Broccoli	26	496
Head Cabbage	48	2605
Cantaloups	82	1593
Carrots	45	4755
Cauliflower	12	15
Collards	1	D
Cucumbers and Pickles	68	868
Eggplant	24	13
Garlic	24	10
Herbs, Fresh Cut	34	15
Honeydew Melons	10	9
Kale	1	D
Lettuce and Romaine	52	2302
Mustard Greens	2	D
Dry Onions	200	13993
Green Onions	20	394
Okra	10	4
Green Peas	25	114
Hot Peppers	85	669
Sweet Peppers	51	375
Potatoes	320	85446	28081460 cwt
Pumpkins	105	1321
Radishes	15	137
Spinach	28	1984
Squash	66	899
Sweet Corn	164	6343
Tomatoes	93	420
Turnips	10	D
Turnip Greens	1	D
Mixed Vegetables	12	40
Watermelons	67	1550
Other Vegetables	40	1326
Fruits and Nuts	Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	460	3693	645199 trees
Apricots	96	120	10188 trees
Cherries, Total	187	527	53343 trees
Sweet Cherries	145	299	30489 trees
Tart Cherries	84	228	22854 trees
Grapes	117	572	378793 trees
Nectarines	17	18	2104 trees
Peaches	316	2351	408170 trees
Pears	122	369	54647 trees
Plums and Prunes	74	83	9668
Other Fruits and Nuts	7	D	1129
Blackberries	8	7	11029 lbs
Raspberries	31	34	34896 lbs
Strawberries	20	14	25793 lbs
Other Berries	9	5	4970
Other Crops	Farms	Acres	Yield
Herbs, Total	41	43	X
Herbs, Dried	11	28	23452
Other	27	1325	X
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale	Farms	Sq. ft. under glass or other protection	Acres in the open	Sales ($1,000)
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops	631	19925791	16856	211743
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops	338	X	12702	X
Floriculture Crops	277	13034039	169	78528
Bedding and Garden Plants	222	7197373	110	52173
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens	61	2533572	44	12457
Foliage Plants	29	168334	D	1327
Potted Flowering Plants	65	3134760	15	12571
Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers	13	D	29	D
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested	55	X	456	2481
Nursery Crops	207	321698	3922	37517
Sod Harvested	39	X	7056	28115
Vegetable and Flower Seeds	28	20889	2886	1812
Greenhouse Vegetables	49	3559804	X	37493
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops	84	760265	2339	13106

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.