Colorado CropMAP

La Plata

Total population (2007 census): 51,334
Total population (1990 census): 32,284
County seat: Leadville

Extension office

Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)

Field Crops for Grain	Farms	Acres	Yield (bu)
Maize=Corn	5	97	10300
Sorghum	1	D	D
All Wheat	12	2529	34725
Winter Wheat	12	2529	34725
Oats	7	513	32695
Other Crops	Farms	Acres	Yield
Triticale	2	D	D
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield (tons)
Total Hay*	514	34001	78957
Alfalfa Hay	235	16193	45659
Small Grain Hay	38	1559	3002
Tame Hay	227	12892	26665
Wild Hay	89	3357	3631
All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop	25	842	2465
Corn for Silage or Greenchop	1	D	D
Vegetables and Melons	Farms	Acres	Yield
Snap Beans	8	3
Beets	2	D
Broccoli	2	D
Head Cabbage	3	1
Cucumbers and Pickles	3	1
Carrots	2	D
Eggplant	2	D
Kale	1	D
Lettuce	3	1
Dry Onions	3	Z
Green Peas	4	1
Potatoes	5	2
Pumpkins	1	D
Spinach	2	D
Squash	4	1
Sweet Corn	3	1
Tomatoes	5	4
Other Vegetables	2	D
Fruits and Nuts	Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	29	63
Apricots	4	5
Sweet Cherries	2	D
Tart Cherries	3	1
Grapes	4	2
Peaches	10	D
Pears	8	6
Plums and Prunes	1	D
Other Noncitrus Fruit	6	D
All Nuts	2	D
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)
Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers	2	-	D	D
Floriculture Crops	11	46610	12	1030823
Bedding/Garden Plants	5	D	D	1004025
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens	6	D	D	D
Foliage Plants	-	-	-	-
Potted Flowering Plants	1	D	-	D
Greenhouse Crops	2	D	X	D
Nursery Stock	7	-	76	D
Cut Christmas Trees	2	X	D	NA
Vegetable Transplants	3	X	700	NA

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.

Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield
Maize=Corn	5	287	33176 bu
Wheat	34	4007	106158 bu
Spring Wheat	3	285	6100 bu
Winter Wheat	33	3722	100058 bu
Barley	10	299	11190 bu
Oats	49	2464	113724 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops	4	(D)	(X)
Bromegrass Seed	4	(D)	(D)
Total Hay*	520	34493	86153 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	330	18073	52913 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	44	1172	2693 tons, dry
Tame Hay	240	12886	26028 tons, dry
Wild Hay	31	1796	3155 tons dry
Grass Silage	9	566	4094 tons, grn
Corn for Silage	6	253	3969 tons, grn
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Dry Edible Beans	3	(D)	(D)
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Snap Bean	4	1
Sweet Corn	3	1
Fruits	Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	23	74	5835 trees
Cherries, Total	6	9	(D)
Sweet Cherries	6	9	(D)
Tart Cherries	3	(Z)	8 trees
Peaches	4	2	82 trees
Pears	4	2	(D)
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	15	(D)	68	533
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops	13	(X)	68	(X)
Florculture Crops	6	15317	(D)	141
Bedding/Garden Plants	4	(D)	(D)	(D)
Nursery Crops	7	-	45	330

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.