Colorado CropMAP

Otero

Total population (2010 census): 18831
Total population (1990 census): 20185
County seat: La Junta

Extension office

Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)

Field Crops for Grain	Farms	Acres	Yield (bu)
Maize=Corn	110	9459	1650998
Sorghum	9	1223	54677
All Wheat	74	6082	310983
Winter Wheat	73	D	D
Spring Wheat	2	D	D
Oats	4	97	2130
Other Crops	Farms	Acres	Yield
Dry Edible Beans	2	D	D
Popcorn	1	D	D
Triticale	1	D	D
Soybeans	5	152	9344 bu
Sunflower Seed	1	D	D
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield (tons)
Total Hay*	300	36542	137786
Alfalfa Hay	271	31811	126175
Small Grain Hay	39	1435	4198
Tame Hay	56	2845	7069
Wild Hay	17	451	344
All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop	22	610	2699
Corn for Silage or Greenchop	18	699	12652
Sorghum for Silage or Greenchop	13	492	6377
Vegetables and Melons	Farms	Acres	Yield
Snap Beans	4	D
Cantaloupes	12	1057
Green Peas	4	1
Dry Onions	22	734
Hot Peppers	4	D
Pumpkins	8	75
Squash	4	D
Sweet Corn	8	27
Tomatoes	6	6
Watermelons	10	161
Fruits and Nuts	Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	2	D
Sweet Cherries	1	D
Tart Cherries	1	D
Peaches	1	D
Strawberries	1	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)
Greenhouse Crops	1	D	X	D
Nursery Stock	2	-	D	D
Vegetable Seeds	2	-	D	D
Flower Seeds	1	-	D	D

*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	172	18776	2835030 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed	9	374	30854 bu
Wheat	95	4025	263111 bu
Winter Wheat	93	(D)	(D)
Barley	3	(D)	(D)
Oats	10	369	19900 bu
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield
Total Hay*	298	25822	99820 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	272	21543	88370 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	33	1266	3753 tons, dry
Tame Hay	80	2617	6973 tons, dry
Wild Hay	4	65	(D)
Grass Silage	11	331	(D)
Corn for Silage	46	1638	28339 tons, grn
Sorghum Cut for Dry Forage or Hay	6	415	1225 tons, dry
Sorghum for Silage	17	628	11322 tons, grn
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Dry Edible Beans	17	701	10816 bu
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Cantaloupes	22	935
Carrots	6	70
Dry Onions	37	1250
Hot Peppers	9	31
Sweet Peppers	3	27
Pumpkins	6	43
Sweet Corn	6	59
Tomatoes	10	100
Watermelons	21	360
Fruits	Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	6	14	954 trees
Other Crops	Farms	Acres	Yield
Other	3	(D)	(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	6	106600	(D)	208
Florculture Crops	5	106600	(D)	201
Bedding/Garden Plants	5	(D)	(D)	(D)

*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.