Table 32. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - New Mexico: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 
EQUIPMENT - Con. 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment - Con. 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
3,711 
1,649 
1,421 
524 
2 
2 
- 
- 
113 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,957 
1,219 
1,101 
521 
5 
2 
- 
- 
109 
$10,000 to $19,999 
4,141 
1,652 
1,627 
733 
8 
4 
4 
- 
113 
$20,000 to $49,999 
6,463 
2,490 
2,393 
1,312 
39 
27 
8 
- 
194 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,746 
1,363 
1,241 
844 
108 
55 
6 
3 
126 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2,157 
626 
551 
626 
149 
101 
25 
6 
73 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,061 
214 
197 
224 
135 
152 
62 
18 
59 
$500,000 or more 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
365 
11 
22 
30 
26 
79 
82 
70 
45 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
.... farms 
18,130 
6,680 
5,961 
3,821 
464 
400 
182 
96 
526 
number 
35,483 
10,948 
9,752 
7,506 
1,608 
1,801 
1,186 
1,140 
1,542 
Tractors, all 
.... farms 
13,836 
5,141 
4,414 
2,774 
408 
379 
176 
93 
451 
number 
24,515 
8,099 
6,383 
4,879 
1,171 
1,301 
995 
596 
1,091 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
.... farms 
7,170 
2,893 
2,418 
1,299 
142 
106 
69 
46 
197 
number 
8,764 
3,569 
2,782 
1,602 
176 
136 
142 
102 
255 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
.... farms 
7,279 
2,616 
2,188 
1,524 
271 
253 
92 
65 
270 
number 
10,378 
3,490 
2,790 
2,125 
484 
513 
305 
204 
467 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
.... farms 
2,966 
760 
632 
722 
239 
244 
132 
71 
166 
number 
5,373 
1,040 
811 
1,152 
511 
652 
548 
290 
369 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
... farms 
484 
91 
73 
144 
42 
59 
33 
17 
25 
number 
555 
98 
87 
159 
52 
68 
44 
18 
29 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
.... farms 
170 
14 
15 
29 
21 
52 
24 
4 
11 
number 
227 
16 
17 
37 
23 
76 
34 
6 
18 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
.... farms 
1,121 
322 
302 
280 
65 
60 
37 
12 
43 
number 
1,265 
343 
326 
314 
74 
73 
59 
22 
54 
Hay balers 
.... farms 
4,378 
1,590 
1,282 
941 
165 
141 
72 
22 
165 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
number 
5,286 
1,832 
1,484 
1,200 
237 
194 
102 
34 
203 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
.... farms 
4,669 
1,591 
1,402 
883 
187 
224 
134 
56 
192 
acres treated 
569,884 
62,175 
66,790 
47,826 
39,185 
102,131 
112,891 
99,153 
39,733 
Manure used 
....farms 
1,763 
642 
533 
345 
46 
64 
45 
19 
69 
acres treated 
96,789 
4,987 
4,565 
19,755 
6,891 
16,610 
18,215 
20,422 
5,344 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
.... farms 
2,278 
759 
530 
503 
119 
134 
112 
35 
86 
acres 
252,685 
20,833 
10,695 
19,338 
25,912 
37,471 
72,154 
49,752 
16,530 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
.... farms 
3,454 
1,050 
1,004 
674 
187 
209 
132 
57 
141 
acres 
796,059 
64,053 
89,077 
86,982 
96,547 
176,641 
133,526 
108,522 
40,711 
Nematodes 
.... farms 
523 
119 
136 
116 
24 
60 
41 
8 
19 
acres 
53,322 
1,711 
2,496 
2,637 
5,318 
13,310 
17,065 
5,178 
5,607 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
.... farms 
703 
247 
181 
158 
24 
40 
31 
5 
17 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
34,568 
1,109 
797 
1,085 
3,894 
4,777 
15,458 
5,152 
2,296 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
.... farms 
602 
197 
133 
100 
34 
61 
36 
13 
28 
acres on which used 
62,657 
2,347 
3,067 
2,640 
5,446 
18,157 
14,180 
7,897 
8,923 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
.... farms 
362 
135 
106 
86 
10 
1 
3 
1 
20 
acres 
35,942 
13,458 
2,722 
16,050 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,815 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
.... farms 
1,908 
765 
653 
397 
10 
14 
9 
4 
56 
acres 
124,180 
52,443 
31,184 
24,290 
1,103 
3,181 
4,116 
4,238 
3,625 
Land under conservation easement 
.... farms 
430 
143 
149 
94 
12 
8 
2 
2 
20 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
184,973 
31,887 
31,459 
47,477 
(D) 
15,957 
(D) 
(D) 
4,771 
used 
.... farms 
1,311 
470 
322 
339 
39 
51 
23 
22 
45 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
135,476 
10,917 
8,622 
20,622 
31,417 
34,367 
10,785 
14,192 
4,554 
used 
.... farms 
811 
209 
186 
220 
35 
60 
34 
19 
48 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
152,747 
13,411 
7,375 
22,731 
19,333 
41,182 
22,487 
13,511 
12,717 
practices were used 
.... farms 
2,859 
940 
773 
654 
142 
126 
78 
43 
103 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
445,721 
36,268 
67,757 
61,607 
51,437 
56,532 
75,981 
76,130 
20,009 
(excluding CRP) 
.... farms 
1,012 
353 
267 
273 
18 
32 
14 
12 
43 
acres 
72,241 
5,754 
7,098 
9,521 
1,544 
10,594 
7,177 
23,131 
7,422 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems .. 
.... farms 
1,279 
364 
377 
303 
71 
63 
8 
- 
93 
Solar panels 
.... farms 
1,157 
334 
342 
272 
65 
58 
8 
- 
78 
Wind turbines 
.... farms 
107 
32 
20 
29 
13 
6 
1 
- 
6 
Methane digesters 
.... farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
.... farms 
17 
10 
6 
- 
- 
- 
" 
1 
Small hydro systems 
.... farms 
11 
5 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Biodiesel 
.... farms 
20 
4 
15 
1 
" 
" 
" 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 439 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
