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.] 
Item 
All farms 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
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 
ENERGY - Con. 
Renewable energy producing systems ■ 
■ Con. 
Ethanol 
farms 
4 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
farms 
75 
22 
6 
26 
8 
3 
- 
" 
10 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
96 
24 
10 
31 
18 
8 
- 
1 
4 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
15,409 
6,322 
5,578 
2,451 
178 
136 
91 
72 
581 
Part owners 
farms 
4,643 
1,451 
1,362 
1,095 
250 
249 
81 
19 
136 
Tenants 
farms 
4,669 
1,484 
1,644 
1,320 
44 
37 
15 
6 
119 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
20,110 
7,792 
6,967 
3,554 
430 
385 
172 
91 
719 
acres 
28,603,580 
4,165,407 
3,281,260 
5,860,327 
2,745,733 
3,665,459 
3,268,024 
995,366 
4,622,004 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
23,742 
9,079 
8,186 
4,616 
428 
385 
172 
91 
785 
acres 
31,102,422 
5,144,515 
4,090,583 
6,704,460 
2,711,607 
3,641,185 
3,222,464 
982,428 
4,605,180 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
5,277 
1,462 
1,691 
1,247 
296 
286 
96 
25 
174 
acres 
12,331,559 
1,529,211 
2,044,780 
2,923,456 
2,033,331 
2,048,465 
673,995 
187,103 
891,218 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
5,233 
1,445 
1,669 
1,245 
294 
286 
96 
25 
173 
acres 
12,098,601 
1,511,293 
2,026,014 
2,886,641 
2,008,358 
2,042,705 
659,618 
186,850 
777,122 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,215 
546 
358 
180 
24 
19 
15 
5 
68 
acres 
1,041,076 
335,895 
144,377 
170,939 
59,099 
(D) 
59,937 
(D) 
227,604 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
... number 
37,981 
13,693 
13,177 
7,534 
759 
730 
370 
194 
1,524 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
14,221 
5,652 
4,782 
2,781 
247 
223 
80 
46 
410 
2 operators 
8,555 
3,049 
3,230 
1,628 
173 
126 
60 
26 
263 
3 operators 
1,544 
437 
452 
395 
46 
51 
33 
14 
116 
4 operators 
211 
57 
65 
26 
4 
15 
8 
4 
32 
5 or more operators 
190 
62 
55 
36 
2 
7 
6 
7 
15 
Total women operators 
... number 
12,870 
4,726 
4,518 
2,713 
212 
174 
91 
27 
409 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
10,950 
4,044 
4,001 
2,228 
184 
140 
62 
15 
276 
2 operators 
738 
245 
205 
203 
12 
9 
13 
6 
45 
3 operators 
106 
40 
25 
23 
- 
4 
1 
- 
13 
4 operators 
11 
4 
4 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
16 
11 
3 
2 
" 
" 
" 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
19,944 
7,431 
6,977 
3,715 
445 
393 
179 
96 
708 
Female 
4,777 
1,826 
1,607 
1,151 
27 
29 
8 
1 
128 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
12,392 
5,972 
- 
4,866 
472 
374 
167 
87 
454 
Other 
12,329 
3,285 
8,584 
- 
- 
48 
20 
10 
382 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
18,152 
7,194 
5,845 
3,716 
398 
329 
135 
66 
469 
Not on farm operated 
6,569 
2,063 
2,739 
1,150 
74 
93 
52 
31 
367 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
8,933 
5,314 
621 
1,966 
266 
280 
117 
70 
299 
Any 
15,788 
3,943 
7,963 
2,900 
206 
142 
70 
27 
537 
1 to 49 days 
2,416 
895 
726 
557 
89 
34 
16 
6 
93 
50 to 99 days 
1,587 
653 
468 
384 
15 
8 
4 
1 
54 
100 to 199 days 
2,811 
755 
1,324 
589 
24 
19 
11 
3 
86 
200 days or more 
8,974 
1,640 
5,445 
1,370 
78 
81 
39 
17 
304 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
897 
230 
388 
224 
7 
12 
- 
- 
36 
3 or 4 years 
1,188 
292 
545 
254 
11 
13 
1 
1 
71 
5 to 9 years 
3,307 
809 
1,441 
754 
63 
52 
24 
13 
151 
10 years or more 
19,329 
7,926 
6,210 
3,634 
391 
345 
162 
83 
578 
Average years on present farm 
23.3 
27.8 
18.8 
22.2 
25.3 
25.8 
26.9 
21.0 
20.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
688 
171 
326 
150 
4 
7 
- 
- 
30 
3 or 4 years 
1,006 
256 
454 
223 
8 
5 
1 
1 
58 
5 to 9 years 
2,768 
633 
1,272 
649 
34 
41 
11 
8 
120 
1 0 years or more 
20,259 
8,197 
6,532 
3,844 
426 
369 
175 
88 
628 
Average years operating any farm ... 
25.2 
30.0 
20.4 
24.2 
29.2 
28.9 
31.8 
24.3 
23.5 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
218 
- 
75 
139 
- 
3 
- 
1 
- 
25 to 34 years 
982 
- 
539 
304 
32 
38 
6 
6 
57 
35 to 44 years 
1,896 
48 
1,054 
552 
72 
47 
20 
11 
92 
45 to 49 years 
1,808 
199 
1,038 
424 
38 
46 
8 
14 
41 
50 to 54 years 
2,854 
281 
1,578 
746 
54 
48 
27 
16 
104 
55 to 59 years 
3,438 
802 
1,564 
775 
72 
45 
31 
15 
134 
60 to 64 years 
3,632 
1,489 
1,252 
567 
80 
62 
41 
18 
123 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
440 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
