Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Livestock and poultry: - Con. 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,768 
1,571 
1,229 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
66,653 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
54 
24 
43 
17 
11 
20 
19 
38 
number 
11,852 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,026 
(D) 
2,484 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
132 
122 
130 
328 
316 
398 
434 
479 
acres 
33,101 
53,851 
48,096 
80,646 
80,122 
72,348 
37,540 
57,161 
bushels 
6,348,748 
9,626,854 
8,508,723 
13,872,808 
13,795,021 
11,773,777 
5,300,378 
6,901,030 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
300 
285 
343 
303 
275 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
81,866 
79,141 
93,381 
48,324 
46,730 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
1,918,665 
1 ,937,769 
2,200,352 
1,068,220 
1,029,234 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
264 
535 
415 
711 
711 
892 
1,229 
1,459 
acres 
87,504 
302,958 
161,341 
261,700 
264,190 
341,016 
309,184 
480,418 
bushels 
2,613,145 
8,236,505 
4,212,138 
8,533,027 
8,605,057 
10,433,609 
8,820,030 
10,026,475 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
255 
520 
415 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
86,434 
300,539 
161,341 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
2,581,809 
8,098,467 
4,212,138 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Durum wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
2 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
8 
13 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
27 
45 
39 
93 
83 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
158 
(D) 
985 
3,467 
3,326 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
7,924 
16,467 
58,669 
150,525 
152,307 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Barley for grain 
farms 
1 
10 
9 
30 
26 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
824 
357 
3,988 
3,852 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
(D) 
80,299 
40,639 
248,815 
240,240 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
114 
217 
218 
504 
496 
568 
776 
1,023 
acres 
19,445 
73,048 
67,226 
188,057 
188,615 
180,421 
156,979 
259,294 
bushels 
751,733 
2,806,719 
2,131,743 
7,053,490 
7,059,484 
8,144,520 
8,680,130 
9,645,858 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
76 
97 
104 
117 
111 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
17,288 
18,833 
13,842 
15,519 
14,557 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
233,781 
297,382 
233,241 
237,166 
218,544 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
1 
1 
2 
3 
3 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
157 
157 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,253 
4,253 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
20 
178 
38 
76 
68 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
9,671 
7,760 
8,377 
11,095 
10,998 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
206,669 
173,070 
144,639 
186,522 
184,559 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Cotton, all 
farms 
195 
199 
277 
508 
459 
459 
697 
669 
acres 
39,994 
42,207 
53,045 
73,659 
67,996 
53,393 
79,135 
77,912 
bales 
87,541 
97,206 
98,377 
122,763 
113,281 
74,954 
113,013 
88,282 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
6,578 
5,583 
4,205 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
343,032 
365,843 
335,872 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
1,441,883 
1,565,071 
1,306,058 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
6 
2 
3 
9 
8 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,488 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
7,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,846,230 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
21 
29 
57 
74 
71 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
6,652 
10,305 
15,299 
16,541 
16,132 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
18,714,380 
31,988,642 
45,062,549 
43,321,698 
42,372,773 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) ^ 
farms 
2,085 
1,743 
457 
684 
526 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
28,162 
36,933 
33,297 
44,292 
38,375 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Potatoes 
farms 
307 
142 
28 
46 
35 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
5,675 
6,186 
9,401 
9,385 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
10 
2 
1 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
3,443 
2,783 
2,824 
2,345 
1,744 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
45,722 
43,859 
43,182 
37,023 
33,600 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
' Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
^ Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 
® Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
Data for 1 982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
® Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 
® Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
' Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 New Mexico 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
