Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Item 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1 ,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
24,721 
(X) 
20,930 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
2,459,316 
(X) 
1 ,904,465 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
99,483 
(X) 
90,992 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,687 
22,911 
8,378 
20,949 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,777 
34,229 
4,307 
30,585 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,942 
76,343 
3,951 
61,078 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,074 
72,326 
1,668 
59,018 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,309 
94,070 
969 
69,471 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,043 
163,703 
835 
130,245 
$250,000 to $499,999 
400 
137,688 
360 
125,090 
$500,000 or more 
489 
1,858,046 
462 
1,408,028 
$500,000 to $999,999 
216 
153,529 
190 
131,928 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
120 
179,091 
123 
188,871 
$2,500,000 or more 
153 
1,525,426 
149 
1 ,087,229 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
6,145 
(X) 
6,158 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
67,627 
(X) 
57,807 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.7 
(X) 
3.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
2,852 
564 
2,765 
572 
$500 to $999 
901 
595 
941 
625 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,346 
2,845 
1,290 
2,781 
$5,000 to $9,999 
292 
1,946 
391 
2,609 
$10,000 to $24,999 
333 
5,054 
341 
5,302 
$25,000 to $49,999 
167 
5,768 
154 
5,228 
$50,000 to $99,999 
123 
8,597 
149 
10,196 
$100,000 or more 
131 
42,259 
127 
30,494 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
6,001 
(X) 
4,962 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
38,897 
(X) 
29,835 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.6 
(X) 
1.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
3,783 
611 
2,900 
492 
$500 to $999 
696 
436 
567 
364 
$1,000 to $4,999 
809 
1,718 
777 
1,666 
$5,000 to $9,999 
206 
1,400 
213 
1,458 
$10,000 to $24,999 
215 
3,402 
263 
4,000 
$25,000 to $49,999 
126 
4,526 
120 
3,994 
$50,000 or more 
166 
26,804 
122 
17,861 
$50,000 to $99,999 
103 
7,072 
67 
4,531 
$100,000 or more 
63 
19,732 
55 
13,330 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
5,825 
(X) 
4,729 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
41,194 
(X) 
28,983 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.7 
(X) 
1.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
2,921 
543 
2,511 
403 
$500 to $999 
800 
520 
603 
393 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,215 
2,631 
929 
1,964 
$5,000 to $9,999 
291 
1,974 
230 
1,526 
$10,000 to $24,999 
292 
4,251 
238 
3,567 
$25,000 or more 
306 
31,276 
218 
21,130 
$25,000 to $49,999 
150 
5,184 
102 
3,532 
$50,000 or more 
156 
26,092 
116 
17,599 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
4,962 
(X) 
4,054 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
137,673 
(X) 
187,501 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.6 
(X) 
9.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,585 
645 
1,183 
446 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,855 
4,200 
1,497 
3,449 
$5,000 to $9,999 
508 
3,431 
477 
3,214 
$10,000 to $24,999 
452 
7,109 
333 
5,016 
$25,000 to $49,999 
203 
7,060 
155 
5,312 
$50,000 to $99,999 
162 
10,196 
132 
8,919 
$100,000 to $249,999 
101 
14,900 
126 
19,331 
$250,000 or more 
96 
90,130 
151 
141,814 
$250,000 to $499,999 
51 
17,176 
69 
24,230 
$500,000 to $999,999 
31 
21,964 
46 
31,776 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
14 
50,990 
36 
85,808 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
3,043 
(X) 
2,569 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
33,048 
(X) 
66,729 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.3 
(X) 
3.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
735 
351 
653 
269 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,394 
3,320 
1,045 
2,434 
$5,000 to $9,999 
305 
2,081 
308 
2,069 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
299 
4,745 
292 
4,363 
$25,000 to $49,999 
124 
4,345 
107 
3,611 
$50,000 to $99,999 
137 
7,928 
68 
4,326 
$100,000 to $249,999 
36 
5,212 
45 
5,997 
$250,000 or more 
13 
5,066 
51 
43,658 
$250,000 to $499,999 
11 
(D) 
21 
7,155 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2 
(D) 
14 
9,866 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
- 
16 
26,637 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,530 
(X) 
2,066 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
104,625 
(X) 
120,772 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.3 
(X) 
6.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,035 
349 
774 
250 
$1,000 to $4,999 
821 
1,718 
700 
1,538 
$5,000 to $9,999 
165 
1,091 
191 
1,276 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data New Mexico 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
