Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
3,285 
(X) 
2,292 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
43,647 
(X) 
37,507 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.8 
(X) 
2.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,261 
819 
382 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,229 
826 
1,863 
$5,000 to $9,999 
300 
200 
1,369 
$10,000 to $24,999 
254 
3,763 
237 
3,624 
$25,000 to $49,999 
98 
3,242 
92 
3,098 
$50,000 or more 
143 
31,373 
118 
27,171 
$50,000 to $99,999 
65 
4,437 
62 
4,386 
$100,000 or more 
78 
26,936 
56 
22,786 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
6,032 
(X) 
4,028 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
79,549 
(X) 
54,226 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.2 
(X) 
2.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,448 
264 
542 
126 
$500 to $999 
718 
504 
441 
306 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,602 
4,054 
1,463 
3,514 
$5,000 to $9,999 
547 
3,841 
547 
3,834 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,076 
17,304 
513 
7,829 
$25,000 to $49,999 
329 
11,046 
290 
10,167 
$50,000 or more 
312 
42,536 
232 
28,450 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
1,063 
(X) 
745 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
9,404 
(X) 
10,440 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.4 
(X) 
0.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
374 
77 
185 
43 
$500 to $999 
163 
106 
138 
90 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
312 
688 
204 
476 
$5,000 to $9,999 
98 
663 
59 
399 
$10,000 to $24,999 
45 
720 
91 
1,348 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
1,086 
31 
1,040 
$50,000 or more 
37 
6,065 
37 
7,045 
Interest expense farms 
5,345 
(X) 
3,890 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
92,053 
(X) 
86,921 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.7 
(X) 
4.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
752 
310 
538 
246 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,772 
4,647 
1,161 
3,029 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,156 
8,063 
729 
5,182 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
989 
14,952 
814 
12,417 
$25,000 to $49,999 
338 
11,312 
316 
10,749 
$50,000 to $99,999 
188 
12,626 
172 
1 1 ,387 
$100,000 or more 
150 
40,144 
160 
43,910 
Secured by real estate farms 
3,939 
(X) 
3,040 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
67,520 
(X) 
55,623 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.7 
(X) 
2.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
445 
173 
457 
194 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,231 
3,380 
848 
2,248 
$5,000 to $9,999 
905 
6,442 
620 
4,348 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
835 
12,210 
665 
10,084 
$25,000 to $49,999 
267 
8,757 
219 
7,474 
$50,000 to $99,999 
144 
9,651 
125 
8,184 
$100,000 or more 
112 
26,908 
106 
23,091 
Not secured by real estate farms 
3,063 
(X) 
2,368 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
24,534 
(X) 
31 ,298 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.0 
(X) 
1.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
981 
413 
716 
295 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,316 
3,115 
914 
2,203 
$5,000 to $9,999 
393 
2,575 
291 
1,938 
$10,000 to $24,999 
188 
2,905 
242 
3,441 
$25,000 to $49,999 
99 
3,145 
101 
3,334 
$50,000 to $99,999 
47 
2,894 
50 
3,327 
$100,000 or more 
39 
9,486 
54 
16,760 
Property taxes paid farms 
19,154 
(X) 
15,110 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
36,159 
(X) 
29,117 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.5 
(X) 
1.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
7,235 
1,498 
6,367 
1,296 
$500 to $999 
3,901 
2,751 
3,411 
2,409 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,856 
13,414 
4,354 
8,634 
$5,000 to $9,999 
681 
4,525 
513 
3,431 
$10,000 to $24,999 
310 
4,358 
304 
4,534 
$25,000 or more 
171 
9,613 
161 
8,813 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
9,046 
(X) 
8,603 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
133,673 
(X) 
121,552 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.4 
(X) 
6.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,696 
1,370 
4,087 
1,439 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,114 
7,128 
2,510 
5,562 
$5,000 to $9,999 
912 
6,009 
685 
4,708 
$10,000 to $24,999 
740 
1 1 ,293 
712 
1 1 ,034 
$25,000 to $49,999 
246 
8,474 
271 
9,203 
$50,000 to $99,999 
148 
10,150 
160 
10,788 
$100,000 or more 
190 
89,248 
178 
78,817 
$100,000 to $249,999 
105 
16,775 
95 
13,521 
$250,000 or more 
85 
72,473 
83 
65,296 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data New Mexico 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
