Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
24,721 
7 
28 
82 
297 
percent 
100.0 
(Z) 
0.1 
0.3 
1.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
43,201,023 
75,711 
313,411 
394,441 
5,425,189 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,748 
10,816 
11,193 
4,810 
18,267 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
24,721 
7 
28 
82 
297 
$1,000 
18,668,924 
53,455 
233,081 
397,053 
2,187,259 
Average per farm 
dollars 
755,185 
7,636,415 
8,324,321 
4,842,113 
7,364,507 
Average per acre 
dollars 
432 
706 
744 
1,007 
403 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
1,491,077 
17,047 
46,087 
104,330 
258,868 
percent 
100.0 
1.1 
3.1 
7.0 
17.4 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
1,976,689 
(D) 
114,367 
160,794 
375,721 
Flarvested cropland 
acres 
690,858 
(D) 
88,557 
125,070 
286,721 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
38,202,620 
8,884 
196,242 
223,835 
4,422,503 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
2,550,147 
256,755 
639,680 
1,280,062 
1,913,543 
Average per farm 
dollars 
103,157 
36,679,304 
22,845,730 
15,610,516 
6,442,904 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,078 
2 
5 
17 
101 
$1,000 
125,148 
(D) 
(D) 
29,173 
75,539 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
195 
- 
- 
1 
29 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
13,332 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,970 
1 
1 
3 
43 
$1,000 
96,329 
(D) 
(D) 
24,540 
72,852 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
2,825 
1 
3 
5 
45 
$1,000 
110,875 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
70,942 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
2,751 
1 
3 
5 
45 
$1,000 
110,540 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
70,942 
Berries 
farms 
117 
- 
$1,000 
335 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
360 
- 
- 
- 
9 
$1,000 
44,888 
- 
- 
- 
29,888 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
4,769 
1 
3 
5 
92 
$1,000 
206,131 
(D) 
(D) 
12,407 
86,188 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
7,963 
6 
26 
73 
189 
$1,000 
630,837 
50,106 
99,882 
146,396 
301,716 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
167 
5 
23 
73 
121 
$1,000 
1,251,065 
172,761 
479,722 
1,035,662 
1 ,248,463 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
177 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
392 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair. 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
2,135 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
7,725 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
and donkeys 
farms 
1,804 
1 
1 
2 
19 
$1,000 
24,219 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6,010 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
672 
1 
$1,000 
3,346 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
21 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
6,909 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
440 
- 
- 
- 
10 
$1,000 
8,715 
- 
- 
- 
4,105 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
153 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$1,000 
8,632 
- 
- 
- 
3,460 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
409 
- 
- 
- 
22 
$1,000 
10,294 
- 
- 
- 
3,246 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
24,721 
7 
28 
82 
297 
$1,000 
2,459,316 
222,484 
575,184 
1,175,062 
1,709,108 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
6,145 
4 
19 
47 
195 
$1,000 
67,627 
(D) 
11,816 
19,429 
39,420 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
6,001 
5 
21 
50 
207 
$1,000 
38,897 
(D) 
4,781 
9,312 
23,046 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
4,962 
2 
10 
32 
113 
$1,000 
137,673 
(D) 
19,658 
28,253 
77,293 
Feed purchased 
farms 
16,204 
6 
26 
77 
207 
$1,000 
1,124,762 
136,536 
389,949 
811,736 
996,290 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
22,758 
7 
28 
82 
297 
$1,000 
130,982 
4,118 
10,448 
22,730 
48,690 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
13,231 
7 
28 
82 
297 
$1,000 
90,770 
4,151 
10,662 
22,635 
46,088 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
5,429 
7 
28 
81 
288 
$1,000 
252,521 
27,646 
54,318 
102,694 
170,579 
Interest expense 
farms 
5,345 
7 
28 
69 
245 
$1,000 
92,053 
3,276 
10,047 
17,878 
37,464 
Government payments 
farms 
5,502 
6 
18 
49 
176 
$1,000 
70,588 
831 
1,530 
2,855 
7,082 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
12,796 
5 
25 
75 
191 
number 
1 ,354,240 
95,835 
273,923 
504,530 
714,978 
Milk cows 
farms 
410 
4 
22 
71 
116 
number 
318,878 
40,800 
118,831 
259,844 
317,650 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
211 
- 
- 
- 
2 
number 
1,294 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
36 New Mexico 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
