Table 53. Institutional, Research, Experimental, and American Indian Reservation Farms: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
2012 
2007 
Characteristics 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
. number 
126 
62 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
4,914,775 
6,989,643 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
.$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
Average size of farm 
acres 
39,006 
112,736 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
.$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
1 ,235,735 
1,048,078 
Total farm production expenses 
.$1,000 
44,799 
41,281 
Average per farm 
...dollars 
9,807,424 
16,904,490 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
355,551 
665,825 
Average per acre 
...dollars 
251 
150 
Government payments received 
...farms 
13 
4 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
869 
(D) 
equipment 
.. $1,000 
14,131 
32,186 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
66,833 
(D) 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
...farms 
13 
16 
$1,000 
6,272 
4,683 
Total cropland 
.... farms 
44 
44 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
482,458 
292,693 
acres 
(D) 
94,218 
Flarvested cropland 
.... farms 
36 
37 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
(D) 
56,601 
Full owners 
75 
52 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
8 
6 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
.... farms 
10 
22 
Tenants 
43 
4 
acres 
2,678 
13,477 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
.... farms 
18 
25 
acres 
8,225 
24,140 
Oilseed and grain farming (1 1 1 1) 
2 
2 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
13 
- 
Total woodland 
.... farms 
12 
19 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
2 
- 
acres 
1 ,030,578 
1,156,508 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) 
1 
1 
Woodland pastured 
.... farms 
9 
16 
acres 
920,458 
978,439 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
21 
14 
Woodland not pastured 
.... farms 
8 
9 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
acres 
110,120 
178,069 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
- 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
and woodland pastured (see text) 
.... farms 
90 
43 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
21 
14 
acres 
3,810,794 
5,621,339 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities. 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
28 
31 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
.... farms 
55 
44 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
117,578 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
1 
1 
Irrigated land 
.... farms 
39 
39 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
62,304 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
_ 
_ 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
6 
- 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
43,273 
47,066 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
...dollars 
343,440 
759,133 
production (1125,1129) 
51 
13 
Table 54. Organic Agriculture: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
Item 
2012 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANICALLY 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION - Con. 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
farms 
153 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
8,632 
On farm operated 
167 
Average per farm 
dollars 
56,420 
Not on farm operated 
27 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
74 
None 
73 
$1,000 
66 
Any 
121 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
22 
1 to 49 days 
7 
$1,000 
177 
50 to 99 days 
3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
16 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
35 
$1,000 
229 
200 days or more 
76 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
22 
$1,000 
688 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
2 years or less 
14 
$1,000 
7,474 
3 or 4 years 
20 
5 to 9 years 
48 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
112 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm ... 
14 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
122 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
72 
Under 25 years 
- 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
20 
organic production 
farms 
48 
35 to 44 years 
16 
45 to 49 years 
16 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
21 
55 to 59 years 
38 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
32 
Male 
149 
65 to 69 years 
26 
Female 
45 
70 years and over 
25 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
55.8 
Farming 
115 
Other 
79 
40 New Mexico 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
