Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
2,278 
841 
507 
77 
85 
95 
acres 
252,685 
2,157 
5,524 
1,748 
3,839 
3,394 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
3,454 
1,057 
757 
130 
143 
125 
acres 
796,059 
2,950 
8,133 
2,926 
4,974 
4,151 
Nematodes 
... farms 
523 
137 
123 
24 
17 
13 
acres 
53,322 
403 
847 
160 
535 
40 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
703 
300 
164 
38 
20 
16 
acres 
34,568 
680 
1,122 
249 
443 
241 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
602 
237 
87 
13 
30 
12 
acres on which used 
62,657 
532 
1,105 
314 
1,049 
753 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
362 
86 
109 
15 
9 
28 
acres 
35,942 
(D) 
968 
518 
355 
2,060 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
1,908 
724 
569 
65 
87 
46 
acres 
124,180 
2,665 
8,218 
1,432 
3,359 
3,108 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
430 
133 
82 
14 
17 
9 
acres 
184,973 
397 
1,478 
405 
944 
(D) 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
1,311 
390 
403 
48 
32 
44 
acres 
135,476 
763 
1,936 
1,024 
437 
792 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
811 
167 
199 
26 
36 
12 
acres 
152,747 
334 
1,096 
285 
393 
436 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
2,859 
782 
719 
86 
114 
84 
acres 
445,721 
1,253 
4,557 
1,264 
3,453 
1,939 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
1,012 
328 
302 
36 
34 
27 
acres 
72,241 
807 
2,397 
551 
695 
503 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
1,279 
215 
159 
21 
26 
35 
Solar panels 
... farms 
1,157 
189 
138 
20 
18 
35 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
107 
5 
12 
8 
1 
- 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
17 
4 
6 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
20 
7 
2 
- 
6 
1 
Ethanol 
... farms 
4 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Other 
... farms 
75 
10 
4 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
96 
- 
8 
- 
2 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
15,409 
6,201 
3,396 
502 
627 
528 
Part owners 
... farms 
4,643 
388 
611 
165 
129 
140 
Tenants 
... farms 
4,669 
1,272 
804 
90 
93 
121 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
20,110 
6,592 
4,020 
668 
762 
668 
acres 
28,603,580 
38,365 
90,033 
38,640 
82,670 
88,420 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
23,742 
7,709 
4,683 
729 
818 
757 
acres 
31,102,422 
27,136 
92,732 
36,754 
61,502 
77,520 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
5,277 
419 
678 
196 
162 
157 
acres 
12,331,559 
1,480 
11,192 
6,653 
26,689 
12,058 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
5,233 
407 
663 
196 
161 
157 
acres 
12,098,601 
1,376 
1 1 ,088 
6,653 
8,085 
1 1 ,894 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
1,215 
284 
240 
50 
66 
26 
acres 
1,041,076 
14,850 
1 1 ,603 
5,293 
44,816 
21,830 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
37,981 
1 1 ,759 
7,365 
1,148 
1,341 
1,228 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
14,221 
4,603 
2,776 
439 
467 
442 
2 operators 
8,555 
2,784 
1,699 
257 
303 
281 
3 operators 
1,544 
404 
265 
55 
61 
48 
4 operators 
211 
31 
33 
1 
5 
13 
5 or more operators 
190 
39 
38 
5 
13 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
12,870 
4,386 
2,265 
360 
440 
413 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
10,950 
3,839 
1,968 
304 
348 
346 
2 operators 
738 
198 
131 
25 
34 
29 
3 operators 
106 
30 
5 
2 
8 
3 
4 operators 
11 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
16 
12 
3 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
19,944 
6,076 
4,063 
666 
707 
644 
Female 
4,777 
1,785 
748 
91 
142 
145 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
12,392 
3,159 
2,199 
400 
442 
436 
Other 
12,329 
4,702 
2,612 
357 
407 
353 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
66 New Mexico 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
