Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
2,278 
152 
93 
116 
169 
96 
acres 
252,685 
126,461 
31,746 
24,479 
20,426 
6,876 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
3,454 
206 
132 
166 
251 
212 
acres 
796,059 
256,387 
116,502 
79,479 
78,472 
113,876 
Nematodes 
farms 
523 
52 
44 
37 
37 
19 
acres 
53,322 
23,504 
12,942 
6,359 
3,646 
1,403 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
703 
40 
28 
27 
29 
31 
acres 
34,568 
22,223 
3,745 
3,826 
2,099 
481 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
602 
55 
50 
37 
53 
44 
acres on which used 
62,657 
23,594 
21,031 
5,858 
7,333 
1,516 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
362 
5 
1 
3 
9 
5 
acres 
35,942 
(D) 
(D) 
8 
6,338 
(D) 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,908 
13 
6 
10 
28 
47 
acres 
124,180 
8,354 
1,241 
4,481 
13,831 
5,967 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
430 
5 
5 
6 
15 
43 
acres 
184,973 
(D) 
(D) 
21,031 
34,669 
21,442 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,311 
44 
35 
44 
44 
45 
acres 
135,476 
21,191 
27,874 
10,756 
14,452 
8,069 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
811 
58 
43 
37 
40 
45 
acres 
152,747 
43,782 
29,024 
8,563 
18,633 
17,690 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
2,859 
136 
76 
108 
188 
143 
acres 
445,721 
158,094 
37,812 
31,544 
42,015 
77,105 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,012 
31 
21 
28 
32 
37 
acres 
72,241 
32,573 
8,628 
3,944 
6,641 
4,731 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,279 
7 
33 
57 
110 
190 
Solar panels 
farms 
1,157 
7 
30 
51 
99 
186 
Wind turbines 
farms 
107 
- 
3 
9 
13 
11 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
17 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
Biodiesel 
farms 
20 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Ethanol 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Other 
farms 
75 
- 
2 
6 
7 
19 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
96 
3 
4 
13 
15 
26 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
15,409 
181 
90 
158 
349 
523 
Part owners 
farms 
4,643 
110 
133 
212 
367 
459 
Tenants 
farms 
4,669 
24 
20 
42 
55 
76 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
20,110 
291 
223 
370 
722 
984 
acres 
28,603,580 
4,864,996 
3,366,133 
3,393,842 
3,426,258 
3,133,090 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
23,742 
291 
223 
370 
716 
996 
acres 
31,102,422 
4,777,790 
3,332,950 
3,375,179 
3,327,521 
3,100,230 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
5,277 
134 
153 
254 
427 
521 
acres 
12,331,559 
860,907 
1,193,365 
1,881,456 
2,026,556 
1,924,477 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
5,233 
134 
153 
254 
422 
521 
acres 
12,098,601 
846,277 
1,189,405 
1 ,879,656 
1,991,146 
1,916,280 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,215 
21 
15 
13 
59 
47 
acres 
1,041,076 
101,836 
37,143 
20,463 
134,147 
49,898 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
37,981 
639 
419 
685 
1,320 
1,739 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
14,221 
135 
130 
224 
373 
524 
2 operators 
8,555 
95 
77 
120 
299 
430 
3 operators 
1,544 
55 
18 
59 
73 
82 
4 operators 
211 
14 
13 
5 
18 
10 
5 or more operators 
190 
16 
5 
4 
8 
12 
Total women operators 
number 
12,870 
123 
83 
168 
405 
551 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
10,950 
79 
64 
140 
324 
474 
2 operators 
738 
19 
6 
8 
28 
37 
3 operators 
106 
2 
1 
4 
7 
1 
4 operators 
11 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
16 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
19,944 
306 
236 
375 
699 
943 
Female 
4,777 
9 
7 
37 
72 
115 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
12,392 
280 
211 
372 
617 
724 
Other 
12,329 
35 
32 
40 
154 
334 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
92 New Mexico 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
