Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
4,669 
212 
143 
178 
310 
270 
acres treated 
569,884 
228,122 
78,737 
47,581 
60,757 
46,385 
Manure used 
farms 
1,763 
71 
39 
46 
71 
60 
acres treated 
96,789 
39,863 
11,411 
8,671 
7,429 
5,211 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
2,278 
155 
93 
115 
181 
111 
acres 
252,685 
128,101 
31,838 
23,227 
27,127 
13,569 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
3,454 
210 
134 
172 
272 
254 
acres 
796,059 
260,604 
115,033 
91,847 
100,287 
115,027 
Nematodes 
farms 
523 
53 
43 
38 
38 
20 
acres 
53,322 
24,264 
12,182 
6,420 
4,432 
2,951 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
703 
40 
28 
27 
36 
26 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
34,568 
22,223 
3,745 
3,826 
2,228 
365 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
602 
55 
51 
37 
54 
46 
acres on which used 
62,657 
23,594 
21,061 
6,208 
7,288 
2,286 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
362 
5 
1 
3 
9 
6 
acres 
35,942 
(D) 
(D) 
8 
6,338 
(D) 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,908 
13 
6 
10 
36 
50 
acres 
124,180 
8,354 
1,241 
4,481 
14,364 
5,772 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
430 
5 
8 
5 
22 
37 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
184,973 
(D) 
5,572 
24,358 
29,079 
20,447 
used 
farms 
1,311 
44 
36 
46 
49 
60 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
135,476 
21,191 
28,408 
11,706 
20,954 
11,712 
used 
farms 
811 
59 
42 
38 
50 
53 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
152,747 
45,302 
27,504 
9,870 
33,536 
11,062 
practices were used 
farms 
2,859 
139 
78 
111 
202 
167 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
445,721 
162,371 
36,294 
39,358 
39,720 
84,550 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,012 
31 
21 
30 
33 
42 
acres 
72,241 
32,573 
8,628 
4,374 
7,195 
5,211 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,279 
8 
38 
63 
138 
178 
Solar panels 
farms 
1,157 
8 
35 
53 
130 
172 
Wind turbines 
farms 
107 
1 
2 
13 
13 
9 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
17 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
Biodiesel 
farms 
20 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
Ethanol 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Other 
farms 
75 
- 
2 
6 
12 
18 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
96 
3 
5 
15 
15 
28 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
15,409 
183 
99 
158 
385 
590 
Part owners 
farms 
4,643 
111 
141 
233 
423 
517 
Tenants 
farms 
4,669 
25 
20 
42 
77 
62 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
20,110 
294 
240 
391 
814 
1,111 
acres 
28,603,580 
4,908,967 
3,583,213 
3,497,016 
3,778,851 
3,222,777 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
23,742 
294 
240 
391 
814 
1,119 
acres 
31,102,422 
4,821,001 
3,539,173 
3,484,836 
3,685,557 
3,137,972 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
5,277 
136 
161 
275 
499 
567 
acres 
12,331,559 
879,547 
1,305,388 
2,012,807 
2,353,102 
1 ,790,436 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
5,233 
136 
161 
275 
494 
567 
acres 
12,098,601 
864,917 
1,301,428 
2,011,007 
2,316,959 
1,781,034 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,215 
22 
15 
14 
66 
57 
acres 
1,041,076 
102,596 
48,000 
13,980 
137,117 
118,454 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
37,981 
648 
450 
737 
1,486 
1,930 
1 operator 
14,221 
135 
140 
225 
440 
572 
2 operators 
8,555 
98 
79 
134 
343 
478 
3 operators 
1,544 
56 
22 
62 
74 
92 
4 operators 
211 
14 
13 
8 
19 
17 
5 or more operators 
190 
16 
6 
4 
9 
10 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
12,870 
126 
90 
193 
465 
598 
1 operator 
10,950 
82 
69 
154 
381 
521 
2 operators 
738 
19 
7 
10 
27 
37 
3 operators 
106 
2 
1 
5 
6 
1 
4 operators 
11 
- 
1 
1 
3 
- 
5 or more operators 
16 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
118 New Mexico 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
