Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
5,825 
4,978 
334 
270 
$1,000 
41,194 
(D) 
7,833 
6,959 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,721 
3,421 
115 
81 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,215 
1,030 
65 
57 
$5,000 to $24,999 
583 
370 
80 
66 
$25,000 to $49,999 
150 
87 
35 
32 
$50,000 or more 
156 
70 
39 
34 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
4,962 
4,125 
380 
294 
$1,000 
137,673 
80,299 
18,801 
17,299 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,440 
3,056 
172 
115 
$5,000 to $24,999 
960 
735 
97 
78 
$25,000 to $99,999 
365 
217 
85 
78 
$100,000 to $249,999 
101 
62 
13 
11 
$250,000 or more 
96 
55 
13 
12 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
3,043 
2,439 
285 
233 
$1,000 
33,048 
18,881 
7,488 
6,337 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
2,530 
2,187 
140 
96 
$1,000 
104,625 
61,419 
11,313 
10,961 
Feed purchased farms 
16,204 
14,198 
890 
644 
$1,000 
1,124,762 
460,134 
544,164 
426,940 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,981 
10,123 
360 
221 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,981 
3,383 
265 
194 
$25,000 to $99,999 
884 
537 
151 
132 
$100,000 to $249,999 
164 
74 
35 
31 
$250,000 or more 
194 
81 
79 
66 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
22,758 
19,887 
1,221 
903 
$1,000 
130,982 
73,582 
30,765 
26,565 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,171 
17,417 
733 
485 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,794 
2,078 
281 
236 
$25,000 to $49,999 
362 
208 
70 
61 
$50,000 or more 
431 
184 
137 
121 
Utilities farms 
13,231 
11,112 
908 
707 
$1,000 
90,770 
44,606 
27,045 
23,339 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,716 
6,119 
258 
149 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,669 
3,891 
309 
261 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,259 
817 
181 
157 
$25,000 to $49,999 
202 
118 
29 
28 
$50,000 or more 
385 
167 
131 
112 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
16,324 
13,880 
1,065 
793 
$1,000 
143,564 
72,745 
37,697 
31,165 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,345 
11,962 
589 
379 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,092 
1,474 
252 
221 
$25,000 to $49,999 
423 
243 
89 
79 
$50,000 or more 
464 
201 
135 
114 
Hired farm labor farms 
5,429 
4,092 
552 
459 
$1,000 
252,521 
89,018 
82,687 
68,962 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,001 
2,636 
146 
105 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,228 
880 
133 
108 
$25,000 to $99,999 
816 
449 
153 
142 
$100,000 to $249,999 
202 
68 
49 
46 
$250,000 or more 
182 
59 
71 
58 
Contract labor farms 
2,664 
2,045 
239 
204 
$1,000 
36,841 
18,727 
(D) 
8,495 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
816 
716 
32 
29 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
894 
708 
62 
43 
$5,000 to $24,999 
683 
479 
76 
68 
$25,000 to $49,999 
123 
62 
36 
35 
$50,000 or more 
148 
80 
33 
29 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
3,285 
2,675 
274 
222 
$1,000 
43,647 
18,249 
12,844 
10,276 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,261 
1,118 
61 
35 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,229 
1,035 
78 
69 
$5,000 to $24,999 
554 
402 
64 
57 
$25,000 to $49,999 
98 
57 
16 
15 
$50,000 or more 
143 
63 
55 
46 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
6,032 
4,849 
548 
421 
$1,000 
79,549 
47,012 
11,419 
10,405 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,768 
3,282 
245 
154 
$5,000 to $9,999 
547 
416 
48 
39 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,076 
736 
163 
147 
$25,000 or more 
641 
415 
92 
81 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
136 New Mexico 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
