Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
4,769 
2,498 
15 
124 
160 
352 
701 
1,146 
$1,000 
206,131 
170,048 
120 
15,868 
18,085 
36,013 
53,923 
46,038 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
609 
516 
1 
62 
75 
101 
112 
165 
$1,000 
181,397 
155,088 
(D) 
(D) 
17,650 
33,578 
48,546 
39,764 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
7,963 
4,554 
57 
163 
292 
757 
1,212 
2,073 
$1,000 
630,837 
517,709 
(D) 
(D) 
55,039 
110,314 
181,255 
154,823 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,688 
1,326 
3 
53 
131 
268 
396 
475 
$1,000 
577,525 
484,885 
737 
13,972 
53,473 
105,899 
172,089 
138,715 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
167 
131 
1 
9 
15 
38 
38 
30 
$1,000 
1,251,065 
1,062,964 
(D) 
(D) 
145,484 
350,978 
330,701 
156,631 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
142 
112 
1 
9 
15 
32 
37 
18 
$1,000 
1,250,884 
1,062,830 
(D) 
(D) 
145,484 
350,948 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
177 
67 
8 
5 
21 
16 
17 
$1,000 
392 
(D) 
- 
23 
(D) 
(D) 
49 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,135 
1,277 
24 
28 
59 
193 
305 
668 
$1,000 
7,725 
6,248 
(D) 
17 
(D) 
2,334 
2,111 
1,543 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
19 
- 
5 
9 
5 
$1,000 
4,177 
3,812 
- 
- 
- 
1,793 
1,491 
528 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
1,804 
893 
7 
27 
106 
160 
253 
340 
$1,000 
24,219 
15,747 
5 
316 
968 
1,455 
2,854 
10,148 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
67 
39 
- 
- 
1 
2 
13 
23 
$1,000 
12,041 
9,518 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,394 
7,924 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
672 
310 
- 
18 
33 
51 
92 
116 
$1,000 
3,346 
3,178 
- 
10 
76 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
21 
12 
- 
- 
2 
4 
3 
3 
$1,000 
6,909 
4,057 
- 
- 
(D) 
2,146 
(D) 
(Z) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
7 
- 
- 
2 
3 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
440 
242 
- 
8 
38 
34 
62 
100 
$1,000 
8,715 
6,693 
- 
12 
(D) 
674 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
28 
27 
- 
- 
2 
2 
8 
15 
$1,000 
7,206 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
874 
4,218 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
5,502 
3,455 
41 
126 
213 
509 
877 
1,689 
$1,000 
70,588 
50,556 
384 
2,263 
4,118 
9,571 
14,917 
19,304 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
409 
279 
2 
30 
30 
56 
77 
84 
$1,000 
10,294 
9,736 
(D) 
1,338 
2,004 
(D) 
2,897 
1,888 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
1,824 
1,021 
23 
42 
49 
181 
292 
434 
$1,000 
8,117 
6,520 
290 
329 
392 
743 
3,169 
1,598 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
24,721 
12,392 
143 
405 
760 
1,765 
3,252 
6,067 
$1,000 
2,459,316 
1 ,999,422 
9,325 
103,765 
237,089 
544,139 
643,124 
461,980 
Average per farm 
dollars 
99,483 
161,348 
65,211 
256,211 
311,959 
308,294 
197,763 
76,146 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
6,145 
3,353 
41 
156 
250 
513 
978 
1,415 
$1,000 
67,627 
51,208 
(D) 
(D) 
5,368 
14,178 
16,435 
12,524 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,099 
2,496 
32 
89 
159 
335 
734 
1,147 
$5,000 to $24,999 
625 
480 
6 
39 
45 
92 
122 
176 
$25,000 to $49,999 
167 
139 
- 
15 
21 
25 
42 
36 
$50,000 or more 
254 
238 
3 
13 
25 
61 
80 
56 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
6,001 
3,447 
27 
142 
238 
607 
961 
1,472 
$1,000 
38,897 
31,718 
106 
1,401 
2,731 
8,700 
9,102 
9,677 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,288 
2,818 
24 
100 
159 
464 
787 
1,284 
$5,000 to $24,999 
421 
361 
1 
26 
50 
78 
85 
121 
$25,000 to $49,999 
126 
115 
2 
9 
18 
31 
30 
25 
$50,000 or more 
166 
153 
- 
7 
11 
34 
59 
42 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
188 New Mexico 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
