Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
5,825 
3,325 
53 
157 
246 
493 
994 
1,382 
$1,000 
41,194 
33,517 
190 
1,270 
4,194 
7,313 
10,723 
9,829 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,721 
1,819 
18 
40 
119 
218 
549 
875 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,215 
788 
32 
69 
38 
105 
241 
303 
$5,000 to $24,999 
583 
447 
1 
34 
60 
105 
107 
140 
$25,000 to $49,999 
150 
131 
1 
7 
15 
27 
51 
30 
$50,000 or more 
156 
140 
1 
7 
14 
38 
46 
34 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,962 
2,803 
36 
117 
244 
448 
783 
1,175 
$1,000 
137,673 
115,380 
163 
4,612 
11,918 
22,260 
40,709 
35,718 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,440 
1,782 
29 
65 
131 
250 
467 
840 
$5,000 to $24,999 
960 
576 
6 
13 
53 
106 
162 
236 
$25,000 to $99,999 
365 
279 
1 
25 
39 
56 
106 
52 
$100,000 to $249,999 
101 
82 
- 
11 
12 
18 
18 
23 
$250,000 or more 
96 
84 
- 
3 
9 
18 
30 
24 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,043 
1,874 
23 
77 
153 
290 
568 
763 
$1,000 
33,048 
25,071 
49 
1,001 
2,227 
5,994 
9,206 
6,594 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,530 
1,273 
13 
63 
135 
216 
328 
518 
$1,000 
104,625 
90,310 
114 
3,611 
9,691 
16,266 
31,504 
29,124 
Feed purchased 
farms 
16,204 
8,696 
87 
254 
572 
1,330 
2,275 
4,178 
$1,000 
1,124,762 
938,789 
(D) 
(D) 
124,952 
289,861 
300,148 
162,826 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,981 
5,535 
71 
143 
271 
791 
1,320 
2,939 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,981 
2,193 
14 
78 
200 
344 
638 
919 
$25,000 to $99,999 
884 
665 
1 
21 
63 
130 
212 
238 
$100,000 to $249,999 
164 
133 
- 
3 
15 
20 
50 
45 
$250,000 or more 
194 
170 
1 
9 
23 
45 
55 
37 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
22,758 
1 1 ,782 
137 
377 
735 
1,689 
3,109 
5,735 
$1,000 
130,982 
101,258 
321 
6,253 
11,808 
23,390 
30,917 
28,571 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,171 
9,087 
127 
228 
484 
1,175 
2,313 
4,760 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,794 
2,002 
7 
103 
173 
342 
582 
795 
$25,000 to $49,999 
362 
317 
3 
23 
29 
71 
93 
98 
$50,000 or more 
431 
376 
- 
23 
49 
101 
121 
82 
Utilities 
farms 
13,231 
7,385 
83 
278 
419 
1,007 
2,062 
3,536 
$1,000 
90,770 
73,943 
528 
3,723 
7,710 
17,872 
23,854 
20,257 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,716 
3,231 
40 
78 
135 
358 
845 
1,775 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,669 
2,682 
39 
111 
134 
364 
768 
1,266 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,259 
974 
- 
63 
79 
156 
303 
373 
$25,000 to $49,999 
202 
155 
- 
1 
26 
40 
36 
52 
$50,000 or more 
385 
343 
4 
25 
45 
89 
110 
70 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
16,324 
8,862 
107 
290 
545 
1,283 
2,495 
4,142 
$1,000 
143,564 
114,956 
362 
4,747 
12,656 
27,392 
38,427 
31,372 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,345 
6,556 
94 
175 
333 
819 
1,810 
3,325 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,092 
1,518 
12 
68 
123 
300 
422 
593 
$25,000 to $49,999 
423 
378 
- 
30 
49 
60 
128 
111 
$50,000 or more 
464 
410 
1 
17 
40 
104 
135 
113 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
5,429 
3,415 
20 
123 
272 
557 
956 
1,487 
$1,000 
252,521 
204,655 
634 
7,993 
21,666 
56,305 
62,475 
55,582 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,001 
1,660 
10 
54 
103 
231 
448 
814 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,228 
810 
9 
24 
63 
109 
215 
390 
$25,000 to $99,999 
816 
619 
- 
33 
67 
138 
174 
207 
$100,000 to $249,999 
202 
173 
- 
4 
21 
34 
67 
47 
$250,000 or more 
182 
153 
1 
8 
18 
45 
52 
29 
Contract labor 
farms 
2,664 
1,468 
18 
61 
88 
260 
398 
643 
$1,000 
36,841 
28,742 
90 
1,673 
3,619 
5,901 
9,593 
7,866 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
816 
333 
- 
4 
18 
49 
82 
180 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
894 
470 
11 
18 
15 
87 
113 
226 
$5,000 to $24,999 
683 
447 
7 
26 
29 
72 
141 
172 
$25,000 to $49,999 
123 
95 
- 
5 
11 
29 
25 
25 
$50,000 or more 
148 
123 
- 
8 
15 
23 
37 
40 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
3,285 
1,846 
16 
95 
129 
272 
500 
834 
$1,000 
43,647 
33,172 
25 
2,201 
4,504 
7,761 
10,605 
8,077 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,261 
568 
7 
12 
23 
65 
119 
342 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,229 
677 
8 
46 
47 
94 
210 
272 
$5,000 to $24,999 
554 
384 
1 
26 
29 
72 
100 
156 
$25,000 to $49,999 
98 
90 
- 
1 
9 
14 
29 
37 
$50,000 or more 
143 
127 
- 
10 
21 
27 
42 
27 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
6,032 
3,703 
73 
187 
284 
554 
981 
1,624 
$1,000 
79,549 
61,395 
442 
3,630 
6,189 
12,380 
20,177 
18,577 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,768 
2,045 
42 
80 
116 
260 
497 
1,050 
$5,000 to $9,999 
547 
368 
13 
22 
18 
52 
115 
148 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,076 
777 
18 
43 
91 
144 
228 
253 
$25,000 or more 
641 
513 
- 
42 
59 
98 
141 
173 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
190 New Mexico 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
