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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
1,063 
604 
18 
10 
52 
90 
162 
272 
$1,000 
9,404 
6,794 
24 
66 
1,276 
1,637 
1,930 
1,860 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
537 
256 
12 
- 
16 
29 
67 
132 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
312 
186 
6 
7 
8 
25 
52 
88 
$5,000 to $24,999 
143 
104 
- 
2 
18 
18 
25 
41 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
26 
- 
1 
1 
10 
7 
7 
$50,000 or more 
37 
32 
- 
- 
9 
8 
11 
4 
Interest expense 
farms 
5,345 
3,020 
26 
136 
236 
508 
899 
1,215 
$1,000 
92,053 
67,551 
374 
2,714 
6,893 
13,781 
23,657 
20,132 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,524 
1,295 
18 
50 
69 
200 
378 
580 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,145 
1,220 
7 
73 
106 
200 
336 
498 
$25,000 to $99,999 
526 
379 
- 
7 
47 
79 
137 
109 
$100,000 or more 
150 
126 
1 
6 
14 
29 
48 
28 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
3,939 
2,155 
9 
77 
163 
367 
654 
885 
$1,000 
67,520 
48,299 
296 
2,195 
4,356 
9,414 
17,635 
14,403 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
445 
210 
- 
- 
6 
36 
60 
108 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,231 
594 
1 
14 
23 
95 
177 
284 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,740 
958 
7 
54 
90 
154 
269 
384 
$25,000 to $49,999 
267 
195 
- 
2 
19 
36 
74 
64 
$50,000 or more 
256 
198 
1 
7 
25 
46 
74 
45 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
3,063 
1,800 
19 
88 
148 
276 
537 
732 
$1,000 
24,534 
19,253 
78 
520 
2,537 
4,367 
6,022 
5,729 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
981 
510 
- 
20 
36 
62 
154 
238 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,316 
715 
17 
36 
55 
90 
202 
315 
$5,000 to $24,999 
581 
412 
1 
27 
32 
83 
127 
142 
$25,000 to $49,999 
99 
94 
1 
5 
13 
26 
28 
21 
$50,000 or more 
86 
69 
- 
- 
12 
15 
26 
16 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
19,154 
9,295 
97 
284 
581 
1,297 
2,515 
4,521 
$1,000 
36,159 
24,167 
66 
729 
2,267 
4,989 
7,350 
8,766 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,992 
8,431 
96 
257 
487 
1,097 
2,252 
4,242 
$5,000 to $9,999 
681 
464 
- 
15 
47 
94 
134 
174 
$10,000 to $24,999 
310 
250 
1 
7 
34 
62 
82 
64 
$25,000 or more 
171 
150 
- 
5 
13 
44 
47 
41 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
9,046 
5,311 
56 
183 
403 
838 
1,474 
2,357 
$1,000 
133,673 
112,174 
243 
4,806 
9,339 
30,419 
37,022 
30,345 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,810 
3,606 
47 
101 
212 
521 
936 
1,789 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,652 
1,211 
9 
53 
148 
204 
358 
439 
$25,000 to $49,999 
246 
204 
- 
13 
17 
47 
76 
51 
$50,000 to $99,999 
148 
123 
- 
10 
11 
22 
45 
35 
$100,000 or more 
190 
167 
- 
6 
15 
44 
59 
43 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
266 
195 
8 
24 
17 
33 
53 
60 
$1,000 
2,772 
2,555 
154 
330 
621 
333 
508 
609 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
6,913 
4,154 
50 
154 
326 
668 
1,180 
1,776 
$1,000 
177,631 
140,684 
335 
5,432 
15,340 
37,404 
41,451 
40,722 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
24,721 
12,392 
143 
405 
760 
1,765 
3,252 
6,067 
$1,000 
234,870 
222,700 
2,926 
15,245 
27,627 
69,593 
60,647 
46,661 
Average per farm 
dollars 
9,501 
17,971 
20,461 
37,643 
36,351 
39,429 
18,649 
7,691 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
7,879 
4,351 
56 
157 
291 
664 
1,172 
2,011 
Average net gain 
dollars 
62,565 
88,234 
62,558 
137,026 
150,577 
148,579 
95,928 
51,711 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,269 
516 
- 
9 
27 
58 
153 
269 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,305 
1,036 
25 
35 
51 
138 
237 
550 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,052 
524 
6 
13 
36 
64 
109 
296 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,090 
645 
3 
12 
26 
121 
213 
270 
$25,000 to $49,999 
840 
537 
18 
12 
25 
96 
130 
256 
$50,000 or more 
1,323 
1,093 
4 
76 
126 
187 
330 
370 
Farms with net losses 
number 
16,842 
8,041 
87 
248 
469 
1,101 
2,080 
4,056 
Average net loss 
dollars 
15,324 
20,048 
6,636 
25,273 
34,523 
26,398 
24,894 
14,134 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,107 
911 
12 
26 
33 
120 
199 
521 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
6,084 
2,735 
24 
76 
130 
335 
679 
1,491 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,514 
1,639 
30 
52 
82 
237 
434 
804 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,200 
1,537 
21 
42 
128 
202 
412 
732 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,120 
665 
- 
21 
36 
111 
179 
318 
$50,000 or more 
817 
554 
- 
31 
60 
96 
177 
190 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
24,721 
12,392 
143 
405 
760 
1,765 
3,252 
6,067 
$1,000 
222,144 
210,315 
2,639 
13,615 
24,805 
68,394 
57,071 
43,790 
Average per farm 
dollars 
8,986 
16,972 
18,458 
33,618 
32,639 
38,750 
17,550 
7,218 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
7,847 
4,326 
56 
153 
290 
663 
1,156 
2,008 
Average net gain 
dollars 
61,550 
86,487 
57,271 
133,687 
143,573 
147,891 
94,712 
50,452 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
192 New Mexico 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
