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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains ^ - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,266 
517 
15 
28 
59 
145 
270 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,287 
1,023 
25 
26 
50 
138 
236 
548 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,053 
522 
6 
13 
36 
63 
109 
295 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,095 
652 
3 
12 
28 
121 
217 
271 
$25,000 to $49,999 
839 
535 
19 
11 
24 
96 
130 
255 
$50,000 or more 
1,307 
1,077 
3 
76 
124 
186 
319 
369 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
16,874 
8,066 
87 
252 
470 
1,102 
2,096 
4,059 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
15,458 
20,311 
6,526 
27,137 
35,810 
26,913 
25,008 
14,170 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,121 
920 
12 
28 
32 
121 
205 
522 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
6,086 
2,740 
24 
76 
131 
329 
681 
1,499 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,520 
1,641 
30 
52 
83 
242 
435 
799 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,202 
1,539 
21 
43 
129 
201 
414 
731 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,099 
649 
- 
21 
35 
100 
182 
311 
$50,000 or more 
846 
577 
- 
32 
60 
109 
179 
197 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
22 
21 
2 
1 
1 
9 
8 
$1,000 
1,764 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
446 
134 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,096 
2,433 
47 
117 
154 
344 
680 
1,091 
$1,000 
73,451 
50,212 
878 
3,304 
3,734 
8,678 
18,254 
15,363 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
838 
563 
20 
62 
48 
111 
157 
165 
$1,000 
10,417 
9,562 
378 
1,109 
934 
3,290 
1,795 
2,055 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
1,268 
619 
12 
21 
24 
56 
178 
328 
$1,000 
14,903 
7,570 
21 
466 
207 
566 
2,171 
4,138 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
172 
88 
5 
2 
1 
14 
26 
40 
$1,000 
(D) 
238 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
29 
74 
62 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
489 
298 
6 
13 
11 
34 
82 
152 
$1,000 
13,373 
5,835 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
526 
3,909 
1,146 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
724 
523 
5 
29 
45 
68 
143 
233 
$1,000 
2,797 
2,295 
2 
205 
159 
532 
783 
613 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
560 
401 
7 
25 
19 
71 
114 
165 
$1,000 
19,607 
(D) 
332 
1,374 
786 
2,494 
7,270 
(D) 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
182 
134 
6 
_ 
4 
8 
47 
69 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
6 
- 
143 
200 
369 
(D) 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
615 
362 
5 
10 
35 
72 
102 
138 
$1,000 
8,105 
6,110 
3 
112 
1,354 
1,040 
1,882 
1,719 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
13,674 
6,809 
55 
225 
410 
945 
1,854 
3,320 
acres 
1 ,976,689 
1 ,373,485 
7,808 
70,472 
109,737 
240,091 
399,824 
545,553 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
10,617 
5,257 
35 
203 
327 
778 
1,470 
2,444 
acres 
690,858 
531,880 
2,013 
32,906 
56,259 
115,161 
160,070 
165,471 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
8,974 
3,989 
31 
108 
207 
520 
1,066 
2,057 
50 to 99 acres 
556 
379 
- 
5 
22 
74 
151 
127 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
359 
278 
1 
29 
31 
45 
71 
101 
200 to 499 acres 
424 
341 
- 
48 
40 
77 
88 
88 
500 to 999 acres 
182 
158 
3 
8 
10 
39 
61 
37 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
81 
73 
- 
4 
13 
12 
22 
22 
2,000 acres or more 
41 
39 
- 
1 
4 
11 
11 
12 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
1,366 
745 
6 
17 
70 
96 
215 
341 
acres 
229,591 
155,558 
18 
1,325 
18,076 
22,761 
38,445 
74,933 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
1,976 
1,229 
20 
32 
68 
181 
357 
571 
acres 
398,765 
290,243 
3,836 
1 1 ,975 
1 1 ,972 
56,513 
106,672 
99,275 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
2,719 
1,366 
13 
34 
86 
183 
352 
698 
acres 
567,591 
320,439 
969 
20,804 
17,781 
31,027 
72,178 
177,680 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
778 
449 
12 
20 
43 
81 
140 
153 
acres 
89,884 
75,365 
972 
3,462 
5,649 
14,629 
22,459 
28,194 
Total woodland 
farms 
2,144 
1,055 
10 
7 
51 
122 
279 
586 
acres 
2,950,519 
1,065,234 
315 
46,283 
33,675 
84,343 
472,149 
428,469 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
1,484 
756 
7 
6 
35 
86 
186 
436 
acres 
2,163,280 
875,952 
300 
(D) 
(D) 
64,656 
359,232 
402,868 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
878 
406 
3 
3 
24 
54 
127 
195 
acres 
787,239 
189,282 
15 
(D) 
(D) 
19,687 
112,917 
25,601 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
194 New Mexico 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
