Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
Farming 
Item 
and other 
occupations 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
13,890 
7,499 
103 
185 
412 
1,101 
2,010 
3,688 
acres 
37,973,029 
28,720,055 
109,578 
644,346 
2,136,361 
5,325,885 
9,173,882 
11,330,003 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings. 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
1 1 ,524 
5,889 
67 
199 
369 
822 
1,597 
2,835 
acres 
300,786 
195,653 
2,647 
10,957 
28,637 
25,716 
47,708 
79,988 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1 1 ,430 
5,568 
52 
207 
359 
789 
1,509 
2,652 
acres 
680,318 
509,415 
1,959 
35,154 
55,229 
103,496 
145,168 
168,409 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
9,639 
4,819 
34 
196 
314 
713 
1,339 
2,223 
acres 
590,104 
450,891 
1,851 
32,443 
49,122 
94,938 
129,627 
142,910 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
2,970 
1,412 
18 
30 
80 
181 
366 
737 
acres 
90,214 
58,524 
108 
2,711 
6,107 
8,558 
15,541 
25,499 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
831 
405 
13 
25 
42 
101 
224 
acres 
402,970 
197,101 
- 
3,199 
8,537 
16,062 
51,625 
117,678 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
1,457 
1,057 
16 
46 
77 
188 
330 
400 
acres 
4,050,998 
3,129,877 
5,363 
39,513 
193,744 
617,888 
1,087,597 
1,185,772 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
153 
91 
- 
11 
2 
4 
41 
33 
$1,000 
8,632 
7,510 
- 
2,150 
(D) 
(D) 
3,576 
(D) 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
24,721 
12,392 
143 
405 
760 
1,765 
3,252 
6,067 
$1,000 
18,668,924 
12,665,100 
58,609 
427,258 
959,152 
2,125,265 
3,853,388 
5,241,430 
Average per farm 
dollars 
755,185 
1 ,022,038 
409,851 
1,054,957 
1 ,262,042 
1,204,116 
1,184,929 
863,924 
Average per acre 
dollars 
432 
404 
487 
553 
416 
374 
382 
423 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
5,151 
2,420 
14 
66 
128 
355 
594 
1,263 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,321 
1,047 
6 
24 
77 
132 
261 
547 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,924 
1,685 
35 
64 
102 
200 
400 
884 
$200,000 to $499,999 
6,737 
3,112 
53 
113 
185 
389 
856 
1,516 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,978 
1,635 
20 
32 
77 
263 
445 
798 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,635 
1,030 
8 
54 
60 
163 
288 
457 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,357 
987 
7 
35 
93 
181 
258 
413 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
401 
304 
- 
11 
23 
54 
84 
132 
$10,000,000 or more 
217 
172 
- 
6 
15 
28 
66 
57 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
24,601 
12,313 
143 
405 
760 
1,761 
3,225 
6,019 
$1,000 
1,491,077 
1,005,879 
8,852 
55,747 
95,879 
193,495 
282,191 
369,715 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
3,711 
1,471 
6 
31 
49 
195 
319 
871 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,957 
1,311 
13 
29 
68 
173 
327 
701 
$10,000 to $19,999 
4,141 
1,823 
15 
45 
63 
275 
409 
1,016 
$20,000 to $49,999 
6,463 
3,159 
46 
110 
212 
388 
850 
1,553 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,746 
2,025 
41 
31 
128 
294 
613 
918 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2,157 
1,425 
18 
73 
129 
215 
386 
604 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,061 
784 
1 
63 
76 
138 
232 
274 
$500,000 or more 
365 
315 
3 
23 
35 
83 
89 
82 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
18,130 
9,912 
130 
321 
642 
1,413 
2,639 
4,767 
number 
35,483 
21,852 
205 
800 
1,552 
3,474 
6,168 
9,653 
Tractors, all 
farms 
13,836 
7,552 
79 
255 
475 
1,075 
2,046 
3,622 
number 
24,515 
15,205 
186 
547 
986 
2,447 
4,064 
6,975 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
7,170 
3,679 
22 
131 
206 
473 
937 
1,910 
number 
8,764 
4,726 
48 
146 
243 
617 
1,181 
2,491 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
7,279 
4,206 
26 
115 
271 
620 
1,166 
2,008 
number 
10,378 
6,436 
44 
161 
361 
1,056 
1,748 
3,066 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
2,966 
2,036 
58 
111 
186 
350 
531 
800 
number 
5,373 
4,043 
94 
240 
382 
774 
1,135 
1,418 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
484 
376 
15 
14 
20 
69 
105 
153 
number 
555 
431 
15 
15 
22 
84 
126 
169 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
170 
135 
- 
11 
14 
29 
38 
43 
number 
227 
189 
- 
17 
24 
38 
53 
57 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
1,121 
728 
13 
26 
67 
111 
222 
289 
number 
1,265 
839 
13 
27 
70 
140 
274 
315 
Hay balers 
farms 
4,378 
2,622 
32 
107 
191 
385 
698 
1,209 
number 
5,286 
3,271 
51 
143 
229 
518 
867 
1,463 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
196 New Mexico 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
