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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
4,669 
2,668 
29 
105 
195 
433 
802 
1,104 
acres treated 
569,884 
429,089 
1,829 
23,574 
44,960 
97,764 
133,356 
127,606 
Manure used 
farms 
1,763 
1,019 
11 
54 
81 
134 
289 
450 
acres treated 
96,789 
89,092 
40 
6,456 
7,123 
16,857 
28,808 
29,808 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
2,278 
1,476 
21 
85 
134 
284 
388 
564 
acres 
252,685 
222,790 
1,435 
14,723 
21,172 
56,059 
69,550 
59,851 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
3,454 
2,059 
15 
93 
163 
395 
571 
822 
acres 
796,059 
619,171 
1,792 
31,543 
55,414 
119,487 
207,642 
203,293 
Nematodes 
farms 
523 
327 
1 
16 
27 
81 
114 
88 
acres 
53,322 
44,587 
(D) 
(D) 
6,422 
7,755 
12,957 
14,428 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
703 
429 
2 
21 
47 
79 
121 
159 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
34,568 
26,628 
(D) 
2,550 
9,658 
3,849 
(D) 
5,296 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
602 
358 
6 
13 
33 
59 
102 
145 
acres on which used 
62,657 
56,596 
60 
3,957 
12,112 
8,675 
14,177 
17,615 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
362 
221 
6 
11 
4 
15 
85 
100 
acres 
35,942 
29,439 
(D) 
1,692 
(D) 
670 
8,369 
18,144 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,908 
956 
8 
42 
60 
119 
274 
453 
acres 
124,180 
66,532 
38 
2,237 
2,382 
9,162 
19,255 
33,458 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
430 
195 
1 
18 
6 
22 
61 
87 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
184,973 
132,274 
(D) 
1,395 
(D) 
35,163 
19,848 
66,410 
used 
farms 
1,311 
823 
7 
43 
61 
132 
233 
347 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
135,476 
118,886 
(D) 
15,128 
(D) 
21,821 
39,619 
33,668 
used 
farms 
811 
543 
15 
29 
58 
107 
158 
176 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
152,747 
132,907 
1,036 
8,832 
20,898 
24,272 
53,175 
24,694 
practices were used 
farms 
2,859 
1,723 
31 
90 
127 
335 
459 
681 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
445,721 
318,339 
5,060 
9,452 
20,055 
65,278 
96,742 
121,752 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,012 
637 
20 
41 
38 
99 
193 
246 
acres 
72,241 
52,061 
110 
4,868 
2,138 
12,407 
19,059 
13,479 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,279 
747 
6 
20 
61 
130 
204 
326 
Solar panels 
farms 
1,157 
678 
6 
20 
56 
116 
187 
293 
Wind turbines 
farms 
107 
78 
- 
1 
7 
16 
20 
34 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
17 
9 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
7 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
11 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
3 
Biodiesel 
farms 
20 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
Ethanol 
farms 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Other 
farms 
75 
58 
- 
- 
1 
12 
24 
21 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
96 
75 
- 
6 
3 
16 
15 
35 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
15,409 
6,929 
63 
173 
387 
896 
1,877 
3,533 
Part owners 
farms 
4,643 
2,879 
37 
106 
199 
427 
803 
1,307 
Tenants 
farms 
4,669 
2,584 
43 
126 
174 
442 
572 
1,227 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
20,110 
9,823 
100 
279 
589 
1,327 
2,683 
4,845 
acres 
28,603,580 
20,929,005 
52,600 
427,256 
1,343,400 
3,577,669 
7,059,832 
8,468,248 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
23,742 
11,909 
114 
334 
682 
1,668 
3,152 
5,959 
acres 
31,102,422 
22,387,042 
52,220 
431,296 
1,434,187 
3,854,583 
7,379,762 
9,234,994 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
5,277 
3,103 
66 
176 
266 
495 
843 
1,257 
acres 
12,331,559 
9,052,328 
68,128 
340,762 
879,971 
1,833,665 
2,751,892 
3,177,910 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
5,233 
3,088 
66 
176 
266 
494 
838 
1,248 
acres 
12,098,601 
8,967,385 
68,128 
340,762 
874,223 
1,821,452 
2,713,801 
3,149,019 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,215 
562 
18 
27 
23 
41 
148 
305 
acres 
1,041,076 
579,479 
2,034 
4,257 
17,690 
82,626 
111,712 
361,160 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
37,981 
19,034 
179 
642 
1,305 
2,755 
5,012 
9,141 
1 operator 
14,221 
7,216 
113 
213 
346 
993 
1,879 
3,672 
2 operators 
8,555 
4,103 
24 
156 
296 
616 
1,095 
1,916 
3 operators 
1,544 
880 
6 
27 
113 
121 
220 
393 
4 operators 
211 
101 
- 
9 
4 
13 
35 
40 
5 or more operators 
190 
92 
- 
- 
1 
22 
23 
46 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
12,870 
6,382 
52 
182 
431 
929 
1,685 
3,103 
1 operator 
10,950 
5,296 
40 
174 
346 
774 
1,451 
2,511 
2 operators 
738 
440 
6 
4 
41 
54 
107 
228 
3 operators 
106 
50 
- 
- 
1 
14 
5 
30 
4 operators 
11 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
5 or more operators 
16 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
198 New Mexico 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
