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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
566 
441 
1 
23 
50 
82 
131 
154 
500 or more 
401 
344 
1 
14 
41 
76 
128 
84 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
1 1 ,200 
6,347 
66 
197 
392 
1,015 
1,624 
3,053 
number 
780,473 
623,784 
3,089 
29,649 
73,809 
147,525 
200,674 
169,038 
Beef cows 
farms 
11,004 
6,209 
65 
188 
375 
978 
1,578 
3,025 
number 
461,595 
353,692 
(D) 
(D) 
34,116 
63,761 
114,824 
128,613 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,028 
2,443 
39 
49 
134 
393 
550 
1,278 
1 0 to 49 
4,169 
2,382 
19 
81 
128 
330 
612 
1,212 
50 to 99 
772 
538 
6 
23 
37 
80 
149 
243 
too to 199 
524 
411 
1 
22 
35 
83 
121 
149 
200 to 499 
383 
320 
- 
10 
29 
73 
95 
113 
500 or more 
128 
115 
- 
3 
12 
19 
51 
30 
Milk cows 
farms 
410 
283 
7 
9 
26 
60 
80 
101 
number 
318,878 
270,092 
(D) 
(D) 
39,693 
83,764 
85,850 
40,425 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
272 
174 
6 
11 
30 
44 
83 
10 to 49 
20 
8 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
5 
50 to 99 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
100 to 199 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
6 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
1 
500 or more 
109 
94 
1 
8 
14 
30 
29 
12 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
8,510 
4,853 
52 
159 
331 
772 
1,245 
2,294 
number 
573,767 
447,064 
2,095 
16,489 
48,858 
105,283 
169,548 
104,791 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
7,963 
4,554 
57 
163 
292 
757 
1,212 
2,073 
number 
909,923 
698,385 
1,856 
20,797 
66,396 
148,601 
270,866 
189,869 
$1,000 
630,837 
517,709 
(D) 
(D) 
55,039 
110,314 
181,255 
154,823 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
4,865 
2,857 
36 
66 
213 
473 
765 
1,304 
number 
352,215 
213,197 
1,092 
4,139 
23,679 
54,732 
69,653 
59,902 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
6,164 
3,593 
34 
138 
232 
603 
980 
1,606 
number 
557,708 
485,188 
764 
16,658 
42,717 
93,869 
201,213 
129,967 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
89 
60 
- 
1 
6 
7 
14 
32 
number 
86,027 
81,595 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,775 
(D) 
2,601 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
211 
83 
- 
2 
9 
29 
22 
21 
number 
1,294 
720 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
397 
168 
107 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
202 
77 
2 
9 
26 
20 
20 
25 to 49 
7 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
50 to 99 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
49 
26 
_ 
1 
1 
10 
9 
5 
number 
318 
188 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
102 
62 
19 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
202 
76 
- 
2 
9 
27 
19 
19 
number 
976 
532 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
295 
106 
88 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
177 
67 
_ 
8 
5 
21 
16 
17 
number 
2,383 
1,431 
- 
40 
37 
845 
324 
185 
$1,000 
392 
(D) 
- 
23 
(D) 
(D) 
49 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,385 
2,042 
30 
38 
101 
312 
466 
1,095 
number 
89,745 
63,311 
714 
265 
2,167 
14,142 
18,103 
27,920 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,698 
1,013 
12 
9 
47 
138 
225 
582 
number 
44,386 
32,274 
270 
44 
900 
8,181 
8,802 
14,077 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
925 
547 
24 
8 
23 
89 
133 
270 
number 
34,908 
27,810 
390 
48 
847 
9,370 
1 1 ,240 
5,915 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
7,635 
4,056 
43 
142 
305 
645 
1,202 
1,719 
number 
50,723 
29,829 
260 
1,012 
3,627 
4,280 
9,563 
11,087 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
7,429 
3,956 
43 
142 
298 
633 
1,187 
1,653 
number 
44,749 
26,364 
129 
885 
2,952 
3,993 
8,431 
9,974 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,760 
864 
7 
27 
105 
148 
251 
326 
number 
7,177 
3,859 
7 
61 
384 
736 
1,030 
1,641 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,638 
1,315 
_ 
42 
90 
237 
341 
605 
number 
30,981 
17,347 
- 
363 
816 
4,253 
3,793 
8,122 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
575 
273 
- 
12 
28 
46 
69 
118 
number 
11,179 
7,317 
- 
116 
350 
1,707 
1,960 
3,184 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,768 
850 
- 
25 
76 
153 
202 
394 
number 
66,653 
51,967 
- 
610 
1,964 
2,120 
4,888 
42,385 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,759 
844 
25 
75 
153 
200 
391 
400 to 3,199 
8 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
2 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
233 
130 
- 
14 
24 
33 
24 
35 
number 
22,994 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
204 New Mexico 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
