Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
24,721 
15,409 
4,643 
4,669 
14,221 
10,500 
percent 
100.0 
62.3 
18.8 
18.9 
57.5 
42.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
43,201,023 
18,017,855 
19,359,660 
5,823,508 
22,853,546 
20,347,477 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,748 
1,169 
4,170 
1,247 
1,607 
1,938 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
24,721 
15,409 
4,643 
4,669 
14,221 
10,500 
$1,000 
2,620,735 
1,662,117 
748,034 
210,584 
1,185,509 
1,435,226 
Average per farm 
dollars 
106,012 
107,867 
161,110 
45,103 
83,363 
136,688 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
9,282 
5,857 
1,069 
2,356 
5,909 
3,373 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
3,306 
2,266 
370 
670 
1,903 
1,403 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,810 
1,867 
388 
555 
1,575 
1,235 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,648 
1,783 
432 
433 
1,467 
1,181 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,326 
1,455 
567 
304 
1,233 
1,093 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,283 
766 
392 
125 
622 
661 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,169 
590 
517 
62 
572 
597 
$100,000 to $249,999 
885 
385 
423 
77 
440 
445 
$250,000 to $499,999 
433 
158 
233 
42 
225 
208 
$500,000 to $999,999 
260 
99 
141 
20 
140 
120 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
319 
183 
111 
25 
135 
184 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
149 
68 
69 
12 
60 
89 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
51 
26 
20 
5 
21 
30 
$5,000,000 or more 
119 
89 
22 
8 
54 
65 
Total sales 
farms 
24,721 
15,409 
4,643 
4,669 
14,221 
10,500 
$1,000 
2,550,147 
1,628,871 
715,583 
205,692 
1,151,298 
1 ,398,849 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,078 
334 
328 
416 
606 
472 
$1,000 
125,148 
54,704 
61,391 
9,054 
46,372 
78,776 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
289 
101 
162 
26 
160 
129 
$1,000 
119,672 
52,663 
58,930 
8,079 
43,553 
76,119 
Corn 
farms 
370 
161 
171 
38 
185 
185 
$1,000 
86,607 
32,516 
48,982 
5,109 
34,754 
51,852 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
203 
62 
125 
16 
118 
85 
$1,000 
84,480 
31,802 
47,896 
4,782 
33,755 
50,726 
Wheat 
farms 
262 
133 
112 
17 
151 
111 
$1,000 
17,548 
11,106 
5,582 
860 
6,252 
1 1 ,296 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
31 
34 
7 
35 
37 
$1,000 
14,974 
9,919 
4,368 
687 
4,618 
10,356 
Soybeans 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
159 
67 
83 
9 
93 
66 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
4,869 
(D) 
4,661 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
22 
21 
1 
18 
26 
$1,000 
7,718 
(D) 
3,998 
(D) 
3,283 
4,435 
Barley 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
481 
61 
54 
366 
291 
190 
$1,000 
1 1 ,290 
(D) 
1,957 
(D) 
704 
10,586 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
3 
6 
1 
1 
9 
$1,000 
10,307 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
. 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
195 
74 
103 
18 
122 
73 
$1,000 
(D) 
6,730 
23,502 
(D) 
(D) 
16,329 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
133 
45 
75 
13 
81 
52 
$1,000 
31,907 
6,049 
22,619 
3,238 
16,248 
15,659 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,970 
1,237 
247 
486 
924 
1,046 
$1,000 
96,329 
23,158 
50,306 
22,865 
34,718 
61,611 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
125 
43 
69 
13 
72 
53 
$1,000 
87,639 
18,585 
49,119 
19,934 
30,253 
57,386 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
2,825 
2,549 
243 
33 
1,431 
1,394 
$1,000 
110,875 
54,939 
51,682 
4,253 
64,167 
46,708 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
152 
91 
54 
7 
79 
73 
$1,000 
97,253 
43,828 
49,353 
4,072 
57,080 
40,173 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
2,751 
2,484 
235 
32 
1,413 
1,338 
$1,000 
110,540 
(D) 
51,662 
(D) 
63,898 
46,642 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
151 
91 
54 
6 
78 
73 
$1,000 
97,055 
43,828 
49,353 
3,873 
56,882 
40,173 
Berries 
farms 
117 
100 
15 
2 
31 
86 
$1,000 
335 
(D) 
20 
(D) 
268 
66 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
360 
301 
37 
22 
141 
219 
$1,000 
44,888 
22,720 
14,259 
7,909 
25,080 
19,808 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
59 
41 
10 
8 
19 
40 
$1,000 
43,202 
21,376 
14,076 
7,750 
24,410 
18,792 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
212 New Mexico 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
