Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
5,825 
3,813 
1,316 
696 
2,919 
2,906 
$1,000 
41,194 
1 7,722 
17,453 
6,019 
18,651 
22,544 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,721 
2,726 
482 
513 
1,826 
1,895 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,215 
678 
416 
121 
623 
592 
$5,000 to $24,999 
583 
280 
267 
36 
324 
259 
$25,000 to $49,999 
150 
58 
78 
14 
72 
78 
$50,000 or more 
156 
71 
73 
12 
74 
82 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,962 
2,889 
1,358 
715 
2,448 
2,514 
$1,000 
137,673 
68,368 
54,809 
14,495 
70,543 
67,129 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,440 
2,106 
758 
576 
1,760 
1,680 
$5,000 to $24,999 
960 
538 
330 
92 
452 
508 
$25,000 to $99,999 
365 
145 
192 
28 
152 
213 
$100,000 to $249,999 
101 
50 
39 
12 
33 
68 
$250,000 or more 
96 
50 
39 
7 
51 
45 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,043 
1,482 
1,022 
539 
1,526 
1,517 
$1,000 
33,048 
16,681 
12,961 
3,405 
13,066 
19,981 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,530 
1,709 
562 
259 
1,196 
1,334 
$1,000 
104,625 
51,687 
41,848 
1 1 ,090 
57,477 
47,148 
Feed purchased 
farms 
16,204 
8,828 
3,581 
3,795 
9,003 
7,201 
$1 ,000 
1,124,762 
876,574 
169,541 
78,648 
506,954 
617,808 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,981 
5,844 
2,002 
3,135 
6,365 
4,616 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,981 
2,310 
1,094 
577 
2,086 
1,895 
$25,000 to $99,999 
884 
451 
371 
62 
379 
505 
$100,000 to $249,999 
164 
74 
80 
10 
83 
81 
$250,000 or more 
194 
149 
34 
11 
90 
104 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
22,758 
13,936 
4,518 
4,304 
12,974 
9,784 
$1,000 
130,982 
61,587 
56,095 
13,300 
62,550 
68,433 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,171 
12,336 
2,891 
3,944 
11,148 
8,023 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,794 
1,263 
1,239 
292 
1,417 
1,377 
$25,000 to $49,999 
362 
147 
188 
27 
197 
165 
$50,000 or more 
431 
190 
200 
41 
212 
219 
Utilities 
farms 
13,231 
8,716 
3,117 
1,398 
7,028 
6,203 
$1,000 
90,770 
51,716 
32,291 
6,764 
41,743 
49,027 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,716 
4,739 
1,079 
898 
3,663 
3,053 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,669 
3,031 
1,264 
374 
2,461 
2,208 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,259 
629 
547 
83 
595 
664 
$25,000 to $49,999 
202 
108 
80 
14 
124 
78 
$50,000 or more 
385 
209 
147 
29 
185 
200 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
16,324 
10,257 
3,804 
2,263 
8,826 
7,498 
$1,000 
143,564 
79,025 
51,722 
12,817 
65,306 
78,257 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,345 
8,832 
2,483 
2,030 
7,404 
5,941 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,092 
1,021 
905 
166 
995 
1,097 
$25,000 to $49,999 
423 
163 
218 
42 
207 
216 
$50,000 or more 
464 
241 
198 
25 
220 
244 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
5,429 
3,113 
1,665 
651 
2,738 
2,691 
$1 ,000 
252,521 
158,121 
78,165 
16,235 
105,867 
146,655 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,001 
1,750 
784 
467 
1,534 
1,467 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,228 
701 
405 
122 
617 
611 
$25,000 to $99,999 
816 
437 
343 
36 
421 
395 
$100,000 to $249,999 
202 
110 
82 
10 
95 
107 
$250,000 or more 
182 
115 
51 
16 
71 
111 
Contract labor 
farms 
2,664 
1,739 
700 
225 
1,354 
1,310 
$1,000 
36,841 
18,329 
16,339 
2,172 
15,259 
21,582 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
816 
614 
113 
89 
452 
364 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
894 
568 
276 
50 
463 
431 
$5,000 to $24,999 
683 
410 
199 
74 
312 
371 
$25,000 to $49,999 
123 
70 
50 
3 
59 
64 
$50,000 or more 
148 
77 
62 
9 
68 
80 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
3,285 
2,181 
838 
266 
1,756 
1,529 
$1,000 
43,647 
28,487 
12,413 
2,747 
20,889 
22,758 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,261 
907 
229 
125 
656 
605 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,229 
850 
280 
99 
681 
548 
$5,000 to $24,999 
554 
298 
227 
29 
317 
237 
$25,000 to $49,999 
98 
43 
52 
3 
43 
55 
$50,000 or more 
143 
83 
50 
10 
59 
84 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
6,032 
1,270 
3,488 
1,274 
3,257 
2,775 
$1,000 
79,549 
7,838 
55,534 
16,177 
36,536 
43,013 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,768 
883 
1,983 
902 
2,126 
1,642 
$5,000 to $9,999 
547 
75 
387 
85 
271 
276 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,076 
295 
631 
150 
520 
556 
$25,000 or more 
641 
17 
487 
137 
340 
301 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
214 New Mexico 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
