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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
4,669 
3,107 
1,077 
485 
2,547 
2,122 
acres treated 
569,884 
259,350 
272,862 
37,672 
264,187 
305,697 
Manure used 
farms 
1,763 
1,264 
350 
149 
842 
921 
acres treated 
96,789 
33,352 
54,564 
8,873 
33,249 
63,540 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
2,278 
1,480 
493 
305 
1,192 
1,086 
acres 
252,685 
99,399 
131,283 
22,003 
123,828 
128,857 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
3,454 
2,231 
862 
361 
1,751 
1,703 
acres 
796,059 
361,163 
374,779 
60,117 
392,797 
403,262 
Nematodes 
farms 
523 
253 
132 
138 
295 
228 
acres 
53,322 
18,393 
27,934 
6,995 
24,342 
28,980 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
703 
445 
120 
138 
357 
346 
acres 
34,568 
10,984 
16,814 
6,770 
16,173 
18,395 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
602 
421 
155 
26 
322 
280 
acres on which used 
62,657 
20,297 
37,326 
5,034 
26,669 
35,988 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
362 
129 
50 
183 
255 
107 
acres 
35,942 
17,379 
9,415 
9,148 
20,476 
15,466 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,908 
1,115 
342 
451 
1,088 
820 
acres 
124,180 
23,177 
47,487 
53,516 
56,476 
67,704 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
430 
265 
109 
56 
186 
244 
acres 
184,973 
56,852 
113,266 
14,855 
74,813 
110,160 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
1,311 
677 
279 
355 
695 
616 
acres 
135,476 
54,486 
61,411 
19,579 
61,629 
73,847 
Cropland on which conservation tillage. 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
811 
400 
215 
196 
427 
384 
acres 
152,747 
50,005 
96,529 
6,213 
70,885 
81,862 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
2,859 
1,656 
714 
489 
1,480 
1,379 
acres 
445,721 
215,367 
183,018 
47,336 
250,452 
195,269 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
1,012 
655 
190 
167 
453 
559 
acres 
72,241 
40,406 
28,070 
3,765 
25,688 
46,553 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,279 
783 
405 
91 
527 
752 
Solar panels 
farms 
1,157 
726 
359 
72 
475 
682 
Wind turbines 
farms 
107 
50 
51 
6 
38 
69 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
17 
11 
6 
- 
15 
2 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
11 
8 
2 
1 
5 
6 
Biodiesel 
farms 
20 
17 
2 
1 
9 
11 
Ethanol 
farms 
4 
1 
1 
2 
1 
3 
Other 
farms 
75 
28 
36 
11 
34 
41 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
96 
40 
54 
2 
37 
59 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
15,409 
15,409 
_ 
_ 
8,664 
6,745 
Part owners 
farms 
4,643 
- 
4,643 
- 
2,450 
2,193 
Tenants 
farms 
4,669 
- 
- 
4,669 
3,107 
1,562 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
20,110 
15,409 
4,643 
58 
11,144 
8,966 
acres 
28,603,580 
18,561,886 
9,954,231 
87,463 
15,795,451 
12,808,129 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
23,742 
15,409 
4,643 
3,690 
13,641 
10,101 
acres 
31,102,422 
18,017,855 
10,066,930 
3,017,637 
17,560,739 
13,541,683 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
5,277 
37 
4,168 
1,072 
2,803 
2,474 
acres 
12,331,559 
22,316 
9,338,891 
2,970,352 
5,374,317 
6,957,242 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
5,233 
- 
4,162 
1,071 
2,784 
2,449 
acres 
12,098,601 
- 
9,292,730 
2,805,871 
5,292,807 
6,805,794 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
1,215 
867 
255 
93 
676 
539 
acres 
1,041,076 
566,347 
220,882 
253,847 
496,473 
544,603 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
37,981 
23,704 
7,479 
6,798 
14,221 
23,760 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
14,221 
8,664 
2,450 
3,107 
14,221 
- 
2 operators 
8,555 
5,634 
1,728 
1,193 
- 
8,555 
3 operators 
1,544 
888 
361 
295 
- 
1,544 
4 operators 
211 
123 
61 
27 
- 
211 
5 or more operators 
190 
100 
43 
47 
- 
190 
Total women operators 
number 
12,870 
8,013 
2,216 
2,641 
2,835 
10,035 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
10,950 
6,914 
1,904 
2,132 
2,835 
8,115 
2 operators 
738 
398 
142 
198 
- 
738 
3 operators 
106 
67 
8 
31 
- 
106 
4 operators 
11 
9 
1 
1 
- 
11 
5 or more operators 
16 
13 
- 
3 
- 
16 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
218 New Mexico 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
