Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Curry 
De Baca 
Dona Ana 
Eddy 
Grant 
Guadalupe 
Harding 
Farms 
number 
600 
203 
2,184 
551 
407 
372 
202 
Land in farms 
acres 
880,822 
1,068,067 
659,970 
1,141,956 
1,064,487 
1,643,213 
1 ,034,059 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,468 
5,261 
302 
2,073 
2,615 
4,417 
5,119 
Median size of farm 
acres 
480 
152 
5 
95 
145 
851 
980 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
849,413 
1,301,431 
540,877 
926,314 
980,443 
1,176,722 
1 ,447,843 
Average per acre 
dollars 
579 
247 
1,790 
447 
375 
266 
283 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
94,611 
18,273 
164,320 
68,112 
21,342 
16,050 
1 1 ,788 
Average per farm 
dollars 
157,686 
90,016 
75,238 
123,615 
52,437 
43,146 
58,358 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
56 
24 
1,466 
105 
30 
32 
3 
1 0 to 49 acres 
45 
57 
403 
121 
95 
42 
8 
50 to 1 79 acres 
76 
23 
150 
90 
99 
46 
16 
1 80 to 499 acres 
125 
19 
66 
62 
45 
44 
51 
500 to 999 acres 
83 
- 
40 
43 
20 
34 
23 
1 ,000 acres or more 
215 
80 
59 
130 
118 
174 
101 
Total cropland 
farms 
457 
113 
1,970 
345 
137 
121 
62 
acres 
479,041 
11,171 
93,809 
52,973 
8,390 
17,700 
21,328 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
167 
100 
1,894 
300 
79 
85 
6 
acres 
90,487 
7,584 
76,172 
41,775 
3,602 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated land 
farms 
125 
105 
1,747 
297 
115 
113 
5 
acres 
62,175 
8,070 
76,347 
43,254 
3,978 
3,841 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
447,315 
23,967 
351,032 
119,564 
14,543 
17,709 
13,495 
Average per farm 
dollars 
745,526 
118,064 
160,729 
216,994 
35,732 
47,605 
66,807 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
31,337 
8,846 
166,853 
50,489 
2,086 
380 
285 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
415,979 
15,121 
184,178 
69,075 
12,457 
17,329 
13,211 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
311 
50 
1,138 
210 
184 
134 
84 
$2,500 to $4,999 
19 
18 
271 
42 
32 
59 
23 
$5,000 to $9,999 
18 
22 
252 
48 
56 
60 
15 
$10,000 to $24,999 
51 
17 
201 
73 
51 
49 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
14 
66 
35 
33 
15 
13 
$50,000 to $99,999 
56 
27 
79 
57 
27 
21 
16 
$100,000 or more 
117 
55 
177 
86 
24 
34 
29 
Government payments 
farms 
433 
119 
208 
194 
61 
134 
81 
$1,000 
8,250 
1,868 
1,453 
2,481 
1,329 
2,853 
1,289 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
223 
63 
385 
177 
75 
51 
58 
$1,000 
8,754 
2,417 
5,561 
1,694 
1,173 
952 
661 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
399,610 
22,869 
329,119 
104,278 
16,242 
18,259 
13,395 
Average per farm 
dollars 
666,016 
112,653 
150,695 
189,252 
39,907 
49,082 
66,313 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
600 
203 
2,184 
551 
407 
372 
202 
$1,000 
64,710 
5,383 
28,927 
19,460 
803 
3,255 
2,049 
Average per farm 
dollars 
107,850 
26,516 
13,245 
35,318 
1,974 
8,751 
10,143 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
270 
122 
823 
311 
186 
232 
135 
Other 
number 
330 
81 
1,361 
240 
221 
140 
67 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
380 
109 
1,377 
329 
287 
211 
109 
200 days or more 
number 
230 
70 
778 
193 
141 
118 
44 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
255 
116 
270 
315 
317 
279 
159 
number 
224,979 
16,292 
83,543 
52,623 
27,000 
21,803 
20,898 
Beef cows 
farms 
149 
102 
171 
253 
282 
252 
156 
number 
8,591 
10,761 
8,175 
17,820 
18,933 
(D) 
12,698 
Milk cows 
farms 
35 
- 
17 
13 
5 
1 
- 
number 
73,999 
- 
43,395 
11,508 
11 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
205 
113 
164 
240 
207 
234 
118 
number 
225,008 
18,512 
28,595 
24,569 
15,023 
18,827 
16,509 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
5 
- 
13 
3 
6 
1 
2 
number 
18 
- 
35 
31 
34 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
6 
- 
14 
3 
6 
7 
number 
27 
- 
38 
(D) 
37 
- 
53 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
5 
11 
64 
16 
15 
20 
2 
number 
169 
616 
989 
2,159 
131 
3,633 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
18 
4 
113 
31 
30 
12 
11 
number 
297 
122 
1,660 
412 
497 
161 
340 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
13 
- 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
4 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
400 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
43 
3 
62 
14 
- 
- 
acres 
13,080 
935 
7,807 
4,453 
- 
- 
- 
tons 
245,419 
(D) 
176,040 
147,211 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
86 
14 
5 
- 
1 
3 
acres 
33,290 
- 
953 
1,328 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
732,179 
- 
62,588 
29,491 
- 
(D) 
23,889 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
86 
- 
14 
5 
- 
1 
3 
acres 
33,290 
- 
953 
1,328 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
732,179 
- 
62,588 
29,491 
- 
(D) 
23,889 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
226 New Mexico 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
