Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hidalgo 
Lea 
Lincoln 
Los Alamos 
Luna 
McKinley 
Mora 
Farms 
number 
171 
460 
362 
9 
190 
2,297 
597 
Land in farms 
acres 
930,271 
1,981,988 
1,553,184 
17 
550,174 
3,022,704 
778,031 
Average size of farm 
acres 
5,440 
4,309 
4,291 
2 
2,896 
1,316 
1,303 
Median size of farm 
acres 
640 
315 
255 
1 
195 
160 
108 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,347,663 
1,461,422 
1,519,178 
28,839 
1 ,228,330 
414,200 
723,692 
Average per acre 
dollars 
248 
339 
354 
15,268 
424 
315 
555 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
16,740 
62,814 
22,446 
59 
33,160 
51,195 
26,969 
Average per farm 
dollars 
97,896 
136,552 
62,005 
6,580 
174,525 
23,377 
45,174 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
11 
67 
47 
9 
27 
689 
38 
1 0 to 49 acres 
31 
69 
64 
- 
23 
204 
150 
50 to 1 79 acres 
20 
68 
58 
- 
44 
313 
164 
1 80 to 499 acres 
15 
53 
34 
- 
26 
273 
128 
500 to 999 acres 
26 
30 
36 
- 
17 
267 
36 
1 ,000 acres or more 
68 
173 
123 
- 
53 
551 
81 
Total cropland 
farms 
66 
217 
80 
1 
122 
570 
347 
acres 
12,933 
117,044 
5,070 
(D) 
37,210 
44,126 
13,321 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
48 
134 
58 
1 
103 
168 
232 
acres 
7,057 
50,466 
561 
(D) 
20,760 
1,009 
4,929 
Irrigated land 
farms 
62 
142 
114 
1 
100 
140 
252 
acres 
9,640 
51,581 
1,974 
(D) 
20,558 
1,901 
7,589 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
29,154 
188,926 
16,865 
(D) 
62,482 
8,389 
1 1 ,623 
Average per farm 
dollars 
170,488 
410,708 
46,590 
(D) 
328,852 
3,652 
19,468 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
16,885 
40,738 
536 
(D) 
39,948 
623 
1,151 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
12,269 
148,188 
16,330 
(D) 
22,534 
7,766 
10,471 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
36 
195 
120 
8 
54 
1,924 
331 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4 
26 
41 
1 
11 
135 
68 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6 
18 
46 
- 
14 
120 
72 
$10,000 to $24,999 
29 
38 
43 
- 
30 
68 
76 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
31 
26 
- 
8 
17 
19 
$50,000 to $99,999 
20 
46 
44 
- 
15 
23 
12 
$100,000 or more 
42 
106 
42 
- 
58 
10 
19 
Government payments 
farms 
79 
174 
94 
_ 
100 
683 
112 
$1,000 
1,228 
5,045 
2,709 
- 
1,472 
845 
1,839 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
40 
95 
88 
1 
45 
104 
106 
$1,000 
629 
2,091 
768 
(D) 
1,027 
(D) 
939 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
20,605 
172,347 
19,842 
62 
55,608 
19,263 
12,673 
Average per farm 
dollars 
120,495 
374,667 
54,814 
6,862 
292,674 
8,386 
21,228 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
171 
460 
362 
9 
190 
2,297 
597 
$1,000 
10,407 
23,715 
500 
-56 
9,372 
-9,806 
1,728 
Average per farm 
dollars 
60,858 
51,555 
1,381 
-6,202 
49,327 
-4,269 
2,895 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
113 
255 
201 
8 
117 
1,386 
369 
Other 
number 
58 
205 
161 
1 
73 
911 
228 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
113 
261 
227 
8 
106 
1,395 
422 
200 days or more 
number 
68 
160 
140 
8 
61 
842 
187 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
126 
245 
259 
- 
85 
1,517 
398 
number 
26,833 
84,950 
27,829 
- 
18,679 
27,034 
14,059 
Beef cows 
farms 
119 
211 
221 
- 
79 
1,386 
371 
number 
1 7,372 
21,380 
18,804 
- 
(D) 
20,018 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
3 
11 
11 
- 
2 
16 
2 
number 
5 
31,360 
23 
- 
(D) 
142 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
108 
180 
235 
- 
68 
539 
241 
number 
15,760 
46,069 
19,693 
- 
14,840 
8,662 
1 1 ,447 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
- 
3 
6 
- 
- 
17 
3 
number 
- 
22 
34 
- 
- 
(D) 
7 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
2 
3 
- 
- 
12 
2 
number 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
63 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
2 
7 
30 
- 
10 
1,299 
15 
number 
(D) 
1,475 
7,819 
- 
186 
23,496 
126 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
17 
32 
30 
- 
4 
130 
11 
number 
170 
407 
534 
- 
249 
875 
208 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
number 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1 
6 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
960 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
214,200 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
24 
- 
- 
16 
- 
acres 
- 
9,738 
- 
- 
2,680 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
205,102 
- 
- 
75,157 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
15 
- 
- 
7 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
3,282 
- 
- 
798 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
193,778 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
15 
- 
- 
5 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
3,282 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
193,778 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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