Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Otero 
Quay 
Rio Arriba 
Roosevelt 
Sandoval 
San Juan 
San Miguel 
Farms 
number 
486 
553 
1,892 
680 
1,029 
2,628 
877 
Land in farms 
acres 
1 ,223,746 
1,518,085 
1 ,432,897 
1 ,349,222 
950,133 
2,580,319 
2,350,432 
Average size of farm 
acres 
2,518 
2,745 
757 
1,984 
923 
982 
2,680 
Median size of farm 
acres 
53 
622 
17 
440 
13 
19 
280 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,057,945 
919,353 
548,193 
966,632 
482,790 
341,496 
1,010,876 
Average per acre 
dollars 
420 
335 
724 
487 
523 
348 
377 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
25,786 
42,524 
81,872 
81,834 
32,135 
107,969 
37,802 
Average per farm 
dollars 
53,059 
76,898 
43,273 
120,345 
31,229 
41,272 
43,104 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
120 
30 
757 
36 
438 
872 
45 
1 0 to 49 acres 
120 
42 
443 
82 
219 
749 
125 
50 to 1 79 acres 
75 
102 
275 
137 
152 
313 
159 
1 80 to 499 acres 
61 
82 
147 
102 
74 
147 
198 
500 to 999 acres 
48 
72 
112 
102 
45 
175 
116 
1 ,000 acres or more 
62 
225 
158 
221 
101 
372 
234 
Total cropland 
farms 
260 
360 
1,358 
452 
634 
1,460 
286 
acres 
(D) 
216,182 
66,760 
290,281 
17,785 
115,578 
22,430 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
230 
59 
1,213 
166 
551 
1,207 
188 
acres 
(D) 
13,126 
21,995 
64,581 
6,684 
80,286 
3,289 
Irrigated land 
farms 
230 
47 
1,250 
160 
656 
1,350 
191 
acres 
5,966 
6,966 
29,199 
46,082 
9,425 
85,890 
4,616 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
14,635 
36,789 
18,979 
264,324 
10,586 
71,311 
18,631 
Average per farm 
dollars 
30,112 
66,526 
10,031 
388,712 
10,287 
27,135 
21,244 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
8,050 
2,339 
7,113 
18,330 
5,605 
63,365 
956 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
6,584 
34,450 
11,866 
245,994 
4,981 
7,946 
17,675 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
215 
309 
1,002 
322 
587 
1,643 
483 
$2,500 to $4,999 
60 
26 
248 
30 
156 
333 
104 
$5,000 to $9,999 
64 
33 
268 
57 
119 
303 
102 
$10,000 to $24,999 
39 
43 
192 
74 
93 
216 
95 
$25,000 to $49,999 
47 
35 
108 
50 
39 
89 
23 
$50,000 to $99,999 
35 
47 
47 
57 
25 
12 
46 
$100,000 or more 
26 
60 
27 
90 
10 
32 
24 
Government payments 
farms 
59 
393 
275 
424 
103 
367 
145 
$1,000 
1,183 
6,471 
1,277 
8,038 
815 
1,023 
1,639 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
81 
181 
394 
175 
114 
201 
126 
$1,000 
3,800 
4,457 
3,182 
4,470 
822 
4,007 
1,475 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
17,837 
42,597 
26,827 
265,619 
13,354 
75,693 
23,219 
Average per farm 
dollars 
36,701 
77,029 
14,179 
390,616 
12,978 
28,802 
26,475 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
486 
553 
1,892 
680 
1,029 
2,628 
877 
$1,000 
1,781 
5,120 
-3,389 
11,213 
-1,132 
649 
-1,474 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,664 
9,259 
-1,791 
16,490 
-1,100 
247 
-1,681 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
234 
290 
836 
345 
466 
1,424 
469 
Other 
number 
252 
263 
1,056 
335 
563 
1,204 
408 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
288 
336 
1,321 
384 
674 
1,728 
558 
200 days or more 
number 
168 
227 
538 
257 
355 
1,104 
239 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
266 
291 
896 
293 
522 
1,251 
653 
number 
17,357 
32,755 
26,164 
109,534 
15,746 
20,733 
34,297 
Beef cows 
farms 
200 
269 
830 
233 
438 
1,049 
602 
number 
11,516 
18,053 
18,717 
14,366 
1 1 ,260 
13,895 
22,202 
Milk cows 
farms 
12 
10 
24 
22 
9 
27 
20 
number 
20 
27 
176 
50,933 
14 
53 
40 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
184 
234 
523 
278 
258 
635 
437 
number 
8,175 
36,069 
13,749 
52,983 
6,035 
9,099 
22,942 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1 
8 
9 
9 
14 
21 
2 
number 
(D) 
29 
24 
59 
96 
98 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2 
9 
5 
17 
6 
10 
1 
number 
(D) 
75 
9 
224 
119 
43 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
20 
13 
139 
14 
130 
972 
9 
number 
1,849 
439 
2,861 
257 
1,948 
19,333 
90 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
67 
19 
160 
37 
74 
210 
50 
number 
898 
325 
(D) 
(D) 
840 
2,607 
723 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
2 
1 
1 
4 
1 
number 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
52 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
15 
2 
7 
22 
2 
acres 
- 
- 
130 
(D) 
17 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
- 
12,110 
(D) 
1,600 
(D) 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
1 
2 
27 
- 
10 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
7,563 
- 
201 
- 
tons 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
158,452 
- 
3,187 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
29 
7 
46 
1 
3 
1 
acres 
- 
9,849 
(D) 
18,192 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
132,899 
(D) 
265,853 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
29 
7 
45 
1 
3 
1 
acres 
- 
9,849 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
132,899 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
228 New Mexico 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
