Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Santa Fe 
Sierra 
Socorro 
Taos 
Torrance 
Union 
Valencia 
Farms 
number 
715 
256 
704 
983 
589 
353 
1,607 
Land in farms 
acres 
717,704 
1,250,136 
1,271,368 
313,414 
1 ,864,589 
1 ,967,370 
669,727 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,004 
4,883 
1,806 
319 
3,166 
5,573 
417 
Median size of farm 
acres 
11 
120 
25 
15 
320 
1,980 
7 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
848,970 
1,396,238 
890,671 
373,969 
1,151,192 
2,047,038 
392,417 
Average per acre 
dollars 
846 
286 
493 
1,173 
364 
367 
942 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
27,892 
23,535 
47,860 
30,461 
46,836 
33,910 
77,830 
Average per farm 
dollars 
39,010 
91,933 
67,983 
30,988 
79,518 
96,064 
48,432 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
325 
36 
236 
391 
41 
8 
957 
1 0 to 49 acres 
154 
56 
188 
349 
54 
12 
447 
50 to 1 79 acres 
80 
43 
98 
110 
110 
37 
121 
1 80 to 499 acres 
60 
28 
41 
60 
144 
38 
39 
500 to 999 acres 
38 
16 
30 
26 
72 
40 
5 
1 ,000 acres or more 
58 
77 
111 
47 
168 
218 
38 
Total cropland 
farms 
392 
117 
414 
795 
156 
110 
1,117 
acres 
13,091 
19,429 
21,402 
24,591 
47,866 
66,126 
23,428 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
354 
106 
369 
719 
57 
54 
1,031 
acres 
8,206 
10,931 
1 7,434 
12,297 
23,331 
28,391 
21,408 
Irrigated land 
farms 
384 
126 
437 
753 
70 
53 
1,246 
acres 
8,864 
12,416 
18,906 
14,458 
25,015 
26,014 
23,106 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
12,776 
39,347 
77,247 
8,415 
58,520 
98,138 
55,765 
Average per farm 
dollars 
17,869 
153,697 
1 09,726 
8,560 
99,355 
278,013 
34,701 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
9,597 
17,561 
1 1 ,794 
3,453 
23,343 
16,862 
13,288 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
3,179 
21,786 
65,453 
4,962 
35,177 
81,277 
42,477 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
443 
53 
265 
713 
307 
74 
1,014 
$2,500 to $4,999 
74 
37 
76 
85 
56 
5 
208 
$5,000 to $9,999 
91 
23 
101 
79 
34 
40 
164 
$10,000 to $24,999 
47 
54 
92 
53 
69 
41 
107 
$25,000 to $49,999 
27 
13 
51 
14 
29 
21 
$50,000 to $99,999 
14 
23 
35 
23 
39 
61 
32 
$100,000 or more 
19 
53 
84 
16 
55 
111 
42 
Government payments 
farms 
41 
95 
67 
88 
163 
174 
102 
$1,000 
394 
1,418 
1,539 
440 
3,259 
2,900 
641 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
107 
52 
167 
123 
100 
94 
217 
$1,000 
1,807 
568 
1,430 
699 
2,078 
2,425 
1,307 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
21,962 
37,267 
74,785 
10,738 
58,213 
81,850 
63,613 
Average per farm 
dollars 
30,717 
145,573 
106,229 
10,924 
98,833 
231,871 
39,585 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
715 
256 
704 
983 
589 
353 
1,607 
$1,000 
-6,985 
4,066 
5,431 
-1,184 
5,644 
21,613 
-5,901 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-9,769 
15,884 
7,714 
-1,204 
9,583 
61,227 
-3,672 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
312 
173 
387 
350 
312 
207 
693 
Other 
number 
403 
83 
317 
633 
277 
146 
914 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
491 
175 
398 
723 
382 
208 
1,044 
200 days or more 
number 
249 
86 
238 
477 
215 
142 
611 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
271 
142 
421 
376 
418 
278 
782 
number 
9,141 
18,769 
46,951 
7,641 
43,218 
61,343 
31,437 
Beef cows 
farms 
232 
121 
388 
328 
357 
248 
632 
number 
4,226 
(D) 
18,414 
5,748 
(D) 
(D) 
10,448 
Milk cows 
farms 
9 
5 
14 
21 
14 
1 
22 
number 
35 
(D) 
10,987 
39 
(D) 
(D) 
10,186 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
116 
136 
320 
180 
271 
270 
393 
number 
3,605 
9,051 
28,498 
4,261 
28,510 
77,965 
12,475 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
6 
3 
12 
10 
7 
3 
21 
number 
20 
20 
46 
46 
58 
7 
178 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
11 
3 
11 
3 
4 
2 
17 
number 
25 
84 
77 
15 
(D) 
(D) 
224 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
28 
13 
41 
76 
29 
5 
123 
number 
430 
321 
675 
791 
4,989 
114 
1,288 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
85 
36 
50 
88 
41 
15 
145 
number 
1,790 
562 
2,113 
1,708 
529 
195 
2,350 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
10 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
2 
number 
292 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
17 
6 
3 
9 
1 
17 
3 
acres 
17 
12 
390 
16 
(D) 
9,824 
(D) 
bushels 
102 
120 
40,928 
99 
(D) 
1,839,469 
1,348 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2 
20 
13 
- 
11 
5 
5 
acres 
(D) 
1,779 
2,471 
- 
9,673 
1,042 
1,546 
tons 
(D) 
39,518 
57,020 
- 
254,455 
23,477 
38,712 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
4 
7 
6 
15 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
1,325 
(D) 
1,218 
6,140 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
- 
(D) 
12,075 
35,218 
183,778 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
4 
1 
6 
15 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
1,325 
(D) 
1,218 
6,140 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
35,218 
183,778 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
6 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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