Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New Mexico 
Bernalillo 
Catron 
Chaves 
Cibola 
Colfax 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
24,721 
1,006 
351 
595 
522 
290 
2007 
20,930 
635 
259 
584 
317 
302 
$1,000, 2012 
2,459,316 
23,307 
15,417 
361,904 
7,275 
33,668 
2007 
1,904,465 
19,124 
12,256 
282,305 
5,384 
37,255 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
99,483 
23,168 
43,923 
608,242 
13,937 
116,096 
2007 
90,992 
30,116 
47,321 
483,399 
16,984 
123,360 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
6,145 
348 
25 
238 
38 
19 
2007 
6,158 
238 
22 
237 
44 
31 
$1,000, 2012 
67,627 
347 
27 
3,746 
(D) 
88 
2007 
57,807 
382 
38 
4,163 
23 
278 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
6,001 
210 
37 
236 
52 
27 
2007 
4,962 
167 
22 
232 
32 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
38,897 
160 
15 
2,249 
(D) 
40 
2007 
29,835 
104 
14 
2,061 
12 
127 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
5,825 
326 
53 
200 
70 
39 
2007 
4,729 
161 
23 
142 
48 
50 
$1,000, 2012 
41,194 
816 
54 
2,996 
57 
199 
2007 
28,983 
498 
17 
2,075 
(D) 
142 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
4,962 
218 
119 
188 
115 
99 
2007 
4,054 
103 
63 
175 
80 
113 
$1,000, 2012 
137,673 
881 
1,640 
4,248 
520 
7,782 
2007 
187,501 
848 
2,240 
20,793 
685 
1 1 ,263 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
3,043 
68 
99 
130 
80 
70 
2007 
2,569 
46 
44 
123 
54 
81 
$1,000, 2012 
33,048 
407 
816 
2,662 
(D) 
1,352 
2007 
66,729 
722 
1,046 
17,032 
447 
1,345 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
2,530 
168 
28 
91 
38 
56 
2007 
2,066 
73 
27 
82 
34 
56 
$1,000, 2012 
104,625 
474 
823 
1,586 
(D) 
6,430 
2007 
120,772 
126 
1,195 
3,761 
238 
9,918 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
16,204 
633 
301 
400 
465 
231 
2007 
12,073 
347 
178 
330 
216 
197 
$1,000, 2012 
1,124,762 
6,856 
3,889 
236,933 
2,309 
9,680 
2007 
697,004 
6,724 
2,424 
156,804 
931 
3,199 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
22,758 
913 
334 
566 
489 
282 
2007 
20,343 
606 
248 
571 
298 
297 
$1,000, 2012 
130,982 
1,674 
1,676 
10,757 
1,100 
2,014 
2007 
112,281 
1,390 
1,231 
9,957 
837 
2,680 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
13,231 
471 
224 
458 
171 
212 
2007 
10,958 
275 
135 
391 
131 
192 
$1,000, 2012 
90,770 
864 
730 
10,919 
(D) 
1,048 
2007 
69,630 
605 
342 
7,817 
(D) 
1,339 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
16,324 
630 
276 
468 
287 
223 
2007 
18,129 
560 
234 
541 
245 
277 
$1,000, 2012 
143,564 
1,841 
1,284 
18,949 
919 
1,731 
2007 
131,980 
1,657 
1,107 
14,070 
(D) 
2,574 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
5,429 
193 
106 
214 
69 
79 
2007 
4,773 
117 
76 
213 
81 
84 
$1,000, 2012 
252,521 
3,860 
1,814 
28,983 
(D) 
2,356 
2007 
218,193 
2,828 
1,099 
28,912 
913 
6,144 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
2,664 
86 
37 
99 
44 
46 
2007 
2,085 
56 
28 
81 
12 
41 
$1,000, 2012 
36,841 
845 
351 
1,326 
150 
603 
2007 
31,486 
328 
310 
1,901 
74 
1,147 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
3,285 
116 
26 
153 
29 
45 
2007 
2,292 
60 
22 
119 
13 
41 
$1,000, 2012 
43,647 
336 
88 
6,283 
35 
364 
2007 
37,507 
295 
54 
4,269 
(D) 
195 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
6,032 
114 
152 
180 
125 
119 
2007 
4,028 
74 
99 
164 
50 
104 
$1,000, 2012 
79,549 
500 
1,329 
3,905 
(D) 
1,940 
2007 
54,226 
347 
1,392 
4,581 
219 
1,930 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
1,063 
15 
10 
23 
25 
12 
2007 
745 
12 
5 
36 
3 
12 
$1,000, 2012 
9,404 
41 
28 
1,308 
34 
75 
2007 
10,440 
74 
7 
1,954 
(D) 
49 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
5,345 
124 
76 
240 
61 
97 
2007 
3,890 
99 
56 
222 
37 
96 
$1,000, 2012 
92,053 
975 
1,206 
8,884 
332 
3,363 
2007 
86,921 
638 
981 
8,226 
114 
3,602 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
3,939 
95 
61 
198 
47 
64 
2007 
3,040 
74 
44 
176 
18 
75 
$1,000, 2012 
67,520 
690 
963 
6,502 
253 
2,857 
2007 
55,623 
472 
811 
5,024 
81 
2,943 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
3,063 
71 
57 
134 
39 
69 
2007 
2,368 
64 
29 
130 
26 
63 
$1,000, 2012 
24,534 
286 
243 
2,382 
79 
505 
2007 
31,298 
166 
170 
3,201 
34 
659 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
19,154 
836 
330 
553 
231 
278 
2007 
15,110 
510 
231 
529 
175 
273 
$1,000, 2012 
36,159 
1,243 
457 
2,537 
247 
822 
2007 
29,117 
681 
286 
2,224 
192 
980 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
9,046 
301 
172 
375 
186 
159 
2007 
8,603 
186 
129 
334 
122 
179 
$1,000, 2012 
133,673 
2,067 
829 
17,883 
479 
1,564 
2007 
121,552 
1,724 
714 
12,498 
418 
1,606 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
6,913 
200 
146 
315 
76 
123 
2007 
6,058 
151 
94 
300 
54 
144 
$1,000, 2012 
177,631 
1,878 
2,570 
20,128 
868 
3,111 
2007 
166,065 
1,726 
1,348 
24,875 
982 
5,601 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data New Mexico 245 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
