Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Curry 
De Baca 
Dona Ana 
Eddy 
Grant 
Guadalupe 
Harding 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
600 
203 
2,184 
551 
407 
372 
202 
2007 
681 
173 
1,762 
543 
327 
258 
168 
acres, 2012 
880,822 
1,068,067 
659,970 
1,141,956 
1,064,487 
1,643,213 
1,034,059 
2007 
887,491 
1,070,531 
589,373 
1,107,912 
1,213,349 
1,405,030 
944,306 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
167 
100 
1,894 
300 
79 
85 
6 
2007 
271 
75 
1,609 
312 
47 
69 
8 
acres, 2012 
90,487 
7,584 
76,172 
41,775 
3,602 
(D) 
(D) 
TENURE 
2007 
202,345 
6,345 
82,458 
49,340 
536 
1,509 
(D) 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
395 
108 
1,905 
415 
291 
171 
113 
2007 
484 
101 
1,475 
381 
207 
120 
79 
acres, 2012 
447,562 
216,561 
398,672 
391,964 
375,038 
765,549 
186,680 
2007 
402,498 
367,908 
322,093 
312,042 
374,690 
419,346 
131,499 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
86 
58 
1,660 
248 
60 
54 
4 
2007 
149 
49 
1,349 
226 
34 
32 
4 
acres, 2012 
48,184 
(D) 
27,728 
23,339 
2,343 
581 
(D) 
2007 
84,303 
1,511 
29,180 
23,957 
(D) 
465 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
158 
74 
237 
119 
94 
155 
77 
2007 
140 
58 
241 
131 
94 
103 
74 
acres, 2012 
384,149 
640,038 
226,472 
582,073 
633,91 1 
808,592 
777,292 
2007 
409,096 
585,388 
233,709 
745,698 
772,580 
856,518 
781 ,525 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
203,214 
368,139 
42,461 
130,355 
336,838 
445,769 
510,274 
2007 
171,289 
359,306 
60,668 
210,761 
299,886 
621,699 
471,124 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
180,935 
271,899 
184,011 
451,718 
297,073 
362,823 
267,018 
2007 
237,807 
226,082 
173,041 
534,937 
472,694 
234,819 
310,401 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
66 
40 
210 
48 
19 
27 
2 
2007 
93 
26 
223 
71 
9 
32 
3 
acres, 2012 
35,040 
5,946 
43,268 
(D) 
1,259 
727 
(D) 
2007 
91,754 
4,834 
48,274 
23,558 
(D) 
981 
(D) 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
47 
21 
42 
17 
22 
46 
12 
2007 
57 
14 
46 
31 
26 
35 
15 
acres, 2012 
49,111 
211,468 
34,826 
167,919 
55,538 
69,072 
70,087 
2007 
75,897 
117,235 
33,571 
50,172 
66,079 
129,166 
31 ,282 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
15 
2 
24 
4 
- 
4 
- 
2007 
29 
- 
37 
15 
4 
5 
1 
acres, 2012 
7,263 
(D) 
5,176 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
26,288 
5,004 
1,825 
(D) 
63 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
881 
302 
3,287 
874 
658 
561 
335 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
370 
122 
1,236 
293 
189 
222 
109 
2 operators 
190 
66 
837 
219 
189 
116 
70 
3 operators 
32 
12 
86 
25 
26 
29 
15 
4 operators 
5 
3 
14 
8 
2 
5 
5 
5 or more operators 
3 
- 
11 
6 
1 
- 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
275 
81 
988 
284 
227 
135 
114 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
245 
76 
926 
236 
205 
131 
97 
2 operators 
10 
1 
25 
15 
11 
2 
4 
3 operators 
2 
1 
4 
6 
- 
- 
3 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,051 
289 
2,673 
865 
530 
405 
274 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
393 
82 
1,080 
289 
153 
147 
89 
2 operators 
223 
74 
589 
200 
150 
85 
58 
3 operators 
52 
14 
70 
48 
19 
20 
16 
4 operators 
10 
1 
9 
3 
5 
5 
4 
5 or more operators 
3 
2 
14 
3 
- 
1 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
359 
93 
738 
279 
209 
116 
96 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
295 
81 
670 
241 
179 
106 
76 
2 operators 
19 
6 
31 
15 
15 
5 
7 
3 operators 
6 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
2 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
513 
181 
1,951 
475 
362 
349 
181 
2007 
545 
149 
1,533 
454 
252 
218 
129 
acres, 2012 
758,866 
939,279 
640,310 
1 ,073,973 
1,001,997 
1,590,759 
933,824 
2007 
816,971 
884,159 
561,653 
958,817 
1,085,118 
1 ,278,870 
809,650 
Female 
farms, 2012 
87 
22 
233 
76 
45 
23 
21 
2007 
136 
24 
229 
89 
75 
40 
39 
acres, 2012 
121,956 
128,788 
19,660 
67,983 
62,490 
52,454 
100,235 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
70,520 
186,372 
27,720 
149,095 
128,231 
126,160 
134,656 
Farming 
2012 
270 
122 
823 
311 
186 
232 
135 
2007 
292 
96 
729 
249 
183 
135 
94 
Other 
2012 
330 
81 
1,361 
240 
221 
140 
67 
Place of residence: 
2007 
389 
77 
1,033 
294 
144 
123 
74 
On farm operated 
2012 
330 
146 
1,778 
400 
309 
211 
135 
2007 
337 
130 
1,452 
416 
249 
150 
105 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
270 
57 
406 
151 
98 
161 
67 
2007 
344 
43 
310 
127 
78 
108 
63 
--continued 
384 New Mexico 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
