Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hidalgo 
Lea 
Lincoln 
Los Alamos 
Luna 
McKinley 
Mora 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
171 
460 
362 
9 
190 
2,297 
597 
2007 
162 
572 
361 
7 
206 
2,624 
589 
acres, 2012 
930,271 
1,981,988 
1,553,184 
17 
550,174 
3,022,704 
778,031 
2007 
1,028,547 
2,365,168 
1 ,750,475 
9 
653,558 
3,172,899 
914,549 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
48 
134 
58 
1 
103 
168 
232 
2007 
57 
140 
45 
2 
98 
512 
338 
acres, 2012 
7,057 
50,466 
561 
(D) 
20,760 
1,009 
4,929 
TENURE 
2007 
9,766 
35,345 
627 
(D) 
22,095 
4,230 
1 1 ,024 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
93 
297 
267 
8 
120 
325 
428 
2007 
86 
403 
244 
2 
129 
2,506 
417 
acres, 2012 
180,787 
540,458 
606,685 
(D) 
60,838 
498,797 
589,411 
2007 
380,973 
499,231 
604,892 
(D) 
92,432 
(D) 
501,874 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
30 
79 
51 
1 
60 
54 
162 
2007 
40 
109 
42 
2 
60 
505 
225 
acres, 2012 
3,275 
19,266 
518 
(D) 
7,941 
528 
3,127 
2007 
(D) 
19,163 
582 
(D) 
6,781 
4,035 
6,524 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
43 
139 
77 
_ 
55 
357 
147 
2007 
51 
140 
95 
- 
54 
43 
156 
acres, 2012 
564,072 
1 ,330,920 
834,956 
- 
463,242 
1,102,394 
(D) 
2007 
443,767 
1,554,414 
1,080,315 
- 
519,842 
(D) 
380,265 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
300,062 
565,026 
469,918 
- 
96,147 
913,013 
119,694 
2007 
128,983 
679,167 
563,587 
- 
105,611 
(D) 
191,177 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
264,010 
765,894 
365,038 
- 
367,095 
189,381 
(D) 
2007 
314,784 
875,247 
516,728 
- 
414,231 
(D) 
189,088 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
10 
46 
7 
- 
36 
22 
61 
2007 
12 
28 
3 
- 
27 
5 
106 
acres, 2012 
3,468 
28,356 
43 
- 
11,197 
68 
1,574 
2007 
3,749 
15,822 
45 
- 
12,122 
(D) 
4,150 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
35 
24 
18 
1 
15 
1,615 
22 
2007 
25 
29 
22 
5 
23 
75 
16 
acres, 2012 
185,412 
110,610 
1 1 1 ,543 
(D) 
26,094 
1,421,513 
(D) 
2007 
203,807 
311,523 
65,268 
(D) 
41,284 
(D) 
32,410 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
8 
9 
- 
7 
92 
9 
2007 
5 
3 
- 
- 
11 
2 
7 
acres, 2012 
314 
2,844 
- 
- 
1,622 
413 
228 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
(D) 
360 
■ 
■ 
3,192 
(D) 
350 
Total operators 
number 
292 
715 
640 
13 
311 
3,341 
858 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
68 
243 
179 
6 
96 
1,510 
387 
2 operators 
86 
186 
136 
2 
74 
616 
166 
3 operators 
16 
27 
37 
1 
15 
137 
37 
4 operators 
1 
2 
3 
- 
4 
13 
7 
5 or more operators 
- 
2 
7 
- 
1 
21 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
103 
211 
226 
9 
111 
1,500 
235 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
97 
181 
168 
9 
97 
1,186 
214 
2 operators 
3 
15 
14 
- 
7 
115 
9 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
26 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
6 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
262 
851 
607 
9 
337 
3,921 
881 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
78 
349 
171 
5 
119 
1,559 
364 
2 operators 
71 
178 
143 
2 
64 
924 
171 
3 operators 
11 
35 
39 
- 
12 
114 
43 
4 operators 
1 
9 
7 
- 
6 
13 
9 
5 or more operators 
1 
1 
1 
- 
5 
14 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
91 
256 
220 
7 
103 
1,922 
287 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
75 
228 
154 
7 
81 
1,498 
226 
2 operators 
5 
14 
33 
- 
4 
181 
20 
3 operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
14 
7 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
153 
427 
302 
2 
160 
1,305 
512 
2007 
140 
486 
290 
- 
183 
1,346 
491 
acres, 2012 
888,925 
1,808,332 
1,380,014 
(D) 
540,349 
1,916,873 
731,902 
2007 
946,217 
2,177,974 
1,446,486 
578,892 
2,821,163 
844,228 
Female 
farms, 2012 
18 
33 
60 
7 
30 
992 
85 
2007 
22 
86 
71 
7 
23 
1,278 
98 
acres, 2012 
41,346 
173,656 
173,170 
(D) 
9,825 
1,105,831 
46,129 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
82,330 
187,194 
303,989 
9 
74,666 
351,736 
70,321 
Farming 
2012 
113 
255 
201 
8 
117 
1,386 
369 
2007 
84 
230 
180 
4 
123 
1,492 
227 
Other 
2012 
58 
205 
161 
1 
73 
911 
228 
Place of residence: 
2007 
78 
342 
181 
3 
83 
1,132 
362 
On farm operated 
2012 
137 
348 
285 
1 
137 
1,733 
425 
2007 
127 
416 
275 
2 
149 
2,332 
443 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
34 
112 
77 
8 
53 
564 
172 
2007 
35 
156 
86 
5 
57 
292 
146 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data New Mexico 385 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
