Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Santa Fe 
Sierra 
Socorro 
Taos 
Torrance 
Union 
Valencia 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
715 
256 
704 
983 
589 
353 
1,607 
2007 
489 
265 
536 
637 
561 
380 
901 
acres, 2012 
717,704 
1,250,136 
1,271,368 
313,414 
1,864,589 
1,967,370 
669,727 
2007 
569,404 
1 ,344,339 
1 ,429,970 
456,932 
1,796,048 
2,192,690 
505,682 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
354 
106 
369 
719 
57 
54 
1,031 
2007 
204 
111 
259 
482 
85 
80 
594 
acres, 2012 
8,206 
10,931 
17,434 
12,297 
23,331 
28,391 
21,408 
TENURE 
2007 
8,490 
(D) 
1 1 ,704 
12,514 
24,928 
49,283 
16,202 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
561 
183 
523 
791 
363 
155 
1,287 
2007 
397 
164 
376 
437 
360 
170 
694 
acres, 2012 
280,134 
823,245 
530,548 
(D) 
426,443 
510,995 
318,030 
2007 
197,940 
631,668 
285,069 
284,303 
544,824 
717,074 
276,440 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
273 
67 
284 
566 
34 
25 
795 
2007 
159 
74 
181 
328 
58 
23 
423 
acres, 2012 
2,416 
(D) 
5,426 
8,508 
(D) 
11,210 
6,970 
2007 
2,790 
(D) 
4,448 
6,322 
15,063 
(D) 
6,761 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
102 
67 
144 
164 
214 
141 
248 
2007 
76 
90 
137 
183 
171 
143 
166 
acres, 2012 
412,994 
375,059 
679,564 
(D) 
1,395,719 
1,265,928 
338,873 
2007 
367,401 
659,541 
1,054,789 
(D) 
1,155,537 
1,131,161 
227,138 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
205,368 
93,342 
293,706 
45,645 
853,389 
578,393 
218,056 
2007 
242,903 
149,065 
376,895 
44,803 
707,308 
573,343 
147,266 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
207,626 
281,717 
385,858 
(D) 
542,330 
687,535 
120,817 
2007 
124,498 
510,476 
677,894 
(D) 
448,229 
557,818 
79,872 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
52 
38 
64 
133 
21 
24 
188 
2007 
38 
36 
66 
148 
19 
50 
143 
acres, 2012 
5,688 
8,182 
10,797 
3,730 
18,884 
15,799 
13,373 
2007 
5,193 
3,455 
6,717 
6,007 
5,584 
34,793 
7,579 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
52 
6 
37 
28 
12 
57 
72 
2007 
16 
11 
23 
17 
30 
67 
41 
acres, 2012 
24,576 
51,832 
61,256 
(D) 
42,427 
190,447 
12,824 
2007 
4,063 
53,130 
90,112 
(D) 
95,687 
344,455 
2,104 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
29 
1 
21 
20 
2 
5 
48 
2007 
7 
1 
12 
6 
8 
7 
28 
acres, 2012 
102 
(D) 
1,211 
59 
(D) 
1,382 
1,065 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
507 
(D) 
539 
185 
4,281 
(D) 
1,862 
Total operators 
number 
1,143 
419 
1,132 
1,488 
909 
526 
2,350 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
395 
125 
357 
610 
320 
201 
976 
2 operators 
244 
112 
282 
292 
231 
135 
545 
3 operators 
58 
9 
57 
64 
28 
13 
67 
4 operators 
5 
7 
4 
3 
8 
4 
15 
5 or more operators 
13 
3 
4 
14 
2 
- 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
380 
137 
376 
433 
290 
179 
690 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
328 
119 
332 
330 
254 
168 
623 
2 operators 
8 
9 
19 
42 
18 
4 
32 
3 operators 
12 
- 
2 
1 
- 
1 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
721 
451 
832 
910 
889 
602 
1,346 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
307 
115 
304 
428 
302 
202 
567 
2 operators 
148 
125 
190 
157 
220 
143 
273 
3 operators 
27 
17 
34 
46 
20 
30 
47 
4 operators 
3 
7 
2 
3 
11 
3 
8 
5 or more operators 
4 
1 
6 
3 
8 
2 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
257 
179 
269 
244 
320 
211 
387 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
213 
153 
225 
224 
270 
184 
350 
2 operators 
19 
11 
16 
10 
19 
6 
8 
3 operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
4 
5 
3 
4 operators 
- 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
592 
231 
608 
809 
512 
304 
1,429 
2007 
365 
210 
443 
521 
460 
315 
777 
acres, 2012 
700,985 
1,205,903 
1,140,115 
(D) 
1,774,850 
1,823,597 
665,493 
2007 
554,163 
1,229,909 
1,321,808 
431,331 
1,661,264 
1,953,639 
503,846 
Female 
farms, 2012 
123 
25 
96 
174 
77 
49 
178 
2007 
124 
55 
93 
116 
101 
65 
124 
acres, 2012 
16,719 
44,233 
131,253 
(D) 
89,739 
143,773 
4,234 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
15,241 
114,430 
108,162 
25,601 
134,784 
239,051 
1,836 
Farming 
2012 
312 
173 
387 
350 
312 
207 
693 
2007 
209 
153 
265 
266 
264 
215 
373 
Other 
2012 
403 
83 
317 
633 
277 
146 
914 
Place of residence: 
2007 
280 
112 
271 
371 
297 
165 
528 
On farm operated 
2012 
506 
189 
582 
652 
389 
229 
1,343 
2007 
420 
212 
422 
509 
415 
247 
737 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
209 
67 
122 
331 
200 
124 
264 
2007 
69 
53 
114 
128 
146 
133 
164 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data New Mexico 387 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
