Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New Mexico 
Bernalillo 
Catron 
Chaves 
Cibola 
Colfax 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
8,933 
350 
166 
236 
179 
89 
2007 
7,481 
152 
112 
224 
131 
131 
Any 
2012 
15,788 
656 
185 
359 
343 
201 
2007 
13,449 
483 
147 
360 
186 
171 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
2,416 
117 
52 
99 
31 
38 
2007 
2,648 
105 
27 
71 
38 
28 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1,587 
50 
18 
25 
33 
12 
2007 
1,532 
63 
20 
18 
14 
10 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
2,811 
97 
36 
41 
54 
13 
2007 
2,039 
78 
13 
51 
18 
27 
200 days or more 
2012 
8,974 
392 
79 
194 
225 
138 
2007 
7,230 
237 
87 
220 
116 
106 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
897 
40 
16 
23 
26 
24 
2007 
919 
21 
24 
24 
15 
18 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,188 
60 
11 
41 
30 
8 
2007 
1,075 
43 
11 
53 
18 
10 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
3,307 
144 
71 
112 
63 
29 
2007 
3,102 
90 
49 
97 
37 
49 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
19,329 
762 
253 
419 
403 
229 
2007 
15,834 
481 
175 
410 
247 
225 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.3 
22.2 
23.4 
18.4 
21.3 
23.8 
2007 
22.6 
21.6 
21.0 
18.3 
24.9 
23.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
688 
34 
7 
12 
25 
17 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,006 
51 
9 
35 
30 
1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
2,768 
137 
57 
96 
57 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
20,259 
784 
278 
452 
410 
257 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.2 
23.2 
26.4 
21.7 
23.1 
27.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
218 
9 
- 
- 
12 
- 
2007 
131 
10 
10 
5 
- 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
982 
51 
10 
37 
31 
7 
2007 
687 
16 
4 
28 
5 
9 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
1,896 
71 
15 
60 
58 
15 
2007 
1,937 
45 
18 
68 
34 
14 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
4,662 
161 
64 
132 
127 
52 
2007 
4,652 
131 
52 
175 
77 
83 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
3,438 
99 
48 
92 
67 
49 
2007 
3,002 
123 
52 
97 
34 
44 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
3,632 
207 
64 
124 
80 
45 
2007 
2,777 
85 
28 
56 
46 
34 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
3,166 
113 
46 
54 
45 
29 
2007 
2,568 
76 
31 
57 
36 
34 
70 years and over 
2012 
6,727 
295 
104 
96 
102 
93 
2007 
5,176 
149 
64 
98 
85 
82 
Average age 
2012 
60.5 
60.7 
62.6 
57.6 
56.5 
62.7 
2007 
59.6 
59.5 
59.4 
56.1 
60.4 
60.2 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
13,796 
662 
231 
472 
185 
209 
2007 
10,020 
333 
126 
379 
121 
182 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
1,186 
45 
16 
22 
26 
13 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
6,044 
250 
90 
183 
39 
111 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
1,950 
290 
16 
76 
12 
3 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
555 
8 
4 
7 
6 
9 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
2,329 
89 
25 
104 
39 
28 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
2,773 
35 
100 
98 
71 
79 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
499 
10 
1 
21 
2 
- 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
296 
2 
- 
7 
3 
2 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
23,885 
979 
340 
554 
479 
272 
acres, 2012 
37,818,721 
322,794 
1,021,113 
2,367,566 
981,113 
1,546,960 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
1,233 
78 
25 
73 
20 
35 
acres, 2012 
6,696,602 
34,484 
83,351 
666,340 
242,141 
245,692 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
21,610 
893 
275 
460 
425 
216 
2007 
18,185 
550 
203 
475 
272 
244 
acres, 2012 
20,481,373 
(D) 
564,314 
1,199,832 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
20,116,491 
(D) 
1,024,037 
(D) 
238,283 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
1,290 
39 
31 
79 
28 
26 
2007 
1,456 
43 
29 
61 
18 
33 
acres, 2012 
8,536,426 
60,189 
195,311 
865,146 
299,460 
450,450 
2007 
7,274,300 
18,080 
366,943 
893,240 
48,537 
323,723 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
985 
30 
28 
28 
14 
37 
2007 
780 
29 
17 
40 
11 
22 
acres, 2012 
7,470,973 
16,371 
258,712 
316,911 
(D) 
989,246 
2007 
7,345,325 
22,204 
84,633 
313,708 
133,809 
1,110,822 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
94 
7 
3 
5 
1 
- 
2007 
59 
2 
- 
1 
3 
- 
acres, 2012 
415,477 
52 
(D) 
295 
(D) 
- 
2007 
178,657 
(D) 
(D) 
80,390 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
742 
37 
14 
23 
54 
11 
2007 
450 
11 
10 
7 
13 
3 
acres, 2012 
6,296,774 
(D) 
(D) 
100,643 
690,081 
(D) 
2007 
8,323,276 
(D) 
6,966 
(D) 
977,678 
(D) 
--continued 
388 New Mexico 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
