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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
220 
94 
807 
222 
120 
161 
93 
2007 
269 
55 
430 
206 
102 
80 
68 
Any 
2012 
380 
109 
1,377 
329 
287 
211 
109 
2007 
412 
118 
1,332 
337 
225 
178 
100 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
30 
23 
279 
48 
47 
14 
39 
2007 
64 
17 
351 
68 
68 
30 
14 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
22 
10 
149 
32 
23 
41 
5 
2007 
38 
12 
165 
31 
15 
18 
12 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
98 
6 
171 
56 
76 
38 
21 
2007 
48 
14 
194 
52 
57 
23 
16 
200 days or more 
2012 
230 
70 
778 
193 
141 
118 
44 
2007 
262 
75 
622 
186 
85 
107 
58 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
40 
15 
82 
30 
13 
10 
4 
2007 
26 
10 
76 
41 
20 
15 
1 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
31 
6 
99 
19 
9 
28 
11 
2007 
43 
6 
117 
53 
16 
16 
4 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
76 
23 
371 
102 
65 
55 
17 
2007 
121 
32 
288 
91 
56 
22 
20 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
453 
159 
1,632 
400 
320 
279 
170 
2007 
491 
125 
1,281 
358 
235 
205 
143 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.0 
21.6 
18.7 
21.7 
21.7 
25.2 
25.5 
2007 
21.9 
20.4 
19.4 
18.6 
19.9 
22.2 
26.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
25 
14 
74 
27 
6 
8 
4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
19 
5 
84 
4 
3 
28 
10 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
61 
22 
317 
81 
44 
52 
14 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
495 
162 
1,709 
439 
354 
284 
174 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.3 
23.6 
20.4 
24.5 
24.7 
26.1 
27.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
13 
- 
- 
1 
- 
6 
- 
2007 
7 
- 
5 
3 
5 
- 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
55 
14 
95 
32 
25 
18 
8 
2007 
33 
8 
34 
21 
10 
8 
3 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
51 
13 
164 
43 
30 
20 
8 
2007 
77 
25 
140 
67 
25 
17 
4 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
124 
56 
420 
72 
87 
80 
20 
2007 
169 
42 
442 
101 
72 
58 
32 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
70 
24 
269 
81 
54 
40 
28 
2007 
86 
26 
231 
126 
57 
38 
20 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
72 
32 
247 
111 
65 
59 
39 
2007 
74 
23 
252 
63 
39 
28 
33 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
61 
24 
272 
85 
52 
19 
38 
2007 
67 
14 
234 
50 
44 
35 
16 
70 years and over 
2012 
154 
40 
717 
126 
94 
130 
61 
2007 
168 
35 
424 
112 
75 
74 
59 
Average age 
2012 
57.7 
57.9 
60.9 
60.4 
60.0 
61.7 
64.0 
2007 
58.4 
56.8 
59.9 
58.0 
59.0 
60.9 
64.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
450 
161 
1,552 
391 
274 
187 
113 
2007 
396 
117 
1,006 
354 
194 
103 
65 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
29 
10 
83 
26 
28 
22 
6 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
211 
120 
570 
136 
112 
110 
76 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
37 
9 
459 
47 
40 
24 
16 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
57 
3 
26 
13 
5 
5 
3 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
69 
24 
320 
70 
44 
14 
12 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
68 
39 
210 
99 
73 
31 
16 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
21 
1 
38 
15 
5 
2 
- 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
4 
1 
32 
14 
7 
- 
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 
579 
190 
2,130 
525 
394 
368 
195 
acres, 2012 
844,741 
1,005,264 
446,521 
948,626 
1,023,461 
1,294,141 
947,186 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
22 
8 
145 
47 
43 
18 
7 
acres, 2012 
20,428 
164,582 
130,096 
221 ,943 
154,211 
627,235 
34,471 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
489 
163 
1,957 
458 
332 
335 
160 
2007 
522 
130 
1,569 
447 
251 
222 
118 
acres, 2012 
594,637 
512,643 
(D) 
589,458 
465,993 
(D) 
494,823 
2007 
518,216 
(D) 
(D) 
599,869 
548,335 
905,202 
404,207 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
39 
16 
73 
49 
43 
25 
18 
2007 
74 
16 
80 
48 
48 
21 
35 
acres, 2012 
87,411 
120,025 
81,381 
220,709 
290,397 
824,070 
246,072 
2007 
165,226 
161,226 
32,012 
187,996 
328,331 
358,533 
311,944 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
57 
20 
98 
35 
15 
11 
18 
2007 
59 
23 
78 
36 
21 
8 
9 
acres, 2012 
144,667 
430,593 
124,194 
243,827 
292,540 
89,350 
273,684 
2007 
154,902 
433,978 
102,769 
258,911 
325,085 
137,789 
196,964 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
3 
13 
2 
1 
- 
1 
2007 
4 
1 
9 
3 
1 
- 
1 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
5,932 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
4,840 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
12 
1 
43 
7 
16 
1 
5 
2007 
22 
3 
26 
9 
6 
7 
5 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,506 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data New Mexico 389 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
