Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Otero 
Quay 
Rio Arriba 
Roosevelt 
Sandoval 
San Juan 
San Miguel 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
198 
217 
571 
296 
355 
900 
319 
2007 
169 
253 
311 
430 
215 
774 
266 
Any 
2012 
288 
336 
1,321 
384 
674 
1,728 
558 
2007 
324 
383 
1,001 
446 
437 
1,123 
499 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
37 
37 
217 
43 
91 
187 
66 
2007 
53 
93 
250 
77 
98 
117 
102 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
28 
16 
137 
30 
81 
140 
60 
2007 
26 
30 
157 
48 
71 
117 
56 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
55 
56 
429 
54 
147 
297 
193 
2007 
67 
44 
170 
59 
58 
193 
106 
200 days or more 
2012 
168 
227 
538 
257 
355 
1,104 
239 
2007 
178 
216 
424 
262 
210 
696 
235 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
32 
39 
76 
46 
25 
60 
20 
2007 
27 
28 
35 
66 
32 
58 
21 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
29 
20 
93 
38 
66 
115 
30 
2007 
32 
31 
70 
36 
36 
72 
27 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
79 
68 
239 
83 
137 
231 
126 
2007 
97 
95 
164 
145 
90 
262 
99 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
346 
426 
1,484 
513 
801 
2,222 
701 
2007 
337 
482 
1,043 
629 
494 
1,505 
618 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.6 
24.0 
25.6 
23.9 
24.0 
25.2 
22.1 
2007 
19.5 
25.1 
23.4 
22.0 
21.9 
25.0 
23.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
8 
29 
49 
31 
23 
48 
20 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
17 
17 
72 
41 
67 
102 
19 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
65 
58 
208 
66 
114 
190 
109 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
396 
449 
1,563 
542 
825 
2,288 
729 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.6 
26.9 
27.2 
26.5 
25.3 
26.6 
23.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
7 
12 
18 
4 
29 
- 
2007 
1 
- 
11 
9 
4 
5 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
9 
40 
54 
32 
69 
110 
15 
2007 
14 
19 
34 
43 
33 
61 
13 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
22 
42 
173 
59 
80 
131 
53 
2007 
37 
48 
143 
70 
71 
165 
78 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
92 
72 
279 
82 
208 
576 
182 
2007 
105 
129 
317 
172 
123 
467 
140 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
89 
82 
244 
98 
140 
460 
133 
2007 
69 
75 
215 
103 
92 
219 
104 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
60 
68 
316 
105 
141 
327 
104 
2007 
89 
75 
182 
136 
98 
226 
130 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
68 
75 
289 
87 
96 
277 
161 
2007 
56 
81 
148 
102 
66 
244 
115 
70 years and over 
2012 
146 
167 
525 
199 
291 
718 
229 
2007 
122 
209 
262 
241 
165 
510 
185 
Average age 
2012 
62.2 
60.7 
61.2 
60.3 
60.2 
60.5 
61.6 
2007 
60.0 
62.7 
58.1 
60.2 
59.0 
60.3 
60.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
340 
353 
1,086 
494 
483 
881 
515 
2007 
308 
343 
558 
447 
306 
705 
279 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
28 
25 
91 
52 
45 
60 
85 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
189 
190 
658 
184 
193 
321 
161 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
12 
31 
98 
62 
109 
182 
50 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
28 
15 
61 
42 
9 
21 
35 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
53 
33 
102 
51 
84 
175 
135 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
55 
76 
251 
117 
72 
136 
121 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
17 
22 
104 
11 
16 
20 
5 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
2 
9 
8 
40 
5 
40 
10 
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 
480 
539 
1,827 
628 
971 
2,580 
845 
acres, 2012 
1,092,353 
1,476,035 
1,331,922 
1,241,200 
498,799 
2,539,869 
1,858,488 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
28 
45 
61 
38 
22 
52 
42 
acres, 2012 
618,520 
163,318 
69,966 
190,532 
35,837 
90,056 
640,388 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
426 
451 
1,680 
524 
884 
2,472 
768 
2007 
419 
509 
1,184 
705 
576 
1,804 
654 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
918,821 
520,165 
1,060,009 
(D) 
(D) 
1,083,836 
2007 
(D) 
1,002,850 
(D) 
995,037 
(D) 
121,321 
1 ,349,956 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
24 
31 
91 
74 
33 
33 
60 
2007 
45 
55 
57 
87 
30 
41 
69 
acres, 2012 
138,128 
272,323 
67,218 
149,478 
62,328 
49,616 
975,091 
2007 
231,868 
192,644 
64,813 
283,730 
13,543 
17,292 
648,034 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
23 
50 
51 
48 
44 
47 
32 
2007 
19 
46 
21 
49 
21 
15 
24 
acres, 2012 
177,972 
309,525 
45,257 
75,622 
28,432 
7,643 
208,427 
2007 
123,085 
228,736 
54,751 
180,308 
924 
9,551 
186,280 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
4 
9 
7 
3 
2 
3 
2007 
- 
1 
5 
1 
2 
3 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
4,598 
43,272 
7,080 
(D) 
(D) 
8,753 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
810 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
12 
17 
61 
27 
65 
74 
14 
2007 
10 
25 
45 
34 
23 
34 
15 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
12,818 
756,985 
57,033 
573,191 
(D) 
74,325 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
890,771 
(D) 
(D) 
1,481,582 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data New Mexico 391 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
