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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
224 
81 
306 
260 
207 
145 
563 
2007 
114 
85 
189 
167 
216 
153 
247 
Any 
2012 
491 
175 
398 
723 
382 
208 
1,044 
2007 
375 
180 
347 
470 
345 
227 
654 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
77 
19 
62 
103 
47 
27 
215 
2007 
91 
32 
57 
140 
70 
40 
164 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
42 
23 
42 
60 
24 
13 
110 
2007 
31 
20 
61 
70 
26 
14 
59 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
123 
47 
56 
83 
96 
26 
108 
2007 
56 
36 
56 
69 
53 
29 
87 
200 days or more 
2012 
249 
86 
238 
477 
215 
142 
611 
2007 
197 
92 
173 
191 
196 
144 
344 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
27 
- 
14 
41 
19 
13 
80 
2007 
36 
23 
12 
33 
32 
15 
35 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
33 
25 
36 
53 
20 
13 
127 
2007 
34 
18 
34 
19 
14 
29 
32 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
133 
43 
119 
174 
76 
62 
214 
2007 
114 
60 
97 
80 
70 
66 
150 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
522 
188 
535 
715 
474 
265 
1,186 
2007 
305 
164 
393 
505 
445 
270 
684 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
19.5 
19.1 
21.7 
22.9 
22.9 
22.4 
21.3 
2007 
18.2 
17.9 
20.7 
24.0 
21.7 
21.0 
21.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
22 
- 
12 
41 
16 
2 
72 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
32 
9 
33 
45 
19 
9 
119 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
113 
40 
75 
146 
59 
63 
179 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
548 
207 
584 
751 
495 
279 
1,237 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
21.5 
21.4 
25.3 
23.9 
25.5 
25.5 
23.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
12 
2 
9 
- 
18 
24 
2007 
- 
- 
8 
4 
- 
10 
11 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
10 
- 
11 
17 
6 
37 
76 
2007 
13 
13 
22 
18 
12 
29 
46 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
89 
34 
52 
84 
36 
43 
167 
2007 
43 
27 
49 
66 
49 
40 
90 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
159 
58 
148 
139 
112 
47 
367 
2007 
128 
59 
109 
123 
101 
88 
241 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
111 
27 
128 
135 
51 
42 
258 
2007 
89 
53 
82 
88 
86 
49 
149 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
126 
33 
115 
188 
85 
39 
183 
2007 
71 
45 
84 
103 
70 
40 
120 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
122 
33 
108 
126 
68 
34 
258 
2007 
66 
28 
64 
104 
117 
32 
70 
70 years and over 
2012 
98 
59 
140 
285 
231 
93 
274 
2007 
79 
40 
118 
131 
126 
92 
174 
Average age 
2012 
58.5 
57.8 
60.2 
61.9 
63.5 
56.9 
57.6 
2007 
58.3 
57.0 
58.8 
59.4 
61.0 
57.2 
56.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
464 
188 
421 
546 
337 
255 
1,008 
2007 
306 
149 
286 
268 
285 
217 
494 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
40 
21 
40 
40 
44 
12 
112 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
222 
75 
154 
295 
120 
180 
448 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
42 
16 
37 
29 
23 
7 
148 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
12 
9 
12 
13 
12 
45 
54 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
66 
49 
101 
165 
25 
16 
154 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
102 
47 
114 
89 
121 
18 
117 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
22 
6 
20 
20 
16 
- 
42 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
10 
2 
6 
9 
10 
- 
19 
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 
682 
247 
671 
948 
563 
332 
1,584 
acres, 2012 
549,201 
701,857 
1,176,070 
221,470 
1,577,456 
1,728,460 
668,571 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
49 
16 
51 
26 
48 
27 
71 
acres, 2012 
218,995 
69,484 
197,630 
(D) 
616,085 
256,020 
(D) 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
590 
207 
592 
893 
497 
284 
1,507 
2007 
384 
221 
468 
547 
471 
292 
812 
acres, 2012 
344,108 
542,189 
619,665 
(D) 
925,293 
1,020,253 
(D) 
2007 
318,572 
(D) 
1,049,914 
(D) 
1 ,207,876 
1,114,389 
148,841 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
50 
27 
50 
52 
50 
35 
53 
2007 
61 
33 
43 
65 
58 
44 
58 
acres, 2012 
147,264 
111,660 
166,330 
27,511 
616,557 
430,137 
16,944 
2007 
48,111 
308,192 
198,599 
22,222 
359,268 
397,040 
43,713 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
36 
12 
40 
6 
26 
26 
25 
2007 
26 
9 
15 
9 
20 
30 
18 
acres, 2012 
124,049 
554,079 
367,539 
134 
281,901 
498,525 
(D) 
2007 
123,704 
(D) 
171,983 
(D) 
167,112 
664,228 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
8 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
2007 
3 
- 
2 
5 
- 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
57,447 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2007 
318 
- 
(D) 
309 
- 
- 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
31 
8 
20 
31 
15 
7 
22 
2007 
15 
2 
8 
11 
12 
14 
13 
acres, 2012 
44,836 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
268,226 
2007 
78,699 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
61,792 
17,033 
(D) 
392 New Mexico 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
