Updated April 2004

    Dry Edible Bean County Estimates, North Dakota, 2003 1/
District                                 2003
 and                      Area      Area    Yield Per    
County                  Planted   Harvested  Acre 2/   Production
                         Acres      Acres      Lbs        Cwt
Burke                                                           
Divide                                                          
Mountrail                  600        600     1,400        8,400
Renville                                                        
Ward                       900        900     1,222       11,000
Williams                 1,700      1,700     1,647       28,000
  Combined Counties        600        600     1,600        9,600
           Northwest     3,800      3,800     1,500       57,000
                                                                
Benson                  26,900     26,800     1,545      414,000
Bottineau                                                       
McHenry                  2,000      2,000     1,200       24,000
Pierce                   2,200      2,200     1,591       35,000
Rolette                                                         
  Combined Counties      1,400      1,400     1,143       16,000
       North Central    32,500     32,400     1,509      489,000
                                                                
Cavalier                 8,600      8,500     1,388      118,000
Grand Forks             74,500     72,300     1,570    1,135,000
Nelson                  12,000     11,800     1,517      179,000
Pembina                 60,000     56,800     1,625      923,000
Ramsey                  18,200     17,600     1,580      278,000
Towner                  16,700     16,500     1,594      263,000
Walsh                   73,000     71,200     1,643    1,170,000
  Combined Counties                                             
           Northeast   263,000    254,700     1,596    4,066,000
                                                                
Dunn                                                            
McKenzie                   600        600     1,667       10,000
McLean                  23,800     23,700     1,025      243,000
Mercer                                                          
Oliver                   2,800      2,800     1,214       34,000
  Combined Counties                                             
        West Central    27,200     27,100     1,059      287,000
                                                                
Eddy                     7,000      6,300     1,159       73,000
Foster                                                          
Kidder                                                          
Sheridan                 1,000      1,000     1,300       13,000
Stutsman                12,500     11,300     1,177      133,000
Wells                   53,000     51,100     1,487      760,000
  Combined Counties      1,000      1,000     1,500       15,000
             Central    74,500     70,700     1,406      994,000
                                                                
Barnes                   6,800      6,000     1,567       94,000
Cass                     7,900      7,600     1,842      140,000
Griggs                   9,300      8,800     1,545      136,000
Steele                  43,000     42,100     1,534      646,000
Traill                  27,000     24,200     1,227      297,000
  Combined Counties                                             
        East Central    94,000     88,700     1,480    1,313,000
                                                                
Adams                                                           
Billings                                                        
Bowman                                                          
Golden Valley            1,200      1,200     1,442       17,300
Hettinger                                                       
Slope                                                           
Stark                                                           
  Combined Counties        500        500     1,340        6,700
           Southwest     1,700      1,700     1,412       24,000
                                                                
Burleigh                 2,400      2,200       955       21,000
Emmons                                                          
Grant                                                           
Morton                                                          
Sioux                                                           
  Combined Counties        400        400       750        3,000
       South Central     2,800      2,600       923       24,000
                                                                
Dickey                   5,800      5,500     1,400       77,000
LaMoure                 11,200     10,800     1,361      147,000
Logan                                                           
McIntosh                   500        500     1,100        5,500
Ransom                  14,600     13,900     1,403      195,000
Richland                 3,500      3,400     1,691       57,500
Sargent                  4,900      4,200     1,524       64,000
  Combined Counties                                             
           Southeast    40,500     38,300     1,426      546,000
Combined Districts                                              
STATE                  540,000    520,000     1,500    7,800,000
1/ Data published in combined counties or districts to avoid
disclosure of individual operations.  2/ Yield per harvested
acre.


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  David Knopf, State Statistician
  North Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service
  NDSU, IACC Bldg., Room 448
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  Fargo, ND 58108-3166
  Telephone: (701) 239-5306
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