Updated March 2005

         Dry Edible Beans: County Estimates, North Dakota, 2004 1/

 District                            
   and                   Area        Area       Yield Per
 County                Planted     Harvested     Acre 2/    Production
                        Acres        Acres         Lbs          Cwt

 Burke
 Divide
 Mountrail
 Renville
 Ward                   1,400        1,400         857        12,000
 Williams               1,400        1,300         769        10,000
   Combined Counties      600          200       2,000         4,000
          Northwest     3,400        2,900         897        26,000

 Benson                30,500       24,400         811       198,000
 Bottineau
 McHenry                1,700        1,700         588        10,000
 Pierce                 2,700        1,500         867        13,000
 Rolette
   Combined Counties    1,700        1,000         400         4,000
      North Central    36,600       28,600         787       225,000

 Cavalier              12,200        2,600         885        23,000
 Grand Forks           79,000       72,700         983       715,000
 Nelson                12,100        9,400         798        75,000
 Pembina               70,000       51,200         889       455,000
 Ramsey                25,000       21,600         708       153,000
 Towner                12,700        7,800         692        54,000
 Walsh                 86,000       75,800         917       695,000
   Combined Counties
          Northeast   297,000      241,100         900     2,170,000

 Dunn
 McKenzie
 McLean                23,800       22,800       1,158       264,000
 Mercer
 Oliver                 1,800        1,600       1,313        21,000
   Combined Counties      400          400       1,000         4,000
       West Central    26,000       24,800       1,165       289,000

 Eddy                   6,200        5,200         904        47,000
 Foster                 1,600        1,300         923        12,000
 Kidder
 Sheridan
 Stutsman               9,900        7,600       1,066        81,000
 Wells                 56,500       51,300         953       489,000
   Combined Counties    1,800        1,500       1,067        16,000
            Central    76,000       66,900         964       645,000

 Barnes                 3,900        3,500       1,086        38,000
 Cass                   7,000        6,800       1,294        88,000
 Griggs                 7,600        4,600       1,000        46,000
 Steele                34,500       32,500       1,132       368,000
 Traill                24,000       20,500         927       190,000
   Combined Counties
       East Central    77,000       67,900       1,075       730,000

 Adams
 Billings
 Bowman
 Golden Valley
 Hettinger
 Slope
 Stark
   Combined Counties    1,500        1,400       1,143        16,000
          Southwest     1,500        1,400       1,143        16,000

 Burleigh
 Emmons
 Grant
 Morton
 Sioux
   Combined Counties    4,000        3,700       1,054        39,000
      South Central     4,000        3,700       1,054        39,000

 Dickey                 6,500        6,400       1,563       100,000
 LaMoure               10,400       10,200       1,618       165,000
 Logan
 McIntosh
 Ransom                13,600       13,500       1,652       223,000
 Richland               2,900        2,600       1,808        47,000
 Sargent                4,800        4,700       1,532        72,000
   Combined Counties      300          300       1,000         3,000
          Southeast    38,500       37,700       1,618       610,000
 Combined Districts
 STATE                560,000      475,000       1,000     4,750,000
 1/ Data published in combined counties or districts to avoid disclosure
 of individual operations. 2/ Yield per harvested acre.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
  David Knopf, Director
  North Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service
  NDSU, IACC Bldg., Room 448
  P.O. Box 3166
  Fargo, ND 58108-3166
  Telephone: (701) 239-5306
  E-Mail: nass-nd@nass.usda.gov
  Internet: http://www.nass.usda.gov/nd/