February 2005
              Barley: County Estimates, North Dakota, 2004 1/

 District                                  
   and                   Area          Area       Yield Per
 County                Planted       Harvested     Acre 2/    Production
                        Acres          Acres         Bu           Bu
 Burke                  26,000        24,000        53.8        1,290,000
 Divide                 11,000        10,500        58.1          610,000
 Mountrail              56,000        53,000        54.1        2,865,000
 Renville               79,000        74,500        61.2        4,560,000
 Ward                   90,000        87,500        68.5        5,990,000
 Williams               38,000        35,500        55.1        1,955,000
   Combined Counties
          Northwest    300,000       285,000        60.6       17,270,000

 Benson                 67,000        66,000        63.6        4,195,000
 Bottineau             125,000       119,500        63.1        7,545,000
 McHenry                55,000        52,500        62.0        3,255,000
 Pierce                 41,000        40,500        58.4        2,365,000
 Rolette                32,000        31,500        61.6        1,940,000
   Combined Counties
      North Central    320,000       310,000        62.3       19,300,000

 Cavalier               52,000        50,000        70.0        3,500,000
 Grand Forks            15,000        13,400        69.8          935,000
 Nelson                 30,000        29,500        63.9        1,885,000
 Pembina                 9,000         8,400        72.0          605,000
 Ramsey                 68,000        67,500        70.1        4,730,000
 Towner                 48,000        45,500        59.9        2,725,000
 Walsh                  18,000        17,700        69.5        1,230,000
   Combined Counties
          Northeast    240,000       232,000        67.3       15,610,000
 
 Dunn                   26,000        17,800        44.9          800,000
 McKenzie               44,000        38,000        44.2        1,680,000
 McLean                 63,000        62,000        64.4        3,990,000
 Mercer                 26,000        18,000        56.1        1,010,000
 Oliver                 16,000        14,200        56.3          800,000
   Combined Counties
       West Central    175,000       150,000        55.2        8,280,000

 Eddy                   25,000        24,500        56.5        1,385,000
 Foster                 42,000        39,200        64.4        2,525,000
 Kidder                 11,000        10,800        60.2          650,000
 Sheridan               39,000        38,500        56.5        2,175,000
 Stutsman               58,000        57,000        66.8        3,810,000
 Wells                  55,000        54,000        65.8        3,555,000
   Combined Counties
            Central    230,000       224,000        62.9       14,100,000

 Barnes                 26,000        25,500        65.7        1,675,000
 Cass                   18,500        18,300        77.6        1,420,000
 Griggs                 24,000        21,500        67.4        1,450,000
 Steele                  9,000         8,500        70.0          595,000
 Traill                  7,500         7,200        68.1          490,000
   Combined Counties
       East Central     85,000        81,000        69.5        5,630,000

 Adams                   7,700         3,000        45.3          136,000
 Billings                5,300         2,000        35.5           71,000
 Bowman                 21,000        11,600        33.3          386,000
 Golden Valley           6,000         3,300        43.0          142,000
 Hettinger              10,500         9,400        44.7          420,000
 Slope                  12,500         6,500        46.2          300,000
 Stark                  17,000        13,200        45.8          605,000
   Combined Counties
          Southwest     80,000        49,000        42.0        2,060,000

 Burleigh               18,500        16,000        59.6          953,000
 Emmons                 28,500        28,000        70.7        1,980,000
 Grant                  15,000         9,600        27.3          262,000
 Morton                 32,000        21,500        48.4        1,040,000
 Sioux                   1,000           900        27.8           25,000
   Combined Counties
      South Central     95,000        76,000        56.1        4,260,000

 Dickey                  4,000         3,800        81.6          310,000
 LaMoure                20,000        19,500        73.3        1,430,000
 Logan                  24,500        24,000        73.1        1,755,000
 McIntosh               19,500        19,000        67.1        1,275,000
 Ransom
 Richland                4,400         4,200        67.9          285,000
 Sargent
   Combined Counties     2,600         2,500        78.0          195,000
          Southeast     75,000        73,000        71.9        5,250,000
 Combined Districts
 STATE               1,600,000     1,480,000        62.0       91,760,000
 1/ Data published in combined counties or districts to avoid disclosure
 of individual operations. 2/ Yield per harvested acre.

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