February 2005 Canola: County Estimates, North Dakota, 2004 1/ District and Area Area Yield Per County Planted Harvested Acre 2/ Production Acres Acres Lbs Lbs Burke 20,500 20,200 1,655 33,440,000 Divide 7,200 7,100 1,848 13,120,000 Mountrail 40,000 39,400 1,513 59,630,000 Renville 46,000 45,700 1,573 71,880,000 Ward 54,000 53,900 1,890 101,860,000 Williams 6,300 6,200 1,666 10,330,000 Combined Counties Northwest 174,000 172,500 1,683 290,260,000 Benson 30,500 30,300 1,609 48,760,000 Bottineau 52,500 52,200 1,560 81,450,000 McHenry 23,000 22,700 1,602 36,370,000 Pierce 30,500 30,000 1,730 51,900,000 Rolette 34,500 33,800 1,459 49,330,000 Combined Counties North Central 171,000 169,000 1,585 267,810,000 Cavalier 128,000 127,800 1,781 227,580,000 Grand Forks 1,000 1,000 1,690 1,690,000 Nelson 12,500 12,500 1,831 22,890,000 Pembina 1,800 1,800 1,689 3,040,000 Ramsey 24,000 23,900 1,930 46,130,000 Towner 67,500 67,000 1,538 103,070,000 Walsh 8,200 8,000 1,874 14,990,000 Combined Counties Northeast 243,000 242,000 1,733 419,390,000 Dunn 1,200 1,000 620 620,000 McKenzie 6,000 5,700 1,428 8,140,000 McLean 68,500 68,400 1,564 106,970,000 Mercer 8,200 7,600 957 7,270,000 Oliver 1,600 1,600 1,500 2,400,000 Combined Counties West Central 85,500 84,300 1,488 125,400,000 Eddy 3,500 3,300 1,673 5,520,000 Foster 5,000 4,900 1,898 9,300,000 Kidder 2,200 2,000 1,590 3,180,000 Sheridan 14,000 13,400 1,725 23,120,000 Stutsman 3,800 3,800 1,653 6,280,000 Wells 12,500 12,500 1,662 20,770,000 Combined Counties Central 41,000 39,900 1,709 68,170,000 Barnes 2,600 2,500 1,808 4,520,000 Cass Griggs 3,200 3,100 1,823 5,650,000 Steele Traill Combined Counties 1,200 1,000 1,680 1,680,000 East Central 7,000 6,600 1,795 11,850,000 Adams Billings Bowman 1,700 1,000 680 680,000 Golden Valley Hettinger 27,000 12,800 1,308 16,740,000 Slope 4,700 2,700 841 2,270,000 Stark 4,200 3,900 895 3,490,000 Combined Counties 3,400 300 700 210,000 Southwest 41,000 20,700 1,130 23,390,000 Burleigh 7,200 7,100 1,359 9,650,000 Emmons 500 500 1,380 690,000 Grant 6,000 4,400 545 2,400,000 Morton Sioux Combined Counties 2,300 1,600 1,038 1,660,000 South Central 16,000 13,600 1,059 14,400,000 Dickey LaMoure Logan McIntosh 1,100 1,000 1,270 1,270,000 Ransom Richland Sargent Combined Counties 400 400 1,400 560,000 Southeast 1,500 1,400 1,307 1,830,000 Combined Districts STATE 780,000 750,000 1,630 1,222,500,000 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/