March 2006

        Flaxseed: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield and Production
                     North Dakota by County, 2004 1/
District                              Flaxseed
and                     Area         Area
County                 Planted     Harvested    Yield     Production
                        Acres        Acres     Bushels      Bushels
Burke                   18,000       17,600     17.7         311,000
Divide                  10,400        9,900     17.2         170,000
Mountrail               43,000       42,300     17.5         742,000
Renville                17,000       16,400     25.4         417,000
Ward                    66,500       65,600     24.2       1,589,000
Williams                 7,100        6,700     18.2         122,000
  Combined Counties
      Northwest        162,000      158,500     21.1       3,351,000
Benson                   4,800        4,600     22.2         102,000
Bottineau               26,500       25,900     19.5         504,000
McHenry                 21,500       21,400     23.2         497,000
Pierce                  10,400       10,100     19.6         198,000
Rolette                  5,800        5,700     22.6         129,000
  Combined Counties
      North Central     69,000       67,700     21.1       1,430,000
Cavalier                22,500       22,000     21.3         469,000
Grand Forks
Nelson                   4,800        4,800     21.3         102,000
Pembina
Ramsey                   7,600        7,500     21.6         162,000
Towner                  16,000       15,900     23.5         373,000
Walsh                    3,800        3,600     23.1          83,000
  Combined Counties      1,300        1,300     16.2          21,000
      Northeast         56,000       55,100     22.0       1,210,000
Dunn                     3,000        3,000     12.3          37,000
McKenzie                 2,000        2,000     13.0          26,000
McLean                  54,000       53,900     21.5       1,160,000
Mercer                   6,000        5,900     14.2          84,000
Oliver                   2,000        1,900     25.3          48,000
  Combined Counties
      West Central      67,000       66,700     20.3       1,355,000
Eddy                     4,500        4,500     22.7         102,000
Foster                   4,500        4,500     19.6          88,000
Kidder                  16,800       16,600     17.4         289,000
Sheridan                33,000       32,900     22.7         748,000
Stutsman                10,500       10,400     20.3         211,000
Wells                   10,700       10,400     20.9         217,000
  Combined Counties
      Central           80,000       79,300     20.9       1,655,000
Barnes                   1,500        1,500     22.0          33,000
Cass
Griggs
Steele                   2,000        2,000     17.5          35,000
Traill
  Combined Counties        500          400     17.5           7,000
      East Central       4,000        3,900     19.2          75,000
Adams
Billings
Bowman                   1,000          900     15.6          14,000
Golden Valley              700          600      6.7           4,000
Hettinger                4,800        4,500     16.0          72,000
Slope                    2,000        1,300     12.3          16,000
Stark                    3,200        3,100     12.3          38,000
  Combined Counties        800          700      8.6           6,000
      Southwest         12,500       11,100     13.5         150,000
Burleigh                14,700       14,600     17.1         250,000
Emmons                   4,500        4,200     10.0          42,000
Grant                    2,700        2,100     10.0          21,000
Morton
Sioux
  Combined Counties      1,100          600     10.0           6,000
      South Central     23,000       21,500     14.8         319,000
Dickey                   2,000        2,000     13.0          26,000
LaMoure                  2,400        2,200     19.5          43,000
Logan                    6,500        6,400     18.8         120,000
McIntosh                 5,000        5,000     17.8          89,000
Ransom
Richland
Sargent
  Combined Counties        600          600     28.3          17,000
      Southeast        16,500       16,200     18.2         295,000
Combined Districts
State Total            490,000      480,000     20.5       9,840,000
1/ Data published in combined counties or districts to avoid
disclosure of individual operations.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
  David Knopf, Director
  USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, North Dakota Field Office
  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/