March 2007

     Dry Edible Beans: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield and Production
                      North Dakota by County, 2006 1/

District                               Dry Edible Beans
and                          Area         Area
County                     Planted     Harvested   Yield    Production
                            Acres        Acres    Pounds       Cwt
Burke
Divide
Mountrail
Renville
Ward                        1,600        1,500     1,400        21,000
Williams                    6,100        5,700     1,140        65,000
   Combined Counties        1,500        1,400     1,214        17,000
      Northwest             9,200        8,600     1,198       103,000

Benson                     36,000       35,000     1,306       457,000
Bottineau                     800          800     1,000         8,000
McHenry
Pierce                      3,400        3,200     1,313        42,000
Rolette
   Combined Counties        3,500        3,400     1,529        52,000
      North Central        43,700       42,400     1,318       559,000

Cavalier                   16,000       15,700     1,567       246,000
Grand Forks                91,000       90,000     1,150     1,035,000
Nelson                     17,500       17,300       954       165,000
Pembina                    86,000       83,000     1,471     1,221,000
Ramsey                     38,500       37,600     1,043       392,000
Towner                     17,000       16,600     1,440       239,000
Walsh                      99,000       95,800     1,135     1,087,000
   Combined Counties
      Northeast           365,000      356,000     1,232     4,385,000

Dunn
McKenzie                      600          500     1,000         5,000
McLean                     23,500       20,400       613       125,000
Mercer
Oliver                      2,300        1,700       412         7,000
   Combined Counties        1,200          800       500         4,000
      West Central         27,600       23,400       603       141,000

Eddy                        9,000        8,500     1,012        86,000
Foster
Kidder
Sheridan
Stutsman                   10,600       10,200     1,206       123,000
Wells                      66,000       64,400       859       553,000
   Combined Counties        4,400        4,200       905        38,000
      Central              90,000       87,300       916       800,000

Barnes                      4,600        3,800     1,132        43,000
Cass                        9,100        8,200     1,488       122,000
Griggs                      9,100        8,700     1,356       118,000
Steele                     35,000       33,500     1,218       408,000
Traill                     31,200       30,800     1,477       455,000
   Combined Counties
      East Central         89,000       85,000     1,348     1,146,000

Adams
Billings
Bowman
Golden Valley
Hettinger
Slope
Stark
   Combined Counties
      Southwest

Burleigh
Emmons
Grant
Morton
Sioux
   Combined Counties
      South Central

Dickey                      7,000        6,700     1,642       110,000
LaMoure                     9,200        6,900     1,000        69,000
Logan
McIntosh
Ransom                     13,300       12,800     1,664       213,000
Richland                    2,500        1,800     2,056        37,000
Sargent                     5,200        4,800     1,771        85,000
   Combined Counties          400          100     1,000         1,000
      Southeast            37,600       33,100     1,556       515,000
Combined Districts          7,900        4,200       738        31,000
State Total               670,000      640,000     1,200     7,680,000
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/Statistics_by_State/North_Dakota/