May 2005 Livestock Inventory: North Dakota 1/ District January 1, 2005 December 1, and 2004 County All Cattle Beef Cows Milk Cows All Sheep Hogs & Pigs - - - - - - - - - - Number of Head - - - - - - - - - - - Burke 13,000 11,500 Divide 17,000 9,500 Mountrail 39,000 23,000 900 1,400 Renville 5,000 4,000 Ward 36,000 22,500 500 2,000 Williams 30,000 19,500 800 600 Combined Counties 800 800 3,400 Northwest 140,000 90,000 1,700 3,500 6,000 Benson 24,000 14,000 700 500 Bottineau 17,000 11,000 1,000 McHenry 70,000 40,000 1,500 4,800 500 Pierce 22,000 14,000 800 Rolette 22,000 15,000 Combined Counties 700 500 500 North Central 155,000 94,000 3,000 7,000 1,500 Cavalier 7,000 4,500 1,100 1,600 Grand Forks 17,000 8,000 23,500 Nelson 10,000 4,500 900 900 1,000 Pembina 8,000 4,000 4,000 Ramsey 8,000 3,000 800 Towner 6,000 4,000 900 21,000 Walsh 14,000 7,000 1,400 Combined Counties 500 900 900 Northeast 70,000 35,000 1,400 6,000 52,000 Dunn 87,000 48,000 500 1,700 2,500 McKenzie 61,000 38,000 4,500 McLean 39,000 20,500 800 1,400 Mercer 38,000 20,500 600 Oliver 40,000 18,000 1,300 1,300 1,200 Combined Counties 600 800 West Central 265,000 145,000 3,200 9,500 4,500 Eddy 22,000 11,500 1,500 Foster 14,000 7,500 2,800 3,000 Kidder 66,000 35,000 600 4,200 Sheridan 22,000 13,000 500 500 Stutsman 55,000 27,500 1,800 3,200 900 Wells 21,000 12,500 Combined Counties 600 1,300 600 Central 200,000 107,000 3,500 13,000 5,000 Barnes 21,000 13,500 1,000 3,000 Cass 21,000 9,500 1,900 10,500 Griggs 16,000 9,500 500 Steele 7,000 3,500 1,000 Traill 5,000 3,000 1,600 Combined Counties 800 500 East Central 70,000 39,000 800 6,000 14,000 Adams 35,000 13,500 13,500 Billings 36,000 22,000 600 Bowman 40,000 21,000 7,200 16,600 Golden Valley 20,000 10,500 3,500 1,100 Hettinger 20,000 12,000 600 1,600 1,200 Slope 32,000 20,000 2,000 1,500 Stark 47,000 26,000 2,600 2,600 Combined Counties 400 1,100 Southwest 230,000 125,000 3,600 31,000 21,500 Burleigh 62,000 37,000 2,800 Emmons 57,000 26,500 3,000 500 Grant 64,000 42,000 800 5,800 1,300 Morton 107,000 54,000 5,600 4,000 2,500 Sioux 35,000 25,500 Combined Counties 800 900 200 South Central 325,000 185,000 10,200 13,500 4,500 Dickey 43,000 19,500 500 2,100 3,000 LaMoure 31,000 15,000 1,000 1,100 13,000 Logan 51,000 22,000 800 1,000 McIntosh 50,000 22,500 1,700 1,700 Ransom 32,000 19,000 1,300 29,000 Richland 30,000 18,500 500 7,400 3,400 Sargent 18,000 10,500 900 9,500 Combined Counties 1,100 2,100 Southeast 255,000 127,000 5,600 15,500 60,000 Combined Districts STATE 1,710,000 947,000 33,000 105,000 169,000 1/ Data published in combined counties or districts to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 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/