Table 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Geographic area 
Harvested 
Irrigated 
Harvested 
Irrigated 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Farms 
Acres 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Farms 
Acres 
FORAGE - LAND USED FOR ALL HAY 
AND ALL HAYLAGE, GRASS SILAGE, 
AND GREENCHOP (TONS, DRY 
EQUIVALENT) (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Counties - Con. 
McHenry 
406 
148,742 
222,341 
6 
894 
420 
144,131 
234,399 
12 
1,380 
McIntosh 
241 
65,090 
86,827 
- 
- 
225 
57,022 
151,208 
- 
- 
McKenzie 
291 
76,131 
87,358 
18 
1,592 
324 
83,135 
117,098 
38 
3,479 
McLean 
298 
44,884 
67,050 
8 
339 
404 
55,981 
109,328 
11 
683 
Mercer 
212 
52,683 
60,840 
3 
106 
264 
68,287 
120,563 
11 
1,025 
Morton 
477 
109,566 
168,311 
17 
1,628 
501 
135,828 
274,321 
27 
2,876 
Mountrail 
264 
58,193 
85,720 
9 
205 
281 
60,393 
85,663 
2 
(D) 
Nelson 
89 
13,410 
22,868 
- 
- 
114 
13,868 
25,358 
- 
Oliver 
192 
36,392 
61,490 
5 
247 
177 
44,226 
83,391 
6 
820 
Pembina 
79 
7,785 
14,534 
1 
(D) 
87 
8,715 
23,711 
4 
356 
Pierce 
171 
45,013 
60,985 
217 
47,186 
86,531 
_ 
_ 
Ramsey 
60 
9,607 
16,703 
- 
- 
80 
7,188 
16,756 
- 
- 
Ransom 
165 
19,908 
43,941 
10 
786 
183 
26,187 
68,829 
7 
916 
Renville 
54 
9,004 
14,458 
- 
- 
86 
12,824 
18,869 
- 
- 
Richland 
168 
18,676 
30,274 
3 
132 
227 
20,731 
57,856 
- 
- 
Rolette 
271 
43,841 
71,949 
- 
- 
318 
53,417 
94,439 
- 
- 
Sargent 
124 
13,764 
28,879 
5 
119 
135 
13,395 
36,422 
2 
(D) 
Sheridan 
142 
22,886 
38,618 
- 
- 
173 
40,401 
57,036 
- 
Sioux 
97 
50,532 
48,744 
- 
- 
136 
66,508 
149,088 
1 
(D) 
Slope 
89 
27,561 
28,698 
1 
(D) 
120 
50,903 
78,170 
3 
350 
Stark 
441 
79,771 
88,362 
4 
132 
498 
97,612 
158,112 
4 
300 
Steele 
26 
2,483 
4,145 
- 
- 
35 
2,926 
8,658 
- 
- 
Stutsman 
329 
56,931 
115,441 
2 
(D) 
354 
65,739 
157,851 
3 
338 
Towner 
82 
10,767 
1 1 ,528 
2 
(D) 
88 
1 1 ,423 
21,093 
- 
- 
Traill 
54 
2,129 
4,229 
- 
47 
2,152 
5,843 
- 
- 
Walsh 
133 
9,693 
19,423 
1 
(D) 
163 
13,995 
31,654 
- 
- 
Ward 
360 
49,454 
77,319 
3 
31 
380 
51,646 
87,535 
- 
- 
Wells 
163 
23,635 
32,971 
- 
- 
206 
35,719 
68,260 
4 
12 
Williams 
HAY - ALL HAY INCLUDING ALFALFA, 
OTHER TAME, SMALL GRAIN, AND 
WILD (TONS, DRY) (SEE TEXT) 
206 
42,474 
54,611 
21 
1,969 
295 
47,181 
85,915 
29 
3,646 
State Total 
North Dakota 
10,008 
2,153,385 
3,080,735 
185 
13,331 
1 1 ,480 
2,537,069 
4,747,946 
260 
24,970 
Counties 
Adams 
172 
38,628 
44,099 
2 
(D) 
194 
60,168 
84,527 
_ 
_ 
Barnes 
214 
16,933 
29,933 
- 
256 
21,957 
48,334 
- 
- 
Benson 
198 
36,876 
69,337 
3 
20 
213 
34,424 
(D) 
- 
- 
Billings 
115 
39,941 
31,455 
- 
- 
146 
47,818 
68,970 
2 
(D) 
Bottineau 
217 
31,774 
45,180 
- 
- 
233 
41,487 
67,948 
1 
(D) 
Bowman 
162 
59,851 
62,190 
4 
796 
163 
77,715 
(D) 
7 
870 
Burke 
114 
24,531 
44,452 
- 
- 
124 
23,764 
34,874 
- 
- 
Burleigh 
479 
88,204 
134,750 
9 
672 
522 
97,862 
201,920 
19 
1,291 
Cass 
151 
9,719 
20,050 
4 
238 
161 
9,192 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Cavalier 
55 
3,586 
4,702 
- 
- 
59 
4,131 
10,039 
- 
Dickey 
163 
32,404 
48,802 
2 
(D) 
179 
39,043 
89,497 
8 
1,074 
Divide 
98 
32,771 
50,946 
3 
(D) 
153 
32,694 
58,311 
8 
619 
Dunn 
381 
116,752 
125,986 
4 
189 
375 
129,484 
188,905 
7 
310 
Eddy 
117 
29,162 
50,058 
3 
36 
136 
30,501 
57,508 
2 
(D) 
Emmons 
254 
53,355 
82,452 
2 
(D) 
364 
87,149 
218,428 
2 
(D) 
Foster 
91 
12,604 
29,469 
- 
101 
16,206 
(D) 
- 
Golden Valley 
100 
28,531 
30,189 
1 
(D) 
103 
31,798 
58,109 
5 
516 
Grand Forks 
120 
16,181 
24,027 
- 
139 
12,348 
23,954 
- 
- 
Grant 
284 
94,066 
118,903 
8 
475 
352 
131,061 
292,112 
12 
749 
Griggs 
139 
18,903 
36,051 
3 
300 
144 
20,577 
42,290 
8 
779 
Hettinger 
141 
35,350 
39,963 
_ 
_ 
163 
34,711 
61,740 
_ 
_ 
Kidder 
267 
119,061 
183,497 
16 
1,156 
281 
126,183 
224,021 
8 
1,539 
LaMoure 
170 
20,057 
40,962 
2 
(D) 
223 
25,163 
59,354 
5 
180 
Logan 
194 
59,662 
100,323 
1 
(D) 
214 
65,548 
151,365 
2 
(D) 
McHenry 
405 
145,886 
219,634 
6 
894 
415 
142,145 
229,485 
12 
1,160 
McIntosh 
239 
63,357 
84,629 
- 
- 
225 
57,149 
150,096 
- 
- 
McKenzie 
290 
77,028 
86,760 
18 
1,621 
321 
82,870 
115,490 
38 
3,479 
McLean 
291 
41,002 
63,472 
8 
339 
397 
55,444 
106,489 
11 
699 
Mercer 
212 
53,098 
60,487 
3 
106 
261 
67,763 
118,648 
11 
1,025 
Morton 
471 
110,146 
166,166 
17 
1,628 
496 
133,311 
258,844 
26 
2,705 
Mountrail 
258 
56,940 
83,687 
9 
205 
277 
60,099 
83,648 
2 
(D) 
Nelson 
83 
13,037 
22,401 
- 
- 
114 
13,414 
25,173 
- 
Oliver 
192 
36,318 
60,390 
5 
247 
177 
44,821 
81,383 
6 
820 
Pembina 
77 
7,384 
14,286 
1 
(D) 
86 
8,594 
23,578 
4 
356 
Pierce 
166 
41,620 
57,604 
- 
217 
47,226 
85,337 
- 
- 
Ramsey 
59 
9,407 
16,505 
- 
- 
77 
7,198 
16,632 
- 
- 
Ransom 
161 
19,271 
41,078 
9 
586 
182 
26,152 
68,167 
7 
916 
Renville 
54 
9,139 
13,451 
- 
- 
86 
12,625 
18,142 
- 
- 
Richland 
164 
18,399 
29,402 
3 
132 
227 
20,962 
54,217 
- 
- 
Rolette 
269 
43,860 
71,721 
- 
- 
315 
54,538 
93,633 
- 
- 
Sargent 
124 
13,663 
28,154 
5 
119 
135 
13,044 
35,465 
2 
(D) 
Sheridan 
140 
22,632 
37,692 
- 
- 
173 
40,019 
55,732 
- 
Sioux 
96 
50,346 
47,597 
- 
- 
136 
65,817 
147,263 
1 
(D) 
Slope 
88 
27,748 
28,316 
1 
(D) 
120 
51,296 
76,646 
3 
350 
Stark 
434 
78,579 
85,550 
4 
134 
495 
99,073 
155,594 
4 
300 
Steele 
26 
2,483 
4,145 
- 
- 
35 
2,991 
8,658 
- 
- 
Stutsman 
326 
55,816 
112,838 
2 
(D) 
350 
65,820 
155,310 
3 
338 
--continued 
384 North Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
