Responses

Responses

Useable responses totaled 176 (Table 1), 15% fewer than in 1997. The survey responses in 1998
represented 96,719 acres, or slightly over 10% of the Northarvest total of 940,000 acres planted in 1998.

Table 1: Number of Northarvest dry bean growers responding, total acres and acres planted
by Minnesota and North Dakota respondents in 1998

Acres Planted
	Growers Responding	Total Acres^a	Respondents’ Acres	Survey Areas (% of Total)
Minnesota	57	190,000	24,903	13.1
North Dakota	119	750,000	71,816	9.6
Northarvest Total	176	940,000	96,719	10.3

aTotal of dry bean acres planted in each state (Reference 10)