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Northeast Montana - Cattle Numbers
Compiled by Chet Hill, NDSU Area Extension Specialist - WREC graph comparing the beef cow numbers to the dairy cow numbers in the MonDak region from 1990 to 2008
Beef Cow Milk Cows
County 1990 1995 2001 2005 2006 2007 2008 County 1990 1995 2001 2005 2006 2007 2008
Custer 27,200 43,100 39,000 39,000 35,000 30,300 36,600 Custer 100 NA
Daniels 8,000 10,000 9,000 11,900 12,100 10,800 17,700 Daniels NA
Dawson 22,000 27,100 27,900 26,200 27,000 25,900 28,700 Dawson NA
Fallon 18,000 27,400 27,700 28,000 33,000 32,300 36,600 Fallon NA
Garfield 27,100 36,500 36,500 37,000 45,000 40,900 41,000 Garfield NA
McCone 19,200 22,500 21,300 20,300 20,700 18,800 20,400 McCone NA
Praire 18,000 18,200 17,900 21,000 21,000 18,100 20,600 Praire NA
Richland 22,700 28,200 30,400 26,900 27,900 26,100 27,500 Richland 1,400 1,500 1,500 NA
Roosevelt 11,600 18,600 17,500 23,500 22,000 20,700 31,000 Roosevelt NA
Rosebud 32,200 50,400 49,000 46,000 46,000 45,200 43,700 Rosebud NA
Sheridan 10,400 14,500 15,400 17,200 16,300 18,400 20,700 Sheridan NA
Valley 33,000 36,600 44,000 51,000 51,000 48,400 39,000 Valley NA
Wibaux 8,900 12,000 13,400 12,000 12,000 11,200 13,600 Wibaux NA
TOTAL 258,300 345,100 349,000 360,000 369,000 347,100 377,100 TOTAL 1,400 1,200 2,500 2,700 2,700 2,500 NA
Northwest North Dakota - Cattle Numbers
Beef Cow Milk Cows
County 1990 1995 2001 2005 2006 2007 2008 County 1990 1995 2001 2005 2006 2007 2008
Billings 16,200 22,200 20,000 22,000 24,000 25,500 26,000 Billings 500 300 --- --- --- --- ---
Bottineau 16,000 14,400 13,000 11,000 13,000 15,000 15,500 Bottineau 400 100 --- --- --- --- ---
Burke 9,000 13,000 10,000 11,500 10,000 9,500 10,000 Burke 300 100 --- --- --- --- ---
Divide 7,200 10,200 12,000 9,500 10,000 9,000 11,000 Divide 100 --- --- --- --- --- ---
Dunn 47,400 60,000 56,000 48,000 43,000 46,500 39,500 Dunn 1800 1400 1,100 500 500 500 500
Golden V 11,400 16,200 12,000 10,500 9,000 10,500 11,000 Golden V 500 700 --- --- --- --- ---
McKenzie 41,400 40,800 47,000 38,000 38,000 36,000 35,000 McKenzie 300 200 --- --- --- 100 ---
Mountrail 16,200 22,200 23,000 23,000 23,000 26,000 21,000 Mountrail 1200 200 --- 900 --- --- ---
Renville 4,200 4,200 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,500 5,500 Renville 500 300 --- --- --- --- ---
Stark 30,600 39,000 29,000 26,000 25,000 25,500 24,000 Stark 4500 4500 3,000 2,600 2,500 2,500 2,500
Ward 23,400 21,600 27,000 22,500 22,000 21,500 19,500 Ward 1500 1900 1,800 --- --- --- ---
Williams 12,600 18,000 24,000 19,500 23,000 17,500 17,000 Williams 400 100 --- --- --- --- ---
TOTAL 235,600 281,800 277,000 245,500 244,000 247,000 235,000 TOTAL 12,000 9,800 5,900 4,000 3,000 3,100 3,000
MONDAK 507,300 637,900 634,400 612,200 618,700 599,700 615,100 MONDAK 13,400 11,000 8,400 6,700 5,700 5,600 3000

 

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