1998 North Dakota County Rents & Values April 1998 Introduction The USDA's North Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service conducts an annual survey of farmers and ranchers to obtain rental rates and the value of rented land in their localities. This report is the result of the 1998 survey. The 1998 Survey Over 3,100 North Dakota agricultural producers were sampled for this survey conducted January 20 to February 6, 1998. Of those selected, over 3,000 reports were collected. We would like to thank all who participated for without their cooperation, this report would not be possible. The Data The tables in this report contain county level data for cropland, pasture, alfalfa hay, other tame hay and wild hay. All data refer to non-irrigated land and only include information for cash rental arrangements. All share rent arrangements were excluded. County level data include number of positive reports, minimum and maximum rent reported, the most frequently reported rent (mode), average of positive cash rents reported and the average of positive land value reports. Also included is a 5-year average of rents and values. The minimum and maximum show the range of reported data in each county. This range is affected by the diversity of land and many other factors such as the proximity to towns or cities, availability of rental land, and average size of farms in the area. We advise the reader to exercise discretion when using data from counties with less than fifteen reports tabulated. Using a 3-year average is one way to minimize variability that can occur from year to year. Other Reports The National Agricultural Statistics Service now publishes state level estimates for land values and rental rates. These data are not part of this report but are available upon request. For additional information, contact the North Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service at 701-239-5306 or toll free at 1-800-626-3134. NON-IRRIGATED CROPLAND CASH RENTS AND VALUES, North Dakota, 1998 and Average 1993-97 Average _________________________1998________________________ Average Most Average County Average Value of Number Minimum Maximum Frequently Average Value of Rental Rented Of Rent Rent Reported Rental Rented Rate Land Reports Reported Reported Rent Rate Land -Dollars Per Acre- -No.- --------Dollars Per Acre-------- ADAMS 19.90 229.00 38 15.00 30.00 20.00 21.60 230.00 BARNES 36.00 425.00 32 25.00 50.00 40.00 37.60 456.00 BENSON 28.30 319.00 42 18.00 40.00 30.00 29.20 339.00 BILLINGS 19.40 242.00 40 13.00 30.00 20.00 21.30 282.00 BOTTINEAU 27.70 353.00 49 20.00 40.00 30.00 29.80 400.00 BOWMAN 18.20 229.00 31 14.00 27.50 20.00 18.90 258.00 BURKE 25.50 298.00 43 15.00 45.00 25.00 26.40 317.00 BURLEIGH 22.00 261.00 38 15.00 40.00 25.00 24.40 301.00 CASS 54.40 797.00 36 35.00 85.00 50.00 55.30 884.00 CAVALIER 36.30 518.00 60 27.00 47.00 40.00 37.30 519.00 DICKEY 30.50 339.00 32 25.00 46.00 30.00 34.10 370.00 DIVIDE 23.40 284.00 41 19.00 35.00 25.00 26.00 346.00 DUNN 19.10 235.00 28 11.00 29.00 25.00 20.90 271.00 EDDY 30.60 323.00 33 20.00 40.00 35.00 29.40 326.00 EMMONS 23.80 267.00 28 18.00 30.00 25.00 24.50 281.00 FOSTER 34.90 371.00 44 30.00 42.50 35.00 36.50 401.00 GOLDEN VALLEY 22.30 270.00 56 16.50 30.00 25.00 23.90 291.00 GRAND FORKS 51.50 696.00 45 30.00 125.00 50.00 50.90 687.00 GRANT 20.80 212.00 35 16.00 32.50 20.00 22.60 226.00 GRIGGS 34.10 355.00 33 25.00 45.00 30.00 34.70 379.00 HETTINGER 23.70 298.00 46 19.00 35.00 25.00 26.00 333.00 KIDDER 21.60 212.00 38 13.50 30.00 25.00 22.80 222.00 LaMOURE 32.40 386.00 31 25.00 45.00 35.00 35.40 413.00 LOGAN 23.60 269.00 28 18.00 40.00 25.00 24.10 256.00 McHENRY 28.30 331.00 33 20.00 46.00 30.00 32.20 385.00 McINTOSH 20.80 243.00 25 17.00 37.50 25.00 22.80 249.00 McKENZIE 22.00 291.00 41 14.00 30.00 20.00 21.00 277.00 McLEAN 29.30 368.00 32 20.00 45.00 30.00 33.20 442.00 MERCER 20.50 277.00 30 17.00 28.00 20.00 22.00 281.00 MORTON 23.10 243.00 23 20.00 31.00 25.00 25.60 275.00 MOUNTRAIL 26.40 321.00 45 18.00 47.50 25.00 29.80 355.00 NELSON 31.20 355.00 54 25.00 65.00 30.00 33.20 367.00 OLIVER 21.30 244.00 35 15.00 32.00 20.00 22.10 252.00 PEMBINA 56.10 922.00 53 33.00 90.00 60.00 57.20 893.00 PIERCE 27.10 310.00 35 20.00 40.00 30.00 28.70 327.00 RAMSEY 30.70 366.00 54 26.00 40.00 30.00 31.80 393.00 RANSOM 38.80 444.00 28 30.00 55.00 40.00 41.40 488.00 RENVILLE 30.30 411.00 51 25.00 45.00 30.00 33.50 482.00 RICHLAND 59.50 874.00 28 40.00 85.00 70.00 63.20 965.00 ROLETTE 28.10 321.00 42 19.00 42.50 30.00 30.00 376.00 SARGENT 37.80 469.00 28 25.00 60.00 40.00 40.10 549.00 SHERIDAN 25.70 278.00 30 20.00 40.00 25.00 27.10 290.00 SIOUX 18.80 171.00 51 8.00 27.50 20.00 19.30 183.00 SLOPE 19.10 248.00 34 15.00 30.00 20.00 21.50 280.00 STARK 21.50 272.00 44 15.00 35.00 20.00 22.90 290.00 STEELE 44.10 508.00 31 25.00 70.00 45.00 45.90 607.00 STUTSMAN 32.30 336.00 38 22.00 42.00 35.00 33.70 370.00 TOWNER 28.80 358.00 52 20.00 41.00 30.00 30.10 390.00 TRAILL 59.60 915.00 36 45.00 80.00 60.00 59.90 912.00 WALSH 49.50 722.00 55 20.00 90.00 35.00 49.30 747.00 WARD 32.00 437.00 46 25.00 40.00 40.00 34.70 475.00 WELLS 30.20 355.00 40 25.00 45.00 30.00 31.20 397.00 WILLIAMS 20.80 287.00 55 18.00 30.00 20.00 23.00 324.00 NON-IRRIGATED PASTURE CASH RENTS AND VALUES, North Dakota, 1998 and Average 1993-97 Average _______________________1998__________________________ Average Most Average County Average Value of Number Minimum Maximum Frequently Average Value of Rental Rented Of Rent Rent Reported Rental Rented Rate Land Reports Reported Reported Rent Rate Land -Dollars Per Acre- -No.- --------Dollars Per Acre-------- ADAMS 9.80 145.00 32 7.00 15.00 10.00 10.20 146.00 BARNES 10.90 170.00 18 6.00 15.00 10.00 10.40 210.00 BENSON 8.90 143.00 33 5.00 12.50 10.00 8.60 149.00 BILLINGS 10.20 149.00 29 5.00 17.50 10.00 10.10 170.00 BOTTINEAU 10.10 162.00 29 5.00 20.00 10.00 10.30 178.00 BOWMAN 7.90 127.00 30 5.00 12.00 8.00 8.00 140.00 BURKE 7.30 134.00 33 5.00 12.00 6.00 7.30 133.00 BURLEIGH 9.90 150.00 29 8.00 17.00 10.00 10.50 173.00 CASS 14.70 262.00 9 8.00 20.00 10.00 12.70 368.00 CAVALIER 9.70 180.00 13 5.00 20.00 5.00 10.10 174.00 DICKEY 13.10 181.00 26 10.00 18.00 12.00 13.70 192.00 DIVIDE 6.90 126.00 23 3.63 12.00 7.00 7.50 143.00 DUNN 9.90 151.00 30 6.00 21.00 10.00 10.90 160.00 EDDY 11.30 166.00 29 6.00 15.00 10.00 10.20 158.00 EMMONS 10.40 152.00 29 8.00 15.00 10.00 10.80 151.00 FOSTER 11.40 171.00 34 8.00 20.00 10.00 11.80 190.00 GOLDEN VALLEY 7.00 103.00 36 3.00 20.00 6.00 7.10 118.00 GRAND FORKS 9.70 188.00 11 7.50 16.00 8.00 10.90 200.00 GRANT 9.50 140.00 33 5.00 17.50 10.00 9.90 145.00 GRIGGS 10.60 150.00 23 6.00 15.00 10.00 9.70 168.00 HETTINGER 10.50 172.00 40 5.00 15.00 10.00 10.80 191.00 KIDDER 10.70 141.00 37 6.00 14.00 10.00 10.70 147.00 LaMOURE 12.20 201.00 24 8.00 16.50 15.00 12.50 220.00 LOGAN 11.00 172.00 29 9.00 15.00 12.00 11.70 169.00 McHENRY 9.70 148.00 27 3.75 12.50 10.00 9.70 161.00 McINTOSH 11.20 154.00 27 9.00 13.50 11.00 11.30 159.00 McKENZIE 6.70 124.00 28 2.00 13.50 6.00 6.90 137.00 McLEAN 8.90 172.00 27 5.00 15.00 10.00 9.50 170.00 MERCER 8.80 165.00 32 6.25 12.00 10.00 9.20 182.00 MORTON 9.80 148.00 19 8.00 12.00 10.00 9.90 163.00 MOUNTRAIL 7.10 129.00 33 3.50 15.00 8.00 7.70 139.00 NELSON 9.80 153.00 26 5.00 16.50 10.00 10.30 165.00 OLIVER 9.10 158.00 39 6.50 13.50 10.00 9.40 159.00 PEMBINA 11.40 226.00 16 4.00 15.00 10.00 10.80 171.00 PIERCE 9.10 142.00 32 5.00 16.50 10.00 10.00 153.00 RAMSEY 11.60 180.00 14 7.00 20.00 10.00 11.90 196.00 RANSOM 13.60 206.00 22 8.00 20.00 15.00 14.20 204.00 RENVILLE 9.80 155.00 25 5.00 15.00 10.00 10.50 195.00 RICHLAND 16.10 249.00 9 10.00 21.75 10.00 14.00 284.00 ROLETTE 11.60 163.00 38 5.00 20.00 10.00 10.90 181.00 SARGENT 13.50 204.00 17 10.00 25.00 15.00 16.00 241.00 SHERIDAN 8.80 135.00 28 5.50 12.00 10.00 9.00 149.00 SIOUX 8.00 106.00 40 2.00 14.00 5.00 7.50 120.00 SLOPE 9.10 137.00 29 3.00 17.00 12.00 9.80 137.00 STARK 10.90 166.00 38 5.62 20.00 10.00 11.30 183.00 STEELE 10.10 155.00 13 4.00 11.50 10.00 8.70 151.00 STUTSMAN 11.50 174.00 36 6.00 18.00 12.00 11.70 183.00 TOWNER 9.20 148.00 18 4.00 13.50 10.00 8.80 131.00 TRAILL 10.20 249.00 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ WALSH 10.70 161.00 24 5.50 17.50 10.00 10.50 159.00 WARD 9.00 165.00 32 6.00 15.00 15.00 10.30 184.00 WELLS 9.80 159.00 34 6.00 15.00 10.00 9.90 172.00 WILLIAMS 6.20 116.00 36 3.25 15.00 6.00 7.30 133.00 1/ Insufficient data. NON-IRRIGATED HAYLAND CASH RENTS AND VALUES, North Dakota, 1998 ________Alfalfa 1/________ ____Other Tame Hay 2/_____ _Wild or Prairie Grass 3/_ Average Average Average Number Average Value of Number Average Value of Number Average Value of COUNTY of Rental Rented of Rental Rented of Rental Rented Reports Rate Land Reports Rate Land Reports Rate Land -No.- -Dollars per Acre- -No.- -Dollars per Acre- -No.- -Dollars per Acre- ADAMS 25 17.40 202.00 23 13.80 178.00 15 9.90 149.00 BARNES 7 35.20 368.00 7 16.40 267.00 7 13.90 222.00 BENSON 12 20.50 279.00 18 11.60 179.00 15 9.10 143.00 BILLINGS 21 18.80 240.00 19 14.30 207.00 16 10.30 162.00 BOTTINEAU 12 19.90 239.00 16 12.40 189.00 16 11.30 174.00 BOWMAN 23 16.50 202.00 22 11.90 172.00 16 10.60 149.00 BURKE 14 18.60 237.00 9 11.10 172.00 11 8.60 125.00 BURLEIGH 20 19.10 264.00 16 14.30 210.00 21 10.90 163.00 CASS 8 46.90 800.00 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ CAVALIER 6 27.50 390.00 6 16.20 278.00 10 11.10 198.00 DICKEY 11 26.20 343.00 15 17.70 249.00 13 12.60 190.00 DIVIDE 5 10.00 239.00 7 10.40 174.00 7 7.80 144.00 DUNN 24 18.10 236.00 17 13.00 199.00 12 10.00 152.00 EDDY 15 17.80 248.00 17 11.70 164.00 20 9.30 145.00 EMMONS 18 21.90 235.00 20 13.80 174.00 18 10.90 146.00 FOSTER 17 21.20 343.00 16 15.90 239.00 15 11.40 172.00 GOLDEN VALLEY 22 21.40 226.00 21 15.00 164.00 21 10.40 120.00 GRAND FORKS 12 42.90 451.00 8 20.40 255.00 12 13.80 234.00 GRANT 28 24.70 201.00 22 16.20 157.00 21 11.30 142.00 GRIGGS 11 27.60 323.00 12 12.30 177.00 10 9.60 134.00 HETTINGER 29 20.10 262.00 27 14.90 221.00 17 11.40 183.00 KIDDER 30 14.60 187.00 23 10.70 163.00 20 9.20 148.00 LaMOURE 18 33.60 389.00 14 17.30 256.00 17 14.40 203.00 LOGAN 20 18.70 241.00 18 14.80 194.00 20 10.60 165.00 McHENRY 15 17.10 279.00 13 11.50 175.00 16 9.60 149.00 McINTOSH 22 20.60 245.00 19 12.80 188.00 21 10.60 160.00 McKENZIE 22 17.30 239.00 17 14.90 194.00 18 9.10 141.00 McLEAN 13 17.40 340.00 12 13.50 263.00 11 8.20 197.00 MERCER 17 19.40 266.00 19 14.20 226.00 20 9.60 186.00 MORTON 15 23.50 256.00 14 14.90 213.00 15 9.50 175.00 MOUNTRAIL 17 16.50 246.00 18 10.50 184.00 18 7.30 144.00 NELSON 15 23.70 322.00 17 14.20 211.00 17 11.90 183.00 OLIVER 29 21.40 237.00 17 14.80 192.00 18 9.40 150.00 PEMBINA 11 47.70 585.00 4/ 4/ 4/ 6 11.50 208.00 PIERCE 14 21.10 226.00 16 11.40 153.00 16 9.90 137.00 RAMSEY 9 21.10 358.00 10 14.40 261.00 13 10.70 200.00 RANSOM 13 37.30 446.00 12 19.00 289.00 12 18.70 194.00 RENVILLE 16 16.90 335.00 12 12.40 234.00 12 8.50 208.00 RICHLAND 4/ 4/ 4/ 6 18.80 325.00 7 12.10 268.00 ROLETTE 16 20.60 305.00 15 14.10 248.00 15 10.50 192.00 SARGENT 10 26.40 392.00 10 17.10 297.00 12 14.30 257.00 SHERIDAN 15 17.50 224.00 15 10.60 179.00 13 8.60 148.00 SIOUX 40 18.70 174.00 34 13.30 152.00 36 7.70 122.00 SLOPE 27 18.10 215.00 21 14.20 201.00 20 10.10 155.00 STARK 31 20.20 259.00 26 16.40 220.00 19 12.50 174.00 STEELE 4/ 4/ 4/ 5 15.00 244.00 4/ 4/ 4/ STUTSMAN 13 19.10 277.00 16 14.50 227.00 17 11.10 174.00 TOWNER 9 27.50 293.00 9 13.10 225.00 8 9.10 133.00 TRAILL 5 54.50 867.00 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ WALSH 13 33.20 514.00 10 17.40 250.00 10 11.60 177.00 WARD 10 18.20 338.00 12 15.60 238.00 11 12.60 173.00 WELLS 9 25.80 315.00 21 11.50 227.00 21 8.50 140.00 WILLIAMS 19 21.40 278.00 16 14.80 236.00 12 7.50 123.00 1/ Alfalfa and alfalfa-grass mixtures to be cut for hay. 2/ Excludes grain hay and wild hay. 3/ To be cut for hay. 4/ Insufficient data. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: 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/