MONTANA 



MONTANA 



value of its wool production, but is now about 

 equaled by Wyoming. The wool clip amounts 

 each year to about 30,000,000 pounds of raw 

 wool, or 11,000,000 pounds of scoured wool. 

 The number of Montana's sheep, nearly 5,000,- 

 000 in 1909, decreased to about 4,000,000 in 

 1916, and was exceeded in Wyoming and nearly 

 equaled in New Mexico. The breeding of 

 horses has become an important industry. 

 Miles City, where the United States army has 

 one of its remount stations, is now one of the 

 greatest horse markets in the nation. 



Mining. Montana is one of the richest states 

 in mineral wealth, and mining has been its lead- 



duced in a year) and zinc are other leading 

 minerals. Coal is being mined in larger quan- 

 tities every year, the bituminous yield being 

 nearly 3,000,000 tons. According to a report of 

 the United States Geological Survey, the Fort 

 Union coal region in eastern Montana is one 

 of the largest fuel-bearing areas in the world; 

 it is estimated that this region contains forty- 

 five billions of tons of coal. The whole state is 

 believed to contain nearly four hundred billions 

 of tons. 



Montana is the leading state in the Union in 

 .the production of precious stones. This is due 

 to the mining of sapphires, one of the few gems 



THE FACTORY 



Gay Products 

 Milk Products 

 Foundry,Machine Shop 

 Bread etc. 

 Meat PacKing 

 Printing, Publishing 

 Flour, Grist 

 Railroad Shop Work 

 Lum b er,Ti m b er 



THE MINE 

 Lead 

 Gold 

 Coal 

 Zinc 

 Silver 

 Copper 



MONTANA PRODUCTS CHART 



Figures Based on U.S. Government Reports 

 Millions of Dollars Annually 



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THE FARM 



Winter Wheat 



Spring Wheat 



Cattle sold 



Oats 



Wool 



Sheep sold 



Wild Hay 



Alfalfa 



Timothy,Clover 



Flaxseed 



Potatoes 



Horses sold 



Dairy Products 



Egg* 



Barley 



Corn 



ing industry ever since gold was discovered in 

 this region in 1861. But the state has become 

 most famous for its copper mines. Around 

 Butte is found one of the richest copper mining 

 regions in the world. Montana was for many 

 years the leading state in the production of 

 copper, but since 1906 its output has been sur- 

 passed by Arizona. It has contributed more 

 than six and a half billions of pounds of copper, 

 which represents about one-third of the total 

 output of copper in the United States since 

 1845. Nearly 300,000,000 pounds are mined 

 annually. 



Next in importance is silver, which is ob- 

 tained chiefly as a by-product in the smelting 

 of copper. With a production of 12,000,000 

 ounces, valued at about $7,000,000, each year, 

 Montana usually takes second rank, surpassed 

 only by Nevada. t Gold (200,000 ounces pro- 



thus far found in the United States. Most of 

 the gems, of an average yearly value of $250,- 

 000, are sent to Switzerland, where they are 

 used as jewels in the manufacture of watches. 

 The total value of the mineral products has in 

 some years been over $70,000,000. 



Manufactures. As it is to be expected under 

 conditions which are described above, the 

 smelting and refining of copper is by far the 

 most important manufacturing industry, and 

 great smelter mills are located at Anaconda, 

 Great Falls, Butte and East Helena. Next in 

 importance is the manufacture of lumber and 

 timber products. Over one hundred great saw- 

 mills are engaged in this industry, the largest 

 ones being- established at Hamilton and Bon- 

 ner. Most of the timber milled is yellow pine 

 and larch, Montana taking first rank in the 

 production of the latter. The beet-sugar indus- 



