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cents per hundred is about the lowest price that potatoes 

 sell at in the fall. This would bring me $240. 



"The balance of my farm is in young orchard, gar- 

 den stuff and some used for house and barn yard. 

 Very respectfully, 



Many illustrations shown in connection with this 

 article were secured through the courtesy of the Billings 

 Booster Club, while a lot of other photographs were se- 

 cured from Mr. Nicholas Sinelnicow, special representa- 

 tive in America of the Minister of Agriculture of Kus- 

 sia, who made the trip from Chicago to the Pacific Coast 



Mouth of 1, 800-foot Tunnel carrying water through rock cliti near Billings. 



An illustration is given in these columns of the 

 home spoken of. It can readily be seen that our cor- 

 respondent is well housed and has everything about the 

 place in good ship-shape order. Will some of our city 

 readers not agree with us that this method of living with 

 an assured income is not preferable to a salaried position 

 in town? What would three hundred days of sunshine 

 mean to your children ? . Why not write to some of the 

 Billings boosters and learn if they can start you out on 

 the same plan ? 



In future issues will be given the story of some of 

 the older settlers near Billings, who reached that coun- 

 try as laborers on the then now railroad and who are 

 today prosperous and influential, nay, even wealthy citi- 



Trestle carrying Flume of Billings Land and Irrigation Co.'s Canal. This 



Flume receives water soon alter it leaves tunnel shown 



elsewhere in these columns. 



with the editor of THE IRRIGATION AGE, visiting all of 

 the important irrigation districts en route. 



Our November issue will contain a more detailed 

 description of many of the Yellowstone Valley farms. 



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Address, IRRIGATION AGE. 



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THE NORTHERN HOTEL, Billings, Montana 



Temporary Home of Settler near Billings, Montana. 



zens. There are hundreds of cases of this character in 

 and around Billings, men who went into debt for land, 

 lumber, farm machinery, household goods in fact, 

 everything who are now rated as wealthy, retired 

 farmers. 



The leading hotel of the QueenCity of the YellowstoneCountry. Steam 

 heated, electric lighte , headquarters for tourists, irrigation men, and all 

 who enjoy good service. A. F. Me N ABB, Manager. 



