A Field of Alfalfa Under the Ditch. 



having a man go out and help in building the ditches at no cost to the settler. In 

 addition, the company has men each season who cover the project showing the farmer 

 how best to irrigate his land and giving him every aid possible to get started in the 

 right way. For full information regarding the Valier project, address the Valier 

 Farm Sales Company, Valier, Montana. 



Another very successful Carey project in Montana is the Big Timber project, lo- 

 cated near Big Timber, in Sweet Grass county, Montana, and embracing 18,000 acres 

 of irrigable and 14.000 acres of non-irrigable land. On this project some 9,000 acres 

 of land have already been settled upon and cultivated, while an equal amount is now 

 available for settlement. The price for a permanent water right on this project 

 ranges from $45.00 to $60.00 per acre, terms being two to ten per cent cash on first 

 payment and the balance running from one to ten years, with interest at the rate 

 of six per cent. This project is exceptionally favored in the excellent quality of the 

 soil, and the intelligent interest shown by the company in the treatment and assist- 

 ance rendered settlers on the project. Full information regarding the Big Timber 

 Carey project may be had by addressing the Glass-Lindsay Land Company, Big 

 Timber, Montana. 



The Billings Carey Land project was the first successful development of Montana 

 irrigation lands under the Carey Act. The project embraces a total of 34,000 acres, 

 of which 27,000 acres is susceptible of irrigation. Owing to the success of this pro- 

 ject there is now open to entry but 2,132 acres of Carey land susceptible of irrigation. 

 Permanent water rights on Carey lands in this project cost from $25.00 to $58.00 

 per acre, with an annual maintenance of $1.00 per acre. 



The Billings project is located upon what is known as the Billings bench, but a 

 short distance from the rapidly growing city of Billings, and the project has made 

 good progress during the last few years. The Billings Land & Irrigation Company, 



