? Ill I : I i{ i; A s r it i: s t .\ r i: t • ? 



• 



• 



• •"—'■ " "■ ■■ "■^— ■■•^■■— ■■— IIH 1111*^1111 lltl^— nil im-^||||^_,IH-^|||^^0 



., ■ ■j-.'t_-.r<.'>. '<::tJii,':/'^-.i.^i-,:if.:. ir.^ 



Enormous Yields Are Obtained on Irrigated Land. 



the farmer who lias been living in ignorance of crop conditions in Montana. Here 

 are tlie figures on oats: 



OATS. 



In this table are shown the Yearbook figures giving the five-year average value 

 of an aero of rye in the states with which comparisons are made, and from this basis 

 is computed the average annual value of a 160-acre crop of rye. The result shows 

 that at the end of every year the Montana farmer has from $240 to $740 more money 

 to deposit in the bank than does his less fortunate eastern farmer. Here are the 

 figures on rye : 



RYE. 



Value per Acre of 160 Acre Crop 



5 Year Average Average Yearly Value 



Ohio - $12.37 $1,979.20 



Indiana - 10.97 1,755.20 



Illinois 12.30 1,968.00 



Michigan -- 10.98 1,756.80 



Wisconsin - 12.36 1,977.60 



Minnesota - 12.56 2,009.60 



Iowa 12.61 2,017.60 



Missouri - -- 11.67 1,867.20 



North Dakota ....- 9.46 1,513.60 



South Dakota - 9.59 1,534.40 



Nebraska - - - 9.77 1,563.20 



Kansas 1129 1,806.40 



United States - 12.07 1.931.20 



MONTANA 14.10 2,256.00 



In the table on this page are given the Yearbook figures showing the five-year 

 average annual value of an acre of barley in the various states, and from this basis 

 is computed the average annual value of a 160-acre crop of barley. The result shows 



