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Progress of Montana Agriculture 



(All figures from the year books of the U. S. Department of Agriculture.) 



SIXTEEN YEARS' GROWTH IN WHEAT. 



Year Acres 



1900 ..: 72,555 



1901 88,807 



1902 - 90,583 



1903 98,735 



1904 108,608 



1905 119,469 



1906 137,389 



1907 - ..- 139,000 



1908 - -.. 153,000 



1909 350,000 



1910 480,000 



1911 429,000 



1912 - 803,000 



1913 870,000 



1914 910,000 



1915 1,275,000 



Bu. 



SIXTEEN YEARS' GROWTH IN POTATOES. 



Year Acres 



1900 4,781 



1901 



1902 - 11,521 



1903 12,904 



1904 - 13,162 



1905 - 13,668 



1906 14,099 



1907 18,000 



1908 -- 20,000 



1909 25,000 



1910 25,000 



1911 27,000 



1912 37,000 



1913 - 36,000 



1914 37,000 



1915 39,000 



Bu. per 



SIXTEEN YEARS' GROWTH IN FLAX. 



Year 



Acres 



1901 



1902 12 



1903 -- 12 



1904 9 



1905 16 



1906 24 



1907 34 



1908 - 9 



1909 10 



1910 ..- 60 



1911 425 



1912 460 



1913 400 



1914 320 



1915 180 



