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In 1915, the assessor's rolls showed the following livestock: Horses, 9,949 head; 

 milch cows, 1,826 head; other cattle, 18,438 head; sheep, 43,317 head; swine, 1,397 

 head. 



For further information regarding Blaine county, write the Commercial Club, 

 Chinook, Montana. 



BROADWATER COUNTY 



Broadwater county lying north of Gallatin, south of Lewis and Clark, west 

 of Jefferson and east of Meagher counties, embraces the upper Missouri river 

 valley and is within close shipping distance of the cities of Butte and Helena. It 

 was created from parts of Meagher and Jefferson counties by act of February 

 g, 1897. 



The Big Belt range forms the eastern, and lower mountains the western boun- 

 dary. In both ranges rise streams that flow into the Missouri river. The principal 

 agricultural districts are in the Missouri river valley and in the valley of Crow 

 creek. 



The industries are farming, stock raising and mining. The mineral area is 

 extensive and rich and the placer and quartz mines have yielded great sums. The 

 principal mines are at Radersburg and Winston, from which places many tons of ore 

 are annually shipped to smelters. 



The range sheep industry has been the source of many fortunes for men who 

 owned from 2,000 to 20,000 sheep. Mountains or foothills still afford good range for 

 many horses, cattle and sheep. Much attention has been paid to the breeding of 

 high grade stock, and the claim is made that Broadwater county has the best horses 

 in Montana. 



Fine herds of beef and dairy cattle are numerous. In 1904 fifty farmers and 

 business men organized and started the Townsend creamery, which is the pride of 

 the county. From a small beginning the output has steadily increased and about 

 200,000 pounds of butter of a superior quality is produced annually. The butter 

 finds a ready sale at Helena and other neighboring cities. More recently a flour 

 mill was erected at Townsend and the product readily found profitable market. 



There are bure bred herds of Poland-Chinas, Chester White, Berkshire, Duroc and 

 Hanmshire hogs and the raising of swine is profitable. 



The principal farming districts are in the Missouri and Crow creek valleys, where 

 many thousand acres are irrigated. The chief crops are oats, wheat and alfalfa, 

 timothy and bluejoint hay. Oats make large yields, are of a superior quality, and 

 have been sold to cereal mills and for seed. Wheat is in demand from millers and 

 many cars of alfalfa and timothy hay are shipped annually. Potatoes yield from 300 

 to 400 bushels to the acre and other vegetables do equally well. 



During the last few years many thousand acres on the foothills and benches 

 that extend from Three Forks to the northern end of the county have been settled 

 upon and farmed without irrigation. A large part of the uplands is adapted to 

 dry land farming and good crops have been raised at many places, the rainfall in 

 the spring and early summer being sufficient to produce large yields of crops that 

 are properly planted and cultivated. The soil, a warm and very productive lc?im, 

 is easy to work. Winter wheat, rye, bald barley and alfalfa are the chief crops on 

 non-irrigated farms. Raw lands may be bought at low prices and turned into pro- 

 ductive farms. Large ranches have been subdivided and are offered for sale in farm 

 lots. The raising of apples and other fruits on a commercial scale is a new and 

 promising industry. Apples of many varieties have been grown. At the Stafford ranch 



