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Many orchards have been set out and the county promises to become a large 

 producer of fruit. The soil and climate are well adapted for the growth of sugar 

 beets. 



Hog raising is attracting attention and the conditions are favorable for its 



development into a very profitable branch of farming. The excellence of the 



grasses, water and climate suggest that dairying ought to become one of the 

 leading industries. 



Small towns that are trading points for the surrounding country are Melville in 

 the northern and McLeod in the southern part of the county. Big Timber, the 

 county seat, is the chief town. It is an attractive and growing place and has an 

 elevator, a creamery, a newspaper, hotels, stores, schools, churches, a hospital, a city 

 hall, miles of cement sidewalks, electric lights, a water works system, an attractive 

 court house, and is the trading and shipping point for a rich agricultural and 

 stock country. Of 26,000 horse power available only 20 horse power is developed. 



The estimated population of Sweet Grass county is 6,600 and the assessed 

 valuation is $5,379,976. 



LAND AREA — Sweet Grass county, which is in the Bozeman land district, 

 embraces an area of 2,310 square miles, including 169,628 acres of unreserved 

 and unappropriated public land available for entry under the homestead law, 

 76,612 acres of state land, and 413,809 acres of national forests. Of the total 

 area of the county, 655,116 acres are privately owned. 



CROP PRODUCTION — The following gives the estimated crop production for 

 1915: wheat, 85,000 bushels; corn, 12,000 bushels; flax, 20,000 bushels; oats, 325,000 

 bushels; barley, 40,000 bushels; potatoes, 79,000 bushels; hay, 72,000 tons. 



In 1915, the assessor's rolls showed the following livestock: horses, 5,127 

 head; milch cows, 1,851 head; other cattle, 16,535 head; sheep, 140,159 head; swine, 

 2,843 head. 



TETON COUNTY. 



The extensive territory lying on the eastern side of the Rocky mountains, 

 extending from the Canadian boundary on the north to the northern boundary 

 lines of Lewis and Clark and Cascade counties on the east to the western boundaries 

 of Hill and Chouteau counties, is embraced in Teton county, which was created 

 in 1893. On the west it extends to the summit of the Rocky mountains; and 

 owing to its great extent and differences in altitudes, the climate and soil at 

 one place may differ considerably from those at another. In the mountains, the 

 snowfall is heavy and important rivers, furnishing water for irrigating the 

 low lands, have their source there. There are passes through which the Chinook 

 winds come and temper the winter climate which is seldom severe enough to 

 prevent outdoor work for any extended period. The average rainfall is about 

 16 inches. In the northwestern corner is the Blackfeet Indian reservation which, 

 it is expected, will be opened to settlement soon. A part of Glacier Park that 

 included much of its most attractive scenery is in this county. 



The industries are livestock and farming. Teton county is a famous stock 

 region, contains many noted ranches where blooded horses, herds of high grade 

 cattle and fine flocks of sheep are owned; and the livestock industry is still a lead- 

 ing one. Large quantities of wool are sold annually. 



Farming, which is of irrigated and unirrigated land, has maae a wonderful 

 advance in the last few years. 



Teton county contains great expanses of beautiful prairie land, and in the 

 past few years many settlers have moved in and begun farming on unirrigated 

 lands. Yields, on dry land farms, of from 18 to 35 bushels of spring wheat. 



