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LAND AREA — Valley county, which is in the Glasgow land district, embraces 

 and area of 5,496 square miles, including 2,543,415 acres of unreserved and un- 

 appropriated public land available for entry under the homestead law, 326,325 acres 

 of state land. Of the total area of the county, 276,930 acres are privately owned. 



CROP PRODUCTION — The following gives the estimated crop production 

 for 1915: wheat, 850,000 bushels; oats, 925,000 bushels; barley, 87,500 bushels; 

 corn; 75,000 bushels; flax, 125,000 bushels; potatoes, 120,000 bushels; hay, 45,000 

 tons. 



In 1915, the assessor's rolls showed the following livestock: horses, 13,357 

 head; cattle, 12,424 head; sheep, 92,479 head; swine, 1,412 head. 



WIBAUX COUNTY. 



Wibaux county is the third smallest county in the state, but it probably has 

 a greater percentage of its total area under cultivation than any other county 

 in the state. It is the "gateway" county to Montana, the county through which 

 all Northern Pacific passengers, from the east, enter Montana. 



Beaver creek extends northward through the county, forming a large fertile 

 valley which is highly productive. There is but little land in the county which 

 is not tillable and during the past two years the amount of land in crops in 

 this county has more than doubled. 



Wibaux, the county seat and principal town, is a thriving city of 700 people 

 and is growing rapidly. It has two banks, fifteen retail stores, two weekly news- 

 papers, a creamery, three garages, two livery stables, two hotels and five elevators, 

 the latter with a combined capacity of about 250,000 bushels. City water works and 

 an electric lighting plant, together with good streets and fine sidewalks, give the 

 town a metropolitan appearance. It is expected that a four mill will be established 

 here during the coming year. 



But little public land remains in Wibaux county which is suitable for farming, 



although private land can be purchased at low prices and offers an unusual 



opportunity for the industrious farmer. Improved farm land sells for $25 per 

 acre and unimproved land can be purchased from $15 to $18 per acre. 



The estimated population of Wibaux county is 6,400 and the assessed valuation 

 of the county, in 1915, was $3,823,421. 



LAND AREA — Wibaux county, which is in the Miles City land district, em- 

 braces an area of 944 square miles, including 34,400 acres of unreserved and un- 

 appropriated public land available for entry under the homestead law, 31,358 acres 

 of state land. Of the total area of the county, 422,834 acres are privately owned. 



CROP PRODUCTION— The following gives the estimated crop production for 

 1915: wheat, 525,000 bushels; oats, 675,000 bushels; barley, 54,000 bushels; corn, 

 65,000 bushels; flax, 75,000 bushels; potatoes, 76,000 bushels; hay, 15,000 tons. 



In 1915, the assessor's rolls showed the following livestock, horses, 5,356 

 head; milch cows, 1,139 head; other cattle, 4,715 head; sheep, 1,477 head; swine, 

 1,123 head. 



YELLOWSTONE COUNTY. 



Yellowstone, the most important and populous of the counties in the Yellow- 

 stone valley, was created February 26, 1883 and named for the Yellowstone 

 river which crosses it from the western to the eastern boundary. The Big Horn 

 river forms a part of the eastern boundary, and mountain ranges in the south, 

 west and north afford protection and modify the climate. During the past five 

 years, the average temperature for December, January and February has been 

 29 degrees Jigjj^j^ zero. Spring opens early; and plowing and planting is com- 



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