Well Equipped Farm on Valier Project. 



Private Lands Cheap. 



Many farmers, who have used their homestead rights or are in a position to buy 

 farming land outright, are taking advantage of the comparatively low prices at which 

 Montana lands are held and are purchasing land here which, if history is any 

 precedent, is certain to double in market value within the next few years. When it 

 is considered that farming lands in the older states of the Union are selling at 

 from $100 to $200 per acre, and that land which will actually produce more can 

 be purchased in Montana at from $10 to $40 per acre the wisdom of such a 

 course becomes apparent. 



Many thousands of acres of fine farming land are now being marketed by 

 the Northern Pacific Railway company, the Big Blackfoot Lumber company, and 

 many of the larger old-time ranching companies of the state. The Northern 

 Pacific lands in eastern Montana and the Big Blackfoot lands in the western part 

 of the state constitute an empire in themselves and are being sold to actual 

 settlers at prices which are far below their actual productive value. 



Logged-Off Lands. 



Much interest has recently been shown in the logged-off lands of western 

 and northwestern Montana and for the man with a little capital and a determina- 

 tion to succeed these offer an exceptional opportunity. There are thousands of 

 acres of bench and valley lands from which timber has been removed, leaving the 

 stumps and undergrowth upon a soil which when cleared is of uniformly fertile 

 character, usually perfectly sub-irrigated and suitable for the growing of all kinds 

 of crops. Much of this land is held by the big lumber companies of the state, 

 while a considerable portion of it is in private ownership by original home- 

 steaders and timber entrymen. Lands of this character can be bought on long- 

 time payments at from $10.00 to $25.00 per acre, which many regard as cheaper 

 than homesteading. Many of the finest orchards in the state were developed from 

 cut-over lands, and throughout northwestern Montana are to be found thousands 

 of sturdy farmers who have secured logged-off land and are building beautiful and 

 substantial homes in what was until recently a wilderness. 



Roughly speaking, the logged-off lands of Montana are in the counties of 

 Lincoln, which has approximately 20,000 acres of such land; Flathead, with 

 70,000 acres; Missoula, 40,000 acres; Mineral, 35,000 acres; Sanders, 25,000 acres, 

 and Ravalli, 30,000 acres. 



