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Wheat Field on Huntley Project. 



Year Acre Bu. Per Acre Production Value 



1900 65,865 39.0 2,568,735 $ 1,078,869 



1901 147,365 42.0 6,189,330 2,228,159 



1902 159,154 41.9 6,668,553 2,400,679 



1903 162,337 46.4 7,532,437 2,636,353 



1904 167,207 37.7 6,303,704 2,899,704 



1905 178,911 41.3 7,389,024 3,177,280 



1906 196,802 43.2 8,501,846 3,740,812 



1907 240,000 49.0 11,760,000 5,410,000 



1908 254,000 41.6 10,566,000 5,177,000 



1909 300,000 51.3 15,390,000 6,464,000 



1910 350,000 38.0 13,000,000 6,118,000 



1911 425,000 49.8 21,165,000 8,466,000 



1912 476,000 48.0 22,848,000 7,997,000 



1913 500,000 43.5 21,750,000 6,960,000 



1914 530,000 35.0 18,550,000 7,234,000 



1915 600,000 52.0 31,200,000 9,984,000 



1916 660,000 38.0 25,080,000 11,788,000 



1917 680,000 20.0 13,600,000 11,016,000 



Flax Raised on Sod. 



Flaxseed is one of the staple money crops for the farmer on new soil in 

 Montana. Flax is a certain crop on sod and throughout the eastern section of the 

 state it is regarded as the homesteader's never failing friend. The increased 

 acreage of this crop is indicative of the amount of new ground put into cultiva- 

 tion each year, as it is customary to plant flax only on new sod. The following 

 table shows the acreage, production and value of the flax crop of the state for 

 the year shown: 



