Year Acre Bu. Per Acre Production Value 



1900 1,598 15.0 23,970 $ 14,172 



1901 3,095 25.0 77,375 69,638 



1902 3,714 22.0 81,708 58,830 



1903 3,788 24.1 91,291 56,600 



1904 3,902 22.2 86,624 58,904 



1905 3,941 19.4 76,455 51,989 



1906 3,980 23.4 93,132 60,536 



1907 4,000 22.5 90,000 61,000 



1908 4,000 23.4 94,000 85,000 



1909 5,000 35.0 175,000 150,000 



1910 8,000 23.0 184,000 175,000 



1911 20,000 26.5 530,000 424,000 



1912 24,000 25.5 612,000 428,000 



1913 28,000 31.5 882,000 679,000 



1914 50,000 28.0 1,400,000 1,064,000 



1915 70,000 28.0 1,960,000 1,352,000 



1916 74,000 25.0 1,850,000 1,720,000 



1917 81,000 12.5 1,012,000 1,771,000 



Rye Is Hardy Crop. 



The rye crop is the hardiest and surest of all grain crops. It is generally grown 

 in small quantities for purposes of feed on the smaller farms. The production for 

 the last seventeen years is as follows: 



Year Acre Bu. Per Acre Production Value 



1901 1,834 26.7 48,968 $ 29,381 



1902 1,871 25.0 46,775 29,936 



1903 1,890 24.6 46,494 29,291 



1904 1,871 19.9 37,233 28,669 



1905 1,871 20.0 37,420 24,324 



1906 2,021 20.5 41,430 27,344 



1907 2,100 22.4 47,000 32,000 



1908 2,000 20.0 40,000 27,000 



1909 2,000 29.0 58,000 44,000 



1910 4,000 20.0 80,000 54,000 



1911 8,000 23.0 184,000 132,000 



1912 10,000 23.5 235,000 141,000 



1913 10,000 21.0 210,000 116,000 



1914 10,000 21.0 210,000 147,000 



1915 10,000 22.5 225,000 146,000 



1916 10,000 20.5 205,000 197,000 



1917 9,000 12.7 114,000 188,000 



"Great Big Potato." 

 The chief root crop for table use is potatoes. Montana potatoes have a world- 

 wide reputation. This state is the home of the "Great Big Potato", which, when 

 baked, becomes such an important part in the menu of the dining cars of one of the 

 country's most progressive transcontinental railways. The potato-growing industry 

 is fostered by the presence within the state of heavy market demands and this 

 industry has kept step with the development of the state, until at the present time 

 an average of about 5,000,000 bushels of potatoes is grown in Montana every year. 

 The following is the eighteen-year potato record: 



