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Alfalfa Field Near Billings. 



Year Acre Tons 



1900 369,161 590,658 



1901 



1902 313,606 526,858 



1903 335,558 697,961 



1904 348,980 670,042 



1905 362,939 580,702 



1906 373,827 691,580 



1907 500,000 850,000 



1908 .:.. 525,000 1,050,000 



1909 556,000 995,000 



1910 600,000 840,000 



1911 612,000 1,224,000 



1912 640,000 1,216,000 



1913 660,000 1,188,000 



1914 700,000 1,750,000 



1915 775,000 1,550,000 



1916 825,000 1,402,000 



1917 759,000 1,063,000 



Value Per Acre Value 

 $13,92 $ 5,138,725 



7.54 



8.81 



16.70 



7.70 



8.90 



9.50 



8.30 



10.00 



12.50 



10.00 



8.30 



9.60 



8.70 



15.00 



18.70 



26.04 



3,972,509 



6,149,036 



5,829,365 



4,471,405 



6,155,062 



8,075,000 



8,768,000 



9,950,000 



10,500,000 



12,240,000 



10,093,000 



11,405,000 



15,225,000 



11,625,000 



15,422,000 



19,772,000 



The following diagram shows the number of 

 agricultural products in Montana in 1917: 



acres and the value of the leading 



