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irrigation of a total of 1,059,690 acres in Montana. Much of this work has already 

 been accomplished and the rest is in different stages of preparation. Under the 

 two acts thirteen projects have been built or are under construction. The Federal 

 Government is in charge of seven projects, with a total of 875,890 acres, three 

 projects of which are being built in cooperation with the United States Indian 

 Service. The Carey Land Act Board has under its jurisdiction, six projects, with 

 a total of 183,800 acres of irrigable land. An important area of tillable land will be 

 added to the state when these projects reach their ultimate development. 



Area of Projects. 



The irrigable areas of the projects are as follows: Huntley project, 32,979 acres; 

 Lower Yellowstone, 60,116; Milk River, including St. Mary's storage dams, 200,000; 

 Sun River, 173,795; Blackfeet Indian project, 122,500; Flathead Indian project, 134,500 

 and the Fort Peck Indian project, 152,000. These are all under the supervision of 

 the Federal Government. Those under the Carey Land Act Board are: Valier proj- 

 ect, 88,000; Teton, 30,000; Billings, 26,000; Little Missouri, 20,000; Big Timber, 12,000; 

 and the Flatwillow project, 7,800. 



Huntley Project. 



One of the oldest and at the same time one of the most successful projects in 

 Montana is the Huntley, located in Yellowstone county. The project includes 32,979 

 acres of land considered irrigable. Irrigation works have been completed for 31,607 

 acres. During the season of 1918 about 19,000 acres were irrigated. 



The land is intensively cultivated and the character of the soil ranges from 



