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Sun River Project Near Augusta. 



heavy clay to light sandy loam. The rainfall for the past ten years averages 13.68 

 inches. The range of temperature is from 35° below zero to 105° above. 



Two railroads serve the project, the Northern Pacific and the Burlington. There 

 are eight railway stations on the project, Huntley, Osborn, Worden, Newton, Pompey's 

 Pillar, Bull Mountain, Ballantine and Anita. 



The principal crops in 1917 were sugar beets, alfalfa, wheat and oats in the 

 ordered named. There are 691 farms on the project with a population of 2,107. 

 The total population on the project is 2,706. The total bank deposits aggregated 

 $540,434. 



Sun River Project. 



Next to the Milk River Project, the Sun River is the largest project in Montana. 

 It includes an estimated irrigable area of 173,795 acres, of which 16,095 have been 

 brought under the ditch. 



The project is located in Cascade, Chouteau, Lewis and Clark and Teton counties. 

 The source of water supply is the Sun River and its tributaries, Deep Creek, Bowl 

 Creek and Basin Creek. Two railroads serve the project, the Chicago, Milwaukee 

 and St. Paul and the Great Northern. There are thirteen small towns on the project. 



The average rainfall for the past thirty years has been 11.09 inches. The range 

 of temperature is from 40° below zero to 100° above. The soil is sandy loam, clay, 

 adobe and alluvium. The principal products are hay, grain, vegetables and livestock. 

 The 1917 crop was good, and hay, grain, bee, dairy and poultry products sold readily 

 at excellent prices. 



The principal crop in 1917 was alfalfa, the total acreage amounting to 4370.5 



