Headgates on Lower Yellowstone Project. 



a gain of more than 250 acres over 1916. The average value per acre of the irrigated 

 crops was $29.43. Alfalfa sold in the stack from $15 to $24 per ton. 



Lower Yellowstone Project. 



The Lower Yellowstone Project is located in Richland and Dawson counties, 

 Montana, and extends into McKenzie county, North Dakota. There are 60,116 acres 

 of land included in the project, 42,232 acres of which have completed canals and 

 can be irrigated. The Yellowstone River is the source of water supply. In 1917 

 12,430 acres were irrigated. 



The annual precipitation for a twelve-year average is 15.56 inches the greater 

 part of which generally falls in May and June. There are 514 farms on the project 

 and eight towns. The total population is 4,485. Total banks deposits aggregate 

 $2,000,000. There is a good deal of non-irrigated land tributary to a number of 

 these towns which accounts for the large population in the towns. 



Alfalfa is the principal crop raised on the project and for the past two years 

 has exceeded the area of any other crop. Wheat, flax, oats and barley are also 

 raised. The total acreage in alfalfa in 1917 was 8,963, which brought from $15 to 

 $18 per ton in the stack. The average per acre for irrigated crops was $29.25, the 

 largest since the opening of the project. 



Sugar beets were tried on the project for the first time in 1917, 300 acres being 

 harvested. The average was eight tons per acre. More have been planted in 1918. 

 Potatoes and corn also give good returns, and the acreage in these crops is increasing 

 each year. 



