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About the Cover 



Barns, like the one pictured on the cover, dot most of the landscape in 

 Montana. This is a reminder that one of our largest industries in Montana is 

 Agriculture. Please help us in keeping the heritage and industry active by 

 supporting the 2007 Census of Agriculture. 



Photo; The beautiful barn pictured on the cover was built in 1928 by N.C. 

 Wirth, and it is now owned by his son. Bob Wirth. Bob was only five years old 

 when the barn was built and remembers being scolded for getting in the way 

 during construction. His father used lumber to build the barn from trees cut 

 along Lyons Creek. Originally, N.C. built the barn to house dairy cows and 

 horses. Most recently, Bob used it as a calving barn. 



Photo Credit: Ron Zeiler, Montana Department of Agriculture 



