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MONTANA: INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES 



Big Tiniher. in tho gt'ographical center of the county, is the county seat and 

 largest town and chief distributing point. Considerable irrigated land lying a 

 few miles north of it is awaiting settlement. Midville in the northern, and 

 McLeod in the southern district, are the chief interior points. 



Beautiful scenery and fine fishing are found in both the northern and south- 

 ern mountainous regions. Several dude ranches have been established near the 

 Crazy Mountains. 



SWEET GRASS COUNTY — Ranks forty-first in population (4.452); thirty-fourth 

 in area (1,236.480 a< res) ; twent%-.sixtli in combined 1922 trop and livestock value; 

 thirty-second in bank deposits, 1922; thiity-fifth in assessed valuation, 1922. Acres 

 public land, 25,669; acres state land, 45,133; acres national forests, 389,186. 



WEALTH PRODUCTION— Kstiniated 1922 crop value, .$1,042,700; estimated live- 

 stock value, January, 1923. $2,135,000; 1921 lumber cut, 575 M feet; total bank deposits. 

 September 15. 1922. $1,038,621. 



TAXATION 1922 — Total assessed valuation, $17,871,692; total taxable value, 

 $5,685,945. Total outstanding county bond indebtedness, $395,000; total outstanding 

 countv warrant indebtedness, $8,057; total outstanding school liond indebtedness, 

 $100,481; other school debts, $3,356. Total general and special county taxes, $104,849; 

 total general and district school taxes, $113,367; total municipal taxes, $21,747; total 

 state taxes, $27,606; total tax (inclusive municipal), per capita, $60.10. 



EDUCATIONAL — Number graded schools, 60; enrollment, 923. Number high 

 schools. 1; enrollment 130. 



BUSINESS STATISTICS — Number of railroads, 

 and sidetracks, 37.35. Number of manufactures, 16; 

 value of products, $135,212. Number of banks, 3. 



tionery, etc., 5; groceries and meats, 9: lumber yards, 4; total number merchants, 72. 

 Total assessed valuation, 1922 merchandise, $310,178. Number grain elevators, 4; total 

 capacity, 150,000 bushels. Number creameries, 1. Number flour mills, 2. Number 

 saw mills, 4. Number of lawvers, 8. Number of physicians, 3. 



AGRICULTURE (1920 census)* — Number farms. 863; farm acreage, 645.120; im- 

 proved farm acreage. 138,530; irrigated acreage, 47,306; aveiage value all property, per 

 farm, $22,348. Livestock assessed in 1922 — number cattle, 22,425; number sheep, 53,104; 

 number horses, 5,740; number swine (census), 3,869. 



CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA — At Big Timber. Elevation, 4,094 feet. Average date 

 last killing frost in spring, INIay 23; average date first killing frost in fall, September 14. 



An- 

 Mav June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. nual 

 3.0'4 2.24 1.5 1.02 1.75 1.35 .82 .43 15.68 

 53.4 62.7 68.6 67.4 57.2 41.1 29.5 28.8 45.1 



1 ; railway mileage, exclusive spurs 

 average number wage earners, 24; 

 Number general stores, 4; confec- 



Ave. 

 Ave 



Feb. Mar. April 

 .57 1.03 1.25 



27.7 33.8 45.0 

 County Seat, Big Timber. Population County Seat, 1,282. 

 County Agricultural Agent — No. 



Prec. 

 Temp. 



Jan. 



.68 



25.6 



♦These figures include the territory now in Golden Valley County. 



PARK COUNTY 



X PARK comity, the livestock and farm 

 wealth of the valleys and lower lands is 

 supplemented l>y mineral and forest re- 

 sources and a variety of tourist attractions 

 in the mountains. "While stock raising is 

 the leading industr.v. the county has won 

 a reputation on the quality of its small 

 grains and forage crops. It is one of the 

 most hi.ghly mineralized regions in the state 

 and in the past year or two there has been 

 a decided mining revival. Tiivingston, the 

 count.v seat, is a division point on the 

 Northern Pacific and is also the gateway 

 to the northern or Gardiner entrance of the 

 Yellowstone Park, which continues to hold 

 its popularity with tourists. 



Situated in south central ^Montana, 



Park county extends into the Yellowstone 



Park about three miles. The southern half 



of the county lies between the (lallatin range of mountains on the west and the 



Absarokee Mountains on the east. Between them lies the Upper Yellowstone val- 



