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MONTANA: INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES 



BUSINESS STATISTICS — Number of railroads. 3; railway mileage, exclusive spurs 

 and sidetracks, 152.06. Number of manufactures, 23; average number wage earners, 61; 

 value of products, $343,181. Number of banks, 6. Number general stores, 14; confec- 

 tionery, etc., 11; groceries and meats, 16; lumber yards, 4; total number merchants, 165. 

 Total assessed valuation 1922 merchandise, $601,544. Number grain elevators, 3; total 

 capacity, 85,000 bushels. Number creameries, 1. Number flour mills, 1. Number saw 

 mills, 9. Number of lawyers, 11. Number of physicians, 6. Developed hydro-electric 

 plant capacity, 4.770 Imrsc' pnwer. 



AGRICULTURE (1920 census) — Number farms, 642; farm acreage, 637,009; im- 

 proved farm acreage, 270,603; irrigated acreage. 302,375; average value all property, 

 per taim, .?41.163 Livestock assessed 1922 — number cattle, 65,219; number sheep, 

 158,724; numbci- horses. 12.208; number swine (census), 2,558. 



CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA — At Dillon. Elevation, 5,143 feet. Average date last 

 killing frost in spring, June 1; average date first killing frost in fall, September 5. 



An- 

 ay June July Aug. 



.25 2.66 1.44 1.17 

 50.6 58.3 63.7 61.8 



County Seat, 2,701. 



County Agricultural Agent — No. 



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