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BUSINESS STATISTICS — Number of railroads, 2; railway mileage, exclusive spurs 

 and sidetracks, L'oT.'JtJ. Number of manufactures, 86; average number wage earners, 

 2,129; value of products, $59,443,547. Number of banks, 15. Number general stores, 34; 

 confectionery, etc., 85; groceries and meats, 127; lumber yards, 23; total number mer- 

 chants, 944. Total assessed valuation 1922 merchandise, $5,264,223. Num.ber grain ele- 

 vators, 28; total capacity, 1,120,000 bushels. Number creameries, 4. Number flour 

 mills, 5. Number saw mills, 3. Number of lawyers, 96. Number of physicians, 50. 

 Developed hydro-electric plant capacity, 130,815 horse power. 



AGRICULTURE (1920 census)* — Number farms, 1,703; farm acreage. 1,252,282; 

 improved farm acreage, 378,035; irrigated acreage, 14,864; average value all property, 

 per farm, $29,309. Livestock assessed 1922 — number cattle, 29,594; number sheep, 75,159; 

 number liorses, 10,608; number swine (census), 6,367. 



CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA — At Great Falls. Elevation, 3,350 feet. Average date 

 last killing frost in spring. May 8; average date first killing frost in fall, September 24. 



An- 

 Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. 

 .56 .83 1.21 2.48 3.29 1.69 1.07 1.40 

 24.7 33.1 45.9 53.5 61.6 68.5 66.5 56.8 

 Great Falls. Population County Seat, 24,121. 



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Ave. Prec. .68 



Ave. Temp. 23.4 



County Seat. 



County Agricultural Agent — Yes. 



*These census figures include the territory now in Judith Basin county. 



BROADWATER COUNTY 



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MALL iu area but possessing diversified 

 resources, development in Broadwater 

 county lias proceeded along tbe lines of 

 live-stoclv raising, irrigated and non-irri- 

 gated farming, and mining. It has sev- 

 eral undeveloped hydroelectric sites, in 

 connection with one of which on the 

 Missouri River the irrigation of a large 

 acreage is contemplated. It has extensive 

 but undeveloped marble deposits which 

 are reported to be of unusually high 

 grade. There has been a revival in 

 mining recently. 



Broadwater county is situated in cen- 

 tral Montana with a maximum length, 

 north and south of 60 miles and a maxi- 

 mum width east and west of 30 miles. 

 The crest of the Big Belt range of 

 mountains marks its eastern border, and 

 the Elkhorn range a portion of its western border. Considerable areas in both 

 the eastern and western districts are included within the Helena National Forest 

 which furnish good summer grazing for many herds of both cattle and sheep. 

 The Missouri River valley runs northerly through the county. The soils in 

 this valley, and also in the Crow Creek valley, which is the second important 

 irrigated district, vary from a black loam to a gravelly loam. In the extreme 

 southern section of the county, soil conditions are different from those in the 

 Missouri River valley. For the most part the soil types are sandy loams which 

 require careful handling to prevent soil blowing. The rainfall is also limited, 

 necessitating careful cultural practices to conserve the moisture supply. 



Extensive irrigation systems are in operation and are being further developed 

 along the Missouri River bottom lands and its tributaries. In the central 

 and northern portions irrigated farming predominates. Alfalfa 

 Two Kinds is grown as a feed crop and both winter and spring wheats 

 of Farming as primary cash grain crops. Oats, barley and rye are also 

 grown. Practically the same crops are produced on the non- 

 irrigated foothills which join the mountains and gradually slope away to the 

 lower valley lands. Corn is grown in the lower valleys primarily as a feed crop. 



