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domiuant type, but wlu'U the Fort Peck project, the laruest irriiiatinii enterprise 

 in the United States of the Indian Service is completed, more than KMI.OOO acres 

 will he under the ditch. Sandy loam types of soil predominate in tlie eastern part 

 and in the western and northern districts they ranire from sandy to clay loams. 

 The lijihter soils require careful cultural metliods to avoid soil hlowinj;. The re- 

 sults of a preliminary soil survey made by the State Collejie of Airriculture in 

 this county will shortly be available. Lignite coal is found in many districts. 



Spring wheat, flax and oats are the principal cash crops with rye and corn 



the leading feed crops. The average elevation of the county is i:.(HM» feet, the 



growing seas<m is hot. and corn has i>roven one of the most 



Tlie Leading dependa])le crops for the district. It is assuming an important 



Crops place in the crop rotation plan and bringing livestock back to 



the region which was a noted range three decades ago. Fort 



Peck reservation lands which are in native sod are being leased to farmers 



and stockmen, and several i)ig range stock concerns are operating there. 



Tlie southern and eastern districts have adequate transpcu'tatiou facilities, 

 but hauls to the railroad from the northwestern part of the county are long. 

 The main line of the Great Northern follows the Missouri River valley near the 

 sourhcrn border. A l)ranch line runs fnmi Bainville. in the southeastern corner. 

 runs northwesterly across the <-ount.v into Sheridan and Daniels counties. The 

 Theodore Roosevelt highway parallels the main line of the Great Northern. 



"Wolf Point, in the west end of the county, is a division point on the Great 

 Northern, the shipping and trade center for a good agricultural district lying to 

 the north, and the largest town. Poplar, midway across the county, is the 

 county .seat and the headquarters of the Indian service. Annually an Indian 

 fair is held here. Culberts(.n. in the eastern end of the county, is one of the 



oldest towns in northeastern Montana, and the principal marketing point for the 

 best developed agricidtural and stock raising district. Some good ht-nls of regis- 

 tered Shorthorns are found in this district, and a stock show is usually held 

 once a year at Culbertson. Rainvllle. a railroad junction point, and Mc('al>e and 

 Froid are shipping points on the Balnville-Scobey branch. 



Some of the first fur trading posts and Indian forts l)uilt in Montana were 

 established in what is now Roo.s(>velt county along the Missouri river. 



ROOSEVELT COUNTY — Ranks sixteenth in population (10.347): thirtieth in area 

 (1,505,020 acres): eighteenth in combined 1922 crop and livestock value: twent.v-seventh 

 in 1920 mineral production: sixteenth in bank deposits, 1922; thirty-fourth in assessed 

 valuation. 1922. Acres public land, 2,606: acres state land. 19.359: acres Indian reser- 

 vations (most of it allotted). 1.015,373. 



WEALTH PRODUCTION — Estimated 1922 crop value, $2,575,000: estimated live- 

 stock value, .January, 1923. §1.240,900; coal production. 1920, $9,000; total bank deposits, 

 September 15, 1922. $2,165,486. 



TAXATION 1922 — Total assessed valuation, $18,240,711: total taxable value. 

 $6,086,632. Total outstanding county bond indebtedness. $754,000; total outstanding 

 county warrant indeljtedness. $171,072; total outstanding school bond indebtedness. 

 $347,010: other school d-ebts. $35,041. Total general and special county taxes, $174,183: 

 total general and district school taxes. $201,709; total municipal taxes. $82,908; total 

 state taxes. .'?28.7rtl; total tax (inclusive municipal), per capita. $47.12. 



EDUCATIONAL — Xiiniber graded schools, 58; enrollment, 2,068. Number high 

 Schools. I) : enrnllincnt. :)9S. 



BUSINESS STATISTICS — Number of railroads, 1: railway mileage, exclusive spurs 

 and sidetracks, 118.46. Number of manufactures, 21: average number wage earners, 

 39; value of products. $940,849. Number of banks, 12. Number general stores, 25; 

 confectionery, etc.. 5; groceries and meats. 14; lumber yards, 9; total number merchants, 

 216. Total assessed valuation 1922 merchandise. $636,760. Number grain elevators, 

 21: total capacity, 554.000 bushels. Number creameries, 1. Number flour mills, 1. Num- 

 ber of lawvers, 13. Numl)er of phvsicians, 8. 



AGRICULTURE (1920 Census) — Number of farms, 1,215; farm acreage, 673.936; im- 

 proved farm acreage. 302,519; iriigated acreage, 1.190: avera.ge value all property, per 

 farm. $14,297. Livestock assess.-d 1922 — number cattle, 13,331: number sheep, 626; num- 

 ber horses, 9.887: numlier swine (census) 2,595. 



CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA — At Poplar. Elevation, 2.020 feet. Average date last 

 killing frost in spring. Mav 15: average date first killing frost in fall, September 16. 



An- 



Jan. Feb. Mar. April Mav June .luly Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. nual 



Ave. Pre\ .59 .45 .81 .90 1.84 3.02 1.73 1.14 .94 .70 .65 .43 13.20 



Aver. Temp. 6.1 8.6 23 8 43.8 54.9 62.7 70.6 67.9 57.2 44.7 27.7 14.7 40.2 



County Seat. Poplar. Population County Seat, 1,152. 



County Agricultural Agent — Yes. 



