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are principally used at present l»y large stock outfits, it is expected that eventually 

 when the irrigated lands are settled, farmers occupying them will do mixed farm- 

 ing, raising feed on their own places for the winter months and leasing tribal 

 lands for sunuucr grazing. Spring wheat is the primary cash crop of the non- 

 irrigated district, with oats, barley and rye yielding good average retiu'ns. Under 

 non-irrigated methods, moisture is a controlling factor in crop production and 

 special tillage methods must be followed. Special methods are also required in 

 some sections for the prevention of soil blowing. 



Coal has been found in the county, but there has been no commercial develop- 

 ment aside from home use. Magnetite beds which can be traced for many miles 

 entirely across the reservation, arc found in the western part 

 Big Iron of the comity. The high titanium content renders the ores unfit 



Deposits for use luuler present metallurgical practice, but the U. S. 



Geological Survey says such ores may eventually be successfully 

 smelted. Large areas in certain parts of the county have been leased for oil 

 drilling purposes. The Lewis and Clark National Forest occupies 25.000 acres 

 in the southwestern corner of the coiuity. 



The main line of the Great Northern runs through the middle of the county 

 east and west. A new state highway, north and south, connects at Browning 

 "sith the Roosevelt Memorial highway and with the roads on the eastern side of 

 the Glacier Park. The highway is being extended through the county from Babb 

 to the Canadian line, where it connects with a main road to the Canadian 

 Parks. The federal government is building a trans-mountain highway across the 

 Rocky Mountains in this and Flathead counties that will be one of the most 

 scenic roads in the country. 



Cut Bank, the county seat, in the east end of the county, and Browning, the 

 headquarters of the Indian Agency, are the principal towns. Cut Bank is a Great 

 Northern division point. Both are modern and up to date in all respects. 



Hunting and fishing. Indian tribal life, and the superb scenery in the 

 Glacier Park each attracts and holds visitors. 



GLACIER COUNTY — Rank.s forty-fourth in population (4,178); forty-sixth in area 

 (1,907,840 acres): forty-fourtli in combined 1922 crop and livestock value: fifty-first in 

 bank deposits. 1922: forty-ninth in assessed valuation, 1922. Acres public land, 2,563; 

 acres state land. 12,645; acres national forests, 25,239; acres Indian (partially patented) 

 and other reservations, 1.582.400 acres. 



WEALTH PRODUCTION — Estimated 1922 crop value, $458,000; estimated livestock 

 value. January. 192.3. .<1. 274. 700: total bank deposits, September 15. 1922, $189,377. 



TAXATION 1922 — Total assessed valuation, $10,317,567; total taxable value, 

 $3,521,058. Total outstandingr county bond indebtedness, $292,000; total outstanding 

 county warrant indebtedness, $14,599: total outstanding school bond indebtedness, 

 $187,485; other school debts. .$43,485. Total general and special county taxes. $96,751; 

 total general and district school taxes, $92,123; total municipal taxes, $40,425; total 

 state taxes, $17,136; total tax (inclusive municipal), per capita, $58.98. 



EDUCATIONAL — Number graded schools, 22; enrollment. 712. Number high schools, 

 2; enrollment. 91. 



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

 and sidetraiks. 67.69. Niimlier of manufactures. 4: average number wage earners, 2: 

 value of products, $29,882. Number of banks. 2. Number general stores, 11; confec- 

 tionery, etc., 2: groceries and meats. 7: lumber yards. 4; total number merchants. 84. 

 Total assessed valuation 1922 merchandise. $211,953. Number grain elevators. 5: total 

 capacity. 135.000 bushels. Number of lawyers, 11. Number of physicians, 2. Devel- 

 oped hydro-electric plant capacity. 60 horse power. 



AGRICULTURE (1920 census) — ^Number farms, 372; farm acreage, 545.256; im- 

 proved farm acreage. 168,338: irrigated acreage, 9,767; average value all property, per 

 farm, $22,154. Livestock assessed 1922 — number cattle, 19,062; number sheep, 22,687; 

 number horses, 5.859; number swine (census). 136. 



CLIMATO LOGICAL DATA — At Browning. Elevation. 4.366 feet. Average date last 

 killing frost in spring. June 16: average date first killing frost in fall, September 2. 



An- 



Jan. Feb. Mar. April ^ray June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. nual 



Ave. Free. .75 .60 .61 .85 1.69 2.11 1.11 1.13 1.90 .52 .47 .45 12.19 



Ave. Temp. 16.3 18.7 27.6 39.7 46.9 56.2 61.7 60.0 51.4 41.5 29.7 20.9 39.2 



County Seat. Cut Bank. Population County Seat, 1,181. 



County Agricultural Agent — No. 



