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Home on the range are the sturdy cattle seen throughout Montana. Beef cattle have long been 

 important to Montana's economy. The state's production is largely "feeder" but more and 

 more cattle are being finished within the state. Cattle pictured here against a stunning 

 background of the mighty Mission Range of the Rocky Mountains in Western Montana. 

 -MONTANA HIGHWAY COMMISSION PHOTO. 



