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MONTANA 19U 



The final estimate of tlie Department of Agriculture of the 1913 crop 



yields was not available at the time of the publication of this work, and 



the last available fig"ures, those of 1912, are used in the com- 



A Tale Told parisons made below. That the 1913 figures will show a 



in Bushels. substantial increase over those of 1912 there is no doubt. 



The principal crop statistics of 1912, given by the United 

 States Department of Agriculture, were as follows: 



Wheat 

 Oats . . . 

 Barlev 

 Rye 



Com . . . 

 Flaxseed 

 Potatoes 

 Hay . . . 



Crop. 



Total 



The growth of ^Montana agriculture is strikingly shown in the follo\\'ing 

 tables giving the acreage and yield of various crops for the years 1903 to 

 1 91 2, inclusive, as reported in the Year Books of the United States Depart- 



ment of Agriculture 



Wheat. 



Year. 



1903 

 1904 

 1905 

 1906 

 1907 

 1908 

 1909 

 1910 

 1911 

 1912 



Oats. 



Barley. 



Tear. 



Acres. 



Bushels. 



Value. 



1903 

 1904 

 1905 

 1906 

 1907 

 1908 

 1909 

 1910 

 1911 

 1912 



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