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MONTANA 19U 



the fertility of jNIontana's soil and its importance as an agricnltnral state, 

 these figures speak for themselves : 



state 



AVheat 



Oats 



Barley 



Flaxseed 



Potatoes 



Minnesota 

 North Dakota 

 South Dakota 

 United States 

 Montana .... 



$1,809.60 

 1.9S6.20 

 1,568.00 

 1,932.80 

 2.167.20 



$1,734.40 

 1,457.60 

 1,352.00 

 1,748.80 

 2. 688.00 



$1,849.60 

 1,675.20 

 1,747.20 

 2,398.40 

 3.094.40 



$1,958.40 

 1,769.60 

 1,555.20 

 1,798.40 

 2.150.40 



$ 6,048.00 



5,734.40 



6,048.00 



9,163.20 



10.560.00 



The following tables, also taken from the Year Books of the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, sho\v why the farmer of Montana can and does excel 

 the farmer of other parts of tlie United States: 



UNITED STATES AND IN 



AVERAGE YIELD 



PER ACRE OF WHEAT IN THE 

 MONTANA, 1903 TO 1912. 



YEAR— 



III! 



I 1903 I 1904 I 1905 | 1906 | 1907 



i I I 

 1908 1 1909 I 1910 I 1911 



I I 1 



1912 



Average of United States....! 12.9 I 12.5 ] 14.5 ] 15.5 I 14.0 | 14.0 I 15.8 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 15.0 



Average of Montana | 28.2 | 23.9 I 23.8 | 24.0 | 28.8 I 24.2 ( 30.8 | 22.0 I 28.7 ' 24.1 



Ten Tear Average of the United States 

 Ten Year Average of Montana 



14.16 

 25.85 



AVERAGE FARM VALUE PER ACRE OF WHEAT IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN 



MONTANA, 1903 TO 1912. 



YEAR- 



1903 1 1904 1 1905 | 1906 | 1907 



I I I I 



1908 I 1909 I 1910 1 1911 



Ten Year Average of the United States 

 Ten Year Average of Montana 



1912 



I I I I I I I I I I 



Average of United States 1$ S.96|$11.58i$10.831$10.37|$12.26|$12.97l$15.621$12.23|$10.92| $12.08 



.Werage of Montana I 18.611 21.2Si 16.90i 15.361 23.331 20.82! 26.751 18.921 22.101 15.42 



11.78 

 19.95 



AVERAGE YIELD PER ACRE OF OATS IN THE UNITED STATES AND MONTANA, 



1903 TO 1912. 



TEAR- 



1903 I 1904 I 1905 | 1906 | 1907 1 1908 | 1909 i 1910 | 1911 | 



I I I I I I I I I 



Ten Year Average of the United States 

 Ten Year Average of Montana 



191? 



I I I I I ! 



Average of United States....! 28.4 | 32.1 | 34.0 | 31.2 i 23.7 | 25.0 ] 30.3 | 31.9 ! 24.4 | 37.4 



Average of Montana I 46.4 | 37.7 | 41.3 i 43.2 I 49.0 | 41.6 | 51.3 1 38.0 ' 49. S ' 48.0 



29.84 

 44.63 



AVERAGE FARM VALUE PER ACRE OF OATS IN UNITED STATES AND IN MONTANA. 



1903 TO 1912, 



YEAR— 



I 1903 I 1904 1 1905 | 1906 | 1907 I 1908 I 1909 

 I I I I I I I 



1910 1 1911 



1912 



i 1 I I 1 I I I ' I 



Average of United States . . !$ 9.68|$10.05|$ 9.881$ 9.89!$10.51|S11.78|$12.20i$10.90 $10.98] $10.93 

 -Vverage of Montana I 16.241 17.34! 17.761 19.011 22.541 20.381 21. 55' 17.481 19.92' 16.80 



Ten Year Average of the United States 

 Ten Year Average of Montana 



10.69 

 18.90 



AVERAGE YIELD PER ACRE OF BARLEY IN THE 



MONTANA, 1903 TO 1912. 



UNITED STATES AND IN 



— There is plenty of room to grow in Montana. 



