MONTANA 19 H J,6 



prizes were competed for by products from e\-ery section of the American 

 continent. 



The sweepstakes prizes won l)y ^Montana e\hil)itors were as follows: 

 First on Turkey Red M'heat by Joe Nash. 

 First on sheaf of hard wheat by .Toe Nash. 

 First on sheaf of alfalfa by Joe Nash. 

 First on timothy by Pat Carney. 



For a man with a little capital the loqived-off lands of nortlnvesiern 

 jMontana offer a field of endeavor which in proportion to the returns 

 promised can scarcely be equalled. As is well known there are thousands 

 of acres of bench and \alley lands from which timber has been removed, 

 leaving- the stum|)S and nndcr,Q-ri)wth. uijnn a soil which when cleared is 

 of uniformly fertile character, usually perfectly sub-irrigated 

 Value of and suitable for the growing of all kinds df crops. 



Cut-Over Such land is a\ailable for the most profitable kind of in- 



Lands. tensive cultivation. Much n\ this land is held by the big 



lumber companies of the State; a considerable portion of 

 it is in private ownership by original homesteaders and timber entrvmen. 

 and but a relatively small quantity is in the hands of land speculators. 

 Roughly speaking the log'ged-off lands of Montana are in the counties 

 of Lincoln, which has approximately 20,O(,io acres of such land; Flathead, 

 with 70,000 acres; Missoula, with 75.0013 acres; Sanders, with 25,000 

 acres, and Ravalli, with 30.000 acres. The Big Blackfoot Lumber Com- 

 ])any, which accjuired the timber land holdings of the Northern Pacific 

 Railroad, recently announced a definite policy for the disposal of its stump 

 lands to actual settlers. These lands will be sold on easy ])ayments, 

 extending over a considerable period of time, ami every effort will be made 

 by the company to assist in the development of this character of land. 

 Generally speaking, land of this character can be bought on time paymenis 

 of from $10.00 to $25.00 per acre, v.diich is regarded by manv as cheaper 

 than homiesteading. The settler can get title at once by comjileting his 

 payments, and can sell as his land rises in value. 



The man who l)uys a stump ranch and clears up ten acres each year 

 is merely making an annual ])ayment of $500.00 on a cleared ranch. The 

 stump land produces fine clover, blue grass and timothy pasture for cows. 

 and even before clearing offers an excellent opportunity for 

 It Pays stocks raising on a limited scale. The stuni]) land is invariably 



Well to well watered, nearly always by streams and springs. Modern 



Pull the methods have been adopted in the clearing of logged-off lands, 



Stumps. powerful stump pullers and blasting powder being used to 



good advantage. 



The following statement hy J. C. Keller, who has successfully con- 

 verted a stump ranch into one of the most valuable farms of the State, 

 gives a good example of what can be done with stump land in north- 

 western Montana: 



— Montana spells Oppvrtunitij for those ivho want to "get ahead." 



