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in Montana, the Montana oats being: worth $16.80 to the farmer as against 

 $11,93, the farm value of the Iowa product. North Dakota produces more 

 flax than any other state, yet the averge yield of North Dakota flax is 9.7 

 bushels as agiainst 12 bushels in Montana, and the average value of 

 an acre of North Dakota flax is but $11.05 as against $13.44, the average 

 of Montana. 



It is to the increased kno\v'ledge of these exceptionally high crop yields 

 and to the repeated demonstrations of the productiveness of Montana's broad 

 acres that this State owes its present most forward movement. An intelli- 

 gent campaign of publicity has resulted in the informing of a land-hungry 

 people that Montana, the last of the great public land states, 

 can satisfy the ambitious citizen who wants to become inde- 

 pendent and attain a competency through the ownership of a 

 farm home. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, over 

 19,000 homesteads were filed upon in the several land offices 



Attracting 

 the Atten- 

 tion of the 

 World. 



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Making use of the Public Domain. 



of this State. Of these, 5,014 were made during the first three months of 

 1913, and 7,957 were made during the months of April, May and June of 

 this year. 



Montana is exceedingly fortunate in the character of the new settlers 

 who are attracted by its resources. It has been particularly noticeable that 

 the men who come to make their homes here are the successful and 

 ambitious of Other states. They come equipped mentally, physically and 

 financially to enter upon their new life and to make the most of the oppor- 



-Neiv toions andneiv counties keep Montana map-makers busy. 



