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plishing along- similar lines. In one sweep it depicts the past, present and 

 future of the fastest growing- commonwealth in the United States. 



The Montana State Fair claims to be as great an educational institu- 

 tion as the Agricultural College or the State University; it is broad in its 

 scope and widespread in its appeals. In agricultural ideas and industrial 

 problems it stands high. It helps make Montana one of the 

 Teaching richest and greatest states in the Union — in fact, the astonish- 

 the Truth to ing wealth of Montana's products has long ago earned it the 

 the Thrifty, cognom.en, "The Treasure State." The "man who produces" 

 gathers inspirations and ideals here which send him home 

 with a firm resolution to produce better types of live stock and make his 



Country Winners in Boys' State Wide Industrial Contest, 1913 Montana State Fair. 



acres bring forth more. Object lessons for this kind of man are on every 

 side; Montana has made great advances along lines which tend to influence 

 farmers to come to this state and live, as the statistical records of this 

 volume will show. 



The Montana State Fair is made up of many departments. In the 

 horse division the I^ercherons lead, ^^lontana is one of the states where 



— Wake up! Free land ivill soon be as scarce as hair on an 



egg. 



