MONTANA'S GREAT STATE FAIR 



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Brown Leghorns and other varieties thrive extra well in the altitude and 

 atmosphere of Montana and bring good revenue from the investment. The 

 state fair's poultry division, like the other various departments, tells a 

 story of its own and has a place in the rapid development of the state. 



In the agricultural departments including fruits and honey, are to be 

 found exhibits that are little short of wonders. Montana is one of the few 



Cascade County's 1913 Exhibit at Montana State Fair, Winning First Prize on Largest 



Variety of Grains, Grasses and Vegetables. 



states which has a particular policy of showing their grains, grasses and 

 vegetables, root crops, fruits and other land by-products by 

 Golden Har- counties— these different counties making appropriations 

 vests Taken to bring their best to the show windows of the state. These 

 From Mon- booths range from a space 25 by 13 feet to 50 by 15 feet. 

 tana Farms. These exhibits like all others are made up due to the fact 

 that the exhibitor has pride in his or her work and these 

 displays come the nearest to the exhibitor's ideal. IMontana has long won 

 supremacy in wonderful production per acre and never a year goes by 

 without this state capturing national honors in competition with the best 

 farmers in the world. Montana through its educational institutions has 

 taught its people that successful agriculture is the result of proper rotation 

 of crops and judicious diversification, with live stock as the backbone and 



—Louis W. Hill: "/ run out of superlatives tvhen I talk about Montana. 



