UN ED 



CLAW 



Government Irrigation Work During the Month. 



Gocd Lands A number of exceptional 



To Be Opened opportunities will be of- 

 This Spring , ... , 



fered this spring by the 



Government for enterprising and in- 

 telligent farmers to secure choice farms 

 on a dozen or more large irrigation 

 projects which are now nearing com- 

 pletion. 



Owing to the rapid narrowing of 

 the limits of the unoccupied public do- 

 main, it is doubtful if these opportuni- 

 ties will ever occur again. It is prob- 

 able, therefore, that the West will see 

 in 1908 one of the greatest influxes of 

 homeseekers that has been witnessed 

 in many years. 



The great fertility and wonderful 

 crop yields from irrigated lands, and 

 the favorable terms the Government 

 offers settlers, warrant the belief that 

 before the year closes not a single 

 farm will be without its entryman. 

 These farms are located in North Da- 

 kota, Montana, ^'yoming, Nevada, 

 and Kansas. 



A letter addressed to the Statisti- 

 cian. U. S. Reclamation Service, 

 \Yashington, D. C.. will secure full in- 

 formation concerning the location, soil, 

 climate, crop possibilities, and terms 

 of disposal. 



In Montana 



Uncle Sam has 412 

 in Montana cho ; ce 4O . acre f arms j n 

 For Instance , r , . , , -... 



Montana which he offers 



to-day, on very easy terms, to practi- 

 cal fafmers who are citizens of the 

 United States. 



These farms are in eastern Mon- 

 tana, in the beautiful vallcv of the Yel- 

 lowstone River, one of the richest ag- 



ricultural sections of the Northwest. 

 Each is located within three miles of a 

 railroad, and each is irrigated by one 

 of the best irrigation systems in the 

 world. 



The lands lie at an elevation of 

 3,000 feet above sea level. The cli- 

 mate is delightful, the soil of excep- 

 tional fertility, producing abundant 

 crops when watered. \Yheat. oats, rye, 

 barley and alfalfa are the principal 

 crops grown. Alfalfa yields five tons 

 per acre, and is selling to-day at $5 

 per ton in the stack. Apples, small 

 fruits, and vegetables do well here. An 

 especially proftable crop i c the sugar 

 beet, which last year in the valley 

 yielded nearly $50 per acre net. when 

 properly cultivated. 



Detailed information concerning the 

 available lands and term> may he ob- 

 tained by addressing the Statistician. 

 I*. S. Reclamation Service. Wa-lr/ 

 ton. D. C. 



KKveii tract- of land, 

 mo-tly <|iiarte: ns, 



have been with 

 from public entry and 

 fur townsite purp-e- in 

 conni with the Sun River pro- 



ject. Montana. This ition is 



the purpose "f carrying out the Re 

 clamatioii Service farm village id 

 which provide- ir a vil'agc ab"Ut 

 every six miles. On the whole Sun 

 River project there will he nearly 

 twenty "f these little town-. No set- 

 tler will he nn>re than three or four 

 mile- from f these village-, and 



he will thn- he in do h with the 



u-nal t"wn facilities 



Villages 

 on Sun 

 River 



