MONTANA CROPS 



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Alfalfa Seed. 



southeastern Montana has long been a commercial producer of high grade alfalfa 

 seed. Other sections of the state also grow seed in varying surplus quantities. Gar- 

 field, Big Horn, Rosebud, and Powder River counties are the principal producers in 

 southeastern Montana. A small production is also found in the northern counties 

 along the Milk river and in localities west of the Continental Divide. Yields and 

 prices during the past two years have been relatively favorable. 



Miscellaneous Crops. 



Sweet clover seed, timothy seed, sunflowers for silage, cucumber seed, vegetable 

 and truck crops also feature in Montana farming, and not a few farmers secure a part 

 of their cash income from these sources. 



MONTANA'S RANK WITH OTHER STATES IN CROP PRODUCTION. 



CROP: 



Spring Wheat 

 Winter Wheat 



All Wheat 



Oats 



Barley 



Flax 



Rye 



Rank 



1924 CROP: 



2 Potatoes 



19 Apples (commercial) 



5 Corn 



16 Hay (tame) 



15 Hay (wild) 



4 Beans 



10 All Crops 



Rank 



1924 



33 



40 



31 



15 



6 



7 



28 



Years 



AVERAGE WAGES OF MALE FARM LABOR IN MONTANA. 



Per Month. 



With 

 Board 



Without 

 Board 



Per Day at Harvest 



With 

 Board 



Without 

 Board 



Per Day Other Than 

 Harvest. 



With 

 Board 



Without 

 Board 



1910 

 1922 

 1923 

 1924 



$38.00 

 42.20 

 48.00 

 48.00 



$50.00 



63.00 II 



65.50 I 



67.00 I 



$2.05 

 3.60 

 3.60 

 3.25 



$2.80 

 4.40 

 4.52 

 4.30 



$1.77 

 2.40 

 2.70 

 2.60 



$2.66 

 3.20 

 3.55 



3.40 



AVERAGE ASSESSED VALUATION OF MONTANA LANDS. 



AVERAGE VALUE OF PLOW LANDS PER ACRE. 



