THE PRESENT STATUS OF DRY-FARMING 389 
The mountain states 
_ This district includes a part of Montana, nearly the 
whole of Wyoming and Colorado, and part of eastern 
Idaho. It is located along the backbone of the Rocky 
Mountains. The farms are located chiefly in valleys 
and on large rolling table-lands. The chief dry-farm 
crop is wheat, though the other crops which are grown 
elsewhere on dry-farms may be grown here also. In 
Montana there is a very large area of land which has 
been demonstrated to be well adapted for dry-farm 
purposes. In Wyoming, especially on the eastern 
as well as on the far western side, dry-farming has 
been shown to be successful, but the area covered at 
the present time is comparatively small. In Idaho, 
dry-farming is fairly well established. In Colorado, 
likewise, the practice is very well established and the 
area is tolerably large. All in all, throughout the 
mountain states dry-farming may be said to be well 
established, though there is a great opportunity for 
the extension of the practice. The sparse population 
of the western states naturally makes it impossible 
for more than a small fraction of the land to be prop- 
erly cultivated. 
The Great Plains Area 
This area includes parts of Montana, North Dakota, 
‘South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Wyoming, Colo- 
