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 W}^oming, 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- 



