Resources of Montana . on, Shelby is certain to be an important point for a considerable territory. Education—There is a high school at Shelby accredited for the four year term,and rural schools are found in all communities. Tourist Attractions—Striking scenery in the Sweet Grass Hills. Cities and Towns—Shelby, the county seat and principal town, is a railroad junc-tion point and is the trading center for a large and productive territory. Sweet Grass,in the northern part of the county, is a port of entry from Canada. Galata and Devon,in the eastern part of the county, are good farming towns. S
Resources of Montana . on, Shelby is certain to be an important point for a considerable territory. Education—There is a high school at Shelby accredited for the four year term,and rural schools are found in all communities. Tourist Attractions—Striking scenery in the Sweet Grass Hills. Cities and Towns—Shelby, the county seat and principal town, is a railroad junc-tion point and is the trading center for a large and productive territory. Sweet Grass,in the northern part of the county, is a port of entry from Canada. Galata and Devon,in the eastern part of the county, are good farming towns. Special Opportunities—Development of the agricultural resources. Climatological—The only official weather record for the county is the mean pre-cipitation at Gold Butte, in the Sweet Grass Hills, for each month save march. It isas follows: Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual See also records for Havre (Hill county.). Opening Up a New Country LAND OF OPPORTUNITY 187 TREASURE COUNTY. Date of Creation, April 1, 1919. Land Area, 997 Square Miles. Population County, 1920, 1,990. County Seat, Hysham. Population County Seat, 1920, 360. Altitude County Seat, 2,667 Feet. Growing Season, 120-144 Days. General Description—Treasure county lies in the south central part of Montana,and has a maximum length north and south of 36 miles, and a maximum width of 24miles. In area it is the second smallest exclusively agricultural county in the raising and agriculture, both irrigated and non-irrigated, are the principal in-dustries, and both are well developed. Surface and Soil—The Yellowstone Valley divides the county. The soil there isa deep loam, while a chocolate loam is the prevailing type on the bench lands. Thereare approximately 15,000 acres irrigated in the Yellowstone Valley, while 114,788 acresof the remainder of the county are classified as suitable for non-irrigated
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