Resources of Montana . of the districtsin the state—the Bitter Root, the Flathead, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark and Madisoncounties—are specializing in it and increasing their acreage each year. The acreage,production and value of the potato crop in Montana since 1901 are as follows: Year Acre Bu- Per Acre Production Value 1900 4,781 134 640,654 $ 339,547 1901 1902 11,521 153 1,762,713 881,356 1903 12,904 176 2,271,104 999,286 1904 13,162 143 1,882,166 1,148,121 1905 13,668 120 1,642,560 969,110 1906 14,099 152 2,143,048 1,307,259 1907 18,000 150 2,700,000 1,350,000 1908 20,000 138 2,760,000 1,9
Resources of Montana . of the districtsin the state—the Bitter Root, the Flathead, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark and Madisoncounties—are specializing in it and increasing their acreage each year. The acreage,production and value of the potato crop in Montana since 1901 are as follows: Year Acre Bu- Per Acre Production Value 1900 4,781 134 640,654 $ 339,547 1901 1902 11,521 153 1,762,713 881,356 1903 12,904 176 2,271,104 999,286 1904 13,162 143 1,882,166 1,148,121 1905 13,668 120 1,642,560 969,110 1906 14,099 152 2,143,048 1,307,259 1907 18,000 150 2,700,000 1,350,000 1908 20,000 138 2,760,000 1,932,000 1909 25,000 180 4,500,000 2,295,000 1910 25,000 120 3,000,000 2,550,000 1911 27,000 150 4,050,000 2, 1912 37,000 165 6,105,000 2,442,000 1913 36,000 140 5,040,000 3, 1914 37,000 140 5,180,000 1915 39,000 155 6,045,000 3, j1916 39,000 125 4,875,000 5, I11917 57,000 95 5,415,000 5, 1918 52,000 135 7,020,000 5,616,000 1919 47,000 60 2,820,000 4, MONTANA—1920. Some Carbon County Farm Products Hay Always Needed. With one-third of Montanas total area classified as fit only for grazing, live stockgrowing will always be of much importance in the state, and to supplement the graz-ing tracts hay lands for winter feeding are necessary. The acreage devoted to haywas reduced because of the war, but indications now are that this year much landwill be seeded back, principally to alfalfa. Montana hay is stronger than hay grownin the prairie states, chiefly because of the higher altitude here. Hay grown inhigher altitudes ordinarily contains a higher percentage of protein and has a lower crude fiber content, and hence is more easily digested. Statistics on hay in Mon- tana since 1900 are given in the following table: Value Year Acre Tons Per Acre Value 1900 369,161 590,658 $ $ 5,138,725 1901 1902 313,606 526,858 3,972,509 1903 335,558 697,961 6,149,036 1904 348,980 670,042 5,829,365 1905 362,939 580,702 4
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