Resources of Montana . an irregular coursejortheasterly across into Lewis and Clark county. Other streams in the county arek*ow creek, Dry creek, Deep creek, Grayson creek, Ray creek, Gurnett creek, Duckreek, Confederate creek and Indian creek. Waters are taken from all these streams forrigation purposes and used on the farm lands in the valleys and upper springs are found in the uplands where pastures for stock are found. Crops—The principal crops of Broadwater county are wheat, oats, barley, millet,re, sudan grass, alfalfa, sweet clover, timothy and clover, corn and potato
Resources of Montana . an irregular coursejortheasterly across into Lewis and Clark county. Other streams in the county arek*ow creek, Dry creek, Deep creek, Grayson creek, Ray creek, Gurnett creek, Duckreek, Confederate creek and Indian creek. Waters are taken from all these streams forrigation purposes and used on the farm lands in the valleys and upper springs are found in the uplands where pastures for stock are found. Crops—The principal crops of Broadwater county are wheat, oats, barley, millet,re, sudan grass, alfalfa, sweet clover, timothy and clover, corn and potatoes. Industries—Stockraising and agriculture are the chief industries. Large herds oflittle, sheep and horses are raised in Broadwater county. During the summer monthslese herds are pastured in the upper mountain country, where there is abundant feedad water. Large tracts of irrigated land are found in the lower regions, where crops( hay, grains and other feeds are raised. The upper bench lands are mostlv devoted to. Alfalfa Near Helena 124 MONTANA—1920 dryland farming, where crops of wheat and barley are raised. Dairying is fast becomingone of the chief industries, and Broadwater county boasts of one of the most up-to-dat(creameries in the state, as well as an up-to-date flour mill, where much of the whearaised is ground into flour. Mineral Resources—There are several producing mines in Broadwater countyamong them being the mines at Radersburg ,the Iron Mask and Silver King mines neaiTownsend, the Diamond mines near Diamond, from all of which are mined gold, silveiand lead. There is a large marble deposit near Townsend which promises to soon beopened. Timber—Pine and fir timber, as well as cedar, are found in the mountainous regionand there is an abundant growth of cottonwood along the numberless streams. Thereare 219,040 acres of the Helena forest within the county. Land Values—Irrigated land prices range from $40 to $200 per acre; non-irrigatecland from $10 to $10
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