Resources of Montana . gher 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 4,471,405 1906 373,827 691,580 6,155,062 1907 500,000 850,000 8,075,000 1908 525,000 1,050,000 8,768,000 1909 556,000 995,000
Resources of Montana . gher 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 4,471,405 1906 373,827 691,580 6,155,062 1907 500,000 850,000 8,075,000 1908 525,000 1,050,000 8,768,000 1909 556,000 995,000 9,950,000 1910 600,000 840,000 10,500,000 1911 612,000 1,224,000 12,240,000 1912 640,000 1,216,000 10,093,000 1913 660,000 1,188,000 11,405,000 1914 700,000 1,750,000 15,225,000 1915 775,000 1,550,000 11,625,000 1916 825,000 1,402,000 15,422,000 1917 759,000 1,063,000 19,772,000 1918 767,000 1,227,000 24,049,000 1919 752,000 827,000 19,021,000 LAND OF OPPORTUNITY. Wheatland County Wheat Farm Peas and Beans. Growing of peas under contract for seed houses throughout the United Stateshas become an important industry in some of the irrigated districts of Montana,notably in the Gallatin and Bitter Root valleys, and with canning factories in bothof these districts, the acreage in peas is being steadily enlarged. Around Billings the farmers have taken up the raising of white beans. Goodmoney was made in it until the suspension of hostilities in the fall of 1918 left thecountry with a larger crop than peace time needs required, so the acreage was muchreduced in 1919. Sugar Beet Production. Largely because of war conditions, the growing of sugar beets has not expandedin Montana. Labor has been scarce and cereals commanded such good prices farm-ers found they made more growing grain than beets and hence the acreage was cutdown. There is a sugar beet factory in operation at Billings. A sugar beet factorywas built at Missoula but far
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