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Flax King of Golden Valley Sets Standard for 1909 Harvest
The article profiles C. E. Smith nicknamed the Flax King for selling 30,000 bushels of flax at $1.50 a bushel, clearing about $36,915 after costs. It notes his six‑miles southwest Golden Valley operation, two Hart-Parr engines, and progress toward expanding to five thousand acres next season. It also surveys Beach and Billings County growth, land values, infrastructure, and population, with detailed county statistics and farming outlook.
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Smith
Chronicle
Golden Valley
Golden Valley Land and Cattle Company
St. Paul
Sentinel Butte
Beach
Standall Land and Investment Company
Northern Pacific
N. P. Ry
Marmarthigs
Billings
Billings County