The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-09-23
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TAKING GAMBLING OUT or
FARMING
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Almost daily we are receiving re-
ports from all over the state from
farmers who are making success and
we are also receiving reports from
farmers in the same sections who de-
clare that farming IL losing game.
Careful inquiry into these reports I'M
dicates that in the vast majority Of
cases the difference between these two
classes is due to the difference in the
methods pursued. For instance, one
farmer in section Of Montana that
has heen repeatedly stricken by
drought has had crops every year dur
ing the period by following a certain
system Of farming, while many of his
neighbors have failed. Another farm
err reports that by proper tillage he
threshed an average Of 81 bushels of
wheat per acre from one field this year
while from another field nearby which
he planted without proper care. he
threshed only 16 bushels per acre.
Certainly the difference of Is bushels
per acre between proper tillage and
carel ess planting cannot be ignored.
We have received scores Of similar
reports and have been prompted to get
as nearly complete reports as possible
from all over the state concerning this
vital subject. From all sections come
advices that farmers are more inter-
ested than ever before in diversified
ton of crops aud proven methods Of
tillage and cultivation.
C.. NJ. Yerringtcn. Custer county
agent. writing on 'Diversi6cation
Farmers Making Good says it is
those dry land farmers who are di-
F,.sor %fni,&
etc, that are making good today. I
might further state that those farm
ers who made federal leans are get
ting along very nicely and are not
crowded like the fellow who made
short loans through the local banks
or mortgage companies. ] think 1t
only a question Of a short time until
practically every farmer will be milk
ing from three to six milk cows which
will assure him all his living expenses
and more too, in case he handles 1t
rightly. Right now there are cream
stations situated at practically every
country store in the county. This gives
the farmers cash income weekly and
enables them to pay for their groceries
and lots Of other little things that
they would otherwise do without or go
into. debt for.
N. A. Thorfinson. Blaine County
agent. says livestock is necessary for
the successful farmer. There is no
question In my mind that the only
thing that will ever make it possible
for the dry land Farmers to succeed
in this country il the keeping of live
stock and this she ufd include not only
a few dairy cows but nogs and poultry
as we'll" he says. "Ry this 1 do not
mean that the dry land farmers
couldn't also make success Of rails
ing beef cattle for No doubt this could
be worked cut but the merchants in
either Chinook, Harlem or Zurich
will bear witness THAT the farmers
who have paid out the least cash for
groceries during the last winter are
the ones who are keeping some milk
cows and chickens and bringing In but
ter and eggs for groceries in addition
to having plenty Of these products for
their own use. 90 not believe that
you can say too much in favor of d.
versitied farming fer it looks to me
that the main danger Is that the dry
land farmers may be led to think that
they can make grain farming go with
out livestock IL they summer fallow
and this can only lead to other fail
ure in the long run even though they
might null through some good seasc ms
without much trouble"
1.-THE farmers who for the last four
years have stayed with their farm are
those who diversity" says Z. G. Lewis,
Prairie county agent. 1T has been
brought out very plainly here and
u ra~ hot
has planned his farm through period
Of years and then has followed his ro-
taticns and diversified as best he
could under the conditions Is as we'll
off as most farmers could possibly be
under the conditions. We have about
IS farmers close to Terry who have
been mil king several cows each, who
have also raised from ten to fifteen
hogs and a good rock Of chickens
each year with about Atty acres OF
corn and some oats, millets fer hay
as a sort Of side line to wheat farm
ing and while the wheat crops have
failed and lost them considerable
. money. stu these se-called side lines
have kept them up. Invariably find
that these farmers whose credit is moi
impaired at the bank, are those farm
ers who are practicing diversified farm
ing and it Ia becoming q genera
knowledge among che farmers thai
these men who have followed thes'
practices still have credit, and I be
lteve that these types are being c0pte(
now more than l have ever seen II
this county in my time here. Howevss
we have a great number Of good fran
ers in the county and our farmers ~
not as class. in exceptionally bal
shape. One good crop would put "
on our feet nicely. I believe Their
are more farmers in this county VIII
are practicing strictly diversified farm
ing 40 to the number Of farmers tina
we have. than any other dry Ian
county In the state"
''Three out Of every Ave farmer
who come into the office now ar
talking cows. chickens o1a 6iveIoa
dca&ion Of crops" says =. .. Naespad
den. Cascade county agent. I'VE bav