The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-11-25

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LAWSON uAkING
SUCCESS As FARMER
tby Albert Lawson of Coal wood. Pow
der River County in Montana Farmer.9
-Four years ago came to Miles City
with my wife and two boys, aged IL
and IA. We had deed to two Sec
tions Of railroad land. $4,000 against
1t, no other money in the world except
about $50 No tools. machinery. stock.
or, as the fellow said, INC nothing"
The land was unimproved, not even
fenced. 1 borrowed 5000 more ON the
land. making total OF $4,000 that
owed to start in. with $4,000 Of this
being u dead hcrse. having been spent
before 1 arrived.
We arrived here in October with the
winter before us and Il family ct four
to feed from the store for a year. We
moved on to the land, put up q shack
IL by II feet and proceeded t, get rich.
Needless to say, we are still proceed
ing. but today VIC owe $3.50, the land
il all fenced with eight miles OF fence
Of three wires. posts one rod apart.
We have modern house. hrose barn.
ccw barn. two granaries and other
outbuildinEs in plenty, well. windmill.
six horses. 20 head of cattle farm ma
chinery. Ford truck. etc.
The aforementioned debt covers all
debts On the debt have paid 10 per
cent interst. taxes, etc. all the time
and existed. have also sent my boyA
to school. They are now III their Sec
end year at Broadus high school. I
have not received one cent Of help
from any one in the world. am not
satisfied. have grumbled all the time
takes too high. price of wheat too
low, etc. but I dcn't blame the land
, here. II is 9. X.
The first yrar on a small piece OF
| land I raised IL bushels Of wheat to
the acre, sold it at Miles City at $2.10
per bushcl. Second year I raised 6M
bushels of wheat to the ncre and sold
1t for $2.10. Last year I raised 22
bushels of wheat to the acre and scad
at $3.50. This year 7 raised 10 bushels
of winter wheat to the acre and IL
| bushels spring wheat and % bushels of
oats to the acre tgrasshoppers). sold
my wheat for 81 per bushei. More
grumbling. Each OF tha four years I
have raised all the ccrn j want to feed
! my hogs, etc. So much for the facts
! of the case. You are hereby invited
to come and verify the same.
I! Now / will give you something not
so valuablc---My opinion of the possi-
bilities of this part Of the state.
could tell you in Il few words by say
ing that this part of the state has not
had a chance. has not even been tried
out. Take 1Oa farmers haphaxard
around here and you will find cut that
a5 per cent, including myself. are up
to their necls in debt. not having the
means to farm as it should be farmed.
Take myself. 1 have one-fifth of the
cattle that my land could feed. It ts
no wonder that I cannot get on fast.
II I could have started with 100 head
of cattle clear four years ago could
have been on easy street today and all
Oft two sections Of land. ! don't think
that half section Of land is enough
in this part of Montana. One wants
:, from one to five sections and mix the
, farming--grain. cattle. horses. hogs.
hear lot OF talk about this ccun-
try going back to the stockmen. II
this country was given to the old-timt
stockn,en they could not pay the take.
ION it. Last year l paid nearly $S0(
taxes. Figure Il cnt for yourself. Mine
you. where could feed 100 head OF,
/ of two sections they could not fecs
, i50 head. Taxes will never come dow
. and the history OF all such countriel
, proves my contention. Where taxes &
, up they have always had to resort Il
r intensive farming and stock raising
This country wants farmers Will
> capital and they will make money from
!, 1.-THE start. would like to mention ON
TOT the i've per cent farmers who ar
making money here. Mr.. Percy Bird
Mr.. Kay Bird. Mr.. Dave Benge. MI
Alvin Her. Mr.. Pete Whiting. Nj
George Daniels. could name other
but five per cent win do for you t
Investigate. I won't say that we nee
n a railroad because know you af
not foolish. but these men who ar
lmaking god hero are doing so In spit
LOT the fact tina. they have to pay z
Z, lleast 50 cents per 100 pounds to freigh
their wheat to railroad at Miles Cit,
II anyone IL to blame for this stat
cf affairs It IL the leaders Of affairs
'e this state who have no faith In Ii
= possibilities OF their own state.
- What. you say. are the resuedies7
y Let the statesmen. the leaders
y this state. work for . few electric raj
- roads to 20 across the country. q
70 from Miles City south would nay fro
70 the start.
And state aid advertising to get
farmers with money land q peac4ic
knowledge Of faeming) and ot1boura,
such men - myeelf from comiag wlt
IN out capital.
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