The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-05-31
DRY LAND FARMER
WHO Is A SUCCESS
HAS NEVER FAILED TO GROW A
CROP, EVEN DURING THE
DRYEST YEARS
Did Not Know How to Drive q Four
Horse Team When He Started;
Milking Crops That Are Profit
able; For Summer Tillage.

Carl D. Brownie, a farmer in the
northwestern corner of saltwater
county, is another one, of those fell
lows who is constantly. interrupting
those who say it can't be done by
simply doing it.
Mr.. Brownie is one of the little
advertised thousands of farmers in
Montana who are so deeply engaged
in their business that they haven't
time to hunt up some troubles to talk
about to their friends. He did pause
long enough the other day, however,
to announce that he expects to win
one of the biggest trophies in the
Montana Development association
neutrality-suspicious. prize summer
tillage contest and the record of his
past farming experience indicates
that there are a number of very good
reasons for his announcement.
In the first place, he has never. had
a crop failure. In the year Of 1919,
the most famous year in Montana's
agricultural history-famous because
of it's notorious lack of moisture
wheat to the acre on non-irrigatedl
land without a drop of rain" during
the growing season. This was made
possible by carefully conserving
moisture through summer tillage and
last year on ground titled according
to the principles advocated by the
Montana Development association he
produced more than 1000 bushels Of
wheat from So acres Of ground.
Montana has no cause to be
ashamed of her lands" says Mr..
Brownie, "but she has plenty of real
son to be ashamed of the way they
have been mistreated. BY following
the good advice of my wife, by good
hard work such as success in farm
ing requires anywhere and by keep
ing my eyes and ears open to profit I
by the experiences of others as we'll
as by my own, I have never failed
to raise a crop and I e no valid
reason why anyone should.
when I came to this place II
couldn't drive four horses, but I can |
drive 'em now, and / got some pain
Jul cramps in my hands from milk
.ng a couple of cows. I'm milking
rom nine to twelve cows now and
I'VE still got the cramps, but they're
10 worse than they were when I was
milking two and the cream checks
ire much larger.
81 didn't know anything about
iummer tillage when 1 came to this
country, but I know something about
t now and am learning still more.
LAST spring early l disked the ground
intended to plow for summer tillage
md when 1 plowed it in July it was
n prime condition and wet enough
hat I had to use a scraper to keep
he mold board of my pillow clean.
'ust across the fence at the same
ime my neighbor was trying to pillow
ONE ground hat he hadn't disked
reviously and the ground was so dry
hat it broke up in huge chunks and
had to disc it heavily before he
yas able to pillow 1t at all. Thus by
omparison Of our experiences l was
BILE to draw an important conclu-
ion concerning methods.
"Out in our country our greatest
eed is for more farmers and afterI
ears OF experience on my farm,
ave no hesitancy in saying that any
not afraid of work and whol
i'll mix brains with his work can
lake his family a good home there
nd continue to prosper. They can
AXE good. / know.
However, the farmer who expects
make a fortune on n crop farm
lg is out of luck, but the fellow whoI
four or five lows with him
his meal ticket. I'm ElilkingI
'ws, raising hogs, growing corn and
n here to stay"