The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-06-01
DRY LAND FARMER
WHO Is A SUCCESS
HAS NEVER FAILED TO GROW A
CROP, EVEN DURING THE
DRYBST YEARS
Did Not Know How to Drive Four
Horse Team When He Started;
Milking Crops That Are Profit
able; For Summer TilIage.


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
observation-disclosures prize summer
tillage contest and the record of his
past farming experience indicates
that there are number of very good
reasons for his announcement.
In the first place, he has never had
crop failure. In the year of 1913,
the most famous year in Montana's
agricultural history-famous because
of its notorious lack of moisture
Mr.. Brownie raised 20 bushels of
wheat to the acre on non-irrigated
land without 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 1900 bushels of
wheat from So acres of ground.
Montana has no cause to be
ashamed of her lands" says Mr..
Brownie, ''but she mas plenty of rea-
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 /
by the experiences of others as we'll
to raise a crop and I see no valid |
reason why anyone should.
when / came to this place |
couldn't drive four horses, but I can |
drive 'em now, and got some pain
full cramps in my hands from milk |
ing a couple of COWS. I'm milking |
from nine to twelve COWS now and |
I've still got the cramps, but they're
no worse than they were when l was
milking two and the cream checks |
are much larger.
II didn't know anything about |
tillage when 1 came to this
but l know something about
It now and am learning still more.
Last spring early I disked the ground
intended to pillow for summer tillage
and when 1 plowed it in July it was
n prime condition and wet enough
hat had to use a Scraper to keep
he mold board of my pillow clean.
lust across the fence at the same
line my neighbor was trying to pillow
some ground that he hadn't disked
previously and the ground was so dry
hat it broke up in huge chunks and
le had to disc it heavily before he
vas able to pillow 1t at all. Thus by
comparison of our experiences l was
lble to draw an important conclu-
lion concerning methods.
"Out in our country our greatest
iced is for more farmers and after
lave no hesitancy in saying that any
armer not afraid of work and who
will mix brains with his work can
make his family good home there
md continue to prosper. They can
make good. I know.
However, the farmer who expects
o make a fortune on one crop farm
ng is out of luck, but the fellow who
,rings four or five cows with him
rings his meal ticket. I'm milking
ows, raising hogs, growing corn and
I'M here to stay"