Joseph (4 or so) on the first tractor they owned, in front of new homestead, built appox. 1916.
Joe Klasna came to Montana in1911, and took up a homestead ten miles north of Lane (Sec. 10-24-53) in 1913. In 1919 he married Helen Goss, and one year and one day later, Joseph was born. When Joe died in 1971, his son, Joseph inherited the homestead. Joseph and his wife, Leanora Petrik, farmed until their retirement in 2004, when the farm was passed to his son, Timothy and wife, Kim, who now raise wheat and cattle with their son, Dylan and wife, Whitney.
When Joe Klasna first settled his homestead, he farmed with horses and a lot of manual labor. Now our equipment is computerized, and we rely on GPS for efficiency. The use of chemicals and no till methods to help control weeds and erosion have taken the place of the plow.
We are optimistic about our farm's future, at least for this generation. We hope that our descendants will continue to want to farm this land.
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