Marianne Browning Recalls Lifetime In Farming
Mrs. Marianne Browning has enjoyed a lifetime’s
involvement in farming and the farm community in Freder- -
ick County. She is still active in the Farm Bureau Women’s
Committee, and attended the annual luncheon last fail
celebrating the county Farm Bureau’s 75th anniversary.
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Frederick County. The women
selected Mrs. Harry Davis as their
first leader. As a group they dis
cussed current topics, and from
the very beginning, sent a rep
resentative to the annual state
farm bureau convention each year.
Mrs. Browning served as the
chairperson of the Frederick
County farm bureau women's
committee from 1961-65. “I used
to, when I was a leader, have the
meetings at my farm,” recalls Mrs.
Browning. By that time the
women were active in securing
new members, implementing
programs to fund the Frederick
County Farm Museum Associa
tion, the county 4-H camp and
activities center, and collecting
“Pennies for Friendship.” “We
collected a lot of money for that,
and we used it for things like char
ities and sometimes we gave to the
fire company because they always
needed money. The men were
supposed to get the (new) mem
bers, but sometimes they fell short
on the job, so we’d go out and get
the members,” she explained.
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Mrs. Browning’s career in
Farm Bureau continued when she
was selected as secretary at the
state level in the late 19605. Later
she served as state parliamenta
rian, and as historian and chaplain
for the county.
While Mrs. Browning contri
buted so much to the Farm
Bureau, she was also very
involved with the county home
makers, where she made old
fashioned Christmas ornaments
each year and dressed up in period
costume for the public at Rose Hill
Manor in Frederick. She also
served as secretary of the Kemp
town Methodist church, and was
on “almost all" of the committees
there.
She did all this while raising
four sons: Reyburn, Bill Jr.,
Robert, and Tom, who all worked
on the farm when they were grow
ing up. All four of her sons have
enjoyed success in their chosen
Gelds. Tom still lives on the farm,
but he is not farming it himself
right now.
The Brownings were one of the
first farm families in the county to
adopt soil conservation practices.
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The Civilian Conversation Corps
came to their farm in the 1940 s
and built terraces, cleared out
fcnccrows, and got them started
on contour strip fanning to main
tain the soil. It was a real turning
point for the success of the farm
ing operation, and at that time
there wasn't anyone else around
them using terraces, ponds, and
plantings to hold the soil.
Last year the Frederick County
Farm Bureau celebrated its 75th
anniversary. A luncheon was held
to mark the anniversary, and Mrs.
Browning was able to attend.
There she was honored as one of
the living past chairmen of the
women’s committee. Having
dedicated so much of her life to
agriculture and farm bureau, she is
considered a treasure among
members of that community.
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