J. HUGO ARONSC^N 



GOVERNOR 





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^Ms of Montana 

 Ciffice of tEljc (ioUernor 



November 29, 1956 



Mr. Albert Kruse 

 Commissioner of Agriculture 

 State Capitol 

 Helena, Montana 



Dear Mr. Kruse: 



The major position that agriculture plays in the welfsire 

 of the people of Montana dictates that complete and current 

 information is essential. The cooperation between the 

 state of Montana and the federal agencies involved in 

 agriculture has been a source of real pleasure to me. The 

 role played by Mr. P. J. Creer, the Agricultural Statistician 

 in charge of the Montana Office of the Agricultural Estimates 

 Division of the Agricultural Marketing Service, has been out- 

 standing. This cooperation demonstrates how agriculture has 

 become more ajd more dependent on national and international 

 economy and political developments. 



The detailed agricultural statistics contained in this 

 volume will be extremely valuable to all of Nfontana. 



Yours sincerely, 



