various Conservation Programs. 



State Conservationist Herschell Hurd 

 reported that technical help for Great 

 Plains contracts are paid for out of 

 regular funds, and consequently this 

 reduces SCS assistance to districts. 



Directors reported on problems in their 

 areas which included shortage of techni- 

 cal help, ACP funds running out, Missile 

 Cable Line reseeding and need for amend 

 ing state law to include reseeding of all 

 surface disturbance on any kind of right 

 of way; waste of time the farmer and 

 agencies have in connection with gaining 

 rights-of-ways, water rights, financial 

 assistance to districts, weed problems. 



Committee reports were as follows: 



Education - Efforts should be made to 

 get money to reactivate position of Con- 

 servation coordinator in State Depart- 

 ment of Public Instruction, and for 

 Range Management and other Conser- 

 vation Specialists on the Extension staff. 



Twelve districts have applications for 

 nineteen teachers for Conservation Work- 

 shops. In 1961 fourteen districts offered 

 scholarships but had no takers. 



Montana might ask County Superintendent 

 of Schools to include a Conservation 

 Seminar in alternate years in their 

 yearly meetings with teachers. 



Budget & Finance - Sixteen districts 

 haven't paid their 1962 dues. Executive 

 Secretary was asked to visit delinquent 

 districts to see if they wanted a district! 



Maybe they could be consolidated or ab- 

 andoned. Montana is one of fourteen 

 states in U.S. without appropriation for 

 aid to districts. The directors passed a 

 resolution for a request of the State Com- 

 mtttee for a supplemental budget of $24,000 

 for aid to districts for the next bienneum, 

 with the provision this money be distributed 

 75% according to need and 25% according to 

 number of operators. 



Public Lands - The NACD Public Lands 

 Survey was discussed and the directors 

 moved that O. M. Ueland represent the 

 state association at the NACD Public 

 Lands Committee meeting in Flagstaff, 

 Arizona, August 2-3, Considerable 



I f you 

 don* t 



crops 



flopping. 



then 



practice 



stripp 

 cropping 



-Patty 

 Wai t e . 

 Liberty 

 County. 



concern was voiced over conservation 

 practices on State lands, and agreement 

 seemed to be that it would be desirable 

 if the state could get away from a bid 

 basis in leasing so far as conservation is 

 concerned. 



Great Plains - 440 contracts in Montana, 

 $1, 055, 199 has been paid out in cost 

 Sharing. It was recommended that policy 

 on Great Plains be formulated by Great 

 Plains states for councilmen. 



Program & Research - NACD for first 

 time is getting a hearing with the Bureau 

 of Budget, Annual report should be dessi- 

 minated by all means. Suggest that one 

 row shelterbelt tree planting should be 

 stepped up. Montana is ahead of other . 

 states in strip cropping and stubble mulch 

 tillage. 



Legislative Committee report - 1. By- 

 laws of association need amending to 

 identify standing committees and duties 

 and responsibilities of same. 2. Report 

 at convention on desirability of means of 

 electing a councilman. 3. Legislators 



should be informed of Conservation legis- 

 lation before they go to Helena, districts 

 should confer with them beforehand. 

 Directors should engage legislators to 

 speak at their Area meetings on approp- 

 riate topics. 



Area Meeting dates were set as follows: 



Area I October 2 



Area V October 4 



Area n October 3 Area VI October 9 

 Area HI October 10 Area VII October 11 



Area IV October 5 



President Criswell gave a summary of 

 the coming annual meeting which will be 

 at Livingston Nov. 15 - 16. The theme 

 of the convention will be "Conservation 

 Builds Recreation". The Park County 

 SWCD is working hard to make your 

 visit in Livingston an enjoyable one. 



Nothing is easier than fault- 

 finding; 



no talent, no self-denial, no brains 



no character are required to set 

 up in 



the grumbling business. 



— ROBERT WEST 



