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BIG SANDY 5WCD - 1 1 was fnoved by W i I I i am S i bra , 

 seconded by Joe Moravec that Kenneth Heen be 

 called to serve as associate board member to 

 represent non-farm residents in the District. 

 This will be a non-voting, advisory, and consul- 

 tive position. 



CHOUTEAU COUNTY SWCD - Howard Axtman, local man- 

 ager of the Green Line Implement Company, has 

 been named associate supervisor to the Chouteau 

 County SWCD. Mr. Axtman wi I I represent the 

 urban people. 



Joe Moorse, President, First Chouteau County 

 Bank, announced that a cash award of $50.00 will 

 be presented by the bank to the outstanding con- 

 servation farmer named by the local SWCD at their 

 annual meeting and banquet. The cash award will 

 be given in 196*7 in addition to the plaque pre- 

 sented by the district. 



DAWSON COUNTY SWCD - Tom Baldwin suggested that 

 a contact be made with the surrounding supervisor 

 districts and t^at an interchange be suggested. 

 This would offer the opportunity of getting 

 acquainted with supervisors in the other dis- 

 tricts as well as learning what their problems 

 are and some of the things they are doing. 



GREEN MOUNTAIN SWCD - A letter was read from A. 

 B. Linford giving the two Sanders County Soil 

 Conservation Districts the "Go Ahead" on a pro- 

 ject proposed by R. Racicot, The project is to 

 consist of mailing form letters to all SWCDs and 

 4-H clubs in Montana, requesting them to write 

 Harriet Miller's office with a suggestion for a 

 Conservation-Education coordinator, using Title 

 5 money from the 1965 Primary and Secondary 

 Education Act. The Board was in favor of Initi- 

 ating the action. 



LITTLE BEAVER SWCD - Mr. Bob Irvine was present 

 and he brought up the fact that he thought 

 announcements should be made over the radio pre- 

 vious to each of the monthly meetings of the 

 SWCD. This way the public would know that the 

 supervisors are meeting and probably mor§ people 

 would attend the meetings. 



LIBERTY COUNTY SWCD - 172,000 trees were pur- 

 chased from the State Forest Nursery In Missoula. 

 The District planting crew planted approximately 

 50,000 on various farms and ranches. Supervisor 

 Eugene Bjornstad used his truck to deliver bulk 

 trees to each farmstead. 



NORTH POWELL SWCD - The Supervisors tour was 

 discussed. They decided that this tour should 

 be on weeds. Wendell Copenhgver suggested that 



Every year, it takes less 

 imn to fly across the ocean, 

 Ki more time to drive to the 



they should have something on Identification. 

 The County Agent should locate someone to con- 

 duct the tour. The tour will be held, sometime 

 between June I and 15. The primary purpose of 

 this tour is to stir interest In weed control. 

 Meeting will be in the Helmville vicinity. 

 Fresh samples of weeds and weeds that can't be 

 identified should be brought In. 



PHILLIPS SWCD - The Board considered joining 

 the Malta Chamber of Commerce and alternating 

 supervisors would attend meetings. Chairman 

 Knudsen will contact Chamber of Commerce and 

 join if he so decides. 



PONDERA SWCD - The teacher scholarship was dis- 

 cussed. It was felt that it was a very worth- 

 while program and should be continued in the 

 future. It was decided that each teacher In th^ 

 county be sent a letter Informing them of the 

 scholarships available. Three scholarships of 

 $50.00 each will be made available in 1966 to 

 teachers of Pondera County. 



A discussion was held regarding the Poster 

 Contest and Soil Stewardship Week, which Is 

 May 15-22. It is the wish of the Supervisors 

 that these posters be displayed during Soil 

 Stewardship Week, The District Supervisors 

 will be the judges for the poster contest. 



ROSEBUD COUNTY SWCD - The Range Plant Identifi- 

 cation Contest was discussed. Merits of pro- 

 gram explained and It was decided by those 

 supervisors present to support this activity 

 as in the past, in conjunction with the Rosebud 

 County Fair. 



One or two range tours will be planned this 

 year as these are felt to be worthwhile and 

 educational . 



MISSOULA COUNTY SWCD - Cardon discussed the 

 audio-visual aids available that the District 

 might use to publicise conservation to urban 

 people. The cost of such equipment (18" by 24" 

 screen, suitable lens, and an automatic projectc 

 would be approximately $300. 



DANIELS COUNTY SWCD - A motion to write to the 

 E. S. Gandrud Company in Owatonia, Minnesota, fc 

 information about a granular spreader which woul 

 mount onto the tree planter and would apply a 

 four foot band of granular weedicide was made by 

 Bill Kegel and seconded by Ray Garberg. 



SWEET GRASS COUNTY SWCD - Range pitter and inter 

 seeder projects were briefly discussed. ASCS 

 are in favor of the projects and will cooperate 

 ful ly. 



CASCADE COUNTY SWCD - Dick Golie moved, John 

 Zeller seconded that $10.00 be sent »to the Soil 

 Judging Team in accordance with Resolution #2 

 of the Education Committee of the MASWCO. 



