Pictured above from left to right are: Russell 

 Boe, SCS, Don Warner, Neil McCurdy, and Ron 

 Talcott discussing the identification and uses 

 of some of the native grasses found during the 

 businessmen's tour. 



A businessmen's tour was held in Powder River 

 County on June 8, It was sponsored by the Powder 

 River SWCD Board of Supervisors, with assistance 

 from the SCS staff. 



The tour started out from Broadus at 9:00 A. 

 M. via of Stanley Damm's bus. The first stop was 



a native range site where the group was shown 

 the many native plants found on Montana ranges. 

 Example- of stubble mulching tillage and wind 

 strip c copping were viewed next. One area that 

 had been burned by a prairie fire was observed 

 and it was pointed out how fire can completely 

 remove big sagebrush. 



Bill and Jim Mlnow guided the tour through 

 their ranch where they looked at several 

 grassed waterways that have been constructed in 

 the cropland to carry excess run-off without 

 creating gullies. They also have all of the 

 cropland in strips which helps to reduce the 

 hazard of wind and water erosion. 



The next ranch the tour stopped at was the 

 Sam Mlnow ranch. Here the group was shown a 

 waterspreading system, the diversion works, 

 water control structures, a proposed flood con- 

 trol dam site, sprayed big sagebrush, a cross- 

 fence constructed for grazing management, and a 

 stock water dam in the process of being con- 

 structed. Sam also has several grassed water- 

 ways and his cropland is stripped for erosion 

 control. 



The last stop on the tour was on the Lew 

 Janssen ranch. Lew showed off his shelterbelt 

 which was planted in 1962 and has been set back 

 by hail, but showing good recovery. 



The group on the tour represented many of the 

 businesses in Broadus by having people from the 

 Bank, Post Office, Newspaper, Propane Sales, 

 a car dealer, and a rancher. 



Montana Association ot Soil and 



Water Conservation Districts 



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