4-H Conservation Campers line up to enter Main 

 Hall at Little Bitterroot Lake, Flathead County, 

 July 



Shown above are the 105 Montana 4-H Conservation 

 Camper delegates from across Montana plus four 

 from Canada who attended the 18th Annual Montana 

 4 H Conservation Camp at Little Bitterroot Lake 

 in Flathead County July 6 - 10. Also in attendance 

 were eight return campers, four 4-H Volunteer 

 leaders, nine staff, and four cooks. 



The group was divided up into Workshops in Range 

 Management, Fish & Wildlife, Forestry, Soil 

 & Water Conservation, and Weed Control. 



These delegates will now, during the year, write 

 news articles, give talks, appear on radio and 

 television, prepare exhibits and displays — all 

 about the workshop they atten ded at this camp. 



The Extension Service, the Federal Cartridge 

 Corporation, 4-H Clubs, and the many Soil and 

 Water Conservation Districts who helped sponsor 

 and pay the expenses of these people, can be 

 proud of these campers and this camp. 



In recognition of the fine efforts of these people, 

 "Treasure Acres" has included them on its 

 mailing list for this fiscal year. 



The long-suffering, hen-pecked 

 husband was bragging to a friend. 

 "Well, I finally did it!" he ex- 

 claimed. "Last night my wife came 

 crawling to me on her hands and 

 knees." 



"That's wonderful, George," en- 

 thused the friend. "What did she 

 say?" he asked. 



George blushed. "Well, as I re- 

 call, it was something like 'come 

 out from under that bed, you 

 coward.' " 



CONSERVATION THOUGHT 



As I watched the swirling flood waters create havoc 

 and destruction in the valley before me, I won- 

 dered how long this great land of ours could stand 

 this tragic loss of our most precious natural re- 

 source — soil. I wondered how our future 

 generations would get along if we didn't take pre- 

 cautions now and use our knowledge of conservation 

 to save and preserve the soil. It is our responsi- 

 bility to secure their future'. 



We must work together and educate Montanans to 

 use wise conservation practices against soil 

 erosion. If our increasing population is to con- 

 tinue to have an adequate food supply, to enjoy 

 recreation of hunting and fishing in Montana, we 

 will all have to use all the conservation practices 

 available. We must develop controlled watershed 

 programs for our mountain streams. 



To me, the cost of any future conservation plan 

 is a very minor factor when we consider soil as 

 the basis of human life'. 



by Rodney Pribyl, Eden Route, Great Falls , 

 Conservation Camper 



WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICTS 



A study is being made by a committee of the 

 Montana Conservation Council to determine the 

 feasibility of Conservancy District law for Mon- 

 tana to use as a tool in the further development 

 of Montana's water. As used in varying ways by 

 other states this permissive legislation would allow 

 a certain percentage of taxpayers to organize a 

 Conservancy District which would have the power 

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