NASCD PUBLIC LANDS COMMITTEE SURVEY 



There are still a half dozen districts who have not 

 completed or sent in their survey forms for the In- 

 ventory of Resource Conservation and Development 

 needs. 



For the most part districts and cooperating agencies 

 have done a good job, and are to be congratulated 

 for spending considerable time on this. 



These are probably the best figures available with- 

 out going into an expensive survey. They should 

 give supervisors a good idea of the needs of public 

 land agencies in their districts and if not some 

 idea of the need for additional inventory taking. 



Certainly this survey was a test of cooperating 

 between districts and public land agencies 

 which is hoped will bring closer relations as 

 time goes by. 



Remember that when you point a 

 finger at somebody else, you point 

 three at yourself. 



DISTRICT DOINGS 



Annual Reports are beginnirfe to come in, 

 Broadwater has published an excellent 

 report in the "Townsend Star". Granite 

 has a report in their Newsletter, Dawson 

 District has an excellent report showing 

 a great deal of accomplishment. The pub- 

 lic should know of these accomplishments. 



Everyboyd needs to be Conservation Con- 

 scious. This is a good job for the Public 

 Relations Committee to get these Annual 

 Reports, Annual Work Plans, publicized 

 and in the right hands. 



Big Sandy SWCD are inviting Wesley Stearns, 

 Stockgrowners Association president to speak 

 at their annual meeting. 



Torlief Aasheim's, Montana Cooperative 

 Extension Service Director, Seasons 

 Greetings letter to all supervisors cer- 

 tainly expresses his agencies good rela- 

 tions and desire to work with districts 

 or their conservation education programs. 

 Thank you, Torley for your letter. 



Les Pengelly, Wildlife Specialist at 

 Montana State University, was featured 

 speaker at Granite Annual meeting. He 

 talked on the Yellowstone Park Elk. 



In answering Part I of Form #4 of NACD 

 Public Lands Committee survey one super- 

 visor of the Box Elder District stated that 

 the present number of deer and antelope 

 are at the maximum limit and the -number 

 of hunters are at the maximum tolerable 

 limit! 



Fergus district presented Penny Krause 

 a plaque for the outstanding 4-H Conser- 

 vation activity by an individual. 



Supervisor Vern Keller of Still water 

 brought up the matter of providing a Con- 

 servation Bookshelf for the library. The 

 materials for construction should cost 

 $10 or less. It was moved to provided 

 $10 and Vern expedite construction. 



Deer Lodge Valley SWCD discussed A.S.C. 

 practices at a recent meeting, and the con- 

 clusion was that many of the practices are 

 not clearly understood by all farmers and 

 ranchers. 



Powder River District plans to hold a 

 poster contest in conjunction with their 

 annual meeting. "Conservation in Pow- 

 der River County" will be the theme. 

 Local contractors wUl be contacted to 

 donate money to purchase prizes. 



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The above picture shows the Dawson County SWCD 

 Supervisors beside their new building. They are 

 from left to right: Wm. Wolff, Chairman, Vera 

 Dillon; Verle Jones; Dale Bergland, County Agent, 

 secretary; Ralph Newton; George Rice, Jr.; Char- 

 les A. Bordsen, W. U. C. The building provides 

 office space for the SCS technicians and a storage 

 aiea for district equipment. 



"Yes," said the farmer, "when a feller has got to 

 know the botanical name of what he raises, and the 

 entomological name of the bugs that eat it up, and 

 the pharmaceutical name for what he sprays on it- 

 things is bound to cost more." 



