The Montana State Soil Conservation Committee Bi- 

 ennial Report to the Governor has been published. This 

 fceport briefly tells of the activities of soil conservation 

 Pcommittee, the districts, and the Association of Con- 

 servation districts for the fiscal years 1962-1963. If 

 you have not received a copy and desire one, write to 

 Executive Secretary, State Soil Conservation Committee 

 School of Mines, Butte, for one. 



Art Christensen, MASWCD Watershed and Public Lands 

 Committee Chairman, headed a delegation of supervis- 

 ors and cooperators from districts above Canyon Ferry 

 to the National Reclamation Association meeting in Sun 

 Valley, Idaho, while there they attempted to sell Com- 

 missioner Floyd Dominy of Bureau of Reclamation 

 on the need for setting aside acreage limitations where 

 ranchers buy water from Bureau of Reclamation for 

 supplemental use on their presently irrigated lands. 

 The bureau is opposed to this but are agreeable to a 

 160 acre Class I equivalent acreage basis per person. 



AREA MEETINGS WELL ATTENDED 



The seven area meetinjgs of supervisors of the 

 Montana Association of Soil & Water Conservation 

 Districts which were held throughout the state the 

 first two weeks of October were in most cases well 

 attended. 



In Area I, Wolf Point Mayor R. E. (Pete) Coffey. 



suggested more interest and concern is needed about 



water development projects, and a need for education 

 nd publicity among businessmen on the importance 

 f farming and conservation. He gave examples of 

 eed for EJistricts involvement in public affairs that 



affect rural communities.. 



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In Area II, at Glendive, Herschell Kurd, State Con- 

 servationist, presented an interesting discourse on 

 what conservation has meant to our state financially. 

 Kurd stated that $26 million dollars of extra income 

 is added to the state each year as a result of Conser- 

 vation practices which have been applied. 



In Triangle Area III at Big Sandy, an International 

 Harvester man from Billings, gave an inspiring talk 

 on Conservation and its importance to busmessmen 

 and all society. 



InArealV at Lewistown, Garth Colton, District 

 Bureau of Land Management manager, told of his 

 bureaus desire to cooperate with districts and to 

 integrate land use programs. 



Fred Martin, Livingston newspaperman, told the 

 Billings Area V supervisors that "the Economy of 

 this Area will more and more have to rely on conser- 

 vation as a base." 



The Area VI supervisors at Pablo heard MASWCD 

 Vice President Bill Kesler give a good talk on conser- 

 vation of a historical nature. Banker N. T. Johnson 

 also gave an interesting talk showing how money spent 

 on conservation improvements should be classified as 

 a capital investmem. 



Headwaters Area supervisors heard Carl Davis 

 Dillon attorney, explain Bureau of reclamation law, 

 and the various aspec ts of acreageTimitations on 

 irrigation projects. 



Don Luebbe, Extension Service Agricultural Program 

 y^eader told supervisors of ways in which Extension 

 Specialists are helping or can "help supervisors such 

 as 1) determine trends or changes or major problems 

 2) results of research 3) how to relate research re- 

 sults to local problems 4) alternative ways of attack- 

 ing the problem. 



Supervisors or outstanding cooperators from each 

 district at all area meetings made many excellent 

 short reports on district activities. 



Each area formulated several resolutions which will 

 be acted on at the state convention November 13 

 14, 15, in Great Falls. 



O. M. Ueland, SSCC Executive 

 Secretary, spoke at all meet- 

 ings. He reminded supervisors 

 to "get up on the mountain" and 

 take "a look in all directions" 

 in revising and updating their 

 long range programs. 



County Agents. SCS Technicians, ASCS Committee - 

 men, ana others joined the supervisors in contributine 

 to good programs. " 



f t^Jv,"^^^®?"!. supervisor reporting at the area meeting 

 lor the East Sanders district had this to say in part in 

 regard to changes needed in ranch plans: "I'm sure 

 most of us make changes and revisions in our plans 

 withoat enough thought as to what it will gain for us, 

 2,L'.M*-h change what we really need. I'm sure if we 

 would take a little of our conservationists time and 

 talk things out with him it would be time well spent, 

 because change without following out to the fullest is 

 often not change for the better. 

 No plan or revision of plans, which I'm sure we all 



'U^n t «el tho dcHi red results 



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^ K^d^n Mn JS^'.h'T" ""^anyqu must cut down 

 \yui u, .Id '"vi^wt that money in improvements 

 al^v • tl r r^,l? ,"."i ""' ''i''"" y""'" '"como consideral 

 Ulvou'r .' .'.Hi ir.^^'^V ''*•'=■■'""'= yo" are soiling beef 

 ipn. you r«; t»;iHlc;jJJy ruining gr.iHH. 



Mr. Brown finished his breakfast, picked up the morning 

 paper and was horrified to see his death listed in the obitu- 

 aries. He scrambled to the telephone and called his em- 

 ployer. 



"Hello!" he shrieked into the phone. "Did you see the 

 announcement of my death in the newspaper?" 

 "Yes, I did," the boss answered. "Er — by the way, where 

 are you calling from?" 



Buying fertilizer, a woman asked the salesman: "Is that 

 the only scent it comes in?" 



Automobile dealer: "Can I help you?" 



Texan: "Yes. My wife is in the ho^ital arki I'm looking 



for a sort of get well car." 



"It's horrible, doctor," the woman said. "My husband 



thinks he's a refrigerator." 



"Well, actually," replied the doctor, "that isn't too bad. 



A harmless delusion, I assure you." 



"I don't mind the delusion," said the woman, "but when 



he sleeps with his mouth open, the little light keeps me 



awake." 



