President Sez. Continued from Page 1 



For several years some very excellent range 

 management plans have been instituted here; such 

 practices as sage brush spraying, water develop- 

 ment, and deferred grazing are in use. The 

 results are certainly worth coming to look at. 

 Here you can see that good Soil and Water prac- 

 tices pay off. It Just isn't a lot of wishful 

 thinking, but good business practices that we 

 are promoting. The ranchers in this area will 

 harvest benefits from these programs for years 

 to come. 



Our native ranges have been badly abused, if 

 not the worst of any of the natural resources 

 that we have. It has only been in late years 

 that it has become apparent what a gold mine we 

 have all around us. By actual facts and fig- 

 ures, the general economy can be increased 

 quicker, easier, and with less capital invest- 

 ment than any comparable industry. 



Here I would like to stress a point that I 

 am almost fanatical on. The harvesting of our 

 native ranges is an industry all its own, and it 

 requires the use of all the most modem and 

 technical methods available. 



The days of the open ranges are gone, and its 

 Ideas that grass will go on forever. These 

 same ranges operated properly will out-produce 

 the good old days. 



With that, I would like to invite all you 

 supervisors to come and join the Range Tour 

 on July 27, 28, and 29. It is my own sincere 

 feelings that you will see some of -the best 

 range management practices being applied today. 



PETE 



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STATE LAND USE COMMITTEE 



Governor Tim Babcock has appointed Pete 

 Jackson, President of MASWCD, one of a 16 

 member committee to study the diversified 

 uses of state land. This Committee was 

 requested by the 40th Montana Legislature 

 to recommend any programs it deems necessary 

 "to provide for the overall use of state 

 lands for both public recreation and agri- 

 cultural pursuits". 



Beware of those who fall at your 

 feet — they may be reaching for 

 the edge of the rug and planning to 

 pull it. 



URBAN REPRESENTATION FOR CONSERVATION DISTRICTS 



As provided by the 40th Legislative Assembly, 

 SB 135, effective July 1, 1967, Soil and Water 

 Conservation Districts may have two urban 

 supervisors in addition to the present five 

 supervisors, provided the land occupiers of the 

 incorporated cities and towns vote themselves 

 in and are accepted. 



The State Soil Conservation Committee has 

 mailed petition forms and guidelines for organ- 

 ization to each Soil and Water Conservation 

 District. 



Of the 59 Soil and Water Conservation Distrlc 

 presently organized in Montana, only the Madlsoi 

 District has included the incorporated town 

 within their District. Soil and Water Conserva 

 tlon Districts have been agriculturally oriente 

 and the early conservation programs were de- 

 signed for prevention of soil erosion on 

 farm lands. However, during the last thirty 

 years, the conservation programs of districts 

 have broadened out to include water conservatioi 

 and related resource development on all lands. 

 SWCD programs now include the whole area of 

 total and multiple use development. Giving 

 impetus to this broadening out was passage of 

 P. L. 566, the Watershed Prdtection and Flood 

 Prevention Act, which provides planning and 

 construction assistance in water development 

 for flood control, drainage, irrigation, rec- 

 reation, and may include industrial and mtinld- 

 pal uses. Also in recent controversy over 

 conservancy-type districts and district outlook 

 studies, it was brought out that present SWCDs 

 do not represent all interests in conservation. 



This recent legislation provides the machiner; 

 for urban and rural people working together to 

 plan, promote, and develop resource programs. 

 To be realistic, urban people have a great con- 

 cern for natural resource development. They 

 should be rperesented. 



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 Conservation Charley. Continued 



"You can't really know your farm without a 

 soils map" - but you can easily get such a map. 

 The local soil and water conservation district 

 can furnish one to any farmer or rancher in the 

 district. If you haven't got one, look up any 

 supervisor of your local SWCD, and he'll start 

 the wheels turning. 



Overeating reduces the life span. 

 A word to the wide should be suf- 

 ficient. 



