IT'S THE WATER THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE", Bud 

 meson, Jr., said who operates a 7,252 acre ranch 

 wo miles north of Big Timber, Montana. His plans 

 re to develop 13 seeps into springs. Bud says, 

 I don't know how I got along before without this 

 ater". 



Because of increased requests for contour 

 stripcropping in central Montana, a training 

 meeting was held for technicians helping Fergus 

 and Judith Basin SWCDs. More requests for 

 contouring were received because of emphasis 

 on the practice in district conservation plans. 



Shown above is Lewis Fuller, WUC, SCS, speaking 

 to one of several groups on actual on the farm 

 onservation in Flathead County. 850 eigth grade 

 students took part in this 16th annual tour co- 

 sponsored by Flathead County Pomona Grange and 

 Flathead SWCD with instruction given by persons 

 from all state & federal conservation agencies. 



Donald Warner, Supervisor, Roland Rumph, and 

 Ira Andrews, rachers from Powder River SWCD, 

 looking at new planting or Thickspike 

 Wheatgrass at the SCS Plant Materials Center 

 at Bridger, Montana. 



Ernest Kessler, Cooperator with the Gallatin 

 Valley SWCD is installing an irrigation 

 sprinkler system on 160 acres of land this 

 spring. 



Chouteau County Flying Classroom - Adults as 

 well as students participate. This year, in 

 addition to 23 students, there were four super- 

 visors, four business men, and one rancher. 



In the foreground are Supervisors Joe Moorse 



and Vic Fatz. 



