CONSERVATION FUNIS RESTORED 



The Appropriations Coramlttee of the House of 

 Representatives has restored the proposed budget 

 cuts for Agricultural Conseirvation Program and 

 the proposed revolving fund of $20 million for 

 the Soil Conservation Service, 



The way it looks now, more funds will be avail- 

 able to finance conservation so far as Congress 

 is concerned. Soil & Water Conservation tis- 

 tricts Supervisors and 'their, many friends went 

 all out in letting their Congressmen know that 

 they were for continuing the conservation pro- 

 gram. The idea of charging a fee to the farmer 

 and rancher for services would have placed the 

 complete burden on him when actually he is not 

 the only beneficiary. 



MONTANA STOCKGROWER'S ASSOCIATION MEETING 



The Montana Stockgrower's Association held 

 their Annual Meeting in Billings, May 20-22. 

 Their Natural Resources Committee restated their 

 belief in the Multiple Use Concept, 



Concern was voiced over restrictions of spray- 

 ing on sage brush on public lands. The noxious 

 weed problem was brought to the attention of the 

 group by Ibn Ryerson, Extension Range Management 

 Specialist, 



RESEARCH CENTER AT SUMEY COMPLETEB 



The Northern Plains Soil & Water Research 

 Center at Sidney, Montana will be dedicated on 

 June 22, 1965 at 1:30 P, M, 



The area that will be served by the Research 

 Center will be parts of Montana, North Cakotay 

 South Efeikota, and Vtyoming. 



The Northern Plains Soil & Water Research 

 Center was established to develop sound soil 

 and water conservation practices for northern 

 Great Plains agricultural lands. 



The research center provides a base for U. S. 

 Bepartment of Agriculture scientists, in cooper- 

 ation with researchers of the Montana and other 

 Agricultural Experiemtn Stations in the Northern 

 Plains, to conduct soil and water conservation 

 research. 



Laboratory, greenhouse, andfield plot studies 

 at the center and on farrns and ranches through- 

 out the area- will help solve soil and water 

 management problems on dry croplands, rangelands, 

 and irrigated lands. 



Farmers, ranchers. Soil Conservation Service 

 and E3ctension Service personnel, soil and water 

 conservation and irrigation districts, and other 

 conservation agencies will apply and use im- 

 proved practices, equipment, and techniques 

 developed through research. 



Here's your copy of "TREASURE ACRES" 

 O.M.Ueland, Editor 

 School of Mines, Butte, Montana 



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