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O. M.Ueland, Editor, School of Mines, Butte, Montana 



OFFICIAL NEWS BULLETIN S 



JULY - AUGUST, 1965 



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Agriculture Is big business 



PRESIDENT SEZ; 



During the last half century, each person In 

 his country has consumed about 1,AA0 pounds of 

 ood each year. About 150 pounds of red meat 

 re eaten by one person, 10 pounds of fish, 80 

 ounds of poultry products and a little less 

 han 400 pounds of dairy products. We use 49 

 ounds of fats and oils. We eat 140 pounds of 

 rult, 180 pounds of vegetables, 27 pounds of 

 elons, 100 pounds of potatoes, 7 pounds of 

 weet potatoes and about 8 pounds of dry beans. 

 fe use 112 pounds of sugar and syrups, about 



pounds of nuts, nearly 5 pounds of peanuts, 

 ind over 16 pounds of coffee. We eat almost 

 .50 pounds of grains, of which bread and break- 

 :ast cereal are the most Important. 



The entire population of the U. S., In one 

 rear, eats enough food to fill over 2 1/2 

 illllon railroad box cars. These box cars, 

 >ach loaded with 100,000 pounds of food, would 

 stretch completely around the world - more than 

 25,000 miles. 



So, when you consider the 250 billion pounds 

 if food that have to get from our farms to the 

 latlon's dining tables every year. It Is diffi- 

 cult to comprehend all the economic contribu- 

 tions such rural-produced bounty makes to the 

 nation. 



StP?^ 1965 



NACD AREA V MEETING TO BE IN LEWISTOWN. 

 SEPTEMBER 13 - 15; / 



The Montana Association of Soil & Water jCon- 

 servation Districts hosts the Soil & Water Con- 

 servation District Supervisors and their guests 

 from the states of Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, 

 South Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming in Lewis town, 

 Montana, September 13 - 15. 



This six state meeting enables the supervisors 

 to discuss common problems and exchange ideas. 

 The theme for this meeting is "In the Millions' 

 of Words, Where are Ours?" Milton Frlcke, NACD 

 Vice President from Nebraska, and Directors Lyle 

 Bauer of Kansas, Walter Dlmond of Wyoming, have 

 arranged an Interesting program with the assist- 

 ance of Bob McClelland, Western Program Advisor, 

 Denver . 



John Wilder, Chairman of tne NACD "District 

 Outlook" Committee will be in attendance and will 

 be the closing luncheon speaker. He will cover 

 the increasing scope of conservation activities 

 and the programs that district supervisors must 

 be involved in to accomplish our conservation 

 f objectives. 



