to promulgate information about the problems, needs, and opportunities assoc- 

 iated with the use of our rangelands. We look forward to that. 



Ladies and gentlemen: our land is a finite resource. ... is the only land 

 we have. 



We cannot have the excuse of expanding our business by buying additional 

 land, because the demographic pressures are tremendous. So, as we are aware, 

 we need to intensify our management and grow vertically. ... if we want to 

 have more pounds of desirable grasses and more pounds of animal products 

 per acre. . . . 



In dealing with these resources one has to remember that we must work 



WITH, and not AGAINST nature 



It pays ! 



Dr. Martin H. Gonzalez , Chihuahua, Mexico, who presented this speech at the 

 Governor's Conference on Montana Rangeland, is presently the head of the Depart- 

 ment of Range Management at the Institute Nacional de Invest igaciones Pecuarias 

 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and director and founder of IlTIP's 

 Rancho Experimental "La Campana," the first experimental range in Mexico. Since 

 its foundation in 1957» "La Campana" has acquired an international reputation in 

 research and education. Many of Mexico's outstanding range scientiests and tech- 

 nicians received their training there. 



Born in Mexico, Martin Gonzalez received a baccalaureate degree in agronomy, 

 has a Masters of Science degree from Texas A & M University and a doctorate from 

 the Utah State University. 



A continuous member of the Society for Range Management since 1956, Dr. Gonzalez 

 served as president of the Society in 1973. He also served on the Board of Dir- 

 ectors, the editorial board of the Journal of Range Management and as the chair- 

 man of numerous committees. Dr. Gonzalez was the recipient of the Society's 

 Outstanding Achievement and Service Award. 



For his outstanding international leadership in the science of range manage- 

 ment and his many contributions to agricultxiral programs in Mexico, the Society 

 for Range Management presented to Martin H. Gonzalez the foiirth Frederic G. 

 Renner Award in 1975- 



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