Soil Conservation Service Roles and Districts Across Montana
The article outlines the Soil Conservation Service as the Department of Agriculture's technical arm, detailing five programs including Soil Conservation Districts in Montana with 60 districts covering 88,781,917 acres. It notes district governance, voluntary participation, and the ACP, Watershed Protection Act, Great Plains Conservation, and Soil Bank programs, plus national enrollment trends and Montana targets for 1959.
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Soil Conservation Service
Department of Agriculture
Montana
United States
SCS
1958 ASC Work Continues Conservation Practices Summary
The 1958 Agricultural Conservation program funded water management and erosion control efforts across farms. Projects included permanent sod waterways open-drainage systems land grading for drainage irrigation reorganizations on 14 farms and soil and water conservation measures on numerous fields with a total allocation of 123 400 dollars. About 87 889.72 went to conservation practices and 26 758.22 to technical services.
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Teton County
Soil Conservation Service
Beals Urges Wise Use of American Earth for All
Caricton Beals advocates learning to manage American land with maximum benefits for everyone. He emphasizes prudent stewardship and equitable development to serve the public interest.
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Caricton Beals
ASC Prepares for 1959 Cost Signup in Montana
Montana farmers and ranchers are urged to file requests for 1959 cost sharing under the Agr agricultural Conservation program during an initial county period. The plan differs from 1958 with about 3.8 million dollars available and no approvals until the period ends. Leo S. Kolstad notes plans mirror last year’s programs with county specifics to follow.
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Montana
Leo S. Kolstad
Kolstad
County level cost sharing for conservation practices
County ASC offices provide details on practices eligible for cost sharing including rates and specifications. Emphasis is on soil and water conservation with long term benefits and many counties offer up to 30 different conservation phases for cost sharing.
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ASC
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By Bill Vance
Board of Supervisors
The
Agricultural Conservation Program
ACP
Department of
Farmers Home Administration
Forest Service
Fish and Wildlife Service
Great Plains
Soil Bank
Milford Wearley
Augusta
Bob Swortzel
Cheteau
Seration District
Jehan Deere
Choteau, Montana
Wayne Proff
Dutton
Alee
Alfalfa
Choteau Feed & Seed
Ford
America
F.O.A.F
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