The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-29
ANNUAL REPORT SUPERVISORS
TOBACCO VALLEY SOIL
CONSERVATION DISTRICT

The fourth annual report of the
supervisors of the Tobacco Valley
Soil Conservation District is pre-
pared to furnish cooperators and
landowners of the district, coopera-
ting agencies and the state COM
mlttee with summary of activities
OF the district during 1947 and a
digest of its future plan and needs.
History of the District
The original Tobacco Valley Soil
Conservation District was organized
on June IA, 1913, with an area of
595,507 acres During l947 a pro-
gram was carried out to extend
the district to include the rest of
Lincoln County A referendum was
held on June IA and the inclusion
was approved by the state com
mitee on August 10, 1947 At the
same time, the Flathead district
was expanding its area and l58.752
acres IN the southeast part of Lin
coin County were included with
the Flathead district so all of Lin
coin County is now in a district.
After the district was expanded
10 include the remainder of the
county, an election of supervisors
was held to elect a supervisor to
replace Alfred Peltier whose term
expired. Lloyd Maize of Libby was
elected and he will represent the
western part of the district.
Educational Program
The educational program during
the year included community meet
ings, fair exhibit, an essay con-
test, newspaper articles talks at
the high school and cooperation
at the All Grange camps.
Community meetings were sched-
uled for Eureka, Rexford and Trego
during the month of April Movies,
slides and talks by Soil Conserva-
ton Service personnel were in
Guided in the program.
A fair exhibit was erected for the
Eureka fair on September 6.
An essay contest was scheduled
in cooperation with the Montana As
ISOLATION Of Soil Conservation Dis
trlct Supervisors and prize money
for best essays in the high school
and in the grade schools was do t
mated by the Pomona Grange.
Several programs on soil conser-
walton were given at the high school
by the Work Unit Conservationis. t
and the District ConserVationist of I
the Soil Conservation Service. q
A member of the Soil COnSerVa- y
ton Service Was included on the
staff of the All camp attended by I
III members from Lincoln County
ard a member of the supervisors Of
he district was included or the
staff of the State Grange camp held
al Flathead Lake Soil conserva-
ion was included in both of these
amps
Cooperation from The Western
News in publishing soil conserva-
ion news items was very good and
approximately 30 news items were
published
A series of meetings on soil con-
erVation were held in Libby and
Troy area with the Oranges. Slides
and movie, Under Western
Skies, were shown.
New or Unusual Procedures
No new or unusual practices we've
arried out during the year. There
vas a great deal of request for
quipment early in the spring. The
interest Jagged during the summer
nd early fall; however, late in tie
all, there again was a great de-
1and for the uae of equipment III
and clearing and it is assume that
his interest will carry over for
he early 1913 season.
Accomplishments
The expansion OF the district was
arried out to include the remainder
Lincoln County The following
mounts of seed were received from
ne Soil Conservation Service nur-
cry: crested ,Vheatgrass, 500 lbs;
lender wheatgrass, 500 lbs, and
ltermediate wheatgrass, so lbs
The district received a grant OF
disc, drill and a two-way pillow
ON the Soil Conservation Ser
ice
of a horse herd law
the Eureka area and a sufficient
lmber of signers have beer OBJ