Conservation speaker tells of future plans
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READING Lyle Bauer, Association of District
president of the National Directors, Inc. He spoke at
Association of Conservation the group’s opening lun-
Districts, was the keynote cheon held October 2at the
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Bauer, who is a wheat and
cattle farmer from Harper,
Kansas, told his audience
that he doesn’t have all the
answers to the problems
facing the conservation
districts. He added that as
head of the organization he
needs advice and hopes to
have the wisdom to carry on
his duties.
He told of the
organization’s ability to
work together, and how it
has grown since its humble
beginnings back m 1946.
Today it is strongly heard
and respected.
Today there are 3,021
conservation districts in the
nation, with 2.2 billion acres
involved, compared to 1.8
billion acres in 1970.
According to Bauer,
conservation districts have
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Lyle Bauer
broader authorities today. In
1970, only one state had
erosion and sediment control
legislation. Now there are 16
states which, have such
legislation. He noted that the
past ten years have seen
virtually every state
strengthen its district
legislation, with the addition
of new programs and
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themselves, where
" Bespoke ef the Rural.
Clean Water Program, we see American tanners;m
stating that it has teen a se "°f ec ° n ° mic *™ bl3
target of misinformation. He 33(1 do 301 solutions
said that, the RCWP is a new Proposed that sound
program, tackling water Promising. One thin is
quality problems in high
priority areas, using locally P 1 • agriculture
developed plans as the base musl be based 03 J” 56
and emphasizing local ad- and conservation of our
ministration where possible. Bod a3d water resources.
He related that the NACD *>?. f Jf
had fought for a principle in <£“<* P roflts but deBtr °y s
the RCWP-the fact that a r f our f
locally-planned, locally-de- defeating. Any strategy that
veloped, and locally ad- *« 8 u f 311(1 10 f ef *
mmlstratied voluntary ecUv3l y 1183 8011
program is what Congress to produce the goods needed
designed the RCWP to be, b ? opk 18
what the American farmers wl P e ‘ ,
need, and what the NACD . Ba “ r tbat be
has a chance of doing. The f f ™ d 3 " ekct
organization took the task force to deal with these
„ fuof nnwioof problems and asked them to
position that if the project JV. . ,
can’t be started right, it 3 re P° rt soon t 0
shouldn’t be started at all. jnacu. ... ,
He stressed in his speech One proposal, he oteerved,
that the NACD is looking has teen around a long
towards the future, naming ! 33(1 * getting more
someofitsconcems. 3tten^° A n " ght 30W 18 what
NACD is concerned about &e N fCD calls a con
the problem of getting a ser lf tlo3 incen tives
higher national priority for program. The basic idea of
natural resource programs, this program is to provide
He noted that he thinks it is economic incentives to the
essential for both the famie 1 r through govern
economic and en- mental programs tot would
vironmental well-being of improve to Potability of
the nation his farm if he installs needed
“We think a major conservation measures on
problem lies in the absence to tod, imd mam to tom
of linkages between food, on 3 .™ e
agriculture and natural P ubbc hctojts to te gam^d»
resource policies.” he be re WOuM JUStI S
stated. “We have seen too the cost. The program would
many instances where wide- (Turn to Page 62)
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