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A lot harder than it looks
Kaden Volk of Sentinel Butte puts a goat in a leg lock as he tries to wrap up its legs during a goat
Youth Rodeo at the McKenzie County Fair. (McKenzie CountY Farmer Photo by Neal A. Shipman)
tying competition of the
BILLINGS, Mont. - As part of
President Barack Obama's all-of-
the-above strategy to continue to ex-
pand domestic energy production, a
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
oil and gas lease auction on July 17
netted $49.8 million in revem es
from the sate .~f.£7-r~e~aL'.,~a~es; te
taling 19,015 acres, in North Dakota
and South Dakota.
The quarterly sale took place at
the BLM's Montana State Office in
Billings.
Continental Resources Inc. of
Oklahoma City, Okla., submitted the
highest per-acre bid at $33,000 per
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acre for a 28.75-acre pareel located The 2012 sales across the West
in McKenzie County. Continental offered more than 1.4 million acres
Resources also submitte he highest of public land in 1,707 parcels and
single-parcel bid at $6.8 illioh for a reflected a continued increase in the
fore any leases are offered for sale,
the BLM says. All leases come with
conditions on oil and gas activities to
protect the environment that can in-
400-acreparcellocated M, ountrail average price paid per acre. The clude limits on when drilling can
County. v price drillers are willing to pay for occur or restrictions on surface oc-
• ~'.1" onshore parcels has more tha:~i cupancy. Once anoperatorproposes
BLM oll and gas loases are
aw:=2~dfc: ai:e:!od~..~;~jiear~a~d =ip~ed in the pa~t three 5~a~~, c~::.~-exptoration or development on a
for as long thereafter as there is pro- pared to the last 25 years, according BLM-issued lease, further environ-
duction in paying quantities. The to the BLM. Since 1988,the average mental analysis under the National
revenue from the sale of federal price paid per acre was $55, while Environmental Policy Act is con-
leases, as well as the 12.5 percent over the past three years, the average ducted to determine the site-specific
royalties collected from the produc- was $210. need for various types of impact-lim-
tion of those leases, is shared be- Potential environmental effects iting or mitigation measures.
tween the federal government and that could result from exploration The next BLM federal oil and gas
the states, and development are analyzed be- lease sale is scheduled for Oct. 22.
umm
Wildlife populations were flour- increased by 4 percent from 2011 to more than 100,000 for the first time." Counties with the highest percent-
ishing in 2006-07 when Conservation 2012, overall harvest fell 10 percent. Last year, nearly 86,000 hunters age of pheasants taken by resident
Reserve Program acres peaked at "There is a direct correlation be- harvested 616,000 roosters. In 2007, hunters in 2012 were Hettinger, 7.7;
more than 3.25 million in North tween habitat and wildlife popula- more than 107,000 hunters tookBurleigh, 7.7; McLean, 6.7; Morton,
Dakota. Since then, as CRP acres have tions, and this is apparent when nearly 908,000 roosters. 5.7; and Stark, 4.7.
steadily declined, so has the overall analyzing pheasant numbers," said The number of resident hunters in Top counties for nonresident
harvest of game species. Stan Kohn, upland game management 2012 was up 1 percent from 2011, hunters were Hettinger, 20.1 percent;
This is never more evident than supervisor for the North Dakota Game while nonresident pheasant hunters Bowman, 8.8; Adams, 6; Emmons,
with pheasant (see attachment). Ac- and Fish Department. "For instance, increased 9 percent. Birds bagged per 5.9; and McLean, 5.2.
cording to statistics released by the in 2007 habitat was at a premium, the hunter decreased from 8.2 to 7.2, and Annual pheasant season statistics
State Game and Fish Department, pheasant population was strong and each hunter spent an average of 5.4 are determined by a mail survey of
while the number of pheasant hunters total number of hunters surpassed days afield, resident and nonresident hunters.
USDA
1.7 million
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vii-
sack says the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) will accept 1.7
million acres offered under the 45th
Conservation Reserve Program
(CRP) general sign-up. The De-
partment received nearly 28,000 of-
fers on more than 1.9 million acres
of land, demonstrating CRP's con-
tinuing appeal as one of our na-
tion's most successful voluntary
programs for soil, water, and
wildlife conservation. Under Vii-
sack's leadership, USDA has en-
rolled nearly 12 million acres in
new CRP contracts since 2009.
Currently, there are more than 26.9
million acres enrolled on 700,000
contracts.
"For 27 years, lands in CRP
have helped to conserve our na-
tion's resources and played a part in
mitigating climate change," said
Vilsack. "American farmers and
ranchers continue to recognize the
importance of protecting our na-
tion's most environmentally sensi-
tive land by enrolling in CRP. As
acres to be accepted for CRP
"American farmers and ranchers continue
to recognize the importance of protecting
our nation's most environmentally sensitive
land by enrolling in CRP."
Tom Vilsack
the commodities produced by ourContinuous Enrollment Programs
farmers and ranchers continue to to conserve wetlands, grasslands
perform strongly in the market-and wildlife. This year, farmers and
place - supporting one out of every ranchers have already offered more
twelve jobs here in the United than 370,000 acres under Continu-
States - it is no surprise that Amer- ous CRP signup, a figure that is im-
ican producers continue to recog- pressive given that the lack of a
nize the importance of protecting Farm Bill extension last fall meant
our nation's most environmentally that CRPenrollment only reopened
sensitive land by enrolling in CRP." this spring in May. Lack of a corn-
In addition to today's announce- prehensive Farm Bill this year has
ment, over the last four years,resulted in uncertainty for achiev-
USDA has set aside significant ing further enrollment objectives
acreage under CRP's Continuous under continuous CRP.
enrollment programs to target habi- CRP is a voluntary program that
tat conservation on especially im- allows eligible landowners to re-
portant lands. For example, in ceive annual rental payments and
March, 2012, President Obama cost-share assistance to establish
dedicated 1 million acres of CRP to long-term, resource-conserving
covers on eligible farmland
throughout the duration of their 10
to 15 year contracts.
Under CRP, farmers and ranch-
ers plant grasses and trees in fields
and along streams or rivers. The
plantings prevent soil and nutrients
from washing into waterways, re-
duce soil erosion that may other-
wise contribute to poor air and
water quality, and provide valuable
habitat for wildlife. In 2012, CRP
helped to reduce nitrogen and phos-
phorous losses from farm fields by
605 million pounds and 121 million
pounds respectively. CRP has re-
stored more than two million acres
of wetlands and associated buffers
and reduces soil erosion by more
than 300 million tons per year. CRP
also provides $2.0 billion annually
to landowners-dollars that make
their way into local economies,
supporting small businesses and
creating jobs.
CRP
(Continued on Page 8)
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The Golden Valley County Mu- was a ball pitcher and four tumblers
seum will host a Pottery Road Show made by the Dickota Pottery Com-
from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, Aug. 2, pany of Dickinson. This sparked their
at the museum, 185 First Ave. SE, interest in collecting North Dakota
Beach. pottery from various companies.
The North Dakota Pottery Collec- In 1989 the North Dakota Pottery
tors Society will present the Pottery Collectors Society (NDPCS) was
Road Show program. The two part founded. It is dedicated to the preser-
program begins at 2 p.m. The first part vation of pottery in North Dakota.
of the program, "North Dakota Pot- Bonnie was board member for six
tery Types", is a historical and visual years and president for three years
presentation about the pottery made in and currently they both are commem-
Morth Dakota.The presentation traces orative chairmen. Arley is a board
the uses of North Dakota clay during member and also serving on the edu-
the art pottery movement: UND, cation committee that put together the
Dickota, WPA, Rosemeade, Messer, NDPCS Pottery Road Show pro-
Turtle Mountain, Three Tribes, Little gram. Arley has done numerous edu-
Heart and more will be discussed, cation seminars on WPA, Turtle
The second part of the program, Mountain, Messer and Dickota pot-
"Pottery Identification" begins at 3 tery for different organizations and
p.m. Arley and Bonnie Olson, functions including the NDPCS con-
NDPCS members from Dickinson,ventions. This was the forerunner to
will identify and answer questions on the NDPCS Road Show which Arley
pottery pieces. Bring one or more was instrumental in co-authoring and
pieces from your collection of North editing. The Olsons have been con-
Dakota pottery to learn more about sulted on several articles and books
them. on North Dakota pottery and have co-
Please transport and watch your authored with another writer an arti-
pottery carefully as neither the mu- cle for the North Dakota History
seum nor the "experts" can accept re- Journal of the Northern Plains. Arley
sponsibility for lost or damaged is currently the club historian and has
pieces, authored a book on the history of the
In addition to the Pottery Road first 15 years of the NDPCS. In 2007
Show, the Golden Valley museum is the Olsons were recipients of the
sponsoring a Pie and Bake Sale from NDPCS Honorary Life Membership
1-5 p.m. on Aug. 2. Award.
Bonnie and Arley Olson have been The NDPCS Pottery Road Show
looking for, buying and accruing col- ' program provides an historical, visual
lectibles and antiques since 1964. In presentation and general information
1977 the Oisons b-ought their first about the major prOdttce~s Of pottery
piece of North Dakota pottery which made in North Dakota.
In appreciation ...
Beach School Board President Bob Makelky presents past
board member Mark Egan with a plaque in appreciation for
Egan's service on the board. He was a board member for
about 18 years and decided not to seek an additional term.
(Courtesy Photo)
What's
Happening?
Listings for high school
sporting events, plus public
events that are free to anyone
and aren't fund-raisers or
aren't family or business invi-
tations, can be published free
of charge in this column.
• Golden Valley County
Fair, Aug. 1-3, Beach
• Spirit of the West Celebra-
tion, Aug. 1-4, Beach and Sen-
tinel Butte
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1946: The United States tested the
first underwater atomic bomb at Bikini
Atoll.
1952: Puerto Rico became a com-
monwealth of the United States.
1956: The Italian liner Andrea
Doria sank after colliding with the
Swedish ship Stockholm off the New
England coast, killing 51 people.
1978: The world's first test-tube
baby, Louise Joy Brown, was born in
Lancashire, England.
1984: Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana
Savitskaya became the first woman to
walk in space.
2000: The supersonic airliner Con-
corde crashed after takeoff outside
Paris.
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