Washington Cattleman of the Year Program Promotes Good Range Management

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,AT TE WANT people to know that VV cattlemen are making strenuous efforts to handle their own and the public's land and water resources as efficiently as they put pounds of beef on their cattle. We also want to inspire other cattlemen in the state to increase their efforts along these lines. These are the words that Bob Rutter used when he recommended that the Washington Cattlemen's Association sponsor a of the program. Bob, who started this whole thing, was president of the Association at the time, but ill health forced him to resign last fall. I appreciate your interest in our association's Cattleman of the Year program, and the opportunity to tell you of the good it has done, especially in promoting range management and the objectives of the Range Society. I feel that the objectives of our program and those of this Society are nearly the same. The words are different, and so are the methods of pursuit. But I'm sure we're heading for the same goal. Our 1950 program was a very successful affair from many standpoints. Editors of newspapers and farm magazines, leaders of agricultural agencies, and nearly everyone of our 2800 members have said that it is one of the finest things our association has ever undertaken. Our 1950 experience showed us where we could improve the program. There's no question that the 1951 Cattleman of the Year program was more successful than it was the year before. More people took part in it. Also, we put more emphasis on educational values.