The Rural and Agricultural Studies Section of the Western Social Science Association invites paper and session proposals for its 46th annual conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, 21-24 April 2004. The deadline for submissions is 1 December 2003. Panels, roundtable discussions, and papers on any aspect of rural studies or agriculture are welcome. Past papers have addressed small towns, extraction-based economies, population change, food policy, and social history. Scholars willing to serve as moderators/discussants should indicate their interests. Please submit paper/session proposals with presentation title, presenter(s) name(s), contact information, and an abstract (150-word maximum) along with audio-visual needs to: