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Show :9fflsn7gfi0ffi honors ing Farms with assistance from Soil Conservation Service technicians are, improved irrigation irri-gation water application, conservation con-servation cropping system, crop residue use, fertilizing, land leveling, relocation of irrigation irriga-tion ditches, proper irrigation water use, installing irrigation structures. Perators of Whiting Farms 1 at Mapleton have been 'ctl as the outstanding Nation farm of the year toe Timpanogos Soil Conation Con-ation District, it was an-ed an-ed this week. 'acl year an outstanding '"servation farmer is selected toe District as a part of P':'eir Participation in the Na-4-1 p year Tire and Rub- ; Company contest. Citing Farms consist of j etl tracts of privately own-.ct own-.ct Iand and one rented all on the Mapleton . q Tne farms are operated Ray and Juan Whit-" Whit-" I a "father and sons' 'or-. 'or-. ,zatln that has been work- l0Ver the years. in Whitins have been ap-V ap-V thS COnservatin treatments ar'r farms since 1917 when started his land level- faperatin With a team and Ht th ne organization id a Decame cooperators veloped a soil and wa- hns'lSln'ation PIan for their 8jwhlch has been follow-4cti follow-4cti ce !949. Conservation I ces applied on the Whit- j- Ray, Oscar and Juan Whiting, conservation farmers of the year, selected by Timpanogos Soil Conservation District for recognition in the National Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. contest. Their 18 acre field was formerly irrigated in three directions. In 1955 leveling plans were completed. It now all waters in one direction. One-half acre of cropland ha.s been added by removing excess ditches and odd corners. |