Show 1 7 1 l t l CONSERVATION Farmer of the Year Lloyd and Lee Nelson of Roosevelt were selected as the Conservation Farmers of 1971 1911 Basin Brothers Receive Conservation Farmer Award for the Year Lloyd and Lee Nelson the Nelson brothers bro of Roosevelt were selected as the Conservation Farmer of the year for 1971 according to Charles Crozier chairman chair man of oE the Uintah Basin Soil Conservation Conservation Conserva tion District LLOYD AND LEE were honored at a banquet held by the State Association of Soil Conservation Districts in Salt Lake City recently Plaques were presented to Lloyd by the Goodyear Tire Company at the banquet The Nelson brothers operate an outstanding outstanding out out- standing dairy in loka Ioka They have leveled leveled level level- ed most of their farm land and are Inthe in inthe inthe the process of installing a pipeline irrigation ir system on their Pleasant Valley VaHey farm CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS are being made such as concrete and relocation of ditches This brings about better application of water and makes the water go further The excel excel- excellent 1 lent crops they raise show that they get things done when they need eed to be done In addition to their farming operation they have a machinery business and a Montgomery Ward Catalog store Their wives Fern and Louise manage the store |