Farmers pictured in the photos were the recipients of soil conservation awards at the 14th annual meeting of the Davis County Soil Conservation District.
Accomplishments for the year included 31 acres of waterway development, 32 erosion control structures, 29 ponds, ,12,2 miles of standard terraces, and 2,112 feet diversion terraces as well as other activities and accomplishments..
Clipping from unknown newspaper with year end report for 1958 from the Beaman Library. There is also an article about triplets born in Marshalltown to a couple from Conrad, Iowa which is near Beaman.