Any such petition shall set forth:

1. (1) The proposed name of the district;
2. (2) That there is need, in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare, for a soil and water conservation district to function in the territory described in the petition;
3. (3) A description of the territory proposed to be organized as a district, which shall not be required to be given by metes and bounds or by legal subdivisions but shall be deemed sufficient if generally accurate; and

4. (4) Requests

   1. (a) that the department duly define the boundaries for the district,
   2. (b) that a referendum be held within the territory so defined on the question of the creation of a soil and water conservation district in such territory and
   3. (c) that the department determine that such a district be created.