Tornado Destroys Mansdam Farm Near Sully Names Damaged Buildings
Mrs Mansdam recalls the Sunday storm that ripped through the Mansdam farm three and a half miles northeast of Sully near the Lanser and Van Roekel fields. The wind toppled large structures and damaged the house as Maasdam and family sought refuge in the basement. Mrs Mansdam provided photos and related how Maasdam momentarily hesitated to shut the wind charger before the cave entrance view of collapsing barns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Mansdam
Mansdam
Sully
William Lanser
Henry van Roekel
L. J. Maasdam
W. Lanser
H. van Roekel
Austin farm torn by tornado wrecks large barn and buildings
In the wake of a tornado, Maasdam family finds their yard buried in debris. The mammoth barn and multiple outbuildings are destroyed or severely damaged, leaving the farm’s other structures damaged beyond repair. Some animals are injured or killed as flying debris scatters across the yard. A new cement foundation is laid for a future barn while recovery begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
William Lanser
Sully
Mr. Ie
After the Tornado at the Mansdam Farm and Nearby Homes
A tornado damaged the L. J. Mansdam home and the Te Mansdam farm north of town. Residents described the storm’s impact, noting spared homes, rebuilt poultry houses, and new barns. Neighbors aided reconstruction while fields endured damage to beans and alfalfa. Local officials cite War Department limits on labor aid, with 16 soil conservation districts later organized across numerous Iowa counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Te Mansdam
Pella
Soil Conservation
Iowa
Marion
Montgomery
Clayton
Lucas
Monona
van Buren, Taylor, Adair
Fremont
Wapello
Mills, Linn
Winneshick
Crawford, Jefferson, Page, Mahaska Co
Red Clover Seed Production Drops From 1940 Levels
Towa Cooperative Crop Reporting Service estimates Iowa and other states will harvest about 60 percent of 1940 Red Clover seed, due to reduced acreage saved for seed and unfavorable weather. United States production falls roughly 22 percent from last year, though 1941 output remains above the 1940-39 average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Towa Co-operative Crop Reporting Service
United States
Iowa
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Missouri
Kentucky
Idaho
Oregon
Seed crop yields and seed sale plans discussed in 1941 report
The 1941 corn crop and sweet clover seed survey show average indicated yield near 0.97 bushels with 17 percent cleaning loss, similar to 1940. Growers expect to sell about half to dealers and around one fifth to other farmers, with 30 percent for sowing on their farms, prices around 12.55 dollars per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Federal
State Co-operative Crop Reporting Service
Danger from prussic acid in sorghum pastures warned
A Iowa farm note warns that cattle Daisy died likely from prussic acid poisoning after grazing young Sudan or sorghum plants. The advisory, by B H Thomas Town State College, explains when cyanide forms in these plants, who is most at risk, and initial veterinary steps. It also debunks the myth that freezing increases cyanide content while highlighting weather effects on growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy
Iowa
B. H. Thomas
Town State College
Sudan
Poison forage dangers and a dramatic field accident
The report discusses how drought affects poisonous forage and cyanogenic plants, noting moisture shortages can prolong toxicity and ensilage may reduce cyanide. A field accident follows when M Filts attempts to free a trapped worker, severing Mr Eilts' hand with a pocket knife, with subsequent hospital surgery. The excerpt ends with a sharp political line about Hitler.
Ireton Farmer Loses Hand in Corn Picker Accident
William Kilts, an Ireton farmer, suffered a serious hand injury Wednesday near noon when his hand was caught in the drive chain of a corn picker. He was working about one and a half miles south of the Rini Kilts farm when the accident occurred.
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Ireton Ledger
William Kilts
Rini Kilts
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Maasdam
Sack
Lasschuit’s Grocery
Fair Ground
Sale Barn
Knoxville
Duroc Jersey
Hampshire
Berkshire
Hereford
Poland
China
Marion County Swine Breeders Association
C. O. Emerson
Hoeksema
Washington St
van Roekel
Wilma
Herman L. Swank
Farm Folke
Jasper County
Newton Daily News
Lansers
Sorghum
M. Filts
Mr. Filts
Mr. Eilts
LeMars
Hitler
Ireton
Rose Hill
Eligibl
Wright Bros
W. B. Duncan
Loren Wymore
Oliver Anderson
Furniture Eater
Agh
Fall
Awtry & Lankelma
Dodge
Frankln Si
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