Erosion on Joe M. Johnston's farm 10 miles NW of Knoxville in Marion County, Iowa. Every other row of corn washed out of this 40-acre field. Worked and planted up and down hill 30 to 40 tons of soil loss per acre.
Erosion damage on Robert R. Tice's farm, five miles South of Monroe, Iowa. Oats planted up and down hill with finger gullies washed out by a heavy rain on May 27th. Estimated loss of topsoil = 40 tons.