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The Madrid Historical Society's Mary Helms Farm.
The Helms Farm was started by individuals in Iowa working at the dawn of the previous century, the owners built a beautiful farm that still houses an ancestor of that founding family.

Controlled burn of the prairie grass year 2013

1/11/2017

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​A big thanks to John and Mary Neumayer for fire support on the morning of 27APR13. We had a perfect morning for simulating the great prairie fires that roared across the state in days gone by.
We have taken two seasons off from the burning process and the Big Bluestem was noticeably losing ground to weeds. Some action photos of this year’s burn:


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    Our charge and commission is daunting, restore the glory of Mary Helms' homestead.  We are the Madrid Historical Society and I am Mary's grandson. 

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