Title: Clay County Identifier: claycounty00meek Year: 1916 (1910s) Authors: Meeker, D. W. [from old catalog] Subjects: Agriculture Publisher: Moorhead, Minn. , D. W. Meeker Contributing Library: The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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Text Appearing Before Image: Near Georgetown, Owned by Martin E. L. Wilk returns of over five dollars each. All of the cattle are tested frequently and the herd is kept free from tubercu- losis. The horse sire is a grey Percheron of fine type. Several of the mares are full-blood, and there are several well set up grades. The Yorkshire bacon hog" of the Canfield strain have been raised successfully for several years. The grandmother of the head of the herd was an imported sow. "Wooded pastures are located along the banks of the Buffalo river, which winds diagonally through the farm. The buildings of the farmstead are conveniently located and supplied with many conveniences, including electric light, the current being gen- erated on the farm. Shipping facili- ties could not be better, as Douglas siding is located on the western border of the farm. Georgetown is distant only half a mile from the farm limit, and two and one-half miles from the farmstead. The distance to Moorhead is fourteen miles by the state road. Mr. Wilk is president of the George- town Farmers' Elevator Company and a director of the Moorhead National Bank. Alfred Olson is the owner of one of the big farms of the countyâ2,300 acres in Kragnes and Oakport town- ships. All of the land, except the tim- â â â ^:.

Text Appearing After Image: GeorgetownâFarmers' Elevator in Backgroi

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