CLAY COUNTY ILLUSTRATED 



At E. C. Schroeder Farm — Sweet Pea Hedge 300 Feet Long 



of the surprises to the farmers. AVhen 

 the land is properly prepared and the 

 soil or the seed innoculated, a good 

 "catch" is certain. Contrary to the 

 opinion of many, it does not winter 

 kill here. Last year three cuttings 

 were made on the 1914 seeding, and 

 in many Clay County fields the fourth 

 could have been made in safety. The 

 yield exceeds a ton per acre for each 

 cutting and the fourth growth remains 

 for pasture. 



Woman's Sphere on the Farm 

 Most important of the changes in 

 rural life of recent years in Clay Coun- 

 ty is in woman's sphere on the farm. 

 One of the greatest drawbacks was 

 the isolated farm and the lack of com- 

 panionship and social intercourse en- 

 dured by the women. Drudgery and 

 isolation are no longer the lot of the 

 farmers' wives in Clay County. 



Rural mail routes, telephones and 

 the co-operative creamery with the 



Sheep Pasture— H. L. Wells' "Willowbank Farm' 



