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CLAY COUNTY ILLUSTRATED 



Homelike Farm Yard Scene and Residence 



farm buildings. He paid $55.00 per 

 acre for the farm, and it is doubtful 

 if an offer of double that amount 

 would be an inducement for him to 

 part with it now. 



The nearest shipping point is Watts, 

 five miles, and the market is Moor- 

 head, ten miles distant. 



One who looks at the pictures of 

 the home and farm buildings of 

 Charles Fossay would know at a 

 glance that here is comfort and con- 

 tentment. They are located in a grove 

 of native oak ten miles north of Moor- 

 head in Oakport township. Mr. Fos- 

 say practices diversified farming and 

 nearly all of the 200 acres included in 



the farm are under the plow. He has 

 a fair sized herd of shorthorns and is 

 gradually increasing the number. 

 While last year was a hard one for 

 corn growers, Mr. Fossay had mature 

 corn and has plenty of seed for this 

 year. He also grows potatoes extens- 

 ively and always has clean, smooth 

 stock. His trial patch of alfalfa has 

 convinced him of the value of this 

 crop and he expects to materially in- 

 crease the acreage this year. The 

 Fossay farm is a near neighbor to the 

 Oakmound Consolidated School, and 

 several of the teachers make it their 

 home during the school year. Krag- 

 nes, two miles to the east, is the near- 

 est shipping point. 



Wheat Field Near Ulen— Don't Try to Count the Shocks 



