CLAY COUNTY ILLUSTRATED 



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of Charles Fossay, Kragnes Township 



The "James Farm," owned by Hu- 

 go Bachenheimer of Moorhead, is a 

 fine half-section tract in Oakport 

 township, five miles north of the coun- 

 ty seat. Many improvements have 

 been made on the farm, some of them 

 being shown in the illustration of the 

 farmstead. Modern, intensified meth- 

 ods are employed on the James Farm, 

 and stock raising and dairying will be 

 made leading features of the farming 

 operations. The present acreage of 

 alfalfa (20) will be increased next 

 year and about 20 acres will be seed- 

 ed to clover. A good sized patch of 

 corn will be raised this year and a silo 



will be added to the building equip- 

 ment. 



William and Andrew Krabbenhoft, 

 two young farmers from the Sabin 

 neighborhood, are the resident man- 

 agers of the farm. 



Oakport and Kragnes Telephone 

 Company 



The Oakport and Kragnes Telephone 

 Company is a mutual organization that 

 began business in 1908. Each share 

 holder paid into the treasury $50.00 

 and later paid an assessment of $10.00 

 to complete the construction of the 

 company's lines. The average annual 



The "James Farm" on Oakport Township, Owned by H. Bachenheimer 



