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CLAY COUNTY ILLUSTRATED 



Otto J. Grover's Farm as It Appears from the Northeast 



Otto J. Grover is one of the leaders 

 in diversified farming. His farm con- 

 tains 478 acres, and of this 70 acres 

 are timbered and used for pasture. 

 He has 30 acres seeded to alfalfa and 

 35 to clover and timothy. Each year 

 he plants 50 acres of corn and has been 

 a successful grower of seed. Potatoes 

 are one of the leading crops ; and, on 

 the balance of the farm, wheat, oats 



and barley are raised. 



Mr. Grover has already laid about 

 300 rods of 6-inch tile and is so well 

 pleased with the results that he ex- 

 pects to continue until every low spot 

 on his farm is under-drained. He has 

 excellent outlets — the Buffalo River 

 and a ditch on the north 12 feet deep. 



The Grover herd of 37 pure-bred 

 Holstein-Friesian cattle is one of the 



Sir Pietertje Ormsby Mercedes 22nd, Sire of Otto J. Grover's Herd 



