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CLAY COUNTY ILLUSTRATED 



General View of the Home Buildings on the "Riverside Farm" 



The "Riverside Farm," owned and 

 operated by Martin E. L. Wilk, is one 

 of the finest of the big farms of the 

 county. Mr. Wilk came to Clay Coun- 

 ty from Calumet, Michigan, ten years 

 ago, and for seven years confined his 

 farming operations to raising small 

 grain. He was successful in growing 

 grain, but believing the net income 

 could be increased has revised his plan 

 and is now engaged in diversified 

 farming. There are 900 acres of the 

 farm under cultivation, and a great 

 variety of crops are produced. Corn 



has been raised every year since Mr. 

 Wilk began to operate the farm and 

 last year seed was secured and two big 

 silos were filled. Each year the acre- 

 age of alfalfa is increased and three 

 crops, at least, will be cut from 30 

 acres this year. 



Mr. Wilk is also an extensive stock 

 raiser and has registered sires for the 

 several breeds. He has a fine herd of 

 Holsteins with two registered bulls 

 and a number of full-blood cows. 

 Twelve cows during the month of Jan- 

 uary of this year gave average gross 



Holsteins on Martin E. L. Wilk's "Riverside Farm," Near Georgetown 



