. Clay County. Agriculture. 78 CLAY COUNTY ILLUSTRATED. Farmstead of E. 0. Peterson, One of the Pioneers of Parke Township ested in the general affairs of the local- ity and is a stockholder in the state banks at Sabin and Baker. one of the stockholders of the Hawley State Bank. Even 0. Peterson located in Parke township in the early eighties, coming from Wisconsin, where he learned the trade of a miller. He has been one of the leading farmers of the southeast- ern part of the county during his 32 years' residence. General farming and dairying is Mr. Peterson's system, and a visit to his 290-a
. Clay County. Agriculture. 78 CLAY COUNTY ILLUSTRATED. Farmstead of E. 0. Peterson, One of the Pioneers of Parke Township ested in the general affairs of the local- ity and is a stockholder in the state banks at Sabin and Baker. one of the stockholders of the Hawley State Bank. Even 0. Peterson located in Parke township in the early eighties, coming from Wisconsin, where he learned the trade of a miller. He has been one of the leading farmers of the southeast- ern part of the county during his 32 years' residence. General farming and dairying is Mr. Peterson's system, and a visit to his 290-acre farm will con- vince any one that he has been success- ful. His farmstead is well located and conveniently arranged. The buildings are ample and are well protected by a fine grove. A long range view of the farmstead is shown in the accompany- ing illustration. Besides taking an active and leading part in the affairs of his community, Mr. Peterson is president of the Haw- ley Farmers' Elevator Company and Victor Johnson arrived in Clay Coun- ty on New Year's day, 1903, from his former home in Illinois. At that time the only improvement on the west half of section 15 in Oakport township was the turning over of the sod. Mr. John- json has prospered, and the illustration shows the fine farmstead of "Oakport Center Farm," four miles north of Moorhead. Mr. Johnson has grown corn suc- cessfully since he began farming in Clay County. He is a general farmer, diversifies his crops and keeps his land in good condition. His cattle are Hol- stein grades and are being bred up, a full-blood bull heading the herd. Mr. Johnson is president of the Oak- port & Kragnes Telephone Company, and has taken a leading part in all the affairs of the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Meeker, D
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