. Clay County. Agriculture. A. C. Huxley Farmstead, Alliance Township The A. C. Huxley farm, the north half of section 15 in Alliance township. has netted the owner an average of 10 per cent annually on a valuation of $100 per acre for the past seven years. The farm is located three and one-half miles southwest of Baker and has a most complete set of new buildings. Everything is modern—the silo is con- structed of vitrified brick and the 10,000-bushel potato cellar is concrete. There is a fine dairy barn, a milk house and a pump house. Then the farm- stead is a model of neatness. Corn is grown
. Clay County. Agriculture. A. C. Huxley Farmstead, Alliance Township The A. C. Huxley farm, the north half of section 15 in Alliance township. has netted the owner an average of 10 per cent annually on a valuation of $100 per acre for the past seven years. The farm is located three and one-half miles southwest of Baker and has a most complete set of new buildings. Everything is modern—the silo is con- structed of vitrified brick and the 10,000-bushel potato cellar is concrete. There is a fine dairy barn, a milk house and a pump house. Then the farm- stead is a model of neatness. Corn is grown every year and seed was saved last season. There are 15 acres of alfalfa, and more will be sown this year. Clover is another favorite crop. The demonstration potato plot, shown in one of the illustrations, made the county record in 1915 with a yield of 363 bushels to the acre. B. F. Moore is the resident manager of the farm. Mr. Huxley resides in Barnesville, and his town house is a beautiful brick bungalow. Between times Mr. Huxley cries auction sales and has few open dates during the season. John Oberg came to Houston County from Norway in 1879. He removed to Wisconsin, and in 1882 arrived in Clay. Gilbert Gunderson Farm Home Near Hitterdal. 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. W. [from old catalog]. Moorhead, Minn. , D. W. Meeker
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