. Clay County. Agriculture. Hog House 120x24 Feet on M. 0. Valan Farm Malkar 0. Valan has made wonder- ful progress as a farmer, potato grow- er and stock raiser since he began farming in Clay County. He now owns 1,600 acres of choice land in Clay Countv and a half section farm in Cass County, North Dakota. In 1889 Mr. Valan arrived from Norway and for three years was foreman on the Elm- wood Farm. When this farm was bro- ken up he bought 960 acres at $25— on the crop payment plan. His other holdings have been acquired since, the last purchase being made last fall. Mr. Valan is one of the heav
. Clay County. Agriculture. Hog House 120x24 Feet on M. 0. Valan Farm Malkar 0. Valan has made wonder- ful progress as a farmer, potato grow- er and stock raiser since he began farming in Clay County. He now owns 1,600 acres of choice land in Clay Countv and a half section farm in Cass County, North Dakota. In 1889 Mr. Valan arrived from Norway and for three years was foreman on the Elm- wood Farm. When this farm was bro- ken up he bought 960 acres at $25— on the crop payment plan. His other holdings have been acquired since, the last purchase being made last fall. Mr. Valan is one of the heavy grow- ers and shippers of potatoes of the county. In 1913 he harvested 64,000 bushels from 700 acres. He has a 36,000-bushel root cellar on the farm, and is joint owner with Louis Alten- bernd in a 20,000-bushel cellar and warehouse on the Great Northern track at Rustad. On another page is a potato harvesting scene showing. Interior of M. 0. Valan's Mammoth Hog House. 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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