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Potato Farming Boom Prompts Countywide Prospecting
The Parkers Prairie article recounts Barnesville Norby and Sabin figures praising potato cultivation in Clay County. It details warehouses, rising acreages, and rising land values as 75 to 90 bushels per acre yields and prices from 55 to 75 cents per bushel drive settlers, with 400 acres planned for next season and towns citing potato wealth transforming finances and commerce.
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The
Tribune
Bowbells
Parkers Prairie
Minn
Independent
Barnesville
Clay County
J. H. Fisch
L. M. Norby
Sabin
Henry Schroeder
Fargo
State Bank of
Eashier
Schroeder
Henry
Ile Lethintat
Ja San Aoe
Mda