ROBERTSVILLE 鈥 When Netley Clay Logan fed the cows grain one spring evening, she noticed Queeny was missing.
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A family photo of Andrew Inge and Eliza Ford-Inge, whose original 360-acre estate included the land that is now Clay Farms, owned by Inge鈥檚 great-granddaughter Netley Clay Logan.
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A family photo of Harrison and Grace Inge Clay who started Clay Farms in 1926.
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Clay Farms outside of Robertsville, Mo., has been designated a Century Farm. The farm, owned by Netley Clay Logan, was started by her grandparents, Harrison and Grace Inge Clay, in 1926.
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Clay Farms is set amid rolling hills outside of Robertsville, Mo., seen Thursday, March 12, 2026.
David Carson, Post-Dispatch
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Clayton McDaniel opens the gate to Clay Farms outside of Robertsville, Mo., on Thursday, March 12, 2026. Clay Farms is owned by McDaniel鈥檚 relative, Netley Clay Logan.
David Carson, Post-Dispatch
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Clayton McDaniel, left, and his second cousin Netley Clay Logan stand on a hill overlooking Clay Farms outside of Robertsville, Mo. on Thursday, March 12, 2026. Clay Logan is the owner of Clay Farms that was started by her grandfather 100 years ago. McDaniel now raises Black Angus cattle on the land.
David Carson, Post-Dispatch
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