EXHIBIT 22



                SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY


                                           State or Country
         Subsidiary                        of Incorporation

Oil-Dri Corporation of Georgia                Georgia

Oil-Dri Production Company                    Mississippi

Oil-Dri Transportation Company                Delaware

Oil-Dri, S.A                                  Switzerland

Favorite Products Company, Ltd.               Canada

Blue Mountain Production Co.                  Mississippi

Oil-Dri (U.K.) Limited                        United Kingdom

Ochlocknee Holding Co., S.A.                  Spain

Ochlocknee Mining Co., S.A.                   Spain

Oil-Dri Corporation of Nevada                 Nevada