EXHIBIT 24
                                                                           





                 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                                     
                                     
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our
reports and to all references to our Firm included in or by incorporation
by reference made a part of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Oil-Dri
Corporation of America for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1996 and the
Registration Statement of Form S-8 relating to the Oil-Dri Corporation of
America Stock Option Plan.

October 20, 1996