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                                                                      Exhibit 24


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                   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, 1994 and the Registration Statement of Form  S-8
relating  to  the  Oil-Dri Corporation of  America  Stock  Option
Plan.

BLACKMAN KALLICK BARTELSTEIN

October 21, 1994

[BLACKMAN KALLICK BARTELSTEIN LETTERHEAD]