The 3K Mink Farm named after Kenneth, Kirk and Kermit Grose. The Groses bought the farm from William Zeigler in 1947. They maintained 400 females and 110 male mink and harvested 1800 pelts each year. The mink breeds they raised were Royal Pastel, Stewart Pastel, Sapphire, Silverblu, Aleutian and Swedish Topaz. The Swedish Topaz breed had been developed in 1954 and Queen Elizabeth is reported to have the first garment made from those skins. Featured as Mystery Farm number 23 by the Wellington Enterprise on May 10, 1956. Search the Lorain County home page for "mystery" to see other farms.

Compare this to Lorain County's other large mink farm, The Fisher Mink Fur Farm in Columbia Township:

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