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                                Exhibit 23-1




To the Board of Directors
Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Armstrong, Iowa


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement
No. 33-53724 on Form S-8 related to the 401(k) Savings Plan and the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 related to the 1991 Employee Stock
Option Plan of Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. of our report,
dated January 9, 2004 appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K
of Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. for the year ended November 30, 2003.

                              /s/ McGladrey & Pullen LLP

Des Moines, Iowa
February 27, 2004


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