CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - Dec 7, 2012) -  Oil-Dri Corporation of America (NYSE: ODC) today announced net sales of $61,417,000 for the first quarter ended October 31, 2012, a 3% increase compared with net sales of $59,582,000 in the same quarter one year ago. Net income for the first quarter was a record high of $4,452,000, or $0.64 per diluted share, a significant increase compared with net income of $1,075,000 or $0.15 per diluted share, for the same quarter one year ago.