Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1901 — Jasper County [ARTICLE]

Jasper County

Jasper Is the second largest county in In - ( dlana. having an area of 570 square miles. Population of Jasper County, 1-1,202; Popuation of Rensselaer, the County Seat, 2,255. Jasper county has gained 3,107 in population since 1800; Rensselaer gained KOO. Fine arming and stock raising county. Corn,Pats, Wheat and Hay are principal crops. Onion. Sugar Beet and stock growing largely in Northern portion of County. Fine Lubrtcatng Oil is also found in northern portion and hundreds of wells are now producing while Others are being put down. Price of land ranges from $25 to SSO per acre in northern part of county, to SOS to SIOO per acre in cenral and southern portion.