Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1901 — Jasper County [ARTICLE]

Jasper County

Jasper is the second largest county in Indiana. having an area of 570 square miles. Population of Jasper Colipty. 14,292; Population of Rensselaer, the County Seat, 2.255. Jasper county has gained 3.107 in population since 18V0; Rensselaer gained 800. Fine ..t*.rininfi-atid.rxLuuk-T4iaurg-i.q.HHUy T .-4 B : 4rfn,.Uat»,. Wheat and Huy are principal crops. (Inion. Sugar Beet and »tmk giowing largely' in Northern portion of County. Fine Lubricating Oil is als > 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, tn $«5 to SIOO per acre in central and southern portion.