Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1901 — Jasper County [ARTICLE]

Jasper County

jasper is the second largest county in Indiana, having an area of 570 square miles. Population of Jasper County. 14,202; imputation of Rensselaer, tiie County Seat. 2,255. Jasper county lias gained 5,107 in population since lhOO; Rensselaer gained HOO. Fine farming and stock raising county. Corn, Oats, Wheat and May are principal crops. Onion? Sugar Heet and stock growing largely in Northern portion of County. Fine Rubricating Oil is also found in northern portion and tiandreds 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 central and southern portion.