. Centennial history and handbook of Indiana : the story of the state from its beginning to the close of the civil war, and a general survey of progress to the present time . aced in 219,000acres. Average acres per farm, acres. Thevalue of all farm property was over $8,800,000,showing per cent, increase over 1900. Theaverage value of land per acre was $ Thetotal value of domestic animals was over $1,100,-000: Number of cattle 11,000, valued at $260,-000; horses 6,800, valued at $620,000; hogs 10,-000, valued at $82,000; sheep 8,460, valued at$35,000. The total value of poultry
. Centennial history and handbook of Indiana : the story of the state from its beginning to the close of the civil war, and a general survey of progress to the present time . aced in 219,000acres. Average acres per farm, acres. Thevalue of all farm property was over $8,800,000,showing per cent, increase over 1900. Theaverage value of land per acre was $ Thetotal value of domestic animals was over $1,100,-000: Number of cattle 11,000, valued at $260,-000; horses 6,800, valued at $620,000; hogs 10,-000, valued at $82,000; sheep 8,460, valued at$35,000. The total value of poultry was $70,000. JENNINGS COUNTY VERNON, SEAT OF JUSTICE JENNINGS COUNTY is located in thesouthern part of the State and is bounded onthe north by Bartholomew and Decatur, on theeast by Ripley, on the south by Jefferson andScott and on the west by Bartholomew and Jack- the principal occupations of the people are farm-ing and stock raising. A fine quality of limestoneunderlies the county, and much fine buildingstone has been taken out. Organization.—The organization of Jennings son counties. It contains 375 square miles and county was made effective February 1, 1817, and. Muscatatuck, North Vernon, Jennings County. 284 CENTENNIAL HISTORY AND HANDBOOK OF INDIANA the county seat was established at Vernon. Therehave been several attempts made to move thecounty seat to North Vernon and the Legislatureon March 5, 1913, passed an act which providedfor an election to determine whether the countyseat should be moved from Vernon to NorthVernon. The election was held September 22,1913, and Vernon retained the county seat by theslender majority of sixteen. Jennings county wasnamed in honor of Jonathan Jennings, the firstGovernor of the State. Population of Jennings county in 1890 was14,608; in 1900 was 15,757, and according toUnited States Census of 1910 was 14,203, ofwhich 358 were of white foreign birth. Therewere 3,457 families in the county and 3,417dwellings. Townships, Cities and Towns
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