The following is list of the townships in which mines are now worked, and the reported product of each in the year 1874 Palo Alto, 22,280 tons Fairview, 6,880 Richland, 3,600 Mound Prairie, 372. The most easterly quantity of paying coal is found in Richland Township. A good quality of carboniferous limestone, of the same system, is found in the beds of the streams in different parts of the county, and is considerably used for building purposes. A peculiar sandstone, which forms a part of the rocks of the coal measures, is found as far eastward as Kellogg and along the banks of Rock Creek, and is extensively used for foundations to buildings, as it is easily dressed and quite durable. The area of the productive coal field of Iowa embraces half or more of Jasper County. The leading exports are corn, cattle and hogs, which are a source of large revenue annually, and COAL

The timber is tolerably well distributed in different portions of the county, chiefly along the streams. The area of native timber land is reported at 29,223 acres. There were by the same census report, 13,618 horses, 1,040 mules, 39,604 head of cattle, 75,513 hogs, and 16,300 sheep in the county 38,042 bearing fruit trees were reported, and 158,923 rods of hedge-almost 500 miles. According to the census of 1875, there were 278,881 acres of land under cultivation, or nearly three fifth the area of the county, and there were in 1874, 4,525,829 bushels of corn, 1,107,170 bushels of wheat, and 532,239 bushels of oats harvested in the county. Corn and tame grasses flourish, the various small grains produce good crops apples, grapes, pears, cherries, plums and all the small fruits do well. All the productions common in this latitude succeed well here, and few, if any localities in the West are better adapted to diversified farming purposes. The soil is therefore very deep and fertile, and resists admirably the unfavorable extremes of wet weather and dry. The streams usually have level valleys of considerable extent, but neither swampy nor liable to overflow, because the streams have cut far into the very deep deposits of drift for which this region is noted. The surface of the country is general high and rolling. South Skunk and its principle tributary, North Skunk, afford good water power. The county is traversed by numerous water courses in a southeasterly direction, affording excellent drainage. It is near the center of the state, lying within twenty miles of the capital, and is crossed by several of the leading railroad thoroughfares. Jasper is one of the larger counties, containing an area of 720 square miles, or 460, 800 acres length, thirty miles east and west breadth, twenty-four miles. IAGenWeb Jasper County, Iowa Illustrated Historical Atlas of The State of Iowaġ875 Township Maps and Index of Farmers Hint: Use your browser's search option (usually ctrl + F) to find surnames! Introduction

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