Institutions, Scott County, Iowa Genealogy Trails

A Profitable County Farm. new
Illinois State Democrat, Wed. Sept. 5, 1860 -transcribed by C. Horton - 0409

The county farm, buildings, stock, etc., of Scott county, Iowa, are valued at $10,440.
On this farm, this season, there were cultivated 60 acres of wheat, 12 acres of barley, 44 acres of oats, (one-half let out on shares,) 25 acres of corn, and 5 acres of potatoes, which, placed at less than the average yield of farms in that neighborhood, will make the following return:
1200 bushels wheat, 70c 650 [bushels] barley, 50c 1190 [bushels] oats, 20c 1500 [bushels] corn, 25c 1800 [bushels] potatoes, 25c Winter vegetable in garden, 6 tons of Hungarian grass, 7 tons prairie bay, S head of hogs, $2,185 00

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