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| Established: Feb. 14, 1845 Parent County: Grundy County Seat: Princeton Named After: John F. Mercer, a Revolutionary War general. |
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MERCER COUNTY Is situated on the Iowa State line, about midway between the two great rivers that wash either shore of the northern part of the State. The surface is level and undulating, with about an equal division of prairie and timber. The soil is generally fertile and yields as follows: Of hemp, 1000 lbs. Per acre; tobacco, 1000; corn, 100 bushels; wheat, 33 bushels; rye 40; oats 50; buckwheat, 40; while the yield of vegetables will compare favorably with almost any section. Of Hungarian grass, as high as seven tons,and of timothy, five tons, are said to have been cut per acre. These farm statistics, though furnished by farmers, I believe to be above the average yield. The county has an abundance of excellent timber and building stone; strong, fertile soils, is very well watered, has a healthy climate and good demand for all kinds of produce. Coal, iron and copper have been found in the county in small quantities, but no mines opened. Population in 1860, 9, 286. The Source is: P.M. Pinckard, The Missouri handbook, St. Louis, 1865,
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Cities, Communities, Towns
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SURROUNDING COUNTIES GRUNDY
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