COUNTY REPORTS. The following questions are sent out to each county with blanks to be filled in reply. The reply in each instance is given in corresponding and appropriate numbers: No. 2. No. 1. Name and variety of crops raised in your county. To what disease, if any, is stock subject, and extent? No. 3. No. 4. What are the principal breeds of improved high-grade and thoroughbred stock of all kinds raised in the county? No. 7. What is the average price per month paid for labor? No. 8. No. 9. What is the extent of water power, and for what purposes principally used? No. 10. What, if any, mineral products, or resources? No. 11. Where are your principal markets? No. 12. State here the number and kinds of manufactories, and capacity of each, including grist-mills, saw-mills, breweries, distilleries, oil-mills, woolen-mills, flax, etc. ADAMS COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye, flax, millet, broom corn, and potatoes. 2. Corn, oats barley, potatoes, flax, and broom corn. 3. Black rich loam. 4. Not over crop this year, owing to drouth. 5. None of consequence. 6. Norman, Shire, and Clydesdale horses; Short, horns, Polled Angus, Holstein, and Jersey cattle. 7. $18. 8. Several good water powers in the county, used for grist-mills. 9. Two branches Burlington & Missouri River Railroad, also St. Joe & Grand Island, Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley, and Missouri Pacific. 10. None. 11. Kansas City, Chicago, and Omaha. 12. Three grist-mills, one, brewery, one extensive printing house, employing 80 hands, one planing-mill and sash factory, one cornice factory, one carriage and wagon factory, two foundries, and machine shop. ANTELOPE COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, rye, flax, buckwheat, potatoes, beans, and millet. 2. Corn, spring wheat, and oats. 3. Loose, sandy, and productive. 4. Injured 20 per cent by drouth. 5. None. 6. English Draft, Percheron, and Clydesdale horses; Durham, Holstein, and Polled Angus Cattle; Poland China hogs. 7. $17. 8. Good water power on the Elkhorn and Verdigris, used for flouring-mills. 9. Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad. 10. None. 11. Omaha and Chicago. 12. Three grist-mills and one saw-mill. BROWN COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, flax, millet, timothy, clover, broom corn, potatoes, onions, and turnips. 2. Small grain principally. 3. Black sandy loam. 4. Injured some by drouth. 5. None. 6. Norman and Clydesdale horses; Durham, Short-horn, and Hereford cattle; Berkshire hogs. 7. $18. 8. Long Pine river, Plum creek, Beaver creek, Ash creek, used for milling purposes. 9. Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad. 10. None. 11. The mills in the county consume all the small grain; potatoes, butler, and eggs shipped to Black Hills. 12. Eight flouring-mills and two saw-mills." BOONE COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye, and flax. 2. Corn, wheat, and oats. 3. Rich sandy loam. 4. Injured to some extent by chinch bugs and drouth. 5. Hog cholera, to a small extent. 6. Durham, Galloway, and Hereford cattle; Percheron, Norman, Shire, and Cleveland Bay horses; Poland China hogs. 7. $18. 8. Beaver and Cedar creeks; used for milling purposes. 9. Union Pacific and Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroads. 10. None. 11. Omaha and Chicago. 12. One grist-mill, 150 bbls. capacity; two grist-mills, 125 bbls. capacity. In regard to articles on pages 5 and 6, it is impossible to give the statistics, but will say sweet potatoes, onions, and turnips grow exuberantly here, but none are raised except for the home market, as the prices will not warrant their shipment. They are what may be termed "sure crops," where the proper attention is given. Apples, plums, cherries, and grapes will all grow here to perfection, but as this is comparatively a new country, not much attention has as yet been bestowed upon them. However, several farmers have spent time and money in their production, and have been well repaid. The display of these fruits at our 1887 fair was really remarkable, and proves that all that is needed to make this a fruit country is to plant and nurture the trees and vines. Much millet and Hungarian was raised here in 1887, and the yield per acre was immense and of good quality. Blue grass, timothy, and clover are now becoming staples; several of our larger and wealthier farmers have taken the lead and have shown all that can be done. Several large tracts are now seeded down with one or the other of these gras-es, and the crops derived there from can not be excelled anywhere, either in abundance or quality. But a few years will elapse before all our farms will be seeded with them. BURT COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, rye, flax, barley, millet, and all kinds of vegetables. 2. Corn, wheat, oats, potatoes, flax, millet, etc. 3. Black loam on lowland and clay loams on uplands. 4. None. 5. Cholera. 6. Percheron, Norman, and Clydesdale horses; Hereford, Polled Angus, Short-horn, and Jersey cattle. 7. $20. 8. 9. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad. 10. None. 11. Omaha, Chicago, St. Paul, Duluth, and Minneapolis. 12. Three gristmills, capacity 50 to 75 bbls. per day; one creamery, capacity 1,500 lbs. per day; one canning factory, capacity 1,000,000 cans. BUFFALO COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye, flax, and potatoes. 2. Corn and oats. 3. Rich_sandy loam, of the very best. 4. None. 5. Hog cholera. 6. Short-horn and Hereford cattle; Poland China hogs. 7. $18. 8. Wood river and Beaver creek. 9. Burlington & Missouri River and Union Pacific railroads. 10. None. 11. Kearney, Gibbon, Shelton, Elm Creek, and Ravenna. 12. Five grist-mills, capacity 200 bbls. per day. BUTLER COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye, flax, and potatoes. 2. Corn, wheat, oats, tame grass, millet, barley, rye, and flax. 3. Deep black prairie loam, clay subsoil, climate salubrious; ali invited to investigate. 4. Bugs. 5. Experts differ. 6. Short-horn, Polled Angus, Galloway, Hereford, Holstein, and Jersey cattle; draft and thoroughbred horses; Berkshire, Poland China, Chester White, and Jersey Red hogs. 7. $20. 8. Oak creek, Bone creek, Shell creek, and Blue river. 9. "The cheapest and best facilities are ox teams, horse teams, and mules." We also have the Burlington & Missouri River, Omaha & Republican Valley, and the main line of the great Northwestern railroad. 10. "Sand is the only mineral product that has a commercial value." 11. David City, Rising City, Ulysses, Bellwood, Brainard, Garrison, Surprise, Stull Creek. 12. David City Roller Mills, capacity 150 bbls.; Ulysses Mills, capacity 75 bbls.; Surprise Mills, capacity 75 bbls. BURT COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye, potatoes; in fact all crops grown in the West. 2. Corn, oats, millet, and potatoes. 3. Rich loose sandy loam. 4. Chinch bugs, some in wheat. 5. Hog cholera. 6. Percheron horses; short-horn, Polled Angus, and Holstein cattle. 7. $18. 8. Logan creek. 9. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroad. 10. None. 11. Omaha and Chicago. 12. Two grist-mills. CLAY COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, rye, barley, oats, flax, buckwheat, beans, potatoes, onions, turnips, sorghum, millet, tobacco, and all tame grasses. 2. Corn, wheat, oats, and everything raised in this latitude east of the Rocky mountains. 3. Sandy loam, rich and productive; climate mild and pleasant. 4. South half of county almost a failure from drouth; north half of county crops good. 5. Hog cholera. 6. Short-horn, Holstein, Polled Angus, Devon, Hereford, and Jersey cattle; Percheron, Clydesdale, Morgan, and English draft horses: Berkshire, Jersey Red, Poland China, and Chester White hogs. 7. $20. 8. Fair, for flouring mills. 9. Burlington & Missouri, St. Joe & Grand Island railroads. Facilities for transportation number one. 10. None. Fine building sand. 11. Kansas City and Omaha. 12. Three grist-mills, capacity 250 bbls.; one packing house, three sorghum mills, one broom factory, three wire fence factories, four brick factories, and three creameries. COLFAX COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, flax, millet, timothy, broom corn, sorghum. 2. Corn, especially, but all crops do well. 3. Rich loose sandy loam, very productive. 4. Chinch bugs, extreme dry and wet weather. 5. Cholera, glanders, and black-leg. 6. Clydesdale and Norman horses; Short-horn, Polled Angus, Hereford, and Durham cattle; Poland China, Berkshire, and Jersey Red hogs; Merino and Cotswold sheep. 7. $16. 8. One stream, affording power for milling. 9. Union Pacific, Burlington & Missouri River, and Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroads. 10. None. 11. Chicago for grain, Omaha for stock. 12. One steam grist-mill, capacity 350 bbls; two water grist-mills, capacity 150 bbls. each; one brewery. CASS COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley. 2. Corn, oats, and barley. 3. Soil and climate good. 4. None by insects, some by drouth during 1887. 5. Hog cholera to some extent. 6. Cattle: Short-horn, Hereford, Devon, Galloway, Polled Angus, and Jersey. 7. $20. 8. Weeping Water, Salt creek, and Cedar creek. 9. Burlington & Missouri River and Missouri Pacific railroads. 10. None. Limestone of best quality abundant. 11. Omaha, Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City. CHEYENNE COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, alfalfa, flax, and all kinds of vegetables raised in this latitude. 2. Corn, potatoes, onions, oats, wheat, millet, alfalfa, rye, barley, flax, sorghum, broom corn, and red clover. 3. Dark clay loam, in some parts somewhat sandy, but productive. Winters warmer than in eastern Nebraska. 4. Free from insects. Hail storm injured in some parts of the county. 5. None worth naming. 6. Holstein, Short-horn, and Polled Angus cattle; Norman horses. 7. $20. 8. North Platte river, Lodge Pole creek, and Pumpkin creek. Not now utilized. but there are grand openings. 9. Union Pacific Railroad. 10. Fine building stone and coal in north-western part of county. 11. Omaha, Lincoln, St. Joe, and Chicago. 12. Two saw-mills. We need grist-mills, for which there are rare openings. CEDAR COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, barley, flax, buckwheat, and the usual varieties of vegetables. 2. Corn is the staple product; wheat does well, oats a sure crop. 3. Black loam, clay subsoil, climate cold in winter. 4. None. 5. Hogs afflicted with cholera to some extent. None other. 6. Short-horn, Polled Angus, and Hereford cattle; Percheron and Clydesdale horses. 7. $18. 8. Fair supply of water power; three grist and one saw-mill. 9. Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley, Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroads, and Missouri river. 10. None. 11. Hartington, Coleridge, and Randolph. 12. Three grist-mills, one saw-mill, and one brewery. CUSTER COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye, flax, tame grass, buckwheat, sorghum, and all kinds of vegetables raised in this latitude. 2. Corn, wheat, oats, barley, and potatoes. 3. Dark rich loam, climate mild. 4. Chinch bug, potato bug, cabbage worm, infested us to an extent during 1887. 5. None to speak of. 6. English Shire, Norman, and Clydesdale horses; Short-horn, Polled Angus, Jersey, and Hereford cattle, and Poland China, Chester White, and Berkshire hogs. 7. $17. 8. Good; used for milling purpose, more could be advantageously utilized. 9. Burlington and Missouri River railroad. 10. None. 11. Broken Bow, Anselmo, Berwyn, Anslee, and Mason. 12. Seven grist-mills, capacity about 300 bbls. per day. DOUGLAS COUNTY. No. 1. Wheat, corn, oats, barley, millet, flax, rye, and vegetables. 2. Corn. 3. Good. 4. None. 5. Cholera. 6. Short-horn, Devon, Galloway, Jersey, Hereford, and Holstein cattle. 7. $15 to $20. 8. None. 9. Good. 10. None. 11. Omaha. DODGE COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, potatoes, and hay. 2. Corn, wheat, oats, potatoes, broom corn, and grasses. 3. 4. None to speak of. 5. None. 6. Percheron and Clydesdale horses; Short-horn cattle. 7. $18. 8. Good. 9. Good. 10. None. 11. Fremont, North Bend, Hooper, Scribner, Crowell, Snyder, and Dodge. 12. Seven grist-mills and one creamery. DAKOTA COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, millet, flax, and broom corn. 2. Corn, oats, and rye. 8. Black loam; climate good. 4. Not any. 5. Not any. 6. Hereford, Durham, Holstein, and Jersey cattle. 7. $25. 8. Good. 9. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroad. 10. Coal. 11. Jackson, Homer, Dakota City, and South Sioux City. 12. Two grist-mills, two saw-mills, one shoe factory. DAWSON COUNTY. No. 1. Wheat, corn, rye, barley, oats, buckwheat, sorghum, broom corn, millet, tobacco, and all kinds of vegetables. 2. Wheat, corn, oats, barley, rye, buckwheat, sugar cane, broom corn, and all kinds of vegetables. 3. Black loam. 4. Injured some by hail and chinch bugs. 5. Cholera. 6. Clydesdale and Norman horses; Hereford, Polled Angus, Holstein, Durham, and Jersey cattle. 7. $20. 8. Platte river and Spring creek. 9. Union Pacific Railroad. 10. None. 11. Omaha and Chicago. 12. Four grist-mills and elevators, capacity 100 to 125 bbls. per day. DIXON COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye, flax, tame grass, and all kinds of vegetables. 2. Best adapted to corn; well adapted to wheat, oats, and all other kinds of grain and vegetables raised in this climate. 3. Black loam; soil two to five feet deep. Along the Missouri river, large tracts of valuable timber. The climate is pure and healthy. 4. None by insects, not affected seriously with drouth. 5. Hog cholera; only a few cases. 6. Short-horn cattle; Poland China, Chester White, and Jersey Red hogs. 7. $18 to $20. 8. Excellent water power on Aoway, South creek, and Logan. 9. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroad. 10. Coal is found at Concord; vein twenty to twenty-five inches. 11. Ponca, Wakefield, Concord, and Emerson. 12. Three grist-mills, two saw-mills. DUNDY COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, rye, broom corn, millet, potatoes, sugar cane, and all kinds of vegetables. 2. Corn, millet, oats, broom corn, and sorghum. 3. Light sandy loam, and mild climate. 4. Chinch bugs. Hot winds injured crops to an extent. 5. None heard of. 6. Short-horn, Hereford, Holstein, and Polled Angus cattle; Percheron horses. 7. $15 to $20. 8. Republican river. 9. Burlington & Missouri River Railroad. 10. Native lime in abundance. 11. Home market thus far for all surplus crops. 12. Chop feed mill. FURNAS COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye, broom corn, sorghum, buckwheat, tame grasses, and all kinds of vegetables. 2. Corn, wheat, oats, rye, and barley are the leading crops. 3. Rich loam; light to work, deep, and very productive. 4. Chinch bugs injured wheat considerably. 5. Hog cholera, and black-leg in cattle to some extent. 6. Percheron, Clydesdale, and Norman horses; Short-horn cattle; Merino sheep; Poland China and Berkshire hogs. 7. $15 to $18. 8. Good water power, only partially utilized. 9. Good; by Burlington & Missouri River Railroad, which runs through the county. 10. Large beds of tripoli and silicate, and native lime. 11. Chicago and Denver. 12. Five grist-mills, capacity 150 bbls. per day each. FRANKLIN COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, barley, millet, rye, buckwheat, flax, potatoes, sorghum, broom corn, and all vegetables. 2. Corn, wheat, oats, rye. 3. oil, vegetable loam, exceeding rich and productive; climate excellent. 4. Crop damaged twenty per cent by chinch-bug, and about two per cent by drouth. 5. A few hogs troubled with cholera. 6. Short-horn, Holstein cattle, Poland, Berkshire, and Duroc hogs,. 7. $15. 8. Water power good, and next to unlimited. 9. Burlington & Missouri River Railroad. 10. None developed. 11. Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha, Lincoln, and Denver. 12. Five merchant mills, capacity 100 barrels each per day; one woolen mill, one brewery. GAGE COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, and all kinds of grain, tame grasses, flax, vegetables, and all fruits adapted to climate. 2. Corn, small grain, flax, fruits, and vegetables. 3. Favorable for all agricultural purposes; soil, rich, productive loam. 4. Local injury by drouth to a limited extent. No insects. 5. Cholera among hogs less than heretofore. 6. Herefords and Jersey cattle; Norman, Clydesdale, Percheron, and standard-bred trotting horses; all principal kinds of swine, sheep, and poultry. 7. $20. 8. Big Blue river, fall seven feet to mile; water, pure, abundant, and first-class. 9. Railroads, Burlington & Missouri River, Union Pacific, Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska. 10. Building stone and cement, limestone abundant, and the best in the world. 11. Chicago, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis and Denver. 17. Four merchant flouring mills, ten to 150 bbls. per day; three planing mills, three foundries; one wind-mill manufactory; one tile and sewer pipe factory; one paper-mill and Glen Falls Manufacturing Company. GREELEY COUNTY. No. 1. Wheat, oats, barley, rye, flax, corn, potatoes, millet, clover. In fact, all crops incident to the West do well. 2. Small grain, corn, and root crops. 3. Dark, sandy loam, with clay subsoil climate, mild and healthy. 4. This season chinch-bug destroyed some crops, but not seriously. 5. None. 6. Short-horn, Holstein, and Jersey cattle; English Shire, Norman, and Clydesdale horses. 7. $20. 8. Good water power on the Cedar river, running through the north and east of the county, also the North Loup. On the Loup much of the power now utilized; none on Cedar as yet. 9. Lincoln & Black Hills Railroad through centre of county, and Union Pacific Railroad in the south-west part of the county. 10. None. 11. Greeley Centre, Brayton, Scotia, and Horace. 12. Greeley Centre Mills, steam grist-mill at Scotia, seventy-five bbls. capacity. Two water grist-mills on North Loup, each seventy-five bbls. capacity. Greeley Centre brick yards, capacity 15,000 per day. Cabinet factory at Greeley Centre. GARFIELD COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, and all kinds of vegetables raised in this climate. 2. Corn, wheat. oats, and all kinds of vegetables raised in this climate. 3. In valleys black, sandy loam table-lands, clay subsoil; climate, same as further east in same latitude. 4. Some chinch; bugs; hot winds unknown here. 5. No hog or cattle disease known in this county. 6. Norman horses; Durham, Hereford, and Polled Angus cattle are all extensively introduced. 7. $18. 8. Loup river affords abundant and excellent water power. 9. Lincoln & Black Hills Railroad. 10. None. 11. Omaha and Chicago. 12. One steam grist-mill; one water grist-mill. The county clerk rendering this report adds; "The past season of 1887 was the poorest in the history of this county on account of a drouth during the months of June and July; still, compared to other parts of the country we have no cause to complain. All kinds of agricultural products common to this state are raised in this county; and in some products this county excels, particularly in raising vegetables. Potatoes never fail to make a crop, and are of an excellent quality. Beans, onions, sweet potatoes, sorghum, and broom corn are grown here and do as well as in any part of the state. Forest trees are grown extensively in the valleys of the Loup and Cedar rivers, and do well. Forest trees are mostly planted on timber claims and around the houses of farmers. There has also been planted considerable hedge, mostly grey willow, which make a very rapid growth. In fruit trees, this county cannot boast much, the hail storms of the last few years acting as a. damper on the extensive planting of orchards. There are, however, a few orchards planted, and nowhere do I see trees make greater growth than in this locality. But with the exception of a few crab apples, there has no fruit been raised here, but I see no reason why orchards cannot be as successfully grown here as in any other part of the state-'the only drawback being the hail.'' HALL COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, buckwheat, rye, potatoes, sugar cane. 2. Corn and oats are the leading crops. 3. Deep, black loam, very productive. Climate, changeable; increase of rainfall each year for last ten years. 4. Chinch-bug did some injury. 5. None of consequence. 6. Durham, Hereford, and Polled Angus cattle and all other improved livestock. 7. $18. 8. Wood river has good water power. 9. Union Pacific, Burlington & Missouri River, St. Joseph & Grand Island, Grand Island & Wyoming, and Grand Island & Northern. 10. None. 11. Grand Island, Wood River, Doniphan. Alda, and Abbott. 12. Three merchant mills; one canning factory; one broom factory; one chair factory; Union Pacific car and repair shops; one foundry; one brewery, pop manufactory. HITCHCOCK COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye, flax, broom corn, buckwheat, tame grasses, and vegetables. 2. Corn, wheat, oats, potatoes, rye, millet, clover, and timothy. 3. Sandy loam; climate warm in summer, with mild winters. 4. Chinch bugs to a very limited extent. 5. None known of. 6. Hereford, Polled Angus, and Short-horn cattle: Percheron, Clydesdale, and Hambletonian horses, and other livestock. 7. $18. 8. Frenchman river affords unlimited water power. 9. Burlington & Missouri Railroad. 10. None yet discovered. 11. Denver, Kansas City, Omaha, Lincoln, and Chicago. 12. One roller mill, one grist-mill, seven sorghum mills, five brick manufactories. HAMILTON COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye, flax, and all other cereals and crops known to agriculture in this region. 2. Corn, barley, oats, flax, and broom corn are leading products. 3. Soil and climate the very best. 4. Chinch bug and hail in some parts of the county to a limited extent. 5. Hog cholera, but not serious. 6. Percheron, Norman, and Clydesdale horses, Shorthorn, Herefords, Holstein, Galloway, and Jersey cattle, with improved breeds of hogs and sheep. 7. $18. 8. Good; used for milling. 9. Good, by both Burlington & Missouri, and Union Pacific railroads. 10. None. 11. Aurora, Hampton, Marquette, Phillips, and Bromfield. 12. Four steam grist-mills, two water grist-mills. HAYES COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, barley, millet, rye, clover, potatoes, onions. In fact, about all agricultural crops. 2. Corn, wheat, oats, potatoes, beans, and onions. 3. Soil and climate favorable for all agricultural purposes. 4. Slightly injured by hail in certain localities. No insect depredation. 5. Remarkably healthy; no diseases of any kind known. 6. Hereford and Short-horn cattle, Berkshire hogs; no special improved breed of horses. 7. $16 to $20. 8. Willow creek, Frenchman, and Stinking Water. 6. Burlington & Missouri and Minneapolis & Omaha railroads. 10. None. 11. Omaha and Lincoln. 12. None as yet, we are sure. Good opening for almost any kinds. HARLAN COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, flax, and all kinds of grain and vegetables raised in this climate. 2. Corn, small grains, potatoes, and barley. 3. Loam, with slight mixture of sand and lime; very productive. 4. Chinch bugs; many destroyed crops in some parts of the county. 5. Blackleg, glanders, and dry murrain. 6. Clydesdale and Percheron horses. 7. $18. 8. Good, and fairly utilized; room for more. 9. Burlington & Missouri and Kansas City & Omaha railroads. 10. Small veins of good coal exists. 11. Omaha, Kansas City, Chicago, and Denver. 12. Five merchant mills, one each at Republican City, Alma, Orleans, Barkley, and Stamford. HOWARD COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheats, oats, barley, rye, flax, broom corn, millet, and vegetables. 2. Wheat, corn, oats, rye, tame grasses. 3. Black loam with clay subsoil; climate excellent. 4, Drouth and chinch bugs both injured us this year. 5. Hog cholera, slight inroads; cattle and other livestock free from diseases. 6. Hereford, Holstein, and Jersey cattle, Poland China and Berkshire hogs. 7. $17. 8. Spring and Oak creek afford good power. 9. Union Pacific and Burlington & Missouri railroads. 10. None; good stone abundant. 11. Omaha, Denver, and Chicago. 12. Two steam grist-mills, two Water power grist-mills, one creamery, one wire fence manufactory. JOHNSON COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, and flax, tame grass, and all other crops known to western agricul ture. 2. Corn, wheat, oats, and flax, leading crops. Dark, sandy, rich loam, and very productive. 4. Chinch bug largely damaged small grain. 5. Hog cholera bad in some parts. 6. All the new and improved breeds of live stock. 7. $20. 8. Nemaha river affords magnificent power. 9. Burlington & Missouri Railroad. 10. Coal in small quantities and of good qual ity. 11. Tecumseh, Sterling and Elk Creek. 12. One steam grist-mill, two water power gristmills. KEARNEY COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, flax, millet, potatoes, sorghum, broom corn, and all kinds of vegetables. 2. Corn, wheat, oats, and all grains and vegetables grown in this climate. 3. Black loam clay mixed; climate good. 4. Chinch bugs, hail, and drouth all injured crops this season. 5. Gianders and hog cholera to a limited extent. 6. Short-horn, Holstein, Hereford, Devon, and Jersey cattle; Poland China, Berkshire, and Jersey Red hogs; Draft, Clydesdale, Norman, Percheron, and Hambletonian horses. 7. $15. 8. No streams of consequence. 9. Burlington & Missouri Railroad in existence, and others in process of construction. 10. None. 11. Minden, Wilcox, Axtell, Hartwell, Lowell, and Newark. 12. Two grist-mills, one creamery, one planing mill. KEYA PAHA COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, rye, potatoes, millet, onions, tame grasses, barley, flax, beets, and turnips. 2. Corn, wheat, and oats are leading crops. 3. Black sandy loam. 4. Hail and hot winds injured to some extent this year. 5. None. 6. Some of the new and improved breeds of livestock are being introduced. 7. $15 to $20. 8. Water power not used but is almost unlimited in extent. 9. Wagons; no railroad yet. 10. None. 11. Ainsworth and Omaha. 12. Two gristmills, eight saw-mills. KNOX COUNTY. No. 1. Corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, flax, broom corn, buckwheat, and all kinds of vege tables raised in this climate. 2. Corn, wheat, oats, rye, buckwheat, broom corn, and vegetables. 3. Dark sandy loam, clay subsoil; climate, high, dry, and healthy. 4. Chinch bugs, slightly; potato bugs are bad in some localities: 5 No epidemics as yet. 6. Hereford. Short-horn, Galloway, Polled Angus, and Jersey cattle; Norman, Percheron, English Draft, and Morgan horses; Berkshire, Poland China, Chester White, and Jersey Red hogs. 7. $18 to $25. 8. Unlimited supply of the best water power for milling purposes. 9. Fremont, Elkhorn, & Missouri Valley Railroad and Missouri` river. 10. None. 11. Creighton and Niobrara, Bazile Mills. 12. Eight merchant mills, capacity 200 bbls. each, one brewery, two saw-mills, one canning factory. |