CONTENTS. 



I. Introduction 7 



II. Colonization and History : 



Colonization of Nebraska 11 



Settlement of Hall County 20 



Economic History of Harrison Township : 



Description of the Township 24 



Settlement " 25 



Conditions of Colonization 27 



Financial Condition of Settlers in First Years ... 32 



Changes in Ownership by Years, Table 1 33 



Purchases and Sales of Different Classes of Lands, 



Table H 37 



Causes of Settlers leaving, Table III 39 



Land Values 43 



Renting 44 



Credit 44 



Taxation 46 



Markets, Prices, and Freight Bates 48 



III. Present Economic Condition of the Farmers of Harrison 



Township : 



A. The Land and its Ownership 53 



a. The Lands considered 53 



6. Quality of the Lands 54 



c. Ownership of the Lands 55 



B. Condition of Resident Owners 58 



a. Chattel Mortgages 59 



b. Real Estate Mortgages 60 



1. General Statement 61 



2. Debt on ' k Government, " " Railroad "and 



''School' 'Lands 62 



3. Debt of Residents and Non-residents .... 63 



4. Debt and Acquisition of Lands 66 



5. Debt and Quality of Lands 70 



c. Improvements on Land 72 



IV. Conclusion : 



Summary of Present Status of Farmer 76 



Discussion of Economic Influences seen at work in 



Harrison Township 78 



V. Appendices : 



A. Land Laws and Technical Expressions 88 



B. Comparison of the Figures shown in this Paper 

 with those of Census of 1890 91 



