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partment of Agriculture to emphasize the splendid fruit 

 lands of this county; live stock raised in large numbers; 

 timber mostly cut; county seat, Elizabethtown, popula- 

 tion 1,970. 



HAELAN COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 9,836; 1910, 10,566; per cent, in- 

 crease 7.4. Assessed, acreage of land 161,308 (United 

 States census 305,920). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $4,456,264. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $2,943,232. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $18.25 (United States census $18.41). 

 Railroads, L. & N. 48.27; located in the extreme south- 

 eastern portion of the State ; formed in 1819, and named 

 for Major Silas Harlan; mountainous land, much valu- 

 able timber left standing; coal and ore deposits in large 

 quantities ; county seat, Harlan, population 2,500. 



HAEEISON COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 18,570; 1910, 16,873; per cent, de- 

 crease 9.1. Assessed acreage of land 188,656 (United 

 States census 199,040). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $8,575,255. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $5,538,472. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $29.36 (United States census $44.60). 

 Eailroads, C, N. 0. & T. P. 2.43, L. & N. E. E. 21.32, 

 total mileage 23.75 ; located in the central portion of the 

 State; formed in 1793, and named for Colonel Benjamin 

 Harrison; a blue grass county; timber mostly cut; pro- 

 duces large quantities of Burley tobacco, and a great 

 deal of live stock; grains of all kinds do well in this 

 county; county seat, Cynthiana, population 3,603. 



HAET COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 18,390; 19l0, 18,173; per cent, de- 

 crease 1.2. Assessed acreage of land 245,965 (United 

 States census 275,200). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $3,735,869. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $2,131,520. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $8.67 (United States census $18.99). 



