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is rather rough., but fertile; good dairy opportunities, 

 with possibilities for market gardening good, as this 

 county lies about midway between Louisville and Cincin- 

 nati; county seat, Warsaw, population 900. 



GARRARD COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 12,042; 1910, 11,894; per cent, de- 

 crease 1.2. Assessed acreage of land 140,845 (United 

 States census 151,680). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $6,895,320. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $4,613,070. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $32.75 (United States census $50.84). 

 Railroads, L. & N. 14.20; located in the central portion 

 of the State, and in the Blue Grass region, being one of 

 the last counties south in this famous section ; formed in 

 1796, and named for Governor James Garrard; land 

 rolling; little timber left; live stock and tobacco predom- 

 inate; splendid grazing land; county seat, Lancaster, 

 population 1,507. 



GRANT COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 13,239; 1910, 10,581; per cent, de- 

 crease 20.1. Assessed acreage of land 158,295 (United 

 States census 168,960). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $3,885,876. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $2,405,045. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $15.19 (United States census $25.71). 

 Railroads, C, N. 0. & T. P. 22.45, L. & N. 7.32, total 

 mileage 29.77; located in the north-central portion of 

 State ; formed in 1820 ; supposed to be named for Colonel 

 John Grant, but possilsly for his brother, Samuel Grant, 

 who was an influential citizen of the county at the time 

 of its formation; land hilly; underlying is a formation 

 of limestone; the fine blue grass with which these hills 

 aire covered make it a great grazing county; it is also 

 a good Burley tobacco county; county seat, Williams- 

 town, population 800. 



GRAVES COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 33,204; 1910, 33,539; per cent, in- 

 crease 1. Assessed acreage of land 341,704 (United 

 States census 352,640). Total assessed valuation tax- 



