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Breathitt; lands mountainous, and well timbered; farm- 

 ing area limited; this county is adapted to fruit and live 

 stock growing; rich in coal and ore deposits ; county seat, 

 Jackson, population 1,346. 



BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 20,534; 1910, 21,034; per cent, in- 

 crease 2.4. Assessed acreage of land 327,681 (United 

 States census 363,520). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $4,854,702. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $2,688,877. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $8.20 (United States census $8.29). 

 Railroads, L. H. & St. L., mileage 67.30; located in the 

 west-central portion of the State; formed in 1799, and 

 named for John Breckinridge; this is in the "Penny- 

 royal" section; land rolling; timber mostly cut; splen- 

 did stock, fruit and tobacco county ; county seat Ilardins- 

 burg, population 737. 



BULLITT COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 9,602; 1910, 9,487; per cent, de- 

 crease 1.2. Assessed acreage of land 169,177 (United 

 States census 197,120). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $3,209,634. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $1,967,601. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $11.63 (United States census $1.3.66). 

 Railroads, L. H. & St. L. 4.50, L. & N. 29.69, total mile- 

 age 34.19 ; located in the west central portion "of the 

 State; formed in 1796, and named for Lieutenant Gov- 

 ernor Alexander Scott Bullitt; lands level to hilly; tim- 

 ber mostly cut ; adapted to live stock, fruit and vegetable 

 growing; close to the Louisville market; splendid dairy- 

 ing opportunities; county seat ShepherdsviUe, popula- 

 tion 318. 



BUTLER COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 15,896; 1910, 15,805; per cent, de- 

 crease .6. Assessed acreage of land 226,828 (United- 

 States census 266,880). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $2,878,094. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $1,704,896. Average assessed value of 



