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2011 Thayer County Fair August 4 -6
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| Deshler,
population 892, is in the heart of farming country with cattle, grain
sorghum and wheat being the major crops. There are over 700 farms in Thayer
County with an average size of 510 acres. Approximately 31 percent of
the farmland is irrigated. |
Deshler
is located on Highway 136 in the southern part of Thayer County in south-central
Nebraska, 12 miles from the Kansas State Line. U.S. Highway 81 is eight
miles to the east, and Interstate 80 is 55 miles north of the community.
The State Capital, Lincoln, is 100 miles northeast of Deshler. Hebron
Municipal Airport, with a 3,600-foot paved runway, is six miles northeast
of Deshler. |
| The Deshler
area is very popular for hunting pheasant, quail, deer and other small game.
Excellent cathfish and other panfish can be caught from the nearby Little
Blue River. |
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