The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-07-29

VALUES GROWING.
How the OK Has Given Away to
the Horse.
The tabulated statement of the
county Board of Equalization affords
some interesting facts to the people of
Redwood county, probably the most
interesting fact being that wherein
only four oxen of the working class
we're to be found in the whole county
by the assessors. OF the four two are
in Delhi and two in Waterbury, and
strange to relate, the owners of the
two yoke are not made public by the
sheets. This shows how rapidly the
oxen have faded away before the more
rapid means of transit and labor-the
horse. Twenty years ago horse
team was almost as rare in Redwood
county as an OK team is to-day, while
ten years ago there we're about as
many oxen as there we're horses. But
the rapid changing of places between
the OK and the horse is shown in the
three columns devoted to horses by
the assessors, and tabulated by Deputy
Auditor Mckay. The four oxen in
Redwood county have valuation Of
$40. In the class of horses, mules,
etc., three years old and over there are
grand total of 9,2S2 in Redwood
county having grand total valuation
of $246,579. In the same class, but
one year old and under, there are 647
with a valuation of $5,2O2. In the
same class but two years old there are
total of 938 with total valuation of
$l3,770. Few counties in the State
will probably make better showing
in the rapid displacement of the OK by
the horse. In the cattle class there
are 3,7S7 head one year old with val
D., uation of $l9,OSl; 1854 two years old
with valuation of $2O,52O, and next
comes the dairy-the COW, total of
9,502 in the county, having an actual
value of SS5, ,205, according to the ad-
justment OF the county board of equal
ization. Cattle three years old and
over in the county number 451, having
valuation of $3.50.
There are 1921 head of sheep in
Redwood county, and in all but two
townships they we're assessed at $1 per
head-in the two at So per head, and
there were only one sheep in each o1
the two towns. The total valuation is
$4,623.
Hogs were assessed by the hundred
weight and the valuation was fixed al
$16,32S. It is estimated that there
are about 10000 hogs in the county
to-day.
Wagons, carriages, sleighs and bi
cycles are returned at 3,O39, although
one or two towns did not report
The valuation of the total was fixed al
$35, ,173. Sewing and knitting ma
chimes to the extent of 954 were giver
) a total valuation of $5,274. Watches
and clocks numbering 1853 we're val
ued at $3,9OS; pianos to the extent O.
AZ were valued at 1895.
The valuation of all household anC
Office furniture in the county was plao
ed at S32, ,131; of all agricultural tool.
and implements at $66, ,406; of all good,
and merchandise owned by merchant!
at $50, ,O64, of which amount $780, il
located in Redwood Falls and Sl7,
S45 in Lamberton; of all material ane
manufactured articles at S3,9O4; O
> manufacturers tools, etc., $9,9S2; O
moneys of banks, ETC., at $1,000; 0
5 money other than banks at S5,O42; O
! credits other than banks at ST, ,929, o
bonds and stocks $780,; of shares O
bank stock $25, 1872; of stock and furni
ture of saloon and eating houses, $6,
629; of all other property not included
/. in the foregoing items S1S,715; O