Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-08-04
COUNTY STATISTICS.

VI Auu1IOI VOIh We WoIo S1SOA
access to the abstract of real estate
and personal property of Cavalier
county for 1898 as compiled from
the returns of the assessors, and
the presentation of a few statistics
relating to farm lands, the valua-
ton of real estate and farm prop
erty will be appreciated generally
seeing the reliable source from
whence they are obtained.
Real estate is valued at 81, 275,-
$40 and of this there is 375,36S
acres under cultivation. Over this
again town property here and at
Milton foots up to Sll6,553. Hope
township with its large area of up
wards $4,000 acres alone has val
uation of Sl34,724 and is closely
followed by Montrose, Harvey,
Loan and Olga in the order named.
This spring the assessors listed
1854 persons on their books
against 234S in the previous year,
showing an increase of nearly 300
property holders. Personal pro-
perty owned by Cavalier county
tax payers makes total of $780,
264 and over 100000 more than a
year ago.
The live stock statistics are an
important feature but do not show
as large gain as other items con-
tanned in the abstract. owing to
the demands made by stock buy
ers upon the grown or young cattle
owned by Cavalier county farmers.
Horses are listed in six classes and
in numbers aggregate, 1886 com.
pairing favorably with 1850 last
year, while their assessed value
1888, S43 shws that the better grade
of horses are owned here. Cattle
in spite of the thinning out Of
marketable stock by the eastern
buyer shows that more attention is
yearly being given to this valuable
source of the farmers income. This
year $500 head Of young cattle,
COWS and work oxen were listed by
the assessor which shows a slight
increase of little better than 300
over year ago. The only falling
off being in work oxen Of which
there were 1856 in '97 to los this
year. The valuation of all grades
of cattle is given at S59,26l while
last years statistics only show
$42,571. Only 81 mules we're
rounded up by the enumerator.
Sheep and hogs are put in at S5,.
400, both are mostly raised for di-
versifying the supply for the home
table rather than the market,
which accounts for the smallness
of tho aggregate value given. In
farm implements, threshing out
fits and vehicles the assessor listed
S75,642 worth of property. He
only got his eye on $40 of the dogs
in the county, while the possessors
of 40 pianos were found mostly in
Langdon. The elevators, grain
warehouses with grain in when the
assessor made his rounds are listed
at S47 ,450. improvements on pro-
perty of taxpayers is estimated at
$l2,833. A grand total of real and
personal property in Cavalier
county for 1898 figures up to ST.
0lI,Sl3, gain OF over q quarter
million of dollars since the returns
of 1897 when the grand total only
reached 81, 10000. The valuation
of land is now raised to over $500
per acre against $3.50 last year.
In '97 tho county assessor of the
unorganized towns 159, 100 OF
ranges 60 to Ga listed only 20 per-
sons against 2l8 new settlers this
season. Space will not permit us
to quote half the figures and facts
contained in the abstracts of Cava-
lier county's wealth and progress,
but sufficient is given to show the
investment of the early day sett-
lers hero has been big success
and that no longer are the free
lands of the government to be had,