Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-07-20
The Big Raise Made by Board
of EQUALIZATION on Per-
Sonal Property.
An Increase in City Valuation
Over That of Last Years
Figures.
A Comparison With the Levy
Made IN Fargo Last
Year.

The raising OF the assessment by the
county board on dry goods and mer.
chandise in jamestown has excited con-
siderable comment AS stated in yester
days Alert the assessment on the same
was raised SO per cent. This increased
the assessment from $73,395 to $11O,O92.
so. Commissioned Flint voted no, Com.
missioners Severn and Keeler aye. The
assessment on sheep Was fixed at 50 per
head. In Courtenay township sheep
we're increased 621a per cent. in valua-
tion and lands we're increased IL per
cent-from $56, 400 to s62,6O4. In Cor
inne the land valuation was increased
12H per cent. from s92,7 ,725 to S70,565. .63.
In the second district agricultural tools
implements and machinery we're raised
% per cent. making them $6,394 instead
OF $5,l15 In the first district agricul-
tursl tools. machinery and Implements
were reduced 25 per cent. making the
valuation $8,031 instead Of s1O,70S. The
equalization board has adjourned sine
die and no further actions will be taken
regarding the assessment other than by
the state equalization board. Some
changes will probably be made by that
board.
With the increase made in assessment
Jamestown citizens viii pay taxes on
$268, ,262. so worth Of personal property.
The real estate assessment 10 $685., ,082.
The assessment as raised by the board
makes an increase Of about 500 over
the assessment of the city assessor last
year. Fargo's personal property vslua-
ton lest year was $780, O,576 and every one
knows the disparity IN population and
wealth between that city andJamestown.
Some interesting figures are gwen in
the assessors returns for 1899. These
figures go to chow that the number OF
acres under cultivation and being farmed
is greatly increased over previous yesre.
The total number OF acres under oulti-
vation in l89? we're IA, ,682, and in 1898
149,146. The total number Of acres
farmed in 1897 we're 253, ,292 aud ia 1898
262,572., in Stutsmsn County.
In 1898 S3,O35 acres Of wheat were
harvested. yielding 1,153,977 bushels.
10 1897 SO,318 acres were harvested,
yielding 84O,776 bushels.
The yield of oats was as follows: 1897,
366.5lS bushels, from 1888 acres;
1893 1863 acres, yielding 3S9.95l BUSH
els.
In 1898 the acreage OF fax was 1891
acres which yielded IT,, :,677 bushels. This
~ quite an increase from that of 1897
when S,229 acres Of flax we're harvested
and yielded 1922 bushels.
In 1898 the acreage and yields Of rye
44S15 acres, 5,9O4 bushels; corn 7715
acree, 545 bushels; potatoes 4553s acres.
yield 37.711 bushels; mjllet and hun
garisn grasses $50 acres, yield 1913 tone;
yield of prairie hay 1898, 30,53S tons; IN
1897 30,2O8 tons.
The acreage of wheat for 1899 Is S7,159;
oats ls,5O7; bsrley 5,l171z; fax 23,27S:
rye 472; corn l3l "a; potatoes 1921; mil.
let 1,O38; other grasses Is acres.
The hail losses in this county during
1898 we're as follows: 2S5 acres three.
fourth loss, 27O one. half loss and 3l3 one.
quarter loss.
The total number Of sheep of all ages
in 1898 was 14,34l. OF this number
there were shesred lO.O59 yielding 69,766
pounds OF wool. In 1897, 1858 sheep
we're che ared yielding S6,9l9 pounds Of
wool. The total plumber of sheep of
all ages in 1899 is 9.095.
The following ie some of the returns
given: Horses 1899, 4,49S; in 1898 there
we're 4.4O7: cattle 1899. 1884; in 1898
1916; mules 1899, Al; IN 1898, II; hogs
1899 1907; IN 1898 1904.