Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-08-05
FERGUS is SECOND.
choteau County Now in the Lead in
the Number Of Sheep.

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Helena. July 2g.-Choteau leads all
other counties in the number of
sheep. according 10 figures which
have been compiled by Clerk j. j.
Ryan of the state board of equaliza-
ton. This county has G72.S55 stock
sheep. valued at $3.50 per head: loi-
}G7 lambs. valued at 81 per head. and
G.Njl rams. valued al 1915 per head.
The value of the stock sheep is ST.
5l3,g25. OF the lambs. S202.775 and Of
the rams. Sio.O95. making the total
valuation OF all sheep in the county,
81. 7G2. 79J.
As a sheep growing county. Fer
gus ranks second. having 5S6,S3U
stock sheep. valued at $~l.3iO,S69; 49,
35u lambs. valued at slT5,767. and
G.133 rams of a total valuation OF
s21,095. making a total sheep valua-
tion OF $l,5i7.73i.
Dawson is third on the list with
i07.3Si stock sheep. valued at sl."lG.-
G13. and 9.7GS rams valued at sli.2i9.
No lambs are listed from Dawson
county. Meagher county is well up
in front as a sheep growing county,
listing 3iU.iG5 stock sheep at SSjl,-
li2: 1l.auu lambs at So. 500. and s.
800 rams AT $lT,9SG. making the total
sheep valuation Of the county $780,
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Every county in the state contains
sheep. Flathead, with but 21l being
the lowest on the list.
With the exception of Custer every
counts in the state MAKES a return
Oh hogs. Rayalli. with 2.o92 head.
valued a. $lO.iGp. leads the list. while
Gallatin county. with 1851 head. val
ned al 81. 400. is a close second. Flat
head. with 1.5o9 head. valued at ST.
~. is third on the list. All of the
a.yrgsnrs did not list hogs at the
same price. The highest assessment
on This property returned was from
Madison county. In which hogs were
assessed az 81 per head. Thrice!
head in Dawson county We're assess
ad al SG77. The lowest assessment
was from Granite county, in which
1870 head were assessed at 81 per
head. The most of the counties as
sessed hogs at s.. which was the price
agreed upon by the assessors at their
state melting,
Twelve counties in the state make
a return on Aangora goats, Lewis and
Clarke county. with 1901 head, lead
in the procession. The total value
of the goats in the county is given
at s5.7S5. Sweet Grass county. with
pau head. valued at s2.9gn. is second
on the list. while Powell county, with
'2o head. valued at s2.495. Is third.
one Angora goat is returned from
Cascade county, while me are return
ed from Meagher. There is a great
Discrepancy in the value of the indl-
vidual goat in the several counties.
In Madison county the goats are val
urd at $40 per head. while Lewis and
! Clarke. with a valuation Of S5.6l, is
next highest. In Park county the
goats are listed at s2.65 per head.
while the assessors OF Meagher and
Sweet Grass list them at 50 per head,
In Dawson the Angora goat is appar,
entity worth 81. while IL is worth -
in Cascade or Chotea,'.
Madison county leads in thorough
bred horses, having 562 head. valu'
ed at Sis.l5O. Gallatin county is sec
ond. with 800 head, valued at SIS.
$50. while Custer is third with q
head. valued at sl0,675, and Powell
is fourth with IS head. valued at $40,
375. The difference in the value OF
a thoroughbred horse-for purpose o
taxation-in the different counties Il
very apparent. In Meagher county
a thoroughbred is worth $780,, II
Cascade s21S.32. and in Lewis anC
Clarke $500. In B~roadwater thorough
bred are assessed az but 49,, whli'
in Gallatin and Deer Lodge they go a
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