Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-10-06
SOME MORE
COUNTY STATISTICS
Some More Facts About Wood
County as Brought Out by the
Assessment Rolls.

From the dpltuldtlOn sheet or the
abstract of assessment rolls for Wood
county, we learn some interesting
facts in regard to the personal property
and other values in this county. The
figures place the total value of all
lands and personal property in the
county at sum Of $l3, 258,3 80. This
is the total assessable value of Wood
county as determined for the next
year. These figures are a total of
several different articles that are
assessed, from list of which articles
we CLEAN the interesting statistics, as
given herewith.
There are in the county, under the
head Of stock, 6,232 horses assessed as
1922, 375; "A, 24l head of cattle worth,
according to the rolls, $323,07 of
mules there are but 81, assessed at
Sl,275. OF sheep there are, according
to the report, 3,317, valued at S7.053:
there are not SO many head of hogs as
sheep, there being 2,640 swine, valued
at Sl0,734. This places the total
number of stock at 36, AGA head,
assessed at S634,512. One curious
statistic n regard to utensils used by
farmers and others is the number OF
| aSSeSSable wagons in the county, there
being 1902; this does not include
those wagons having a wide tire,
which are exempt from taxation.
Only twelve solid gold and silver
watches were reported, valued at
1925.
Music seems to have become a
necessity in Wood county, judging
from the number of aSseSSable
musical instruments that were re-
ported. And further, still judging
from the figures, nothing but the
best and highest class musical instru-
mentS seem to fill the bill ia most
cases. The reports from which we
draw this conclusion shows there are
36l pianos in the county, assessed at
S37, TAO, or at an average of Sl10 each;
this makes the real average value of
each piano about S275. There are
only SO organs reported. Among the
other articles outlined upon the list
are these: bank stock, $342, 240: mer-
chants and manufacturers stock,
1868, 49S; net amount of moneys.
accounts, bonds, credits, notes and
mortgages, Sit, $50. Some one in the
county has been able to grow tobacco
to some extent, for the report shows
that there has been $50 worth assessed.
Other items are: logs, timber, lumber,
poles, posts, ties ETC., not manufac-
turing stock, $3.50, 100; steam and
other vessels, 81 $50: real and personal
property and franchises, of light and
water companies not taxable under
Chapter 354, laws of 1899, 81, $50;
all other personal property, SIG, 1913.
This makes total of personal pro-
perty, 81, 190,O17.
The value of land, exclusive of i'm
10 lISUCQ ib pO, OJO, UIlC
buildings as improvement are worth
s., 4SS, DOB making the total of land
and improvements, $8,209, 282. There
are besides this, city and village lots
assessed at 1911, $50. with buildings
assessed at S1,S74, 547, or a total
assessed value of the city and village
lots and buildings of S2.S59.O11. These
figures added together make the total
of S13, 25S, $40. for which the whole
county is assessed for the coming
year.
1t may be of interest to some,
particularly those who live upon
farms, to know just what each sepa-
rate individual article is assessed at.