The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-17
TAXABLE WEALTH
or SOUTH DAKOTA
Total OF 2i,2l5,e4-2 Acres Of
Farm Land, An Increase Of
53O,76 Acres.
NO TlMEPlECEs IN syLLY
Fifteen Other Counties Have No Silver
or Plated Ware, According to tic
Returns ct the County
Assessors.

Pierre. S. D.. Aug. IA summary of
the returns made to the state board
by the county boards OF all classes of
property in the state shows a total OF
2l.2l5.642 acres of farm land returned
for assessment. which is an increase OF
5a0.762 acres over the return for last
year. The average price per acre is
$6.ll. which is AN increase OF cents an
acre over last years prices. The Lin
coin county lands are assessed at the
highest price, $l345. and east of the
river Sully county lands are thought
to be the lowest at s262. and Fall
River the lowest i'll the state at S2.16.
The acreage of mineral! lands re-
turned Increased 4,o4o, giving a total
OF 58.S5l acres for the year. With an
average of s7o.42 an acre. which is Il
reduction of $l6.99 from last year. All
mineral lands returned are in the Black
Hills counties, no such classfications
being given to any lands east of the
Missouri.
Town lot values are Increased ST.
4o4, 74S over last year, bringing the to-
tai TO S24. ~. l64
The live stock schedules all show an
increase except in the returns of swine,
Which have decreased ANA which is
charged to the raNages of cholera in
the southern part Of the state There
are oeb,302 horses listed Tor assessment,
;in increase of 1886 over last year,
saowins u valuation of $ll .534 1l5. 1t
Would be generally presumed that the
large range counties west of the river
would lead i'll the number of horses re-
turned. but Brown is in the lead with
i9!l4. and Snink second with IA 767, ,
both Jim river valley counties. West
OF the river Butte shows IA $50 and L.y.
I!an ,l,l62
There are but 5,431 mules listed, of
Which Union county claims 39l, the rest
being scattered in small numbers over
tire state.
The cattle schedules show a total of
l,241,lS0 head returned for taxation,
an increase OF G26S9 Ner last YEAR
~ ~rt @als.td al S133,5.'T. .95l. l,uJle
returns the largest number with 76,-
G+3. end lSeaGlc leads east OF the river
with 36.12l.
Sheep have only Increased 7.149,
which WAS probably caused by the
iie'tNN shipments ouI of tho state last
.all, that class OF property showing
,.Vo,4i3 FOR assessment With a value of
$99l .2S9, Butte county returns 134S43
OF these, With Stanley second at 81 =
19l, and l5rooknSs leading east of the
river with 1880.
The swine numbered 4o3.4s6 valued
larger number with 2I,5l9, With Min
nehaha second.
Pianos returned range from SS9.0S in
Lake to S40.3o in Brule. Minnehaha
returns the largest number at 9S3, and
buliaiO inc smallest With 6.
While Buffalo shows up six pianos
with an average of $50 in value. they
match them up with $50 worth OF
household furniture in the whole coun-
ty, and make the pianos show up with
SIS worth of jewelry and $40 worth of
plated ware.
sully is the only county in which
they tell the time by the sun or the
town clock, as not a watch was found
in the county. Aurora, Butte, Camp
bell. Clay, Deuel., Hand, Hanson,
Hughes, Jerauld. Lincoln, Lyman, Nc
Cook. Miner, Roberts and Sanborn
counties get along without any silver
or plated ware.
The total return of stocks of mer-
chandise is s5.o95,555, which is de-
crease of nearly S5OO.O00 from last
year.
Moneys returned are about s75o,ooo.
with over S41,0G0,000 personal deposits
carried in the banks of the state.
Such returns but emphasize the rec
ommendation of Ex-Governor Herreid
in his last message to the legislature
that the state should provide for a SAL
aried tax commissioner to devote his
time to looking up property which es-
capes taxation and to formulate bet
ter methods of getting the taxable
property of the state upon the asses
Sors' lists.