The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-06
STATE LIVESTOCK
SHOWSA DECREASE
ASSESSORS FAIL IN BOTH MUM
4 @ BEERS AND VALUES.
Board of Equalization Also Has No
Quorum, but Committee on Live Stock
Has Report Which Is Not Flattering
to States Prosperity or Fidelity of
Officials, .r&

Tho the state board of equalization
became energetic yesterday, the first
to meet at $3.50 am. daily, the board
failed to have a quorum today and no
business was accomplished.
The assessment statements of Cass
and Lake counties are still out, tho
auditors of both these counties have
been wired and have replied that the
abstracts are on the way.
The committee on livestock was pre-
pared to report, and has an interesting
showing which it was compelled to hold
over until tomorrow.
How Figures Run.
To begin with, the schedules of per-
sonal property show there were 5000
fewer individuals assessed in 1906 than
in 1905 in all classes, the number in
1905 being 276,755, in 1906 271,149.
Nearly every county shows slight de-
crease, In Ramsey the. decrease is SS2
showing an increase of 429. So
The first class to be considered on
the report of the livestock board will
be "horses, mules and asses.' The de-
creases in the number Of animals is
surprising. In l-year-olds the assess
ment has decreased from $495,931 in
1905 to $493,413 in 1906. 49,
With 2-year-olds the assessment in
1905 of $S92,441 decreased in 1906 to
1887 $3.50; the animals in this class show
slight increase from 47,758 in 1905
to 1895 in 1906. In the 3-year-olds-
andover class the falling off in number
is marked. In 1906 the assessment was
$16,736,027; in 1906, $16,152,41s. The
animals decreased from 5ls,926 in 1905
to 506,641 in 1906.
Fine Horse Showing.
Under the head of "stallions. fine
bred mares and race horses,' there is
shown to be an increase OF I'll head,
from 2,157 in 1905 to 1928 in 1906. The
total assessment in this class, however
has fallen from $l6,736, 027 in 1905 to
SIG, ISL ,419 in 1906.
In looking up this discrepancy, as
usual the livestock committee went to
the abstract Of the auditor of Scott
county, where is shown the assessment
of the finest line Of race horses in the
west, the horses Of NJ. W. Savage of
Minneapolis, at Glendale, including
sshoWed eighty-six fine horses assessed
in Glendale with total valuation Of
$2o,320, an average of $4,000 each.
Cattle ana Sheep.
Under the head of ''cattle 3 years
old and over,' the number shown as
sessed in 1905 is 25,44e, valued at
$500, 871, compared in 1905 with &C.
OH head valued at 1887, 621.
Sheep show a healthy increase. In
1909 there were 314,942 head assessed
at 1857 ,92O, compared in 1905 with
276,l47 valued at $420,7l5., Hogs show
a small increase in 1906, 45S, 300 head
assessed at $1,236,853; in 1905; 455, PIT
assessed at $1,160,38S. - : =
One-yeaara5old cattle assessed in 1905
number 379,600, and are valued at ST.
84I ,63l, compared to 379,342 head as
sessed in 1905 at 1892, o89. TWo-year-
old cattle in 1906 number 27l,4Sl. val
ued at $2,Os2,4S6; in 1905 the number
was 277 $50, valued at $2,232,71S. Cows
IN 1906 numbered 877,075, valued at
SO, 800 ,092. This is an increase from
S So LAG in 1905, valued at $l0,s18, 75e.
Tho the assessment valuation is this
year lower, the number of cows is LARGER.
showing growth Of the state s dairy
interests, The number of working
1924 in 1905. ,.s,s- - :. ~ '-