The daily star-mirror., 1914-11-27
IDAHO IS RICH
In LIVESTOCK
RECENT COMPILATIONS BY THE
STATE TAX COMMISSION SHOW
INTERESTING DATA
Latah County Ranks Most FavOrabIy
With OOther Counties i'm the
State

According to compilations of the
state tax commission, made in it's re-
cent equalization of the value of prop
erty in the various counties as a ba-
| sis for the aportionment of the tax
| for 1914, some extremely interesting
figures are taken relative to the num-
ber of various kinds of live stock in
the state.
On all the counties in the state the
total number of head of common cat
tile is 177,1S9. Of these Shoshone
county has but 100 head. The lead
ers are Owyhee, 1883; Custer, 49,
1857; Idaho, 1886 Lemhi, 1862;
Cassia, 12,30S; Twin Falls, 1862;
Blaine 1O,017; Ada has but 3495 head
and Canyon, 1893. The reported valu-
alton for the state was S5,26S,57S, with
an average value per head of $29.73.
The highest average valuation per
head was in Owyhee county, $34.SS; HI
Adams it was $34SO; Washington was
$33.40. The tax commission suggest
ed increases in II counties amounting
to $165,238, raising the average value
per head to $3067.
Many Milk Cows
Canyon county was the leader In
milk cows as to number, but as to av-
erage, ranked second to Ada. There
are ,150 head in the state and they
are valued at $2,279,e64, upon an av-
erage value per head of $3.50. The
commission raised this average to
s43.27. OF the total, Canyon county
contributes 1852 head; Ada, 1913; Ban
mock, 1888; Twin Falls, 1864; Latah,
1856. Ada county herds are assessed
at SCOOPS, Canyons at $205,4S5. An
Increase in the assessment of the two
was recommended.
Bannock county leads with graded |
lorses. This county contains 3499 of
he total of 53,819 head in the state.
The total valuation of the entire num-
,er within the state is $4,697,639 and
he average value is $86.28. Among
he other leading counties are Idaho
With 3427 head, Latah with 1892, Nez
'erce, 309O The most value attached
O such animals is in Bonneville,
vhere the assessor has fixed S109.07
S his average Four increases were
dvised, enough to bring the average
rice to $8S4O. Ada has 1871 head,
alued at s163,O6O, on an average Of
91.04 per head
Horses in Twin Falls K
Twin Falls county takes the lead in
1e item of stock horses. Out of a I
)tal of 64,771 for the state, this coun-
Z has 5543. Canyon is close sec {
nd with 1921, then comes Idaho with t
304, Washington with 3460 and Ban {
ock with 30O8. Ada has 1893. The
,tal valuation for the state was re- q
Irned as $2,894,S95 upon an average v
a1ue per head of $44.69, which the v
,mmission changed to $45.07. f
In eight counties there are no c
ules. At least none were found by a
e assessors. There are 1882 head t;
the state. They are valued at b
48,029 and the average is $791S per n
lad. The commission made an in Il
ease of 40 cents in this. Canyon s.
unity again comes to the front with tt
e largest number of these animals, e,
8; Twin Falls has 308 and two or
rec others run over the 200 mark. r
la has 1856 head, worth $12,780, with II
average valuation per head of o.
192 Canyons stock is worth $27,- ei
O.; Twin Falls, $24.565. h.
Sheep in Owyhee e1
Owyhee county has nearly one m
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