American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-10-01
SHOWS VALUE OF LIVESTOCK.
State Auditor Prepares Tabulation
Telling What the Counties Have.

Further tabulations have been made
by the state auditors office OF the re-
turns made by the tax commission i'm
equalizing the value of property in
the various counties as a basis for
the apportionment OF the tax for 1914.
In all the counties OF the state the
total number of head of common cat
tie is 1771S9 OF these Shoshone has
but 100 head The leaders are Owvhee.
1856; Lemhi. 1852; Custer 1887:
Idaho, 1856; Cassia, 12,30S; Twin
Falls, lO,945 Blaine, 10.Ol7; Ada 3495
and Canyon 1888. The reported valu-
alton for the state was S5.26S,57S, and
an average value per head of $2g.73.
The highest average value per head
was in Owyhee county, S34.SS. In Ad-
ans it was $3.50. In Washington il
was S33.40. The tax commission sug-
gested increases in eleven counties
amounting to $165,2SS, raising the av-
erage value per head to S3O.67.
Canyon county was the leader in
milk COWS as TO number, but as to
average ranked second to Ada. There
are $3.50 head in the state and they
are valued at s2,279.6 upon an av-
erage value per head of S42.S9. The
commission raised this average to
S43.27. OF the total Canyon county
contributes 4,262 head: Ada. 3,S13;
Bannock, 1858; Twin Falls, 1854. Ia
tab, 1866. Adah county's herds are as
sessed at S19O925; Canyons at $685.
4S5. An increase in the assessment OF
the two counties was recommended.
Bannock county leads with graded
horses. This county contains 5 499
of the total of 5S,S19 head in the state.
The total value of the entire numOer
within the state is $4.697, ,639 and the
average value is SS62S. Among the
other leading counties are Idaho with
3,427 head, Latah with 3,092, Nez Perce
3,090. The most value attached TO
such animals is in Bonneville, where
the assessor has fixed S109O7 as his
average Four increases were advised.
enough to bring the average price 10
SSS.40. Twin Falls county takes the
lead in the item OF stock horses. Out
of total of 64,741 for the state. this
county has 5.543. Canyon is close
second with 5.221, then comes Idaho
with 1904, Washington 1850 and Ban
mock with 3,00S. The total value for
the state was returned as s2,Sg4.S95.
The average value per head was SASS
which the commission changed TO
S45O7.
In eight counties there are no
mules. AT least none were found by
the state They are valued at $24S.-
O29, and the average price is S79.1S
per head. The commission made an
increase of 40 cents in this Canyon
county again comes to the front with
the largest number of these animals,
1856; Twin Falls has 3OS and two or
three others run over the 200 mark.
Owyhee county has nearly one
fourth Of all the sheep in the state.
l19709 head. The total for all eoun-
ties is 492 ,5S1. The valuation for the
state returned by the assessors is
S1,73l ,9O2.50. and the average value
per head was fixed at S351. A raise
of one cent was suggested by the com
mission. Next to the leader comes
Fremont in numbers with 70,131.
Idaho county ranks first in the
number of hogs. A total of 1929 is
returned by that county None of the
others come within much more than
half that number. The total number
in the state is 112,524 and the valua-
ton S749.S7s25 upon an average per
head of S666.
Ada county leads in the value of
merchandise returned. In that county
there is 81 1882, 76S worth of goods, far
exceeding any other county The total
for the state is $759S,04O.