The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-10-06
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
RAISES LAND VALUATIONS
nor Boyle and Increases Values ON
Arabic Lands Nearly S2,000,OO0.

ucT Dot1t anu lnCFcdSes bnutS on
Arabic Lands Nearly $1,000, 900.
After a busy evening and morning
session the state board Of equaliza
tion on Thursday adopted the recon.
mendations Of Governor Boyle rela
tive to increases in land valuations
in Elko, Humboldt, Washoe, Doug.
las, Lyon and Clark counties. There
were few minor changes in the
recommendation made for certain
recommended remains practically
the same. as presented by the COVER
nor-nearly $2,00O,000. The rec
ommendation by the governor fol-
lows:
Douglas county-21. 100 acres OF
arabic land assessed at S1.31 an
acre, was recommended increased
$50 per cent to Sc an acre, a net
increase of s105,950; grazing land,
1885 acres assessed at $1.4S,
an increase of So per cent to S2.25
an acre recommended, net increase
$141,732; total increase in Doug
las county. s247,6S2.
Humboldt county-e,237 acres of
first and second class cultivated land
ordered resegregeted and increased
33 1-3 per cent to $40 an acre, a net
increase of S99,777; 396.703 acres
of grazing land ordered increased
from $2.03 to s275 an acre, net
increase of s286,285; 41.697 acres
of arabic land placed op the roll at
S5.05 an acre, ordered increased to
Sc an acre; total increase in Hum
boldt county s426,32s.
Elko county-Arable land in
creased 40 per cent to Sc an acre;
grazing land increased 25 per cent
to 1925 an acre. Total increase in
Elko county, s534,117.
Washoe county-26,613 acres cul-
tivated land ordered increased 16
2-3 per cent, net increase of $1e7,-
1877; 204,867 acres of grazing land
ordered increased % per cent, net
increase of s10S,500; 4.965 acres of
arabic land ordered increased So per
cent to Sc an acre. a net increase of
s13,135; total increase in Washoe
county. $2s8.8s6.
Lyon county-2,56 acres vege-
table land ordered increased 40 per
cent to $40 an acre. a net increase of
s51, 200; 11,013 acres of second
class cultivated land ordered In
creased 25 per cent to $50 an acre.
a net increase of $110.130; S,274
acres of third class land ordered in
creased from s35 to $40 an acre,
net increase s16.370; 2,94S acres
now assessed at $40 an acre ordered
decreased 16 2-S per cent. a net de-
crease of S14.74o; total increase in
Lyon county s162,960.
Clark county-2,961 acres of first
class cultivated land increased from
$50 to $50 an acre, net increase
SAL, 400; 1,026 acres of second class
cultivated land ordered increased
from SIS to s21 an acre, net in
crease of s6.156; total increase for
Clark county s47,556.
Board Ends Session.
The state board of equalization ad-
journed Thursday night at IL o'clock
sine die. The closing hours were
harmonious in the extreme.
A considerable portion of the day
and evening was spent in the clearing
up of the protests that had been
submitted during the session.
For the particular purpose of in
suring tax commission jurisdiction
under the new law, the assessment
value of the Reno Water, Light and
Power company was increased from
100000 to s1,02O,000. It is ex-
pected that these people will appear
before the tax commission and clear
up some accounting which was not
made clear in their presentations to
the board of equalization. 1t is
questionable whether or not the in
creased valuation will be sustained
The following livestock valuations
were determined upon for the 1916
assessment purposes:
Cattle. all classes, including calves
branded in 1915, $33 per head,
Sheep, s4 per head. Hogs
months old or over, SIS. Pigs, to
8 months old, $3.50 per head.
Bees, s4 per stand. Chickens, 4O
cents; turkeys, 81; ducks. so cents;
geese, 81.
Horses, mules, jacks, jennies, bur-
ros, stations, brood-mares and thor
oughbreds were left to the various
assessors.
GEYSER STRUCK ON