Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-12
MUST READJUST TAXABLE VAL.
UEs REPORTED BY VARIOUS
COUNTIES OF STATE.
SOME COUNTIES BELOW
LAST YEARS FIGURES
Council Not Only to Hold Values Up to
Last Years Basis But Will in Some
Instances Increase Them-Counties
Have Privilege Of Filing Protest
Within Ten Days.
Special to Times Republican.

special to Times -itepQOllcan.
Des Moines, July 12.-The state ex-
ecutive council apparently has con-
values for taxation purposes as re-
ported by various counties Of the state.
Reports have been sent in by number
Of county auditors with values much
below those fixed by the council last
year in making their adjustments. 1t
| is expected that the council will not
only hold values up to those fixed last
! year but in many instances will raise
them.
The counties. however this year have
| a recourse which they have never be-
fore enjoyed. Ten days after the state
council has fixed the valuations the
county officials can come before the
council and protest if they so desire
and the council must give further con-
sideration TO the assessments.
Van Buren, county this year has re-
ported its land at $34.35 per acre. Las
year the council adjusted the value OF
Van Buren, county land at s5457 per
acre. 1t was reported last year at
s45.22 per acre
Allanakee county reported its feeder
cattle at $205S per head Last year
with cattle much lower than at present
the council fixed the value OF Ala
makee county feeders at SIS per head.
Swine are being reported at values
ranging from s4.46 per head 10 si+.29.
Last year the adjusted average value
Of the porkers as made by the council
was $40 per head
The assessors. however, either did a
better jon OF counting cattle this year
than last or else their figures are in
accurate, for they report more cattle
in Iowa this year than last. Accord
ing 10 me assessors reports there were
8. Ol2. s7e head OF cattle on Iowa farms
Jan ! Of this year, as against 2,99%''9o
last year Their total value this year
: given as sl06. o9j.16S, as against $S3,-
1915 last year.
Horses show g falling off in numbers
Of 58.-1 head this year as compared
10 last. a total Of 1,I92,sS2 being re-
ported this year valued at S9s, 62?, 93s.
as against l,24i.3S3 last year valued az
| s9a, $3.50.
Assessors Lower Land Values.
The assessors reported the total
value Of Iowa land this year lower than
| last The total value as assessed last
year was s2329. 752. OPS. The council
raised this valuation 10 s2,34I.75s.9l
| This year. however. the assessed value
| as reported by the county auditors
totals s2-3o5. 5s4-os4. ~
| Polk county reported the value Of her
| land as sio03s per acre Last year the
! adjusted value as Axed by the state
| council was ss9.7S. Ida county report
| ed this year the land az 81. IS per acre.
| Il was adjusted last year al sS4. Other
| counties reporting land az good values
| this year were the following: Audubon,
sS4.4a per acre: Grundy, ss4.70; Lyon,
| 1878: Marshall 1922; O'Br:en.
| 1895; Scott, 5000: Sioux. sS5: Story.
| sS057; Pottawattamie. ss6-l1; Black
Hawk. s7i.23.
Some Of the counties reporting land
at less than $50 per acre are the fol-
| lowing: Van Buren,. s34.35: Decatur,
1871: Allamakee. S40.l0; Clayton,
s42.07; Davis ss5.47: Monroe. SSH:
Ringgold. s47; Lucas, s47.7l; Floyd,
1880; Clarke, s49.52.
The average value Of Iowa land as
adjusted by the council last year was
| s67.93 All Of the figures given above
are of course actual values as fixed
| by the assessors. whereas the taxes are
assessed on one-tourth Of the value OF
al property assessed.
The total moneys and credits this
year is reported as s3lI.274,329 as
| IN. 5S9