Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-26
RANCE DIVIDED
IN 8 DISTRICTS
FOR ASSE SSMENT
New Chart for Tax Commits
sion Shows in Color Rel
alive Precipitation for All
Counties of State.

Abnormal precipitation chart
for New Mexico has been presented
to the secretary of the state Cattle
ana-s Horse Growers association,
showing in colors the areas receiv-
ing the light and the heavy rain
FAM beginning with less than ten
inches per annum and running up
TO ssmore than twenty-five. The
chaa't was presented by the s,a e
tax commission by whom it was
used in dividing the pasture orr
range of the state into districts
for taxation purposes.
Eernalillo county is shown to run
from less than ten inches rainfall
in the central part to more than
twenty-five inches in the Manzano
national forest. Most of the New
Mexico national forests show TWEEN
ty Ito twenty-five inches precipita-
taok and the eastern sections Of
Eddy and Chavez counties twenty
and above. Areas showing fifteen
to twenty inches precipitation are
found in southwest I'll Soccro
county, strips in Otero Lincoln,
Chaves, Eddy. ROCs welt and cur. y
with practically the whole of Union,
san Miguel, Mora, ColfaX, Quay,
Sandoval and Rio Arriba counties,
Regarding the classification for
taxation for grazing lands for 1920
the following is quoted from re-
cent bulletin: The state tax com
mission is confronted with the plac-
ing of value for SEES ment pun
poses on grazing lands without the
necessary knowledge for accurate
classification; therefore, until such
time as the commission can classify
by personal inspection, the follow
ing rule has been promulgated
First, the commission finds 1t
necessary to district the state into
eight separate districts. In Great
ing these districts classification, the
commission has taken into account
rainfall and moisture as shown by
the map compiled by the state tax
commission from the United States
government weather reports cover
ing an average of ten years.
Second. The commission, IN
forming these districts, has tried toy
group the counties in accordance
with this rainfall map; and in plae-
ing the minimum value for taxation
purposes on these grazing lands in
each district, the commission is
fully aware that some injustice Will
probably operate to the disadVan-
tage of certain tracts of land that
are not up to the minimum placed
in the district for grazing lanis.
Third. In placing this mini
mum, the object is TO arrive at the
average, eliminating percentages of
good Indifferent and bad lands,
and striking an average for the
whole. The min mum is designed
to cover the average value. 1t isl
quite possible that Complaints viii
arise against such minimum value,
but. the tax commission-Whe e
appeal arises from such assign
ment-will CLASSIFY by personal IN
spection and adjust such COM
plaints on an equitable basis
The eight divisions and the min
mum assessed value for taxation
are. as follows:
District one-Counties of ColfaX, !
Mora, San Miguel and Union. Az
ei age rainfall, fifteen to twenty |
inches, except on the high moan-
tains, where it is from twenty to |
twenty-five inches, Minimum price, |
1915 per acre, to be assessed at tull
valve.
District two-Quay curry, RooEe- !
yelt and Lea counties, The rainfall |
in these four counties practically
thessame as in district No. one eX-
Cept in a portion of eastern Roose-
veItf county, which is more than
twenty inches. The minimum for
this district is $3.7 per acre.
District three-Guadalupe, De
Baca, Chaves end EDDY counties.
Thet Pecos river runs the full
length of these four counties, from
san Miguel to the Texas line. The
rainfall in this district is much less
than in districts one and two, being
only from ten to fifteen inches.
Minimum value. 1925 per acre.
District four--Otero, Lincoln,
Torrance and Santa Fe counties.
These four counties lie along the
mountain range east of the Rio
Grande, and while the rainfall is
practically the same as in district
three, there is less land susceptible
to dry farming. Minimum, So per
acre
District five-Taos, Rio Arriba,
san Juan and Sandoval counties.
Little dry farming here and much
deep snow making range season
short. Minimum, $2.25 per acre.
District siX-Rernalillo, McKin-
ley, Valencia and all north of the
base line in Socorro county Rain
fall mostly from ten to fifteen
inches, Minimum, $2.25 per acre.
District seven-All SoCorro cOun-
ty base line, all portions of Sierra
west Of. range six west, and all of
Grant county The rainfall APP
proaches fifteen to twenty inches
butfhere is little land here that can
be dry farmed. Minimum. SO per
acre
District eight-All Sierra county
east of range six west, Dona Ana
county, Luna and HidalgO counties,
Mostly within rainfall zone OF ten
to fifteen inches. Minimum, $2.75|
pePlacre.
Thomas jefferson and Martin