The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-08-17
CANYON COUNTY
PROPERTY TAKES
NEW HIGH LEVEL

y
Big Increase in Assess
ed Valuation for 1920.
lproportionate increase in assessed val
uation of property of any other coun-
ty in Idaho, according to George Oy
lear county assessor, who returned
Thursday evening after attending
state conference of county assessors.
From an assessed valuation of $23,-
037, $3.50 in 1919, Canyon county jump
ed to $25.8o8,850, an increase of ST.
SOL .38o. This increase is by no means
the result of Inflated assessment rolls
but it is due to the extraordinary de-
lvelopment experienced by Canyon
county during the past year.
Caldwell, Nampa and Parma share
equally with the rural districts the
big increase. Prosperity in Caldwell
this year was assessed at $2.087, O20
net increase of $35o.4ls over last
years assessment. Nampa shows
even a greater proportionate growth
and larger total assessed valuation.
leading Canyon county towns with
s., $50. $50, an increase of $s58, 900 over
the 1919 figure. Parma shows an in
crease in assessed valuation of $25.-
1875. reaching total this year Of
$34o9lO.
Livestock Slump
This years total of SIS, 898.85O for
the country is divided as follows:
real property, including livestock and
other properties assessed as portion
of the county's realty, $lo.8S3,315;
corporation property, including pub
lie utilities, is assessed at $4D45,535,
/ while the personal property has an
assessed valuation of 100000. The
two latter figures are estimates but
are regarded as practically accurate.
/ almost incredible decreases
in the number of all classes of live
stock throughout Idaho were re-
ported at the Boise meeting" as
serted Mr.. Oylear In my esti-
nation this was the outstanding
i feature of the reports submitted
i there. Some assessors reported
net loss of almost so per cent
/ in livestock totals. Starvation
i last spring because of feed short
i age and the tendency to unload
livestock because of poor market
conditions were given as the rea-
sons for this great reduction"
Still Many Dairy Cows
Canyon county livestock. in keeping
with the reports from the remainder
of idaho, also shows decrease. In
1919, the county roll showed a total
of 1921 hogs while this year that
number had fallen to 1881. Sheep
show 10 per cent decrease and cattle
have fallen from 1880 in 1919 to
9753 this year a net loss of 2047 for
the year. This decrease of approx
mately 20 per cent is less than that
reported in most counties, however.
In spite of the loss there remain
in Canyon county 1919 dairy COWS
assessed at $4l.50 FER head for to-
tai valuation of .S3l623550. -Four
thousand, nine hundred and ten stands
OF bees are assessed at GA 7sN =
1891 hogs are valued at S43.36S TO,
tax purposes.
Farm Values Lead
Irrigated farm land is by far the
largest single item in the county
1929 acres being assessed this yea,
at $ll.75o.S45 Last year l4S,2l7 acre.
of irrigated land was assessed at So
403, 1865. The increased acreage of ir
rigated land is due to title to stat,
lands passing into private hands anc
the gradual increase in the. reclaimed
acreage under the Boise project
Grazing lands. to the amount of 1904
acres, are assessed at $S68. $50.
Waste lands show considerable
increase from last year, due to the en-
croachment of seepage water in Ger
tain districts and the withdrawal o
various small areas scattered her
and there on otherwise cultivate
farms, This year the waste Ian
acreage totals o84l with value @
$l7,s4l while last year, only COS