The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-11-04

main Industries of the State. The |
showing has been sufficient to quite
generally change the sentimentwhich
previously prevailed that the opposite
was true. On the basis of total in
come these statistics show that for
the calendar year 1921 while AZ per
cent of the gross income from mining
in Nevada was absorbed for State
taxes and 1856 per cent of the gross
income from railroads in Nevada.
sos per cent was taken from the to-
tai income of the farming and live
stock industry of the State. On the
average basis in 1921 the average
county tax rate was three times the
State rate, the percentage of the to-
tai income of these industries alb
sorbed for both State and county tax
es Is shown to be: For mines and
improvements, Lac per cent; for
railroads, 5.44 per cent; for land and
livestock, 1912 per cent. These sta
tistics also show that for the total
agricultural and livestock income In
IS per cent.
placed on livestock for purposes of
taxatioD report was made that as a
result of the hearing held by the tax
officials and livestock association rep
resentatives these figures for 1928
have been set at $25 per head on
cattle and IS per head on sheep, as
against valuations of s2S and 81 re-
spectively for 1922.
In line with the whole subject of
livestock valuations 1t was reported
to the farmers and stockmen present
| that the association was considering
recommending a change In the law
in this regard to provide that here
after livestock valuations, instead Of
being fixed by the State Board of
EQUALIZATION, would be fixed by the
/. ate Tax Commission, the idea being
tLat livestock is valued as a state
| VIDE property and not on a county
basis; that the assessors are not in a
| favorable position to determine what
| the average of the livestock all over
| the State is worth. The members Of
| the State Tax Commission, on the
| other hand, are in a position, as is
| true with all other property which
is valued on a Statewide basis, to
consider the valuation of livestock on
such a basis. By this change 1t Is
felt that a more equitable valuation
| ON livestock can be assured.
Problems of Marketing Of Livestock
| The plans and activities of the live
stock association in the marketing
problems were gone into in consider
able detail. These involve principal
L. a plan under which weekly the as
L h4 ~ y IN
, Wat stock is worth compared with
what is being paid for similar stock
elsewhere. In this connection the
point was made that in order for the
association to be In position to fur
nish information on livestock sale
prices at country points it is neces-
sary for the stockmen themselves to
promptly report all such sales, with
details as to prices, contract condi-
| tions, etc., to the association office.
| Announcement was made that
T. through the efforts of western live
stock organizations Government mar
ket reporters had been assigned to
| San Francisco and Los Angeles for
the purpose of issuing market re-
ports. This information has previ-
ously been available only through
the source of the buying agencies.
Mr.. Metcalf stated that the Nevada
Association planned to shortly give
out a weekly market report to the
newspapers of Nevada, and IL stock
men desired more direct information
| on a pending sale, the Reno Office OF
the association would give them the
market prices by telegraph.
DR.. Edward Records, executive Of
ficer of the State Board of Stock
| Commissioners, then spoke Of the
work of the Board in controlling live
| stock diseases and livestock theft.
| The stockmen present stated there
was little or no disease prevalent in
| this section, but there was complaint
of stock rustling. 1t was stated the
association would probably try and
have a law passed by the next Legis-
lature making 1t compulsory for any
one peddling meat to exhibit the hide
| and obtain a permit from the Sherin
before offering for sale meat In any
town or city. This law IL passed
would cause the vendor some loss OF
time in securing a permit. but is be-
lieved by stockmen to be the only So
luton for curbing stock rustling ac-
| tivities.
Predatory Animals
The important subject OF the de-
struction of predatory animals was
taken up by e. R. Sans, who is in
charge of the work In Nevada in CO.
operation with the State Rabies Com
mission and the County Rabies Com
mission.
During the twenty-one months
from January 1, 1921, to September
80, 1922, the State and counties have
expended in this work $29.192.65.
In these campaigns there have been
taken 1875 bobcats, S,74S coyotes.
4 mountain lions and l wolf. total
of 10,O2S predatory animals. Re-
ceipts from State furs sold totaled
$1O,3O6.S3 during this period. This
money has been turned into the State
Treasury. There is on hand approx
imately $4,000 worth of unsold State
furc The couufv annronrfatf0ua were