The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-25
MONEY AND CREDIT
sums, $780,
DOGS TO NUMBER 2.434;
-, VALUE $4,000
.sra.s. + -
FlGURESFROM AUDITOR
They Give An Indication of
Wealth of the People
,sY Hereabouts

Figures which give certain in
dication Of the wealth and pros
perity of Blue Earth county have
been complied by County Auditor
c. l. Kennedy since all tax work
for the year has been completed by
the assessors and the board of
equalization and except for minor
changes, the tax figures are the
same as last year. The exceptions
are reductions in the value of live
stock and an increase in certain
places in Mankato where property
has increased through newly erect
ed or improved buildings thereon.
According TO the figures Of the
auditor the full and true value OF
the lands in the unplatted portions
(ruraD of the county is $49,243,-
$50 and the average true value per
acre is $1O4.22 which figure identi-
cal with last years figure. Build
ings on these lands have true
value OF $6,593,5S5 and machinery
permanently attached. such as
light plant, ETC., figure at $l0,0lS.
The grand total for the: true valu-
alton is fixed at $55.S47 $50 which
value or $1S,615,82S
The average assessment value
per acre for the county is $3.50.
Plated Real Estate Values
Plated real estate includes that
of the cities and towns which has
been divided into building lots and
the true value OF these lots is fig
ured at S6J07,996 The Buildings
and structures thereon have q true
value of $11.867, 1853 while the at
tached machinery amounts to 49,
$50. The total is $17,994,905 and
this property is assessed at forty
percent of its true value which is
Total assessed value OF the real
property of the county is .totalleu
at S25,S12,498.
Personal Property Worth
Personal property within the
county has a true and full value OF
S12,53s,230 which gives an assessed
value of $4,075,8 Money ana
S3.430.161 which amount is far be-
low the amount for the same item
in last years list, according to Au-
ditor Kennedy. The percentage for
assessed valuation in personal pro-
perty varies there being three. rates
according to the class of the ar
ticles and the difference is between
rs percent, 80 ,1-3 percent and 40
percent.
There are 4s7 pure bred cattle
under the age of one year in Blue
Earth county and these have val
ne of $3945. Under two and over
one year the number is given at AL
and the value at 1914. Under
three and over two years, there
are 309 with a value of $3.50 and
Of pure bred cows there are S29
with a value of $24.977. an average
assessed value Of $3012.
Other Personal Values
Furniture owned in this county
has A true value Of $397,915 &C
cording to the figures and there Is
IN the county enough jewelry to
warrant a value OF $9752 OF this
amount, 1896 was found in Man
kato and $1643 in Lake Crystal. It
shows on the abstract that there
are 2434 dogs in the county whose
value is $12,202. an average value
of $5..01.
Farm tools are valued at 1881, ISL
bat there are no flying machines
listed in the entire county. Grain
and grass seeds in the hands OF
| the producers Of the county amount
to S57.804 and the tractors, thresh-
ers. etc. are valued at $96,133.
One big item in the list is that
of the goods and merchandise in
the hands of the retail merchants.
The value put on this goods is
$634.03l and includes the goods in
stock at the time of assessment