Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1920 — SCHEDULE OF ASSESSORS MADE [ARTICLE]

SCHEDULE OF ASSESSORS MADE

Basis for Personal Property Fixed at Meeting Monday. At the county meeting of the _ township assessors Monday it was finally agreed to go through the old process of fixing a schedule of rates for personal property assessment instead of merely making out the list of property and letting the state hoard of tax commissioners fix the value as some of the assessors had previously expressed themselves in favor of doing, and the following basis as a guide for the assessors was fixed upon: Milch cows, average $70.00 Stock cattle, per cwt 7.00 Feeder cattle, per cwt 10.00 Sheep, per head o ka Hogs, per cwt •••• 12.50 Chickens, each 1"" Turkeys, each 5.00 Geese, each 2.00 Wheat, per bushel 2.10 Corn, per bushel •„•••• Rye, per bushel Oats, per bushel . ,• 7 •’ Timothy seed, per bushel... 7.00 Clover, seed per bushel. .... 35.00 PotatoU, per bushel ....... 2.50, Wool, per pound Vinegar,'per gallon -50 Ice, per ton 3.00 Timothy hay, per ton 25.00 Wild hay, per ton , 10 00 Ensilage, per ton ».«o Railroad ties, each . LOO Cordwood, per 4-ft. cord.... 4.00 Pork and lard, per cwt 20.00 Threshing machines, 20% above insurance carried. Automobiles, same as horses, with auto schedule last year as guide. Horses, best judgment of assessor.