Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1920 — LIVESTOCK AND AUTOMOBILES [ARTICLE]

LIVESTOCK AND AUTOMOBILES

In Jasper County March 1 as Shown by Assessors’ Returns. The county board of review is grinding away on the 1920 assessments, and from their compilations The Democrat gathers a few Items that are of interest to its readers. We find that there were on Meh. 1 last: 8,274 horses in the county, 23,505 head of cattle, 18,445 head of

hogs, 2,019 head of sheep and 1,720 automobiles. The average value of horses is 385.30; cattle, 351.50; hogs, $15.20; sheep, sll.lO. The average on automobiles had not been struck at the time of securing this data. Following is the number of horses, cattle, hogs, Sheep and automobiles owned in each township or corporation on Meh. 1, 1920, as shown by the assessor’s books:

Corporations Horses Cattle Hogs Sheep Autos Rensselaer 87 136 94 182 Hiring Grove _ 461 1,361 1,094 66 61 Son 925 3,739 1,860 114 141 Walker ~ ..... 500 1,468 1,238 51 62 ES —Z » * ’S’ «« « « CaSenter MIO 1,885 1,942 404 257 Wheatfield (town) 37 117 38 Gillam . - «27 1,600 1,255 195 79 Jordan ' 790 1,685 2,069 110 108 Newton - 431 1,559 1,272 172 78 SSaSeld - *Ol »03 814 77 59 Stakes - 347 1,036 652 237 62 Keener „ - - - 468 1,413 865 119 133 3.150 w i« m Barkley „ -- Wl 3,627 3,232 286 150 Total .8,274 23,505 18,445 2,019 JL,7«