Show fARM lAND TAX I RATES SHUW SHO INCREASE S Tax rates o oI farm fann lan lands land in Utah lave la ave Increased 76 per cent since 1914 1911 according to figures es compiled compiled com com- piled by the bureau of ot crop reports of ot the United States Stales department of agriculture which were were- received at atthe atthe atthe the office of ot M. M L M 11 I. I Justin statistician statistician cian clan for the department and made public toda today The average tax lax rate per acre on farm tann lands In Utah tah In 1914 1913 vi wu was 24 cents and In 1922 1921 it was 4 cents said Mr oIl Justin Justn Tares on farm lands per arr arre increased per cent as a. an a average rae for tor the whole country from 1911 1914 to 1921 Thus during eight years s these direst direct I real eal estate le taxes t l have considerable I I more than doubled All state county and loral local aase assessment on real estate are In- In included U In the tax total and the departments department's departments department's de de- ls l's report Is based base on statements statements state state- p- p ments made by crop reporters w reported their actual tax lax payments on the same Rame lands landt In both periods I Of Ot tho the 48 states Colorado has the highest average rate of gain per cent Every other state Is I be bee below II a gRin gain of t per cent in tax tao per e farm acre Nine Ine I states I ing Colorado are each above IrI tn per cent CUlt No o state has reduced tl the ther average rate per acre cre At the low lowit r I I extreme 17 states have each gained less than than- 00 per cent r n. GE s I The average crago tax per acre for tor nil states In 1914 1913 w was s 31 rents cents This average rose to cents per acre in 1921 Among the states slates with high averages In 1922 1921 arc New ew Jersey with per acre In Indiana Indiana In- In Indiana diana with Ml MI Michigan w wI with I h Iowa with and with Fourteen states ha have haie 0 comparatively low averages that are each less than 60 cents per acre I In the matter of plow lands land II O on March 1 1 1923 the average R. value o 0 oK these lands was 74 per acre while I In 1920 the average value was and In 1921 the value dropped trapped to i per por acre and In 1922 It had still sUlI fallen to 90 per acre Good plow lands In the state on the first were valued at 95 96 pet acre and poor plow lands 35 per acre VALUES V. There has been a a. continuous drop In the average value per acre durIng durIn during dur dur- In ing the past three years the average average average aver aver- age value alue on March 1 1 1920 having ha been p per r acre and the average average aver aver- age aKe values on oil March 1 1 1921 and March 1 1 1922 I been Teen and 69 SO per acre respectively ely I Expressed as Index numbers and using the 1920 value as the base of the per acre value In 1921 19 equaled 3 93 t that of 1922 equaled Q S 78 i if and that a t rot J f 1923 equaled 74 The Thel f greatest tei test decline I J Jn in one year was froth from 1921 to 1922 Z and the e least de decline de- de dine cline was from 1922 to 1923 Values were e above e o per acre on March i iJ J 1 1923 2 01 in only four ra states t being f I In Iowa rUG In Illinois s I i In Arizona and In California Values vitro as low as 22 per der er acre In Montana and 26 In Georgia Alabama Ala Ala- Alabama bama and Mississippi Gains ai In plow land f a values per I Ia ar acre arro from m 1922 to 1923 are ante anlo a nIl In early crop truck crop states north I of S South Carolina a and generally e In Ih Inthe I eS lt the e cotton states Continued o d del de- de 1 l e In values is observable va I s In in states In the h Important corn and wheat at regions and In the mountain and Pacific sections I Good plow lands had an average a value for tor tho the who whole country of I II p p r r acre on Starch March 1 1 1923 and poor plow landa lands had bad an average a value of ot The level of or prices paid producer producers er ers of at the United n States Plates for tor I the he I principal crops crop Increased about 16 1 6 per rent cent during February comparing with a ten ten- ten year ar average 3 In Increase during February of about J 2 4 percent per percent pert t cent ent for tor the same samo crops crop Thus stated Mated e In pen general era I terms the average trop Price Increased r In February I more than the avenge On March Karph 1 the Index figure of of these crops was about t pr cent higher high high- er than a year ago per pr cent hIgher than two years ear and Pf per cent lower than the average aver aver- al age or of the last aa tea tn years para on March IThe I. I The prices of rnear neat animals animals- hogs hog rOlt tl sheep sharp and n to 10 o producerS producer of th the t l Slat Staten In Increased increased In- In creased 0 0 04 4 per rent from Janu January 15 to February 1 IS 15 3 comparing with It a year Mo-year Overage average Increase daring during a like Uke period of ot 8 3 aa S per cent for tor the skin same animal On February 15 IS the Index figure of ot prices for these thue meat met animals was about 06 per rent cent lower lower lower low low- er than a It year ear ago 9 98 S per pr cent lower lower lower low low- er t than ha n two years rears e ago and 17 1 7 percent per percent percent cent lower than t til the be average of the lat last il ten fen tars earn on February 15 IS In Itah Ita the prices of ot meat animals animals ani ani- mals mal tire lirE on the average higher r than thano o on March Karc 1 1 1922 9 the o only I decrease e a e In price being In tb hogs hOlL which width are quoted At 17 per hundred as I against 1810 80 a year ago beer beef cat cat- atle le 1 have hare increased from 6 U to veal pal calves from JB 8 o 0 9 9 I sheep cheep from 6 8 80 0 to 60 and lambs from 60 S 30 to 1130 In In g grains I t the price of r wheat on lI March h hg 1 1 in Utah was 1 t OS p per bushel compared with fIlth ith 95 cent centa centa a year par ago corn Is I. quoted at per bushel as compared with cen cents aay 1 In n II 1912 1522 oats quoted a year ear a ago aio O a at 4 48 n cents are today quoted at t S 53 55 cents while chile the price of ot barley barler bs h Increased from 67 cents to 70 10 ce cea Potatoes h have ha ie t tumbled from 1 7 cents on Mar March h 1 i last hUlt year to 46 rents cents this sits year yar Putter Butter la V f J ce teats cents tB higher than a year ago eg eggs a are S 2 Scants l f. f cents cants lower at t 29 cents an and chickens chick k ens remain at the same price 18 cents enta per pound |