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Show CACHE PROPERTY VALUATION HIKED Increase of $274,4S6 Noted in County Cache county's taxable valuation, exclusive of utilities, jumped $274,486 over last year, according to figures released by N. P. Nielsen, Niel-sen, deputy county clerk, after completing the assessment roll for forwarding to the state tax commission. com-mission. The total assessed valuation is $19,247,910, the highest in history, he said. Utilities valuation should be slightly more than $5,000,000, boosting the total to more than j $24,000,000. Last year tire valuation valua-tion exclusive of utilities was $18,973,324. Real estate values remained about the same, Mr. Nielsen's figures Slowed. Real estate assessed assess-ed as city and town lots was $2,000,094 compared with $1,858,-264 $1,858,-264 last year. Improved dry faxrn land was valued at $1,515,574 this year and $1,533,6088 in 1943; irrigated ir-rigated land, $4,129,858 and $4,-188,910. $4,-188,910. Other real estate assessments compared with 1943, with 1944 figures listed first, are: unimproved unimprov-ed farm land, $283,875 and $283-110; $283-110; grazing land, $475,209 . and $476,969; all other real estate, including in-cluding equities in state lands, $30,690 and $31,515; improvements on (Jity or town lots, 5,157,133 and $5,210,878; improvements on real estate assessed as acreage, $1,573,-174 $1,573,-174 and tel,564,593. The report quieted rumors that Cache county's dairy and livestock industries ' were declining, as assessed as-sessed valuation of livestock showed show-ed a slight increase over 1943 despite decreases throughout the nation. The valuations on 19,164 dairy cattle was $550,457 compared to 19,254 cattle and $546,678 last year. Total livestock valuations were $837,203 this year and $835,477 in 1943. Considerable gain in merchandise merchan-dise and supplies owned by Cache county merchants was noted. Total To-tal valuation was $1,834,454 this year and $824,845 last year; im-plementsT im-plementsT tools and machinery, $807,632 and ,$781,744. Despite;. the fact that new and used automobiles were considered "hard to get,'" 5970 motor vehicles valued at $1, 051,011 were assessed compared with 6054 vehicles valued val-ued at $957,355 in 1943. Personal property not otherwise enumerated this year was $38,603 and last year, $52,056. Total personal property valuation valua-tion was $3,245,700 and $2,616,000 last year. |