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Use of Soil Survey Information for Tax Assessment in Taylor County, Iowa
Author(s) -
Scholtes W. H.,
Riecken F. F.
Publication year - 1952
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1952.03615995001600030012x
Subject(s) - liberian dollar , soil survey , valuation (finance) , soil water , agricultural economics , environmental science , productivity , economics , soil science , accounting , economic growth , finance
A detailed soil survey was utilized by the county assessor in Taylor County, Iowa for reassessment of rural land in 1949. Detailed information was provided on the soils and their relative productivity ratings according to their suitability for the production of corn. Dollar values were established by the assessor for the different corn suitability ratings. The values of the tracts for assessment were then simply obtained by adding the measured acreage of each soil in the tract times its dollar valuation, minus certain deductions for such factors as waste.