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By W. H. Ljm
My -friend George Allison, County Agent for Page, had such an impressive and timely article in the January issue of the Southern Planter I hope he won’t mind if I attempt being a copy-cat. Common chatter indicates the human form of “tax payers” and the sheep form of “tax payers” are much alike whether they be on the west or east side of the Blue Ridge Most every farm tax payer is alike in (1) thinking taxes are too high and (2) that he is paying more than his share.
In copying George and applying the situation on this side of the Blue Ridge as he did in Page county here is what we find.
The average net income earned in 1955 by our 4-H boys (7) with sheep projects was $11.14 per ewe. (66 ewes in all.)
With Jock Brown’s assistance we learned the 1955 real estate tax in this county averaged a fractioh over 60 cents per acre of farm land. Since the 1954 Census shows the average sixe farm of the county to be 185 acres the average farm tax figures $111.37.
Thus if you are an average sor^ of a farmer, you should be able to be as good a shepherd as the average Rappahannock 4-H’er. If so fen ewes could pay your farm real estate tax.
Incidently 1. In‘arriving at the $11.14 net inISie' per 4-H ewe 6%of the capital investment was deducted as well as pasturage and feed costs ^t market value etc. from the gross income from lambs and wool.
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