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• 031 <br /> Route 2, Box 225 <br /> Efland, N. C. 27243 <br /> February 29, 1988 <br /> Ms. Shirley Marshall, Chair <br /> Orange County Commissioners <br /> 109 Court Street <br /> Hillsborough, North Carolina <br /> Dear Ms. Marshall: <br /> It has come to our attention recently that dairy cows were <br /> listed on the Tax Department pricing list as of January 1, 1988 <br /> at a value of $900.00 each. We feel this is not a realistic <br /> price on dairy cows. <br /> We understand the price was derived from the Central Carolina <br /> Holstein Association sales held at Orange Grove in 1987. These <br /> sales are promotional and represent less than one-half of one per- <br /> . cent of all dairy cows sold in Orange County. Five percent of all <br /> milking cows die from natural causes and injury each year. The <br /> average dairy cow in Orange County weighs about thirteen hundred <br /> pounds and has sold for beef at an average of about forty-eight <br /> cents (48c) per pound over the last two years for an average price <br /> of $624.00, minus sale charges. As you can see, the price per <br /> animal is below $600.00 each with the loss -to death included. <br /> We request the County Commissioners to set-the list price <br /> on dairy cows at a fair market value. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> • <br /> M2 ,- <br /> •, Elizabeth T. Walters, Chair <br /> Agricultural Districts <br /> - Advisory Board <br /> sr • <br /> • <br /> • <br /> • <br />