PART FIFTH. 



ON THE PRACTICE OF LAND VALUATION. 



I. THE PREPARATION OF VALUATION BOOKS. 



It is customary for the person who is desirous of having 

 his lands valued, to hand the valuator a list of the farms 

 and tenements upon it, and maps of the premises. 



From these data the valuator prepares his field book 

 in the annexed form of which he should always have a 

 sufficient supply in stock. 



The names of the tenants should appear in the field 

 book, if possible, in the natural order as they appear on 

 the map. This would, in most cases, invert the order of 

 the landlord's list, but it would prove the most satisfactory 

 reference. If no maps have been supplied, of course the 

 order in the furnished list must be followed. 



Care should be taken that the series of numbers on the 

 maps and field books exactly correspond. 



If the valuation be made for a proprietor with a view to 

 regulate the rent to be paid by the tenants, the annexed 

 form will furnish ample details. If it be made simply 

 with a view to ascertain the fair value of an estate, for the 

 purpose of sale of rental, the finished report may be 

 condensed so as to exhibit simply 



1. The tenants' names. 



2. The extent of their holdings. 



3. The total amount of value. 



4. Any necessary observations. 



Attentive examination of the soil and subsoil, which is 

 made by causing the earth to be dug in various places. 

 The points to which attention should be directed are 

 I. The mineral character of the soil, as whether it be 

 siliceous, clayey, calcareous, or peaty. 



