Show OF 1910 r f FARM CENSUS SCOPE io ST D. D C C Tho thirteenth nth C saS of the tho United States I to bf taken bC beginning April 15 it OC oi About b ot enumerators will willM r M then ia in the hu hugo o task ot of count count- and child chiM in in thu tho it and of f ascertaining for each tho color sex a ago of conjugal I place of birth place of Cf birth birr h number Zlumber of years ears In in the thet t tri ed States citizenship occupation tier or ot not employer or employee lit if employee whether or not cm cm- r dit ti the date of enumeration and aDd umber lumber of months employed dur dur- the preceding cale calendar ldar year j ear U lof of this and ana certain additional in in- a is i a part of the tho census of 11 dation and must bo bc ascertained e re regardless of ot occupation Millon con congress has provided for of ot detailed information iD lug lag the three principal productive ries tJ of tho the country country country-a country agriculture agriculture turcs and mines and quarries three great Teat branches of industry Kt t so Eo lar largo large o a proportion of the tho mUL of tho the country that their H Is from decade to is an ane e index to tho the material develop develop- th the country as IS a whole of 1000 1900 showed that the States is still primarily an a ag ag- nl ril country The total valno valDo of pin n property on June 1 1900 was twenty and one half billions of of- a ra sum rum more moro than twice that of capital invested in man mait tarei m which was approximately billion ei eight ht hundred million dol dol- I Kost st Important the value of tho the cf population for the tho political m of reapportioning in IB is the con congress ot of the tho United IJ aa and the value of or the tho tiel to tho vast va-st t interests lately concern concerned cd the census of of all tho the subjects covered b law Jaw is generally en rally re regard regard- ard i of the greatest importance to the increases inc natural naturally at a r. r rate and can always be teil for tor the country as a whole thigh dc degree decree ee of accuracy Man Man- in most of its bran branches is is 50 f 1 organized and book records 3 are re Hilly lIy kept that it is a com para para- matter to obtain from tino a accurate estimates of the tho invested and tho value of the tho Agriculture on the other I the great eat unorganized indus indus- to book records of its as 5 18 Upward UpwInd of farm farm- conducting farm operations us on oni e C i farms lanns at the present prefect time r rJ aro marketed l at all lit 5 nor or Dr year under all sorts of and and at a widely widel vary vary- I izo IO of prices New lands n new w tew methods and rind new processes s modifying conditions in JD Branch of husbandry and the tho It rIts lt of farm operations are arc if if- if a thereby to an In unknown vu extent 4 States department of a ag ag- B ill iTe with its splendid organize organize- leeps i in iu the tho clos closest st pOI possible 3 with ith every p phase a e ot of f f fa rm lif life lito in n cite ItU ru of or the thc country Its trained reporters note everything e eds crops and aud live Jive stock eon conS And keep the dr department fully li Yet cl fo o vast is us th the in industry tan tangible arc many of oJ tho elc dc w Cr r cond conditions tiou affecting the tho ro ro- i farm larm op operations rations that the crop er r estimates made bv In the agri- agri l department and which h exert eert tremendous influence nce on market ons would quickly lose 1080 their Ri nig- nig e life and bc become practically value value- were not r revised rc bt of ot the regularly C arly actual census re re- Standpoint th the importance of the farm arm 5 and 3 of striving in v for the flue greatest d 15 ir 1 of accuracy in ju tho the data tinta Asido from the tho fact the e census of 3 agriculture lilt Liti supplies I. I M bt Upon farm which all esti 1 Products ni-c ni o based for J ten tho the information aed d is ia of f great r aal fr the c cd- cd rl farmers While mako make Personal use me 01 of C farm statistics by U tb the o In bureau bureau it 51 s should n mind fund that h d the data thus provide Tro-ido the nd ad eel eel- the great body of writers press and for tor cco rodi ll with the tho fads their upon mo DOt a and aud arc ro based 4 is Tho wisdom of 0 farm increasing the C from its its' real rea II down to t the e present done L d development much to further the fr of farming armin in this a I. I rJ Q f ate I ot of ott t to Which every cory farmer turner prk k out ot i big thit III salvation Ration nc- nc mn own ideas h highly int into a a a. Ind w organized and i a a. science in Ce caus is primarily for the tho benefit of the farmer and nd upon the accuracy of tho the information given the enumerator by the farmer next April depends to a lar large e extent the value of the tho statistical work to bo be carried on in in inthe tho the farmers farmer's behalf during tho the next five years year not only by bv the federal and state departments of C agriculture but by Mu- Mu dents of agricultural conditions in all parts of the world To what extent tho the vcr cry marked increase during recent years cars iu in tho cost of living and especially especially espe espo emily in iu the cost COlt of certain kinds farm produce is due to shortage in production tion Lion is a question of vital ital moment to a n avast vast number of people A complete and accurate census of farm areas products and values alucs will furnish data which which studied in connection with the tho revised population figures should throw much li light bt on tho the great question of our national na na- na food supply The farmer and the urban consumer alike desiro desire information alon along these lines It lies with the tho far mer to provide pro it How the Farmer Fanner Can Help By preparing an account of his farm operations during year ending end in ing December 31 1909 and by makin making an inventory inventor on April 15 1910 of all alt his farm possessions the farmers of the tho country can ean render the census bureau and the public at largo large an inestimable service serice It is not to be DO bo ex expected that farmers will ever e keep as complete accounts ac an- counts as do manufacturers and mer mer- chants Tho The very nature of their occupation occupation pation the lon long hours and arduous labor of the summer Bummer months aro a partial bar barto barto barto to scientific bookkeeping The Tho fact that thata a largo large part put of his bis daily bread is SUpplied supplied sup up plied from his bis own farm instead of being boing be- be ing purchased out of cash on hand band natural naturally nat nat- ural I v causes the former to place an n uncertain uncertain un un- un cert certain in value on the products consumed in his hiB home homo Nevertheless a constantly increasing number of farmers are arc keeping keep keep- in ing accurate records of their daily receipts re ro ro- ro and expenses and of tho the exact quantities of all classes of products grown grown or OT raised on their farms Where Where- ever such records are kept the tho census enumerators are able to obtain highly highl accurate reports without taking more mOTe than a n few minutes minute of tho farmers farmer's time and without troubling him to make difficult dif dit estimates In order that the tho great reat majority of farmers who do not ordinarily keep book records of their farm operations may bo be given an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the scope of the tho census to be taken next April an outline of ot the schedule is here hero presented Every farm operator is strongly strong urged to study Y this outline carefully and to write down the the- answer to each question as soon as the tho necessary arv information becomes ble When completed tho the notebook should hould bo be laid aside for tor or reference when tho the enumerator call calls Scope opa or lien Nex i tarm Earm arm Census Section 8 S of the act authorizing tho the thirteenth census provides that The schedules relating to a agriculture shall include name nam color and country of birth of occupant of each farm to ton ten tenure ure lure acreage o of farm acreage of woodland wood lan laud land and character of timber thereon of farm arm and improvements improvements- value of or farm implements number au and ana value of livo live stock on farms and ranges number num her ber and value of domestic animals not noton noton noton on farms farm and ran ranges cs and the acreage o of crops planted and ana to be bo planted during tho year of enumeration and the acreage acre Dere a age e of crops and roll the quantity f and value pf crops nail and other farms arms products for forthe tho the year ear ending December 31 next nett preceding pre ceding tho the enumeration In accordance with this act the director three tor for the census of after tor calling into con con- ference the proper officials official of the United States department of a agriculture and also din leading authorities on agriculture from all alt sections of the country sought ought and received many valuable suggestions from practical farmers r regarding tho the specific questions to bo be asked The Tho schedule adopted is both simple and complete lory F question asked calls for information that is of genuine interest interest inter inter- est cst to all farmers The Tho schedule may bo be divided into live five parts as follows 1 Personal information r regarding the farmer furmer 2 General information re regarding farm acreage c values and expenses 3 A statement of the acreage o yield and anul value of all farm arm crops harvested in 1905 and aDd of all animals products that products that is Is dair dairy products Cg eggs 8 live 11 stock sold etc 1 An inventory of all 0 livo stock in in- eluding poultry and bees on lined hand April 1910 5 G. 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