| Show FARMERS IN CENSUS instructions issued as to what RL cords are to be kept director durand requests Rc quetta agriculture ests and stockmen Stoc kmen to operate cooperate co w with ith hit his department in fur I 1 accurate data washington an outline tor tar the american farmers ot of tho the method of keeping a written record ot of their larm farm operations and equipment to insure un in accurate farm arm census next year has bien been issued by united states census director E dana durand it was waa prepared by prot le grand powers Po united states census chief statistician cor agriculture it states the advantages of 0 alwa jj having on hand for or ready reference a de detailed written statement of 0 ones onea farm arm property aro are readily understood by everyone nud and will be most keenly up preci abed when the census enumerator calla with his list lint of df questions next april the value of the census figures of farm arm wealth depends upon their can only bo be s se cured tha chaco coo at tai 4 elf tio lao fany fly varr ican the tha farmer extend more mora practical as aa st stanco to the census bureau and in no way can ho he render himself agrest er service than by getting out hla his pencil and notebook on or before the tha evening of april tho the fourteenth next and malting making up a statement of his bis form farm property the questions to bo be asked concerning farm arm property aro are as tol col lows iowa 1 total value of tarm farm with all buildings and I 1 improvements marov eni outs 2 value or of buildings 3 value of all improvements and machinery including tools wagons carriages harnesses etc and all appliances Di ances and apparatus upp aratus used in farming operations 4 number and value of domestic animals classified as follows catties cattle A corn born before january 1 1909 1 cows and betters kept for milk cows and betters not kept tor for milk steers and bulls kept for work steers and bulls not kept for work 13 item florn lu in 1009 stet ra and bulls i C calves born in 1910 flor horses ses all horses borses born before jan 1 1909 colts colta born atter adar january 1 1909 colts born itter after january 1 1910 i milies all ali born before jan I 1 1909 mute mula cotta colts born alter after jan 1 1309 1909 mule rolla colts born bora utter after jan 1 I 1 IV asses and lit burros irros nil all ages swine logs born becore jan 1 1910 1010 pigs born after join jau 1 I 1810 1910 sheep E ewes wea born before jan 1 I 1910 raffis and born before jan uary I 1 1910 lambs born after jan 1 1910 goats and kids all ages 6 number and value of poultry ov er three mouths months old chickens ducks l hi geese turkeys n culven fowls ove 6 number slid and value of swarms of bees been the ille census will not ask tho the balue of hold goods nor that teat of bay grain or nr farm crops on hand on april ilith these items should bo be included however by all desiring a complete inventory of their farm property the value given iven to the tann farm should be as nearly as aa can he be judged the amount that could be obtained tar for it it offered tor for sale tinder normal condition current market wees be carefully considered consi lored in estimating the value of cf live I 1 although the census nl rely re ce arcs a 1 bement ol 01 0 total value of all ali meef I 1 milli and machinery it lit is bo t leyo d tji thai 1 a ton of these K yma under cinder the th folt following four our heads head wilt will bf be d valuable chasis cot tai es w via e lection with them as aa harnesses blankets whips etc 2 heavy farm arm implements comprising all implements in diemen ts and machinery operated by any other than hand power as plows harrowa liar rowa rollers re apers mowers bay baylo loaders adera teed feed grinders etc etc 3 hand machinery and tools including carpenters tools hoes shovels scythes forks grindstones tan fan ning mills etc 4 miscellaneous articles including all such minor equipments as art kettles palls barrels bar baskets ladders ropes chains etc not included in the ural first three classes many farmers greatly mate the total value of their posses slona of this character when considering them in the aggregate and it la is only by preparing an itemized list as aa suggested above that an accurate es 0 of their worth can be made the value assigned this class of property ila n the inventory should be ba the estimated amount it would bring at public auction under favorable condl alons i no special blanks or forms are ara neo tot yran oTin nary noto note book angiers ulf purposes but it should be large enough to 0 o admit of carrying the figures for at least five years in parallel columns thle facilitates comparison of the fig tire iiren far different years pome may find it more convenient or desirable to take stock on january 1 than on april 15 it will be a simple matter to bring such an inventory up to date data when the census enumerator calls as it will only bo be necessary to take into account the changes that have taken place during the brief intervening period As tn in the case of the farm inventory no special blanks are required for or the tha record of farm products of 1909 an ordinary notebook with leaves at least six inches wide will be found convenient the following information will be called en lied fort for 1 farm expenses in 1809 1909 A amount spent to tn cash for farm arm labor exclusive of house work 0 estimated value of house bouse rent and board furnished farm arm laborers tn in addition to cash wages paid C amount spent for hay bay grata and other produce not raised on tho farm for feed of dom domestic estle ani animals mairs and poultry U D amount spent for or manuro manure and other fertilizers no inquiry Is made regarding I 1 household or pi or expenditures tures for repairs or improvements each of the four questions question asked la Is of fundamental import importance anc to la its bearing on agriculture as aa an in austry 2 live stock A number of young animals ot of each kind hind born on the farm in 1909 B number of animals of each kind purchased in 1909 and the amount paid number sold eold and amount received and number and value of thione slaughtered on the farm 3 dairy products product a A quantities and value ot of milk butter and cheese produced on the farm in 1909 D B quantities of milk cream butter fat and cheese sold la in 1909 and amounts received 4 poultry and eggs A value value or of poultry of all kinds raised in n 1909 whether sold cold consumed or on hand B amount received from poultry sold in 1909 C quantity and value of eggs produced in 1909 6 wool and mohair number and total weight 0 of fleeces shorn horn in 1909 arild and amount amount recel received veo from rom sales 6 crops for each crop harvested on the farm in 1909 give the number of acres the quantity produced find and the value of the products product a the number of acres or of each crop to be planted for harvest harve 1 I in 1910 will also beeall be called ed tor for by the enumerator this cannot e determined much much before the dato date of the enumeration instead ot of giving the number of acres in n orchards and vineyards give as nearly as possible the number of trees and vines ol of bearing age tho the quantity of certain fruit fru it products as elder vinegar wine a and d dried fruits produced in 1909 will IN be required as will also the quantity and value of sugar syrup and molasses produced from cano cane sorghum sugar hents beets and maple trees 7 sales of specified products in 1909 A considerable part ot of the annual production of corn oats oata barley corn mile maize hay bay lax flax fiber and straw other straw cornstalks corn stalks and cotton seed Is usually consumed on the ho farm owing to this tact fact a report will be asked concerning the quantity of each of these products sold in 1989 1909 and the amounts realized theae 8 forest products the value of all forest products cut or produced in 1909 for f farm arm consumption will be asked as will also the value of similar products cut or produced for sale including receipts from the sale of standing timber 9 irrigation farmers who irrigate their jand land taif 06 textile source from which water Is obtained the number of acres of pasture land irrigated and the total irrigated acreage this outline covers every important question that will bo be asked concerning the farm products of 1909 1 Amerl can agriculture 8 la Is s so 0 d diversified I 1 ver sill e 4 lind and so BO highly specialized in many of its branches that any schedule designed to secure bucure a fairly complete exhibit of its resources resource a and operations necessarily contain a large number of inquiries the average farm operator will not be call called ed upon to answer one seventh 0 t the printed questions hence the somewhat nome what formidable appearance of the schedule should occasion no alarm wore moro than four mouths months remain in which to review the r results es u I 1 t a 0 of tho the year 1903 1909 and prepare for the visit of 0 tho the enumerator out but preparation of a written record should be commenced MI once no one ona should attempt to it in one evening but tho the liwock OA should be divided as indicated ln in the above outline one devenIng evening being given up to form farm expenses a second to live stock a third to dairy products and so on through the list lu in this way each topic can be given the consideration it deserves and the resulting figures are certain to be more accurate than it compiled hast hastily fly I 1 |
