Show Farm Census Aids Agriculture Agriculture Agri Agri- culture Adjustment The l 1930 30 farm census is of special Importance in view of the far reaching economic changes which have havo occur occurred in American American- agriculture the last ten years ea rs Approximately will be en engaged aged in taking the farm census in conjunction with the population population population lation census which will begin Apr 2 Preliminary results will be published by br the Bureau Burea lJ of ol of the Census Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of Commerce early in 1931 but bul the figures for some tome states will be available this fall The farm census has been organized ed eta to yield basic information which will enable Federal and amI State agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural institutions to to aid farmers in ill formulating plans for improving the economic position of farmers In this thiR connection the census is vital to the research and statistical work of the time Bureau B of Agricultural Economics asit asit as asit it provides basic data from which to estimate annual farm conditions in ill In in- ter-census ter years The 1930 1030 census will make avail avail- ab abUe exact data datu regarding acreage and livestock expansion in recent years and regarding various arious shifts In specific ic lines IInes of ot farm production We will know precisely the extent to which mechanical power has replaced animal and man power on the farms and amI we shall be able to form some sowe judgement as to future developments In this fi field dhe d. d The he farm population now is estimated to be the smallest In thirty years we should like to know how much longer this depopulation of farms will con con- The rime Information that the tIle census will yield on farm ownership an and farm falm tenancy will ill give an Indication as to whether the trend is toward the development of large farm tarm holdIngs holdIngs holdings hold- hold Ings worked by tenants and hired hands that hands that Is toward called so-called corporation corporation cor cor- corporation farming or farming or whether despite the reported industrialization of agriculture ag- ag the tho family farm will persi persist t. t The agricultural census for the first time will endeavor or to secure information information in in- formation regarding farm income and expenditures for operating equipment We shall learn the amount paid for tor taxes taxes tax tax- es cs and obtain data datil concerning mortgage mortgage mort mort- gage debts The amount of the mortgage mortgage mort mort- gage age de debt t and the amount charged the time farmer for Interest commissions bonuses and premiums will be asked for the farm he owns and operates and also for other oilier farm land lund he lie owns The need for more complete Information information tf tion on on the payment ment of or interest and other charges on mortgage debt I is very urgent Data covering cO the dairy industry will be especially valuable In view of ot ottile the tile present uncertain p position of that Industry W WP We shall have figures res on the number of milk cows cows' and the quantity of ot milk milt produced in 1929 1029 The schedules ached sched ules tiles will yield Information as to to the number of cows milked which are of beef beet or dual purpose breeding quantities quan titles and anti value of ot milk sold MId cream sold butterfat sold and butter sold together with data on the number of ot cows being milked at the time the census Is taken and the duil daily production production production tion of milk at nt that time Complete Information will become available a on all phases of the poultry and other othel livestock Industries The TIle number of each kind of ot farm animals sold number purchased and anil number cumber slaughtered on n farms for tor home hom use or Ot for sale will be asked also ulso the tho number num num- her ber of hides and skins sold These q questions have not been asked aSke since 1910 1010 and are important in determining determining In ing the annual production of livestock Since 1919 1010 th there re has hils been n a tendency tendency tend tend- ency to sell or slaughter animals titan atan tit at- an im earlier earUel age am and consequently the number or of animals on farms when the census is taken is an un unreliable indicator indicator indica indica- tor of production THe Tile returns from the census of or 1930 1030 will frill afford a basis busis to for l' l better heth r estimates of or meat production production tion Uon that could be made mado heretofore |