| Show affe SV f i queries and all kinds of advice sent to national bureau officials invite co operation and make arrangement ia consult many experts of country as to methods washington the farmers of the united states are naturally very much interested in the census of ture and farms that will be taken april 15 1910 as one of the subjects to be covered by the thirteenth de census many are showing their interest by writing to the census bureau for the purpose of making comments on census information regarding agriculture presented in the past the director of the census wel comes all such suggestions and give them careful consideration as he Is anxious to have the results of th coming census correspond as nearly as may be to the desires of the people most interested in addition to tu dying carefully these suggestions the director has on his own initiative requested certain professors of economics and ture of the more important ties of the country and other persons who have specialized in agricultural matters to come to washington for a short time tor the purpose of studying carefully and criticizing criticising critic ising plans now under way especially Is it desired to obtain their opinion relative to the questions to be asked and their form as the results to be obtained will so largely depend on the character of the sched ule and the manner in which the ques alons are propounded these suggestions coming from out side experts are proving to be of great value and it Is believed that in consequence of this preliminary study more valuable and accurate data will be obtained than could otherwise be secured After hese special students and ex ports have made their preliminary studies formal conferences are held in the office in which the whole matter of the character of the schedules and the best methods of securing the in formation are thoroughly gone over the department Is also seeking to secure the advice and operation cooperation co as far as possible of the officers and ex ports of the department of agriculture of the state agricultural colleges firm ers societies and like organizations |
