Show o 0 Farm Census To ToBe Be Taken This Fall Uncle Sam will count noses this fall on the nations nation's more than five million farms Utah's regular year five-year census of farms and farming will get under under under un un- un- un I der way on October 25 1954 Main purpose of the count Isto is isto to help supply facts for crop and livestock reporting in t the h e next five years Because about questions will be asked about about a- a bout farm p practices r a c t ti i c e s equipment equipment equip equip- me ment nt etc census results will willbe willbe be put to many other important uses Utah farm families will receive re receive receive re- re their in the mail before the census begins Then on October 25 a crew of enumerators will start collect collect- ing the forms which the farmers farmers farmers farm farm- ers ers will have filled out as much muchas as possible If an anyone one needs help with some of his answers the collector will aid him The aim is to get as complete complete com corn a picture of farming and farm practices and md equipment as possible Questions will of course include the age and race t r of every farm operator number number num num- ber bel and size of farms length of time on the farm acres of land in various uses crops and livestock whether whether whether Other answers will tell teU ther th the farm has television food freezer piped running water water wa wa- ter tractor harvesting machines car truck and other equipment and facilities Farmers will al also also also al- al so report the amount they use of hired labor machine hire food rood fertilizer gasoline and other fuels and oil This 1954 census is the of a series dating back to 1840 It was taken every ten years up to 1920 and every five since 1 This year about 2200 crew leaders leaders leaders lead lead- ers and enumerators will cover the nations nation's farms in a move to help the census help the farmers 11 |