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Show New Farm Census Now Under Way I An army of 25,000 census workers j are now enumerating the Nation '6 I farms, farm population, crop produc-! produc-! tion in 1934, and the number of live-j live-j stock . Each enumerator has been I allotted a specific territory to can- vass 'and has been trained in 'schools' jheld during December. There are 100 inquires en the farm j schedule being used by the Census j enumerators. These inquiries relate to the tenure, age, and race of the Ifarm operator; the acres' in the farm; the classes of land, according j to use in 1934; the farm value; num-jber num-jber of farm dwellings occupied and l unoccupied; farm population; the number of persons now living on farms who lived in non-farm residences resi-dences five years ago; the .number of family laborers and hired help; the I acreage and the production of crops in 1934; the number of livestock on farms; and the production of milk, I eggs, wool, and mohair in 1934. j The enumerators wall finish their work during January and the farm ! schedules should be on their way to Washington by February 1. In Washington, Wash-ington, these farm schedules will be edited, coded, and tabulated and the results published. Because of the effect of drought and economic conditions, this is perhaps per-haps the most important agricultural census ever taken. The work of enumeration, editing, and tabulation will be facilitated as much as possible possi-ble so that these data may be available avail-able in planning and carrying out crop arid livestock, farm credit, subsistence sub-sistence homestead, marginal land, and other programs. Farmers are urged to write, 'phone or call at the headquarters of the Census Supervisor in this district and procure a sample copy of the farm schedule, study the questions and have their answers ready for the enumerator who will visit them during dur-ing January. |
