Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-05-28
CENSUS OF 1910.


The LIST of June, Is4O is tie period of lime when
the Deputy Marshsls Of the United States, com
MERGE taking the next Census. IL will be taken in
this county BY Capt. JoHS B, A. NADENBouscH
in whose industry and fidelity, we can have every
confidence. In addition to the other facts contem-
plated in former laws of Congress provision has
been made for the collection of various Agriealu-
raj Statistics, which should have been provided for
ever since we have had a General Government
Such facts cannot fail to be extremely valuable, and
we Join the Cul,vator, the American Farmer, and
other agricultural papers in expressing desire
that every farmer and other person interested Will,
at his leisure, prepare his answers to the following
queries, and have them ready, by the time MIR. Ma
DRNBouscH, the deputy marshall calls on him
Unless prepared in advance, that accuracy so much
desired cannot be obtained. A hasy estimate,
made on the call of the Marshal, cannot fail be
filled with bunders.
We have selected from the numerous interroga-
tories propounded by Congress, such apply to the
peculiar interests and products Of this County.
AaRicuLruRK.-Nhat is the number Of your
horses and mules how many neat cattle have you'll
how many sheep how many swine Z what is The
estimated value OF your poultry OF all kinds how
many bushels of wheut did you gov in 1889
how many bushels OF barley how many bushels of
oats 2 how many bushels otDel how many bushels
of buckw heat how many bushels of Indian cornl
how many bushels Of potatoes how many pounds
OF wooll how many pounds of hops how many
pounds Of wax2 how many tons OF hay how mesy
tons of hemp and fax how many pounds oftobac-
co how many pounds Of silk cocoons? how many
pounds Of sugar how many cords OF wood have
YOU sold what is the value OF the products OF your
dairy 7 what is the value Of the products Of your
orchard how many gallons Of WINE have you
madel what is the value fyout home made, or Ia
mily goods
HoRrIcuLruRE.--Wha was the value OF the
produce Of your market garden in 1889 ~hat was
the value of the produce OF your nursery and green
house? how many persons were employed oy Yo0t
what is the amount Of your capital invested
Bricks AND LIME.-Whlt is the value Of the
bricks or lime made by you in 1889 how many
meu do you employf what's :he capital invested in
preceding manufactures by you
WooL.-What is the number OF your lulling mlsl
wha, is the number Of your woollen manufactures!
v hat was the value OF your goods manufactured IN
/ 1889 now many persons do you employ7 what Is
the amount Of your capital invested
/ LEATHER, TAEkERiEs, SADDLERlEs, SHogMA-
KrRs, &c.,-Wlatis the nun Der Of our tauHetle.l
\
! / $3.50 how many sides Of upper leather how ma
/ ny persons do you employ what IS the amount Of
! sour capital invested how many other manutacto-
RES OF leather. such ssdderies, manufactures Of
shoes. boots, Sc. have you1 what the value
/ Of Articles manufactured in 1897 what is the
amount Of your capital invested
LIQUORS DISTILLED AND FERNRETED How
many disulcries have your how many gallons did
you make in 1899 now many brewerles have you'll
how many gallons did you make IN 1889 how ma
ny persons do you employ what is the amount OF
your capital invested
PAPER.--How n.sny manufactures ofpaperh have
you what was the value Of parer produced ~
1891 what was tbs value of all your otser manu-
tactures OF paper, including playing cards, paper
hang iugs, &c in 1889 how many persons do you
employ what is the amount Of your capital inVes-
ted
NuLs--How many Touring mills have You +!
how many barrels Of -four did you manufacture IN
1889 how many griSt mills have you how many
saw millsl how many oil mills what was the va
lue OF their produce or manufactures in 1881 how
many persons do you empoyl what is the amount
Of your capital invested
PRoDUcTs or ALL OTHER MAEUIAcTGREs AMI
AEcHAEIc ARTS EoT LEUNERATED,-Nh hat 10 the