New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-27
THE NEXT CENSUS.
From The Albany Erenin9 Jovynd

In pursuance of the requirements OF the Con,ttu-
ton there will be taken, during the month oil june
next an enumeration Of the population and products
Of industry OF the State after The form that has been
prepared BY the Secretary Of State, under an act
passed at the last session of the Legislature. This
act has enabled the Secretary to Introduce masy new
features in the schedules, which will il carried out In
q careful and thorough manner, produce an amount
and variety Of statistical information much more
tersive and valuable than any hitherto attempted in
this country, although from necessity. less minute
thsn some OF the late European Censuses
The questions embraced 10 the schedules include
the material and value of dwellings the Of each
person, with the age, color relation to the head
Of the family native country, civil condition yesrs
resident in the town. ard occupations to2sther
with the fact whether native or nsturalzed voter,
or an alien or person of color not taxed. or the own
or of land, or nlaerste, or deaf and dumb blind, In
TIE ~ sericuitursi ssssy auds Se names II the
owners agents or msDsgen Of each farm, the number
of acres improved and unimproved, the value Of tue
farm, stock and implements the number OF acres
plowed in fsilow, or pastuced the year previous the
amount cultivated, and quantity yielded OF each OF
the leading crops raised in the state and columns Tor
the entry Of the unenumerated articles, with tneii
kind quantity ard value, 80 tha the results Will no'
only show the amount Of capital invested, ana rei
alive profit of the staple agricultural products OF the
State but also that Of the most limited ana local sub
iect Of farm culture There are also inquiries reat,
Ing to the number and value Of domestic animals aud
their product including the daryng inteies ana OF
quantity and value Of each.
The statistics Of industry other than agriculture aud
domestic manufactures, constitute third and impor
tant class of inquiries and are directed to the name
and kind Of business the investments In real estate
and machinery the qusntity, kind and value OF the
raw materials, and Of the manufactured product the
motive power, and the number, class and wages OF
persons employed. This schedule is equally sppiica-
Bic TO the shop the factory, the mine or the quarry
and will embrace every interest in which labor !. ap-
piled to the changing OF the raw material into articles
Of domestic consumption or external commerce
The statistics of marriages include the ages OF the
husband and wife, their previous civil condition, and
place of marriage where different from the residence
Of the parties answering the inquiries Concerning
persons who have died, inquiries will be made OF the
age sex color civil condition, time Of DEATH native
country trade or occupation and disease or cause Of
death.
The number and value Of school-houses, churches,
and unncorporated literary benevolent or other IN
stitutiops and statistics relating to the capacy and
usua attendance of churches the salaries OF clergy,
and similar inquiries have been retained TO preserve
uniformity with former censuses, and particular In
oures are introduced In relation to perodica htera-
ture &c.
The Marshals charged with the execution OF this
duty, win receive pamphlet containing minute In
structions for the filling Of the columns OF inquiry,
with the view Of obtaining that unor nifty 90 neces-
sary to a correct result.