The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-06-05
LOOK OUT FOR THE CENSUS TAKER.
The following is as applicable to all the Coun-
ties In the State as it is to Mecklenburg:

The undersigned will commence taking the Census
the 4th of June The citizens of Meckienburg coun-
ty living the West side of the line of Division which
extends from the Cabarrus line down ghe Salisbury
road to Charlotte through the main stree of said
and from thence down the Nation Ford road to the
South Carolina line will please make out list of
to the following questions. to- wit:
The name of every person whose usual place of abode
on the lst June, 1860, in this family: Ages Sex,
Color, Profession occupation trade OF each person
over fifteen years of age Value of Real Estae Value of
Personal Esate Birthplace; married during the year
ending LIST June, 1860; Attended School during the
year, Persons years who read and write
Number of deaf dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper
or convict.
Concerning the Slave inhabitants inquiry is directed
to the following: Names of owners of Slaves Number
of Slaves, ages, sex, color fgtves, deaf and dumb
blind, insane, diotic number of Slave houses.
Concerning statistics of mortality, the following
Name of every person who died during the ending
June 1860, whose place of abode at the time of his
death was in the family: age, eolcr, condition.
ried and widowed birthplace, time of death, occupa-
ton, caTse of death, duration of illness.
Concerning Agriculture, the following: Name of
of Farm; Quantity of land improved, do. unm-
proved; Value of farms; Value of farming implements
and machinery; Number of horses, asses and mules,
mich cows, working oxen other CATTLE sheep, swne
Total value of live stock; Number of bushels wheat
raised farm during the year, of oats rye and corn
Pounds of rice raised farm ditto tobacco; No bales
of gnned cotton pounds of WOOL bushels of peas and
BEANS of sweet potatoes and Irish potatoes of barley
and buckwheat; Value of orchard products, in dollars
No. of gallons of wine; Value produce of market gar
dens NO. OF POUNDS OF butter ana cheeSe tons OF hay
bushels of cloyerseed grassseed; pounds of hops of
hemp; Tons fdewrotted: water-roted and other pre-
pared hemp No of pounds of fax Bushels of fax-seed
Pounds of silk cocoons of maple sugar. of cane sugar
hhds. of 1000 lbs Gallons of moasses-from what
made; Pounds of beeswax; ditto of honey; Value of
home manufactures; ditto of animals slaughtered
Concerning Products of Industry, the following
Name of Corporation, Company individual; Name of
business or manufacture capital; materially quanti
ty kind of raw materially value oe raw materially kind of
motive power NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. resource; hands
employed wages: annual products.
1t is to be hoped that every head of family will
anime the above questions particularly, and make out
a correct list of answers that it may be ready to
hand to the Assistant Marshal when he calls at their
respective places of abode. 1t is incumbent each
citizen of the county to render the Assistant Marshal
all the aid they in taking this Census is of the
utmost Importance that population should be fully
stated for upon it depends representation in Con-
gress. Our State may gain Representative if the
Census is fairly TAKEN if not taken correctly she may
lose Yours, respectfully.
JOHN PHELAN Asst Marshl.