The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-06-28

Under this heading insert the name of the
person residing upon or having charge Of
the farm, whether as owner, agent, or tenant
When owned or managed by more than one
person. the name ofone only may be entered
HEADINGS 2 and 4. Acres Of Land. Acres
Xmproced Under this heading insert the
number of acres of improved land, by which
is meant all pasture, meadow, or arabic land
which has been reclaimed from state Of
nature and used for grazing, grass, tillage, or
other purposes Of production. Acres UHtal-
PFoee3. Under this heading insert the
number Of unimproyed land. by which is
all the land belonging to each proprietor
which does not come under the term i'm
proved, but it is not necessary that it should
be contiguous. The quantity embraced un-
der the two heads "improyed. and uuimpro-
yed' includes the whole number Of acres
owned by the proprietor. Irreclaimable
marshes or bodies of water of greater extent
than ten hcres are to be omitted.
HEADISs A. Cash oayue-of Farns. The
actual value Of the whole number of acres,
improved and unimprovcd, stated in dollars.
HEADING 5. Talue Of Farming TmpIs-
msnts and Neutrality-suspicious. this heading
place the aggregate value ofall the farm ing
or planting implements and machinery, in
Guiding wagons, threshing machines, cotton
gins, sugar-mills; in fact, all implements
and machinery used to cultivate and produce
crops and fit the same for market or con-
sumption.
HEADING to TO- Lire Stoct-Horsss,
Asses and Mules, Kiych Co,cs, Working Or.
en-, other C0ttye-Under general heading,
LIVE Stock, 1st Jrne, 1860, of the whole
number of animals which belong to the
farm on the lst day Of June, the number of
each description thereof are to be inserted
under the proper headings, taking care that
under heading OTHER CATTLE you insert the
number of all cattle not before enumerated
which are one year old and older
HEADING II. ,HeeD-Th, number of all
sheep which, on the 1st day ef June, 1869,
were one or mere years old.
HEADING r. .Scins.- The number Of swine
on the farm on the 1st day Of June.
HEADING 49, Falue Of Lire Stock--Inas-
much as the foregoing entries viii not en-
brace all the live stock, it is intended that
the aggregate vAsuE of every description Of
live stock owned ON the lst day Of June shall
be inserted 10 column IS.
HEADINGS IA to IS. Thsat, bushels of ).
Rye, bushels of /; Indian Corn, Jcshsgs Of;
oats, bushels Of; Rice, lbs. Of; Tobacco,
Bs. Of; Ginned Cotton, bales Of 400 lbs
each Hool, lbs, Of: Peas and Beans, bush
els Of: irish Potatoes, bushels Of; Sheet
Potatoes, bushels Of; Barley, bushels Of
B,eteoleat, bushels az Taluo cj' Orchard
Products, in dollars Vine, gallons of ;,
Ta1ue Of Products Of Market Gardens But
ter, lbs. Of; Cheese, lbs. Of; Hay, tons Of;
Clocer Seed, bushels Of; Grass Seeds, bush
els Of; Hops, Us. Of. Dc,c-rotted Hemp,
tons Of; Water rotted Hemp, tons Of ;. other
prepared Hemps, tons Of; FIar, lbs. Of; }.
Flarseed, bushels Of: Sir Cocooas, lbs. of ).
Maple Sugar, Us Of; Cane Sugar, MdS. Of
1000 lbs Nolasses, gallons Of, and from
ehat made /; Beesacdr, lbs. Of; Hon6y, lbs.
Of; and UalIe OF Homemade Manufactures.
Insert in the appropriate columns the whole
number of tons, bales, bushels, pounds, or
value, according to the several headings, of
the various crops produced within the year
ending June l, 1860. The quantity of
gram gathered during the year is to be re-
corded, and all the productions Of the year,
although they may not have been sold or con-
sumed, are to be enumerated in their proper
places; but nothing produced after the first
day of June is to be inserted. Enumerate
such hemp as may have been prepared
for market, or give the quantity of prepared
hemp which would be produced were itsin a
marketable condition, the growth of the year
ending the first day Of June. BY market
gardens (29) are meant such as are devoted
to the production Of vegetables and other
articles for sale, and may include nurseries
In enumerating clover and grass seeds, You
are to include only that which has been clean
ed for use orprepared for the market. In
column CD for molasSeS, wherever this art-
Gle is not produced from the cane, you will
designate the kind Of molasses, by inserting
in tine space over the figures in
each case the letter NJ for maple and the
letter s for sorgum or you may write out
these words in full over the figures desert
bing the quantity the latter would be the
most satisfactory mode. Where the mo'as-
sesi is made from cane, the space may be left
blank, in other respects then by entering the
quantity produced. Under heading value of
home manufactures is to be included the
value of all articles manufactured within the
year preceding the lst day Of June, in OF by
the family, whether for home use or for sale.
If the raw material has been purchased for
such manufacture, the value of such raw
material should net be included the object
being to ascertain the value of manufactures
by the family from their own productions, or
the value Of the labor expended on the pro
ductions Of othcss. This discrimination is
important.
HEADING 20. animals Slaughtsrea,-Un.
der this heading insert in dollars the value
Of all animals slaughtered during tn year