Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-06-01
Tho Censug OF 1890.

The TIM for taking the census of 1860 CON-
mcnces to-day. The different United States
Marshals appoint and commission as many de-
putics as may be necessary for executing the
work in their respective States. No one deputy
is allowed to have = district embracing over
90 900 inhabitants.
1t is much 10 be desired that the census be
taken accurately, and to enable the marshals
TO have their work well done, we publish the
questions necessary for all heads Of families
TO answer, which We take from the Baltimore
Sun
In the first place it is necessary to write
down the name Of every person whose usual
place Of abode on the first day of June, 1860,
was in the family.
The are of each, sex and color, whether
white, black or mulatto.
Profession, occupation; or trade Of each male
person over FIFTEEN years Of age.
Value Of real estate owned.
Place Of birth. naming the State. Territory
or country.
Married within the year.
Attended school within the year.
Persons over twenty years Of age that can
| not read or write.
Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idi.
otto, pauper or convict.
Name Of owner, agent, or manager oil the
farm.
Number Of improved acres.
Number Of unimproved acres.
Cash value of farm.
Value Of farming implements aud machine
~.
Live stock on hand June lst, 1860, viz
Number of horses, mules and asses, working
oxen, mich COWS and other cattle, swine and
sheep.
Value OF live stock.
Value Of animals slaughtered during The
year.
Produce during the year ending June lst,
1860, viz: number Of bushels of wheat, rye,
Indian corn, oats, beans and peas, buckwheat,
barley, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, pounds
of wool and pounds Of tobacco.
Value Of ore land, products in dollars.
Gallons Of wine. value Of produce OF market
garden, pounds of butter, pounds of cheese,
tons of hay, bushelsof clover. seed and bushels
Of grass seed, pounds Of hops, pounds Of flax,
bushels Of dax-secd, pounds of maple sugar,
gallons OF molasses, pounds Of honey and bees
wax, value of homemade manufactures.
Name of corporation, company or individual
producing articles to the annual value OF 5000.
Name Of business, manufacture or product.
Capital invested in real estate and personal
estate in the business.
Raw materials used, including fuel, namely !:
quantities, kinds, values, kind Of motive power,
machinery, structure or resource.
Average number Of hands employed, namely:
male, female; average monthly cost of male
labor, average monthly cost Of female labor.
Annual products, namely: quantities, kinds,
values.
Name of every person who died during the
year ending June LIST, 1860, whose usual place
Of abode was in the family, the age, sex and
| color, whether white, black or mulatto, mar
ricd or widowed, place of birth, naming the
State, Territory Or country, the month in
which the person died, profession, occupation
Or trade, disease or cause of death.
In addition to these, there arc 4 number Of
other questions, the answers to which can be
obtained with little trouble. 1t would be well
for every head of 4 family to make out the sew
eral answers at once, and in case Of absence
leave it with the family ready for the officer
when he makes his appearance.
BY the act Of Congress for taking the census
the marshals and their assistants are author
lied to transmit through the post Office any pa
pers or documents relating to the census, by
writing thereon, "Oficial Business-Census.'
and subscribing the same, with the addition Of
marshal. or assistant, rs the case may he.