Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-06-09
The Standard.
TAe ceasas of 1860.

The time for taking the census OF 1865 mas urriV-
ed, and the deputy marshals are nov engaged in
their work. We are requested by the census-taker
for Raleigh, Mr.. W. b. Scarborough, to say that he
will soon wait upon each family ia the City; and
in erder thS sads of families may save themselves
trouble, ana aid him in his work, he trusts that
they WIN prepare themselves in advance as we'll as
they can to asswer his qaestions.
IT is much to 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 take
from the Baltimore Sun:
Jnthe first place 1t 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 age of each, sex and color, whether white,
Back or mulatto.
Profession, occupation, or trade of each male per-
son 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 cannot
read or write.
Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic
pauper or convict
Name of owner, agent or manager of the farm
Number of improved acres.
Number Of unimprove6 acres.
Cash value of farm.
Value of farmng implements and machinery.
Live stock hand June 1st, 1860, viz:-Num-
Der 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 po-
tatoeS, sweet potatoes, pounds of wool and pounds
Of tobacco.
Value of ore land, products in dollars.
Gallons of wine value of produce of market gar
den, pounds of butter, pounds of cheese, tons of
hay, bushels of clover seed and bushels of grass
seed, pounds of hops, pounds of flax, bushels Of
fax-seed, pounds of maple sugar, gallons of molas-
ses, pounds of honey and beeswax value of home
made manufactures.
Name of corporation company individual pro-
ducing articles to the annual value of $500.
Name of business, manufacture product
Capital invested in real estate and personal estate
in the business.
Raw materials used, including fuel, namely: guam
titles, kinds, values kind of motive power machine
~, structure or resource.
Average number of hands employed, namely
male, female; average monthly cost of male and fe
male labor.
Annual products, namely: quantities, kinds
values
Name of every person who died during the year
ending June 1st 1860 whose usual place of abode
was in the family, the age sex and color, whether
white, black or muatto, married or widowed, place
of birth, naming the State, Territory or country,
the month in which the person died profession, oc-
cupation or trade, disease or cause of death.
In addition to these there are number of other
questions the answers to which can be obtained
with little trouble. 1t would be we'll for every head
of family to make out the several 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 authorized to
transmit through the post Office any papers doc
gments relating to the census by WRITING, thefenn-
,Othclal BuSlneSS-Census, and subscribing the
same, with the addition of marshal, or assistant as
the case may be-