Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-02-17
'E'lae Next GenSUS.

Extract Of an address made by Hon. c.
G. Kennedy, Of the Department of the In
terror, to the United States Agricultural
Society, in Washington city, on the subject
OF the next Census, the taking of which will
commence on the 1st day Of June:
With these few remarks, which have
thought might present some encouragement
fer peTsevering in the maintenance of your
organization and the enlargement of your
influence. | will refer. briefly to the prosecu-
zion of the work of'obtaining the statistics OF
AGRICULTURE by means Of the eighth national
census, which will be conducted on.the same
principle observed ia the seventh and state
that measures will be taken to make known
in advance throughout the country the points
on which information is requested-a mat
ter wherein you can render essential aid.
Our agricultural. schedule will give the num-
Der of farms, the acres ofimproved and unln-
proved lard composing each, the value there
Of. and the worth Of agricultural implements
and machinery.
1t will embrace return of all domestic
animals, excepting two or three of recent
Introduction, which are not at an'nutlerous,
such as the alpaca and the camel, and will
return the quantity of the eleven principal
crops grown for food, the items OF cotton,
wool. tobacco, heap fax, sugar and moas-
ses, which form such important items OF con-
sumption. manufacture and commerce.; the
quantity of wine, butter, cheese, hay, hops,
clover. grass, faxseed, beeswax, honey, CO.
coons for silk. and the value Of orchards:
products of market gardens, of heme made
manufactures and of animals slaughtered.
These interests will comprise forty nine sep
crate items, being about one-half ofthe whole
number of questions proposedlby the census
answers to all which may be obtained.by
care with almost absolute certainty. 1hey
are to be returned as existing On the first
Gay of June, or produced within the year
previous, terminating on that day. They
are the great agricultural interests Ct the
country, and it is not doubted that tie ag-
ricultu-aa community will be prepared to
make a. cheerful and prompt response to the
agents &C the, Government who Will visit
them personally.
This is tie only way recognized by law
for obtaining exact information of this ma
ture, AMI the rasalts thus procured, when
proclaimed, will demand and receive the
confidence of the World: They are to pro-
claim the Importance Ct agriculture and
power of the cuitivator, and it is gratifying
to know that thus far re case has arisen
where the farmer refused to respond to the
question of the census taker, These univer-
sal testimony is, that among the agricultural
community his demands are heard with re-
spect end answered with alacrity. Try
1t is very desirable that every farmer
shall have posted up his books and be pre-
pared, when called upon by the Marshal in
June next, to make well considered replies
to his questions thus will he best support
the character CT a patriotic. intelligent and
aw-abiding citizen, elevate the dignity Of
his pursuit, and prorote TIE best interests
of society | hope, gentleman. you will
lend your aid and Influence il this matter,
and doubt not that before the taking
ninth decennial enumeratiun you T7il have
the satisfaction to witness the establishment
of Bureau Of Agriculture, ifnot Depart.
.snent devoted to the interests which you have
g. much at heart.