The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-03-28
CENSUS OF iseo-oUEsT1oNs TO b
ANSWERED.


performance of this duty to have their work
well done, it has been suggested that the pub
hcation OF the questions necessary for al heads
OF families to answer, would be of great benefit.
BY this course the requirements of the law
will become known, and the answers can be
written down and be ready for the Marshal
when he calls, thus saving time and securing
accuracy. With this view we have obtained 2
the following list of rhe questions to be an
swered, and II the Press of the State Of all
parties will publish it, we think the population
and resources of Ohio will make much bet
ter appearance than they otherwise would. To
write down answer to these questions will
only occupy short time, and having hiz
household about him to aid and assist, the head
of the family will be able to make much
more correct statement than would be the case
in a hurried interview with an officer sgf
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 age of each, sex and color, whether white,
black or mulatto. r.
Profession, occupation or trade of each Male
person over Is years of age.
Value of Real Estate owned
Place of birth, naming the State, Territory or
country sa
Married within the year. fr
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 5G,S.
Name of owner, agent or manager Of the farm.
Number of improved acres. r.,
Number of unimproved acres.
Cash value of farm. -
Value of farming implements and machinery.
Live stock on hand june 1st, 1860, viz NUM-
ber of Horses, Mules and Asses, working
Oxen, Mich Cows, and other cattle, Sheep
and Swine.
Value of live stock 4s
Value of animals slaughtered during the year.
Produce during the year ending June 1st,s
1860, viz: lumber bushels of Wheat, Rye,
Indian Corn, Oats, Beans and Peas, Buck
wheat, Barley, Irish Potatoes, Sweet Pota-,
toes; 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, bushels of Cloverseed, and
bushels of Grass Seeds, pounds of Hops,
pounds of Flax, bushels of Flax Seed,
pounds of Maple Sugar, gallons of Molasses,
pounds of Honey and Beesw Z, value of
home made manufactures.
Name of Corporation, Company or individual
producing articles to the annual value of
$500 8
Name of business, manufacture or product
Capital invested in real estate and personal es-
tate in the business.
Raw material used, including fuel, viz: guam
titles, kinds, values, Kind of motive power
machinery, structure resource.
Average nun Der ct hands employed, viz: Male,
Female, average monthly cost of Male labor,
average monthly cost of Female labor. II
Annual product, viz: quantities, kinds, values.
Name of every person who died during the
year ending June 1, 1860, whose usual
place of abode was in the family, the age,
sex and color, whether white, black or mu-
latto, married 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. sa
In addition to these there are a number of
other questions the answers to which can be
Obtained now even with little trouble. It is
hoped that every person who sees this request
will bef6re the 1st day of June, make out the
answers, ,sand in case of absence, leave it with
the family ready for the officer when he makes
his appearance.
We have been requested to say that by the
act of Congress f'pIoviding for the taking of
the seventh and subsequent Census of the
United States, and to fix the number of the
members Of the House of Representatives"
&C., approved May 23d, 1885, provides (sec-
ton l7) ''that the Marshals and their assist
ants are hereby authorized to transmit, through
the Post Office any papers or documents rela-
ing to the Census, by writing thereon of
cidt business Census, and subscribing the
same, with the addition to his name of Marshal
,. Assistant, as the case may be-"
That no unnecessary delay may happen to
addressed to the Uuited States
Marshal in reference to taking the Census, the
press will do service by the publication of
hese facts, for the information of Post Masters
throughout the State-N National Democrat
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hundred wore stockings.
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lead German Proper6.
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