American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-08
The Provisions for Taking the Tenth
Census.


Census.
Senator COckrell of Missouri com
municates to the Warrensburg Journal
Democrat the following information regard
ing the taking of the Tenth Census. Tn,
matter is one of general interest, and the
most Of the statements therein referring tt
Missouri are equally applicable to Other
States:
On March 3, 1879, Congress passed q law
| providing that a census Of the population
wealth and industry of the United States
/ shall be taken on or for the date June l.
| 1880" and established, in the Department OF
the Interior, Census office, with a CHIEF
officer called the Superintendent of the Cen
sus, to be appointed by the President, and
enumera!ors, to be designated and en-
| plOyed by the Supervisors of Census, with
the consent Of the Superintendent. Prof.
Francis A. Walker has been appointed Su-
perintendent of the Census.
The law requires the Secretary of the In
terror to designate the number of Supervis-
Ors of the Census to be appointed within
each State, from residents of such State, not
to exceed, in all, one hundred and fifty. The
Secretary of the Interior has appOrtiOned to
Missouri seven Supervisors of Census, but
has not yet Nov. 1stl designated the bound
aries of the seven districts, but will do so
at an early date. The seven Supervisors of
Census will not be appointed before Decem-
Der, 1879, and probably not before January,
1880.
The law provides that "each Supervisor
of Census shall, upon the completion of his
duties to the satisfaction Of the Secretary Of
the Interior, receive the sum Of five hundred
dollars, i'm full compensation for all services
rendered and expenses incurred by him, ex-
cept an allowance for clerk hire may be
made, at the discretion Of the Superintend
dent of Census"
Applications for appointment to the posi-
of Supervisor of Census may be addressed to
the Secretary of the Interior.
The actual work Of enumeration within
each Supervisors district will be performed
by the enumerators, to be designated and
employed by the Supervisor of each district,
when appointed with the consent Of the Su-
perintendent- The enumeratOrs will not be
appointed until after the appointment and
confirmation of the Supervisors. Each SUI
pervisor of Census will apportiOn his district
into subdivisions most convenient for the
purpose of enumeration, not to exceed four
thousand inhabitants to each subdivision,
according to the census of 1870. In the great
majority Of instances the subdivisions or emu
meration districts will contain less than four
thousand inhabitants, and in all probability
each municipal township will compose SUBJ
division, excepting townships whose pOpu-
lation may exceed the maximum limit.
Applications for appointment to the posi-
ton of enlImeratOr must be addressed to the
Supervisor of the district in which the ap-
plicant resides, and each enumerator must
be a resident of his subdivision. Hence ap-
plicatiOn for appointment as enumeration
prior to the appointment OF the respective
Supervisors are premature and can be OF no
service. The enumeration will commence
on the first Monday in June, 1880, and in
cities having over 10, 600 inhabitants under
the census of 1870, within two weeks from
the first Monday Of June, 1880, and must be
completed in the country on or before July
LIST, 1880. The compensation allowed to any
enumerator in any district east of the Tooth
meridian (and consequently in the whole
State of Missouri), will not exceed an aver
"a h. nal fInIh
work each, and can not, therefore, much ex-
coed 500.
Having received numerous letters relative
to the appointment of Supervisors and
Census, deemed the foregoing information
of sufficient importance to justify its publi-
cation. The attention OF the people OF Mis-
souri, can not be too urgently called to the
Importance of securing full and complete
census of the population, wealth and indus
try of our great State, which will place her
in her justly proud position among her sister
States.
desire to call the attention Of the agricul
turists of the State to the fact that Prof. F.
A. Walker, Superintendent of the Census,
has issued circular in relation to produce
tions of agriculture, intended to Sc
three census in the agricultural schedule.
BY the act of March Sd, the returns are re-
quired to he made of the chief productions
of agriculture "during the year ended June
L."
which ends June LIST, and there is reason to
believe that the statistics of agriculture from
1850 to 1870 in regard to many principal pro-
ducts embraced portion Of two different
crops, as the enumeration was prOtracted
several months. The liability to err
ror is decreased by the limitation by law OF
the time for the present census to the month
of June. There are certain productions, as
is gathered day by day which should be given
for the year from June !, 1879, to May 81,
1880.
In view of the requirements of the law
and of the great Importance OF accurate
statistical information relative to agricul-
ture, it is deemed to be highly desirable that
should prepare themselves in adj
vance to give the information with prompt
ness and accuracy. 1t is urgently recon-
mended, therefore, that agricultural Jour-
nails and the officers of agricultural societies
and clubs give publicity to this announce
ment, and that all persons engaged in agri-
culture who shall receive this circular, or
shall see it in the public prints, make notes
from time to time Of the quantities and val
lles of their several crops gathered, and the
number Of acres Of land planted, in order
that their statements, when made to the
may be of the highest possible
value.
To remove any doubts that may arise con-
corning the crops to be returned in the CEN
sus, the following table presents the several
crops specifically mentioned in the agricul-
tural schedule, arranged accordingly as they
fall into the calendar year 1879 or that OF
1880, or are to be returned for the twelve
months beginning June 1, 1879, and closing
May 81, 1880:
OF the crop of the calendar year of 1879; |
Wheat, corn, rye, oats, barley, buckwheat
heans opchar;,s' ~ineyaris small fruits, hay
clover seed, grass seed, hops, hemp, flax, flax.
seed sugar cane and sorghum-acres and
bees-number of hives, pounds of
honey and wax.
OF the crop Of the calendar year Of 1880: Wool
hpr n fipRcpS
pounds; maple molasses, gallons.
of the yield Of t,reire months, ending May 81:
Butter, cheese, milk sold-Quantity; animals
slaughtered-value; market gardens - acres
and value; forest products and home manu-
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