Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-11-13

ognized. The se]f-made man by his
modesty. The one that exists or is,
what he is, by proxy, by his presump,
ton.
An Important Matter to
Farmers.
By an act approved March 3, 1879,
it is provided that the next census
shall be taken and completed during
the month Of June, 1880. This pro-
vision has been made with view to
reducing the liability to error motto.
able in past reports Of the pr1du'-
tons of agriculture, owing to the fact
that many of the products estimated
embraced portions Of two different
crops. As the enumeration another
year Will not begin until June ! and
will end the last Of the month, all the
crops which are harvested once a
year will fall pretty clearly on one
side or the other of the dividing line
For instance, the cotton crops report
ed in the census will be that Of 1879,
gathered in the fall Of that year,
while the wool crop will be that of the
spring Of 1880, except in portions OF
California and Texas, where both a
fall ana spring clip are secured.
Productions Of agriculture during
the year ending June l, 1887, belong
ing to the crop of the calenlAr year
1879, will include the cereals, peas
and beans, rice. tobacco, colt on, pota'
toes, orchards. vineyards, small fruits,
hav, clover AMI grass seed, hops,
hemp, fax ard haxseed bees, sn-'r-
cane and sorghum. Crops of the cal
ender year 1880 will include wool,
except in California and Texas, and
maple-sugar and maple.molasse -
For certain productions Of agricul.
ture there is no harvest in the usual
sense of that term, bnt the product is
gathered week by week or day by
day, as it natures. The yield of this
class will be represented fro June |
1879, to May 81, 1880, and will com
prise butter, cheese, milk sold, value
of animals slaughtered, market gar
dens, value of forest products and
value OF home manufactures.
The Superintendent Of the Census,
Francis A. Walker, in circular is
sued to agricultural societies, jour
nails and farm rs, urges that the re-
ports sent in for the next census be
replete with definite information as to
the area Of land employed ard the
amount produced thereon in the NUN,
Der of bales, tons, bushels, pounds
hogsheads or gallons, according as
the crop is usually estimated. 1t is
desired in reporting the wool clip thai
the number of heeces, as well as the
number Of pounds, be given. The
value of orchards, vineyards, small
fruits, animals slaughtered, market
gardens, forest products and home
manufactures is to be returned in dol
lars.
Any intelligent farmer understands
the Importance to himself as we'll a
the world at large of accurate statsti
cal information relative to agricul
ture: a census which enables each
reader to know whether the grain
crop has small, moderate or extra
large yield; the production per acre
in different sole, climates and under
varied systems, and other information
of like value. 1t is quite possible
to have a trustworthy census for the
year ending June /, 1880. All tina
is required is the hearty and intelli
gent CO. operation of the farmers. II
is therefore recommended that they
makes notes from time to time Of the
quantities and values of their sever.
al crops gathered and the number Of
acres planted, and in every way pre-
pare themselves in advance to give
the desired information with prompt
ness and accuracy and in accordance
to the require nents laid down in the
census just issued for this institution