Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-05-31
THE CENSUS.
The Questions that Will be Asked
at Every House

On the frs, of June that irrepressiole IN
terviewer, the census enumeration, VIII start
on his rounds, visiting every house in the
lando 1t is essential that accurate and true
answers should be given to his set questions
which are established by law The object OF
the census is to show the progress OF the
United States during the past ten years, and
the results of the inquiries will have
marked bearing on the course of future
events.
The schedule of population takes June l.,
1880. as a starting point, and includes the
following questions: Name of street; house
number: the name of each person in family !;
the color. sex and age of each person; the
relationship of each person to the head OF
the family. what persons are single,
married. widowed or divorced, and who.
if any, were married during the census year !;
the occupation of both males and females !;
the number of months any person has been
employed during the census year; state
ment of the sickness or temporary disability
of any person at the time of the enumeratOr's
visit: if there are any blind, deaf and dumb,
idiotic, insane, MANNED, crippled or bedrid-
den persons in the family; how many attend
ed school within the census year; If there
are any who cannot read or write: the place
of birth of each person and the places of birth
of his or her father and mother. All persons
will be included in this enumeration who are
living on June /, $780, as well as members
Of families who may die after that time: but
children who are born after that date will be
omitted. The questions as to occupation
and the ability to read and write are not to
l.. 4 rc,I ~, md tnO
years of age.
In regard to agriculture, the following ques-
tions will be asked: The person who conducts
a farm is to state if he is the owner, or if he
rents for money or a share of the products !;
what part of his farm is improved and what
unimproved, the value of his farm, including
land, fences, buildings. implements, nlachin-
cry, and live stock the cost of fertilizers,
the amount Of farm wages, the number OF
weeks of hired labor, excluding Homework,
the estimated value of farm productions, and
the average of grass lands mOwn and the pro-
ducts harvested in 1879; the horses, mules
and neat cattle, and their products on hand
June !, 1880; the milk disposed of and the
butter and cheese made in 1879; the number
of sheep and lambs on hand June l, 1880,
and the number born, disposed of, slaughter
ed or lost from different causes in 1879; the
amount Of fleeces: the number of swine on
hand June |, 1880; the number of poultry on
hand June /, 1880; the eggs produced in
1879; statement of the crops 1879 of barley,
buckwheat, Indian corn. oats. rye, wheat,
Canada peas, beans, flax II, its different forms
hemp, sorghum and maple sugar and molass.
es, broom corn. hops, Irish potatoes, sweet
potatoes, apples and peaches, with the total
value of orchard products of all kinds, the
value of produce sold from nurseries, the
grapes sold and the wine made, the value of
produce sold from market gardens, the honey
and wax produced, the amount of wood cut in
forests and the value of all forest products.