The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-03-11
PRODUCTIONS OF AGRICUL
TURE In THE CENSUS.

Inc following circular, which ex-
plains itself, will be found of interes
to our readers. the citizens of the ter
ritory generally:
The agricultural schedule annexed
to the act of 1850, which is also made
part OF the act Of March 81, 1879
providing for the tenth census, re-
quires a report of the chief produc.
tons of agriculture "during the veal
ended June Ist."
Now, there is no distinct agricuI.
tural year which ends on the Let Of
June, and there is reason to believe
that the statistics of agriculture from
1850 to 1870, in regard tomany of the
principal products, embraced portions
OF two tiferert crops, inasmuch as
the enumeration was protrscted
through three, four, and even five
months.
By the act approved March Sd.
1879. it is provided that the tenth
census shall be taken and completed
during the month OF June, 1880.
This provision greatly reduce the
liability TO error which has been
noted.
As the enumeration commences OF
the 1st of June and closes on or be
lore the 3O!h, all the crops which are
gathered once a year will fail pretty
clearly on one side or the other OF the
dividing line.
Thus thu cCt.On crop reported in
the census will be that OF 1879,
gathered in the fall OF that year;
while the wool clip or wool crop"
will be that of the spring of 1880
except in portions of California and
Texas, where both q AL and a spring
clip are secured.
For certain of the productions of
however, t9eIe is no har-
vest, in the usual sense of that term;
but the product is gathered week by
week, or day by day, as it natures
mix, butter, cheese, meat fall into
this class.
In view Of the requirements OF
the law, and of the great importance
of accurate statistical information
relative to agriculture, it is deemed to
be highly desirable that farmers should
prepare themselves in advance to give
the information with promptnes5 and
accuracy. It is urgently recon-
mended, therefore, that agricultural
journals and the officers of sgricul- |
tursl societies and clubs give publicity |
to this announcement, and that all
persons engaged in agriculture who
shall receive this circular, or shall see
it in the public prints, make notes
from time to time of the quantities and
values OF their several crops gathered,
and the number OF acres Of land
planted, in order that their state
menis, when made to sthe enumera.
tors, may be of the highest possible
value.
10 remove any doubts that may
arise concerning the crops to be re-
turned in the census, the following
presents the several crops spe-
;iically mentioned in the agricultural
arranged accordingly as
hey fall into the calendar year 1879,
II that OF 1880, or are to be returned
for the twelve months beginning June
lst, 1879, and c.osing May Slst, 1850.
l. OfHs crop Qftbe caLsndarye 70.
Whest, corr, rye, cats. barley,
5uckwheat and potatoes in acres and
peas and beans, il bushels;
cotton, in acres and bales; orchards,
and small fruits, in acres
and value Of products in dollars; hay
and hemp, in acres and toUs; clover
3eed, grass seed and faxseed, in
rice, tobacco, TOPS and fax,
n acres and pounds: bees, number OF
lives, pounds OF wax and pounds of
honey; sugar cane, acres, hogsheedE
If sugar and gallons Of moiasses; sor-
ghum, acres, pounds OF sugar and
gallons of molasses.
H. Oftle crop Of the calsndarysar 80.
Wool, number OF fseces and
pounds; maple sugar. pounds; maple
nolasses, gallons.
III. 0ft6e yield Of tigsIos months, June
l, 1879, to Nay 81, 1880.
Butter, pounds; cheese, pounds;
milk sold, gallons; value of animals
slaughtered, dollars; market gardens,
in acres and value of products in
dollars; value of forest products,
dollars; value Of home mspufsctures,
lollsrs.
FRANCIS A. WALKER,
Supt. Of Census.