The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-06-04
Questions to be Answered.

The people can greatly facilitate the accuracy
Of the United States census by being prepared to
answer the questions which a;. ennmerators are
The following are some Of the duties of the CEN
sus enumerators, and the article should be care
fully read and needed by all heads of families,
and such Information as is demanded put into
| shape, in order that the enumerators may he
| enabled to record it promptly and thoroughly:
LIN cities they are to record the street, house,
number, and the dwelling houses in order OF
visiting and the families in the order of visiting
The name of each person whose place Of abode is
in the family on June !, 1880, must be recorded;
prior to june l, $780, aud if the age is under one
year, it must be recorded in fractions Of year,
that is in twelfths. If born within the census
|'year, give the month. The record will also con-
tain statement of the relationship of each per-
son to the head of the famiiy-whetherw wife, son,
daughter, servant, brother, etc. also whether
single, married, widowed, divorced, or married
during the census year. The profession, Occu-
patton or trade of each person, male or female,
and the number Of months they have been en-
ployed during the census year. If the person on
the day Of the enumeratOrs'S visit is sick, or
temporarily disabled so as to be unable to at
tend to business or duties: what is the sickness
or disability; whether blind, deaf or dumb,
idiotic, insane, MANNED, crippled, bed-ridden,
or otherwise disabled the number who have
attended school during the census year, and the
number who cannot read or cannot write. The
place of birth must be given, naming State or
Territory Of the United States, CIR il Of foreign
birth, giving the country. The place of birth of
father and mother, under the same rules must
be given.
II any person has died in the family after the
1st Of June, 1880, such person will he recorded
as living on the LIST of June. Persons born after
the lst of June, 1850 are not to be included. Per-
sons who have died during the year ending May
3iSt, 1850, are to be enumerated with full de-
scriptiOn, cause of death, name of attending
physicians, etc
There must be taken the name of each owner
or renter of farm-number of acres of improved
q nd i, n 40 herr
acres of titled land and of meadows, pastures,
and orchards, also of woodland and forests, and
of other unimproved lands. uuder farm values
must be given the value, LIST Of farm, including
land, fences and building, 2d of farming imple
ments and machinery, Sd, of live stock. Under
fences the cost of building and repairing in 1879,
der labor the amount paid for wages during 1879
value of board also number OF weeks
of hired labor in 1879 upon farm and dairy, eX-
Guiding house work:
The estimated value of all farm products for
1879 must be given Under grass lands, the
acreage of mown ard unknown lands in 1873; also
value of hay, clover seed and grass seed har-
vested in 1873. Number of horses, mules and |
asses of all ages, on hand June l, 1850; also OF
work oxen and COWS. OF calves dropped in 1879; |
number of cattle OF all ages purchased, sold liv
and not recovered. Gallons of milk sold or sent |
to butter OF cheese factories in 1879: number OF
Of pounds of butter and cheese made in 1873 I'm |
der sheep must be given, number on hand June |
sheep purchased, sold living, slaughtered, kill |
ed by dogs, died of disease or stress OF weather
during 1879; number of feeces shorn and to be |
shOrn during clipOf1SS0, and weight of the same.
Number of swine on hand June l, 1880. Number
Of poultry, barnyard and others, on hand June
|, 1880. Number of dozen of eggs produced in
1879. Under the head of cereals must be givent
he number of acres and bushels produced dur
ng 1879 of barley, buckwheat, Indian corn, oats,
we, and wheat. Under pulse number of
bushels of Canada peas and of beans during 1879.
Under fiber, the acreage, seed, and product IN
straw and fiber of flax, and the acreage and tons
If hemp in 1879. Under sugar, the acreage and
product of sorghum, sugar, m0laSSeS, and the
product Of maple sugar and molasses in 1879.
Also, acreage and product for 1879 of hops, pO-
orchards must be given the acreage, number Of
rees, product in bushels for 1879 of apples and
peaches, and the total value of all orchard pro-
.ucts sold or consumed. No. of acres and value
# product sold of nurseries in 1879. Acreage of
'rapes, number Of pounds sold and gallons of
vine made in 1879 Value of product of market
,ardens sold in 1879 Pounds of honey and bees
wax made in 1873. Amount Of wood cut, and
aus OF all products of forest sold or consumed
II 1879.
There are hundred separate questions to be
answered under these several heads by each
armer. by carefully looking over these items
nd estimating them beforehand, the labor OIL
he enuIneratOrs will be greatly abridged and
while the accuracy of the census will
re much increased. Each farmer should seek
o give as correct answers as possible. The facts
btained will be of great value to the country.
t is not optional with any person to give or re-
use answers to the enumeratorS. The law makes
t the duty of the enumerator to ask them and of
he parties asked to answer them. Heavy pen
lilies are incurred by refusal. 1t should be the
ullest and best showing possible for the census
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