The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-06-11
TAKING THE CENSUS.
NETHERLAND

The enum orators have commenced their work
and viii close on the last day of this month,
having allotted to them the short space of 80
days wherein TO complete their labors. They
will address yon politely, and we hope that
our citizens will show tha, they cherish full
appreciation of this matter, by giving prompt
ard intelligent answers to each and every ques.
ton propounded. A refusal 10 do so, through
whim or caprice, subjects the person so refus-
ing to pay penalty of $50. The enumerators
are the agents Of the government, engaged in
an important work, and they should be receiv
ed and respected accordingly by one and all.
In the first place it is necessary to write
down the name of every person whose usual
place of abode on the first day of June, $780,
was in the family.
The age of each, sex and color, whether
white, black or mulatto
Profession, occupation Or trade Of each male
person over fifteen years of age.
Value of real estate owned.
Place of birth, naming the State, Territory
or country.
Married within the year.
Attended school within the year
Persons over twenty years OF age that cannot
read or write.
Whether deaf or dumb blind, insane or idi-
otc, pauper or convict.
Name of owner, agent or manager Of the
farm.
Number of improved acres.
Number ofunimproved acres.
Cash value of farm.
Value of farming implements and machinery.
Live stock on hand June LIST, 1880, viz
number of horses and mules, asse', working
oxen, milch cows and other cattle, swim e and
sheep. Value of live stock.
| Value of animals slaughtered during the
year.
Produce during the year ending June lst,
i 1880, viz Number of bushels of wheat, rye,
Indian corn, oats, beans and peas buckwheat,
barley Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes pounds OF
wool and pounds of tobacco.
Value OF ore land, products in dollars.
Gallons of wine, value of products of market
garden pounds of butter, pounds of cheese,
tons of hay, bushels of seed, and bushels Of
grass seed, pounds of hops, pounds of fax
seed, pounds of maple sugar, gallons of moass-
es, pounds of honey and beGswax, value of HON c
made manufactures.
Name of corporati n, company or individu
al producing articles TO the annual value o.
five hundred dollars.
Name of business, manufacture or product.
Capital invested in real estate and persona
estate in the business
Raw material used including fuel, viz; quan
titles, kinds, values, kind of motive power, ma
chinery, structure or resource.
Average number of hands employed, viz
male, female, average monthly cost of femal
labor,
Annual prodlcts, viz' quantities, kinds an'
values,
, Name of every person who died during tn
year ending June /, 1850, whose usual plac
, of abode was in the family, the age, sex an
color, whether white, black or mulatto, mar
ried or widowed, place Of birth, naming til
, State, Territory or country, month in which tn
a person died profession, occupation or trad
g disease or cause of dea,h,
. | IN dullllpH W lllNoN NiNiN ai' u h'hipVl
other questions, the answers to which can |
| given with little trouble 1t is hoped that e.
| cry person who sees this request will, btfo
!. make out the answers, and in case of a
:. sence, leave it with the family, ready for Il
officer when he makes his appearance,
n The Act of Congress providing for the TAXI
d of the census makes it obligatory upon the ma
# ufacturer iarm er and all Others to mpart to I
i, enumerators all the information required, au
is we doubt not that our citizens who have j.
or reason TO be proud OF their statistics, will che
NJ fully and promptly furnish the desired ia
,r when called upon To those who object 10 {
swer the interrogatories On the ground Of
wishing to expose the ma lure Of their busin
tits proper to state that it is not desired to eli
any Information which will be used or publ,
ty ed as concerning the operations of any iadiv
of ual or con cern, The primary facts are col
10 den,ially received, and will only be pubisl
in come C ton with, and as a part Of, a gr
nv body of imilar facts, from which it will be
'p possible TO abstract those Of individual firms
corporations.