The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-29
Territorial Census

The census enumerators for this coun.
ty, Messrs. Webb, Hoskins and stong
will begin their work next week. The
following is schedule ofthe information
desired, which we publish that all may
be ready to answer the enumerator,
The questions to be answered are var.
ious and we would ask all of our readers
to look them over carefully and have
the needful information ready 90 as not
to delay the enumerator.
SCHEDULE l.
Name Of each person residing in the
family June LIST, 1ss5-color- sex-age at
last birthday-if born within the census
year give month-relationship of each
person to the head of the family
whether single, married, widowed or di-
vorced-profession occupation or trade
number of months unemployed during
the year-sick or temporarily disabled,
If 30 what is the sickness-place Of birth
of the individual, the father and the
mother.
oC1l6OULG
relates to agriculture and is as follows:
Name of the person CONDUCTING the farm
and whether as owner, rents for fixed,
money rental or for shares of products
how many acres of titled land. including
fallow and grass-how much permanent
meadow, pastures and orchards-how
much woodland and forest-how much
other unimprovcd-value of farm INCLUDE
ing land, fences and buildings-value of
farming implements and machinery
value of live stnck-cost of building and
repairing fences in 1SS4-cost offsrtilizers
purchased in 1SS4-amount paid for
wages for farm labor in 1884, including
value of board-weeks of hired labor in
1Ss4-value of all farm products sold,
consumed or on hand in 1SS4-acres of
grass lands mown in 1S84-same not
mown-tons of hay cut in 1SS4-horses
and mules on hand June LIST, 1885,, oxen,
COWS and other cattle on hand June 1st-
number calves dropped in 1ss4-cattle in
1884 purchased, sold living, slaughtered,
died or strayed-in 1884 gallons of milk
sold, pounds of butter and cheese made
sheep OH hand June 1st-in 1884 lambs
dropped-sheep and lambs purchased,
sold living, slaughtered. killed by dogs,
died of disease of died OF stress weather
number of fleeces clipped in spring of
1885 and weight-swine OH hand June
lst-pumber of barn yard poultry and
other poultry-number of eggs produced
in 1sS4-acres and bushels of barley in
lss4-same of oats. rye, wheat and flax
acres and bushels of potatoes-pounds of
honey and wax in 1S84-cords of wood
cut and value of wood sold or consumed
in 1884.
SCHEDULE
is for manufacturing industry and pro-
vides for the name of individual, nature
of business, capital invested, hands en-
ployed, number of hours of labor per
day. wages paid during past year, months
in operation, &C.
SCHEDULE
is for persons who died during past year.
Name, age, sex, color, single or married,
place of birth Of person, father and
mother, profession, month in which
person died, disease or cause of death,
how long resident of the county, If
disease was not contracted at place of
death state where, name of attending
physician.
SCHEDULE 6,
List of ex-soldiers-name, company, regi-
ment, date of enrolment, age at date of
enrolment, nativity, term enlisted when
service terminated, rank at entering and
terminating service, from what state come
to Dakota, when so doing, wounded,
drawing pension, number of engage
ments. *s
SCHEDULE
is about tho same as above. only treats Of
confederate soldiers.