Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-06-06
Get Ready for the Census.

Get Ready for the Census.
WAsHINGToS, May 3l.-Robert p. Por-
ter. perintendent of the census bureau,
has issued the following circular:
The census year began june !, 1889,
and ends May 81, 1890. Each state has
from one to eleven supervisors districts
There are 175 districts in all. There
are AZ, 900 enumerators, who in all parts
OF the country will begin their work
Monday morning, June ., 1850. Every
farm will be visited before June 30, and
tho following questions will be asked,
keeping in mind that the figures you are
to give nearly all pertain to the crops of
1889, and not the growing crops of 1890:
~ Your name as occupant OF tho
farm. (2) Are your owner, renter for
money, or for share of the crops of the
farm? (9) Are you white or black? (4)
Number of acres Of land, improved and
unimproved. 90 Acres irrigated. (6)
Number of artesian wells flowing. ca
Value OF farm, buildings, implements,
machinery and live stock. (s) Fences:
Cost of building and repairing (9) Cost
OF fertilizers. G0) Labor: Amounts
paid for labor, including board; weeks
of hired labor, white or black. UD
Products: Estimated value of all farm
productions sold, consumed or on hand
for 1889. G2) Forestry: Amount of
wood cut, and value of all forest pro-
ducts sold. G3 Grasslands: Acres of
each kind of grassland cut for hay or
pastured, tons OF hay and straw sod:
clover and grass seeds produced and
sold; silos and their capacity. U4
Sugar: Cane, sorghum, maple, and
beet; sugar and molasses; acres, product
and value of each. 05) Castor Beans:
Acres, 16) Cereals: Barley, buckwheat
Indian corn, oats, rye, wheat; acres, CROP
amount of each sold and consumed, and
value az Rice: Acres, crop, and value.
QS) Tobacco: Acres, crop, amount sold,
and value. U9) Peas and Beans: Bush
els, and value of crop sold. (20) Pea
nuts: Acres, bushels, and value. (2D
Hops: Acres, pounds, and value. (22)
Fibers: Cotton, fax and hemp; acres,
crop and value. (23) Broom Corn: Acres,
pounds and value. (24) Live Stock
Horses, mules and asses; number on
hand June l, 1890; number foaled in
1889; number sold in 1889; number died
June /, 1890, of Zine wool" "long
WOOL" and call other:' number of
lambs dropped in 1889; spring lambs"
sold in 1889; sold in 1889 other than
''spring lambs;" slaughtered for use on
farm in 1889; killed by dogs in 1885,;
died from other causes in 1889. (26)
Wool; Shorn spring Of 1890 and fall of
1889 (27) Goats: Number of Angora
and common. (2S) Dogs: Onfarm June
1890 (29) Neat Cattle: Working oxen.
m Heb cows, and other cattle on hand
June i, 1890; number of pure bred,
grade and common; calves dropped in
1889; cattle sold in 1889, slaughtered for
use on the farm, and died in 1889. (30)
Dairy: Milk-Total gallons produced
on farm, sold for use in families; sent to
creamery or factory; used on farm, in
Guiding for butter or cheese; used on
farm In raising cream for sale, includ~
Ing for creamery or factory. Butter
Pounds made on farm and sold in 1889.
Cream-QuartS sent to creamery or fac
tory; sold other than to creamery or
factory. Cheese-Pounds made on farm
and sold in 1889. (3D Swine: Number
on hand June l, 1890; sold in 1889; con-
sumcd on farm and died in 1889. (3e)
Poultry: Number each of chickens,
], 1889; value of all products sold; eggs
produced, sold and value In 1889 (33)
Bees: Number of stands, pounds OF
honey and wax produced, and value
(34) Onions: Field Crop-Number of
acres, bushels produced and sold,
and value. (35) Potatoes: Sweet
and Irish, bushels produced and
sold. (36) Market gardens and Small
Fruits: Number Of acres in vegetables,
blackberries, cranberries, raspberries.
strawberries and other small fruits, and
total value of products in 1889. (37)
Vegetables and Fruits for Canning;
Number of acres, and products, IN bush
els, OF peas and beans, green corn. to-
matoeS, other vegetables and fruits.
(3s) Orchards: Apples, apricots, cher
ries, peaches, pears, plums and prunes
and other orchard fruits; in each the
number OF acres, crop in 1889, mum Der
of bearing trees, number OF young trees
not bearing. and value OF all orchard
products sold. (30) Vineyards: Mum
Der OF acres in vines bearing and in
young vines not bearing; products of
grapes and raisnS, and value in 1889.
Besides these questions on the regu-
lar agricultural schedule No. >, Super
intendent Robert F. Porter has ordered
several special inves LEGATIONS in the in
terests of agriculture, among which are
Ylntlculture, nurSciie les, florists. seed and
truck farms, semi-tropIc fruits. oranges
etc. live stock on the great ranges, and
in cities and villages; also the names
and number of all the various farmers
organizations, such as agricultural and
horticultural societies. poultry and bee
associations, farmers clubs, oranges, al
liances, wheels, unions. leagues, etc.
In no part of the census work have
the lines been extended more than in
the direction of agriculture, and il the
farmers will now cheerfully co-operate
with the enumerators and other officials
in promptly furnishing the correct fig
ures more comprehensive returns re-
garding our greatest industry will be
obtained than ever before.
Illinois Prohibitionists.
BLooMiNGToS, ILL.,, May 80. AT the
prohibition state convention r. r. Link.
a farmer of Franklin county, was nomi
mated for state treasurer, and DR.. Carl
Johann. president of Eureka college in
Woodford county for state snnerintord