The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-05-28
FARMERS AND THE CENSUS.

The census year began June /, 1889,
and ends May 81, 1890. Each state has
from one to eleven supervisors districts.
There are 175 supervisors 10 all. There
are $4,000 enumerators, who In all parts
of the country will begin their work Mon
day morning, June 2, 1890. Every farm
will be visited before June 80, and the
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 to the growing crops of 1896:
"a Your name as occupant of the farm.
~ Are you owner, renter for money, or
for share of the crops OF the FARM (8)
Are you white or black2 az Number Of
acres Of land, improved and unimproved.
% Acres irrigated. (G Number of ar
tesian wells flowing. % Value of farm,
buildings, implements, machinery, and
live etock. 90 Fences: Cost OF building
and repairing. (9) Cost of fertilizers.
(10) Labor: Amounts paid for labor, in
Guiding board weeks of hired labor,
white or black. CID Products: Estima-
ted value of all farm productions sold,
consumed, or on hand for 1889. (12)
Fores ry: Amount of wood cut, and value
OF all forest products sold. (18) Grass.
lands: Acres OF, each kind of grassland
cut for hay or pastured tons OF hay aud
straw sold clover and grass seeds pro-
duced and sold silos and their capacity.
(14 Sugar: Cane, sorghum, maple, and
beet sugar and molasses acres, product
and value of each. 15) Castor Beans /:
acres. (16) Cereals Barley, buckwheat,
Indian coin, oats, rye, wheat; acres, crop,
amount of each sold and consumed, and
value. (1D Rice: Acres, crop, and value.
(1s) Tobacco: Acres, crop, amount sold,
and velue. 19) Peas and Beans Bush
els, and value of crop sold. (20) Pen.
nuts: Acres, bushels, and value. (21)
Hops: Aces, pounds, and value. t22)
Fibers Cotton, flax, and hemp; acres,
crop, and value. t28) Broom Corn /:
Acres, pounds, and value. (24) Live
Stock: Horses, mules, and asses; num-
Der on hand June /, 1890; number foaled
In 1889 number sold in 1889; number
died in 1889. l25) Sheep: Number on
hand June l, 1890, of ''fine wool, y sslong
WOOL" and sail other - number OF lambs
dropped in 1889 'sspring lambs" sold In
1889 sold in 1889 other than 'spring
lambs !" slaughtered for use on farm in
1889 killed by dogs In 1899; died from
ObucE ChubCo III 1OOO. AAVJ UoOi. Ddoiu
spring Of 1890 and fall of 1889. (27)
Goats Number OF Angora and common.
(28) Dogs: On farm June /, 1890. (29)
Neat Cattle: Working oxen, mich COWS,
and other cattle on hand June /, 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 fac
tory used on farm, including for butter
or cheese; used on farm In raising cream
for sale, including for creamery or factory.
Butter-peunds made on farm and sold
10 1889. Cream-quarts sent to creamery
or factory sold other than to creamery
or factory. Cheese-pounds made on farm
and sold in 1889. (Sll Swine: Number
on hand June /, 1890 sold In 1889 con-
sumed on farm and died in 1889. (82)
Poultry Number each of chickens, tur-
keys, geese, and ducks on hand June /,
1889; value Of all poultry products sold !;
eggs produced, sold, and value In 1850.
(38l Bees Number Of stands, pounds of
honey and wax produced, and value.
(84) Onions Field crop--number OF acres,
bushels produced and sold, and value.
$3.50 Potatoes Sweet and Irish, bushels
produced and sold. (86) Market Gardens
and Small Fruits: Number Of acres in
vegetables, blackberries, cranberries, rasp.
berries, strawberries, and other small
fruits, and total value of products In 1885,
(87) Vegetables and Fruits for Canning
Number of acres, and products, in bush
els, of peas and beans, green corn, toma-
toes, other vegetables and fruits. (3S)
Orchards: Apples, apricots, cherries,
peaches, pears, plums, and prunes, and
other orchard fruits in each the number
OF acres, crop In 1889, number OF bearing
trees, number of young trees not bearing,
and value of all orchard products sold.
(39) Vineyards: Number of acres in vines
bearing and In young vines not bearing;
products Of grapes and raisins, and value
In 1889.
Besides these questions on the regular
Agricultural Schedule No. 2, Superin-
tendent Robert p. Porter has ordered sew
eral special investigations In the interests
OF agriculture, among which are Viticul-
ture, Nurseries, 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 organ
izations, such as Agricultural and Horti-
cultural Societies, Poultry and Bee Asso-
Citations, Farmers Clubs, Oranges, ALI
ances, Wheels, Unions, Leagues, etc.
In no part OF the census work have the
lines been extended more than in the d.
rection of agriculture, and If farmers will
now cheerfully cooperate with the enum-
orators and other officials in promptly fur
nishing the correct figures more compre-
hensive returns regarding our greatest in
dustry will be obtained than ever before.
The testimony In the Roche Brugge-