Smyrna times., 1890-05-28
Farmers and the Census.

The census year began June 1, looSF
and ends May 81, 1890. Each state
has from one to eleven supervisors
districts. There are 1z5 supervisOrs'in
an. Phere are AZ, 900 enumerators, Who
in all parts of the country will begin
thefr,work Monday morning, June 2,
1890. Every farm will be visited be-
fore June 80. aud the following ques-
tions will be asked, keeping in mind
that the figures you give nearly all
pertain to the crops of 1889, and not
to the growing crops of 1890.
(1) Your name as occupant of the
farm. (2) Are you owner, renter for
money, or for share of the crops of the
farm ? (3) Are you white or black
(4) number of acres. of land, improved
and unimproved. t5) Acres irrigated.
(6) Number ofartesian wells flowing.
(7j Value of farm, buildings, imple-
ments, machinery and live stock t8)
Fences; Cost of buildings and repair
ing. (9) Cost Of fertilizers. (10) Labor
Amounts paid for labor, including
board weeks of hired labor, white or
black l11) Products: Estimated val
ue of all farm productions sold, con-
sumed, or on hand for 1889. (12) For
estru: Amount of wood cut, and value
of all forest products sold. (13) Grass
lands: Acres of each kind of grass
land cut for hay or pastured !; tons of
hay and straw sold clover and grass
seeds produced 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, Buck wheat, Indian
corn, oats, rye, wheat acres, crop,
amount Of each sold and consumed,
and value. az Rice: Acres, crop,
and value. (18) 1ObGbcO : Acres, crop,
amount sold and value. 19J Peds and
Beans Bushels and value Ofcrop sold.
! (20) Peanuts Acres, bushels, and value.
| (21) Hops. Acres, pounds and value.
| (22) Fibers Cotton, flax, and other
hemp acres, crop, and value. (23)
Broom corn Acres, pounds and value.
| (24) Lire Stock Horses. mules, and
asses number on hand June /, 1890
number of foaled in 1889 number sold
in 1889 number died in 1889 t25)
Sheep Number on hand June l, 1890,
of "hne wool J" and 'all other :" mum
Der 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 1889 died from other causes in
1889 l26) Wool: Shorn spring OF
1890 and fall of 1889. (27) Goats
Number Of Angora and common (28)
Dogs: On farm June 1, 1890. (29)
Neat cattle Working oxen, milch
COWS, and other cattle on hand June l,
1890 number of pure bred, grade and
common calves dropped in 1889 cat
tie sold in 1889, slaughtered for use on
farm, and died in 1889. (30). DARN ::
Mlk-tOtal gallons produced on farm :;
sold for use in families sent to cream
cry or factory used on farm, includ-
ing for butter and cheese FUSED 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-poHnds made on
farm and sold in 1889. t3D SiUine ::
Number on hand June l., 1890 sold
in 1889 consumed on farm and died
in 1889. (32l Poultry: Number each
OF chickens, turkeys, geese, and ducks
on hand Iune l, 1889 value of all
poultry products sold eggs produced,
sold and value in 1899 1881 Bees !:
Number of stands. pounds of honey
and wax produced, and value. t34)
Onions Field CTOp-number of acres
bushels, produced and sold, and value.
(35l Potatoes Sweet and Irish, bushels
produced and sold 1867 Market Gar
dens and Small fruits Number of
acres in vegetables, black berries, cram
berries, raspberries, strawberries, and
other small fruits, and total value of
products in 1889. (37) Vegetables and
Frultst for Canning Number of acres
and products, in bushels of meas and
beans, green corn, tomatoes, other veg
etables and fruits. 1881 Orchards .
Apples, aprioOts, 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 hear
ing 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
ralsins, and value in 1883,
Besides these questions on the reg
ular Agricultural Schedule No. 3, Su.
perintendent Robert +. Porter has or
dered several special investigations in
in the interests of agriculture, among
which are Viticulture, Nurseries, Flor
lists, Seed and Truck farms, Semi-Trop-
ic Fruits, Oranges, etc, Live Stock on
the great ranges, and in cities and vii
lagos also the names and number of
all the various farmers organizations.
such as Agricultural and Horticultural
Societies, Poultry and Bee Associa-
tions. Farmers Clubs, Oranges, Allan
ces, Wheels, Unions, Leagues, etc
In no part Of the census work have
the lines been extended more than in
the direction of agriculture, and if
farmers will now cheerfully cooper
ate with the enumeratOrs and their
officials in promptly furnishing the cor
rect figures more comprehensive re-
turns regarding the greatest industry
will be- obtained than ever before.