Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-05-30
FARMERS AND THE CENSUS.

The census year began June i, 1908,
and ends May 81, 1890. Each state has
from one to eleven supervisors dis
tricts. There are 175 supervisors in all.
There are $4,000 enumerators, who in all
parts of the country will begin their
work Monday 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 1890:
Cd Your name as occupant of the
farm. GU Are you owner, renter for
money, or for share of the crops of the
farm? 80 Are you white or black? (4)
Number of acres of land, improved and
uDimproved. (5) Acres irrigated. (6)
Number of artesian wells flowing. CD
Value of farm, buildings, implements,
machinery, and live stock. (S) Fences:
Cost of building repairing. (O Cost of
fertilizers. Q0) Labor: Amount paid
for labor. including board; weeks of
hired LABOR, white or black. IN Pro-
ducts: Estimated value of all farm
productions sold, consumed or on hand
lOT 1908. NlG) TOItSbIy. AluOullI VI
wood cut. and value of all forest pro-
ducts sold. (l9 Grasslands: Acres of
each kind of grassland cut for hay or
pastured; tons Of hay and straw sold;
clover and grass seeds produced and
sold; silOs and their capacity. QG Sugar:
Cane. sorghum, maple, and beet; sugar
and molasses; acres, product and value
of each. Q0) Castor Beans: Acres. Q6)
linz xxrhn Ind
corn, oats, rye, wheat; acres. crop,
value. 40 Rice: Acres, crop, and
value. Q8) Tobacco: Acres, crop,
amount sold, and value. Q9) Peas and
Beans: Bushels, and value of crop
sold. (20 Peanuts: Acres, bushels,
and value. (2D Hops: Acres, pounds,
and value. (22) Fibers: Cotton, flax,
and hemp; acres, crop and value. (23)
Broom Corn: Acres, pounds, and val
lie. (24) Live Stock: Horses, mules,
and asses: number on hand Junel,
sold in 1889; number died in 1889. (25)
Sheep: Number on hand June |. 1890,
of Zine wool" "long wool" and call
other" number of lambs dropped in
1889; "spring lambs" sold in 1889; sold
slaughtered for use on farm in 1882
killed by dogs in 1889; died from other
causes in 1889. (26) Wool: ShOrn spring
of 1890 and fail of 1889. (27) Goats
Number of AngOra and common. (2S)
Dogs: On farm June /. 1890. (29)
Neat Cattle: Working oxen. mich
cows, and other cattle on hand June l.
1890; number of pure bred, grade and
common; calves dropped in 1889: cattle
sold III 1889, slaughtered for use on the
farm, and died in 1899. 900 Dairy:
Milk-total gallons produced on farm;
sold for use in families: sent to cream
cry or factory; used on farm, including
for butter or cheese: used on farm in
raising cream for sale. including for
creamery or factory. Butter-pounds
made on farm and sold in 1889. Cream
quarts sent to creamery or factory;
sold other than to creamery or factory
Cheese-pounds made on farm and sold
in 1899. CD Swine: Number on hand
June |, 1890: sold in 1889; consumed on
farm and died in 1889. (32) Poultry:
Number each of chickens, turkeys.
geese. and ducks on hand June |, 1889;
value of all poultry products sold; eggs
produced, sold, and value in 1889. $3.50
Bees: Number of stands, pounds of
honey and wax produced, and value.
(3D Onions: Field crop-number of
acres, bushels produced and sold, and
value. (35) Potatoes: Sweet and Irish,
bushels produced and sold. 1867 Mar
ket gardens and small fruits: Number
of acres in vegetables. blackberries,
cranberrieS, raspberries, strawberries,
and other small fruits, and total value
of products in 1889. go Vegetables
and fruits for canning: Number of
acres, and products, in bushels, of peas
and beans, green corn, tomatoes, other
vegetables and fruits. (38) Orchards:
Apples, apricots, cherries, peaches,
pears, plumS, and prunes, and other Or
chard fruits; in each the number of
acres, crops in 1889. number of bearing
trees, number of young trees not bear
ing, and value of all orchard products
sold. (30 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 regu-
lar Agricultural Schedule No. 2, Sup
Robert =. Porter has order
ed several special Investigations in the
interests of agriculture, among which
are Viticulture, Nurseries, Florists,
Seed and Truck Farms, Sen1ittropic
Fruits, Oranges, etc., Live Stock on the
great ranges, and in cities and villages;
also the names and numbers OF all the
various farmers organizations, such as
and Horticultural Soci-
cites, Poultry and Bee Associations,
Farmers Clubs, Oranges, Alliances,
Wheels, Unions, Leagues, etc.
In no part of census work have the
lines been extended more than in the
direction of agricultural, and if farmers
will now cheerfully cooperate with the
and other officials in
furnishing the correct figures
more comprehensive returns regarding
our greatest industry will be obtained