South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-05-30
Farmers and the Census.


The following circular, intended 10
acqusint farmers With the objects and
scope Of the census 10. be comwenced
Monday, has just beep issued by So.
perintcndent for'er:
The census year began June 1889,
and ends May 81, 1890. Each state
has from one TO eleven supervisors
districts. There are ITS supervisors
in all. There are $4,000 enumera.
tors. who in all pats Of the country
will begin their work Monday morn
ing. June 2. 1890. Every farm will
be visited before Jnne so. and the fol.
lowing questions will 3e asked, keep
ing 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:
(l) Your name a. occupant Of the
farm. ~ 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, improv-
ed and uuimproved. (5) Acres irri-
gated (6) Number Of artesian wells
flowing. ca Value OF farm. build
ings. implements, machinery, and live
stock. (sj Fences: Cost OF building
and repairing. (9) Cost Of fertiliz-
ers. (t0) Labor: Amoun's paid fer
labor. including board; weeks Of hir.
ed labor. white or black. QD Pro.
aucts: Estimated value of NIL farm
productions sod, consumed, or on
hand for 1889. Q2) Forestry: A.
mount OF wood cut, and value Of oil
forest products sold. Q3) Grdss-
1nds: Acres Of each kind of grass.
land cut for hay or pas ured; tons Of
bay anil straw sold; clover and grass
seeds produced and sold; silos and
their capacity. Q4) Sugar: Cane,
sorghum, maple, and beet; sugar and
molasses; acres. product and value
of each. C5) Castor Beans: Acres,
,l6) Cereals: Barley. buckwheat, Ir.
dian corn, Ga 8. rye, wheat: acres,
crop. amount Of each sold and consum.
ed, and value. O7) Rice: Acres.
crop. and value. (l9) PEGS and Beans
Bushels, and value of cop sold. COY
Peanuts: Acres, bushels, and value.
,2D Hops: Aces, pounds, and value.
,22) Ftbers; Cotton, fax, and hemp;
acres. crop, and value. (23) Broom,
Com: Acres. pounds, and value. (24)
Lice Stcck: Horses, mules, and ass.
es /; number on hand June !, 1890;
number foalod in 1888; number sold
N 1889; number died in 1889. (25)
Sheep: Number On hand June 1880,
IF 'tine wool long wool and 'ail
} herr number Of lambs dropped in
1889; Spring lambs sold in 1889;
sold in 1885, other than 'spriu2
ambs : slaughtered for use on farm
u 1889, killed by dogs in 1889
died from other causes in 1889. (2e)
Wool: shosa spring Of 1890 and fall
If 1889. (27) Goats: Number OF An
,ora and common. (28) Dogs: On
arm, June /. 1889. (2s) Neat Cat
lie Working oxen, mich cows, and
',her cattle on hand June /, 1890;
lumber OF pure bred. grade and com.
non; cslv, dropped in 1899; cattle
old in 1889. slaughtered for use on
he farm. and died in 1889. (30)
Dairy: Milk total gallons produced
IN firm sold for use 10 families
ent 10 creamery or factc ~ used on
arm, including for butter or cheese;
lsed on farm in raising cream for
ale, including for creamery or fac.o.
Y. Butter-pounds made on farm
nd sold ia 1889. Gieam-quarts
ent to creamery or factory; sold 9th.
Z than TO creamery or factory.
Cbeese-pounds made on farm and |
sold in 1889. (3i) Swine: Number
N band June !, 1890; sold in 1899;
oaspmed op farm and died in 1889. |
32 Poultry: Number each OF chick
ns, turkeys, geese. and ducks on |
and June l 1889; value of al poul,
~ products sold eggs produced,
old. and value 10 1889. (s3) Bees
Number OF q ands. pounds Of honey
nd wax produced. end value. (S4l |
)nions: Field crop -nambeT OF g.
res, bushels produced and sold, aud |
'aIue. (55) Potatoes Sweet e. Irish,
'ush. produced and sold. (35) Market
gardens aud Sinai! Fruits; Number
4 acres IN vegetables, blackberries,
,rSnberries, IaspberrieS, strswbeTs
les, and other small fruits, and total |
'alus Of products In 1889. (37) Veg. |
tables aud Fruits for Canning: |
Number of acres, end products, in
bushels OF peas and beans, green corn,
omatoeS, other vegetables and fruits. |
3S) OrcbSrdss Apples, spricois.
'berTies, peaches, pears. plume, and !
'runes. and other orchard fruits; In |
zach the number OF acres, crop 10
1889, number Of bearing trees, nun.
Iet Of young trees not bearing, and
7alue Of all orchard products sold.
3Y Vineyards: Number Of acres 10
7ines bearing and in young vines not
bearing products Of g-apes sn6 rails.
ms, and value in 1899
Besides these questions on the reg
nlsr Agricultural Schedule No. ,
Superintendent Robert Z. Porter has
ordered several special Investigations
10 tho interests OF agriculture, smong
which are Vi'icul,ure, Nurseries, Flos