The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-05-31
Farmers and the census.

districts. There are ITS supervisors
IN all, There ARE ~ 900 enumerat"rs,
who in ali parts of the country will
begin their work Monday morning,
June 2, 1890. Every farm will be
visited before June 30. and the follow
ing 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:
l. Your name as occupant of the
farm. 2. Are you owner, renter for
money, or for share of the crops Of
the farm? 8. Are you white or
black? 4. Number of acres Of land,
improved or unimppved. 5. Acres
irrigated. 6, Numbg of artesian
wells flowing. z. V.Iue of farm,
buildings, Implement, machinery,
and live stock. 8. Fmces: Cost of
building and reparins 9. Cost Of
fertilizers. 10. Labor: Amounts paid |
for LABOR, including boan weeks of
hired labor, white or black. IL.
Products: Estimated vaue of all
farm productions sold, consumed or
on hand 1889. II. Forestry Amount
of wood cut. and value o. all forest
products sold, 13. Grasslanls Acres
OF each kind of grassland Gu for hay
or pasturel; tons of hay and straw
sold; clover and grass seeds !. u I'D
and sold; silos and their opacity.
II. Sugar: Cane, sorghum, maple,
a I'll beet sugar and ln0lasses ;acrss.
product and value of each. is. Cas-.
tor B cans Acres. 16. Cereals: Bar.
ley, buckwheat, Indian corn, oats.
rye. wheat acres. crop. amount OK
each sold and consumed. and value.
IL. Rice; Acres, crop, and value,
Is. Tobacco Acres. crop, amount
sold, and value. 10. Peas and Beans:
Bushels, and value of crop sold. 20.
Peanuts Acres, bushels, and value.
81. Hops Acres. pounds, and value,
~ Fl Iers Cotton, flax, aud hemp ;
acres, crop, and value. 90. Broom
Corn Acres. pounds. and value. "a.
Live Stock: Horses, mules and asses;
number on hand June /, 1890; num-
Der foaied in 1889. %. Sheep {:
Number on hand June /, 1890. of
fine wool" "long WOOL" and "all
other :" number of lambs dropped in
1889 ; "spring lambs; sold in 1899
other than "spring lambs ;" slaught-
cred for use on farm in 1889 killed
by dogs in 1889 ; died from other
causes in 1899. 26. Wool Shorn
spring of 1890 and fall of 1889. u.
Goats: Number of Angnra and COM
mon. %. Dogs On farm June l,
1890. 20. Neat Cattle: Working
oxen. mich cows, and other cattle
on hand June l. 1890; number of
pure bred, grade and common cal.
yes dropped IN 1889 cattle sold In
1889, slaughtered for use on the farm.
and died in 1889. 80. Dairy: Milk
total gallons produced on farm sold
for use in families /; sent to creamery
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 1889. 81. Swine
Number on hand June l, 1890; sold
In 1889 consumed on farm and died
in 1889. 80. Poultry: Number each
of chickens. turkeys, geese, and
ducks on hand June l, 1889 ; value
of all poultry products sold eggs
produced, sold, and value In 1889.
SO. Bees: Number of stands, pounds
of honey and wax produced, and
value. "a. Onions Field crop
number of acres. bushels produced.
aud sold. and value. IS. Potatoes
Sweet and Irish, bushels produced
and sold. SO. Market Gardens and
Small Fruits Number of acres in
vegetables. black berries, cranberries.
raspberries, strawberries, and other
small fruits, and total value Of
products in 1889. 81. Vegetables
and Fruits for canning ; Number of
acres, and products, in bushels. of
peas and beans. green corn, tomatoes.
other vegetables and fruits. 38. Or
chards: Apples, apricots, cherries,
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, aud value Of all or.