St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-05-31
Farmers and the Census.

The census year began June J, 1867,
and ends May 81, 1890. Each state
has from ono TO eleven supervisors
districts. There ure Us supervisors in
all There are $4,000 cnnmerators,
who in all parts of the country will be-
gin their work Monday morning, Jnne
,, 1890 Every farm will he visited
before June 80, and the following qnes.
tions will lie asked. keeping in mind
that the figures You nre to give nearly
all pertain to tile crops of 1889. and
not to the growing crops of 1880:
| % Your name as occupant OF the
farm. (2) Are you owner, renter for
money, ar for share Of the crops Of the
| farmP (O Are you white or black (4)
Number of acres Of laud, improved and
unimproveh. (5) Acres irrigated. 10y
Number of artesjan wells flowing. az
Value of farm, buildings, implements,
machinery, and live stock. (e) Fences:
Cost Of bnilding and repairing (O
Cost of fertilizers. COY Labor: Amounts
paid for labor, including board; weeks
of hired labor, white or black. (lD
Products Estimated yalne of all farm
productions sold, consumed, ~ on hand
for 1880 Forestry: Amount of wood
cut, and value of all forest products
sold. U9 Gyusslands: Acres OF each
kind of grassland cut for hay or rastur
ed; tons of hay and straw sold clover
and grass seeds produced and sold; al
los and their capacity. ii Sugar: Cane,
sorghum, maple, and beet; sugar and
moIasses: acres, product and value Of
each. Is Castor Beans: Acres. l6
Cereals: Barley, buckwheat, Indian
corn. oats, rye, wheat; acres, crop,
amount of each sold and. consumed.
and value. II Rice: Acres, crop
and value. Is Tobacco: Acres, crop,
amount sold. and value. 10 Peas ant
Beans Bushels, and value of crop sold.
90 Peanuts: Acres, bushels, and value.
81 Hops: Acres, pounds, and value.
% Fibers: Cotton, flax, and hemp
acres, crop, and value. % Broom Corn:
Acres, pounds, and value. "a Lire
Stock: Horses. mules, and asses num-
Der on hand June / 1890; number foal.
ed in 1899; number sold in 1889; num-
her died in 1880 o Sheep: Num-
Der on hand June l. 1890, of "tine
wool" "long wool," md "al other"
number of lumhs dropped in 1889;
"spring lambs" sold in 1880; sold in
1889 other than "spring LAMBDA
slaughtered for use on farm in 1889;
killed by dogs in 1899; died from other
causes in 1880. 26 Wool: Sllorn spring
of 1890 and fall of 1889. % Goats
Number of Angora and common. q
Dogs T.: On firm June /, 1890. % Neat
Cattle: Working oxen. milcIl cows, and
other cattle on hand June !, 1890;
number of pure bred, grade and COM
mon; calves dropped in 1889; cattle
sold in 1882. slaughtered for use on
farm, and died in 1899. 80 Dairy:
Mlk-total gallons produced on farm;
sold for use in families; sent to cream
cry Or factory nsed on farm. including
for butter or cheese; used on farm in
raising cream for sale. including for
creamery or factory. pounds
made on farm and sold in 1882 Cream
quarts sent TO creamery or factory;
sold other than to creamery or factory.
Cheess-pounds made on farm and sold
in 1889. 81 S~iae: Number on hand
June /, 1890; sold in 1889; consumed
on farm and died in 1889 81 Poultry:
Number eacl, of chickens, turkeys,
geese, and ducks on hand 1880; value.
OF all poultry products sold; eggs pro-
duced, sold, and value in 1889. 80
Bees: Number of stands, pounds Of
honey and wax produced, and value.
81 Onions: Field erop-number Of
acres, bushels produced and sold, and
value. 81 Potatoes: Sweet and Irish,
1,un al, la II .Iof
Gardens and Small Fruits Number Of
acres in vegetables. blackberries, Gran
berries, raspberries, straw berries, and
other small fruits, and total value Of
products in 1889 81 Vegetables aud
Fruits for Gamma: Number of acres,
and products, in bushels, Of peas and
beans, green corn, tomatoes. other veg
etnbles and fruits. 80 Orchards: APP
pies, appricnts, cherries, peaches, pears,
plums, and prunes, and other orchard
fruits in eac|i the number of Acres,
crop in 1889, number of bearing trees,
number Of young trees not bearing, and
value of all orchard products sold 80
Vineyards Number of acres in vines
beating and in young vines not bearing;
products of grapes and raisins, and
value in 1889
Besides these questions on the resu-
lar Agricultural Schedule No. ,, Super
iutenlent Robert r. Porter has ordered
scyrtal special investigations i'll the
interests If agriculture, among which
are Enicultule, Nurseries, Florists,
Seed and Truck Farms, Semi tropic
Fruits, Oranges, etc, Live Stock on the
great ranges, and in cities aud villages;
also the names and number of all the
various farmers organizations, such as
Agricultural and Horticultural Socie-
ties, Poultry aud Bee Associations,
Farmers Clubs, Oranges, Alliances,
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 the
farmers will now cleerfully cooperate |
with the enumerators and other officials !
in promptly furnishing the correct fig |
ures more comprehensive returns re-
garding our greatest Industry will lie
Obtained than ever before.