The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1890-05-31
FARMERS AND THE CENSUS,

The census year began June /, 1889,
and ends May 81, 1890. Each state
has from II to eleven supervisors
districts. There are 175 supervisors
in all. There are AZ, 1000 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 fol-
lowing questions will be asked keep
ing in mind that the figures you are to
give nearly all pertain to the crops of
1899, and net to the gro wing crops Of
1890:
~ Your name as occupant of the
farm. ~ Are you owner, renter for
money, or for share of the crops Of the
farm 7 ~ Are you white or hlacki
az Number of acres of land, improved
and un%improved. % Acres irrigated.
(6) Number of artesian wells flowing.
az Value of farm, buildings, imple-
ments, machinery, and live stock. (S)
Fences: Cost of building and repair
ing. {9) Cost of fertilizers. (1O La
Dor: Amounts paid for labor, includ-
ing hoard; weeks of hired labor, white
or black. (11) Products: Estimated
value of all farm productions sold,
consumed, or on hand for 1889. Q2)
Foresty: Amount of wood cut, and
value of all forest products sold. 13)
GrasstdRds: Acres Of each kind of
grasslands cut for hay or pastured:
tons of hay and 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. 15l Castor Beans:
Acres. 16) Cereals: Barley, buck
wheat, indian corn, oats, rye, wheat
acres, crop, amount of each sold and
consumed, and value. 40 Rice:
Acres, crop, and value. QS) Tobacco:
Acres, crop, amount sold, and value.
(19) Peas and Beans Bushels, and
value of crop sold. coy Peanuts:
Acres, Bushels, and value. (21) Hons
Acres, pounds, and value. (22) FL
bers: Cotton. fax and hemp acres.
crop and value. (23) Broom Corn:
Acres, pounds, and value. (24) Live
Stock: Horses, mules, and asses;
number on hand June l. 1890; number
foaled in 1889 ; number sold in 1889;
number died in 1899. (25) Sheen
Number on hand June l., 1890. of
''ine WOOL" ''lopg wool" and call
other > number of lambs dropped in
1889; "spriug lambs" sold in 1889;
sold in 1889 other than 'spring lambs'
slaughtered for use on farm in 1889;
killed by dogs in 1899; died from
either causes in 1889. (26l Wool:
Shorn spring of 1890 and fall of 1889.
(20 Goats Fumber OF Angora and
common. (28) 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: c~alve.
dropped in 1889; cattle sold in 1889.
slaughtered for use OF farm, and died
in 1889. 1907 Dairy: Milk-'oial gal
Ions produced TN farm !; sold for use
in families !; sent to cre:mery or fac
tory !; 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 10 creamery or factory.
Cheese-pounds made on farm and
sold in 1889. (31) SHine: Number
on hand June L, 1890 sold in 1889
consumed OH farm and died in 1889.
(32) Poultry: Number each chickens.
turkeys, geese, and ducks on hand
June l. 1889 value of all poultry pro-
ducts sold; eggs produced, sold, and