Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-05-31
Farmer and the Census.

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The census year began juno |, 1889,
and ends May 81, 1890. Each state
has from one to eleven supervisors dis.
tricts. There IRE Us supervisors IN
all. There are $4,000 enumeratorS
who in all parts OF the country will bt.
gin their work Monday morning, June
2, 1890. Every farm will be vistiel
before June 30, 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 1880;
l Your name as occupant OF the
farm. Arc you owner; renter for
money, or for share Of the crops Of The
farm! 3 Are YOU white OF black? 4
Number of acres OF land. improved
and unimproved. 5 Acres irrigated.
s Number of artesian wells flowing.
7 Value of farm, buildings, i%mplimcnls,
machinery. and live stock. 8 t'cuccs-
Cost OF building and repairing. 9
Cost OF fertilizers, 10 Labor-AmOunt
paid for labor, including board: weeks
OF hirod labor, white or black, II
Products Estimated value OF all farm
products sold, consumed, or On hand
for 1889. IL FUrestry-Amount OF
wood cut. aud value Of all forest pro-
ducts sold. IS Grasslnnds Acres of
each kind OF grassland cut for hay or
p%asturcd: clover and grass seeds pro.
duced and sold: silos and their capaci.
~. IA Sugar-Canc, sorghum, maple
and beet; sugar and molases; acres pro.
duet 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. Snd value. lS To.
bacco-Acres crop, amount sold, and
value. 10 Peas and Bcans-Bu,hcls,
and value of crop sold. 20 Peanuts
Acres, bushels and value. 81 Hops
Acres, pounds, and value. % Fibcrs--
Cotton, fax aud hemp, acres. crop and
value. % Broom Corn-Acres, pounds
and value. "a Live Stock-lIorscs.
Mules and asses; number on hand'Juue
|, 1890: number ioaled in 1890, number
sold in 1889, number died 10 1889. rs
Sheep-Number on hand June /, 1889.
of"fnc WOOL" 'long WOOL" and III
other" number OF lambs dropped in
1889, spring lambs" sold in 1889 other
than spring lambs" slaughtered for
use on farm in 1889, killed by dogs in
1889, died from other causes in 1899.
2G Wool Shorn spring of 1890 and
fall OF 1889. q Goats-Number of
ADgora and common. IS Dogs On
farm June /, 1890. 29 Neat Cattle
Working oxen, milch cows, and other
cattle on hand June /, 1890, number of
pure bred, grade aud common, calves
dropped in 1889. cattle sold in 1889
slaughter for Use on the farm, and
died in 1890. 81 Dairy -Milk--total
gallons produced Oh iarm, sold for use
in families, sent to cremcry or factory.
used on farm, including for butter OF
cheese, used on farm in raising cream
for sale. including for creamery or fac.
tory. Checse--Pounds made on farm
and sold in 1889. 81 Swine--Number
on hand June !, 1889, sold in 1889, on.
sumed on iarm and died in 1889. 80
Poultry--Numbcr each of chickens.
turkeys. geese, and ducks on hand
June l. 1889, value of all poultry pro.
ducts sold. eggs produced. sold, and
value in 1889. 80 Bccs--Numter of
stands, pounds of honey and wax pro.
duccd, and value. 81 Onions--Field
crop, number of acres, bushels pro-
duccd and sold, and value. 35 POta-
tocs--Sweet and Irish, bushels pro.
duced aud sold. Sc Market Gardnus
and SMALL Fruits--Numbcr of acres
in vegetables, and blackberrics, cram.
berries. raspberrics, strawberries, and
other small fruits, and total value Of
products in 1889. 81 Vegetables and
Fruits for Canning--Nnmber of acres,
products, in bushels, of peas and beans
green corn. tomatoes. other vegetables
aud fruits. 80 Orchards--Applcs, pea.
ches, apricOts, cherries, pears, plume,
and other orchard fruits, in each the
number OF ncrcs, crop in 1889. number
OF bearing trees, number OF young
trees not bearing, and value of all or.
charj products sold. 38 VINEYARDS
Number Of acres IN vines bearing and
in Young vines not bearing. products
of grapes aud %raisins. md value IN 1889.
Besides these questions on tho rcgu.
lar Agricultural Schedule No 2, Su.
pcrinicndeni Robert p. Porter has or.
dcrcd several special Investigations IN
the interest of agriculture. among
which are Viiiruliurc. Nurseries. Flor
ists seed aud Truck Farm.. Semi trop
IT, Fruits. Oranges. cir.. Live Stock IN
tie great ranges. and In rites and vii.
l,ye-. also tho nsInes md number 0f
all the various farmers organizations.
such n. Agricultural and i1Oriirultu.
raj Societies. Poultry and bee Assori
ations. Farmer.' Clubs. Oranges, Ali.
nnrcs, Wheels. Union.. Leagues. etc.
In M part OF the crnsn. work hnvc
the lines bnen extended more than IN
the direction Of agriculture. anl if far
mers will nov rherrfn!lv cooperate
with the enumerstOrs anil other ofi.
ciais IN promptly furnishing the ror.
ret figures more comprehensive re-
turns rgsrdiBg u greatest industry
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