Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-06-03
FARMERS AND The CENSUS.

Epror, o.fori b.mosrsi. rst.. Me.
FARMERS AND THE CENSUS.
The CENSUS year begins June I. lsso
aud end. Nav ~, lseo. Each state hs'
from on. to eleven supervisors districts
There arr i's supervisors In all
rhev arr ts,0Do epumerstor-, Who In al
part. of the country will begin thciI
work Monday morning. June ,, lsep
Every farm viii be- visited before Jun'
N, and the following questions viii h
asked, keeping In mind that the hgurr'
you are Ia give nearly all pertain io th'
crop. ~ iss9. aud not to the growing
crop. of ispD. Questions which do not
apply Ia farms In TIL. ..ctlon are omitie'i
Your name AZ occupant of the farm
Are YOU owner. renter for money, ar fo'
share of the crops 81 the hrmt NUN
her ~ acre. ~ lsnd, improved aud un
improved. Value ~ farm, building.
implements, machinery. aud live stock
fenc-.; Cost ~ building aud repairing
Cost of fertilizers. Labor; Amount.
paid for labor. Including hoard; week.
~ hirci is,or. white or black.
Products Estimated value of all farm
poiuctlon. .oli, consumed, or on hand
Tor iS>l.
Forestry; Amount 10 wood cut, and
value ~ all forest products sod.
Gra.shnds: Acre. ~ each kiud ol
grassland cut for hay or p,stur~i, tons
of h,y and straw .old; cloyrr and gras'
.cci. produced aud sold; .llo' aud ihclT
capacity. Cer-al. Harley, buckwbcai,
Indian corn. oats, rye, wheat; acres,
crop, amour, ~ each .old and consumed,
ani value.
Pea. aud b-ans Bushels, aud value oi
crop sold.
Hops: Acres. pounds, anil value.
Live stock: ilor.c.. mules ani asses
number on hand Jun" I, ls'sO; numh-r
foalcl In issa. number sold Ia lssp
number dic,i Ia issa.
sheep: Number ou hand June l, l>ao,
of s'hn- wonl." "loug wool, aud "all
other." number ~ lamb. dfoppcl In
lsNp; ".pring lambs" .old la lssp; .oldl
IN iSS9 other than "spring lamb.
Slaughtered fot usr on farm In lssg
Llllcl by dog. IN lSsp; dlcl frum other
cause. In ls>1.
Wool: shou spring 10 lspo and fall
~ iSsa.
pog.: On farm June l, lspo.
Neat Cattle: Working oxen, mllch
cows. anl other cattle on hand June 4,
lsp1. number ~ pure br,i, grade aud
common; calvc. droppsl IN lSNh; ca'-
tie .old In iSSp. slaughtered for usc on
the farm, anil died In l>sa.
Dairy Mllk-iotal gallons producc'l
ON farm. .old for us~ In families; sent
io creamery or factory; uss,l on farm.
Including fot butter or chc~.~; usc,l ou
farm Ia raising cream Tor sale. Including
for creamery or factory. lluiirr--
upunl. made on farm aud .oli IN lsS2.
,ream-quatts s-ni 10 creamery or fac
tory: sold other than to creamery or
factory. Ch-~.--pounds ma'i" on farm
aud .old In l-sp.
swine Number on hand June !, l-'O
.old Ia isSo; consumed ou farm aud dlc'l
In ls>p.
Toultry; Number each of chickens,
turkeys. geese. and ducks on hand Jun"
I. $50; value 10 al poultry product.
sold: egg. produced, sold, and value In
Is~g.
Il~,s: Numl-r ~ stands. pound. ~
honey ani vsN produced, aud value.
Onions. Field crop of acres,
bu.h.l. produc,,l and sold, ani value.
I'uiato-.; sweet aud Irish, bu.hel.
produc,Si and .old.
Market Garden. and Small Fruit.
Numbrr - acf-. In ,rgriahlc., black
h-rrlc., cranherric., raspb-rri"., straw
t-rrIe., aud other small fruii., aud total
value ~ products In lss9.
Vegetables aud Fruit. for Canning
Number ~ acre., aud products, In bush
el.. ot p-ss ani h~an., green corn, toma.
toe. other vegetable. sni fruits.
Orchards: Apples. aprico,s, cherries,
peaches, pears. plum., and prun.., aud
other orchard fruits. In each the nunbcr
of acr-., crop in l,s9. number of bearing
tr-.., numl.r ot young tr--. not hsar-
Ing, aud value of all orchard product.
sold.
Be.he. thcs. questions on the regular
Agricultural Schedule No. :, superin-
tendrnt Robert T.. Porter Ia. ordered
several special investigation. In the In
t.r,.i. of agriculture, among which are
VIiicul,urc, Nurseries, FLORISTS, seed
aud Truck Farms, semltroplc Fruits,
Oranges, etc, Live Stock on the great
rsngc., and Ia elite. aud village, also
th. name. and number of all the Nsriou.
farmers organizations, such a. Agricul-
tural aud Horticultural Societies, roul-
try and lee Associations, farmer.'
Clubs. Oranges, Alliances, Wheels,
Unions, Leagues, etc.
IN no part of the census work have the
line. been eXtendsSi more than la the
direction 10 agriculture, and II farmer.
will nov chc-rfully co-opcrate With the
cuumeraior- aud other Official. Ia
promptly furnishing the correct hgurr.
morr comprehensive return. regarding
our greatest industry will bc obtained
than ever before.