The Forrest City times., 1890-05-31
Fnr.nsrs and she Census.

llt tcftstS ytUr Dexau June 1st, t5Sts ! and ends May 3fst, lsy0. Each state has from one to eleven supcrvisors' districts. There are IFS supervisors in all. There are 43. 900 cpumerators who In all parts of the country will begin their work Mon day morning. June 3d. 1890. Every farm will he visited before June S0th. 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 Co the growing crops of 1890:
 CD Your name as occupant of the farm. (2) Are you owner, renter for money, or for share of the crops of the farm. tsl Are you white or black. (il Number of acres of land, improved and unimproycd. t5) Acres irrigated. t6l Number of arte- sian wells flowing. tT) Value of farm. buildings, implements. machinery. and live stock. (s) Fences Cost of building and repairing. t9l Cost of fertilizers. tlol Labor: Amounts paid for labor, in- clnding board weeks of hired labor, white or black. till Products: Estimated value of all farm productions sold, consumed. or on hand for 1889. li2l Forestry: Amount of wood cut, and value of all forest pro duets sold. (l31 Giasslands: Acres of each kind of grassland cut for hay or pas turcd; tons of hay and straw sold: clover and grass seeds produced and sold; silos and their capacity. tli) Sugar Cane. sorghum, maple, and beet sugar and mo- lasses acres, product and value of each. tf5) Castor Beans: Acres. ti6) Cereals Barley, buckwhcat. Indian corn. oats. rye. wheat; acres, erop, amount of each sold and consumed. and value. (l7l Rice :. Acres, crop. amount sold, and value. ilsl Tobacco Acres. crop, amount sold, and value. (l9l Peas and beans: Bushels. and value of crop sold. teo) Peanuts: Acres, bushels. and value. l2l) Hops: Acres, pounds, and value. t2al Fibers Cotton, flax, and hemp; acres. crop, and value. (23) Broom Corn: Acres, pounds, and value. t2i) Live stock; Horses, mules. and asses number on hand June 1, 1890 :; number foaled in 1SS9: number died in 1889. t25l Sheep: Number on hand June 1. lS9o of fine wool" ''long wool" and "all other;" number of lambs dropped in 1889: ',spring lambs" sold in 1889 sold in 1889 other than spring lambs v slaugh- tered for use on farm in 1889 killed by dogs in 1889; died from other causes in 1889. t.6l Wool: Shorn spring of 1890 and fall of 1889. (aT} Goats Number of Angora and common. tssl Dogs: On farm June l. 1890. (29) Neat Cattle :: VI ptktUS actl, iniitH toWS. atiu ttutl ttt- tie on hand June 1. 1890; number of pure bred. grade and common; calves dropped in issg cattle sold in 1889. slaughtered for use on the farm. and died in 1889. t3o) Dairy: MIlk--total gallons produced on farm; sold for use i'll families, sent 10 creamery or factory used on farm. inclutl- ing for butter or cheese; used on farm in raising cream for salo. including for creamery ar factory Butter pounds made on farm and suid in tsSl. Crcam quarts sent ta creamery and sold in lSSo tsii swine. Nuiabcr un hand June l. isPJ. sold la lss9. consumed on farm and dicd in issn. .Sl Poultry: Numt'cr hand June l. lSsp; value of all poultry products sulh eggs produced. sold. and saluo in issa. t5h iiccsi Number of stands. pounds of honey and produccd. and value, taA Onions: Field crop -ntiuiher of acres, bushels produced aud sold, aud valuc tssl Potatoes. Sweet and irish bushels ptodueai and soli. t5sl Market gardens and small fruits, Number ef acres in vegetables. backheFrcs. cranherri.s. rasptcre ries, straw berries md other smnl fruits. and total value of products lu lsss. aisl Vegetables and fruits for canning; Number of acres. and products, In bushels. of peas and be'ans. green corn. tomatoes. other vegetables and ffalts. ets orchards. Apples. aprieuts. cherries. peaches. pears, piutps and prnne=, and other orchari friiiis. In each the number of acres. crops in IiSsa number If bearing trees number of young trres nos bearing, and value Of all nrehari products sea trp Vineyards. Sum- Der of acres in vines bearing and ip yssGag vines nat bearing, products Of grapes and raj sins and value 10 lAsA
 Be4ssies the+a questions on thc regular A@ris cultural Schesiais No 2. Superintendent kos sri r. rorist has ordered several special inses tlsations la ths interests of agriculture, autnng which are ttlcuiiare Nurseries Finrisls Seed aad Truck Farms. Srmi-tfunic Fruits Oranges, etc, Live Steak ou the xfegst ranges and tu cities aud villages, also tho nalnes and number ut all tho various farmers bcgauiaa tious such as Agricultural snd Horticultural Societies, fonitry aad Bcc Associatieus tarin- l M Leagues. etc.
 in uo rart of the census work have the lines been extended moro than in the siircctton nf agriculture. and it farmers " iil now ehccFitiy cooperate with th~ enumcratnrs aud other officials sn promptly furnishing the correct iisutrs morn comprehensive tvitrn- regarding os,r greatest Industry viii bc ohtaaei ihan ever before.
 The above is Il concise ststcm snt oi the questions that the farmers of the United States arc required tn answer during the month of June, lssn, It. WIS prepared hy the superintendent of tho census that the farmer might know in advance what information he would have to give. Me hope our farmer friends will road it carefully, so if au ollicious cnumerator should exceed his authority. as many of them Will. they would know it, and treat him accord ingly. We give it space solely to help the farmers prepare themselves to ward of the impositions of curious enumer,- tors, and that they may understand just what the government requires them to tell about their strictly private affairs. and refuse to answer any questions outside the requirements of the Census Department. Read every question carefully, and prepare your selves To answer them. Treat the emu merators courteously, for they arc Uncle Sans officers, and much depends upon getting a correct enumeration.
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