Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-27
A rnRLORN nOrE.
Farmers and the Census.

The census wear began June /, 1899, and
ends Nav 81, 1890. Each State has from
one 10 eleven supervisors districts. There
are 175 Supervisors in all. There are 42.OUO
enumerators, who in all parts of the coun-
try will begin their work Monday morning;
june 2. 1890. Every farm will be visited
before June 9Oth, and the following ques-
tions will be asked, keeping IN mlnd that
the figures YOU are to.give nearly all pertain
to the crops of 1889, and not TO the growing
crops of 1890:
(2) Are YOU owner. renter for money, or
for share of the crops OF the farm!
90 Are you white or black
(4) Number of acres Of land, improved
and unimproved.
Cd Acres irrigated.
(6) Number of Artesian wells flowing.
Cd Value of farm, buildings, implements,
machinery, and livestock.
Cs) Fences Cost of building and repair
ie) Cost of fertilizers.
(l0) Labor: Amounts paid for labor, in
Guiding board; weeks of hired labor, white
" di9 Products: Estimated value of all
farm productions sold. consumed, or on
hand for 1889.
H2) Forestry: Amount of wood cut and
value Of all forest products sold.
03) Gr,assldnds: Acres of such kind of
grassland cut for hay or pastured tons OF
hay and straw sold clover and grass-seeds
produced and sold silos and their ca
pacity.
beet: sugar and molasses; acres, product,
and value of each.
O5O Castor beans: Acres.
(i6j Cereals: Barley, buckwheat. Indian
corn, oats rye, wheat; acres, crop, amount
Of each sold and consumed, and value.
C17) Rice: Acres. crop. and value.
(is) Tobacco: Acres, crop, amount sold,
and value.
0s) Peas and Beans: Bushels and value
OF crop sold.
GOD Pedntlis: Acres. bushels. and value.
(2l) Hops Acres pounds. and value.
(22) FibeS Cotton, flax. and hemp;
acres, crop, and value.
(23) Broom Corn Acres, pounds ana
value.
(2D Lire Stock: Horses, mules, and asses
number on hand June !, 1890; number
foaled in 1889 number sold in 1889; num-
Der died in 1899.
(s5) SHEEP: Number on hand June /, 1890,
Of " fine wool" long WOOL" and "all
other"; number of lambs dropped in 1899
"spriug lambs" sold in 1883; sold in 1889
other than spring lambs" "; slaughtered
for use on farm in 1889; killed by dogs III
1899: died from other causes in 1889.
GIG Wool: Shorn spring of 1890 and fall OF
1889.
(27) Goats. Number Of Angora and CON-
mon.
(2s) Doos: On farm june l, 1890.
600 Neat Cattle: Working oxen, mich
cows, and other cattle on hand June /.
1880, number of pure bred, grade, and
common calves dropped in 1899; cattle
sold in 1889, slaughtered for use on the
farm, and died in 1889.
(sO) Dairy: Milk--total gallons produced
on farm: sold for use in families; sent TO
creamery or factory; used on farm, IN
cluding for butter or cheese; 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 sold
other than to creamery or factory.
Cheese-pounds made on farm and sold in
1859.
(al) Spins; Number on hand June 1,
1850 sold In 1883; consumed ON farm and
died In 1889.
(s2) Poultry; Number each Of chickens,
turkeys, geese, aud ducks on hand June 1,
1885 value OF oil poultry products sold :
eggs produced. cold, aud value in 1882
(3s) Bees Number of stands, pounds O.
honey and wax produced. and value.
(Sl) OatoRs Field eYop-number Of
acres. bushels produced aud sold, and
n value.
(a) Po,atoss: Sweet and Irish, bushel,
4 produced and sold.
1851 horka Gdrd,ns and Small Fruits
Number Of acres IN vegetables. blackber
fies. cranberries. raspbernes, Strawberries
and other small fruits. and total value o
products in 1889.
(37l vegedbles and Fruits for Canning
Number OF acres. and products, in bushels
Of peas aud beans. green corn, tomatoes
other vegetables and fruits.
(ss) Orchards; Apples, apricots, cherries
peaches, pears, plums. and prunes. an,
other orchard fruits; Ia each the nnmbe
Of acres, crop IN 1859, number OF bearing
trees. number Of young trees not bearing
and value Of ali orchard products sold.
(S2) Yiney0rds. Number Of acres in vines
bearing and In young vines not bearingi
products OF grapes aud raisins, and value
Il 1859.
Bssidss these questions on the regular