Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-05-29
Farmers and the Census.

/ from one 10 eleven supervisors districts.
f There are 175 supervisors in all. There
are A.. 900 enUmerators. who in all parts
Of the country Will begin their work
Monday morning. June ,. 1890. Every
+ farm will be visited before June 80. and
the following questions win be asked.
keeping in mind that the figures you
are to give nearly all pertain to the
crops Of 1889. and ~, 70 the growing
T crops Of 1890:
Cd Your ua5ae as occupant Of the
farm % Are you owner, renter for
Money or fot share Of the crops Of the
farm2 90 Are You white or black "a
I Number Of acres Of land, improved and
unimproyed I'd Acres irrigated. 90
+ Number Of artisan wells flowing. a
/ Value Of farm, buildings. implements,
machinery. and live stock. (8) Fences:
Cost Vi building and repairing (9)
Cost Of fertilizers. (10) LaJor: Amounts
paid for labor, including board; weeks
of hired labor, white or black. CD
Products: Estimated value of all farm
productions sold, consumed, or on hand
for 1889 (12) Forestry; Amount of wood
cut. and value Of all forest products
sold. (l3) GraSslauds: Acres of each
kind Of grassland cut for hay OF pas
ture: tons of hay and straw sold clover
and grass seeds produced and sold; siIos
and their capacity. QD Sugar: Cane
sorghum, maple, and beet: sugar and
molasses; acres, product and value Of
each (l5) castor Beans: Acres. (16)
! Ccrsals: Barley. bucKwheat, Indian
corn, oats rye. wheat; acres, crop,
amount Of each sold and consumed, and
value CD Res. Acres, crop, and
value QS) Tobaceo: Acres, crop.
amount sold, and value O9) Peas AL
BealH. Bushels and value Of crop sold
coy Peanuts. Acres. bushels. and valre
cd Hops Acres. pounds. and value
(z2) FI5er, Cotton. flax, and hemp.
acres, crop, and value. (23j Broom
corn. Acres pounds. and value (24)
lire STOCKS Horses, mules. and asses
number on hand June l, 1890; number
foaled in 1889 number sold in 1882
number died in 1889 (25) Sheep: Num-
Der on hand June /. 1890, of Zine
wool" "long wool, aud ''all other
number II lambs dropped in 1889;
'spring lambs" sold in 1889; sold in
1852 other than spring lamb" slaught-
cred for use on farm in 1889; killed by
dogs in 1889; died from other causes in
1Ss4 esq lFooL Shorn spring Of 1890
and fall Of 1889. ED Goots: Number
st Angora and common. (29) Dog,.
On farm June /, 1890. (29) Neat Cutie
Working oxen, milch COWS, and other
cattle on hand June /, 1890: number of
pure bred, grade and commons calves
dropped in 1859; cattle sold in 1889.
slaughtered for use on the farm. and
died in 1889 (30) DailtE Milk-total
gallon, produced on farm; sold for use
in families; sent to creamery or factory;
used on farm, including for butter or
cheese; used on farm in raising cream
for sale, including for creamery or fac
tory. pounds made on farm
and sold in 1889 Cream-quarts sent
to creamery or factory. Cheese
pounds made OH farm and sold in 1889.
(3l) Sleiue: Number on hand June /.
1890: sold in 1889, consumed on farm
and died IN 1889 (32) P0llirg: Num-
Der each of chickens, turkeys. geese,
and ducks on hand June /, 1883; value
OF all poultry products sold; eggs pro-
duced, sold and value ii 1882 (3D
Bees: Number Of stands. pounds Of
honey and wax produced, and value.
go onions Field crop number Of
acres, bushels produced and sold. and
value. $3.50 Potatoes: Sweet and Irish.
bushe, produced and sold. ESQ .Narlet
Gardens and s AZ Fruits Number Of
acres in vegetables, blackberres. cram
berries raspberries. strawberries. and
other small fruits. and total value of
products in 1850 $50 legeta5ies and
Fr1lts Jo1 Cunning: Number Of acres.
and products in bushels, Of pea and
beans. green corn. tomatoes, other veg
etables and fruits (5S) Orchards: Ap-
pies. apricots, cherries. peaches. pears,
plums, and prune,, and other orch ard
fruits; in each the number Of acres. crop
in lsS9 number Of bearing trees, num-
Der OF young trees not bearing, and
value Of all orchard products sold. SO
laeyaya> Number Of acres IN vines
bearing and in young vines not bearing;
products Of grapes anu rasins. and
value in 1882
Besides these questions on the regu