Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-05-29
FARMERS AND THE CENSUS.

Some Of the Information Uncle sam
Wants for the Census Takers.
The census year began June l, 1889,
and ends May 81, 1890. Each state has
from one to eleven supervisors districts.
There are It's supervisors IN all. There
are $4,000 enumerators, who in all parts
of the country will begin their work
Monday morning, June 2, 1890. Every
farm will be visited before June so, 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 1890:
Q Your name as occupant of the
farm. (2) Are you owner, renter for
money, or for share of tho crops Of the
farm? (9 Are You white or black? a.
Number of acres of land, improved and
unimproved. (5) Acres irrigated. (6
Number of artesian wells flowing. ca
Values Of farm, buildings, implements,
machinery and live stock. (S) Fences:
Cost of building and repairing. 90 Cost
of fertilizers. QO Labor: Amounts paid
for labor, including board; weeks of
hired labor. white or black. (2D Pro-
ducts: Estimated value of all farm pro-
ductions sold, consumed, or on hand for
1889. Q0 Forestry: Amount OF wood
cut, and value of all forest products sold.
Q3) Grasslands: Acres of each kind of
grassland cut for hay or pastured; tons
of hay and straw sold; silos and their ca
pacity. Gay Sugar: Cane, sorghum, ma
pie and beet; sugar and molasses; acres,
product and value of each. Q5 Castor
Beans: Acres. Q6) Cereals: Barley,
buckwheat, Indian corn, oats, rye, wheat;
acres, crop, amount of each sold and coD-
sumed, and value. QO Rice: Acres,
crop and value. 18) Tobacco: Acres,
crop, amount sold and value. Q9) Peas
and beans: Bushels and value of crop
sold. (2O) Peanuts: Acres, bushels and
value. (2D Hops: Acres, pounds and
value. (22) Fibers: Cotton, Flax and
hemp: acres, crop and value. (23)
Broom corn: Acres, pounds and valne.
(24J Live stock: Horses, mules and
asses; number on hand June l, 1890;
number foaled in 1889; number sold in
1889; number died in 1889. (25) Sheep:
Number on hand June l., 1890, of "tine
WOOL" "long wool" and "all other;;" num-
ber of lambs dropped in 1889; "spring
lambs" sold in 1889; sold in 1889 other
than "spring lambs;" slaughtered for
use on farm in 1889; killed by dogs in
1889; died from other causes in 1889.
(26) Wool: Shorn spring of 1890 and fall
OF 1889. (2O Goats: Number of Angora
and common. (2S) Dogs: On farm June
/, 1890. (29) Neat cattle: Working oxen,
mich COWS and other cattle on hand June
l, 1890; number of pure bred, grade and
common; calves dropped in 1889; cattle
sold in 1889, slaughtered for use on the
farm and died in 1889. (3O Dairy: Milk
total gallons produced on farm; sold
for use in families: sent to creamery or
factory; used on farm, including for but
ter or cheese; used for creamery or fac.
tory. Butter-pounds made on farm
and sold in 1889. Cream-quarts sent
to creamery or factory; sold other than
TO creamery or factory. Cheese-pounds
made on farm and sold in 1889. (31)
Swine: Number on hand June l, 1890;
sold IN 1889; consumed on farm and died
in 1889. (32) Poultry: Number each
OF chickens, turkeys, geese and ducks on
hand June l. 1889; value of all poultry
products sold; eggs produced. sold, and
value in 1889. @38 Bees: Number of
stands, pounds Of honey and wax pro-
duced, and value. (34) Onions: Field
crop-number of acres, bushels produced
and sold, and value. (30 Market gar
deps and small fruits: Number of acres
IN vegetables, blackberries, cranberries
raspberries, Strawberries and other small
fruits, and total value of products in
1889. 3O Vegetables and fruits for can
ming: Number of acres and products, IN
bushels. of peas and beans, green corn,
tomatoes, other vegetables and fruits. (38)
Orchards: Apples, apricots, cherries,
peaches, pears, plums and prunes and
other orchard fruits; In each the number
of acres, crop in 1889, number of bearing
trees, number of young trees not bearing
and value of all orchard products sold
(39 Vineyards: Number of acres in
vines bearing and in young vines not
bearing; products of grapes and raisins,
and value in 1889.
Besides these questions on the regular
agricultural schedule No. 2, ,Superintend.
ent Robert P. Porter has ordered several
special Investigations in the interests OF
agriculture. among which are viticulture
nurseries, florists, seed and truck FARMS
stock on the great ranges, and in cities
and villages; also the names and number
Of all the various farmers organizations
such as agricultural and horticultural
societies, poultry and bee associations,
farmers clubs, oranges, alliances, wheels,
unions, leagues, etc.
In no part of the census work have the
lines been extended more than in the
direction of agriculture, and if farmers
will cheerfully cooperate with the
enumerators and other officials in
promptly furnishing the correct figures
more comprehensive returns regarding
our greatest industry will be obtained
than ever before.
Democrats Gall u Convention.
G.. A. Lieber and Andrew Blewett were
at Fargo Tuesday attending the meet.
ing of the state executive committee,
The former says the state convention
which will place state ticket in the
field, was called to meet July 10th al
Fargo. The Argus gives the date ae
.Jnlv 2f'th. which Mr.. Tneher aavs ia in,