The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-05-31
FARMERS AND THE CENSUS.


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The census year began June 1, 1889,
and ends Mag 81, 1890. Each state has
from one to e'e,en supervisors districts.
There are IT'S supervisors In all. There
arc $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 80, and
the following questions will be asked,
keeping in mind that the figures you art
10 give nearly all pertain to the crops of
1889, and not to the growing crops of
1890:
U Your name as occupant of the
farm. (2) Are you owner, renter for
money, or for share of the crops of the
farms (3) Are you white or black? (4)
Number of acres OF land, improved and
unimproved. (5) Acres irrigated. (G)
Number of artesian wells flowing. (O
Value of farm, buildings, Implements.
machinery, and live stock. (S) Fences:
Cost of building and repairing. (9) Cost
OF fertilizers. QO Labor: Amounts paid
Tor labor, including board; weeks of hired
labor, white or black. QD Products:
Estimated value of all farm productions
sold, consumed. or on hand tor 1889. (12)
Forestry: Amount of wood cut, and value
OF all forest products sold. (13) Grass
lands: Acres of each kind of grassland
cut for hay or pastured; tons OF hay and
straw sold; clover and grass seeds pro-
duced and sold; silos and their capacity.
(l4) Sugar: Cane, sorghum, maple and
beet; sugar and molasses; acres, product
and value of each. Q5) Castor Beans:
Acres. Q6) Cereals: Barley, buck wheat,
Indian corn, oats, rye, wheat; acres, crop,
amount of each sold and consumed, and
value. Q7 Rice: Acres, crop and value.
(lS) Tobacco: Acres, crop, amount sold,
value. 19) Peas and beans: Bushels,
and value of crop sold. (20) Peanuts:
Acres, bushels and value (2l) Hops:
Acres, pounds and value. i22) Fibers:
Cotton, flax and hemp; acres, crop aud
value. (23) Broom Corn: Acres, pounds
and value. (24) Live Stock: Horses,
mules and asses; number on hand June 1.
1890; number foaled in 1899 number sold
in 1889; number died in 1889. (25)
Sheep: Number on hand June l, 1890, of
fine WOOL" "long WOOL" ana .'all other; :"
number of lambs dropped in 1889; "spring
.ambs' sold in 1889; sold in 1889 other
than "sprng lambs;" slaughtered tor 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 Goa's: Number OF Angora
and common. (2S) Dogs: On farm June
l, 1890. (20) 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 10 1889. (30) Dairy:
Milk-total gallons produced on the
tarm; sold for use in families; sent to
creamery or factory; used on farm. in
GLIDING 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 to creamery or factory; sold
other than to creamery or factory.
Cheese pounds ma6c on farm and sold
in 1889. (3D Swine: Number on hand
June /, 1890; sold In 1889; consumed on
farm and died In 1889. (32) Poultry:
Number each of chickens, turkeys, geese
and ducks on hand June 1, 1880; value
Of all poultry products sold; eggs pro-
duced. sold and value in 1889. (33)
Bees: Number OF stands, pounds of
honey and wax produced and value. (3D
Onions: Field crop-number of acres,
bushels produced and sold and value.
(35) Potatoes: Sweet and Irish, bushels 3
produced and sold. $3.50 Market gardens
and Small Fruits: Numbers of acres in
blackberries, cranberres.
raspberries, Strawberries and other small
fruits, aud total value of products in 1889
(3O Vegetables aud Fruits for Canning:
Number of acres, and products, IN bushels,
Of peas and beans, green corn, tomatoes,
other vegetables and fruits. (3S) Or.
chsrds: Apples, apricots, cherries,
peaches, pears, plums and prunes and
nther 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 youLg vines not
bearing; products of grapes and raisins,
and value in 1889.
Besides these questions on the regular
agricultural schedule No. 2, superiniend-
ent Robert P. Porter has ordered several
special Investigations in the interests of
iSttCuituIc, ahonS "uiCu di0 'niSuhuio,
nurseries, florists, seed and truck farms,
'emi-tropic fruits, oranges, etc.. live stock
IN the great ranges, and In cities and Will
ages; also the names and number Of all
.he various farmers organizations, such
IS agricultural and horticultural so:ie-
lies, poultry and bee associations, farm
,rs' clubs. oranges, alliances, wheels, un-
ons, and leagues. etc.
In no part of the census work have the
ines been extended more than 10 the di-
-ection of agriculture, ani il farmers will
cooperate with the enumcrat-
,rs an other officials in promptly fur
,isbing the correct figures more compre-
1eDsive returns regarding our greatest
industry will be obtained than ever be-
lore.