The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1890-05-31
Farmers and the Census.

naS rom one TO eleven supervisors
districts. There are l75 supervisors il
all. There are $4,000 cnumerators
who in all parts of the country will be
gin their work Monday morning, jane
2, 1890. Every farm will be visited
before june 80, and the following ques
tions 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:
| ~ Your name as occupant of tho
farm. (2) Are you owner, renter for
money, Or for share of the crops of the
farm? (3) Are you white or black (4)
Number of acres of land, improved and
unimproved. (5) Acres irrigated. (6)
Number of artesian wells flowing. ~
Value of farm, buildings, implements,
machinery, and live stock. (5) Fences:
Cost of building and repairing. (9)
Cost of fertilizers. N0) Labor: Amounts
paid for labor, including board; weeks
of hired labor, white or black. QI)
Products i: Estimated value of all farm
productions sold, consumed, OF on hand
for 1889. Forestry: Amount of wood
cut, and value of all forest products
sold. (i3) Grasslands: Acres of each
kind of grassland cut for hay or pastur-
ed; tons of hay and straw sold clover
aud grass seeds produced and sold; ST.
los and their capacity. IA Sugar Cane,
sorghum, maple, and beet; sugar and
molasses; acres, product and value of
each. Is Castor Beans: Acres. 16
Cereals Barley, buckwheat, Indian
corn, oats, rye, wheat; acres, crop,
amount of each sold and consumed,
and value, II Rice: Acres, crop
and value. l8 Tobacco: Acres, crop,
amount sold. and value. 10 Peas and
Beans Bushels, and value of crop sold.
20 Peanuts: Acres, bushels, and value.
81 Hops: Acres, pounds, and value.
% Fibers' Cotton, fax, and hemp
acres, crop, and value. % Broom Corn:
Acres, pounds, and value. "a Liue
Stock Horses, mules, and asses; num-
Der on hand June /, 1890 number foal-
ed in 1889; number sold in 1889; num-
ber died in 1859, 25 Sheep: Num-
ber on hand June /, 1890, of "fine
WOOL" "long WOOL" and "all other; )"
number of lambs dropped in 1889;
"spring lambs sold in 1882 cold in
1889 other than "spriDg lambs !"
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. q Goats
Number of Angora and common. q
Dogs: On farm June l, 1890. % Neat
Cattle: Working oxen, milch cows, and
other cattle on hand June /, 1890
number of pure bred, grade and COM
mon calves dropped in 1889; cattle
sold in 1889, slaughtered for use on
farm, and died ia 1889. 80 Dairy
Milk-total gallons produced on farm
sold for use in families; sent to cream
cry or factory; used on farm, including
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 1882 Cream
quarts sent to creamery or factory ;
sold other than to creamery or factory.
made on farm and. sold
in 1889. 81 Scine: NumhAu p1f hand |
June /, 1890; sold-ip IS lily; consumed |
On farm and q: a-,,I589. 80 Poultry:
Number = ,~sday frla fl chickens, turkeys, |
yeesand in ducks on hand 1889; value |
ofjse whoaltp Dproducts sold; eggs pro-
3uced, sold, and value in 1889. 80 |
Bees: Number of stands, pounds of |
honey and wax produced, and value. .
a Onions: Field crop-number of !
leres, bushels produced and sold, and |
7alue. 35 Potatoes: Sweet and Irish,
bushels produced and sold. Sc Market
Gardens and Small Fruits Number of |
lcres in vegetables, blackberries, Gran
berries, raspberries, Strawberries, and /
,ther small fruits, and total value of |
PRODUCTS in 1889. 81 Vegetables and |
Fruits for Canning Number of acres,
md products, in bushels, of peas and
,eans, green corn, tomatoes, other veg
'tables and fruits. 80 Orchards Ap- /
,les, appricots, cherries, peaches, pears,
,lums, and prunes, and other orchard
ruits; in each the number of acres,
rop in 1889, number of bearing trees,
lumber of young trees not bearing, and
'alue Of all orchard products sold. 80
Vsneyards Number of acres in vines
'earipg and in young vines not bearing;
'roducts of grapes and raisins, and
,alue in 1889.
Besides these questions on the regu-
ar Agricultural Schedule No. Q, Super
ntendent Robert P. Porter has ordered
eYeral special investigations in the
interests of agriculture, among which
re Viticultnre, Nurseries, Florists,
eed and Truck Farms, Semi. tropic
'ruits, Oranges, ETC., Live Stock on The
reat ranges, and in cities and villages;
iso the names and number of all the
arious farmers organizations, such as
.gricultural and horticultural Socie-
les, Poultry and Bee Associations,
'armers' Clubs, Oranges, Alliances,
Wheels, Unions, Leagues, etc.
In no part of the census work have
he lines been extended more than in
be direction of agriculture, and if the
lrmers will now cheerfully cooperate
'itll the enumerators and other officials
] promptly furnishing the correct fig
res moro comprehensive returns re-
arding our greatest industry will be
btained than ever before.
MILLINERY.-Ladies' Trimmed Hats.
Remember that j. Meyers & Co. are
le pioneers in low priced trimmed
ats. They have again secured large
It Of stylish hats and are selling them
still lower prices to make room for
esh stock constantly arriving.
Their 25 cents hats will sell any
here at IS cents, while their so and rs
anita hats era rvarfh fuIIr frnns rua tn