The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-12-22
About the Census.

The following is furnished the DEAo
CRAr by Supervitor Vim;
l. The first really valuable Census {
Agricultural In the United States wa
taken In 1850, Of the crops Of lS49 TIL
next enumeration Of Agricultural viii
be taken in June. 1900, OF the product
OF 1899.
Q. IGstaad 81 recording eeYeral faru'
on one schedule In the Twelfth Census
as heretofore, each farm will be accorded
q separate blank, the entries on which
will not be known to any save sworn Of
ficers Of the Department. No names
will be published in connection with In
formation secured from the peopse,
8. Tax assessors, collectors and equal
iEere cannot serve as enumerators, OF
have access TO the Census returns, or 10
the information therein contained.
4. There are more than 5000, 900
farms, plantations, ranches, stock ranges
and market gardens in the United States,
ell Of which, for Osnsus purposes. will
be designated as ''farms."
8. A farm" Is all the land cnltivat-
ed or held for agricultural purposes un
der one management, whether in elm.
gle body or separate parce g.
9. The enumerator will task for the
size and valne Of each farm, the value
Of buildings, and the aggregate value Of
all machinery, implements. vehicles,
harnesses. etc., used thereon; and the
amount of land owned and leased. re-
specsively, by said occupant.
z. He will also ask for the acreage |
and yalue OF each crop, and the acreage |
,f improved. unimproved and irrigated |
ands.
8. The designation leach crop" in L
'ludes all grains, cotton, corn, rice, sugar
,ane, sugar beets, sorghum, hay, clover
Wild grasses. gathered forage, flax, hemp
lops, peanuts, tobacco, seeds, nuts
ropical fruits, email fruits, orchard 4
ruits, nurss.y and greenhouse stock,
,room corn, Irish potatoes, sweet po.a-
oes and yams, all vegetables, including !
he product OF all family truck. and !
market gaidens, etc. also new o. un-
sual crops, when found. ID
o. The enumerator will ask for th
umber and value OF the live stock on .
rm June /, 1900, which will be report !
under n7mber OF heads, sacL as q
orses, colts, mules, asses, cove, heiiers, ii
GERS. calves, bulls, ewes, rams, lambs, y y
Tine, goats, chickens (including guinea v
VII, turkeys, geese, ducks, bees, etc n
10: He will also ask lorsthe quantity +,
id value Of milk, cream, butter, cheese. m
isins, pIunes, molasses, syrup, sugar n
gs, beeswax. honey, wool, wine, cider, M =,
negar, dried and evapoiated fruits, for. In
products, poultry and meat products "
d generally all articles.mads at home, IN IN
IN farm materials in 1899. z.
II. ii q person who moves from farm ne
tween the end OF the crop year 1896 and +
ne i, 1900, will leave written record Go
the products and crops OF that farm In
1899 where it will reach the appropri- Is sfl
enumerator, the statistics of his eper- dis
uns for that year will not be lost. He bla
4 be required to give the enumerator S ~
the district in which he lives on June l.
1900 the acresgs, value, buildings, tiio tio
implements and live stock Of Of Of,
farm he then occupies. ide
2. Ife7ery farmer will begin at once locI
,repare careful record of all the facts stoi
ich enumerator will be instructed to I ne5
,rd in June, 1900, he will save time for q.
lself and the officer, and insure more bea
nrate returns to the Government. the the
J, The twentieth century will begin 4 4 =,
January l, 1901. Therefore, the.peDd- mo- q
Census will afford to future genera scri
10 a measure of the strength aud con- innI T,lI
on of the United States at the three 1--s
/ of the new hundred-year cycle. For deg
/ reason allsLould take an active inter nor nor
in making it as nearly perfect as poss- lon
!. II each farmer will make his own hap
ort perfect, the aggregated report for ane 9
ry community, and for the nation, dIa
be perfect. tan tan
tion
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