Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-03
Returns FROM THE FARMS.
Efforts Of the Census bureau TO OH
thin ncrfecI Ccn.ms.

The census bureau is making strenuous
efforts 10 collect the fullest possible re-
Turns from agricultural sources for COM
Phau"n and use in the next census The
i"Io"lns IS copy Of circular letter sent
Inc grange associations throughout the
United States II is indorsed bv John Trim
Die. The secretary Of the National GRANGE
Patrons of Hushaudry:
The twelfth census of agriculture vii. hN
taken on June !. $3.50. but 81 will be of ,p,
year lSo only.
Farmers who do not keen b.,,l, ,,,,,,,,,.,.
on Their transactions may forget tho Items
Whlrh The CELSIUS cnumeraturS are required
10y law L" gather. II they do. since stalls
'VS cannot be created ana written ia l,y
me 'numerators or the officers at Wash
IhGt"u, those forgotten items will never an
Ph III IN" census reports. ana the bUS!u,sS
~ IHr communities FOR which they are
missing VIII compare less faNorably fb.f q.
returns e''' '"'''r
Agriculture Is the foundation Of material
wealth ana prosperity. II * Therefor. a.,
p"ftAnt hat the statistics which re,rsserlt
II should h" full ami accurate I'm order :,
insure that accuracy and fuIlnesS and To
.,tn I'e people In answering the questions
"hl'h the census cnumcI.ltors Will ,r,-
pound, an attempt is being made T., ir,j,,.,
an farmers and producers to begin al once
|" prepare written accounts showing the
~ '"~t' quantity and value Of each ,s-D-.
IdLS'd by them in lN9 and the acreac, ana
EaIue or all their farm products for Used
~ theN prepare such accounts and rstayn
lheh untlI the enumerators arrive they NAV
$50 $500 CAIN the honor Of rendering the
.~'llh' winch comes at the threshold Of
the twentieth century the most p.rfacf
census or agriculture ever taken
10 You not wish TO take up and discuss
TINS subject in our grange meetings for ths
purpose of contributing 10 the effort to
give 10 agriculture its true representation
IN the census reports?
Can You not by such discussion and by
itPtateH conversations with your friends
and neighbors especially with any ,-ho 40
not readily read and write the English lam
3Naee,, promote an active desire on the
pdii OF the people TO aid in making the re-
Inability and value of their own reus,Is
greater than ever before?
II you nave access TO the columns OF
newspapers and other publications read by
farmers, viii II not he as agraa,l,In -
yourself as II will bc valuable Ia tb, no.
nose? ''''7 Nv"
Would information concerning the census.
work?
If circulars from this office describing
What the census will require from tha
,aIilltrS We're sent TO you properly franked
how many could you judicIousIy disrributcP
should any Of them be i'm any other than
the English language?
IL so. in what other Languages. and how
many in each could YOU use?
II you can suggest any other practical
method OF reaching the people for the pur-
poses indicated be kind enough Ia do So
II you will furnish list of the mcmhers
OF your grange. with post Office addresses
II will aid the census Office In the work Of
distributing Information concerning its
work.
Previous censuses OF agriculture have
been defective because the information fur
nshed by the farmers to The enumcrators
was incomplete. In order to guard against
similar defects I'm the census Of 1900 your
sincere and active Cooperation is sought
Please find inciosed for your reply and for
forwarding the list Of the names and adj
dresses OF the members OF your grange,
envelopes which require no postage.