The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-02-21
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT
THE CENSUS.


of Agriculture in the United States
was taken in 1850, of the crops of 1849
The next enumeration of Agriculture
will be taken in June, 1900, of the pro-
ducts of 1899.
2. Instead of recording several farms
on one schedule in the Twelfth Census,
as heretofore, each farm will be ac-
corded separate blank, the entries on
which will not be known to any save
sworn officers of the Department. No
names will be published IN connection
with information secured from the
people
3. Tax assessors, collectors, and
equalzers can not serve as enumer-
tors, or have access to the Census re-
turns, or to the information therein
contained.
4. There are more than 100000
farms, plantations, ranches, stock
ranges, and market gardens in the
United States, all of which, for Census
purposes, will be designated as
farms"
5. A "farm" is all the land cullivat-
ed or held for agricultural purl oses
under one management, whether in
single body or separate parcels.
e. The enumeralor will ask for the
of each size and value 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, respectively,
by said occupant.
7. He will also ask for the acreage
and value OF each crop, and the acreage
of improved, unimproved, and irriga-
ted lands.
s. The designation "each" crop in
cladcs all grains, cotton, corn, ric, ,su-
gar cane, reuga beets, sorghum, hay,
clover, wild grasses, gathered forage,
flax hemp, hops, peanuts, tobacco,
seeds, nuts, tropical fruits, small fl uits
orchard fruits, nursery and greenhouse
stock, broom corn, Irish potatoes
sweet potatoes and vans, all vegct-
ables, including the product of all fani.
~, truck, aud market gardens, etc.
also new or unusual crops, when found
8. The enumerator will ask for the
number and value of the live stock on
the farm June l, 1900, which will be
reported under number of heads
such as horses, colts, mules, asses
COWS, heifcrs, steers, calves, bulls
ewes, rams, lambs, swine, goats, chick
ems Gncluding guinea fowD, turkeys
geese, ducks, bees, etc.
10. He will also ask for the quantity
and value Of milk, cream, butter
cheese, raisins, pruncs, molasscs, syrup
sugar, eggs, beeswaX, honey, wool
wine, cider, vinegar, uried and evapor
} ated fruits, forest products, poultr,
and meat products, and, generally, al
articles made at home, or for the home
from farm materials in 1899.
IL. Ii a person who moves from /.
! farm between the end of the crop yen
1899 anil June /, 1850, will leave .
written record of the products anC
crops of that farm for 1899 where i
will reach the appropriate enumerator
the statistics of his operations for taa
year viii not be lost. He will he re
quired to give the enumeration of The
} district in which he lives on June l
1900, the acreage. value, buildings
machinery, implements, and live slocl
Of the farm he then occupies.
II. Ii every farmer will begin a
once to prepare careful record Cf al
the facts which the enumcrator will b,
instructed to record in June, 1900. h,
will save time for himself and the officer
and insure more accurate returns tC
: the government.
13. The twentieth century will begin
on January l, ,F190l. Therefore, tn,
pending Census Will afford to future