Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-02-13
The Coming Census
Facts OF Special Interest b
AgTcu|tuIaisS
A Measure Of the strength Of
this century.

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|. The first really valuable Census o.
Agriculture in the United States wa
taken in 1880. OF the crops OF 1899. The
next enumeration OF Agriculture will b.
taken ia june 1899. OF the products o,
! 1899.
| 2 Instead OF recording several farms
On one schedule in the Twelfth Census. as
heretofore. each farm will he accorded
separate blank, the entries on which
| aill not be known to any ono save sworn
| flicers af the Department. No names
will he published in connection with
Information secured from the people.
3. The assessors, collectors and equal
izers can not serve as enumerators, OF
| nave access to the Census returns, or to
the information therein obtained.
4. 4. ere are more than 5.0d0,G0O farms,
plantations, ranches, stock ranges, and
market gardens in tue United States, ali
IT which. for Census purposes, will be
designated as farms"
). A farm" is all the land cultivated
,r held Tor agricultural purposes undes
he management. whether in single
ody or seperate parcels.
&. The enuinerator will ask for the size
nd value OF each fam, the value OF
nildings, and the aggregate value OF all
machinery, implements, vehicles, harness,
.tc.. used thereon; and the amount OF
and owned aud leased, respectively, by
aid occupant.
Z. He will also ask for acreage and
yalue OF each crop, and the acerage oi
improved, unimproyed, and irrigated
.ands.
8. The designation each crop in
eludes all grains, cotton, corn. rice. sugar
cane. sugar bsets, sorghum, hay, clover,
Wild grasses, gathe red forage, flax, hemp,
lops, peanuts, tobacco, seeds, nuts, small
ruits. orchard fruits, nursery and green.
house stock, broom corn, Irish pototoes,
sweet potatoes and yalns, all vegetables.
including the product of all famil.
luck, and market gardens, etc, also new
or unusual crops, when found,
8. The enumerator will ask for the
number of the live stock on The farm,
June |, 1900, which will be- reported
and,r number of heads, such as horses,
colts. mules, asses, cows heifsrs, steers,
calves, bnlls. ewes, rams, lambs, swine,
goats. chickens Including guinea fowl,
turkeys, geese, ducks, bees, etc.
TO- He will also ask for the quantity
ana value of milk, cream butter, cheese,
aisins, pr,lnes molassss, sirup sugar,
sggs, beeswax, honey, wool, wine, cider,
vinegar, dried and evaporated fruits,
forest products, poultry aud meat pro-
lucte, and, generally, all articles made
It home, or for the home, from farm
materials in 1899.
IL. Ii a person who moves from IL
iarm between the end of the crop year
1899 and June l, 1900 will leave writ
zen record of the products and crops of
chat farm for 1899 where it will reach
.he appropriate enumerator, the statist-
les of his operations for that year will
,.ot be lost. lie will be required 10 give
the enumerator OF the district in which
ne lives ON June l, 1870, the acreage,
valu buildings, machinery implements.
anu i've s.oce oi the farm he then oc-
Gu pies.
II. l! every Turner will begin at cnce
to prepare careful record of all the fac. s
winch Inc e..uilerator will be instructed
to rvco.d d in June 1900, he will save lime
iol him self and the officer, and iusure
nor, accurate eturns to the Govern
u mt
13 Tie ,weniicih century will begin
on Januar, |, ly0l Therefore, the pend
ing Census will afford 10 future gener-
ations Il measure of strength and con-
lition of the United states at the thres-
aold of the new hundred-year cycle.
For that reason everyone should take an
active interest in making it as nearly
perfect as possible. Ii each farmer
will make his own report perfect, the
aggregate report for every community,
and for the nation, will he perfect.
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