The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-02-22
Facts About the Census.

1. Complete federal enumerations
of the people have been made regu-
larry every ten years since 1870, but
the first really valuable census of
agriculture in the United States was
taken in 1850, OF the crops OF 1S49.
2. The next census OF agriculture
will be taken in June, 1900, of the
products of 1899. -.
3. Instead of reco rding several
farms on one schedule, as heretofore,
each farm will be accorded a separ-
ate blank in the twelfth census, so
that no farmer can see what his
neighbor has reported.
4. Each farm blank, as soon as
filed. will be enclosed in q govern
ment portfolio for safe and secret
keeping, and will not be seen there
after, or it's contents known, except
by sworn officers of the census
bureau.
5 Tax assessors, collectors, and
equalizers can not serve as numera-
tors, or have access to the census re-
turns or to the information therein
contained.
8. There are more than 5000, 900
farms, plantations. ranches, stock
ranges and m arket gardens in the
United States, all of which for census
purposes, will be d designated "farms."
Z. A farm" is all the agricultural
land under one management, wheth-
er in a single body or in separate
parcels.
8. The numerator will ask for the
size and value of each farm, the val,
ue of all machinery, implement,
vehicles, harnesses, etc., used there
on; the color or race of the occu-
pant, and the amount OF land owned
and leased, respectively, by said
occupant.
8. He viii also ask for THE acreage
and value o! each crop, and the acre
age of impr owed, unimproved andir-
rigated lands.
10. The designation "each crop"
includes all grains, cotton, corn, rice,
sugar cane, sugar beets, sorghum,
hay, clover, wild grasses, gathered
forage, fax, hemp, hops,peanuts,to-
bacco, seeds, nuts, tropical, fruits,
small fruits, orchard fruits, nursery
and greenhouse stock, broom cor n,
Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes and
vans, all vegetables, including the
product of all family, truck and mar
ket gardens. etc.; also new or unus-
ual crops when found.
H.. The enumeration will ask for
the number and value OF the live
stock on the farm June 4, 1900,
which will be reported under IL num-
Der of heads, such as horses. colts,
mules, asses, cows, heifers, steers,
calves, bulls, ewes, rams, lambs,
swine, goats, chickens, Including
guinea FOWL turkeys, geese, ducks,
stands OF bees, etc.
II. He will also ask for the milk,
cream, butter, cheese, raisins, prunes
molasses, syrup, sugar, eggs, bees
wax, honey, wool, wine, cider, vine
gar, dried and evaporated fruits,
forest products and generally all ar
ticles made at home or for the no me
from farm ma terials during 1899.
ID. A person who moves from a
farm between the end of the crop
year 1899, and June /, 1900, should
leave written record of the prod
ucts and crops OF the farm for 1899
where it will reach the enumeration
of the district in which he lives on
June 6, 1900, the acreage, value,
buildings, machinery, implements,
andlive stock of the farm he then
occupies.
IA. Every farmer should begin at
once to prepare a careful record OF
all the facts which the enumerator
will be instructed to rec ord in June,
1900.
10. In this preparation the women
and children of the farm household
can afford material aid, especially