Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-05-28
CENSUS QUESTIONS.

The following are some of the ques-
lions which will be asked by the CEN
sus enumerators: Name, age, month
and year of birth; whether single, mar
ried, widowed or divorced; number of
years married; place of birth, state or
country; hirtap place Of father; birth
place of mother; occupation, trade,
or profession Of each person over
ten years Of age; education; months
not employed during past year, and
ownership Of home.
On the agricultural schedule,
farmers Will be asked, name of person
conducting the farm, post office ad-
dress; whether owner, tenant or
manager; total number Of acres in
Guiding all separate meadows, wood
lots, pastures, etc. Number of acres
of improved land; number acres rent
ed or leased; value of entire farm and
buildings; value of buildings alone;
value of all implements and mach1n-
cry: estimated value of all farm pro-
duets for 1899; amount expended in
1899 for fertilizers; amount spent in
1899 for farm labor; number acres
harvested, quantities produced and
values of all the different grains,
grasses, hay, potatoes, beans, etc.;
quantity and value of sugar and syr-
up produced; number Of acres, guam
titles produced and value Of all veg
etables and small fruits; orchard
fruits, etc.; value of all wood, logs,
railroad ties, fence posts, etc., pro
duced on the farm; all the various
farm animals and their value; all
dairy products, quantities produced,
quantities sold, and amount received;
wool, weight and value; poultry and
eggs, bees and honey.
The count Of the people in the
United States will begin in all parts of
the country June 1, and end in the
cities two weeks later and in the rest
of the country before the close of the
month. The people are to be counted
at their places Of residence, but as
many persons and families will be
away from their homes during June
sons will not be counted. If they are
rot counted, the locality in which
they live will be misrepresented to
that extent, and in some cases this
misrepresentation may be enough to
affect the representation in Congress
of the state from which they come.
Local pride and state pride, therefore,
should influence all such absentees to
take reasonable precautions against
being omitted from enumeration in
their places of residence. Such omis-
sion are likely to occur in the large
cities where families close their
homes and go elsewhere for the sum-
mer. The occurrence Of the Paris
exposition this year is likely to in
crease the number absent from the
country.
In all cases of contemplated alb
sence the head Of the family is re-
quested by the census Office to COM
municate with the supervisor Of the
district in which he lives. He is also
requested to leave information re-
garding his answers to the questions
which are to be asked with some re-
sponsible neighbor who will agree to
see that it reaches the enumerator on
his rounds. Such information might
better be left as memorandum in
writing, as in that case it is less likely
to be overlooked. The questions to
which answers are desired apply pri-
marily to the population, but also to
all farms and manufacturing estab
lishments. They are being published
from time to time in the press of the
country.
By taking this trouble the absent
citizen will do justice to his locality
and his state, and materially aid the
consus office in the performance of it's
duties.