The Penn's Grove record., 1900-04-27
Interesting Facts About Che Uensu.

mort important body in our church and
q OF the most influential representa-
tive bodies of the world.
Interesting Facts About the Census.
i. The first really valuable Census Of
Agriculture in the United States was
taken IN 1850, OF the crops of 1049. The
next enumeration Of Agriculture will
of 1899.
2. Instead Of recording several farms
on n schedule in the Twelfth Census.
as heretofore, each farm will be accord
eda separate blank, the entries on
winch 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.
s. q assessors, collectors, and
equallzers a not serve as enumera-
tors, or have access to the Census re-
turns. or to the information therein
| contained.
4. There are more than 5000. 900
farms, plantations, ranches, stock ranges
and market gardens in the United
States, all Of which. for Census pur-
poses, will be designated as .sfarms.n
5. A FARM is all the land cultivat.
ed or held for agricultural purposes I'M
der one management, whether in a
single body or seperate parcels
b. The enumeration will ask for the
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. re-
spectively, by said occupant.
Z. He will also ask for the acreage
and value of each crop. and the acreage
OF improved. unimproved, and irrigat-
ed lands.
8. The designation teach cropn in
cludes all grains, cotton, corn. rice.
sugar cane, sugar beets, sorghum, hay,
clover, wild grasses, gathered forage,
lax, hemp, hops, peanuts, tobacco,
seeds. nuts, tropical fruits, small fruits,
orchard fruits, nursery and greenhouse
stock, broom corn, Irish potatoes, sweet
potatoes and yams, all vegetables. in
Guiding the product of all family. truck.
and market gardens, etc. also new or
unusual crops, when found.
.. The enumeration will ask for the
number and value of the live stock on
the farm June /, 1900, which will be
reported under a number of heads. such
as horses, colts, mules, asses, COWS.
heifers, steers, calves, bulls, ewes, rams.
lambs. swine, goats, chickens (includ-
ing guinea fowl, turkeys, geese. ducks,
| bees, etc.
10. He will also ask for the quantity
and value of milk. cream, butter,
cheese, r~aisins, prunes, molasses, strip,
sugar. eggs, beeswax. honey, wool,
wine, cider, vinegar. dried and evapOr-
ated fruits, forest products, poultry and
meat products, and, generally, all ar
ticles made at home, or for the home.
from farm materials in 1899.
IL. Ii a person who moves from a
farm between the end of the crop year
1899 and June l, 1901, will leave a
written record of the products and
crops of that farm for 1899 where it
will reach the appropriate enumerator,
the statistics Of his operations for that
year will not be lost. He will be re-.
Quired to give the enumerator of the
district in which he lives on June l,
l9O0, the acreage, value. buildings, ma.
chinery, implements, and live stock of
the farm he then occupies.
II. II every farmer will begin at once
to prepares careful record of all the
facts which the enumerator will be in.
structed to record in June, 1900, he
will saye time for himself and the of.
fcer, and insure more accurate returns
to the Government.
Ii. The twentieth century will begin
on January /. 1901. Therefore. the
pending Census will afford to future
generations a asu of the strength
and condition of the United States as
the threshold Of the new hundred-year
cycle. For that reason everyone should
take an active interest in making it as
nearly perfect as possible. If each
farmer will make his own report per-
feet, the aggregated report for every
community, and for the nation, will be
perfect.