Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-03-23
! FACTS
THE CENSUS.

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1t is important to the agricultural In
terests of the United States that an ac-
curate census of farm products should
be taken. w. II. Lloyd in the National
Rural presents some valuable hints that
will aid in the work of the G III
ton il needed by the farmers of the coun-
try.
A farm is all the land cultivated or
held for agricultural purposes under one
management, whether in Il single body
or separate parcels.
Tax assessors. collectors and cqualiz-
ers cannot serve as e~numcrators, or have
access to the census returns. or to the
information therein contained.
There are more than 100000 farms.
plantations. ranches. stock range and
market Gardens i'll the United States. all
of which. for census purposes. will be
designated as FARMS
The first really valuable census of ag-
riculturc in the United States was taken
in 1870, of the crops of 1910. The next
enumeration of agriculture will he taken
in June, 1900, of the products of 1899.
IL every farmer will begin at once 10
prepare Il careful record of all the facts
which the enumcrator will he instructed
to record in June, 1900, he will save
time for himself and the officer, and in.
sure more accurate returns to the Gov.
crnment.
Instead of recording several farms on
one schedule in the twelfth census, rs
heretofore, each farm will be accorded Il
separate blank, the entries OH which will
not be known to any ave worn officers
of the department. No names will be
published in connection with information
secured from the people.
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, harness,
etc., used thereon; and the amount of
land owned and leased, respectively, by
said occupant. He will also ask for the
acreage and value of each crop. and the
acreage of improved, unimprovcd and IT.
rigated lands.
The designation leach crop" includes
all grains, cotton, corn, rice, sugar cane,
sugar beets. sorghum, hay, clover, wild
grasses, gathered forage, flax, hemp,
hops, peanuts, tobacco, seeds, nuts, trop-
ical fruits, small fruits, orchard fruits,
nursery and greenhouse stock. broom
corn, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes and
vans, all vegetables, including the pro-
duct of all family, truck and market gar
dens, ETC.; also new or unusual crops,
when found.
If Il person who moves from a farm be.
tween the end of the crop year 1880 and
June I, 1900, will leave Il written record
of the products and crops of that farm
for 1899 where it will reach the appro.
pirate enumcrator, the statistics of his
operations for that year will not be lost
He will be required to give the cnumcra.
tor of the district in which he lives Oh
June L.. 1900, the acreage, value, build
ings, machinery, implements and live
stock of the farm he then occupies.
The enumeration will ask for the num-
Der and value of the live stock on the
farm Jure !, 1900, which will be reported
under a number of heads, such as horses
colts, mules, asses, cows, heifers, steers
calves, bulls, ewes. ans, lambs, swine
goats, chickens (including guinea fowl
turkeys, geese. ducks. bees, etc. lie will
also ask for the quantity and value OF
milk, cream, butter, cheese, raisins
prunes, molasses, strip. sugar eggs, bees
wax. honey, wool, wine, cider, vinegar
dried and evaporated fruits, forest pro
ducts, and, generally, all articles made at
home, or for the home, from farm mate.
rails in 1899.