The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-03-30
THE CENSUS MAN.
He Will Soon be Abroad and You Should
be Fully Prepared to Meet Him.

The census enumeration will soon be
abroad in the land and every lady
should be prepared to him and answer
his questions J. G. Hamlin, super
visor of the census for this district
publishes the following in his paper,
the Blue Earth City Post, which is of a
special value to farmers, who should
preserve it, and be prepared to give in
formation along the lines indicated, so
as to necessitate no delay:
1 The first really valuable census
of agriculture in the United States
was taken in 1850, of the crops of 1894
The next enumeration of agriculture
will be taken in June, 1900, of the
products of 1899.
2 Instead of recording several farms
on one schedule in the twelfth census
as heretofore, each farm will be accord
ed separate blank. the entries on
which 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.
3 Tax assessors, collectors and
equalizers cannot 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 CEN
sus purposes, will be designated as
farms"
5. A farm is all the land Guilt
waited or held for agricultural purpos-
es under one management, whether in
single body or separate parcels.
6. The enumeration will ask for the
size and value of each farm, the value
of buildings, and the aggregate value
of all machinery, implements, vehi-
cles harnesses etc. used thereon; and
the amount of land owned and leased,
respectively, by said occupant.
T. He will also ask for the acreage
and value Of each crop. and the acre
age of improved, unimproved, and
irrigated lands.
s The designation ''each crop
includes all grains, corn, sugar cane,
sugar beets, sorghum, hay, clover wild
grasses, gathered forage, fax, hemp,
seeds. small fruits, orchard fruits,
nursey and greenhouse stock. broom
corn, Irish potatoes and all vegetables.
including the product of all family,
truck and market garden etc.; also
new or unusual crops, when found
9. The enumeration will ask for
the number and value of the live stock
on the farm June 1, 1900, which will
be reported under the number of heads
such as horses, colts, mules, asses,
cows heifers, steers. calves, bulls,
ewes, rams, lambs, swine, goats,
chickens Gncluding guinea fowl
turkeys, geese, ducks, bees, etc.
10. He will also ask for the guam
tity and value of milk, cream, butter,
cheese, raisins. prunes, molasses. syr-
up, sugar, eggs, bees-wax, honey,
wool, wine, cider. vinegar, dried and
evaporated fruits, forest products,
poultry and meat products. and gem
orally, all articles made at home, or
for the home, from farm materials in
| 1899,
IL. If person who moves from a
farm between the end of the crop
year 1899 and June 1, 1900 will leave
written record of the products and
crops of that farm for 1899 where it
will reach the appropriate enumeration
the statistics of his operation for that
year shall not be lost. He will be re-
quired to give the enumeration of the
district in which he lives on June l.,
1900, the acreage. value buildings,
machinery, implements, and live stock
of the farm he then occupies.
12 If every farmer will begin at
once to prepare a careful record of all
the facts which the enumerator will be
instructed to record in June, he will