The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24

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ing located IN the Washburn
lands north of the city arrived
here Saturday evening. There
was a special train of twenty
seven cars, with several coaches
for the accom- mediation of the
persons with the party. The
train was loaded with stock,
farm belongings, poultry and
everything necessary to start
anew in farm life. The MEM
bers Of the party are for the
most part renters, who have
become tired Of paying rents on
high priced lands in Iowa and
will own their own lards here.
All of the members of the
party are practical, hard work
ing farmers who will be valu-
able additions to the farming
population of the east Missouri
slope county. Many of them
have already purchased land
in the Washburn belt and some
have filed on government land.
In leaving their old home
they brought along everything
that will be of use ON the farm.
Turkeys, chickens, poultry
of all kinds, cattle, horses and
the various domestic animals
TO be found on the farm. All
was business with them upon
their arrival here in getting
their stock unloadod and cared
for. All were in good spirit
and satisfied that they had
made a wise move. Their stock
was in good shape. The horses
are American bred, and valu-
able farm animals, Agent Ma
comber of the Washburn COM
pany had made arrangements
for the housing of their sock
and they were busy yesterday
getting their horses into shell
ter and their cattle out to feed.
The members of the party
who have already bought land
will go north at once and erect
shelters and prepare for the
opening of the farming season.
There will be altogether with
the present party, of which the
this is the advance, about $50
people, quite am addition to the
population Of the slope.-Bis-
1l.arck Tribune.
THE CENSUS SCHEDULE.
Agriculture, for the purposes
of the census. is construed to
embrace all things grown on
the soil and home products
thereof.
Since there are over 5000, C0
farms, gardens, ranches, and
stock ranges in the United
States, conducted under widely
differing conditions of climate
and soil, it is evident that the
schedule for a census of agri'
culture, to be at all comprellen-
sive, must be the product of
careful study evolved from ex-
tensive and accurate knowledge
of the country.
As there will he a separate
blank for every farmer, whether
owner or tenant, these SEIZED.
ules will be issued in greater
number than any former agri.
cultural schedules; and to fill
edit, and handle them, to pre-
pare, tabulate. and publish the
results deduced from them, viii
be readily understood to be at
undertaking ofgreat magnitude
Director Merriam. therefore, re
quests all farmers to make ear
nest and thorough preparation.
accurately To fill out the SEIZED
ules; otherwise. the statistic.
derived from them mustneces.
sarily be more or less incom'
plete.
The statistics of crops, etc.
will cover the calendar yea
1899 only; that closed Deccmbe'
81. Hence, from now unit
Tune next, farmers will have
ample opportunity to figure VI
and jot downall items If acre
age, quantities of yield, value
receipts from sales, etc, ane
thus pc prepared with exac,
answers to the questions of the
enuraerators.
Director Merriam requests
that farmers and producers talk
this subject over with Their
neighbors and friends, anc
thereby create a generalinteres'
which will help to make the
twelfth a notably successful
census-a credit to the farmers
who contribute the facts and tt
the Government which collects
tabulates, edits, and publishes
them.
A PRACTICAL JOKE.
Jens Jensen, a bright Norwe
giail boy of Ashton is right
o~,,.Iv ;ndiunantg lens came