Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-05-17
MANY RULES.


a little book containing 33S distinct
rules for the guidance of the enumera-
tor. The census men are required to be
diligent, not to spend their money fool
ishly, not to loiter on the way, to be
courteous and conciliatory in manner,
not to indulge in alterations, and to
write plainly with black. In cities of
less than 5000 inhabitants they are sup
posed to finish their work in two weeks;
in larger towns, a month is allowed
them.
MORTALITY STATISTICS.
The schedule, which is framed about
with the most of caution, seems to be
that relating to mortality. After the in
he could think of, he draws out a sheet
bordered with black and inquiries if any
member of the family has died within
the census year. 1t does no good for
any person to die after June 1, even if
the census mar has not come around
yet. He will be enumerated as though
he were alive, as the census is supposed
to give the population on June /, and on
no other date. If the enumeration finds
that some one has died he asks the age,
color, or race. sex. nativity of the de-
cedent, his father and his mother, occu-
patton, date of death, cause as stated
by the family, name of physician and
cause as stated by the physician.
SOME QUESTIONS.
The directions sapiently direct that
only women are to be asked if they are
the mothers of children, and if so, how
many, and how many are living.
In taking the census of population,
each individual will be recorded by
house and street number, name, rela-
tionship to the head of the family, col
or, or race, sex, age at last birthday,
matrimonial condition, number of years
married, place of nativity Of himself,
his father and his mother, year of i'm
migration to the United States, number
of years in this country, occupation,
number of months out of work, how
many months at school, reading, writ
ing and English speaking ability, and
condition Of tenure, whether as landlord
or tenant, and whether there is a mort
gage On his home.
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
The schedule as to agriculture opens
with a delicate recognition of the abhor-
renee with which the average man re-
CARDS the tax gatherer. A special par
agraph sets forth that the information
is strictly confidential, and that 1t will
not under any circumstances be COM
municated to any assessor. The emu
merator is further enjoined to secrecy
by a set of rules by which he is not per-
mitted to show his schedules to any
person whatever, to destroy any spoiled
copies, to refuse to answer any ques-
tons as to the total population of his
district, or any division of it, but to
refer all inquirers to his district SUPER
lntendent, to the director of the census.
The c%anvassers may not sell anything,
such as candy or chewing gum, on the
side, nvas for magazines, or act as
advertising agents on their rounds.
ENuMERATING FARMS.
When he ONE to the enumeration of
farms, the enumeration is required to be
posted as to the probable yield per acre
and the ruling prices of produce in that
vicinity. so that he may be able to cor |
rect the estimates of the farmers who
do not keep books and whose figures are
therefore likely to be mixed. The agri-
cultural inquiries are forty-six in num-
Der, and include questions about every
thing that a be raised, including
mortgages, the area which the farmers 4
wife devotes to the raising of flowers, |
the number Of eggs the hens lay. how
doth the busy little bee. and the number
of square feet Of ground under grass.
LIVE STOCK SCHEDULE.
A special schedule Is provided for
enumerating live stock. When the ami
are. on the range the enumeration
writes range" in large letters across
the top-so that there may be no dupli-
of the figures collected by the
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