The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-24
Facts About the Twelfth Census.


l. The first really valuable census OF
agriculture in the United States was
taken in 1850, Of the crops of 1919.
The next enumeration OF agriculture
will be taken in June, 1900, of the prod
ucts 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 10 any save
sworn officers of the Department. No
names will be published in connection
with information secured from the peo-
pie.
3. Tax assessors, collectors, and
equalizers can 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, 600
farms, plantations, ranches, stock rang
es and market gardens in the United
States, all of which. for census purpos-
es, will be designated as "fsrms"
5. A farm is all the land cuitivat-
ed OF held for agricultural purposes un-
der one management, whether in a sin
gle body or in separate parcels.
6. The enumerator 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.
Z. He will also ask for the acreage
and value Of each crop, aud acreage
of improved, unimproved and irrigated
lands.
S. The designation "each CROP in
eludes all grains, cotton, rice, sugar
cane, sugar-beets, sorghum, hay, clover.
wild grasses, gathered forage, flax,
hemp, hcps, peanuts, tobacco, seeds,
nuts, tropical fruits, small fruits, orch
ard fruits, nursery and greenhouse
stock, broom-eorn, Irish potatoes, sweet
potatoes aud yams, all vegetables, in
Guiding the product of all family truck
and market gardens, etc; also new or
unusual crops, when found.
8. The enumerator will ask for the
number and value of the live stock on
the farm June l, 1900, which will be re-
ported under a number Of heads, such
as horses, colts, mules, asses, cows,
heifers, steers, calves, bulls, ewes, rams,
lambs, swine, goats, chickens, tinclud-
ing guinea fowls, turkeys, geese. ducks,
bees, etc.
10. He will also ask for the quantity
aud value of milk, cream, butter,
cheese, raisins, prunes, molasses, syrup,
sugar, eggs, beeswax, honey, wool,
wine, cider, vinegar, dried and evapo-
rated fruits, forest products, poultry
and meat products, and, generally, all
articles made at the house, or for the
home, from farm material, in 1899.
IL. II any person who moves from
n farm between the end of the crop
year 1899 and June /, 1900, will leave
a written record of the products and
crops of that farm for 1899 where it will
reach the appropriate euumerator, the
statistics of his operations for that year
will not be lost. He will be required
to give the enumerator of the district
in which he lives on June /, 1900, the
acreage, value, buildings, machinery,
implements, and live stock of the farm
he then occupies.
II. 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, 1900, he
will save time for himself and the Off
Ger, and insure more accurate returns
to the Government.
-. The twentieth century will begin
on January /, 1901. Therefore, the
pending census will afford to future
a measure of the strength |
and condition Of the United States at
the threshold of the new hundred year
cycle. For that reason every one should |
take an active interest in making it as
nearly perfect as possible. II each |
farmer will make his own report per-
feet, the aggregated report for every |
and for the nation, will be
perfect.