Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02
WHAT RECORDS TO KEEP.
Census Director Durand's Instructions
Relative to the Farm Census,

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Washington, Nov. 26.--An outlin
for the American farmers of the meth
cd of keeping a written record of thei
farm operations and equipment to in
sure an accurate farm census next yea
has been issued by United States Cen
sus Director E. Dana Durand. 1t wa
prepared by Professor lie Grand Pow
ers, United States census chief statisti
clan for agriculture. 1t states:
"The advantages of always havin,
on hand for ready reference a detailet
written statement of ones real ant
personal property are readily under
stood by everyone and will be mos
keenly appreciated when the census
enumerator calls with his list of ques
tions next April. The value of th'
census figures of farm wealth deper d
upon their accuracy, and accuracy car
only be secured through the co-opera
tion of the farmers themselves. In ne
way can the farmer extend more prac
tical assistance to the census bureau
and in no way can he render himself
a greater service than by getting out
his pencil and note book on the evening
of April the 18th next, and making uI
a statement of his farm property. The
questions to be asked concerning farm
property are as follows:
/. Total value of farm, with all build
ings and improvements.
2. Value of buildings.
3. Value of all improvements and
machinery, including tools, wagons,
carriages, harnesses, etc., and all ap-
pliances and apparatus used in farm
ing operations.
4. Number and value of domestic an
imals, classified as follows:
Cattle: A. Born before January l,
1909-Cows and heifers kept for milk.
Cows and heifers not kept for milk.
Steers and bulls kept for work. Steers
and bulls not kept for work.
B. Born in 1909-Heifers. Steers
and bulls.
c. Calves born in 1910.
Horses: All horses born before Jan
uary l, 1909. Colts born after Janu-
ary l, 1909. Colts born after Janu-
ary l, 1910.
Mules: All mules born before Jan
uary l, 1909. Mule colts born after
January l, 1909 Mule colts born after
January l, 1910.
Asses and burros Gall ages.
Swine: Hogs born before January
l, 1910. Pigs born after January l.,
1910.
Sheep: Ewes born before January
l, 1910. Rams and wethers born be-
fore January l, 1910. Lambs born
after January l, 1910.
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5. Number and value of poultry over
3 months old: Chickens, ducks, geese,
turkeys, Guinea fowls, pigeons.
6. Number and value of swarms of
bees.
"The census will not ask the value
of household goods, nor that of hay,
grain or other farm crops on hand on
April Is. These items should be In
cluded, however, by all desiring COM
plete inventory of their farm property.
"The value given to the farm should
be, as nearly as can be judged, the
amount that could be obtained for it
if offered for sale under normal con-
ditions. Current market prices should
be carefully considered in estimating
the value of live stock.
although the census merely re-
quires a statement of total value of
all implements and machinery, it is be-
lieved that a classification of these
items under the following four heads
will be found valuable:
l. Vehicles: This class comprises
wagons, carriages and
'leighs, and equipment used in connec
ion with them, as harnesses, blankets,
Whips, etc.
2. Heavy farm implements: Com
orising ali implements and machinery
operated by any power other than
land power, as plows, harrows, rollers,
'eapers, mowers, hay leaders, feed |
grinders, etc, etc.
3. Hand machinery and tools, includ-
ng carpenters tools, hoes, shovels,
cythes, forks, grindstones, tanning
Mills. etc
4. Miscellaneous articles, including
III such minor equipment as kettles,
)ails, barrels, baskets, ladders, ropes,
hains, ETC., not included in the first
hree classes.
"Many farmers greatly underesti-
nate the total value Of their posses
ions Of this character when consider
ng them in the aggregate, and it is
'nly by preparing an itemized list as
above that an accurate esti-
nate of their worth can be made. The
'alue assigned this class of property
n the inventory should be the esti-
mated amount it would bring at pub
ic auction under favorable conditions.
Gas in the case of the farm inven-
cry, no special blanks are required for
he record of farm products of 1909.
N ordinary note book with leaves at
east six inches wide will be found
onvenient. The following information
ill be called for:
!. Farm expenses in 1909: A. Amount
oent in cash for farm labor exclusive
house work..
B. Estimated value of house rent and q
oard furnished farm laborers in ad- I
ition to cash wages paid.
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