The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-11
FARMERS ASKED TO HELP.
Census Director Wants Them to Keep
Crop Records.

tae forniulatlOn OF the agriculture
schedule of the census. Director Du-
rand suggests that the work of secur,
ing accurate returns at the coming
census OF agriculture. which will be
taken April Is. 1910, at the same
time as the count of population, will
be greatly facilitated If the farmers
will keep or provide some written re-
cord ot their farm operations during
the year 1909 We asks the cooper
alton of all the farmers of the coun-
try in this work.
The State commissioners and State
board OF agriculture, the agricultural
colleges. farmers unions, Patrons of
Husbandry. farmers institutes. and
tho agricultural experiment stations
will aid the census officials.
The questions about farm opera
lions will relate To the present calen-
dar year, 1909. but the inquiries re-
gardinls farm equipment will necessi-
tate a sort of inventory on April Is.
1910.
In order that the farmers may be-
gln at once to keep a record Director
Durand says:
Each person in charge of a farm
VIII be asked to state the acreage and
value OF the farm kept and cultivated
by him. the area OF woodland, and of
that utilized for specified farm pur-
poses
Each farmer will be asked to give
the acreage, quantity produced and
value OF each crop. including grains
hay vegetables. fruits. cotton. tobac-
.co. cts. raised on the farm in the
season OF 1909. He will be asked to
report the number and value OF all
domestic animals poultry and swarms
of bees on the farm on April rs: the
number and value of young animals
ssuch as calves. colts, lambs, pigs, and
"of ys.nug fowls such a. chickens tur
xkess ducks etc. raised in i)O9. he
viii bc asked to state the number AMI
kind OF animals sold during i2GS and
tho. receipts frJrs such sales, the
number purchased and the amount
paid therefor, and also the number
slaughtered for food and the value OF
such animals.
"Thc law requires report OF the
number OF cows kept for dairy pur
poses in 1909. and the amount OF
milk produced ON the farm: the
amount OF butter and cheese sold anc
the amount received from such sales.
''The census will seek to ascertain
the quantity ana value OF eggs. honey
and wcx produced in 1909.
"Of the expenditures of the farm
tho CENSUS schedule will call for q
statement OF the amount paid fol
farm tabor for feed for live stock anC
for fertilizers
III Che farm changes owners or ten
ants between the crop year 1909 auG
the date of enumerau IN IL IS re-
quested that the occupant Of the farm
i'm 1916 secure the above information
relating To the farm for the year
1909. the owner or tenant this year
10 leave IT'S booH record with his sue
cessor
InfO. nation NiI he Kept Secret.
The information they give to the
census cuumerators will not he used
In any way to their detriment IL will
be kept secret ana used only FOR sta
tistioal purposes.
''No publication shall be made by
the ceusus Office whereby the data
furnished by any particular establish
ment Cap I've Identified. nor shall the
director Of the census permit anyone
other than the sworn employees of the
census ONCE to examine the individ-
ual reports" Ia the way the Law
reads. Tire Information reported on
the agricultural schedule will not be
used ~ basis OF taxation or commu
Dicated 10 any assessor
Refss,ls To answer questions asked
by census enumerators are made H.
legal and a penalty Is provided fol
this as yell as for the giving of false
answers to the inquiries. Fines anC
Imprisonment. or both. in cases o
violation of the secrecy imposed upor
supcryisOrs. cnum.rttDrS speCi;l
agents, and other employees Of th'
census Office IS provided In the act.
The Importance of the agriculture
census hardly can he overestimated
since the total fixed capital invested
In agricultural pursuits in 1900 wa.
moro than four times that pf manu-
factures OF the country. the total be
ing s3O.5if. f.0O1.S3S. The census bu