The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-04
Nation Will Try to Find Out
In Next Years Census Fig
ures---CaII For Information.
~HE thirteenth general census of
the United States will be taken
beginning Anrtl Ii. 1910 About


beginning April 10, 1910. About
5000 enumerators win engage
then In the huge task of counting
every man, woman and child iii the
country and of ascertaining for each
Individual the color. sex, age, conju-
gal condition, place of birth, place of
birth of parents, number of years In
the United States, citizenship, occupa-
ton, employee, whether or not en-
plOyed at the date Of enumeration and
| the number Of months employed dur
| ing the preceding calendar year. In
addition, congress has provided for the
collection Of detailed information re-
| garding the three principal productive
| Industries OF the country-agriculture
manufactures and mines and quarries.
The census of 1900 showed that the
United States is still primarily an ag-
ricultural country. The total value of
| all farm property on June l, 1900, was
nearly twenty and one-half billions of
| dollars, q sum more than twice that
OF the aggregate capital invested in
| manufactures, which was approximate
~ $9,S00, 100000.
| Agriculture is the great unorganized
industry with respect to book records
OF It's operations. Upward of 100000
| farmers are conducting farm opera
| tons on separate farms at the present
| time.
The Educational Standpoint,
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Aside from the fact that the census
/ Of agriculture supplies the data upon
/ which all official estimates of farm
/ products are based for the ensuing ten
/ years. the information obtained is of
| great value from the educational stand
point. While comparatively few farm
ora make personal use of the large
/ volumes Of farm statistics issued by
the census bureau. Il should be borne
In mind that the data thus published
i provide the agricultural colleges and
| the great body of writer's for the ag-
ricultural press and for economic peri
odieaIs with the facts upon which
their most valuable studies and anal
/ yses are based.
The farm census is taken primarily
for the benefit of the farmer.
TO what extent the very marked In
crease during recent years in the cost
i of living and especially in the cost of
certain kinds of farm produce is due
TO shortage in production is a question
i of vital moment to vast number of
i people. The farmer and the urban
consumer alike desire information
along these lines. II lies with the farm
er to provide 1t .
/ How the Farmer Can Help.
| By preparing an accurate account of
their farm operations during the year
ending Dec. 81, 1909, and by making
an inventory on April 10, 1910, of all
their farm possessions the farmers of
the country can render the census bu-
reau and the public at large an inesti-
nnable service 1t is not to be expect
ed that farmers will ever keep as COM
plete accounts as do manufacturers
and merchants The very nature of
their occupation, the long hours and
arduous labor OF the summer months
are a partial bar to scientific bookkeep-
ing. The fact that large part of his
daily bread Is supplied from his own
farm instead of being purchased out
Of cash on hand naturally causes the
| farmer to place an uncertain value on
the products consumed in his home.
Nevertheless constantly increasing
number of farmers are keeping accu-
rate records OF their daily receipts and
expenses and Of the exact quantities
of all classes of products grown or
raised on their farms.
In order that the great majority of
farmers who do not ordinarily keep
book records Of their farm operations
may be given an opportunity to flmil
i iarize themselves with the scope of the
census to be taken next April an out
line of the schedule is here presented.
Every farm operator is strongly urged
TO study this outline carefully and TO
write down the answer to each ques-
ton as soon as the necessary informa-
ton becomes available. When COM
pleted the notebook should be laid
aside for reference when the enumera-
tor calls.
/ Scope Of the Next Farm Census.
/ Section s of the act authorizing the
thirteenth census provides that 1.-The
schedules relating to agriculture shall
include name, color and country of
birth OF occupant OF each farm; ten
ure, acreage of farm, acreage of wood
land and character OF timber thereon;
value of farm aud improvements, value
of farm implements, number and value
Of live stock on farms and ranges,
humber and value of domestic animals
net on farms and ranges and the acre
age Of csops planted and to be planted
during the year Of enumeration and
che aersags Of crops and the quantity
end value Of crops and other farm
products for the year ending Dec 81
next preceding the enumeration
Personal Information.
Under this head farmers will be ask
ed to give their names, postoffiee adj
dresses. color or race, ages. nations in
which born, tenure, length of residence