The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-31
Instructions Issued as to What
Records Are to be Kept.
Director Durand Requests Agricultur'
lists and Stockmen to Cooperate
with His Department In Fur.
nishino Accurate Data.

Wash1ngtOn.-An outline tor the
American armer OF the method OF
keeping a written record of their farm
operations and equipment to insure
an accurate farm census next year has
been issued by United States Census
Director E. Dana Durand. it was pre-
pared by Prof. LIE Grand Powers.
United States census chief statistician
for agriculture. 1t states:
The advantages of always having
on hand for ready reference a detailed
written statement of ones farm prop
erty are readily understood by every
one and will be most keenly appreci-
ated when the census enumeratOr calls
with his list OF questions next April.
The value OF the censu figures OF
farm wealth depends upon their &C.
curacy, and accuracy can only be Sc
cured through the cooperation OF tho
farmers themselves. In no way can
the farmer extend more practical as
sistance to the census bureau, and in
no way cal be render himself a great
er service than by getting out his pen
Gil and notebook on or before the
evening OF April the fourteenth next
and making up a statement of his farm
property. The questions to be asked
concerning farm property are as fol-
lows:
l. Total value OF farm. with all
buildings and improvements.
2. Value of buildings.
3. Value of all improvements and
machinery. including tools. wagons.
carriages. harnesses, etc., and all ap-
planes and apparatus used in farm
Ing operations
4. Number and value OF domestic
animals, 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 1908.
Heifers.
Steers and bulls.
C. Calves born in 1910.
Horses:
All horses born before Jan. /, 1909.
Colts born after January /, 1909.
Colts born after January l. 1910.
Mules:
All mules born before Jan. /. 1909.
Mule colts born after Jan. /, 1909.
Mule colts born after Jan. L, 1910.
Asses orH h,,rr~o foll n~~r
Swine:
Hogs born before Jan. l. 1910.
Pigs born after Jan. l. 1910.
Sheep:
Ewes born before Jan. 1. 1910.
Rams and wethers born before jan
uary l. 1910
Lambs born after Jan. l, 1910.
Goats and kids (all ages).
s.. Number and value of poultry ov.
or three months old:
Chickens.
Ducks.
Geese.
Turkeys.
Guinea fowls.
Pigeons.
y. CNuAOSI AuU value Oh SW0fmS OF
bees.
THE census will not ask the value
Of household goods. nor that of hay,
grain or farm crops on hand on April
18th. These items should be included.
however, by all desiring a complete
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
II offered for sale under normal con-
dition. Current market prices should
be carefully considered in estimating
the value Of live stock.
Although the census merely re-
quires q statement of total value of all
implements and machinery, 1t is be-
lieved that q classification Of these
items under the following four heads
will be found valuable:
1. Vehicles: This class comprises
automobiles. wagons. carriages and
aleighs, And equipment used in con