The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-06
Scientists Learned in AgTicul-
tural Problems in Washing
ton to Assist Director Du-
rand and Staff.
FARMERS EXPECTED
TO AID IN THE TASK
Information to Be Obtained
VIII Include Statistics in Re-
gard to Crops Capital In
vested and Livestock,
FIGURES FULL OF INTEREST

Washington, Sept. 5.-Farm ecOnO-
mists and scientists learned in agTi-
cultural problems, appointed as ex-
pert speciaI agents for a brief term,
are now in Washington assisting Cen
sus Director Durand and his staff, IN
the formulation Of the agricultural
schedule of the thirteenth census, so
that the questions to be asked by the
census enumerators shall be easily
comprehended by the farmers Of the
country, and so draw out the infer
nation ordered by congress to be as
certained.
At the same time these practical
steps are being taken by the census
bureau, the farmers themselves will
be called upon to help push the sta
tistical pillow over the countrywide
field Of farm data.
It will be suggested by Director Durand
to the farmers that the work of secur-
ing accurate returns at the coming CEN
sus of agriculture, which will be taken
April IS, 1910. at the same time as the
count of population, will be greatly IA
cilitated if the farmers will keep or
provide some sort of written record CT
their farm operations during the year
1903 This effort to secure the farm
ers' personal cooperation is but one OF
a number OF ways and means CHOSEN m
the effort to secure an accurate, eEped1-
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population. agriculture, manufacture,
mines and Quarries, which are the sub
jects of inquiry defined in the census
Good Results Obtained.
Great good. it is expected, will be ac-
complished by getting into direct con
tact and cooperation with the farmers.
Some Of the instrumentalities which VIII
be use I to reach them, and which prom
Use practical results, are the state com
nlissiOners and state boards OF agr1cui-
ture, the state agricultural colleges, the
farmers unions, the Patrons Of Husban-
drv the farmers institutes and the ag-
ricultural experiment stations; in fact, al
the existing organizations for the edu-
cation and betteTment of farmers, while
the public press viii be an important FAC
tor in this work It is estimated that
millions Of farmers will be reached at
their homes or at their mutual improve
ment meetings, by the contemplated m ath-
Cd of circulating preparatory information;
The questions about farm operation will
relate TO the present calendar year ISJJ,
but. on the other hand, the inquiries re-
garding farm equipment are directed to-
ward the farmers possessions or TINS
kind on the day and date OF the enumer-
alton, April Is, 1910 The latter division
Of inquiry really amounts to an lnYen-
tory. The necessity of some written or
permanent record by the farmers them
selves OF farm operations IS OBVIOUS, anu
that its value in furnishing data is more
reliable than guess work is equally evil
dent.
List of Questions.
In order that the farmers may begin
at once, Director Durand indicates as fol-
lows what operations are to be record
ed, although the Schedule is still incOm-
plete in shape:
Each person in charge of a farm will
be asked to state the acreage and value
of his farm; that IS, the acreage and
value of land kept and cultivated by him;
also the area of land in his farm COW
cred with woodland; and, finally, that
which is utilized Tor specified farm pur-
poses.
Each farmer will be asked to give the
acreage, quantity produced and value Of
each crop, including grains, hay, vege-
| tables, fruits, cotton, tobacco, etc, raised
on the farm in the season of 1903.
Each farmer will be asked to report
the number and value Of all domestic
animals, poultry and sWarms Of bees on
the farm on April 10. 1910: also the num-
D5E anu value VI gOul5 ulllAttdl5s SuCAl
as calves, colts lambs pigs; and of
young fowls, such as chickens, turkeys
ducks, etc, raised in 1903. He will be
further asked TO state the number and
kind of animals sold during 1909 and the
receipts from such sales, the number pur-
chased and TIE amount paid therefor: ard
also the number slaughtered for food and
the value of such animals.
Dairy Report Included.
''The law requires a report of the num-
Der Of cows kept for dairy purposes in
| 1909. and the total estimates on amount
of milk produced on the farm; also the
amount of butter and cheese sold and
the amount received from such sales
I'm addition to the inquiry regarding
animals on the farm April Is 1910. The
| census will seek to ascertain the guam
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