Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-11
HOW Much We OWE THE FARMER
Government issues Appeal
to AgTiCuIturiStS to Tell
All About Their Business.

age, between forty-flve and ffty years
of age or for any other age period.
The rate of gain in wealth as the
farmers increase in age will be a gen
eral index TO the proftableness OF
farming as nm occupation IN different |
sections Of the country
The question of tenure. froEa many |
standpoints. is one OF the most inter-
esting ON the schedule. The three
principal tenures are owner. cash ten
ant aud share tenant Formerly the |
decrease IN number OF owners and the !
increase In number OF tenants were de |
plored by many writers as an indicn- |
ton that farm lands were passing into |
the hands OF capitalists and that ten |
ants had correspondingly less oppor-
tunity Of becoming farm owners. The
constant relative increase In the mum
Der Of tenants Is now believed 10 indi.
cate that a steadily increasing number
Of farm laborers are rising through
farm tenancy to farm ownership and
that growing number of farm own
ers become independent in later life
and retire from active management
In other words. tenancy Is regarded as
the stepping stone whereby young
farm laborers ultimately become farm
owners
General Information Regarding
Acreage, Values and Expenses.
Each farm operator will be required
to state the total number Of acres In
his farm and also the number Of acres
of improved land. The number of
called for.
Farm Nalues.-Statements will be re-
quired OF the value OF all land In the
the farm and that OF ell implements
ments: the value of all buildings ON
the farm and that Of all implements
and machinery belonging TO the farm.
In preparing statements of value OF
these classes Of property 1t should be
borne in mind that the figures desired
are the values ON April Is. 1910. and
should be determined by carefully es-
timating the amounts that could be
realized from sales under average con-
ditions.
Farm Expenses Under this head in
quiry will be made for the total
amount expended for farm labor in
1900, exclusive Of expenditures for
hOusewOrk. In view OF the marked
rise in farm wages during the past ten
years. II will he interesting to ascertain
whether or not the average farmer Is
expanding more for help than at the
time OF the last census.
A third question calls for the amount
paid in 1900 for manure and other fer
tIlizcrs. In 1909 the average for the
United States was only SO per farm.
A new question IN farm census In
vestigntlons calls for the amount paid
in 1909 for hay. grain and other arti-
cles not raised on the farm. but pur-
chased for feed Of domestic animals
and poultry.
Crops and Animal Products.
Crops -Four facts are required to be
ascertained regarding each principal
crop grown on the farm In 1900-the
number Of acres harvested. the guam
| tity produced. the value VI the product
and the number of acres sown oI
planted for harvest ia 1910 The val
ues given should be based upon prices
received in the local markets
The crops called for on the schedule
are as follows:
(A) Crops Grown Exclusively Fol
Their Grain or Seed.-This class in
cludes corn, oats. wheat, durum Of
macaroni wheat. emmer or spelt. bar
ley, buckwheat. rye. Kafir corn and
milo maize, rice, clover and other grass
seed. flaxseed. peanuts. dry peas. com
mon beans and dry soy beans.
OBJ Crops Grown Exclusively Fol
Hay and Forage.-ln this class ar
timothy, clover. timothy and clovel
mixed. alfalfa, millet and Hungarian
grasses, other tame or culhvateC
grasses: wild, salt or prairie grasses
small grains cut green for hay, pea
and beans cut green for hay and coars
forage crops.
CO Crops of Sundry Classes.-Unde
this head are included potatoes. swee
potatoes and yams. tobacco. cotton
hemp, broom corn and hops.
CD Crops Grown For Sugar or Sirup
Sugar beets. sorghum cane and suga
cane are the crops included In thi
. class. The number Of maple tree
tapped in 1909 may also be asked.
Fl Fruits and Nuts.-For the princi
pal kinds Of orchard fruits. grapes
tropical fruits and nuts farmers VII
be asked TO give the number OF tree
and vines Of bearing age. the numbe
OF young trees not bearing, the quan
titles produced or harvested In 100
and the value Of the products Tn
acreage. product and value Of snaal
fruits including strawberries. rasp
berries, blaekberries. currants. goose
, berries and cranberr1es, are 20 be n
! ported for the crop year 1900.
ii On vegetabIes.-The enumeration wi
ask for the acreage and values OF Al
vegetables grown In 1909. Thirtee
chief varieties are named on TN