Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-12-02

c. Amount spent for hay, grain and
| other produce (not raised on the farm
for feed of domestic animals and poul
try.
d. Amount spent for manure and
other fertilizers.
"No inquiry is made regarding
household or personal expenses or ex.
penditures for repairs or improvements.
| Each of the four questions asked is
of fundamental importance in its bear
ing on agriculture as an industry.
.. Live stock: A. Number of young
animals of each kind born on the farm
| in 1909.
B. Number of animals of each kind
purchased in 1909 and the amount paid /;
| number sold and amount received; and
number and value of those slaughtered
on the farm.
3. Dairy products: A. Quantities
and value of milk, butter and cheese
produced on the farm in 1909.
B. Quantities of milk, butter, cream,
butter fat and cheese sold in 1909 and
amounts received.
A. Poultry and eggs: A. Value of
poultry of all kinds raised in 1909,
whether sold, consumed or on hand.
B. Amount received from poultry
sold in 1909.
C. Quantity and value of eggs pro-
duced in 1909.
D. Quantity and value of eggs sold in
1909.
5. Wool and mohair: Number and
total weight of feeces shorn in 1909
and amount received from sales.
6. Crops: For each crop harvested on
the farm in 1909 give number of acres,
the quantity produced and the value
of the products. The number of acres
of each crop to be planted for harvest
in 1910 will also be called for by the
enumerator. This cannot be determined
much before the date of the enumer-
alton. Instead of giving the number
of acres in orchards and vineyards,
give as nearly as possible the number
of trees and vines of bearing age. The
quantity of certain fruit products, as
cider, vinegar, wine and dried fruits
produced in 1909 will be required, as
will also the quantity and value of
sugar, syrup and molasses produced
from cane, sorghum, sugar beets and
maple trees.
Z. Sales of specified products in 1909:
A considerable part of the annual pro-
duction of corn, oats, barley, katfir corn,
milo maze, hay, fax fiber and straw,
other straw, corn stalks and cotton
seed is usually consumed on the farm.
Owing to this fact, a report will be
asked concerning the quantity of each
of these products sold in 1909 and the
amounts realized therefrom.
s. Forest products: The value of all
forest products cut or produced in 1909
for farm consumption will be asked,
as will also the value of similar prod |
ucts cut or produced for sale, includ-
ing receipts from the sale of standing
timber
9. Irrigation: Farmers who irrigate
their land will be asked to report the
source from which water is obtained,
the number of acres of pasture land
irrigated, and the total irrigated acre
age.
"This outline covers every import
cerning the farm products of 1909 |
American agriculture is so diversified |
and SO highly specialized in many of |
it's branches that any schedule designed |
to secure fairly complete exhibit of
its resources and operations must nes-
essarily contain a large number of in
quiries. The average farm operator
will not be called upon to answer one
seventh of the printed questions, hence
he somewhat formidable appearance
If the schedule should occasion no
alarm.
'More than four. months remain in
which to review the results of the year
909 and prepare for the visit of the
But preparation of
written record should be commenced at
nee. No one should attempt to com
'lete it in one evening, but the work
hould be divided as indicated in the
bove outline, one evening being given
p to farm expenses, second to live
took, third to dairy products, and
o on through the list. In this way
ach topic can be given the considera-
ion it deserves, and the resulting fig
res are certain to be more accurate
han if compiled hastily"