The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-09-09

nestle animals, poultry and swarms
of bees on the farm on April is, 1910:
also the number and value of young
tanlmals. such as calves. colts. lambs.
pigs: and of young fowls. sucf, as
chickens. turkeys, ducks. ETC., raised
I'm 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 purchased ana
1.-THE amount paid therefor: and also
the number Slaughtered for food ana
iithe value OF such animals.
THE law requires report of the
number of COWS kept for dairy pur-
poses IN 1903, and the total estimated
lamount Of milk produced on the
farm; also the amount of butter ana
cheese sold and the amount received
from such sales. ~
In addition to the inquiry regard-
ing animals on the farm April 1s,
1910, the Census will seek to ascertain
,the quantity and value of all eggs,
honey and wax produced on the farm
| in 1909.
"of the expenditures of the farm.
the Census schedule will call for a
statement of the amount paid farm
labor: the amount paid for feed for
live stock; and the amount expended
for fertilizers.
Occupants Asked to Help.
"If the farm changes owners or ten
ants between the crop year, 1909. and
the date of enumeration, it is re-
quested that the occupant of the farm
in 1910 shall secure the above infor-
nation relating to the farm for the
year 1909. The owner or tenant this
year shall leave his book record with
his SUCCESSOR
Farmers need not fear that the in
formation they give to the census
enumerators Will be used in any way
to their detrlment as the Census act
provides that the information shall
be used only for the statistical pur-
poses for which 1t is supplied. mo
publication shall be made by the Cen
sus office whereby the data furnished
by any particular establishment can
be identified, nor shall the Director of
the Census permit any one other than
the sworn employees of the census Of
flee to examine the Individual re-
ports" is the way the law reads. Fur
thermore, the Information reported on
the agricultural schedule will not be
used as a basis of taxation or COM
'municated to any assessor.
Penalty for Refusal.
Refusals to answer questions asked
by census enumerators are made IL
legal and a penalty is provided for this
as well as for the giving of false an
swers to the inquiries. Fines and Inn
prisonment or both in cases of VIOLA
ton Of the secrecy imposed upon SUI
pervisors, enumerators. special agents
and other employees of the census Of
fee Is provided in the act.
i The importance of the agricultural
census hardly can be overestimated
since the total fixed capital invested
in agricultural pursuits in 1900 was
more than four times that of man.
ufactures of the country, the total be-
ing $20.514.001. s3S. It is estimated
BY a process of calculation called
Observation-Disclosures the metn.
cd chosen by the Census Bureau, tina,
next years census will show almost
100000 more farms in operation than
! in 1900 with q total in round figure.
lof about 6.000.o60. Prof. Powers.
chief statistielan of the census office,
estimates that: the 1910 census will
show an increase of several millions
in the number of people employed on
the farms of the country. In 1900
there were 1O,433,1SS males and fe.
males over 10 years of age engaged in
agricultural pursuits.