Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-11-26

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INVENTORY ~ % date When ne Census
enumerator calls ~ IL wIu only T.
Necessary 10 take into aooount ths
changes thai have taken phase durisr
TIE brief intert eninE period.
AZ IN the case 81 farm lnesntorg
10 special blanks arr required for ths
record ~ farm products ~ 1898 Al
lold aote boob with leaves a. least
siA inches side wiil b. found runven-
ient The following Information all
D. called for
!. Farm expense 10 1908 A
Amount spent IN cash Tor farm labor
teKciusiFe Of houseWork1. B-Estl-
mated value - house rent and board
furnished farm laborers IN addition
70 cash wages paid C-Amount
spent Tor hay. grain. ans other pro
duce not raised on the farm for
fed u domestic animals ana poul-
Try. Amount spent for manur,
and other fertilizers.
No inquiry IL made regarding
household oF personal expenses or ca
penditures for repairs OF improve
ments Each Of the four questions
asked Is 90 Fundamental Importance
Ia its bearing Oh agriculture a. an in
dustry
Livestock A - Number q
Young animals AZ each KING born on
the farm IN lsus a. amber 81
animals Of each kind purchased IN
1898 and the amount paid. number
sold and amount received. and nun
ber and value 81 those slaughtered
on the farm.
8. Dairy products Quantity
and yaiue Of milk. butter and cheese
produced on the farm In 1903 b
Quautlfies 81 milk butter cheese
cream. and butter TAT sold In 1898
and amounts received
( Poultry and eggs. A-gala
ct poultry Of an kinds raised In sea
whether sold. consumed. or on hand
B.-Amount received FOR porltra
sold IN 1903 Quantity and val
~ o. eggs produced Ia fsos. -
Cusnffy and value Of egg sol1 IN
1893
g. Wool and r,ohair. Nun ber an
totsl weight o. feeees shorn IN I9es
and amount received from SALES
8. Crops For zach crop harvested
Ca the farm ia 1903 give the number
az acres. ihe quantity produced. an
thc value 81 the products Ths nuIa-
ber Of acrs Of each crop 10 D. planted
Tor harvest IN 1919. viii a'so b al
I'd for by the enumerator. This can
not Be- determined much bvfare tie
date Of the enumeration Instead ~
giving the number OF grres iu or
Ic'iards snd vineyards. give IS '.- ar
F D. As possible the number ~ trees
and vines Of bearing age To- guam
Itity Of certain fruit produce as cid
Ter. vinegar. wlua. and dri 3 fruits
produced in 1909 wiH bs refuir, a
a. vii also the quantity aHd value
iof sugar syrup and mo,asses pro
duCed from cane. sorghum. sugar
5eets am maple trees.
:. Sales Of specified products in
1898 A considerable part at tn
annual production Of corn. oats. bar
ley. kahr corn. milo maize. a.. ras-
zbr and straw. other straw. csFs.
stalks and cotton seed Is usually con
sumed on the farm Owing To this
fact. a report viii be asked cor, sru
ing the quantity Of each # IA -
products sold in 1903 and the amour
realized therefrom.
q. Forest products The value Of
81 forest products suE OF produced IN
sos for farm consumption Nill D.
asked as vell also abe value IF simi-
/ lar products cut or produced for seIe
IinclueinF receipts from the sale 81
standing timber
3. Irrigation. Farmers who irri-
gate their land will b. asked 10 report
ghe source from which Water s. OBJ
tanned. the number Of acres Of p44f-
ure land irrigated. and the total irri-
gated acreage.
This outline covers every important
Question that viii BE- asked concern
ing the farm prcaucss u 1908 Amer
lean agriculture Is 80 alserSIfled and
SO highly specialized In many Of It's
branches. that any schedule designed
20 secure a fairly eomplete exhibit q
It's resources and operations must
necessarily contain alarge namber q
Inquiries. The average farm opera
tor vii not b. called upon 20 answer
one-sevenfh Of the printed questions
hence the somewhat formidable ap-
pearance Of the schedule shoald &c
cssion no alarm.
More than four months remain n