The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-18
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years. Some may find it more con-
venient or desirable to take stock
on January /, than on April Is. 1t
will be a simple matter to bring such
an inventory up to date when the
census enumerator calls, as it will
only be necessary to take into ac-
count the changes that have taken
place during the brief intervening
period.
LAS in the case of the farm inven-
tory. no special blanks are required
for the record of farm products of
1909. An ordinary note book with
leaves at least six inches wide will
be found convenient The following
information will be called for:
l. Farm expenses in 1909.
A. Amount spent in cash for farm
labor (exclusive of house work..
B. Estimated value of house and
board furnished farm laborers IN ad-
dition to cash wages paid.
C. Amount spent for hay, grain,
and other produce mot raised on
the FARM for feed of domestic ami
mails and poultry.
D. AMOUNT spent for manure and
other fertilizers.
mo inquiry is made regarding
household or personal expenses or
expenditures for repairs or improve
ments Each of the four questions
asked is of fundamental Importance
in its bearing on agriculture as an
industry
2. Live stock:
A Number of young animals of
each kind born on the farm in 1908.
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.
4 Poultry and eggs.
A. Value of poultry of all kinds
raised in 1909, whittier sold, con-
sumed, or on hand.
B. Amount received from poultry
sold in 1909.
C. Quantity and value of eggs
produced in 1909
D. Quantity and value of eggs
sold in 1909
5. Wool and mohair
Number and total weight OF fleece
es shorn in 1909 and amount re-
ceived from sales.
/ g. Crops:
For each crop harvested on the
| farm in 1909 give the number of
acres. the quantity produced, and
the value of the products. The num-
Der of acres of each crop to be plant
ed for harvest in 1910, will also be
called for by the enumerator This
cannot be determined much before
/ the date of the enumerator. In
stead of giving the number of acres
in orchards and vineyards. give as
I nearly as possible the number of
trees and vines of bearing age. The
quantity of certain fruit products; as
cider, vinegar, wine, and uried 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.
7. Sales of specified products in
lsO9
a considerable part of the annu-
al production of corn, oats, barley.
kafir corn, milo maize, hay, flax
fiber and straw, other straw, corn
stalks and cotton seed is usually
consumed on the farm. Owing to
this fact, report will be asked con
corning 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 win be asked. as will
also the value of similar products
cut or produced for sale, including
receipts from the sale of standing
timber
9. Irrigation:
Farmers who irrigate their lanG
Will be asked to report the source
from which water is obtained, the
number of acres OF pasture land ir-
rigated and the total irrigated &C
reage.
This outline covers every i'm
portant question that will be asked
concerning the farm products of
1909. American agriculture is so
diversified and so highly specialized
in many of its branches. that any
schedule designed to secure a fairly
complex exhibit Of its resources and
puqratiOOc muCt DppaCCa rilv contain