Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-08

statisticians and also by the census
bureau.
Therefore the 1910 total should
reach 5,914,673, or roughly, about g.
0OO, 900 farms, which it the number
estimated by Chief Statistician Pow
ers. There were 10,433,1SS males
and females over 10 years Of age
June l, 1900, engaged in agricultur-
al pursuits. Prof. Powers believes
the 1910 census will swell that num-
Der to the extent of several millions.
The magnitude Of these figures
make it evident that the Importance
of the agricultural census hardly
can be over estimated. Hence the
solicitude of census Director Durand
and Chief Statistician Powers in
charge of the census division of agri-
culture.
Director. Durand believes that
great good will be accomplished get
ting into direct contact and co-opera-
ton with the farmers. Some of the
instrumentalities VIII ich will be used
by him and which promise practical
results are, the State Commissioners
and State Board of Agriculture the
State Agricultural Colleges, the Ag'
ricultural Experiment Stations, the
Farmers Institutes, the Farmers
Unions, the Patrons of Husbandry
and the State Oranges; in fact, all
the existing organizations for the ed
ucation and betternent of the farm
ers. Added to these will be the daily
newspapers, the country press, and
the farmers publications.
It is estimated that millions OF
farmers will be reached at their
homes or at their mutual improve.
ment meetings by the contemplated
method of circulating preparatory
information.
Farm economists p, and scientists
learned in agricultural problems, ap-
pointed as expert special agents for
brief term, are now in Washington
assisting Director Durand and his
staff in the formulation of the agri'
cultural schedule 50 that the ques-
l:tions to be asked by the enumerators
shall be easily comprehended and SO
draw out the Information ordered
Isby congress to be ascertained.
| AT the same time these practical
steps are being taken by the census
|bureau the farmers themselves will
be called upon to help push the sta
fiscal \: plow !: over the coun-
try-wide field Of farm data. They
will be reminded that an accurate
and practical census is the only one
worth while.
In addition to the direct appeal to
the farmers, census bureau Durand
will inform them that the Thirteenth
United States census law requires
that the agricultural census be taken
at the same time, April Is, 1910, az
the count of population. The ques
lions about farm operations will re-
late to the present calendar year
1909, but, on the other hand, the in
quiries regarding farm equipment
are directed toward the farmers pos.
sessions of this kind on the day ant
date OF the enumeration, April Is
1910. The latter division Of the in
inquiry really amounts to. an inven
tory. 5s5j5z@ts &$s9r' : .5.1sssS ~. Z.
The necessity for some written OF
permanent record = by the farmers
themselves OF farm operations is, oh
vious and its value in furnishing data
more reliable than a guesswork II
equally evident. ~ !. .
/ In order that the farmers may be,
gin at once, Director Durand indi
Gates as follows, what operations are
| to be recorded, although the sched.
| uIe is still in incomplete shape:
Each person Ia charge Of a farm
will be asked to state the acreage
and value OF his farm; that is, the
acreage and value Of the land KEPT