Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-11


5000 enumerators will engage /
then In the huge task OF counting |
every man, woman and child In the |
country and OF ascertaining for each |
individual the color, sex. age. conju- /
gal condition. place of birth. place OF |
birth OF parents. number Of years In
the United States. citizenship. occupa-
ton, employee, whether or not EN-
Moved at the date OF enumeration and
the number Of months employed dur
ing the preceding calendar year In
addition, congress has provided for the
collection of detailed information re-
garding the three principal productive
industries Of the country agriculture.
manufactures and mines and quarries
The census of 1900 showed that the
United States is still primarily an ag-
ricultural country. The total value of
all farm property on June /. 1900. was
nearly twenty and one-half billions of
dollars. a sum more than twice that
of the aggregate capital Invested in
manufactures. which was approximate
~ $9.S00.O00.0O0.
Agriculture is the great unorganized
industry with respect to book records
of its operations Upward of T,OO0.O0O
farmers are conducting farm opera
tions on separate farms at the present
time.
The Educational Standpoint.
Aside from the fact thar the census
of agriculture supplies the data upon
which all official estimates of farm
A..
years. the information obtained is of
great value from the educational stand
point. While comparatively few farm
ers make personal use Of the large
volumes of farm statistics issued by
the census bureau. II should be borne
in mind that the data thus published
provide the agricultural colleges and
the great body of writer's for the ag-
ricultura. press and for economic peri
odicals with the facts upon which
their most valuable studies and anai
yses are based.
The farm census is taken primarily
for the benefit Of the farmer.
To what extent the very marked in
crease during recent years in the cost
of living and especially In the cost Of
certain kinds of farm produce is due
TO shortage in production Is a question
of vital moment to a vast number OF
people. The farmer and the urban
consumer alike. desire Information
along these lines 1t lies with the farm
eF 20 provide II.
How the Farmer Can Help.
BY preparing an accurate account Of
their farm operations during the year
ending Dec 81, 1909, and by making
an inventory on April 10, 1910, Of all
their farm possessions the farmers of
the country can render the census bu-
reau and the public at large an inesti-
mable service. 1t is not to be expect
cd that farmers will ever keep as COM
plete accounts as do manufacturers
and merchants. The very nature OF
their occupation, the long hours and
arduous labor of the summer months
are partial bar to scientific bookkeep.
ing. The fact that a large part Of his
daily bread is supplied from his own
farm instead Of being purchased out
of cash on hand naturally causes the
farmer to place an uncertain value Oh
the PRODUCES consumed In his home
Nevertheless a constantly increasing
number of farmers are keeping accu
rate records OF their daily receipts and
expenses and OF the exact quantities
of all classes Of products grown Oh
raised on their farms.
In order that the great majority Of
farmers who do not ordinarily keel
book records OF their farm operation
may be given an opportunity to famil
iarize themselves with the scope OF thu
census to be taken next April an out
line Of the schedule is here presented
Every farm operator is strongly urgeC
to study this outline carefully and Il
write down the answer to each ques
ton as soon as the necessary infOrma
ton becomes available. When com
pleted the notebook should be lait
aside for reference when the enumera
tor calls.
Scope Of the Next Farm Census.
Section Of the act authorizing tn
thirteenth census provides that 9Th
schedules relating TO agriculture shal
include name, color and country o
birth OF occupant Of each farm; ten
ures acreage OF 1arAns 4cEcaBe "a NOOu
land and character Of timber thereon
value OF farm and improvements, valu
Of farm implements, number and valu
OF live stock On farms and ranges
number and value Of domestic animal
not on farms and ranges and the acrS
age Of crops planted and to be plante
during the year OF enumeration an
the acreage Of crops and the quanfit
ana value Of crops and other farr
products for the year ending Dec. 3
next preceding the enumeration"
Personal Information.
Under this head farmers win be ash
ed to give their names, postofnce "a
dresses, color or race, ages, nations
which born, tenure. length OF ressdeDc
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