The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-11-27
Nation Will Try to Find Out
In Next Years Census Fig
ures---CaII For Information.
ME thirteenth general census Of
the United States will be taken
beginning April 10. 1910. About

the United States will be taken
beginning April 10. 1910 About
G5,0O0 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-
pl0yed at the date Of enumeration and
the number Of months employed dur
Ing the preceding calendar year. In
addition, congress has provided for the
reelection Of detailed information re-
garling 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 az
ricultural country. The total value OF
all farm property on June |, 1900. was
nearly twenty and one-half billions of
dollars, sum more than twice that
of the aggregate capital invested In
manufactures, which was approximate
Iy $1,000. 100000.
Agriculture Is the great unorganized
industry with respect to book records
OF Its operations. Upward of 7,OOO,OOO
farmers are conducting farm opera
tions on separate farms at the present
time.
The Educational Standpoint.
Aside from the fact that the census
Of agriculture supplies the date upon
which all official estimates Of farm
products are based for the ensuing ten
years. the information obtained is Of
great value from the educational stand
point. While comparatively few farm
ers male personal use Of the large
volumes Of farm statistics issued by
the census bureau. 1t 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 perl
0dicals with the facts upon which
their most valuable studies and anal
uses are based
The farm census Is taken rily
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 il question
Of vital moment to vast number Of
people. The farmer and the urban
consumer alike desire information
along these lines 1t lies with the farm
er to provide Il.
| How the Farmer Can Help.
| BY preparing all accurate account Of
their farm operations during the year
ending Dec. 81, 1900, 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 ut large an inesti-
mable service II Is not to be expect
ed 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 VI the summer months
are a partial bar to scientific bookkeep.
ing. The fact that large part Of bis
daily bread Is supplied from his OWE
farm instead Of being purchased oui
OF. cash on hand naturally causes the
farmer to place an uncertain value OF
the products consumed In his home
Nevertheless 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 o.
raised on their farms.
In order that the great majority o.
farmers who do not ordinarily keel
book records Of their farm operation
may be given an opportunity to famil
iarixe themselves with the scope OF tn
census to be taken next April an out
line Of the schedule Is here presented
Every farm operator Ii strongly urges
20 study this outline carefully and t
write down the answer to each Ques
ition as soon as the necessary informa
ton becomes available. When CON
,plcted the notebook should be lai
aside for reference when the enumers
tor calls
Scope Of the Next Farm Census
Section s Of the act authorizing th
thirteenth census provides that 'th
schedules relating to agriculture sha
Include name, color and country (
birth of occupant Of each farm; tel
ure, acreage Of farm, acreage Of woot
land and character Of timber thereon
value Of farm aud improvements, valu
of farm implements, number and valu
M live stock on farms and range