The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-09-09
FARMERS TO
!. Be-. ASKED TO
AID CENSUS
Department in Gathering Sta
tistics Concerning the
Farms.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Sept. c.
Farm economists and scientists
learned in agricultural problems, APP
pointed as expert special agents for. q
brief term. are now In Washington
assisting Census Director Durand and
his staff in the formulationtof the ag-
ricultural schedule of the Thirteenth
Census so that the questions to be
asked by the census enumerators
shall be easily comprehended by the
farmers of the country and so draw
out the information ordered by Con-
gress to be ascertained. AT the same
time these practical steps are being
taken by the Census Bureau, the far
mers themselves will be called upon to
help push the statistical pillow over the
country field of farm data. 1t
will be suggested by Director Durand
to the farmers that the work of Sc
curing accurate returns at the coming
census of agriculture, which will be
taken April is, 1910, at the same time
as the count of population, will be
greatly facilitated IL the farmers will
keep or provide some sort of written
record of their farm operations during
the year 1909. This effort to secure
the farmers personal cooperation is
but one of number of ways and
means chosen in the effort to secure
an accurate. expeditions and economl-
cal census concerning population, as
riculture, manufactures. mines and
quarries. which are the subjects OF in
quiry defined in the census law.
| Cooperation with Farmers.
Great good, 1t is expected, will be
accomplished by getting into direct
contact and cooperation with the far
mers. Some of the instrumentalities
which will be used to reach him and
which promise practical results are
the State Commissioners and State
Boards Of Agriculture, the State Agri-
cultural Colleges, the Farmers Unions,
the Patrons of Husbandry, the Far
mers' Institutes and the Agricultural,
Experiment Stations; in fact, all the
existing organizations for the educa.
ton and betterment of farmers. while
the public press will be an important
factor in this work. 1t is estimated
that millions of farmers will be
reached at their homes or at their
mutual improvement meetings by the
contemplated method of circulating
preparatory information.
The questions about farm opera
tons will relate to the present calen-
dar year. 1909, but. on the other hand,
the. inquiries regarding farm equip
ment are directed toward the farmers.
possessions of this kind on the day
and date of the enumeration, April 10,
1910. The latter division of inquiry
really amounts to an inventory. The
NECESSITY OF some written or perma-
nent record by the farmers themselves
OF farm; operations is obvious and its
value in furnishing data more rella,
BILE than CROSSWORD is. equally evident.
Farmers to Begin EARLY.
In order that the farmers may be-
gin ut once. Director Durand indicates
as follows what operations are TO be
recorded, although the schedule is shn
incomplete in shape:
Each person in charge of farm
VIII be asked to state the acreage and
value of his farm: that is. the acreage
and value Of; and kept and cultivated
by MIN; also the area of land In his
farm covered with woodlands: ana
finally that which is utilized for spec
flied farm purposes.
Each farmer will be asked to give
me acreage. quantity produced ana
value OF each crop. including grains.
nay vegetables. fruits, cotton. tobacco,
etc. raised on the farm in the season
iiEach farmer viii be asked to re.
'pors the number and value of ali; do.