The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
an inventory.

The necessity for some written or
permanent record by the farmers
themselves of farm operations is OBJ
vlous and its value in furnishing data
more reliable than guesswork is equal
ly evident.
In order that the farmers may begin
at once, Director Durand indicates as
follows, what operations are to be re-
corded, although the schedule is still
in incomplete shape:
Each person in 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 and cult
waited by him; also the area of land
in his farm covered with woodland;
and finally, that which is utilized for
specified farm purposes.
Each farmer will be asked to give
the acreage, quantity produced and
value OF each crop, including grains,
hay, vegetables, fruits, cotton, tobacco,
etc., raised on the farm in the season
of 1909.
Each farmer will be asked to report
the number and value of all domestic
animals, poultry and s,warms of bees
on the farm April Is, 1910; also the
number and value of young animals,
such as calves, colts, lambs, pigs; and
of young fowls, such as chickens, tur-
keys, ducks, etc., raised on the farm in
1909. He will be further asked to state
the number and kind of animals sold
during 1909 and the receipts from such
sales, the number purchased and the
amount paid therefor; and also the
number slaughtered for food and the
value of such animals.
"The law requires a report of the
number of COWS kept for dairy pur-
poses in 1909, and the total estimated
amount of milk produced on the farm;
also the amount of butter and cheese
sold and the amount received from
such sale.
"In addition to the inquiry regarding
animals, etc., on the farm April Is,
1910, as explained previously, the Gen.
and value of all eggs, honey and wax
produced on the farm in 1909.
''Of the expenditures of the farm the
census schedule will call for state
ment of the amount paid farm labor;
the amount paid for feed for livestock,
and the amount expended for fertiliz-
ers in 1909.
eff the farm changes owners or ten
ants between the crop year 1909 and
the date of enumeration, April Is, 1910,
it is requested that the occupant of
the farm in 1910 shall secure the above
information relating to the farm for
the preceding year 1909. The owner
or tenant this year should leave his
book record with his successor"
The census act provides that the in
formation shall be used only for the
statistical purposes for which it is sup
piled. "No publication shall be made
by the Census Office whereby the
data furnished by any particular es-
tablishment can be identified, nor shall
the director of the census permit any.
one other than the sworn employees of
the Census Office to examine the indi-
vidual reports"
Furthermore, the information report
ed on the agricultural schedule will not
be used as a basis of taxation or COM
municated to any as SCISSOR.
The act also states the fines or terms
of imprisonment or both in cases of
violation of the secrecy imposed upon
supervisors, enumeratOrs, special
agents or other employees. 1t provides
a penalty for false answers or for re-
fusal to answer.
Director Durand wants the farmers
to keep books this year so that guess
work and recollections will be elm
mated as far as possible from the
thirteenth census and the farmers or
CARNATIONS are coming to the front
with cheering offers of cooperation
toward producing practical, useful
and believeable census of Americas
farm population, operations and
wealth.