The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-19
FARMERS TO HELP
GET CENSUS DATA
Director Durand Makes an Ap-
peal for Cooperation
This Year.

/ Washington, Sept. SIT viii be suggest
ed by United States Census Director Du-
rand TO the farmers ell over the coun-
/ try that the work OF securing accurate
/ returns at the coming census Of agrieul-
/ ture VIII be greatly facilitated II the
| farmers will keep or provide some sort Of
written record Of their farm operations
during the year 1909, This effort to Sc
cure the farmers personal cooperation
/ is but one Of q number OF ways and
means chosen BY Director Durand in the
effort to secure an accurate, expeditions
! and economical census concerning popu-
latiOn, agriculture, manufactures, mines
and quarries, which are the subjects of
/ inquiry defined IN the census law.
| Notwithstanding the value Of the popu-
| lstion returns for the political purpose OF
reap portiOning representation In the con-
| gTess OF the United States and Of the
/ statistical information derived from an
analysis Of the population and details,
the census OF agriculture, of all the sub
jects in the census law, is regarded as
| Of the greatest Importance.
The twelfth census reported g total
/ fixed capital OF S5,O46939, 5l6 invested in
manufactures. The corresponding total
| for agriculture was S20514,001, S3S, or more
/ than four times that Of manufactures
A more conservative estimate, based upon
a different standard Of comparison, also
used by the census bureau, places the IN
vestment in agriculture as more than
| twice that Of manufactures.
In 1900 the census found 5,l3S 65l farms,
an increase Of ll75,016 over the totals for
1880. The 1880 figures were 500, 7S4 higher
! than the number Of farms counted in the
1880 census. Taking the increase between
1890 and 1900 and adding that number TO
the total reported for 1900, an estimated
or approximate number Of farms existing
at the time of the thirteenth census may
be asceTtained; the process Of calcula-
ton being that called ''arithmeticaI pro-
erosion" the method chosen by the ma
fCrffV Of gfnftgffrfnng and also UE2C nv
/ the census bureau
Farms and Farmers.
Therefore the 1910 total should reach
| 5914673 or, roughly, about 100000 farms,
which Is the number estimated by Chief
StatisticiSn Powers. There were 1O,4S3,lSS
males and females over 10 years OF age,
/ June I, 1890, engaged IN agricultural puT-
suits Professor Powers believes the 1910
/ census will swell that number to the ex-
/ tent Of several millions.
The magnitude Of these figures makes
il evident that the Importance Of the ag-
ricultural census hardly can be Oyeres-
/ timated Hence the solicitude Of Census
/ Director Durand and Chief Statisucian
| Powers. in charge Of the census division
| Of agriculture
Director Durand believes that great good
| will be accomplished by getting into d.
/ rect contact and cooperation with the
! farmers. Some Of the insTumentalities
which viii be used BY him and Wnicn
promise practical results are the state
/ commissioners and state boards Of agri-
culture, the state agricultural colleges,
the agricultural experiment stations, the
farmers Institutes, the farmers unions,
the Patrons Of HUsbandry and state
/ oranges; in fact, all the existing or6aniza-
tons for the education and betterment
Of the farmers. Added TO these viii be
/ the daily newspapers, the country press
and the farmers publications.
It is estimated that millions OF farm
eTs viii be reached at their homes or at
their mutual improvement meetings by
the contemplated method Of circulating
preparatory Information.
Farm economists and scientists learned
In agricultural problems, appointed as eX-
pert special agents for a brief term. are
now in Washington assisting Director
Durand and his staff in the formulation
of the agricultural schedule so that the
questions TO be asked by the enumeratOrs
shall be easily COmprehended and so draw
out the information ordered by congress
to be aSCeTtaned.
At the same time these practical steps
are being taken BY the census bureau,
the farmers themselves viii be called upon
10 help push the statistical plow over the
countrywide field Of farm data They
viii be reminded that an accurate and
practical census is the only one worth
In addition TO the direct appeal to the
farmers, Census Director DuTand viii in
form them that the thirteenth United
States census law requires that the agr1-
Z
time-ApTil Is, 191O-as the count Of popu-
latiOn. The questions about farm opera
| tons viii relate to the present calendar
year 1909 but, on the other hand, the
inquiries regarding farm equipment are
directed toward the farmers possessions
OF this kind on the day and date Of the
enumeration, April Is, 1910. The latter
division Of the inquiry really amounts
The necessity for some written or per
manent record by the farmers themselves
of farm operations is obvious and its value
in furnishing data more reliable than
guessWork is equally evident
incomplete Schedule,
In order that the farmers may begin at
/ once, Director DuTand indicates, as fol
( lows, what operations are to be recorded,
although the schedule is still in incom-
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 cultivated by him:
also the area of land in his farm COW
/ cred with woodland, and, finally, that
which is utilized for specified farm pur-
zach farmer will be asked to give the
acreage quantity produced and value Of
each crop, including gains, hay, vege-
tables, fruits, cotton, tobacco, etc, raised
on the farm in the season Of 1893
Each farmer viii be asked TO report
the number and value Of all domestic
animals, poultry, ana SWdrmS or 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, turkeys, ducks,
etc. raised on the farm In 1909. He viii
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 slaugh-
tered for food, and the value Of such ami
mails.
"The law requires q report OF the num-
Der Of cows kept for dairy purposes 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 census will
seek to ascertain the quantity and value
OF all eggs, honey and wax produced on
the farm in 1909.
"Of the expenditure OF the farm, the
census schedule viii call for q statement
Of the amount paid farm labor; the
amount paid for feed for livestock, and