Milford chronicle., 1909-08-27
Take Census of State in 1910.

dht OcuSuS vi state III 1911.
Preparations are already under
way for the taking of the decennia,
census which work will be perform.
ed during 1910. In Delaware there
will be but one supervisor of the
census, who will direct the work in
the three counties. The position
pays s., 500 a year. There will be
quite a number of enumerators in
each district, in order to facilitate
the work as rapidly as possible.
According to the census bill,
each enumerator will be charged
with the collection in his subdivi-
sion Of the facts and statistics re-
quired by the population and agri-
cultural schedules as follows To
visit personally each dwelling house
and each family therein, and each
individual living out of family in
any place Of abode, and by inquiry
made of the head of each family, or
of the member thereof deemed most
competent and trustworthy, to OBJ
tain each and every item Of infor-
nation required by the act, the
the schedules being Name, rela-
tionship to head Of family, color,
sex, age, conjugal condition, place
of birth of parents. number of years
in the United States, citizenship.
occupation, whether or not employ
er or employee, and if emplove,
whether or not employed at the
date of the enumeration and the
number Of months unemployed dur
the preceding calendar year wheth-
er or not engaged in agricultural,
school attendance, literacy, tenure
of home, and whether or not a sur
vivor of the union or confederate
army or navy; and if under IS
years Of age whether ruptured
or deformed; and the name
and address Of each blind or deaf
and dumb person. The enumera-
ton of institutions shall include
paupers, prisoners, Juvenile delin-
quents, insane, feeble minded |
blind. deaf and dumb and inmates
of benevolent homes.
Schedules relating to agriculture |
shall be name. color and country /
of birth of occupant of each farm, |
acreage of farm, acreage of
and character of timber
thereon value of farm and improve
ments, value of farm implements.
and value of stock on farms
and ranges, number and value of
domestic animals not on farms,
acreage Of crops planted and to be
planted during year of enumera-
ion and the acreage and quantity
If value of crops and other farm
PRODUCTS for the year ending next
the enumeration.
Compensation of enumerators
hall be determined by the director
# the census as follows In sub
divisions where he shall deem such l
sufficient, an allow, q
nee of not less than two, nor 5
1ore than four cents for each in /
abitant; not less than 20, nor '
lore than 80 cents for each farm re- t
orted; 10 cents for each barn and Il
nclosure containing live stock not 5
Il farms, and not less than 20, nor G
lore than 80 cents for each estab- fl
of productive industry re- Il
orted. In other subdivisions the
irector of census may fix mixed
tie of not less than one, nor more
ian two dollars per day, and in
EDITION, an allowance of not less
ian nor more than three cents for
ach inhabitant enumerated and |
OF less than IS, nor more than 90 /
eDts for each farm and each pro
ictive industry reported.
In sparsely settled communities
straight per diem compensation
i'll be fixed by the director of the
,nsus. It shall not be less than
Tree nor more than six dollars per
ny Of eight hours actual field
ork.