Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-11-05
ABOUT THE COMING CENSUS
Full Explanation Of What Is Understood
by the Word "Farm."

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4 tarm2 Seems a foolish question to
ask, doesn't it? Almost anyone can
tell off hand just what a farm is and
knows one when he sees 1t.
But do you happen to know the in
terpretation Uncle Sam places on the
werd farm" for ceusus purposes?
No. Then read how his Bureau of the
Census defines the word:
ga farm for census purposes is all
the land which Is directly farmed by
one person conducting agricultural
operations. either by his own labor or
with the assistance of members of his
household or hired employees.
- In further explanation of this detini-
'tion the Census Bureau points out that
the term agricultural operations is
used as general term referring to the
work OF growing crops, producing
other agricultural products and raising
domestic animals, poultry or-bees.
From this definition it will be seer
that farm may consist of a single
tract of land ,or of number of separate
and distinct tracts. And these several
tracts may be held under different
tenures as, for instance, when one
tract is owned by the farmer and an
other is rented by him. Thus if man
owns 100 acres rents an additional ten
acres from some one else and operates
both the lg0 acres and the ten acres,
then his farm includes both tracts
of land comprising ll0 acres.
By the same token when landowner
has one ,or more tenants, renters.
troopers o. managers, each different
tract of Hand operated by any such
tenant, renter, eropper or manager is
considered a separate and distinct
farm by the Census Bureau. Or, to
give an eGample, @if man owning I20
acres of land rents 40 acres to a ten
ant and farms Their emaining so acres
himself. his farm is the 80 acres which
he operates. not the l20 acres which he
owns, while the 40 acre tract which]he
rents to astenant comprises separate
farm to be reported in the name CT tie
tenant.
Anotherqouestion to be determines IS
how imp ortant does az, agricultui al en-
terprise have to be In order to secure
recognition in the census as a farm
A small vege table garden or a chicken
yard accommodating few busy hens
will net be allowed 10 qualify as
"farm" in tie census 10 matter with
what pardonable pride AID satisfaction
the proprietor may view his aRrlcul-.
tural enterprise.
But if the garden or chicken yard ex-
pands until 1t covers not less than
three acres of ground, or until 1T re-
quires for its care the continuous ser
vices of at least one person, or yields
products annually to the sllue of $3.50
or more, it comes within the census
definition of farm and will be recog-
nized as such and counted.
The agriculture schedule contains
many questions regarding farm values,
expenses and live stock as wei as the
acreage and quantity of crops raised
in the year 1919. Census Bureau
officials are urging farmers everywhere
to prepare tor the census enumGrator
by looking over their books and records
so that accurate anss ers may be fur
nished to questions.
In this connection the Bureau Of the
Census emphaizes the tact that IntoT-
nation furnished to cenGus takers is
absolutely confidential, made So by
Act of Congress and that under no cir
cumstances can any such Information
be used as basis tor taxation.
q "Co-operation between farmers and
the census officials next January is
more necessary and vital than ever be-
FORE, declares Director Of the Census
Sam l., Rogers. 1.-The world war and
the part that the farmer played in it
and will continue to play in the reha-
Utilization of Europe serve to make the
agriculture section OF the Fourteenth |
Decennlal Census the most important !
in the Nations history. Absolute ac
curacy and completeness in the census
returns is the goal toward which every
citizen should strive.
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