The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-12-18
TAKING THE CENSUS.
Enumeration Starts January.-1
Is Important that Every In
habitant Understands
the How and Why.

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United States and by act of con
gress. The date named for begin
ming the 1920 census is January 2.
In cities the population enum-
Grafton will be completed in two
| weeks.
The enumeration of farms will
be completed within 80 days. The
census of manufactures, mines
and quarries, oil and gas wells,
and forestry and forest products
will, as rule, be taken by special
agents and by correspondence,
and not by enumerators.
The census is the means by
which the government ascertains
the increase in population, the sta
tlstics concerning agriculture and
the vital information concerning
the resources of the nation.
The census inquiries are defin-
ed by act of congress. The infor-
nation gathered is strictly conf
Dental, made SO by law. Cen
sus information can not under any
circumstances be used as a basis
of taxation, nor can it be used to
harm any person or his property.
1t has nothing whatever to do
with detection, arrest, prosecution
or punishment of any person for
any violation Of law
Important Questions Asked of All
Age at last birthday.
Each person of 10 years of age
and over will be asked whether
he is able to read or write.
Each person will be asked his
birthplace as well as the birth |
place Of father and mother.
If foreign born, the date of |
coming to the United States will
be asked, and, if naturalized, the
date Of becoming a citizen; also |
mother tongue or native language.
Each head Of family will be |
asked whether his home is owned
by him or rented. If owned,
whether the home is mortgaged
or free Of debt
Each person will be asked his
occupation and whether he is an
employer or employee or is work
ing on his own account.
The answers to the above ques-
tons give valuable and vital in
formation to the government con-
corning the health, welfare and
progress of the persons under its
protection.
Important Questions Asked of
Farmers.
Each occupant Of farm will be
asked how many years, if any, he
worked on farm for wages; how
many years, if any, he farmed as
an owner.
Whether he owns, or rents or
partly owns and partly rents his
farm. or whether he operates the
farm for others as a manager or
superintendent.
How many acres in his farlnY
Number of acres improved?
Number OF unimproved acres and
number of acres Of woodland?
Total value of ..armg Total val
ue of buildings? Value OF lmple-
ments and machinery on farmY
Whether farm is mortgagedg Ii
so, the amount Of mortgage. Ex-
penses for feed, fertilizer, and la
Dor in the year 1872
Several questions concerning ar
tificial drainage of his farm.
Number of cows, horses, sheep,
chickens and other domestic AMI
mails on the farm Jan. !, l92OY
Quantity and acreage OF an
crops grown in the farm In 1913,
including fruis and vegetaHesY
Quantity of milk and butter
sold off the farm during the year
1919? Acreage of timber land OH
farm and value Of forestry pro.
ducts?
Correct answers to the sbove
questions are of the utmost I'M
portance The United States De
oartment of Agriculture assisted
The census bureau in preparing
questions on the agriculture
schedule and appeals to farmers
everywhere to keep farm records
.or census purposes.
A farm, for the purpose OF the
census, includes all the land cul-
;ivated by a single farmer either
" his own labor alone or with the
lelp of hired labor. 1t may be IN
wo or more separate tracts, but
t is all one farm if it Is all under
me management.
The land cultivated by a share
land or cropper, or by q cash
enter. constitutes separate
arm and is not to be counted as
he owners farm or included in
/ but should be reported in the
lame of the tenant.
To Identify Enumerators.
Census enumerators will carry
identification cards as well as