The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-10

be treated in strictly confidential
manner. The authorities pledge them
selves to use none of this data as q
basis of taxation and it will not be
made available for assessors. Upon
the other hand, the statements Of farm
land under cultivation and crop pro-
duction for the country will be put out
in tabulated form exceedingly useful
TO farmers as available for them in
Judging the proper moves in regard to
further increases in certain lines of
agriculture. If the planting of APP
pie trees has very greatly increased
since the taking of the previous census,
this information will be valuable to
fruit growers. fThfs sort of information
NAV be obtained for every line of
farming and should 'be useful to agri-
culture in general
Farmers are asked Il series of aues-
tons which could hardly be enumerated
here, but which lead each to def
mite and valuable portion of the in
formation. Some of the things which
might be noted in advance so that own
ers could prepare themselves in answer
ing the questions of the census takers
are as follows:
Number of acres, improved and
unimproved land. Total value of
the farm, Jan. /, 1920 Value of
all buildings and value of nipple
ments.
If the owner has not taken an in
ventory of his implements or machinery
for some time, it would be well to take
it before the census representative
comes around, for otherwise it will be
necessary to make a wild guess, and
everyone will be benefited by an ae-
curate census
The owner of land will be asked con
corning financial encumhrances of the
estate and the amount of Indebtedness
and rate Of interest paid as of jar
!, 1920. He viii be questioned as to
the amount of hay, grain, or feed which
were purchased for his farm animals
during the past year. He viii also be
asked to state the value in dollars of
the fertilizers purchased in 1919. the
amount of money paid out for farm la
Dor and the estimated value Of board
furnished those laborers and not paid
for in cash.
Another item upon the census blank
which viii make a farm inventory very
much needed is that requesting the
number Of cattle, horses, sheep and
swine produced in 1919 and owned on
Jan. ,, 1920. He will be asked concern
ing the amounts and prices received
for the various products turned off the
farm in 1919, including milk and milk
products. surplus animals, crops and
maple products, if they form part of
the farm income.
4 unique question which appears in
this year s QUESTIONABLE is in reference
10 co-opPration Each farmer is asked
to state the value of products sold from
his farm through farmers co-opcra-
tive marketing organization. He is
also asked the. total value of farm sup
plies purchased in 1919 through a
farmers cooperative purchasing aaso-
ciation
Although the above questions are but
4 rough and incomplete summary Of
the census blank as applied to farming
yet they viii supply brief explana-
ton of the majeF items upon the ques-
tionnare If this year 5 'e@fisus is Il
be complete and is ito represent the
great growth which the farming bust
ness has made in the past decade, every
farmer must begin at once to prepare
his answers 10 these questions and be
ready TO assist the census taker when
he comes to the farm early in the
year
Who can tell What kind of man he is
| by whether the children run to him or
from him.