The Caucasian., 1919-12-07
FARMERS SHOULD
AELp On CENSUS
Vrge6 By agricultural SePasse
dsest 70 Give 5us dnsosnsatIoao
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selves With che Requirements sn6
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mera og Agricultural
I'm an advisory capacity. che United
States department. of agriculture Is as
sisting the Sureau Of The gensus ip
preparations 6os taking che 1920 css
sus. Because che farmeg asuailS ~
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cause che SarIu herde and Docks ave
ace rs Geplets 40 ehis VerioG 40 AZ
come Othee ee1soQ, che Gate sS chs
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o, s92@. insseaA of Syria D. aIeDtvo en-
Shnuarv Q iD alD sections 0S che eouD
Cry snum0atops ~ils oegiU che @ork
of gisiting the 5000, 0,OO0 Farms V.ople0
Sy 35,O00,000 ouraD citizens, WI" aora,
8rise pract@ally SneaAir@ G9 obo Cot 40
Bopula tSDn OF tho GniteG Stasose
Farmers over clio oGuatrc arc ueeeG
% Ne GederaD department. o0 agricuqe
Cure to acquains atsw,setves 40 ohose
0ughly as Oossible with ans GvVuie@
Ments and Dlake-up Of no aens@s sIuese
Gons. Considerable 0guring and sce
counting must De done by the farn@e-e
although Che computations arc 90 no
respect rs complicateG as those 0ssene
Clue in figuring his income3hx return-e
GO answer accurately and fully Che
questions which will be put 90 him by
the enumerator. Many of these lues-
tons cover subject matter heretofore
not included. AS the statistics obtain
ed from the agricultural census will
largely determine the future land poll
cy Of the federal governmeI@, 1t is
every farmers duty to make indiviA
ual answers as accurately as 9ossible.
Such information involves some little
pearance of the enumerator.
It is only the uniformed farmer
who SHES from the census enumeratOr
as though he were an Objectionable
book agent Others are glad to aid
this work of assembling specific facts
and figures about all the farming oper-
ations and farms of this country. since
they are aware that this information
is used directly for the promotion and
development of better agricultural con-
ditions throughout the country.
New Questions In Summary.
The agricultural census statistics
are divided into facts covering farm
tenure; farm acreage; farm encum-
brances; farm values; farm expenses;
uses of the land In 1919; drainage
crops produced In 1919; live stock
maintained, including an enumeration
Of the various numbers of each class
and grade on every farm; farm fa-
cilities, such as tractors, automobiles,
trucks, and other farm conveniences;
cooperative marketing; pure-bred ami
mails maintained; fruits; nuts; and
forest products.
Information will be secured which
will enable the United States depart
ment Of agriculture to figure up the
length Of the agricultural ladder
how long It takes the young farmer to
learn the rudiments Of his trade, 50
that he Is able to graduate from the
position Of hired man to that Of cash
or share tenant, and later on to change
from tenant into owner. Furthermore.
the name and address Of the owner of
each piece of land in the United States
will be obtained. This information will
be secured by new questions, such as:
How many years, II any. did you work
on farm for wages2 How many |
years have you been, or were you, a
tenant? How many years have you
farmed as an owner? How long have |
you operated this farm? If you rent |
all of this farm what do you pay as
rent? If you rent any farm land from
others or manage any farm land for |
others, give name and address Of own
er of land.
Other new questions in the coming
census involve the amount of land
from which no crop was harvested this
year because of crop failure; crop land
ying idle or fallow In 1919; pasture
and In each farm. The farmer is also
to give the total value of his
farm January /. 1920. as well as the
value of all buildings on the farm
md the value of implements and ma
,hinery belonging to the farm. If any
exist against the proper
y, he is asked to specify the total
mount Of debt on the land on the day
he census is taken, and the rate Of
interest he pays on this debt.
Under the head of farm expenses
zach farmer is asked to state the
mount expended in 1919 for hay,
rain, mill feed. and other products
lot raised on the farm which he used
IS feed for domestic animals and poul-
ry; the amounts of cash expended for
manure and fertilizer and for farm la
or, exclusive of housework. He also
3 to give the estimated value Of the
louse rent and board furnished farm
aborers in 1919 in addition to the
ash wages.