South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-01
AGRICULTURE and STOCK-RALSLNG
TO TAKE CENSUS
JANUARY |, 1920
Agricultural Department viii
Aid Bureau in Getting
Farm EnumeratiOnS.

In an advisory capacity. the
United States Department OF AEri-
culture is assisting the Bureau of the
Census IN preparations for taking
the 1920 census. Because the farm
or usually is busy In the early spring
and also because the farm hands and
aocks are not as replete at this
period as at some other season. the
date of the census has been changed
TO anuary /. 1920, instead OF April
Hence. on January 1 in all sections
OF the country ebumeratOrs viii be-
gin the work of visiting the 1000
900 farms peopleG by $4,000. 900
rural citizens who comprise practi-
cally one-third OF the total popula-
ton OF the United States.
Farmers over the country are
urged BY the Federal Department Of
Agriculture TO acquaint themselves
as thoroughly as possible with the
requirements and makeup OF the
census questions. Considerable fig
uring and accounting must be done
by the farmer-although the compu-
tations are IN no respect as compli-
Gated as those essential I'm figuring
his income tax returTi-to answer
accurately and fully the questions
which viii be put TO him by the
enumerator. Many OF these ques-
tons cover subject matter hereto
fore not included. As the statistics
obtained from the agricultural cen
sus Will largely determine the future
land policy of the Federal Govern
ment. II Is every farmers duty 10
make individual answers as acurate-
~ as possible. Such information in
wolves some little study on his part
previous 10 the appearance Of the
enumerator
IL IS only the uniformed farmer
who shys from the census onumer
who SHES from the census enumer-
ator as though he were on objection
able book agent others are glad 10
aid this work Of assem- milling specific
facts and figures about all the farm
ing operations and farms of this
country. since they are aware that
this information is used directly for
the promotion and development of
better agricultural conditions
throughout the country
New Questions.
The agricultural census statistics
are divided into facts COVERING farm
tenure, farm acreage. farm encum-
brances; farm values farm ex-
penses; uses of the land i'm 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 facilities, sIoh as trac-
tors. automobiles trucks. and other
farm cOnveniences: cooperative
marketing; purebred animals main
tanned; fruits; 7 q is and forest proc
ucts
Information VIII be secured which
viii enable the United States De
partm~1t of Agriculture to figure ur
the lc-Tth Of the agricultural lad
der"-now long Il takes the Young
farmer TO learn the rudiments Of his
trade, so that he is able TO gradu-
ate from the position of hired man
TO that OF cash or share tenant. and
Later on 10 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. IL any. did YOU
work on a farm for wages 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 g?
II you rent ali 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 % owner OF land.