The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-12-18

Au
ing TO the United States will be asked
and, IL naturalized, the date Of becom
ing citizen; also mother tongue ol
native language.
s. Each head Of family will b,
asked whether his home is owned b,
him or rented. If owned, whether the
home Is mortgaged or free Of debt.
j 6. Each person will be asked his
occuption and whether he is an EN-.
ploycr or employee or is working on
his own account.
The answers to the above questions
give valuable and vital information to
the Government concerning the health
welfare, and progress Of the persons
under its protection.
Important Questions Asked Of
Farmers
l. Each occupant of farm will be
asked how many years, if any, he
worked on q farm for wages; how
many years, il any, he was tenant;
and how many years, if any, he farm
ed as an owner.
2. Whether he (a) owns, or (b)
rents, or tc) partly owns and partly
rents his farm, or whether (d) he OPP
crates the farm for others as man
ager or superintendent.
8. How many acres in his farm
Number of improved acres? Number
of unimproved acres and number Of
acres of woodland?
4. Total value Of farm? Total val
ue of buildings? Value of imple-
ments and machinery on farm?
s. Whether farm is mortagged? ?
II so, the amount of mortgage?
6. Expenses for feed, fertilizer,
and labor in the year 1919?
Z. Several questions concerning
artificial drainage Of his farm.
s. Number Of cows, horses, sheep,
chickens, and other domestic animels
on the farm January /, 1920?
9. Quantity of acreage Of all crops
grown on the farm in 1919, including
fruits and vegetables?
10. Quantity of milk and butter
sold off the firm during the year
1919?
IL. Acreage of timber land on farm
and value of forest products.
Correct answers to the above qucs-
Tons are of the utmost importance.
The United S.etes Department Of Ag-
riculture assisted the Census Bureau
in preparing the questions on the agri-
culture schedule III appeals to farm
ers everywhere to keep farm records
for census purposes.
Copies of the Agriculture schedule
can be had in advance by any farmer
by writing to the Director Of the Cen
sus, Washington, D. c.
Farm Defined
A farm fer the purposes of the CEN
sus incluLes all the land cultivated by
a single farmer ei:hc.' by his own
labor or with the help of hired labor.
1t may be in two or more separate
tracts, but it is all one farm if it is I'll
under one management.
The land cultivated by share hand
pr cropper, or by cash renter, consti-
.utes, a separate farm and is not to be
counted as the owners farm or incud-
I'd in it, but should be reported in the
name Of the tenant.
Identification Cards Carried by
Enumerat0rs
Census enumerators will carry iden-
cards as we'll as written COM
MISSIONS. These will be shown
promptly by the enumerators upon re-
Iuest of any person.
In all cases where persons are sus-
,icious of impostors these identifca-
ion cards should be demanded. 1t is
gainst the Federal law to imperson-
tie Census official, and impostors
hould be reported to the authorities. /;
,ensus Questions Must be Answered
The Act of Congress providing for
he Census makes it the duty of all t
ersons to furnish the information I
sked for by the enumerators to fill G
ut the census schedules. No persons /
hould hesitate, neglect, or refuse to
nswer fully and accurately all the v
questions. He only asks r
ne questions necessary to fill the L
,hedules as required by the Act Of a
ongress. h
Keepers of hotels, apartment hous- e
J, boarding or lodging houses, or ten
nents, must assist the enumerator y
getting the information concerning !,
Ie persons living in such hotels and !,
,uses. lal
Contract Marriages. -