The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-11-21
AGRICULTURAL
DEPT. TO AID IN
TAKING CENSUS
FARMERS URGED TO COOPER
ATE IN ASSEMBLING FACTS
WHICH WILL AID DEVELOP
BETTER AGRICULTURE.

In an advisory capacity, the United
States Department of Agriculture is
assisting the Bureau of the Census
in preparations for taking the 1920
| census. Because the farmer usually is
busy in the early spring and also be-
cause the farm herds and focks are
not as replete at this period as in
other seasons, the date of the census
instead of April l. Hence on Jan
instead of April l. Hence, on AIN
uary / in all sections of the country
enumerators will begin the work of
visiting the 100000 farms peopled
by 35,000,000 rural citizens, who COM
prise practically one-third of the to-
tai population of the United States.
Figuring by Farmers
Farmers over the country are urg-
ed by the Federal Department of Ag-
riculture to acquaint themselves as
thoroughly as possible with the re
quirements and makeup of the cen
sus questions. Considerable figuring
and accounting must be done by the
farmer-although the computations
are in no respect as complicated as
those essential in figuring his income
tax return to answer accurately
and fully the questions which will be
put to him by the enumerator Many
Of these questions cover subject mat
ter heretofore not included. AS the
statistics obtained from the agricul-
tural census will largely determine
the future land policy of the Federal
Government, it is every farmers duty
to make individual answers as &C
curately as possible. Such informa-
ton involves some little study on his
part previous to the appearance of
the enumerator
1t is only the uniformed farmer
who SHES from the census enumerator
as though he We're an Objectionable
book agent. Others are glad to aid in
this work of assembling specific facts
and figures about all the farming OPP
erations and farms of this country,
since they are aware that this infor-
nation is used directly for the promo
ton and development of better agri-
cultural conditions throughout the
country.
New Questions in Summary
The agricultural census statistics
are divided into facts covering farm
tenure; farm acreage; farm encum-
FRANCES; 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 ever farm; farm facil-
tiles, such as tractors, automobiles,
trucks, and other farm canveniences;
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 Dung farmer to
learn the iudiments of his trade, so
that he is able to graduate from the
position of hired man to that of cash
or share tenant, and loter on TO
change from tenant to owner Fur
theTmore, the name and address of
the owner Of each piece Of land Ia the
United States will be obtained This
information viii be secured by new
questions, such as: How many years
if any, did you work on a farm for
wages2 How many years have you