The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-11-14
DEFINITION
OF A FARM


What is a farm
Seems a foolish question to ask.
doesn't Il, Almost anyone can tell on
hand just what farm Is and knows
one when he sees it,
But do you happen to know the in
lterpretation Uncle Sam places on the
word farm" for census purposes? No?
Then read how his bureau Of the CEN
sus defines the word:
"A farm for census purposes is all
the land which Is directly farmed by
one person conducting agricultural OPP
erations. either by his own labor or
with the assistance OF members of his
household or hired employees"
In further explanation of this def
milton the census bureau points oIt
that the term Agricultural operations"
I Is used as a general term referring to
the work OF growing crops. producing
other agricultural products and raising
domestic animals. poultry or bees.
| From this definition 1t will be seen
that a farm may consist OF single
tract of land or of a number Of sepa-
rate and distinct tracts. And these
several tracts may be held under diner-
ent tenures as. for instance, when one
tract Is owned by the farmer and an
other is rented by him. Thus II a man
who owns 100 acres rents an additional
ten acres from someone else and OPP
crates both the 100 acres and the ten
acres, then his farm" includes both
tracts of land. comprising Ito acres.
BY the same token when landowner
has one or more tenants, renters. crop
pers or managers. each different tract
- I'D such tenant.
renter. cropper or manager is consid-
cred a separate and distinct farm by
the census bureau. Or. to give an ex-
ample. IL q man owning l2o acres OF
land rents 40 acres to a tenant and
, farms the remaining so acres himself
his farm is the 50 acres which he oper-
! ares, not the ieo acres which he owns
while the 4o-acre tract which he rents
, 10 a tenant comprises a separate farm
1 10 be reported in the name OF the ten
ant.
Another question to be determined Is
! how important does an agricultural
enterprise have to be in order to Sc
j cure recognition in the census as q
: FARM A small vegetable garden or q
c chicken yard accommodating few
: busy hens will not be allowed to quail
: fly as farm in the census, no mat
: ter with what pardonable pride ant
: satisfaction the proprietor may view
his agricultural enterprise.
5 But IL the garden or chicken yard ex
e pands until IL covers not less thar
i three acres OF ground. or until it re
: Quires for it's care the continuous ser
vices of at least one person, or yield
products annually to the value Of SIS
or more. it comes within the csnsu
definition Of a farm and will be rscog
mixed as such and counted.
:. The agricultural schedule contain
IS many questions regarding farm value:
expenses and livestock. as well as tn
acreage and quantity Of crops raised /
the year 1919. Census bureau official
are urging farmers everywhere to pre-
pare for the census enumerator by look
Is ing over their books and records s
that accurate answers may be furnish
ed to questions. In this connection tn
bureau Of census emphasizes the fa'
that the information furnished to Ger
tsus.akers 10 absolutely conhdentla
70 made so by act Of congress, and tn;
under no circumstances can any sue
information be used as a basis for Ia,
alton
Cooperation between farmers ~
~ the census officials next January
more necessary and vital than ev
before" declares Director Of the Gel
Gus Sam l. Rogers. The world WI
and the part that the farmer played
II and will continue to play In the r
Mobilization Of Europe serve to mai
the agricultural section Of the fou
tenth decennial census the most il
portant in the nations history. Abs
lutte accuracy and completeness In {
census returns Is the goal iowa
which every citizen should strive"