Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-27
[HE 1920 CENSUS

The fourteenth decennial census In TO
he taken during the month Of January,
1920.
The first census of the United States
was taken in 1890 during the administra-
ton of George Washington. 1t related
solely to population.
The Constitution of the United States
requires that a census of the United
States be taken every ten years. 1t is
by this means that the apportionment OF
members of the House OF Representative,
Is made as to States
The bureau of the census is a part or
the department of commerce. 1t was
established as 4 permanent bureau in
1902. Prior to that time the census work
was done by a temporary organization
known as the census office.
A census of the country's manufactures
was made for the first time in 1910. Under
the present law a manufactures census
is to be taken in connection with the
fourteenth decennial census and every
two years thereafter.
An enumeration of the mines and
qualries Of the United States was ma0s
for the first time in 1910.
The sixth decennial census, taken in
lSio. was the first one to cover agricui-
ture statistics, now one Of the most i'm
portant parts of the entire census.
The department of agriculture assisted
the census bureau in preparing the list
Of questions to be asked of every farmer
at the coming census.
United States marshals acted as enum-
orators at the first nine decennial CEN
suses' Zach marshal had as many as
sistants as were necessary to properly
cover his allotted territory.
About $50 people were engaged in taking
the first census of the United States.
The 1920 census will require the services
Of 10000.
The statistics of the first census of
the United States were published in one
small volume consisting of Sc pages. The
statistics of the 1910 census required L.
volumes having an aggregate of more
than 10000 pages
There were 636l,5o2 farms reported at
the last decennial census. valued at more
than 40 billions of dollars. The 1920
sus is expected to show more than 7.0OO-
00O farms.
The census bureau prints special sup
nloment for each State in the union con-
tanning all the census figures relating
to mo State in question.
II required Is months 10 complete the
enumeration. WORK for tho first decennial
census In 1870. In 1921 tee census burea;;
plans to comrlate the enumeration work
for the entire country IN from two to
four weeks and announce Tie population
figures in less than three months from
the date the enumeration work is COM
ple:ed.
A heavy concentration on ages ending
in five and zero are always reported at
a census. The census bureau has made
many efforts to overcome this inaccurate
tendency on the part OF the people when
stating ages.
Every census has disclosed the fact
there are more men in the United States
than women.
In 1914, the year the last manufactures
census was taken, there we're c15OOO
manufacturing establishments reported
the census bureau expects about 10000
establishments to be listed in 1920.
The statistics gathered by the census
bureau in regard to farms are used quite
extensively by the department of agricul-
ture in it's work of aiding farmers.
The ingenious machines used by the
census bureau to count, sort and tabu-
late the information gathered by the
census enumerators are the product of
the bureaus own laboratory. The sort
Ing machines will take care OF 300 cards
per minute. the counting machine can do
800 cards minute and the tabulating
machine Is capable of handling 400 cards
, each minute.
Congress extended the scope of the APP
preaching 1920 census by providing THAI
Il census Of forestry and forest products
should be taken. These subjects were
never specifically covered by any past
census act.
II Arkansas convicts many more me-
| groes for their part In the recent race
| riots, there will be decided shortage in
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