Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-17
MANY QUESTIONS TO
Be ASKED BY MEN
TAKING 20 CENSUS
ISSUES iNSTRUC.
TONS TO UMEPATORc--EX
PECT WORK TO &c STARTED ~
TWO WEEKS.

TWO WEEKS.
hundred Of residents Of Ottawa
and The county are wondering what
he l32J census will be like and what
questions the enumerators win ask
tom Many weathered The census
ten years ago, bl; the present taking
o. data is different in hat II includes
many new questions especially abuu;
asi iCuituTe.
Pamphlet Is Issued.
I TO fahiiliarize every one in the
( c unity with the taking OF the census
that oeein9 the day after New Years
the government has issued pamphlet
containing al desired information for
! the fourteenth decennia. census.
The census Is re uire1 every ten
year by the constitution Of the nted
States and by act OF Congress. Tie
/ date named for beg inning the 1920
census is Jan 2, Dut the census day
is Jan. /.
In cities Of population enumeration
will be com le ed in two weeks.
The enumeration o. farms will b"
completed WilAin thirty days
The censuses OF nianulactureT3.
mine, and quarries. oil an. GAS wells
and forestry and forest products wi
as u rule be taken by special aaeni
and by correspondence and not b.
e.umcraiOrS.
The census is the means by which
1.-THE government aScertainS The IL.
Fcrease in, ne population. the statistic
fconcerning agriculture. and the vita
info. nation concerning the resource"
OF the nation,
For Statst Purposes.
The census inquiries are defined DH
act OF Congress.
The information gathered is strictly
confidential, made so by law.
Census information cannot under
any circumstances be used rs Il baSl3
Ter taxation. nor can ii be "Ned -
harm any person or his properly.
It has nothing whatever to do with
detection, arrest, prosecution or pug
ishment OF any person for amy viola
lion CT any law. E} .a.a
Questions Asked All Persons.
J, Age AT last DlfthdaSa 81 s.
2 Each person 10 years Of age ami
over will be asked whether he l., a0li'
q read or write. t}ft1t't ~ tat -
3. Each person will be asked his
birthplace, as well as the bhtapiaee
of father and mother,
4. If foreign born. the date Of com
a ing to the United States will be asH
ed and if naturalized. the date or ne.
coming citizen, also mother tonga"
or native language,
.. Each head OF a family will D"
asked whether his home is owned b
him or rented. Ii owned. whether III"
home is mOr gagged or free OF debt.
6. Each person will be asked his OC-
cupaton and whether he is emyloyo CT
employer or is working on Ais owh
! account
, The answers to the above questions
give valuable and vital llf"rmation
to the government concerning -hc
health. welfare and progress of ,le
persons under its protection.
Questions Asked Farmers.
l. Eaca occupant OF a farm will be
asked how many years. il any, h."
worked on a farm for wages, nov
many years, if any he was tenant
and how many years, il any, he farm
ed as an owner
>. Whether he ta) Owns, or OBJ
rents, or (c) partly owns and partly
rents his farm. or whether (dl he oD-
crates the farm for others as a mar
ager or superintendent.
. How many acres in his farm?
Number of improved acres? .>umber
pf ami vnNnU and her |,
acres of woodland?
a. Total value of farm Total valve
of buildings? Value of implements
. and machinery on farm?
j. Whether farm is mortsaged? |,
So the amount of mortgage?
6 Expenses for iced, fertilizer ana
labor in the year 1919?
T. 5, yeral questions concerning ar
tiiicial dtdinage of his farm.
s. Number of cows, horses, sheen,
chickens and ether domestic animals
on the farm Jan. /. 1920?
: g. Quantity and acreage of all crops
grown on the farm in 1920. includinG
fruit and vegetables?
TO- Quantity of milk and butter sold
off the farm during the year 1919?
II. Acreage CT timberland on farm
and value of forest products?
Correct answers to the above quos-
, tons are OF the utmost importance.
The United States department of asl /.
culture assisted the census bureau it.
] preparing the questions on the agri-
I culture schedule and appeals to farm
) ers everywhere to keep farm record :
Z Tor census purposes.
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